Boone County election contest rejected by court
Boone County Court dismissed a challenge to the February 15 levy election for school improvements after ruling the contest letter was filed too late and failed to meet legal form. The levy passed by one vote. a bonded issue was defeated by 98 votes.
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Madison
RNS
Boone County
West Virginia
John P. Jarrell
J. B. McKinney
William M. Dingess
Elmer Nelson
G. C. Stallings
C. R. Mitchell
H.L. Miller
Three Wyoming men sentenced to 30 days in Pineville jail
In Oceana county court, Benny Yaeger, Edward Chambers, and Harless Justice were each sentenced to 30 days in Pineville jail and ordered to pay court costs after separate charges of stealing tires and ice chains. The items, valued around 25 dollars, were taken from a Woofey Acord truck in Clear Fork. Yaeger is AWOL from the Army and will be turned over to military officials.
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Oceana
RNS
Wyoming
Pineville
Emony Lusk
Benny Yaeger
Edward Chambers
Harless Justice
Clear Fork
Bert Short
Roy Aliff
Ward Shepherd
Yaeger
Justice
Chambers
Woofey Acord
Short
Garden Club Confab Draws Laurel Members at Greenbrier
West Virginia Garden Club Convention luncheon at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs on Wednesday will be attended by six Laurel Garden Club members led by Mrs. B W Steele Southern District chairwoman who travelled Sunday for the three day 30th anniversary session. Attendees listed include Mrs. George Fordham Mrs Ralph Mitchell Mrs M M Shumate Mrs A G Gilreath Mrs J W Arthur and Mrs John D Farmer.
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J. W. Arthur
John D. Farmer
Linkous Sisters Honored On Birthday Anniversary
In Kopperston Cathy Linkous aged 6 and Suzie Linkous aged 7 were honored at a birthday party hosted at their home by their parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Linkous. Guests included Cheryl Compton Bonnie Compton Donna Mae Dillon Becky Mack Chuckie Garrett and Stevie Crane.
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Kopperston
BNS
Cathy
Suzie Linkous
Herbert Linkous
Suzie
Cheryl and
Bonnie Compton
Donna Mae Dillon
Becky Mack
Chuckie Garrett
Stevie Crane
Weekend Visits Across Several Families Noted
Mrs John Blake and children visited her mother Mrs Henry Thom as Maxwell Hill over the weekend. Karen Coleman and son Jody Aaron stayed with her parents as Amos Janney while Bobby Ray Coleman and Alice Billings joined. Plumb family travels include discharge from the Army at Colorado Springs and visits between Pax Branch Oak Hill families. Dolly Underwood returned from Cambridge Ohio with grandson Luther Stover and Don Stover, visiting Haven Stover and family. Willie Lowder returned to Newark Delaware after weekend with kin. Jackie Markham to return to Columbus Ohio after visit with Markham parents.
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Pax
John Blake
Barbara
J. D. Terraceina
Jin
Henry Thomas
Maxwell Hill
Karen Coleman
Jody Aaron
Amos Janney
P.fl
Bobby Ray Coleman
Cherry Point
N. C
Alice Billings
Long Branch
Jack Plumb
Washington, D. C
J. W. Stack
Pax Branch
C. E. Plumb
Oak Hill
Plumb
U. S. Army
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dolly Underwood
Cambridge
Ohio
Robert van Dyne
Luther Stover
Charleston
Don Stover
Morris Harvey College
Haven Stover
Weirwood
Willie Lowder
Newark
Del
Jackie Markham
Columbus
William Markham
Mission School Set Wednesday at Calvary Baptist
A School of Missions will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with dinner and a film on Africa. Mrs. J. D. Young will introduce, followed by worship led by Mrs. Sizemore and a full slate of teachers and committee members for the junior and primary classes. The next two sessions are slated for March 23 and March 30.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Calvary Baptist Church
Africa
J. D. Young
Sizemore
Emmett Nichols
Alden Meadows
James Mundy
Roy Holland
G. B. Swanson
William Janney
Ruth Kincaid
Robert Jones
Dennis’ Richardson
Frank Higgins
Floyd Hubacher
Virginia
Sue Fox
Blaze Destroys M. Asbury Home
In Edwight the five room frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Mont Asbury burned Monday with about 5000 dollars of furniture lost. The Pocahontas Fuel Co owned property. Whitesville Fire Department arrived at 4 44 pm. Investigators say the fire started from an overheated stove in a bedroom. Asbury, an unemployed coal miner, said he had insurance.
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Edwight
RNS
Mont Asbury
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Whitesville Fire Department
Asbury
Work Meetings Today Held by Fayetteville Church Group
Two work meetings for White Cross will be held today by the Women of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church. One session is at 2 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. in lieu of the regular monthly gathering.
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Fayetteville
RNS
White Cross
Spaghetti Supper at Dorothy Elementary Rescheduled
The spaghetti supper at Dorothy Elementary School, set for March 5, has been postponed due to bad weather and will now be held this Saturday.
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Dorothy
RNS
Dorothy Elementary School
Sahara Desert Name Origin Described as Wild Land
An old article notes the Sahara Desert takes its name from a primitive word meaning wild land fit only to be crossed. The piece emphasizes linguistic roots and regional geography.
