Fire Destroys John Riffe Farm in Whitesville
A Saturday fire in Whitesville destroyed the John Riffe farm near Sylvester, a Boone County landmark. Delbert Cameron and his grandchildren lived there. only a small amount of furniture was saved. Firefighters lacked water and could not save furniture or most of the structure before the roof burned. The farm, leased to Earl Graybeal and subleased to the Camerons, sits on land now owned by Prichard Land Company of Charleston. After the blaze, the Camerons moved their stove and refrigerator, but the truck fire caused further flames to flare in stored furniture.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
John Rifte
Sylvester
Delbert Cameron
Earl Graybeal
Camerons
Prichard Land Company
Charleston
Fire Dept
Fraley Services Slated Thursday
Funeral services for William Elijah Fraley will be held Thursday at 2 p m in Colcord. Burial follows at Montgomery Memorial Park London. Fraley 4 died in a Charleston hospital Tuesday at 12 30 a mSurvivors include Nellie Fraley widow two sons Denny Marmet Hansford Richmond Va one daughter Allie Borkell Decota two brothers B C Fraley Colcord Leslie Fraley Hollansburg Ohio six grandchildren. Body to Decota home of his daughter at 1 5 p m today from Johnson Mortuary Marmet.
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Colcord
IRNS
Willian Elijah Fraley
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Fraley
Charleston
Nellie Fraley
Denny
Marmet
Hansford
Richmond
Allie Borkell
Decota
B. C. Fraley
Leslie Fraley
Hollansburg
Ohio
Johnson Mortuary
Oak Hill Republicans Hold Meeting Monday
Oak Hill Republican Woman's Club met in City Hall with president Mrs. Elgin presiding. A program titled Republican State Platform featured speakers Mrs. C R Hill and others. Ike and Nixon was discussed and three new members welcomed: Mrs. Gatehouse, Mrs. Spitler, and Mrs. Carpenter.
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Oak Hill
Republican Woman's Club
John Morris
N.C. Milter
S. M. Morris
C.R. Hill
Charles
Elgin
City Hall
C. R. Hill
Baptist Ladies Meet at Shields Home in BAILEYSVILLE
The Shields Memorial Baptist Church ladies gathered at Mrs. Mable Shields home in Baileysville on Thursday for a club meeting.
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Baptist Ladies
Baileysville
BNL
Mrs Hodge 64 Dies of Heart Attack in Ambulance
Myrtle Hodge 31 of Clear Creek died of a heart attack en route to Raleigh Boone Medical Center Whitesville after an earlier illness. Surviving daughter and son live in Clear Creek with a sister and brother in surrounding towns.
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Mrs. Hodge
Clear Creek
ANS
Myrtle Hodge
Dorothy
Whitesville
Raleigh Boone Medical Center
Harold Doss
John Doss
Violet Hoffman
Billy T. Moore
Baylor Ameagie
Bulard
Shields
Carmel Shields
Short
Rayford
Mable Shields
Joe Gills
Bob Workman
Elizabeth Blankenship Weds Billy J. Akers in Pax Church
Elizabeth Blankenship and Billy Joe Akers were married at Pax Church of God in Mount Hope at 7:30 p.m. October 11. Rev. R. B. Blair officiated. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Alice Blankenship and the late Rev. Charles Blankenship of Orlando, Fla., wore a light blue suit with white accessories. Edna Jean Blankenship served as maid of honor. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Akers of Pax, attended Pax High School, served three years in the armed forces, and recently returned from Germany. A reception followed at the groom’s parents’ home, and the couple planned to reside in Pax after a wedding trip. The ceremony featured fall flowers and traditional music.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Pax Church of God
Elizabeth Blankenship
Billy Joe Akers
R. B. Blair
Sophia
Ofl
Alice Blankenship
Charles Blankenship
Orlando, Fla
Jack Fesees
Pax
Billy Slack
George Lewis
Edna Jean Blankenship
Lee College of Tennessee
Higgins Wholesale House
Beckley
Germany
Etta Weeks
Cecil Humphrey
Whitesville Residents Visit Ill Relative in Milton
Whitesville group including Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stover and others visited Mrs. Grover Blackwood in Milton who is seriously ill at home. Blackwood long time Whitesville resident. Additional visits by Mr. and Mrs. James Holstein and daughter June to Stellie Pettry. Selma Stover and Sybil Smithy visited Charleston Saturday.
