Historical Groups Plan Joint Meet in Fayette
Fayetteville hosts a joint meet of local historical societies with a picnic lunch and an indoor session on The Bibliography of Fayette County West Virginia. Afterward a tour visits sites tied to Civil War history including Milton W Humphreys grave Stonewall Jacksons mother Ansted and Hawk's Nest with stops at Kanawha Falls and Gauley Bridge led by Rev Shirley Donnelly. CASES SETTLED Four of six Fayet te Circuit Court docketed cases set tled with judgements sought in J E Coleman vs W W Smith and Roy Hannigan vs W C Davis awaiting further hearing
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Fayetteville
Fayette Society
Fayette County
State Historical Society
West Virginia
Fayette
Cpl
Milton W. Humphreys
Bryant
King’s Artillery
Confederate States of America
Stonewall
Jackson
Ansted
Lover’s Leap
Hawk's Nest
van Bibber
Fayeteville
J. E. Coleman
W. W. Smith
Roy Hannigan
W. C. Davis
R. J. Thrifter
Robert Cooper
Shdeed Realty Co
John Cheslock
Fred Sherenbach
G. Lee Mas
Sey
Joseph Barton
Lewis R. Ross
W. M. Burdette
Combs Funeral Services Today for John Combs Jr.
Funeral services were set for 2 p m today for John Combs Jr 23 of Eunice who died Wednesday from injuries in an automobile accident near Lew isburg Rites were at Eunice Church with Rev Virgil Cook officiating Burial followed in Eunice Cemetery at Arnett with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4387 graveside honors Combs born at Dorothy enlisted in the Army February 5 1949 trained at Ft Knox Korea served 19 months overseas He is survived by his parents one brother two sisters and maternal grandparents.
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Eunice
John Combs Jr
Lewisburg
Eunice Church
Virgil Cook
Arnett
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4387
Combs
Army
Ft. Eustis
Dorothy
Ft. Knox
Korea
Voters May Check Registration Tonight in Fayetteville
Night hours for checking Fayette County voter registration lists at the county clerk’s office drew crowds with 12 visitors Monday and 16 Tuesday. The office will stay open each evening this week except Saturday, when hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the last chance for residents to confirm registration before the election. Delegates named by the Fayette County Executive Committee to attend the state Democrat judicial convention in Charleston are listed by district with numerous names from Fayette, Oak Hill, Carlisle, and surrounding areas. Wedding licenses issued in Fayetteville include Clemmer D Arthur and Daisy Mae Kennan, among many couples. The Cub Scout Pack 149 met, highlighting mail delivery history and postal-themed activities.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Elizabeth Simmons
DEMOS
Charleston
Frank Warden
Hilltop
Robert Abbot
W. B. Rodes
Oak Hill
Beecher Tongy
Carlisle
Dickie Martin
Carllisle
Eddie Catlett
Kilsyth
William
Keffer
Ernest Underwood
Price Hill
H. A. Berry
Sidney Alten
Glen Jean
T. E. Myles
Lilk Thompson
Brooklyn
Cather Jones
Rt. 1
Mrs. Beecher Toney
Luther Jackson
Hilbert Spessard
Oak Hil William
Cottle
Beckwith
Josh Luster
Carl Cook
Mt. Hope
Pat Ryan
Minton
J. D. Schultz
Sanford Fox
E. C. Amick
G. Steele Collison
George Crouch
Minden
George Clark
Summerlee
Frank Sims
John Redman
James Brooks
W. F. Lively
Long Branch
Falls
Hersey Eads
Charles Lessier
Page
W. O. Hoover
Joe Pradich
Powellton
William Workman
Dennis O’brien
Kimberly
Frank Gautier
Kingston
Dexter Fowler
Milburn
Mountain Cove
Melvin W. Fox
Ross A. Dever
Guy Ferguson
Ansted
Earl Dempsey
C P. Eckhart
E. W. Miller
Nuttall
Nell W. Walker
Winona
James Murphy
Lookout
S. G. Lair
Lon Out
Orby Jones
Edmond
Quinniment
Harald Boley
C. L. Wiseman
Chan Forren
