Concord College Play Day Draws 160 Students
About 160 students from 20 area high schools across nine West Virginia counties and one in Virginia will attend the second annual Concord College Play Day on campus Saturday. Activities include relays, volleyball, ring tennis, badminton, swimming, tennis, softball, and demonstrations by the Modern Dance Class led by Jean Weatherford and peers.
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Athdpns
West Virginia
Virginia
Concord College
Charles K. Baxter
Concord College Department of Health and Physical Education
Women's Athletic Association and
Physical Education Majors Club
Jean Weatherford
Peterstown
Jean Arnott
Glada
Wendy) ‘Humphreys
Dunbar
Irma ‘Caton
Dolores Peter
Department of Health and Physical Education
Athens
Beaver
DuPont
Stoco
Union
Princeton
Tazewell
Fayetteville
Sharples
Oceana
Montcalm
Spanishburg
Charleston
Big Creek
Nitro
Woodrow Wilson
Rainelle
Graham
Alderson
Runert
Aged Fayette Man Found Unconscious
Fayetteville report of Norman Hancock aged 77 found unconscious Sunday in the woods near Wolf Creek after five days missing. He was last seen Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and rescued by B G Tygrett before being transported to the Minor home where Deputy Earl Dempsey noted he had no food or water for about three days. His condition is listed as only fair.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Norman Hancock
Wolf Creek
Hancock
Robert Minor
B. G. Tygrett
Earl Dempsey
Friendship Night Set By Thurmond OES Group
Thurmond Chapter No 94 Order of the Easter Star sets Friendship Night for May 15 at 1 p.m. Neighbors invited. Refreshments to follow. Program to be conducted by Mrs Lola G Bennett worthy matron.
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Thurmond Oes
Thurmond
Lola G. Bennett
Mullens HS Names Girls State Delegates and Alternates
Mullens High School selects Carolyn Thorn and Jane Pryor as Girls State delegates representing Mullens. Thorn is active in FHA, Tri-Hi-Y, and Methodist Youth Fellowship. Pryor presides over the Thespian Troupe and serves as vice president of the Future Nurses Club. Alternates are Mary Alma Mitchell and J.yee Akers.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Rhodendron
Carolyn Thorn
Jane Pryor
Miss Thorn
R. Thorn
Highland Avenue
Miss Pryor
E. R Pryor
Moran Avenue
Woman's Civic Club of
Mary Alma Mitchell
J.yee Akers
The
Future Homemakers of America
Mullens Fha
Tri-Hi-Y
Tathodist Youth Fellowship
Dramatics
Pryor
Future Nurses Club
National Society
Latin Club
FHA
Cook Infant Rites Today
Funeral services for William Gene Cook 16 days old were held at 1 p.m. in Brenton Church of God with Rev. James Compton and Rev. Stellie Parsons presiding. Burial followed in Cook Cemetery. Born April 16, 1959 in Mullens, he died at 4 a.m. Saturday in a Mullens hospital from pneumonia. Survivors include grandparents J Howard Cook of Wyoming and Columbus Miller of Brenton. Evans Funeral Home of Oceana arranged the services.
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Brenton
RNS
William Gene Cook
Harold L
Patricia Miller Cook
Brenton Church of God
James Compton
Stellie Parsons
Cook Cemetery
Mullens Hospital
Mullens
Jackson Funeral Scheduled Today
Clarise Jackson, 83, of Carlisle, died after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Carlisle with Rev. J. H. Maxwell and Rev. C. M. Ellis officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park in Beckley. Survivors include a daughter, four grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Arrangements by C. D. Trent Funeral Home, Beckley.
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Carlisle
Clarise Jackson
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
J. H. Maxwell
Logan
C. M. Ellis
Beckley
Greenwood Memorial Park
Jackson
Pearl Jackson
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Relatives Take 10 Day Jacksonville Vacation
The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Sizemore and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mullens of Corinne, with Mrs. Charles Tabor, left Saturday to visit relatives in Jacksonville for ten days.
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Mullens
Thomas Sizemore
F. C. Mullens
Corinne
Charles Tabor
Jacksonville
Bailey Infant Funeral Today
Funeral services for Elmer Paul Bailey four month old son of Darrell and Dorothy Bailey were held at the Assembly of God Church Dorothy at 2 p m with Rev Earnest Edmonds officiating. Burial followed in Union Cemetery Colcord. The infant died in a Charleston hospital Saturday night. Surviving are the father Darrell Dean Jr a brother the grandparents John and Mrs Cook Dorothy and Woodrow Bailey Glen Daniel and the great grandmother Eva Hughes Glen Rogers. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville directed arrangements.
