Wyoming Girls Disappearance Under Sheriff Investigation
Wyoming County Sheriff Bert Short and Deputies Riffe and Dan investigate the October disappearance of two teenage girls, Arbutus Stafford and Louise Maynard, who left home together after money orders were given to the staffords. The girls, last seen in Beckley and reported in Welch and Panther Creek areas, are sought by warrants issued for arrest if found.
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Bpceana
RNS
Wyoming
Bert Short
Dep- Ballard Riffe
Bud Danov
Arbutus Stafford
Daree
Turkey Dip
Louise An Maynard
Charlie Coleman
Hanover
Staffords
Daugh Lert
Maynard
Denrly
Beckley
Mark Maynard
Stafford
Sheriff Short
Arbutus
Matheny
Louise Maynard
Wyoming County
Welch
Panther Creek
Jaeger
Short
Riffe
Daniels
Troy Vance
McDowell County
Whitesville PTA Visits Classrooms
Whitesville PTA met in the school auditorium after a classroom visitation period. President Mrs. Kenneth Jarrell led about 200 parents and teachers as first and second graders performed under Mrs. Howard Grubbs. Mrs. Snodgrass presented the Hot Lunch Award of 1957 to Mrs. C. W. Hoffman.
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Whitesville
RNS
Parent - Teacher Association
Kenneth Jarrell
Howard Grubbs
H. Snodgrass
PTA
C. W. Hoffman
Snodgrass
Pauline Bsharah
Whitesville School
Gladys Radcliffe
Elmer Davidson
Mrs. Tommy Coleman Honored With Shower
A stork shower was held at the Pax home for Mrs Tommy Joe Coleman Mossy. Hostess was her mother-in-law Mrs Azel Coleman Mossy with many guests including Mrs Iva Billings Mrs Dana Craddock Mrs Aileen Janney and others.
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Pax
Lowell Cogar
Tommy Joe Coleman
Mossy
Azel Coleman
Iva Billings
Dana Craddock
Aileen Janney
Margaret Aaron
Pauline Kinley
Edith Hall
Wanda Humphrey
Clementine Humphrey
C. S. Humphrey
John Davidson
Lonnie Lafferty
Fred
A. W. Pettry
Nina Shuck
Dorothy Aliff
Marie Aliff
Grace Williams
Jewel Lively
Clint Lively
Louise Wilmoth
Elizabeth Liferty
Lowell Cogar Jr
Beldon Lafferty
Burma Dale Stover Weds Debra Stover in Colcord Home
Mr and Mrs Rulle Stover Colcord announce the marriage of their daughter Burma Dale to Debra Stover son of Mr and Mrs Howard Stover Colcord. The ceremony was performed Friday at the home of Rev and Mrs Jack Weller Jarroldsvally with the bride as witness. Both attended Clear Fork High School. the groom is a World War II veteran employed by Raleigh Eagle Coal Company Ameagle.
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Colcord
BNS
Rulle Stover
Burma Dale
Debra Stover
Howard Stover
Jack Weller
Jarroldsvally
Clear Fork High School
Raleigh Eagle Coal Company
Ameagle
Mount Zion Baptist Church Homecoming Plans
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Long Branch schedules its annual homecoming on Sunday. Rev. C. E. Phillips of Charleston will deliver the morning message. Dinner follows at 1 p.m. and a 2:30 p.m. program with Mrs. Altie Stone as mistress of ceremonies. Public invited.
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PAX
RNS
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Long Branch
C. E. Phillips
Charleston
Altie Stone
Lilly Haven Personal Notes Outlook for Weekend Visits
Sun day guests of Mr and Mrs Jones included Mr and Mrs Charles Aran gio Northfork and Mr and Mrs Lloyd League with children. David and Delores visited his brother and sister in Lester. Parsons and sons Junior and Lewis Ray Newton visited Ed Thorns bury and Lewis Ray stayed a week. Pvt Delaine Clark Fort Jackson S C on 14 day leave with wife and daughter. James Jones family spent weekend in Beckley visiting relatives.
