Whitesville Chamber Plans Christmas Holiday Events
Whitesville chamber members met to outline Christmas plans including a November 17 street lighting project, a parade featuring Clear Fork Marsh Fork and Sherman bands, and an employer employee banquet. Committee members Bill Hammedy Charles Abshire Danny Branham and Ralph Hattle led the discussion with Dr Emanuel Kostas reporting on lighting and coordination with the Fire Department.
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Whitesville
RNS
Danny Branham
Ralph Hattle
Richard Brown
Lucy Thomas
Manuel Arvon
Emanuel Kostas
Fire Department
Clear Fork
Marsh Fork
Sherman
Eddie Harvit
Raleigh Sritt
Whitesville School
Water system meeting set today in Lookout
LOOKOUT The third meeting on a centralized Lookout water system will be at 7 30 this evening at Lookout High School. Montgommery lawyer Gordon Billheimer will run the session explaining the program and technicalities then residents will vote on whether to proceed.
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Lookout
Lookout High School
Gordon Billheimer
Montgommery
Billheimer
Armstrong Creek
Farmer's Home Administration
Loosout
Whitesville 4-H Club Formed as Boone County Sees Seven Local Clubs
Whitesville gains a new 4-H Club with Helen Vamos as leader and 12 girl members. Seth area follows under Gene Kirk Marcel Brown and Florence Turner with two club teachers Lydia Dolin and Josie Gilbert. Prenier Club led by Emory Bowne. Boone County totals rise to 97 clubs guided by two agents Justine Foglesong and Bill Ervine from Madison, aiding clubs in activities.
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Whitesville
RNS
Helen Vamos
Seth
Gene Kirk
Marcel Brown
Florence Turner
Lydia Dolin
Josie Gilbert
Emory Bowne
Boone County
Justine Foglesong
Bill Ervine
Madison
First Presbyterian Whitesville to Host Silver Tea
Members of the First Presbyterian Church Whitesville will sponsor a Silver Tea at the church on Sunday from 3 to 3. Mrs T S Cleveland is in charge of arrangements and Miss Rhoda Haist as in charge of music and entertainment.
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Whitesville
IRNS
First Presbyterian Church
T. $. Cleveland
Rhoda Haish Tas
Dentist Dr Duncan wins 30000 on Break the Bank
New York dentist Dr Harry Duncan of Oak Hill won 30000 Tuesday night on NBC Break the Bank while answering Buddha related questions for a shot at 250000. He did not need assist from Miss Mintie Struthers and will attempt 35000 next week with a handsaw mentioned.
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New York
Harry Duncan
Oak Hil
NBC
Duncan
Buddha
Dr. Duncan
Mintie Struthers
Oak Hill Council Backs Curfew Law and Gun Ban
Oak Hill Council instructs Police Chief H E Janney to enforce the curfew for unaccompanied youths under 16 by 9 p m and to cut airgun misuse. City Attorney Higgins to draft an ordinance banning airgun use. council also approves parking meter relocations and streetlight reviews amid ongoing paving and tax-collection actions.
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Oak Hill
RNL
H. E. Janney
Janney
Jack Higgins
H. C. Brown
Wallace Bennett
Church St
Washington and
Summerlee Aves
Highland Ave
Ballard
Oak Hill Hospital
Wood
Country Club Road
H. L. van Camp
Brown
Virginia St
Bennett
Fourth Ave
E. N. Goode
Fruitland Ave
Long Company
Raleigh Coca Cola Company
Goode
City Attocney
Rites Thursday For R E Dancy
Funeral services for Roby Edgar Dancy 61 will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Guyandotte Baptist Church Jesse with Rev Wayne Rollins officiating. Burial follows in the family cemetery at Jesse. Dancy died Tuesday at Veterans Hospital Beckley. He was born Sept 26 1895 in North Wilkesboro NC. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ollie Cook Cleveland Ohio and Edith Daney at home, eight sons Kenneth Brenton Edgar Barney Jimmy Willian Connie Lonnie and Spurgeon all of Jesse, one brother Crum of Jesse. Body moved from Evans Funeral Home Oceana to the Jesse residence at 3:30 p.m. today and to the church at the funeral hour.
