Polio Clinic Sets Whitesville Co Sponsorship
The Clear Fork Boosters Club and the Raleigh Boone Medical Center co sponsor a polio clinic for ages 20 to 40 in the Pattie C Stockdale School Barn Whitesville. The clinic opens Wednesday at 2 15 p m with a reduced fee of one dollar per shot from the regular three dollars.
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Colcord
RNS
Clear Fork Boosters Club
Raleigh - Boone Medical Center
Whitesville
Pattie C. Stockdale
Motorist Punches Man After Near Collision in Covington
In Covington Kentucky Thomas Mears aged 53 could not escape a passing motorist He made a quick stop and yelled at the driver The motorist stopped got out and punched Mears in the face before driving away
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington, Ky
Thomas Mears
Geome
Mears
Fire Wardens Named By Forest Protectors
Fayetteville reports Fayette County Forest Protectors Allen Humphrey and E. K. Bibb have named fall fire wardens and restricted outdoor burning to 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. October through December. Citizens urged to report forest fires. wardens listed across towns including Ansted, Belva, Meadow Bridge, Gauley Bridge, Carbondale, Rainelle, and Beckley with numerous wardens named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Bentley Humphrey
E. K. Bibb
Alley
Herbert Morton
Everett Stapleton
Ansted
Joe Ellison
S. R. Porter
John Ingram
J. F. McKinney
William Toney
Belva
H. S. Clench
H. L. Phillips
Meadow Bridge
Howard Reicher
L. B. Claypool
Roy J. Forren
Broadway Angels Indexed by Keegan Investors Over 25 Million
A New York directory by Steve Keegan lists show investors who contributed more than 25 million dollars to Broadway productions over the past decade. The compilation covers theatrical productions and names major backers behind stage hits in a period of notable financing activity.
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New York
Steve Keegan
Funeral services for Sam Stone in Baileysville
Sam Allen Stone aged 73 died Saturday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dewey Bailey Baileysville. Funeral services were held at 2 p m today in Gosnel Tabernacle with Rev Edgar Beverly officiating.
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Baileysville
RNS
Sam Allen Stone
Gosnel Tabernacle
Edgar Beverly
Stone
Dewey Bailey
Mrs. Mitchell Rites Wednesday in Oak Hill Church of God
Funeral services for Minnie Lou Runjons Mitchell will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Jones Avenue Church of God Oak Hill. Rev. John W. Winters will officiate. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. She died Monday at 12:30 at a son's home Clyde W. Runions Lochgelly. She was 78 and born Sept. 16 1880 in Giles County Virginia. Survivors include daughters Hazel Kincaid Metcalfe Ga Ruby Swanigan Orlando Fla one stepson Deward Mitchell Lochgelly one stepdaughter Maude Catlett Mount Hope one brother Robert Crumb Grundy Va and sister Maude Cox Lochgelly. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill until one hour before funeral.
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Hazel Kincaid
Metcalfe
Ruby Swanigan
Orlando
Fla
Deward Mitchell
Lochgelly
Maude Catlett
Mount Hope
Robert Crumb
Grundy
Maude Cox
Tyree
Richards Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for William Ernest Richards 68 will be held at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev. Cc. S. Donnelly. Richards of Carlisle died at home Monday morning. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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Oak Hill
RNS
William Ernest Richards
Tyree
Cc. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Richards
Carlisle
Three Marine Captains Reunite After 20 Years Service
Three Marine Corps Captains who trained together at Parris Island now at Camp Pendleton reunited after two decades. Eddie E. Evans John H. Holliday and Victor D. Freudenberger began in September, served aboard USS Wichita USS Arkansas and fought in World War II Korea and Iwo Jima. They plan to continue Marine careers beyond 20 years.