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Seth
Jake Brown
Brown
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Ira Stover
Clear Free
Chester Stover
Whitesville
Rns
Sibly Smith
J. W. Pettry
Grover Blackwood
Milton
Blackwood
James Holstein Land
June
Stellie Pettry
Selma Stover
Sybil Smith Y
Charleston
Meadow Bridge 4 H Club Elects Officers
Meadow Bridge 4 H Club elects officers with Jessel Patton named president and Catherine Carroll as vice president Thelma Smith secretary Narcia Gongalez treasurer Cora Grimmett reporter and Narcia Gongalez Patty Benson named song leaders Victor Gilkerson Meadow Bridge High School teacher leads the group Also a Fayette County Palison Flat forest fire reported Tuesday by the Conservation Commission forestry division
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Meadow Bridge
Jessel Patton
Carl Patton
Victorettes
Catherine Carroll
Thelma Smith
Narcia Gongalez
Cora Grimmett
Patty Benson
Victor Gilkerson
Meadow Bridge High School
Fayette Beckley
Palison Flat
Fayette County
District 4 Forestry Division
The
Conservation Commission
Colcord Colcord Personal Notes Births And Visits
Frankie Thompson announces the birth of daughter Rose Anna at 10 22 on October 12 at their Colcord home. The Thompsons also have a son Eugene. Numerous relatives from Alexandria Virginia Ameagle Dayton Ohio Bremen Indiana Shady Spring and Charleston are mentioned visiting or traveling, with twins enrolled at Colcord Elementary and other weekend visits noted.
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Colcord
RNS
Frankie Thompson
Rose Anna
Thompsons
Eugene
Jackie Bolen
Allan Rowe
Patsy
Alesandria
Ameagle
Jane Krepps
Dayton
Ohio
Emil Wiseman
Clayton Stover
Randal Radford
Frank Radford
Shady Spring
Beckley Hospital
Otey Dillon
Steve
Stanley Dillon
Herman Dillon
Cecil
Cecilia Coleman
Gordon Coleman
John W. Stanley
Janice
Richard Krepps
Bremen
Ind
Mary Perry
Normal Perry
Mary
The
Capital City Commercial College
Charleston
Oak Hill Dentist Wins $5000 on NBC Quiz Show
Oak Hill dentist Dr. H. A. Duncan won $5,000 on NBCs Break the Bank in New York Tuesday night. He will return next Tuesday to attempt the $10,000 question after a near miss at the $5,000 level. Mayor H. C. Brown aided him with the correct answer on a Last Supper query, Leonardo da Vinci. Relatives joined him in the studio for support.
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Oak. Hill
H. A. Duncan
Oak Hill
New York
Oak Mill
H. C. Brown
Leonardo da Vinci
Duncan
Smith Funeral Set Saturday at Oak Grove Church
Hermie Winifred Smith 40 Backus Laurel Creek died in a state fall at Buckeye Coal and Coke Co Stephenson Monday night. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church Backus with Rev Freddie Harrah officiating. Burial in Harrah Cemetery. Survived by wife Hanna Marie and ten children, siblings and mother. Body to be taken from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Fast Rainelle to residence at 6 pm Thursday.
Mrs Looney Feted With Stork Shower At Pineville
Circle No 2 of Pineville Presbyterian Church honored Mrs Retah Looney with a stork shower after a Timothy study led by Ruth Blackburn. Four guests attended and gifts were exchanged from multiple members and friends. A separate birth note states Jessie Sprouse and wife welcomed a daughter on October 11 at Grace Hospital Welch.
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Pineville
RNS
Sylvester Social News Highlights Local Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hamilton hosted visitors in Sylvester on Monday. Florida guests Mrs. Vaden Pack and Mrs. Oma Alred joined friends and relatives, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barlow. Mrs. Aired planned a visit with Browning family, while Carolyn McMahan of Washington DC spent the weekend with the Bartons.
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Sylvester
Richard Hamilton
Charleston
Vaden Pack
Oma Alred
Florida
Richard
Barlow
Aired
Mr.Jr
Ribble Browning
Carolyn McMahan
Washington, D. C
Richard Barton
Laymen's Day Planned at Glen Rogers Church
Glen Rogers Community Church schedules Laymen's Day for Sunday October 27. Services begin at 11 a.m. Hubert Durhiam chairs, Waldo Tackett to preside, Dr. C C Cottrill to deliver the main address. Other laymen named include Basil Trump and W S Brooks.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Hubert Durhiam
Waldo Tackett
C. C. Cottrill
Basil
Trump
W. S. Brooks
Amendments Studied by Mountain Project Council
The Men's Council of the Presbyterian Mountain Project met Saturday night at Ameagle with 24 in attendance. They discussed proposed amendments to the coming election and the topic The Christian Man and Politics. Participants included the Rev Harry Bates Leonard Noel Roy Withrow the Rev Weller and Carl Hamilton. Will sponsor dinner. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Garter Pentecostal Church will host a chicken and dumpling dinner in the parsonage basement on October 20 at 4 pm with public invited. Charles Fugate of Guyan, 25, received treatment at Stevens Clinic hospital Welch for lacerations to the left hand fingers after touching a wire cable at work for the W AM Ritter Lumber Company.
