Mount Hope Baptists Guild Meet In Candle Light Session
The Galilian Circle and Guild Girls of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at Mrs. Dave Humphrey’s home. Mrs. Maude Ayers led with a candle light Love Gift service, Bible study by Mrs. Agnes Ward, and a business session planning the General Missionary Society meeting on Sept 20 with hostesses.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Galilian Circle
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Dave Humphrey
Becky
Maude Ayers
Agnes Ward
General Missionary Society
Helen Darnell
Nancy Summers
Carol Summers
Becky Humphreys
Charleston
Nancy Sum
Mullens Council weighs new street lighting plan
Mullens council discussed a new street lighting system and planned further cost checks on fixtures. The sewage disposal project, approved by state and federal governments, is ready for bids at an estimated 350000 dollars with 92000 dollars federal grant. A sanitary board ordinance received first reading and street signs funding of 750 to 900 dollars was set with chamber cooperation. Residents sought paving on Sixth Street and engineering will set grades before construction begins.
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Mullens
RNS
Woodrow Cook
D. Grove Mohler
Chamber of Commerce
K. W. Kirk
Clarence Jesse
Sixth Street
J. R. James
Local Ladies Attend Social Gathering at Residence
Mrs J E Richeson Mrs Maude Ayers Mrs Margaret Brady Mrs Helen Darnell Mrs Dave Humphrey Miss Carol Summers and Miss Beckey Humphrey with Mrs E L Shields as guest attended a social gathering at a private residence.
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Lmers
J. E. Richeson
Maude Ayers
Margaret Brady
Helen Darnell
Dave Humphrey
Carol Summers
Beckey Humphrey
E. L. Sheilds
United Nations Opens Permanent HQ in New York Spring 1951
The United Nations occupied its permanent headquarters in New York during the spring of 1951, marking a major milestone in postwar international diplomacy. The move centralized operations and symbolized a new era for multilateral cooperation.
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The
United Nations
New York
Twelve Couples Seek Marriage Permits
The Wyoming County Clerk reports twelve couples applying for licenses in Pineville. Names include James H Call Jr and Norma Stump. Mitchell Henry Powell and Lois Faye Lusk. Sand y Lacy Basham and Vera Wenzel. Benny J Fortner and Juanita Morgan. Herschel Hatfield and Alice Lambert. Harney Lee Carroll and Bonnie Thomas. Kenneth Johnston and Jearlene Riffe. Wayne Thompson and Glenna Culp. James Arthur Hargis and Patsy Hurley. James M Matney and Janice Walker. James Archie Hash and Phyllis Tyree. Thomas Lee Belcher and Barbara Pack.
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Pineville
Rns
Wyoming County
James H. Call Jr
Newport News
James H
Anna Call
Norma Stump
Tralee
Charlie
Laura Stump
Mitchell Henry Powell
Kopperston
T. W. and
Opal Powell
Lois Faye Lusk
Cyclone
Ed and
Ella Lusk
Sandy Lacy Basham
I. E. Basham
Alice Bailey
Vera Wenzel
Andrew Wenzel
Benny J. Fortner
Coal Mountain
Leyman
Elva Fortner
Juanita Faye Morgan
Guyan
Erlyn
Lula Morgan
Herschel Hatfield
Long Branch
Otis Hatfield
Frances Lawrence
Alice Fern Lambert
Fannock
William and
Osie Lambert
Charles and
Margaret Clap
James Arthur Hargis
Ervin
Juanita Hargis
Patsy Jean Hurley
Wyoming
Edward
Agnes Hurley
James M. Matney
Clear Fork
Noah
Victoria Matney
Janice Marie Walker
Brice
Lettie Walker
James Archie Hash
Sabine
Eugene
Virginia Hash
Phyllis June Tyree
Glen Rogers
Roncie
Edith Tyree
Thomas Lee Belcher
Apopka, Fla
J. W
Pauline Belcher
Barbara Jean Pack
Alpeca
Dewey
Ethel Pack
Frank Silver Earnings and Losses Linked to Song Hit
Frank Silver and Irving Cohn co authored Yes We Have No Bananas earning about 70000 in royalties. He also lost roughly 70000 in the 1929 stock market crash.
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Frank Silver
Irving [Cohn
Tall Fish Tales Will Be In Order At West Virginia Park
Fayette Sportsman's Association holds a fishing contest at 4 H Park Beckwith culminating Saturday afternoon with pond fishing shooting contests and fellowship. Soft drinks coffee and ice cream will be provided by the club for members guests and families.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayette Sportsman’s Association
West Virginia
Anwi
4-H
Beckwith
Wyoming May Use Prisoners As Workers
Wyoming County officials will meet next week to discuss using prisoners from the county jail as laborers on county projects. The plan, proposed by W. C. Bailey Jr., targets chronic drinkers and includes a supervisor. A 6.91 tax exoneration for William M. Collins of Baileysville was approved.
