School Levy Election Today in Boone Whitesville
Boone County residents vote today on continuing a special school levy funding building work free text books and employer social security for school staff. The measure totals 485000 with varied local property tax rates and will run three more years if approved.
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Boone
Whitesville
BNS
Boone County
C. D. Tamplin
Boone County Board of Education
Sylvester
Rock Creek
Comfort
Foster Foster
Ramage Schoo
Nellis
Danville
Van
Seth
Sherman High School
Scott High School
Eris Jones
Ray Williams
Kathleen Cooper
Orpha Stringer
Rosetta Perdue
Mrs. L. A. Davis
Edith Keeney
Rites Saturday For Charles Fox
Funeral services for Charles Dill ard Fox 58 Meadow Bridge a coal miner will be at 1 p m Saturday at Meadow Bridge Methodist Church with Rev Homer Elkins officiating Burial will follow in the Fox cemetery at Crickmer Fox died Wednesday after a long illness Born November 4 1897 in Backus he was the son of the late C A and Elizabeth Harrah Fox Survivors include three daughters Helen Martin Betty Jo Shumate and Ella Mae Fox one son Jack two sisters Mary Cox and Eddy Neal two brothers Robert and Erskine and four grandchildren The body lies at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle and will be moved to the church one hour before the service.
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Meadow Bridge
RNS
Charles Dillard Fox
Homer Elkins
Fox
Crickmer
Backus
C.A
Elizabeth Harrah Fox
Helen Martin
Betty “Jo Shumate
Newton Falls
Ohio
Ella Mae Fox
New York City
Jack
Mary Cox
Cincinnati
Eddy Neal
Bristol
Robert
Crickmer and
Erskine
Richmond
Ind
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Co-Op Directors To Plan Meeting In Oak Hill
Oak Hill June 8 6 30 p m meeting planned by the Board of Directors for Southern States Farm Home Advisory Committee and local directors. Retiring this year are William Rhodes Beckwith E L Clower Fayetteville. Committee retirees include Mrs H F Shaffer Mount Hope and Mrs E C Myles Fayetteville. Other members listed include Basil H Stinett Oak Hill Glendon River W C Warner Thomas Beil all of Fayetteville and H F Shaffer Mount Hope.
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Oak Hill
Southern
Southern States Farm Home Advisory Committee
William Rhodes
Beckwith
E. L. Clower
Fayetteville
Farm Home Advisory Committee
H. F. Shaffer
Mount Hope
E. C. Myles
Basil H. Stinett
Glendon River
W. C. Warner
Thomas Beil
Glendon Riner
W. G. Brooks
J. E. Duncan
J. G. Baker
Oak Hill Lions At Convention
Seven Oak Hill Lions Club members planned to attend the state Lions convention in Beckley from today through Sunday. Delegates include Dr. James H. Shelton and William Moore among others. Moore and Ray Singer will attend the international convention in Miami June 27 to 30. Two Collins High School students, Sue McPherson and Danny Christian, were chosen for Camp Horseshoe sponsorship. A Ladies Night is set for June 14 at White Oak Country Club with District 29-W Governor Donald P. Krisher expected to attend and install officers.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Lions Club
Beckley
James H. Shelton
William Moore
R. E. Cavendish
Ray Singer
John Frisk
Frank Thomas
J. R. McDonald
Miami
Fla
Moore
Singer
Collins High School
Sue McPherson
Danny Christian
White Oak Country Club
Donald P. Krisher
District 29-W
Whitesville Personal News and Local Incidents
Whitesville notes report several hospital visits as Mrs Thomas Cartwright Birchton is treated for a kidney ailment at Charleston General Hospital and Mrs William Wall returns home from New Memorial Hospital. Barthie Sheets is admitted to Kanawha Valley Hospital after a hemorrhage, then treated at Whitesville. Baptism planned at White Oak Church Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev J W Caves from Sylvester, as Mrs J W Caves returns home after throat infection treatment. An automobile owned by Clyde Burgess of Ameagle was damaged by fire in front of Ford Haven Store, Whitesville, quickly contained. Mrs Luther Clark remains a patient at New Memorial Hospital in Charleston.
