Memorial Day Service in Fayetteville Attracts 1000
About 1000 people attended the Memorial Day program at Huse Memorial Park in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville High School Band led the parade from the American Legion Home to the park, followed by scouts and post 149 members. Col. C Donnelly gave the address, urging education and international teacher exchanges to prevent wars.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Huse Memorial Park
American Legion
LaFayette Post 149
Maple Ave
Court St
Fayette Ave
Memorial Park
Boy Scouts
J. Zane Summerfield
Col. C. §. Donnelly
Oak Hill
Donnelly
Oceana Elects L. W. Beane Mayor in Record Turnout
In Oceana the mayoral race yields L. W. Beane winner over incumbent Le land Tilley and Jimmy Harless. Beane led with 159 votes to 144 for Tilley and 99 for Harless, with Bert Stewart having withdrawn and backed Beane. Vaughn Cozort re elected recorder, council results tallied, 52 challenged ballots pending. Official canvass to follow by City Council.
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Beane
Leland Tilley
Jimmy Harless
Tilley
Harless
Bert Stewart
Vaughn Cozort
Ovida Shields
Dick Cook
French Manning
Oscar Goode
Argel Cozort
Hassell Blackburn
Homer Cook
Rubert Drake
Robert Kidd
Chauncey Pennington
James Roberts
James L. Haynes
Oscar Morgan
Victor Adams
Henry Mathias
George Puckett
Oceana
Pineville Voters Re-elect Officials
Pineville voters re elected incumbent city officials from the Citizens Ticket, all unopposed. Re elected were Vaughan Stewart as mayor Virgil Shannon as recorder H E Crews Fred Huffman Edgar Rose George Bragg and J W Martin as councilmen. Stewart has chaired the office since 1946 with 71 ballots cast.
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Pineville
RNS
Vaughan Stewart
Virgil Shannon
H. E. Crews
Fred Huffman
Edgar Rose
George Bragg
J. W. Martin
Stewart
Two Suits Filed At Fayetteville For Damages and Divorce
Twenty one suits for damages and divorce were filed in Fayette County Circuit Clerk's office for the July term. Cases include Howard Morris Jr. versus Howard Morris Sr. for 5000 dollars, Roserena Bragg administratrix of Frank E. Bragg estate against National Casualty for 1000 dollars, and multiple actions against Lee Johnson Jr. with damages ranging from 1000 to 15000 dollars.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Howard Morris Jr
Howard Morris Sr
Fudge Hardware Co
Roserena Bragg
Frank E. Bragg
National Casualty Co
Ben Mason
G. P. Meadows
Basil Meadows
Commercial Credit Corp
John J. Jarrett
Birdie Lilly
Charles Spencer
Eugene Deal
Abbie Deal
Mary Frances Ceal Co
Thomas Dickenson
Harold James
H. C. Helton
Ethel Helton
Lee Johnson Jr
Beatrice
Alice Haynes
Annie Moffett
John Henry Moffett
Oscar W. Meadows
Jean Smathers Meadows
Frank Vigilante
Pauline Mildred Vigilante
Elzie Warren Holcomb
Helen Horrocks Holcomb
Jean Dempsey Toth
John Martin Toth
Legion Auxiliary Plans Election
Fayetteville ANS reports a nominating committee appointed by Mrs. Vida Henderson to report at the June meeting. Members named are Mrs. C. E. Mahan Mrs. John Hilton Mrs. T. E. Myles and Mrs. Hazel Goode. Delegates to the state convention July 25 29 in Charleston named and alternates listed. Members organized June program for Girls State and Junior Auxiliary. Legion Home improvements noted with new curtains. A birthday gift given to Hal Shriver.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Vida Henderson
LaFayette
American Legion
C. E. Mahan
John Hilton
T. E. Myles
Hazel Goode
W. R. Hesse
Court St
Maple Ave
Charleston
Myron Renick
Harry W. Miller
Ethel Brown
A. L. Dummitt
Joseph Hodgson
Henderson
W. L. Dunlap
Alex Gray
Legion Home
Chestnut Room
Forrest Morris
W. H. Haynes
Leslie Decker
Jennings Wilson
Perry Selvey
Rhetta Fisher
Hal Shriver
Wyoming Hospital Births Roll Seven New Arrivals
The Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens reports seven births in late May. Lashed with names and parental lineages, the list includes Richard Dean, Rita Ann, Donald Eugene, Lou Ella, Frankie Jo, Drema Sue, and Eddie Dean, with families from Amigo, Kodell, Itmann, Ravenscliff, Mullens, Bud, Wyco, Stephenson, Covel, Pineville, and Mullens.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Richard Dean
Gene B. Johnson
Amigo
Rita Ann
Charles A. Lockard
Kodell
Donald Eugene
Carson B. Cox
Itmann
Lou Ella
Fred E. Lafferty
Ravencliff
Frankie Jo
Valerie Alfreda
Ben J. Brown Jr
Covel
Sharon Lynn
Lloyd E. Combs
Betty Jo
Raymond B. Osborne
Sharon Lea
Lonnie P. Stewart
Pineville
Jabez Carl
Carol Joyce Phillips Weds Jack St. Clair
Miss Carol Joyce Phillips and Jack St. Clair wed in a May 26 double ring ceremony at a Detroit Presbyterian Church. The bride, daughter of Oak Hill residents, wore a white nylon dress and carried a white Bible with an orchid. they plan to reside in Detroit.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Detroit
Mich
Carol Joyce Phillips
Jack St. Clair
Henry ©. Mosely
Samuel St. Clair
Central Ave
W. H. Hastings
Vawter Elected By Tech Alumni
Members of the West Virginia Tech Alumni Association elected officers at the annual banquet in Montgomery. Eugene Vawter of Ansted was named president succeeding Charles Mahan of Fayetteville. Hubert Dawson Glen Ferris Olga Dalporto Smithers also named officers. board members include Mrs C T Dyer Edward Oliver and Joseph Daniels, all of Montgomery.
