Helen Lambert Weds Sgt Jerry Hickok at Herndon Heights
Miss Helen Gay Lambert became the bride of Sgt Jerry L. Hickok in a 7 PM ceremony at the Hickok home in Herndon Heights. The couple, both Herndon High graduates, plan to reside in Bud until join husband at Fort Bragg after a Smoky Mountains honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon Heights
RNS
Helen Gay Lambert
Jerry L. Hickok
Gordon Hickok
Orville Belcher
Isaac Lambert
Mrs Lambert
Bud
Dewey McKinney
Pineville
Basil White
Hickok
Sgt
Fort Bragg
N. C
Rare Boone landmark torn down for bank project
Madison RNL reports the second oldest Boone County home, the 1891 St. Clair Ballard house on State Street, was demolished to clear land for the Boone National Bank building. The two story structure once housed Ballard family members and related heirs, with the property later owned by the bank in 1958. only the William Thompson house on Ruckers remains older at 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Douton Stollings
Boone County
Dennis Stollings
Madison
William Thompson
Ruckers
Area Hospital Treats Miners and Others in Juries
Five injured at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens including two miners. Ernest Wagner, 25, sprained his ankle at the Tralee mine while carrying a tie. Leonard Mayse, 35, of Covel bruised his right foot when his stirrup caught on the Deer Field mine floor. Eliza Clay, 50, of Corinne cut her right hand chopping weeds. Charles Becklehimer, 12, of Stephenson sustained multiple cuts and bruises in a bicycle crash. Jimmy Phillips, 11, of Soulsville cut his left thumb while chopping wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wagner
Allen Junction
Tralee
Leonard Rudolph Mayse
Covel
Deerfield
Corinne
Eliza Clay
Charles Ray Becklehimer
Stephenson
Jimmy Phillips
Soulsville
Visiting in Hawaii from Kanawha and Pineville
Mrs. W. F. Manning of Oceana and her aunt Mrs. Mae S. Belcher of Pineville left Kanawha Aimort Monday for Hawaii. They planned a layover in Los Angeles where they were joined by Mrs. Elizabeth Harper of Beckley, then flew to Honolulu arriving 3 30 p m Tuesday. They will visit Manning's son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Tom O Connell and their year old Becky. O Connell serves in the Navy and is stationed in Hawaii for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Kanawha Aimort
Charleston
Hawaii
W. F. Manning
Oceana
Mae S. Belcher
Los Angeles
Calif
Elizabeth Harper
Beckley
Honolulu
Manning
Tom O'Connell
Becky
O'Connell
Navy
L. G. Watts
Morganton
N. C
K. E. Shannon
Clearfork
Watts
First Church of God
Baileysville
Bob Cline
Danny
Coal Mountain
Lee Short
Luther Lester
Brenda
Rusty
Brenton
Hubert Adams
J. D. Bailey
John Hedrick
Robert Bailey
Connie Hedrick
Susan Bailey
Jim Pratt
Marie Morgan
Portsmouth
Jim Meadows
Ruth Joyce
Davy
Norman Childers Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Norman Childers will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kopperston Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Wiley Brooks. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. The 51-year-old Kopperston resident died at Pinecrest Sanitarium in Beckley at 3 a.m. Sunday. He was a member of Pineville Lodge No. 138, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Lodge of Perfection at Logan, and the Beni Kedem Temple in Charleston. Masonic rites will be at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Norman Childers
Wiley Brooks
Kopperston Presbyterian Church
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley
Pineville Lodge No. 138
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Lodge of Perfection
Logan
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Reunion Held by 1940 Nuttall High Graduates
A reunion of five members of the 1940 graduating class of Nuttall High School was hosted at the residence of Mrs. Homer McGraw. Attendees included Mrs. Cletus Winebrinner Gauley Bridge Mrs. William Groom and children Billy and Margaret Mechanicsville Md Mrs. Woodrow Brackens and daughter Carrie Kent Victor and Mrs. Herbert McGraw and children Ellen Jane David and Mary Ann Hico. Mrs. McGraw served luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HICO