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Whitesville
Thomas Cartwright Birchton
Charleston General Hospital
William Wall
New Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Barthie Sheets
Edwight
Kanawha Valley Hospital
W. L. Barbour
Luther Clark
Keith
Clyde Burgess
Ameagle
Ford Haven
White Oak Church
J. W. Caves
Sylvester
Fayetteville safety contest winners named by Fayette Council
The Fayette Council of Holmes Safety Association announced winners in the April accident prevention contest. Oakwood mine, New River Co. led Group I with three lost-time accidents in 63,645 hours and a 46.97 frequency. Garden Ground mine, New River Co. topped Group II with one lost-time accident in 59,570 hours and 16.78. Ames mine, Ames Mining Co., led Group III by greatest exposure with 24,593 hours and 40.55 frequency. other Group III mines posted varied accidents and hours.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
Oakwood
Garden Ground
New River Co
Ames
The
Ames Mining Co
Fayette Council of Holmes Safety Association
Oakwood Mine
Kaymoor
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Summerlee
Minden
Beards Fork
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Lochgelly
Brooklyn
Southern Coals Corp
Whipple
Meadow Bridge Personal News Bids Westward Tour
Meadow Bridge residents report Mrs. Dan E. Cox and her sister Mrs. Hubert Neff depart for a 30 day western visit to meet relatives including Col. and Mrs. Joseph W. O Connell in Chandler Arizona and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hamrick of Van Nuys California. others update family and travel plans across the region.
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Meadow Bridge
Rns
Dan E. Cox
Hubert Neff
Lilly Park
Rainelie
Joseph W. O'Connell
Chandler
Ariz
Gene Hamrick
van Nuys
Calif
Teddy Thomas
Ronceverte Hospital
Warren D. Thomas
Ronceverte
Carl Patton
Frank
Ronald Arritt
Fletcher Arritt
Fayetteville
Rosetta
Eva Parker
Washington, D. C
Sadie Parker
Charles Jeffries
Ballard Shuck
Jeffries
Flint
Mich
Nancy
Vernia
Joe Holliday Jr
Joseph III
Arlington
Joe Holliday
Lelia Holliday
Uruguayan Warden Visits Mill Point
Carlos Tuboras of Montevideo, Uruguay, visits Mill Point Federal Prison Camp to study American correctional methods. He will inspect eastern facilities. 26 years in prison work. He notes Uruguay education is free, American cars costly, and livestock and grain key to his country’s livelihood. He admires religious freedom in the United States.
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Mill Point
ANS
Carlos Tuboras
Montevideo
Uruguay
South America
W. F. Anderson
Tuboras
United States
Lawyers’ College of Montevideo
America
Taboras
Priest Elected Head of Club for 1956 57
The Rev. Father Donald B. Duncan was chosen president of the Oak Hill Civitan Club for 1956 57 at a Hotel Hill dinner. He succeeds John W. Perry Jr. and will be aided by Ferris Aide as vice president and other officers and directors. An installation is planned for June with new duties starting July 1 and a hamburger fry set for Wednesday at Beckwith 4 H Camp.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Donald B. Duncan
Police on the Job: Iowa Woman Gets Ball Ticket
A 73 year old Des Moines woman with a $30 monthly income called police to request a ticket to the annual policemen's ball. She recalled a past incident when a stranger pounded at her door and two officers arrived after she called. Officers later delivered a complimentary ball ticket to her home.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pineville Folks Send Guests and Return Home
Pineville residents hosted extended family and friends from Beatrice Mullens Charleston and Huntington over the week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. Pierce Rose and Byron Rose from Pineville and Mrs. Thomas Cook of Key Rock.
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Pineville
Rns
E. Pierce Rose
Byron
Thomas Cook
Key Rock
Glen Burnie
Ray Cook
James Compton
Linda
Brenton
Haskell Cook
Baileysville
E. A. Blankenship
East Pineville
Oscar Price
Mullens
E. W. Worrell
Grace Schaeppi
Charles A. Shields
Sarah Chadwell
Clara Sorcery
Beatrice
Ned
Ted Wolfe
Cabin Creek
Charleston
Fred H. Shannon
Wolfe
Marshall College
Huntington
C. M. Shipman
Mary Lou
St. Albans
Pimeville
Eddie Crews
Jack Shipman
Robert Bailey
Bobby
Sharyn Worrell
C. S. Worrell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Insurance firms offer auto rate cuts for nondrinkers
An Ohio farm study reports an average farm inventory value of 29500 dollars while insurers promote lower auto premiums for nondrinkers, highlighting risk-based pricing in coverage options.
