Miss Betty Jo Frogale Named to Who's Who
Betty Jo Frogale a Concord College senior elementary education major from Madison has been selected for Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges. Her award followed a 80 point evaluation for activities and leadership. She teaches at Athens High School and serves in Alpha Sigma Tau positions and on Pan-Hallenic and Women’s Hall Councils.
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Madison
RNS
Betty Jo Frogale
Concord College
Athens
Roy Frogale
Frogale
White Sulphur Springs High School
Concord
Lilydale social notes from Dunbar and Welch visits
Mr and Mrs Dennis Dean were weekend guests of her mother Mrs Ava Sigman of Dunbar and his parents at Red House. Mr and Mrs Earl Trent and son of Milburn are visiting Mr and Mrs Roy Trent and family. Mrs Don Cline is a patient at Grace Hospital in Welch.
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Lillydale
Dennis Dean
Ava Sigman
Dunbar
Red House
Earl Trent
Milburn
Roy Trent
Don Cline
Grace Hospital
Welch
Wanted: affordable repossessed furniture on weekly payments
A wagted listing seeks a reliable person to assume payments on a repossessed 3 piece bedroom suite at 3.00 weekly, a 5 piece breakfast set and cabinet at 1.50 weekly, and a 7 piece living room suite with two end tables coffee table and two lamps at 3.00 weekly. The seller notes savings due to previously paid installments and provides contact at Mr West Tomchin Furn iture Company 601 Mullens West Virginia.
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MR. West
New C P Manager Named for Whitesville Area
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia announces Sterling Ted Miller as local manager for Whitesville replacing Gerald Clench who moves to South Charleston as service foreman. Two new central office exchanges are planned for 1960 in Seth and Brushton. Miller began in Beckley in 1958 as a lineman and has served Whitesville since 1951 in installation. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sylvester where he was elected mayor in June 1959 for a two year term.
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C&p
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Sterling
Ted’’ Miller
Whitesville
Gerald Clench
South Charleston
Seth
Brushton
Miller
Beckley
Sylvester
Matheny MATHENY Holiday Visitors From Several Towns
Spending the holidays with Mr and Mrs Harry Warner of Marlinton were Mr and Mrs Ralph Hannah and children Ralph Edsel and Diane of Matheny Mr and Mrs Stacy Blankenship and daughter Anita Dawn of Oceana Mr and Mrs Boyd Dumire and daughter Rhoda Mae Mr and Mrs Jack Moore and children Carolyn and Harry Peyton and Mr and Mrs Colett Gibson and sons Robert Allen and Harry Lee of Kopperston They also visited Dock Warner and Rita Fenwick in Charleston and Jack Moore accompanied their son Harry Peyton to Montgomery to resume studies at West Virginia Tech Becktley Memorial Hospital Tuesday to have his leg cast for a bone disorder.
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Matheny
Harry Warner
Marlinton
Ralph Hannah
Ralph Edsel
Diane
Stacy Blankenship
Anita Dawn
Oceana
Boyd Dumire
Rhoda Mae
Jack Moore
Carolyn
Harry Peyton
Colett Gibson
Robert Allen
Harry Lee
Kopperston
Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
Dock Warner
Rita Fenwick
Charleston
Nalph Hannah
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Watch Service Held At Oceana
A watch service was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Mayberry from 9 a.m. to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Mrs. P. D. Raymond led a program starting at 10 p.m. with the theme The Land of Beginning Again. Assisting were Linda Raymond Teresa Raymond Keith Raymond Bob Dillon and several others. The gathering included prayers, singing, and refreshments with many attendees listed by name.
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Oceana
ANS
David Mayberry
P. D. Raymond
Linda Raymond
Teresa Raymond
Keith Raymond
Bob Dillon
John Edwards
Clarence Ford
Herman Reed
John Nolt
Officers Named By Committee At Colcord Presbyterian
The Colcord Presbyterian Church nominating committee met at the Pattie C Stockdale Home School Sunday with Jesse Wright officiating. They nominated elders trustees Sunday School superintendent assistant superintendent council delegate secretary and treasurer for congregation approval. Names will be presented to the Congregational body January 11 during a dinner meeting before the business session. Reports of the church for the year will be received at next week's meeting.
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Colcord
RNS
Colcord Presbyterian Church
Pattie C. Stockdale
Jesse Wright
Daughter Is Born to Mr and Mrs Ladder in Fayetteville
Mr and Mrs John Ladder of Fayetteville are the parents of a six pound girl born January 4 at Oak Hill Hospital.
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Fayetteville
John Ladder
Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill approves fluoridation of city water
Oak Hill City Council cleared the way for West Virginia Water Service Co to add fluoride to the water supply. City Manager Wallace Bennett said letters denying objections to a rate increase were filed, with costs estimated at two cents monthly per customer. The council also approved a sewer extension to serve 78 homes on Bond Street, Rogers Street, and nearby avenues, at about $15,850 total.
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OAK Hill
RNS
West Virginia Water Service Co
Wallace Bennett
Water Company
M. H. Martin
Bennett
Public Service Commission
S. J. Higgins Jr
PSC
Higgins
Bond Street
Rogers Street
Kennison Avenue
West Central Avenue
West Summerlee Avenue
Mrs. Martha Akers Dies in Dunns at 76
Martha Akers 76 of Dunns died at home after a nine year illness. She was a Mountain Creek Baptist Church member, lifelong resident of the area, born January 18 1682 in Kanawha County. Survived by five daughters four sisters one son 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Body at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton arrangements incomplete.
