Inflation Hits Family Budgets Across Regions
Carlton Smith analyzes rising living costs with Bureau of Labor Statistics budgets showing urban four person families needing $10,971, up 20 percent since four and a half years earlier, with higher standards at $15,905. Inflation, taxes, and regional variation compound the squeeze, offsetting income gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Smith
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Consumer Finance Association
Labor Department
N.C. Flal
Conference Board
Price and Lowe Nuptials Highlight Enfield Weekend
Wedding guests from Sabine and Washington DC attended the Saturday afternoon ceremony in Enfield where Garland Dewayne Price wed Grace Lowe. The Price family, including Eliza beth Price and Johnny Lee Price, joined Miss Gwen MacDonald for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine
Elizabeth Price
Johnny Lee Price
Gwen MacDonald
Washington, D. C
Enfield
N. C
Garland Dewayne Price
Grace Lowe
Willies Lowe Jr
Fayette County Day Camp Schedule Planned in WV
The Fayette County Day Camp funded by the Governor's Relations and WVU Extension runs June 27 to July 7 at Ansted Middle School Lookout Gym Oakland School Smithers and the Memorial Building Fayetteville then July 10 to 21 at Minden Scarbro Glen Jean and Mount Hope Elementary schools Ages 9 14 programs include recreation safety health nutrition first aid leadership citizenship personal hygiene and music Camp runs 9 am to 1 pm with sack lunches optional Walk in format no fees. committee includes Bob Arthur Beatrice Whanger Charles Weatherford George Matt Edwards Ray Wiseman and Mrs Raymond Treadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Arthur
Beatrice Whanger
George Siehl
Charles Weatherford
George Matt Edwards
Ray Wiseman
Raymond Treadway
Bluefield State College trains miners in 11 week course
Bluefield State College completed an 11 week mine training program funded by a Federal Bureau of Mines grant. The program ran April 11 to June 22 with 66 hours covering mining topics and basic math, grammar, electricity, and human relations. Graduation listed 38 participants earning two college credits.
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Bluefield
Bluefield State College
Ralph Ratliff
Federal Bureau of Mines
Edgar Ruble
Stephen Ruble
Bernard Scott
Jimmy Scott
McKinley Smith
Jeffery ‘Thompson
Robert Thorne
Charles Tickle
Michael Slusher
Kermit Tolliver
Clinton EH. ‘Tyree
Garland Vaughn
Clifford A. White
Ronald E. Whitt
David RK Wright
Robert L. Wylan
Grady Whitsom
Ratliff
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Court Updates and Flood Assistance Request
Wyoming Citizens seek governor help for flood control in Lynco and Lillyhaven areas. District notes Mullens official W S Carr named acting clerk after Bill Houck’s death. Also new appointments include administratrices Bonded estates and appraisers in Pineville and New Richmond.
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Wyoming
Pineville
Mullens
W. S. Carr
Carr
Bill L. Houck
Mullens Little League
Methodist Men’s Club
Methodist Church
Alice Houck
Leah
Brian
Kara
Korea
Moran Ave
Lynco
Lillyhaven
Oceana
Miss Wriston Heads to University of Washington for Physics Study
Mossy MOSSY Miss Naomi Faye Wriston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wriston, leaves Sunday for Seattle to study physics at the University of Washington. Miss Patricia Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Wanda Thompson of Paint Creek Road, attends summer school at Morris Harvey College in Charleston.
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Mossy
Naomi Faye Wriston
Orville Wriston
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Patricia Thompson
Wanda Thompson
Paint Creek Road
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Mt Hope Bank Stock Reissued After Charter Amendment
Fayetteville records show Bank of Mount Hope adopting a resolution to raise authorized common stock from 2,000 to 20,000 shares with a $10 par value. The charter amendment changes par value from $100 to $10 per share and reclassifies outstanding shares into $10 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Bank of Mount Hope
Mental Health Council Members Attend Program
Mrs. Ellen Phillips secretary of the Wyoming County Mental Health Clinic at Pineville announces that staff from Mercer McDowell and Wyoming Mental Health Councils will attend the West Virginia University School of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in Morgantown in June 1923. Attendees include Harry Browning and Mrs Marge Thomas from Pineville Clinic along with counselors from McDowell and Mercer clinics and Rev James Halstead pastor of Pineville and Kopperston churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Ellen Phillips
Wyoming County Mental Health Clinic
Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming Mental Health Council
West Virginia University School of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Morgantown
Harry Browning
Marge Thomas
Sylvia Goforth
Jo Ann Toler
McDowell Clinic
Ernestine Smith
Beulah Bailey
Mercer County
James Halstead
Kopperston Presbyterian
Fayette County News Social Roundup
Mrs. John L. Witt of Cunard and sister-in-law Pearl McClung visited relatives in Portsmouth R L and returned home Sunday. Boston Dempsey seeks care at Veterans Hospital in Kentucky. Capt. Cecil Neal and family from Augusta Georgia visited his father in Sarah Street and his mother at Montgomery General Hospital. Daisy Hess returns from Oak Hill Hospital. The Vickers and Woodrum families spent 10 days at Myrtle Beach. Bill Spangler family return from Hawaii. Nell Frazier, High Street, a patient at St Marys Hospital Huntington. Jan Madrid family moves to South Carolina. Nicolet family from Miami visit Bert Dummitt and head to Milwaukee for summer. The U S Savannah, first atomic powered merchant ship, launched July 21 1959 at Camden New Jersey.
