New Heating System Installed in Federal Building Mount Hope
The Summersville Heating and Plumbing Co. installed a modern electric heat pump system in the Federal Bureau of Mines Building in Mount Hope. Harold Kendall and Zane Murphy inspect the setup, one of the area’s first, providing heating and cooling via electricity and coal by wire. Four large Worthington compressors power the mechanical room for the heat pump. Kendall is foreman. Murphy works for the Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville Heating and Plumbing Co
Federal Bureau of Mines
Mount Hope
Harold Kendall
Beckley
Zane Murphy
Washington
Worthington
Kendall
Murphy
56 Admitted To Mullens Hospital
List of 56 individuals admitted to Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens during the week ending Saturday. Names include Mrs. Geraldine Grant, Curtis Miller, Mrs. Stella Cook, Jesse, Mrs. Lula Brooks, Gerald Halsey, Nellie Perdue, Bud, Michael Tilley, Marva Jean Sizemore, Roger Lee Cantrell, Jaddie D. Hood, Ruth Wagner, Alma Reed, Vera Tanks, Marie Dominic, Marcus Whitt, James Haynes, Shirley Akers, Mary Smith, Betty Jean Griffith, and Delphia Green among others. Continuous entries note towns Corinne Itmann Stephenson Mullens etc. Sunday includes Eugene Atkins and Delphia Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Geraldine Grant
Corinne
Curtis Miller
Itmann
Stella Cook
Jesse
Shelby Jean Tilley
Princeton
Brady Tilley
Ravencliff
Lula Brooks
Glen Fork
Gerald Halsey
Nellie Perdue
Sabine
Lula Lilly
Daniels
Sylvia Sisk
Bud
Ruby Perdue
Otsego
Ollie Mae Bishop
Elma Hammond
Barbara Levert
Maben
Myrtle Mills
Stephenson
Noca Morgan
Geneva Underwood
Covel
Sophia
Katherine Farley
Roger Lee Cantrell
Jaddie D. Hood
Helen
Christine Brooks
Rockview
Ruth Wagner
Alma Reed
Amigo
Marushia Milam
Alpeca
Virginia Short
Dallas Rash Jr
Toney Gilliam
Allen Junction
Marie Dominic
David Heath
Bessie Oren
Black Eagle
Ruby Sidemore
Herndon Heights
Eugene Atkins
Delphia Green
Mulens
Peggy Bailey Dies in Bailesville Funeral Set
Peggy Earlene Bailey, 18, dies at home after heart attack. Funeral 11 am Wednesday at Bailesville Gospel Tabernacle Church, burial Shannon Cemetery. Daughter of Deputy Sheriff Dewey Bailey, she was a four year high school cheerleader and band member. Survived by six sisters and a brother. Body to be removed to residence Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
RNS
Peggy Earlene Bailey
Edgar Beverly
Baileysville High School
Gilbert
Oceana
Bailey
Gospel Tabernacle
Donald
Alice Morgan
Louise Lester
Edna Carver
Coal Mountain
Clara Wolfgang
San Antonio
Texas
Stella Stafford
Richwood
Sandra
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Area Delegates Attend Confab
PINEVILLE ANS Attend ing a Church Related Vocational Conference held Aug 27 through 29 at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon were Miss Garnett Jo Morgan Miss Connie Waddell and the Rev W H Street Pineville delegates. Miss Morgan 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Morgan is the Sunday School song leader at the First Methodist Church Pineville of which she is a member. Serving as the Methodist Youth Fellowship Sub-District and district president she attended the youth annual conference earlier this year. The 17 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Waddell Miss Waddell is a member of the Pineville Methodist Church where she serves as a Sunday School teacher and pianist. She is treasurer of the local Methodist Youth Fellowship and Witness Commission Chairman of the Sub-District. William H Street pastor of the Pineville Methodist Church served as dean of men at the conference. He also is the youth director of the Beckley District. The purpose of the annual conference is to acquaint the Methodist youth with church related vocations and to help them decide on their careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
