Barkers Ridge Recreation Association Meets at Herndon
The Barkers Ridge District Recreation Association plans a summer program at Herndon Methodist Church at 7 p.m. today. The group has $1,200 in funding from Wyoming County Court and scheduled a July 31 fish fry and July 23 father–son event. Duane Cook will report on Bove State, two needy families were aided, and $127.48 remains in the treasury. Reverend Robert Osborne spoke on winning one soul for Christ.
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Herndon Methodist Church
Duane Cook
Robert Osborne
McComas Methodist Church
Ed Reese
Elmer Murphy
Fayette Women Will Attend House Party in 1959
Fayette County women will attend the 1959 House Party of the Baptist Women of West Virginia at Alderson Broaddus College in Philippi. The first session runs July 22 to 25 with the second July 26 to 28, followed by the business and professional women meeting on the 25th.
Fayette Bible School Closes in Fayetteville
Closing exercises of the Presbyterian Church Bible School in Fayetteville were held at 11 a m ending a two week session. Director was Mrs Buren Renick. Teachers listed include Mrs George King and Mrs J H Lucado. Music instructors were Mrs Co C Whiting and Miss Kerr Withrow. Recreation was directed by Miss Jeannie Beane.
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Fayetteville
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Presbyterian Church Bible School
Buren Renick
George King
J.H. Lucado
Charles Curry
Houston Wendell
J. ‘A. Caldwell
W. R. Hesse
Charles Knotts
Leslie Bryant
Victor Calvert
Kenneth Wood
Tunney Hunsaker
Ralph Feazell
Judy Allen
Brenda Baker
Elizabeth ‘Hash
Ann Hash
Margaret Ann Phillips
Linda Dempsey
Mary Martha Pasley
Mary Wood
Ellen Lucado
Co. C. Whiting
Kerr Withrow
Jeannie Beane
Elizabeth Radford
Paul Errington Awarded a Government Scholarship
SCARBRO Paul Errington, son of Mr and Mrs W B Errington of Scarbro, has won a $6000 government scholarship for three years in nuclear physics at West Virginia University. A 21 year old Collins High School graduate of 1955, he earned a degree in electrical engineering this spring and now attends summer school in modern physics and theoretical mechanics while a Phi Sigma Kappa member.
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Scarbro
Paul Errington
W. B. Errington
West Virginia University
Errington
The
University
Collins High School
Phi Sigma ‘Kappa
Bishop Family to Attend Paul Bishop Wedding in Birmingham
Major and Mrs. William C. Bishop Jr. and daughter Martha traveled from Arlington Virginia to visit relatives in Scarbro. They will accompany the elder Bishop's parents to Birmingham to join relatives for the wedding of Paul Bishop to Connie Sue Burke. Martha will stay with C. O. and Mrs. Painter in Johnson City.
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Oak Hill
Rns
William C. Bishop Jr
Martha
Arlington
W. C. Bishop
Scarbro
Zella Bishop
Birmingham
Ala
Bishop
Paul
Connie Sue Burke
Martha Bishop
C. O. Painter
Johnson City
Tenn
W. A. Thornhill
Beckley
R. D. Griffith
Charleston
ICC Hearing Opens On Proposed Rail Merger
Washington AP report on an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing into a Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway merger. President Saunders argues lines duplication is wasteful. supporters and opponents outline impacts on coal, service, employment, and regional economies. A Mullens chamber rep attends, with a second hearing slated for Princeton on June 29.
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ICC
Norfolk & Western
Virginian Railway
St and
Point
Saunders
Paul Albus
Princeton
Virginian
West Virginia
Virginia
D. Grove Moler
Mullens
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Moler
Area Resident Killed In Wreck
Leonard Junior Mounts 38 of Gilbert died Sunday at 4 15 p m when his car left U S Highway 52 between Gilbert and Justice and plunged into the Guyandotte River. The body was found 12 feet downstream. A tire blowout may have caused the loss of control. Mounts worked for the Gilbert Distribing Co He was married with four children. His body lay at Gilbert Funeral Home.
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Gilbert
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Leonard Junior Mounts
Justice
Guyandotte River
Gilbert Distributing Co
Mounts
Gilbert Funeral
Mrs. Bertha Wirtz Rites Tuesday in Princeton
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Mae Wirtz 62 of Princeton will be held at Kee Street Methodist Church at 2 30 p m Tuesday with Rev. Richard Crickard and Rev. Earl King officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include her husband Sam Wirtz a stepson a foster son a sister six brothers and five grandchildren.
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Princeton
RNS
Bertha Mae Wirtz
Memorial
Mount Hope Church Women Plan 7 30 Meeting
The Christian Women’s Fellowship of Mount Hope Christian Church will host its monthly meeting at 7 30 p.m. today at the church. Officers will be installed during the gathering.
