Boone County Crippled Children Society raises funds and aid
The Boone County Crippled Children Society reports fundraising and aid efforts including scholarships totaling over 1350 dollars for local teachers and children. The group provides wheel chairs braces and corrective shoes, ships several to summer camp, and plans operations for disabled individuals. President K K Hall leads monthly meetings with new members added.
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Sunshine
Logan County
Logan County Society
Limp-a-Little
Huntington
Don Jenkins
Jenkins
Virginia Beach
Boone County
Tme
K. K. Hall
Thelma Hall
Madison
Carl Mack. Wharton
Hulbert
Afadison
Lawmaker pushes post discharge relief for veterans with good records
West Virginia officials report growing support for Rep Doyle of California and a measure to wipe clean bad conduct discharges for veterans who maintain exemplary civilian records. Roy I. Smith notes few discharges are altered despite strong civilian performance and expects major veterans groups to back the proposal.
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Roy I. Smith
West Virginia
Doyle
Smith
California
Department
Rodgers Anniversary Honored at Dinner in Mount Hope
Fayetteville reports Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Rodgers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner at their Mount Hope home hosted by their daughter Mrs. Wilson Ward of Charleston and son R. E. Rodgers of Columbus Ohio. The couple, longtime Fayette County residents, have five living children. Mrs. Houston Wendell, former Mrs. Henry Hoffer, was guest of honor at a luncheon honoring her Mrs. Southern Minnie Alice Hoffer title from West Virginia. Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club staged the event and awarded a $100 bond to the club for her victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Guy A. Rodgers
Wilson Ward
Charleston
R. E. Rodgers
Collumbus
Ohio
Rodgers
Fayette County
Cora Lee
Houston Wendell
Minnie Alice Hoffer
West Virginia
Amer
Henry Hofita
Fayette
Fayetteville
Wendell
Blume Tea Room
George Hatfield
Catherine Paris
Charles R. Witt
J. Zane Summerfield
Ralph Fazio
Louise Toler
Dori Vaglio
Wendell McRae
Louis A. Rahal
Edna Janutolo
Lia Vaglio
Harold Sullivan
Cecil Spradklin
Charles Payne
Stanley Moore
George Brun- Steller
Max Cotile
John Blankenship
Concord College to Hear Bethany Leader Dr Gresham
Dr Perry Epler Gresham president of Bethany College will deliver the Baccalaureate and speak at Concord College commencement exercises Virgil Stewart announces. A renowned international lecturer and scholar he has led college advancement and served on national education committees while directing Highlands Broadcasting WRAD Radford Va.
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Perry Epler Gresham
Bethany College
Concord College
Virgil H. Stewart
Gesham
Gresham
The
Association of American Colleges
West
Bethany
Mediterranean
Detroit Free Press
Author's Club
London
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Part-Time Police Officer Hired M Oceana Town Council Meeting
The Oceana Town Council fired a part time police officer Monday night at regular session in Town Hall. Hoover, applicant for the 30th, will work evenings and week. The council approved purchase of hose for the Oceana Fire Department. A director for the city park was discussed with no decision. The zoning and planning committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.
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Oceana
RNS
Oceana Town Council
Ss. Hoover
Oceana Fire Department
City Hall
Jarretts Return from Parental Visit in Oceana
Mr and Mrs Nobel Jarrett returned from visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Jarrett for Oceana They were Sunday guests of his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Hersel Jarrett of Ramage Mrs Nellie Kinder joined the Clear Fork High School Band at the Regional Band Festival in Huntington on Friday and Saturday
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Ameagle
ANS
Nobel Jarrett
Albert Jarrett
Oceana
Hersel Jarrett
Ramage
Nellie Kinder
Clear Fork
Huntington
Last Rites Set For Mrs Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs Lacy Lillian Johnson 65 will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope by Rev C E Perkins and Rev William Nelson Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley She died at 7 a m Sunday from a heart attack She was wife of the late D Johnson member of the Methodist Church White Shrine of Jerusalem and Winona Chapter 59 Order of Eastern Star Born Oct 3 1891 Crown Hill Kanawha County Survivors include five sons James William in Hawaii with the Air Force Charles D Charleston D Jr in Korea with the Army Joseph E Prosperity three daughters Frances Virginia Hey Belly Ann Craddock Cleveland and Martha Ruth Martin Beckley Eight grandchildren The Eastern Star will hold a memorial service at the graveside
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Mount Hope
RNS
Lacy Lillian Johnson
Tyree Funeral Home
C. E. Perkins
William Nelson
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Cleveland
Martha Ruth Martin
Order of the Eastern Star
Local Man Treated After Work Injury at Welch Clinic
Walter Acord 21 Coal Mountain received treatment at Stevens Clinic Welch Friday for contusions to his right hand after being struck by a board while working for W. M. Ritter Lumber Co.
