Gail Collene Kirk Weds Gene Lusk in Kentucky Ceremony
Miss Gail Collene Kirk daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Kirk of Koppers ton married Gene F Lusk in a 6 pm March 13 ceremony at Lovely Kentucky officiated by Rev Russell Kirk. The couple, who attended Oceana High School, plan a Florida wedding trip before Lusk reports back to the Marines.
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Kopperston
Gail Collene Kirk
Elmer Kirk
Gene F. Lusk
Lovely
Russell Kirk
Lusk
Florida
Marines
Fred Lusk
Davin
Oceana High School
Mrs. Hickman 73 Dies in Hospital in Glen Jean
Margaret Hickman age 73 of Glen Jean died at Oak Hill Hospital at 11 50 p m Tuesday after a three year illness. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church Glen Jean. Born May 8 1881 she is survived by husband Dave two brothers John Wickline Clayton and Hubert Wickline Beckley one son William Mount Hope one daughter Mrs Clifford Williams Glen Jean four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be at the Assembly of God Church Glen Jean at 2 p m Friday with Rev Charles Brisintine of Oak Hill officiating Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Body taken from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to residence Thursday and to church Friday
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Glen Gean
Margaret Hickman
Glen Jean
Oak Hill Hospital
Assembly of God Church
Hickman
Dave
John Wickline
Clayton
Hubert Wickline
Beckley
William
Mount Hope
Clifford Williams
Assembly of God
Charles Brisintine
Oak Hill
High Lawn Memorial Park
Tyree
Suggested 4 H activities outlined by committee
Fayette County 4 H Recreation Committee outlined a year plan emphasizing active club recreation, leadership training, and social activities. Proposals include club committees collecting games and songs, a county file of recreation materials, and a handbook for 4 H Clubs schools and groups. Committee members listed are M B Cavendish Mildred Holliday Mrs Joe McClung Mrs Hilda DeQuasie and Mrs Almeda Burgess.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Fayette
M. B. Cavendish
Mildred Holliday
Joe McClung
Hilda DeQuasie
Almeda Burgess
Daughter Born in Charleston to Griffiths
Mr and Mrs R D Griffith of Charleston announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Rogers Griffith on Tuesday at 6 00 pm at Mac Millian Hospital They have another daughter Carol Ann Mrs Griffith is the former Miss Ann Bishop of Scarbro Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W C Bishop of Scarbro and Mr and Mrs O D Griffith of Beckey
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Scarbro
R. D. Griffith
Charleston
Elizabeth Rogers Griffith
MacMillian Hospital
Carol Ann
Griffith
Ann Bishop
W. C. Bishop
O. D. Griffith
Beckey
Scarbro Native Returns to Greenbrier After Break
Pat Bishop son of Mr and Mrs W C Bishop Scarbro returned Tuesday to Greenbrier Military School after a four day spring vacation with his parents.
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Scarbro
Pat Bishop
W. C. Bishop
Greenbrier Military School
Pineville Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Birth
Pineville updates record social visits and travels from residents and guests. Names include Mrs. W. V. McNemar, Harry W. Cooke, Dell Cooke, Billy Ray Bailey, Eva Bailey, John J. Bailey, and many others visiting relatives in Pineville, Bluefield, Mullens, and surrounding towns. A newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Farley is noted at Welch Stevens Clinic. Loren D. Young and First Methodist Church youths attended events in Huntington and Atlanta sessions.