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Ameagle
ANS
Presbyterian’ Mountain Project
Ameaglie
Harry Bates
Woman's Auxiliary of the Garter Pentecostal Church
Fugate
Guyan
Charles Fulgate
Stevens Clinic
Welch
W. AM. Ritter Lumber Company
Mullens to lease land for city parking near church
Mullens Board of Commissioners will lease a 90 by 120 foot plot of land owned by the Pentecostal Holiness Church on Guyandella Ave near 11th Street for street parking. The space could serve 30 to 40 vehicles and requires removing two old buildings. The church will lease for two years at 100 dollars monthly with renewal.
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Russell
C. C. Casinelli
Board of Commissioners
Highland Ave
Oscar England
Poplar St
Woodlawn
Pauley Plumbing and Healing Co
Woman's Society of Christian Service meets in Clarksburg
Mrs Richard Barton served as delegate from Sylvester First Methodist Church at the mid annual meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service held October 10 to 12 in Clarksburg. Registration began at noon with sessions led by Mrs W H Carr. theme included Wesleyan Night and talks by 12 foreign students funded by the Dorothy Lee Fund.
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Sylvester
RNS
Richard Barton
Sylvester First Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service
Clarksburg
Floyd Bonar
W. H. Carr
Wallace N. Streeter
North Eastern Jurisdiction
Puerto Rico
Dorothy Lee Fund
Austin Bagshaw
Myron S. Collins
Irene Barton Engaged To Wed Earl Collins
Mr and Mrs Richard Barton announce the engagement of their daughter Irene Barton to Earl Collins of Washington D C Plans are underway for a November 17 wedding at the First Baptist Church in Washington D C
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Irene Barton
Earl Collins
Sylvester
RNS
Richard Barton
Irene
Washington, D. C
Miss Barton
First Baptist Church
Washington, D.C
Meadow Bridge to Install Meters on Lot
The city will fill grade and install meters on the lot with work to begin immediately. Mayor Woodrow W. Cook calls the development a step toward solving municipal services issues. Mrs. Faggest, 56, died after an extended illness. funeral conducted by Rev. Bill Houchins at Meadow Bridge Holiness Church. Burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. Survived by four daughters and five sons. Body to be moved to Dallas Fitzwater’s home in Meadow Bridge this evening.
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Woodrow W. Cook
Meadow Bridge
RNS
Faggest
Commis
Fitzwater Evans
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Evans
Hinton Hospital
Akron
Ohio
Dallas Fitzwater
Medow Bridge
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainele
Mullens welcomes baby Loretta Kay at Wyoming General
Mrs Casey Mullens and daughter Loretta Kay Key returned home from Wyoming General Hospital. Loretta Kay weighed six pounds four ounces at birth in October.
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Mullens
Matheny
Casey Mullens
Loretta Key
Wyoming General Hospital
Loretta Kay
Civic League Hearing Miss Mowery on Child Education Value
Miss Corma Mowery of the West Virginia Education Association spoke to about 30 Civic League members in Oak Hill. She argued that every child is worth more than the minimum education and used charts to illustrate the need for broader state educational support.
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Oak Hill
West Virginia
Corma Mowery
W. Va. Education Association
Civic League
Bers
Mowery
J. P. Cashion
Andrew Easton Jr
Nancy Hannabass
Hortense Collawn
Herbert Cole
John Howard Scott
W. Va
Ameagle Youth Shot While Squirrel Hunting
Claude Marsh, 18, of Ameagle, was accidentally shot in the face and chest by pellets from Paul Stover's gun Friday morning at Long Branch during squirrel hunting. He was taken first to Raleigh Boone Medical Center Whitesville and then to Charleston Memorial Hospital to assess the extent of injuries.
Aspirin Brand Promoted for Daily Use and Comfort
An advertisement touts a widely used aspirin product claimed to ease stomach upset and cold symptoms. It emphasizes “fast” relief and broad public preference, naming Jose as a figure of endorsement and promising value at lower prices.
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John Riffe
OBS
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Elizabeth Williams
Aftvert
Billy J. Akers
Billy Jor Akers
Cleo Sr. Jones
U. S. Congress
Congress
Cleo Jones
Kanawha County
West Virginia University
Act
Young Republican League of
Republican Party
Mabitell, Chelmer
Colcord Personals
Mrs. Looney
James Alo
Williams
Miss Mowery
Claude Marsh
Neema
Beckleys
Zenith
Beckley Music & Electric
Lower End
Valley Drive
Genuine
Jose
Espirin
Tomchins
Mahogany
Ain Ono
Ores Et Tata
Broadway
United Nations
Bergdorf
Goodman's
Fort Knox
Crowgey
Crowgey Sausage Company
Kellysville
West
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