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Mount Hope
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Christian Women’s Fellowship of the Mount Hope Christian Church
Two Are Treated After Injuries At Mullens Hospital
David Blankenship a 41 year old New Richmond man building a new house required treatment at Wyoming General Hospital after a lumber splinter rammed into his left leg and was removed by a surgeon who closed the wound with four stitches. Seven year old Buddy Clark Jr of Athens underwent X ray testing at Mullens hospital finding a fractured arm from an earlier injury.
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Mullens
Ans
New Richmond
David Blankenship
Wyoming General Hospital
Buddy Clark, Jr. Athens
Mulilens Hospital
New Sponsor Installed At Sorority Meet
Mrs Howard Pritchard was installed Monday as sponsor of Gamma Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority succeeding Mrs Gerald Snyder. Fred Shutt Jr presided, gave a yellow rose to the new sponsor. Seventeen members attended at Mrs Joe Hills Mullens home. A ham burger event was planned for Thursday at 5 pm at Community Park Maple Avenue. Husbands and families were invited. The chapter has raised 24 dollars for Cancer Fund to date. Next meeting set July 13 hosted by Mrs Greely Wyatt.
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Maple Avenue
Cancer Fund
Greely Wyatt
Shumate Street
Mrs Bird Dies Services Today at Speedway Church
Funeral services for 67 year old Mahaley Gertrude Bird were to be held at 2 p m in Speedway Methodist Church with burial in Vermillion Cemetery. She died Saturday in Princeton Hospital and leaves two sons Cecil E and Leonard Bird a daughter Mrs Robert Pennington eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and four sisters Nannie Belle Carter Minnie Bragg Willie Robinson and Lockie Doyle. The body was moved to her home from Memorial Funeral Directory.
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Speedway
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Mahaley
Gertrude Bird
Speedway Methodist Church
Harold Pitzenbarger
L. A. Dorsey
Vermillion
Athens
Bird
Princeton
Willie J
Rudy Ann Robinson Snider
Noah H. Bird
Cecil E
Leonard Bird
Robert Pennington
Nannie Belle Carter
Minnie Bragg
Pemberton
Willie Robinson
Narrows
Lockie Doyle
Moneta
Glen Rogers Personal News and Military Moves
Glen Rogers area personals note Da vis McNeill has enlisted in the U S Air Force and left for basic training at Lackland Texas after high school graduation in Glen Rogers. Visitors this week include Free family from Arlington Va and others from Charleston Oceana and Chicago with plans to travel for Morocco duty and back home visits near July end.
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Glen Rogers
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Davis McNeill
Virgil McNeill
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Glen Rogers High School
Clifford Free
Arlington
Free
Air Force
Marshall Free
Francis Harrington
John Oyenik
Morocco
Lucens Brawley
Charleston
Frank Wilson
Wilsons
Ernest Withrow
Oceana
Jean Alderman
Washington, D.C
Bill Alderman
Este Bailey
Speed Bailey
Bobby Bailey
Chicago
Ill
Welch
Margie Durham
Ridley Davidson
Sophia
Birthday honors for Pamela Joyce Short in Pineville
Pamela Joyce Short was honored on her seventh birthday at home hosted by her mother Mrs John Avis Short. Partygoers included Brenda Cook Elaine Stump Cin da Jeff Mike and Pat Lester Barbara Cook Diana Nichols Patty Ray Elvis Hicks Stephen Hurley Arlene Salyers Terry Cooper Harry Allen Frankie Sizemore Billy Brooks Carol Hurley and several adults.
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Pineville
Pamela Joyce Short
John Avis Short
Brenda Cook
Elaine Stump
Cinda
Jeff
Mike
Pat Lester
Barbara Cook
Diana Nichols
Patty
Ray
Elvis Hicks
Stephen Hurley
Arlene Salyers
Terry Cooper
Harry Allen
Frankie Sizemore
Billy Brooks
Carol Hurley
Mae Hurley
Richard Lester
Bill Brooks
Ray Hicks
Bobby Cooper
First litter law arrest in Wyoming County reported
Deputy Verne Morgan cited Clarence Whitt, 35, and four others for throwing and permitting litter from a car on Stephenson Herndon Road. Whitt paid a 25 dollar fine. The Wyoming County Court warned that new state litter laws will be strictly enforced with fines up to 500 dollars.
