Men’s Fellowship Dinner Meet At Oak Hill Church
The Oak Hill Baptist Church Men’s Fellowship hosted Fayetteville area attendees for a Monday dinner and Cross Chapel singing session. Olis Johnson led the program with Jack Mason Kellis Miller and speakers J F Parrish Rev Randolph F Johnson and Paul Walcott among others. February meeting planned in Fayetteville.
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Oak Bill
RNS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Fayetteviile
Oak Hill
Cross Chapel
Olis’ Johinson
Fayetteville
Whitesville Lions Club Plans Ladies Night Event
Whitesville Lions Club discussed a Ladies Night at a Whitesville Hotel meeting. President Ted Bsharah announced February 29 as the date and named Harry Cook, Dewey Harless, and Richard Brown to organize the program.
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Whitesville
RNS
Whitesville Lions Club
Whitesville Hotel
Ted Bsharah
Harry Cook
Dewey Harless
Richard Brown
Last Rites Set For P. E. Foster
Funeral services for Payton Edgar Foster 63 will be at 2 p m Thursday at Shady Grove Methodist Church Hico with Rev Wesley Pennington in charge Burial will be in Legg Cemetery Foster died Monday night at Pine Crest Sanitarium He was a retired coal miner Survivors include his widow Maggie Ewings Foster two daughters Mrs Roy Hicks Marion Ohio and Mrs Robert Thomas Fayetteville one son Payton Jr Lookout two sisters Mrs Charlotte Levey California and Mrs Fannie Campbell Niles Ohio three brothers William Cleveland and Okey Foster Lookout and 13 grandchildren The body will be moved from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle to the residence at 5 p m today PRESBYTERIAN DELEGATE AWHITESVILLE Gene Daniel Sundial has been elected a delegate to the winter meeting of the Presbyterian Churches to be held in Ravenswood Thursday Daniel was elected from the Edwight Presbyterian Church
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HICG
Payton Edgar Foster
Shady Grove
Hico
Wesley, Pennington
Legg Cemetery
Foster
Pine Crest, Sanitarium
Kesslers Cross Lanes
James W
Rebecca Walker Foster
Maggie Ewings Foster
Roy Hicks
Marion
Onlo
Robert Thomas
Fayetteville
Payton Jr
Lookout
Charlotte Levey
California
Fannie Campbell
Niles
Ohio
William
Cleveland
Presbyterian
Colcord Personal Notices Highlight Local Arrivals and Departures
Colcord residents share short travel and family update items. Lois Weight and Bob Crumes return to Dayton after visiting Colcord family. Anna Lee Williams visits Marshall College, Burl Williams ill in Charleston General Hospital, Romeo Williams at Concord College, and Ruby Richards returns from Dayton Ohio. Various local visits to Charleston and Beckley noted.
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Colcord
Lois Weight
Dayton
Ohio
Bob Crdmes
Jesse Wright
Claude Steed
Charleston
Airman SC
Cecil Walker, Jr
Greenville
S.C
Walker
Nona Bacon
Artie
Anna Lee Williams
Marshall College
Kyle Williams
Arstle
Dreama Williams
Dale ‘Stover
Burl Williams
Charleston General Hospital
Romeo Williams
Concord College
Ruby Richards
Jimmie Pettry
Huntley
Alice Pettry
A. Wilson
Beckley
Thomas Sandford
Cather Dillon
Edwight Presbyterian elects first officers
At the Edwight Presbyterian Church annual meeting, Finley Master and Ed Wight were named elders for three years, John A Jarrell and Ed Wight named Sunday School superintendents, with Gene Daniel Stindial for one year. John A Jarrell elected treasurer. Miss Jean Jassey and Miss Carol Sue Smith as pianists. Two council representatives to the West Virginia Mountain Project chosen: Ella Mae Lamb and Jane Lively. Two obsetrolarias serving this year are Miss Juice Sir TS and Clay Burford. This marked the first official officer election since organization.
