Redbud Garden Club hears program on button gardens
Miss Emma Hepler of Scarbro Garden Chic spoke at the Redbud Garden Club meeting held at Mrs. Carla Davison Menzin Circle home. She explained button garden origins and displayed samples while club members discussed fundraisers and future events.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Button Gardens
Redbud ‘Garden Club
Carla Davison Menzin
Clyde Dancy
Emma Hepler
Scarbro Garden Chic
Taeima. Burgess
Hoper
G. D. Burgess
Frank Mauri
Clara Hall Honored at Ansted Birthday Dinner
Ansted held a dinner in honor of Mrs Clara Hall on her birthday. Local attendees included Mrs Florence McVey and others, with out of town guests from Cleveland Ohio Sanford Florida Lansing and Charleston. Military guests named James Buck, Fort Eustis and W Donald Hall Fort Benning Georgia also attended.
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Ansted
Clara Hall
Florence McVey
Join Hall
Witerd Fox
Jenny Willis
Scolly
James Olinger
Gloria Hall
James Hall
Mackey
Tony
Chupa
Diane
Cleveland
Ohio
Polio Vaccination Drive Vaccinates Local School Children
The county government announced that 464 school children were vaccinated against polio at the department headquarters last week. The Selk polio clinic also administered shots at Kaighis of Pythias Hall. The department will continue its polio vaccine program.
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Madtson
Hna
Wasi
Selk
Kaighis
Preliminary hearing set for Godfrey in drag race death
Hamlin A A preliminary hearing for Loss Godfrey 36 Hanover Wyoming County is expected today or tomorrow on a murder charge in the fatal traffic death of Loren Collins Jr near Ranger. Prosecutor R A Woodall said Godfrey claimed no involvement with the drag race and noted he stayed in West Hamlin after seeing a tavern crowd. Police described a confrontation and drag race linked to Collins death as the car went into the Guvandot River after sideswiping or swerving to avoid a collision.
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Hamlin
Godfrey
Hanover
Wyoming County
Loren Collins Jr
Ranger
R. A. Woodall
Collins
Tor
West Hamlin
Woodall
Cpl
R. L. Bonar
Holden
Guvandot
Strate
Dr Byrnside Receives First Past President Pin At Oak Hill Rotary
At Oak Hill Rotary Club meeting Dr B C Byrnside was awarded the first past president’s pin for his 1955-56 term. The club plans its Oct 25 district assembly open to district Rotarians and officers of classification committees. Patty Younz, seven, won Fayette County Fair Talent Show with vocal selections. Dr H A Duncan performed on a musical saw.
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OAK Hell
RNS
B. C. Byrnnside
Oak Hill Rotary Club
Byrnside
Lawrence
Patty Younz
Denver Young
Minden Ave
Fayette County
Boone County Students Earn Degrees at Marshalls College
WHITESVILLE RNS The graduating class at Marshalls College Huntington included Boone County students among degree recipients. Bachelor's degrees went to Sedie Browning Jean Crum Margie Doss and Nancy Jones. Masters went to Dee Bennett Ellis Bradley Maxine Bradley Virginia Doss Harry Holton and Nina Paxton. Boone Countians at the exercises included Mrs Norman Jones Norman Lewis Jones Mrs Bert Smith Mrs Raymond Copeland Kathleen Miller Len Miler Mrs Laura Scom and Alice and Jack Scott.
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Whitesville
RNS
Marshalls College
Huntington
Boone County
Sedie Browning
Jean Crum
Margie Doss
Nancy Jones
Dee Bennett
Ellis Bradley
Maxine Bradley
Virginia Doss
Harry Holton
Nina Paxton
Boone
Raymond Copeland
Kathleen Miller
Len Miler
Laura ,Scom
Alice
Jack Scott
Rev Donnelly speaks at Fayetteville Woman's Club meeting
In Fayetteville a Fayette County history talk by Rev Donnelly opened the Faithful Woman's Club gathering at Friendship Hall. He described early settlers, turnpikes, and a 1786 wagon road, with notes on local voting limits and the Vandalia seat dispute. Members plans included Camp Gal Sahad projects for handicapped children and a district meeting at Cedar Grove.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fay- A
Woncette County
Lem
George [Lirtey Donnelly
Hatfield
Fayetteville Woman's Cie and Means
H. E. Vandavavening
Lewisburg
Charleston
Giles-Fayette-Kanawha
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jones
Duncan
Thurmond
Amhers County
Devoonal
Ivan McClelland
Horseshoe
Sur Sie Roberts
Carl B. Vickers
Les
Fretener Arrin
Tassis
Gal Sahad
Delency Caldwell
Chariton Heights Club
Fire at Scrap Metal Co. ignites in fuel tank
Oak Hill Fire Department answered a 9:15 am call at the Scrap Metal Co. outside the city. Chief Arthur Akers said workers cutting the front end of a car started a flame that had begun in the fuel tank. firemen extinguished the blaze.
