Funeral for Tommy Tucker 11 Killed in Sub Station Collapse
Funeral services for Tommy Tucker 11 of Bunker Hill will be held Tuesday at Central Avenue Church of God with Rev William R Baker officiating. Burial will be Bays Cemetery near Summerlee. He died when a wall section of an abandoned coal mine power substation collapsed Sunday afternoon. Dean Ward 13 was injured in the incident and is hospitalized.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Tommy Tucker
Central Avenue
The
New River Co
Dean Ward
Bunker Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Glaser to speak at Concord College on labor role
Henry Glaser state director ILGWU AFL CIO will discuss The Role of the Labor Union in Our Economy at Concord College Athens in the Little Theater Tuesday at 7 p.m. A Q A session will follow. The talk is sponsored by Concord College Division of Business with Maidenfarm Co. cooperation.
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H. Glaser
Concord
Athens
Henry Glaser
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Concord College
Little Theater
Glaser
Pennsylvania
Texas
Ohio
ILGWU
Huntington
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Marshall College
Marshall
Labor Education Institute
West Virginia University
Division of Business
Sam Laufer
Maidenfarm Company
Twins Born In Fayette Jan. 2 In Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital in Fayette reports the birth of a boy and a girl to Mr and Mrs George L Blanks of Harlem Heights on January 2. The boy weighed 3 pounds 12 ounces and arrived at 10 20 p.m. The girl weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces and arrived at 10 35 p.m. This couple’s second set of twins also includes a boy and a girl who will be five on January 15. They also have an 8 year old girl and a 12 year old boy.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
George L. Blanks
Harlem Heights
Evening TV and extension classes listed at Concord College
Concord College announces second semester offerings including Education 420 taught by Galen F. Duling with first meeting January 26 at 7 p m. Arts business education physical education English mathematics social science and a Continental television course History 307 West Virginia History government and geography will be broadcast on WHIS TV taught by Dr. George Moore. Interested registrants should contact Dean David Kirby for details.
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Athens
Concord College
Galen F. Duling
West Virginia
Whis-Tv
George Moore
David Kirby
Joycie Ann Kincaid Born At Oak Hill Hospital
Pax Branch couple Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kincaid announce the birth of a daughter Joycie Ann at 10 a.m. December 26 in Oak Hill Hospital. The baby weighs 10 pounds 3 3/4 ounces and joins sister Janet Yvonne. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lenzy Chambers Crow and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kincaid Pax Branch. Holiday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powers and daughter Debbie Akron Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dangerfield and Penny and Perry Beckley and Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Akers and daughter Lana Beckley.
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Pax
Cay Holley
Oak Hill Hospital
Tena Wingrove
Harold Powers
Debbie
Fred Dangerfield
Penny
Perry
Akron
Ohio
Lenard Akers
Lana
Beckley
RNS
Ralph Kincaid
Pax Branch
Joycie Ann
Janet Yvonne
Susan Ryder Weds Julian Skaggs in Oxnam Chapel
Susan Ryder became the bride of Julian Callison Skaggs in a Dec 28 ceremony at the Oxnam Chapel of the Vesley Theological Seminary. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ryder of Washington DC, will continue studies at George Washington University. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Cuthbert Skaggs of Ansted, is a graduate of West Virginia Institute of Tech no.
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Ansted
Susan Ryder
Julian Callison Skaggs
Oxnam
Vesley Theological Seminary
Melvin Ryder
Washington, D. C
Julian Cuthbert Skaggs
George Washington University
West Virginia Institute of Techno
Hold Buffet Supper in Montgomery at Filiaggi Home
A Wednesday party and buffet supper were hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Filiaggi in Montgomery. Attendees included Joseph Maiuri Louis Maiuri Tabit Sandor Jacobs DeGennaro Ricardi Pollastrini Jaquay Smithson Pollastrini Rowe Rowe Rowe Fenton Rappold Cockerly and Filiaggi, among others.
