Wyoming Board of Education Re Elects G Goode President
Pineville district coverage notes G Goode reelected president of the Wyoming Board of Education. Morgan administers oaths of office as newly seated members Cook and Archie Lusé join the board. Cook, a longtime teacher, now works at Kepperston mine while retaining public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Gosde
John. W. Shufflebarger
Macl Salley
Jesse W. Morgan
Archie Dusk
Don
Lusk
Cook
Wyoming Board of Education
G. Goode
Pineville
RNS
Gilbert
Goode
Insurance
Morgan
Wyo
Ming
Board ‘of Education
Ling
D. Cook
Archie
Lusé
Gonda
Rawhimiinnand
Infant Boy Death in Raleigh General Hospital
A three months premature infant son of Mr and Mrs Glenn David Barlow of Oak Hill died at Raleigh General Hospital after birth at home Monday evening. Coroner reports death in Raleigh County and Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill will handle arrangements.
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Oak
Arid
Tyree
Oak “Hill
Fayette youth charged with burglary in Scarbro home
A 16 year old from Scarbro was charged by a Trooper Dean Lake with burglary after entering a home on January 2 while the family was away and taking a watch valued at 70 dollars and 83 cents in currency. The watch was recovered. Hearing arrangements are being made through Judge Charles L. Gatyn's office.
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Oak Hill
Laurel Rebekah Lodge to Initiate Members
The Laurel Rebekah Lodge No. 207 planned to initiate three candidates for membership at the Jan. 17 meeting in Oak Hill. On Jan. 5 Oak Hill Rebekahs and Odd Fellows participated in a Blue-Crutch Sale for the 1957 March of Dimes campaign, with other Fayette County lodges also hosting sales.
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Oak Hill
RWS
Laurel Rebekah Lodge
Oak’ Hill
Whitesville Bridge Undergoes Repairs Over Coal River
The bridge across the Big Coal River at Whitesville is undergoing repairs. A crew works on the flooring replacing worn timber. The bridge connects the main route to the Chesapeake and Ohio depots and homes on the opposite riverbank.
Mullens Personal News Briefs Highlight Winter Plans
Local residents report vacations and medical updates. Grady Williams and wife plan a Florida winter sojourn from Mullens. Damon Cook returns home after a heart attack. Milford Slover recovers after a bank exit collapse with ECG tests underway. Jerry Greene and wife head to Miami for a two week vacation with Gerald Greene joining them in Florida.
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Mullens
Grady Williams
Poplar St
South Mullens
Lake Worth
Fla
Damon Cook
Highland Avenue
Wyoming General Hospital
Milford T. Slover
Martens Hill
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Boone County Sees First Rural Free Delivery Route
Danville Postmaster Fred Burnside announces January 26 start for Boone County RFD. Daily 9 am pickup from Danville with stamps on route. Route covers Turtle Creek to Six Mile, Rt 119 to Spruce and Jeffrey, Heiwell's Creek, returning to Danville by 2 pm.
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Boone County
Whitesville
IRNS
Washington
Danville
Fred. Burnside
Rial
Turtle Creek
Tom Hale
Heiwell’s Creek
119
Burnside
Boone “County
Boone Officials Take New Duties
Boone County adds new offices and assigns deputies and staff. New appointees include sheriff Dell White and Porter Snodgrass among others, with roles across county offices such as jailer, clerks, assessors, prosecuting attorney, county clerk, and justices of the peace.
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Irma Price
D. W. Miller
Narold Ball
Mary Sue Sue
Kenton Morris
Rosie Green
Eugene Ramsey
Tanie Bias
Okey Gillen
Mazie
Minotti
Mary Workman
W.L. Miller
Earl M. Hall
H. Carson
J.P. Jarrell
Charles Casto
Sanford Meadows
John Proton
Thomas Goodin
Boone SCS schedules four conservation meetings
Boone County Soil Conservation Service has scheduled four meetings for farmers and others interested in conservation. The sessions run January 8 at Court House Madison January 21 Foster School January 28 North Fork School and January 31 Manila School all starting at 7 pm. Topics include seeding grass planting trees woodland improvements lime and fertilizer uses life drainage and cover crops.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
Soil Conservation Service
Court House
Madison
Foster School
North Fork
Manila
Pineville Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Pineville residents report a weekend of visits with relatives conveying travels to Athens and Concord College. Families from Beckley Mullins Bluefield and Chapmansville hosted guests while Pvt Gordon Hickman returned to Fort Gordon after holiday leave. Size more Sizemore family spent a week in Fort Lauderdale with relatives.
