Railway Agent Jobs May Be Discontinued
Public Service Commission approval would end Chesapeake and Ohio Railway agent positions at Madison West Junction Clothier Seth Brounland Marmet Pratt MacCor kle Lincoln Sur veyor Raleigh counties. Non-Agency Stations would replace agency posts and no express or freight handling would occur at these sites. Freight from Madison West Junction Clothier would move to Danville and Seth to Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
West Junction
Clothier
Danville
Seth
Whitesville
Injunction Sought Against Area Man Foreman Lumber Co
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell seeks a federal injunction against Howard Foreman of Danville Boone County to stop violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Foreman Lumber Co employs about 23 persons and is charged with unpaid minimum wages overtime pay recordkeeping and 17 year old labor. The suit also alleges discharge and discrimination against Museo Duty for raising concerns about working conditions. The petition asks for reinstatement of Duty and compensation for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Howard Foreman
Danville
Boone County
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
John A. Field Jr
Foreman Lumber Co
Foreman
Mitchell
Cook Jailed on Two Charges in Oceana Hearing
George Cook pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a .32 revolver and to possession of moonshine whisky. He was fined $50 plus costs and sentenced to six months in jail for the firearm charge, and fined $100 plus costs with 60 additional days in jail for the moonshine charge. Arrested with two intoxicated co-accused in a parked car near Turkey Ridge by Sheriff Bert Short and Deputy Roy Aliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
George Cook
Emory Lusk
Cook
Wyoming
Bert Short
Roy Aliff
Turkey Ridge
Oceena
Teen of the Times Peggy Cook Tops Local Drives
Peggy Lou Cook, 14, of Otis Cook's family, is honored as Teen of the Times at Oceana High School. She won first in the band calendar drive and in a Toneda Baptist Church plate sale, plus a Girl Scouts fundraiser. An OHS freshman and majorette, she plays alto sax and piano. She aided Band rummage sales, Laurel Park Pool Drive, and Cancer Fund Drive. She is active in church youth programs and Rockcastle Association. She attends Majorette Camp at Wheeling and is an honor student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Peggy Lou Cook
Toneda Baptist Church
Girl Scouts of America
Miss Cook
OHS
Laurel Park
Cancer Fund
Otis Cook
Wheeling
Future Journalists
Miners Injured in Black Eagle Mine Incident
Two county miners were treated at the Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens. John Hopkins, 30, of Mead suffered a fractured vertebra when a steel rail fell on his back as a trolley system rail slipped from its mountings at the Black Eagle mine. Bernard Campbell, 33, of Stephenson received care for a back sprain earned lifting a pump at the same mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
John Hopkins
Mead
Black Eagle
Hopkins
Bernard Campbell
Stephenson
Local Briefs Highlight Family Visits and Military Leave
Mrs Henry Thomas returns to Maxwell Hill after a week with daughter Mrs John Blake. Mrs Barbara Canterbury shows improvement after surgery at Raleigh General Hospital. Weekend guests at Amos Janney home include sons in law Jackie Coleman and Freddie Wilson from Gary Indiana, visiting Stagents Roby Billings and Berman Wilson. Pvt Charles Moore Fort Jackson is on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Henry Thomas
Maxwell Hill
John Blake
Barbara Canterbury
