Oak Hill Council Meeting Ends Early Over Paving Issue
A special Oak Hill City Council session was adjourned with only three of seven members present, halting action on the Morris Street paving project. Five property owners oppose paving on one side while Oak Hill Realty Co. backs the plan at their expense. The matter will be continued at the August 10 regular meeting.
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Oak Hill
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Oak Hill City
C. R. Hill
J .S. Keatley
A. L. Sydnor
Morris St
Oak Hill Realty Co
Kroger Grocery Co
John Garrison
Arline Morris
B. L. Sumner
Luther Sizemore
Gordon Hendrickson
Sumner
Wallace Bennett
Gordon Billheim
Montgomery
Joe Lilly
Virginian Railway
West Virginia
Virginia
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Pythian Sisters Elect New Officers at Meet
At Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Hall four new Pythian Sisters officers were installed after the resignation of Mrs Phalla Pennington. New officers are Margaret Cummings excellent junior Mabel Kincaid manager Ann Barton protector and Elizabeth Crone guard. A dinner for Knights of Pythian District is planned at Pythian Hall on Saturday July 17 at 630 p.m. Attending included Frances Thompson Alice Titlow Thelma Burgess Maude James Ann Strong Juanita Legg Sally James Mabel Kincaid Goldie Price Elizabeth Crone Margaret Cummings Bessie Kincaid Virginia Chapman Anna Blake and Ann Barton.
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Oak Hill
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Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Phalla Pennington
Margaret Cummings
Mabel Kincaid
Ann Barton
Elizabeth Crone
Knights of Pythian District
Pythian Hall
Frances Thompson
Alice Titlow
Thelma Burgess
Maude James
Ann Strong
Juanita Legg
Sally James
Goldie Price
Bessie Kincaid
Virginia Chapman
Anna Blake
Permissive Blood Program Adopted by Wyoming Red Cross
The Wyoming County Red Cross Chapter unveils a permissive blood program after ending affiliation with the national system. Records will be kept of donors for reference, but patients should seek relatives and friends first for blood. T. A. Baxter and Mildred Martin discussed the setup with Wyoming General Hospital officials.
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National Blood Program
Huntington
T. A. Baxter
National Red Cross
Oak Hill
Mildred Martin
Wyoming General Hospital
Baxter
Jo Ann Pizzino Taken by Death in Glen Fork
Jo Ann Pizzino 22 of Glen Fork died at 7 30 am today in Stevens Clinic Welch. Born in Glen Fork she was the daughter of Carmello Pizzino and the late Catherine Pizzino. Survived by eight brothers Pete Sebastian Jack John Frank Glen Rogers Tommy Dayton Joe James and four sisters Mrs Mary More Mrs Nutzie Murray Levia and Emma. Body at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home Beckley pending arrangements.
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Glen Fork
Jo Ann Pizzino
Stevens Clinic
Welch
She
Carmello Pizzino
Catherine Pizzino
Pete
Sebastian
Jack
John
Air Force
Frank
Glen Rogers
Tommy
Dayton
Joe
South Charleston
James
Pineville
Mary More
Oak Hill
Nutzie Murray
Marianna
Levia
Emma
Northfork council backs mayor on police chief reuse
Northfork West Virginia council re employed Police Chief Robert King for 30 days amid a party line vote. Mayor J Robert Anderson had fired King after the June 1 election claiming King lived outside town. King’s re appointment pauses legal questions while a council seat contest may prompt renewed action.
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Northfork
W.va
J. Robert Anderson
Robert King
Anderson
Citizens Party
King
Peoples Party
Maybeury
Oceana WSCS Plans Dinner
Mrs Edna Brown and Mrs Eva Cook hosted the Oceana Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting. The program led by Mrs Bill Wann Cook titled Meeting Rural Needs focused on church service plans and a dinner for the men and youth scheduled for Tuesday.
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Oceana
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Edna Brown
Eva Cook
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Oceana Methodist Church
Brown
Bill Wann Cook
Phyllis Cozort
Virgini Belle Smith
James Hall
Norma Jeanne Caldwell
Ora Meadows
Marie Bradley
Virginia Belle Smith
Pearl Wright
Margaret Roach
Ralph Poland
Vida Chambers
Arlene Drake
Florence Cook
Infant Son of Dallas Bishop Dies at Birth
Graveside rites set for 11 a.m. Wednesday for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Dallas Bishop Wyco. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Baby died at birth 3 15 a.m. Monday at Wyoming General Hospital. Surviving grandparents are Mr and Mrs D H Bishop Wyce and Mr and Mrs Roy Tinker Erwin Tenn. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in charge.
