Nickolls seeks mandamus to challenge Oak Hill rezoning ruling
Paul Nickolls of Carlisle filed for a writ of mandamus to test the Oak Hill City Council decision denying his request to rezone the Carlile property on Main Street for a funeral chapel. The council 4-3 upheld the Zoning Commission in Oct. and Nickolls plans further action if needed.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Carlile
Main St
Paul Nickolls
Carlisle
Nickolls
Carwile
Nicholl
Zoning Commissions
Nickols
S. C. Higgins Jr
Civil Defense Program Highlighted at Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Senior Woman's Club met at City Hall with civil defense as the theme. President Mrs. Herbert Walker led, films by George Dodd of Fayetteville were shown, and a report on a club wheelchair fundraiser for the flower fund was given. Mrs. Wanda Farrish spoke on city beautification and plans included lighting at the elementary school entrance. Each member received $1 from the treasurer to grow through a December project to buy basic materials for sellable items. Hostesses were Mrs. Howard Payne, Mrs. Lucille Bennett, and Mrs. Wanda Farrish. attendees listed.
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Oak Hill
RNS
City Hall
Herbert Walker
George Dodd
Fayetteville
Wanda Farrish
Federated Women's Clubs
Howard Payne
Lucille Bennett
Robert Flack
Hattie Biggs
Oscar Neal
Avelino Cartelle
Ralph Porterfield
Gladys Jones
Irene Dodd
Lucille Knotch
Audrey Decker
John Hare
Sorority Party Honors Rushees in Oak Hill
A Beta Theta Chapter sorority event at Mrs. Earl Bannister’s Thompson Ave home featured a “Poise and Charm” program with talks on courtesy in the home and business and on successful people. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Hobart Booth, Mrs. James Painter, and Mrs. D. C. Rapp Jr. Plans for the Snowball Christmas Dance were announced for Dec 28 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Beta Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Earl Bannister
Thompson Ave
Hobart Booth
James Painter
D. C. Rapp Jr
William O'Neal Jr
Rapp
Fazio
J. A. Wallace
Ray Clinebelle
Robert Brinkley
Joline Yablonski
Kenneth Keatley
Mount Hope Sorority
William O’neal
Wilbur Areinbrod
Mitchael Aide
Obart Watson
Zella Bishop
William Moore
John Duda
Leona Baird
W. Dixon Jr
James Hesse
Betty Alice Perry
Ernest Cio
R. R. Thomas Jr
Mullens Republican Selected To Complete Legislative State
Mullens Republican Chester A. Ellison becomes the House of Delegates candidate for Wyoming County with Rev. Karl C. Lilly as co candidate. Ball remains postmaster and federal status retained. Opponents include incumbents Bower and England with Nuckols and Foster contesting the Senate. County race also lists Bailey with West and others as Republican co chairmen.
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Mullens
Chester A. Ellison
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
Karl C. Lilly
Kopperston
Ellison
County Executive Committee
A. T. Ball
Otsego
Ball
Lilly
Paul Bower
Paul England
Pineville
Raleigh
Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
Robert C. Foster
W. C. Bailey Jr
Noah West
Stephenson
Charles Cook
Joe FE. Orr
Final Rites Slated For Wreck Victims
Mullens RNS report details funerals today and Thursday for two crash victims from Pierpoint Mountain accident at 11 15 p m Tuesday. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Wangel George Milam died at birth from injuries sustained when the car plunged down a hillside. The infant is described as the widow of Ike Tolliver. Mrs Tolliver traveled with the Georges en route to Wyoming General Hospital. Darrell Lafferty 18 driver of the car suffered only minor injuries. Authorities note the wreck occurred on a curve and that Lafferty cannot explain the cause. Surviving family members include six sons three daughters and 11 grandchildren. The body was moved to Milam residence. The mother of the infant reportedly suffered a fractured collar bone and other injuries but is listed as satisfactory.
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Lafferty
George
Tolliver
Clearfork
Rufus
Julia Duncan
Church of God
Posey
Jack
Mullens
Stacy
Fort Belvoir
James
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry
Myrtle Beach
S. C
William Tolliver
Jessie Brown
Norma
Milam
Lewis Cozart
Matoaka
Rita Miller
Glen Rogers
John Duncan
Sylvia Bailey
Infant Death Unlisted As Highway Fatality
Cpl. R L Tabscott said the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Vangel George Milam born dead four hours after the car plunged over Pierpoint Mountain cannot be counted a highway fatality. The death of Mrs Essie Tolliver, 52, Milam, in the same accident raised Wyoming County highway fatalities to 10 for the year.
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Essie Tolliver
Milam
Wyoming
Funeral services for Essie Tolliver in Oak Grove Church of God
Mrs. Essie Tolliver, 52, was killed in the wreck and is to be buried in Pine Grove Cemetery. Services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday, with Rev. Dean Bailey officiating, in Oak Grove Church of God near Milam. She died of a fractured skull in Wyoming County’s tenth highway victim of the year.
