Gray Man Clyde Brown 90 Still Serves Veterans
Clyde Brown 90, known as the Gray Man, volunteers at the Iowa City VA hospital and visits the Iowa City facility weekly. He has logged almost 1,800 hours in three years helping patients with coffee, conversation, and comfort, despite arthritis and age. He recalls distributing cigarettes in World War I and now tells patients about facing surgery with faith.
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Clyde Brown
Red Cross
Washington
Iowa
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Gray Man Brown
Local Socials Report From Oceana and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Quen tin Cooper and Mrs Tom Long visited in Welch on Thursday. Quentin Cooper and Susie Brown visited Mullens on Friday. Elizabeth Myn hier of Ball Knob stayed with Rev Roy Lester and family in Boone County. Kathleen Cook and Tom Long visited in Stevens Clinic Hospital. Otis Cook hosted Saturday with Roy Goddard of Pineville and twin sister Mrs Roy Elkins with George in Bristol Tennessee. Dennis Goble checked at Stevens Clinic Hospital with husband. Jimmy Cook and Har ry Cook visited Beckley. Emerson Stewart returns from Washington DC and joins Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Oceana
Rns
Quentin Cooper
Tom Long
Welch
Mullens
Susie Brown
Roy Lester
Virginia
Elizabeth Mynhier
Ball Knob
Boone County
Kathleen Cook
Cook
Stevens Clinic
Otis Cook
Roy Goddard
Pineville
Roy Elkins
George
Bristol
Tenn
Dennis Goble
Laurel Garden Club to Meet in Moran Avenue Home
The January Laurel Garden Club meeting is set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in Mrs. M. M. Shumate’s Moran Avenue residence. Program titled Our Mountain State Heritage will be presented by Mrs. John D. Farmer, with members answering roll call by showcasing a West Virginia craft.
Ravencliff Dinner Guests and Local Visitors List
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Price included Rev and Mrs Boyd England and family Pam Rodney and Wendell Matheny. Others visiting Ravencliff and nearby towns included the Roles family Hamp ton Va. and many relatives at Glen Rogers Oceana and Sabine Ravencliff road.
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Ravencliff
Garfield Price
Boyd England
Pam
Rodney
Wendell
Matheny
H. Frazier
Beckley
Agee Roles
Sonny
Vicki
Hampton
Basil Shumate
Garner Roles
McGraws
Jim Tolliver
Soulsville
Harvey York
Glen Rogers
J. H. York
Oceana
York
Minors Could Be Sterilized Under New Law
Charleston report notes bill by Del. Robert Holliday to extend sterilization authority to minors with hereditary mental defects. The measure would allow court orders via county circuit courts if the minor is ruled defective, with parental consent and a required hearing.
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Charleston
UPS
Del
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
State Board of Health
Holliday
Fayette Tribune Weekly
Fayette County
Girl's Guild Will Be Organized By Society
The Mission Society of New Richmond Baptist Church held a Thursday night meeting. Mrs Arlie Siers led Walk in Love based on Ephesians V. A trio sang and Mrs James Hatfield presided over business as plans to organize a Girl's Guild were discussed with counselor Mrs Bill Hatfield and Miss Leota Campbell assisting. Officers to be elected later. Reports covered project to collect canceled stamps. Refreshments were served afterward.
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Mission Society
Bill Hatfield
Leota Campbell
Investigators to reenact cause of Pa mine disaster
Investigators planned to enter the Robena No. 3 mine in Carmichaels Pa to reenact the blast that killed 37 miners last December 6. Air-flow tests aim to show if methane could travel to a spark point, ending public hearings though the probe may span more than a day.
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UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
Robena No. 3
Lewis Evans
United Mine Workers Union
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Boyle
Michael Wyde
Frosty Run
Marion Misiak
Oceana Woman's Club to Meet at Kopperston School
The Oceana Woman's Club will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Kopperston Grade School in Kopperston. Program chairman Mrs. Virginia Price said the evening features talent from club members and local residents. Hostesses include Mrs. James Hall and several other club members.
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Oceana
RNS
Oceana Woman's Club
Kopperston
Virginia Price
James Hall
A. G. Lugar Jr
A. G. Lugar
P. C. Mayhew
Monroe McClain
Berlin McKinney
Peggy McMillion
Lacy McMillion
Tilley Family Welcomes Newborn Grandson
Mr and Mrs Aden Tilley of Ravencliff receive word that their son in law and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Ray Tilley of Newport News Virginia are the parents of a boy born this week in a Newport News hospital. The boy's weight and name are not yet known. The mother is Thelma Trump, and the maternal grandmother is Mae Trump formerly of Glen Rogers now of Bolt.
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Garner Bailey
Sabine-Ravencliff Road
Baileys
Cabell Payne
Pearl Miller
Charleston
Mary Frost
Glen View
Claude
Robert Cozort
Hackensack
N. J
Lundy Trump
Glen Rogers
Earnest Vaugh
Ravencliff
Jimmy
Bill Lamb
Cleveland
Ohio
O. A. Lamb
Aden Tilley
Ray Tilley
Newport News
Tilleys
Thelma Trump
Mae Trump
Bolt
New Mexico Fourth Largest In Population Noted For Water
The fifth largest state, New Mexico, has only 155 square miles of surface water, highlighting its arid geography and limited freshwater resources.
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New Mexico
Pine Grove Church Retains Pastor and Elects Officers
The Rev. John Richardson was recalled as pastor at a Ravencliff church meeting. New superintendent of the Sunday School is Virgil Ellis of Sabine. Officers retained include financial secretary Mrs. Lottie Vaught and church clerk Mrs. Melvin Richardson. Sunday School teachers named for the new year include Joe D. Lilly Ravencliff Bible Class and Mrs. Richardson.
