Cook Elected Mayor of Mullens As Atkins Staats Win Races
In Mullens, Woodrow W. Cook won the mayoral race 814 to 657 over Charles Stump, ending a 22 year pattern. Atkins and Staats captured two council seats, with Staats the sole Peoples Party winner. Total 1,519 votes cast, about 60 percent of 2,450 registered voters.
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Cook
Mullens
Atkins
Staats
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Woodrow W. Cook
Eugene B. Atkins
William F. Staats
Charles Stump
Citizens Party
Board of Commissioners
Peoples Party
Ira Green
Citizens
William C. Mutter
Third Peoples Party
Mullens High School
Stump
Green
Mutter
Ben Dunman
South Mullens
Mattie Palmer Weds Walter Burcham in Mullens Ceremony
Miss Mattie Mae Palmer daughter of Herbert Palmer of Black Eagle married Walter F. Burcham son of H. S. Burcham in a double ring ceremony at Mullens on Friday. Rev Thomas Eldreth officiated at 11 am. The bride wore a white street length dress with orchid corsage. Matron of honor was Mrs Woodrow W. Burcham. best man was Mr Burcham. They planned a wedding trip to Roanoke and Virginia Beach. She previously lived in Pulaski, now employed at Steel Drug Co Mullens. Groom born in Tra lee, raised in Mullens, served four years in U S Marines during Korea. works as a brakeman for the Virginian Railway, now on furlough. They will reside in Mullens.
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Mullens
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Pulaski
the Steel
Club Plans Bird Walk
Fayetteville Garden Club substitutes June meeting with a bird walk led by Brooks Bird Club foray at Camp Beck. Members meet Friday at 10 a.m. Reservations required. contact Mrs. Beckelheimer or Mrs. Dillon. Lunch in camp dining hall after the third walk. fee is $1.0.
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Fayetteville
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Sarah Brinegar Dies of Cancer
Sarah Retha Brinegar 82 of Gulf Fork near Pineville dies of cancer. Funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Brinegar home with Rev. Robert H. Martin and Rev. Hattie Adkins officiating. Burial in Gulf Fork family cemetery. Survived by three sons Roscoe Everett and Colonel, five daughters Zetta England, William McMillen, Bud Carter, Woodrow Tilley and Mary Brinegar, plus a brother Jack Farley. Burial from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Brinegar residence this afternoon.
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Robertson and Foglesong
Brinegar
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Fontiana at Mount Hope
Mrs. Thomas Fontiana was honored with a stork shower at the home of Mrs. E. E. Kizer on Friday hosted by the Women's Missionary Council of the Assembly of God Church. Prizes in games went to Mrs. Jack Sheltrover, Mrs. Anna Belle Carter, Mrs. Emmerson Mollahan and Mrs. Mildred Cheek. Attendees included Mrs. Edith Summers, Mrs. Dale Holmes, Mrs. Nellie Stack, Mrs. Jimmy Skiens, Mrs. Ella Walker, Mrs. Craig Woodell, Mrs. James Hazelwood, Mrs. Gaynelle Acord, Miss Janet Miller, Mrs. Helen Miller, Miss Janice Crum, Mrs. Luther Crum, Miss Ruby Jane Bennett, and Miss Betty Jo Kizer.
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Anna Belle Carter
Emmerson Mollahan
Mildred Cheek
Edith Summers
Dale Holmes
Nellie Stack
Jimmy Skiens
Ella Walker
Craig Woodell
James Hazelwood
Gaynelle Acord
Janet Miller
Helen Miller
Janice Crum
Luther Crum
Ruby Jane Bennett
Betty Jo Kizer
Dinner Dance Planned by Oak Hill Club
Members of the Business and Professional Woman's Club will hold their annual Laurel-Wreath dinner dance Friday June 11 at the White Oak Country Club.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Business and Professional Woman's Club
White Oak Country Club
Society Meets Today Mullens
A special meeting of the Altar Society of Saint John's Catholic Church will be held at 7 30 p m today at the church.
Oak Hill approves special tax levy for streets and recreation
Oak Hill voters, 184 strong, pass a three year special levy raising 30000 for recreation and street work. The plan allocates 7500 for recreation and 22500 for streets. Voters 170 for and 14 against, about 92.4 percent in favor. Polls open at City Hall from 6 am to 6 pm.