Funeral Services for John S. Frank in Mullens
Mullens WV RNS Funeral services for John S Jack Frank 63 a former plumber and bachelor who later worked as a clerk at the Sportsmen Pool Room were held in the chapel of the Cemetery Princeton. He was found dead in his Old Hospital room Saturday about 9 p.m. Coroner said he had been dead at least four days. Born June 23 1896 at Romwell he was a son of Marion and Lillian Frank. Surviving are two brothers George Mullens Abe Brushfork and Mrs S C Allen Vanceburg Ky. Pallbearers were Jack Duncan Harry Hall Millard Houck Bill Pauley Felix Scott and Harry Houck.
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Romwell
Marion
Lillian Surdisant Frank
George
Mullens
Abe
Brushfork
S. C. Allen
Vanceburg
Jack Duncan
Harry Hall
Millard Houck
Bill Pauley
Felix Scott
Harry Houck
Rainbow Girls Initiation in Ansted Church Hall
New members of Assembly No. 9, Order of Rainbow for Girls, were initiated Monday at St. Pauls Methodist Church Fellowship Hall by Sharon McVey. Initiates were Bonita Benger, Sharon Davis, Cynthia Davis, Haga, and Martha Wood, with guests Mrs. Percy Benger Jr. and Mrs. Minnie Pinkleton.
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Ansted
RNS
Assembly No. 9
Order of Rainbow
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Sharon McVey
Bonita Benger
Sharon Davis
Cynthia Davis
Haga
Martha Wood
Percy Benger Jr
Minnie Pinkleton
Nora Smith
Bobbie Dixon
Patricia Massey
Patricia Paul
Cara Lee McGraw
Belva Girl Is Miss West Virginia State Fair
Kay Frances Seelinger of Belva Nicholas County was chosen as Miss West Virginia State Fair during a two day State Fair Assn meeting in Elkins. The brunette, 58, 34 23 36, is a junior at Greenbrier Woman's College Lewisburg majoring in merchandising.
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Elkins
Kay Frances Seelinger
Belva
Nicholas County
West Virginia
Queens
State Fair Assn
Miss Linger
Greenbrier Woman's College
Lewisburg
Census Complete in Fayette County Enumeration Finished
Joseph R. Skaggs, crew leader for the Census of Agriculture, reports Fayette County enumeration is complete. Twelve enumerators gathered farming data, and Skaggs thanks local farmers for cooperation enabling timely completion.
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HICO
RNS
Fayette County
Joseph R. Skaggs
Skaggs
Mrs Marshall Free Returns to Arlington After Holidays
Mrs. Marshall Free returns to Arlington Virginia after visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Oyenik and family. Mrs. Oyenik's aunt Mrs Carrie Clark also visits Beckley before returning home.
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Glen Rogers
Marshall Free
Arlington, Va
John Oyenik
Oyenik
Carrie Clark
Beckley
Elderly Housing Provisions Apply to 62 Plus Occupants
All FHA housing rules for the elderly extend to dwellings designed for occupants aged 62 and older, ensuring eligibility standards and protections apply across such developments.
Vernonia Davis Weds Charles Tyree In Formal PAX Ceremony
Miss Vernonia Bell Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs James Davis Willis Branch married Charles Wayne Tyree of Mr and Mrs Tom Tyree in a 6 30 p m double ring ceremony at Pax Church. Rev Carl Johnson officiated with music by Miss Sarah Pipkin and Norm Niemeyer of Appalachian Bible Institute.
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PAX
RNS
Ina c
Vernonia Bell Davis
James Davis
Willis Branch
Charles Wayne Tyree
Tom Tyree
Carl Johnson
Sarah Pipkin
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Norm Niemeyer
The
Bible Institute
Claudine Bowyer
Weirwood
Agnes Kelly
Charleston
Butch Tyree
Eugene Bowyer
Steve Davis
Barbara Roberts
Judy Carole Williams
Willis Wingrove
Jack Bailey
Tyree Nuptials Mark Quiet Pax High Era
Mr and Mrs C W Tyree wed in Charleston with bride in baby blue wool and jersey sheath and black accessories. She, a Pax High School graduate, studied at Capitol City Commercial College and worked in revenue accounting for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Also active in YWCA and Women’s Bowling. Groom, another Pax graduate, attended National School of Aeronautics in Kansas City and works for National Tube Division in Lorain Ohio. Reception attendees include Nancy Moore Sarah Pipkin Sue Elswick John McCarty Norm Niemeyer and many others from Appalachian Bible Institute and local families.
