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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1960

Page

8

England To Ask Vote Recount In Wyo Court Race

In Slab Fork District, multiple recount requests surface. Democrat Paul England seeks a county court recount after 2840 to 2941 vote disparity with opponent Joe Hansbarger, while Republican Sheriff contender Charlie Cook posted bond for a county wide recount but may withdraw. Justice of the Peace candidate Jack Pizzino seeks recount.

England Pineville RNS Wyoming Slab Fork Paul England Joe Hansbarger Helen S. Tolliver Charlie Cook Arthur Harold Cook Harold Jack Pizzino Justice of Peace Lonnie Blevins Bill Houck

Virginia Lively Sues Kroger Over Damages

Virginia H. Lively has filed a $25,000 suit against the Kroger Company. Attorney Ray Toler of Mullens represents the plaintiff. Additional suits include B. F. Goodrich Company vs Cecil Henderson for $1,697.46, Mullens Grocery Company vs Cecil Henderson for $1,185.75, Emma J. Daniels doing business as Daniels Dollar Store vs Jesse and Dolly Brunty for $511.12, and Pineville Construction Company sues Ott Cline, Quentin Cline, and Arthur Ray of Pineville.

Pineville RNS Virginia H. Lively Kroger Company Ray Toler Mullens B. F. Goodrich Company Cecil Henderson Mullens Grocery Company Emma J. Daniels Daniels Dollar Store Jesse Dolly Brunty Pineville Construction Company Ott Cline Quentin Cline Arthur Ray

Student Council Sponsors Money Drive For Needy

Collins High School Student Council launches a charity drive on May 18 supporting Fayette Needy Assn. Participating schools include East End Elementary Oak Hill Elementary and Collins Junior High. Officers include John Gray as president and James Murphy as principal of East End.

Oak Hill Collins High School Fayette Needy Assn East End James E. Murphy Charles C. Neal Collins William Moore John Gray Bobby Bragg Lou Ellen Blake Judy Burgess Bill Teano Donny Price Margaret Belcher Allen Wickline Lowell Lively Kathryn Williams John Brock Robert Mitchell Darlene Teano Mabel Perry John Scott Clarence M. Bruffey

Pineville Engineer Finishes Ohio Engineering Project

Sam A. Miniaci of Pineville and three Baileysville engineers Dick Fortner Larry Short and Stanley Toler returned Saturday from Gallipolis Ohio where they completed an engineering project.

Pineville RNS Sam A. Miniaci Dick Fortner Larry Short Stanley Toler Baileysville Gallipolis Ohio

Pineville High Grads Headed to College and Service

Twenty one members of Pineville High School’s graduating class plan to enroll in higher education this year. Six seniors join the armed forces and two girls become beauticians. Named colleges include Marshall College Concord College Morris Harvey West Virginia Tech and West Virginia University among others.

Pineville RNS Pineville High School Armed Forces Beauticians Marshall College Sharon Griffith Jo Morgan Lois Schoolcraft Vivian Monk David Stewart Concord College Karen Smith Brenda Edwards Peggy Cowan Betsy Ross Patricia Valentine

Oak Hill Drug Store Owner Recovers at Home

G Steele Callison owner of Oak Hill Drug Store recuperating at home after pneumonia. He had several days of treatment at Oak Hill Hospital.

Oak Hill RNS G. Steele Callison Oak Hill Drug Store Oak Hill Hospital

Pineville Trade School To Add Instructors

The Wyoming County Trade School will add two instructors with the start of the next fall term. An expansion 60 by 100 feet will provide three shops drafting electronics and a classroom plus new facilities. Erected by the Wyoming Board of Education at about 35000 dollars, supervision by G K Basham.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County Grady Mullins Wyoming Board of Education G. K. Basham

Eleven Mount Hope Safety Patrol Boys Visit Capitol

Eleven boys from Mount Hope Safety Patrol joined Washington DC chaperone Police Chief Tom Two for a weekend trip. They toured the Smithsonian Institute Capitol Supreme Court Building Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials the Mall and Washington Monument before taking part in the National Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue. Names include Phil Tissue Barry Jeter Jack Spadaro Sam Spadaro Scotty Vargo Jerry Adams William Criss Charles Shawver Donald Tate Bill Callaway and Tommy Bonifacio.

Mount Hope RNS Aes Washington, D. C Tom Two Meen Pway Natural Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue Smithsonian Institute The Capitol Supreme Court Building Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials Mall Washington Monument Phil Tissue Barry Jeter Jack Spadaro Sam Spadaro Scotty Vargo Jerry Adams William Criss Charles Shawver Donald Tate Bill Callaway Tommy Bonifacio

John Martin to Graduate From Naval Academy

Mullens John A. Martin son of Mr and Mrs John I Martin 611 Frantz Ave Mullens is scheduled to graduate June 8 from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Md He is a Midshipman First Class Upon graduation Martin will receive a Bachelor of Science degree and be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army He entered the Academy in June 1956 after serving as an electronics field seaman apprentice in the Navy Martin is a Mullens High School graduate Graduation exercises for the Class of 1960 will be held in the Field House June 8 at 11 am following colorful June Week ceremonies at the Academy.

Mullens John A. Martin John I. Martin Frantz Ave U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Martin United States Army Naval Academy United States Navy Mullens High School Field House Academy

Jewel Asbury Mission Society Holds Meeting

The Jewel Asbury Mission Society of Cook Memorial Baptist Church met in the church recreation room last Thursday with Mrs. Harry Slavy as hostess. Devotional by Paige Hinzman, based on a Whittier poem, and business discussion led by Paul Hall with circle planning for the June 28 General Society dinner at the church. Next meeting set at Mrs. George Privett’s home on June 9 with Gilbert Goode in charge.

