Fayette Man Heads American Legion Seventh District
James J. Murphy of LaFayette Post 149 Fayetteville was elected Seventh District commander for two years at the Seventh convention. Announcements named multiple post reps and committee appointments including credentials rules and resolutions. Resolutions oppose closing veterans hospitals and favor amendments to the constitution, with Peterstown Post 145 hosting the 1956 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
ANL
James J. Murphy
LaFayette
Fayetteville
American Legion
Hill
Ronceverte
Montgomery
Lewisburg
Union
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Peterstown
Hinton
Ben A. Gooch
Myron Renick
Harold B. Eagle
Harold Brown
Walter Caldwell
Robert Atkins
Stewart Jenkins
Robert Beasley
William Willey Givens
Bob Ritchie
Jackie Johnson
Wilbur Williams
Hugh A. Witten
Fhe Department
Clarksburg
Harold Eagle
Tom Jones
H. L. VanCamp
Edgar Smith
Roy Cruikshank
R. C. Wood
Sherman Ballard
Ben Gooch
Beckley
Kanawha Valley Post
Department of West Virginia
Nine Births Reported at Wyoming General Hospital
Nine births were recorded at Wyoming General Hospital in a seven day period ending Monday. List includes multiple newborns with names and dates from families in Itmann Stephenson Pineville Tralee Bud New Richmond Mullens and surrounding areas, including sons and daughters.
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Edward Paul Bishop
Stephenson
Jerry Dean
Virgil Cecil Quesenberry
Bud
Bonnie Lou
Dewey Honaker
New Richmond
Richard Randall
Edward Potter
Asin
Jonathan Mark
George Jenkins
Mullens
Earl Allen Held On Theft Charge in Wyoming County
Earl Allen, wanted for allegedly forcing Willie Cook to surrender a cash box containing $100 and a .32 caliber gun and taking Cook's car, was arrested in Pineville Kentucky. He is being held for Wyoming County authorities and reportedly ready to waive extradition after car wreck findings. He was found in an empty house owned by his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
RNS
Earl Allen
Willie Cook
Cook
Pineville
Wyoming
Kentucky
Allen
Funeral Thursday for H W Wilkerson in Oak Hill
Fay etteville Route 1 resident Harry Walter Wilkerson 46 died Tuesday in Oak Hill Hospital of a heart condition. Survived by wife Marie, mother Hattie Wilkerson, three brothers Roy Frank Alfred, a stepdaughter Ray Dixon, born Minden October 8 1908. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Max Thompson officiating. burial Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Body remains at the funeral home until burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Fayetteville
Harry Walter Wilkerson
Oak Hill Hospital
Marie
Hattie Wilkerson
Roy
Frank
Smithere
Alfred
Toledo
Ohio
Ray Dixon
Kenova
Minden
Tyree
Max Thompson
Garten
Highlawn Memorial Park
Mercer Officer Shoots to Kill in Bird Attack
In Princeton West Virginia Assistant Fire Chief W H Moxley reports two bluejays attacked him while mowing his lawn. He says he fired his shotgun and killed the birds in what he describes as retaliation for the unprovoked strike on his face and nose.
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Princeton
W.va
W. H. Moxley
Moxley
Hanover Man To Enter Army Induction Ordered
Donald Eugene Christian of Hanover has been ordered to report for induction into the armed forces on Thursday May 26 by Local Board No. 21. He is a volunteer registrant from Hanover.
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Mullens
ANS
Armed Forces
Donald Eugene Christian
Hanover
Wyoming Food Handlers School Starts Soon
Mullens and Pineville host the first two required food handlers schools for cooks and waiters. Sessions at Coca-Cola Building Pineville May 24 2 30 pm and 7 pm. Mullens American Legion Home next day same hours. Chest Xray and blood test records required. exemptions apply to those with prior year conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Robert A. Pack
Sanitarian
Pineville
Coca-Cola
American Legion
Pack
Health Department
Wyoming County Hosts Series of Dog Rabies Vaccination Clinics
A schedule of dog vaccination clinics across Wyoming County is released with dates from May 19 to May 24 at multiple post offices, stores, schools, and service stations. State law requires all dogs over three months to be vaccinated by June 1, with a $1.50 fee per dog. Clinics are run by Troy McKinney and Arlie Chambers under Dr. R. C. Hatfield, county health officer.