Layland
Leslie Fox
Kathryn
Clemmer D. Arthur
Cannelton
Daisy MaeKennan
Carbondale
Robert L. Bays
Nallen
Ethel Mee Skagegs
Ramsey
Chester Cutlip
Lansing
Eugenia Grose
Hico
Dewey Robert Gilbert
Burnwell
Juanita Martha Hughes
Mahan
Douglas Hurd
Margaret Karses
Robert Brice Hager
Glasgow
Betty June Clark
Gauley Bridge
John Edward Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Della Harry
Meadow Bridge
James Meadows
Blaketown
Susan Bragg
Emory Robert Miller
Beckley
Barbara Vickers
J Roy William Manley
Vandike
Michigan
Betty Elizabeth Reynolds
Mt. Carbon
Dewey F. Pannell
Nellie Louise Bryant
Wnuttallburg
James Pannell
Winone
Gaytha Morrison
G. L. Painter
Dora Powers
James Edward Randolps
Dempser
Betty Lou Coleman
Sun
Eber Russe” Redden
Maplewood
Frankie
Jeanne Jeffries
Fayette- Fie
Robert Wilson Snyder
Anta Louise Riddle
Cannelion
Robert Alden Skaggs
Elsie Joe Keith
Indie
Joan Wester Settle
Pex
Josephine Wines
Gordon Tingler
Grace Poston
John Tony, Jr
Ferrense
Marg
Lois Ruth Byers
Glen “Ean
Leslie Williamson
Seth
Rosa Lee Cameron
Mr. Hope
Jona Wilson
Velma Reed
Glen Ean
Cub Scout Pack 149
American Legion Post 149
Payetteville
A. E. Whanger
Pack 149
Pony Express
Carl Whisman
Bobby Warden
Eric Brooks
Dick Whanger
Edin Peraldo
Johnny Halstead
Ricky Wallace
David Burnett
Den 4
Eddie Holliday
Jimmy Dan Smith
Kent Higgins
Den 3
Den 6
Sup’t
A. EU Whanger
Wade Mahood
John Learmonth
Leo Bode
Charles Smith
Dodo Brooks
Gary Ellison
B. Ke, Hesse, Jr
W. K. Smith
Keatley Toler
Joe Nutter
John Hatstead
Hermon Bode
Wheeler
Oak Fayetteville
Carmen Kincaids
RAYE
SON Hill Garden Club
Hers
Woods Ave
Ajlen
G. W. Judy
Camp Drum
Oak Hill Hospital
C. R. Hill
Rie Ee
Body of Danese man found on Bracken's Creek roadside
William Pitsenbarger, 63, was found along Bracken's Creek near Oak Hill after a midnight discovery by local children. An Oak Hill physician counted the death as a heart attack around noon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete as of now.
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William’ Pitsenbarger
Bracken’s Creek
Hilton Village
Oak Hill
Tom Ballard
Danese
Dorothy Ballard
Oak/ WHITSONS
Hill
Pineville
Wit
Fiam Whitson
Guy Lang
Charles Ferrer
Pineville Clinic
Property Valued at 7500 for 300 Foot Tract in Bellepoint
A state appointed appraisal fixes the 300 foot frontage land along Route 20 near Bellepoint at 7500 dollars. The land, owned by J C Dillon Jr and others, fronts 170 feet north of the bridge landing and may become a park as part of the river bridge project. A separate hearing on damages to the Dillon home was postponed due to map issues.
Belcher Named To Head Demo Women In Wyoming County
Mrs Belcher wins chair of the Wyoming County Democrat Women's Club at a reorganized Pineville meeting. Officers include Mrs Clarence Worrell and Mrs Jack Shipman plus co chairs for publicity. The event featured plans for receptions for Gov candidate Marland and vice presidential candidate Sparkman with calls to "Get out the vote" in the November election. 125 women attended.
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Pineville
Mae
Belcher
Wyoming County Democrat Women’s Club
Wyoming County Court ‘House
Clarence S. Worrell
Jack Shipman
Maxine Cottrell
Lewis D'Antoni
June McNemar
Elizabeth Brags
Center
Freda
William C. Marland
Rose Hotel
John §. Sparkman
Wyoming
Robert Bailey
R. D. Bailey
DuBois High Band Raises 537 For Instruments
The DuBois High School Band raised 537 at Saturday tag day. At Monday’s Blue Hawk and Booster meeting 527.38 was given to Beckley music to buy instruments. Plans include sending the band to Oak Hill and Fayetteville for parades or a concert. Fund solicitations in June require reports from canvassers.