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Jesse
Roby Edgar Dancy
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Wayne. Rolins
Kopparston
Dancy
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Troy
Elizabeth Daney
Ollie Cook
Cleveland
Ohio
Edith Daney
Kenneth
Brenton
Edgar
Barney
Jimmy
Willian
Connie
Lonnie
Spurgeon
Broiher
Crum
Evans
Oceana
Mrs Paul Ritchie To Return Home Today
Mullens residents learn Mrs Paul Ritchie of Church Street is flown home today from University Hospital Charlottesville after an amazing recovery from a major operation to open a closed heart valve. Doctors have ordered no visitors for at least 10 days.
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Mullens
Paul Ritchie
Church St
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Royalty Reigns At Football Game At Mount Hope
The final game of the season saw Oak Hill beat Mount Hope 26 to 6 and capture the Old Oaken Bucket, affecting the Payette County league title race. Junior attendant Miss Virginia Scalt and escorts precede seniors and escorts at the event.
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Mount Hope High
Virginia Scalt
Bill Nelson
Larry McGuffin
June Dorson
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Mary Lou Lizal
Collins
Red Devil
Martha Sue Wall
Sharon Elkins
Mustang
Ruth Ann Jones
Wally Forst
Ex-Colcord Resident Ethel Clere Dies at 74 in Milton
Colcord Friends report the death of Mrs. Ethel Clere, a longtime Colcord resident who moved to Milton about twenty years ago. A 74 year old widow had been ill for months and was bedridden. Burial occurred in Milton Cemetery.
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Colcord
RNS
Ethel Clere
Milton
Jury Indicts 16 In Wyoming County Session
A Wyoming County grand jury returned 16 indictments Tuesday after a 63 minute session led by Prosecuting Attorney Robert Bailey. Cases include murder charges against Jesse Kennedy for the Aug. 12 shooting of Lee B. Smith and multiple breaking and entering counts connected to the Ma Ben store and Donald Duck Market. Additional indictments involve theft of motor oil and a Sept. 1 robbery near Glen Fork, with names including Irvin Cozort James Perry Gene Bowman Lloyd Coleman Walter Chafin Clyde Sheppard Clifford Blankenship Boyd Cook Bill Marsh Orville Bearfield and others. Old warrants and related assault charges also surfaced among the proceedings.
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Pineville
Rns
Wyoming County
Robert Bailey
Jesse Kennedy
Guyan
Lee B. Smith
Smith
Little Huff Creek
Frans
Austin Delk
Ted
Maben
Gulf Mining Company
Delk
Texas
Irvin Cozort
James Perry
H. E. McGraw
McGraws
Gene Bowman
Lloyd Coleman
Walter Chafin
Virginia Railway
Baileysville
Paul Goode
Clyde Shepard
Clifford Blankenship
Boyd Cook
William Collins
Glen Fork
Bill Marsh
Collins
Orville Bearfield
Clearfork
Haven Gunnee
Ballot canvass begins in Boone County recount requested
The Boone County Board of Canvassers opened the official canvass of election returns Tuesday morning and will continue until the recount is completed. Republican Tom Gibson requested a recount after losing the sheriff race by 39 votes to Democrat Dell White.
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Madison
BNS
Boone County
Board of Canvassers
Tom Gibson
Dell White
Youths Suffer Minor Injuries When Truck Upsets Near Herndon
Four teenagers returning from a Wiener roast escaped serious harm after a pickup overturned on State Route 10 near Herndon at about 8 p.m. Bernard White 18 Bud driver and Mary Clark 17 were treated for facial cuts and released from Wyeating General Hospital. Others Larry Shumate 16 Tierney and Patty Coomes 15 Covel were uninjured. White said he lost control trying to throw leftovers from the truck window.
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Atullens
RNS
Herndon
Bernard White
Bud
Mary Clark
Cover
Wyeating General Hospital
Larry Shumate
Tierney
Patty Coomes
Covel
Mullens Garden Clubs Plan Thursday Meetings
Two Mullens garden clubs schedule Thursday gatherings. The Laurel Club meets at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Harvey Christian’s home on Church Street with Mrs. Harry Woods co hosting. Mrs. Ray Bowling will present a Christmas decorations program. The Lorena Spillers Club gathers at 8 p.m. at the Highland Avenue home of Mrs. L. J. Lail for a workshop making hospital tray favors.
