David Hardy Lecture Slated at Montgomery
An illustrated lecture titled The World We Live In will be given by David Hardy in Montgomery high school auditorium on May 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. The event, sponsored by West Virginia Institute of Technology and the Montgomery Lions Club, offers free admission to students and faculties from 20 area high schools and Morris Harvey college. Proceeds benefit the Lions Club sight conservation program. Tickets are available at local Montgomery stores. The 90 minute program uses Life magazine behind the scenes material with paintings color slides and colorized movies plus a 30 foot panoramic screen.
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Montgomery
David Hardy
Montgomery High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery Lions Club
Morris Harvey College
Lions Club
Kelly's
Hen
Derson’s
Hardy
Life Magazine
Justices Decline To Ban Rehearing Of Wyoming Suit
PINEVILLE The State Supreme Court declined to stop a scheduled rehearing of a suit brought by H. E. Lilly, Arthur Ritz Kingdon, and Frederick T. Kingdon doing business as Barker Heights Development Co. in Wyoming County. The trio sought a show cause rule against Judge Robert M. Worrell and George W. Milam. The case concerns a cloud on title to 189 acres in Barker's Ridge and Slab Fork Districts. Milam, absent at first, later appeared and asked the February decree be set aside. Worrell granted the rehearing. Lilly and the Kingdons argue Worrell acted without jurisdiction in setting aside the decree.
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Pineville
State Supreme Court
H. E. Lilly
Arthur Ritz Kingdon
Frederick T. Kingdon
Barker Heights Development Co
Wyoming County
Supreme Court
Robert M. Worrell
Wyoming Circuit Court
George W. Milam
Worrell
Lilly
the Kingdons
Milam
The
Kingdons
Barker's Ridge
Slab Fork
Raleigh County
the Kingdon
Judge Worrell
Kingdom
Memorial Day Memorial Service in Fayetteville
A Memorial Day program will be held at Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville at 2 p.m. Sunday May 30 announced by J Zane Summerfield Commander Fayetteville American Legion Post A parade forms at Memorial Auditorium 1 30 p m includes Fayetteville High School Band Legion firing squad a color guard and a post delegation The parade reaches the park by 2 p m for the program speaker will be Colonel Shirley Donnelly Depart ment Chaplain of The American Legion and former Chief Chaplain of the 7th Army in Europe Arrangements are led by Joseph E Hodgson American ism Committee Chairman
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Fayetteville
Huse Memorial
Shirley Donnelly
American Legion
7Th Army
Europe
Summerfield
Legion
Joseph E. Hodgson
Americanism Committee
Mrs Ida Eskins Dies at Edwight
Ida Mae Eskins 58 of Edwight died in a Beckley hospital at 5 a.m. Tuesday after years of ill health. Survivors include husband Hayden Eskins and two sons Eugene Lonsdale and Kenneth Eskins. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Edwight Presbyterian Church. Buried Moose Cemetery Rock Creek. body moved to home at 6 p.m. today.
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Edwight
Ida Mae Eskins
Beckley
Hayden Eskins
Eugene
Lonsdale
Kenneth
Presbyterian Church
Bill Gray
Virgil Cook
Moose
Rock Creek
Returns From Alabama Bring Visit To Washington Heights
Mrs Ike Nance returned to her Washington Heights home Friday after a week in Russellville Alabama where she took her mother in law Mrs Lula Nance for a visit and to care for her.
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Alabama
Fayetteville
Ike Nance
Washington Heights
Russellville
Ala
Inlaw
Lula Nance
Itmann Mine Foremen Organize Summer First Aid Team
A group of 33 Itmann coll iery miners and foremen organize a summer and fall first aid contest team in Southern West Virginia. William P. McCoy is captain. team members include Carl Parks Cecil Runion Isaac Sizemore Ralph Green and others. The unit, sponsored by UMWA Local 9690 and Pocahontas Fuel Co, trained under Joseph S. Ferraro mine inspector with a 15 hour program April 19 28 with two daily sessions.
