Barron Promises statewide program in West Virginia
Democratic candidate W. W. Barron urged a statewide approach to governorship with plans for diversified industry a public works program and a state research center at West Virginia University He criticized Republicans for lacking a program and advocated unity to bring opportunities back from neighboring states He pledged to form labor management farmer clergy and teacher coalitions to craft policies and tax reforms to boost jobs and homegrown industry with Kennedy administration support
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Fayetteville
BNIS
W. W. Barron
Barron
West Virginia
Guy Kump
Charleston
Helans
West Virginia University
West
Fayette Candidates Disagree On One Issue
Two Fayette County House of Delegates hopefuls differ on one issue in a Vest WV Regis ter survey. Republican Thomas E. Ashe Jr. would vote yes on liquor by the drink by a statewide election while Democrat Roy Swanigan votes no. Both favor yes on severance tax, constitutional revision, tax structure reform, and approval of a Department of Natural Resources. Swanigan seeks profits for the state. Ashe cites improved funding for public education and a human rights commission as priorities.
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Fayette County
House of Delegates
Register
Thomas E. Ashe Jr
Mount Hope
West
Department of Natural Resources
Swanigan
James Roosevelt to Speak at Pineville Democratic Rally
James Roosevelt son of Franklin D. Roosevelt will headline a Democratic rally at Pineville courthouse on October 28 at 8 p.m. The event emphasizes party mobilization and Roosevelt’s involvement as a high profile speaker for local supporters.
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James Roosevelt
Pineville
RNS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House Speaker Urges Vote For Democratic Board Of Education
Baileysville rally features Speaker Harry Pauley urging support for a Democratic Board of Education. He recaps last session actions, notes road program gains, and cites the grade school walkway across Baileysville. Local candidates Leland Phillips Fred Lokant others attend. Baileysville High School Band and Charlotte Morgan provide performances.
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Baileysville
RNS
Harry Pauley
Jaeger
Pauley
Democratic Board of Education
State Road Commission
Leland Phillips
Wyoming County
Fred Lokant
Board of Education
Robert M. Worrell
Robert Bailey
Joe Hansbarger
R. D. Bailey
Baileysville High School
Joseph Gasper
Charlotte Morgan
Fannock
Jessie Brown Freed on $5,000 Bond in Murder Case
Pineville WV Mrs Jesse Brown 35 Glenfork released on $5,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing in the murder of her husband Basil Brown. She admitted firing several times through the front door of their Glenfork home Monday afternoon. Brown was struck twice by a .22 caliber pistol and died on the porch steps.
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Pineville
BNS
Wyoming
Uting
Jesse Brown
Glenfork
Basil
Bert Short
Ray Perry Named Gilbert Church of God Pastor
Ray Perry, an exhorter minister and three year preacher, has been appointed pastor of the Church of God in Gilbert. Announcement came from the West Virginia Church of God offices. This is his first pastorate and he will serve a five year trial period with option for ordained minister status after examination. He will lead Sunday School and Sunday worship, plus Tuesday prayer and Saturday young people meetings. Perry, son of Bruce and (Mrs.) Perry of Oceana, is married to Elizabeth Walls of Cyclone. They have three children Joan, Kenneth Ray and James Gregory. He works for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Koppersitton and will reside in Cyclone.
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Cyclone
RNS
Ray Perry
Church of God
Gilbert
West Virginia
Beckley
Cleveland
Tenn
Perry
Gilbert Church
Bruce Perry
Oceana
Elizabeth Walls
Joan
Road
Kenneth Ray
James Gregory
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Koppersiton
Sewing Course Organized At Mullens HS
Mullens High School economics department will host a six week adult sewing course starting October 31 at 7 p m taught by Mrs Woodrow Cook. Beginners start with a straight skirt and blouse using simple methods. materials vary by experience level. Enroll by calling after 5 p m. no charge under the Lees County Board of Education program.
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Mullens
RNS
Bishop
Mullens High School
Woodrow Cook
Lees County
Willing Workers Initiated Into McGraws 4H Club
The Willing Workers at McGraws School held an initiation for the McGraws 4H Club with members and leaders listed. The ceremony at McGraws Elementary featured a 4-H choir and readings, ending with a closing benediction under Mrs. Naomi Sadler and Vern Clay.
