Dogwood trees planted at Collins High School campus
Fourteen pink dogwood trees costing about 31 dollars are being planted at Collins High School in Oak Hill, announced by Nancy Hannabass, Oak Hill Civic League chair. The group met at Hotel Hill with remarks by Mrs. Phares Reeder and performances by Mrs. Florence Croft, plus new members installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Collins High School
Oak Hill Civic League
Nancy Hannabass
City Beautiful
Hotel Hill
Phares Reeder
West Virginia Federation of Women
Rinehart Rites Planned at Bud
Funeral services for Ray Vogle Rinehart 33 of Bud will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bud Missionary Church with Rev. John Rinehart and Rev. Wilson Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Bud cemetery. He died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born April 1922 in Bud, he was the son of W. A. and Rebecca Rinehart. Surviving are his parents a brother Harry of Bud three sisters Mrs. McKinnley Shrewsbury Mrs. Hubert Perdue both of Bud and Mrs. Carl Jenkins of Lashmeet. Body to be removed from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Rinehart residence this afternoon.
Republican Women Hear Mrs. Thomas at Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Republican Woman's Club met with Mrs. H. P. Thomas discussing The Intelligent Guide to Conservatism. President Mrs. Charles Elgin noted December session postponed for Christmas. next meeting set for January 16 with several members and one new member, Miss Anna Wriston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
H. P. Thomas
Republican Woman's Club
Charles Elgin
Thomas
Elgin
L. C. Allman
N. C. Miller
E. B. Gwinn
C. H. Nelson
H. E. Crouse
R. L. Hughes
Anna Wriston
Suit Filed Against Imperial Coal and Construction Co
Claude Huddleston of Falls View filed in Fayette Circuit Court a suit claiming property damage from Imperial Coal and Construction Co strip mine operations. Separately Toney Karanton sues Oak Hill Motors Inc for $1,000 in damages. Five divorce actions appear: Julia Brown v Brown, Lillian Pizer v Pizer, Nancy Lepley v Lepley, Anna Settle v Settle, Helen Rhodes v Rhodes, Ada Ross v Ross, Fumiko Dixon v Dixon, Stella Pecones v Pecones, John Bernath v Bernath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette Circuit Court
Claude Huddleston
Falls View
Huddleston
Imperial Coal and Construction Co
Toney Karantonis
Oak Hill Motors Inc
Julia L. Brown
Paul Grant Brown
Lillian Cobb Pizer
John T. Pizer
Nancy Lusher Lepley
William Delano Lepley
Anna Avanell Settle
Roman Lee Settle
Helen G. Rhodes
Bruce E. Rhodes
Ada Mae Ross
Frances M. Ross
Fumiko Dixon
Frank Dixon
Stella Pecones
John G. Pecones
John P. Bernath
Bertha Felo Bernath
Police Arrest Men Juveniles In Clintonville Mountain Theft
KEIFFER RNS Officers arrested two Keiffer men and three juveniles for theft of about $200 in goods from John Allen of Clintonville Mountain on Nov 13. Items included Raleigh products, Romex, stove pipe, a generator, potatoes, tools, and a blow torch. Crookshanks faced grand larceny charges. bond set at $1,000 after a hearing. Remaining merchandise recovered except for several items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keiffer
RNS
John Allen
Clintonville Mountain
Raleigh
Roland Ruffner
Arvel Crookshanks
Crookshanks
CC. P. Neal
East Rainelle
Edward Robinson
Greenbrier County
Robinson
Neal
Draft Board Calls Five for Induction
Fayetteville Selective Service Board No 3 ordered five registrants to report for induction. Those to report December 1 are Thomas Lee Redman Kimberly Edward Taylor Simms Scarbro John Wesley Jr Carlisle Raymond Dennis Holcomb Ansted and Franklin Delano Elder Sanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Selective Service Board No. 3
J. R. Gentry
Thomas Lee Redman
Kimberly
Edward Taylor Simms
Scarbro
John Wesley Jr
Carlisle
Raymond Dennis Holcomb
Ansted
Franklin Delano Elder
Sanger
Scarbro Residents Visit Morgantown Weekend
Mr and Mrs D C Rapp and daughter Miss Nancy Rapp visited Morgantown over the weekend. They attended the Syracuse WVU game and Morgantown High School's Senior Circus of 1956. The 12 act production featured Gary Mullins of WVU as master of ceremonies and included a trophy winning act sponsored by Miss Rapp.
