Whitesville to Host Legion Baseball Meet
Whitesville American Legion Post No. 73 announced it will sponsor the Southern District American Legion Baseball Tournament July 31 to Aug 2 at the rebuilt Whitesville recreation field. Area 5 6 7 8 winners will compete. Huntington and Mullens Welch advancing in their areas. All games daytime only due to no lights. Whitesville defend state champions hosting first district event in the area.
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Whtesville
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Whitesville American Legion Post No. 73
Whitesville
American Legion
Whitesville Recreation Field
Huntington
Mullens-Welch
Parkersburg
Altough
James Peneious
Clear Fork
Marsh Fork
Sherman
Paul Delatramon J
Maynard Daniels
Hope CWF Holds Mount Hope Church Meeting
The Christian Woman's Fellowship at Mount Hope Christian Church held a Monday evening meeting led by president Mrs. H. C Brown. Devo tions by Mrs. Robert Andrews featured scripture and theme interpretation. Plans announced include a rummage sale in August and an ice cream supper set for Saturday in the Fellowship Hall with a planning committee and appointed chairs.
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MT Hope
Christian Woman’ Fellowship
Mount Hope Christian Church
H. C Brown
Fred Harless
Robert Andrews
D. B. Hartsaw
Fellowship Hall
R. L Beverly
Page Humphrey
Maude Roby
Bertha Trent
Marvin Beverly
H. C. Brown
Morton Givens
Group Two
Earl Lawson
Oceana Church Group Honors Rebecca Cook
The Oceana Methodist WSCS selects Rebecca Cook two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Earl Cook as honorary member through a district donation. The event notes district gift support, a World Federation program, and plans for a horse show concession stand on Aug. 16 in Oceana along with new group加入s and youth work leadership.
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Oceana
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Womn
Society of Christian Service
Oceania Methodist Church
Rebecca Cook
Earl Cook
Real Society
L. B. Lyns
Madison
Beckley
Wscsit
Rebecca
Vida Chambers
Oceana Wscs
Ruth Atwell
World Federation of Methodist Women
Sylvia Bostic
E. G. Shannon
Rotary
Nimah Shannon
Pearl Wright
Maxine Barret
B. L. Morgan
Phylis Cozort
Ninnah Shannon
Eva Cook
Jerm Shannon
Ora Meadows
Moose Lodge backs West Virginia baseball tourney Whitesville
The Moose Lodge of Whitesville pledges support for the Southern District Baseball Tournament of West Virginia in Whitesville from July 31 to August 2. About 60 players and officials will be welcomed with a teen dance in the ballroom July 31, 8 to 1, with an orchestra and donated soft drinks. The Women of the Moose will chaperone and the American Legion post will run the serving. Ralph Hattie named tournament director to arrange social activities between games.
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Whitesville
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Moose Lodge
American Legion Post
West Virginia
Moose Chapter
Ralph Hattie
Alpoca Burglar Loses His Nerve At Store Break In
Alpoca ANL burglar smashed a front door to enter the Slab Fork Coal Co store but fled without taking merchandise. Store manager Burbridge Adams said nothing appeared missing besides possible groceries and a small cash drawer change. The intruder exited through a side door as miners passed nearby.
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ANL
Slab Fork Coal Co
Burbridge Adams
Adams
Probation Given in Grand Larceny Case at Fayette Circuit Court
Earl DeQuaise of Oak Hill pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was placed on two years probation by Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr. DeQuaise requested probation in the April term and reported Monday for the decision. Toney Adkins, also of Oak Hill and indicted with DeQuaste, saw his probation decision continued to a later date.
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Earl
DeQuaise
Oak Hill
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Fayette Circuit
Toney Adkins
DeQuaste
Luther W. West Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Luther W. West 77 of Jumping Branch are set for 2 p m Thursday at Stenity Baptist Church. West died Tuesday at Hintoh Hospital. Survivors include Georgia West wife four daughters two sons a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The body will lie in state at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton until committal at the family cemetery.
