State College Presidents Meet in Montgomery
West Virginia Tech will host the West Virginia Council of State College and University Presidents on Monday in Montgomery. Eleven presidents plan to attend including Irvin Stewart from West Virginia University and Paul M. Elbin from West Liberty. The gathering aims to coordinate the state education program.
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State College
Montgomery
Register
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia Council of State College and University
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
E. Church
Potomac State Teachers’ College
John W. Davis
West Virginia
State Teachers’ College
H. Lu
Dickason
Bluefield State Teachers’ College
Virgil H. Stewart
Concord College
George H. Hand
Fairmont State
Horsch
Miss Eskew Appointed To Direct Fayetteville Choir
Wanda Eskew of Fayetteville receives appointment as choir director at Fayetteville Methodist Church succeeding Mary Clute who resigned due to ill health. Eskew a Fayetteville High School and Berens College graduate teaches music in Unsted Schools. Initiation planned for Princeton Moose Chapter with pot luck supper for members and husbands.
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Register
Weiler
Fayetteville
Wanda Eskew
E. B. Eskew
Register Staite
Princeton
Women of the Moose
Layland Soldier Promoted to Staff Sergeant
Layland Houston H Downey son of J J Downey of Layland was promoted to staff sergeant October 1. He entered service March 30 1942 and trained at Camp Claiborne La Fort Bragg then served overseas 1943 to 1945 with the 697th Field Artillery. He is a sharpshooter with the Cal 50 machine gun rifle and carbine and earned the Victory Ribbon American Theatre ribbon and European Theatre ribbon with five bronze stars. He resides with his sister Mrs H A Stickler at 100 Oak Grove Avenue Beckley.
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Hexister
Layland
Houston H. ‘Downey
J. J. Downey
Downey
Camp Claiborne
Fort Bragg
Wh. C
Chanute
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
697Th
H. A. Stickler
Oak Grove Avenue
Beckley
Cyclist Awarded 3500 Damages in Motor Cycle Crash
Fayetteville Lloyd Cooper was awarded 3500 by a jury against C B Stover for injuries from a motorcycle collision. He alleged Stover operated negligently and failed to signal, causing Cooper to crash into an oncoming car. Cooper sustained facial and knee injuries and internal damage, with the motorcycle damaged 460.
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Reelstec
Fayetteville
Lloyd Coopler
C. B. Stover
Cooper
Stover
Oceana News Notes Injured Miner and Local Visits
Bernard Bailey of Oceana is hospitalized in Welch with serious injuries from the Kopperston mine incident on Monday. Rayford resident M Wheeler spent the weekend in Oceana visiting son-in-law Leo Chambers and daughter, with Chambers parents also visiting. Freddie Fletcher, now back from basic Marine training, resumes duties in South Carolina after a 10 day home visit with grandparents Fred and Ada Cook and parents Ray and ... Fletcher of Logan. Fletcher, Oceana High School senior, enlisted in the Marine Corps for three years.
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Register
Oceana
Bernard Bailey
Welch Hospital
Kopperston Mines
BR. M. Wheeler
Rayford
Leo Chambers
Aclis Chambers
Freddie Fletcher
United States Marine Corps
South Carolina
Fred Cook
Ray Fletcher
Logan
Fletcher
Oceana High School
Ithe Marine Corps
Pine Funeral Set for Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Polly Louise Pine 81 will be at 2 p m today at Athens Baptist Church Princeton route 3. Burial follows in the family cemetery. She was born June 2 1967 in Athens to Andrew B and Elizabeth Foley White. Her husband James R Pine died in 1931. She is survived by Perry Pine and Perlly.
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Princeton
Polly Louise Pine
Paul Pine
Athens Baptist
Pine
Athens
Andrew B
Elizabeth Foley White
James R. Pine
Oil Industry Discussed at Hill Rotary Dinner
Oak Hill Rotary Club members learned about the petroleum industry at a Hotel Hill dinner meeting. H. P. Philbrick showed a film with statistics on rising oil demand. Visitors from six clubs across the state attended, with H. W. Bee of Parkersburg as guest of G. W. Judy and many other representatives listed.