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Miss Rapp
Thanksgiving Services Set Thursday at Oak Hill and Scarbro
Community wide Thanksgiving services will be held at 10 am Thursday at Scarbro and Oak Hill under the Oak Hill Scarbro Ministerial Association. In Scarbro the White Oak Presbyterian Church hosts with Rev Edward Kocher. in Oak Hill the Oak Hill Methodist Church hosts with Rev R P Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Scarbro
Oak Hill-Scarbro
Long Branch Miner Hurt in Slate Fall
William Sowder a 37 year old Long Branch man was treated at Oak Hill Hospital after a slate fall at the New River Coal Co mine at Garden Grounds. He needed five stitches for two cut toes and injury occurred early Tuesday while at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
William Sowder
Long Branch
Oak Hill Hospital
Sowder
New River Coal Co
Garden Grounds
Joint Meeting At Pineville Presbyterian Church
Kopperston Pioneer Youth Fellowship members joined the Pioneer group at Pineville Presbyterian Church for an evening of singing devotions a panel on What Do You Think of Thanksgiving games and refreshments. Attendees included Marcia Rankin Linda Sauls Sue Biggs Kay Estep and many others with chaperones Mrs Paynter Gray Myers and Amos Wooten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Brenda Centers
Donna Hamilton
Iris Pennington
Sharon Estep
Brenda Myers
Ronnie Woods
Sandra Wooten
Katherine Hill
Gary Gallaher
Gwen Myers
Dorothy Paynter
Clara Gray
Ruby Myers
Amos Wooten
Rites Incomplete For Sizemore Child
Arrangements are incomplete for Pamela Sizemore 18 days old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Sizemore Rockview who died at home The body is at Robertson and Fogelsong Funeral Home Surviving parents two sisters Darine Cynthia and a brother Larry
Lodge Confers Degree on Four Knights of Pythias
Oak Hill RNL report four members Elmer Caldwell W C Cook Howard Dickson and Herbert Tolley were made esquires at Tuesday’s Knights of Pythias meeting. Knights rank will be conferred on the four at the November 29 session with officer nominations already held. Election set for November 29 and those chosen will assume duties December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rnl
Elmer Caldwell
W. C. Cook
Howard Dickson
Herbert Tolley
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Women Fight Fire At Brenton Home
Fire threats to the Curtis Hawks family house in Brenton were controlled by neighborhood women who kept the upstairs wet with wash water until Wyoming County firefighters arrived. The blaze stemmed from a faulty basement flu in the five room frame dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenton
BNS
Curtis Hawks
Wyoming County
Labor Day Slaves? Youth Fellowship Plans Fundraising
RNS reports that Koppers ton Youth Fellowship will hold a Labor Day event described as a "slave labor day." Participants will perform baby-sitting, car washing, and housework to raise money for American and Christian flags for the church sanctuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Kopperston Youth Fellowship
Spicer and Burton Apply for Princeton Marriage License
PRINCETON RNS James F. Spicer and Beatrice E. Burton of Princeton filed a marriage license application with Mercer County Clerks Office. The record confirms the couple's intent to wed in Princeton.
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Princeton
RNS
Mercer County Clerk's Office
James F. Spicer
Beatrice E. Burton
Fayette County youth shifts tale in mother shooting case
A Fayette County youth, taken for a lie detector test, now says the fatal shotgun blast that killed his mother, Martha Frances Lee, 55, was an accident. State police say he claims she threatened him with a knife and he stumbled into a door, causing the shot. He is held for grand jury action on murder. the shooting occurred at their McDunn home near Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Fayette County
Lairdy Dea Lee
Lee
State Joe
W. N. Brackenrich
Martha
Ces Lee
McDunn
Montgomery
Brackenrich
Charles Henry Lee
Pineville Personal Notes Life Spans Pineville Weekend Guests
Pineville residents hosted and visited relatives across towns including Gary Oceana Charleston and Huntington. The column lists many families hosting guests from Canton Ohio Falls Mills and Sophia with trips for Thanksgiving and church services. One death announced: Mrs Fred Canterbury of Logan.