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Jumping Branch
Stenity Baptist Church
Luther W. West
Hintoh Hospital
Oliver Tedder
Roy
Willie Wills
Dewey Wilson
Vest
Jack
Martha Vest
Hinton
Georgia West
W. H. Bowling
Lucille Cole
Nimitz
Rhea Bennett
Shady Spring
Bertha McKinney
Ghent
Cody
Maxwellton
Moody
Arthur
Mabscott
Meadows Rites Set At Kincaid
Funeral services for Paul Clayton Meadows 35 of Ingram Branch are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Kincaid Church of God with Rev. Walter Chandler and Rev. Lilliag Childers officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. Meadows died Monday at Oak Hill Hospital after a lengthy illness. The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill and will be taken to the church one hour before services. Members of the William W. Page Lodge will be pallbearers and conduct graveside rites.
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Oak Hill
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Paul Clayton Meadows
Ingram Branch
Kincaid Church of God
Walter Chandler
Lilliag Childers
High Lawn Memorial Park
Meadows
Oak Hill Hospital
Tyree Funeral Home
William W. Page Lodge
Johnsie Duty Engaged To Wed Samuel Hager
Oceana announces the engagement of Johnsie Hope Duty to Samuel Edward Hager. Plans for a formal wedding at Oceana Methodist Church on August 10 with Rev. Alfie Clendenin officiating. Duty is a 195? Oceana High School graduate active in music and clubs. Hager is a 1957 OHS graduate serving in the Army at Fort Lee Virginia.
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Oceana
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Johnsie Hope Duty
Samuel Edward Hager
Hayes Duty
Hager
Edwin Hager
Kopperston
Oceana Methodist Church
Alfie Clendenin
Beesley
Miss Daly
Oceana High School
Beckley College
OHS
Miss Duty
Future Teachers of America
Future Business Leaders of America
Tribal Council
Music Appreciation Club
Photography Club
Office Force
Oceana Metho
Oceana Rebekahs and IOOF Install Officers in Joint Ceremony
The Oceana Rebekahs No. 61 and Dan Gunnoe Lodge No. 129 held a joint installation Saturday night with Mrs. Imogene Shumate and W. E. Covey as installing officers. About 100 attended as new officers were sworn in, including Ruth Conley and O. B. Henderson. Guests came from several lodges, and W. T. Sheppard spoke of the Gunnoe honor and Pilgrimage of Youth reports. Dinner followed, with many out of town attendees and a piano solo by Mrs. Betty Harvey.
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Dan Gunnoe Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Imogene Shumate
Beckley
W. E. Covey
Fairdale
Oceana Rebekahs No. 61
Ruth Conley
Noble Grand
Eneel Dean
Aimer McClellan
Nell Hendricks
Inside Guardian
Jane King
Outside Guardian
Marie Moore
Ruth Cook
Lala Cook
Virginia Justice
Wanda Gray
Gerard
Mary Bowden
Dan Gunnoe Lodge No
O. B. Henderson
S. A. McClellan
A. M. Hendricks
Virgil Browning
Thomas D. Canterbury
Ocel Bowden
Harley Pack
Okey Cook
E. G. Cook
John Blankenship
Wiles Brooks
Lennie Toler
Co. A. Daney
Vice
Grand
Sid Dalton
Paul Saunders
Oley Clay
Vice Grand
Betty Harvey
Ceremocutes
R. C. Henderson
Earl D. Humphrey
Trap Hill Lodge
James FE. Smith
Kyle Davis
Greater Beckley
Arthur Porter
Russell Pegram
Frank Bower
Sophia Lodge
Lon Stewart
Ed McMillion
Ward Stewart
H. E. McGraw
Dinnie Laffert
Roy Lafferty
Pinegrove Lodge
Mary Smith
Ora Pierce
Bertha Taylor
Pansy Williams
Johnsie Wheeler
Mae Brammer
Silver Star
Georgia Richard
Chessie Henderson
Chessie McGraw
Loudema Covey
Deboran Lodge
Glen Daniel
Dorthe Potram
Blanche Turner
Elizabeth Herford
Ada Johnson
Golden Gate
Ravencliff
W. T. Sheppard
Grocer Slams Home Drinks Tax On Children
Willard Scurlock of Beckley West Virginia rails against a home drinks tax forcing him to charge kids extra pennies. He appeals to repeal the tax and invites readers to write to the Virginia Grocery Trade Taxpayers Association in Huntington to join the effort.