Raleigh General Hospital
Amos Janney
Jackie Coleman
Freddie Wilson
Gary
Ind
Roby Billings
Berman Wilson
Charles Moore
Fort Jackson
Tgs
Beavers celebrates Cindy Marie third birthday
Cindy Marie Beavers marked her third birthday in Pineville on Wednesday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beavers and sister to Charlene Virginia. Grandparents are Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Taylor of Pineville and Mrs. Alice Beavers of Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Cindy Marie Beavers
Charles Beavers
Charlene Virginia
Cindy
C. B. Taylor
Alice Beavers
Mullens
Janice Young Weds John C Todd in Madison Baptist Service
Miss Janice Carroll Young and John Charles Todd united in a double ring ceremony at Madison Baptist Church. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Jamnita Young and the late Raymond H. Young, wore Chantilly lace and pearls. Todd, son of Mrs. Effie Todd and the late J A Todd, is a biology graduate and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
RNS
Janice Carroll Young
John Charles Todd
Madison Baptist Church
H. Eldon Waltz
Jamnita Young
Raymond H. Young
Effie Todd
J. A. Todd
Lou Pauley
Gallipolis
Ohio
Michael John Fesko
Rockville
Betty Jo Young
Dwillis Pauley
Wharton
James Todd
Charleston
Larry Miller
Montgomery
Lions To Send Three To Camp For Citizenship Training
Mullens High School juniors will be sponsored by the Lions Club to the Citizenship Training Camp at Camp Horseshoe near Parsons. The camp runs the second week in June and is a yearly activity approved by the club board and budget. Carol Cowen named manager of the Lions Little League team for 1960 season. Cowen previously coached Babe Ruth League. This marks the seventh year Mullens Lions Club sponsors a Little League squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
The
Lions Club
Camp Horseshoe
Parsons
Carol Cowen
Lions
Cowen
Mullens Lions Club
Society Hears Mrs. M. Thomas At Toneda Baptist Meeting
In Oceana a Toneda Baptist Missionary Society gathering featured Mrs. Mary Thomas, foreign mission interpreter for the Rockcastle Association Women’s Work, discussing Africa. Miss Leota Campbell spoke on women and children work, with Mrs. Otis Cook presiding and Mrs. Roy Lester leading devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Toneda Baptist Missionary Society
Mary Thomas
Foreign Mission
Baptist Rockcastle Association
Africa
Leota Campbell
Rockcastle
Otis Cook
Roy Lester
Spiritual Life
L. M. Hopkins
Beckley
Hopkins
Women's Work
Rockcastle Association
Bowen Cook
Eugene Stafford
Denny Brown
Wirt Cook
Tom Fleenor
Emory Justice
Virgil Lusk
Denna Walker
Jimmy Cook
Verne Cook
Tom Long
Thomas
Miss Campbell
Dan Barlow
Miss Thompson Weds R. Dunbar at Clear Creek Church
Miss Margaret Thompson became the bride of Cpl. Ronald Dunbar in a 4:30 p.m. ceremony on February 21 at the Workman’s Creek Methodist Church. The couple, both of Clear Creek, include the bridegroom’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dunbar and the bride is a senior at Clear Fork High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Margaret Thompson
Cpl
Ronald Dunbar
Dale Stewart
Workman's Creek Methodist Church
Oscar Thompson
Oscar Dunbar
Melba Stover Engaged To Wed
Miss Melba Charles L. Nerrill of Newsberry South Carolina is engaged to Melba Stover of Sylvester. Mr and Mrs James A Stover announce. A June wedding is planned. She is a teacher at Ft Belvoir Elementary School. Her fiancé serves with Headquarters USA Audit Agency in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Melba
Charles L. Nerrill
Newsberry
S. C
James A. Stover
Miss Stover
Marsh Fork High School
