Budget Review Meeting Sets Agencies for United Fund
The eight agencies to participate in United Fund of Wyoming County will have budgets reviewed at 7 30 p m in the Wyoming County Courthouse annex Pineville. Agencies include Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Hi Y Tri Hi Y Red Cross West Virginia Heart Mental Health and Cancer Research.
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Pineville
RNS
United Fund of
Wyoming County
United Fund
George Nolley
Pinevie
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Hi-Y
Tri-Hi-Y
Red Cross
West Virginia Heart
Shafer Funeral Set Wednesday
William Elvin Shafer, 70, longtime Rupert resident and founder of Shafer Hardware Store, will receive last rites at Big Clear Creek Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial follows at Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. Survivors include wife Kathryn Zepp Shafer, daughter Jackie, son Bill, sister Annie Parker, and two grandchildren. The body was taken to the home today from Wallace and Wallace Funeral.
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Rupert
RNS
William Elvin Shafer
Lee White
Big Clear Creek Baptist Church
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Shafer
Bluefield
Shafer Hardware Store
Big Clear Creek
Daniel and
Mattie Deitz Shafer
Kathryn Zepp Shafer
Jackie
Bill
Annie Parker
Danese
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Funeral for Mrs. Frankie Pettry Held at Pine Knob
Funeral services for Mrs. Frankie Marie Pettry were held at 2 p.m. in Union Chapel Pine Knob with Reverends Garten and Peters officiating. Burial followed in Jarrell Cemetery. Pettry 42 Pence Springs, died after a long illness at Beckley hospital. Survivors include husband Amos two daughters Imogene Morris and two others, two sons, mother, father, two sisters, three brothers and five grandchildren. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville directed arrangements.
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Whitesville
RNS
Frankie Marie Pettry
Union Chapel
Pine Knob
Leslie A. Garten
Mabscott
Ross Peters
Bob White
Jarrell Cemetery
Petty
Pence Springs
Ja Beckley Hospital
Amos
Imogene Morris
Cleveland
Ohio
Kiska
Sandra
Dale Lee Tackett
Barrett
Randall Pettry
Dorothy Jarrell Smith
Willie Jarrell
Pettus
Georgia Morgan
Beckley
Ethel Swartz
Hollywood
Fla
Claude Jarrell
Uneeda
Edgar Jarrell
Rebekah Lodge Meets at East End Oak Hill
Rebekah Lodge No. 207 met Thursday in the Odd Fellows Hall East End Oak Hill with four teen members present. Members named include Mrs. Ray Williams Mrs. MacArthur Mrs. Loraine Milton Mrs. Myra Douglas Mrs. May Silvers Mrs. Guy McCoy Mrs. Clara Neely Mrs. Hattie Engles Mrs. Phyllis St. Clair Mrs. Alice Coulter Mrs. Kath leen Arthur Mrs. Modena Sexton Miss Martha Sneddon and H L Ratliff.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Laurel Rebekah Lodge No
Odd Fellows Hall
East End
Ray Williams
MacArthur
Loraine Milton
Myra Douglas
May Silvers
Guy McCoy
Clara Neely
Hattie Engles
Phyllis St. Clair
Alice Coulter
Kathleen Arthur
Modena Sexton
Martha Sneddon
H. L. Ratliff
Trophies on Display in Pineville and Gary 1958
In the summer of 1958 several articles used by coal miners are shown on display. They were loaned for exhibition by the National Mine Service Company based in Beckley.
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Gary
National Mine Service Company
Beckley
Pineville
Sam Miniaci
Main Street
Itmann
Mercer School Opens in Princeton Jr High Gets New Staff
Mercer Junior High in Princeton opens full day classes with Clinton Lilly as new principal and a host of new teachers. Recent hires include W P Krauschaar in social studies and Hallie Mae Christian in English, plus coaches Ralph Ball and Eccles F Jeffries who will also teach. Remodeling of the gym and floor, expected 800 students, and bus schedules resume Wednesday. Cafeteria services start Wednesday with meals 25 cents for students and 32 cents for teachers.
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Princeton
RNS
Princeton Junior High School
Clinton Lilly
W. P. Krauschaar
Montcalm
Hallie Mae Christian
Ralph Ball
Illiam Raney
Eccles F. Jefferies
Charles Brooks
B. and
G. Motors
Lilly
A. B. Fleshman
Spanishburg High School
Florence Newland
Eleanor Ball
Nora Burton
Arvenia Shutt
Shutt
Concord College
Lacy Rogers
Fred Rogers
Owens Funeral Set Wednesday
Gordon A. Owens 65 of Oak Hill will be laid to rest Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Oak Hill Methodist Church with Rev. R. J. Chenoweth and Rev. C. G. Eastwood officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. He died Monday morning after a weeklong illness. Owens was an IRS agent and WWI veteran, a member of American Legion and National Association of Internal Revenue Employees. He was born May 19, 18%, at Lavalette. Survivors include wife Lelia P. Owens, two sons Jack D. and Danny G. Owens, one daughter Helen J. Wise, two brothers C. N. and A. D. Owens, and three grandchildren. The body lies at Thomas Funeral Home until one hour prior to the service. IRS pallbearers planned.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Gordon A. Owens
Oak Hill Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth
C. G. Eastwood
Beckley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Owens
Bureau of Internal Revenue
American Legion
National Association of Internal Revenue
Lavalette
Lelia P. Owens
Jack D
Danny G. Owens
Louisville
Helen J. Wise
C. N
Huntington
A. D. Owens
Luncheon Guests at Thelima Sandigo Home
Luncheon guests included Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs. Mary Evans of Gauley Bridge the Rev and Mrs Guy Vaughan of Ansted and the Rev and Mrs Eugene Brown visiting at the home of Mrs. Thelima Sandigo on Wednesday.
