Exercise Voting Right Fayette Citizens Told
Fayetteville residents are urged by mayoral candidate Robert L. Kincaid of the Better Government ticket to vote in the town election Tuesday. He says a single vote can matter, urges voters to contact candidates by phone or in person, and notes that both tickets will answer questions.
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Fayetteville
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Robert L. Kincaid
Better Government
Better Government Party
Kincaid
United States
Lions Select New Officers
ANSTED ANS New officers of the Ansted Lions Club were elected at a Monday meeting at Mountain Terrace. Officers named include Martin Hofstetter president Walter B. Haga first vice president Ivan Steele second vice president Hunter Van Skaggs third vice president H. H. Wills secretary Jerry Massey treasurer tail twister George Bragg Joseph Deligne Jr Lion Tanner Planes were made for installing these officers at the regular meeting June 22 when Ladies Night will be observed.
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Ansted
ANS
Ansted Lions Club
Mountain Terrace
Martin Hofstetter
Walter B. Haga
Ivan Steele
Hunter van Skaggs
H. H. Wills
Jerry Massey
Tail Twister
George Bragg
Joseph Deligne Jr
Lion Tanner
Ansted Bridge Club Meets with Mrs Wall
Ansted Bridge Club members including Mrs. Ethel Herndon Mrs. Rhoda Hofstetter Miss Elizabeth Evans Mrs. Margaret Davis Mrs. Katharine Hoffman Mrs. Helen Lines and Mrs. Vivian Stanton attended. Evans had high score Wall placed second and Davis finished third. Next meeting set with Mrs. Gene Lou Wilson.
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Ansted
ANS
Algenora Wall
Ansted Bridge Club
Ethel Herndon
Rhoda Hofstetter
Elizabeth Evans
Margaret Davis
Katherine Hoffman
Helen Lines
Vivian Stanton
Buckland Kincaid Reunion at Beckwith June 14
Beckwith hosts the Fayette County 44H Camp scene for the Buckland Kincaid Reunion on June 14 A basket dinner begins at 1 p.m. followed by a reorganizational meeting with attendees from nearby communities.
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Beckwith
Fayette County
Buckland-Kincaid
Spindler Honours 17 Tralee Mine Extension Graduates
G R Spindler director of the West Virginia University School of Mines spoke at a Tralee mine banquet honoring 17 Semet Solvay employees who completed a nine month basic electricity course. The event at the Cow Shed near Pineville praised the program and outlined plans to expand extension courses.
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Maintenance Department
Tralee
Somet-Solvay
Allied Chemicals Corp
West Virginia University School of Mines
James Lowry
Don
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Semet-Solvay
Allied Chemical Corp
G. R. Spindler
School of Mines
West Virginia University
Pineville
Spindler
Hobart Watson
Oak Hill
University Extension Division
Watson
Wyoming County
Mullens
James Lowery
Sophia High School
Extension Service
Semet- Solvay
Woodrow McGraw
C. S. Crow
Semet-Solvay Mines
Obie Cruise
Coal City
Marvin Necessary
Meryl Hall
Robert Bishop
Bud
Edsel Craft
Bill Dykes
Weldon Brehm
Curtis Dunford
Lawrence Williams
Lash
Reese Waives to Grand Jury in Minor Delinquency Case
Billy Joe Reese, 19, Winston, released on 500 dollar bond after waiving to the grand jury before Magistrate Virgil Lyons. He was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff Earl Dempsey in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
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Virgil Lyons
Billy Joe Reese
Winston
Earl Dempsey
Rail merger talk at Princeton includes hearers
Princeton leaders met in Roanoke with Norfolk and Western officials to review the Virginian Railway Division and shops, with Saunders stating those facilities will stay open should the merger proceed. An ICC West Virginia hearing was requested, date TBA, while a rapid industrial survey for Princeton was proposed.
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Princeton
Norfolk and Western Railway
Stuart R. Saunders
Virginian Railway Division
Virginian Railway
N&w
Saunders
Roanoke
J. W. Lord
C. H. Snowden
D. J. Bailey
H. E. DeJarnette
Harold Tomchin
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
R. E
Wyoming jail inspection finds sanitation and wiring concerns
A three member committee report to Judge Worrell of Wyoming County notes the 1959 jail examination found general normal conditions but cites unsatisfactory sanitation in plumbing, needed repairs and repainting in confinement areas, remodeling for unused cell blocks, obsolete lighting, and hazardous wiring. It urges immediate electrical expert review and fire hazard elimination. Kitchen appears clean. meals not observed. Report signed by Dr Ned C. Rogers Pineville Frederick T. Kingdon Mullens attorney Pineville and William V McNemar attorney Pineville.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert M. Worrell
Wyoming County
Ned C. Rogers
Frederick T. Kingdon
Mullens
William V. McNemar
Memorial Day Parade and Horse Show in Kopperston
A large parade led by Bradshaw Hydraulic Service Saddle Club in Oceana and Kopperston kicks Memorial Day activities. Parade marshal Tom Johnson sets 10 am start with Oceana High School Band, local fire department and car dealers. After marching to Kopperston at noon, a 1 pm horse show begins with multiple races and contests. Proceeds support Lions Club sight conservation and community betterment. dignitaries from Mannington and Grundy, Va., expected.
