Fayette School Board authorizes bids for Pax High Gym
Fayette County Board of Education, at a special meeting in Fayetteville on November 2, agreed to advertise for bids on a cinderblock gymnasium for Pax High School and to hire a home economics teacher if a qualified candidate is found. The meeting also heard delegations from She Scarbro Parent Teacher Association seeking indoor restrooms and from the Lawson PTA about completing consolidation work, plus requests for bus transportation to Mead Row Bridge and repairs at Boomer Negro School.
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Pax High
Register
Fayetteville
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Fayette County
Payettlyville
Pax High School
Fayette County Board of Education
MENA
John Bennett
Hackus Mountain
Meadrow Bridge School
Greenville School
Otway Gunnoe
H. G. Wheal
College of Education
West Virginia University
Wheat
Theresa Thornton
Oak Hill
Supreme Regent To Visit Temples In Fayette Area
The Supreme Regent of the Princes of Syracuse will attend a joint Oak Hill Temple and Knights of the Pythias meeting on November 15. Also invited are Eugene L. Lowe of Parkersburg, grand regent, and Woodrow Bell, Parkersburg, grand vice chancellor. Lowe and Bell directed the Kiddie Camp at Elizabeth. invitees include Pythians and prospective princes from Rainelle and Beckley.
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Oak Hill
Irving FE. Liste
Yakuna
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Elizabeth
Pythians
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Beckley
Arcadia Funeral Services Thursday for Mrs Arcadia
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Stella Arcadia will be held at Glendon Community Church Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev W W Pharr and Rev G M Ford will officiate Burial is in Highlawn Memorial Park The body will be moved to her mother Mrs Donnie Hess’s home in Glen Jean at 6 p.m. today Survivors include her husband three children her mother two half brothers four brothers and three sisters
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Oak Hill
Margaret Stella Arcadia
Glendon Community Church
W. W. Pharr
Mount Hope
G. M. Ford
Scarbra
Highlawn Memorial Park
Donnie Hess
Glen Jean
Arcadia
Oak Hill Hospital
Pineville Church Women to Meet at President's Home
Pineville Presbyterian Church women will gather at 7 30 tonight at the home of president Mrs Rena Blackburn Crowley Worrell Addison note.
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Pineville Presbyterian Church
Rena Blackburn
Crowley-Worrell- Addislon
Architect Nod On Ansted Building Plan Approved
Fayette County board authorized Javi Dean to plan a 12 town elementary building with a cafeteria at Ansted as part of county school expansion. Olway Callinine to arrange a bronze plaque for the new Collins High School at Oak Hill and other projects. plaque honors Justus Collins pioneer operator who donated the site. Elizabeth Howard replaces Martha Gaines as fax.
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Fayetteville
Javi J. ‘Dean
South Charleston
Fayette County
Justus Collins
Elizabeth Howard
Martha Gaines
Mullens Officials Consider Installing Traffic Lights
Mullens officials will be asked to install at least two traffic lights in the business district. Amanda Mankin sparked a lively discussion by complaining taxis on Holroyd Avenue are delayed entering First Street. A light at the Howard Avenue and Second Street intersection was also urged in the debate at last week’s meeting.
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Mullens
Amanda Mankin
First Street
Holroyd Avenue
Uowards Avenue
Chamber
Joe
Oak Hill Girl Heads Drama Club
Glorian Wilmoth of Oak Hill named president of West Virginia University’s Alpha Psi Omega dramatic students honor society. Officers include Geral Levy of New York as vice president and Roberta Pugh of West Liberty as secretary.
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Morgantown
Glorian Wilmoth
Oak Hill
Alpha Psi Omega
West Virginia University
Geral Levy
New York
Roberta Pugh
West Liberty
Dillon Named Fayetteville Divorce Commissioner
Dillon of Fayetteville is appointed chancery commissioner to hear all non contested divorce suits. He succeeds A M Vickers who resigned after about five years. Special commissioner War Unird of Fayetteville is empowered to hear non contested cases where Dillon is counsel. Luncheon guests at Mount Hope include residents Mrs R G Kirby Mrs Tom Rodgers Mrs Garland Poller Mrs Q M Venson Mrs Harvie Starth Mrs Lloyd G Fitzgerald Mrs Harold Hauck and Mrs Henry Lewis.