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Arthur Lilly
Dunns
John Martin
Rachel Akers
Beaver
James Thompson
Flat Top
Clinton Okes
Cherry Creek
Henry E
Britt Injured In Slate Fall At Oakwood Mine
Ralph Britt 51 of Price Hill was treated for a back injury after a slate fall while operating a loading machine at the Oakwood Mine of the New River Co. John Lopez, also of Price Hill, suffered a foot injury but was not hospitalized. Britt credited slack coal for breaking the impact and praised coworkers for removing the slate.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Ralph Britt
Price Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Oakwood
New River Co
John Lopez
Britt
Edward Bishop Taken By Death
Edward S. Ted Bishop of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and formerly of Fayette County died Sunday at home from a heart attack. He was born in Pearisburg Virginia to George S. Bishop and Sally Davis Bishop. Survived by two brothers W C Scarbro and A J Oak Hill. three sisters Miss Zella Bishop Oak Hill Mrs J D Wilson Louisville KY and Mrs Donald P Cobb Erie PA. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Edward S
Ted) Bishop
Pittsburgh
Fayette County
Bishop
Pearisburg
George S
Sally Davis Bishop
W. C., Scarbro
A. J
Zella Bishop
J. D. Wilson
Louisville
Donald P. Cobb
Erie
Tyree
Fourth Child Born at Itmann Janet Gail McLean
Mr and Mrs Boyd McLean Itmann announce the birth of their fourth child and third daughter Janet Gail who weighed seven pounds fifteen and one fourth ounces at arrival December 29 at Bluefield Sanatorium.
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Itmann
RNS
Boyd McLean
Janet Gail
Bluefield Sanitarium
Police Seek Auto Thief After Bus Terminal Crash
Police hunt for an unskilled driver who borrowed a car from a Mullens parking lot near Mullens City Hall. The 1959 sedan, used with a duplicate key, crashed into the bus terminal, caused several hundred dollars in damage, and two boys were seen fleeing.
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Mullens
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Mullens City Hall
Billy Cook
Si Cline
Sherman Treadway
Wyoming Apartments
Fayette Demos Elect Officers
Smithers based radiator and body shop owner R L Melba was elected president of the Federated Democrats of Fayette County Other new officers include John Aiello Earl Endicott Walter Cordie Claude Stone and Frank Sandor The group plans a Saturday night meeting at 7 p m in the circuit courtroom with a 30 minute Landrum Griffin act film to be shown by Eugene A Carter and a talk by George Titler president of District 29 UMWA in Charleston
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Smithers
RNS
Federated Democrats of
Fayette County
R. L. Melba
Democratic Party
John Aiello
Earl Endicott
Walter Cordie
Claude Stone
Frank Sandor
Federated Democrats
Courthose
Landrum- Griffin
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Eugene A. Carter
Teamsters Union of
Charleston
George Titler
Beckley
United Mine Workers
Paul England Seeks Wyoming Co Court Nomination
J Paul England a former Wyoming County WV House delegate announced Tuesday his bid for the Democratic nomination to join the Wyoming County Court. He cites decades of public service, teaching roles, and military service, promising decentralization of patronage and tax relief while opposing golf course spending.
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Pinzville
RNS
J. Paul England
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
Wyoming
England
West Virginia
West Virginia Insurance Board
State Insurance
House Judiciary Committee
Wyoming County Sportsmans Club
Wall family back home after Florida visit
Oceana and nearby towns report visitors returning home after holidays. Mr and Mrs R W Wall of Vero Beach Florida, and Mrs E H Crouch, visited relatives in Charleston and Beckley West Virginia. Ronald Lee Roach family from Mullens toured Oceana and Koppersport. College students resumed studies at Concord Marshall West Virginia Tech Beckley Beckley College West Virginia University Laird Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Weslyan.
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Oceana
RNS
R. W. Wall
Vero Beach
Fla
Wall
E. H. Crouch
West Virginia
Walls
Caryl Trent
Miss Ship
Vendie Cook
Concord College
Barbara Mathis
Bonnie Whelan
Joann Cook
Troy Stewart
Marshall College
Bobby Hager
Dennis Worrell
Bobby Rider
Carolyn Evans
Donnie Weir
West Virginia University
Sonny Gunter
Charles Thompson
West Virginia Tech
Marlene Sliger
Beckley College
Karen England
Nancy Herndon
Laird Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Patty Duty
Wesleyan
Eisenhower to Meet Cabinet Ahead of State of the Union
President Eisenhower returns from Southland vacation and plans a Cabinet session to discuss the 1960 program as Congress convenes. He will attend morning services at National Presbyterian Church for guidance before addressing a joint session at the Capitol with budget details to follow January 18. Everett Dirksen’s 64th birthday party at a hotel near the White House draws Nixon and Lyndon Johnson.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
National Presbyterian Church
Devine
Capitol
Augusta
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndonb. Johnson
Texas
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Fay
Etteville
Bob Kent
Greensboro
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War Memorial Auditorium
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J. B. Thompson
Miss B. Frogale In ‘Who's Who
Lilydale
Tomchin Furniture Company Telephone
Mullens, W. Va
the Valley Bell Milkman
Edward
Fayette Demos
Frigidaire Award of Merit
Raleigh County
Beckley Hardware
Heber St
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Paul England
Wyo
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Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Ikes Fork
Baileysville
Pineville
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Balkans
Pineville High School
Engand
Hanover
B. Blaine England
Wyoming County Insurance Agency
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Irene Cline
Lana Sue
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