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HICO
RNS
Thelima Sandigo
Mary Brown
Mary Evans
Gauley Bridge
Guy Vaughan F
Ansted
Eugene Brown
Thompson Rites Slated Thursday
Funeral services for Isaac Richard Thompson are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Sam Black Methodist Church near Clintonville, conducted by Rev. Ray Perkins and Rev. W. E. Wade. Burial will follow at Old Amwell Cemetery, Crawley. Thompson, 46, of Detroit formerly of Clintonville, died Sunday after a long illness. He was born September 5, 1913 in Meadow Bluff, son of the late I. N. and Senna Thompson. He is survived by his wife Thelma, a daughter Mrs. Charles Bishop, a son Robert of Detroit, and two sisters Mrs. B. C. Barnett and Mrs. Stella Flanagan, both of Clintonville. The body will arrive at the East Rainelle Home Wednesday morning and be taken to the church one hour before the service.
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Clintonville
RNS
Isaac Richard Thompson
Sam Black Methodist Church
Ray Perkins
W. E. Wade
Amwell
Crawley
Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Meadow Bluff
I. N
Senna Thompson
Thelma
Charles Bishop
Robert
B. C. Barnett
Stella Flanagan
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Peggy Earlene Bailey
Baileysville
Maynor Waives To Grand Jury
Ken Maynor, 23, of Toney Fork, waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate John Lambert in Oceana. He faces Wyoming County Grand Jury action for the murder of neighbor Maloney Blaine Cook Jr., 32, who died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday from a shotgun wound. Maynor was remanded to Wyoming County Jail with no bond set.
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Pineville
RNS
Ken Maynor
Toney Fork
John Lambert
Oceana
Wyoming
Maynor
Maloney Blaine Cook Jr
Weekend guests visit Mrs. Fraley in Colcord
Weekend guests at Mrs. Robert Fraley's Colcord home include her daughter Mrs. Horace Robinson and son Sam, along with daughter Dianne from Chicago. Mrs. Robinson formerly taught in Raleigh County and is now teaching in Chicago.
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Colcord
Robert Fraley
Horace Robinson
Sammy
Dianne
Chicago
Robinson
Raleigh
Colcord Presbyterian Women to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Colcord Presbyterian Women's Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the upper building of Pattie C. Stockdale Home School.
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Colcord
RNS
Colcord Presbyterian Women's Association
Pattie C. Stockdale
Presbyterian Church School Of Faith Set
COLCORD RNS The fourth annual School of Faith will be at Whitesville Presbyterian Church with Wednesdays Sept 16 23 30 and Oct 7 one hour sessions. Five courses include The Presbyterian Church for youth Inside Story for officers Why Am I Teaching for teachers What Is the Bible for laymen South of the Sahara for Africa. Registration via Anna Diem or church ministers.
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Colcord
RNS
Whitesville Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Lois Kenney
Jack Weller
John Aalfs
Galen Work
Sahara
Ronald Roberts
Africa
Anna Diem
Clear Creek
Three Hurt In Labor Day Incidents At Mullens Hospital
Mullens hospital reports three admissions from Labor Day incidents. Leonard Gaines Jr., 9, suffered a severe skull fracture and injuries when his bicycle fell from a wall on Virginia Street. Ted Brooks, 50, sustained second degree burns after a blow torch exploded while he worked on a metal garage. Archie Belcher, 48, was admitted in a coma after reportedly drinking liniment.
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Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Leonard Gaines Jr
Virginia Street
Bluefield
Ted Brooks
South
Mullens Hope
Brooks
Bluefield Hospital
Marianna Carpenter
Archie Belcher
Mullens Hospital
Final Rites Set For Mrs. Smith in Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Bess Wiseman Smith, 73, will be held at Fayetteville Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial follows at Huse Memorial Park. Graveside rites by Fayetteville Order of the Eastern Star. Body moved from Dodd-Payne Mortuary to church one hour before services.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Sarah
Bess) Wiseman Smith
C. S. Thompson
J. Edwin Stanfield
Fayetteville Baptist Church
Huse Memorial Park
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
Pineville Woman Returns From Ky Visit
Mrs. Gaylord Short scheduled to return to Pineville Saturday from Barboursville Kentucky where she visited several days with her husband's aunt Mrs. George Short who is a patient in Knox County Hospital.
