Former Employe Ef Beckley Firm Now In Baltimore
NACMA based in Baltimore lists Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meadows as residents at Loch Bend Drive. Meadows, previously with Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Beckley, works for the same firm in Baltimore. Mrs. Meadows, Arlene Miller, has degrees from Concord College and the University of Tennessee and taught PE in Knox County and Baltimore area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NACMA
BNS
Loch Bend Drive
Baltimore
Charles Meadows
Beckley
Meadows
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Concord College
Alpha Sigma Alpha Social Sorority
Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Fraternity
Women’s Athletic Assn
University of Tennessee
Pi Lamba Theta Women's Educational Honor Society
Phi Eta Tau
Knox County
Tenn
Sophia High School
Stemmers Run High School
First Methodist Church
Frank Alley
Mabscott
Collins High School
Beckley College
Mrs Sproles Shower Held in Fayetteville
A stork shower for Mrs. Kenneth Sproles was hosted Thursday night at Mrs. Robert Akers home with co hosts Mrs. Forrest Thomas and Mrs. W L Whittaker. Prizes went to Mrs. Catherine Pennington Mrs J C Blume and Mrs Sproles. A salad course was served. Attending were numerous local women including Mrs Eva Bickford Mrs C L Huff Mrs Leslie Decker Mrs John Holliday Mrs Howard Carson and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Kenneth
Sproles
Robert Akers
Forrest Thomas
W. L. Whittaker
Len
Catherine Pennington
J. C. Blume
Eva Bickford
C. L. Huff
Leslie Decker
John Holliday
Howard Carson
Millard Lively
George Hatfield
Charles Shackelford
Ralph Fazio
Katy Selvey
Joe McClung
A. E. Whanger
George McClung
Joe Smith
Harold Jones
Houston Wendell
Joseph Hodgson
Jennings Wilson
W. O. Henderson
Mryon Renick
Ermie Wilson
Lofton Tudor
S. M. Wolffe
Joe Wallace
Ralph Feazell
Buren E. Renick
Boyd Selvey
Mary Ellen Allen
Ermel Hess
Dessie Thomas
Martha Akers
Doris Akers
Ray Caldwell
Josephine Feazell
Robert Woollard
John Witt Jr
Frank Henson
Ruth Hamilton
Elizabeth Wilson
Eileen Wood
Party Honors Big McClung, 74
Big McClung was honored on his 74th birthday with a surprise party at his home hosted by Mrs. Ina McKenney and Mrs. Vena Walthall. A dinner was served and a three tier birthday cake with green and yellow frosting graced the table. Attending were Mrs. McClung, the hostesses, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bragg, Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Bragg, Bill Walker, Willis Walthall and daughter Vena Rose, Oscar McKenney, Mrs. Gay Burns and children Delvin and Carol, Drema and Carol McKenney, Mike Coughlin, Winifred Flanagan, and John Gwinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
RNS
Big McClung
Ina McKenney
Vena Walthall
McClung
Perry Bragg
Vivian Bragg
Bill Walker
Willis Walthall
Vena Rose
Oscar McKenney
Gay Burns
Delvin
Carol
Drema
Carol McKenney
Mike Coughlin
Winifred Flanagan
John Gwinn
Final Registration Set for Course at Fayetteville School
Marshall College extension course Education 565 Audio Visual Aids in Learning will have final student registration at Fayetteville Elementary School. Registration starts 6 30 p m on Wednesday. The fall semester course is taught by Marshall director of adult education Paul H Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Marshall College Extension
Paul H. Collins
Marshall
Collins
Woman's Club delegates set to attend October convention
Oak Hill Senior Woman's Club plans to attend the Capitol District convention on Oct. 8 in Fayetteville. Reservations with Mrs. C. P. Anderson before Oct. 4. Attendees include Mrs. Tom Brash president, Mrs. Kenneth Carroll, Mrs. Gladys Jones, Mrs. Herbert Walkier, Mrs. Squire McClung, and Mrs. Wanda Farrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Oak Hill
RNS
Capitol District
Fayetteville
City Hall
C. P. Anderson
Tom Brash
Presi
Funeral Tuesday For Mrs. Eubank in Fayetteville
Elizabeth Kyle Eubank 57 of Fayetteville died Sunday in Montgomery after a short illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at Fayetteville Methodist Church with Rev C R Bright officiating. Burial at Huse Memorial Park. She is survived by husband James two sons James Jr and Thomas L two daughters Boston Dempsey Samuel H King and Rob C Holcomb three brothers Clarence E Camden Jack L Camden and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Elizabeth Kyle Eubank
