Mines Reopen After State Closure Across Counties
State Mines Chief Frank B. King reports 52 of 72 closed mines have resumed operations after addressing unsafe conditions. Twenty-one closures occurred in Fayette and eight in Kanawha, with seven in McDowell. other counties each saw multiple reopenings or closures in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. King
State Mines Department
Fayette
Kanawha
McDowell
Pocahontas
Harrison
Nicholas
Barbour
Longacre Man Held for Murder
Thomas 57 of Longacre waived preliminary hearing on murder and malicious wounding charges after being arrested Saturday night in the shotgun killing of Clarence Wade 35 and his bride Clarice 33. Wade died in Handley front yard. Mrs Wade lost her left arm and remains in satisfactory condition.
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Montgomery
Thomas Thomas
Longacre
C. R. Bess
Boomer
Kanawha County
Clarence Wade
Handley
Clarice
Thomas Home
Halloween Party Slated by Club in Whitesville
WHITESVILLE RNS The Evangeline Theta Rho Girls Club announces its annual Halloween party for October 26 in Whitesville. The group also plans a turkey dinner in early November to fund tuition for the State Theta Rho and Jr. Odd Fellows Camp at Camp Caesar in July. Whitesville has sent the largest delegation to camp for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Evangeline Theta Rho
Camp Caesar
Pax Personals in Long Branch Social Visits
Pax Personal notes show Mr and Mrs Alex McVey with family of Stotesbury staying with Mr and Mrs Rhemus Wikel in Long Branch. Mrs Gertrude Francis from Baltimore visited last week with friends and relatives in Long Branch. Francis is the former Gertrude Akers and a graduate of Pax High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
Alex McVey
Stotesbury
Rhemus Wikel
Long Branch
Gertrude Francis
Baltimore
Francis
Gertrude Akers
Pax High School
Hatcher Postmaster Examination Notice
Applications are invited for the postmaster at Hatcher with a $3781 yearly pay. A written test is required and final ratings depend on test results plus experience, ability, and character. One year residence, age 21 to under 63. Obtain full details at the local post office. file forms with the U S Civil Service Commission by the closing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatcher
ANS
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
West Virginia discussion at Fayette Garden Club meeting
Fayetteville notes show the Fayette Garden Club hearing a talk on West Virginia by guest speaker Mrs. Fletcher Arritt. She highlighted state brag points, named Pearl Buck and Stonewall Jackson, and a West Virginia quiz winner. Plans for the Appalachian Regional meeting October 21 were outlined along with roadside park efforts and upcoming November hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette Garden Club
West Virginia
Harry W. Miller
Fletcher Arritt
Pearl Buck
Stonewall Jackson
Carl B. Vickers
H. R. Beckleheimer
J. C. Hamilton
H. E. Dillon
Chestnut Room
Legion Home
C. A. Goddard
Blanche Echols
M. M. Ralston
Beckley
Dillon
Methodists Plan Leadership Study in Madison WV
The Boone County Sub-District of West Virginia Methodists announces an annual leadership training school starting Oct. 31 at Madison Methodist Church. Courses include adult religious education, children’s workers, Christian stewardship, and Bible study with notable instructors from the Conference Board of Education and local churches. Sessions run Oct 31 to Nov 4 with a promotion dinner Oct 22 headlined by Dr. Wayne F. Ransom.
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Madison
RNS
Boone County
West Virginia
Methodist Churches
Madison Methodist Church
Forrest J. Campbell
Barrett
Campbell
A. P. Wallace
W. Va
E. E. White
R. H. Kennedy
Van
Boone
Bald Knob
Brushton
Hernshaw
Jeffrey Circuit
Mahone Chapel
Sylvester
van Circuit
Wayne F. Ransom
Food Handlers Class Set For Whitesville On Oct 13
The Annual Foodhandler Make-up Conference is scheduled in Whitesville on Wednesday October 13 at 10 a.m. The Local Moose Lodge Building hosts the meeting and letters are being mailed to all foodhandling establishment managers notifying those required to attend.
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Whitesville
ANS
Moose Lodge
Return from Marlinton Matheny trip with families
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hannah and children and other local families from Matheny returned Sunday from Marlinton. The group included Mr and Mrs Jack Moore and children of Matheny Mr and Mrs Boyd Dumire and daughter of Kopperston Ray Stewart of Matheny and Phillip Goins of Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlinton
Matheny
RNS
Ralph Hannah
Jack Moore
Boyd Dumire
Kopperston
Ray Stewart
Phillip Goins
Oceana
Pineville Women Attend Eastern Star Meeting
Five Pineville Chapter 110 members joined the Grand Chapter of West Virginia events in Pineville. Edith Mae Browning Donna Jo Shields Helena Cline and others attended a tea at Hotel Frederick honoring Gladys Mullins and Harold Brammer with host chapters from Cottageville Guyandotte Hurricane Pineville Point Pleasant Silver Leaf and Winolia. They stayed for the evening session before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
ANS
Grand Chapter
West Virginia
Order of the Eastern Star
Edith Mae Browning
Donna Jo Shields
Marshal
Helena Cline
Martha
Mary Rutherford
Mary Ray
Chesapeake
Wayne
Winolia
Mount Hope
Local Social Notes From Oceana Area Families
Rita Holland of Mullens was the Sunday night guest of her brother L W Beane and family. J A Marler of Carlyle visited Mrs Lillian Botany and Mrs J G Carr over the weekend. Sunday guests for Mrs Carr included Mrs John Baxter and daughter Mary Francis of Montgomery. C B Tate returned from a three week visit with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Jack Morelock of Dayton Ohio. Harlan Ellenburg and daughter Deanna spent Saturday in Welch.
