Mullens Moves Toward Planing City Growth Board
Mullens city commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance to create a seven member Planning Commission and adopt a comprehensive plan. The panel will include one commissioner, a mayoral or admin official, and five outside appointees with staggered three year terms. The panel will study conditions, hold hearings, and propose a development plan for the municipality. The board also backed bridge work at Slab Fork Creek, approved civil defense chief Oscar England for shelter surveys, and allowed construction of a $65,000 Pentecostal Holiness Church building.
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Mullens
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City Planning Commission
Board of Commissioners
Mullens City
Oscar England
Slab Fork Creek
West Mullens
Wyoming Hotel
England
City Hall
Mario Cardenas
Russell Beavers
Wyoming County
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Births Recorded In Wyoming Hospital
Five births documented at Wyoming General Hospital this week. Including Joseph Clarence McKinney born Nov 16 at 4:59 a.m. and Arthur Densmore Bullings born Nov 16 at 8:10 a.m. Others: Richard Alexander Radford born Nov 16 at 1:25 p.m. Larry Dwayne Lafferty born Nov 19 at 12:12 p.m. Christy Ann Spotts Fink born Nov 19 at 2:15 p.m.
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Richard Alexander
Horace Radford
Rhodell
Larry Dwayne
Blaine Lafferty
Matoaka
Christy. Ann
William Spotts Fink
Tralee
Oklahoma’s gypsum cave concentration tops the world
A regional feature highlights Oklahoma as home to the world’s largest cluster of gypsum caves. Geologists note the extensive cave system draws researchers and tourists, with emphasis on natural history and regional geology. Acknowledges statewide significance and ongoing exploration efforts.
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Oklahoma
Social notes from Pax and nearby areas
Edward Hamilton spent the weekend with his family in Weirwood and works at Wharton. Mildred Humphrey and children Nancy and Kenny returned to Willis Branch after summer in Somerset with Claude Humphrey. Max Tyree and son David Scott now reside in Long Branch, moving from Oak Hill where he worked. Dr Larry Tyree and family visited Pax and Mount Hope relatives. Tyree is a Pax High School graduate with studies at Marshall University.
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Pax
Edward Hamilton
Weirwood
Wharton
Mildred Humphrey
Nancy
Kenny
Willis Branch
Somerset
Claude Humphrey
Max Tyree
David Scott
Long Branch
Oak Hill
Lawrence Tyree
Joan Williams
Rexall Williams
Plum Orchard
Larry Tyree
Toni Lynn
Terri Lee
Youngstown
Ohio
Frank Tyree
Charles Puckett
Kilsyth
VFW to Sponsor Essay Contest at Oceana High School
Daniel Lewis Post 8864 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Oceana will sponsor an essay contest for Oceana High School students with a $10 prize. Entries are due by March 15 and may be entered in state competition. Interested students should see Miss Catherine Crews.
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Oceana
Daniel Lewis Post
Veterans of Foreign War
Post
Catherine Crews
West
Patient Discharged From Beckley Hospital After Injuries
Charlie Pizzino went home Monday from Beckley Memorial Hospital after a week as a patient recovering from back and other injuries sustained in the Koppers ton operation of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates.
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Glen Fork
Charlie Pizzino
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Kopperston
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Presbyterian dinner kicks off stewardship drive in Pineville
About 60 people attended the annual stewardship kick-off dinner at the Presbyterian Church in Pineville Tuesday evening. Rev. Yandell Page, pastor of Princeton Presbyterian Church, was guest speaker and Eugene Neal gave the invocation.
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Pineville
Rns
Presbyterian Church
Yandell Page
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Eugene Neal
Christmas Workshop at Oceana Woman’s Club
Oceana Woman’s Club held a Christmas crafts session led by Carl Mack of Kopperston Recreation, showcasing inexpensive decorations like toothpick trees and Madonna arrangements. Two craft workshops were announced, with materials available to all.
