Preparatory Meeting Held For Fayette Cancer Crusade
Fayetteville hosts a preparatory session for the 1960 Fayette County Cancer Crusade with Howard Carson leading. National Guard officials Col. C. E. Galaspie and Lt. Ed Wygal present a house to house canvassing film and phone calling strategy.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Howard Carson
Fayette County
Cancer Crusade
Fayette County Memorial Building
C. E. Galaspie
Beckley
National Guard
Ed Wygal
Oak Hill
Tank Company of
Robert L. Daniel
Cub Scouts Receive Awards at Glen Fork School
At Glen Fork Grade School ceremony led by Rev. Wiley Brooks Cub Scouts received awards. Bear awardees were Danny Pizzino Danny Frazier and Michael Brooks. Wolf badge recipients were Larry Halsey Larry Griggith and Michael Pizzino. Fred Powers earned the Lion badge. Sebastian Pizzino is scoutmaster. mothers served refreshments to Cubs Troop 172 and guests.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Wiley Brooks
Danny Pizzino
Danny Frazier
Michael Brooks
Larry Halsey
Larry Griggith
Michael Pizzino
Fred Powers
Sebastian Pizzino
Boy Scouts of America
Lawhorn Hurt In Mine Mishap
Clinton Lawhorn a 35 year old motor brake man at the Kingston mine operated by Mary Frances Coal Co was injured around 10 p.m. Friday while at work in Oak Hill. He is hospitalized at Oak Hill Hospital with a masked right hand injury.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Clinton Lawhorn
East Oak Hill
Kingston
Mary Frances Coal Co
Lawhorn
Philadelphia Seeks Farrier For 64 Fair Mount Horses
Philadelphia could not find a city smithy to shoe 64 horses for the Fairmount Park Commission. The post was opened to nonresidents, drawing inquiries from New Mexico England Italy and Germany. Rocco Romani, a local resident, was eventually hired after the publicity.
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park Commission
New Mexico
England
Italy
Germany
Rocco Romani
Stewardship program discussed by Fayetteville church group
Members of Circle No. 3 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Fayetteville Bethany Methodist Church gathered in Friendship Hall for a program titled How Total Is My Stewardship. Speakers covered Mount Gilead, time and talents, possessions, and the total of stewardship, with J C Blume reading the Parable of the Talents.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
E. M. Norford
J. C. Blume
Birth announced for Mullens couple’s first son Jan Kevin
Mr and Mrs Jan Caldwell Mullens announce the birth of their first child a six pound eight ounce son at 7 55 a m Thursday at Wyoming General Hospital The baby is named Jan Kevin Mrs Caldwell the former Barbara Lane daughter of Mr and Mrs O E Lane Corinne Her husband is the assistant basketball coach at Mullens High School and son of Mr and Mrs Delms Caldwell of Mullens
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Jan Caldwell
Jan Kevin
Fourth Grade Student Barred From Boys Room in Costume
A fourth grade pupil at Washington School dressed as a ballet dancer with lipstick and rouge was stopped by custodian William Floyd Duty at the boys room door during a party and not allowed entry.
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Norman
Okla
Washington School
William Floyd Duty
Vitamins Available For Needy Boone County Children
Boone County health officer Dr J A McCraw urges needy families to visit the county health department offices in Madison to obtain vitamins for children through six years old. The supplements aid infants using commodity milk, prevent rickets, and boost resistance as $10,000 in federal funds support vitamin distribution via the State Health Department to low income areas.
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Madison
ANS
Boone County
Health Department
J. A. McCraw
McCraw
West Virginia
State Health Department
Boone County Health Department
Madison Methodist Church Seeks 61000 Building Fund
The Madison Methodist Church launches a fundraising drive for a new educational building on church grounds with a goal of 61000. The campaign opens April 10, led by Miss Ida Mae Thompson as general chairman and R Paul Christie as associate chairman, with Dr R Moorman Parker guiding the board of missions.
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Madison
Clyde Hopkins
Building Fund
W. B. Rose
William F. Byrd
Madison Methodist Church
Boy’s chimney rescue ends with bird death in fire
Ten year old Dennis Dash tried to rescue a bird that flew into a furnace through a chimney in Noblesville Indiana. He struck a match to look for the bird and oil ignited. Dennis escaped unharmed but the bird died.
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Noblesville, Ind
Dennis Dash
Dennis
Refrigerator ownership rises in Austrian homes 1950s
The data show 21 208 refrigerators in Austrian homes in 1952 and 199 108 in 1959, indicating rapid growth in household appliance ownership during the decade.
Ten Couples Seek Marriage Licenses In Fayetteville Filing
Ten couples applied for licenses at the Fayette County Clerk’s office. The list includes Maxwell Bailes and Ann Smith both 22 and 21 respectively, with other pairs from Oak Hill Gatewood and Jodie among towns in the county.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Maxwell Eugene Bailes
Clovis
Pauline Bailes
Ann D. Smith
Oak Hill
Anderson
Margaret Smith
Shower Honors Mrs. J. Goins at Clear Fork Stork Shower
A stork shower at Elk Lick School honored Mrs. Jimmy Goins. Hostesses were Mrs. Bernie Short Mrs. Gene Cook and Mrs. Tom Short. Prizes went to Alma Short oldest mother with ten children Phyllis Harvey youngest at nineteen and others. Attendees from Matheny Kop perston and Oceana attended.
