Banquet Planned By Eastern Star OAK HILL
Oak Hill Chapter 107 Order of Eastern Star met Friday with Mrs. John Scott in charge. Reports covered flowers sent to two members, a banquet March 21 for Olive Bowyer, and education work. Donations to heart fund noted. A birthday observance for charter member Cora Law lacked cake. Refreshments were served by several members.
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Oak Hill
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Order of Eastern Star
John Scott
Maur’ James
Sunshine Committee
Josephine Elgin
Mike Mangin
Beulah Hannah
Eastern Star
E. XII. Good
Olive Bowyer
West Virginia
Hotel Hill
June Allen
Heart Fund
Lodge
Cora Law
Scott
Mildred Ellison
Jamnita Ellison
Minnie Rapp
Sara Wilton
Nettie Mossey
Society Plans Sunday Session at Glen Rogers Church
At a Glen Rogers Community Church meeting the Woman's Society of Christian Service outlined plans to serve refreshments at the upcoming quarterly conference this Sunday. They formed a three member committee to sponsor a monthly project and act as Sick Committee for March, with Hazel Gentry presiding and Noor Dancy leading devotional. Members listed as Ina Rhen Lilly Mae Sizemore Dorothy Videvich Erma Guthrie Brooks Edith Cox Wilson Mosley Helen McClung John Greer Dancy and Gentry were hosted for the session.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Glen Rogers Community Church
Marion Brooks
Sally Harrington
Helen Trump
Hazel Gentry
Noah Dancy
Eva Hrasar
Vesta Wilson
Ina Rhen
Lilly Mae Sizemore
Dorothy Videvich
Erma Guthrie
Brooks
Edith Cox
Wilson Mosley
Helen McClung
John Greer
Dancy
Gentry
Pax Personal Visits Highlight Community Ties
Pax area notes visitors from Beckley Mount Hope Whitby Crab Orchard and Sophia joining local hosts Mr and Mrs Owen Lively Mr Amos Janney and families. Easter Seal Society appeal urges support via Faster Seals to aid crippled children in the community.
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PAX
Carl Humphrey
Robert McGraw
Donna
Brenda
Beckley
Lawrence Branscome
Mount Hope
Carnie Lively
Whitby
John Janney
Crab Orchard
Owen Lively
Amos Janney
J. D. Janney
Jack Murdock
Ronnie
Sophia
Worrell wins speech award with $25 savings gift
Carolyn Worrell, Mullens senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Worrell, won first in District and Regional Oratorical contests. The Wyoming County American Legion Post presented a $25 savings head as a prize, plus a four year tuition paid scholarship and a gold medal. State contest on March 19 at Elkins could double the Jaffer fee if she places first. coach Mrs W C Neal and Legion Commander Burdiss accompany her.
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Carolyn Worrell
Wyoming County American Legion
Mullens
Bill Burdiss
Fred Shult Jr
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Carolyn
Elkins
W. C. Neal
Legion
Burdiss
Carelyn
Mullens High School
Carroll Worrell
Caldwell Funeral Slated Thursday
Funeral services for George Caldwell, 39, victim of a Maryland car crash, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with Dr C G Eastwood officiating. Caldwell died Sunday in Leonard town hospital after his car reportedly sleeper driving and hitting a tree. He was a civil service employee at Patuxent River Naval Station. Born April 11 1918 in Harvey he survived by his father Frank B and brother Lawrence of Patuxent River and four sisters Pearl Spencer Mable Ingle Betty Ashton Cora Jones of Red Star and Dover. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park.
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Harvey
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Maryland
George Caldwell
Thomas Funeral
Oak Hill
C. G. Eastwood
Caldwell
Leonardtown
Civil Service
Naval Station
Patuxent River
Services At Atha Chapel Drawdy Begin This March
The Rev. O. E. Stump of Whitesville will begin conducting church services at Atha Chapel Drawdy at 10 3 am on March 23. Stump has recently retired as pastor of Whitesville Baptist Church.
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Whitesville
RNS
O. E. Stump
Atha Chapel
Drawdy
Stump
Whitesville Baptist Church
Starkey Funeral Attended by Bailey Family in Pineville
Mrs. R. D. Bailey and her son Robert Bailey returned Monday evening from Spencer where they attended the funeral of Harold C. Starkey. Starkey, 64, a brother of Mrs. Bailey, died Wednesday at a Houston hospital after a long illness. Services for the Houston resident were held Monday in Spencer.
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Pineville
RNS
Spencer
Harold C. Starkey
R. D. Bailey
Robert Bailey
Starkey
Mental Test Ordered After Carpenter Indicted
Raymond Carpenter a former minister and his wife Wanda were indicted by the Pocahontas County Grand Jury on abducting a school girl and contributing to a minor's delinquency. Judge Nickell Kramer ordered a mental examination at Lakin State Hospital to determine competency. If competent, trial set for June. wife’s trial also continued. An attorney general opinion deemed a $100 reward for the girl’s whereabouts improper under state law.
