Fayette Resident Marks Birthday at Surprise Dinner
Hansford Williams of Long Branch was honored for his 82nd birthday with a Sunday surprise dinner at his home. Family and friends attended, including Nancy Lively and numerous Williams relatives. Williams has seven children, three stepchildren, 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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PAX
Hansford Williams
Long Branch
Nancy Lively
L. C. Lively Jr
Conley Lively
Clayton Williams
Shelia
Sharon
Frank Williams
Pat
Nelson Williams
Ernest
Charles Williams
Robert Williams
Biddle
Ted
Bentley Humphrey
R. R. Pennington
Dock Lively
Biddle Lively
Bobbie Alderman
Williams
Concord College Homecoming Activities Announced
Concord College outlines homecoming events for Saturday at Princeton Athletic Field with West Liberty State College as the opponent. Activities begin Friday night with a street dance, Saturday includes campus decorations, a 3 to 5 p.m. sports dance, a 5 to 6 p.m. buffet in the dining hall, and half time queen presentation plus the marching band. Queen Nancy Pashion, attendants Doris Nutter and Mary Rivas named.
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Athens
Concord College
Princeton
West Liberty State College
Concord College Mountain Lions
Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
College
Robert S. Gatherum
Concord College Alumni Association
Nancy Pashion
Doris Nutter
Mary Rivas
Shorthand Typing Award Planned by Junior Women
Fayetteville high school students to receive a typing and shorthand award at 1955 commencement. Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club met in Memorial Auditorium to select the recipient committee chaired by Miss Dori Vaglio. Miss Vaglio named Woman of the Month, employed by Fayetteville Federal Saving and Loan Association. Six new members were welcomed, social committee appointed, constitution amendments discussed, and plans made for Capitol District events and guest night. The meeting featured piano selections and vocal performances by local club members and guests.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville High School
Fayetteville Federal Saving and Loan Association
Bill Wood
William Hambrick
Capitol District Federation
South Charleston Recreation Center
Capitol District
Dunbar
Catherine Paris
Lia Vaglio
Dori J. E. Cottle
Fred Merriam
J. R. Lilly
J. E. Cottle
Rose Mary Platt
Susie Roberts
Kenneth Eskew
John Settle
Two Candidates Receive Ranks At KP Meeting
At Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Lodge and esquire ranks were conferred on two candidates Ray Bickford and William H Nudeck. Knight rank will be awarded at the Oct 26 meeting. Harry Burgess, a former member, was reinstated. The group backed the November school levy and planned to attend the 12th District Convention in Montgomery.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Ray Bickford
William H. Nudeck
Harry Burgess
Montgomery
Six Couples Apply For Marriage Permits
Fayetteville ANS reports six couples have applied for marriage licenses in the Fayette County Clerk’s office. Couples listed include Matthew Booker 18 and Ellen Matthews 19 of Garten. Tommy McClanahan 23 and Marie Ramsey 20 of Lawton. Homer Thomas 19 and Peggy King 17 of Minden. Leonard Treadway 23 and Gertrude Dick 19 of Minden. George Sprouse 23 and Jean Myles 17 of Fayetteville. Caro Lee Taylor 20 and Hazel Coles 16 of Glen Ferris and Page.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Matthew Booker
Zack and
Ethel Booker
Garten
Ellen Matthews
Titus and
Estella Matthews
Tommy McClanahan
Okey
Cora McClanahan
Meadow Bridge
Marie Ramsey
Seibert
Ada Ramsey
Lawton
Homer Thomas
Earl
Virginia Thomas
Peggy King
Roy
Rachel King
Minden
Leonard Allen Treadway
Walker
Ida Mae Treadway
Oak Hill
Gertrude Elizabeth Dick
Frank
Annie Dick
George D. Sprouse
George
Annie Sprouse
Jean Myles
Houston
Dessie Myles
Caro
Lee Taylor
John William
Kate Taylor
Glen F Ferris
Hazel Coles
Ben and
Stella Coles
Page
Fayette County Bus Drivers Endorse School Levy
Fayette County school bus drivers unanimously endorsed the levy for the November election after a meeting held at the Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall. A hamburger fundraiser followed the meeting in Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Four Newspapers Born in Fayetteville Yearspan 1878 1920
Fayetteville hosted eight newspapers over decades, with The Fayette Enterprise later becoming The Industrial World and Fayette Free Press. The State Sentinel remains the town’s weekly today. The era featured titles such as The Fayette Democrat Fayette Free Press Fayette Tribune and Free Press and others. Notable editors and publishers shaped journalism in the county.