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Ohio
Installation Marks Fayetteville Banquet
Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club held a Mother-Daughter banquet at Memorial Auditorium with Mrs. John Scott installing officers. Catherine Paris led as president with officers Fazio Sullivan Cottle Spradlin Janutalo Payne Vaglio Hatfield. New members Wendell Stump Rahall Stotts Moore Whitlock Witt welcomed with yellow corsages. Mrs. Scott urged club women to balance club work with home and church and focus on community projects and children.
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John Scott
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
BNS
Lia Vaglio
Fayetteville High School
Frederick Merriam
Dori Vaglio
Hatfield
Jack Wendell
Dale Stump
Louis Rahall
Pauline Stotts
Stanley Moore
Billy Whitlock
Charles Witt
Scott
Fayetteville Five Named for Induction and Examinations
Fayetteville selects five men for induction into the armed forces on June 12 and ten for pre-induction physicals on June 6. Inductees include James Michael LeRose Boomer John David Horsch Montgomery Frank Leonard Tyree Jr Pax Charles William Carnifax Ramsey and Richard Joseph Horrocks Edmond. Physical examination notices go to James Kenneth Adkins Clifford Lasher Wilbert Gore Larry Wooldridge Clarence Skaggs Robert Sadler Charles Coleman Jimmy Stine Tracy Calvert and Orville Friddle.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board
James Michael LeRose
Boomer
John David Horsch
Montgomery
Frank Leonard Tyree Jr
Pax
Charles William Carnifax
Ramsey
Richard Joseph Horrocks
Edmond
James Kenneth Adkins
Clifford Delano Lasher
Russellville
Wilbert Curtis Gore
Glen Jean
Larry Nelson Wooldridge
Ansted
Clarence Vaughan Skaggs
Robert Clarence Sadler
Alley
Charles Edward Coleman
Gauley Bridge
Jimmy Ray Stine
Kimberly
Tracy Lee Calvert
Thayer
Orville Lee Friddle
Beards Fork
Clark Funeral Set at Oak Hill
George Clark 89 of Oak Hill will be buried at High Lawn Memorial Park after services at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill conducted by Dr. C S Donnelly. He died at 3 30 a m Thursday at Andrew S Rowan Memorial Home Sweet Springs after a short illness. Born in Durham England he was a Methodist. Survived by widow Margaret Ann Lewis Clark and daughter Mrs G L Hinchey Mount Hope.
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Oak Hill
RNS
George Clark
Thomas Funeral Home
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Clark
Andrew S. Rowan
Sweet Springs
Durham
England
Methodist Church
Margaret Ann Lewis Clark
G. L. Hinchey
Mount Hope
Fayetteville Personal News Returns Busy Weekend Visits
Fayetteville area personal notes report Roy Morler and wife visiting Mrs Morler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will P. Cook. Frank Tilley from Clearfork joined Mrs. Bessie Toler and daughter Mary Lee for Sunday dinner.
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Baileysville
Rns
Roy Morler
Open fires shift as homes gain stoves and kitchens evolve
A century ago most American cooking relied on open fires. As domestic heating and fuel access expanded, new stoves and dedicated kitchens transformed daily meal preparation and household routines.
Club Presents Gifts to Dent and Mrs Hatfield Sponsor
The club honored its sponsor with gifts presented to Dent and Mrs Hatfield during the ceremony, recognizing their support and participation.
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Uneeda
Gillispie
Manila Area
Madison
Lower Seth
Nellie Shelton
Lee Ice
Cereda Banks
Audra Richard
Elbert Clemons
Upper Seth
Barbara Lawrence
Thelma Mason
Garnett Marlowe
S. J. Shelton
Mamie Woodrum
Nelson
Isabell Brown
Melton Miller
Hazel Brinkley
Maggie Braeher
Viola Halstead
Prenter
Hazel McCormick
Opal Hubbard
Vernon East
Missouri Nutter
Irene McNeeley
Ogas
Beat
Rice Blaylock
Lucille Crowley
Rosetta Ferrell
Ruth Todd
Josephine Freeman
Nellie C
Jarrell
Mae Michael
Maxine Smith
Jennie Eades
Lenora
Carl D. Alberchinski
Fred Thompson
Oakwood Holmes
Charles Fox
Lions
Fayette Council
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Donald B, Duncan
Wally Fowler
Foggy River Boys
Red Foley
the Bond Sisters
Quartetie
Bluefield Auditorium
Bureau of Advertising, American Newspaper Publishers Association
Berger
Crown Zellerbach
Camas
Washington
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