Christmas Flower Show Discussed By Gardeners
Mullens RNS Co chairmen and six consultants for the Laurel Garden Club Christmas Flower Show met at Mrs. Ralph Mays home. They clarified schedules for the December 5 event including class rules on fresh material, background, and display requirements. Co chairmen S P Pearis and Roger Pritchett urged early entries with remaining vacancies in the artistic arrangement division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Garden Club of
Maullens
Mullens Moose
James Kuhlke
George Fordham
Seasons Storehouse
Ralph Mays
S. P. Pearis
Roger Pritchett
Moose Home
Elementary Association Dinner in Kingston Hosts Speakers
Fayette County Elementary Association held a dinner meeting Monday at Kingston school with Dr. John Winters of Oak Hill as main speaker. John Givens presided, Grace Trio performed, and banquet service was by A L Walker and Alva Anderson. Dozens of principals from area schools attended, and the next meeting is scheduled for December 14 at Boomer’s Catholic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
RNS
John Winters
Oak Hill
Fayette
Alva Anderson
Board of Education
Mabel J. Perdue
Deepwater
Doyle Wickline
Montgomery Junior High
Lawrence Kessler
Glen Jean
Charles C. Neal
Ross A. Dever
Ansted Junior High
Emmet Hughes
Scarbro
W. D. Skaggs
Gauley Bridge
John Hughes
Thomas E. Ashe Jr
Mount Hope
Hugh Cavendish
Danese
Joseph B. Scott
Page
Anne Rowe
Minden
Virginia Napier
Gatewood
Lucille Meadows
Harlem Heights
Mary Wollerton
Glen Ferris
Carl B. Legg
Jodie
Alice D. Proctor
Beckwith
Kenneth Legg
Catholic Hall
Boomer
Meddings Rites Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Stanley B. Meddings, 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Maple Fork Freewill Baptist Church by Rev. Ernest Barley. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. He died after a long illness in Holden hospital. Survivors include two brothers, a sister, two sons, two daughters, 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The body will be taken to the home of his daughter Minnie Hinte in Kilsyth this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Meddings
Lawrence
Bon Lear
George Meddings
Ceredo-Kenova
Bessie Pack
Painteville
Clifford
Holden
Bill
California
Minnie Hinte
Kilsyth
Mary Grose
Monaville
Hinte
Tyree
Mount Hope
Chester V Legg Succumbs At 54 In Oak Hill
Chester V. Legg of Oak Hill died at 3 30 a m in Charleston hospital after a month long illness. Heart attack listed as cause. Survived by wife Mattie Logan Legg two brothers sister one son and one daughter and four grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Chester V. Legg
Charleston
Mattie Logan Legg
Cal van
Harry Legg
Victor
Cora Legg
Grady V. Legg
Chely
Martha Kocholek
Minneapolis
Minn
Tyree Funeral Home
Donald Farley Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Donald Edward Farley will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Church of God in South Mullens with Rev. John J. Bailey presiding. Burial follows at Resthaven Cemetery in Princeton. Farley, 31, died Sunday at Beckley VA Hospital from uremic poisoning linked to diabetes. He was born April 24, 1928, in South Mullens and served briefly in the Navy. Surviving: parents Henry and Essie Farley, sister Mrs. William Scott, brothers Lloyd Henry Jr. and David. The body remains at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mullens
Navy
Elmore
Virginian Railway
Metallic nickel first produced on industrial scale
The record notes the historical milestone of nickel reaching industrial production levels, marking a turning point in metallurgy. It highlights the emergence of large scale refining and shaping processes that enabled widespread use of nickel in manufacturing and industry during the late 19th or early 20th century.