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MIT. Hope
DuBois
Blue Hawk
Beckley Music Company
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Personal News Highlights Local Moves
Mrs J H Gray of Woods Ave entered St Francis Hospital for surgery. The Tennants and Virgie Tennant from Oak Hill visited Mrs Y M Smith in Charleston. Leroy Balding and son Larry, of Montgomery, spent with his mother Georgia Marie Balding on Kelly Ave. Pfc Roy C Stover, stationed in Portsmouth VA, spent weekend with his parents at Whipple. Mrs Archie Hall and son Frank plan Chicago trip for daughter Yvonne Hall’s wedding. Pie Toney Lopez, from Portsmouth VA, on 10 day leave at Whipple.
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Oak Hill
J. H. Gray
Woods Ave
St. Francis Hospital
H. & Tennant
Virgie Tennant
Y. M. Smith
Charleston
Leroy Balding
Larry
Montgomery
Georgia Marie Balding
Kelly Avenue
Roy C Stover
Portsmouth
H. A. Stover
Whipple
Archie Hall
Frank
Chicago
Yvonne Hall
Pie
Toney Lopez
Jat Whipple
Outing Opens New Year for Tralee Temperance Group
A New Year activity began Tuesday as the Loyal Temperance Legion hosted a wiener roast at Itmann wayside park. The outing opened with a worship service, group singing, Scripture by Mrs. Paul Christian, and prayers. Thirty four children attended with adults supervising, including Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Stevenson and others. The next group meeting is set for Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Edison Brehm.
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Lester Burdette
Bill Burdette
Edison Brehm
Oscar Cox
Jim Danjiels
Paul Christian
Calvin Parsons Taken by Death
Calvin Parsons 58 of Oceana died at 3 a.m. Thursday at home after a heart attack. Born December 25, 1894 in Newton, he was a retired merchant and lumberman who worked as a lumber inspector for Hamer and Crouch Lumber Co and ran a mercantile business in Oceana. Survived by wife Wallie Bostic Parsons, three sons William Calvin, Ralph, and Lewis Ray, a daughter Vermette, his father William Parsons, and seven brothers Delford Senate Vic Wil Lynce Dempsey McClellan Squire Maynard Itmann of Roane and Newton counties. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Oceana
Calvin
Parsons
Newton
William Parsons
Wyoming County
Hamer and
Crouch Lumber Companies
Wallie Bostic Parsons
William Calvin
England
Ralph
Japan
Lewis Ray
Miss Vermette Parsons
Delford
Senate
Vic
Wil
Lynce
Dempsey
McClellan
Squire
Roane County
Maynard
Itmann
Committees Named at Oceana PTA Meeting
Oceana Elementary School PTA appointed committees and introduced new officers after a Tuesday night meeting led by president Mrs. Philip Roach. The program featured faculty introductions, reflections by Rev. Wayne Rollins, and a health and safety segment followed by an American Railroads film and refreshments.
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Oceana — Committee
Oceana Elementary School
Philip Roach
Wayne Rollins
Kennis Cook
Alva B. Matney
Doyle Cook
Margary Sue Chambers
Vaughan Cozart
Unn B. Cox
Warner Walker
Anthony B. Hurley
Erdine Short
Gladys Hatfield
Dana Drake
Grace Cook
Lacy .McMillian
Helen 8.Hall
Louetta Stewart
Orane
Anthony B Hurley
O. R. Wallace
Philip Goins
Nancy Evans
Hugh Miller
Loretta Stewart
Jessie McMillian
French Manning
Oscar Goode
James Richardson
Jane King
Pall Bailey
Helen B .Hill
Bane Herndon
L. W. Beane
H. K. Merdith
Garnet Birlevy
Minnie B. Hankins
Henry Mathis
Bill Miles
Paul B. Robinson
Jacie Stewart
Wayne Roljis
Henry Shuck
Teda Cook
Clyde Backus
Alva Cox
H. C. Hatfield
Clear Fork Ladies Aid Society Meeting Recap
Members of the Clear Fork Ladies Aid Society of the Advent Church met Tuesday night with Mrs. Bertha Harvey presiding in place of ill president Mrs. Ethel Short. The next meeting is set for October 14 at the home of Mrs. F. P. Cook in Pineville with officers and committee chairs listed for life, by laws, citizenship, and home room mothers.