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McGraws School
McGraws
Ethel Tolliver
John Sizemore
Julia Vaught
Sandra Smith
Jimmie Shumate
Clarence Bowers
Reggie Sizemore
Pete Shumate
Bobby Sizemore
Charles Lilly
Sue la Verne Clay
Rachel Clay
Spirit of Health
Cherry McGraw
Francine Brooks
Patty McGraw
Damon Clay
Rose Shumate
Conrad Dillon
Frankie Acord
Mike McGraw
Sharon Clay
Judy McGraw
Naomi Sadler
Vern Clay
Erry
Family Visits and Travel Notes From Fayetteville News
Fayetteville society notes report Mrs. John Coletta of Columbus Ohio visiting her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs F G Janutolo. John L Witt returns to Cunard after attending the International Convention of the United Mine Workers in Cincinnati. Mrs E C Wiseman sails Saturday to Arlington Virginia to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W Dale Stump Jr. Pete Francesa in Beckley College spends weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Z M Francesa. Mrs Richard McDaniels and children Jimmy and Debbie of Belle visit grandparents the Francesas for a week.
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Fayetteville
RNS
John Coletta
Columbus
Ohio
F. G. Janutolo
John L. Witt
Cunard
E. C. Wiseman
Arlington
W. Dale Stump Jr
Pete Francesa
Beckley College
Z.M. Francesa
Richard McDaniels
Jimmy
Debbie
Belle
Z. M. Francesa
Bradley Renfro Called to Parks Lake for Mother's Heart Attack
Bradley Renfro travels to Parks Lake Kentucky due to illness of his mother Alice Renfro who suffered a heart attack Sunday. Weekend guests at Don Renfro’s home include Clarence Stone of Kilsyth, Jimmy Stone and family of Bluefield, and Ray Perry with son of Mount Hope. Blondine Rinehart will visit son-in-law Joe Allen of Columbus Ohio. Tom Dixon and children Tommy and Chuck visited Fred Dixon in Hurricane. Carl Hornsby Jr., Walter Broyles Jr., Henry Hornsby and M B Walker drove to Portsmouth Ohio for stock car races.
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Bradley
Blaine P. Renfro
Parks Lake
Alice Renfro
David Parent
Oak Hill
Don Renfro
Clarence Stone
Kilsyth
Jimmy Stone
Bluefield
Ray Perry
Mount Hope
Blondine Rinehart
Joe R. Allen
Columbus
Ohio
Tom Dixon
Tommy
Chuck
Fred Dixon
Tom Dixons
Hurricane
Carl Hornsby Jr
Walter Broyles Jr
Henry Hornsby
M. B. Walker
Portsmouth
Mount Hope Baptist Temple Hosts P H Garrett Speaker
Lay man P H Garrett spoke at the Mount Hope Baptist Temple evening service last Sunday. Frances of Baltimore was a guest at the temple. Riley Manderville improves in Oak Hill Hospital. Burl Cavendish and family visit in Jacksonsville. Ber gen dahl family relocate from Huntington to Jacksonville Florida. Previous Bristol residents Tom Reed and children Tommy and Nancy visit with B J Butler family.
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Mount Hope
RNS
P. H. Garrett
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
R. W. Bader
Ruth Bader
Hico
Violet Grace McCutcheon
Broad Street
Earl Frances
Baltimore
Baptist Temple
Edgar Akers
Riley Manderville
Oak Hill Hospital
Mrs. B. J. Butler
New COLONAID laxative promises three way relief
Aging colon weakens propulsion and dry waste blocks the urge. A new COLONAID laxative claims three actions: moisturizes dry waste, retones colon muscles, and gently stimulates lower colon nerves. It supposedly relieves constipation overnight, is hospital tested for safety in expectant mothers, and does not affect vitamin absorption. Introductory size 43¢.
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Colonaid
CoLonam
CoLonarp
CoLonald
Coronaip
Attorney General Candidate Accuses Fair of Lied Cover-Up
Fayetteville RNS Democratic candidate C Donald Robertson labeled State Police Supt Hazen Fair dishonest for allegedly lying to cover up criminal activity in the Motor Vehicles Department. Robertson cited Fair’s grand jury testimony and pressed for Democratic control, tagging Orville Schoonover and Clay County officials in the critique while noting Fair has pleaded not guilty to false swearing.