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Mullens
Laurel Club
Harvey Christian
Church St
Harry Woods
Ray Bowling
Lorena Spillers Club
Highland Ave
L. J. Lail
Birthday list mirrors names and towns across November date
A fragmented birthday notice enumerates individuals including Julia Ann Sawders Pax Ada Durrett Thomas Montgoers Samuel John Sluzas Oak Hill Christine Tiffany Montgomery Lois Walker Smithers Cecil Lewis Evans Oak Hill Ada D Thomas Montgomery and Robert Junior Downing Oak Hill with scattered month markers and locations.
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Julia Ann Sawders
Pax
Ada Durrett Thomas
Montgoers
Samuel John Sluzas
Oak Hill
Christine [Va Tiffany
Montgomery
Lois Walker
Smithers
Cecil Lewis Evans
Ada D.thomas
Robert Junior Downing
Henry Terro Fined On Speed Charge
Henry Terro of Oak Hill received a $16.50 fine in Mayor M. G. Hiesan's court on a speeding charge. He was summoned by Chief of Police T. M. Munsaker after being stopped on Maple Avenue.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Henry Terro
Oak Hill
M. G. Hiesan
T. M. Munsaker
Maple Avenue
Colcord Women Invited to Silver Tea Sunday
Colcord Women’s Association invited to Silver Tea hosted by Whitesville Church Women’s Association. Event runs from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Wilson Walker in charge of reservations. contact her to attend.
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Colcord
RNS
Colecord Wemen's Association
Women’s Association of
Whitesville
Wilson Walker
Burglar Sentenced 110 Years Flees Wyoming Jail
A confessed burglar sentenced to one to ten years escaped from Wyoming County Jail in Pineville. Frank Austin Delk, 22, with a prior escape record, reportedly fled through a second floor window after jail inmates were awakened. Delk had pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Maben Store theft and was later arrested in Texas with stolen merchandise. Police described Delk as a driver with no fixed address, about 150 pounds, dark blond hair and Elvis Presley sideburns. Authorities suspect he may try to steal a car during flight.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming
Dan Justice
Frank Austin Delk
North Carolina
Fime
About & A.m
Delk
Maben
Gulf Mining Co
Texas
Wyoming County
Paul Goode
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Payne in Scarbro
Funeral services for Mrs. Detoratively Payne, 45, of Scarbro Route 1, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Rairview Methodist Church East Kingston, with Rev. Moss and Rev. Fos officiating. Burial at Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survivors include husband Charles H. Payne two sons Sgt. Samuel J. Payne in Austin Texas and Pfc Gary E. Payne at Camp Greger N C two daughters Mrs Woodrow Payne Oak Hill and Miss Drema C. Payne Scarbro two brothers Orville Winston Scarbro Glen P Winston Parkersburg one sister Mrs Goldie Cravenstott address unknown four grandchildren. Body moved from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to home at 4 p.m. today then to church one hour before services.
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Searbro
Perry J. Wriston
Mattie Frvin Wriston
Route 1
Lick Fork Methodist Church
Scarbro
Charles H. Payne
Samuel J. Payne
Air Force
Austin
Texas
Gary E. Payne
Camp Greger
N. C
Woodrow Payne
Oak Hill
Drema C. Payne
Orville Winston
Glen P. Winston
Parkersburg
Goldie Cravenstott
Tyree
Oak Hil
Colcord Personal Notices Highlight Birth and Funeral
Herbert Dillon of Dayton Ohio visited Colcord this weekend with his parents Luther and a Colcord family. Shirley Lee Dillon was born November 10 weighing 6 pounds 1.5 ounces. A funeral for Hattie Reta Kern Whitesville was held at Independent Baptist Church with burial at Ronceverte cemetery in Greenbrier County.
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Colcord
RNS
Herbert Dillon
Dayton
Ohio
Luther Dillon
Shirley Thompson
Shirley Lee
Mary Perry
Freida Herron
Betty Joe Thompson
Charleston
Normal Perry
Glen Herron
Forest Chambers
Caleard
Gordon Dilton
Otc
Calcord
Ameaste
Harry Kern
Trudy
Bluefield
Hattie ‘Reta
Whitesville
Independent Baptist Church
Ronce- Verte Greenbrier County
Kerns
Fayetteville Fire Department Answers US 21 Call
Fayetteville volunteers responded to a late midnight fire at Fred and Mildred's Drive-in on US 47. Police say the blaze started from a stove flue, damaging merchandise in the dining room corner. Firefighters fought the fire for about an hour. the restaurant is between Fayetteville and Oak Hill and owned by Raleigh Fox.
