Harold E Imes Named President of Semet Solvay Division
Montgomery ANS reports Harold E. Imes will become president of the Semet Solvay Division effective May 1. Imes began as an assistant chemist in 1922 at Ironton Ohio and rose through roles including Ashland Kentucky plant superintendent and division superintendent for Ashland and Ironton. He has been director of operations and a vice president of the division, succeeding Albert E Scherm, who retires after 20 years as president.
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Ironton, Ohio
Imes
Somet - Solvay
Ashland
Ironton
New York
Somet-Solvay
Albert E. Scherm
Troupe Selects Top Thespian at Mullens High School
Mullens High School names Michael Burdiss Thespian of the Year. He is the son of C. W. Burdiss of Lincoln Street and earned 60 or more honor points through senior play, the troupe contest The Pink Dress, and other activities over four years. He centers in Hi-Y, Varsity Club, Methodist Youth Fellowship, and two years on the track team while fronting the band The Nomads. He has worked part time at Brown's Paint Store for four years.
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Hi-Y
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Nomads
Thespians
Mike
Brown's
Oak Hill Clean Up Parade Opens Campaign Night
Oak Hill plans a 6 pm parade to kickoff a week of clean-up sales with stores staying open until 9 pm. The Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce arranged the parade from the Baptist Church featuring Oak Hill and Fayetteville high school bands, scouts, Little League players, floats, and National Guardsmen.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mount Hope Briefs Note Local Travel and Moves
Mount Hope notes Mrs. Nora White of Vanity Beauty Shop plans an extended stay with her son in Kansas City Missouri before visiting another son-in-law in Jacksonville Florida. Guests in the Wotring home include Sp 4 C Raymond Wotring and son Danny of Woodbridge Virginia. Sylvester Gaspersich and family, 302 Tennessee Street, were to move to Logan Monday.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Nora White
Vanity Beauty
Kenny Williams
Jane Ann
Linda
Dianna
Kansas City
Pete’’ Wotring
Raymond S. Wotring
Danny
Woodbridge
Wotring
Fort Belvoir
Sylvester E. Gaspersich
Tennessee Street
Logan
Lottery Operator Sentenced After Jury Trial
UPI reports Pittsburgh case where Frank Lardo faced Criminal Court for operating a lottery. He was sentenced to three to six months after demanding a jury trial, with a Friday conviction bringing a six to 12 months term and a $500 fine.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Frank Lardo
El Salvador Tops Western Hemisphere in Volcano Count
El Salvador, a Central American nation about the size of Maryland, leads the Western Hemisphere with the most volcanoes. The country’s terrain features a dense cluster of active and dormant peaks, drawing scientists and tourists alike.
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el Salvador
Maryland
Hemisphere
Fellowship Day Speaker Named at Mount Hope Church
The May Fellowship Day Program at Mount Hope Methodist Church features Rev. Winston Ashley Leonard, pastor of Mount Hope First Baptist Church, as guest speaker. Leonard, a Claymont Biblical School graduate, studied at Washington Baptist Seminary and served as minister of education at New Southern Baptist Church in Washington, D. C.
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Mount Hope
RNS
United Council of Church Women
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Winston Ashley Leonard
Mount Hope First Baptist Church
Leonard
Claymont Biblical School
Washington Baptist Seminary
Washington, D. C
New Southern Baptist Church
Girl Scouts Rally Planned at Memorial Building Fayetteville
A Mount Hope meeting of Girl Scout leaders and committee women urged attendance at basic training on May 4 11 and May 9 18 outdoor training by Fayette County trainers. Intermediate Troops 4 17 27 to distribute Clean Up Week bulletins May 16. Cookie sale by Troop 2. Rally Saturday at 2 p.m. Brownies at 1 30 for practice. Attendees named.
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Fayette County
Mount Hope
Memorial Building
Fayetteville
Don Sanford
Fayette
39th Anniversary Marked At Meet
Pineville Presbyterian Church women marked their 39th birthday with a program on Training Witnesses of the World in Taiwan and Sending Words to be Witnesses in the Congo. Mrs. W. W. Bolt led devotion. Mrs. E. B. Swimm presented exhibits and training materials. a birthday offering supported the areas. Officers were approved for next year. final plans for a May 10 family night dinner were set as pastor moves to Logan in June.
