Virginian locomotive overturns injuring crew at Hatcher
A Virginian Railway diesel locomotive overturned at a switch near Hatcher while en route to Kopperston mine, derailing three coal cars. Conductor Charles Flippin and Engineer Bruce Bolton escaped serious harm. Brakeman Paul Shumate and Fireman Damon Cook were hurt but stable after X rays at Mullens hospital.
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Virginian Railway
Hatcher
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Bruce Bolton
Damon Cook
Paul Shumate
Carole Sue Hall
Oceana
RNL
Clear Fork
Virginian
Acci
Dent
Charles Flippin
Cook
Shumate
Two Rooms To Be Added To Beaver Grade School
Beaver Elementary School plans a two room addition this summer adding a new office and lavatories along with a remodeled kitchen and dining area and a new heating system beaver beaver grades school improvements summer plans kitchen dining new heating office lavatories
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Beaver
BNS
Lilly Heads FFA At Shady Spring
Robert Lilly was elected president of the Shady Spring High School Future Farmers of America chapter. John Peters became vice president Audrey Ritch secretary Joe Akers treasurer Jerry Moles reporter Jack Sweeney sentinel and Larry Phillips parliamentarian. Lilly and Moles also hold Southern Federation offices.
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Beaver
RNS
Robert Lilly
Shady Spring
Future Farmers of America
John Peters
Audrey Ritch
Joe Akers
Jerry Moles
Jack Sweeney
Sentinel
Larry Phillips
Southern Federation
FFA
Lilly
Moles
Pineville Beautification Group Elects Officers
Pineville Beautification Committee held its semi monthly meeting electing permanent officers Mrs. R. D. Bailey as president Mrs. Eugene Noble as first vice president Ed Hawley as second vice president Mrs. James Lyons as secretary treasurer Donald Williams as publicity chairman with Mrs. Dorothy Bolt as assistant Several projects were discussed with no final selections and a meeting with the Pineville Town Council is planned for Monday June 1.
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Pineville
RNS
R. D. Bailey
Eugene Noble
Ed Hawley
James Lyons
Donald Williams
Dorothy Bolt
Tralee Miner Killed in Slate Fall In 20 Ton Collapse
A Tralee miner, Joseph Grindstaff, 39, was killed instantly at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when a slate fall weighing about 20 tons trapped him as he worked opposite machine operator Robert Clark in Tralee. The fall measured 24 by 9 by 4 feet. Grindstaff, father of eight, lived in Bakersville, N C, where his body was being taken for funeral rites. He had worked at Tralee about three years and roomed with Mr and Mrs George Clark of Covel.
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Mullens
RNS
Tralee
Joseph Grindstaff
Robert Clark
Grindstaff
Clark
Bakersville
N. C
George Clark
Covel
Fayette 4 H'ers Receive Ribbons at Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville RNS reports 4 H demonstration awards at Memorial Auditorium with blue ribbons for How To Make An Orange Custard by Jean Wright and Carole Sue Cole of the Danese Hustlers. Blue ribbons also awarded for How To Take Proper Care of Clothing and The Proper Way To Set A Table to Barbara Morrison and Margo Massie of Ansted Hiawatha Sr. Club, with Iva Rule as leader. Red ribbons given to Patty Gill for How To Hem A Towel and to Stella Pauley and Branda Sower for Tasty Snacks With Eggs. Dean Bragg won blue for How To Splice a Cord, judged by Ruth Cokely and Jim Crane.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Memorial Auditorium
Jean Wright
Carole Sue Cole
Danese Hustlers
Stella Cavendish
Paul Cole
Barbara Morrison
Ansted Hiawatha Sr
Ira Rule
Margo Massie
Ansted
Hiawatha Sr
Patty Gill
Stella Pauley
Branda Sower
Stephen Smith
Charles Zink
Bunker Hill Hustlers
Hilda DeQuasie
Dean Bragg
Ruth Cokely
Jim Crane
Bloodmobile rally mobilizes volunteers in Bradley
Residents of Bradley and nearby areas will gather in the town center from 6 to 7 p m today to recruit volunteer donors for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Mount Hope on June 8. The Lions Club leads the campaign.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Bradley
Red Cross
Lions Club
Beaver Elementary School graduation honors 30 pupils
Beaver RNS Thirty pupils graduated Tuesday from Beaver Elementary School. Valedictorian Jo Ellen Lambert led the class with co salutatorians Sally Bragg and Deanna Deck. Other graduates include Jerry Basham Kenneth Callahan Kenneth Cook Elijah Kincaid Verco Lilly Warren Lilly Jimmy Moye Jack Murdock Leonard Perkins Kenneth Stover Max Worthington Kenneth Ward Nancy Bowling Wanda Cook Alice Cooper Donna Dorsey Jeannie Jenkins Deanna Mitchell Drema McKinney Gipsie Rakes Patty St Clair Nadine Stump Delores Waddell Connie Redden Charlotte Moss Rosemary Rice and Faye Foley.
