Miss Matthews To Speak To Presbyterian Society
Miss Caro lyn Matthews of the Board of National Missions will be guest speaker at the Presbyterian Society of Parkersburg. The 10 a m Thursday meeting at Schwnamb Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charleston includes program and officers conferences and sharing information from missions fields. She has held varied mission roles in the United States and abroad, including education work in Virginia, a settlement house in Washington, D C, care at the American Community School in Beirut, wartime service in multiple states, and field visits across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Contact Mrs. Wilson Walker for attendance arrangements. Donuts and coffee at 9:45 a m and a free luncheon at 12:16 p m. meeting adjourns at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Virginia
Washington, D.C
American Community School
Beirut
I “of Missionaries
Near East
Syria
Ja4arise
Malihews Cem
Wsylol
India
Far East
Portland
Hartford
William Thompson Injured in Wreck Whitesville
William Thompson about 71, of Whitesville, was hospitalized with undetermined injuries after a car crash near Whitesville at about 10 a.m. Monday. His car reportedly left Route 3 onto Dorothy Road, barreling over a bank. He was taken to Charleston Memorial Hospital by ambulance from Armstrong Funeral Home. Estimated vehicle damage was $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Wiliam Thompson
Colcord
Whitesvile
Thompson
Route 3
Dorothy Road
Barret’s Corner
Ny Charleston Memorial Hospital
Armstrong Funeral Home
Pineville Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Mrs. J Frank Stiltner of Chattanooga is guest here and will visit Baileysville before returning home. Numerous locals hosted and visited relatives including the Mullins at Jaeger, Lillian Bailey and Violet Lusk at Covington Virginia, Pridemores at Curry, and Beavers in Norfolk. Several families traveled to Charleston and Lexington, while others hosted kin and friends from Poca, Beckley, and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
J. Frank Stiltner
Chattanooga
Tenn
Baileysville
W. G. Mullins
J. R. Mullins
Jaeger
Lillian Bailey
Violet Lusk
R. L. Persinger
Covington
D. T. Daniels
Johnny
Tommy
Opie Pridemore
Curry
Dil’ Meda
Robert Martin
Athens
C. C. Basham
Barney
Bill Worrell Jr
Concord-Tech
Beckley
B. C. Nichols
J. C. Young
Pocahontas
Harry Vl Smith
Smith
River Drive
George Saunders
Floyd Rose
Rose
Sanders
Carmel Hill
Patricia
Charleston
Charley A. Shield
B. EB. Nutter
Jo Ann Stevens
Matoaka
Fire Damages Cline Motors Inc in Princeton WV
A late night fire at Cline Motors Inc in Princeton West Virginia caused extensive damage to the two story brick building and destroyed six automobiles. The fire was discovered around 10 pm and under control within 30 minutes. Auto parts on the second floor fell during the blaze. Four cars were customer vehicles awaiting repair and two were used cars for sale. Cause was not definitely known and no loss estimate was immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
W.va
Cline Motors, Inc
Atia
Combs Brothers Mortuary Moves to Gauley Bridge Location
The Combs brothers Gene and Don move their mortuary business to the former Dr Harless home across the street from their old Gauley Bridge site. In Oak Hill, Mr and Mrs Jake Mullins of Salem Road returned home after a week visiting daughter and son in law Willam and Mrs Altizer in Coldar Bluff Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauley Bridge
Wekend
Combs Brothers Mortuary
Combs Brothers
Gene
Don
Dr. Harless
Virginia
Oak Hill
Rns
Jake Mullins
Salem Road
Willam Altizer
Coldar Bluff
Altizer
April Wire
David Wise
Payetteville
Ronald Dickerson
John Dickerson
Ansted
Wyoming County Lake Named For Governor