ANS
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
Garnett Jo Morgan
Connie Waddell
W. H. Street
Morgan
Pete Morgan
First Methdist
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Charles Waddell
Waddell
Pineville Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship and Witness Commission
William H. Street
Beckley
Wyoming County Young Republicans Meet at Courthouse
The Wyoming County Young Republicans will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Courthouse in Pineville. An October free dinner will be served to former members who attend this month's meeting. All Republicans are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Wyoming County
Pineville
Billy E. Jackson
Lloyd Blackburn
Brenton man treated after rock strike at work
John Newcomb, 29, Brenton, was treated at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch on Tuesday for bruises to his left foot after being struck by a rock while working for Island Creek Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenton
Rns
Stevens Clinic
Welch
John Newcomb
Island Creek Coal Co
Neighbor Held Shooting Victim Funeral Set Today
Funeral services were held for Maloney Blaine Cook Jr. at 2 pm at the La coma Baptist Church with Rev. Liman Bailey officiating. Sheriff Short said neighbor Ken Maynard, 23, is charged with the shooting and jailed awaiting arraignment after Maynard claimed Cook advanced toward him. a .22 gauge shotgun was used from Maynard's doorway. The feud followed prior incidents including a bicycle altercation and a dispute over Cook's cow in Maynard's corn patch. Cook's survivors include wife Nellie Buckner and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Maloney Blaine Cook Jr
Lacoma Baptist Church
Liman Bailey
Cook Cemetery
Toney Fork
Bert Short
Ken Maynard
Wyoming County
John Lambert
Short
Maynard
Cook
Lambert
Oceana
Nellie Buckner
Bald Knob
Larry
Roland
Jerome
Blaine Cook
Cyclone
Aubrey
Kistler
Essie Adams
Davin
Ruth Bailey
Lina Brooks
Cleveland
Ohio
Lara Osborne
McNeely Funeral Home
Man
Fayetteville Little League Elects Officers Tuesday
Fayetteville Little League Association president D E Brown invites all interested to attend the officer election for the new year Tuesday at 8 pm. The meeting will be at the American Legion Home with a slate from the nominating committee and floor nominations allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNL
D. E. Brown
Little League Association
Little League
American Legion
Mt Hope Personals Readers visit families across states
Mt Hope readers share travel and hospital news as relatives and friends visit in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. The column notes visits to Craigsville and Augusta Springs, family arrivals in Beckley and Monongah, and plans for Fairmont State College enrollment.
Fayetteville Personals Highlight Regional Visits
Fayetteville notes list Miss Frances Evans and Mrs. E. O. Wiseman traveling to Durham North Carolina to visit Miss Helen Evans. Mrs. Nannie Beck and Billy Joe Jones plan a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Beck and family in Huntersville Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Eskew visiting son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hatcher and family in Bristol Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Frances Evans
E. O. Wiseman
Durham
N. C
Helen Evans
Nannie Beck
Billy Joe Jones
Elwood Beck
Huntersville
Ala
E. B. Eskew
Dan Hatcher
Bristol
Lions To Attend Fall Conference