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Coal Mountain
RNS
Walter Acord
Stevens Clinic
Welch
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Pioch Installed Governor of Whitesville Moose Lodge
Carl Pioch was installed as governor of the Whitesville Moose Lodge with past governor Darrell Hardin as installing officer. New officers include Carl Dominion as junior governor and Joseph L. Price as prelate. Twenty-two members attended as lodge plans for a summer Moose family picnic and a Spring Conference were discussed.
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Carl Pioch
Moose Lodge
Whitesville
RNL
Carly Pioch
Moose Lodge i
Darrell Hardin
Carl Dominion
Joseph L. Price
Ernest’ Kavin]sky
Steve Langi
Pioch
W. W. Legg
Ameagle
James Hendricks
Sylvester
Bill Howell
Withllie Landy
Kanawha Valley 123
Legion of the Moose
Whitesville Lodge
Legion “of the Moose
Whitesville Ladies of the Moose
Whitesville Boy Scouts Hold Court of Honor Ceremony
Whitesville Troop No. 33 held its first Court of Honor this year at the Scout Building. Seven scouts advanced including William Pinson to Life Scout and David Hammock to First Class, with others rising to Second Class and Tenderfoot. Mothers received miniature pins, and Samuel Combs presented the troop charter to Richard Brown.
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Whitesville Orns
Whitesville Boy Scouts
Boy Scout
Life Scout
William Pinson
Star Scout
David Hammick
Louis Manois
William Ballard
Tenderfoot
Jackie Daniels
Jerry Powers
Virgil Weikle
Samuel Combs
Boone County
Whitesville
Richard Brown
Combs
John Bell
City Employes Feted With Dinner By Mayor
Oak Hill mayor H C Brown hosted a steak dinner for 43 city employees at the Hotel Hill. He praised the workers for fine work and cooperation. Guests included police, fire, street crews, sanitary board, City Manager, clerk, treasurer, and several council members. Ex-City Manager G S Waugh and ex-mayors H H Duncan and R R Thomas attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
H. C. Brown
Hotel Hill
Wallace Bennett
Virginia Fox
C.R. Hiller
F. W
Local Armed Forces Sign Two New Recruits
The U S Army and Air Force Recruiting Station enlisted one man each on Thursday Charles H Bowling Boomer joined the U S Air Force and was assigned to Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Morris Staten son of Mr and Mrs Garland Staten Guyan was sent to Fort Jackson DC for basic training after enlisting in the U S Army
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U.S. Army and Air Force
Charles H. Bowling
Boomer
U.S. Air Force
Wackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Morris Staten
Garland Staten
Guyan
Fort Jackson
D. C
U. S. Army
Military Discharges Recorded for Seventeen Men
The Boone county Clerk's office logged honorable discharges for seventeen men over the last month. Recipients include Ernest Dalton Anderson 27 Whitesville and Clifford Hawer Jr. 21 Seth among others from Seth Orgas Comfort Foster Kanawha Hewett Chio Bald Knob Manila Prenter and Turtle Creek with ages ranging from 21 to 93.