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ST. E. Dillon
Fayetteville
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Montgomery
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Second Grader Injured by Firecracker at Mount Hope Firmentary
Kenneth Blake, second grade student at Mount Hope Firmentary School, is hospitalized at HHS with severe eye burns after a firecracker exploded near his face. The explosion occurred while returning home with one or two peers who reportedly had firecrackers. Principal A J Walker assisted Mrs Blake and her son to the hospital.
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Mount Hope
Kenneth Blake
Mount Hope Firmentary School
Stussell Blake
Air Hhs Hospital
Itan
Kenneth
Blake
A. J. Walker
Nine New Members Initiated by Legion Auxiliary
At a candle light ceremony nine new members joined the American Legion Auxiliary in Mullens Moran Avenue. Initiation officers included Mrs F S Callac and Mrs Bernard Vaught. The group raised funds for veterans hospitals and improvements, placed orders for 2000 poppies, and expect 175 more members by January 1 while planning a Christmas gift exchange and needy veteran families drive.
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Mullens
American Legion Auxiliary
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Bernard Vaught
Ved Pritchard
R. J. Wart
Gene Atkins
H. Ip. Fuqua
Clyde Hedrick
Mabel Cullitey
Martha Margrave
Rotarians Hear Student Views on Youth Program
Oak Hill High School students led by Kathryn Thompson spoke at a Rotary Club dinner panel. They urged continuing Rotary youth recreation, urged cutting duplication with school clubs, and proposed junior high clubs feed into the senior club, plus plans for girls basketball softball tennis and bowling initiatives.
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Oak Hila
Oak Hill High School
Rotary Club
Kathryn Thompson
Rotary
Mary Jane Frye
Jean Waldren
Patricia Bazely
Ben Jarrell
Kathryn Thuimpson
Postmaster Feted At Surprise Birthday Party
Pineville postmaster George A. Brooks was honored at a surprise birthday gathering held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. George F. Brown. Hostesses were Mrs. J. D. Mangus and Mrs. Brown, with many local friends in attendance.
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Pineville
George A. Brooks
J. D. Mangus
George F. Brown
W.C. Bailey
Uthodore Bailey
Padi Goode
Jd. W. Houck
Deanie
W. C. Bailey
Dell Cooke
W. C. Belcher
Ralph Hale
F. L. Snyder
C. C. Holloway
C. W. Shufflebarger
Marvin Phillips
Oscar Pais
Vera Wenzel
Aliss Frances Bailey
Moose Club donates 125 to Sylvia School PTA
The Berkley Moose Lodge presented a $125 check to Sylvia Grade School Parent-Teacher Association. Junior governor Fran J Wovuaren Bales said the funds will be used for playground improvements. Jen Shirover of Beckley College praised athletics for the school program and the new blacktop near the basketball court. Officers to draft bylaws were C L Miller W H Buchannan and Denzil Palmer. Parents toured classrooms as Amesigan Educates Week observances continued. Refishment committee was led by Mrs Garnet Moore.
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Berkley Moose Lodge
Fran J Wovuaren Bales
Jen Shirover
Vic
Beckley College
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Ween
Garnet Moore
Patrick Patrick Rites Thursday Kilsyth Funeral services for Gooch M Patrick
Funeral services for Gooch M Patrick 67 of Kilsyth will be held at 1 p m Thursday at Mount Hope Baptist Church with Rev Clarence Figgatt officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. A retired coal miner and United Mine Workers member he was born in Jumping Branch. Survived by wife Susie Patrick, father Wilburn Patrick, three brothers and a sister, three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body moved to residence at 4 30 p m today from Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean.
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Mount Hope
Sunset Memorial Park
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Arthur Patrick
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Bargains on Aluminum Folding Chairs and Washers
Beckley Music and Electric Co advertises bargains on aluminum folding chairs for 3.95 and various washers. Prices include Thor and Westinghouse models from 139.95 to 299.95, with used units at 34.95. Located on S Fayette Street, phone 3393.
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W C L U Institute Held at Mullens Church Thursday
The Pentacostal Holiness Church in South Mullens will host the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Institute from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. State president Mrs. A. L. Rohrer of Beckley will speak. Attendees should bring a prepared lunch. The union’s monthly meeting is set for November 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Ben Dunman Elementary School.
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Beckley
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