Centennial Project discussed for Wyoming County in West Virginia
Sherman R West center finance co ordinator of the West Virginia Centennial Commission meets with John Meredith Jr Slab Fork District chairman to plan Wyoming County centennial activities Oscar Butcher county chairman led the Tuesday night meeting at First Methodist Church Pineville Plans include restoring the Old Indian Fort on the Pineville Welch Road and displaying photos of the Kopperston mining community with the touring centennial van for exhibit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman R. West
West Virginia Centennial Commission
John Meredith Jr
Slab Fork
Wyoming County
Oscar Butcher
Tues
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Pineville
Pineville- Welch Road
Kopperston Min
Deberry Robertson Wed In Radford Virginia
Miss Bettye Yvonne Robertson daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter C Robertson Appalachia Virginia and Edmond Paul DeBerry son of Mr and Mrs Paul E DeBerry Marianna were married at First Baptist Church Radford Virginia The Rev Manson Tate presided at 430 PM The ceremony featured white and romance blue flowers with seven branch candelabra and lighted tapers The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a pearl crown veil and carried gardenias roses and stephanotis The couple will live in Blacksburg with both families listed in attendance and reception held in the church social hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Bettye Yvonne Robertson
Walter C. Robertson
Appalachia
Edmond Paul DeBerry
Paul E. DeBerry
Marianna
First Baptist Church
Radford
Manson Tate
Walter Jones
Jonathen Large
Coeburn
James Keith Ball
Peterstown
William Moore
Pound
James Allen
Union
Louise Steele
Mrs. Fred Redden Honored At Shower in Glen Fork
Mrs. Fred Redden was feted with a stork shower Friday night in Glen Fork. Hosts were Mrs. Bert Pizzino and Mrs. Jack Irick. Prizes went to Mrs. Sebastian Pizzino, Mrs. Hiram Acord, and Mrs. J. Brooks. numerous relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
RNS
Fred Redden
Bert Pizzino
Jack Irick
Sebastian Pizzino
Hiram Acord
J. Brooks
Finley Shumate
Herbert Reid
Ivan Pizzino
Avener Hurley
Levin Pizzino
Lon Acord
Estil Bailey
Oley Bailey
Lucille Herold
Robert Schlager
Ova Brown
Jess Day
Byram Blevins
Denny Acord Jr
Charley Pizzino
Ancel Powers
L. C. Shrewsbury
Reeva Shrewsbury
Elmer Lay
Willis Adkins
Tressie Acord
Fred Schlager
Ott Shumate
Dave Brooks
Ellis Bailey
Brooks
Acord
S. Pizzino
Scarbro Double Murder Highlighted by Magazines
Scarbro’s double murder of Dr. Archer Wingrove and Mrs. Georgie Broyles drew national attention as True Detective and Official Detective plan August issues. Suspects Roger Belcher and Arnold Vance, declared sane, face September court, with 60 days of Weston State Hospital exams completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarbro
Archer Wingrove
Georgie Broyles
True Detective
Official Detective
Roger Lee Belcher
Arnold Lee Vance
Fayette County
Weston State Hospital
West Virginia
D. L. Champion
Champion
C. A. Berkly
W. F. Wiant
M. D. Yoho
G. L. Swartz
Oak Hill
Howard Janney
I. P. Richardson
Vance
Belcher
Janney
Tpr
Tpr. Berkley
Tpr. Wiant
Raleigh Register
Floyd
Mop) Warrick
Lester Montgomery
Dr. Wingrove Horror
Red Cross Unit Elects Officers in Mullens Meet
Wyoming County Red Cross chapter held its annual meeting in Mullens with Mrs. Mae Belcher re-elected chairwoman. New officers include W A Davis first vice, Carl Clifford treasurer, Minnie Lusk secretary, and numerous chairmen for disaster life saving first aid and veterans hospital programs. Board names listed. dinner planned for officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Guyandotte Avenue
Mae Belcher
Minnie Lusk
Belcher
George Nolley
J. E. Orr
W. A. Davis
Carl Clifford
John Lambert
Pineville
Vaughn Stewart
Lloyd Fender
First Aid
Eugene Neal
Jack Dick
Veterans Hospital
Josephine Williams
Mullens appoints new mayor Staats sworn in with city officials
W F Staats becomes Mullens mayor at a Tuesday night City Commissioners meeting in a swearing in ceremony with outgoing mayor Woodrow Cook. Also sworn in were four commissioners as part of the new administration. A note mentions the Smithsonian National History Museum housing over 14 million insect specimens from around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
