Brownie Troops Being Organized in Fayette County
Fayette County Girl Scout Council met in Fayetteville to plan four new Brownie troops for Oak Hill and nearby areas. Miss Sally Sue Witton outlined implementation plans while Mrs. Richard German joined as a new council member. The meeting also reviewed a Raleigh County Leader's Training invitation and adopted the 1956 budget with several council members present.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Fayette County
Girl Scout Council
Fayetteville
Joe N. Jarrett
Raymond Updike
Montgomery
Sally Sue Witton
Cleveland
Raleigh County
Richard German
German
John McCall
Meredith Arbaugh
Charlton Heights
Rosser Long
J. C. Clay
Charles Harnsbarger
Mount Hope
John Harsany
Three Fayetteville Boys Held On Theft Charges
Three Fayetteville boys are being held in the county jail awaiting a juvenile court hearing. Arrested Saturday night by Chief Deputy Earl Dempsey and City Police Hunsker, stolen articles were found at their home. They face breaking and entering charges for Memorial Auditorium out-houses of A T Clinebell and J D Shultz, where tools and tires were stolen.
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Fayetteville
BNS
Earl Dempsey
Tunney Hunsaker
Memorial Auditorium
A. T. Clinebell
J. D. Shultz
Carnival Queen Crowned At John McGraw Elementary
Karen Kelly, a fourth grade student from Soulsville and daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Kelly, was crowned 1955 Carnival Queen at John McGraw Elementary. Attendants included Linda Stewart and Carolyn Sizemore, daughters of Mr and Mrs Quentin Stewart and Mr and Mrs Basil Sizemore.
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Karen Kelly
John McGraw
Tom Kelly
Soulsville
Linda Stewart
Quentin Stewart
Carolyn Sizemore
Basil Sizemore
Oscar Knerr Honored For 50 Year Coal Company Service
Oscar A. Knerr preparation engineer for New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co. received a 50 year service honor at a White Oak Country Club dinner. Attendees included W. H. Amick general superintendent and Leonard Timms general manager who praised Knerr for safeguarding high quality coal output. A telegram from Charles Berwind, VP, sent congratulations.
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Oscar A. Knerr
New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
White Oak Country Club
Oak Hill
Clifford Davis
Kaymoor
K. W. Krause
Ww. A. Amick
West Virginia
Leonard Timms
R. E. Lear
Oscar Knerr
Knerr
W. H. Amick
Amick
Timms
Charles Berwind
Philadelphia
J. R. Taylor
Ruth J. Easton
Harold B. Foster
A. J. Merritt
C. F. Rosenecker
L. B. Briggs
James H. Campbell
W. H. Davis
Virgil Burgess
Minden
R. C. Johnson
W. S. Foster
Margaret Jean Jones
Zeb Herndon
Land Department
Donald B. Duncan
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Car Fires Near Colcord School In Curiosity Blaze
A 1949 automobile owned by Mrs. Carol Carter caught fire Friday as helpers attempted to push start the motor near Colcord Elementary School. Students and the school cook used water to extinguish the blaze. No injuries reported.
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Colcord
RNS
Carol Carter
Hale Heads Ministers Group at Oak Hill Scarbro
The Rev. E. E. Hale was elected president of the Oak Hill Scarbro Ministerial Association at Oak Hill Baptist Church. Other officers named were Rev. W. R. Turner as vice president and Rev. R. P. Robertson as secretary. They planned Thanksgiving services at Oak Hill Methodist and Scarbro White Oak Presbyterian Churches, starting at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Rev. Edward Kocher will lead Scarbro services and Rev. E. P. Robertson will lead Oak Hill services. New member Rev. E. W. Lambert of Jones Ave Church of God joined the group.
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Oak Hill
RNS
E. E. Hale
Church of the Nazarene
Fayetteville Road
Oak Hill-Scarbro
Itor
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Scarbro White Oak Presbyterian Church
Scarbro
Edward Kocher
Scarbro Baptist Church
R. P. Robertson
E. W. Lambert
Jones Ave
Church of God
Moose Plan Dinner For New Members
In Oak Hill seven new Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1664 members were initiated Sunday. A dinner for eight including spouses and sponsors is set for 2 p.m. November 20 at the lodge hall. Speakers Cather Jones and A. W. Shaw discussed Mooseheart Moosehaven and the lodge endowment fund aiming for 10 million dollars with about 3.5 million already contributed.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1664
Lodge Hall
Lodge
N.M. Steen
Harry Lanier
Summerlee
Donald Shuff
Lansing
Jessie Toney
Minden
John Adkins
Raymond Weeks
Lochgelly
H. J. Fitzpatrick
Cather Jones
Mooseheart
Chicago
Moosehaven
Jacksonville
Fla
A. W. Shaw
Gauley Bridge High School
Shaw
Moose
Loyal Order of
Building Burns At Fayetteville
A fire in Sunset addition in Fayetteville early Monday morning called out the Fayetteville Volunteers Department. Firemen attempted to fight the blaze but the building was already far gone and distant from a hydrant. No other buildings were endangered.
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Fayetteville
BNS
Sunset Addition
B Shaffer Dies at Tralee
Funeral plans are incomplete for C B Shaffer 55 Ramp Summers County who collapsed and died visiting his son Charles at Tralee about 6 pm Monday Heart attack likely The body is at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hinton A neighbor aided artificial respiration Shaffer was dead on arrival of a doctor He and his wife Lola cared for grandchildren while their daughter in law was hospitalized Surviving also includes a daughter Mrs Pauline Ayres of Hinton
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Pauline Ayres
Hinton
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Brownie
Smart Shop
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
Richmond
Cash & Carry
J. B. Gibson
C. L. Wilson
W. P. McGrady
W. W. Gwinn
H. D. Farren
Layland
Henry Samuels
S. G. Foster
R. Evans
E. M. DesRochers
Kentland Coal & Coke Co
Cleante G. Janutolo
Gilbert Thomas
F. B. Thomas
Jack Jarrell
R. D. Jones
Pikeville
W. A. Schweitzer
Berwind
W. W. Boisture
Denier
Floor
Hale
St.joseph” Pirin
Wolds
G. M. Powers
Main Street
B. Shaffer
Tralee
Universal Corporation
S. Kanawha St. Beckley
Beckley National Bank
Beckley, W. Va
National Bank
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