Divorce Decrees Entered in Mercer Circuit Court
Mercer Circuit Court records show divorce decrees entered by Judge F. Morton Wagner in two cases Odessa Jerome Johnson versus Arthur M. Johnson and Christine Hale Carbaugh versus Harry Ernest Carbaugh. A suit for divorce has been filed by Edna Pauline Alvis against Lacy Adam Alvis under December rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Rns
Mercer Circuit Court
F. Morton Wagner
Odessa Jerome Johnson
Arthur M. Johnson
Christine Hale Carbaugh
Harry Ernest Carbaugh
Edna Pauline Alvis
Lacy Adam Alvis
Rabies Control Drive Planned in Pocahontas County
A county wide rabies control campaign is planned for Pocahontas during the week of Jan 9. John Coyner was elected chairman of the organizing committee with Dewey D. Sharp as vice chairman and Walter E. Jett as secretary treasurer. The drive focuses on fox trapping to reduce rabies with assistance from U S Fish and Wildlife Service agent John C. Jones and local leaders who will form sub committees to refine plans and provide demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlinton
RNS
Pocahontas County
John Coyner
Cloverlick
Dewey D. Sharp
Walter E. Jett
Ernest White Jr
S. G. Vanesdale
B. M. Collins
Frank B. Hannah
Leo Young
Harper Smith
Thomas Edgar
Dewey F. Sharp
Moffett McNeel Jr
Paul Cutlip
Dick McNeel
Norman Rexrode
John C. Jones
Predator and Rodent Control Branch
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jones
West Virginia-Virginia
Banquet installs Buffalo District Scout officers
Amherstdale new district officers were installed at the Buffalo District banquet at Camp Buffalo. Installed by John E. Davis were E. M. Davis Adam Crawford Dudley Walls and C. E. Sinnette. About 125 Scout leaders attended as Eugene L. Scott praised Scouting and youth. Mark E. Lutman urged bigger plans for the year while Robert E. Hart outlined goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherstdale
Buffalo
Camp Buffalo
John E. Davis
Cornstalk Council
E. M. Davis
Adam Crawford
Dudley Walls
C. E. Sinnette
Triadelphia
Eugene L. Scott
Beckley Post-Herald
West Virginia
Mark E. Lutman
Buffalo District
Boy Scouts
Robert E. L. Hart
Alfred Newland
Delbert Wilson
Garland Scaggs
George Frye
Advancement
F. W. Dickerson
DAR Hears Talk By Mrs. Smith
RONCEVERTE RNS Mrs Ira Smith Princeton was guest speaker at the Gen Andrew Lewis Chapter Daughters for the American Revolution meeting. She spoke on the role of the organization in defense measures with Mrs Jack Richardson reading the president generals message. Several members from Ronceverte Lewisburg Alderson White Sulphur Springs and Princeton attended as guests.
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White Sulphur Springs
T. W. Burr
A. D. Ferrell
P. E. Prilliman
J. A. Lee
Ronceverte
W. W. Collins
Richard Ford
J. C. Horton Jr
D. V. Law
Hugh Scott
Betty Ann Price
Linwood Young
Birth of Gregory Wayne Sproles in Fayetteville
A son named Gregory Wayne was born at 12 10 a m Friday to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sproles in Fayetteville. He weighed eight pounds at birth and is reported in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Gregory Wayne
Kenneth Sproles
Unified Dues Discussed at Fayette Teachers Meeting
Fayetteville RNS report outlines unified dues across national state and local associations. Frank Shipe assistant superintendent spoke to about 150 members at Memorial Auditorium noting membership by department. Nelson Zorio presided, Loren Wiseman acted as secretary, and Dan H Perdue highlighted Social Security benefits for teachers. A film Mike Makes His Mark was shown.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Frank Shipe
Fayette County Teachers Association
Shipe
Memorial Auditorium
Nelson Zorio
Fred Cover
W. L. Dunlap
Fletcher Arritt
Loren Wiseman
Dan H. Perdue
Fayetteville High School
Legion Post Ready to Occupy New Quarters at Peterstown
Peterstown area Legion post 145 completes a new 30 by 60 foot cinderblock building with brick front and full basement. The Rowe Jones post rose from near extinction to exceed district and state membership quotas since 1951, with Ernest Hambrick funding the project and past commander Tom Jones praising the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Peterstown
RNS
Tom Jones
Rowe-Jones
American Legion
Sherman H. Ballard
Legionnaires
Linwell Rowe
Claude Rowe
William ‘‘Punch” Jones
Grover J C. Jones
Ballard
Q. A
Witten
E. E. Rowe
