Legion Post and Auxiliary Plan Pineville Activities
A program of events has been planned for Varney Cline American Legion Post and Auxiliary in Pineville. An entertainment event is set for Dec 5 at the Legion Hall for members and guests, a turkey dinner for members only will be held in December with date TBA, and a New Year's Eve square dance is planned. Committees and leadership are named, with a meeting scheduled Dec 11 at 7 30 p.m. to review plans and finalize preparations. Also listed are the divorce grants from Wyoming courts to eleven couples in Pineville.
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Pineville
Varney Cline American Legion
the Legion Hall
Eileen Tilley
Lois Wenzel
Patricia Cromer
Paul Tilley
Wanda Pais
Byron Rose
Stacy Mullens
200 Men Idled As Three Mines Cut Operations
Prolonged weak coal market forces Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co to curtail at Glen Rogers No 2 and Edwight in West Virginia and Lillybrook Killarney mine. About 200 workers lose jobs under seniority rule. 95 miners and 5 foremen at Glen Rogers No 2, ~65 at Edwight, 44 at Killarney. Earlier, Island Creek Coal cut 600 miners in Logan and Mingo counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckiey
Glen Rogers
Edwight
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Killarney
Lillybrook Coal Co
Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co
United Mine Workers
Four Island Creek Co
Logan
Mingo
Holden
Logan County
Ragland
Mingo County
Teacher acquitted in Wyoming Court assault case
Pineville teacher Billy Harless was found not guilty of assault and battery after a Wyoming Circuit Court trial before Judge Robert M. Worrell. The charges stemmed from J Morgan accusing him of whipping the Morgan child.
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Pineville
Billy Harless
Wyoming
Robert M. Worrell
Harless
J. Morgan
Morgan
Two Marriage Licenses Issued in Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Clerk’s office issued two marriage licenses. Robert W. Smith, 21, of Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, and Rebecca Shrewsbury, 21, also of Stephenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Shrewsbury. Riley Ord Vance, 19, of Baileysville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy G. Vance, and Joyce Ann Allen, 16, also of Baileysville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Wyoming
Robert W. Smith
Stephenson
Lawrence Smith
Rebecca Shrewsbury
Allen Shrewsbury Riley Ord Vance
Baileysville
Troy G. Vance
Joyce Ann Allen
Lee Allen
Pineville Youth Injured in Rabbit Hunting Accident
Verlin Atwell, 16, was released from Stevens Clinic Welch after treatment for a gunshot wound to his left index finger. He says he accidentally shot himself while rabbit hunting. Paul England, 25, also treated at Stevens Clinic for injuries to the left hip from a Thursday fall.
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Pineville
Verlin Atwell
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Paul England
Pineville High opens new auditorium with senior class play
Pineville High School marks the official opening of a new auditorium on December 18 with the Senior Class play The Skelton Walks David Haga leads in a comedy mystery as a sinister doctor Nine others round out the cast A separate church dinner December 10 at Cook Memorial Baptist Church serves Shannon Cooper and Jewell Ashbury circles with a gift exchange and a kitchen committee named for new dishes including Jamie Brooks Donna Jo Shields Lucille Cook Fred Beavers E E Hash and O L Burgess
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Pineville High School
David Haga
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Shannon-Cooper
Jewell Ashbury
Bruce Howard
Society
National Council of American Baptist Women
Jamie Brooks
Donna Jo Shields
Lucille Cook
Fred Beavers
E. E. Hash
O. L Burgess
Mrs Holt Dies At 81 In Lewisburg After Illness
Mrs Emma McWhorter Holt 81 of Lewisburg died Sunday after months of illness. Widow of Robert Byrne Holt she was mother of a former governor. Born Nov 4 1872 she was daughter of the late Judge J M McWhorter and Julia Kinsley McWhorter. Survived by four children Homer A Holt Frank G Dye Mrs Harry B Jones Joseph M Holt one sister eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Lewisburg
Emma McWhorter Holt
Robert Byrne Holt
Holt
J. M McWhorter
Julia Kinsley McWhorter
Homer A. Holt
Charleston
Frank G. Dye
Northridge
Calf
Harry B. Jones
Quinwood
Joseph M. Holt
John Hall
Pineville Personal Notes Show Visits and Travels Around Town
Pineville readers catch up on local movements as Mrs. Tommy D Stevens returns to Norfolk after visiting East Pineville with her in laws. Many neighbors host Thanksgiving guests, travel to Cleveland and Columbus, and share illness recoveries and hospital stays.