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Mullens
RNS
Herndon Heights
Herndon
Glen Rogers
Ravencliff
Glen Fork
Sabine
McGraws
Soulsville
Maben
Pierpoint
Otsego
Nariva
Stephenson
Mitchem’s
Iroquis Company
Wyco
Allen Junction
Corinne
New Richmond
Itmann
Mullens High School
Adkins
Guyandotte
Oceana
R. C. Hatfield
Bluefield to Dial Long Distance Under New System
Bluefield and Princeton West Virginia and Grundy Virginia will adopt the two five numbering scheme enabling direct dialing between cities starting October 15. About 13 400 numbers will be reordered with two letter exchanges Davenport Garden and Webster preceding five digit lines as part of a five year expansion.
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Bluefield
Princeton
W.va
Grundy
J. E. Johnson
General Telephone Co
Southeast
Johnson
Davenport
Garden
Webster
Scarbro PTA Plans Picnic and Communion Breakfast
Scarbro Par ent-Teacher Association finalizes details for a May 19 school grounds picnic at St Peter and Paul's Elementary with a May 22 Communion Breakfast for graduating eighth graders at Scarbro Catholic Hall. A summer adjournment followed a Glee Club concert led by Sister M Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Parent-Teacher Association of
Scarbro
St. Peter and Paul’s
Mike Delridge
Rose Gillespie
Joe Buffa
John Srednicki
John Delridge
Charles Kiszka
Louise Kiszka
Ted Wojtowicz
Robert Oxendale
Mary Bokovitz
Scarbro Catholic Hall
Squire McClung
Roman Kopinski
John Duda
Glee Club
Sister M. Thomas
Truck Driver Killed in Crash near Princeton West Virginia
A 31 year old truck driver from Leakeville North Carolina died at 12 25 am Tuesday from injuries sustained in a crash on U S 460 about 10 miles east of Princeton. David Walker Burrough of Byrd Motor Lines Lexington North Carolina was identified by funeral home attendants. The Byrd truck ahead said Burrough was pinned in the wreckage after the vehicle left the road and struck a tree. A second driver reported Burrough had earlier complained of not feeling well. Damage to the truck and about 500 bushels of shelled corn was put at about 60000 dollars.
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Princeton
W.va
Leakeville
N.C
U.S. 460
Here
Funeral Home
David Walker Burrough
Byrd Motor Lines Inc
Lexington
John Tryall
Byrd
Burrough
Tryall Burrough
Tryall
Concord College Praised for Part In Drive to Raise Teacher Quality
Concord College in Oneonta and Athens earned praise from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education for their role in a national study to raise teacher quality. The four year project improved college programs, with faculty participation and visiting group duties across several states, yielding influential recommendations and reports to guide future education. Canadian tobacco production in 1954 rose to 78,000 tons, up 30 percent from 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Oneonta
N. Y
Athens
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
AACTE
David Kirby
Concord
Kirby
Southeast
University of Alabama
Dean Kirby
Florence
Ala
Winston-Salem
N C
Rolling Green
R. E. Klingensmith
Virgil H. Stewart
Wilmington
Ohio
Edward C. Pomeroy
Association
Haskew
Wyoming Sergeant and Family Return From Europe
Two Wyoming County service members and their families travel between the U S and Europe. Sergeant Floyd J Adkins returns from England with his English wife and 19 month old son Gary after three and a half years at Liverpool. Captain Charles C Clark and family prepare for Europe under Operation Gyroscope, leaving Mullens for Germany via New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNL
United States
Europe
Wyoming County
U.S. Air Force
Liverpool
England
Floyd J. Adkins
Gary
Wilbur Meador
Guyandotte Ave
New York
Gander
Newfoundland
Floyd
Herndon High School
Peggy Foy
Germany
Clarks
Clark
Ft. Riley
Kan
10Th Infantry
10Th Division
1St Infantry Division
North Africa
Italy
Austria
Mullens Post Office
Mullens High School
Mary Lusk
Herndon Heights
Army
Puerto Rico
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Fayette
Tomchins
Moran Ave
Northfork
Will
H. W. Wilkerson
Mercer
Bond
Lo Crow
ROA
Tania
Relevy
Orrbom
Prana Gees
the Old Crow Distillery Company
Frankfort, Kentucky
Wyoming Food Handlers
Scarbro Pta
Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc
Ele la
C. C. Clark
T. Sgt
Floyd Adkins
Cook, Llcuialy
Appalachian Electric Power Company
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