RNS
Nuttall High School
Homer McGraw
Cletus Winebrinner
Gauley Bridge
William Groom
Billy and
Margaret
Mechanicsville
Woodrow Brackens
Carrie Kent
Victor
Herbert McGraw
Ellen Jane
David
Mary Ann
McGraw
Fellowship Dinner Honors Pastor and Wife at Oceana Church
A fellowship dinner at the Oceana Methodist Church honored the new pastor and his wife the Rev. and Mrs. Art Carter. The Methodist Youth Fellowship led the program and provided special songs. Hostesses from the church special activities committee organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Oceana Methodist Church
Art Carter
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church
Postmaster Nominations Sent to Senate by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower sent postmaster nominations to the U.S. Senate listing West Virginia candidates Helen L. Buchanan of Gilbert in Wyoming County and Dodd M. Fisher of Mount Storm, Wyoming County, along with the Mount Storm postmaster nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
West Virginia
Helen L. Buchanan
Gilbert
Wyoming County
Dodd M. Fisher
Mount Storm
Garden Club Picnic Draws 59 Attendees in Mullens
Laurel Garden Club held a family picnic at Community Park Maple Avenue with 59 members and guests. A farmer's fair awarded ribbons for top flower and vegetable entries including Gladioli Dahlia Phlox Roses Marigold Zinnia Snapdragons Lily Pinks and a Best of Show for Ray Tolers vegetable arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordham
Marigold
W. A. Davis
Zennia
Roger Pritchett
Pritchett
Lily
Hattie Kingdon
Ray Toler
N. D. Trent
M. M. Shumate
Women's Fellowship Plans August Event
The Mount Hope Christian Church Women's Fellowship met Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Room. President Morton Givens led the business session as the group discussed the annual rummage sale and finalized plans for the Ice Cream Festival on Aug 22. Guest Mrs Thomas Gough of Evansville, Ind attended along with several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Christian Women's Fellowship of the
Mount Hope Christian Church
Morton Givens
Fellowship Room
Margaret Midrowsky
R. E. Ribble
A. D. Moseley
Bill McGraw
Bertha Trent
J. B. Helton Jr
Circle No. 1
Madge Tissue
H. C. Brown
Marvin Beverley
Nellie Megimose
D. B. Hartsow
Edward Harless
Pearl Mee
Wiener Roast Set for Mount Hope Church Yard
Mrs. Neilson Davis announces Philothea Class of Mount Hope Christian Church will hold a wiener roast Monday at 6 30 p m in the yard of her Broad Street home in Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Neilson Davis
Philothea
Mount Hope Christian Church
Broad Street
Summer Pastor Assumes Duties at Fayetteville Church
The Rev Robert Douglas Justice of Charleston begins as summer pastor of Fayetteville Advent Christian Church at 121 Harvey Street. He attends Berkshire Christian College Lenox Massachusetts and will graduate next June. He plans to continue pastoral work at the Fayetteville church with wife Elizabeth and one year old daughter Lori. Services: Sunday school 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Sunday 7:30 p.m. evening and Wednesday 7:39 p.m. prayer services.
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Fayetteville
RNS
McGraw Family Holds Sixth Annual Reunion
About 300 people attended the sixth annual McGraw family reunion Sunday at Milam Methodist Church McGraws. A Sunday School hour was followed by group singing. Mary McGraw gave a prayer, Horace McGraw welcomed attendees, and Rev. O A Lamb delivered the sermon. Lunch was served in the McGraws grade school gymnasium due to bad weather.
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McGraws
ANS
McGraw
Milam Methodist Church
Mary McGraw
Horace McGraw
O. A. Lamb
Canterbury Hopkins Attend Akron Funeral of Walter Ormes
Mrs J O Canterbury Gavandotte Ave and Mrs C C Hopkins Danville returned from Akron Ohio after attending the funeral of their brother in law Walter V Ormes and visiting their sister Mrs Ormes the former Opal G Meade Beckley. Ancient Peruvians used the quipu knot system to read by touch.