Bluestone Valley Fair set for Spanishburg dates
The Bluestone Valley Fair will take place September 10 and 11 in Spanishburg under a second year of sponsorship by the Spanishburg Community organization. Backing groups include Spanishburg High School, the Princeton and Matoaka Kiwanis clubs, and Mercer Rural Planning Council. Exhibits must be community-made and livestock owned by a community member. The fair covers Rock District and other communities served by the school, with a booklet on rules and prizes to be distributed via Princeton Bank and Trust Co. Directors meet August 6.
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Spanishburg High School
Rock District
Princeton Bank and Trust Co
Ira Byrd _ Lilly
H. Scott
Ed Lusk
Clyde Maxey
Kelly Wooten
Curtis Cottle
Jules
Effie Smith
John A. Scott
Sue Bryant
Sue Ballard
Auxiliary Names Delegates for State Meeting
OAK HILL ANS Plans for two Red Devil Post 59 Auxiliary members to attend the state convention in Huntington July 23-25 were made at a Monday night meeting. Miss Clara Mae Martin and Mrs. John Scott were chosen as delegates. New officers were installed by Mrs. H. C. Harvey with assistance from Mrs. Jack Mason. The group planned a family picnic at Oak Hill City Park Aug 9 and reported on unit activities and Sue Martin products sales.
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Oak Hill
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American Legion Auxiliary
Red Devil
State Legion and Auxiliary
Huntington
E. R. Amole
Clara May Martin
John Scott
West Virginia
H. C. Harvey
Red Devil Post Auxiliary
Jack Mason
Juanita Warden
Clara Mae Martin
Scott
Pauline Duncan
Amole
E. E. Straughan
Sue Martin
Oak Hill City Park
Anna Tatum
T. B. Martin
Elliott Warden
H. P. Thomas
C. L. Allman
Wylie Bayes
Charles Young Taken by Death
Charles Burman Young 74 died at home near White Sulphur Springs after a long illness. He belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include wife Betty. sons Otto and Earl of White Sulphur Springs, Charles Myles of Jefferson Ohio. daughters Mabel McGirr Wagoner Elsi e Clements all of White Sulphur Springs or Jefferson Ohio. four brothers Ballard John Doney of Hinton Frank Beckley. three sisters Ada Bostic Ollie Arbaugh Maude Cafey. 28 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Body at Shanklin Funeral Home.
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Charles Burman Young
White Sulphur Springs
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Betty Young
Otto
Earl
Charles Myles
Jefferson
Ohio
Malden McGirr
Beatrice Wagoner
Elsie Clements
Ballard
John
Doney
Hinton
Frank
Beckley
Ada Bostic
Meadow Bridge
Ollie Arbaugh
Ansted
Maude Cafey
Mabscott
Shanklin Funeral Home
Vanhoose Rites Today in Hanover
Funeral services for Robert Vanhoose 54 of Hanover were set for 1 30 p.m. today after his death Saturday morning in a Welch hospital from a heart condition. Born in Kentucky he had lived in Hanover five years. Services at the home will precede burial in a nearby cemetery. Picnic Set Tonight at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
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Hanover
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Robert Vanhoose
Welch Hospital
Kentucky
Vanhoose
OAK Hill
Circle 2
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
Summerlee Ave
William Klapp
Present and future aims outlined by Mullens Chamber
Mullens and Wyoming County needs top the Mullens Chamber of Commerce agenda. The group plans to study locating a West Virginia Department of Employment Security office in Mullens, to explore a county farm agent for 4-H promotion and farming income, to support the Red Cross and blood program, and to renew efforts for a federal post office building. They will invite Don Williams and H B Thomas to discuss programs at the next meeting August 9.
