Bailey ville Grade School Registers 41 for Fall Term
At Baileysville Grade School 41 children registered for the fall term. Rodney Dale Jones sits with teacher Mrs. Leslie Wall who will likely teach him. He turns six on June 1 and comes from the Jones family with two older brothers taught by Wall. Walls has four years in Baileysville first grade and 19 years in Wyoming County schools. Her husband teaches at Baileysville High School and has 35 years in county education.
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Baileysville
Leslie Wall
Simon
Rodney Dale Jones
Margie Jones
Walls
Eugene
Larry
Wyoming
Baileysville High School
Miss Carol Fleshman Weds John Cantley in Rock Creek
Miss Carol Sue Fleshman married John Elmer Cantley in a 1 pm April 28 ceremony at the Tolley residence in Rock Creek. The bride, daughter of Asa Fleshman, wore a pale aqua bolero ensemble. the groom is son of Ezra Cantley. They will reside in Cleveland, Ohio, at 1532 Bahrer Ave after a reception at the groom’s parents’ home.
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Rock Creek
RNS
Harry E. Tolley
Carol Sue Fleshman
John Elmer Cantley
Tolley
Rebecca Chapel
Asa Fleshman
Ezra Cantley
Virginia Cantley Clark
Idegroom
Mount View
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Ford Motor Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Bahrer Ave
Two Injured In Accident at Mossy Road Oak Hill
Two people were admitted to Oak Hill hospital after a Mossy Road automobile crash. Mrs Angelona Agnelona, 34, of Oak Hill, is in critical condition with head injuries and unconscious as of 10 p.m. Marcellus Rinehart, Route 1 Scarbro, sustained mouth injuries, missing several teeth, cuts and a left arm injury. Oak Hill State Police are investigating the incident.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Mossy Road
Margaret Marie Agnelona
Marcellus Rinehart
Scarbro
Angelona
Rinehart
Oak Hill State
Danville Bank Contract Let For Modern Tie In Bank
A contract for a modern tie in bank on Smoot Avenue Danville was awarded last week to Worledge Construction Co by Dell White president of the Bank of Danville. The brick and stone structure estimated at 150000 to 160000 will be about 60 by 70 feet one and one half stories high. Two drive in teller windows protrude from the rear facing Hopkins Avenue and the north side facing third street. A utility basement will contain a gas furnace with black topped parking for about 25 cars and landscaped grounds. The Bank of Danville is Boone County’s oldest bank built and in operation before Madison was incorporated.
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Madison
BNS
Smoot Avenue
Danville
Sidney White
Worledge Construction Co
Dell White
Bank of Danville
Hopkins Avenue
Third Street
The
Boone County
J McKenzie Funeral Today in Pettrey Home
John Willie McKin 68 of Pettrey died Monday from a heart attack. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at the Pettrey residence with Rev. B. G. Blackburn officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Lillie McKenzie Lerena and Daisy Marton Princeton area brothers Charles Crab Orchard Jim Columbus Ohio Clyde Serena. Body moved from Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton to the home for services. nephews to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie McKenzie
Lerena
Daisy Marton
Princeton
Charles McKenzie
Crab Orchard
Jim
Columbus
Ohio
Clyde
Serena
Camp Delegates Named By Area Woman's Club
Three girls from Pineville and Marianna will be sponsored to Camp Horseshoe and one to Rhododendron Girls State Camp this summer. Betsy Ross Katherine DeBerry and Sue Stewart named for Horseshoe. Darlena Sizemore chosen for Jackson's Mill Girls State.
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Pineville
RNS
Camp Horseshoe
Parsons
Darlena Sizemore
Ronie W. Sizemore
Mullensville
Jackson’s Mill
Miss DeBerry
Pineville Presbyterian Church
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Stewart
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Minutemen’s Club
Pioneer Camp
Mothers Feted At Area Church
In Colcord Church of God Colcord Oklahoma and Assembly of God in Jarrolds Valley honor area mothers during a morning worship. Flowers went to oldest mothers Mrs Leona Thompson 75 and Mrs Viena Storer 79 while youngest was Mrs Louise Keys 18. Largest family prize went to Mrs Carl Dillon with five dollars.
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Colcored
ANS
Nashville
Tenn
Colcord Church of God
Colcord
Southern Baptists
Anaver
Assembly of God Church
Dorothy
Church of God
Viena Stoer
Ralph Scherers
Francis Painter
Dayton Holstein
Assembly of God
Leona Thompson
Louise Keys
Jarrolds Valley
Carl Dillon
Doan's Pills Offer Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
Unwise eating or drinking may cause mild bladder irritation and restless nights from backache and muscle pains. Doan's Pills soothe bladder irritations aid quick pain relief and act as a mild diuretic to increase kidney output. New economy size saves money.