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Willard
Scurlock
King Sweet
Beckley
W. Va
Virginia Grocery Trade Taxpayers Association
P.O. Box
Huntington
Scarbro Garden Club to Picnic at W. J. Spradlin Home
Scarbro Garden Club plans a picnic at the home of Mrs. W. J. Spradlin for its next meeting. Members created arrangements for the program Beautiful Arrangement and distributed new year books.
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Oak Hill
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Scarbro Garden Club
W. J. Spradlin
J. R. Price
E. Henderson
Charles Smith
Alexander Doris
Gordon Hendrickson
C. L. Garvin
W. B. Errington
W. P. Hodges
W.C. Bishop
Ben Gooch
Emma Hepler
Kenton Thompson
Mike Vargo Jr
W.T. Craft
J. L. Pettit
Johnson Gets Verdict In Fayette Court Suit
A Fayette County Circuit Court jury awarded possession of equipment to A A Johnson of Minden against Lillian Skaggs in the Ton Hat Billiard Hall case in Fayetteville. The report also notes a separate damage suit involving Marie Mills and C C Pennington stemming from an April 1957 automobile accident near Beckley in Crab Orchard.
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Fayetteville
Johnson
Minden
Montgomery
Fayette County
Jonnsak
Lillian Skaggs
C. C. Pennington
Oak HM
Marie Mills
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Auto Collision Reported in East Pineville
Wyoming County Sheriff Bert Short and deputies investigated a Monday night auto collision in East Pineville. A 1937 model owned by C. P. Kelly Maltens and a station wagon owned by O. C. Casteel were involved. Casteel’s vehicle was shoved into his yard as he backed from his driveway. Damages were not learned.
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Pineville
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Wyoming
Bert Short
East Pineville
C. P. Kelly
Maltens
O. C. Casteel
Casteel
Whitesville Fire Department Receives New Whistle
The Whitesville Fire Department has received a donated large whistle from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. It is being considered for installation in the west end of Whitesville while the current unit remains atop the Valley Funeral Home in the east end. Fire Chief C. E. Stump Jr announced the donation and location search.
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Whitesville
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Whitesvilel Fire Department
Vailey
Whites
Iwille
C. E. Stump
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Buntee
Minden Woman Charged In Stabbing Of Husband
Mrs. Lainie Mae Walker 42 of Minden waived to the September grand jury after arraignment on a charge of stabbing her husband Clarence Walker at his home at 10 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to Oak Hill Hospital with a serious chest wound. Deputy sheriffs Crouch and O Boyle arrested her. she posted a $1,000 bond.
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Fayetteville
Lainie Mae Walker
Minden
Virgil Lyons
Clarence
Walker
Oak Hill
Railway Employe Dies Of Attack In Mullens
John F. Roland a 54 year old Virginian and railway employe died at about 6 13 pm Tuesday at his Virginia Street home after suffering an apparent heart attack while mowing the lawn He had returned home from work as a truck radar operator and had eaten dinner Roland born in Danville Va had served with the railroad for 34 years his duties once included call boy laborer His wife Ruth a former principal of Conley Elementary School Mullens is at his side and arrangements with Robertson and Foglescuc Funeral Home are incomplete
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Mullens
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John FE
Roland
Virginian Railway
Virginia Street
Ruth
Princeton
Danville
Rowland
Rainelle Trooper Talks To Meadow Bridge Kiwanis
Cpl S E Trivett of the West Virginia State Police spoke on Safe Driving at a Meadow Bridge Kiwanis Club meeting in the school dining room. Guests included Trooper Burke Cassell and Meadow Bridge constable Jerry Goheen with Beckley Kiwanis visitors Jerome Van Meter Harry Sessions and Roy Lucas.
