Sophia Voters Set To Choose Mayors And Councils
County residents in Sophia face a Tuesday election with about 800 registered voters choosing a mayor town recorder and five councilmen from three slates. The Progressive Party backs Vernon Lawson for mayor and Madison Lowry Jack Branham Bill Buchler Bill Green Roland Hatfield and Ross Carter for councilmen. Town Party slate lists James Salyers for mayor J C Shumate Jr town recorder and S F Cook Hugh Darby Carey Gibson E C Murdock Donald Stone for council. Citizens Party fields Saul Brown for mayor with incumbent J B Deck seeking re election as recorder and others vying for council seats.
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Sophia
Vernon W. Lawson
Progressive Party
Madison Lowry
Corder
Jack Branham
Bill Buchler
Bill Green
Roland Hatfield
Ross Carter
Lawson
Lowell
West Virginia University
Janet Kay
Methodist Church
Methodist Men's Club
Sophia Lions Club
Lowry
Sophia Elementary Parent Teacher Association
Sophia Little League
Friendship Baptist Church
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Branham
Citizen's Party
J. B. Deck
Fred X. Williams
C. C. Ryals
W. FF. Tolliver
Dan Banker
C. Sisk
Ellett Wiseman
Frank Marcinko
Fred Davis
T. S. Shaffer
Independent Party
Citizens Party
J. D. Ballew
R. L. Shannon
Town Recorder
Paul Gunter
W. F. Brown
Austin Neubert
James Collins
William Vaughn
Citizens
Lester Election Brings Two Veterans to Mayor Race
Voters face a contest between incumbent E. G. Miller and former mayor H. J. Oram for Lester mayor on Tuesday. Miller runs on the Progressive ticket. Oram is backed by the Citizens Party. Incumbent town recorder Mrs. Violet Daniel seeks re-election. Council candidates include Rev Henry Bailey Victor Birchfield J L Lewis Claude Webb and Robert Gray on the Progressive slate, with additional names on the Citizens ticket.
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E. G. Miller
H.J. Oram
Miller
Progressive Party
Violet Daniel
Henry Bailey
Victor Birchfield
J. L. Lewis
Claude Webb
Robert Gray
Citizens Party
Oram
Helen Moore
Town Recorder
Joe Bond
Wesley Canaday
Elige Craig
Hary Thomas
Geneva Snuffer
Council
James Sparacino Seeks Re Election In Mabscott Race
Mabscott voters face a mayoral race between Citizens Party leader James Sparacino and Independent Party candidate J D Ballew. Sparacino highlights past service, debt repayment, free trash pickup, and land purchases as gains, pledging to continue town improvements if re-elected.
Rhodell Candidates Vie In Town Election Fight
Rhodell voters choose Progressive Party mayor Delbert Farley and a slate of council candidates Cecil Sizemore Walter Whittaker L A Foley Nathaniel Radford J W Almond. Citizens Party backs Royal May with Roy Bradbury as recorder and others. Farley, 43, a Raleigh County native and coal carpenter, pledges clean government and town betterment.
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Rhodell
RNS
Delbert Farley
Progressive Party
Rhodell City
Town Hall
Lucille Sizemore
Cecil Sizemore
Walter Whittaker
L. A. Foley
Nathaniel Radford
J. W. Almond
Citizens Party
Ronda May
Roy Bradbury
E. W. Copen
Robert O'Neal
Gabor Gombos
Joe D'Antoni
Farley
A. C. Farley
Odd
Raleigh County
Page Coal Co
Stephenson
Rhodell Church of God
Bonnie Akers
Bluefield
Beaver High School
Amigo
Sizemores
The
Baptist Church
Princeton
Rhodesl
United Mine Workers of America
Stonecoal Auto
Rider Named Teacher at First Methodist Church
Claude Rider Sophia was elected teacher by the Women's Bible Class of the First Methodist Church at a Sunday meeting. He has assisted in the Crusader's Class for years and will begin teaching this coming Sunday. Rider recently completed a term on the Official Board as stewardship director and served on the Commission on Membership and Evangelism, succeeding Bernard B. who has been ill after a automobile accident and unable to teach.
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Claude Rider
Sophia
First Methodist Church
Rider
Bernard B
Governor Fannin Visits Apache Junction School System
AP report notes Gov. Paul Fannin, introduced as Gov. Mac Fannin, and later as Gov. Ernest McFarland, visiting the Apache Junction school system. Fannin, who succeeded Democrat McFarland, gave a brief talk and fielded student questions, including one asking his name.
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Apache Junction, Ariz
Paul Fannin
Apache Junction
MacFannin
Ernest McFarland
Fannin
McFarland
First world champion bronco rider Sowder honored in history
Ovid Colorado honors Thad Sowder, a Kentucky native buried in 1931, as the first world champion bronco rider. Witnesses say the 1901 Denver Festival of Mountain and Plain crowned him, with a repeat title in 1902 before he joined Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show in Europe.
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Ovid
Colo
Colorado
Thad Sowder
Sowder
Denver
Buffalo Bill Cody
Europe
Raleigh County Bank files $10,000 damage suit
The Raleigh County Bank sues D. K. Graham for $10,000 in a damage action filed Friday in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office, with clerk C. Harold Hanks confirming the filing. Belgium elected Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg as king in 1831, widower of Princess Charlotte and uncle of Queen Victoria.
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Raleigh County Circuit Clerk
C. Harold Hanks
Raleigh County Bank
D. K. Graham
Belgium
Prince Leopold of
Saxe- Coburg
Charlotte
England
Queen Victoria
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