Fall Style Revue Set In Mullens Thursday
Mullens Woman's Civic Club sponsors a Fall Style Revue at 8 p m Thursday in Mullens High School auditorium. Forty three models from local stores will model family fall fashions with Joe Baum of WWYO Pineville as guest entertainer. Proceeds fund club service projects.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens Woman's Civic Club
Mullens High School
Paul Wiers
Joe Baum
WWYO
Pineville
New York City
Melissa Bowling
Anna Dave Backus
Judy Minter
Jo Ann Short
Joyce Akers
Bobby Tibbs
Billy Gray
The
Woman's Civic Club
Mrs Mabel LaRue Funeral Today at Hillsboro Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Clark LaRue were held at 2 p.m. in Hillsboro Methodist Church, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The 64 year old Hillsboro native died Saturday at Marlinton Hospital after a long illness from a heart attack. She was a lifetime member of Hillsboro Order of Eastern Star and survived by her husband Charles B. LaRue, a son Captain Charles C. LaRue of Newburgh New York, and a daughter Mrs Isabelle Michael of Marlinton.
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Hillsboro
RNS
Mabel Clark LaRue
Hillsboro Methodist Church
L. E. Milem
Herbert M. Pennington
Oak Grove
LaRue
Marlinton
Burwell Rites Set Wednesday
Harry Harrison Burwell 71 of Sinks Grove dies in Clifton Forge Virginia after long illness. Funeral at ARP Church Lebanon at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lotis and three sons, plus siblings and a brother. Body to be moved from Broyles Funeral Home Union to the home today and then to the church one hour prior.
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Sinks Grove
RNS
Harry Harrison Burwell
ARP
Lebanon
A. K. Whiteside
Hugh G. Cook
Lebanon Cemetery
Burwell
Clifton Forge
Monroe County
Chapman Harrison
Martha Bostic Burwell
Modern Woodmen of America
New Lebanon
Lotis Burwell
Ray Samuel
Virgil Lee
Harry Granville Burwell
Annie Vass
Pearl Lemons
Min
Oak Hill Personal Notices Highlight Regional Visits
Oak Hill society column notes Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Cooper of Cleveland Ohio returned home after a week with son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs Johnnie Cooper. Clarence Bishop of Scarbro hosted guests Mr and Mrs Paul Hepler of Eau Gallie Florida and granddaughter Lynn Thornhill of Beckley. Melvin Lively of Jackson Michigan arrived for a week with T F Lively family on School Street and with Jerry Stover on Highland Avenue and relatives nearby.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Don D. Cooper
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnnie Cooper
Clarence Bishop
Scarbro
Paul Hepler
Eau Gallie
Fla
Lynn Thornhill
Beckley
Melvin Lively
Jackson
Mich
T. F. Lively
School Street
Jerry Stover
Highland Avenue
Harold Lively
Madison-Danville Activity Calendar aids needy children
The Madison Rebekah Lodge sponsored the 1960 Madison Danville Community Activity Calendar to raise funds for purchasing books for local school children. The calendar was sent to the publisher last week for distribution.
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Madison
RNS
Madison-Danville
Madison Rebakah Lodge
Likens Sentenced To State Penitentiary
Kenneth Eugene Likens was sentenced to one to 10 years in the State Penitentiary after a Fayette County jury found him guilty of stealing a car from Bill Jones Ford Co. Oak Hill. Sentence was handed down Friday.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Kenneth Eugene Likens
Likens
Bill Jones Ford Co
Oak Hill
Honorable Discharges Recorded In Boone County
In Boone County a batch of honorable discharges was recorded at the County Clerk Office. Named individuals include Earl Hendricks Jr. of Whitesville, Williams Asa McCormick of Sharples, Williams D. Mosley of Madison, Ernes tine Scragg of Jeffery, and Carven Deal Walker of Twilight, with ages ranging from 3 to 23.
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Madison
Boone County Clerk's Office
Earl Hendricks Jr
Whitesville
Williams Asa McCormick
Sharples
Williams D. Mosley
Ernestine Scragg
Jeffery
Carven Deal Walker
Twilight
McKinney Begins Life Sentence for 1958 Murder
Frank McKinney Cyclone was moved to the State Penitentiary at Moundsville last Wednesday to begin a life term for the January 1958 murder of Wyoming County Constable Forest Haynes Sams of Oceana. He had served 19 months and two days in jail prior to sentencing.
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Pineville
RNS
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Frank McKinney
Cyclone
Wyoming
Forest Haynes Sams
Oceana
McKinney
Pineville OES Meets at Masonic Temple
Members of Pineville Chapter No. 110 Order of the Eastern Star met at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Masonic Temple. The report notes the United States population share as seven percent of the world total.
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Pineville
RNS
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
United States
Judge to Release Names of Juvenile Offenders
Princeton West Virginia. Ceremonious move by Mercer County Criminal Court Judge Walter V. Ross to lift secrecy on juvenile names starting Jan 1. Names will be disclosed only if a youth is convicted of a felony. Grand jury heard 47 cases as work proceeds under October term.