Oak Hill West Virginia Five members of the Oak Hill Lions Club and their wives will attend the fall conference on September 26 in Beckley plans were made at a Thursday meeting at the Hotel Hill. John Frisk entertained by telling a story about a fictitious uncle Julius Frisk. Members voted to buy six pair of glasses for needy persons. all inactive members are urged to attend a fish fry at the Oak Hill National Guard Armory Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
ANL
Oak Hill Lions Club
Beckley
Hotel Hill
John Frisk
Julius Frisk
Oak Hill National Guard
Store Manager Edith Trent Takes Charge at Morgan's Fountain
Edith Trent, native of Logan County and long-time Wyoming County resident, has assumed active management of Morgan's Fountain in mid-Oceana Route 10 Morgan Building. She signed a lease with owners Mr. and Mrs. B L Morgan, who have run the store for 12 years. Trent, a widow and mother of 17 year old Daryl who plans to enroll at Concord College Athens this week, previously worked at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and as a bookkeeper for A G Sugar Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Trent
Morgan’s Fountain
Oceana
B. L. Morgan
Morgan
Route 10
mid-Oceana
Logan County
Trent
Wyoming County
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
A. G. Sugar Lumber Co
Daryl
Concord College
Athens
Mrs Shumate Bitten By Copperhead Snake In Bed
In Mullens, Mrs. Willie Shumate, 56, of McGraws, was admitted to Wyoming General Hospital at 9:10 am after being bitten twice on the right hand by a copperhead that entered the house through an open door. The snake escaped after the attack. Four other Mullens residents received treatment for minor injuries Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
BNS
Wyoming General Hospital
Willie Shumate
McGraws
Shumate
Mullens Hospital
Richard Simpson
Marianna
Simpson Home
Edward Lee Sizemore
Thursa Duncan
A. B. Church
Alpeca
Weekend Visits and Local Moves Highlight Coal River Personal
Coal River notes a weekend at a Hardy County farm by Mr. and Mrs. G L Kincaid and Mrs. Helen Jarrell and children. Ethel Swannigan admitted to Kanawha Valley Hospital for surgery. relatives report improving. Several relatives visit Colcord grandparents, including Jim Gray and family. Melba Stover takes teaching post at Fort Belvoir Army center. Pearl Esther Rogers enrolls in local school, living with grandparents Hobert Carter and wife. Names include Stover, Jarrell, Dillon, Alexander, Dillon, Jarrell, and Stover family relations prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Dillon
Chesapeake
Donnie Dillon
Melba Stover
Engineer Center For the Army
Fort Belvoir
James A. Stover
Glen Herron
Cleveland
Ohio
Ethel
Barry
Randall
Kerry
Hammond
Ind
Coolidge Stover
Ernest Jarrell
Clyde Dillon
Mickie
Jewel Alexander
Jarrell
Pearl Esther Rogers
Hobert Carter
Colcord
Services Conducted For Hammond Twins
Graveside services for the twin son and daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wiley Hammond Itmann were conducted Sunday. Burial was in Still Run Cemetery. The children were born dead Saturday in a Mullens hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
John Wiley Hammond
Itmann
Still Run
Mullens Hospital
Honored On Birthday In Concord At Wiener Roast
Roy Allen Pettry was honored on his 11th birthday with a wiener roast at his home in Concord. Attending were numerous family friends and relatives, including Patty Pettry, Sandra Schoolcraft, Elvin Schoolcraft, Marvella Jarrell, and many others. After the roast, games were played and gifts opened and displayed by Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
BNS
Roy Allen Pettry
Carl Edward Pettry
Patty Pettry
Sandra Schoolcraft
Elvin Schoolcraft
Marvella Jarrell
Roger Austin
Karen Stover
Linda Dillon
Brenda Fraley
Virginia Wright
Lur: Brown
Connie Stover
Chelsea Mullens
Leslie Dillon
George Kincaid
Jerry Massey
David Massey
David Hamilton
Buddy Jarrell
Paul Jarrell
Patrick Jarrell
Steve Dillon
Charles Withrow
Emmett Withrow
Billy Webb