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Pineville
Nutter
Charleston
Brenton
Mullins
Bill Goosman
Athens
Lillian , Bailey
Migs
Violet Lisk
Bluefield
Es We “Shufflebarger
Mallens
C. W. Shulffebarge
Ad. Cooke
Beckley
Dell
Vivian’ Rose
Ronald
Concord College
D.T. Daniels
Opie Pridemore
John R. Pridemore
Chapmansville
Gordon
R. Butch" Hickman
Fort Gordon
W. H. Hickman
Hickman
Pendantin Sizemore
Gloria
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Randolph Sizemore
Miami
Mrs. Rose Honors Husband on Birthday in Pineville
Mrs. Vivian Rose hosted a family birthday party Saturday evening honoring her husband on his anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sizemore and the honoree's stepmother Mrs. Floyd Rose who baked the decorated cake.
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Pineville
Rns
Vivian Rose
Benjamin Sizemore
Floyd Rose
Pineville Hosts Visitors From Dayton and Princeton
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Massey of Dayton Ohio stayed with Mr. and Mrs. H E Eves in Pineville on Tuesday. Mrs. Charlie Baugess of Princeton visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Goode in Pineville over the weekend.
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Pineville
Joel Massey
Dayton
Ohio
H. E.eves
Charlie Baugess
Princeton
Virgil Goode
Baptist Circles Schedule Meets at Multiple Homes
The Woman's Mission Society of the Cok Memorial Baptist Church will meet at 7:40 p m Thursday in three homes. Shannon Coover circle at Floyd Rose home with Mrs Ross co-hosting and Mrs Burgess presenting. Edna Stevens circle at Stacy Mulins home with Mulins presiding. Jewell Asbury circle at Betty Wilson home with Wilson presiding.
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Pineville
BNS
Woman's Mission’ Society
Cok Memorial Baptist Church
Shannon + Coover
Floyd Rose
W. F. "Ross, Jr
O.li ‘Burgess
Edna Stevens
Stacy Mulfins
Jewell
Truck Accident Injures Two Men Near Oak Hill
Eduard Poliver Chaffin and Frank B. McGhee, both 40 of Burnwell and River Ave Charleston, were treated for leg injuries at Oak Hill Hospital after a wheel rim flew off a truck they rode in. Both workers for Piper Corp. of Charleston were released the same day.
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Oak
Hell
Rns
Eduard Poliver
Chaffin
Burnwell
Frank B. McGhee
River Ave
Oak ‘Hill Hospital
McGhee
Piper, Corp
Charleston
Pineville WSCS Self Meet Thursday at First Methodist
The Pineville Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet Thursday at 7:40 p.m. in the church fellowship hall of the First Methodist Church Pineville. Mrs Ele Williams will present the program, with hostesses Mrs Don B William Mr Ned C Roger and Mrs James G McDermitt, president, presiding.
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Pineville
Woman's
Christian ‘Service
First Methodist Church
Pineviller
Ele. Williams
Don
James G. McDermitt
Three Injured In Separate Incidents At Hospital
In Mullens West Virginia three people were treated at Wyoming General Hospital Saturday. John Simmons 41 Otsego miner was struck in the mouth by a chain while straightening it with a hammer Cecil Lacy 43 Mullens counselor with the West Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation Service received treatment for bursitis of the left elbow after hitting it on a desk Donald Hicks of Besoco received follow up treatment for second degree burns to his face and left elbow after falling against a stove.
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
John Simmons
Otsego
Cecil Lacy
Lacy
West Virginia Vocational Reabilitation Service
Donald Hicks
Besoco
Whitesville Personal Notices Two Enlistees to Lackland Air Base
Whitesville residents Casil H. Hughes and Wilson D. Cook leave for Lackland Air Force Base on December 31 to begin basic training in the United States Air Corps. Mrs Melyo and Jelsemine Williamson host a visit in Valdosta, Georgia, with their daughter and son-in-law Airman 1C Mickie Williamson.
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Melyo
Jélseenine
Teft
Whitesville
Valdesta
Inlaw
Mickie Williamson
Jelsemine
Williamson
Lackland Air Force Base
Casil” H. Hughes
Wilson D. Cook
Orgas
Yoling
United States Air Corps
Texas
Assessor Targets Higher Fayetteville Valuation in 1957
The Fayetteville assessor’s office plans to raise county property valuation by five or six points to meet state requirements. In 1956 the valuation rose to 34 plus percent of actual value, with a state goal of 50 percent by 1997. Price H Williams, longtime assessor, began in 1937 and has led since 1953.
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Fayetteville
ANS
iThree Cars Damaged In Fayette Pile Up
Three cars sustained extensive damage in a Fayetteville pile up near Millie's Memorial at 5 15 p m Sunday after a basketball game ended. Two vehicles left the scene before police arrived. Vehicles damaged include a 1955 sedan driven by Tormaie Joe Thomson Beckley 22 a 1957 sedan driven by Harry Meson Gore 30 Hinton and a 1950 sedan driven by Lawrence William Humphrey 27 Landsburg. No charges have been filed.