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Kopperston
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Bradshaw Hydraulic Service Saddle Club
Kopperston Lions Club
Tom Johnson
Oceana High School
Oceana Fire Department
Cook Ford Sales
Pineville Chevrolet Co
Pineville Motor Sales Co
Barbara Mathis
Smokey” Johnson
Jane Mansfield
Oceana
Tomahawk
Koppers
Mannington
Grundy
Lion's Club
Oceana Personals Report From Local Notices
Mr and Mrs John Berta and their son John left Friday for Chicago Illinois. They are joined by Mrs Paul McCoy who will join her husband employed there. Mrs Hassell Harless and her son Skipper from Lebanon Virginia arrived to visit her mother Mrs L W Beane.
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Oceana
RNS
John Berta
John
Chicago
Paul McCoy
Hassell Harless
Skipper
Lebanon
L. W. Beane
Committee Examines Wyo. Clerk's Office
A Wyoming County Circuit Clerk examination report states the clerk's fee books records and papers are kept in regular order and the office equipment and custody meet legal requirements. The May 22 submission is by attorneys Paul A. Viers Mullens Fred Lokant and Paul D. Blackshear Pineville.
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Wyoming County
Circuit Court
Paul A. Viers
Mullens
Fred Lokant
Oceana
Paul D. Blackshear
Pineville
Merger Protest Meet Set In Mullens Sunday
In Mullens at 3 p.m. Sunday railroad workers alarmed by the Virginian and Norfolk and Western merger call a public meeting at the Knights of Pythias Hall to form a citizens committee. Temporary chairman will be K W Linkous, a Virginian Railway trainman.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens Knights of Pythias Hall
Citizens’ Committee
Virginian
Norfolk and Western Railways
K.W. “Tag” Linkous
Virginian Railway
14 Couples Seek Permits To Wed
Wyoming County Clerk offices show 14 couples applying for marriage licenses. Names include James Douglas McClain and Judith Linette Mankin, Robert Massey and Trila Turner, Glenn Green and Sharon McGraw, Hayes Howell and Lucy Younce, Ireland Trent and Charlotte Moorefield, Floyd Williams and Carlie Collins, James Sizemore and Virginia Mitchem, Ernest Withrow Jr. and Ida Workman, Clarence Schoolfield and Carol Calender, Allan Leonard and Janice Hamilton, Andrew Milam Jr. and Barbara Lafferty, Lionel Bullen and Beatrice White, among others.
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Robert Josephine Massey
Hopewell
Robert and
Mary Massey
Trila June Turner
Paul
Mabel Turner
Sabine
Glenn Lee Green
Pineville
Oscar
Rachael Green
Sharon Sue McGraw
Mullens
Baro
Stella McGraw
Tommy Morgan
Hanover
Linzie Morgan
Nancy Lester
Betty Steele
Smith and
Effie Steele
William Harold Morgan
Welch
W. R
Laura Morgan
Judith Ann Belcher
Wyce
Estel
Maxine Belcher
Hayes Howell
Pikeville
Squire
Mary Howell
Lucy Ethel Younce
Don
Dollie Younce
Ireland B. Trent
Arthur and
Myrtle Trent
Charlotte Moorefield
Wyeo
Frances Moorefield
Floyd Williams
J. K
Susan Williams
Carlie Collins
Wallace
Ella Lester
James Thomas Sizemore
Davy
Delbert
Vivian Sizemore
Virginia Louise Mitchem
Fannock
Carl
Betty Mitchem
Ernest Withrow Jr
Cyclone
Ernest
Edith Withrow
Ida V. Workman
Maben
Levi
Eva Hash
Clarence Schoolfield
Tams
John
Amanda Schoolfield
Carol Calender
Lillian Calender
Allan Ward Leonard
Pennsylvania
Frederick Leonard
Rita Ward
Janice Hamilton
Kopperston
Oscar Hamilton
Lola Clark
Andrew Elmer: Milam Jr
Andrew
Sa‘die Milam
Barbara Lee ‘Lafferty
Goodall
Nancy Lafferty
Lionel Bullen
Cape Cod
Mass
Joseph and
Chisney Bullen
Beatrice White
Glen Rogers
Jaivers Jones
Lula Jones
Special Election Will Benefit Boone Schools
Madison AP reports Boone County held a special election on a 100 percent excess levy to fund schools and a proposal to issue bonds totaling 2,357,000 for school construction. Unofficial returns show 1,162 against the levy to 1,054 for, failing to reach the 60 percent required.