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John Richardson
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Joe D. Lilly
Ravencliff
Richardson
Glen Rogers
V. Ellis
Sabine
O. E. Canterbury
Donald Lafferty
F. Brooks
District Legionnaires Meet Sets Finance Committee
A district finance committee was appointed Sunday in Pineville to obtain a district banner and coordinate with plans for the state convention in Bluefield. Members seated include Jack Feller Mullens Post 106 Thomas A. Wimmer Bradshaw Post 175 and J C Buddy Hunt M D Herzbrun Welch Post 8. Posts Mullens 92 Gary 38 Kimball 36 and Bluefield 9 represented. refreshments by the ladies auxiliary.
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Legionnaires
Pineville
Bluefield
Jack Feller
Mullens
Thomas A. Wim
Pineville seeks federal grant for water works upgrade
Pineville council considered three requests for its garbage contract but kept the current deal with Ashley Allen. The town moved to file for a $68,250 Housing and Home Finance Agency grant toward a $137,500 water works improvement, to be matched by revenue bonds. The project would double plant capacity, add 50 000 gallons storage, improve fire protection, and secure water supply for Route 10 and Bowman Bottom customers.
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Pineville
ANS
Ashley Allen
Housing and Home Finance Agency
The
Community Facilities Administration
Settle Engineers Inc
Bowman Bottom
Patient Blake Cook Discharged From Beckley Veterans Hospital
Blake Cook, a patient at the Beckley Veterans Hospital for a week, returned home to Matheny on Friday with his son Otis Cook of Oceana. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Otis Cook of Oceana and daughter Patty.
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Matheny
Blake Cook
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Otis Cook
Oceana
Patty
Mrs
Juniors Go Bowling at Mullens Social Night
Junior choir members from Pineville Presbyterian Church enjoyed a Friday bowling party at Mullens. Attendees included Wilburn Bolt Nancy Harvey Kathy Browning Barbara Swimm Tommy Adkins Mike Browning Danny Franklin Rhonda Swimm Connie Sands Pam Gilley Brenda Sands. Pastor Rev Kenneth King and families joined the event.
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Pineville
RNL
The
Presbyterian Church
Mullens
Wilburn Bolt
Nancy Harvey
Kathy Browning
Barbara Swimm
Tommy Adkins
Mike Browning
Danny Franklin
Rhonda Swimm
Connie Sands
Pam Gilley
Brenda Sands
Kenneth King
Bill Browning
Howard Swimm
Birthday fete honors Sally Metz in Pineville
Sally Metz daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Metz of Pineville was guest of honor at a birthday party Sunday afternoon at their home for her 9th birthday. Attending were Kathy Martin Rita Taliaferro Jeanie Hendrick Jeanie Martin Ginny Stevens Donna Cook Cathy Franklin Ruthie Thomas and Vickie Elwell.
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Pineville
Sally Metz
Harold Metz
Kathy Martin
Rita Taliaferro
Jeanie Hendrick
Jeanie Martin
Ginny Stevens
Donna Cook
Cathy Franklin
Ruthie Thomas
Vickie Elwell
Mrs Carl Webb Reports to Welch Hospital for Checkup
Mrs Carl Webb of Jesse reported to Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch on Thursday for a medical checkup. She was accompanied by her husband and her sister Mrs Blake Cook of Matheny.
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Jesse
Carl Webb
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Blake Cook
Matheny
Four Mingo Jail Escapees Recaught in Kentucky
Four prisoners escaped the Mingo County jail using a blade to cut bars and a rear wall hole. They were tracked to Oil Well Hollow near New Camp, Kentucky, and captured within hours by Mingo deputies and Kentucky officers. Suspects include Willard Vance charged with murder, Dial Eldridge jailed for burglary, Charles Ray Gibson awaiting trial for breaking and entering, and Charles Bishop held for parole violation.
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Freeburn
Blackberry City
Charles Ray Gibson
Turkey Creek
Charles Bishop
Baisden
Six Mullens registrants ordered to armed forces
Local Board No. 21 Mullens lists registrants ordered to report for induction January 9. The first six volunteers are Abe E. Blevins Estil O Owens Donald C Cook Dewey Brooks Emory M Lambert Kermit Stacy and Sidney Farmer.
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Mullens
RNS
Abe E. Blevins
Estil O. Owens
Donald C. Cook
Dewey Brooks
Emory M. Lambert
Kermit Stacy
Sidney Farmer
Pineville Visitors and Homecoming News
Pineville residents Mr and Mrs Kyle Hall and daughter Debbie of St Albans visited this week with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Alfred Broom and family in Crowley Worrell addition. Mrs Eddie Crews of Pineville returned home after visiting her mother Mrs Mary Shipman in Parkersburg.
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Pineville
Rns
Kyle Hall
Debbie
St. Albans
Alfred Broom
Crowley Worrell
Eddie Crews
Mary Shipman
Parkersburg
Present-For You and Yours Horoscope Note
The horoscope cautions difficulty concentrating amid home and work turmoil and urges delegation to ease burdens. Family matters may strain but harmony should return by night. War Department on January 16 1920 distributed 4 265 000 Victory medals to WWI veterans as Prohibition took effect.
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War Department
Zodiac Horoscope Snippets For The Upcoming Period
The column outlines daily traits for Aries through Scorpio with cautions. Aries shows optimism and psychic ideas while Taurus avoids dubious romance. Gemini prompts medical checking if unwell and Cancer warns against single-person focus. Leo seeks knowledge, Virgo flags possible midday unhappiness, Libra advises rest, Scorpio cautions generosity.
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