Toll Raises Nickel Toll Confusion On First Day
Hartford toll hike from five to ten cents causes a passerby to pay a nickel at Charter Oak Bridge as his wife had only given him a nickel. A bridge official later lent him a dime for the return crossing while other local Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings are noted in the surrounding community notes.
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Hartford
Conn
Charter Oak Bridge
Lawson Funeral Set in Virginia
Amos P. Lawson 58 of Mullens died 11 30 a m Saturday in a Beckley hospital He was WWII veteran born Stuart Va March 13 1897 came to Wyoming County in 1923 Survived by two sons James Corrine Amos Harmee one daughter Mrs J W Clower Glen White two sisters Mrs Roy Meadows Spray NC and Mrs J H Stanley Meadows of Dan Va one brother W B Lawson Leaksville Va and five grandchildren Body to be taken from Melton Mortuary to B H Mays Funeral Home Stuart Va Monday.
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Pineville
Tommy D
Stevens
Norfolk, Va
East Pineville
Kerry T. Kelly
Cuba
Joyce Kelly
Charley Church
Rockview
B. C. Nichols
Beckley
C. A. Welch
Matllens
Clyde O'Dell
Dell Cooke
Baltimore
J. W. Roberts
Stevens Clinic
Ohio
O. M. Westfall
E. M. Curry
Morehead Ky
7. A. Johnson
T. P. Anderson
Mary Oliver
W. F. Rose,Jr
Virgil §S Dickson
Dickson
Mitchell
J. G. Hayhurst
B. Cooper
Robert Runyon
Jean
Bud
Carmel
Hill Mi
Hobart Thomas
Marvy Kate
al Ratton
Crowley Worrell
Pineville Mi
Gerald Acord
Blanche Thoma
L. L Shannon
East Pinewitte
Sarah Morgan
Glen Rogers
W. S. Brooks
Brook
Robert Glartin
Sgt
Lewis Biddle
Fort Bragg
N. C
Martin
Latha
W J Davidser
Deborah Dawn
Mont Romers
James
Jacob Ll. Peck
Charleston Thursby
Lot Carrol Carroll
van miv
Shey
Cere
Harry Havymaker
Vere Haymaker
Arnoldsburg
Harper Burns
Grantsville
Marvin Bowvers
Union
John Waerone
Jay Vaught
Mullens
Amos P. Lawson
Meadows
Dan, Va
W. B. Lawson
Leaksville
Melton Mortuary
B. H. Mays
Stuart, Va
Matthews Dies At Oceana Home
James Malcolm Matthews 37 died at 4:40 am Sunday at his Oceana home after a year of illness from cancer. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at Oceana Methodist Church, with Rev. A. F. Clendenin and Rev. Arthur Phillips officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Survivors include wife Angie Hatfield Matthews, two sons, and siblings including Thompson, John, William, and Blanch Webb. Body to be taken to Evans Funeral Home in Oceana Monday.