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Princeton
RNS
Mercer County Criminal Court
Walter V. Ross
Ross
West Virginia
Atty
Roscoe Pendleton
Mercer County Circuit Court jurors drawn for November term
Jury Commissioners H W Myers and Carl H Brunner drew jurors for Mercer County for the November term. Below lists show Beaver Pond East River Rock Plymouth Jumping Branch districts with names and towns, all Bluefield or Princeton area residents.
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Mercer County
Princeton
RNS
Mercer
H. W. Myers
Carl H. ‘Brunner
Rock
Claude Karnes l
Dott
Robert J. Porter
Lashmeet
W. S. Reynolds
Matoaka
Merle L. Venters
Brown Talbott
Bramwell
Virgie Reed Brown
Carl Davis Jr
Freeman
Cora Shrewsbury
B. E. Mullins
Earl Bledsoe
Reese - Harmon Ridge
L. H. Vaught Jr
Beeson
Dewey Adams
Jake
Rotarians Hear Talk By C O Representative
Willis W. Cook, public relations representative for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co, spoke at the Madison Rotary Club. He compared taxes paid by rail and other transport, noting over 12 million dollars in 1958 to West Virginia governments while airlines paid about 1 thousand. other transport forms paid none. He warned railroads face bankruptcy pressure, criticized rate policies, and urged greater public relations to ease global tensions amid warnings of a deadly poison and war risks.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Cook
Scout Troops To Be Formed In Mount Hope
Plans to organize Brownie and Intermediate Girl Scout Troops were discussed by the Summerlee Elementary PTA at Mrs. C. R. Harnsbarger home in Mount Hope. Harnsbarger will organize troops for Fayette County Girl Scout Council. PTA will sponsor. an organizational meeting will follow. PTA reps included Mrs. Bradberry, Mrs. McKinney, and Mrs. Epperly, with County Council president Mrs. Don Sanford present.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Parent-Teacher Association
Summerlee
C. R. Harnsbarger
Harnsbarger
Fayette County
Girl Scout Council
PTA
Ernest Bradberry
Shelvin McKinney
Raymond Epperly
Don Sanford
County Girl Scout Council
PSC To Hear Petition By Wyoming Water Co
Charleston AP reports Wyoming County Valley Springs area would gain water service if approved by the Public Service Commission on October 22. Al pocoa Water Works seeks authority to extend service with proposed monthly minimums of five dollars for domestic customers, metered and non metered.
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PSC
Wyoming Water Co
Charleston
Alpoca Water Works, Inc
Valley Springs
Alpoca
Wyoming County
Public Service Commission
Fayette Couples Announce Births
Oak Hill hospital records show multiple births to Fayetteville Oak Hill Kingston and nearby towns from Sept 28 to Oct 4. Children include Robert Allen Gregory David Vivian Ann Deanna Lynne Mark Eugene Sherry Annette Timothy Wayne Kenneth Lee Mark Thomas Steven Wayne Terry Joe and a daughter eight pounds one and a half ounces. Parents include Bates Bess Sumpter Bowyer Mason Warwick Dennler Lokant Martin Coleman Rucker Johnson Crillis with addresses in Fayetteville Oak Hill Kingston Kincaid Glen Jean Mince.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Oak Hill Hospital
Robert Allen
Bobby Jackson Bates
Mahan St
Fayetteville
Gregory David
Melvin Kenneth Bess
E. Martin Ave
Vivian Ann
Eugene Kenneth Sumpter
Kingston
Deanna Lynne
Herbert Edward Bowyer
Mark Eugene
Mitchell Samuel Mason
Route 1
Sherry Annette
Winfred Don Warwick
Glen Jean
Timothy Wayne
Freddie Lee Dennler
Central Ave
Kenneth Lee
Lawrence Edward Lokant
Mark Thomas
Thomas Ephriam Martin
Virginia St
Steven Wayne
Clarence ‘Willard Coleman
Mahan St. Fayetteville
Terry Joe
Millard Andrew Rucker
Mincen
Fredrick Crillis Johnson
Kincaid
Post Office Job Open At Comfort
Comfort post office seeks applicants for a fourth class postmaster examination with a salary of 2539 dollars. applicants aged 18 or older within the local territory may apply, no maximum age, but 70-year-olds only eligible for one year temporary renewals. more details at the Comfort Post Office.
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Comfort
ANS
Pineville Personalities and Guests Visit Over Weekend
Pineville residents host and visit kin and friends from Akron Newport News Mullens Princeton and Morgantown with relatives in Pineville. Ray Cline from Akron and Bessie Brooks host and travel plans include Phi lips and other kin. Local college students from Concord and Marshall return home for weekends.