Roy Williams
Moots
Bill Hardiman
Jones
Theodore Buckland
Ernest Hambrick
Rowe-Jones Post
Thurmond Thurmond personals note movers and visitors
Thurmond residents and visitors are listed with moves and travels this week. Mr and Mrs John R Smith relocated to 106 St Ave Beckley while he works for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Mrs S D Childers visited Huntington. Mrs N W Higginbotham of Oak Hill visited Oak Hill residents. John H Richmond, telegraph operator for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co, worked as extra dispatcher in Clifton Forge Va. Mrs O A Starks Sr traveled to Battle Creek Mich for son O A Starks Jr emergency operation. Mr and Mrs D R Bennett visited Cleveland Ohio with Cris Bennett and daughter Linda Gail. Jane Ann Dove spent weekend with H E Janfey family in Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmond
John R. Smith
St Ave
Beckley
Smith
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
S. D. Childers
Huntington
N. W. Higginbotham
Oak Hill
E. R. Richmond
J. W. McClure
John H. Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Clifton Forge
O. A. Starks Sr
Battle Creek
Mich
O. A. Starks Jr
D. R. Bennett
Cleveland
Ohio
Cris R. Bennett
Linda Gail
Jane Ann Dove
H. E. Janfiey
Kopperston Set for Thanksgiving Service at Church
The Rev. James Shott will preach The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving at 10 30 a.m. Thursday at Kopperston Community Church. The Junior Choir will perform the Thanksgiving Medley as part of the worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
James Shott
Kopperston Community Church
Firemen Too Late To Save Dinner
Mullens West Virginia residents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ellis, faced a kitchen fire that left a charred beef roast and two entrees ruined. Firemen arrived to find smoke pouring from the home and damage confined to some walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
South Mullens
Troy Ellis
Quenon Daughter Arriving From Westminster College
Sue Quenon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry A Quenon of Mount Hope, will arrive Thursday morning from Westminster College New Wilmington Pa to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Sue Quenon
Harry A. Quenon
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Oak Hill Revival Scheduled Dec 2 4
Jim Smith director of Charleston's Youth for Christ will be guest speaker at a youth revival in Oak Hill Dec 2 4. Sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church youth group Central Ave features special music and faith outreach for local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Jim Smith
Charleston
Youth For Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Central Ave
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King Henry
Christine Brabben
Dunbar
John Scott
Golda Hume
James Shelton
Frank Zemonek
Margaret Bundy
J. P. Cashion
Pinecrest Sanitarium
League
Clayton Barnhart
C. M. Bruffey
Ivan Bush Jr
H. R. Cole
Carolyn Jobe
Theresa Jobe
Rinehart
Bud
Pineville
Patricia Rose
A. J. Shanfon
Rose Hotel
Patty Campbell
Jeanie Houck
Jane Kuhn
Jane Rogers
Janet Pack
Sandra Bowles
Judy Cook
Teddi Fender
Judy Beckleheimer
Donna Beckleheimer
Lana Sue England
Brenda Mullens
Gail Lynn Pizzino
Susie Simmons
Brenda Lilly
Ned Crews
Roy Lee Breeden
Stephen Morgan
Larry Green
Jimmy Cook
Johnny Daniels
Denny Weaver
Mark Long
Ronnie Mullens
Johnny Campbell
Mike Shannon
Lila Goode
James Dow Cook
W. W. Rose
Greely Wyatt
West Mullens
Wyatt
Fred Cook
Lynce
Draft Board
Morgantown
Sizemore
Lodge
H. B. Swimm
Ivy Park
Gary
James Parks
Crowley- Worrell
Kemper Cook
Oceana
B. C. Nichols
Oscar Shepherd
Ralph Nichols
O. C. Casteel
Robert Browning
Gerald Richardson
Debbie
Oscar Pendry
Barbara
Darrell
Canton
N. A. Wallen
John Washburn
Sophia
George Saunders
Donald Walker
Man
Robert Runyon
Jeanne
Carmel Hill
Pat
Rockview
Floyd Rose
East Pineville
Roscoe Hunt
Falls Mills
James Pizzino
F. P. Cook
Advent Christian Church
Clear Fork
Nina Cook
Joe Martoe
Teresa
Mike
James Janlin
Maybeury
Regina Janlin
Edgar B. Rose
Stanley Rose
Michael, Mullens
Mary Morgan
Elmer Morgan
Davy
Basil Elliott
Blacksburg
Haskell Cook
Baileysville
E. A. Blankenship
J. W. Burton
River Drive
Walter O. Beavers
Otway Gunnee
J. W. Burton Jr
Beavers
Pocahontas
Dar
Mrs. Smith
Fayette
Beckley Industrial Saving & Loan CO
Main Street
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