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Doan
Colcord News Sketches From Coal River Community
Visiting relatives from Union and Colcord swap weekend visits as hospital stays and school events color the town. Mrs. Charlotte Douglas is hospitalized in Raleigh General after four weeks home illness while Rev. John Ralfs notes Upper Building at Home School ready by May 20. May Day pageant at Colcord Elementary draws a crowd with a popular May pole dance. Residents host and visit family in Colcord and nearby towns, with many trips to Huntington Huntington and Lafayette. Local volunteers, including Mrs. Modest Thompson, decorate Colcord Presbyterian Church weekly and for Christmas on Idome School lawn.
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Colcord
RNS
Wilbur Wright
Union
Jesse Wright
Charlotte Douglas
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Douglas
John Ralfs
John Fannin
Forest Chambers
Arnett Dunbar
Dorothy Stover
Clear Fork High School
Huntington
Normal Perry
Hazard, Ky
Mary Perry
Matthew Perry
Ronnie Cooper
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Monty Ray Cooper
Opal
Freud Cooper
Carol
Keeney Scarbro
Starke
Fla
Cooper
John Buzzard
Louis Buzzard
Luther Cooper
Columbus
Ohio
Olcord
Ray Eadows
Ronald
Dean
Morencie
Mich
Etta Eadows
Ben Thompson
Fred Meadows
Irene Eadows
Modestompson
Donjie Meadows
Dean Ompson
Polly
Modest Thompson
Colcord Presbyterian Church
Idome
John Conkle
Donald Jordan
Paul Dillon
Commencement Slated At Clear Fork May 24
Colcord area notes report Clear Fork High School will hold its 31st commencement on May 24 at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Valedictorian Billy Hodge and salutatorian Dolly Jean Griffith lead a program featuring processional, hymns, sermons, and student addresses under Rev. Jack Weller and school staff.
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Clear Fork
Colcord
Dolly Jean Griffith
Patricia High School
Fay Griffith
Gary F. Griggs
Billy E. Hodge
Dorothy Lee
Huffman
Patricia Ann Kinder
Pomp
Robert F. Kinder
Ellen M
Jack Weller
West Virginia Mountain
The
Presbyterian Church
Weller
Ma Dale Stover
Kenneth B. Stover
Lonzo Stover
Rita Y.stover
Peggy S. Treadway
Evelyn Thomas
Karin Gale Thompson
Charles V. Vance
Arlene R., Walker
Chrisetta R. Williams
Emory Williams
Nancy L. Williams
Peggy Sue Williams
Roger Zane Williams
Riley Williams
Arnold Workman
Billy Hodge
John Ralfs
Colcord Presbyterian Church
H. L. Knapp Jr
Clear Fork High School
Sue Stover
Margaret Thompson
Sandra Morgan
Rodney Lambert
Rosa Lee Stover
Sandra Toney
Larry Edmonda
William J. Anderson
H. L. Knapp
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh Coun
Retired Miner 76 Recalls Narrow Escapes From Death
Pineville report recounts Joe Houck a 76 year old retired miner and railroad worker who survived the 1906 West mine explosion killing 65 men and 23 mules and the Shannon Branch explosion 19 years later. He later worked at Keystone McDowell County where a colleague was killed by slate and a leg was broken at the Pocahontas mine before moving to railroad work. Now retired on a small pension he reflects on mining’s progress from wick oil lamps to carbide and electric headlamps noting safer gear and the evolution of safety culture. He shares local history through engaging reminiscences.
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Pineville
RNS
Joe Houck
Indian Creek
Houck
Poca “West
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Shannon Branch
Keystone
McDowell ‘County
Pocahontas
Shower Honors Mrs Kermit Hill At Lilly Haven
Mrs Kermit Hill received a stork shower Thursday night at Mrs Jim Frazier’s residence with hostesses Mrs Frazier Mrs Bob Frazier and Mrs Roy Trent. Prizes went to Mrs Orlie Forran Mrs Bob Forran Mrs Teddy McComa and Mrs James Acord.