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Pax High School
Capitol City Commercial College
Charleston
Revenue Accounting Department
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Young Women's Christian Association
Women's Bowling Corporation
Pax High
National School of Aeronautics
Kansas City
National Tube Division
Lorain, C
Nancy Moore
Sarah Pipkin
Sue Elswick
John McCarty
Norm Niemeyer
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bill Tyree
Mark Allen
Eugene Bowyer
Ernest Billups
Claude Humphrey
Kenny
Harold Davis
Willis Wingrove
Robert Brown
Della Foster
Ida Hancock
Donald Davis
Raymond ‘Kidd
Cecil Humphrey
Nina Wingrove
Orphan Tyree
Barbara Roberts
Sherman Stover
Sherry Wingrove
Barbara
Beverly
Ronnie Brown
Bill Hickman
William Trigg Rites Tuesday
Bellwood RNS funeral services for William L. Trigg will be held Tuesday with burial at Hill Top Cemetery. He died at 72 in his home from a heart attack. A retired Pugh Coal Co. employee and World War I veteran, born Maldin on December 1, 1888, he was survived by his wife Mattie, three sons James of Landisburg, Harold and Arthur of Clifftop, and one grandchild.
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Bellwood
RNS
William L. Trigg
Randolph Johnson
Hill Top
Pugh Coal Co
Thurmond
Maldin
Martha Mullens
Mattie Trigg
James
Landisburg
Harold
Arthur Triggs
Clifftop
Miss Fannin Becomes Bride of H Campbell
Miss Patricia Ann Fannin and Hilbert Campbell wed at Emmanuel Methodist Church Huntington on December 26. The bride is the daughter of Claude Fannin of Ashland, Kentucky, and the groom is son of E. E. Campbell of Hico. Mrs Campbell attends Marshall College while Campbell teaches English there.
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HICO
BNS
Patricia Ann Fannin
Hilbert Campbell
Emmanuel Methodist Church
Huntington
Claude Fannin
Ashland
E. E. Campbell
Campbell
Marshall College
Workman files for re nomination in Fayette County
OAK HILL William R Workman incumbent constable in Kanawha District filed his candidacy for re nomination on the Democratic ticket He is the fifth to file in Fayette County.
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Oak Hill
RNS
William R. Workman
Kimberly
Kanawha
Fayette County
Ruth D. Moles Weds A. Stover in Artie Christmas Eve
The Rev. Ernest Barley officiated at 3:30 p.m. wedding vows uniting Ruth Dawn Moles and Alvan Lewis Stover at the Barleys home in Artie on Christmas Eve. The bride, Clear Fork High School alumna, is daughter of Mrs. Ernest Moles and the late Ernest Moles. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Stover, also of Artie, graduated in 1959 and works in Louisville. Witnesses included Dianne Stover, Alice Jean Williams, and Joyce Moles.
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Artie
RNS
Ernest Barley
Ruth Dawn Moles
Alvan
Lewis Stover
Ernest Moles
Will Stover
Clear Fork High School
Louisville
Dianne Stover
Alice Jean Williams
Joyce Moles
Tena White
Lower Oak School
Inlaw
Carl White
Diinois
Nelson Treadway
Frank Carnegie
Rand
Russell O'Dell
Madison
Louise Williams
Roy Maynor
Bradley
Long Branch
Janet Lashey
Holiday visitors and family travel in Mount Hope area
Visitation over the holidays brought extended family to Mount Hope and nearby towns. The Dower, Fi zer, Cantley, Staf ford, Schilling, Crum, Tennent, Rocke, Wilkins, Eans, Bolton, Smith, and Miller families plus friends joined in visits across Beckley, Smithfield, Marietta, Knoxville, and other locations. Several relatives returned home to Ohio and Virginia after gatherings.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Arthur Dower
Bob Fizer
Robert Jr
Smithfield
Ohio
Price Holly
John Cantley
Eva Cantley
Harold Stafford
Beckley
Bill Dower
Lou Ann
Marietta
Mary Lou Schilling
W. J. Schilling
Pete Crum
James Spadaro
Rosa Adaro
W. B. Rocke
Garnet Brown
White Plains
N. Y
Sherwood Wilkins
Vienna
J. L. Wilkins
Mary Sue
Price Wilkins
Knoxville
Fairmont State Teachers
H. W. Miller
Bill Peters
H. L. Miller
Edward Pasley
Ed Lee
Bramwell
Watch Night Service Held At Area Church
Sunday Road Baptist Church hosted a New Year watch night in the new educational building led by Rev. Eugene Brown. Betty Carol Linda Kessler and Milton Hawkins sang. Roy Pack and Curtis Handley sang It Pays to Serve Jesus. Church ladies served refreshments.
