Pineville concert features combined ensemble and brass choir
A Pineville concert tonight at 8 p m presents a mixed program by the ensemble including a brass choir and a woodwind trio. The group, touring four states with 40 performances in two years, lists area music majors Gary Bowman Martha Brammer Carolyn Hurley Gaye McCoy among its members and is directed by Donald L Bauschbach assistant professor of music.
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Gary Bowman
Marmet
Martha Brammer
Seth
Carolyn Hurley
Pineville
Gaye McCoy
Madison
Charleston
Belle
Poca
St. Albans
Clay
Dunbar
Matewan
Mullens Board Briefing Hears Light Installations and Traffic Plan
Mullens City Board of Commissioners held a short meeting led by Mayor Woodrow W. Cook. Items included support for a Green Street street light, a complaint about property damage on Frantz Avenue, a caution near the Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home on Route 16, and a plan to pursue unlicensed vehicle enforcement.
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Harry Wyatt
Gener
Mullens OES To Meet Saturday
Mrs. Marie C. Young of Philippi, worthy grand matron of the Grand Jurisdiction of West Virginia, Order of Eastern Star, will visit the Mullens OES Chapter No. 100 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. A banquet in her honor is set for 6 p.m. in the Masonic clubroom. Grand officers and CES chapters are invited to attend.
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Mullens
RNS
Marie C. Young
Philippi
Grand Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Order of Eastern Star
Mullens Oes
Young
Masonic
CES
Club seeks enforcement role over highway law offenders
The club requests that anyone bearing its plaque who violates West Virginia highway laws be handed to the club for trial by its board of directors pending a report to state police. This reflects a push for the club to exercise jurisdiction before involving state authorities.
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Rebel Racers
Hot Rod Club
Robert Cook
Billy R. Hight
National Hot Rod Association
Maben
Hotchkiss Turnpike
West Virginia
Tyler Services Incomplete for Albert A Tyler
Albert A Ty ler of Fayetteville Route 1 died at Oak Hill hospital at 12 30 pm Tuesday from a heart ailment. He was 47 and a retired New River Co. employee at Lochgelly. Survived by wife Mattie three sons Donald G J B Tyler and Eugene of Baltimore Md two daughters Deloris Raikes Hazel Raikes and Drema Fedukovich and sister Cora Dyer. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
Ris
Albert A. Tyler
Fayetteville
Route 1
New River Co
Lochgelly
Mattie Fayetteville
Donald G
J. B. Tyler
Richmond
Eugene
Baltimore, Md
Deloris Raikes
Hazel Raikes
Drema Fedukovich
Cora Dyer
Tyree
Funeral services for Charles Cook scheduled Thursday
Charles Cook 63 of Pineville died Monday at 6 30 p m while at work for Island Creek Coal Co Marianna of heart attack Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Turkey Creek Baptist Church Oceana with Rev Roy Lester and Rev L B James officiating Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny Survivors include his wife Ni anza Belcher Cook three sons Bernard Wil lam and Ronald three daughters Ruby Geneva Pauline and a brother Goff plus several sisters and half brothers Body to be taken to home at 1 p m today from Evans Funeral Home in Oceana
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Pineville
RNS
Charles Cook
Turkey Creek Baptist Church
Roy Lester
Oceana
L. B. James
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Cook
Island Creek Coal Co
Marianna
Rockview
Raleigh
Margaret Cooper Cook
Turkey Creek
Nianza Belcher Cook
Bernard
Edgewood
Willam
Aberdeen
Ronald Cook
Ruby Thompson
Annandale
Geneva Mason
Douglasville
Pauline Allen
Goff
Ellen Widener
Bristol
Tenn
Levla Allen
Glen Daniel
Wendell
Malens
Fred
Lynco
Jesse
Edgar
Helen
H. Wade Cook
Evans Funeral Home
Mrs Williams Succumbs At 27 In Lockwood
Funeral plans for Mrs Clara Delores Williams 27 Lockwood formerly Whitesville are incomplete. She died at home Monday from a heart attack. Survivors include husband Harvey two daughters Christine and Kathy three sons Clifford Ray Harvey Jr and Matthew all at home her father Ira Richards Cleveland Ohio her mother Mrs Mabel Belcher Chesapeake three brothers Benny Cleveland Donald in Germany with the Army and Herman Richards California with the Army and a sister Tincie address unknown. Body is at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Lockwood
RNS
Clara Delores Williams
Whitesville
Harvey
Christine
Kathy
Clifford Ray
Harvey Jr
Matthew
Ira Richards
Cleveland
Ohio
Mabel Belcher
Chesapeake
Benny
Donald
Germany
Herman Richards
California
Tincie
Dinner Honors Mrs. Cummings at Oak Hill Birthday
Mrs Ettie Cummings of Oak Hill celebrated her ninth birthday with a Sunday dinner at her West Highland Avenue home. Attendees included numerous Oak Hill residents and guests from Summerlee Orchard and Fayetteville, with hostesses Bessie and Nellie Cummings.