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Lilly Haven
RNL
Jones
Charles Arangio
Northfork
Lloyd League
David
Delores
Lester
Clinton League
Ete Parsons
Lewis Ray
Newton
Ed Thornsbury
Pvt
Delaine Clark
Fort Jackson
S. C
James Jones
Sandra
Judy
Beckley
Frank Massey
Charleston
Belle
Marmet
al Bonds
Whitesville
Pete Bonds
Naoma
Louella
Kanawha Valley Hospital
J. L. Massey
Gail
Darrell Dye
Shelly Darrelene
Mark Alan
Weston
Sundial
James Estep
Akron
Ohio
Estep
Stanley Cooke
Delbert Estep
Marvin Eversole
Dale Webb
Sherry Lynn
Darrell Flynn
Rock Creek
Earnest Jarrell
Germany
Roberts
Fort Campbell
Clarksburg
Tenn
A. L. Roberts
Madison
Charley Jarrell
South
Charlie Skidmore
Monme County
Ennis Scarbro
Montcval
Massey Trucking Co
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. Jerry Black in Marfrance Home
A bridal shower honoring Mrs. Jerry Black was hosted Friday at the Marfrance home of her mother Mrs. Vangell Seabolt with co host Mrs. Otie Black. A large list of guests included Mrs. June Adkins Mrs. Albert Shortridge Mrs. Buren Greer Mrs. James Edens and many others.
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Marfrance
RNS
Jerry Black
Vangell Seabolt
Otie Black
June Adkins
Albert Shortridge
Buren Greer
James Edens
Richard Witt
Lewis Copen
Florence Harrison
Roy Gillispie
Jimbo Copen
Clement
Evelyn Cale
Virginia Seabolt
Thomas McGarty
Jim Willard
Bill Holliday
Rose Ailstock
Earl Harris
Alden George
Guy Tyree
Carroll Fox
Lugene Kelly Jr
Bill Davis
Homner Wills
Porky Belcher
Charles Carnell
Clarence Copen
Honored With Party For Linda Rider
Linda Rider was honored with a party by her mother Mrs Jack Rider at their home Friday The evening featured games Attending were Peggy Cook William Gibson Cheryl Ann Workman Craig Harper Sandra Buckley Dicky Elkins Donna Kay Smith Douglas Childress Jesse Osborne Gwendolyn Carol Myers Judy Gillenwater L C Arga bright Joe Osborne Jimmy Daniels Brenda Mitchem Johnny Wilson Kay Estep Brenda Baldwin
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Oceana
RNS
Linda Rider
Jack Rider
Peggy Cook
William Gibson
Chery Ann Workman
Craig Harper
Sandra Buckley
Dicky Elkins
Donna Kay Smith
Douglas Childress
Jesse Osborne
Gwendolyn Carol Myers
Judy Gillenwater
L. C. Argabright
Joe Osborne
Jimmy Daniels
Brenda Mitchem
Johnny Wilson
Kay Estep
Brenda Baldwin
Funeral Rites for Augustus Tyree Set at Tyree Chapel
Augustus Jewell Tyree 58 of Maple Fork vice president of Tyree Funeral Home dies at Oak Hill hospital from heart ailment. Funeral Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill at 11 am with Revs. Fred Cline and C S Donnelly officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Survivors: wife Thelma Blake Tyree and children Joseph Preston Marjorie Frances. Body to be moved from Keyser Bryant Beckley to Oak Hill for viewing after 1 pm Thursday.
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Maple Fork
RNS
Augustus Jewell
Gussie) Tyree
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Fred Cline
Beckley
C.S. Donnelly
Sunset Memorial Park
Tyree
Tyree Funeral Home, Inc
Mount Hope
Church of Christ At
State Embalmers and Funeral Directors Association
Bradley Lions Club
Moose Lodge 1664
Joseph Paul Tyree
Josephine Bailey Tyree
Thelma Blake Tyree
Joseph Preston
Marjorie
New York City
Frances
Richmond
Keyser - Bryant
Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Fayetteville
Seven couples applied for marriage licenses in Fayette County. Charles Richard Brown 26 of Glasgow and Barbara Anne Sizemore 22 of Longacre. Ronald L Brown 22 Mount Hope and Mary Young 18 Oak Hill. Clint Centers 22 Huntington and Maralene Gwynné Clark 20 Charlton Heights. Harold Gene Daniels 21 Alum Creek and Delores Ann Murray 18 Harvey. Thurl W Morris 20 Lansing and Violet Gaye Rogers 16 Ansted. Cassie Edward Summers Jr 23 Ovapa and Jeanetta Jean Given 23 Fayetteville. James Todorovich 25 and Mary Sue Dickinson 23, Oak Hill residents.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Charles Richard Brown
Glasgow
Bernard
Eleanor Brown
Barbara Anne Sizemore
Longacre
Lon
Edith Sizemore
Ronald L. Brown
Mount Hope
Robert W
Emily Brown
Mary Young
Oak Hill
Emory
Grace Young
Clint Centers
Huntington
Willis and
Vera Centers
Ovapa
Cossie E
Stella Summers
Jeanetta Jean Given
Arnold
Blanche Given
James Todorovich
Joseph and
Mary D. Todorovich
Mary Sue Dickinson
Fred W. and
Nelle Dickinson
Birthday Party Fetes Miss Flouetta Foster
Mr and Mrs Dona Stafford honored their daughter Flouetta Foster on her 13th birthday with a party in Oceana. Refreshments were served to a long list of friends and relatives including Anna Blankenship Raymond Blankenship Jim Blankenship Carol Sue Maynor Mack Pritchard Delma Jean Pritchard and many Stafford family members.