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Jvak Mink
Dean Lake
Millie's Memorial
Fayetteville
Weekend Visits Highlight Oceana Social Notes
Miss Violet Garrell of Mallory stayed overnight with sister Mrs Edith Trent and her family. Mr and Mrs James Smith traveled to Charleston for several days with relatives. Miss Peggy Wallace returned to Montr aet N C where she is a freshman at Montreat Presbyterian College for Women. Miss Mary Whisenant of Charleston was a weekend guest of her parents Mr and Mrs H W Whisenant.
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Oceana
RNS
Violet Garrell
Mallory
Mes
Edith’ Trent
James Smith
Charleston
Peggy Wallace
Wallace
Montréal
N.C
Montreat Presbyterian College For Women
Mary Whisena
Harmon's Hostess Role For Gamma Epsilon Sorority
Miss Betty Lou Harmon hosted nine members of Gamma Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at her East Oak Hill home. Co hostess was Miss Phyllis Evans. The sorority outlined a history of debates program Let's Match Wits presented by Harmon. Refreshments were served, and a meeting with Miss Barbara Allen on January 17 is planned.
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Oak
Hill
Betty Lou
Harmon
Gamma- Epsilon
Beta- Sigma Phi Sorority
East Oak Hill
Phyllis Evans
Ways and Means
Thomas We. James Jr
Miss Evans
Whitesville Laboka Rebekah Lodge to Install Officers
Whitesville Laboka Rebekah Lodge plans installation of new officers on January 28 at 7 20 p m in the Odd Fellows Lodge Hall.
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Laboka Rebekah Lodge
Whitesville
RNL
Whitesville Laboka
Fayette County Board Elects James R Woods President
James R Woods of Oak Hill was elected to a two year term as president of the Fayette County Board of Education at a Monday meeting. He succeeds G D Carson who filled the unexpired term after H E Pirring resigned. Woods also serves Woods Pharmacy owner and manager. BE Wiseman of Fayetteville sworn in for a six year term. plans for a new grade school on Sumnerlee Road behind state police HQ are under way. County to sell former poor farm land to fund the school. Bids will be sought for lumber steel and materials for a bus garage in Fayetteville. The board discussed discipline and school maintenance concerns and approved Fayetteville High School band attendance at Governor Underwood s inauguration. Resignations from two Nuttall High School teachers were accepted. Carolyn Price a former Alderson Broaddus graduate was hired as Oak Hill Elementary music teacher.
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Fayetteville
RNS
James R. Woods
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Woods
Woods Pharmacy
East End
Wiseman
A. L. Walker
Sumnerlee Road
Carl B. Vickers
Walker
County Poor Farm
Board of Education
Central
Lumineries
EWR
Vawter
Earl ,Vickers
Montgomery
Fayetteville High School
Cecil” H. Underwood
Henrietta R.marlin
Julia 8. Fitzpatrick
Nuttall High School
Carolyn- Price
Johnson
Aldergon-Broaddus College
Philippi
Oak’ Hill
Fayette Woman Injured In Auto Collision
Mrs. Jean Allport, 23, of Kelly Avenue, treated for bruises to the left arm after a northbound sedan driven by her husband David Allport was hit when a pickup crossed into their lane near the Fayette Motel. David Allport and Dallas Wood Beckwith were uninjured. Linda Joyce, 7, and Eugene, 5, were treated for minor injuries. Estimated damage totaled $600 to $2000 to the sedan and $300 to the pickup. deputies investigated.
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Oak Hill
Jean Allport
Kelly” Ave
the Oak Hospital
Allport
David
Fayette
David Allpart
King Coal Chevrolet Co
Sis
Linda Joyce
Fayetteville
Eugene
Dallas Wood
Beckwith
Fayette County
Mil ton Collinsworth Completes Marine Institute Course
Milton B. Collinsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Collinsworth of Mullens, completed the Marine Corps Institute course Introduction to Personnel Administration at the Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He serves as an administrative clerk with the Marine Aviation Detachment in Memphis after graduating Mullens High School in 1959.
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Mullens
Milton B. Collinsworth
Ruben
Collinsworth
Mulléns
Marine Corps
Marine Aviation Detachment
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Marine. Aviation
Tully
Bell-Ans Ionite Neutralizer Promotion
A vintage advertisement touts Bell-Ans ionite neutralizer claiming three times faster relief for stomach gas and acidity. It promises rapid results with certified lab tests and urges purchase of Bell-Ame at 25 cents.
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Bell-Ans
Bell-Ame
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