Mary Phillips Succeeds Martha Witt as Worthy Advisor
Fayetteville Assembly No 22 of the Rainbow Girls installed officers led by Mary Margaret Phillips as Worthy Advisor. New officers include Mary Ellen Durmmnitt as worthy associate advisor and Pat Waugh installing marshal among others. A brief ceremony featured songs and expressions of thanks, with a white Bible presented to Miss Witt and refreshments served by the Order of Eastern Star.
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Payetteville
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Fayetteville Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Mary Margaret Phillips
Charles Phillips
Martha Witt
Miss Phillips
Mary Ellen Durmmnitt
Sue Bates
Charity
Kay Prideswore
Hope
Sue Roberts
Faith
Sandra Stone
Mary Ella Laird
Confidential Observer
Linda Carson
Boydie Casto
Carol Bright
Rosemary Platt
Betty Edds
Mary Alice Blake
Connie Witt
Phyllis’ Bryant
Gail Murphy
Pat Waugh
Marilyn Shuck
Martha Ayers
Yolanda Zorio
Juanita Morrison
A. K. LaFon
W. T. Wilson
Tommie Platt
E. M. Darnall
W. C. Henderson
Clifford Davis
Nettie Cottle
Leslie Decker
T. C. Ryan
H. F. Frazier James Ayers
Robert Richie
W. L Tully
C. L. Hut
H. F
W. T. Wilsom
Fayetteville
M L Richmond Dies at Hinton and PTA School Plan
Fayetteville reports PTA plans to redecorate Fayetteville Elementary School lunchroom with decals and lighting kept. bake sale netted 148.15 for tile and paint. M. Luther Richmond, 63, of Hinton, freight agent for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, dies after illness. funeral at Central Baptist Church with graveside rites. He lived in Summers County and served in Masonic and railway groups. survivors include wife and several children and stepchildren.
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Fayetteville
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Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
E. B. Eskew
Forrest Thomas
Clifford Allen
Vivian Bock
C. Higgins Jr
Carl Conelly
A. E. Whanger
Richmond
Hinton Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The
CAO
Hinton
Meadow Creek
Summers County
William Phillips
Air Force
Germany
Ballengee St
Ronald Meadows
Toney Bender Dies at 59 in Scarbro
Toney Bender, 59, Scarbro, died at Oak Hill Hospital at 1:15 a.m. from complications of a recent illness. He belonged to St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Surviving: wife Frances, three brothers George Hilltop, Stanley Beckley, John Scarbro. two sisters Eva Stenson Minden, Maggie Budd Phoenix. two children Thomas Willow Run Village Mich and Frances Hewitt Beckley. one grandchild. Body at Tyrg e Funeral Home Oak Hill. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Scarbro
Toney Bender
Oak Hill Hospital
St. Peter and Paul's
Frances
George
Hilltop
Stanley
Beckley
John
Eva Stenson
Minden
Maggie Budd
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas
Willow Run Village
Mich
Francis Hewitt
Tyrge Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Alice Jackson Funeral Set at Rock Camp
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Missouri Jackson 88 will be at 7 p m Thursday at Rock Camp Methodist Church with Rev. C F Surface officiating Burial follows at Orchard Cemetery She died Tuesday at her daughter Rosa Canterbury s home in Rock Camp Born Wytheville Va July 21 1867 Her husband C J Jackson preceded her in death Survivors include four daughters Elizabeth Thomas Agnes Miller Rosa Canterbury and Alice Lowry three sons Joe Arthur Edd nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren The body is at Broyles Funeral Home in Union
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Rock Camp
Rns
Alice Missouri Jackson
Rock Camp Methodist Church
C. F
Orchard Cemetery
Elizabeth Thomas
Agnes Miller
Oak Hil
Rosa Canterbury
Alice Lowry
Ballard
Joe
Arthur
Edd
Marlinton
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Rites Set Thursday For Garten Child
Funeral services for Donna Lee Plumb 18 month old daughter of Earl L and Ruth Sharp Plumb of Garten will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Harry Plumb in Garten with Rev. Ernie Barley officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Odd Fellows Cemetery. The child died Monday afternoon at Oak Hill Hospital after a short illness. She was born July 15 1954 in Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
Wilson Seeks Delegate’s Seat from Fayette County
Walter S. Wilson 33 of Ansted has filed for nomination as one of four Democratic candidates for Fayette County in the House of Delegates. He is a Fayette County lawyer and former special judge, with four years in the Army 2nd Airborne Division and 29 months overseas in Europe. He is married with two children and holds memberships in local and state bar associations and other groups.