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Oceana
RNS
Dona Stafford
Flouetta Foster
Anna Blankenship
Raymond Blankenship
Jim Blankenship
Carol Sue Maynor
Mack Pritchard
Delma Jean Pritchard
Dianna Lambert
Sandra Perry
Elaine Conley
David Lee Cook
Drema Gibson
Robert Cozort
Don L. Cozort
Terry Cozort
Champ Perry
Eddie Bostic
Pineville Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Pineville and nearby area residents shared weekend visits with relatives across West Virginia. Robert Martin and William Sowers Jr. of Athens joined kin in Pineville while Grace Hospital Welch reported patient improvement for Fred Sackett after major surgery.
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Pineville
Rns
Robert Martin
William B. Sowers Jr
Athens
Fred Sackett
Keystone
Grace Hospital
Welch
G. K. Basham
Thames Browning
Logan
Benjamin E. Nutter
Marcia
St. Albans
Charlie A. Shields
James Pizzino
Gail
Beckley
Brenda Baldwin Celebrates 13th Birthday at Poe Building
KOPPERSTON RNS Brenda Baldwin was honored with a birthday party at the Poe Education Building on Saturday marking her 13th birthday. Hosts included her parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Baldwin with Mrs Burleigh Walker assisting. guests listed include Sandra Browning Matheney Sandra Buckley Elizabeth Brown Sandra Thacker Cheryl Workman Judy Gillenwater Gwen Myers Frances Dillo Donna Smith Bobby Gray Pete Childers Carson Cook Glenn Keys Craig Harper Dickie Elkins Johnny Wilson Michael Estep and Sammy Wooten.
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Kopperston
RNS
Poe Education
Brenda Baldwin
Clyde Baldwin
Burleigh Walker
Sandra Browning
Matheney
Sandra Buckley
Elizabeth Brown
Sandra Thacker
Cheryl Workman
Judy Gillenwater
Gwen Myers
Frances Dillo
Donna Smith
Bobby Gray
Pete Childers
Carson Cook
Glenn Keys
Craig Harper
Dickie Elkins
Johnny Wilson
Michael Estep
Sammy Wooten
Martin Waives To Grand Jury
Fayetteville RNS Des per Martin, 39, Glen White, waived to grand jury on a felonious assault charge before Magistrate Virgil Lyons and released on 500 dollar bond. Martin told Deputy Lex Fox he murdered his wife with a rock but Audra Martin survived, pretended to be dead to avoid another blow, and was discharged from Oak Hill hospital.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Desper Martin
Glen White
Virgil Lyons
Martin
Lex Fox
Audra Martin
Oak Hill
Brazil's Size Surpasses U S Continental Area
Brazil covers 3,275,510 square miles dominating more than half of South America, exceeding the United States continental area of 3,026,789 square miles. The figures highlight Brazil's vast geographic footprint relative to the United States.
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Brazil
South America
United States
Mrs Scott Re-elected To State Councils Assn Office
Mrs Sue Scott of Oak Hill is re-elected for a second five year term as executive secretary of the State Association of Student Councils. She is a Collins High School social studies teacher who previously served as junior and senior sponsor and co sponsor for two Collins state presidents and one vice president. She has led workshops at the National Association of Student Councils Convention and attended NEA Safety Workshops and the Executive Secretary’s Conference in Chicago. She plans to attend the Executive Secretary’s Conference and the National Convention in Philadelphia next February.
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State Association of Student Councils
Sue Scott
Oak Hill
Scott
Collins High School
John Fisk
Gene Dickinson
Allen Walker
Collins
National Association of Student Councils
West Virginia
National Education Association
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Philadelphia
Coal River SUNDIAL Personal News Roundup
Sundial residents share visits and relocations as families travel from Marmet Charleston Naoma and Sundial. Boots include M Massey returning from Charleston, Al Bonds breaking arm, Roberts returning from Germany, D Dye moving to Weston, and several weekend guests across Sundial and Dry Creek communities.