A 13 acre warm water impoundment in Wyoming County was officially named Lake Macland. By motion of Ray Lambert of Huntington the Conservation Commission renamed Horse Creek Lake between Welca and Pineville to honor Gov. Marland. The group plans to stock the new lake with bays and bluegills next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Wyoming County
Macland
Ray Lambert
Huntington
Conservation Commission
Blackwater Falls State Park
Horse Creek Lake
Welca
Pineville
Marland
Methodist Circle
Meeks
al Pineville
Garbage laws strict enforcement and city traffic tweaks
Oceana Town Council met at Town Hall and voted to strictly enforce the compulsory garbage ordinance with fines from 1 to 100 dollars and possible jail time up to 31 days. They adopted state height limits for TV lines and obstructions, studied Route 10 safety measures, and approved parking changes near Diamond Alley and around Kopper Kettle Hill. The audit report by the state auditor was noted as accepted pending formal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNL
Town Hall
Oveata
Ralph Cook
Route 10
Huff Mountain
Cook
Oceana Street
Argel Cozort
Diamond Alley
Cozort
Kopper Kettle Hill
French Manning
Vaughn Cozort
Oceana Presbyterian Church
Mayge Manning
Leland Tilley
Les Lively
Roberts Kidd
Dewey Mitchell
Seven Boys Join Cub Scout Pack 49 in Fayetteville
At a Saturday night pack meeting in Memorial Auditorium, Cub Scout Pack 49 welcomed seven new cubs. Bobtal pins went to Bruce Henderson Richard Ramsay Charles Wendell Gary Thomas Billy Marshall Larry Neal and Tom Brown. David Brown advanced to Lion Wales Morton to Bear. Service slans awarded to Bobby Kincaid Sam Hoye Charles Fitzwater John Carson Wales Morton David Brown Tim Tully David Akers Jimmy Ward Noel Wilson Jimmy Warren Lee Dempsey Bobby Aire Jimmy Samples and Keith Toomas. Arrow points earned by David Brown Ronnie Young Jimmy Ward Bobby Kincaid and Wales Morton. Charles Knotts Leg on representative spoke on local scouting progress. u. W. Jones Wade Mahood presented conservation themed materials including a film The Soil That Went to Town. Refreshments followed and displays showcased conservation study projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Henderson
Richard Ramsey
Charles Wendell
Gary Thomas
Billy Marshall
Larry Neal
Tom Brown
David Brown
Lion
Wales Morton
Bobby Kincaid
Sam Hoye
Charles Fitzwater
John Carson
Tim Tully
David Akers
Jimmy Ward
Noel Wilson
Jimmy Warren
Lee Dempsey
Bobby Aire
Jimmy Samples
Keith Toomas
Ronnie Young
Charles Knotts
Legion
U. W. Jones
Wade Mahood
Cubs
Former Lawyer Denied Readmittance to Bar
WHITESVILLE West Virginia State Bar Board of Divectors denied reinstatement of Woxhrew Hendricks former Boone County Prosecutor to the State Bar in Charleston. He was suspended from practice on Oct 1 last year and removed as Boone County prosecutor after a hearing before Judge K K Hall. Charges related to his private law practice and illegal ethics. reinstatement denied for failure to prove readiness to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
West Virginia State Bar Board of Divectors
Woxhrew Hendricks
Boone County
Charleston
Hundricks
Buntington
K. K. Hall
Madison
Sylvester Weekend Visitors and Local Notes
Sylvester residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. James A. Leman and the Mullens, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hern, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Webb. Lillian White underwent appendicitis surgery at McMillan Hospital while Charles Richardson and Robert Saxton joined Rev. and Mrs. William Cox and Mrs. Richard Barron at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Jack Workman, Lois Smith, and students from Glenville College spent the weekend at home, with Rayborn Thomas visiting in Charleston. Roy Flint and his son Donald returned from a Lake Murray fishing trip catching 24 bass before a windy return. Mrs. Burk Kuhn came home from Beckley Memorial Hospital after four weeks as a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