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Pineville
Rns
W. V. McNemar
River Drive
Logan
Harry W. Cooke
Charleston
Dell Cooke
Billy Ray Bailey
Ray Bailey
Baileysville
Goldin Cook
Bluefield
John J. Bailey
Eva Bailey
Bluefield Sanitarium
John D. White
Matt Childers
Joe Crockett
Ted M. Cooke
Princeton
Clarence Long
Long
Alvah Cook
West Palm Beach
Florida
Basil Elliott
Elliott
Air Force
Japan
H. L. Knight
Phelps, Ky
C. S. Smith
Eugene L. Neal
Neal
Phelps
Knight
Guy Farley
Stevens Clinic
Welch
R. H. Breeden
Roy Lee
Crowley-Worrell
Keystone
James Pizzino
Annabell Cook
Huntington
R. B. Ross
Mullens
H. E. Crews
Agee Stewart
Thomas
Rosalie
Lynco
W. F. Rose
Cyrus O. Canterbury
Joe Enochs
Ada Hossfield
Coeburn
Charles Stone
Navy
Norfolk Va
Edgar Stone
C. Booster Cook
Charles and
Bob Cook
Barbe Cook
Bobby
Jerry
Dennis Lane
Tralee
E. C. Dooley
Carl Russell
Charley Campbell
Burbridge Adams
Alice Case
New Jersey
First Methodist Church
West Virginia
Johnson Memorial Church
Christian Lambert
Peggy Gwinn
Danny Bragg
Gary Mugridge
John S. Lambert
W. V. McNemar Jr
State Tribunal Rules Case of Defamation Taken to Wrong Court
Charleston news notes the West Virginia Supreme Court dissolves an injunction in a defamation case. The 4-1 decision holds equity cannot enjoin publication of defamatory statements absent breach of trust or contract, and that a jury should decide insults. The ruling reverses Mercer County Circuit Court and dismisses Kwass's bill of complaint.
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State Tribunal
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Sidney J. Kwass
Bluefield
Mercer County
Kwass
J. L. Kersey
Supreme Court
Leslie E. Given
West Virginia
Court of Equity
William T. Lovins
Equity
Lovins
Josephine K. Campbell
Kersey
Alexander D. Campbell
Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
Jumping Branch Salutes Returning Servicemen and Residents
Navy Lt. and Mrs. Wyman Wise have returned from Japan and are stationed in Washington DC. Capt. and Mrs. John Charlton and their son came back from Africa and will join Randolph Field Texas. Dewey Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ward, underwent a tonsillectomy at Hinton Hospital. The Red Cross drive principal Rev H A Thompson will speak at Jumping Branch School tonight. Kyle Dean Abshire, son of Mr. and Mrs. B D Abshire, is out sick with influenza this week.
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Jumping Branch
RNS
Navy
Wyman Wise
Japan
Washington, D. C
Wise
B. D. Abshire
Hannagan
John Charlton
Africa
Randolph Field
Texas
Hinton
E. C. Deeds
St. Albans
Frances
Virginia Deeds
Dewey Ward
Edward Ward
Hinton Hospital
Ward
H. A. Thompson
Summers County
Red Cross
Jack Carman
Crab Orchard
T. R. Bennett
Bluefield
Beecher Meadows Jr
Ruehl Meadows
John C. Ridenour
Eugene Bennett
Steven Douglas
Spenard
Alaska
Cpl
Bennett
William Redden
Randy
Wheeling
Roscoe Meadows
Mary Redden
Nimitz
Kyle Dean Abshire
Scouts Plan Kite Contest in Fayetteville
J W Jones Cubmaster Pack 149 announces Cub Scout Kite Fly at Gaines field at 1 45 p m Saturday March 20. If weather delays, contest moves to Sunday March 21. Cubs may get help from parents den mother or den dad. Teams of two boys with reel and kite. prizes listed for age groups and kite qualities.
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Fayetteville
RNS
J. W Jones
Gaines
Oak Hill Civic League Hears Decor Talk at Meeting
Oak Hill civic group heard E B Raush Beckley Hardware decorate talk on New Fabrics and Designs for Modern Living at Hotel Hill. New member Leona Baird joined. league funded $250 to Collins High journalism and $8 to finish paying for 82 religious books for junior and senior libraries. A student was approved to attend Camp Horseshoe Leadership Training Camp in June.
