Familiar Faces: Luther Jackson A West Virginia Boxer Turned Deputy
Luther Jackson, once a prominent heavyweight in the Golden Gloves from 1939 to 194?, later served as Fayette County deputy sheriff. Known as Stonewall Jackson during his boxing days, he later lived at Sun with his wife Louise Armstrong and six children.
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Fayette County
Luther Jackson
West Virginia
The
Register
Armed Forces
Stonewall” Jackson
Fayette
Sun
Couise Armstrong
Fayette Board Of Education Hires For 1957 58
Fayette County Board of Education approved staffing changes and transfers at a Tuesday meeting. Secretaries and an attendance director were hired. two delegations sought faculty moves. a dean of girls post was denied. The board also adjusted bus, sick leave, and calendar policies and moved a band room to Ansted High.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Sahs Crouse
Bessemer Stanton Corporation
Montgomery
A. A L. Walker
Danese
Donna St. Clair
Deepwater
Mabel Perdue
Collins High School
O. Ansted High School
Colton Hill
C. E. Mas]han
Imperial Coal. Company
Falls View
Incomplete Funeral Services for John W. M. Smith
John William Marion Smith, 70, of Whipple, died Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from complications of a long illness. Funeral services remain incomplete. He was a retired employee of New River Coal Co and a Baptist. Numerous school staff changes and resignations followed in districts including Ansted Collins Meadow Bridge Oak Hill and Fayetteville.
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Smith
New River Coal Co
Whipple
First Church
Ansted
Florence D. Bragg
Collins Junior High
Betty Jo Partasa
Collins High
Mary Jane
Mary Jane Mitchells
Fayetteville
Martha Parrish
Gauley Bridge
Fannie H. Mowrey
Kingston
Jene Bailey
Meadow Bridge
Betty Reynolds
Montgomery H Igh
Frances Shrewsbury
Hone
Patricia Richmond
June Lee Blackburn
Nuttall
Joan F. Williams
Pax
Gladys Winston
Oak Hill Elementary
Joyce Jarrell
Gladys Casto
Boomer
George Copley
Oak Hill
Netfie Vickers
Montgomery
Dana’ Miller
Darrell Goddard
Layland
Arnold Ray Anderson
Bellwood
Helen Osborne
Danese
Loretta June .Barker
Maurita Reed
Jodie
May Pennington
Graveside Rites Held For Infant Linda Braxton
Graveside services for Linda Braxton two week old daughter of Mr and Mrs James L Braxton were to be held at 3 p m today at Stone Cliff Cemetery with Rev Leon Sims officiating. The infant died at 1115 p m Monday at a Beckley hospital. Survived by parents and one sister Brenda at home. Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean in charge of arrangements.
Pythian Sisters Plan Birthday Observances
Pythian sisters with April May and June birthdays will be honored at a covered dish dinner on June 4 at Oak Hill Temple No. 132. The event was arranged at a KP Hall meeting and a flag day program was presented by Mrs. Ollie Blake, E R Thompson and Mrs. B Strong. A new member, Mrs. Georgia Balding, was initiated.
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Vak Hill
BNS
Mayland
Oak Hill Temple No. 132
KP Hall
Ollie Blake
Ae E. R. Thompson
B. Strong
Georgia, Balding
Kelly Ave
Obituary for River Valley Resident with Bedford Kin
Born June 29 1896 in River Virginia the deceased is survived by wife Lola Smith two sisters four half sisters and three half brothers all listed with Bedford Staunton Roanoke and other towns. Four sons Ray Cleo Ronald Leo live in Whipple two daughters Florence Bradley and Amos Reed live in Whipple Alliance Ohio and a great grandchild. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill
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River, Va
Lola Smith
Mathe Hand
Council Blu
Mary Draper
Anna Powers
Ruby Fisher
Bedford
Lois Smith
Staunton
Matthew Smith
Roanoke
Jim
Robert Smith
Ray
Cleo
Ronald
Leo
Whipple
Florence
Bradley
Amos
Reed
Alliance
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hil
Pineville CES Group Organizes New Club
Pineville residents gather for a Pineville CES Group meeting to organize officers of the Pineville Chapter of Eastern Star. The event lists named officers, installations set for June 20, and note of prior matron Miss Elizabeth Williams and others in attendance.