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Glenfork
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Eddie E. Evans
Bill Evans
Jesse
John H. Holliday
Corps
Marine Barracks
Portsmouth
Holliday
Freudenberger
Uss Wichita
Evans
Arkansas
North Atlantic
Guadal
Second Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Lawton Chapter Fetes Charter Members of OES
Lawton Chapter No. 135 Order of Eastern Star held its regular meeting led by Worthy Matron Mildred Norton and Worthy Patron Kermit Boggs. Charter member Mrs. Julia Shawver was honored during the 17th anniversary program with gifts to each charter member. The group planned a Nov 8 visit to the worthy grand matron of West Virginia, plus a banquet at Beckley Hotel and reports from members who attended the Huntington Grand Chapter. Refreshments for 25 officers and members followed a fall decorated setting.
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Lawton
RNS
Order of Eastern Star
Mildred Norton
Kermit Boggs
Julia Shawver
Shawver
Lonnie Forren
Ray Ledford
Aimee Porter
Margaret Carrol
Aimee
Tom Blankenship
Rena Keaton
Ethel Wilton
T. R. Wilson
Wessie Shawver
Pauline Wiseman
Gladys Pettinaro
Widson
West Virginia
Beckley Hotel
Huntington
Ethel Wilson
J. B. Widon
Louise Ledford
Bobby Boggs
Jean Saunders
Revival Set At Sylvester Methodist Church
Sylvester Methodist Church hosts a revival with 7 30 p m services from Wednesday through November 2 led by Rev L M Barrett a Huntington evangelist. Barnett recently left Huntington Methodism to devote full time to evangelistic work after years as pastor there. Layman Day featured local men listening to R A Stout of Racine.
Mullins Observe 60th Anniversary in Oak Hill
Mr and Mrs Jake Mullens Oak Hill celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a party for more than 100 guests They were married Oct 22 1908 at the home of her parents in Carter County Ky Rev J B Stanley officiated Mullens retired coal miner and they have eight children and eight grandchildren all listed with hometowns including Oak Hill Parkersburg Ripley and Bastin Va They have lived in Oak Hill since 1935 and attend Jones Avenue Church of God
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Oak Hill
RNS
Jake Mullens
Joseph
Anna Thomas
Carter County
J. B. Stanley
Mullins
Jones Avenue
Malcolm
Jack
New London
Conn
Joe
Ripley
Mildred Knopp
Parkersburg
Pauline Altizer
Bastin
Betty Ann Jordon
Harry Mullins
Plastic Shell Case Developed For M Tube Tests
A 105-millimeter plastic shell case weighing under half the metal variant has been developed. Tube Turns Plastics of Louisville Ky won a contract to produce several hundred for full-scale firing tests at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The plastic case withstood up to 35000 psi and a 4000 degree flame at percussion, weighs 2.5 pounds, and may ease shell transport and handling at gun sites.
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Washington
Tube Turns Plastics, Inc
Louisville
Aberdeen, Md
Truck Wreck Victim Rites Incomplete
Clifford Vance McQuain, an accident victim from Wheeler, Webster County, died when his 1955 lumber truck veered off Route 12 south of Forest Hill. The driver appeared to have fallen asleep, wreckage scattered lumber over 50 feet, McQuain found pinned under the cab with severe injuries. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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G. B. Acord
Dry Creek
Squirrel
Milam
Route 12
Bud Lowe
McQuain
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Claims Pep and Vitality
An advertisement targets married couples claiming iron deficiency causes weakness and fatigue. It promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets as a remedy to restore vigor and youthful feeling with options including an economy size priced at $1.67. The copy uses persuasive language about vitality and daily energy.
Mysterious Recovered Projector Arrives From Vancouver
A projector stolen from Airdrie Public School at Christmas 1953 was replaced with a $600 unit. The original projector has now been returned by mail from Vancouver with no explanation or sender name.
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Airdrie, Atla
Airdrie
Vancouver
Grocer Calls Home Drinks Tax Unjust in West Virginia
Mr. W. B. Henderson of Welch WV laments a new home drinks tax as unjust and harmful to children and business. He urges repeal at the next legislative session and invites support from West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association in Huntington.
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W. B. Henderson
Welch
W. Va
West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association
Huntington
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Harry W. Hall
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Yoon Furniture Co
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