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Fair
Fayetteville
RNS
Hazen Fair
Cecil Underwood
C. Donald Robertson
Robertson
Kanawha County
Orville Schoon
Lice
Underwood
Department of Public Safety
Clay County Road Commission
Fayette County
Montgomery
Bids On Sewage Project Read At Council Meet
Mullens City Council opened bids Tuesday night for two sewer projects. Four bids on contract No 1 for interceptor sewers and lift stations. eight bids on contract No 2 for a sewage treatment plant. Low bids for contract 1 came from Vecellio and Grogan Beckley Roane Construction Charleston and Consolidated Engineering Wheeling. For contract 2 the lowest three bids were Coleman Trainor Wilson Huntington Consolidated Engineering Wheeling and H E Newman South Charleston R N Hewitt Building Co. must secure final approval from the U S Public Health Service in Charlottesville before awards.
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Mullens
RNS
City Hall
Vecellio and Grogan, Inc
Beckley
the Roane Construction Co
Charleston and Consolidated Engineering Co
Wheeling
Law
Coleman, Trainor and Wilson Construction Co
Huntington, Consolidated Engineering Co
H. E. Newman
Pax PAX Visits and Local Family News in Princeton
Pax PAX reports a flurry of family visits across Princeton and surrounding towns. John Ellison and Enoch Moore accompanied by Besleigh Thompson’s family visited Roger Thompson in Princeton Memorial hospital and Martha Jane Moore in Concord College Athens. Mrs. Jeff Lively returned from weeks in Kansas and Nebraska with son Troy and granddaughter Lorena Winston. Other visitors included Mangus Hodge, A L Jarrett, and Ethel Holdren, plus Tyree from Shepherd’s hospital Charleston. Major surgeries and hospital stays are noted for Coy Holley and others, with weekend visits from Beckley and Baltimore residents.
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PAX
John Ellison
Enoch Moore
Besleigh Thompson
Princeton
Roger Thompson
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Martha Jane Moore
Concord College
Athens
Jeff Lively
Kansas
Nebraska
Troy
Lorena Winston
Mangus Hodge
Lockwood
A. L. Jarrett
Hernshaw
Ethel Holdren
Weirwood
T. R. Spears
Kent Tyree
Lawrence Tyree
Shepherd's Hospital
Charleston
Laird Memorial
Coy Holley
Oak Hill Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Eaith Davis
Robin Aide
Oak Hill
L. C. Lively Jr
Helen Troutman
Beckley
Frank Akers
Akers
Mary Lou Akers
Helen Pretsel
Gladys Barker
Earl Francis
Baltimore
Mabel Wingrove
Nancy
Earl Conner
Summerlee
Stephen Foster
Newark
Del
Sherman Foster
Charles Blume
Stepheny
Frank Winson
Lottie Hatfield
James
Stellie Cole
Fellowship Night Observed By OES
Members of the Winona Chapter No. 59 Order of Eastern Star attended fellowship night observed Friday by the Oak Hill Chapter in Oak Hill. Mrs. Juanita Legg was installed grand Ruth at the Grand Chapter meeting in Clarksburg last week and was honored with an orchid. Mount Hope attendees included Jennie Cope Carter Phyllis Kelly Ruby Tyree Grace Pyle Thelma Kelly Armille Rogers and Eva Cope.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Winona
Order of Eastern Star
Oak Hill
Juanita Legg
Grand Ruth
Clarksburg
Jennie Cope Carter
Phyllis Kelly
Ruby Tyree
Grace Pyle
Thelma Kelly
Armille Rogers
Eva Cope
Barron Plans West Virginia Campaign Stops Wednesday
Democratic gubernatorial candidate W. W. Barron will tour Baileysville and Pineville on the morning of Oct. 26. He will address a nonpartisan luncheon in Mullens and speak in Oceana at 8 p m that evening, with brief stops in Pineville.
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Pineville
RNS
W. W. Barron
Baileysville
Mullens
Oceana
Lyda Lou Morton Completes Basic AF Training
Airman Lyda Lou Morton, daughter of Otis D. Morton of 101 Sanford Street, completed basic training at Lackland AFB after enlisting Aug. 15. A Collins High School graduate who attended Beckley College, she will attend 18 weeks of weather observation technical school at Chanute AFB, Illinois, under MATS before duty at another base.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Lyda Lou Morton
United States Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Otis D. Morton
Sanford Street
Collins High School
Beckley College
Chanut Air Force Base
Illinois
Military Air Transportation Service
MATS
Governor urges image shift to attract industry in West Virginia
Gov Cecil Underwood spoke at Oceana High School vowing to create a proper image of the state. He urged West Virginians to unsell the bad and promote resources water power labor and new industries. He called for constructive thought on needs problems and party choices in tough times.