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HICO
ANS
Sunday Road Baptist Church
Eugene Brown
Betty
Carol
Linda Kessler
Milton Hawkins
Roy Pack
Curtis Handley
Jesus
Guests Visit Charleston Figures In Holiday Home Tour
Ansted guests Miss Maggie Dietz hosted her sister Miss Celeste Champe and John Champe of Charlestown. In the Legg home Mr. and Mrs J Walter Legg hosted Mr. and Mrs Layton K Pegram and Mr. and Mrs James K Pegram of Oak Hill. Arnold Hart and John Johnson called on Charleston Tuesday. Miss Nancy Bragg visited Mrs Dick Corey in Charleston last week and her mother Mrs James Bragg accompanied her home Saturday.
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Ansted
ANS
Maggie Dietz
Celeste Champe
John Champe
Charleston
J. Walter
Legg
Layton K. Pegram
James K. Pegram
Oak Hill
Arnold Hart
John Johnson
Nancy Bragg
Dick Corey
James Bragg
Jail Club Crackdown Prompts TV Ban in Ohio Prison
In Hamilton Ohio prisoners were warned that if a hidden club was not surrendered there would be no evening television. Five wooden clubs and three hacksaw blades were turned in by inmates. A second item notes a group of 10 year old Norfolk girls.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
Burt Wins Glendale Ward Seat After Tie Then Victory
In Glendale, Urban C Berghauer Jr and F Carl Burt tied 113 113 in a second ward alderman race. A month later in a special election Burt won 235 to 137 after claiming to have done twice as much work with aggressive doorbell campaigning by supporters.
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ST. Louis
Urban C. Berghauer Jr
F. Carl Burt
Glendale
Burt
Berghauer
Caen meeting announced. Colcord area news wedding notices
Coal River Colcord area brief lists wedding guest groups in Charleston and nearby towns, visits by relatives from Colcord, Artie, and Dorothy, hospital stays, and holiday guests. Include Linda Fraley and James O'Dell wedding details and many local names from Colcord, Oak, and surrounding communities.
Newsprint Universes Around the World in a Day
A playful note explains newsprint used by U S newspapers in a single day could circle the earth Li times, illustrating vast printing scale and reach of daily journalism through a curious measurement.
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U. S
Earth li Times
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Fayette
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William Trigg
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H. Campbell
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Warner Bros. Technicolor
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William Butter
Colcord
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Dorothy
Kanawha Valley Hospital
James Thompson
Henry Thompson
Maude Thompson
U. S. Army
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Bill Means
Abe Harris
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Ronald Estep
Johnny Estep
Mansfield
Frank Massey
Nancy
Percy Deal
Ollie Brightwel
Clendenin
Johnny Deal
Archie Swannigan
Herbert Swannigan
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Lad Jarrell
Earl Dillon
Jimmie Jarrell
Barbara Dillon
Finna Karantonis
William Alfred
Bobby) Dillon
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Morencle
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Cocord
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U. S. Navy
Hughie Farrell
Orgas
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Lawson
Harry Deal
Madeline Young
Charleston General Hospital
Shirley Thompson
Asbury Park
N. J
Charles Memorial Hospital
Harold Henry
Opal
Junior Wiley
Lester Griffith
Detroit
Dora
Blandine Dillon
Lowell Griffith
Ina Griffith
Griffith
Floyd Burgess
Quincy Burgess
Jerry Stover
Eoweer Stover
Nona Bacon
Gene Thompson
Brenda
Canvas
Jean Williams
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