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Milam
Oak Grove
Verdict in slander suit at Fayette Circuit Court
A Fayette Circuit Court jury awarded Stanley Costy a single dollar in a $15,000 damage suit against Joe Soloman over a slander claim that Costy was a Communist. The trial ran from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with witnesses present. Columbus Day kept many offices closed.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Stanley Costy
Summerlee
Costy
Joe Soloman
Oak Hill
Soloman
Fayette County
Quentin Hurt
John C.gwinn
Oak Hill TV Station Set to Begin Operations
Oak Hill station WOAY TV plans to operate on Channel 4 within weeks. A 688 foot tower, the state’s highest, will enable 100000 watt transmission from Route 21 studios. Programs from ABC will dominate, with local content from Oak Hill and WKNA TV Charleston and a Charleston Oak Hill microwave for program exchange.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Woay-Tv
Robert Thomas
Thomas
WOAY
Route 21
American Broadcasting Co
Wkna-Tv
Charleston
Rabbit Ears
Beckley
Wyoming County Agencies to Air Means of Procuring Farm Agent
A Mullens meeting organized by Wyoming County education and government officials aims to explore procuring a farm demonstration agent. J C Knapp of West Virginia University was invited to outline agency aims, with funding sharing by federal and state governments and local boards covering space and clerical costs. The chamber also approved a public address system costing about 500 dollars to broadcast music and announcements during games and six other occasions.
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Wyoming County Court
Jeese W. Morgan
Morgan
J. C. Knapp
West Virginia University
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
George Nolley
C. F. Mundy
Wyoming County
Nolley
Mullens Chamber
Chamber
Traffic Count Set by Governor MULLENS Road Plan
Governor W C Marland promised a traffic count for the Maben Lester road after a delegation of H J Oram State Senator Ward Wylie Paul Bower and Mayor W W Cook met the governor Monday. They urged hard surfacing to relieve congestion on Route 16 between Beckley and Mullens, cutting distance from Mullens to Charleston from 100 to 87 miles. They warned deterioration without timely gravel base and surfacing. Miners from Maben Slab Fork and Otsego travel the current route between Wyoming and Raleigh counties.
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Beckley
Mullens
Charleston
Maben
Slab Fork
Otsego
Wyoming
Raleigh County
Adams Funeral Services Today
Funeral services for Charles H. Adams 73 of Wyoming are set for 2 p.m. today in the Wyoming Community Church with Rev. Hill and Rev. Meador officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery near Glover. Adams, a former car dropper at the Wyoming mine for 19 years, died Monday after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Oct. 6. Born Sept. 1, 1881 in Wyoming, he was a Turkey Greek Baptist Church member. Survived by his wife Louise and daughter Leta of Wyoming.
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Wyoming
James
Sarah Adams
Turkey
One Killed Three Hurt in Summersville Wreck
A two car collision Tuesday morning in Summersville left Mrs. Mabel S. French 42 dead and three others injured. Leona Burkholder 38 serious with pelvic fracture and internal injuries. Garland Taylor 29 and Ralph Taylor 22 both hospitalized for cuts and bruises. Burkholder driving French to work collided with Taylors car on Route 89. Vehicle were under investigation. Funeral services for Mrs. French are planned at Waters Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. French was daughter of Elijah and Rennie Hannah. Surviving relatives listed.
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Summersville
RNS
Mabel S. French
Leona Burkholder
Garland Taylor
Upper Glade
Peters Creek Coal Co
R. O. Gregory
Vancouver
Wash
Arthur
Arch
Jess
Craigsville
John
Akron
Ohio
Jack
Arbor
Mrs Lively Honored With Surprise Party
PAX RNS Mrs Maggie Lively of Long Branch was honored with a surprise birthday party at her home Sunday by family and friends. Attendees included numerous cousins and relatives from Kingston Fayetteville St Albans Oak Hill Wyandotte Mich and others, plus her husband C B Lively and 14 grandchildren.
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PAX
Maggie Lively
Long Branch
B. J. Winston
Fred Powers
Milton Winston
Kingston
Earl Lively
Wyandotte
Mich
Roxie Ellison
Bettie Davis
J. Hazel Lively
Jane Lively
Nancy and
Lawrence Pritt
Delia Lively
W. E. Lively
Phyllis Lively
Oak Hill
C. 8. Lively
Wyoming County coal production steady 1951 to 1953
E Claude Cook cited State Chamber of Commerce figures showing Wyoming County coal output barely changes across 1951 53 with less than one percent variation while adjacent counties saw declines up to 25 percent.
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E. Claude Cook
State Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming County
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Rushees
Kata Bourbon
Kentucky
Eneen, Tetany
Straight, Bourbon
James B. Blam
Ike Tolliver
Adams Funeral Services
Mrs. Lively
Grants
Canleigh
Bouffants
Sheerest
Pennleigh
S-M-L
America
SALE
Chenille
Grant Brand
Neville St
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