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Dorothy
BNS
Elmer Paul Bailey
Darrell D. Bailey
Assembly of God Church
Earnest Edmonds
Union Cemetery
Colcord
Charleston
Darrell Dean Jr
John Cook
Woodrow Bailey
Glen Daniel
Eva Hughes
Glen Rogers
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Graham, 24, Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Billy A. Graham of Hico, 24, was injured when the motorcycle he rode rear ended a pickup at a Winona intersection. He suffered a broken leg and jaw injury and is hospitalized in Lookout. Hallie Crist, Lookout, driving the pickup, had stopped to turn left. state police say no charges filed yet.
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Lookout
Oak Hill
Billy A. "Graham
Hico
E. H. Pettrey
Pettrey
Hallie Crist
Winona
Graham
Mays Killed in Car Wreck
In Danville Boone County Carl Mays 19 died when a tire blew on a bridge causing his car to crash into a pole. Passenger John Chambers 18 had minor injuries while Jerry Thomas 18 was hospitalized with leg and scalp injuries. Mays was cremated at the Vance and Dodd Funeral Home with funeral plans not yet announced.
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Danville
Jenny Vance
Dansville
Carl Mays
Jenny
John Bill Chambers
Boone County
Chambers
Mays
Jerry Thomas
Madison
Vance and Dodd Funeral Home
Projects Made At Den Meeting
Plans for each den in Cub Pack 119 to work on and display at the May 30 pack meeting were discussed at a Den Mothers meeting with Cubmaster C. R. Rankin. The cubs will spend one day at Camp Collins on Saturday for cook-outs and crafts, with Boy Scout Troop 119 also at the camp. They depart Kopperston Friday afternoon and return Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. William Cook, Mrs. John Evans, Mrs. C. R. Rankin, Mrs. Hamilton Price, Mrs. Jack Davis, and Mrs. Ralph Poland.
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Kopperston
RNS
C. R. Rankin
Camp Collins
Boy Scout
William Cook
John Evans
Co. R. Rankin
Hamilton Price
Jack Davis
Ralph Poland
Bridal shower honors Mrs. Anderson in Mulilens Hall
Friendship Hall of the First Methodist Church hosted a Saturday night bridal shower for Mrs. Maurice Anderson the former Barbara Akers. About 45 guests attended 8 to 10 pm sharing punch cookies nuts and mints from a spring flower decorated tea table. Hostesses included Mrs. Andrew Tolley Mrs. Robert Woods Mrs. Ralph es. Terry and others with many register signers listed.
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Mulilens
First Methodist Church
Maurice Anderson
Barbara Akers
Andrew Tolley
Robert Woods
Ralph Es. Terry
M. M. Shumate
Watt Carr
Peggy Sue Lusk
Peggy Tolley
Elizabeth Trent
Baileysville
W. D. Akers
Josephine Anderson
Bud
Herman Akers
Woodrow Houck
D. Grove Moler
Jan Caldwell
Washington Gunman Slays Former Fayette Countian
Funeral services for Harold K. Shelton a 22 year old policeman and Fayetteville native will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a Washington funeral home with burial in Fayetteville. Shelton was killed early Sunday while trying to apprehend a gunman who wounded two others during a restaurant argument. Alexander Truesdale 34 is charged with homicide and remanded without bail as a hearing set for May 12 to secure counsel. Willie Mae Walker 33 is in critical condition after being shot once in the right side. Mildred Thomas 23 was treated and discharged after a minor ankle wound.
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Washington (Ap
Harold K. Shelton
Washington
Fayetteville
Shelton
Alexander Truesdale
U. S
James F. Splain
Truesdale
Willie Mae Walker
Mildred Thomas
Smoke damages Oak Hill parsonage in fire
Oak Hill Baptist Church parsonage sustained about 2000 dollars in damage from a fire caused when lightning struck a power line and switch box in the basement. Firemen crawled through dense smoke to reach the blaze between 6 30 and 7 a m. Fire Chief Arthur Akers noted smoke would have been worse if not for chimney venting.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Arthur Akers
Madison Woman's Club Banquet and Officers Installation
Madison RMS reports the Madison Women's Club will hold its banquet and officer installation at the Madison Memorial Building at 7 p.m. today. Hostesses are Mrs. Nathan Haddad, Mrs. R. D. Roseberry, and Mrs. Bert W. Smith, who are arranging the event.
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Madison
RMS
Madison Women’s Club
Madison Memorial Building
Nathan Haddad
R. D. Roseberry
Bert W. Smith
Club To Participate In Sales Spectacular
PinevilleAssociation members voted for a large ad campaign for the Summer Sales Spectacular. Plans include thousands of handbills countywide and radio ads on the local station. Merchants will distribute materials and offer prizes, with a boat giveaway in July. Attendees included Ed Hawley, Jack Shipman, and Earl Curry.