Betty Webb
Kerry Pettry
Roger Carter
Rosetta Webb
Pearl Rogers
Sandra Jarrell
Carolyn Jarrell
Sharon Schoolcraft
Shirley White
Carl Pettry
Bobby Pettry
Pamela
Bobby
Jackie Pettry
Allen
Fairdale Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and News
Fairdale residents share weekend visits as John Wilson and Mary Elizabeth from Charleston see McKinley Simpson and Arthur Herron. MSgt Lacy Hendricks and family from Fort Bragg visit Richard and family. Pfc James Nunn leaves for eight weeks at Fort Jackson after leave with Nunns. James Trump hospitalized at Beckley Memorial for observation and treatment. Weekend guests include Lloyd Browning and children Tommy and Ronny from Hopewell. Mrs Gilles Worley visits with son-in-law and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
Rns
John Wilson
Mary
Elizabeth
Charleston
McKinley Simpson
Arthur Herron
Richard Hendricks
Lacy Hendricks
Fort Bragg
N. C
James Nunn
Edgar Nunn
Fort Jackson
S. C
James Trump
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Charles Browning
Lloyd Browning
Tommy
Ronny
Hopewell
Gilles Worley
Gloria F Cook Weds Roger F Anthony in Kopperston Ceremony
Gloria Fern Cook and Roger Francis Anthony were married at Kopperston Presbyterian Church in a 2 p.m. ceremony led by Rev. Murray Page. Cumberland County couple, with reception at Knotty Pine, bride a Concord College student and sorority member, groom a Concord College graduate and Blue Key leader. The couple will reside in Greensboro North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Kopperston Presbyterian Church
Gloria Fern Cook
Roger Francis Anthony
Murray Page
W. F. Cook
Hatcher
Jerome D. Anthony
Shelbourne Road
Cleveland
Ohio
R. E. Wilson
Augustine Brown
Janice Cook
Honor
Ernie Fortner
Athens
Elmer Cook
Jason Raines
Greensboro
N.C
Knotty Pine
Oceana High School
Concord College
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Concord
Blue Key
Delta Delta Tau
Future Business Leaders
Mrs. A. Smith Taken By Death
Fayetteville obituary for Mrs. A B Bess Wiseman Smith 78 who died at 8 30 am Survived by daughter Sue Miller Fayetteville son Anderson Smith III Charleston sister Ruth Simms Charleston brother Roy H Wiseman Washington DC one granddaughter Mrs John Dickerson Fayetteville seven great grandchildren Body at Dodd Payne Mortuary arrangements incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
A. B
Bess Wiseman) Smith
Hill Top
Sue Miller
Anderson Smith III
Charleston
Ruth Simms
Roy H. Wiseman
Washington, D. C
John Dickerson
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
Dennis Neely Takes Own Life in Pipe Stem Home
Summers County Sheriff and Coroner ruled the death of Dennis Cecil Neely Jr. a self inflicted gunshot wound from a 12 gauge shotgun at his Pipestem residence. He died about midnight Sunday and is survived by his wife Bonnie and son Larry Wayne. The body rests at E M Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipestem
RNL
Dennis Cecil Neely Jr
Summers County
E. L. Fox
J. F. Stokes
Neely
Neeley
Dennis Neely Sr
Pipestein
Bonnie Marie Ho
Meredith Foot Surgery Scheduled After Charleston Visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Meredith spent Friday in Charleston where Meredith received medical attention for a severe foot injury from months ago. He is scheduled for major surgery on the foot in two weeks at Charleston Memorial Hospital. The Merediths hosted visitors including Clinton Salyer Benna Vista and families over Labor Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
H. K. Meredith
James Richardson
Charleston
Meredith
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Clinton Salyer
Benna Vista
Carl Salyer
E. G. Shannon
Ray Shannon
Beckley
I. J. Statom
Lawton Teens Return From Washington Summer Jobs
