Five Wyoming students graduate with high honors at Concord College
Three Wyoming County students are among five summer graduates with honor degrees at Concord College. The class saw 101 bachelor degrees awarded over two sessions with five honor graduates, including Wilma Waldron, Margaret Morgan, Virginia Rinehart, Frances Miller, and Garland Phillips.
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Wyoming
Concord
Pineville
Wyoming County
Concord College
Wilma Lucille Waldron
Margaret Sue Morgan
Virginia Linkons Rinehart
War
Frances Browning Miller
Pinevile
Garland Thomas Phillips
Allen Junction
Clara Parker Alvis
Athens
William Edwin Anderson
Bernice Honaker Bailey
Princeton
Louise Carnes Baisden
Kermit
Mae Spriggs Barta
Anawalt
Claude William Bostic
Peterstown
Randolph R
Ralph Eugene Gills
Bluefield
Billy Russell Mann
John Michael Roberts
Oak Hill
Elsie K. Glass Asbury
Davy
Silas Mae Brooks
Marietta Clagg
Premier
Hazel Atfield Cline
Baisden
Violet Meek Dillard
Northfork
Clara Weaver Dowdy
Union
Deanie Estep Dower
Chapmanville
Ollie Floriene Dunbar
Clear Creek
Blanche Farley Ellison
Pipestein
Helen Sutherland Elmore
Paul Joseph Fleming
Mount Hope
Mary Frances Houchins
Glen Morgan
Veronica Beavers Huffines
Jaeger
Pauline B. Jarrett
Beckley
Lawrence Arnold Kessler
East Rainelle
Stewart Matthew Lilly
Lydia Whitt Martin
Ruth Raymond Mathey
Alpeca
Gladys Gray Meade
Geneva Maxine Meador
Shady Spring
Elmer H. Meadows
Coal City
William Herbert Morgan
Avondale
Mona Anne Nicely
Slab Fork
Mamie Erise Reid
Portsmouth
Agnes Cook Rider
Hatcher
Eldora McGraw Roberts
Daniel Vincent Romaniello
Narrows
Maomi McGraw Sadler
McGraw
Dora Serreno
Kimball
Helen Bernice Seymour
Eccles
Beatrice Lentz Shrout
Welch
Sidney Ballard Thomas
Lille Gern
Earl Clifford Patterson
Bradshaw
Mrs. Dora Bare 93 Dies in Alderson Home
Mrs. Dora Ellis Bare aged 93, Alderson’s longtime resident, died at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Huntington home of her daughter Mrs. W. E. Altizer after a two month illness from a heart condition. Born February 5, 1861 near Links Grove, she was the daughter of Allen and Elizabeth Ellis. Her first husband, George Wilson, died 65 years ago. her second, George E. Bare, died in 1940. She belonged to Greenbrier Baptist Church. Surviving are sister Mrs. Emma Conner of Walla Walla Washington, daughter Mrs. Myrtle W. Altizer, one granddaughter, and one great grandson. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Alderson home, Rev. Randolph F. Johnson officiating. Burial in Greenbrier Baptist Cemetery.
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Alderson Rns
Dora Ellis Bare
Alderson
Huntington
W. E. Altizer
Bare
Links Grove
Allen
Elizabeth Ellis
George Wilson
George E
Randolph F. Johnson
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Greenbrier Baptist Cemetery
Kitchen Shower Planned by Pineville Church Group
A kitchen shower will be held at the Thursday meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service in Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church at 7 30 p.m. Mrs W J Billig, president, said members should bring rummage sale articles. Mrs John Scoleri will present a program on Jesus Concern for Cities. Hostesses are Mrs Darrell V McGraw, Mrs E E Williams and Mrs Delf Norona.
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Pineville
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
W. J. Billig
John Scoleri
Jesus
Darrell V. McGraw
E. E. Williams
Delf Norona
Miss Betty Jean Akers Weds Claude E. Ziegler
Miss Betty Jean Akers and Claude Eldridge Ziegler were married at the Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke Virginia in a 7 p.m. ceremony conducted by Reverend Merlin E Garber. The bride’s family and Roanoke connections are noted with attendants, reception details, and plans for a northern wedding trip.
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Betty Jean Akers
Claude E. Ziegler
Drom Mullens
Herman L. Akers
Diane
Robert Ef. Woods
Sharon
Bobby
Noah W. McGhee
Lester to Serve Term in Prison for Manslaughter
In Mercer Criminal Court Judge Ross fixed Leonard Lawrence Lester’s sentence at one to five years in the state penitentiary after a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter over a dispute about home brew. Lester killed his brother Paul Lester last June in Rock District. the court recommended the full five years, with prior felony convictions not considered. The July term adjourned.
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Princeton
Rns
Leonard Lawrence Lester
Mercer
Lester
Paul Lester
Rock District
Ross
Robert E. Caudill Jr
Caudill
J. A. D. Bailey
Everette Comer
Foremen Trained in Beckley Area Mines Accident Prevention
Foremen at 10 Beckley area coal mines completed a two hour training course on accident prevention by the State Department of Mines. Safety instructor Howard C. Thompson presented the program covering mine hazards. Mines achieving full foremen training include Pocahontas Fuel Itmann, Crew Coal Batoff, Robinson Coal Batoff, Cove Creek Haze Shumate, East Gulf group, New River Summerice and Garden Ground, Red Jacket Wyoming, Ameagle, American Eagle Ameagle, American Coal Deerfield, with dozens of named foremen listed per mine.