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Fayetteville
State Sentinel
RNS
Fayette County
District Governor Schedules Visit With Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Lions Club hosts district governor W. R. Cooke at the Thursday dinner in Hotel Hill to advise on Lions administration and service programs. The club’s major project funds sight conservation and aid to the blind via proceeds from the annual Spring Style Show. Cooke, Mer cer County public schools superintendent, is active in Trinity Methodist Bluefield and holds an MA from Columbia University.
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OAK Hill
RNS
W. R. Cooke
Oak Hill Lions Club
Hotel Hill
Cooke
Club
Lions Administration
Oak Hill Club
Governor Cooke
Mercer County
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
University Club
Masonic Lodge
Bluefield Union Mission
Columbia University
Cooper Rites Set Thursday
William Richard Cooper 81 of Lookout dies at home Tuesday morning from a heart attack. Funeral services at Lookout Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Robert Bay officiating. Burial in White Cemetery Clifftop with Longdale Lodge 14 Masons conducting graveside rites. Survived by wife Katie Ohlinger Cooper. Body to be moved to home at 5 p.m. today from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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East Rainelle
Rns
William Richard Cooper
Lookout
Lookout Methodist Church
Robert Bay
White Cemetery
Clifftop
Longdale Lodge 14
Masonic Lodge 14
Katie Ohlinger Cooper
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
State Convention Report From Huntington Summary
Mrs. W. E. Tissue, state secretary, reported on the Huntington convention at Mount Hope Christian Church. The Mount Hope fellowship held a pot-luck dinner for 25 members before the meeting led by Mrs. J. B. Hilton Jr. with devotional by Mrs. A. Maude Roby.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Huntington
W. E. Tissue
Christian Woman’s Fellowship of the Christian Church
Mount Hope Church
Zora Hilton Rites Planned at Matoaka Church
Funeral services for Zora Hilton 74 of Matoaka will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Matoaka Presbyterian Church with Rev. Fred Manning officiating. She died at Bluefield Hospital after a heart condition. Burial will follow at East End Cemetery Blacksburg. Widow of J E Hilton who died in 1949. Body at Bailey Funeral Home until 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Matoaka
RNS
Zora Hilton
Bluefield
Matoaka Presbyterian Church
Fred Manning
East End
Blacksburg
J. E. Hilton
Bailey Funeral Home
Shawnee 4-H Club Organizes for Year
Shawnee No 1 4-H Club set meeting dates as the third Wednesday each month. Officers elected include Lois Bowling as president Dixie Lilly as vice president Julia West as secretary Geraldine Lilly as treasurer Sharon Lilly as news reporter David Meador as song leader and Sharon Lilly as game leader. The program committee comprises David Meador Geraldine Arthur and Dixie Lilly.
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Jumping Branch
RNS
Lois Bowling
Dixie Lilly
Julia West
Geraldine Lilly
Sharon Lilly
David Meador
Local Fayette papers of old towns in county history
The Fayette County history notes several short lived local newspapers once published in Ansted Gauley Bridge Thurmond Sewell Mt. Hope Hilltop Macdonald and nearby towns. It recalls editors and contributors who produced many articles on overseas trips and other topics.
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Bing
Bang
Biff
J. W. Blizzard
G. W. Imboden
Ansted
Guy LaTourette
Joe L. Dorsett
J. E. Hughart
Virgie T. Myles
L. W. Nuttall
Fayette County
Gauley Bridge
Thurmond
Sewell
Mt. Hope
Hilltop
Macdonald
Jackson Funeral Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Henry Jackson aged 68 of Asco are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Davy Church of God with reverends Beverly Watters and Whittaker officiating. Burial follows in Justice Cemetery. Jackson, a former miner and longtime West Virginia resident, leaves six daughters, four sons, four sisters and four brothers. He died Monday night in a Welch hospital after a period of ill health. He was a member of Local UMWA 5997 and last worked for Atlantic Smokeless Coal in Asco.