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Pineville
Kns
Gaylord Short
PineviLe
Barboursville
George Short
Knox County Hospital
Funeral for Dennis C Neely Jr. in Pipestem
Dennis Cecil Neely Jr. about 30 died at his Pipestem home from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Funeral at Rocky Mount Church Pipestem with Elder L Neely officiating. Burial Wy rick Cemetery with military rites. Police say death ruled suicide. Survived by wife Bonnie Marie and son Larry Wayne, four brothers and five sisters listed. Body moved from Meadows Funeral Home to residence.
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Pipestem
RNS
Dennis Cecil Neely Jr
Rocky Mount
A L. Neely
Wyrick
Summers County
E. L. Fox
J. F. Stokes
Neely
Dennis Neely
Bonnie Marie Houchins Neely
Larry Wayne
Billy Joe
Daniel Harry
Serena
Glen Robert
Princeton
Raymond B
Inglewood
Calif
Vonna Brandstetter
Edgewater
Anna Ruth Settle
New Orleans
Betty Wiltz
Edith Catherine Whitley
Richmond, Va
W. E. Dressler
Hinton
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
New Suits Filed In Mercer County
Several new suits were filed in Mercer County Circuit Court including Willie Thomas against Dr. W A Brown for 10000 dollars and Robert Lee Mingin against West Virginia Finance and Andy Williams Inc for 5000 dollars. infant Wendon Edward Brown sues by Myrtle Brown against Charles S Carter for 1000 dollars. Billie Jane Steele sues Dan Steele for divorce and Betty Jean Bowman sues Andy Willard Bowman for divorce. Frances Louise Pryor Caldwell sues George Randolph Caldwell, Mercer Memorial Hospital Company, Seaver Funeral Service, Resthaven Memorial Park, East River Pharmacy and Dan iel Hale sues Kathleen Bivens Evans and R A Lawrence as administrator of the estate of Dell B Cottle.
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Princeton
RNS
Mercer County
Willie Thomas
W. A. Brown
Robert Lee Mingin
West Virginia Finance
Andy Williams Inc
Wendon Edward Brown
Myrtle Brown
Charles S. Carter
Billie Jane Steele
Dan Steele
Betty Jean Bowman
Andy Willard Bowman
Frances Louise Pryor Caldwell
George Randolph Caldwell
Mercer Memorial Hospital Company
Seaver Funeral Service
Resthaven Memorial Park
East River Pharmacy
Daniel Hale
Kathleen Bivens Evans
R. A. Lawrence
Dell B
McGraw Weds Rev Shannon at Ansted Church
Emogene Faye McGraw became the bride of Rev Harold A. Shannon in a ceremony at Ansted Baptist Church. The Rev J E Hartman officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira McGraw, is a graduate of Ansted High School and Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing. The couple will reside in Charleston where the groom works in the Statehouse.
Red Parrot Coal Co appeals after $20,000 verdict
In Charleston AP report, widow of Kenneth Jones sues Boone County Circuit Court case alleging Red Parrot Coal Co negligent for an uninsulated power line. Jones electrocuted while installing a pipe under a road on mining property leased from Federal Coal Co. Original defendants included Appalachian Power Co., later dismissed.
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Charleston
Red Parrot Coal Co
Supreme Court
Inize Jones
Boone County
Kenneth Jones
Appalachian Power Co
Jones
Harry Hatfield and Co
Red Parrot
Federal Coal Co
Hospital Employees Given Polio Shots at Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital employees began receiving Salk polio vaccine shots under Dr. Ivan Bush. He noted most will have had their first injection today, with no new polio cases at the hospital since last Friday. Eleven polio confirmations emerged in 17 days, most with paralysis. Marmet patients are reported as doing satisfactory. Mrs. Jack Short, discharged after two weeks with polio, is now said to be recovering well.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Ivan Bush
Bush
Marmet
Jack Short
Epictetus on practicing small things for greater mastery
The ancient philosopher Epictetus advises starting with small, daily exercises to build discipline and then expand to larger challenges. His counsel emphasizes incremental growth and steady self-improvement through consistent habit formation.
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Epictetus
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Crippled Children’s Society
Tuberculosis Association
Polio
Earl M. Curry Jr
Nolley
C. W. Burdiss
Cecil Robinson
Fred Kingdon
Jack Feller
Claude Cook
D. K. Shields
A. A. Cobb
Kopperston
William Street
W. C. Bailey Jr
Charles Richner
Robert Kuhn
Tom Smith
Joe Simpson
Fred Dykes
Tralee
Norman Morgan
F. Petty
Rebekah Lodge
Neville St. Beckley
Blossom Milkmen
Yonen
Pasreveitee
Wiranalt ° Milkers
Om. Dar
Blossom
Pocahontas
Fayette
Mercer School
Howard Harvey
Bluefield High School
J. Fred Cooke
Cooke
Hlico
Coal River Personals
Presbyterian Church School of Faith
Mrs. Smith
Kentucky
Suicide Victim Services
Web
Emogene F. McGraw
Weds
Rev
Shannon
Boone Coal Co
C&o
Chessie
C&o Ticket Office
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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