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Itmann
RNS
West Virginia
Itmann Colliery
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Pocahontas
William P. McCoy
Cecil Runion
Isaac Sizemore
Carl Parks
Ralph Green
Charles Cox
Thomas Cox
John Salters
Harold Carte
UMWA
Walter M. Adams
James P. Waldrum
Alvin P. Dempsey
Jules Gautier
John L. Sparks
Henry
Childress
Car H. Martin
Clark Ball
Shelby G. Tolliver
Tracy W. Hylton
Vaught Hawks
Emmett P. Hi
Charles B. Cox
Raymond
J. Sturgeon
John W. Hammond
Howard H. Moorefield
Michael M. O'Brien
Thomas H. Cox
John W. Salters
Harold H. Carte
Charles E. Thompson
Wyoming spelling tourney crowns Wolfpen in tight finals
The annual Wyoming County spelling tourney at Pineville Grade School May 7 saw Wolfpen win in the final round after overtime against Bud Alpoca in the Six-Year Class C. Winners in Eight-Year Class A Huff Consolidated led by Douglas Morgan and Mary Jane Riffe were among multiple teams praised.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Mae S. Belcher
Sandy Basham
Baileysville
Huff Consolidated
John McGraw
Coal Mountain
Mathen
Keyrock
Matheny
Wolfpen
Bud Alpoca
Bud-Alpoca
Douglas Morgan
Shelia Jean Lester
Meladean Lester
Alfreda Lester
Bernace Morgan
Mary Jane Riffe
Barbara Cook
Connie Waddell
Jim Parks
Darlene Sizemore
Judith Goodman
James Rosamond
Juanita Morgan
Juanita Elkins
Athalene Stacy
Ellen Blevins
Freda Adkins
Virginia Adkins
Sharon Browning
Leo Morgan
Peggy Cowan
Billy Blevins
Emerson Stewart
Billy Jack Stewart
Maben
Butch Hensley
Sammy Phillips
Janice Shelton
Margaret Halsey
Shelby Evans
Stella Sadler
Phyllis Wheeler
Patricia Wheeler
Elaine Graybear
Alvie Barrett
Jimmy Beverly
Joann Ford
Judge Browning To Address Pineville High Graduates
Pineville High School will host State Supreme Court Judge Chauncey Browning of Logan for the 39th annual commencement on May 20 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. He holds a BA and law degree from West Virginia University and has prior roles in Logan County schools and as prosecuting attorney. Valedictorian Carl Ellison and salutatorian Shirley Cook also speak. 46 seniors receive diplomas from Judge R. D. Bailey.
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Pineville
ANS
Pineville High School
Supreme Court
Chauncey Browning
Logan
Jesse W. Houck
Browning
West Virginia University
Logan County
Carl Ellison
Shirley Cook
Glee Club
Betty Lea Byrd
R. D. Bailey
Wyoming
Pauline Adam
Leroy Basham
Bob Belcher
Ira Bradford
Ersel Browning
Jo Ann Browning
Bob Campbell
Joyce Casteel
Steve Childress
Ruth Clay
Jerry Collins
McDowell Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2 Shotgun Slayings
Joe Elder a 63 year old McDowell County man pleaded guilty to two shotgun murders in Elk Ridge last October. He received life terms on both counts after the plea just before the trial in McDowell County Criminal Court. The case followed a multi state manhunt that included police gunfire in Pocahontas and a capture in New Smyrna Beach Florida. The killings were linked to a dispute over Elder's common law wife.
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McDowell
Elder
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Pocahontas
Yards
Norfolk and Western
Tests Announced for Glen Rogers Postmaster
A written examination for the Glen Rogers postmaster position has been announced with a June 8 closing date. Applications must be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commission in Washington, D. C., and the test will be held in Beckley. The annual salary is $4,058. Glen Rogers is a third class post office.
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Glen Rogers
Beckley
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Wiseman Named To Fayette Post
In Fayetteville E O Wiseman is reelected to continue as president of the Fayette County Tuberculosis Association executive council. New officers serve until April 1955. directors until 1957. The year ended with a 644.06 loss. 1953 Christmas Seal sales raised 6227.72, 18 percent for state and national programs. The association will have 5171.47 to conduct next year's program versus last year's 6930.23 expenses.
