Anna Wise and James H. Aliff Wed in Glen Jean Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Anna Virginia Wise and James H. Aliff wed in a 7:30 p.m. Saturday service at Glen Jean Union Church officiated by Dr. W. W. Pharr. The couple, from Glen Jean and Mabscott, will reside in Beckley before a June move to San Antonio for his Brooks School of Photography study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Jean
Anna Virginia Wise
James H. Aliff
Glen Jean Union Church
W. W. Pharr
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Toney Wise
B. C. Aliff
Mabscott
Bernadine Evans
Jo Ann Tyree
Ramona Richards
Beckley
Delano Lipscomb
Charles E Martin
Bert T. Hall
Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope Insurance Agency
Woodrow Wilson High School
Navy
San Antonio
Tex
W. R. Larimore
Santa Barbara
Calif
Aliff
Brooks School of Photography
John Laird Sneddon 56 Dies at Home in Mount Hope
John Laird Sneddon 56 died at his Price Hill home after a long illness. Retired employee of New River Co. native of Scotland born Sept 5 1899. Survivors include widow Margaret four brothers with ties to Cowie Scotland two sisters also of Cowie five sons two daughters eight grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope awaiting arrangements.
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Mount Hope
RNS
John Laird Sneddon
Price Hill
The
New River Co
Margaret Hamil
Cowie
Scotland
John Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
William
Ronald
Kilsyth
Robert
Alexander
Bradley
Martha Sneddon
Margaret Lightfoot
Roanoke
Tyree
Rotary Ladies Night At Whitesville Junior High
Seven Rotary members their wives and guests attended a Ladies Night at Whitesville Junior High School. A banquet was served and entertainment was provided by Twadell the Magician of Whitesville.
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Whitesville
RNS
Rotary Club
Whitesville Junior High School
Twadell
Mail Carrier Sought At Meadow Bridge
Meadow Bridge officials announce an open examination for a rural carrier at Meadow Bridge Post Office. Applicants must live within the Meadow Bridge delivery area for the past year, be at least 18 by July 10, and may have no age maximum. Applications accepted until July 10.
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Meadow Bridge
Civil Service Commission
Sdate
Scarbro Garden Club installs 1956-57 officers
Scarbro Garden Club held its June meeting at Mrs. Kenneth Thompson’s home. Officers installed by past president Mrs. W. C. Bishop include Mrs. Alexander Doris president, Mrs. W. B. Errington vice president, Mrs. Mike Vargo Jr secretary, Mrs. J. L. Pettit treasurer, Miss Emma Hepler historian, Mrs. Ben Gooch librarian, Miss Flossie Hugheshart parliamentarian, and corsages given to each. The club approved purchasing Mountainier lily bulbs from WV University and USDA for $1 each to aid university and club funds. The July 20 dinner will be at the Glass House. yearbooks are being prepared for distribution. Guests included Mrs. J. E. Lowery, Mrs. William Spradlin, and Miss Lynn Hendrickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarbro
RNS
Scarbro Garden Club
Kenneth Thompson
Mike Vargo Jr
Alexander Doris
W. B. Errington
J. L. Pettit
Emma Hepler
Ben Gooch
Flossie Hughart
W. C. Bishop
West Virginia University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Horticultural Department
J. R. Price
Glass House
Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
J. E. Lowery
Geneva
Fla
Linda Lew Hager and David Klapp wed at Oak Hill Church
Linda Lew Hager and David Leslie Klapp married in a June 11 ceremony at Oak Hill Baptist Church Oak Hill. Revivals led the service with ornate gowns, family attendants, and a reception in the church. The couple plans a New York City trip and will reside in Charlottesville Virginia after graduation.
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Linda Lew Hager
David Klapp
Oak Hill
Oak Hilll
Oak Hill Baptist Church
David Leslie Klapp
S. Jasper Rhoads
William R. Klanpp
Randolph F. Johnson
Richard Robertson
First Presbyterian Church of
Lydia R. Kiapp
Trina Howell
Eva Estes
Maggie Belle Phillips
Jean Kay Hager
Ann Klapp
Paquita Ripoll
Sheila Kay Miller
William Riddell Klapp Jr
Edward L. Kessler
New York City
Klapp
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Collins High School
Golden Hager
Lena Cooke
Russell Seacrist
Charleston
Kenneth E. Yocum
Philadelphia
Robert J. Kessler
Maden
Frances Kessler
Ethel Radford
Fayetteville
Sears to Open Mullens Store on Howard Avenue
Sears Roebuck and Co plans a Mullens store in a renovated 30 by 100 foot building near Howard and Holroyd Avenues. The site, formerly Radwin's Shoe Store, will gain a 30 by 40 foot addition and air conditioning, lighting and tiling. Occupancy hoped by August 1 with orders coordinated via Greensboro catalog center.