Adult Machine Shop Class Organization Slated At Oak Hill
Plans outline an organizational meeting at Collins High School Oak Hill for an adult machine shop theory and practice class. If approved, classes meet twice weekly for 25 weeks, with a certificate awarded on completion detailing hours by machine. Interested individuals may contact Gene Bowling at the high school or shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Collins High School
Concern
Gene Bowling
Mercer School Break-In Leaves Destruction At Ceres Elementary
AP reports a Sun day afternoon break-in at Ceres Elementary on the Bluefield Princeton Road left the school “all but wrecked.” Damage exceeds 1000 dollars as Mercer County youths, about ages 9 and 10, are believed to be the culprits. State police expect arrests when the suspects are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ceres
Bluefield
Mercer County
R Henry Dies in New York Died in New York
R HENRY formerly of Mount Hope died in New York Sunday. The body will be returned to the Trent Funeral Home Beckley for burial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Reu
Ben Henry
New York
Trent Funeral Home
Beckley
Former Wyo Countain Dies
Pau line Cox Blankenship 21 of St. Louis Missouri died in Faith Hospital at 9 20 a m Sunday of cancer She was wife of Wilbur Blankenship daughter of Mason and Beatrice Cox Survived by three brothers six sisters and her husband Funeral services planned at Pierpoint Church with burial in Pierpoint Cemetery Body to Bluefield Tuesday morning and to Pierpoint home of her husband's parents Tuesday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Jr
Sausville
Harold Manning
Margie Cox
St. Louis
Delores
Sue
Kathy
Pierpoint Church
Pierpoint Cemetery
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Bluefield
Akers Funeral Services Held Tuesday in Princeton
Claude Akers 60 of Princeton Athens Road died Saturday in a Princeton doctor’s office after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church Princeton with Rev James Jones officiating. Burial in Resthaven. Survivors include wife Ruth, daughter Ruth Kelly of Detroit, four sisters Evelyn Humphries Katheryn Hampton Edith Sweetnam Anna Griffin, and two brothers Ralph Beckley William Newport News. Pallbearers named. Body to Home then church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Rns
Claude Akers
First Baptist Church
Jimmy Jones
Resthaw- Akers
Athens
Louisa
Christiansburg
Henry
Mary Akers
Ruth
Ruth Kelly
Detroit
Mich
Evelyn Humphries
Jackson
Ohio
Katheryn Hampton
Roderfield
Edith Sweetnam
Welch
Anna Griffin
Hampton
Ralph
Beckley
William
Newport News
Lewis Skeens
W. B. Waddell
Buford Fink
George Dishner
Holly Bradberry
Harold Belcher
Rupert Dalton
54 Arrested In Raids At Welch
Welch AP reports late Saturday night and early Sunday morning raids on four McDowell County establishments led to 54 arrests for illegal gambling equipment. Cpl. C. S. Neely said 13 officers assisted from Welch and the Princeton office. Four truckloads of liquor and gaming gear were seized and destroyed. Preliminary hearings set for early this week. Locations included the Vagabond Club at Iae ger, Rendezvous Club on U S 52 between Welch and Iae ger, Key Club in Welch, and another Welch club with unnoted name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell
Cpl. C. S. Neely
Princeton
Cpl. Neely
Iaeger
Rendezvous
U. S
Iaegar
Key
Welch Club
Methodist Youth Workshop Slated
Methodist Youth Fellowship sponsors a Citizenship Workshop at Cedar Lakes Camp from November 27 to December 2. Attendees include citizenship and fellowship chairmen with adult advisors from 11 districts. eight youths and two adults per district may register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
West Virginia
Methodist
Cedar Lakes Camp
Conference Methodist Youth Fellowship
Eleanor Kuhl
Clarksburg
MYF
Rossing Smith
Ravenswood
William Street
Pineville
Douglas Shepherd
W. S. Wise
St. Mary’s
Velma Byrd
Madison
John Gartley
Morgantown
Garnet Lasure
New Martinsville
Becky Emch
Ivan Daniels Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Wounding
Ivan Daniels, a business man from Oceana, pleaded guilty in Wyoming County Circuit Court before Judge Morton F. Wagner to a charge of unlawful wounding of Walter Hinkle. The court accepted the plea and will refer the matter to the county probation officer for a report. Daniels’ attorney asked for probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Ivan Daniels