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Oceana
James Malcolm Matthews
Oceana Methodist Church
A. F. Clendenin
Arthur Phillips
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Monterey
Tenn
Mary Cook Matthews
Jamestown
Angie Hatfield Matthews
Jerry
William
Thompson
Ansted Area Residents Head Home for Holidays
Ansted residents travel for Christmas and Thanksgiving break. Mr and Mrs Martin Hofstetter visit relatives in Ravenswood. Mr and Mrs Joe Marra and Barbara go to Clarksburg. Dorothy Skaggs returns from Berea College due to her grandmother's death. WV Tech alumni Bob Morrison Gene Reynolds Lester Eagle and Alex Vaughan return for the holiday. Local officials M W Fox C F Johnson Ballard Smith H O Legg B Massey join a 10 day deer hunt in Chesterfield County Virginia.
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Ansted
Martin Hofstetter
Earle McGlothlin
Ravenswood
Joe Marra
Barbara
Clarksburg
Dorothy Skaggs
Berea College
Bob Morrison
Gene Reynolds
Lester Eagle
Alex Vaughan
West Virginia Tech
M. W. Fox
C. F. Johnson
Ballard Smith
H. O. Legg
B Massey
Chesterfield County
Ansted Seniors Hold Turkey Dinner at School Cottage
Members of the Ansted High School senior class and sponsors attended a Wednesday turkey dinner in the home economics cottage. Thirty eight students and guests including band instructor Harold Davis and daughter Cindy principal W K Vandell and student body president Jack Crist were present with Sullivan giving the welcome uses. After dinner the group moved to the band room for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansted
Ansted High School
Joe Marra
Elizabeth Vandel
Harold Davis
Cindy
W. K. Vandell
Jack Crist
Troussi Sullivan
Blacksmith Spans 37 Years With Same Firm At Lacy
Near Lacy a blacksmith at Winding Gulf Collieries No 2 later Riffe Branch No 4 has logged 37 years on a single job. He began at 14 in lumbering across Greenbrier and Coal rivers, then shifted to coal in 1918, becoming Winding Gulf’s blacksmith and expanding duties while never leaving the company.
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Lacy
Riffe Branch
Gulf Colleries
West Virginia
Greenbrier River
Coal River
New River
Fayette County
Buckeye
Greenbrier County
McCorkle
Clothier
Kingston
Quinnimont
Winding Gulf Colleries
Winding Gulf
Fayette Safety Chapters Slated For Organization
William T. Rachunis of the U S Bureau of Mines says preliminary steps are under way to form Holmes Safety Association chapters in Fayette County. Meetings with local unions and management will aim to establish a chapter at every mine and a Fayetteville council will meet monthly. Jones of United Mine Workers backs the plan, citing prior success in Winding Gulf and Pocahontas fields.
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Holmes Safety Association
Fayette County
William T. Rachunis
United States Bureau of Mines
Rachunis
Fayetteville
Co. E. Jones
United Mine Workers District 29
Holmes
Jones
Winding Gulf
Pocahontas
the Homes
Raleigh
McDowell
Beckley
Keystone
Toneda Baptist Ladies Meet on Thanksgiving Night
Members of the Toneda Baptist Church Ladies Missionary Society gathered Thursday night in the church social room with hostesses Mrs. Lee Davidson and Mrs. Ives Poppin. The program, led by Miss Charlotte Fleenor, followed a Thanksgiving theme with devotional by Mrs. Don D. Cook. Refreshments concluded a business session led by President Mrs. Lucille Cook. several guests attended beyond those listed on the program.
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Oceana
Ladies Missionary Society
Toneda Baptist Church
Lee Davidson
Ives Poppin
Don D. Cook
Charlotte Fleenor
Cook
Miss Fleenor
Barbe Cook
Roy Lester
Wirt Cook
Turnpike Worker Burned In Oak Hill Hospital Care
Oak Hill may be the site where Angelo Olivio of Kincaid is treated for burns to his body and limbs after an on site incident. He is employed by S. J. Groves Construction Co. Details of the accident were not available.