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Payetteville
ANS
Fayetteville
Tunney HuntSaker
Oak Hill
Raleigh Fox
Whitesville Lodge Meets as Ellen Vickers Presides
Mrs Ellen Vickers noble grand presided over the Whitesville Lodge meeting Monday night. Fourteen members heard a Rebekah Convention report from Montgomery with three Whitesville delegates, Gloria Dickens, Vickers, and Marie Kelty. The lodge received a special tribute and a gift to bring back. Six months reports were read and Whitesville earned Honorable Mention for the second best report. Next week includes ritual practice for all members and officers.
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Whitesville Crns
Ellen Vickers
Noble Grand
Rebekah
Montgomery
Whitesville
Gloria Dickens
Vickers
Marie Keltey
Whitesville Lodge
Veterans Day Event in Boone County Madison
A Sunday Veterans Day program in Madison featured a courthouse flag raising ceremony and speeches by Everett Hannan Charleston department commander of the American Legion and Eugene W. Walker East Rainelle department commander of the VFW. The event was led by American Legion Fifth District Commander J Manning Bogés of Madison with marching bands from Sherman High School Madison High School and Yan High School joining the color guard veterans and scouts.
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Madison
RNL
W. Va
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Affairs
Everett Hannan
Charleston
Eugene W. Walker
East Rainelle
Vo Flw
J Manning Bogés
Sherman High
Heom, Seth
Scott
Madison High School
Yan High School
Court Costs Paid By Otis Harris
Otis Harris Wriston paid court costs before Magistrate A D Brown at Edmond Tuesday evening. Assault charges against him were dismissed. Miles Akers also of Wriston had obtained an assault warrant after a shooting at Akers home Saturday afternoon.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Otis Harris
Wriston
A. D. Brown
Edmond
Miles Akers
Harris
Akers
Car missing from Oak Hill found by hunter
Dr. WLOT Bitlinger's car reported missing on Nov 7 was located Tuesday afternoon on Old Goose Creek Road above the 4-H Camp by a rabbit hunter who alerted the county sheriff. Deputy G B Bennett said one tire and wheel were ruined and a spare tire and wheel had been stolen from the vehicle.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Wlot
Bitlinger
Goose Creek
County Sheriffs Office
G. B. Bennett
Theta Rho Conference Set at Jacksons Mill
WHITESVILLE RNS The Autumn Conference of Theta Rho Girls Club will be held at Jacksons Mill this weekend after a postponement to accommodate a United Nations representative. Foreign delegates are expected to attend and demonstrate folk dancing and international customs. Several Theta Rho Girls from Whitesville may attend the conference.
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Whitesville
RNS
Theta Rho
Jackson's Mill
United Nations
Camp-O-Ree Scheduled Nov 16 18 in Fayette
About 150 Scouts will attend the fall camp-o-ree at the county 4 H camp in Fayetteville with A Bo Bower as camp director and Kenneth Robbins as camp-o-ree chief. Activities include signaling first aid map reading knot tying forestry and fun events like scavenger hunt rope climbing tug of war and shoe scramble leading to a Saturday camp fire and Sunday morning church services with awards.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Reach Patrol
Forest Fires Near Boone Towns and Whitesville
Boone County Forester reports two forest fires near Madison on Monday and several in the Turtle Creek area being fought by volunteers. A Whitesville fire began Monday morning, reached a pace requiring the Whitesville Fire Department to respond at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, with crews moving equipment to Ferndale to protect houses. No damage reported.
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Whitesville
BNS
Frank Crew
Boone County Forester
Madison
Turtle Creek
Clown
Whitesvile
Ferndale
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Whitesville Chamber
Westinghouse Electric
Pagoda Shopping Center
Harper Road
Superior Sterling Co
R. E. Dancy
Echo Spring
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling CO
Louisville
Robert Stover
Roberti James
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Stover
Navy
Indianapolis
Ind
Marie Davis
Lige Lee
Miranda Bevins
William
Miranda Berlins
Boone
Mullens Garden Clubs
Mrs. Payne
Colcord Personals
Fayette
Mrs. Ellen Vickers
Dr. Bitlinger
Hunter
Jacksons Mill
Camp-O-Ree
Philco
Beckley Music & Electric
Valley Drive
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