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Boone Schools
Madison
Boone County
Taylor County
Tucker Jefferson
Randolph, Upshur
Grant
Taylor
Legion To Elect Officers June 1 Fayetteville
In Fayetteville the American Legion La Fayette Post No. 149 will hold its officer elections on Monday for the new year. Nominees include Wil lam R. Hesse as commander J C Blume as first vice commander Charles Witt as second vice commander Walter Caldwell as adjutant Roy D Cruikshanks as service officer James Mulligan as Americanism officer James Murphy as child welfare officer Joel Conner as finance officer Lonnie Rhodes as historian H L Van Camp Les Bradley and Bobby Bates as sergeant at arms Riley Propps and Frank Clinesbell as executive committeemen.
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Fayetteville
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American Legion
LaFayette
Willam R. Hesse
J. C. Blume
Charles Witt
Walter Caldwell
Roy D. Cruikshanks
James Mulligan
James Murphy
Joel Conner
Lonnie Rhodes
H. L. van Camp
Les Bradley
Bobby Bates
Riley Propps
Frank Clinebell
Vacation Bible School Director Named In Area
Oceana reports the area VBS director at Delilah Methodist Church is Mrs. Robert Dillon. Kitty Richardson is pianist. teachers include Harold Dillon Glen Chafin Glen Blackburn Joy Mayberry Clarence Fod Bill Harvey Hassell Blackburn. Helpers cover Beginners and Primary groups. refreshment and decoration teams named. The Bible school runs Monday to Friday and ends with a June 6 wiener roast at Laurel Park Playground.
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Oceana
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Delilah Methodist Church
Robert Dillon
Kitty Richardson
Harold Dillon
Glen Chafin
Glen Blackburn
Joy Mayberry
Clarence Fod
Bill Harvey
Hassell Blackburn
Creed Walker
Barbara Murray
Sandra Dillon
Herbert Elkins
James T. Richardson
Bonnie Goode
Linda Rider
Dixie ‘Cook
John Nolt
Jack Rider
Harold’ Dillon
Bible School
Laurel Park
Deeds Recorded In Wyom County
Wyom County deeds list multiple transfers including Nelson and Margaret Christian to Joseph Hill for about 8000 dollars and Pineville Land Co. to Dallas and Escaline Muncy for lot 16 in Matney about 3000 dollars. Additional transfers involve Hatfields, Acords, Puckett, Phillips, Hall, Kirk, Evans, Frye, Cook, Lusk, Cosgriff and others across Mullens Pineville Matney Kopperston Oceana Barkers Ridge and Huff Creek District with varied property descriptions and prices.
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Pineville
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Nelson
Margaret Christian
Mullens Land and Insurance Agency
Mullens
Joseph Hill
Wyoming County
Pineville Land Co
Dallas
Escaline Muncy
Matney
Elizabeth
Luther Hatfield
Cora Hatfield
Hanover
Huff Creek
Walter
Thelma Acord
David Earl Acord
Laurel Fork
Guyandotte River
Everett Puckett
Carroll
Myrna Walker
Kopperston
Claude
Bethel Phillips
Rodney
Madeline Lester
Medford
Nathan Hall
Clemmy Hal
Woodrow
Parslee Hall
U.S. Route 52
Clemmy Hall
James and
Carol Linville
Oceana
Pocahontas Land Corp
Eugene Lusk
Barkers Ridge Dist
Wyoming Land Co
Thomas J. Nichols
Margaret Cosgriff
Kenneth Cosgriff
Oceana District
Fayetteville Personal News Ahead of Weekend Visit
Miss Patty Ann Taylor, employed in Bridgeton New Jersey, is due here Friday night to spend the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Taylor and her brother Richard Dale. The Taylors visited Wednesday with Mr and Mrs I M Basham and Mr Jana Mrs C R Young of Sophia.
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Fayetteville
Patty Ann Taylor
Bridgeton
N. J
Clarence Taylor
Richard Dale
Taylor
I. M. Basham
Jana
C. R. Young
Sophia
Real Estate Brokers Representative Named
Oak Hill appoints J. B. Hess as local representative of the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers. He serves as president of the Beckley Board of Realtors and aims to stimulate panel discussions on brokerage problems at the local board level about advertising financing and taxation affecting realty transactions.
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Oak Hill
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
J. B. Hess
Beckley Board of Realtors
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