Area Men Appear In Federal Court
Princeton area men faced federal charges with multiple pleas and guilty verdicts. Defendants from Beckley to Bluefield, Fireco to Kann, admitted moonshine whisky offenses and other crimes. Several will be sentenced July 18 in Beckley while others receive probation or prison terms. Local courts show a string of guilty pleas and scheduled hearings.
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Princeton
ANS
Willie E. Hayworth
Stephenson
Wye
Leo F. Yates
Itmann
John A. Field Jr
Shubert L. Berry
Hanover
Jaeger
Jack L. McArdle
Field
Beckley
John B. Butler
Fireco
Charles C. Cook
Cool Ridge
John Fred Goldie
Raleigh County
Beckey
Frank Joh Kinsler
Cleveland
Ohio
Grady R. Foster
James B. Billups
Sigbjorn
John Peter Odegaard
Morway
Avon M. Hurst
Bluefield
James M. Largent
Federal
Dorothy Elizabeth Nicastro
U. S
George William Southard
William Alfred Dillon
Clear Creek
Bobby Joe Beavers
Ballscreek
Robert L. Clower
Robert S. Catron
Montcalm
Dawson Stanley Davis
James E. Milner
Robert F. Hatfield
John P. Farley
Billy Joe Lambert
Kimball
Kopperston News Highlights Local Visits and Events
A long list of weekend and extended visits features Kopperston residents traveling to Lockport New York Cleveland Ohio and Virginia camps and states. Families gather for church camp and Girls State while the Kopperston Baseball Club hosts a spaghetti dinner to fund equipment for four Little League teams two Babe Ruth teams and multiple softball squads.
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Kopperston
RNS
Jack Burkett
Debbie
Lockport
N. Y
New York
Harold Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Charlotte Walker
Stevens Clinic
Welch
AIC
James Weaver
Austin
Texas
Verla Weaver
Pineville
Ira Hill
Bluestone Conference Center
Hinton
Cheryl Workman
Judy Gillenwater
Carson Cook Jr
Murray Page
Kopperston Presbyterian Church
C. R. Rankin
David Rankin
Washington, D. C
Rankins
Don Reedy
Barrett
Ae C. Reedy
Worthington
R. V. Garrett
C. J. Flint
Ansted
Garrett
E. Q. Garrett
Kentuck
Cyrus Williams
Peggy
Frank Williams
Long Ranch
Jesse Cline
Alice
L. A. Williamson
Minnie Campbell
Charlie Harmon
Chesapeake
J. K. Witt
Ig Ray McComas
Lebanon
Mes H9
Camp Roland
Bastian
Ricky Hickman
James Rankin
James Wesley
Mike Boshell
Jack Davis
Ralph Alfrey
Huntington
Charleston
Fred Ratcliff
Judson Blair
Gloria
Kenneth Morris
Marvin
Barbara Jean Sanchez
Terry
Mulberry
Fla
Glen Ratcliff
Gene
Lynchburg
Ida Williams
Davey
Riley Campbell
James E. Parsons
Emory Jones
Beckley
John Rush
Jim Hawkins
Lorado
Mike
Paul Greer
Columbia
National Science Institute
Frankie
Rebecca Mack
Carl Mack
Jim Mack
Rebec Ae
Stevie
Jimmy Gillenwater
Athens
Local residents visit kin and travel in Virginia and beyond
Evelyn Scott visits daughter Connie Church in Virginia. Fred Blankenship returns from Albuquerque on 15 day leave to stay with parents Edgar and Peggy Blankenship. Multiple families visit relatives in Virginia and West Virginia including the Syner reunion in Edmond and trips to Huntington and Charleston.
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Marshall College
Huntington
Mamie Forren
Rupert
Chan Forren
Fred Blankenship
West Virginia Tech
Edgar Blankenship
Charleston
Arthur Huffman
Audrey Huffman
Cambria
L. H. Champ
Linda
J. D. Blevins
Joe Austin
Alexandria
Janet
Concord College
Ginger Gentry
Beckley
Dewey Blevins
Roger Barnett
Michigan
Roger
Meadow Bridge High School
Cabin Creek
C. F. Wills
Sue Gill
Lincoln
Neb
Waynevine Kabulow Ramsey
Mount Hope visitors and local notes from Cunard to Beckley
Jackie Shockey visits grandparents and aunt in Cunard while James Eanes and Lowell Perkins stay with relatives in Washington D C. Others vacationing include Sgt Cant erbbury family at Virginia Beach and Marian and Stephen Webb with grandmother in Forest Hills. Frances Dixon recovers from a dislocated knee. Several local families host weekend guests from Galax Elk Creek and Roanoke. C R Harnsbarger hosts Patrick Williams summering locally. Mrs Poling and Mrs Barnum attend Synodical School at Davis Elkins College representing Mount Hope Presbyterian.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Jackie Shockey
Jack Shockey
Peter Paris
Catherine Paris
Cunard
James Eanes
Washington, D. C
J. E. Perkins
Lowell
Eanes
Jewell Perkins
Lowell Perkins
Chevy Chase
W. B. Poling
John Barnum
Davis & Elkins College
Elkins
Three Generations Gather For Photo Event
A family portrait features Hawley, 89, alongside Mrs. Henaker, Mrs. Welchans, and Mrs. Betkigian. Mrs. He holds Cynthia Ann, two, in a sunny gathering captured for a local feature.