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Mullens
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Mulens
Wyoming County
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Morgantown
George Nolley
C. F. Mundy
Don Williams
United State Soil Conservation Service
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Claude Cook
Nolley
Mullens Chamber Opposes Virginian Railway Petition
Mullens Chamber of Commerce votes 8 to 3 against Virginian Railway petition to discontinue passenger trains Nos 3 and 4 between Hales Gap and Page. Hearing set for Wednesday before the PSC in Charleston. Railway also seeks discontinuance of Norfolk to West Virginia line service.
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Mullens
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Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Virginian’s Railway
State Public Service Commission
Hales Gap
Mercer County
Page
Fayette County
PSC
Charleston
Railway
Virginia
Norfolk
West Virginia State Line
Railway Brotherhoods
Railway Express
Hinton
Alpoca Family Faces Multitude of Hospital Inquiries
At Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens the Alpoca Davis family has four members under care since May 12. Freeman Davis, 42, was burned in an explosion at Gaston Coal Co.'s Alpeca mine. His wife Jenny was admitted for asthma, aggravated by worry, and their son, 11, underwent emergency appendectomy. Eight-year-old Deloris received six stitches after a coffee can top caused a head wound.
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Davis
Freeman
Gaston Coal Co
Alpeca
Jenny
Jane Murphy Weds Airman Wayne Phillips
Miss Jane Murphy married Airman Wayne Phillips in a Friday ceremony at the Toney Fork home of Rev. Vern Cook. The couple, with Phillips from Maybeury and Murphy of Cyclone, plan for the wife to join him after his Savannah Georgia Air Force Base posting, with a July 15 return date.
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Pineville
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Jane Murphy
Wayne Phillips
Toney Fork
Vern Cook
Raymond Murphy
Cyclone
Maybeury
Sharon Bazzie
Martha Cook
Phillips
Savannah
Oak Hill Man Faces Trial For Stop Sign Violation
George Woods of Oak Hill was summoned to appear before a Hinton magistrate on a charge of failing to observe a stop sign after a State Police arrest.
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Hinton
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George Woods
Oak Hill
Eva Dempsey Marries Maurice H Reynolds in Fayetteville
Miss Eva Alice Dempsey became the bride of Maurice H Reynolds in a 7 p.m. Friday ceremony at the Fayetteville Methodist Church. Rev Cecil Bright performed the double ring rite in the presence of immediate family. The bride wore a pale blue organdy frock with matching accessories and orchid corsage. Attendants for the couple were named.
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Fayetteville
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Eva Alice Dempsey
Maurice H. Reynolds
Fayetteville Methodist Church
I. H. Dempsey
L. C. Reynolds
Cecil Bright
Lewis Funeral Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Robena Ann Lewis 60 Scarbro will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Oak Hill Baptist Church with Reverends Vroom and Kyle officiating. Burial follows at Forrest Hill Cemetery Canton Ohio. Survivors include husband the Rev N T Lewis, father George Swan, brother Howard Swan, son Charles, daughter Catherine Campbell, and five grandchildren. Pallbearers listed: William Rice Earl Christian N B Stover Julis Miller Corliss Caldwell A C Bennett.
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Scarbro
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Robena Ann Lewis
Secarbro
Oak Hill
Peter Vroom
John Kyle
Page
Canton O
Forrest Hill
N. T. Lewis
Scarbro Baptist Church
George Swan
Ashtabula
Ohio
Howard Swan
Canton
Charles
North Augusta
S. C
Catherine Campbell
Baldwin Harbor
Long Island
N. Y
Tyree
William Rice
Earl Christian
N. B. Stover
Julis Miller
Corliss Caldwell
A. C. Bennett
Local Couple Marriage Ties County Officials' Daughter
Mrs Hilda Pridemore and Horace G Hesse wed in a county circle ceremony. Mrs Reynolds serves as secretary to Fayette County Court and the groom acts as maintenance superintendent for the county court house Health Department Building jail 4 H Camp and other county buildings. The couple departed for a southern wedding trip after the ceremony.
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Hilda Pridemore
Horace G. Hesse
Reynolds
Fayette County
Health Department
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Wyoming
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Northfork Council
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Ammar Bros
Chenille
Star Tex
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MT. Hope
Charles Young
Chamber
Mullens Group
Alpoca
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Maurice Reynolds
Eva Dempsey
M. Reynolds
Lewis
Sharon, Pa
The
Missionary Society
Wodern
Sopauf
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