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Oak Hill
West Highland Avenue
Ettie Cummings
W. R. Murdock
Jess Evans
H. E. McCoy
Ed Hall
N. C. Miller
Curtis Price
Basil Cummings
Paul and
Tracy
H. C. Brown
J. W. Brown
Betty
Linda
Charley
Milburn Cummings
Virginia Ballard
Pearl Minner
Summerlee
Dewey Belcher
Dale
Wayne
Buddy Belcher
Orchard
Harold Legg
Patsy
Judy
Fayetteville
Bessie
Nellie Cummings
Senior Rally Held At Oak Hill Church
The Oak Hill Presbyterian Church hosted the Fall Rally of Blue Stone Presbytery's senior high, led by Suzanne Noyes. About 165 people attended as Rev. J Edwin Stanford spoke on the purpose of senior high fellowship and workshops covered faith, outreach, citizenship, and fellowship. The next event is a spring rally in Beckley.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
Bluestone Presbytery
Suzanne Noyes
J. Edwin Stanford
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
Beckley
Pie Supper Set by Mount Hope Chi-Rho Group
The Chi-Rho young peoples group of Mount Hope Church sponsors a pie supper and entertainment at 6 9 p m Saturday in Fellowship Hall.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Chi-Rho Young Peoples Group of the Christian Church
Fellowship Hall
Unemployment Hearings Highlight West Virginia Coal Fields
U S Senate Special Committee on Unemployment Problems heard West Virginia Southern coal field woes in Fayetteville Welch Beckley and Wheeling. Sen Jennings Randolph cited worsening conditions with mine closures shrinking jobs and tax woes while local leaders urged jobs programs and tourism development to revive Fayette County.
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Fayetteville
RNS
U. S. Senate
Wheeling
Welch
Beckley
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Dva
Senate
Randolph
Congress
Howard Carson
T. E. Myles
House of Delegates
Minden
Fayette County
A. L. Walker
Walker
Myles
New River-Pocahontas
Three Coal River Mines Close Idle 400 Men
About 400 workers are idled as Ogelbay Norton Co of Cleveland closes three Coal River mines in Marfork Shamrock and No 5 at Rayford. Marfork had 90 employees, Shamrock about 250, No 5 resumed last week with 75, now shut again for temporary adjustments awaiting higher demand.
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Marfork
RNS
Ogelbay Norton Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Company
West Virginia
Truax-Tract Coal Co
Shamrock
Rayford
Rotarians Hear J. R. Van Meter at Fayetteville Club
Jerome Van Meter Beckley Junior High principal spoke on Giants in Sports at the Fayetteville Rotary Club meeting. He praised Knute Rockne and highlighted the late W. R. Bill Fugitt. Guests included Clarence Bishop Robert Childers and Dr. Walter Kominsky.
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Fayetteville
Weekend Visitors Describe Colcord Social Weekend
The column lists relatives and friends visiting Colcord and nearby areas over the weekend. Guests include Ralph Scherer and family from Norfolk, James Jones and relatives from Cleveland, Harley Hunter and Pearl Walk of Columbus, Ohio, and local cases of illness and weddings. Woodrow Thompson and Alberta Cantley wed at a family home with close kin present.
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Colcord
RNS
Charlie Harris
Ralph Scherers
Johnny
Norfolk
James Jones
Cleveland
Harley Hunter
Pearl Walk
Harris
Columbus
Ohio
Lawson
Woodrow Thompson
Alberta Cantley
Leonard Pugh
Helen Thompson
Modest
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Eunice
Colcord Presbyterian Women's Association
Pattie C. Stockdale
Colcord Presbyterian Church
Stover
Eugene Stover
Coy Thompson
Rayford
Luther Dillon
Dorothy Harris
Julian Walk
Maude Williams
Concord College
Lutie Williams
Aden Toney
Cephas Jarrell
Rubert Beaver
Robert Carter
Charleston
Arnold Dean
Leo
John Fannin
Delphia Bowman
Robert Fraley
Ronnie Cooper
Carl Dillon
Cooper
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mullens Lions To Name Outstanding Citizen
Mullens Lions Club will award an Outstanding Citizen plaque and invite the honoree to the regular dinner. Nominees may be nonmembers and deeds may date before 1959. A committee including Dr Wells Charles Bailey Ray Bowling and James Kuhlke will select the winner for the annual honor.