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Montgomery
West Virginia Techs Alumni Association
Eugene Vawter
Ansted
Charles Mahan
Fayetteville
Hubert Dawson
Glen Ferris
Olga Dalporto Smithers
C. T. Dyer
Edward Oliver
Joseph Daniels
Marietta Residents Return Home This Weekend
Janutoros and family have returned to their home in Marietta Ohio this weekend amid quiet community activity and local updates on their whereabout and plans for the near future.
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Janutoros
Marietta
Ohio
Adolph Schott of Ansted Dies
Adolph Schott aged 67 of Ansted died at 2 p.m. Monday at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery of a heart attack. A retired coal miner and United Mine Workers Local 693 member, he was born February 23 1887 in Switzerland. Survived by wife Marie Schott four half siblings in Switzerland two sons Adolph Jr and Walter four daughters Margaret Maffile Marie Blitze Gertrude Irvin Hettie Grimmett. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mrs Grimmett’s Ansted home conducted by Rev George Paully of Belle burial Hendricks Cemetery Ansted. Body to Ansted home from Thomas Funeral Home at 4 p.m. today.
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Ansted
ANS
Adolph Schott
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
United Mine Workers
Switzerland
Marie Schott
Fritz
Alfred
Walter
Ernest Wider
Julia
Lina
Marie
Fayette States Big Home Show
A large Fayette County Home Show runs June 9 to 11 at Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville with free door prizes totaling 1000 dollars in value and nightly awards including a 300 dollar prize and a 300 dollar TV. Doors open 6 30 p m to 10 30 p m each evening. booths remain available and stage shows are planned. Proceeds support Memorial Auditorium and VFW Post 3110 civic activities.
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Fayetteville
BNS
Fayette County
Memorial Auditorium
Robert Kent
Clarence W. Dickerson
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Oak Hill
Kent
VFW Post
Couples Seek Marriage Licenses In Fayette County
Two couples applied for licenses in Fayette County Clerk’s office. Frank Herman Bryson 21 of Victor and Margaret Elizabeth Willis 16 of Victor seek marriage. Donald Webster Worlledge 21 of Mount Lookout and Mary Ellen Simpson 21 of Nallen also seek licenses.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Fayette County
Frank Herman Bryson
James
Annie Bryson
Margaret Elizabeth Willis
Roy Willis
Georgia Johnson
Victor
Donald Webster Worlledge
Cecil and
Velda Worlledge
Mount Lookout
Mary Ellen Simpson
Roxie Simpson
Nallen
OES Pineville Chapter Meets with Officer Elections
Pineville Chapter No 110 Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting Thursday June 3 at 7 30 p m at the UMW Lodge Hall in Oceana. Initiation and officer elections for the coming year will be featured and good attendance is urged by worthy matron Mrs Mae Cook.
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Pineville
RNS
Order of the Eastern Star
UMW Lodge
Oceana
Mae Cook
Oak Hill trims recreation staff as manager acts
Oak Hill City Manager W R Bennett fired Ernest McCoy, director of recreation at the Oak Hill Scout Cabin, without Recreation Commission consent, prompting questions from the commission. Bennett cites budget limits to shrink the paid staff to one. The council weighs Morris Street paving, hears resident opposition, and approves two more building permits. A two way radio is ordered for the police motorcycle. the cruiser already has one. Financials show July 1 1953 to May 31 1954 receipts of 61631.74 disbursements 58170.42 and a 3461.32 balance.
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Oak Hill
RNS
W. R. Bennett
Ernest McCoy
Oak Hill Scout Cabin
Recreation Commission
S. Higgins Jr
Higgins
McCoy
Bennett
Charles R. Rose Rites Thursday
The body of Charles Richard Rose 60 a Hinton native returned from Waynesboro Va for burial in Hilltop cemetery. A WW I veteran and former drugstore employee he leaves a widow Eloise Burdette a son Charles R Rose Jr two brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be at 11 00 am Thursday at First Presbyterian Church Hinton with Masons as pallbearers Barnette Funeral Home in charge.
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Hinton
RNS
Charles Richard Rose
Waynesboro
Hilltop Cemetery
Richard D
Carolyn Hale Rose
Hinton High School
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia
Masonic Lodge
Barnette Funeral Home
Eloise Burdette
Charles R. Rose, Jr
E. E. Rose
Huntington
John S. Rose
Beckley
Carl L. van i Zandt
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