Fayetteville Personal News Summary Card
Fayetteville notes report Billy Joe Jones of Trenton New Jersey visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Harold Jones. Mrs Frank Bacon visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jim Hawes and family in Huntington. Visitors Friday include Mr and Mrs Freeman Ankrum of Saint James who just back from Europe on a Brethren Church crusade and shared trip photos at Oak Hill Brethren Church.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Billy Joe Jones
Trenton
N. J
Harold Jones
Frank Bacon
Jim Hawes
Huntington
Freeman Ankrum
Saint James
Ankrum
Europe
Brethren Church
Oak Hill
Going Away Party Honors Glen Rogers Graduates
The Rev. Glenn Robinson hosts a church going away party at Glen Rogers Community Church honoring graduates of Glen Rogers High. Guests include Jenny McGraw and others as MYF members share in singing and a talk. 25 attendees were served refreshments.
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Glenn Robinson
Glen Rogers Community Church
Michael Guthrie
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mem
Ber
Jenny McGraw
Don Nuckols
Glenville State College
Glen Rogers High
Two Men Sentenced For Blasting Fish
Two McDowell County men, nabbed by District Four Conservation officers, received one year in prison for dynamiting fish. Paul Crigger and James E. McCoy, both of Yukon, were processed through District Four headquarters in Beckley.
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Yukon
McDowell County
Paul Crigger
James E. McCoy
District Four
Beckley
Michigan State Sets Home Attendance Record
Michigan State basketball drew 10 504 fans to its home games this season, establishing a new MSU attendance record for the program.
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Michigan State
MSU
Area Mines Affected By WV State Holdings Sale
MARFORK ANS Two Raleigh County mines will be affected by the sale of all West Virginia holdings to the Ogilby Norton Co Cleveland Ohio by the Truax Traer Coal Co Chicago Ill The Truax Traer Company operates the Eunice and Marfork mines in Marsh Fork and Clear Fork districts with about 200 workers now The Marfork mine spans over 12 miles of mining and haulage and once employed more than 350 men It sits in the Dorothy seam near the mountain tops Deep mining is centered in Horse Creek Marsh Fork while strip mining is in Sycamore Creek Clear Fork The Marfork mine has operated 21 years with several shutdowns including February 1958 and February 1959 Reopened May 4 1959 with about 100 workers and about 100 more on the panel If recalled more workers could join The Eunice mine opened less than three years ago features twin headhouses and two seams Top seam Number 8 shut down this week due to bad top while lower seam Number 7 is a model mine The Eunice future includes openings across the river on the Birchton lease with more than 60 years of potential The Coal River Truax Trax operations were once a leading employer in the area but have lately shut down as focus moved elsewhere The Dorothy mine opened 1948 closed 1952 was a Truax Trax operation in Number 2 gas seam with an expected 50 years life but closed leaving nearly 400 unemployed
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Marfork
ANS
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Ogelbey- Norton Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Truax-Traer Coal Co
Chicago
Ill
Truax-Traer Company
Eunice
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Dorothy
Horse Creek
Sycamore Creek
Birchton
Coal River
Wyo Deputy Sheriff Hired in Wyoming County
James Gibson was approved by the Wyoming County Court to replace parttime Deputy Sheriff Alonzo Stewart in Pineville. Gibson will cover the same area and serve as bailiff, with a temporary appointment through July 1 1960, after which the Sheriff will name deputies for six months. Gibson had resigned recently but remains bonded.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Court
James Gibson
Jesse
Alonzo Stewart
Glen Rogers
Gibson
Bert Short
Stewart
Short
Reunion Held Mossy Mossy Home Charley Blake Scene
The Mossy home of Mr and Mrs Charley Blake hosted the annual family reunion on Sunday Attendees included multiple Blake relatives from Mossy Arizona and Washington D C plus extended family from Lively and Mossy as well as visiting guests from other states.
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Mossy
Charley Blake
James Buren Blake
James
Junior
Carlos
Joan
Lula Stover
Arizona
Charles Ira Blake
Charles Lee
Billy
Jeannie
Roy Blake
Anita
Vanessa
Shirl Lynn
Faith Laverne
Enoch Winston
Wanda
Charlie
Alan
Dorothy
Randy
Tara
Annalee Compton
Kathy
Rose Burnside
Roy Holley
Linda
Lively
Miss Dimple Fay Blake
Washington, D. C
Workshop By Area Garden Club In Mount Hope
The Gold Room of Mountain Air Hotel hosted a Mount Hope Garden Club workshop on Wednesday. Hostess was Mrs. Ottie Blake. Mrs. Flora Smith and Mrs. Don Lively led the session on creating flower arrangements and outlined the Fayette County Garden Council Flower Show schedule for September 12 and 13 at Collins High School Gym.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mountainair Hotel
Mount Home Garden Club
Ottie Blake
Flora Smith
Don Lively
W. R. Park
Charles Harnsburger
Anthony Puskus
R. , Patteson
T. M. Rogers
Don Sanford
Willard Moore
Harold Hock
W. R. Pittman
Blake
Banking School at Wisconsin draws 1149 attendees
James C. McVey of Boone National Bank Madison attends the two week residence session of the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. The event gathers 1,149 bankers from 39 states plus DC Puerto Rico and Panama, sponsored by the Central States Conference of 16 state banker associations.
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Madison
BNS
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Panama
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin
James C. McVey
Boone National Bank
Bankers Associations
45 Area Men Complete Mining Short Course
Forty five men completed an eight week course in modern coal mining at Mullens High School from July six to August twenty eight. Hobart Watson noted high educational backgrounds and most graduates now hold responsible mining jobs as plans were announced for night courses in mine maintenance followed by an intensified eight week program next summer.
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Mullens
ANS
School of Mines
Watson
West Virginia
Evans Receives Army Commendation Ribbon at Mount Hope
Robert N. Evans a Mount Hope Lions Club member and Mount Hope High School Band Director received the Army Commendation Ribbon from Capt. Gordon Anderson at a Thursday meeting. The citation lauds his intelligence work in Japan and Hawaii, training civilians, and dedication prompting praise from officers.
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Mount Hope
Army
Gordon Anderson
Robert N
Bob) Evans
Robert N. Evans
United States Army Intelligence Support Command
Japan
Hawaii
Spec. Evans
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West Virginia Dept. of Mines
R. C. Bierer
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Larry Canaday
Premier Pocahontas Coal Co
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Resoco
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