Campaign Pace Quickens in Fayette County 1960
The Fayette County campaign heats up as Democrats and Republicans rush to mobilize voters. W. W. Barron and Cecil Underwood visit counties while Cleveland Bailey and James Knowles contest in the Third District. Barron conducts all day tours with rallies from Fayetteville to Mount Hope and a 6:30 p.m. address in the circuit courtroom. Eleanor Roosevelt plans Charleston speaking engagement after a day of district meetings and bus tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fort
Cleveland M. Bailey
House of Representatives
James Knowles
Clarksburg
W. W. Barron
Cecil Underwood
U. S. Senate
Harold Neely
Fayette County
Underwood
Montgom
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
West Vic
C. R. Hill
Rt. Jean Baptist c
Hotel Hill
Joe Bridge High School
Hill
Lacy Wells
P. L. Elmore
C. R. Hill Jr
GOP
Barron
Smithers
Powellton
Montgomery
Pew Packers Named For Mullens Revival
Mullens First Baptist Church announces pew holders for each night of revival. The list includes Mrs. Lloyd Bright and many others. Services begin today at 7 30 p m and run through Sunday with Rev. S Ward Robinson as evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
First Baptist Church
Lloyd Bright
P. J. Cozart
Robert Carr
Carlene
C. Cowan
J. 2
W. R. Jon
Ina Cook
I Cook
Frank Caldwell
S. V. Cline
W. W. Dailey
Hampton
Jesse Musser
L. T. Lail
Ernest Musser
Harry Ae
O. H. Martin
Ghee
N. W. McGhee
Arlet McKinsey
Charles McKinney
Eugene Newsome
Joe Orr
R. E. Pritchett
S. P. Pearis
W. E. Powell
E. K. Borrer
L. C. Smith
Charles Stump
C. V. Stewart
John Snow
J. K. Smith
Warren Tolliver
J. F. Raymond Wells
Emory White
Sam Webster
Robert Wood
W. G. Short
W. H. Pauley
A. O. Ashley
Robert Atwood
Earl Burcham
W. S. Crotty
C. C. Cowan
Ira Dunn
Perry Evans
Jack Finney
Walter Fisher
Layland Harless
O. D. R. E. Pritchett
Charley McKineny
W. H. Pony
First Child Born to Skeens in Cleveland
Mr and Mrs Charles E Skeens announce their first child a boy born Oct 6 at a Cleveland hospital. Named Charles Edwin II the infant’s maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Julian Terrell of Cleveland and paternal grandparents James Skeens and Mrs Rachelle B Skeens of Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
Charles E. Skeens
Bader Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Theer
Charles Edwin II
Julian Terrell
James Skeens
Rachelle B. Skeens
Harold E. Neely Speaks at Oak Hill Luncheon Meeting
At Oak Hill a luncheon Thursday featured gubernatorial candidate Harold E. Neely as speaker. Seated left was Lacy Wells, a candidate for sheriff, among other attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Harold E. Neely
Lacy Wells
Fayette 4 H Leaders To Attend Conference
Fayette County extension staff will join the Extension Workers Conference at Jacksons Mill October 18 to 20 under West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Service auspices. Attending are H. L. Riggle the agricultural agent Mrs Beatrice F Whanger the home demonstration agent and John D Cutlip the 4H Club agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Jackson's Mill
Fayette County
H. L. Riggle
Beatrice F. Whanger
John D. Cutlip
West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Service
Undecagon Described as Eleven-Sided Geometric Figure
An undecagon is defined as a geometric figure with eleven angles and eleven sides.