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Lilly Haven
Kermit Hill
Jim Frazier
Frazier
Bob Frazier
Roy Trent
Orlie Forran
Bob Forran
Teddy McComa
James Acord
J. D. Bailey
Charlie Hill
Fern Minaci
Charlie Francis
Bill
Lena Brunty
Natalie Buckland
Dennis Dean
Henry Allen
Lilly Griffith
Myrtal Dalton
Chad Farmer
Jim Stepp
Hilda Taylor
Guy Brunty
Joyce Thornsbury
Emma Wright
Opie Bolen
Emma Moran
Eugene Bowers
Patty Hill
June Farron
Nanny Brunty
Wayne Graham
Lilly Haven Personal Notes From Athens Weekend
Lilly Haven residents and relatives gathered in Athens Saturday to register for summer school. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ruth included Mrs. Ross Jones and Mrs. Francis Simmons along with several Elkins and Price family members who fished at Sandstone. Friday visits extended to Kopperston and Lilly Dale as families shared illness news and family time.
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Lilly Haven
June Farran
Delane Clark
Debbie
Athens
Concord College
A. J. Ruth
Ross Jones
Francis Simmons
Roy Elkins
Sundy Elkins
David Price
Bill Lambert
Donna
Billy
Julis
Julis Johnson
Sharon
H. K. Cook
Acie Toler
David
Butch Price
Sandstone
Wandall Morgan
Linda
Kevin
Luther Morgan
Kopperston
B. H. Yates
Dewey Lafferty
Kentucky
Bill Womac
Lisa
Ronda
Stevie
Lillydale
Robert Lewis
Oceana
Freddie
Jeffery
Luther Elkins
Hansel Cook
Glen Rogers Sunday Visitors Notice
Glen Rogers Sunday visitors included Mrs. Bessie Drysdale and Mrs. Juanita Pitzer with sons from Beckley visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Alderman and Mr. and Mrs. Weedie Allen. Also guest of Dr. Clarence Cottrill and Katheryn Grace is Mrs. L. A. Cottrill of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Alderman
Weedie Allen
Bessie Drysdale
Juanita Pitzer
Beckley
L. A. Cottrill
Point Pleasant
Clarence Cottrill
Katheryn Grace
List of Women Names in Local Society Record
Maxine Graham, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Earl Cox, Mrs. Ross, Jones, Mrs. Frank Laxton Jr, Mrs. Norma Frazier, and Mrs. Roy Elkins appear in a local society society note detailing attendees and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Graham
Dorothy Cook
Earl Cox
Ross, Jones
Frank Laxton Jr
Norma Frazier
Roy Elkins
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New School
Carol Fleshman
John Cantley
Kays Drugs
Neville St. Beckley
Sherwin Williams
Loxon
Sherwin-Williams Loxon
Alderson, W. Vo. Johnson & Gwinn
Arnette, W. Vo
Warren Jarrell
Baileysville, W. Va
Builder's Howe. & Lumber CO
Beaver, W. Va
Lilly Hardware CO
Beckley, W. Va
Beckley Ice & Feed
East Gulf, W. Va
Nacco Stores
Fairdale, W. Va
Fairdale Grocery & Appliance
Fayetteville, W. Va
Janutolo & CO
Itmann
W. Va
Itmann Colliery
Marlinton, W. Va
Peoples Store & Supply CO
Oceana Lumber & Supply CO
Odd, W. Va
ODD Grocery
Rainelle, W. Va
Rainelle Dept. Store
Sandstone, W. Va
Simmons
Slab Fork, W. Va
Slab Fork Coal CO
White Sulphur Springs
C. A. Gum Dept
Danville Bank
J. McKenzie
Area Woman's Club
Davis and Elkins College
Miss Sizemore
Pineville High School
Minutemen
Area Church
Aioe
Ancient Age Dist.Co
Frankfort, Ky
By Larry Hurb
Arvers Wep
Coal River Personals
Ray Honaker
Sylvester
Mollie Evans
Myrtle Steed
Dewey Ice
Parkersburg
Charles Ebert
Arlee
S. L. Pettry
Inlaw
S. L, Pettry Jr
Lafayette
Ind
Ty Denvors
H. E. Melton
Board of Education
Joyce Walker Abrams
Claude Ermal Davis
Charles Henry, Caldwell
Richard E. Coots
Billy Joe Collins
Mary Lou Cook
Edward E. Dillon
Jerry W.dunbar
Callie Jean Elkins
Orval Roy Estep
Ronald M. Estep
Sam Miniaci
Lilly Haven Personals
Glen Rogers
Fayette County
RED Cross
Fayetteville
Paul Hicks
Camp and Wiseman Drug Store
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