Fayetteville court settles trials as jury dismissed
Fayette Circuit Court dismissed its jury for Monday as all scheduled trials were settled. Three men pleaded guilty and sought probation: Stanley Neal 31 of Victor with breaking and entering charges plus Clarence Plumley and Arnold Migner address unknown. Kenneth Stover of Minden pleaded guilty to copper wire theft and requested probation. probation rulings await next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Stanley Neal
Victor
Clarence Plumley
Arnold Migner
Kenneth Stover
Minden
New River
Pocahontas
Stewart Smith To Speak At Workshop
Stewart H. Smith president of Marshall College will headline a four day education workshop opening Sunday at Camp Caesar Webster County More than 100 participants from education labor civic clubs business and professional ranks attend the conference sponsored by the West Virginia Education Assn Dr Charles Bish Washington DC director of the project on the academically talented for the National Education Assn will speak Wednesday at a public session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Stewart H. Smith
Marshall College
Camp Caesar
Webster County
West Virginia Education Assn
Charles Bish
Washington D. C
National Education Assn
Oak Hill Personal notices summarize local movers
Mrs. Frederick J. Samuels flies to Sembach Germany to join her husband Airman Frederick J. Samuels for a three year assignment. Karen Cobb visits sister Kay in Washington DC for the summer. Kenneth Burgess and children Kenny Lee Kevin visit Oak Hill. Burgesses recently moved to Kentucky from Oak Hill, accompanied by Miss Wanda Yeck. Mrs. John Lusk and family from Baltimore Md visit L M Miller family in Martin Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
Frederick J. Samuels
Sembach
Germany
John Samuels
River Avenue
Samuels
John Dixon
Mayfair Avenue
Karen Cobb
Kay
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Burgess
Kenny Lee
Kevin
Covington, Ky
Burgesses
Kentucky
Wanda Yeck
John Lusk
Baltimore, Md
L. M. Miller
Martin Avenue
McGraws Personal News and Family Visitors
H J Dad McGraw, age 89, is seriously ill at his daughter Naomi Sadler’s home. Weekend visitors include Full and Norma Brown with Crockett Brown, and D E Saxon family. Nancy Hash and Pam of Bristol, Tenn., visit Ott Brown’s home. Mrs Rossie McCoy and sons from Baltimore are visiting relatives. Jack McGraw and wife welcomed a fourth child, Daniel Mark. McGraw family returned from Wyoming General Hospital Mullens with the baby. MSgt John Brizen Dine Jr. and family, Camp Lejeune, NC, visit Lon Shumate family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
McGraws
Jack McGraw
Daniel Mark
McGraw
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
John Brizendine Jr
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Lon Shumate
Fayetteville
Rns
Donald K. Davis
P. K. Davis
Rockford, Ill
W. T. Wilson
Maple Ave
H. O. Boley
South Charleston
L. D. Lucas
Maple Avenue
George Kettlewell
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Sam King and Sons
Mark and
David
Linda Pridemore
Columbus
Ohio
Connie Jo Smith
Boomer
R. F. Craige
Lindbergh Avenue
J. A. Crosier
Wirt Phillips
H. G. Semon
Cowen
Linda Smith
Emily Semon
Wiliam Tully Land
Mary Ann
Tim
Betsy
Tucson
Ariz
L. L.diehl
Beckwith
L. S. Tully
Sandra Baker
Jean Hamilton
Lee Akers
Cleveland
J. L. Camden
Lynchburg
Charles Reynolds
L. C. Reynolds
William
Naval Bast
Jacksonville
Fla
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Dewey Hoye
Mary
Nancy
F. G. Janutolo
Marietta
Harold Jones
Mount Hope Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Mount Hope residents and relatives are listed visiting family in Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Summersville Beckley Beckley Summersville and Detroit. Several couples and individuals travel for weddings, honeymoons, hospital visits, and family gatherings across Ohio Virginia Beach Myrtle Beach and other locales involving Puckett Lawton Probst Bolen Beirne Perrinne Nico sia and Stahll families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Hazel Harless
E. T. Mullins
Hinton
Roy Brewer
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Charles Puckett
Sonja Jane
M. E. Puckett
Zanesville
Ohio
Bob Jordan
Sally
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
I. O. Shumate
Donald
Jack Burnett
Rainelle
Burnetts
Cecil Allen
Savannah
Allen
Lavenia Burnett
Kathy Probst