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RNS
Edwight Presbyterian Church
Finley
Ed Wight
John A. Jarrell
Edwight
Gene Daniel
Stindial
Jéan, Jassey
Carol Sue Smith
West
Virginia- Mountain
Trom Athe
Ella
Mae Lamb
Jane Lively
TS Anc Clay
Burford
Pax Man Dies Of Heart Attack In Pax Town
Allan Fred L Williams a Pax miner and longtime United Mine Workers member died of a heart attack at his Pax home. Born August 9 1831 in Raleigh County he leaves a large family including wife Vivian Stone Williams sons Gilmore Carlos Caperton Virgil Edward daughters Ray Thompson Pax Delano Vass Sule Williams Washington DC and others many stepchildren and grandchildren. Funeral at Cirtsville Methodist Church with burial at Maynor Cemetery. Remains at Tyro Funeral Home until services.
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Pax
Alfred L. Wiliams
Cittsville Methodist) Church
United Mine Workers of America
Raleigh County
Henderson Williams
Lucy Anni Feazell
Haynes Ayers
Hyattsville
Shay Evans
Shirley] Keaton
Fayetteville
Faye McKinney
Oak Hill
Nada Pry
Chicago
Janice Wolfe
Maryland
Carol Nelson
Logan
Eldridge Williams
Beckwith
Phil
Germany
Roger” Wayne
Cirtsville Methodist
Amion
Maynor
Cirts
Lville
Mount “Hope
John Keaton Injured Sleigh Ride Fall
Oak Hill resident 16 year old John Keaton, son of Mr and Mrs Keaton, suffered a head injury after a sleigh ride fall Monday night. He required six stitches at Oak Hill Hospital after striking his head on the sidewalk. his mother, secretary to Dr Wilder, announced.
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Oak Hill
John
Keaton
M. C. ‘Keaton
Oak’ Hill
Oak Hill Hopital
Cho
Wilder
Beckley’ “Memorial Hospital
Hunt Funeral Services Planned for Hunt Baileyville Area
Funeral services for Lewis Franklin Hunt of Baileysville are set for 1 pm Wednesday at Clear Fork First Church of God. Burial will follow in Morgans Belcher Cemetery on Elk Lick. The elderly man died late Monday after being returned home from Welch hospital. The body will be removed from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Elk Lick home of Lonnie Morgan at 4 pm today.
Miss Lois Wright Honored With Bridal Shower in Dayton
Miss Lois Wright bride elect of Robert Cromes of Dayton Ohio was honored with a bridal shower at her parents home Saturday night Hosts for the event were Mrs Chelsa Paden and Mrs Barbara Wright Present were Mrs Harvey Dillon Mr and Mrs Albert Paden Miss Lula Belle Ditton Mrs Shelby Peltry Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wright and family Mr and Mrs Harold Pruitt Mrs Doug Hamilton Miss Aldine Wright Miss Freda Bryant Miss Janice Dillon Miss Jenny Wright Miss Shawnee Wright Mrs Kenny Parley Mrs Verl ie Bads Mrs Delphia Bownon Miss Maude Van Seay Mrs Glenn Herron Mrs Luther Dillon Mrs Lavell Griffith Mrs SSteine Mrs Nell Foster Mrs Nellie Taney Mrs Dorothy Smith Mrs Dixie Eads Mrs Edith Fitzwater Mrs Rosie Perry Mrs Margie Scarbro Mrs Pearl Carter Mrs Thelma Eads Mrs Freda Parley Miss Virginia Fitzwater and Miss Ladena Ditlon
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Colcord
Lois Wright
Robert Cromes
Dayton
Ohio
Mer
Jes
Se Wright
Hostes
Chel‘sa Paden
Barbara Wright
Harvey
Dillon
Albert Paden
Lula
Belle’ Ditton
Shelby Peltry
Cook Department Store to Open Friday in Fayetteville
Fayetteville welcomes the Cook Department Store to a new Love building on Maple Avenue across from the post office after completion. The 50 by 95 foot modern structure features two glass door entrances and soft pastel interiors with departments for men and women’s ready to wear, accessories, notions, housewares, giftware, and a shoe department. Cook’s, serving Fayetteville for 19 years, also operates stores in Summersville and Gassaway.