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Fayetteville
RNS
E. O. Wiseman
Fayette County
J. B. Thompson
Oak Hill
C. L. Kennedy
Montgomery
Oceana Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Miss Marian Manning of Montgomery visited her parents Mr and Mrs French Manning over the weekend. Sunday guests at the Cooks included Lynn Clark and William Ward, with Martha Belle Hurley also dining. Other visitors and illnesses are noted among Oceana families, with trips to Virginia and more relatives mentioned.
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Oceana
RNS
Marian. Manning
Montgomery
French Manning
J. Rush Cook Sr
Lynn Clark
William C. Ward
Mt. Hope
Martha Belle Hurley
Aubrey Chaney
Yoland
Vida Chambers
Harry Shumate
St. Albans
Ella Shumate
Tommie Lambert
Matheny
Edith Trent
Daryl
Ewell Garrett
Mallory
Betty
Violet Garrett
Emmett Walls
Simon
Eliza Bailey
Howard Cook
Ralph Cook
Logan General Hospital
H. K. Meredith
Brenda
H. K. Jr
Benna Vista
Fincastle
McClaskey Named Adjutant in Red Devil Post 59
James D. MecClaskey was appointed adjutant of the Red Devil Post 59 American Legion at Oak Hill. He succeeds G. Steele Callison, who resigned before filing for the Democratic nomination for the House of Delegates. Commander Andrew Vegh Jr. noted Callison also resigned as Seventh District adjutant.
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Oak Hill
ANL
James D. MecClaskey
Red Devil
American Legion
G. Steele Callison
House of Delegates
Andrew Vegh Jr
Callison
Jurors Drawn in Wyoming County Grand and Petit Lists
A list of 16 grand jurors drawn by Russell Beavers and Estel Morgan to appear May 24. seven five men named for petit jurors to appear June 15. Names include Earl Gilley Brenton Bailey Jack Graham Ronald Akers Ray Beymer W. A. Dixon Duke Addison Everett Cline and many others across Pineville Baileysville Fanrock Coal Mountain Tralee Huntington areas with 75 petit jurors listed.
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Pineville
Rns
Russell Beavers
Estel Morgan
Earl Gilley
Brenton
J. D. Bailey
Baileysville
F. W. Glover
Herndon
Jack Graham
Basin
Ronald Akers
Goodwin Jarvis
Ray Beymer
Rockview
W. A. Dixon
Duke Addison
Coal Mountain
Everett Cline
Justice
Billy Harvey
Hatcher
Jack Francis
Lynco
Virgil Alfrey
Oceana
Alda Adams
Mullens
Glen Acord
McGraws
Jack Lafferty
Robert Morgan
J. C. Brewster
Fanrock
Tennis Shields
O. L. Moody
Floyd Graham
Clear Fork
Luther Avant
Everett Hollands
Alpoca
Joe Griffith
W. W. Browning
Tralee
Roy Webb
Raymond Hollins
Carl Street
Bud
Leroy Christian
Roscoe Lee Ford
Covel
George Fink
Steeles
Clyde T. Deweese
Burton England
Arnold Harless
Hanover
W. A. Davis
Kopperston
James K. Brown
Cyclone
Lee Kidd
Travis Pruett
Lynce
Theodore Elswick
Wayne Rollins
Koperston
Clarence McKinney
Nnie Philyou
Wester Osborn
Leon Childers
W. H. Ramsey
Chauncey Pennington
Fred O. Ratcliff
Troy Francis
Glen Fork
Elmer Burton
Luther Richardson
Glen Roger
T. W. Tolliver
D. Bodenheimer
Howard Acord
Tonny Bowman
Vannie Tolliver
Carnal Clay
Amigo
Basil Lafferty
Hank Jeffcoate
Ralph Manning
Glen Rogers
Henry L. Hoop
Itmann
O. E. Blevins
Bible class meet set Fayetteville
The Win-One Bible Class of the Fayetteville Baptist Church will meet at Mrs. Norma Jean Lavender's home on Thursday May 20 at 7 30 p m.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Win-One Bible
Kopperston Youth Named President of Student Body
Philip Cline of Kopperston Wyoming County was elected president of Marshall College student body for the term starting next September. His running mate is Robert L. Friedly of Moundsville as vice president. Cline defeated Fred Blair of Williamson and Friedly beat James M. Jones of Coalwood. Dave Robinson of Wheeling was elected senior class president, David R. Sarrett of Huntington the junior class president, and Jim Cyrus of Barboursville was named sophomore class president.