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Oak Hill
Angelo Olivio
Kincaid
Oak Hill Hospital
Olivio
S. J. Groves Construction Co
Visiting Welshman To Address Rotary Meeting in Pineville
Thomas Davies an 80 year old Welsh miner visiting Pineville will speak at the Rotary Club gathering tonight. Davies known for reciting Shakespeare and Burns, visited from London, now staying with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Box. He notes American abundance and West Virginia’s terrain during his six month stay in the United States.
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Rotary
Pineville
Thomas Davies
Shakespeare
Burns
America
Land of
Plenty
London
Davies
Ystradgynlais
Wales
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Order of Buffalos
Grand Lodge of England
Masonic Lodge
Florida
James Lyons
Boxes
J. A. Lyons
MacArthur
Albert Knight
Belleville
N. J
Yale Program Slated For PTA on Dec. 23
White Oak Elementary School students will stage a Christmas program for the PTA meeting on December 23 at 9 a.m. The Wednesday session at the school, led by Mrs. Hazel Bennett, approved giving books to the school library to teacher Edgar Wills. A history and Thanksgiving quiz was conducted by Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Lucinda West.
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Yale
White Oak
Parent-Teachers Association
Hazel Bennett
Wilma Meadows
Edgar Wills
Bennett
Lucinda West
Area Students Elected To History Honor Society
Two area students at West Virginia University have been elected to membership in Delta Nu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national college honorary society in history. They are H. Fred Hutchinson of Lewisburg and Thomas Potter of Landisburg.
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West Virginia University
Delta Nu Chapter
Phi Alpha Theta
National College
H. Fred Hutchinson
Lewisburg
Thomas Potter
Landisburg
Belief in Signs Causes Crossing Road Closure
Abilene fishermen ignore a road closed sign on a favorite stream two miles from town. They reach a washed out bridge on the return trip and joke that the road was indeed closed. Mercury rotates on its axis every 88 days. Scientists debate whether emigration has slowed population growth in large countries. In 1952 dairy cows bred artificially in the United States totaled over four million.
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Herington
Kan
Abilene
Smartie
Mercury
United States
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Frank Deskins
Bill Tilley
Ethel Johnson
Hix Johnson
Evelyn Spruce
Elmer Spruce
Alice Hall
James R. Hall
Lockhart Boyd
Elise G. Boyd
Esther Broyles
Harold Broyles
Josephine Frances
Robert Frances
Worley Jackson
Bonnie Jackson
Phyllis Hagerman
Rex R. Hagerman
Thomas Griggs
Irene Griggs
Elizabeth Dillon
Thomas E. Dillon
Kate Cline
Russell Cline
Dexter
Owen Creckage
Union Furniture
Larry Rine
Doyle Rine
Vivian Rose
W. F. Rose
Lillian Bailey
Covington
George F. Brown
C. FE. Barrett
J. D. Mangus
Madison
Walter Beavers
Huntington
J. W. Burton
River Drive
Grady Morgan
Patsy Jane
Saundra
Michael Ray
James Pizzino
Gail Lynn
Pineyle
F. P. Cook
Lane Cooke
Jerry Wells
D. L. Wells
Morgantown
Letty Cox
Claude Phillips
N. A. Wallen
Marsh Fork
Cub Scout Pack 81
Mary Baker
Glendale Jarrell
Fred Bradley
Charles Beard
Bobby Kelemen
Charles Brown
John Blaylock
Roger Spurlock
Paul Mowrey
Earl Barker
Jo Ann Boggs
Lawson
Matthews
Tomchin Furniture Co
Tomchins
Moran Ave
Tomechin
Ansted Personals
Fayette
Toneda Society
By Ben Murphree
Ltake
England
Matheny
Mr. and
Allen Skeens
Glen Lynn
Orin Coooper
Veteran's Hospital
Cooper
Fred Brunty
Pearson Green
Pinnacle Creek
Jess Brunty
Arlie Davis
Herndon Heights
Santa
Cameron
Jewelry
J. Howard Wikel
Ad Decker
G. D. Conner
Howard Ave
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