Morris Harvey College
Ft. Belvoir
USA Audit Agency
Washington
Admitted To Mullens Hospital List Weekly Totals
The weekly admissions to Mullens Hospital include 45 patients from different towns. Names and origins appear for each day from Sunday to Saturday, listing individuals such as Charles Goodwin Jr Tralee Mrs Vernia Hern Cyclone and others across Itmann Mullens Amigo and Covel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Charles Goodwin Jr
Tralee
Vernia Hern
Cyclone
Hallie Phillips
New Richmond
Shirley Ford
Ravencliff
Erma Dickens
Matheny
Michael Stafford
Lester
John Hopkins
Mead
Lucy Reed
Allen Junction
Velma Shields
Baileysville
Dan Price
J. T. Shirley
George Price
Sue Meadows
Corinne
Jess Jarrell
Ameagie
Robert Snyder Jr
Beckley
Dewey Moran
Bud
Sammy O'Neal
Itmann
Levi Hawley
Gay McClure
Ida Akers
Amigo
Enola Dewess
Barbara Browning
Eugene Miller
Wilbur Meador
Annie Smith
Roscoe Stewart
Pineville
Otis Mills
Basin
Ronald Little
Goldie Howerton
Avery McMillion
Dewey Wills
James Clay
L. M. Jones
Deloris Sizemore
June Eastridge
Rosetta Mills
Herndon
Ollie Hamm
Covel
Larry Milam
Alpeca
Martha Burton
Wyce
Avery Tilley
Darlene Trent
Addie Jennell
Norma Gilbert
W Eckle Speaks At Madison Meet On Coatings
W E Eckle of Koppers Company Pittsburgh spoke at the Coal River Mining Institute meeting in Madison Memorial Building. He cited seven billion dollars annual losses from metal corrosion and downtime, urged better protective coatings for machinery, noted moisture resistance and lubrication, and praised coal tar coatings over asphalt for long service in harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
RMS
Coal River Mining Institute
Madison Memorial Building
W. E. Eckle
Koppers Company of
Pittsburgh
Eckert
Leap Year Babies Born At Madison Clinics
The Grover Clinic Madison reports three leap year babies born Feb 29 to J L Smith of Alliol Lincoln County a boy James R Huguenot of Bandytown a girl and Mary Humphrey of Clothier a boy. Madison General Hospital reports no Feb 28 births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
RNL
Grover Clinic
J. L. Smith
Alliol
Lincoln County
James R. Huguenot
Bandytown
Mary Humphrey
Clothier
Madison General Hospital
WSCS Circles To Meet Today Across Fayetteville
The Fayetteville Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service groups meet at 7 30 p m today. Circle 1 hosts Miss Thelma Light at Heslop Street Circle 2 gathers in Oak Ridge Addition with Mrs C E Chapman chairing Circle 3 meets at 206 North Court Street with Mrs Elsie Wright presiding Circle 4 hosts at the parsonage with Kathleen Crawford as chair Circle 5 meets in the church Ladies Lounge with Tommy Platt as chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
North Court St
Elsie Wright
Charles Thompson
Tommie Lee Dove
Kathleen Crawford
John L. Witt Sr
Tommy Platt
Principals Set Monday Meeting at Ansted Elementary
The Fayette County Elementary Principals Association will host a dinner at 6 15 p m Monday at Ansted Elementary School in Oak Hill. John Gwinn president says following the dinner a meeting will follow and all elementary principals board members superintendents assistants and office staff should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Ansted
Fayette County Elementary Principals Association
John Gwinn
Circles of Presbyterian Church Plan Today Meetings
Circles of the Presbyterian Church schedule meetings in Fayetteville. Circle 1 meets at 2 p.m. at 156 High St. with E O Wiseman chair. Circle 2 at Oakridge Addition with John Caldwell chair and Frank Mahan host. Evening sessions at 8 p.m. for Circles 3 4 5 with listed hosts and chairmen.