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Pineville
Ray Cline
Akron
Ohio
A. B. Shannon
James E. Stone
Donald Farmer
Donald Glen
Newport News
Virgil Cook
Robert Stone
Orlando
Fla
Edgar Stone
Mike Basham
Princeton
Bessie Brooks
Robert D. Bailey
Marshall College
H. F. Poff
Marvin Phillips
River Drive
Pembroke
D. T. Daniels
Dilmeda
Johnny
Tommy
Benjy Sizemore
Bluefield
Leo Tilley
Athens
Ide Adams
Carl Ellison Jr
Concord College
Ida Preston
Miami
J. K. Beverly
Wolf Pen
Gloria Sizemore
Barbara Worrell
Lynda Beavers
Stolen Twice Theft Suspects Car Reappears
In Birmingham Alabama police believe a thief has a liking for one car. The same vehicle was reported stolen twice in a week and later recovered with no one inside and out of gas.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arthritis Relief Advertisement From Jackson Mississippi
A personal notice claims recovery from rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism after treatment. The author Mrs Lela S Wier invites free information by mail from 2805 Arbor Hills Drive 715 P O Box 2695 Jackson Mississippi.
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Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box
Jackson
Mississippi
4-H Leaders To Elect Officers In Fayetteville
Fayette County 4-H Leaders Association members meet at Paradise Inn at 6:30 p.m. to elect officers for 1959 60 and discuss plans for the year. The cabinet includes association officers district representatives and active past presidents.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Paradise Inn
Fayette County
4-H Leaders Assn
Fayette School Queens Named Miss Senior Pirate at Fayetteville High
Miss Joan Elmore was chosen Miss Senior Pirate and Miss Martha Milton Miss Junior Pirate at Fayette School. Twenty four girls competed with finals to crown during halftime of the homecoming game Montgom ery versus Fayetteville on October 16 at 8 p.m. Elmore majorette for three years, attended by Kitty Hornsby, Dawn Gimmont. Milton cheerleader and freshman class secretary, attended by Betsy Casto and Sandra Avis.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville High School
Joan Elmore
Martha Milton
Montgomery
Elmore
Kitty Hornsby
Dawn Gimmont
Milton
Betsy Casto
Sandra Avis
Pax Persons on furlough and weekend visits in Pax area
Seaman Lewis F Holley returns to Norfolk after a 14 day furlough with his parents and wife in Pax. Numerous weekend visitors include Janet and Sonny Russell from Arlington, and families from Charleston Oak Hill St Albans and Princeton. Several residents travel for business and church events. local hospital guest and members attend Eastern Star gathering in Wheeling.
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PAX
Lewis F. Holley
Norfolk
Roy Holley
Dimple Holley
Washington, D. C
Alfred Keffer
Janet
Sonny Russell
Arlington
Frank Akers
Macie Aliff
James Arnette
Charleston
Nelson Williams
Charles Williams
J. R
David
Oak Hill
Charles
Chanute
Ill
Seamore Johnson
North Carolina
Delia Lively
Hazel
Hurl Lively
Clifford
St. Albans
Virgil Lively
Norton
W. E. Lively
B. C. Lively
Eleanor
Randolph Hendrickson
John
John Ellison
Essie Moore
Princeton
Bluefield
Besleigh Thompson
Barbara Canterbury
Judy Canterbury
Jim Nichols
Lively
Oak Hill Hospital
Tom Weeks
Chicago
Sam Hyden
Ralph Abshire
Mike
J. K. Abshire
Ansted
C. S. Humphrey
Phillip Humphrey
Miami
Fla
Ray Morris
Myrna Kay
Glen White
Tom Heartzog
Pam
Glen Daniel
Carrie Miller
Ira Williams
Don Stover
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Dixie Station
William Skewes
Joe Hill
Joe Witt
Yvonne Kirk
Ethel Flaim
Merlin Campbell
Patrick Mason
Mack Gillenwater
Fred Casimo
Charles Stump
Diane Akers
Sophia Williams
David Humph
M. LaRue
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St. At
Railroad
State of
Maine
K. Likens
Boone
F. McKinney
Pineville Oes
Beaver Pond District
Charles M. Rudder Jr
Dorothy L. Wagjner
William K. Poston
Haskell T. Sands
John W. Blessing
McClellan C. Young
A. P. Davis
Mary E. Gott
Ralph W. Robinette
Samuel T. Webb
M. R. Callaway
Raymond S. Noell
T. J. VanDyke
Sue O. Hoback
Beatrice V. Hamilton
Roland B. Hudson Jr
John T. Breth
Earl D. Brooks
Ruth E. Hale
Brady C. Crotty
Harry H. Cheatham
James B. Hicks
East River District
O. L.harmon
Frank A. Agee
Clarence W. Six
Thomas Stepp
Mrs
Earl Parker
Billie J. Rumburg
Paul K. Ferris
Mabel Little
Howard B. Carr
Annie Taylor
E. L. Hylton
Mildred Stowers
James B. Sapler
Robert Dement
J. Russell Daugherty
Elwood Winfrey
C&o
Caloric
Dixie
Hardwick
Kenmore
Magic Chef
Ward
Norge
Roper
Sunray
Tappan
Universal
Welbilt
RCA Whirlpool
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
James Crow
Kentucky
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort, KY
National Dist
Fayette
Comfort Post Office
Fayette School
Queens
Pax Personals
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