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Boston Dempsey
East Maple Avenue
Veterans Hospital
Kenucky
Cecil Neal
Augusta Ga
Sarah Street
Neal
Montgomery General Hospital
Montgomery
Daisy Hess
Garten
Oak Hill Hospital
Carl Vickers
Janette
Charles Vickers
Tom Woodrum
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Bill Spangler
Bill
Bobby
Hawaii
H. F
Nell) Frazier
High Street
St.Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Jan Madrid
East
Maple Avenue
South Carolina
Fayette County Clerk Issues 13 Wedding Permits
The Fayette County clerk reports 13 marriage licenses issued as of Wednesday. Notable pairs include Arthur William Butner and Brenda Sue Kincaid. Watson Wayne Compton and Shirley K. Morris. Melvin Houston Dove and Pamela Ann Hudnall. Public notices also include a Trustee's Sale for Mack and Marie Biggs.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Arthur William Butner
Ravenswood
Samuel Butner
Nettie McVey
Brenda Sue Kincaid
Gauley Bridge
Walter Kincaid
Clara Wilkerson
Watson Wayne Compton
Hico
Cecil W. Compton
Ethel E. Exline
Shirley K. Morris
Lansing
Annis G. Morris
Nellie P. Moore
William Moore
Florence Hanby
Sarah Christine Rieman
Oak Hill
Henry Rieman
Mildred Bryant
Charles Glenn Pyatt
Indore
Clarence H. Pyatt
Mary Louise Stone
Teresa Lynn Hill
Glen Ferris
Dennis Hill
Betty M. Priddy
William Arnold Ross
Ansted
Dock Ross
Mary Wilburn
Laura Mae Brackett
Robert Dickinson
Ann Huffman
Lawrence Frank Rodgers
Atlanta
Ernest
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James Akers
Walter Barrett
Lewis F.berbert
Charles Brown
Elthelbert Charles
Jack R. Comer
Alan F. Croyle
Joseph Davidson
Ralph B. Dyson
Dewey P. Fowler
James Franklin
Kenneth Gillespie
James Gentry
Rondie Hicks
Carl E. Horton
Sherman L. Hicks
James Hollyfield
Frederick Jordan
Charlie L. Large
Barry M. Lilly
Harless Martin
James
Fred Lokant
Bill Clark
Doris Adams
James Blankenship
Clear Fork
Rose Mary Sizemore
John Henry Lambert
Jim Bob Mink
Frank Thompson
Wayne Kirk
New Richmond
George W. Mills
Laura Mills
Amon’ Shrewsbury
George Shrewsbury
Stephenson
George O’neal
Bud
William E. Blankenship
Charles W. Caffee III
Jack Taylor
Louella Tilley
Manley Tilley
Shelburn Brooks
Galena Kerns
Garnett Brooks
McGraws
Pearl Ward
Robert G. Ward
Gilmer Hines
Joe Hansbarger
W. C. Bailey Jr
Ann M. Aliff
Fern
D. Miniaci
Mt. Hope Bank
Mental Health Council
Fayette
John L. Witt
Cunard
Pearl McClung
Inlaw
David Jones
Jonathan
Portsmouth
R. L
Robert Nicolet
Amy
Jack
Miami
Fla
Bert Dummitt
Milwaukee
Wis
U.S. Savannah
Camden
N.J
Rodgers
Evelyn Upchurch
Margaret Elaine Wise
Louis Wise
Sophia Menarchik
Edward Ray Scott
Kanawha Falls
Albert Scott
Virginia Coleman
Vicki Lynn Woods
General Woods
Ruby Cordell
Joseph Bedford Shieler
Beckwith
Lloyd David Shieler
Susie Bailes
Linda Sue Cody
Lonnie E. Cody
Anna Mae Hall
Gary Dale Sizemore
Luther Sizemore
Dorothy D. Peters
Deborah Lee Aliff
Billy F. Aliff
Martha J. Johnson
Mack Biggs
Marie Biggs
Kermit A. Locke
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Court House
Shady Spring
Chilson
W. Va
Rmit A. Locke
Biggs Biggs
James Hurshel
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry
Peace
A. Garten
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral 21
DIAS
City Avenue
Beckley Theatre
Main Street
Jad
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Tassie
Burger Bay
New River Park
Beckley Newspapers
Starlite
William R. Nelson
Washington Street
Henderson
E. Lowell Foley
Sam G. Foley
Ainting
Gene Crone
Mountain Top
Noel Riffe
Bobby L. Short
Sanderson
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Jock
Andy
Prince St. Ph
Halstead’s
Wright
Radio & TV
Crab Orchard
J&f
Cal Baeby
D&s Bome
Randy
CALHOUN _ GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Lane Electric
TIMEX
Eric S
Neville St
Eye
Duraclean
C. E. Jessup CO
City Ave
Iralfigh Miracle
J. C. Shumate Drilling
Coal City
Tri-State Corporation
W.va
William R. Manning
Myers Pumps
Glen Daniel
J. C
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial
Call
Lilly’s Drug
Beckeley Newspapers Corp
West Virginia Legislative Handbook
Darrett Persinger
Route 3
Dmfhparh, Inc
McLean Addition
Ito jArmco Steel Corp
Mont‘cval
W. Vas
Tyree
Barker Junk , Company
Mabscott
Valley Drive
Clarence Bowling
Montgomery ,Ward, Beckley
Buick Beckley
Raleigh County Community Action Association
P. O. Box
Temple Street
Cal John Trimble
AKC
Calvin Richmond
Dachshund Stud Service
Windom Road
Radford Kennels
Henry Bowyer
Maynor
Grady Whitlock
Fotos and Company
J. Giampalo
Main St. Ph
Beckley Cooperative
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