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Gypsie Rakes
Patty St. Clair
Nadine Stump
Delores Waddell
Connie Redden
Charlotte Moss
Rosemary Rice
Faye Foley
Outstanding Seniors At Oceana Get Awards
Oceana High School honored outstanding seniors during commencement with scholarships and pins. Bethel Lamb and Naoma Workman earned valedictorian honors and leadership awards. Reba Woods won band. Patricia Alfrey music. Joyce Lester commercial. James C. Childers football. Kermit Turner basketball. Bethel Lamb science. Evelyn Price journalism. Naoma Workman and James C. Childers leadership awards. Principal Kennis Cook presented the honors, funded by the student council.
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Oceana
ANS
Oceana High School
Bethel Lamb
Naoma Workman
Reba Woods
Patricia Alfrey
Joyce Lester
James C. Childers
Kermit Turner
Evelyn Price
Kennis Cook
Fayette County 4-H Health Contest Winners Named
Winners in the Senior Division are Edythe McGraw and D C Thomas of the Lansing Mountaineers with a county queen and king named. Junior Division boy winner is Jerry Jones. six girls tied for first include Nora Smith and Sarah Alley among others. State camp scholarships awarded. local leaders named. sponsors listed. event set for Jacksons Mill Aug 18.
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Fayetteville
Edythe McGraw
D. C. Thomas
Lansing Mountaineers
Sybil Jones
Joe McClung
Jerry Jones
Nora Smith
Ansted Hiawatha Sr
Sarah Alley
Ansted Hiawatha Jr
Bonnie Zickafoose
Winona Highlanders
Peggy Meadows
Frances
Edythey McGraw
Fayette County
King and Queen of Health
Jackson's Mill
J. W. Jones
Merchants and Miners National Bank
Oak Hill
E. R. Crouse
Fayette County National Bank
King and Queen
Shady High Typists Win Awards for Achievement
Thirteen typing students at Shady Spring High School receive achievement awards today. Names listed include Jack Willis Freda Phillips Louise Kauff Nadine Keaton Janet Spangler Loretta Meadows Lois Thompson Phyllis Harvey Lilly Brane Gaye Meadows Anna Mills Elnora La Fon and Jonnell Meador. Awards presented by Mrs Floda Cantabury.
Five Get Draft Calls
Local selective service board No 3 has called the following men for induction into the armed forces on June 8 Robert Lee Legg Victor William Ray Cronenberg Oak Hill Charles Calvin Owens Summerlee Donald Eugene Hammond Gauley Bridge Robert Lee Teubert Gauley Bridge
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Fayetteville
RNS
Selective Service Board No. 3
Armed Forces
Robert Lee Legg
Victor
William Ray Cronenberg
Oak Hill
Charles Calvin Owens
Summerlee
Donald Eugene Hammond
Gauley Bridge
Robert Lee Teubert
Pineville Foreman Marries Surgery at Bluefield Sanatorium
Marvin Lamb of Pineville underwent surgery Tuesday morning at the Bluefield Sanatorium. He is a foreman for the Pocahontas Fuel Co. at the Itmann mine.