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Clear Fork
Elk Lick
Jimmy Goins
Bernie Short
Gene Cook
Tom Short
Alma
Grandma” Short
Gloria Jean
Matheny
George Goins
L.S. Webster
J. B. Harvey
Boyd Dumire
Mary Miller
Phyllis Harvey
Robin
Kopperston
Ralph Hicks
Gerald Shot
Darlene Black
Philip Roach
Kimberly
Oceana
Hershel Cook
Return To Fayetteville From Florida Visit
Mrs. H. E. Shawver of Fayetteville returns from Eau Gallie Florida where she visited her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Bill Joe Jones. Their daughter Tana Lynn was born March 11 at Brevard Hospital Eau Gallie weighing six pounds seven and one half ounces. The Joneses are former Fayetteville residents with the husband employed at Cape Canaveral.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Eau Gallie
Fla
Bill Joe Jones
H. E. Shawver
Jones
Tana Lynn
Brevard Hospital
Harold A. Jones
Franklin Heights
Sylvia Shawver
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Trenton
N. J
Shawver
Melbourne
Magee McClung
Meredith
Nannie Beck
Dragon's Beard Pine Spans 85 Feet on Hiroshima Island
A two foot high pine tree on Hiro shima Island is described as the Dragon's Beard. It grows to about 85 feet along the ground, earning note for its unusual length in the island landscape.
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Hiroshima
Tomahawk Times Competes in WV High School Contest
Oceana High School's Tomahawk Times enters the 39th West Virginia High School Newspaper Competition at West Virginia University. Judging by university faculty with Dr. Warren K. Agee directing, entries are rated all state first class second class or no rating with April 1 results.
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Oceana
RNS
West Virginia
Tomahawk Times
West Virginia University
Warren K. Agee
The
Times
Ocean a HS Students Named to County Band
Twenty Oceana High School musicians earn all county band honors for the Wyoming County Clinic Concert set April 6 to 8 at Pineville. Conductor William B. Caruth of Concord College leads the ensemble featuring players from Glen Rogers Kopperston Conley Baileysville Mullens Pineville and Oceana.
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Oceana
RNS
William B. Caruth
Concord College
Glen Rogers
Kopperston
Conley
Baileysville
Mullens
Pineville
OHS
Larry Wallace
Kitty Richardson
Brenda McClung
Patricia Gray
Bill Bevins
Sue Biggs
Carol Toler
Donna Smith
Maevis O’brien
Linda Rider
Sandra Thacker
Brenda Baldwin
Danny Akers
Charles Chambers
Emerson Stewart
Judy Barber
Shirley Toler
Kyle Estein
Jerry Tilley
Circle States Meeting Today in Oak Hill
Presbyterian Woman's Circle No. 2 members meet at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs. Samuel Price at 712 Central Ave Oak Hill. Mrs Kenneth Pegram is chairman. The meeting was postponed earlier due to weaker conditions.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Samuel Price
Central Ave
Presbyterian Woman's Circle No. 2
Kenneth Pegram
Brush Fire Threat Near Oak Hill House Endangers Shirley Blake
A midday brush fire on Route 61 in Oak Hill threatened Shirley Blake Winston’s house. A nine year old boy playing with matches reportedly started the blaze. Oak Hill Volunteer Firemen responded and damages were not reported.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Shirley Blake
Winston
Closed for season sign mocks winter drive in movie
A Salt Lake City AP report notes a suburban drive in theater displays a sign reading Closed for the season Reason-Freezin mocking the cold season.
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Salt Lake City
Colcord Residents Report Illness and Family Visit
Mrs Hu bert Carter is confined to her home by an attack of flu. Mr and Mrs Anderson Stover of Colcord returned home after a week with relatives in Columbus Ohio. They visited their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stover, their son Earl Eugene, and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Wendell Williams.
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Colcord
RNS
Hubert Carter
Anderson Stover
Columbus
Ohio
Inlaw
Lawrence Stover
Earl Eugene
Wendell Williams
Blondie Rhinehart Returns Home to Kilsyth
Mrs Blondie Rhinehart has returned to her Kilsyth home after visiting her daughter Mrs Janice Davis in Norfolk Virginia The report notes the family connection to Kilsyth and the Norfolk trip.
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Mount Hope
Blondie Rhinehart
Kilsyth
Janice Davis
Norfolk
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F. G. Janutolo
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J. H. Carson
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E. B. Eskew
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Alfred Bibb
Charles S. Thompson
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Wanda Anderson
Quinnimont
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Washington, D. C
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Lookout
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John Ramsey
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Ansted
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Chelyan
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Iva Smith
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R. H. and
Eva Richardson
Donald Vance
Cleveland
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Wanda Carol Harris
Raymond and
Elizabeth Arthur
J. Goins
G. M. Powers
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