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Oak Hill Civic League
Oak Hill
RNL
E. B Raush
The
Beckley Hardware Co
Leona Baird
Herman Akers
Collins High School
Police Protection for Three Schools To be Provided by Princeton Council
Princeton council resolves to station police at Mercer Knob and Thorn schools with specific hours 8 to 9 am 11 30 to 1 pm and 3 30 to 4 pm at Mercer and 8th St for Knob 8 15 to 8 45 11 30 to 12 30 and 3 to 3 30 Thorn 6 15 to 9 am and 11 30 to 12 45 pm 3 30 to 4 45 pm A hearing on street improvements set for April 5 with Haynes Construction Co slated to begin April 15 New city fireman hired and a Ford truck tank converted into a street sprinkler plus 500 ft of hose ordered and a cabinet shop permit issued.
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Dayton Neal
Thorn School
Thorn
Wickham
Mercer
Mercer and
Honaker
8Th St
Knob
Haynes Construction Co
Albert Jack Smith
Princeton
Flushing
N. Walker Street
Chandler and Fraxier
Sherman Betas Attend West Virginia Beta Convention
Sherman High School Beta Club will attend the state convention March 26 and 27 at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. The program includes club presentations, a general session, and an evening skit featuring a melodrama with Roy Roger as villain, Bruce Cantley as hero, Flora Hager and Rosalie Hudson in supporting roles. A Saturday election of state officers is the main event.
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Whitesville
RNS
Sherman High School
Beta Club
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Beta Clubs
West Virginia
Sherman High School Beta Club
Simon Legree
Roy Roger
Bruce Cantley
Flora Hager
Rosalie Hudson
Robert L. Vaught Dies in Charleston Hospital
Robert L. Vaught, 55, of Summersville and former Mason County Democratic Executive Committee chairman, died in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness. A Mason County native, he had lived in Summersville for 22 years and previously managed the Mutual Supply Co. in Point Pleasant.
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Vaught
Summersville
Mason County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charleston
The
Mutual Supply Co
Point Pleasant
Fayette County Schools to Serve 1.1 Million Hot Lunches in 1954
Fayette County schools plan 1.1 million hot lunches in 1954 with 103000 meals served free. The program expanded from 27 to 55 schools, now serving about 7250 daily. A sanitation report from the Fayette County Health Department lists schools with 90 percent or higher ratings and those near that mark.
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Fayette County
S. J. Crouse
Ansted High
Ansted
Altamont
Cannelton
Corliss
Deepwater
Dothan
Danese
Dempsey
East End
Oak Hill
Fayetteville High
Fayetteville
Falls View
Gauley Bridge
Harlem Heights
Collins High
Jodie
Kimberly
Lochgelly
Layland
Meadow Bridge
Minden
Montgomery
Mount Hope
Oakland
Pax
Quinnimont Scarbro
Springdale
Winona
Banquet for Band Slated for Friday
C H Gorby of South Charleston will be guest speaker at Fayetteville High School Band banquet Friday at 6 p.m. The annual event is presented by the Band Boosters Club. Gorby holds an Ohio University music degree and directed the South Charleston High School Band for six years. He organized over 100 new school bands in West Virginia and Virginia before World War II, served in the Navy during the war, and directed a training school band in Detroit. After the war he started his own music firm in South Charleston.
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Gorby
South Charleston
Fayetteville
Ohio University
West Virginia
Virginia
Detroit
Mich
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G. E. Pirtle
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Louisville
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W. F. Rose, Jr
Crowley- Worrell
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Hotel Hill
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PTA
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Honaker Avenue
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Knob School
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Sherman Betas
Robert L. Vaught
Robert L
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Carstairs Bros. Distilling Co.,Inc
N.Y.C
Beards Fork
Cotton Hill
Divide
Dubois
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Lansing
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Health Department
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W. T. Grant CO
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Colgate Dental Dream
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Reader's Digest
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