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Picured
Hawley
Henaker
Welchans
Hylbert Mission Circle Convenes in Fayetteville Church
Fayetteville Baptist Church hosts Hylbert Mission Circle meeting with Laura Neal as chairman. Reports review Bible book of the month 2 Samuel and Mission books Crusade and Secret Place. Program Know Your Heritage led by H F Frazier with assistants. Members urged to attend Philippi House Party in July 2027 and General Circle Meeting. Social hour follows with Lolita and Ann Judionce circles.
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H.F. Frazier
Roy Cruikshank
George Myles
John L. Settle Sr
James Nichols
A. T. Clinebell
L. D. Lucas
Robert Kincaid
Miss Neal
Philippi
Colcord Dancers The Little Hoppers On TV For Last Time
Colcord Elementary group The Little Hoppers will appear on Barn Dance at 7 p m today for the last time for a while. The dances were started in the 1958 59 school term as a physical education activity and proved popular enough to invite more WOAY TV appearances each Friday under director Mrs G L Kincaid.
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Colcord
RNS
G. L. Kincaid
Woaytv
Notable Visitors From General Circles Meet Charity Leaders
Two visitors addressed the General Circles event, Mrs Roy Cruikshank serving as president and Mrs Walter Pickett among the attendees. The gathering highlighted community charity work and group leadership roles.
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Roy Cruikshank
Walter Pickett
Weekend Visits Link Pineville Families Across States
Mr and Mrs Malcom Wilkenson from Galax Virginia visited their parents over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Don Finley and sons Stephen and Paul from Charleston spent the weekend in Pineville with Mr and Mrs Lane Cook. James D Cook of Charleston also visited. Rebecca Thomas of Pineville traveled to Bluefield with her parents to meet a bus to Tallahassee Florida to visit Dr and Mrs David McCullough for two weeks.
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Pineville
Rns
Malcom Wilkenson
Galax
E. M. Wilkenson
Charles Holloway
Don Finley
Stephen and
Paul
Charleston
Lane Cook
Finley
Mrs. Finley
Cook Home
James D. Cook
John B. Thomas
Rebecca
Bluefield
Tallahassee
Fla
David McCullough
Ameagle Willing Workers Club Crazy Hat Party
Ameagle Willing Workers Club held a Tuesday meeting featuring a crazy hat party. Prizes went to Mrs. R. E. Stover for prettiest hat, Mrs. John Estep for most modern hat, and Mrs. George Sothard for most original hat. A new member, Mrs. Maynard Mullens, was added. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Gordon Coleman to a group of members including Mrs. Carl Hamilton and others.
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Ameagle
ANS
Ameagle Willing Workers Club
R. E. Stover
John Estep
George Southard
Maynard Mullens
Gordon Coleman
Carl Hamilton
Herbert Honaker
Emil Wiseman
Max Mottern
Ralph Scherers
Charlie Harris
Verner Wingo
Gyna Wingo
Carl Walker
Mental Health Drive Under Way In Fayette Co
Fayette County launches the 1960 Mental Health drive as the Bell Ringer campaign runs for a week. County chairman Dan Blizzard appeals for local donations to fund a county mental health clinic, patient care, research, and education.
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Fayette Co
Fayetteville
Rns
Fayette County
Dan Blizzard
Blizzard
Mental Health Association
Carbon Fuel Cuts Off Miners On Ameagle Job
The Carbon Fuel Co. laid off several men on the Coal River side of its new operation at Ameagle this week. It was not learned how many workers were affected by the cutoff as reports were unavailable. Mountains in the Atlas range near Morocco tower close to 14,000 feet.
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Ameagle
ANS
Carbon Fuel Co
Atlas Range
Morocco
Fayetteville Residents Share Family News And Travel
Fayetteville notes report Ralph Parsons returning home to Orlando after visiting relatives, Judy Parsons and Stephanie remaining behind with Mr and Mrs Ronald Smithers. Majorettes Dorothy Dickerson Linda Parsons and Kitty Hornsby travel to Athens for a Concord College majorette clinic. Joan Elmore leaves for Columbus Ohio to enroll in a beautician school. John Dummitt of Venton visits his grandmothers Minnie Lucas and J R Dummitt.
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Fayetteville
Ralph Parsons
Ralph
Parsons Schad
Fema
Orlando
Fila
Judy
Stephanie
Pipce
Ronald
Smithers
Dorothy Dickerson
Linda Parsons
Kitty Hornsby
Fayetteville High School
Athens
Concord College
Joan Elmore
Columbus
Ohio
John Dummitt
Venton
Minnie Lucas
J. R. Dummitt
Francis Leupp Named Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1903
Francis Leupp was named by President Theodore Roosevelt to head the Indian Affairs office in 1903, signaling a key administration shift in U S policy toward Native peoples and governance.
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Francis Leupp
Theodore Mere
Indian Affairs
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