James A. Leman
Charleston
Ted Mullens
Ralph Hern
Rayford
Elmer Webb
Jack Snyder
Lillian White
McMillan Hospital
West Virginia University-Pittsburgh
Morgantown
Charles Richardson
Robert Saxton
William Cox
Richard Barron
Ruth Thompson
Charles David
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Thompson
Charles Thomason
Sylvester First Methodist Church
Hamlin
Jack Workman
Lois Smith
Glenville College
Rayborn Thomas
H. Halloran
Harley B. Ferrell
Jo lAnn Moore
Washington, D. C
L Donald Flint
Roy Flint
Pettus
Lake Murray
Area Men Inspect Youth Program
Four Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming countians left Monday for Ft. Knox Kentucky to inspect the Army six month training program for teenagers. The party includes George Warren Hodel Bernard Palausky Beckley News Desks Corp G Steere Callison and Jess Morgan. They will observe combat training under the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 as West Virginia leads seven state Second Army area in supporting RFA with over 1200 youths already enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, Fayette
Wyoming
Ft. Knox
Army
Charleston
Air Force
Convair
West
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Second Army
RFA
Arthur Reunion Held At Maxwell Hill Farm
Oak Hill hosts the Arthur family reunion at the Charter Arthur Farm on Maxwell Hill. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Hubert Perry Blair Mills Ky Mrs C O Smith Shady Springs Mr and Mrs Earl Arthur and children Mr and Mrs James Arthur and children John Arthur Cranberry Mr and Mrs Frank Arthur and children Kilsyth Mr and Mrs Fred Mann and children Mr and Mrs Warden Fitzgerald Daniels Mr and Mrs Everett Goodson and daughter Mr and Mrs Lonnie Gunter and Dell Christian Beckley Mr and Mrs Nelson Christian and cons Mullens Mr and Mrs Ernest Bradbury and daughters Wanda Mullens and Mr and Mrs R R Christian Yallat Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Arthur
Manxwell Hil
BR. R. Christian
Hubert Perry
Blair Mills
C. 0. Smith
Shady Springs
Earl Arthur
Sind
James Arthur
John Arthur
Cranberry
Frank Arthur
Kilsyth
Fred Mann
Warden Fitzgerald
Daniels
Everett Goodson
Lonnie Gunter
Dell Christian
Beckley
Nelsor Christian
Cons
Mullens
Ernest Bradbury
Wanda Mullens
R. R. Christian
Yall
Colcord Area Personal Notes Show Weekend Visits
Colcord area residents report weekend guests and travels. Mr andy Mays and Howard Cooper of Huntington visited Mrs Etta Meadows. Emmitt Riptey Artie and Mrs Modest Thompson also spent time with friends in Charleston and Ashland Ohio. Reverend Carl Wolfe presided at Jarroldsvalley in morning services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colcord
ANS
Andy Mays
Howard Cooper
Hunt
Ington
Etta Meadows
Emmitt Riptey
Artie
Offair
Modest Thompson
C. Gordon Coleman
Slaughters
Janet
Cecilia
Charleston
Frangel Hall
Ashland
Ohio
Evelyn Hall
Dorothy
Charles Nunnley
Dayton
Asa Farley
Carl Wolfe
Jarroldsvalley
School of Faith Entolls 86 Persons
RNS report from Whitesville Presbyterian Church notes the first School of Faith with 86 attendees including Rev. Harvey Bates lecturing on Exodus. The convocation covered Basic Beliefs Church and Fami lity, Background Study for SS Teachers, and Faith and Life Curriculum. The program continues weekly in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zolcord
RNS
Whitesville Presbyterian Church
Harvey Bates
Awards Given Winners Of Garden Show
Oak Hill Garden Club presented eight members with cash awards at a Monday meeting for top entries in the Fayette County Fair garden show. Awards went to Mrs. A W Sydnor Mrs G A Owens and Mrs J B Thompson in artistic arrangements and to Mrs R K R Thomas Mrs D James Mrs A W Burdette Mrs J F E Frisk and Mrs Dewey Kincaid in horticulture.
