Charles Ritchie Dies Former Wyoming Magistrate at 71
Charles Cass Ritchie 71 of Mullens Oceana a former Wyoming County magistrate and retired salesman-merchant died at 11 p m Monday in Stevens Clinic Welch cancer attributed Born November 11 1883 Elizabeth town Tenn resided in Wyoming County about 35 years son of Elbert and Josephine Ritchie graduate of Knoxville Tenn Business College worked as coal company book keeper before moving from Princeton to Bud to enter the store business served as justice of the peace Barkers Ridge District 1924 28 Surviving wife Mary three sons Charles Jr and Paul both Mullens Jack Oceana three daughters Mrs Vaughn Cozort and Mrs Douglas Canter bury both of Oceana and Mary Catherine at home a brother Allen Elizabethton five grandchildren Funeral at 10 a m Wednesday Delilah Methodist Church Oceana with Rev R J Chenoweth and Rev Arley Clendenin officiating burial at Elizabethton body to remain at Robertson and Fogle song Funeral Home until 6 p m today then moved to Ritchie residence in Oceana
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Wyoming County
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Josephine Ritchie
Knoxville Tenn
Princeton
Bud
Barkers’ Ridge
Mary
Charles Jr
Paul
Mullens
Jack
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Vaughn Cozort
Douglas Canterbury
Mary Catherine
Allen
Elizabethton
Delilah Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth
Arley Clendenin
Robertson and Foglesong
Ritchie
33 Pints Donated At Oak Hill Blood Drive
The Oak Hill Bloodmobile visit yielded 38 pints, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary sponsoring the event aiming for a 125 pint goal. The drive drew local residents to donate and support the community blood program.
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Barkers Ridge PTA Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
Tonight's Barkers Ridge district Parent Teacher Association meeting is postponed indefinitely due to the death of Charles C. Ritchie Jr. father, Herndon High School principal. A new date will be announced.
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Charles C. Ritchie Jr
Herndon High School
City Hall sells over 1500 driving permits. 8500 remain
City Hall reports more than 1,500 driving permits sold and about 8,500 city drivers still need to buy the $2 permit. The deadline is November 9.
Breakfast Opens Oak Hill Boy Scout Campaign
Oak Hill will hold a 7:30 a.m. breakfast on Oct. 18 to launch the Boy Scout fund drive. Campaign chair Dr. G. Steele Callison says the goal is 5200 with more than 900 Scouts in the community. Money stays local to support seven essential services and council operations.
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Boy Scout Fund
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Miss Louise Rogers Engaged to Wed In Washington
The engagement of Miss Louise Frances Rogers to Airman 2-C James Kasey is announced. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Rogers of Fayetteville and works for the Navy Department in Washington. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Kasey of Beckley and is stationed in Washington with the Air Force. The wedding is planned for November 15 in Washington.
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James Kasey
Dewey Kasey
Beckley
Fred A. Rogers
Fayetteville High School
Navy Department
Washington
Woodrow Wilson High School
Air Force
Pythian Sisters Schedule Dinner in Oak Hill
The Pythian Sisters plan a spaghetti dinner at 6 30 p m on October 24 at the Knights of Pythias Hall to mark the order anniversary on October 23. Arrangements will be led by Mrs Goldie Price and Mrs Eliz abeth Crone. The group met October 7 in Montgomery and will hold the spring district convention in Ansted.
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Goldie Price
Elizabeth Crone
Thelma Burgess
Montgomery
Ansted
Announcement Brings Unexpected Results
RONDEVERTE When radio announcer Don Moyer of Station WRON here invited teenagers to his weekly dancing party yesterday and told them to come by auto horseback or on mules if necessary he wasn't prepared for the results Charles and
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Convention Elects St. Albans Woman As District Leader
Mrs. Thomas B. Tompkins of St. Albans was elected president of the Capitol District West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs at its 42nd annual Fayetteville convention. Other officers include Mrs. J. A. B. Holt Cross Lanes vice president, Mrs. Roland A. Carricoffe Hurricane secretary, and Mrs. Wood Poling Mount Hope treasurer. Mrs. R. F. Wohlford South Charleston was named state nominating committee member with Mrs. J. W. Lively Charleston as alternate. The gathering featured morning prayers, musical selections, club welcomes, and reports on civic programs and the National Federation of Women's Clubs.
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RNL
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St. Albans
Capitol
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Cross Lanes
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Mount Hope
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South Charleston
J. W. Lively
Charleston
Phares E. Reeder
State Federation
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I. O. Shumate
M. G. Hresan
W. J. Moore
Mt. Hope Federated League
Fayette Study Club
M. M. Ledford
Madison
Japan
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Posey G Hall Taken by Death
Posey Green Hall aged 51 died at 12 10 a m of a heart ailment at the Bud home of his sister Mandy Belcher in Mullens He was a former employee of the Sportsman Billiard Parlor Born May 20 1904 in Rocky Mount Virginia he was a son of William and Elizabeth Hall Surviving are two sisters Anna Wells Roanoke and Bernice Bolen Herkimer N Y and a brother Arthur Alpine The body is at the Wyoming Funeral Home arrangements are incomplete
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Posey Green Hall
Sportsman Billiard
Bud
Mandy Belcher
Rocky Mount
Wiliam
Elizabeth Hall
Anna Wells
Roanoke
Bernice Bolen
Herkmer
N. Y
Arthur
Alpeca
Wyoming Funeral Home
Hospital Treats Four for Injuries
Oak Hill Hospital treated Joshua Newson 33 Minden for a laceration to the left elbow from a car accident. Lorenzo Ross 14 Glen Jean was admitted for a injured right shoulder. Billy Coy 16 Red Star received outpatient care for a cut on the left hand. Roy W Tygrett 25 Fayetteville Air Force member at Fort Bragg was treated for a finger cut and jailed for destruction of city property.