W. F. Staats
Woodrow Cook
Natural History Museum of the
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Epperly Marks 80th Birthday in Oak Hill
Benjamin F. Epperly, 80, celebrated Sunday at Oak Hill with 50 guests including six of his ten children. Born June 24, 1882 near Fayetteville, he taught school 17 years in Fayette County and worked in mining, trucking, and a taxi firm. He married Ida Burnside in 1903. she died in 1958. He has 46 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren, with relatives across Oak Hill, Beckley, Ohio, Texas, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Lick Coal Co
Ida V. Burnside
Martin P
Greenville
S. C
Illiam
Lewis
Ralph O
Anna Lee Elkins
Kathleen Williams
Oak Hill
Arvilla Gills
Beckley
Evelyn Stevens
Ohio
Arnold
Fayetteville
Leslie
France
Texas
H. P
Lee
S. T., Plainwell
Michigan
Rhoda Nugen
Lillian Nugen
Haynes Twins Born In Germany
The Rev and Mrs Vern Clay became grandparents of twin girls born June 19 to Specialist 5 and Mrs James L Haynes stationed with the U S Army at Forts Germany. Brenda Lee weighed four pounds nine ounces and Lynda Ruth three pounds nine ounces. The Haynes have two other children, Tommy eight and Wanda two. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bill Arnold Glen Burnie Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saulsville
Rns
Vern Clay
James L. Haynes
U. S. Army
Forth
Germany
Brenda Lee
Lynda Ruth
Brenda
Lynda
Hayneses
Tommy
Wanda
Bill Arnold
Glen Burnie
Body Found In Creek Near Logan
Earl Nelson aged 46 from Lake area was found Wednesday in a shallow creek bed. Coroner preliminary ruling rules out foul play. death under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
UPI
Earl Nelson
SRC Employee Fatally Struck by Pay Loader near Ansted
A State Road Commission worker Burgess Grant 49 of Ansted Fayette County was fatally injured on U S 52 near here when he stepped into the path of a pay loader at a construction site. The incident occurred late Wednesday and is being investigated by SRC officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
UPI
State Road Commission
U. S. 52
Here
SRC
Burgess Grant
Ansted
Fayette County
Rural housing loans aid 52000 U.S. families
The Farmers Home Administration has issued rural housing loans to fifty two thousand U S families, expanding home ownership opportunities in rural areas across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
U. S
West Virginia Bankers Plan July Convention
The 69th annual West Virginia Bankers Association convention will be held July 19-21 at White Sulphur Springs. Expected speakers include M. Monroe Kimbrel, vice president of the American Bankers Association, Her bert V. Prochnow of First National Bank of Chicago, and George M. Lingua of First National City Bank of New York. State President C. Glenn Zinn of Morgantown announced open ing registration and trust division meetings, with Lingua to speak at the trust division dinner on July 19 and Kimbrel and Prochnow addressing business sessions before the closing banquet on July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
UPS
M. Monroe Kimbrel
American Bankers Association
West Virginia Bankers Association
Herbert V. Prochnow
First National Bank of Chicago
George M. Lingua
First National City Bank of New York
Morgantown
Lingua
Kimbrel
Prochnow
Zinn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ing
Deberry-Roberston
Radford, Va
Shelia Johnson
Wiley Abbot
Robert Campbel
DeBerry
Radford College
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Roanoke County School Board
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
General Electric
Roanoke
County Red Cross
George Noliey
Fred Kingdon
T. K. Morrison
Nana Peterfish
C. S. Worrell
Robert Worrell
Robert Bailey Jr
Lewis Campbell
Malcolm Arnold
Claude Pancake
Richard Gray
Tommy Evans
E. G. Shannon
Oceana
J. Nichols
D. Grove Moler
Claude Cook
Gordon Skidmore
W. W. Wells
Ward Wylie
Frank Isoldos
Charles Mencer
W. R. Nelson
Virgil Conant
al Sandoval
Lloyd Bright
John Bradbury
New Mullens
Tracy Hylton
C. E. Allen
Leland Harless
O. W. Andrews
Epperly
White & Bone
Neville St
Haynes Twins
Cee
CRO Utey
Gare
Greenbros CO
PHILA
C. Glenn Zinn
the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of
Sophia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!