Barbara and Kenneth Pack Jr. return home to Lawton with summer work in Washington D C. They are seniors at Mount Hope High School and children of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Washington, D. C
Barbara
Kenneth Pack Jr
Kenneth Pack
Mount Hope High School
Local News Bits from Charleston Area Weekend Guests
Weekend visitors and return trips populate the Charleston area notes. Betty Simpson of Dayton visits her parents the Quince Dickens. Lou Ann returns home after staying with Dayton relatives. Ben Browning brings his children Skipper David and Judy Lynn home to Philadelphia after visiting Charles Browning. Ashley Cook and family return from Myrtle Beach. W J Knopp of Aiken visits Mr and Mrs John R Cook. Gilles Worley hosts Harry Whitley and Jane Jones of Lansdowne, Harvella York, Dianne Allen, and Glen Rogers amid broader family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert LeMasters
Charleston
Betty Simpson
Dayton
Ohio
Quince Dickens
Lou Ann
Ben Browning
Skipper
David
Judy Lynn
Philadelphia
Charles Browning
Ashley Cook
Myrtle Beach
S. C
John R. Cook
W. J. Knopp
Aiken
Gilles Worley
Harry Whitley
Harry Jr
M Irs
Jane Jones
Lansdown
Harvey York
Harvella
Dianne Allen
Glen Rogers
Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Oak Hill Beckley and Beyond
Local social notes list visitors in Oak Hill Beckley and nearby areas including Mrs Hattie Tyree Mrs Maggie Shepard and families plus Alfred Tyree and Lorene. Several trips to Beckley Columbus Ohio Charleston and Whitehall Ohio are noted with returning relatives and future enrollments at West Virginia State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Williams
Gentry Williams
Connie
Evesline
Marieta
Randy
Rickie
Artie
Lawrence Williams
Maxwell Hill
Arette Williams
Beckley
John Pyle
Ernie
Tom Holley
Oak Hill
S. S. Emerson
Ollie Bolen
David Bolen
Donna
Dena
Cobra
Columbus
Ohio
John Peyton
Ralph Abshire
George Sparks
Coy Frazier
Carlos Williams
Frank Akers
Ronald Troutman
George Johnson
Jim Catlin
Johnny
Whitehall
Midge Crosley
Mary Akers
Charleston
O. E. Lively
Nellie McNeil
Stephnie
John
Jack
Washington
D. C
Wayne Janney
Arlington
West Virginia State College, Institute
Claudia Canterbury
George Massing
Margaret Newsom
Herman Davis
Long Branch
Leo Newsom
Reed
Union
Old Sweet Springs
Richard Smith
Chicago
Ill
Clint Lively
Doris Keough
Maple Shade
N. J
Harry Lively
David Humphrey
Norfolk
Ray Humphrey
Steve
Stormy
Mary Powers
Jimmie Jarrett
Eddie
Bob
Criss Willaught
Kay
Richwood
Lawrence
Doug Akers
California
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Crab Orchard Drive
Susan Hayward
Ole
Susan Hays Wat
Mt George Montgomery
Peggy E. Bailey
Confab
GOP
Mavis Stewart
McMillon School of Nursing
McMillon Hospital
Miss Stewart
Glen Rogers High School
Ward Stewart
McMillon
Newcomb
Beckley Open Air
Stanaford Road
Dolores Michaels
Cinamascene
Opese
Edward Dmytryk
Robert Alan Aurthur
James “Maverick Garner
Mt. Hope
Okey Eans
Charles Trainum
Craigsville
Black
Augusta Springs
Raymond Bolton
Mary Ann
Fairmont
Fairmont State College
Boltons
Sarah
Monongah High School
Monongah
C. E. Jones
Beckley Hospital
M. A. Marchetti
Dom DiBeneditto
la Verne Riebel
Carmen Yone
Pittsburgh
James Peery
Debbie
Theresa
Niagara Falls
Robert Wiseman Jr
Fort Wayne
Robert Wiseman Sr
John Miller
Bradley
Wiseman
Ramona Miller
Frances Dixon
Ted Waronicki
G. E. Dixon
H. H. Harmon
Caghey Murray Wynter Johns
the Devil
Beene
Lions
Mrs. Shumate
Copperhead
Coal River Personals
Lynley
Co Hunt Score
Congress
Hammond Twins
Gloria F. Cook
Roger F. Anthony
A. Smith
Dennis Neely
Oceana Personals
Glen Jean
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Shirley Maclane
Arthur Kennedy
Robert Mitchem
Gene Barry
Keely Smith
Pax Personals
Pineville Drive-In
Debbie Reynolds
Tory Randall Paul Douglas
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