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Pineville Ces
Birthday Dinner Honors Stewarts in Matheny
Mr and Mrs Bert Stewart of Matheny were honored on their birthdays with a dinner hosted by their children in Oley Stewarts yard. Attendees included numerous Stewarts and relatives from Matheny Rock View Greenup Ky and nearby areas.
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Matheny
BNS
Bert Stewart
Oley Stewart
Dennis Stewart
Rock View
Warren Stewart
Benton Stewart
Wayman
Stewart
Jerry
Dwight Stewart
Leon Stewart
Greenup, Ky
Tracy Farley
John Steinland Dies of Stroke at 73 in Oak Hill
John Steinland 73 of Oak Hill died in Oak Hill Hospital at 10 a.m. Tuesday after a stroke. A retired miner and member of United Mine Workers Local 3949 at Minden, he was born June 23, 1883 in Lithuania. No survivors are listed. body at Tyree Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Oak Hill
RNS
John Steinland
United Mine Workers ‘of America
Minden
Catholic Church
Lithuania
Instructors Train at Al Haddad Pool for Small Craft Program
The Boone County Red Cross program wraps a week of instructor classes at Al Haddad Recreation Pool Madison. The courses covered senior life saving and beginner boating with over a hundred enrolled. Instructors include Mrs Hall Miss Linda McNeely and Miss Patricia Shirkey from Madison who trained at Vanderbilt and Jackson. A drive to sell season tickets supports the Water Safety Program expenses with proceeds shared by pool management.
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Thelma Cross
Hall
Edireme
Boone County
Than Haddad
Madison
Whitesville
RNS
Thelma Hall
Boone County Water Safety Program
American Red Cross
Haddad
Reation Center
Madison. James
Cired
Haddad Recreation Pool
Water Safety Committee
Marty Green
Pete Goodwin
Paul Gosney
Mrs Bonnie Jarrell Initiated Into Whitesville Rebekah Lodge
Mrs Bonnie Jarrell of Dry Creek was initiated at Whitesville Rebekah Lodge in a Monday meeting led by vice grand Hazel Bailey. Officers for the next six months were nominated by the degree team headed by Mrs Mat Thompson. next nominations continue June 17. The lodge, active in the Sherman District Cancer Drive, has raised over $600 so far, pursuing a goal earlier last year of over $800.
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Whitesville
RNL
Bonnie’ Jarrell
Dry Creek
Whitesville Laboka Rebekah Lodge
Hazel Bailey
Mat Thompson
Hazel,Bailey
Noble
Doris’ Web
Lucille Graley
Rebekahs
Sherman District
Boone County Fund
Millie Thompson
Lodge
Rebekah
Boone County
Sherman District Cancer Fund
Thompson
Mount Hope Passes Levy After DST Veto in Bluefield
In West Virginia, Bluefield voters rejected daylight saving time while Mount Hope approved a three year levy to fund local government. Summers County saw Hinton reelect Mayor Harald Eagle amid a mix of local elections across Mercer County.
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Bluefield
Mount Hope
Associated. Press
West Virginia
Mercer County
Hinton
Martinsville
Robert L. Bruce
Summers
Hintoal
Harald B. Eagle
Eagle
van A. Trail
Frank Shuck to Receive Three KP Degrees
Frank Shuck of Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 17 will receive the first of three degrees on June 18. Plans were made to confer the Page rank and remodel part of the KP building into an office for grand secretary W T Price, who will move July 1. An open house at Fayette Lodge No. 29 was announced for Pythians and Sisters.