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S. E. Trivett
State Police Department of
Rainelle
Kiwanis Club
Ralph Malcom
Meadow Bridge Methodist Church
Trivett
Erma Patterson
Myrtle McClanahan
Burke Cassell
Jerry Goheen
Phill Daniels Jr
Jerome van Meter
Harry Sessions
Roy Lucas
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Pax Personal Notices From Pax to Hampton Roads Area
Mr and Mrs David Humphrey and children Stevie and Barbara Elizabeth return to Norfolk after visiting Mrs Barbara Canterbury and Mr and Mrs Ray Humphrey. Frank Tyree and Elaine visit Larry Tyree in Huntington. Miss Dorothy Aliff and Mrs Nell Humphrey visit Pax relatives with Jackie Aliff. Jim Hunter returns from Zanesville Ohio after visiting son Dan Hunter. E C Smith and Ison Dickie of Chicago visit family in Pax en route to Charleston then Illinois. Mrs Newsome accompanies her son and daughter in law to Charleston where she visits until Thursday.
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Pax
David Humphrey
Stevie
Barbara Elizabeth
Norfolk
Barbara Canterbury
Ray Humphrey
Frank Tyree
Elaine
Larry Tyree
Huntington
Tams
Dorothy Aliff
E. C. Smith
Ison
Dickie
Chicago
Ill
Margaret Newsome
Herman Davis
Charleston
C. E. Ashley
Illinois
Austin Hudson
Widen
Two Greene Daughters Wed in Separate Ceremonies
In Pineville a family announces two daughters marriages. Joyce Marie Greene wed Maurice Winston Balderson on July 12 at First Baptist Church in Washington D C. Patsy Ann Greene married Bill Leroy Thorse on July 16 at Pineville Presbyterian Church, officiated by Rev Norman K Morgan.
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Pineville
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Virgil Greene
Joyce Marie Greene
Maurice Winston Balderson
First Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Pineville Presbyterian Church
Patsy Ann
Bill Leroy ‘Thorse
Quinwood
Norman Ik. Morgan
Reunion to be held for McClanahan and Goddard families
The Goddant home in Backus will host the McClanahan and Goddard reunion on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Speakers will discuss family history and activities include singing. Attendees are invited to bring a basket lunch and enjoy the day.
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Backus
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Hove
L. E. Goddant
McClanahan and Goddard
Slashing Victim Lodged In Jail In Oak Hill
Kathry n Moore of Beckley, 47, was jailed in Raleigh County on charges of carrying a pistol and intoxication after being treated at Oak Hill Hospital for slash wounds. She was moved to protect from her attacker Ruby Ronce, who faces felonious assault charges.
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Oak Hill
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Kathryn Moore
Beckley
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Moore
I. B. Janney
Bill Murdock
Sheriff’s Office
Women's Club Tours Gardens in Pineville Event
The Rock Castle Garden Club of Pineville toured Okey McCourt Bailey Murph addition gardens and viewed the McCourt lawn area. Officers led the meeting at First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with hostesses Mrs Opie Casteel and Mrs Tony Cline. An August all day workshop by Mrs John Earnest of Welter was announced for the public, with a 50 cent admission and guests to bring their own containers and flowers.
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Pineville
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Okey
McCourt
Bailey-Murphy
Rock Castle Garden Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Opie Casteel
Tony Cline
Claude A. Pancake
James Dow Cook
John Earnest
Weler
Deeds Recorded in Wyoming County Transfers Total Nine
Nine property deeds were recorded in Wyoming County Clerk's office. Emanuel Catros transfers to Sophia Bouzas Lot 2 3 in Lester addition to Oveana. W M Ritter Lumber Co transfers to Albert L Maynard and Jerline Maynard Lot 32 Coal Mountain Subdivision No 1 for about 2000 dollars. Eastern Gas and Fuel Co to Kelly Development Co includes multiple lots in Kopperston. Trustees transfer near Pineville for about 1517 dollars. Several transfers involve the Rutherford and Huff Creek districts with sums around 300 to 500 dollars.