Star Recorders Day Observed By Women in Mullens
Mullens RNS report details Star Recorder Day observed by the Moore Women chapter with Mrs. Hallie Sue Bowling, city member and Star Recorder Degree holder, chairing arrangements. Princeton chapter members attended. Estelle Caudle spoke on requirements for the degree conferred at national conventions. Mrs. Bowling earned the degree last year in Philadelphia. Mildred Martin discussed topics "What Makes a Girl" and "What Glaxes a Boy." A contribution funded the Star Recorder Scholarship Fund, and attendees, including several Princeton members, ended with a cold plate buffet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Moore
Hallie Sue Bowling
Cily
Princeton
Estelle Caudle
Philadelphia
Mildred Martin
Star Recorder Scholarship Fund
Mary Ruth Belcher
Elizabeth Clyburn
Alica Treadway
College of Regents
Juanita Daugherty
Pansy Keaton
Maggie Clyburn
Betty Clewes
Grace White
Six Persons Imprisoned or Fined in Madison Court
MADISON RNS Several persons were imprisoned or fined before the jury dismissed Monday at the County Court House. Edsel Thomas received life imprisonment for killing Delbert Santonia with parole consideration after 10 years. George Walker got 1 to 10 years for a break in and entering. Kenneth Thomas received 30 dollars and costs with one year probation. Luther Tincher was fined 200 dollars for contributing to a minor’s delinquency. Winifred Dickens 50 dollars and costs with license suspension. James Nida jailed 50 days, 30 dollar fine with six months license revocation. Also mention of other cases and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
RNS
County Court House
Edsel Thomas
Biz Coal
Laural
K. K. Hall
Delbert Santonia
Thomas
George Walker
Steve Gingise
Kenneth Thomas
Luther Tincher
Winifred Dickens
Dept. of Motor Vehicle
Dickens
James Nida
Mrs. Cook Honored With Birthday Party
Mrs. Gold ia Cook was honored with a surprise birthday party Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brooks Crowley-Worrell Addition. Hostess Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Bruno Pais served gifts and refreshments to attendees including Mrs. W. C. Bailey and several Baileys, Mrs. Macie Bailey, Mrs. W. Rose Jr., Mrs. Pete Morgan, Mrs. Paul Goode, Mrs. J. W. Houck, Mrs. Selma Gerew, Mrs. Ruby Layman, and Mrs. Coy L. Reee of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
BNS
Goldia Cook
G. A. Brooks
Crowley-Worrell
Brooks
Bruno Pais
W. C. Bailey
R. D. Bailey
W.C. Bailey Jr
Macie Bailey
W.F. Rose Jr
Pete Morgan
Paul Goode
J. W. Houck
Selma Gerew
Ruby Layman
Coy L. Reee
Charleston
State Republican Chairman to Speak at Fayette Meeting
Oak Hill will host an organizational meeting of the Fayette County Republican Executive Committee with State Chairman Jack Hoblitzell of Parkersburg as the main speaker. The event starts at 7 30 p m at Oak Hill Elementary School auditorium chaired by C R Hill Jr with expected attendee Dan Louchery of Clarksburg, a Third District congressional candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Jack Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Republican Executive Committee
Fayette County
Oak Hil
C. R. Hill Jr
Gmong
Dan Louchery
Clarksburg
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Garden Study Club
Fayelleyilte
Memorial Auditorium
Faycetteville
Wisdan Beck
Alex Gray
Gladys Bary
Loren Wiseman
Mary Ellen Allen
Miss Matthews
Presbyterian Society
Dean
Doan
William Thompson
Atlanta
Randall Bertram
Bertram
W. F. Rose Jr
Donna Page
Raymond
Marvin Phillips
Aite Fern Poff
Robert Pauley
Hame
W. C. Goode Jr
Lexington
Harry Toothman
Bailey-Murphy
Sandyville
Mixe
Donald Walker
Mall
Sanitone
Richmond
South Kanawha St. Comer
Church
South Fayette Streets
Prince Street
Collages Inn
Crab Orchard
Mount Hope
Bluefield
Richmon Cleaners
Aineville
Lewis Campbell
Crowley- Worrell
Circle No. 1
First Methodist Church
Jack D. Martin
John Seolers
First Methodist ‘Church
John S. Lambert
Mesdames
John Scoleri
John §. Lambert
Joan B. Thomas
J. W. Marlin
Ned C. Rogers
John Harry Martin
Jack Lambert
Jack D. Mullins
James Daw Cook
Jeanine ‘Thomas
Bay
New York
Third Avenue
Manhattan
Harlan
Bowery
Third Avene South
Cub Scout
Fayetteville
Maxwell Hill Farm
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
John
Marily
Frantz Ave
Johsar Marlin
Newss Clase
School of Faith
Lula Jarrell
Hadys
Elizabeth van Dyke
Wilson College
Susan Byrne
Cornell University
Jane Mitchell
Havertown
Eugene Tennis
Union Seminary
N.Y
Shelby Petley
Shelby L. Jr
Kanawha
Lafayette
Ind
Earl
C. P. Anderson
H. 4. Jerry
George Evans
C.g. Eastwood
E. S. Hamilton
J. W. Jones
R. E. Kelly
John Kincaid
Walter Kominsky
Wo H. Level
J. B. Long
C. C. Neal
B.C. Newell
H.L. van Camp
Hobart
Seo
Mrs. Cook
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