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Oceana
RNS
Cecil Underwood
Wyoming County
Oceana High School
West
Family and friends visit across towns in Beckley area
Mossy Mossy section reports multiple social visits and a hospital update. Brenda Jarrett, 13, released from Beckley Memorial Hospital after treatment for bicycle accident injuries. Visitors include the Gilbert family from Destin, Fla, and local relatives in Paint Creek Kingston Vinton Oak Hill Scarbro areas.
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Paint Creek
Homer Powers
Tim
Trudy
Melodie
T. K. Neal
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Lacy Payne
Sandra
Columbus
Ohio
Wilson Payne
Brian
Kingston
John Brown
Vinton
Maggie Aliff
J. P. Aliff
Billy Joe
Oak Hill
Minnie Payne
Ben
Scarbro
Virgil Scarbro
Thomas Re
Gail
Fray
West Virginia GOP rally draws crowd in Wyoming County
Nov 8 rally supporters urged 100 percent turnout for the vote. GOP speakers backed the ward West Virginia slogan promising action. Gov. Underwood arrived by helicopter around 2 pm at the OHS field greeted by the county GOP chair Dr. B W Steele and local candidates as hundreds cheered.
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West Virginia
GOP
Underwood
OHS
B. W. Steele
Wyoming County Gop
Wyoming
Weekend Visitors Bring News of Oceana Residents
Several Oceana families hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Charles Thompson and family traveled to Cincinnati to visit relatives. Mrs Patricia Alfrey and son Vincent arrived from Houston hitting visits with Earl Alfrey. Roy Cassell and daughter Pamela from Dante hosted Tom and family. The Lewis property sale and Florida move were noted, with Blossoms of West Oceana and Monroe County family visits mentioned. Gerald Kent Hicks born at Stevens Clinic Hospital weighing seven pounds, second son for the Hicks. Monroe McClain family returned from a three week Ohio Clarksbury trip.
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Oceana
RNS
Charles Thompson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles Thompson Jr
Charles Frederick
W. K. Kristynik
Vincent
Houston
Texas
Earl Alfrey
Kristynik
Patricia Alfrey
Roy Cassell
Pamela
Dante
Tom Fleenor
Burnie Johnson
Mona Jean Belchler
John Belcher
Wharton
Wirt Cook
Ott Walker
Ellen Robinson
Oak Hill Hospital
Bill Wiseman
Alva M. Wiseman
Weston
Bill Wisemans
G. J. Lewis
West Oceana
Lewis
Florida
Tom Bailey
Baileysville
Orville Lamb
Lorraine
Ravenscliff
Roby Lamb
Quentin Cooper
Jean Walker
Louise Salome
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Ralph Hicks
Gerald Kent
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Hicks
Monroe McClain
Clarksburg
Former Resident Dies in Paris Ky Mining Executive
Word reaches friends that Raymond Stamler aged 59, formerly of Mount Hope, died Sunday evening in Paris Ky. He is survived by his wife Mary and a son Billy in the Air Force. Stamler owned a mining machine equipment firm in Paris and formerly worked for Koppers Coal Co. at Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Raymond Stamler
Paris
Mary
Billy
Air Force
Stamler
Koppers Coal Co
New Mullens Sub Debs Initiated In Local Club
In Mullens last week 17 girls became new Sub-debs during a Tuesday initiation. They dressed for the event and attended Mullens High School, then carried lunches in coffee sacks to eat outside the Mullens Dollar Store. Officers named include Pam Carr president and Shirley Compton vice president.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens High School
Mullens Dollar Store
Pam Carr
Shirley Compton
Son Is Born In Indiana Polis Family Announces Baby
Mr and Mrs Bart Hayes of Indianapolis Indiana announce the birth of their first child a boy named Brad Allyn on October 2 at an Indianapolis Hospital Mrs Hayes is the former Dorothy Beverley of Kilsyth Ohio
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Mount Hope
Bart Hayes
Indianapolis
Ind
Brad Allyn
Hayes
Dorothy Beverley
Kilsyth
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