Fayetteville Methodist Church
C. R. Bright
Huse Memorial Park
Dodd Payne
Eubank
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Eight Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Fayette County
Fayette County Clerk records show eight couples applying for licenses. Names include William Buchanan and Nora Ratliff. Leo Blake and Frances Wilson. Maynard Click and Caroline Stello. Harold Garrett and Betty Cox. Charles Hatcher and Loretta Woods. Richard Lafferty and Sharon Armentrout. Robert Mitchell and Winona Walls. James Spadaro and Camilla Fontana Pratt. The pairs list ages and parental lines, with residences in Stevenson Willis Branch Beckwith Upsala Ansted Minden Fayetteville Mount Hope Charleston and Bruno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNL
Fayette County
Caroline Stello
Fred
Josephine Stello
Kilsyth
Harold Garrett
Ernest
Ella Garrett
Betty Jane Cox
Russell
Isabel Cox
Minden
Charles Leo Hatcher
David
Belva Hatcher
Ansted
Loretta Danese Woods
Nelson
Edna Woods
Richard Keith Lafferty
Richard and
Mary Lafferty
Sharon Ann Armentrout
Daniel
Adoulia Armentrout
Cittsville
Robert Eugene Mitchell
Ralph and
Sadie Mitchell
Bruno
Winona
Nadine Walls
Joe
Lillian Walls
James Gene Spadaro
James Spadaro
Mount Hope
Camilla Fontana Pratt
Domenico and
Marie Fontana
Charleston
Banquet Marked 14th Anniversary At Garten Church
Fayetteville area news: Mrs. L. S. Tully, Fayette County Circuit Clerk, and John Robinson of Simmons High School Montgomery spoke at a Friday night banquet. Mount Zion Baptist Church, Garten hosted the event by the Ladies Aid Society, with Rev. A. W. Wood as toastmaster and Rev. Luther Fletcher delivering the devotional. Mrs. Fannie Redman, society president, greeted guests. Soloists included Mrs. Ethel Rotan, Fayetteville, Mrs. Ina Neighbors, Oak Hill, and W. Oswald Ritche, Beckley. Russell Matthew gave closing remarks for the Ladies Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
L. S. Tully
Fayette County
John Robinson
Simmons High School
Montgomery
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Garten
Ladies Aid Society
A. W. Wood
Luther Fletcher
Fannie Redman
Ethel Rotan
Ina Neighbors
Oak Hill
W. Oswald Ritche
Beckley
Russell Matthew
Draft Board Calls 3 for Induction
Mullens Selective Service Board No 21 orders three registrants to report for induction on September 21 Glenn McQuaid DeWees Mullens Paul Dean Hatfield Baileysville and Curtis Harwood Estep Maben all are volunteers according to board clerk Imogene M Lilly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
BIIS
Selective Service Board No
Glenn McQuaid De-Wees
Paul Dean Hatfield
Baileysville
Curtis Harwood Estep
Maben
Imogene M. Lilly
Kopperston Personal Notes and Local Visits
Kopperston Happenings report a string of brief notices. John Pike remains a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium. Cordelia Price has returned home after treatment at Jevens Clinic Welch. Curtis Thomas visits from Bunker Hill Ind. Foley, Ala., joins a family visit with Mrs Willis Adams. T A Jenkins recovers at home after surgery at St Marys Huntington. Mrs Mary Clark, formerly with Eastern Gas and Fuel, visits friends here. now residing near Roanoke. James C Fultz and wife return from Dayton to visit his sister. Fultz heads to Camp Gordon Ga. for two months of training before deployment to New Mexico. Diana and Pamela Hall host Ricky and Louise Hickman’s guests. J K Witt and daughter Dinah visit Beckley. D P Moore hosts John Childress Cedar Bluff Va and Henry Childress Pineville. S Sgt Gayle Pennington and daughter from McGuire AFB NJ visit Hurley and Mrs Pennington. Charlene Lewis Trenton N J and S Sgt Hank Duomaot of McGuire AFB visit Charlene’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
John Pike
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cordelia Price
Jevens Clinic
Welch
Curtis Thomas
Bunker Hill
Ind
Witcher Thomas
Willis Adams
Foley
Ala
T. A. Jenkins
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Mary Clark
Eastern Gas & Fuel
New Mexico
Ricky