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Huntington
Philip Cline
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Marshall College
Cline
Robert L. Friedly
Moundsville
Fred Blair
Williamson
Friedly
James M. Jones
Coalwood
Dave Robinson
Wheeling
David R. Sarrett
Jim Cyrus
Barboursville
Presbyterian Circles To Honor Youth Group
Mount Hope Presbyterian circles plan a 3 pm June 2 youth fellowship swimming party with Mount Hope High School 1954 graduates as guests. Circle 4 meets Monday with Mrs. Stella Spinks. Women of the Church set May 17 for a birthday party with Evangelistic Outstretch as the theme. They outline a three‑in‑one program funding evangelistic outreach of $210,000, training for Indian orphanages, Guerrant Presbytery outreach, and radio TV preaching. Synodical Training School is June 14–19 at Davis and Elkins College. delegates to be chosen. Mrs. Spinks notes Monday night co operation by giving time talent and tithe for stewardship. New member Mrs. Alexander Napier joins Mount Hope Church Circle 4. Other attendees include Mrs. Bourland Neely Anderson Vickers Dorsey and Herman. Dorsey to host Circle 4 on June 14.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Youth Fellowship Group
Mount Hope High School
Circle 4
Stella Spinks
Guerrant Presbytery
Davis and Elkins College
Everett Burgess
Saul
Circle
W. W. Pharr
Alexander Napier
Pax High Seniors Plan Capital Trip and Commencement
Pax High School seniors, 29 in number, plan a weekend trip to Washington D C. They include Bucky Lively Jack Morgan Gerald Maynor Billy Ayers and others. Commencement is Monday May 24 at 8 p m in the school auditorium with the baccalaureate sermon May 23 at 2 30 p m. Student council officers elected for 1954 55 are Patrick Humphrey president Lowell Payne vice president and Ruby Aliff secretary treasurer.
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PAX
Pax High School
Washington, D. C
Bucky Lively
Jack Morgan
Gerald Maynor
Billy Ayers
Jerry Phillips
Don Stover
Larry Tyree
Paul Humphrey
Richard Lafferty
James Williams
Ledward Helm
Edward Helm
Micky Dickinson
Maxie Shamblin
Joe Craddock
Marvin McBride Jr
Patrick Humphrey
Lowell Payne
Ruby Aliff
Sunday Visitors at Pax Home Attend by Lively Family
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shan Lively in Pax were Mrs. H. C. Lafferty and her daughter Anna Marie of Brad ley.
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PAX
Shan Lively
H. C. Lafferty
Anna Marie
Bradley
Mount Hope High to Hold Commencement on May 21
Mount Hope High School will stage its commencement exercises at 8 p m Friday May 21 in the school auditorium. Dr Leonard Riggleman president of Morris Harvey College will deliver the address. The program includes invocation by Dr Clarence Figgatt benediction by Dr W W Pharr choral numbers You ll Never Walk Alone and I Have a Rendez vous With Life diplomas presented by J Alfred Taylor of Fayetteville.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
Leonard Riggleman
Morris-Harvey College
Riggleman
Morris Harvey
Randolph County
Morris Harvey College
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas
Northwestern University
Michigan State College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Davis Elkins College
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Church
Milton West Virginia
Agricultural Extension Division
West Virginia University
Clarence Figgatt
W. W. Pharr
E. W. Dunkley
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Family Tea Planned at Oak Hill Church
A family tea will be held in the youth chapel of Oak Hill Methodist Church on Wednesday at 7 30 p m to honor all new members. Families of the church are invited with Charles H Balding in charge of the program.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Charles H. Balding
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