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Fayetteville
RNS
The
Presbyterian Church
E. M. Darnall
High St
E. O. Wiseman
John Caldwell
Frank Mahan
Oakridge
Victor Calvert
Maple Road
Joseph Lucado
Alex Gray
Circle No. 4
Court Street
W. T. Durrett
Circle No. 5
G. W. Bock
Clifford Allen
Blue and Gold Banquet Attended by 111 Scouts
The Madison Club Scout Pack held a Blue and Gold Banquet at the Methodist Church. A total of 111 scouts and parents attended the event. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lutman Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Workman Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lyons and Mrs. Pete Lilly. Chuckie Hyer advanced to Scout Troop 289.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
ANS
Madison Club
Methodist Church
Mark Lutman
Ernie Workman
L. B. Lyons
Pete Lilly
Chuckie Hyer
Funeral notices for Shumate and Vass individuals
Linda Phillips Shumate age 69 of Glen Fork West Virginia died March 5 in Mullens hospital. Services March 8 at Russell Baptist Church Glen Fork with burial at Clay Cemetery Soulsville. John Wesley V Ass Vass age 61 of Piney View died March 7 at home. Services March 9 at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial Woods Cemetery Calloway Heights. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumate
Linda Phillips
Glen Fork
W. Va
Mullens Hospital
Rose and
Soulsville
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Kanawha Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Vass Vass
John Wesley
Piney View
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
South Kanawha Street
Carl Johnson
the Woods
Calloway Heights
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
Don Bailey
Richard Radford
Bill Bonner
Bill Martin
John Rice
Charles Hudson
J. M. Radford
Hubert Carper
Lloyd Dunbar
Leslie Berry
Fred Harris
Bill Richmond
Jerome McDaniel
Lacy Adkins
Tom Boblett
Kenneth Boblett
James Boblett
Ladies Show Cort Cosmetic and gift sets promotes vitamins
Classified display item offers training for new sales ladies to sell Cort Cosmetic with vitamins and gift sets. No experience required. Call CL 3-3224 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Sales & Service
Foster Hardware CO
Main
Roy A. Jones
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts Offers Complete Printing Courses
The Southern Institute of Graphic Arts announces complete courses in notype and Intertype operation Letterpress pressmen offset cameramen offset pressmen and offset platemakers. Courses welcome Korean veterans non veterans men and women For info write 20 Southern Institute of Graphic Arts P O Box 1187 Nashville Tennessee. Local ads list various services including Kidds Barber Shop plumbing heating repair service James TV Service and radio TV equipment shops with contact numbers. Beckley address included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
P. O
Nashville 2
Tennessee
Fuller
Fayette
Wyoming
Beckley
Electrolux Corporation
Temple St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Area Man
G. Cook
Janice Young
John C. Todd
Society
Miss Thompson
R. Dunbar
Melba Stover
W. Eckle
WSCS
S. Oakwood
Snow Thornton Florists
Prince Street
Johnstown Rd
DIAL
He EE
Amos E. Quesenberry
Robert L. Amick
Pee Newspapers
Fabulon Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Sander
Montgomery Ward Beckley
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Huddle Earl
Studio
Charlotte Stover
Lorene Smith
Beauticians
Modern Beauty Shop
West Washington St
Lewisburg
Lewis Transfer Co
Hinton
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
Furn
Chevrolet
Beckley Newspapers
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial CL
Will H. D. McKinney
Williams Street
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
JD Lilly
St. Louis School of Musical Art
Jan Campbell
New York
New York City
West
St. New Or
Avon Beauty
AVON
Neville
J. P. Clark
South Walnut Street
Kans
Clower
Alma
Street
Princeton
Rev. Moore
Boston
J. R. Enright Co
Leland Street
Chevy Chase
D. C
Ee Mail
J. R Enright’ Co
Rob Mann
Maple Fork
Eureka
K. M. Walker
Frank
S. Kanawha Ph
Mt. Hope
Ford, International
CASE
Dearing Bros
Ford Tractor
Prosperity
Ashworth Firestone
Electrolux Corp
S. Fayette
Westinghouse
J. W. Huddle
Clyde Street
Progress Tailoring Company
Geliveren
Piavve Sears, Roebuck & Co
Curley Allen
Singer Sewing Center
Tiffany
Best Furniture Company
South Fayette Street
Kidd’s
Oakwood Ave
Paint St
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & _ Heating
Temple St. James
Valley DR
Wrights Radio
Neville St
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckley
Lovitz
John W. Eye
Scott's Cabinet Shop
No. Kanawha St
Radio Sales & Service
West Neville St
Wright’s
Lilly’s
Price Brothers
City Ave
Rerm
Union Supply Company
J. R. Enright Company
John Vergis
Naoma
Ww. A
Alderson
Union
East Rainelle
R. E
R. L. and
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Raleigh Glass
Coun Beckley
W Ve
Westline
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