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Howard Ave
Hall
Holroyd Ave
Greensboro
N. C
Gilkerson Rites Set for Today in Lookout Church
Funeral services for Judd S Gilkerson 46, former Clifftop resident, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lookout Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Jones presiding. Burial follows at Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. Died June 12 in Buffalo after a heart attack. Born April 30, 1910, in Clifftop. Survived by wife Minnie, mother Fannie Gilkerson of Landisburg, two daughters Evelyn Bellings of Baltimore and Ruth Zitter of Castalia, Ohio, sister Mildred Fury of Bellwood, five brothers Cecil Rupert Bud Mount Hope Alex Edmond Herschel Lookout Howard Pie, and 10 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Rainelle
RNS
Judd S$. Gilkerson
Clifftop
Lookout Methodist Church
Harold Jones
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Gilkerson
Buuffalo
N. Y
Minnie Gilkerson
Fannie Gilkerson
Landisburg
Evelyn Bellings
Baltimore
Ruth Zitter
Castalia
Ohio
Mildred Fury
Bellwood
Cecil
Rupert
Bud
Mount Hope
Navy Enlists Three From Boone County
Three Boone County residents have enlisted for service with the Navy according to Chief A A Hobbs recruiter. Enlisting were Ronald Clark Corns Seth and Robert Eugene Bradford Sylvester, sons of local residents. Carol Sue White daughter of Ivan Ray White Twilight enlisted in the WAVES. Chief Hobbs operates the Whitesville post office enlistment sessions each Tuesday.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
Navy
A. A. Hobbs
Ronald Clark Corns
Everett Corns
Seth
Robert Eugene Bradford
Sylvester
Carol Sue White
Ivan Ray White
Twilight
Chief Hobbs
Moose State District Meeting At Whitesville Lodge Friday
Whitesville Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose hosts a sixth district meeting Friday evening led by District president S. R. Mills of Oak Hill. Lodges from Beckley Hinton Oak Hill Rainelle Richwood Layland Smithers and White Sulphur Springs attend. The lodge's only living charter member Steve Zabai of Seth will be honored with a gift. A 7 p.m. banquet precedes a business session at 8 p.m. Discussions cover membership and civic participation. new district officers will be nominated for July at Oak Hill.
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Whitesville
RNL
Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
S. R. Mills
Oak Hill
Beckley
Hinton
Rainelle
Richwood
Layland
Smithers
White Sulphur Springs
Steve Zabai
Seth
Mary Peters
Oak Hill Lodge
Herb Price
Bill Shrader
Charleston
Price
Chicago
Earl Howell
Whitesville Lodge
Carl V. Dominion
Carl Pioch
Darrell Harden
Retired Farm Agent Is Presented Gift
Fayetteville RNS A gift of a men and pencil set was presented to J Haynes Miller who retired June 1 after 26 years as Fayette County agricultural agent at the quarterly Farm Bureau and Farm Women's Council meeting. Present were representatives from 12 Farm Women's clubs.
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Fayetteville
RNS
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Farm Women’s Council
Bureau
Council
4-H Leaders Association
Farm Women's Clubs
Arnold Cook
Lookout Club
Hubert McClung
Rites Wednesday For Brenda Lester
Funeral services for Brenda Kay Lester five daughter of Warren Earl Lester and Mrs Lester near Maben will be held at 11 a m Wednesday at Sweet Home Church with Rev Jim Bowers officiating. Burial follows at Tilley cemetery. The child died at 155 p m Monday in a Beckley hospital Surviving are parents one brother Jimmy Earl and two sisters Carol Ann and Kathy Louise The body will be moved from Robertson and Fogle Song Funeral Home to the residence at five p m today
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Robertson and Foglesong
Bobbie Lookabill Taken by Death
Relatives here have been informed of the death of Bobbie Jean Lookabill 16 daughter of Me and Mrs R C Lookabill former Wyco residents who moved to Lexington NC two years ago She died Monday evening in a Thomasville NC hospital After intermittent hospitalizations the past five years for jaundice and cirrhosis of the liver She was a member of the Wyco Methodist Church Survivors include her parents a sister Dorann Funeral arrangements have not been learned.