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Fanrock
RNS
Henry Jackson
Asco
Welch Hospital
Davy Church of God
Edgar Beverly
A. C. Watters
W. M. Whittaker
Justice
Wyoming County
FE. K. Jackson
West Virginia
UMWA
Atlantic Smokeless Coal Company
Leslie Green
Stella Prevento
Davy
Ray Sparks
Alex Ferguson
Ella Weekley
Springville
Ohio
Charles Berry
Maitland
Cecil
Bill
Mitchell
Jay Sizemore
John Stump
Mohegan
James Rose
Fannock
Walter Cook
Sun Dial
Lacy
Pineville
Albert
George
Ezra
Fanning Funeral
Prevento
Verdict in $10,000 damage suit returns $7,000
Fayetteville RNS reports a Fayette Circuit Court jury awarded $7,000 in the case brought by Claude H. Crawford against Edward M. Ruder Carrier Corp for damages after his garage was struck by a tractor-trailer on Feb 5 1954. The jury assessed the award after visiting the accident site and hearing Tuesday’s arguments.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Edward M. Rude Carrier Corp
Claude H. Crawford
Harvest Carnival Set By Jumping Branch PTA
Jumping Branch Parent-Teacher Association set a Harvest Carnival for November 18 and announced plans at the Friday meeting. Rev. Harry R. Peyton of Hinton spoke on The Child in Relation to the Parent and Teacher after a devotional service. Treasurer reported a balance of 78.61 dollars.
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Jumping Branch
RNS
Parent- Teacher Association
Harry R. Peyton
Hinton
Hinton Memorial
Kenna Mae Lilly
Association
Publisher Addresses Rotary Banquet Meet
J Alfred Taylor publisher of The State Sentinel Fayetteville spoke at the Rotary Club ladies night banquet Tuesday at White Oak Country Club. Vocal selections by Mrs Bertha Painter. Honorees included Mr and Mrs R R Thomas Mrs L S Nicholson and Mrs H E Wilson. Guests of N H Martin included Mr and Mrs W T Wilson Fayetteville.
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Oak Hill
RNS
J. Alfred Taylor
The
State Sentinel
Fayetteville
Rotary Club
White Oak Country Club
Bertha Painter
R. R. Thomas
L. S. Nicholson
H. E. Wilson
N. H. Martin
W. T. Wilson
Degree Work Exemplified at State Meeting by Wyoming Rebekah Lodge
Ravencliff lodge members joined 56 delegates and a Virginia visiting group at the Rebekah Assembly in Bluefield West Virginia for the opening night degree exercise. A guest pianist from Beckley accompanied the delegation with many local attendees listed among participants and supporters.
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Wyoming
Rebekah Lodge
Glen Rogers
Rachel Rebekah Lodge III
Ravencliff
Rebekah Assembly
West Virginian
Bluefield
Virginia
Parkersburg
Huntington
Ravencliff Lodge
Pat Pizzino
Etta Johnson
Verda Saxon
Gace Davis
Emma Sundin
Rita Cain
Margaret Ann Sizemore
Erma Guthrie
Myrtle Pettry
Helen McClung
Helen Ara
Marie Shumate
Elizabeth Williams
Wyco Girl Scouts Appear In Play At PTA Meeting
The Wyco Girl Scout Troop presented a one act play titled The Beginning of Girl Scouting in America commemorating Juliette Low at the Wyco PTA meeting. Troop members included Linda Cox Joan Perdue Rita Perdue Carol Sue Winkler and others. Nancy and Carol Sue Winkler introduced a self written song I Still Remember When You Said Goodbye. PTA officers and arrangements were announced with eight dues paid and plans for a Halloween party at the school. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov 29.
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WYCO
ANS
America
Charolette Lambert
Juliette Low
United States
Linda Cox
Joan Perdue
Rita Perdue
Carol Sue Winkler
Nancy
PTA
C. E. Cox
Earl McGraw
R. L. Tabscott
G. L. Tolliver
A. N. Crookshanks
Cox
Pack Pack Funeral Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Alfred B. Pack 77 will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church Jumping Branch with Elders Whalen Lilly and Neely officiating. A retired teacher and former Streeter postmaster, Pack died in his sleep Monday night. Survivors include his wife four daughters four brothers two sisters and 11 grandchildren. The body will be taken from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor to his home this afternoon.