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Reelstoy
Oak Hill
Rotary Club
Hotel Hill
H. P. Philbrick
Rotary
Clus
H. W. Bee
Parkersburg
G. W. Judy
Charles M. Harrel
Brefiels
Carl J. Holcomb
L Elkins
W. D. Lowe
Beckley
The
Rey
Roland Clelland
Ira E.bradley
Charleston
B. C. Hooper
IM. Hi. Green
Mike Lononsy
Dr. Duncan
Montgomery
Rosser Long, Jr
Jack Casto
Paull Morton
C. L. Garvin, Jr
Fayetteville
Attend College Program Pineville convocation and barbecue visit
Rev. and Mrs. Harry L. Stevens attended a convocation and barbecue at Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillips with daughter Mere Stevens and Miss Kellan Culbertson. They returned to Phillips Sunday. Survivors include several relatives and grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Register
Pineville
Harry L. Stevens
Alderson-Broaddus College
Phillips
Mere Stevenus
Kellan Culbertson
Stevens
Culbert
Sponsor Duties Outlined By Club For Girl Scout Work
Senior Woman's Club met at Mrs. Lyndall Phillips home as Mrs. Herbert Walker explained sponsor duties for the Girl Scout project. The Min den troop will be supported for the year with Mrs Walker as leader and Mrs Bill Prict co hosting. A $3 donation to Green Cross was given and members were asked to bring ten cents for the scholarship fund at the November 9 peal meeting.
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Register
Oak Hill
Herbert’ Walker
Lyndall Phillips
Bill Prict
Minden
Walker
Wanda Farrish
Capitol District
Westside
Westside Woman's Club
Charleston
Ollie Blake
Harry Katsuris
Green Cross
Fart Prather
Evelyn Toney
John Hair
William Foye
Dor Fazio
Ruth Prather
Hattie Biggs
C. D. McClaskey
Hinton Group to Attend Church Rally in Beckley
Hinton residents invited to a rally at the Welcome Baptist Church in Beckley led by Rev. G J Wil. A special bus, leaving Hinton at 1 p m and returning after the event, costs 109 for round trip. Dinner will be served to visitors between 2 and 3 p m with services starting at 3 p m assisted by choirs from five Hinton churches.
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Trally
H. Page
Second Baptist Church
Welcome Baptist Church
Rev. Wilson
Hinton
Princeton Group Backs Bluefield Man for Office
The Princeton Chamber nominates J. P. Gills of Bluefield for reelection as director of the fifth district covering Williamison Bluefield Hinton Mullens Princeton and Ronceverte. The state chamber annual meeting is set for November 15 and 16 at the Greenbrier.
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Y Register
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
J. P. Gills
Bluefield
Williamison
Hinton
Mullens
Ronceverte
State Chamber
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Dewey J. Bailey
Clarksburg
Windell Funeral Set for Today at Mt Lookout
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Bert Windell 77 of Mt Lookout will be held at 2 30 p m today at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev John Bragg officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery She is survived by two sons Harry Jones Mt Lookout and William Bozzess Summersville Also a note mentions that about 40 percent of Jews in Palestine originally came from Poland.
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MT. Lookout
Virginia Bert Windell
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
John Bragg
Ifmaling
Church
Harry Jones
William Bozzess
Summersville
Cyclone Family Reunion Held at J Rush Cook Home
A Cyclone family reunion gathered Sunday at the home of J Rush Cook Sr. Those attending included Fred Lusk, Graddice Cook, Leonard Combs, Walden Cook, Ester Martin, Ott Canterberry, and fifteen grandchildren.
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Cyclone
Register
Oceana
J. Rush Cook
Fred Lusk
Graddice Cook
Daven
Leonard Combs
Walden Cook
Cleat Rork
Ester Martin
Roanjoke
Ott Canterberry
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Helen Farrier
R. E. Herbert
Jim Edmonds
Z. F. Mayberry
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TOB
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Beckley Music & Electric Co
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Streight
Oceana Personals
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B. F. Roark
W. G. Day
Cincinnati
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