White To Be Arraigned Tuesday In Oak Hill Murder
White, an Oak Hill carnival worker, confessed to killing Harry Holmes after a May 17 confrontation near a log cabin beside the New River. He described firing a pistol after Holmes threatened him, then disposing of the gun and shells in the New River before fleeing to Tennessee where he was arrested May 24.
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Oak. Hill
RNS
White
Oak Hill
Bount County
Maryville
Tenn
Harry Edward Holmes
Red Star
New River
Holmes
C. A. Berkley
Buddy Crouch
R. C. Godsey
Bond
C. L. Garvin
Mount Hope
Raleigh
Berkley
Stonecliff
Stonecliff Bridge
Mullens Woman's Civic Club Sends 8 To Camp
Mullens High School students receive club funded scholarships for summer camps and leadership programs. Ann Gail Sclater Judy Shumate Kathie Jo Snyder attend Tri-Hi-Y Leadership Camp at Camp Horseshoe Aug 7 14. Carolyn Farley Rita Lawson attend FHA Cedar Lakes camp June 13 18. Bobby Tibbs attends West Virginia Band Clinic July 17 24 with sponsor funding. Mary Ann Forren earns 25 dollar bond for journalism excellence. Wayne Bond receives $10 Latin Club award and leads next year in student council. Patty Jones and Diane Akers to attend Girls State with club funding.
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Dist
Wyoming
MYF
Future Homemakers of America
Latin Club
Gerrald Snyder
Church Street
Kathy Joe
Future
Homemakers of America
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
FHA
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
Carolyn Farley
Sam Farley
Poplar Street
Rita Lawson
Zack Lawson
Woman's Civic Club
Bobby Tibbs
H. Kent Tibbs
Itmann
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Mullens
Bobby
Cassell Memorial Methodist Church
Mary Ann Forren
Harry Forren
Otsego
MHS
Quill and Scroll
Huntington
Morgantown
National Honor Society
National Thespians Society
Dramatics Club
Future Business Leaders of America
United States Coast Guard
Woman’s Civic Club
Wayne Bond
M. L. Bond
Woodland Ave
Wayne
Southeastern District Association of Student Councils of
King Coal District
Camp Caesar
Mullens Lions Club
Mullens American Legion Post
Boys State
Jackson's Mill
United Christian Youth Movement
Youth Temperance Council
First Church of God
Youth Fellowship
Patty Jones
Robert Jones
Diane Akers
Herman Akers
Girls State
Register
Church Executive Boards Holds Meet
Pineville Presbyterian Church executive board met Wednesday night. Mrs. William Valentine led a devotional. Mrs. E. B. Swimm stewardship chair urged active involvement by women in summer attendance. Mrs. W. W. Bolt world mission chair asked members to submit White Cross dresses promptly.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville Presbyterian Church Executive Board
William Valentine
E. B. Swimm
Stewartship
W. W. Bolt
World Mission
Body found ends week long hunt for Wickline
The body of Clifford Wickline 38 of Peace Springs was recovered from the Greenbrier River about one and a half miles downstream where he is believed to have jumped or fallen in while eluding arrest May 29. Two unidentified men Summers County Deputy Sheriff Ralph Johnson Hinton Fireman John Lively and Hubert Wallace helped recover him. Wickline a World War II veteran and Clayton Baptist Church member disappeared after being served with an intoxication warrant. Funeral services set for Clayton Baptist Church with pallbearers named.
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United States
Holmes
Morristown
Knoxville
Crouch
White
Blount County
Tennessee
Sangean Berkley
Fayette County
Peace Springs
Wickline
Jess L. Romanello
Summers County
Romanello
Clayton Baptist Church
Mill Creek
John P. Wickline
Anna Fay Quinn Wickline
Ohio
Glenn of
Alder
L. A. Garten
Earl Body Lobban
Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers at Laurel meeting
In Oak Hill the Laurel Rebekah Lodge 207 elected officers Thursday night at the Odd Fellows Hall. New officers are Miss Martha Snedden as noble grand and Mrs Myra Douglas as vice noble grand with Mrs Kathleen Arthur as secretary and Mrs Medina Sexton as treasurer.
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Alice Colter
Ruby Winston
Effie McCoy
Kathleen Martin
Hattie Ingles
Clara Neely
Wyoming Couples File For Marriage Permits
Three couples applied for marriage licenses at the Wyoming County Clerk office in Pineville. Joseph Kenner Maynor 26 of Oceana. Charlotte Mae Fleenor 22 of Kopperston. Fred Blankenship 46 of Allen Junction. Juanita Meade 31 of Allen Junction. Charles Strong 20 of Pineville. Glenda Cox 17 of Pineville.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Joseph Kenner Maynor
Oceana
Elbert
Bertha Maynor
Charlotte Mae Fleenor
Kopperston
Thomas
Goldin Fleenor
Fred Blankenship
Allen Junction
George
Victoria Blankenship
Juanita Meade
Charles Strong
Lillie Alvin Workman
Auburn and
Mary Workman
Glenda Cox
Charles and
Hulda Cox
Local gathering includes Ruth Blackburn and Norman Morgan
Attendees at the event included Mrs. Ruth Blackburn, Mrs. Norman Morgan, Joey Bowyer, and others with plans to mail items to Africa. The group coordinated arrangements and shared updates on the outreach effort.
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Africa
Ruth Blackburn
Norman Morgan
Joey Bowyer
Single Engine Plane Crashes Near Kanawha Airport
Pilot R. E. Whitehouse of Charlotte N C crash landed a single engine Aeronca in a field Sunday afternoon after engine trouble. His plane was damaged but he suffered only a small chin scratch. He was en route from Charlotte to Fayetteville and contacted Charleston station after the loss of control.
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Kanawha
R. E. Whitehouse
Charlotte
N.C
Fayetteville
Whitehouse
Charleston
Aeronca
Oak Hill Girl Graduates From Ohio University
Verna R. Coney of Oak Hill earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from Ohio University in Athens. She was among 865 graduates in the second largest class in the school’s 156 year history, trailing the 1950 class of 898 graduates.
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Verna R. Coney
Oak Hill
Ohio University
Athens
Wyo County appoints jury commissioners
Pineville announces the appointment of Orville R. Ross Democrat and A. E. Baldwin Republican as jury commissioners for a term ending December 31, 1964 to succeed Fred L. Huffman Democrat and C. H. Stewart Republican.
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Wyo
Pineville
Orville R. Ross
A. E. Baldwin
Fred L. Huffman
C. H. Stewart
Local social notes from West Virginia area meeting kin
Sunday guests included Abner Farmer of Fayetteville and Bill Aliff family from Narrows. Bonnie Kaye Payne visited relatives in Kilsyth. Wilkie White shows progress at Beckley Memorial Hospital after two weeks as patient. Jennie Buttrick visits Beckley relatives, joined by sister Blodwin.
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Jennie Buttrick
Charlie Kidd
Beckley
Blodwin
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Judy Shumate
Kathie JO Snyder
Sheriff's Office
Marvin Richards
East Oak Hill
James A. White
Sweaiee
Kentucky
Fayette
Mullens Woman's Civic Club
Camp
Mullens High School
Boosters Club
Carolyn
Order of Rainbow
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Rita
Thespian Club
Future Leaders of America
Tri-Hi-Y
First Christian Church
Christian Youth Fellowship
Fellowship Commission
Petunia
Webb’s Florist
New York, KN. Y
Aston
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
Clifford Wickline
Rebekah Lodge
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