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Oceana
RNS
Rita Holland
Mullens
L. W. Beane
J. A. Marler
Carlyle
Lillian Botany
J. G. Carr
Carr
John Baxter
Mary Francis
Montgomery
C. B. Tate
Jack Morelock
Dayton
Ohio
Harlan Ellenburg
Deanna
Welch
J. W. Lusk
Anna Katherine Cook
Norfolk
Will P. Cook
Baileysville
W. C. Bailey Jr
Pineville
Ida Woodard
Keyser
Daisy McNemar
W. V. McNemar
River Drive
W. V. McNemar Jr
Petersburg
Azel Brown
J. W. Roberts
John Phillips
Troy B. Harvey
Delbarton
Dell Cooke
E. G. Croppleman
Beckley
Francis Adams
Don H., Finley
Stephen
Charleston
Lane Cooke
East Pineville
W. D. Hawley
McGraws
Mary K. Bowman
Hinton
C. A. Keller
R. R. Keller
Robert Bailey
George A. Brooks
C. A
John B. Thomas
Arthur Hodges
Princeton
L. L. Shannon
Dennis Acord
Logan
John B Thomas
Becky
Geraldine Acord
A. J. Shannon
James Dow Cook
Monroe County
J. W. Burton
Roanoke
W. B. Wilson
Crowley-Worrell
Stevens Clinic
Thomas Richard Griffith
Shirley Hamlin
Kimball
Daniel Burks
Bailey-Murphy
Kopperston Circle Meets in Community Church
Members of the Women's Missionary Society of Kopperston Community Church met Tuesday night. The gathering opened with singing, prayer, and a dedication prayer over the love gift. The business session was led by president Mrs. L. M. Hopkins with devotional by Mrs. R. W. Thomas. Present were numerous club members and hostesses Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Hopkins.
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Kopperston
KNS
Women's Missionary Society
Kopperston Community Church
W. L. Greene
George Atkins
L. M. Hopkins
Glenn Keyes
R. W. Thomas
Lillie Moore
R. W. Daniels
Buck’ Lowe
R. E. Wilson
T. H. Bailey
Earl Slusher
Woodrow Dille
James Shott
J. K
Mountain State Forest Festival Visit and Squirrel Hunt
A group visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warner. Women and children attended the Mountain State Forest Festival at Elkins while the men hunted squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Warner
Elkins
Minnesota Dems Forecast Senate Victory in Minnesota
A Minneapolis based report says Democrats expect Humphrey to win a six year Senate term, hoping to hold House seats and possibly gain one to three from Republicans while facing a tougher fight for statehouse control. Bjornson trails but may outperform in small towns, farmers incur dissatisfaction with farm prices, and Democrats show improved party organization.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
United States
Senate
House
Val Bjornson
Bjornson
Humphrey
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
Val
Ike
Washington
Farmer-Labor Party
Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
Orvill Freeman
Walter Judd
Pineville Personal Notices Span Visits and Recoveries
Pineville social notes detail Mrs J W Blakely and daughter Mrs William Belchee visiting Pineville friends and relatives and Mrs Oscar Price recovering at Charlottesville after surgery. Others travel between Mullens Charleston Princeton and Beckley visiting kin including the Cooks Bowmans and Acords. Several residents report recuperation from surgery and hospital stays at Stevens Clinic Welch.
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Pineville
Rns
J. W. Blakely
William Belchee, Welch
E. W. Worrell
Grace Schaeppi
Oscar Price
Mullens
Price
Charlottesville
Birth of 9-Pound Son Announced by Mrs Harless
Mrs Ora Harless announces the birth of a 9 pound son on Wednesday October 6 at the Dr E G facility. The notice notes the newborn's weight and generic hospital detail.
Eleven Treated For Injuries In Weekend Accidents
Eleven people were treated at Wyoming General Hospital for injuries from hunting highway mining and grid accidents over the weekend. Names include Mullens High School student Billy Semones and Amigo boy Ronald Mitchem among others. 56 patients admitted that week with Friday and Saturday as peak admission days.