Louise Hickman
Diana
Pamela Hall
Hope Gas Camp
J. K. Witt
Dinah
Beckley
D. P. Moore
John Childress
Cedar Bluff
Henry Childress
Pineville
Gayle Pennington
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Hurley Pennington
Charlene Lewis
Trenton
Hank Duomaot
Deeds Filed Across Pineville and Nearby Towns in Wyoming County
Wyoming County Clerk records list deeds transferring property among residents and couples. Notable transfers include McGraws to McCoy on Bridge Branch lots 63–68, and multiple conveyances in Lincoln, Ritz, Tipple, and Oceana, involving buyers such as Billy Bailey, Mary Bailey, H L Bailey, Philip McDonald Roach, and the Roach and Cordell families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNL
Wyoming
Horace M. McGraw
Hallie McCoy
Bridge Branch
Slab Fork
Burless Ford Lusk
John P. Campbell
River View Gardens
Stephenson
Walter Harvey
Fred Spratt
Lincoln
Clear Fork
Weaver Toler
Rosa Bell McGraw
Orvil McGraw
Billy Bailey
Mary Bailey
Ritz
Laura Avenue
Hellie McCoy
Toler Avenue
Tipple
Pineville Land Company Inc
H. L. Bailey
Black E
Elk Lick
Margaret Roach
Philip McDonald Roach
Oceana
Ruey Cordell
Ralph Cordell
Block H
Valle Springs
Bud
Barkers Ridge
Maggie Roach
Philip Marion Roach
Ruse Graham
Naaman Graham
Drewey Lawrence
Ronald Lee Roach
Philip Roach Jr
Kevin Patrick Roach
Court Session To Open Tuesday Fayette County Term Starts
The September term of the Fayette County Circuit Court opens Tuesday with the grand jury meeting and likely sessions over three days before indictments. Jury trials begin Sept. 26, 45 divorce suits set for trial before the divorce commissioner Monday through Saturday. grand jury report requested from listed residents of Oak Hill Powellton Springdale and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
C. P. Anderson Jr
Oak Hill
Carl H. Atha
Coast Guardsman Receives Ensign Commission at Coast Guard Academy
N Pierre Gaston, 23, who was not commissioned last April due to his mother's past alleged subversive links, earned his ensign commission Wednesday after graduating the Coast Guard Academy officer training school. He proceeds to the Humboldt weather ship in Boston for report on Oct. 5. His mother, Mrs. Jeanne Griser of San Francisco, said she did not know the organizations involved had Communist ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Coast
Constitution Program Heard by Borderland DAR
Mrs. J. E. Howard presented a Constitution program at a Borderland Chapter DAR meeting in Mount Hope hosted by Mrs. P. C. Graney. The group announced a Bluefield October state convention with Borderland as a hostess unit, attended by regent W. C. Bishop and members including J. M Francesa, Frank Graff, J. E. Howard, W. E. Lawton, O. F. McCoy, James Oram, A. M. Patteson, Ivan Shumate, J. B. Thompson, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Graff
J. E. Howard
W. E. Lawton
O. F. McCoy
James Oram
A. M. Patteson
Ivan Shumate
J. B. Thompson
Graney
Willodine Stover and E L Ferrell Wed in Mount Hope
Willodine Stover and Edward L. Ferrell were married in a double ring ceremony Wednesday by Rev. G E Pauley at the couple's Maple Fork Road home in Mount Hope. The bride is daughter of O L Stover and his wife and the groom is son of C A Ferrell and his wife from Bradley. Attendants included Mrs O L Stover Harry Stover Mrs C A Ferrell and J A Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Willodine Stover
Edward L. Ferrell
G. E. Pauley
Bradley
Maple Fork Road
O. L. Stover
C. A. Ferrell
Harry Stover
J. A. Blackburn
Wreck Victim's Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for William Glenn Short 25 of Dorothy set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Home School Chapel Colcord with Rev. Bailey and Rev. Weller officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Short died Saturday at Charleston Memorial Hospital from a skull fracture after a wreck on Clear Creek road. Two other Dorothy men James and Charles Nunley suffered fractures in the same crash that left the car over a 15 foot embankment. Short born Aug 8 1930 son of William Ezra and Naomi Buzzard Short. Survived by wife Martha Katherine Short a son William Ray Short at home and sister Mrs Lois Parks Dorothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