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Oak Hill
Ans
Oak Hy Fire Dept
Osx
Scrap Metal Co
Arthur Akers
Ematoyes
Family returns from vacation to Rock Creek area
Mrs. Inez Webb and children Robbie Kay David and Randal of Rock Creek along with Ted Bone of Pine Knob have returned home after a trip visiting Washington DC Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. They attended a Yankees versus Athletics game and toured historic and scenic sites in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
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Rock Creek
Inez Webb
Robbie Kay
David
Randal
Ted Bone
Pine Knob
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
New York Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Pashandia
West Virginia
Murphy Rises Scheduled Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Hendricks Murphy who died Tuesday in Oak Hill Hospital will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ernest Bailey of Bradley presiding. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Beckley.
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Mount Hoperns
Annie Hendricks Murphy
Oak Hill
Tyree
Wyoming Medical Society Head Dr L H Trippett Jr Dies
Dr Lemuel Harrison Trippett Jr longtime Wyoming Medical Society president died at 8 a m at his Amigo home likely from a heart attack He was 60 years old A Maryland Medical School graduate spent most of his career in Buckhannon Survived by wife Ruth Clagett Trippett two daughters Anna B Trippett and another daughter and three grandchildren Funeral arrangements with Robertson and Forkesong Funeral Home incomplete
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Mullens
Lemuel Harrison Trippett Jr
Wyoming Medical Society
Amigo
Affinity
Kilarney
Stephenson
Wyco
Antigo
University of Maryland Medical
Buckhannon
Grantsville
Calan County
L. H
Blanche Trump Trippett
American Medical Association
St.John's Catholic Church
Ruth Clagett Trippett
R. M. Westfall
Anna B. Trippett
Washington, D. C
Ree Grandciildren
Robertson and Forkesong Funeral Home
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Redbud Garden Club
Miss Hepler
Frank Thomas
Ostoter
Taelma Burgess
Fayene Counyy Fair
Lestrich Broyles
Louis Ceprich
Cirée Dancy
Arboret
Marevin Neamen
Kelly Ave
Arline Morris
Atrs
D. P. Lively
Wanda Farrish
Edward Dureen
Sirsnis Johnson
C. Z. Scaggs
Dr. Byrnside
Berman’s
Berman
Royal
Kredit Jewelers
Neville ST
Beckley Theatre
Beckley Hotel
Hill Building
Rev. Donnelly
Bethel Church
Donnely
Fayete County
Friendship Hall
Methodist
Vandalia
Hirem Hill
New Haven
Gauley Bridge
Tost
Donnelly
Leaisong
Coareston
Favere County
New Orleans
Vickers
Cedar Grove
Mitsy Shirley Donnelly
Louise Hoover
C. E. Chapman
C.A. Kidd
Gene Boling
W. C. Henderson
G. Hresan
Bland K. Hesse Jr
Charles E Wiseman
Arsent
A. B. Wilson
Porter Waugh
Chester Hager
J. W Ayers
Howard Carson
Gladys Bary
C. R. Bright
Kathleen Crawford
Fire Dept
Metal Co
Murphy
Genith
LH. Trippett Jr
Dan H. Perdue
Charles Shackelford
Lofton Tudor
R. 0. Farmer
O. Wiseman
Loren Wiseman
Space-Command
Cinebeam
Cinelens
Space Command
Ashworth
Prince St
Gul
Anadon
Brenott
Lassie
Nobil
BS Inc A
Beckley
Nobil’s
Neville
Beckley, W. Va
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