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Oceana
Carl Mack
Kopperston
Oceana Woman’s Club
Mack
Otis Cook
I John
A. G. Lugar Jr
Robert Forren
Gayle Pennington
Lois Beane
Wyoming County
Huntington
Galahad
Charleston
West Virginia
Ways and Means
Lugar
James Richardson
Bob Crouch
James Jones
Bob Branham
Willis Adams
Europe
America
District of Columbia
Postmaster Visits Glen Rogers Schools On Mailing Rules
Area postmaster Hayden Wolfe spoke to Glen Rogers High School pupils about proper addressing, legible writing, and safe packaging to speed delivery. He explained stamps for Christmas and rates, encouraged early mailing, and noted upcoming postal changes effective January 4. He also discussed at Glen Rogers Grade and Scott Graded Schools.
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Glen Rogers
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Glen Rogers High School
Hayden Wolfe
Post Office Department
Wolfe
Scott Graded School
Ex McGratys Resident Hurt In D C Wreck
Miss Nancy Sizemore of McGraws was admitted to Wyoming General Hospital after a Washington D C traffic accident last Friday. She suffered head injuries in a collision while en route to work as a bank teller. Initial injuries appeared minor but her condition worsened by Monday and she was flown home with her father and cousin Richard Sizemore.
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McGraws
RNS
Nancy Sizemore
Olin Sizemore
Wyoming General Hospital
Washington, D. C
Washington
Miss Sizemore
Richard Sizemore
Fayette Legionnaires Prepare For Weekend District Parley
LaFayette Post 149 Fayetteville held its regular meeting with updates on bowling league progress, a Beckley VA Hospital visit, and plans for a weekend district conference in Montgomery. Officers reported dues changes, Christmas charity efforts, Boys State film purchase, and potential support for 4-H clubs.
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Fayetteville
RNL
LaFayette Post No
American Legion
Clifford Burdette
Legion One
The
Post
John Witt Jr
Beckley VA
Legion
National
Getwell
John G. Fox
Thomas C. Ryan
Frank Clinewell
Virginia
Naomi Craft
Mount Hope
Cecil Craft
Harry Miller
Las Vegas
Nev
Walter Caldwell
Montgomery
Chester Mateny
James Murphy
Lansing
Beckwith
Miller
Boys State
Parkersburg
Board of Directors
Club 49, Inc
Auxiliary
Charles Witt
Chestnut Room
Woman's Society Program Highlights Pine Grove Church Meeting
The Pine Grove Baptist Church Woman's Society met for its November gathering in the sanctuary. Each member presented a poem or reading under the theme Rewards of Christian Living, with gifts awarded for Bible quiz accuracy and plans discussed for a December Nativity program and church improvements.
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Oscar Canterbury
Jesus
Glen Acord
John Mosley
Herbert Perry
James C. Gentry
Lottie Vaught
Jess Trump
Lacy Brooks, Sabine
Society
Cameron Lilly
Clyde Ellis
Virgil Ellis
Ing
Perry
Lilly
Richardson
Trump
V. Ellis
Saulsville Society Adopts Mental Patient Aid Plan
Saulsville Baptist Church Missionary Society decided to adopt a needy mental patient for the new year. The action, recommended by Mrs. Harry L. Stevens of the Rockcastle Baptist Association, aims to supply personal needs due to many mentally ill patients lacking family support. The exact patient and hospital were not yet known. The secretary will notify Mrs. Stevens, and plans will hinge on the patient’s name. Thanksgiving was the program theme led by Mrs. Clay, with devotional readings and a refreshment service for attendees.
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Saulsville
ANS
Missionary Society of the
Stevens
Clay
Martha Clay
John Canada
Janice Meadows
Henry Clay Jr
Dan Tolliver
Henry Clay
R. Clay
J. W. Canada
Levi Clay
Thomas Clay
Wayne Clay
Meadows
Sabine Airman and Family Visit Ties to Military Bases
Sabine residents Airman 2¢ and Mrs. Domi traveled to Kessler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi after a week hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs James Tilley and other relatives. They paused at Steward Air Force Base Tennessee to visit James Domi.
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Sabine
Domi
Kessler
Tennessee
Earnest Shumate
Bluefield
Mildred Stewart
Chicago
Ill
Arthur Stewart
Hugh Tolliver
Johnstown
Ohio
Jim Chambers
Ray Brunty
Phoebe Adelson
Bob Bailey
Asela Bailey
Jesse
Charlie Pizzino
Beckley Memorial Hospital
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