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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1956

Page

2

Four Awards For Fayeteville High School Graduate Carol Hicks

Fayetteville RNS reports Carol Hicks daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Hicks received four awards at Fayetteville High School commencement. DAR best citizen award English language Nidia Janu t o lo award Lions Club scholastic plaque for top average senior boy Bradley Hager and others were named. Myron R Renick spoke.

Fayetteville RNS Fayetteville High School Carol Hicks Earl Hicks Garten Hicks Daughters of the American Revolution J. M. Francesca DAR Alex Gray Miss Hicks Auxiliary of the American Legion Lions Club Carl B. Vickers Bradley Hager Chester Hager American Legion Imogene Shumaker John Hambrick Catherine Shumaker W. W. Hambrick J. Zane Summerfield Arion Music Jennie Morrow John Morrow E. E. Houchins Band Boosters Club Anna Faye Jones Ralph Fazio Myron R. Renick Jr Mike Gavin J. C. Hurt Joe Feazell Jimmie Queen Myron R. Renick Dan H. Perdue E. O. Wiseman Board of Education Madeline Sims

Fayette Clerk Lists New Suits

Fayetteville ANS reports suits totaling almost $15,000 filed in Fayette County Clerk's office. Plaintiffs include Archie O Neal vs American Casualty for 3000, Thurmond Claytor vs Lonnie C Carter and Juanita Watson for 2000, K S Givens vs Ace Logan Jr for 1000, Bryant Crouse vs Charles R Bess for 4083.67, Herbert E McCoy vs M M Lononsy for 1590, Eugene Osborne vs W A Wilson and Sons Inc for 2000, Leonard L Richards vs Auburn E Richards for 798, plus other cases such as Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan vs A B Crouch and family suits including Solomon, Kidwell, Berry, Vance, Mullens, Pugh, Carter, Valentine names.

Fayetteville ANS Fayette County Archie O'Neal American Casualty Thurmond Claytor Lonnie C. Carter Juanita Watson K. S. Givens Ace Logan Jr Bryant Crouse Charles R. Bess Herbert E. McCoy M. M. Lononsy Eugene Osborne W. A. Wilson and Sons Inc Leonard L. Richards Auburn E

House warming and family visit noted in local news

Mrs. O H Stewart attended the Baileysville house warming for her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Ora Cline who moved to a new home. Mr and Mrs Ernest Lusk and family were Sunday guests of her parents Mr and Mrs J W Moore of West Hamlin.

Matheny O. H. Stewart Baileysville Ora Cline Ernest Lusk J. W. Moore West Hamlin

Pritchard Rises Set Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Marcy Nancy Pritchard 67 of Princeton will be at Bethel Methodist Church near Princeton at 2 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Roy L. Akers and Rev. Lloyd Stdman will officiate. Burial in Pritchard cemetery. She died Wednesday in Huntington hospital. Surviving: husband William T. Pritchard five sons Fred Kyle George Eugene and Glenn one daughter Helen Campbell two sisters Ella Mae Kesecker Grace Wiley one half-brother Neal Amacher 25 grandchildren two great grandchildren. One son William and one daughter Mabel Senchez preceded her in death. She belonged to the Christian Church at Pettrey. The body is at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton and will be moved to the church one hour before services.

Princeton Rns Marcy Nancy Pritchard Athens Road Bethel Methodist Church Roy L. Akers Lloyd Stdman William T. Pritchard Fred Kyle George Portsmouth Eugene Mullens Glenn Bluefield Helen Campbell Alameda Calif Ella Mae Kesecker Grace Wiley Beckley Neal Amacher Richmond William Mabel Senchez Christian Church Pettrey

Funeral Sunday for Mrs Moroni

Funeral services for Mrs Fay Wood Baker Moroni 48 bursar of Morris Harvey College and sister of Fayette Countians will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Christ Church Methodist Chapel Charleston conducted by Dr Truman Potter Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Charleston She died Thursday in Charleston General Hospital after a short illness She was a Fayetteville native who lived in Charleston for years and had been with the college since 1946 She was a member of Christ Church Methodist and Tiskelwah Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star Survivors include five sisters and five brothers The body is at Barlow Bonsall Mortuary Charleston.

Fayetteville Fay Wood Baker Moroni Morris Harvey College Fayette Christ Church, Methodist and Tiskelwah Order of Eastern Star iCharleston Symphony Kanawha Valley Youth Symphony Kanawha County Board of Education Moroni Noyes Ave S. E Arnold Nugen Oak Hill Earl] Courtney Charleston Frank Sheldon Columbus Lucy Wisenthaler Fairmont Bessie Tenny Sterling Dallas Okey Paul Wood Robert D. Wood Dayton, CO Louis Wood Barlow-Bonsall Mortuary

Miss Nancy Barber Birthday Party Honors Teen

Miss Nancy Barber was celebrated at a home party last Friday for her 13th anniversary. Hostesses included Mrs. Chilton Barber Mrs. Foley Cook and Mrs. Roscoe Maynor. Attendees listed include Patsy Conley Charles Chambers Martha Ellen Manning Doris McCarty Linda Faye Bailey and others. A second brief notes a Mullens couple welcoming a son weighing five pounds nine and a half ounces born May 21 at Stevens Clinic hospital Welch.