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Billy Semones
Mullens High School
Ronald Mitchem
Amigo
Freeland Cook
Air Force
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Paul Miller
Covel
Deerfield
Bruce Thompson
Corinne
Black Eagle
Harold B. Cook
Wyoming
Loretta Haga
Bud
Larry Marsh
Oceana
Judy Webb
Sabine
Robert Clifton Hood
Milo Dalton
Maudie Browning
Jesse
James Lucas
Ravencliff
Marjorie Lambert
Myrtle Bowen
Allen Junction
Rivanna Shrewsbury
Stephenson
Lois Williams
Itmann
James Shumate
Gloria Stoumile
Maben
Lucille Workman
Rockview
Nettie Chapman
Phyllis Canada
Charles Stump
Tralee
W. R. Haga
William Anderson
James Grant
Evelyn Edwards
Thursday
Ruby Harris
Sarria Gilliam
Dorotha Jackson
Otsego
Sadie Stonemile
Verleen Raye
Opal Reed
Louise Cook
Imogene Taylor
Pineville
Betty Finney
Margaret Short
Clearfork
Zelma White
Deborah Reed
Miletus McGraw
McGraws
Eli Dushkoff
Leander Walker
Simon
George Dotson
Jimmy Johnston
Lottie Gilliam
Basin
James Cook
Bobby Woods
Robert Agee
Josephine Price
East Gulf
Leola Wood
Gloria Mc.Naughton
Charles Carner
McCoy
Aldie Lusk
Great Bridge
Ocie Trump
Mc.Graws
Bobby Alberty
Orion
Irene Perry
Princeton
Charlotte Lacy
Nancy Rob
Whitesville Street Improvement Half Finished
Whitesville advances a street upgrade, half completed with the main street and state Route No. 3 done. Raleigh Street is under construction, avenues and alleys may start this week. Mayor Horace Morgan says final results will be the town’s best streets since incorporation. Water drains are being overhauled to handle heavy rain.
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Whitesville
RNS
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Horace Morgan
Firemen Course Set at Whitesville
Whitesville fire department hosts a 28 week extension course offered by West Virginia University for new members. It includes 22 indoor lessons and six outdoor drills with O E Stump Jr as instructor and department officers assisting. A Mine Safety Predator demonstration by Richard Repaire of Charleston and a future talk by an E and J Resusitation rep are noted. The group plans to acquire a life saving unit for their rescue ambulance. Knights of Pythias cake and pie social is planned for Oct 16 at 7 p.m. with a teenage dance to follow at the lodge hall.
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Whitesville
RNS
West Virginia University
Whitesville Fire Department Inc
O.E. Stump Jr
Richard Repaire
Charleston
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Pythian Lodge
Local names listed amid community notes in town column
A fragment lists residents including Mrs. Maxine Yates of Itmann and Gwen Elizabeth Walker of Tralee along with Alvin Lilly Jr. and Mrs. Violet McKinney of Alpoca. The item appears as a brief community roster in the Sunday edition.
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Erts
Tralee
Maxine Yates
Itmann
Alvin Lilly, Jr
Gwen Elizabeth Walker
Odd
Violet McKinney
Alpoca
Jumping Branch Personal News Highlights Community Events
Clarence A. Wood, on a 30 day Army leave from Berlin, visits Jumping Branch with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood. Nearby, Mrs. Bill Midkiff and relatives return from Greenville South Carolina after visiting the Stevenson family. Other items note Obey Lilly’s hunting trip near White Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Roscoe Meadows' post surgery checkup in Clifton Forge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Wood
Berlin
Germany
Charles Wood
Obey Lilly
Beckley
Bee Abshire
Tommy
Kyle
Leslie Lilly
White Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Meadows
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Clifton Forge
Norman
F. T. Hill
Princess Ann
Lawrence
Norfolk
Narrows
Iva Dodd
David Hammonds
Bluefield Sanitarium
Whitesville Lions Club Meeting Tuesday Night
Whitesville Lions Club members will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Whitesville Hotel Charles Holland will be program chairman Frank Matson past president of the Franklin D Lions Club spoke at last week's meeting praising his club’s 74 member strength and Whitesville Lions accomplishments
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Whitesville
RNL
Whitesville Lions Club
Charles Holland
Frank Matson
Franklin, D
Lions Club
Whitesville Lions
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Putman
Upshur
Preston
Marion
Monongalia
Tucker
Randolph
Greenbrier
Mason
Pax Personals
Methodists
Food Handlers
Oceana Personals
Kopperston Circle
Dems
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Repub
C. Elmer Anderson
MAGC
Brea
Family Weekly
Jerry Klein
Mang
Culinary Arts Institute
Allyn Rice Family Weekly
Milady
Europe
Christian Dior
Paris
Sybil Connolly
Dublin
Europe-Craft
Vienna
OL A Pelsse
Beckey Post-Herald
Bill Midkiff
Earl Waddell
Oak Hill
T. C. Waddell
Jumping Branch
Virgil Stevenson
Greenville
S. C
McKensen Pradwat
Cohen's Drug Store
Neville ST
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