Mount Hope Community News Briefs Today
Mt Hope notes Bert Keeney will travel to Washington DC to visit his wife and new granddaughter Cheryl Ann. Mrs Mamie Parker is confined at home due to illness. Ocle Tripplett visits Beckley, plans Mount Hope calls. Charles Cavendish hospitalized for routine check up. Mr and Mrs Dower host Thompson family visitors. Rev Ray Hanson attends chaplains conference in Fort Meade on Oct 17 19. Mount Hope Post Office begins city delivery service with Hermon Davis and Angelo Lancianese as carriers. Chinatown San Francisco population about 30000.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Herbert Keeney
Washington, D. C
Cheryl Ann
George Huffman
Keeneys
Mamie Parker
Ocle Tripplett of
Elkins
Beckley
Charles Cavendish
Oak Hill Hospital
Mary Dower
Effie Dower
Ruth Seen
Thompson
Prince
Claude Haney
Fort Meade
Hermon Davis
Route 1
Angelo Lancianese
Fayette Scout Council Sets Leaders Course
Fayetteville reporters note the October council meeting chaired by W B McCoy. The drive for Fayette Girl Scouts extends through Wednesday. Senior Troops plans were outlined by Mrs Donald Robinson. Refresher training is required every three years for all leaders assistants and troop committee women. Trainers include Mrs Robert Herndon Mrs Raymond Updike Mrs Charles Harnsburger and Mrs Don Sanford. A Folk Song and Dance Workshop is set for Mount Hope October 21 at 10 am. The event supports the Golden Anniversary of Girl Scouting in 1962. New troop organizer Mrs J N Jarrett joined the council amid applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
W. B. McCoy
Fayette
Donald Robinson
Charlton Heights
Fayette County
Don Sanford
Mount Hope
William B
Jackson and Perkins
J. N. Jarrett
Oak Hill
A. Rosser Long Jr
C. R. Hill Jr
C. R. Harnsburger
Kenneth Robbins
William Abele
Robert Herndon
Raymonda. Updike
J. C. Gwinn
Rally at Pineville Draws Local Candidates
At a Pineville rally Wednesday Harold Neely spoke as Martin Chapman, candidate for State Treasurer, B. H.rod Mullens, candidate for the House of Delegates, and other locals attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Harold Neely
Martin Chapman
B. H.rod Mullens
House of Dele
Miss Wanda Neal Weds Eldridge Lindsey Jr
Mullens residents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Neal announce the marriage of Wanda Neal to Eldridge Earl Lindsey Jr. in a double ring ceremony October 2 at Main Street Methodist Church in Dillon South Carolina. Wanda, a Mullens High School graduate, worked at Ohio Bell in Cleveland and later as a bank teller in Richmond Virginia. Eldridge attended Richmond schools, served in the U S Army, and works at Dixie Bearing in Richmond. The couple will live at 3909 Pilots Lane in Richmond Virginia.
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Cleveland
First and Merchants National Bank
Richmond
U. S. Army
Dixie Bearing Inc
Pilots Lane
Kilsyth Weekend Visits and Family News
Kilsyth social page notes weekend visits from residents of Piney View Beckley and Kilsyth. Blondine Rinehart of Kilsyth hosted relatives Emery and wife. Joe Dailey of Middletown Ohio underwent surgery and is improving. Ward residents Green Coleman Jr and Della Wriston return from Charleston General Hospital. Visits by Rev Leonard Hewlitt and Junior Coleman with children of Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilsyth
Nathan Sliott
Bill Burdette
Curtiss
Wanda Sue
Piney View
Joan Deck
Beckley
Blondine Rinehart
Emerye
Bob Moss
Joe Dailey
Middletown
Ohio
Middletown Hospital
Bill Thompson
Silver Springs
Jim D'Angelo
Glen Jean
Green Coleman Jr
Ward
Della Wriston
Hus
Charleston General Hospital
Clarence Wriston
Scarbro
Greene Coleman
Colemans
Leonard Hewlitt
Junior Coleman
Asian estimate notes about telephone usage per person
A fragment notes in Asia an estimate related to telephone usage, mentioning a figure around 250 but lacking clear context or full details. The readable portion references regional estimates and telecommunication metrics without a clear event, date, or identifiable organizations.
Father And Sons Benefit From Newspaper Route
Johnny and Tommy Daniels of Pineville hold newspaper routes for the Raleigh Register and the Post Herald, with Johnny in ninth grade and Tommy in eighth. Their father, D T Daniels, local manager for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, says the work teaches responsibility, money management, and reduces juvenile delinquency, and has funded bikes and a band trip to Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
D. T. Daniels
Pineville
Raleigh Register
Post-Herald
Tommy
Beckey
Daniels
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Oceana Pineville Exchange
Williamson Family Attends 80th Birthday Dinner
In Chesapeake Kopperston residents Mr and Mrs L A Williamson and their son Billy joined a family birthday gathering for Minnie Campbell who turned 80 at the home of Charles and Mrs Harmon in Chesapeake. Attendees included the Campbells of Hookersville Sterling Campbell the Harmons and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
Rns
Chesapeake
L. A. Williamson
Billy
Minnie Campbell
Charles Harmon
Billy Campbell
Hookersville
Sterling Campbell
Bobby Harmon
Charles Harmon Jr
Campbell
PTA States Carnival at Bud-Alpoca on Oct 28
Plans and committees were set for the Bud-Alpoca PTA Halloween Carnival to be held Oct 28 in the school auditorium. Crowning of the king and queen will highlight the event with fund-raising items donated by merchants. Mrs Carl Titta presided, with Mrs William Bailey at piano and A B Church delivering scripture.