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Sahara Desert
Style Show Set By Fayette Club
Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club directors met at 122 East Maple Ave. Mrs. Eugene E. Houchins will host and Mrs. Houchins will be mistress of ceremonies for the April Love show on April 8 at Memorial Auditorium. Plans for the entertainment were made and refreshments were served to club members and guests listed in attendance.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Eugene E. Houchins
East Maple Ave
Janie Phillips
Edna Janutolo
Ralph Fazio
Barbara Walters
Virginia Radford
Louise Toler
Frank Henson
E. B. Wood Jr
Cecil Spradlin
W. T. Webb
Mary M. Thrift
R. L. Johnson
Fayette Association names Mount Hope woman Love Gift chairman
Mrs. J. L. Wilkins of Mount Hope was named Love Gift chairman for the Fayette Association by president Mrs. Kelly Williams. Wilkins, an active Mount Hope Baptist Temple member, has led the Philathea Class and served as a deaconess. The 1959 Love Gift goal was $43,000 with $47,094.04 raised. the 1960 goal is $45,000.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Fayette Association
J. L. Wilkins
Philathea
Glen Jean Garden Club
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wilkins
Woman's Club To Hear Riggle On Pruning At Kelly Home
H. L. Riggle Fayette County agriculture agent will give a pruning demonstration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kelly in Long Branch at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Pax Farm Woman's Club sponsors the event and the talk will cover pruning fruit trees and shrubs. If weather or driving is hazardous the meeting may be postponed.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Raymond Kelly
Long Branch
H. L. Riggle
Fayette County
Pax Farm Woman's Club
Riggle
Beatrice F. Whanger
Mount Hope Groups Schedule Meets
Mt Hope groups meet this week with activities at varied times. Intermediate Troop No 6 gathers 3 p.m. at the Clinton Apartment Building. Cub Scouts Den No 4 meets at Mrs T W Howard home. Brownie Troop No 7 convenes 3 30 p.m. at Mount Hope Elementary School. Men of the Mount Hope Presbyterian Church dine at 6 30 p.m. Woman's Mission Society meets 7 30 p.m. at Mount Hope Baptist Temple.
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Mount Hope
PNS
Clinton
T. W. Howard
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Woman's Mission Society of the
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Mount Hope High School
L. H. Maynor Jr
Edward Martin
Loretta Jones
Samaritan Society of the First Church of God
Betty O'Neill
Board of Christian Education
Mount Hope Lions Club
MacDonald Lodge No. 103
Masonic Hall
Hamilton Takes Air Force Test
Oceana High School senior Tommy Hamilton traveled to Dayton Ohio to take Air Force officer qualifying tests, a physical aptitude exam, and a Class 1 medical examination He is one of 11 Byrd nominees for the Air Force Academy with top scores advancing to final medical review.
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Oceana
ANS
Tommy Hamilton
Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Hamilton
Air Force Academy
Robert C. Byrd
Denver
Colo
O. C. Hamilton
Kopperston
God and Country
Order of the Arrow
OHS
Presbyterian
Bluefield
Democratic party opens Madison campaign HQ
Earl Miller, Boone County Democratic chairman and sheriff candidate, opened a campaign headquarters in Madison in the former Coffee Shop room near Riverside Motor Co.
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Madison
RNS
Earl Miller
Democratic Party of
Boone County
Riverside Motor Co
Seaford Shifts From Shipbuilding to Nylon Thread Manufacturing
Seaford in Sussex County Delaware once known for ship building has become a principal manufacturing town producing nylon thread. The change reflects a broader industrial shift in the region as new textile and plastic industries enter the economy.
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Seaford
Del
Fire Destroys Hamilton Home In Weirwood
Fire caused by faulty wiring destroyed Burley Hamiltons home in Weirwood around 3 30 p m Monday. He worked in his garage when children spotted the blaze and Pax Volunteer Fire Department responded. Most belongings were lost except for a trunk refrigerator and a chair.
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Weirwood
RNS
Burley Hamilton
Pax Volunteer Fire Department
Woman's Missionary Society Meets at First Baptist Church
The Wo mans Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Sam Farley, White Cross chairman, will lead the program tonight.
Boone Registrars Checking Voters in Boone County
Democratic and Republican registrars are conducting a house to house voter check and correcting registration lists for the upcoming election in Boone County. Precinct teams include Mannie Price and Jessie Daniels Mangus. Forest Kuhn and Genevieve Browning. Donnie Jarrell and Phyllis Davis. Carl Kinder and John Bowling. Ethel Barker and Walter Matt Barnette. Essie Capehart and Betty Elkins. Sybie Elswick and Ella Gosney. Athol Drake and Lillian Bell. Agatha Stollings and Dollie McCormick. J A Washburn and James Lewis. plus Tilden Hendricks and Earl Graybeale.
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Madison
RNS
Boone County
Mannie Price
Jessie Daniels Mangus
Forest Kuhn
Genevieve Browning
Dollie McCormick
J. A. Washburn
James Lewis
Tilden Hendricks
Earl Graybeale
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Jarrell
Tho
Linkous
Mission School
Blaze
M. Asbury
Coats
Denier
Fayette Club
Fayette Group
Woman’s Club
Mt. Hope
Dacron
Deering
Milliken
Veltona
Boone Registrars Checking Voters
Donnie Jarrell
Phyllis Davis
Carl Kinder
John Bowling
Ethel
Clisora
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Richmond
James S. Simmonds
Lynchburg, Va
Fred, Left
Mrs
Simmonds
Mrs. Simmonds
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
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