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Pineville
Marvin Lamb
Bluefield Sanatorium
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Cline Convicted Of Voluntary Manslaughter
Former Con stable Leck Cline was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the Sept. 6 slaying of Matheny Cline at a tavern in Baisden. After two extra hours of deliberation a jury returned the verdict following earlier disagreement in a prior trial. sentence deferred pending a post conviction motion.
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Williamson
Leck Cline
Matheny Cline
Baisden
Oak Hill Baptists To Hear Thorman
The Rev. Charles A. Thorman director of public relations at Alderson Broaddus College will speak Sunday at the Oak Hill Baptist Church at 11 a.m. He previously spent five years in Berkeley California with the Berkeley Baptist Divinity School and joined Alderson Broaddus College on Sept. 1 1953. Born near Tustin California he was educated in local schools and trained at the University of California and the Berkeley Baptist Divinity School graduating in 1934.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Charles A. Thorman
Alderson-Broaddus College
Berkeley Baptist Divinity School
Berkeley
Calif
California
Thorman
Tustin
University of California
Pineville jewelry store owner recovering after surgery
James W. Burton Jr., owner-manager of a Pineville jewelry store, underwent emergency head surgery at Bluefield Sanatorium after a fall. He is recovering and expected to return home later this week.
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Pineville
James W. Burton Jr
Bluefield
Burton
Altar Society to Meet at St John’s Church Today
Regular meeting of the Altar Society at St. John's Catholic Church will be held at 7 30 this evening, officials said.
Oak Hill Chief Warns Fire Truck Chasers
A fire destroyed the Eden home on Summerlee Lochgelly road at 11 20 a m Tuesday. Oak Hill Fire Chief Arthur Akers warns of prosecutions for people who follow fire trucks to scenes after 50 cars crowded the Eden home and blocked access. Mrs Aileen Anderson treated for shock. State Police aided traffic control.
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Oak Hill
RNS
William Eden
Summerlee-Lochgelly
Aileen Anderson
Edens
W. P. Bittinger
Summerlee
Arthur Akers
Eden
Poppy Distributors Serve as Unpaid Volunteers
In Fayetteville ANS reports that all women and girls distributing poppies on Poppy Day May 29 will work as unpaid volunteers. Contributions to the volunteers go to the American Legion Auxiliary's rehabilitation and child welfare funds for disabled veterans and veterans' children in the coming year.
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Fayetteville
ANS
American Legion Auxiliary
Vida Henderson
LaFayette Unit 149
Auxiliary
Singing Convention at Nallen Methodist Church
A singing convention is set at Nallen Methodist Church on Saturday May 29 at 8 p.m. Participating groups include Winona Colored Choir Happy Rhythm Boys Craigsville Song Birds and Nallen Quartet with soloist Dr Vess Pepper. Sponsored by the laymen of the Nation Charge the event invites the public to attend.
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Nallen
Nallen Methodist Church
Winona Colored Choir
Happy Rhythm Boys
Craigsville Song Birds
Dr. Vess Pepper
Nallen Quartet
Laymen of the Nation Charge
Bloodmobile visits Oceana today at First Methodist Church
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is in Oceana today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with a 100 pint quota. Wyoming County Red Cross urges blood donation to aid future needs. donors aged 18 to 59 may give, with permits for 18 to 21, malaria or yellow fever survivors may donate with doctor approval, and donors should avoid greasy foods for four hours. Mrs. Marie Bradley chairs the day.
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Pineville
RNS
Red Cross
Oceana
First Methodist Church
Wyoming County
Red Cross Chapter
Marie Bradley
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