Pineville RNS Jewel Asbury Mission Society Cook Memorial Baptist Church Harry Slavy Paige Hinzman Love Gift Lord John Greenleaf Whittier Acie Stewart Buddy Cook Paul Hall Circle General Society Slavy Bruce Howard O. L. Burgess Robert Dodd Rose Mary Altizer Gilbert Goode George Privett

Dr Bush to Speak at Polio Group Meeting

Dr Ivan Bush Oak Hill Hospital physician will be principal speaker at Fayette County Chapter National Infantile Paralysis Foundation meeting in Hill Hotel club dining room at 7 30 p m today Mrs F A Bragg chapter chairman presides and invites all polio drive contributors and the public to attend.

Oak Hill RNS Ivan Bush Oak Hill Hospital Fayette County National Infantile Paralysis Foundation Hill Hotel F. A. Bragg Bush

Retiring Truant Officer Copley Tells of 11 Years In Fayette County

George B. Copley of Oak Hill retires at 65 after 11 years as assistant attendance officer in Fayette County. He helped absent pupils with family support and school-law explanations, aided needy children, and worked closely with juvenile judges. He recalls helping 24 children sent to state industrial schools, 18 later prospering. Copley plans to visit relatives in Kentucky after leaving the board.

Boogeyman Waywardildren Fayetteville Fayette County Copley R. J. Thrift Jr C. L. Garvin Jr State Girls’ Industrial School Tennessee Clifftop Minnie Moody Willard Lowery Summerlee Road Harold McCarraher Carlos Smith Oak Hill Jimmy New River Supply Company George Lee Orlando Fla Tommy Air Force Whipple Okey L. Patteson H. C. Brown Board of Education Copleyrg Kentucky

Weekend Visitor Lineage Across Glen Rogers Area

Local families note weekend visits and extended stays in Glen Rogers and surrounding communities. Relatives from Winston-Salem St Albans Dun gannon Mullens Charleston Washington and Ohio gathered for visits with uncles aunts and cousins. Highlights include Frank Preston III welcome and extended trips to Chicago and Dayton with multiple households hosting relatives.

Glen Rogers Reva Price June Brooks Winston-Salem N. C Arvil Gentry Waldo Tackett Curtis R. W. Tackett St. Albans O. E. Rudder Dungannon Tackett Don Nuckols Dona Rene Woodrow McGraw Mullens Nuckols Morris Harvey College Charleston Melvin Becklehimer West Virginia Tech Montgomery Azel Becklehimer Clare Brooks Raymond Brooks Eccles Judy Wolf Washington, D. C Hayden Wolf Kenneth McKeehan Washington Adam Richardson Sylvia Dayston Ohio Frank Farley Everett Guthrie Darrell Buttrick Kim Mike Kuklish Beckley Memorial Ae Arnold Broyles Jr Fort Lee Arnold Broyles James Tolliver Soulsville Nick Vidovich Pauline Wiley Richlea Tom Dillon Harper Heights Ira Fletcher Bud Fox Mabscott Ruby Welshans Dorothy Johnson Glen Daniel George Welshans Ed Cook Eddie Plann Julius Bodo Pinnacle

Deeds Recorded in Wyoming County Clerk Office

County records list multiple deeds filed in Mullens and surrounding areas. Lloyd and Georgia Surface convey Lot 2 in Gray Addition to William and Marcella Staton for about 8000 dollars. W M Ritter to Joe and Mary Zandle for Lot 409 at Glover about 4200. Corbet and Ollie Shrewsbury to Latha Elliott in Barkers Ridge District about 2500. Additional transfers include Hillcrest Memorial Gardens to Theodore and Rose Patrick for four spaces at Garden of Devotion, and others with varying sums.

Pineville Rns Lloyd Georgia Gray Mullens William and Marcella Staton Wyoming County W. M Ritter Joe Mary Zandle Glover Corbet Ollie Shrewsbury Latha Elliott Barkers Ridge Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Theodore Rose Patrick Garden of Devotion Matheny H. H Belva Robinson City Auto Service Fisher Bottom Oceana John Bertha Farmer Ethel Main Wylie Farmer Peoples Bank of Kopperston Charlie Rachel Fizer Frantz Deegans Philip Gracie Lusk Raymond Aliie Osborne Lusk Ezra Jennie Toler Cecil Brown Lacoma George Mary Dillard Mary McMorris Glen Rogers Ezta J. T Laxton Noah Stella West Carter-Hedrick Slab Fork Elbert Bertha Maynor Clarence Gladys Givens Lillydale W. M Ritter Lumber Company Leonard Viola Cantrell Brenton Wyoming County Board of Education J. Goff Cook Sains Joe Elvie Foley Herbert Violet Elkins Hedyrick

Stewart Honored At Birthday Party

Danny Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Jack Stewart was honored at his home Saturday for his birthday. A green and white color scheme decorated the basement playroom as young guests played games and refreshments were served after the honoree opened gifts. Guests included David Price Sara Kay Robertson Bob McCormick Denise Liuzzo Garland Hess Stevie Hogg Johnny Oceretko Carl Kuhike Jeannie Shumate Sunny Sue Phillips Mike Witt Helen Thomas Kay Richmond Jack Finney Robin Pryor Pam Lacy Mark Skewes Jebby Bratton Billy McClothlin Susan Kemp Donna Nelly and the honorees sister Judy.

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