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Fayetteville
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Walter S. Wilson
Ansted
House of Delegates
Fayette County
Gauley Bridge
Marshall College
Huntington
Marshall
West Virginia University
Myron R.renick
Renick and
Knights of Pythias
Fayette County Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
Fayette County Sportsmen Association
Wyoming County School Employees Favor Social Security Coverage
Three hundred sixty two of fourty one eligible Wyoming County school employees voted for Social Security coverage in a January referendum. Sixty six opposed, seventy three abstained or did not vote. Superintendent Jesse Morgan announced results certified to Governor William Marland, with start possible July 1 if funded and approved.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Jesse Morgan
Morgan
William Marland
Fayetteville Mason To Get 50 Year Pin
Henry L. Kenny will receive a 50 year pin at a Thursday meeting honoring Past Masters of LaFayette Lodge No. 37 in Fayetteville. Herbert N. McKenzie of the Eighth Masonic District will make an official visit to the lodge.
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Payettevele
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Henry L. Kenny
LaFayette Lodge No
Herbert N. McKenzie
Masonic District
Publishing Firm Representative Addresses Oak Hill PTA
George Blanford of Scott-Foresman Publishing spoke to Oak Hill Elementary parents on reading as a life long, communicative process linking to all subjects. He noted education as a business driving better materials for pupil results and urged reacting to reading with core experiences.
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Oak Hill
RNS
George Blanford
Huntington
Parent - Teacher Association
Blanford
Scott - Foresman Publishing Co
United States
Paul Mullins
Sue McPherson
Collins High School
J. D. Burgress
Clara Adlen
Democratic Women Name New Officers Fayetteville 1956
Fayetteville Democratic Women elected officers at a Memorial Auditorium library meeting Monday night. Mrs. William Bennett became president, Mrs. Walter Pickett first vice president, Mrs. Guy Clark second vice president, and Mrs. Joe Wallace secretary treasurer. The monthly meeting date was moved to the third Wednesday. At the next meeting an open house will be held and all mayoral candidates for the May primary will be invited.
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Fayetteville
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Memorial Auditorium
William Bennett
Walter Pickett
Guy Clark
Joe Wallace
Lodge Discusses Insurance Policy
Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Lodge No 17 discussed writing a group insurance plan for all members at a Tuesday meeting. A committee including W W Gwinn Layton K Pegram and Ben A Gooch was appointed to gather information. Refreshments were served after the gathering.
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Oak .Hill
RNL
Oak Hill
Wreck Victim Walter Willard Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Walter B. Willard, Norfolk and Western Railway engineer, were set for 1 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Princeton. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Pearisburg, Virginia. Willard, aged and long employed by N and W, died in Monday wreck near Williamson. Survived by widow Carrie Gordon Willard and several siblings. He had lived in Princeton since 192 and belonged to the First Methodist Church.
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Princeton
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Walter B. Willard
Norfolk and Western Railway
First Methodist Church
Ross S. McClung
Pleasant Hill
Pearisburg
Willard
Williamson
Roanoke
Charles
Belle Gilmore Willard
Carrie Viola’ Gordon
Staffordsville
J.E. Farmer
Mullens
Robert Taylor
J. E. Willard
Saeger
J. C. Willard
Wiliamson
J. W. Willard
Bluefield
Ben Willard
Baltimore
N&w
PTA Drives Door to Door for March of Dimes in Rock View
Mount Hope PTA members conduct a door to door canvass in the Rock View area for the March of Dimes. Volunteers cover multiple areas including Roach's Store Cove Creek Massey Branch Armett Lick Water Masseyville Mount View Hill and other nearby locales with assigned canvassers listed.