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Fayetteville
Cook
Love
Maple’ Avenue
Adeross
Cooks Deparment
Summersville
Gassaway
Oak Hill to Buy New Squad Car
Oak Hill city council granted Chief H. E. Janney permission to purchase a new squad car after a go ahead signal. An inspection of streets on Lively River and Elmore was delayed by weather. Residents favor widening a 10 foot driveway through Mrs. Blake’s property to improve fire protection and mail delivery to Summerice Avenue subdivision.
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Oak Hill
RNS
H. E. Janney
Janney
Lively
River
Elmore
Wallace Bennett
John Blake
Blake
Summerice
Rebels Rec Council Sets Monthly Meetings and Facility Use
The Rebels Rec governing council decided to hold monthly meetings on the fourth Monday and to reserve the Rebels Rec facilities for one night monthly for seventh grade students. They set admission at 10 cents for eligible students and discussed renting the recreation hall for private parties at 8 dollars for two hours, with dates to be decided. Community donations from St. Andrew Episcopal, Bela Sigma Phi Sorority, and Circle Ape First Presbyterian were noted.
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Community Recreation, Inc
Organization of the Rebels
Rec
St. Andrew
Episcopal Church
Bela Sigma. Phi Sorority
Circle Ape First Presbyterian ‘Church
Rec’ Ata
Mullens
RNS
Raymond 'Wells
Oceana
Hermian Reed
Roanell
Dayton
Ohio
Reed
Eastern’ Gas and_ Fuel Associates
Rapperston
F.L) Daniels
Hot, Springs
Ark
Océana
Doll
Walls
Margaret
Simon
Mrs. Vona Rakes Taken By Death
Mrs. Vona Coliman Rakes of Oak Hill died today at Oak Hill Hospital from a heart attack. Survived by husband Dewey Coffman seven sons and four daughters, plus siblings and 24 grandchildren. Body at Three Funeral Home Oak Hill with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Vona Coliman
Rakes
Fannie Parrish Dempsey
Rock’. Lick
William Dempsey
Dewey
Thomas ‘Coffman
Carlisle
Charles” Coffman
Cleveland
Ohio
Clifford Coffman
Akron
Mack Cott-man
Glen
Lionel Dempsey
Virginia
Wallace Dempsey
Whipnle
Percey Dempsey
Pennsylvania
Okey
Ward Sentenced In Fayette Circuit Court
Fayetteville filed news item reports Ward Ward Kimberly sentenced to one to five years for operating a bill. Abshire released on bond and moved to Pinecrest. Inauguration attendances noted with unclear details. Indictment mentions unlawful shooting involving Perry Charleston Emmett Stine Ward. Court date and proceedings are summarized with partial names and locations.
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Payetteville
RNS
Wim
Henry Ward
Kimberly
Fayette
Lewis Byrd
Abshire
Ward
Pinecrest
Santtar
Whitesville
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East Rainelle
Kesidence
Colcord Personals
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Monry
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Life Insurance
Howard Avenue
W. VA
Charlies Een
Fes
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
Pax Man
John Keaton
New York
Brothers {Orchestra
New
York City
March of Dimes
Ladelle County
Potio
Clarence W. Dick
Jim
Buddy
Giffin
Uni
East and West Coast
Op. Wew
New York City
Dick Boone
Hunt
Cook Department Store
Harry “Agee
Lloyd Bright
Woodrow 'S
Hermar. Akers
ED. Humphrey
Arnold Neal
Peggy “Murphrée
Janet Clifford
Barbara ‘Akers
Carolyn Worrell
Eadene Elmore
Robert Woods
Fayette Circuit
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