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Marlint Uy Ukns
Pocahontas County
Grand Jury
Lakin State Hospital
Criminal Court
Nickell Kramer
Raymond Carpenter
the Nazarene Church
Wanda
Patricia Elten Lantz
Green Bank High School
W. E. Webb
Carpenter
Kramer
Lakin
Charleston
Lantz
Wyoming Supreme Court weighs custody case over Millers
The Department of Public Assistance seeks review of an Oct. 5 Wyoming County order granting permanent custody of Karen Dawntherwood to Burgess and Jessie Ann Miller of Marianna. The child, born January 1956 at Bluefield Hospital, was relinquished by the mother March 6 that year and placed with the Millers on May 19, 1955.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Department of Public Assistance
Karen Dawntherwood
Burgess Miller
Jessie Ann Miller
Marianna
Bluefield
DPA
Millers
Thhe
Quilting Session Held By WSCS at Rock Creek
The Women's Society of Christian Service met Thursday in the work room for a quilting session. Mrs. Laura Acord gave the Scripture lesson from Psalms 150 and Mrs. Harry E. Tolley led the prayer. A covered-dish dinner followed for attendees including Mrs. Roma Good, Mrs. Cecil McCormic, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Myrtle Lovely, Mrs. George Aliff, Mrs. Bidsbury, Kathy Ann, Mrs. J. L. Bradford, Mrs. Claude Bangus, Mrs. Eart Underwood, Mrs. Alma Tolley, Johnny, Mrs. Ezra Cantrey, Mrs. Doris Marshall, and Mrs. Lee Boggs.
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Rock Creek
RNS
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Laura Acord
Harry E. Tolley
Roma Good
Cecil McCormic
Herbert Hoover
Myrtle Lovely
George Aliff
Bidsbury
Kathy Ann
J. L. Bradford
Claude Bangus
Eart Underwood
Alma Tolley
Johnny
Ezra Cantrey
Doris Marshall
Lee Boggs
Rock Creek Personal Notes From Mount View Hill to Fort Knox
Mrs. Dewey O Dell visits father Burrell Miller in Glen Daniel while Harry Dickens of Cleveland Ohio spends weekend with his parents in Rock Creek Dickens works for Klyne News Co in Cleveland Fred Davis treated at Charleston Memorial Hospital Carl Bradford Morris Harvey College student visits Charleston and parents Paul Lemon stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky returns to camp Sunday Visitors at the Davises include Bobbie Davis and children Robin and Susan Ann Arnett and W L Bradford plus Roscoe Lyons all of Rock Creek
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Rock Creek
Dewey O'Dell
Mount View Hill
Burrell Miller
Glen Daniel
Harry Dickens
Cleveland
Clinton Dickens
Dickens
Klyne News Co
Fred Davis
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Carl Bradford
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
J. L. Bradford
Pie
Paul A. Lemon
Jack Lemon
Lemon
Fort Knox
W. L. Bradford
Mount View “Hill
Roscoe Lyons
Doan's Pills Offer Relief From Backache and Sleep Plight
Nagging backache headache or muscular aches may come from stress or overwork, often with bladder irritation. Doan's Pills relieve pain ease irritation and mildly diurese kidneys, promising restful sleep and renewed energy.
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Daas
Doan
Minister Speaks At Garden Club Meeting
The Rev J R Hatcher of Mount Hope Presbyterian spoke to Glen Jean Garden Club at Mountainair Hotel. Hostesses Mrs C H Duncan and Mrs F E Foster set a 1 30 dessert with St Patrick's Day motifs. The group donated to Fayette County Red Cross and planned to buy a new horticulture stamp. Community church services will begin March 30 at Mount Hope Baptist Temple as a Ministerial Association project.