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BUD
RNS
Bud-Alpoca
Parent-Teacher Association
Carl Titta
America
William Bailey
A. B. Church
Treasury
Wesley Wall
Estes Harrison
Virgil Shrewsbury
Joe Smith
Fields Hutchens
Circles Hear Talk On Belgian Congo
Fayetteville Baptist Church circles host guest speaker Mrs Ann Arrington of Scarbro discussing missionaries in the Belgian Congo and their hardships. Circles presidents and members share devotions reports on sick visits Bible readings and the Love Gift program with a focus on mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
BNS
Ann Arrington
Boston Dempsey
L. D. Lucas
Neal
Huntington
Robert Kincaid
Ann Judson
Hulbert
Miss Neal
Lucas
Harrison Bryant
Nannie Beck
Earl Epperly
Dempsey
H. F. Frazier
Kincaid
George Myles
Joe Ryan
Et L. Settle
Sidney Kincaid
Mittie Lewis
Annual WCTU Meet Begins Wednesday
The 77th annual state Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention opens in Buckhannon Oct. 19 and 20 with a pre meeting at First Baptist Church Florida Street at 7 30 p m A general session starts Wednesday 8 30 a m A White Ribbon recruits dedication and YTC LTL progress report are planned along with a program by visiting YTCers A reception for guests officers and delegates follows Mrs T Roy Jarrett vice president National WCTU will speak Mrs Jarrett wife of a Methodist minister delivers a theme aimed at decisions determining destiny A morning prayer service Thursday 8 15 a m includes leader conferences A banquet with reports on scientific temperance education is set for 6 p m Thursday led by Elmer H Collins The First Methodist Church hosts the events with morning prayer on Wednesday at 8 15 a m and Rev F Rossing Smith presiding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANS
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Buckhannon
First Baptist Church
Florida Street
YTC
LTL
WCTU
Ohio
New York
Maine
Elmer H. Colins
Jarrett
First Methodist Church
F. Rossing Smith
Sophia Man Charged With Sixth Offense
MULLENS West Virginia Sophia man McKinney receives 240 day sentence plus 25 dollar fine after being charged with obtaining money under false pretenses by issuing checks in the name of E L Roupe. The case involved five area merchants including Lusk Brothers Grocery. Conklin of Sophia faces drunk driving after colliding with a utility post. six month license revocation and 50 dollar fine with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Amos Lusk
Lusk Brothers Grocery
Allen Junction
Sophia
Pineville
Verne Morgan
Taylor
Clayton John Conklin
Mullens
Local Residents Attend Fall Rally at Keystone
OCEANA RNS reports the Fall Rally of the Missionary Societies of Rockcastle Baptist Association in Keystone drew attendees from Toneda Baptist Church. Participants included Mrs. Don D. Cook, Mrs. Roy Lester, Mrs. Verne Cook, Mrs. Wirt Cook, Mrs. Quentin Cooper, Mrs. Ray Epling, and Mrs. Otis Cook, with former Beckley members Mrs. L. M. Hopkins and Mrs. Hilda Combs among those listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Missionary Societies of Rockcastle Baptist Association
Keystone
Toneda
Don D. Cook
Roy Lester
Verne Cook
Wirt Cook
Quentin Cooper
Ray Epling
Otis Cook
L. M. Hopkins
Hilda Combs
Beckley
Blanche G
94 Year Old Wills Surprised by Neeley Caravan Visit
Marsh Fork District's 94 year old voter W E Ed Wills received an unexpected stop from the Neeley for Governor caravan at Arnett. He has missed voting only once since 1887 and plans to vote absentee in the general election. Mrs Wills joined the caravan with daughter Edna Wills, an executive committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnett
Wills
Neeley
Mrs. Wills
Marsh Fork District
Edna Wills
Fire Destroys Kirk Home In Mullens
A fire of undetermined origin gutted the home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Kirk on Lusk Avenue in Mullens early Sunday. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome said the couple were away. a neighbor sparked the alarm. The house likely total loss, investigation ongoing. Kirk, Eatwell Cafe manager, was hospitalized in fair condition after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Clyde Kirk
Lusk Avenue
Mullens Fire Department
Clyde Newsome
Newsome
Pineville
Kirk
Eatwell Cafe
Wyoming General Hospital
Football Captain Suffers Leg Injury at Mount Hope
Buddy Gilkerson, captain and quarterback of the Mount Hope Mustang Colts, sustained a leg injury in the Mount Hope Fayetteville Juniors game Wednesday night. A freshman, he was treated at Beckley Hospital and will wear a cast for two weeks, with fans wishing him a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
ANIL
Buddy Gilkerson
Mount Hope-Fayetteville
Mustang Colts
Gilkerson
E. Houston Gilkerson
Kilsyth
Mount Howe School
Beckley
Buddy
Cook of Mount Hope Attends Rally with Officials Installed
Cook of Mount Hope attended a rally and Mrs. Hopkins served as the installing officer for the new officers.
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Memorial Auditorium
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Canorie
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Charles L. Garvin Jr
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State Senate
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Boomer Lenten
Lookout High School
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Pew Packers
Paul Bavely
Harvey Layne Jr
Gauley
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Robert R. Elmore
Earl W. Richmond
Clifford
Mt. Hope
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Fayette Scout Council
Wanda Neal
Eldridge Lindsey Jr
Asia
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Williamsons
PTA
Belgian Congo
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Constance Towers
Sophia Man
Wyoming
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Fastman
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Lana Turner le
Monterey
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