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Beckley Area
State Department of Mines
Howard C. Thompson
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
A. A. Moorefield
M. M. O'Brien
Charles L. Fowler
Charles H. Sanders
Shelby E. Tolliver
Walter M Adams
Hoge M. Bunion
C. B. Baylor
E. E. Taylor
James C. Maboy
Wiley Bowling
Harlan Ellenberg
A. B. Cook
James Wilburn
Perry H. Harris
William B. Hodges
Robert C. Yates
William Clyde Parks
Vaught Hawks
Emmett P. Hickman
Frank Cunningham
Cecil Toney
Carl Martin
Clyde Byrd
Crew Coal Co
Batoff
Herman Crew
Robinson Coal Co
Mack Robinson
Cove Creek Coal Co
Saxton Mine
Haze Shumate
H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf Mines
Arvan King
Paul Bruce
Lester Kenney
Harry West
L. J. Moncada
D. J. Franklin
W. J. Mason
Harold Holly
Harry McDorman
Clayton Wallace
Woodrow Grim
W. R. Stevens
Carl E. Morgan
R. E. Nunn
J. W. Stanley
H. W
Pettry Funeral Rites Wednesday in Naoma
Burl Pettry of Naoma dies after lengthy illness in Charleston hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at the Naoma residence conducted by Rev. Pierce Cook and Rev. Virgil Cook. Burial in Naoma family cemetery. Survived by wife Lora Naoma Potter of Decota, son Jarrell Pettry, daughter Mrs Sidney of Naoma, sister Effie Price, brother John, and three grandchildren. Body to Naoma home after 6 p.m. Monday.
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Whitesville
Rns
Burl Pettry
Naoma
Charleston
Pierce Cook
Virgil Cook
William
Naoma Dickens Pettry
Lora Naoma Potter
Decota
Jarrell Pettry
Sidney
Effie Price
John
Akron
Ohio
Armstrong Funeral Home
Oak Hill Personal News Highlights
Oak Hill society notes report Clara Neely Hattie Ingles and Kenneth Neely spent Labor Day weekend in Washington. Evelyn Donnelly from Presbyterian School Lewishburg visits J W Perry. Lawrence Gabri and Nan Lou of Fayette Street take a Cincinnati vacation. Esta Hair travels to Stamford for nephew Edward Cole’s funeral. Nellie Chmara enjoys two week vacation in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Earl Queen and family of Logan visit James Ammar family. Also mentioned are William C. McGhee Pat and Kathy.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Clara Neely
Hattie Ingles
Kenneth Neely
Washington, D.C
Evelyn Donnelly
Presbyterian School
Lewisburg
J. W. Perry
Lawrence Gabri
Nan Lou
Fayette Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Esta Hair
Stamford
Edward Cole
Nellie Chmara
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Earl Queen
Logan
James Ammar
Birth of William Meade Lewis IV in Pineville
Mr and Mrs William Meade Lewis of Pineville announce the birth of their second child a son William Meade Lewis IV on August 28 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces
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Pineville
RNS
William Meade Lewis
William Meade Lewis IV
Bluefield Sanitarium
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Don McAfee
Philip Trout
Roanoke
William C. McGhee
Mullens
Leonard C. Ziegler
Malcolm L. Jamison
James L. Chitwood
Claude Eldridge Ziegler
Neil Good
Comer
Mack Hill
Oley H. Graham
Tappan
Universal
Bargathon
S&h
Tange
New River Co
Summerice
A. T. Tilley
Clovis Taylor
Theodore J. Sableski
Charles Massey
Merle McManus
H. G. Clendenin
D. W. Bennett
J. D. Dodson
G. W. Coffey
Charles R. Bowden
Frank Novosky
Walter Kania Jr
George Grimes
Carl Short
George Scott
William Hinte
Garden Ground
L. H. Kenney
Ralph Castle
Luther Crumb
Fred Kennedy
Raymond Hunter
Emory Fitzgerald
Albert Sears
Donald Martin
Ernest Billups
Louis Stuch
James Dorton
George L. Kincaid
Berley Hamilton
Harry Biggs
Harry James
Kenton Thompson
W. M. Pennington
B. R. Stover
George Lechalk
James Dickerson
Bert McNeely
W. W. Scott
Luther M. Painter
Rockford Logan
Orville Persinger
D. D. Clements
Red Jacket Coal Corp
D. L. Haga
Willis Farmer
Oley Stewart
James Dematlis
W. L. Ogle
Kenneth Smith
Fred Thomas
Gabor Gombos Jr
Earl Allen
E. F. Gilley
Ward Cook
Grover Bradford
Ira Bradford
Walter Anderson Lloyd Whitt
William M. O'Neal
Hubert Short
E. O. Smith
Willard Graham
H. H. Tessne
P. M. Farquharson
Roby Pope
Clarence Brewer
Robert Morgan
Donald Webb
American Eagle
Bian Ameagle
R. J. White
Senald Krepps
Stewart Stevens
Bob Rutledge
Quinton Scarber
Everett Lasley
Omege Stover
Millard Goodson
John Lipari
Dewey Kinder
Henry Thompson
William Stanley
Howard Stover
Harry Kinder
Robert Williams
Buster Caldwell
American Coal Co
Deerfield Mine
Charles Cook
Ray Akers
Robert Clark
Nathan Wood
Robert McKinney
Tom Burkett
Essell Dillon
Gordon Tayior
Morgan Grinder
Walter Sexton
Alfred White
Dennis Wiley
Frank Harrison
Clayton Coffey
Mike Brady
Elbert Roberts
Russel Akers
Eugene Evans
Pat and
Kathy
RCA
W. Neville ST
Lane Eee Gas Range
Amere Gas Utilities Company
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