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Alfred B. Pack
Streeter
Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church
M. J. Whalen
Lowell Lilly
A. L. Neely
Pack
Samuel and
Rhoda Ann Cooper Cook
Summers County
Jumping Branch
Mary Pack
Bonnie Cole
Anna Belle Bennett
Bertha Lilly
Nimitz
Court Dismisses Rape Indictments
CHARLESTON Indictments against two former Morris Harvey College students were dismissed in Kanawha Intermediate Court. Harold Proctor 30 of Charleston faced rape charges involving a 17 year old girl. Billy Joe Woolwine 19 of Mount Hope was indicted for attempted rape. A third man, John J. Jazwa 18 of Lakewood Ohio, was acquitted by a jury in the July term.
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Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Kanawha
Harold Proctor
Billy Joe Woolwine
Mount Hope
William J. Thompson
Proctor
Woolwine
Thompson
John J. Jazwa
Lakewood
Morris Harvey
Jazwa
Lusk Rites Set This Afternoon
Funeral services for Okley Lusk 45 were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Matoaka Baptist Church Herndon with Reverend Edgar Sigman officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery Princeton. He formerly worked as a machinist for Lamar Colliery Co. at Herndon and is survived by his parents two sons two daughters a brother and three sisters living in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Herndon
Okley Lusk
Princeton
Edgar Sigman
Matoaka Baptist Church
Resthaven
Lamar Colliery Co
Wylie Lusk
Jackie
Bobby Joe
Judith Ann
Sandra Lou
Aldy
Norfolk
W. T. Hull
Luther Payne
Herman Hughes
Tams
University Women Set Meeting in Oak Hill
The Fayette County Chapter of the American Association of University Women will hold a luncheon Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church with a United Nations program to be presented at 2 p.m.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayette County
American Association of University Women
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
United Nations
Fire Victim's Rites Thursday
Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Thursday for Kester Roland Shields, 36, of Keiffer, who died in a house fire at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Beav er Creek Baptist Church in Keiffer will host the rites officiated by Rev. Hobart Quesenberry, with burial at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Survivors include his wife Hazel Wanda, two children, six sisters, and his parents. The fire destroyed the residence. neighbors reported he might have fallen asleep in a chair while smoking. The event involved no reported police investigation. Nickell Funeral Home transported him from East Rainelle to his father-in-law’s home today.
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Keiffer
RNS
Kester Roland Shields
Beaver Creek Baptist Church
Hobart Quesenberry
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Winding Gulf
Raleigh County
Shields
Watson Robinson
Union
6632
Duo
Davy
Alec
Maggie Shields
Hazel Wanda
Linda
Pauline
Ruby Runyon
Germany
Mae Shields
Kieffer
Dorothy Kelly
Akron
Pinnie Rothery
Salem
Ore
Ruth Matherly
Jean Hill
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
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James B Beam
Fayette Enterprise
J. W. St. Clair
Mt. Cove
Fayette Co
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Thomas L. Harris
C. A. Goddard
H. W. Brazie
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W. A. Brazie
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Fayette Journal
George C McIntosh
E. W. Becker
Herbert Bennett
Goddard
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Fayette Democrat
Charles E. Mahan
J. E. Phillips
Erskine Phillips
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Woodyard Corporation
Coal Journal
Press Hayes
West Virginia Republican
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Joseph E. Phillips
Free Press
Charles Holliday
George C. McIntosh
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William H. Sawyer
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W. E. Maddy
Pick and Shovel
Free Will Baptist
I. N. Huddle
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J. T Peters
H. B. Carden
Ross Cavendish
Verson C. Champe
C. A Hill
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Cahill
J. A. Sandige
Hico
W. H. Adams
A. D. Mosely
Hope
J. C. Watkins
Kanawha Falls
Civicus
Jason W. Campbell
Fayette Tribune
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Susan Hayward
Ava Gardener
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Stanatora Road
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Rod Cameron
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Robert Ryan
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Sadie Sizemore
Pearl Kellam
Betty Vince
Marie Broyles
Louise M. Miller
Mollie Sizemore
Enfield Walters
Hester Wilson
Garnette Dowdy
Audrey McGraw
Beatrice Mullens
Snow Dillon
Helen Stone
Janie Lafferty
Mae Dixon
Christabelle Acord
Sue Marie Pettry
Dixie Justice
Betty Harvey
Willa Stewart
Catherine Brooks
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Harold Landers
Deletee Gilmer
Imogene Shumate
Roscoe Williams
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Virginia Price
Alexander Korda
Gary Cooper
Quo ‘Vadis
Robert Taylor
Deborah Kerr
Arthur Kennedy
Pissy Dow
James Edwards
Ana Perens
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W. Va
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Jennifer Jones
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