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Pineville
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Wyoming County
Emanuel Catros
Sophia Bouzas
Lester
Oveana
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Albert L. Maynard
Jerline Maynard
Coal Mountain Subdivision
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company
Kelly Development Company
Kopperston
Robert Bailey
C. S. Worrell
W. M. Ritterbuster Co
Hilda M. Brooks
William T. Brooks
Kathleen Conley
Dallas Conley
Frank F. Davis
Roxie Davis
Rutherford Addition
Helie Morgan
Buna Morgan
Kennis and
Gertrude Cline
Huff Creek
Edith Cline
Russell B. Cline
Woodrow Cline
Minnie Cline
Loney Violet Trent
Boyer Trent
Bowie and
Zola Church
Laurel Fork
Clear ‘Fork
E. H. Kerns
Galena Kerns
J W. A. Davis
Maxine Davis
Raymond Gilmore
Violet Marie Gilmore
Minerva Webb
McGraw City
Birth announced for Barbara Gale Cook in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Billie Joe Cook of Pineville announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Gale born at 1 30 p m weighing six pounds six ounces The mother is the former Elizabeth Walker of Oceana
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Pineville
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Billie Joe Cook
Barbara Gale
Cook
Elizabeth Walker
Oceana
Tech Announces Five Benedum Scholarships
Five freshmen Benedum scholarships awarded by the college scholarship committee at Tech. Recipients: Franklin W. Cumbow Hill Top Mount Hope High. Linda K. Malcomb Cowen Cowen High. Janice Sue Parker Clendenin Clendenin High. Ann Keo Pritt Union Union High. Douglas A. Williams Trout Williamsburg High. Foundation funds total 6.5 current. Second year of awards at Tech.
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Montgomery
West Virginia
Tech
Franklin W. Cumbow
Hill Top
Mount Hope High
Linda K. Malcomb
Cowen
Cowen High
Janice Sue Parker
Clendenin
Clendenin High
Ann Keo Pritt
Union
Union High
Douglas A. Williams
Trout
Williamsburg High
Reunion at Dempsey Community Chapel in Fayetteville
A reunion for current and former residents and friends of the Dempsey Community Route 1 Fayetteville will be held at Doggett Chapel, a nearly century-old Methodist church. An all day program of singing and services will start before a noon basket picnic on church grounds. All former members and friends are invited.
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Fayetteville
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Doggett Chapel
Route 1
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Fayette County Land Transfers Recorded In Fayetteville
Fayette County Clerk records show numerous property transfers with approximate prices. Names include Shaffer Stone Simpon Thomas Barger Coleman Kitchen Mount Hope Lumber Park and others with multiple lots in Ansted Mount Hope Montgomery Oak Hill and Quinnimont District. Prices range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
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Fayetteville
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Fayette County
Fred
Delphia Shaffer
Jesse L
Hilda E. Stone
Pritt
Homer E
Roxie L. Simpson
Gilbert L
Gladys N. Thomas
Ansted
LeRoy
Ruby Shuff
Herbert L. Holecomb
Minden Road
J. K
Icie Whitlock
Lewis FE
Robert L. Dorsey
Marrs Branch
Bernice C. Christian
Durell W
Edna K. Barger
Mount Hope
Mze
Laurence Coleman
Violet
J. W. Kitchen
Scrabble Creek
Mount Hope Lumber Co
Ronald Snyder
Huse Memorial Park
Montgomery National Bank
Montgomery
Union Carbide Corp
Parker M
Mvrie B. McElwain
Alloy
Henry and
Clara Mae
Mary Salazar
Minden
Roscoe
Vicstoria Castle
Arbuckle Creek
Basil
Luta J. Smith
Jessie E
Alma F. Smith
New River Subdivision
William 2
Erma Fearell
Elmer Lee
Nora Feazell
Laurel Creek
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Danny Miller
Qak Hii
Falkenstien Returns Home After Pineville Weekend
Robert E. Falkenstien returned to his Alexandria Virginia home following a weekend with his family at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Ellison in Pineville.
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Pineville
Robert E. Falkenstien
Alexandria
Carl Ellison
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