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Clear Pork
Clear Fork Ladies Aid Society
Committees to Report On Recreation Needs
Mullens committees prepare to report on community recreation needs as a planned program to benefit all ages steps toward organization. E Claude Cook urges mature adults to hold the reins. high school students will join a motorcade to Mullens and Pineville for a regional campaign visit including a Huntington rally and Beclley address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens Rotary Club
E. Claude Cook
Board of Advisers
Stu
Mullens
Cook
D. Grove Moler
Pineville
Logan
Huntington
Beckley
Court House
Sparkman Visit Set in Wyoming
Senator John J. Sparkman, a Democrat candidate for vice president, plans a Wyoming tour highlighting campaign stops and local venues, aiming to energize supporters and boost exposure in the state during the national bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
Wyoming
Pineville
John J. Sparkman
Community recreation groups form committees and plans
Mrs Roy Kemp named chairman along with Miss Pat Neal and Cook on a nominating committee for state officer candidates. A recreation study committee led by Rev John Payne with eight members was appointed to plan a program. Bernard Shannon chairs a committee assessing a foot bridge over Slab Fork Creek and a noontime recreation program for students.
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Roy Kemp
Pat Neal
Cook
John Payne
Ruth Kirby
Onnie Bailey, Jr
Ramona Christian
Barbara McNeal
Gerald Snyder
Cecil Robinson
Curtis Clay
Bernard Shannon
Betty Shuffelbarger
Neil Pleasant
Slab Fork Creek
Public Notice and Funeral Announcements Summary
Public notice states no responsibility for debts by others. Funeral notices honor Richard Samuel Terry 73 of Surveyor died Oct 1 with services Oct 4 at Surveyor Church, burial Trail Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. arrangements by Melton Mortuary. Also Moran Haze Couiset 50 of Stotesbury died Oct 2 with services Oct 4 at First Baptist Sophia. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Numerous pallbearers and flower bearers named.
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Terry Terry
Richard Samuel
Surveyor
Melton
Surveyor Church
D. W. French
Trail
Fd Cove
Sidney Daniels
Gale Bowling
Raymond Prather
Sam Humphry
Claude Horeton
Robert Brown
Beecher Clay
Melton Mortuary
Moran Moran
Haze Couiset
Stotesbury
Williams Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Sophia
C. W. Jones
Dewey Wilson
Johnny Spencer
Burns
Sunset Memorial Park
Carl Ables
Cleo Shrewsbury
Jim Stanley
E. J.davis
Roscoe Brown
Sam Foley
Hubert Farthing
George Stover
Sam Bessie
Clifford Minton
Lucy Blevins
Clara Thompson
Florence Farthing
Charlotte Staples
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Combs Funeral Services
LaFayette Cafe
Maple Avenue
Mi Dreama Thornburg
Truslow Waldow
Helen Wojtowicz
Frances Warren
Anna Mary Mabel Cavendish
Harold Jean Crouch
William Fitzgerald
Tom Treadwell
Eva Dempsey
Joe Wallace
Ethel, Radford
Harriett, Thompson
Irene K. Johnson
Jim Nelson
Kenneth Eskew
Virginia Radford
Ingram Branch
Stanley Klosski
Mary Frances Coal Co
Willis Branch
Church of God
Lick Fork
Norman Foster
Kincaid
Arthur
Winston
Schenectady
N. Y
Jessie
Virgil
Danny
Chreda Ann
Ingram
Tag iSales
Tralee Group
James Leesber Jr
Ino
Longwood Gardens
Hobart Watson
Green Thumb
Garden Club
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
Woods Avenue
Straughn
H. F. Zeek
R. E. Bryant
Calvin Parsons
Kroger
P.H. Hartex
PTA
iClear
Leonard Mays
East Beckley
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