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Jak
Price
R. C. Godsey
Buikt
Blake Street
Fayette Lodge No. 29
Pythians
Montgomery
Tragic Drowning of Brumfield Child at Guandotte River
E Eugene Brumfield 12 of Huntington drowned in the Guandotte River Sunday at 2 pm and was recovered Tuesday morning. Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 am in Turkey Creek Baptist Church with burial in Wolf Pen family cemetery. he leaves parents Courtland and Grace Mullens Brumfield and siblings. In a separate item, Mr and Mrs Bobby Wallace of Coal Mountain welcomed a son born June 10 at Stevens Clinic Welch weighing nine pounds one and a half ounces.
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Pineville
RNS
Cogshed
Pine ‘Ville
Eastern Star
Birtih
Coal Mountain
Trons
Bobby Wallace
Coal
Elizabeth Williams
Stevens
Welch
Arnold Hager
Kopperston
C. Chilton Tucker
Gary VicClung
J. £. Stone
Frank McNaughton
Tony Cline
Virginia Price
Sentinel
Willadene Fleener
Fred Shannon
Oceana
Eugene Brumfield
Huntington
Guandotte
Wyoming County
Courtland
Grace Mullens Brumfield
Stevens Clinic
Pax Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Travels and Guests
Local column lists residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Philips Humphrey and daughter Phyllis heading to Miami for a vacation accompanied by Mrs. Carlos Williams. Several families from Pax and nearby towns hosted weekend guests and welcomed newcomers such as Mr. and Mrs. Tom Skeens of Kenova.
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Pax
Philips Humphrey
Phyllis
Miami
Fla
Carlos’ Williams
Inlaw
Billy Williams
Green
Keystone
Raymond Kelly
John
Clinton Light
Detroit
Mich
Wrenix Treadway
Weirwood
Charie
Lafferty
Earl Hugard
Rainelie
Bill Pettry
Billy
Craigsville
W. W. Pettry
Evelyn Janney
Myra
Fonda’ Paschal
Seibert Lively
Tom Skeens
Kenova
Skeens
Humphreys Esso
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24Th Street
Vth
Bath
Pennsylvania Station
Coffee House
Golden Thread
Joseph Massaglia, JR
Provident
Charles W. Cole
Gen. Mae
Massaglia
Santa Monica
CAL
Mira
Your Father's Day Gift Headquarters
Colgate Ribbon
Gillette
Rexall
Ded
Yardley
Beckley
Court House
Pete Hendricks
James McDermitt
Oscar Goode
Billie Jo Boss
John Paynter
E.C. Dooley
Willis Adams
Willadene Pleener
Helen McNemar
Logan ‘Chapter
Valeria Reen
Winolia Chaplter
Hope
Georgia Farley
Rack
Rack, Members, Mrs. “Bob Bowning
McNaughton
Marvin Bowyer
Fred Foster
Stewarts
Wooddell’s
Jon
Buxton
Meeker
Sunbeam
Remington - Schick - Ronson
Shaeffer
Parker
Speidel
Jewelry Store Inc
Main Street
al Haddad’s
Kanawha Chapter
Red Cross
Linda McNeely
Vanderbilt University
Patricia Shirkey
Jackson’s
Mil
Bonnie Jarrell
Rebekah Lodge
Semon
Elmer Tilley
Simon
Grace Hospital
Marianna
Lena Gay Lyons
Sis
He EE Eh
Columbus
Ohio
Daniel McMurlen
Arthur ’ Milam
Earl Milam
Tom Milam
Cal’ Milam
Addie Milam
Hughes Stewart
Elmer McGinnis
Arnett
Andy Stewart
Frank Shuck
Turkey
Wasers
Ches
E. Brumfield
Della Tyree
Lively
Pete Kessler
Pam
Charles
Lawrence Tyree
Max
Kent
Buster Tyree
Viola Southall
Charleston
Dean
Doan
Lalla
New River Supply Co
MT. Hope
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