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Whitesville
Seth
Orgas
Comfort
Boone County
Ernest Dalton Anderson
Carlos Owen Elswick
Clifford Hawer, Jr
Morgan Eugene Hensley
Theodore Joseph Ferrell
Charles Howard Sowers
Ray Alonzo Goforth
Barrett
Cyril Iron Halstead
Charles Thomas Huffman
Foster
Artthur Lewis Kinder
Kanawha ‘County
Clinton Leslie Kingery
Hewett
James Darrell Meadows
Chio
Richard Eugene Pauley
Madison
John Roscoe Price Jr
Bald Knob
Everett Lee Pritchard
Turtle Creek
Jerry
Eugene Queen
Manila
Andy ‘Sammons
Prenter
Laverty Service Conducted Today in Saxon Church
Funeral services for William Alfred Laverty 77 were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Star Methodist Church Saxon with Rev. Wadé Webb and Rev. Virgil Cook officiating. Burial followed at Massey Cemetery. Laverty died Sunday night at his son Clarence’s home in Saxon. Survivors include another son Thomas of Arnett a daughter Wanda Darlington of Arnett a sister Ida Hayes of Oregon a half sister Lydia Craig of Arnett and three half brothers Frank Preston Laverty of Arnett and Harry Laverty of Van plus 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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SAXON
RNS
William Alfred Laverty
Star Methodist Church
Wadé~ Webb
Virgil Cook
Massey
Laverty
Clarence
Thomas
Arnett
Wanda Darlington
Ida Hayes
Oregon
Lydia Craig
Frank
Preston Laverty
Harry Laverty
Van
Junior Odd Fellows Lodge Set for Installation
Oak Higl reports final plans for a Junior Odd Fellows Lodge No. 206 in the city. Boys aged 12 through 18 are invited to a second organizational meeting at 6:20 p.m. Saturday at the East Main Street lodge hall where charter members will be received and officers installed. Sponsors hope to offer a baseball team and camping trips. Laurel Rebekah Lodge No. 207 will prepare treats.
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OAK Higl
RNS
Odd Fellows Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 206
East Main Street
Laurel Rebekah Lodge No
Johnson Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Lawrence Johnson 68 of Allen Junction will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Groves Baptist Church Wyco with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Beckley. He was a retired farmer who last worked at the Wyco mine in 1950 and died Saturday in a Mullens hospital. The body lies in state at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home until the service.
Founders Day Mother's Day Fete By Beta Theta Sorority
Beta Theta Chapter celebrated the 2th anniversary of Beta Sigma Phi with a Founder's Day Mother's Day banquet at Hotel Hill. Mrs. Avis Partain spoke on civic and social work. Mrs. D C Rapp Jr delivered a founder's message. entertainment by the Kopy Kats Beckley and a two-song set. A gift was given to outgoing president Mrs Ernest Fazio for 1956 37 year.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Theta Chapter
Hotel Hill
Charles Wiseman
Avis Partain
Fred Russell
D. C. Rapp, Jr
Walter W. Ross
Ben Teano
Kopy Kats
Beckley
Ernest Fazio
Mrs Hamilton Attends Friendship Meeting in Charleston
Mrs Bashia J Hamilton of Colcord attended the Academy of Friendship gathering in Charleston under the Women of the Moose. The event drew 125 candidates who received the Friendship degree with registration, a donut and coffee hour, lunch, and a 1:30 pm ritual session. Chapters attending included Grafton Piedmont Huntington St Albans Mannington Nitro Romney Williamson Parkersburg Beckley Fairmont Wheeling Buckhannon Logan Green Springs and Clarksburg.
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Colcord
Bashia J. Hamilton
Academy of Friendship Meeting
Charleston
Women of the Moose
Friendship
Moose
Ter
Sune Day
Grafton
Piedmont
Huntington
St. Albans
Mannington
Nitro
Romney, Williamson
Parkersburg
Beckley Fairmont
Wheeling
Buckhannon
Logan
Green Springs
Clarksburg
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Marjorie Doss
Evelyn Coon
Rosalie Madison
Racine
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Boone Society
SURIN
Cohen's Drug Store
Neville St
Detroit
Chicago
Prince
C&o
Beckley CL
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Mrs. Rodgers
P.E. Gresham
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Badede Heoere
Richmond
Mrs. Johnson
Joe ‘Dominion
Ray Miller
Earl Howell
Supreme Lodge
Mooseheart
BS Group
Armed Forces
Johnson
Beta Theta Sorority Group
Studebaker
Studebaker -Packard
Paes Mate
Vic Frill
First Ave
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Guyan Motors
Pineville
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