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Mullens
ANL
The
Mullens Lions Club
James Kuhlke
W. W Wells
Charles Bailey
Ray Bowling
Delegate Sought For Tour Of UN
In Madison 1960 a request to sponsor another delegate to the United Nations in June was sent to John Lake, UN Youth Pilgrim chair for the district. Del Caudill of Boone Lodge No 170 Odd Fellows asked for names of eligible children aged 16 or 17 who are sophomores or juniors. Caudill announced a two team membership drive with a dinner prize for the sponsor team and pinto beans for the losers. Welles Vande Linde was honored for five years of perfect attendance.
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Madison
RNS
United Nations
John Lake
Montgomery
del Caudill
Boone Lodge No. 170
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Caudill
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Welles Vande Linde
Committee Selects Nomination Panel for Men’s Fellowship
Toneda Baptist Church's Men's Fellowship named Denny Walker as chairman of a new nominating committee with Clarence Rose and Ulvert Toler as members. Fellowship president Don D. Cook announced elections will occur at the December meeting on December 19, which will also be family night. Rose led this month’s devotional. refreshments were provided by Mrs. Otis Cook and Mrs. Alvert Toler for a gathering honoring numerous members including Rev. Verne P. Cook and Don D. Cook.
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Oceana
RNS
Toneda Baptist Church
Denny Walker
Clarence Rose
Ulvert Toler
Don D. Cook
Rose
Otis Cook
Alvert Toler
Clarence
Covered-dish luncheon at Oak Hill Baptist Church
A covered-dish luncheon is planned at Oak Hill Baptist Church by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Institute. It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
The
Women’ Christian Temperance Union Institute
Edison Studio Built in West Orange by 1893
Edison Laboratories erected a film studio in West Orange New Jersey in 1893 designed to turn with the sun.
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West Orange
N. J
Edison Laboratories
Court Upholds Area Decision in Marlinton Real Estate Suit
The West Virginia Supreme Court up held a Pocahontas County ruling dismissing a partition suit over real estate in Marlinton owned by Amos Uriah Wood dell at his 1940 death. The petitioners, led by E. C. Wooddell and relatives, lacked interest in the property. Justice Haymond wrote the majority. Judge Browning dissented.
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Charleston
Pocahontas County
Marlinton
Amos Uriah Wooddell
Supreme Court
E. C. Wooddell
Amos Wooddell
Circuit Court
Mary F. Hannah
Frank C. Haymond
Chauncey Browning
J Miller Delivers Speech at Tech Religious Emphasis Banquet
J Miller, former National Baptist Youth Fellowship president and Alderson Broaddus student, opened West Virginia Institute of Technology's Religious Emphasis Day banquet in Montgomery. Other speakers included Miles C Stanley of CIO AFL, Roy Graves of Charleston, Feeder Kottner of Fayetteville, and James Kelly Jr. of West Virginia State College. Tech music majors performed, and a panel on comparative religions featured Tech foreign students. Charles Cobb chaired the event.
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Ark
Dean James Kelly Jr
W. Va
Special UMWA Meeting in Boone County Appeals to Labor
Madison scene gathers 12 UMWA unions at Boone County Courthouse to view Wayne Morse comments on the Landrum Griffin Anti Labor Bill. District leaders vow to oppose Byrd and Randolph in the next election amid a broader effort to unite against the measure.
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Madison
RNS
Boone County
United Mine Workers of America
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Garden Club Plans Thursday Meeting in Laurel
The Laurel Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs. A. G. Gilreath on Highland Avenue. Co-hostess is Mrs. George Strong. Mrs. George Fordham leads the program on Artistic Flower Arrangements and Horticulture using material from the flower show judging school No. 1.
Matheny School Holds Visitation Day During Education Week
In observance of American Education Week Matheny Grade School held its first visitation day. About 60 parents attended as students’ work and displays were shown. Principal Fergie Scott noted the event replaced the regular PTA meeting and teachers discussed pupils progress with parents.
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Matheny
ANS
Fergie Scott
Scott
Parent- Teacher Association
Daughter Is Born at Hunter AFB in Savannah
Melinda Gayle Haluski was born November 13 at Hunter Air Force Base Savannah weighing five pounds eight ounces. Parents are A-10 and Mrs Pete Haluski Jr first child. Doctors plan spinal surgery at Maxwell AFB Montgomery. Mother Marion Cullop to be discharged this week.
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Haluski
Marion Cullop
Wiley Cullop
Besoco
L. C. Stewart
Mullens
Pete Haluskil
Itmann
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