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Pineville
RNS
Pineville Business and Professional Men's Association
Ed Hawley
Jack Shipman
Association
Earl Curry
Citizens Party Nominates Whitesville Officers
The Citizens Party of Whitesville met at the Whitesville Printing Co office and nominated a slate for town officers to be decided June 2. Mayorsal candidate is H. F. Morgan with Dallas Andrews as recorder. council nominees are Manuel Arvin Wilson Hall and L. E. Salamy. Labor Party endorsed their ticket Friday night, with Harry Cook and Claude Sneed opposing Melvin Weikle and Bob Dew for council. Dew currently serves on the council. Weikle is a former police chief. Cook was the Citizens choice for mayor in the last election but lost to Morgan.
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Whitesville
ANS
Citizens Party
Whitesville Printing Company
Citizens Group
H. F. Morgan
Dallas Andrews
Manuel Arvin
Wilson Hall
L. E. Salamy
Labor Party
Harry Cook
Claude’Sneed
Melvin Weikle
Bob Dew
Dew
Weikle
Three Boys Treated At Mullens Hospital
MULLENS WYOMING General Hospital treated three boys after Saturday accidents. Isaac Hylton ten of Amigo burned the upper abdomen by scalding water from a pan lifted from a stove. Jimmie Blevins ten of Rhodell snagged his right index finger with a fish hook. Harry Young Jr. eight of Mullens injured his right elbow.
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Mullens
BNG
Wyoming General Hospital
Isaac Hylton
Jimmie Blevins
Rhodell
Harry Young Jr
Madison Garden Club Elects New Officers
Mrs. Sara Pollock was elected president of the Madison Garden Club for the ensuing term. Other officers named are Mrs. O L Mullins vice president, Mrs. A L Thomas secretary, and Mrs. Marvin McElfresh treasurer. The club voted to sponsor the Fall Flower Show on October 10, 1959.
Boone United Fund Group Holds Meet
Madison's Boone County United Fund held a meeting and elected Richard D. Brown Ezra Lilly and Raymond Rogers to the Board of Directors. Officers for the 1959 drive include Harry Green James Trusley Don Shupe and Tommy Morris with Morris serving as treasurer.
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Madison
BNS
Boone County United Fund
Richard D. Brown
Whitesville
Tommy Morris
Ezra Lilly
Raymond Rogers
Prenter
Harry Green
James Trusley
Twilight
Don Shupe
Barrett
Firm Awarded Contract for Madison Sidewalk
MADISON ANS J A Duffield of Charleston submitted the low bid of 7 987 for 1300 feet of sidewalk on the west side of Main Street Madison and was awarded the contract. Work began last week and is expected to be completed within 30 days.
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Madison
ANS
Cecil White Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Cecil L. White will be held at Mullens First Methodist Church at 10 a m Tuesday. Rev. Virgil Con art and Rev. Jesse Brat ton Jr. will officiate. Burial follows at Mountain View Cemetery Bristol Tennessee. White 71 retired Mullens merchant and former Wyoming County Court commissioner died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital. He had lived in Mullens since 1942 and served 16 years on the county court, retiring in 1956 due to ill health. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home.
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Mullens
RNS
Cecil L. White
Mullens First Methodist
Virgil Conart
Jesse Bratton Jr
Mountain View
Bristol
Tenn
White
Wyoming County Court
Bluefield
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Birthday party honors fifth birthday in Mullens area
William Hess celebrated his fifth birthday three days early with a at home party Saturday afternoon. Outdoor games and help from his grandparents and many Mullens Crab Orchard and Black Eagle area relatives, friends, and neighbors accompanied the event.
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Bud
Rns
William (Sugger) Hess
H. E. Hess
Frank Stefancic
Corinne
W. H. Bailey
Edward Stewart
Bill Crotty Jr
Hamed Moshe
Mullens
Leonard Staton
Black Eagle
Donnie Bailey
Crab Orchard
Andy Stefancic
Lorene Stidam
Bernard Folden
Herbert McKinney
Herndon Heights
Wanda
Wayne Sizemore
Hope McKinney
Joyce
Diana
Ina Faye Stegp
Sandra McCoy
Tommy
Brenda Rove
Theresa
Aleta Cardwell
Patty Sue
David Snyder
Jimmy Conner
Lois Ann Bray
Kathy McKinney
Mary Jane Underwood
Karen McKinney
Tommy Martin
Jimmy= Stidam
Wayne
Shelby Nichols
Mary Margaret Titta
Harry Paul Hollins
Bobb Folden
Diana White
Anita
Hubert Perdue
Sandy
Gregory Montrosse
Donna Rae Webb
Lana Harrison
Jerri Jo
Michael
Phillip Staton
Johnny Fowler
Eric Crotty
Robin Stewart
Barbara Lynn Stefancic
Vicki Crockett
Jeanne
Bruce Bailey
PTA To Meet Today at Whitesville News
Whitesville Parents and Teachers Association session features Harold Madison. He outlines the upcoming school levy while 1959 60 officers are installed.
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PTA
Whitesville
RNS
Harold Madison
Racine
Parent-Teacher Association
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