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Pineville
ANS
W. W. Bolt
D. F. Hamilin
Albert Durbin
C. S. Smith
Orville Ross
Clell Miller
C. W. Andrick
Hamlin
Logan
Presbyterian Church
Circle No. 1
Ralph Looney
J. W. Burton
Eugene Neal
Grace Young
Byron Schilling
James Sands
William Valentine
Richard McPeake
Joseph Williams
Gloria McNaughton
Bolt
Swimm
Kilsyth Sixth Grader Wins Poster Contest
Mary Carol Elliott, an 11 year old sixth grader from Kilsyth, won first prize in Mount Hope Garden Club's Clean Up Week poster contest held May 16. Her poster motto clean up wash up paint up and pick up is displayed at the Mount Hope Post Office. Other prizewinners included Jan Caye Gwinn second Mary Jo McClung third and Carol Crawford honorable mention.
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Mount Hope
KNS
Mary Carol Elliott
Nathan Elliott
Kilsyth
Mount Hope Garden Club
R. G. Kirby
W. L. Burruss Jr
J. W. Massing
Jan Caye Gwinn
Erma Dixon
Mary Jo McClung
Helen Thrasher
Carol Crawford
Five Die In Fire At Historic Chicago Apartment
Five children died in a three story Chicago apartment fire early Saturday. The children's mother Marion Coleman was held for questioning on arrival as investigators searched for a babysitter Anni Mae Johnson. Names: Anita Coleman 12 Bernell 11 Francine 8 Darlene 5 Eric 4. Bodies found in third floor room. All died from smoke inhalation. About 150 residents displaced. Damage estimated at $20,000.
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Chicago
UPI
Marion Coleman
Anita Coleman
Bernell
Francine
Darlene
Eric
Raymond Daley
Singing Meet Set Kilsyth Kilsyth Freewill At Kilsyth
The Fayette County Singing convention will be at 8 p m Saturday in the Kilsyth Freewill church. Don Alexander secretary treasurer invites all special singers to participate in the program.
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Kilsyth
RNS
Fayette County
Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church
Don Alexander
Shrine Installs Officers at Mount Hope Meeting
Jabal Alreja No 6 White Shrine of Jerusalem held installation rites for 1961 62 officers at Mount Hope White Shrine Hall. Installing and honorary officers were named with a full slate including Virginia Taylor Clyde Darlington Jacqueline Pugh and Robert Williams. Also listed are committee chairs and the planned May 26 meeting with supreme shrine report.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Jabal Alreja No. 6
Sophie Steplowski
Bessie Altizer
Anna Strong
Virginia Taylor
Oak Hill
Clyde O. Darlington
Shepherds
Jacqueline Pugh
Robert Williams
Harriett Coleman
Maybelle Weaver
Frances Thompson
Flora Twaddle
Juanita Legg
Minnie Michael
Worthy Herald
Violet Ernest
Thelma Kelly
Ethel Samuels
William Michael
Selma Tolliver
Darlington
Gertrude Williams
John Scott
Geretrude Williams
Elizabeth Salango - Beckley
Mary Tamplin
Supreme Shrine
Jethy
Jabal al- Rusalem
Logan Workers To Decide On Union
The NLRB set May 9 for an election at Mountain State Packing Co. in Logan West Virginia to decide if employees want District 50 United Mine Workers of America representation. Eligible voters include production and maintenance staff and truck drivers. office clerical, professional, guards and supervisors are excluded.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
Mountain State Packing Co
Logan
W. Va
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
NLRB
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David Mencer
Charles Mencer
Guyandotte Avenue
Terry Houck
Floyd Houck
Pierpoint
Bobbi Jenkins
George Jenkins
Mullens
Jeri Dooley
Harold Dooley
David
MHS
Terry
Bobbi
Jeri
Semet-Solvay Div
Michael Burdiss
Mount Hope Briefs
Mary C. Elliott
America
Falcon
Comet Corvair
Valiant—Lancer
Rambler
Wyoming County
Tommy Adkins
Ors
W. R. Adkins
Tommy
Mable Hale
Beckley
Elizabeth Salango
Sophia
C. J
Sam
S. Fayette St
Lewisburg
S. Court St
P. O
Amerca
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
Barehart Rambler Company
Valley Drive
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