Oceana RNS Nancy Barber Chilton Barber Foley Cook Roscoe Maynor Patsy Conley Charles Chambers Martha Ellen Manning Doris McCarty Linda Faye Bailey David Hager Brenda Griffith Janieve White Jackie Elkins Billy Amburgy Douglas Pritchard Carol May Mullens Sammy Lanton Stevens Clinic Welch

Lochgelly Miners Honored For 100 Percent Safety Training

The New River Co will honor 364 Lochgelly mine workers and officials at a 2 p.m. ceremony in Oak Hill Graded School auditorium for completing the U S Bureau of Mines accident prevention course. State and national safety leaders attend as certificates are awarded by the Bureau of Mines, State Mines Department, and United Mine Workers.

Lochgbelly New River Co Lochgelly Fayette County U. S. Bureau of Mines Oak Hill Graded School Lloyd G. Fitzgerald United Mine Workers Local Union Umwa District 29 James Leeber George J. Titler Francis Foster Lochgelly Local Union 6046 C. R. Bourland Mount Hope The Charles Ferguson Washington D. C International Union United Mine Workers Harry Gandy Jr Washington, D. C National Coal Association Julius C. Olzer Charleston State Department of Mines W. R. Park W. H. Tomlinson Pittsburgh Beckley UMWA Wiley Shepherd L .G. Fitzgerald Andrew Easton Jr Frank Simms Bureau of Mines State Mines Department United Mine Workers’ International Union Foster Ferguson John L. Lewis Ralph W. Allenbaugh

Williamson Attorney Chosen As Memorial Service Speaker

Fayetteville announces E G Bias Williamson attorney will speak at the annual Memorial Day service at Huse Memorial Park at 2 p.m. Sunday after a parade from Memorial Auditorium. Bias active in Legion work since 1946 and a former department commander, with local Legion officials, auxiliary, high school band, and scouting units set to participate. A parade forms at 1 p.m. from Memorial Auditorium led by Joseph E Hodgson. Robert L Honaker leads firing squad and color guard. Grave marker flags will be placed at veterans’ graves the day before the service.

Fayetteville ANS Huse Memorial Park E. Gaujot Bias Williamson American Legion Committee Memorial Auditorium Bias Legion American Legion Amer Joseph E. Hodgson Robert L. Honaker LaFayette Post 149 Legion Committee

Mullens Auxiliary Plans Poppy Day Sale

Mullens American Legion Auxiliary Unit 106 will sell crepe paper poppies on downtown streets to honor war dead. Poppies were made by patients at Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg from materials provided by the West Virginia Department of the American Legion Auxiliary. The unit bought 1000 poppies with 90 percent of profits staying locally for welfare and relief projects and 10 percent to the state auxiliary. Mrs. R L Hart is chairman.

Mullens ANS American Legion Auxiliary Unit 106 Auxiliary State Department R. L. Hart

Evangelistic Meeting Held at Guyan Dotte Church

The Rev. Dew ey Wilson of Sophia leads an evangelistic crusade at Guyan dotte Baptist Church Jesse with Pastor Rev. Philip Graham and visiting quartets scheduled for special music. Meetings run through June 2. Also noted are visiting relatives Ray Tilley family at Bear Hole and Analee Workman's fall injuries.

Bridal Shower Held for Metille and Kennedy Family

A bridal shower and open house were hosted at the Kennedy home for Eu gene Thomas Metille and Joanna Fay Kennedy Metille. Co-hostess was Mrs. Vaughn Cozort. The couple, married May 12 in a Fort Myers Virginia ceremony, are stationed with the U S Air Force in Fort Myers Virginia. Joanna Kennedy Metille is an Oceana High School graduate from 1953 and Air Force airman second class.

Oceana BNS Ken Kennedy Eugene Thomas Metille Vaughn Cozort Metille Metilles Fort Myers U. S. Air Force Joanna Fay Kennedy Oceana High School Air Force

Morris High School Grad Joins Air Force Couple Plans Move

Joseph of Morris Illinois, a Morris High School graduate, enlisted in the Air Force after graduation. The couple, on a short leave with her parents, will establish their home in Annandale Virginia near Fort Myers.

Joseph Morris, Ill Morris High School Air Force Annandale Fort Myers

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Nidia Janutolo C. G. Janutolo Haddad’s TV and Furniture CO Main ST Swan Cafe Mrs Moroni G. M. Powers Main Street LO Lo’s Aris Naa Ican Legion Auxiliary Jesse Ray Tilley Wrentrow Gather John Kelly Bear Hole Analee Workman Bill Workman SEA Cohen Neville St From Your Friendly Clark Stores Clark
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