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WYCO
RNS
Bobbie Jean Lookabill
R. C. Lookabill
Lexington
N.C
Mullens High School
Thomasville
N. C
Wyco Methodist Church
Dorann
Shirley Hurt Chosen As Miss Roanoke
Oak Hill native Shirley Hurt, daughter of Rufus C. and Garnett Hurt and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs C L Smith of Fayetteville, was selected Miss Roanoke. The 5 foot 7 inch winner, living at 2836 Spessard Ave SW, beat 13 contenders from Roanoke and Roanoke County and will represent the area at Miss Virginia in Roanoke at the American Legion Auditorium on June 28 29.
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Oak Hill
Shirley Hurt
Roanoke
Miss Hurt
Rufus C
Garnett Hurt
C. L. Smith
Fayetteville
Virginia
Spessard Ave
Roanoke County
American Legion Auditorium
Go rilla Poggi A tax man in Albuquerque crackdown
Ermete Poggi known as Go rilla Poggi is employed by the Bureau of Revenue to collect delinquent accounts in Albuquerque New Mexico. His role highlights a broad tax enforcement push with Poggi actively pursuing overdue taxes and liens against residents and businesses.
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Albuquerque, N. M
Ermete Poggi
Poggi
Bureau of Revenue Bans
Party Honors Wallace Twins On Their Second Birthday
Debbie and Johnnie Wallace were honored at a Saturday party at the home of Red and Mrs. Wallace on Jones Avenue. The celebration featured movies and games, with refreshments served and many relatives and friends in attendance.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Debbie
Johnnie Wallace
Red Wallace
Jones Ave
Hobart Booth
Phillip
Mikie
Frances
James Rodney
Ted Anderson
Johnny
Billy
Ruth Garvin
Margaret
John Clay
Eugene Wallace
Pugie
Ann Bennett
Annie Jo
Mary Lee
Cindy Lou
P. L Wallace
Florence Coates
Irene Willis
Florence
WVU student O V VandeLinde to study masters in Madison
O V Vandellinde, a work unit conservationist for the local conservation service, is attending classes at West Virginia University in Morgantown to complete a master’s degree by summer’s end. E H Schmidt of Huntington will be on call for major problems, Denver Sloan handles routine Hamlin office work, and Vandellinde will return to Madison this fall.
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Madison
RNS
O. V. Vande Linde
Local
Conservation Service
West Virginia University
Morgantown
E. H. Schmidt
Huntington
Cabell County
VandeLinde
Denver Sloan
Conservation Aid
Hamlin
Funeral Wednesday for Williams Family Victims of Ohio Fire
Charles M Williams 43 and his two daughters Sharon Kay 4 and Linda Sue 7 will be honored at a 2 pm Wednesday service at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel. Dr W W Pharr will officiate with burial at Hilltop. The trio died from suffocation during a Cleveland Ohio apartment fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hope
Ohio
Mount Hope
Charles M. Williams
Sharon Kay
Linda Sue
Tyree Funeral
W. W. Pharr
Hilltop Cemetery
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Frank Mauritz
Anna Wise
James H. Alif
John L. Sneddon
Sample Shop
Harley Joe Frazier
Billy Hale Watkins
Calvin Wilson
Jack Gwinn
John W. Tennant
Jack Hill
Walter Farrish Jr
James Nix
Jane Carole Mann
Marilyn Sproles
Barbara Caldwell
Becky Cummings
Susanne Sue McPherson
Karenix
Kingston
East
Dwight Rinehart
Orbria Rinehart
Johnnie Lee Wriston
Robert Wriston
Wayne Wriston
Layton Wriston
Bishop's Fork
Troy Painter
Somiet Solvay
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp
Mossey
Sears, Roebuck
ANL
Odd Fellows Lodge No
Spencer Lodge No
W. L. Bridges
Massachusetts
Henry Purdy
Nobel
Fred Thompson
Moose State District
Joseph L. Prince
Steve Langi
Chester Thomas
Mike Rich
A. K. LaFon
Hilda Richards
Theron Edds
Clyde Potter
G. V. Behan Jr
James Neff
R. O. Blume
G. H. Riner
Jess Evans
Sam Crouse
Fayette County Fair Association
Tuberculosis Association
A. T. Clinebell
Brenda Lester
Bobbie
Jantzen
Warners
Maidenform
Wallace Twins
O. V. Vandelinde
WVU
West Side
Cleveland
Treisse
James
Marietta
Columbus
Clifford
Orville
Clyde Cape
Sun
Fletcher Lively
Violet Jesse
Adv
Shortie
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