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PTA States
Rock View Area
Rock Creek
RNS
Rock View
Mount ‘Hope
Parent-Teacher Association
Roach's Store
George Hall
Thelma Moorehead
Cove Creek
Carl Wiley
Massey's Branch
Tommy Lafferty
Armett
Stella Webb
Bonnie Webb
Dorothy Mankin
Enid Brown
Lick Water
Lettie Dickens
Pauline Harris
Masseyville
Eustace Clay
Mount View Hill
Buster Bradley
Hope Hoover
Mount View Bottom
Ronnie Goad
Upper Rock Creek
Chris Cantley
Stellie Williams
Hodgson Declares Candidacy for Fayette Prosecutor
Fayetteville based notes report Joseph E. Hodgson filed as a Democratic candidate for Fayette County prosecuting attorney. Hodgson, born in Pipestem, has served as assistant prosecuting attorney and as state tax commissioner, with past roles in Mineral County and as assistant attorney general. He served in the U.S. Army including China Burma India theatre and is active in the American Legion. Lerona farmer Lerona Farmer dies at 75. services at Knob Church near Lerona with burial in Keaton Cemetery. Death attributed to heart ailment. Keaton died en route to hospital.
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Princeton
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Fred Alfred Keaton
Lerona Farmer
Knob Church
Lerona
Keaton
Fayetteville
Jay
Mineral County
Nealy Keaton
Charles
Mary Beckett
Hodgson
Morton
Gantown
Keyser
Mercersburg Academ
Mercersburg
Potomaction
State College
West Virginia
Fayette County
LaFayette
Gree
American Legion
Barbara Bennett
Presbyterian Church
Renick
U. S. Army
China-Burma-India
Carson and Hodgson Theatre
Investiga
Ion Division
Aster Criminal
Southeast Asia
Keaton Family Remembrance Heads to Services
Surviving are sons Treavor Keaton Princeton George and Claude Keaton and several daughters including Mrs Frank Austin Mrs Oswald Neely Miss Florence Keaton and others in Lerena Pipe Slem Upperco Glen Burnie Speedway Pearisburg and Pipestern The body will be moved from Seaver Mortuary Princeton to the home then to the church one hour before services.
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Nan Indean
Treavor Keaton
Pinceton
George
Claude Keaton
Frank Austin
Oswald Neely
Lerena
Florence Keaton
Pipe
Slem
Lonie Neely
Upperco
Elmer Caperton
Glenburnie
Boyd Phillips
Speedway
Dewey Neely
Pearisburg
E. A. Williams
H. B. Wyrick
D. A. Keaton
Pipestern
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Rites Thursday For Mrs Berry in Maplewood
Funeral services for Ollie Mae Berry 75 of Maplewood will be at 2 p m Thursday at Maplewood Methodist Church with Rev Ernie Barley and Rev Albert Noe officiating. Burial in End of the Trail Cemetery near Clintonville. She died Tuesday at Beckley Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include two daughters four sons a sister and many relatives. Body to be moved from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle to residence at 5 p m today.
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Maplewood
RNS
Ollie Mae Beery
Maplewood Methodist Church
Ernie Barley
Albert Noe
Clintonville
Berry
Beckley Hospital
Zella Persinger
Golda Patterson
Howard
Albert
Fred
Frank
Danese
Annie Arrington
Piney View
Mamie Hackworth
Shrewsbury
Lonnie Bennett
Edna Jones
Sylvester Berry
Arthur Berry
Laddie Berry
Layland
Harriston
Damerl Funeral Planned Today
Services for Mrs. Houston Damerl of Princeton were held at 3 p.m. at New Century Methodist Church with Rev. C. W. Webster officiating. Burial followed in Lincoln Park Cemetery. She died Monday in Memorial Hospital and is survived by her husband, eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and children Gracie Jackson of Roanoke Virginia Mary Damerl George Damerl Georgie Mann of Glen White and Flora Houston of Princeton.
