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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia

10 May 1956

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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1956

Page

6

Upstart ousts veteran for Wyoming County offices in race results

In Mullens, Mack Arnold 35 defeats Henry Clay 4 143 to 2 662 for assessor. Charles Bower tops Grover Dooley in Democratic county commissioner race 2 056 to 1 861. Victor L. Haga leads for Board of Education but seeks recount after finishing fourth. Mrs. Bert Short term unexpired. Don Cook and Archie Lusk win two six year terms. Guards placed at ballot boxes as parties contest control amid high voter interest and delegate race results show Mrs Rush D Holt leading.

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Pineville Machine Bower Dooley Board of Education Victor L. Haga Theodore Bailey Macie Bailey Bert Short Don D. Cook Archie Lusk Haga Fred Kingdon Wyoming County Republican Executive Committee Wyoming County Rush D. Holt Revercomb Sweeney Hallanan LaFoollette Conley Lakin Chambers Eisner O'Grady Dye Tate Poe Trent Hobert Jr May Sime Seccuro Skeen Carey Cook Gainer Grusendorf Ansel Jr Barron Jenkins Johnson Pierpoint Vaughan Beall Dawkins Heidrich Supreme Court Berry Jr Given Orndorff Swanigan Buchanan Epperly Legg Hodgson Summerfield Janney Williams Brooks Tully Kelly Stallard Sr House of Delegates Lilly Myles Bosely Booth Jr U. S. Senate Wilson Hill Reveecomb Congress Amos Louchery Holt LaFollette O’grady Moist Rice Rusmisell Sr Harmer Lightburn McQuade Martin Dorman Homes Dunlap Stemple Hugus Pirring Wiseman Woods Woodyard Bess Cobb LaFon Lerose
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Carson's Lead Widens In State Senate Race

In Fayetteville W ward W Carson leads in the 11th district with 5 520 votes against J Alfred Taylor 3 504 and W Robert Abbot 3 009 as 18 precincts remain to report Also results show John G Fox ahead of Gov William C Marland in the U S Senate race with 83 precincts counted along with other Democratic and Republican tallies across state offices. Ballots were sealed in four precincts and final returns await Friday's canvass.

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Fayetteville RNS Howard W. Carson Fayette County Senate Greenbrier Carson J. Alfred Taylor J. Alfred Taylor Jr W. Robert Abbot John G. Fox William C. Marland U. S. Senate Randolph Arcuri Crichton Congress Bailey Martin Robert H. Mollohan J. Howard Myers Ferguson Mollohan Myers Willer Burdette
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Fayette Man's Funeral Friday

Newton Warren Higginbotham 62 a retired miner dies in Beckley hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by widow Rose Hinkle Higginbotham, three sons Arnett Billy Jack, four daughters, 14 grandchildren, siblings and inlaws. Body to residence this evening then to funeral home an hour before service.

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Oak Hill RNS Newton Warren Higginbotham Tyree Thomas Alcester High Lawn Memorial Park Higginbotham Beckley Hospital Third Avenue Thurmond Mountain John Mary Henry Higginbotham MacArthur Cynthia Harris Quinwood W. M. Bowling Bluefield Lewis Bailes Charleston Brose Blofeld Corliss
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Birthday Party Held For Mrs. Davidson

A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. W. L. Davidson at her Meadow Bridge home on Saturday night. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments after gifts, with a lengthy guest list of relatives friends and local names.

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Meadow Bridge Bns W. L. Davidson Gloria Bennett Sharon Barnett Butler Lillian Vandall Stella Patton Mary Green Mildred Woody Helen Black Homer Davidson Larry Black Gregory Black Carmey Davidson Lucida Smith Connie Sue Kay Romine Bonnie Jerry Ronnie Smith Patty Foster Homer Elkins O. K. Large Ada Hamrick Shaffer John Romine Cecil Smith
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Summers County Sheriff Nominee Fox Leads by Wide Margin

Emmett L. Fox captured the Democratic nomination for Summers County sheriff with 2,197 votes to 1, today tally from 29 of 30 precincts, as results across county and Republican races showed Fox ahead in the sheriff contest and GOP candidates running largely unopposed in several offices. Dem ticket tallies included governor, secretary of state, and state education posts with notable margins for Fox and other named candidates across precinct returns.

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Copenhaver Underwood Holliday Chilton O’brien Hinton ANS Uplands Summers County Burdette Ferguson Mollohan Myers Holbert May Poe Trent Changes Simms Carey Cook Gainer Grusendorf Seccuro Skeen Ansel Barron Beally Dawkins Heidrich Jenkins Johnson Pierpoint Vaughan Supreme Court Berry Given Ballard Baylor Simon White Corker Fox Humphreys House of Delegates Carr McCormick Brown Ryans Viller O'Brien Sims Byrne Rohrbough E. Ray Reed Dorman Martin Field Dunlap Homes Supreme Court of Appeals Hugus Stemple State Senate Stewart Bugg Read Davis Price Blankenship Lively Gwinn Board OF Education
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Raleigh Wyoming Arnold Clay Charles Bower Mullens Herndon High School Grover C. Dooley Mrs Mrs. Filberts M. V. Filbert Ri Canepa Kentucky Bourbon Ancient Age Dist. CO Frankfort, KY Fayette Man Mrs. Davidson Emmett Fox W. H. Humphreys C. C. Ae Meadow Creek U.S. Senate Marland Stokes Wood Harford Simmons United States Senate Revercome Reed I Crichton Fisher Chevrolet Bel Airs O Chevrolet America Lewis Chevrolet Co., Inc Neville St Beckley West Virginia Hall Chevrolet Inc Sophia, West Virginia Nobil Crepe Sole Oxfords Megsmor Nobile
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