Fayetteville Council Expands With Two Women Members
Fayetteville Town Council now has two women members. Mrs Ruby Rotan was appointed to fill the vacancy after her husband Luther Rotan’s death. Mrs Virginia Batton was appointed when A K LaFon resigned. Haven Shuck will serve two years on the Town Park Committee along with George Vicker for one year.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville Town
Ruby Rotan
Luther
Virginia Batton
A. K. LaFon
Haven Shuck
George Vicker
Artie Youth Hurt In Sideswipe Crash Near Ameagle
Kenneth Treadway, about 20, from Artie, was injured when his 1951 car struck a utility pole, loosening wires and causing local outages. He was speeding, wore scalp and forearm lacerations, a head concussion, and a leg concussion, then taken to Raleigh-Boone Medical Center.
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Ameagle
RNS
Kenneth Treadway
Treadway
Howard Treadway
Artie
Raleigh-Boone Medical Center
Dallas Parsons Burns Accident at Home
Four year old Dallas Parsons suffered third degree burns on his leg when his jeans caught fire near a backyard trash burn Friday. He was taken to Man Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Lilly Haven
RNS
Dallas Parsons
Virgil Parsons
Jarrolds Valley Club Discusses Bridge Plan
The Jarroldsvalley Community Club met at the Club House to hear a report on a proposed bridge over Coal River. Mrs. Mike Rich said Beckley officials favor building and raising the road fill, aiming for an early project so a school bus can serve local children without crossing in bad weather. Attendees included numerous residents and hostesses for the evening discussed monthly meetings.
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Jarrolds Valley
BNS
Jarroldsvalley
Coal River
Rich
James Dotson
Bob Blanton
Paul Peters
Clyde Legg
Jess Thomas
James Jersomine
Mike Rich
Addie Stravrakis
Prince Morris
Tom Gray
Argle Estep
Bryant Keathley
Rosemary Morris
Ellen Lewis
Nellie Gray
Alvina Dotson
Keathley
Estep
Oceana Area Weekend Guests Gather in Family Visits
Oceana residents hosted relatives from Mullens Bishop Va and Washington D C for weekend visits to see parents and grandparents. S Sgt Bryant Lane Cook on 39 day Marine leave joined families in Oceana and Bishop while others from Charleston Morgantown and Kopperston visited relatives in the area.
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Oceana
RNS
Glen Blankenship
Randy
Rickie
Omar
Fud Cook
Gene Cozort
Philip
Glen Cozort
Mullens
Wade Cozort
Bryant Lane Cook
Marines
Hawaii
Ralph Cook
Bishop, Va
Charles Thompson
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Gene Hatfield
Charleston
Cynthia
Shawn
R. C. Hatfield
Gene Hatfields
Port Daniels
Pentagon
Army
Otis Cook
Roy Goddard
Jim
Alvin Goddard
Johnny
Pineville
Freddie Laing
Roberts Shaffer Construction Co
Washington, Pa
Orphan Squirrels Bring Health Dept Cheer After Loss
Stark County Health Department staff cared for five orphaned squirrels after their mother was killed by a car near the county building. Workers rounded up the youngsters and now hand feed them as they mature, continuing a small morale boost from the once frequent porch visitor who played on the premises. Mt Everest, between Nepal and Tibet, is the world’s highest peak at 29,002 feet.
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Canton
Ohio
Stark County Health Department
Health Department
Nepal
Tibet
Asia
Supreme Court Reverses Wyo County Decree
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Wyoming County decree in a dispute over John W. Green’s property. Mullins sought a one third or one twelfth interest based on an oral contract to move to Green’s land and build a grocery store with later care for Green’s daughter. The court found the contract not proven by clear evidence and upheld the challenged one twelfth interest outcome.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Wyoming
John W. Green
Estel Mullins
Mullins
Green
Wyoming Circuit Court
Catherine Mullins
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Malins
Supreme Court
Chauncey Browning
Tony Rowe Dies in Greenbrier County Hunting Incident
Antonio Tony Rowe 73 of Boomer Fayette County died of a heart attack Tuesday while hunting with friends near Williamsburg Greenbrier County. A native of Italy he was a retired coal miner. Survivors include his wife and two brothers Jim Rowe of Clarksburg. Funeral rites incomplete.
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Williamsburg
Antonio
Tony) Rowe
Rowe
Boomer
Fayette County
Greenbrier
Italy
Jim
Clarksburg
Census Bureau Raises 1975 Population Estimate
The Census Bureau increased its 1975 population estimate by about 10 to 15 million, placing the total between 215.8 million and 243.9 million depending on future births, deaths, and immigration. Earlier estimates had ranged from 206.9 million to 228.5 million, with the current total about 175 million.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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