Oak Hill Chamber to Back Ham Bacon and Egg Show
Oak Hill’s reorganized Chamber of Commerce will assist with the March 26 Ham, Bacon and Egg Show. A committee including S Callison George Armstrong and others was named. Dues were set at 10 dollars for individuals and up to 100 dollars for larger business firms, with options for installments. A charter, constitution, and by laws are to be developed, and a nominating committee will select board candidates. Forty two attended the first luncheon at Hotel Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
S. Callison
George Armstrong
Charles Christian
Pat Hamilton
Wallace Bennett
Lewis George
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Industrial Development Corp
M. H. Martin
Roy Lee
Harry Berry
A. L. Sydnor
Joe Keatley
O. C. Hall
John Perry
Morris Wonder
Earl Riner
Rotary, Civitan and
Lions Clubs
Hotel Hill
Oak Hill Business Bureau
Fanrock Miner Injured in Slate Fall at Pond Creek Coal Mine
Louis Ford, 44, a Fanrock miner, was admitted to Stevens Clinic Monday with rib fractures after a slate fall at his workplace in the Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Co. mine. The incident occurred while he was on duty underground.
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Fanrock
Louis Ford
Stevens Clinic
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Co
Fayette Woman's Stepmother Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Matilda Gray 87 Summersville were at Summersville Memorial Methodist Church at 2 30 p m with Revs Ray Wilson and A F Gregory officiating burial in Old Methodist Church Cemetery She died at home after a long illness A lifelong Nicholas County resident she belonged to Summersville Memorial Methodist Church and the Woman's Society of Christian Service Survivors include one daughter two sons five step daughters one step son seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren
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Summersville
RNS
Elizabeth Matilda Gray
Summersville Memorial Methodist Church
Ray Wilson
A. F. Gregory
Old Methodist Church
Nicholas County
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
J. L. Williams
Dunbar
Austen
Edwin Brown
Walter Warner
Fayetteville
J. H. Petty
Marmet
W. G. Seiders
Radford
J. M. Gardener
South Charleston
Gladys Gary
Charleston
Bryan
Maryland
Car Nudges Pickup Truck Into Creek in Rural Alley
A pickup truck driven by Ed Haynes, 25, of Bud Mountain, was turning from State Route 10 when a 1950 sedan driven by Howard Richard Crotty, 45, of Kegley tried to pass and struck the truck. The impact sent the pickup over a 25 foot embankment into Barker's Creek, with the sedan ending astride a concrete bridge railing. Both drivers escaped injuries. both vehicles towed. Damages not estimated.
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Barker's Creek
Ed Haynes
Bud Mountain
Alpeca
Howard Richard Crotty
Kegley
Tralee
Mallory Church of God Group Has Regular Meet
In Mallory, the Senior Ladies Willing Workers Band of the Mallory Church of God held a covered dish dinner Tuesday evening. President Mrs. Chris Ratliff led the devotional, then a social hour and dinner followed. Attendees included Mrs. Walter Montgomery, Mrs. A. J. Bryant, Mrs. Fletcher Smith, Mrs. Nelson Paynter, Mrs. Ruby Crum, Mrs. Opal Cordial, Mrs. Margaret Corsi, Mrs. Pearl Damron, Mrs. Luther Esque, Mrs. Rachel Thompson, Mrs. Chris Batliff, Mrs. Eugene Rice, Mrs. Raymond, plus guests Mrs. William Hanshaw and daughter Marian.
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Luther Esque
Rachel Thompson
Chris Batliff
Eugene Rice
Raymond
William Hanshaw
Marian
Burglary and Thefts Probed in Fayetteville District
Fayette County Sheriff's office investigates a burglary at a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad leased home in Hawks Nest, with two juveniles seen leaving items and a Randolph riverboat used. Missing are a 32 caliber Colt pistol, a radio, and groceries. Also, a wheel, tire, and hubcap were stolen from a 1954 car and a 1954 model owned by John Bowles on Wolf Creek.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Lawrence Fleshman
Gatewood
John Bowles
Wolf Creek
Douglas Epperly
Maben PTA Seeks Kitchen Equipment and More
Maben Grade School PTA gathered Monday night to feature a new kitchen shower and to collect dollars for kitchen supplies led by Mrs. Johnny McGraw and Mrs. Lee Severt. Members also discussed asking the Board of Education to assign another male teacher, ideally to direct the athletic program, as cheerleaders showed off new uniforms. Clarence Reed presided over the meeting.
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Maben
Johnny McGraw
Lee Severt
Kermit McGlothlin
Wylie Levert
Pierpoint
Board of Education
Clarence Reed
Mullens Mother and Child Move to Maine
Mrs Arnold L Lilly and daughter Janet arrived Monday in Caribou Maine to join their husband and father, an airman at Loring Air Force Base nearby. Mrs Lilly had lived with her parents on Frantz Avenue and left for Maine Saturday, aided to New York by Mr and Mrs C G Tilley Jr who visited relatives there.
Grand Haven expands Spanish program experiment
Grand Haven Michigan third graders at Christian Elementary School receive a 25 minute daily conversational Spanish class. If the experimental course succeeds, school board officials plan to extend Spanish to all Grand Haven students across grades.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Christian Elementary School
Baby Scalded In Tub Of Water At Hill Hospital
OAK HILL RNS A baby scalded in a tub of hot water was among three patients treated at Hill Hospital over the weekend. Glenn Kay Willis 20 months Ramsey sustained burns to both hands and arms from a fall into hot water. Cather Ewings 22 Thayer had lacerations above the right eye. Linda Martin 10 Carlisle suffered a fracture of the left forearm.
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Oak Hill
RNS
the Hill Hospital
Glenn Kay Willis
Ramsey
Cather Ewings
Thayer
Linda Martin
Carlisle
Beckley Man Forfeits Bond for Intoxication
Beckley resident Maxwell Allen forfeited bond after failing to appear before Magistrate R. C. Godsey on an intoxication charge. The incident followed a collision on Route 21, one mile south of Fayetteville, damaging three cars for an estimated $2,000. Allen’s parked car was on the highway when Irene Rogers of Oak Hill skidded to avoid it.
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OAK Hill
BNI
Maxwell Allen
Beckley
R. C. Godsey
Fayetteville
Allen
Irene Rogers
Collision In Fayetteville Lands Allen Arrests
Third car driven by R L Underwood of Fayetteville struck Allen's vehicle. Allen was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Douglas Epperly and Fayetteville City Police Chief B C Madison.
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R. L. Underwood
Fayetteville
Allen
Douglas Epperly
B. C. Madison
Timberman Suffer Skull Fracture After Falling Tree
Jesse Timberman, 32, a Jesse timberman at Church Brothers Lumber Co. in Rockview, was hospitalized in Welch's Stevens Clinic with a skull fracture after being struck by a falling tree on Monday.
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Jesse
Bill Lester
Church Brothers Lumber Co
Rockview
Stevens
Welch
Pineville Sees Fourth Major Crime In A Week
Police investigate a burglary at Wyoming Recreation Establishment in Pineville Monday night. Loot from two cash registers and three pinball machines totaled about $300, clerk Elgin Cook reported finding the scene.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming
Elgin Cook
Parking meter theft sparks dorm decor plan
In Lansing a gas station attendant saw a parking meter in a car back seat and alerted police. Officers seized the meter from two Michigan State College students who said they planned to use it to decorate their dormitory room. The Peach Grill in New Richmond was robbed early Saturday. Mullens Store and the Brenton post office were burglarized Friday night with losses around $800.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Peach Grill
New Richmond
Mullens
Brenton
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