Clarence Probst
Chicago
Ill
Mike Bolen
Tommy Lawton
Jack Lawton
Phil, Beckley
Probst
June Lawton
Bill Eans
Pam
Billy
Claudia Ann
Dunbar
Aubrey Blake
Okey Eans
Pete Beirne
Margaret Puckett
Stella Beirne
Summersville
Pete Pine
Mary Kathryn Powers
Bluefield
Tom Stah
Judy
Beth
Baltimore
Blaine Smith
Frances
Camp Allegheny
Stah
Oak Hill Hospital
Anna Cope
Pat Garrett
St. Louis
Wallace LaMaster
Barnes Hospital
Edward Boyd
Woodrow Boyd
Kilsyth
I. J. Boyd
Dean McAnnich
Mount Carmel
Paul Wills
Forest Hills
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Bud Jennings
Charlotte
N. C
Jennie Thomson
Jimmie
Williamson
Jennings
Ann Thomson
William B. McCoy
Arthur Kelley
Logan
Kelley
McCoys
Darrell Williams
Darrell Jr
Karen Sue
Detroit
Mich
W. W. Bolen
Williams
Janice Bolen
Tom Rodgers
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Board probes college presidencies amid tuition ruling
Charleston AP The West Virginia State College visit and interviews for Concord College president fill the State Board of Education two day agenda. A registrar committee recommendation on in state versus out of state tuition defines fees. The Concord vacancy followed Virgil Stewart’s July 15 resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia State College
Institute
Concord College
State Board of Education
West Virginia
Shepherd
Potomac State
Concord
Bluefield State
West Virginia Tech
Virgil Stewart
Stewart
Kanawha County School Board
Baileysville Personal Notes From a Weekend Gatherings
Baileysville items report Jimmy Adams critically ill in a Detroit hospital with wife Faye Hodge by his side. Luther Avent hospitalized at University of Virginia with wife Mrs. Avent. their son Eddie and Denny and Mrs. Denny Clay returned from Charlottesville. Various local visits follow including family and travel news across Baileysville and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
BNS
Jimmy Adams
Oceana
Detroit
Mich
Faye Hodge
Luther Avent
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Margaret Cooper
Dale Cooper
Mann Memorial Hospital
Margie Hylton Faces Hearing
Margie Hylton, 28, of Mount Hope, posted bond and awaits arraignment before Magistrate Virgil Lyons on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident and hazardous driving. The July 15 crash involved her southbound car hitting a towed vehicle and a northbound car driven by Walter Bailey near the Mountaineer Drive In near Glen Jean, with about $3,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Margie Hylton
Mount Hope
Virgil Lyons
Lyons
Fayetteville Social Notes Highlight Wide Travel and Guests
Fayetteville personals list guests and visitors from Ohio, Illinois, Arizona and Florida. Families from Rockford, Columbus, Cleveland, Beckwith and Beckwith hosts welcome relatives and friends, with campers and travelers staying at Maple Avenue homes and local hospitals mentioned.
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Helen Lambert
Sgt. J. Hickok
Rare Boone Landmark
U.S. Senate
Kirk Douglas
Anthony Quinn
Hal Walus
Gun Hill
Garden Club
Women’s Fellowship
NeM/LOXON
LOXON
Alderson, W. Va
Johnson & Gwinn
Arnette
W. Va
Warren Jarrell
Builder's Howe. & Lumber CO
Beaver, W. Va
Fairdale Grocery & Appliance
Fayetteville, W. Va
Janutolo & CO
Itmann
Itmann Colliery
Marlinton, W. Va
Peoples Store & Supply CO
Oceana Lumber & Supply CO
Odd, W. Va
ODD Grocery
Rainelle, W. Va
Rainelle Dept. Store
Sandstone, W. Va
Simmons
Slab Fork, W. Va
Slab Fork Coal CO
Union, W. V. Baxter & CO
White Sulphur Springs
C. A. Gum Dept
Larry Swanigan
West Virginia National Guardsmen
Swanigan
150Th Armored Cavalry
Fort Knox
Arthur F. Burdiss
Mullens and
Herndon
Cary Grant
Deborah Kerr
Stewart Smith
McGraws Personals
June Allyson
David Niven
MY Man
AO Og
Mt. Hope
Walt Disney
TC ‘Kovsky
Wonder Haire
Princess Aurora
Sleeping Technirama
Futna Ware
Ms Osiroution CO. NC
FEA. Ires
West Liberty State
Ferman Berkhead
Tommy
Harley Pack
Billy Pack
Raymond Short
Griffith
Enterprise
Ala
Cpl
Coy
Hash Jr
Hash
Camp Rucker
Nancy Griffith
Man
Clifford Morgan
Powell Morgan
Loretha Morgan
Fanrock
Mountain Air Drive-In
Glen Jear
Debbie Reynolds
Johanssen Vs
Screaming
Mimi
Anita Ekberg
Phil Carey
Tterson
Jill Corey
Paul Hampton
Dennis Morgan
Paula Raymond
Beckley Open Air Theatre
Stanaford Road
Rita Hayworth
Burt Lancaster
Ory
Desire Under the Elms
Sophia Loren
Anthony Perkins
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