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Joshua Newson
Minden
Oak Hill Hospital
Lorenzo Ross
James Ross
Glen Jean
Billy Coy
George Coy
Red Star
Roy W. Tygrett
Fayetteville
Air Force
Fort Bragg
N. C
Tygrett
Fayette County
Mules Tied Outside Station Before Youth Gathering
Buzzy Kincaid arriving from Alder son about 16 miles away calmly tied two sway-backed mules outside the station then entered to join about 90 other youngsters enjoying themselves inside.
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Alderson
Undertaker's Paradise Label Put on Fayette County 1904
A Cincinnati Enquirer story from May 13, 1904 describes Fayette County as a land of sold reckless gunplay where life is cheap. It cites 35,000 residents and up to 30,000 revolvers, noting child handling of firearms, 15 murders in Christmas week, and one fifth of state penitentiary inmates from the county.
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Oak Hill
Fayette County
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Fayette
Wild Plains
West
Montgomery
Lewis Kane
Harrington
Willie Adamson
Moundsville
Group Initiates Shirley Kincaid at Wesleyan College
Shirley Dawn Kincaid a West Virginia Wesleyan College junior has been initiated into the Haught Literary Society She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos Kincaid and a Collins High School Oak Hill graduate
Meeting Set for Oak Hill VFW Post 3110
Clarence V. Dickerson Post 3110 of Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday Wilbur Williams announced Important business will be discussed at the gathering in Oak Hill venue setting the date and time for the group event
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Clarence V. Dickerson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilbur Williams
Allen Walker to join NASC European tour next summer
Collins High School junior Allen Walker, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert W Walker of Minden, is among 80 American students chosen for a six week NASC sponsored tour of about 12 European countries. He carries a 3.3 scholastic average and plans to push foreign exchange, home libraries, and school exchange programs upon return. The trip departs New York in early July after a July Toledo meeting, with departure by air from New York.
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Collins High School
National Association of Student Councils
Collins
Allen Walker
Herbert W. Walker
Minden
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American Field Service
Toledo
Ohio
New York
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Collins High
Clarence M. Bruffey
Sue Scott
Shirley Thomas
Youth Retreat at Mullens First Baptist Church
Mullens A Baptist BYF retreat was held Sunday at Mullens First Baptist Church. The youth choir sang and new BYF officers led worship. Officers included Nancy Sue Smith, Lula Mays, Barbara Allen, Eric Pack, Gene Hoge, Wayne Gregg, Frankie Toliver, and Jerry Sutphin. A banquet followed and officers were installed. Attendees included Sharon Woods, Nancy Sue Smith, Vicki Rae Toler, Wanda Compton, Carolyn Worrell, Barbara Allen, Lula Mays, Gaylord Bowers, Wayne Gregg, Vivian Taylor, Lies Jean Dixon, Misee Dorothy Williams, leader, and the pastor.
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Lula Mays
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Gene Hoge
Wayne Gregg
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Jerry Sutphin
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Nacy Sue Smith
Vicki Rae Toler
Wanda Compton
Carolyn Worrell
Gaylord Bowers
Vivian Taylor
Lies Jean Dixon
Misée Dorothy Williams
Delegates Named To 100F Meeting
Oak Hill Lodge No. 206 names delegates for the 90th annual session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia. The meeting runs October 12 to 14 at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston with Kanawha Lodge No. 125 as host. Official delegate M. M. Pashion Garten and alternate C. M. Jarrell Pea Ridge selected. Frank Maddy of Oak Hill among attendees.
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Garten
C. M. Jarrell
Pea Ridge
Frank Maddy
Popularity Contest Results Announced at Fayetteville High
Fayetteville High School held a popularity contest naming Tom Harris and Sandy Waybright as the most popular students. Other winners include Rusty Renick and Carol Hicks as best all around, Roy Conner and Norma Sowers as best dressed, Richard O Neill as best athlete, Roy Conner and Sandra Stone as best looking, Tommy Harris and Martha Witt as cutest, and many more paired honors across various categories.
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Sandy Waybright
Fayetteville High School
Rusty Renick
Carol Hicks
Roy Conner
Norma Sowers
Ralph Parsons
Richard O'Neil
Sandra Stone
Martha Witt
Mike
Mrs Holliday Aids Census Effort In Fayetteville
Mrs Mildred P Holliday of Fayetteville will collect area data for the Census Bureau's October current population survey. The questionnaire includes questions on school enrollment and veteran employment status in addition to standard employment data. The survey runs during the week of October 17.
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Mildred P. Holliday
Census Bureau
Circle Schedules Meeting Thursday
Mrs Darrell V McGraw will present the program on American Indians at 7 30 p m Thursday for the Woman s Society of Christian Service meeting at the First Methodist Church in Pineville Hostesses for the evening are Mrs T G Morgan Mrs Jacob L Peck Mrs R H Breeden and Mrs Joe Bragg with Mrs James C Lyons presiding at the business session
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Jacob L. Peck
R. H. Breeden
Joe Bragg
James C. Lyons
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