Oceana
Wyoming
Morton F. Wagner
Bluefield
Walter Hinkle
Daniels
D. Grove Moler
Mullens
Wyoming County
Pineville College Wind Ensemble to Perform
The Morris Harvey College Concert Wind Ensemble directed by Donald L. Bauschbach will play at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Pineville High School auditorium. Admission changes. the public is invited. The group, touring Southern West Virginia and Virginia Nov 18–20, includes brass, woodwind trio, and combined ensemble. Members are mainly music majors at Morris Harvey College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Wyoming County Band Directors Assn
Morris Harvey College
Pineville High School
George Brewster
Oceana High School
Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Donald L. Bauschbach
Morris Harvey
Lions Club District Meet Held In Mullens
A Lions Club zone meeting occurred during Mullens Club’s dinner at Mullens Grade School. Visitors from Kopperston Welch lager and Mullens clubs reported on projects including youth centers, glasses for needy children, broom sales, and community events. All WV clubs will sell perfumes in December to fund a statewide sight conservation eye clinic. Pendleton urged continued membership and active civic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Lions Club
Mullens Club
Kopperston
Ted Sauls
Johnny Paynter
D. K. Shields
Welch
J. C. Hunt
H. C. Lewis Jr
Mario del Cont
Lager
A. J. Trail Jr
Jim Pendleton
Mullens Lions Club
Boryne Dushkoff
James Kublke
David Lee Steele
Byron Toler
Welch Lions Club
Kopperston Lions Club
Inger Lions Club
Lions Clubs
West Virginia
Zone
Pendleton
Pineville Social Notes Share Visits and Hospital Return
Mrs Floyd Rose hosted Mrs Bill Burton of Riverside Drive and Mrs Burk Lamb of Toneda as guests on Thursday. Mrs Earl Walls returned home to Bowmans Bottom Pineville from Grace Hospital after a two day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Floyd Rose
Bill Burton
Riverside Drive
Burk Lamb
Toneda
Earl Walls
Bowmans Bottom
Grace Hospital
Walls
Urological Assn Officers Named At Meeting
A Temple University medical professor was chosen president elect of the Middle Atlantic Section of the American Urological Association at a four day White Sulphur Springs meeting that concluded Saturday. Dr. William Herbst of Washington becomes current president, with Dr. Laurain E. McCrae of Philadelphia to succeed him. Dr. W. Dabney Jarman of Washington was elected secretary treasurer. Next year’s meeting will be held outside the United States for the first time, planned for Bermuda in late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple University
Middle Atlantic
American Urological Assn
William Herbst
Washington
Charles A. Hoffman
Huntington
United States
Burmuda
Mount Hope Girl Scouts Pick Projects for Year
Mount Hope Intermediate Troop No. 2 selects new patrols Busy Bees and Red Wings led by Jane Garvin Ellen Page with assistants. Members include Linda Appleton Mary Carol Elliott Carol Greer Linda Mollohan Starr Tolliver Linda Haynes and Suzanne Trail. New sponsor Glen Jean Garden Club meets at Mountainair Hotel in Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Starr Tolliver
Ellen Page
Red Wings
Penny Brewer
Mary Jo McClung
Linda Haynes
Carol Crawford
Carol Little
Suzanne Trail
Joyce Tolliver
Annie Appleton
Peggy Dorsey
Margaret McClung
Glen Jean Garden Club
Mountainair ‘Hotel
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Ralph Mitchell
Charles
Asso
Donald Farley
Srene
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Haddad’s TV & Furniture Company
First Baptist
Alvin J. Cook
Crusade For Christ
Mercer School
R. Henry
Wyo
Countain
Akers
Methodist Youth Workshop
Cincinnati
Columbus
Norfolk
Richmond
Piedmont
T Birlines
Zona Hoke
Carol Jernigan
Ann Salango
Order of Rainbow
White Shrine Hall
Ansted
Miss Hoke
Jean Cope
Springfield Junior College
Springfield
Ill
del Mar College
Corpus Christi
Texas
University of South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Shirley Adkins
William Adkins
David Anson
St. Albans
Gary Bowman
Maremet
Martha Brammer
Seth
Richard Campbell
Gerry Ersek
Grundy
Ernest Gillespie
Patricia Harris
Mate
Urological Assn
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