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Princeton
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Houston Damerl
High St
New Century Methodist Church
C. W. Webster
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Damerl
Memorial Hospital
Gracie Jackson
Roanoke
Mary Damerl
George Damerl
Washington, D. C
Georgie Mann
Glen White
Flora Houston
Mount Hope PTA Attends Girl Scout Program
Mount Hope PTA hears Girl Scout Troop 17 on Monday night with prayers, songs, and pledges led by Judy Park and others. Members discuss sending a PTA rep to legislative meetings and funding a national school patrol trip to Washington. A sixth grade room wins the attendance banner. Dinner set by Mount Hope Methodist Young Adults on January 3.
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Mount Hope
PTA
Girl Scout Troop
RNS
Parent-Teacher Association
W.C- Carter
W. W. Bigson
Judy Park
Linda Spade
Bennie Vollinda
Janet Gogas
Sharon Slayton
Mary Hoke
Betty Boyd
Vickie Huber
Judy Perry
Becky Humphreys
Nancy Hurd
Patricia Huber
Washington, D. C
H. D. Norton
R. E B. Cavandish
Two Men Held on Break In Charge in Fayette County
Sam Dead Catlett 28 of Mount Hope and Percy Catlett 42 of Bradley are jailed on breaking and entering charges. State Police Sgt. W R Seal and Trooper D F Lake arrested them Monday. hearings yet to be scheduled.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Sam Dead Catlett
Mount Hope
Percy ‘Catlett
Bradley
W. R. Seal
D. FE. I Lake
Property transfers flood Fayette County in 1960s records
Fayette County land and building transfers totaling thousands of dollars involve buyers and sellers such as Salefield Land Co Blackburn Patteson James Dillie McKinney Oak Hill Memorial Park sites New River Coalfield and multiple districts including Gauley Mountain Ansted Mount Hope and Boomer. Many parcels range from $500 to $70 000 with numerous grantee names and parcels near Fayetteville Glen Ferris and Quinn.
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Fayetteville
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Salefield Land Co
Blackburn Patteson
James
Dillie McKinney
Gauley Mountain Coal Co
Main St
Realty Co
Price Hill
Scrabro
Edward and
Mabel Moran
Oth& Hill
iOak’ Hill Investment Co
Black- Grace Skaggs
A. W
Rose M. Jers
Ansted
Oak Hull
Burn
Patteson Realty Co
Amick
Vittor
United Carbide
Mount Hope
Coalfield Landseekers Land and Building Co
L and Carbon Corporation
Fayette County Co
Blackburn Patteson Co
Solomon
Ven Blosser
Boomer
Glen Jean
James B
Carter Rioods James Jr
Laird C. Huntley
Phyllis Kessler
Frankson Memorial Park
Falls View
A. Kessler
Nuttall
Lavennia Smallwood
Lee A
Elsie K. Frazier
A. P
Essie Caldwell
D. W
Mayme H. Boone
Gaye McQueery
Liair Menon
Ana Lookout
G. W. Ingram
Taylor
Martha B
Clarence Lilly
Margaret Ann McCloud
E. Ferren
Oak Hill
High Lawn Memorial Park
Nancy Ellen Lively
Quinn
Sam H
Edithard Crist
Hilldmont
Wannie T
Jerome Lee
Bree F. Crist
Charles Golden and
HellRealty Co
Carl M
Louella
Caryion Truman
Roscoe F
Workman
En Hunt
Cole
Clyde
Sylvia_ G. Holcomb
Jodie
Noble
Maggie McCullough
Madellie Shuck
James Lewis
Merchants National Bank
John Monroe
Oliver and
Mary Alice Eagle
Virginia C. Canterbury
Margaret Eada Moomer
Koti J. Burgess
Coalidon Creek
New River Co
John Montgomery
Scouts TQ Meet Mount Hope
Mount Hope Boy Scout Troop 1 will host a district meeting on February 21 at the Scout cabin in Mount Hope. The event, originally set for last Tuesday, was postponed due to bad weather.
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Mount Hope
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Marshall College names Peggy Shawyer sorority chaplain
Peggy Shawyer has been elected chaplain of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority at Marshall College in Huntington. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Shawyer of Abbot Addition and a sophomore majoring in elementary education.
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Peggy Shawyer
Delta Sigma Epsilom Sorority
Marshall College
Huntington
Miss Shawyer
R. E. Shawyer
Abbot Addition
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Peach Tree Road
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