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Wyoming
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Court
William M. Collins
Baileysville
Miriam Circle Annual Picnic at Bennett's Park
Miriam Circle of the Baptist Temple held its annual picnic at Bennett's Park on Mill Creek road Tuesday evening. Attendees included Frances Dixon and numerous Circle members along with Rev. Harry Dias Jr and family. The next gathering is planned for October 4 at Mrs Mae Pennington's home with Thelma Angle directing the program. A final note recalls President Wilson gifting Roosevelt the table where the League of Nations draft was written.
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Jimmy
Ronnie
Martha Pennington
L. H. Bennett
B. J. Butler
William Pennington
Fred Dixon
Albert Cope
Lawrence Angle
Billy Pennington
Phil Tissue
Lynn Brock
Mae Pennington
Thelma Angle
Wyoming County Court Opens Monday With Varied Calendar
Wyoming County opens Monday with a varied calendar listing numerous civil cases. The juried docket includes Persinger Supply Co. vs C Clinton Tucker and others, and many actions against businesses, hospitals, and individuals. The last items include a moonshine case the state prosecutes for aiding and abetting in illegal distilling.
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Wyoming County Court
Pineville
RNS
Law
Wyoming County
Persinger Supply Co
C. Clinton Tucker
Carl R. Ellison
Marshall G. West
Dallas Bishop
Mullens Hardware and Appliances
Ardella Shrewsbury
Audley Shrewsbury
J. E. Nix
Monroe Sparks
Adam Lester
Ella Shumate
Hugh Snuffer
Callie May Altherr
Burl Toler
Bill Sizemore
Nellie Evelyn Holhouser
A. E. Baldwin
Proctor and Gamble Distributing Co
The
Daniels Co
Burns Coal Co
Roy Brown
Board of Education of
Lillie Goodman Moore
Sidney Sheppart
Bluefield Sanitarium
John Shumate
Pineville Motors
Verla Warner
L. E. Grose‘close
H. C
J. L. Bowling
Robert E. Johnson
Charlie C. Green
Estel Mullins
Corbitt Coleman
John Berta
City Auto Service
James O. Reed
Jaeger Groceries
Roger McKee
Herndon Hopkins
Garnette Herndon
the State
Leroy Bud Taylor
Oak Hill considers business tax in five member committee
Oak Hill Council studies a plan by merchants to form a five member committee to propose a gross sales tax based on state rates. The aim is to raise about 15 000 dollars to match last year’s operations while addressing street sewer and park services.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Blaylock Reunion Held Sunday at Park Charleston
The annual Blaylock Reunion met at Park Charleston on Sunday with officers elected for next year. Wilson Cowley of Charleston was named president, Alma Carr of St Albans vice president, Sam Blaylock of Eccles secretary, Zella Campbell of Charleston treasurer, and Margaret Carr of St Albans appointed games chair with assistants. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Blaylock of Fox, Ark, the youngest Philip Carr of St. Albans, and the oldest R. H. Blaylock, among many relatives from Charleston Saint Albans Prenter Sutton Marlinton and other towns.
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ORGAS
RNS
Blaylock
R. H. Blaylock
Fox
Ark
Philip Carr
Paul Carr
St. Albans
Barbara Sebok
Larry
Terry
Janie
Prenter
Joe Blaylock
Ricky
Don Eubank
Sutton
Nathan Goff Cantley
C. J
Stevie
Marlinton
Glenna Blaylock
George Verse
Zella Campbell
Charleston
Alva Carr
Carl Campbella
Marion
Ohio
Howard Edwards
Baltimore
Baptist Temple Ladies Circle Conducts Meet
The Philathea Circle of the Baptist Temple met Tuesday at 8 p m with Mrs A L Walker as hostess. Mrs Mary Buckley led the program with Scripture, prayer, and a business session reviewing The Baptist Jubilee Advance. Flowers for the church in October were assigned to the circle, and Home Missions topics were presented by several members. Attendees included Mrs Frank Graff and others, concluding with a closing prayer. The note adds that the U S Coast Guard operates under the Treasury in peacetime and under the Navy during war.
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Ivan Shuimate
Donald Humphrey
Ernest Mann
Hubert Garvin
A. L. Walker
J. L. Wilkins
Frank Graff
W. H. Lindamood
Ivan Shumate
Jack Shockey
Carl Mann
Raymond Tissue
U. S. Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Navy Department
Television Set Production Surges in 1950 United States
Production of television sets in the United States jumped from 10,000 in 196 to 7.12 million in 1950, marking a dramaticIndustrial growth in early television manufacturing.
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United States
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Mullens Council
Cheed
South Seas
Carton
Valley Bell Milkman
Your Friendly Clark Stores
By Link Taylor
Fantastic Savings
Neville ST
Beckley
Clark
W. C. Bailey Jr
Miriam Circle
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League of Nations
Oak Hill Council
In. M. Steen
Pat Caldwell
Robert C. Nelson
Ed S. Huddleston
E. S. Hamilton
Mevrle Street
Geckley West
Vireihta
Baylock
Baptist Temple Ladies Circle
Ripon II
Qemith
Cambridge
John W. Eye
T.V
W. Neville
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