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Morgan
Barkers Ridge
Clarence Whitt
Whitt
Mullens
Grant Taylor
Wyoming County Court
White Funeral Set Wednesday
Handley C. White 74 merchant former Summersville mayor dies at home after heart ailment. Funeral in White Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m Wednesday with ministers Bennett Brown Cooper. Burial in Groves cemetery. Survived by wife Martha. two daughters Roy Chapmanl Ed Fogleman. four sons Drexel Howard Mancel Carlos. three sisters. 22 grandchildren. eight great grandchildren.
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Summersville
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Handley C. White
White Funeral Home
Riker Bennett
Joe Brown
Bruce Cooper
Groves
White
West Virginia
National Funeral Directors Associations
Martha Bryant White
Roy Chapman l
Florida
Ed. Fogleman
Drexel and
Howard
Mancel
Richwood
Carlos
Bartley
Ohio
Ida Randolph
Minnie Hickman
Washington,d. C
Mertie Wilson
Pennsylvania
Initiation Held By Oceanalodge
Oceana Rebekah Lodge No. 61 conducted initiation for Hattie M. Bailey of Clear Fork on Tuesday. A memorial service for deceased members of the past year followed, with a covered-dish dinner served.
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Oceana
RNL
Oceana Rebekah Lodge
Hattie M. Bailey
Clear Fork
Encil Dean
Noble Grand
Nellie Clay
Almer McClellan
Mary Bowden
Wanda Gray
Blanche York
Ruth Cook
Nell Hendricks
Virginia Justice
Lara Cook
Elouise Birley
Guardian
Maybeth Fraley
Vice Grand
Ruth Conley
Collins High Students Attend Boys State at Jacksons Mill
Collins High School representatives John Stephen Gray Bill Teano and Ronald Stanevich attended Boys State at Jacksons Mill last week Gray president of the senior class editor of the Acorn and active in Thespians Varsity and Latin I clubs Teano son of Benedict Teano elected Supreme Court judge student council National Honor Society vice president of the senior class and All-State Band member Stanevich son of John Stanevich is a National Honor Society member retained in school activities and organizations.
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Oak Hill
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Jackson's Mill
Collins High School
John Stephen Gray
Bill Teano
Ronald Stanevich
Gray
Acorn
Harry Gray
Teano
Benedict Teano
Supreme Court
Stanevich
John Stanevich
Bible School Closes at Mount Hope Picnic
A Beckley City Park picnic Friday marked the end of vacation Bible School at Mount Hope. Teachers from the school served as chaperones.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Beckley City Park
Father’s Day Program Presented at Sycamore Club
Concord RNS A Father’s Day program was presented at the Sycamore Builder’s Club meeting at Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday with Mrs Claude Steed in charge. The program featured two songs Faith of Our Fathers and What a Friend We Have in Father, readings, poems, a gift exchange, and refreshments. Hostesses were Mrs Denver Webb and Mrs Med White. Members and guests listed include Mrs Roger Fraley Mrs Hubert Carter Mrs Oscar Scarbro Miss Betty Dillion Miss Dora Dillon Mrs James Williams Mrs B C Frailey Mrs Delphia Bowman Miss Susie Mitchell Miss Blandine Dillon Mrs William Beller Ann Fannin Lara Brown Di Anne Dillon Timmy Dillon and Melodie Dillon. The club plans exterior painting of the Sycamore Chapel and fixed meeting day as the second Friday of each month.
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Concord
RNS
Sycamore Builder's Club
Sycamore Presbbyterian
Claude Steed
Denver Webb
Med White
Roger Fraley
Hubert Carter
Oscar Scarbro
Betty _Dillion
Dora Dillon
James Williams
B. C. Frailey
Delphia Bowman
Susie Mitchell
Blandine Dillon
William Beller
Ann Fannin
Lara Brown
Dianne Dillon
Timmy Dillon
Melodie Dillon
Sycamore Chapel
Dutch Dinner Held By White Shiners
White Shrine Patrol Drill Team of Jabel Alrija Shrine No. 6 Mount Hope held a dutch dinner at the Glass House Beckley as a regular meeting. A picnic at Oak Hill City Park was planned for July 8. Attendees included Mrs Nell Bannister Mrs Flora Twaddle Mrs Ruth Clark Mrs Jennie Carter Mrs Lona Lindamood Mrs Eva Cope Miss Anna Cope Mrs L H Lambert Mrs Lottie Garrett and Mrs Jone Graham.
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Mount Hope
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White Shrine
Jabel Alrija Shrine No
Glass House
Beckley
Oak Hill City
Nell Bannister
Flora Twaddle
Ruth Clark
Jennie Carter
Lona Lindamood
Eva Cope
Anna Cope
L. H. Lambert
Lottie Garrett
Jone Graham
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Jackie Vanoy
James Vanoy
Emory Jarrell
Fort Gordon
Cephas Jarrell
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Germany
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
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