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OAK Hill
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Mullens High School Hosts First Adult Sewing Class
Fourteen women attended the inaugural all adult sewing class at Mullens High School under home economics instructor Mrs. Woodrow W. Cook. The class, sponsored by the Wyoming County Board of Education, meets Thursdays through July 22, except June 17. The lesson features the new Bishop Method, aims for faster, neater results, and is free of charge.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Woodrow W. Cook
Violet Morris
Ethel Thompson
Joan Flaim
Roy Kemp
Jean Shumate
Mullens Leaders Meet SBA Rep To Boost Local Industry
Mullens Chamber of Commerce will host I J Kovach SBA representative from Richmond at 7 30 p m at Mullens City Hall to discuss adapting SBA programs to Wyoming County needs. Kovach plans to hear local business stories, review conditions, visit firms, and map a joint action plan.
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Mullens
SBA
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Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Administration
Wyoming County
I. J. Kovach
Richmond, Va
Kovach
Jack Christian Elected Commander of Wyoming Legion Post No 106
Jack Christian was elected commander of Wyoming County American Legion Post 106 at the Moran Avenue Legion Home. Louis Kaman completes his second term. New officers include Paul Viers as vice commander and others such as Jack Feller adjutant and Tommy Bower service officer. Delegates to the state convention at Huntington July 23 24 25: Kaman Christian Viers Feller Bower. Installations set July 13 by Harry Glass.
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Wyoming Legion
Mullens
RNL
Wyoming County
American Legion
Moran Avenue
Louis Kaman
Paul Viers
Mack Damewood
Jack Feller
Tommy Bower
John Tice
Ritz Kingdon
Charles Jenks
Merlin Campbell
Ernie Richmond
Charles R. Thrasher
Pritchard
Huntington
J. A. Peterfish
Bill Riggins
C. V. Feller
Carl Russell
Harry Glass
Gary
Jesse Personals Holiday Visit Notes Across Counties
Mr and Mrs Litz Sluss of Huntington visit Mr and Mrs M H Sluss of Jesse and Mr and Mrs John Stewart of Mariana. Mr and Mrs M H Sluss Jr and daughters Libby and Debby visit her parents in Columbia Ky. Mr and Mrs Alba Hendricks attend an Odd Fellows meeting in Beckley. Miss Shirley Easter returns home for summer after attending Emory and Henry College Emory Va.
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Jesse
Shirley Moran Weds Pvt. Marshall Moore at Mullens Church
Shirley Ann Moran daughter of Mr and Mrs Oakley Moran married Pvt Marshall Ross Moore son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Moore in open church ceremony at First Baptist Mullens with Rev Cecil H Robinson officiating. Attendants wore organdy gowns, best man was groom's father, reception in Fellowship Hall followed by guests including out of town relatives. The bride, a Mullens High grad and NHS member, changed to a white boucle suit for departure while the groom, a Greenbrier Military School alumnus, serves in the U S Army at Fort Devens Massachusetts.
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Russell McKinney
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Ronald Sutphin
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Chester Ellison
Vaughn Cook
Jerry Powell
George Black
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Bernice McCreary
Iris Cook
Ina Cook
Robert H. Hearn
W. H. Vaught
Bluefield
Vivian Blanchard
Saeger
George Adkins
Kopperston
C. H. Maynor
Lola Anne
Amigo
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Timothy Stanley of Dorothy Dies
Timothy Stanley 74 of Dorothy died Tuesday morning in a Charleston Hospital after a three year illness. A retired miner and member of New Jerusalem Church of Washington DC, he was a native of West Virginia. Survived by wife Lilie V Stanley two sons Raymond of Sylvester and Guy Seth of Dunbar two daughters Beatrice at home and Ruby Gilbert of Peterstown. Body at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville pending funeral arrangements.
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Peterstown
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Railway to discontinue agents at two stations in W Virginia
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was authorized to discontinue agents at two stations and substitute non agency service. The stations are Winifrede Junction in Kanawha County and Sharples in Boone County. The PSC also allowed Railway Express Agency to discontinue service at Winifrede Junction.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Public Service Commission
Winifrede Junction
Kanawha County
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Boone County
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Greenbrier Man Jailed in Killing
In White Sulphur Springs a shooting near the brothers home left Joseph Clinton Gill dead from a .22 rifle shot to the right side. His brother Julian Gill surrendered to Patrolman Howard Long and was jailed with no charges filed at press time. The victim died en route to a hospital in Ronceverte and the body was returned to Shanklin Funeral Home.
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Tuckehoe Road
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Joseph Gill
Howard Long
Shanklin
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Bailey Funeral, Set for Thursday
Funeral services for John J. Bailey 78 longtime Baileysville resident will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Baileysville Grade School Auditorium, with burial in the family cemetery. He died Monday night of cancer at Bluefield Sanitarium. Surviving: brothers R. D. and W. C. Bailey, sister Mrs Goldin Cook, daughter Mrs Geneva Bailey. Body from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens to residence at 5 p.m. today.
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Bluefield
Samuel Harford
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Wyoming County
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Droop Mountain
Peterstown
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