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Mount Hope
RNS
J. RK. Hatcher
Mount Hope’ Presbyterian
Glen Jean
Falette County Red Cross Fund
W. W. Huter
Garden Club
C. E. Clapper
C. R. Heerman
San Jasper
A. M. Patleson
Carl Samples
N. J. Jobe
Science Fair Winners Standouts at Mullens High School
The Second Annual Wyoming County Science Fair drew strong participation with about 40 more entries than last year. Mullens High School students dominated the Senior and Junior divisions, led by Carolyn Thorn and Date Ogle in senior and Paul Ritchie Jr. and Linda Wood in junior. Awards were announced at a banquet with Carl Bailey as guest speaker.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County
Lee Hodson
LIS
Hodson
Mullens High School
Maltens High School
Hye
Carl Bailey
Concord College
Ogle
Pineville High School
Carolyn Thorn
Paul Ritchie Jr
Linda Wood
MHS
Divorces Granted In Wyoming Court PINEVILLE
Eight divorce decrees were granted in Wyoming County Circuit Court opening session. Decrees include Thompson vs Thompson with custody to mother, Treadway vs Treadway, Griffiths vs Griffiths with custody to mother, Morgan vs Morgan, Smith vs Smith with custody to mother, Young vs Young with custody to mother, Cuddy vs Cuddy, and DeRobertis vs DeRobertis with Maria DeRobertis restoring her maiden name. Couples Group to meet at the church at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Jess Willard Thompson
Beily Rice Thompson
Neta Ann Smith
Jackie Clifton Smith
Ruth Young
Otto Young
Robert Lee Cuddy
Betty Louise Cuddy
Maria Maddalena DeRobertis
Francesso DeRobertis
Maria Maddalena Bisalo
Ameagle
Fayetteville Garden Club Plans Annual County Flower Contest
Fayetteville Garden Club outlines plans for the second annual County Spring Flower Show in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium Fayetteville on May 17 and 18 with the theme Our Colonial Heritage. Co chairs Mrs H R Beckelheimer and Mrs M G Herson lead committees for staging publicity exhibits and hospitality while projects include window boxes in the business district planted with salmon geraniums and petunias.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
J Power Show
J. H. White
Wade Mahood
Darnall
Frank Love
W. L. Tully
Hesse
Clay
Love
Fran Eesca
Thelma Blume
E. ©. Wiseman
W. H. Haynes
Goddard
Lindley
Blanche Echols
A. E
Victims In Hinton Trailer Die From Asphyxiation
Funeral services for two women remain incomplete as authorities investigate the asphyxiation deaths of Sadie Jarrell and Laura Spaulding found in a Bluestone Dam area trailer. Dan Jarrell, the survivor, is hospitalized after the gas heater incident discovered Tuesday morning.
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Jarrell
Bluestone Dam
W. Va
Ira Maynor
Owen Harvey
Maynor
Emmett Fox
Pineville Churches Schedule Thursday Meetings
Three Pineville churches announce Woman's Society and circle gatherings. At First Methodist Fellowship Hall the WSCS president Mrs. James G. Me Dermill presides. Cook Memorial Baptist Circles meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at listed homes with circle chairmen and program leaders. Pineville Presbyterian Circles 1 2 3 meet Thursday evenings at designated homes with named hosts and chairmen.
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Pineville
RNS
Pinevile
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
James G. Me
Dermill
Cook Memorial
Baptist Church
Shannon-Cooper Circle
Bobby Snyder
Claude PhiliHips
Snyder
Stacie Mullens
McDaniel Lizut Wedding Solemnized in South Carolina
Miss Mary Lou Lizut and Kermit L. McDaniel were married March 4 at Judge Glenn Willis's home in Aiken South Carolina in a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joh Lizut, wore a rosepaint lace over satin gown with pleated back, carried a white rosebud corsage, and is a Collins High School graduate. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie McDaniel of Oak Hill. Best man was Russell Prince and maid of honor Mrs. Russell Prince. The couple reside in North Augusta South Carolina.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mary Lou Lizut
Kermit L. McDaniel
Joh Lizut
Summerlee
Willie McDaniel
Glenn Willis
Aiken
S.C
Russell Prince
North Augusta
D. C
S. Sc
Collins High School
Tri-Hi-Y
Red Devil
Girls’ State
McDaniel
U.S
Amny
Camp Gordon
S. C
Kanawha Woman Sought In Oak Hill Baby Death
Fayette County prosecutors seek murder warrant for Frances Parrish of Charleston in the death of a newborn baby boy found in an Oak Hill outdoor toilet. Police traced a letter signed with her name claiming paternity, but authorship is unconfirmed. Parrish, mother of four, disappeared after questioning.
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Oak Hill
Charleston
Fayette County
J. Zane Summerfield
Fayetteville
Frances Parrish
Parrish
Kanawha
John Layne
Lotte
Ak Tau
Fayetteville Park Nears Reality
Fayetteville moves closer to a new park on the east side of recreation park at Huse Memorial. A council committee led by Robert Richie outlines plans for playground equipment picnic facilities a ball park and other amenities funded by local groups and a coal company gift.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Ecreation
Huse
Benny
Robert Richie
PTA Members To Attend Meet
Thomas E. Trent presided over the Sylvester PTA monthly meeting at Sylvester school Plans were made to attend the Boone County Council Meeting in Hewett on March 27 Fayetteville Community Service will report at the April meeting Members named include Dewey Harless Mrs Elizabeth Baldwin and Howard Gobel
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Sylvester
ANS
Thomas E. Trent
Sylvester Parent, Teacher, Association
Sylvester School
Boone County Council
Hewett
Sy Dewey Harless
Elizabeth Baldwin
Howard Gobel
Fayettevie
First Woman Appointed to Fayetteville Town Council
Fayetteville appoints Virginia Batton the first woman on the council in 20 years. She succeeds Frank Mahan who resigned after moving outside town limits. Batton works as court reporter for the 12th Judicial Circuit alongside her father Ben Keller.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Ro OM
Virginia" Batton
Frank XK. Mahan
Mahan
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