William Glenn Short
Home School
Colcord
Rnie Bailey
Bradley
Jack Weller
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Short
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Clear Creek
James
Charles Nunley
William Ezra
Naomi Buzzard Short
Martha Katherine Short
William Ray Short
Lois Parks
Paying the Price of Christian Discipleship at WSCS Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held its monthly meeting at Mrs. Minnie Waldron's home with Mrs. G L Yeager leading the program on paying the price of Christian discipleship. Miss Cleo Yeager reviewed the Quadrennial Theme and Emphases for 1955 56 and announced this year's WSCS theme To The End of the Earth. Plans were made to finance a new basement kitchen. Refreshments followed the devotional and business session for attendees including Mrs. G L Yeager Miss Elizabeth Kincaid Mrs P C Clay Mrs Opal Payne Miss Etta Winston Miss Cleo Yeager Miss Ethel Kincaid Mrs L W White Mrs Glen Stines Mrs C Harler Mrs Laura Blake Katy Stines and hostess Mrs Waldron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Yeager
Elizabeth Kincaid
P. C. Clay
Opal Payne
Etta Winston
Cleo Yeager
Ethel Kincaid
L. W. White
Glen Stines
C. Harler
Laura Blake
Katy Stines
Waldron
Springdale Agency Discontinued by Railroad Commission
The Public Service Commission authorized the Nicholas Fayette and Greenbrier Railroad to discontinue its Springdale agency in Fayette County and substitute non agency service. No protests were filed at the August 29 hearing. The line, operated jointly by Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central under lease, runs from Mead ow Creek to a connection with the New York Central at Swiss in Nicholas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
ANS
Public Service Commission
Nicholas
Coal River and Rock Creek Community News
Mrs Laura Acord of Rock Creek spent a week with her daughter and family in Beckley and returned home Monday. Sgt. Kenneth Darrell French, Dry Creek, recently finished basic training at Camp Breckenridge and will be stationed in Germany after Fort Riley duty. his wife Dillia Boswell of Glen Daniel accompanies him. Wood Massey of Edwight, tipple foreman for Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co., was burned at work and is improving in Beckley Hospital. Oma Milam of Arnett is a patient in Raleigh General Hospital Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
RNS
Laura Acord
Arnett E. Miller
Beckley
Kenneth Darrell French
Posey Bradford
Dry Creek
Giles Pennington
M. F. Caldwell
Camp Breckenridge
French
Fort Riley
Kan
Dillia Boswell
Glen Daniel
Germany
Wood Massey
Edwight
Tipple
Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co
Beckley Hospital
Oma Milam
Arnett
Raleigh General Hospital
Guild Girls Plan To Meet Tonight
The Ann Judson and Sallie Peck Guild Girls of Calvary Baptist Church meet at 7 30 p m today at Miss Margaret Myers home Highlawn Park Ave The Goldie Bailey and Edith Murphy Circles meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m the former at the church with Mrs P M Martin hostess and the latter at Mrs Clyde Bowens 262 Virginia St All gatherings begin at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Ann Judson
Sallie Peck
Calvary Baptist Church
Margaret Myers
Highlawn Park Ave
Goldie Bailey
Edith Murphy
P. M. Martin
Clyde Bowen
Virginia St
Dorothy Lucas Funeral Service Set in Assembly of God
Myrtle A. Lucas 53 of Dorothy dies after extended illness at Charleston General Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Assembly of God Church. Rev. Ernest Edmonds officiates. Burial in Estep Cemetery. Body to be taken to son Robert L. Lucas Eunice at 4 p.m. today. Survived by husband Henry Lucas and sons Johnnie Whitesville and Robert L. Lucas, and daughters Patsy D. Jones and Lois D. Lucas, plus three brothers James White Seth Bruce White Mead White and three sisters Agnes Shelton and Alma Slush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Myrtle A. Lucas
Assembly of God Church
Ernest Edmonds
Estep
Robert L. Lucas
Eunice
Lucas
Charleston General Hospital
Dave White
Henry Lucas
Johnnie
Whitesville
Patsy D. Jones
Lois D. Lucas
James White
Seth
Bruce White
Mullens
Mead White
Colcord
Agnes Shelton
Hialeah
Fla
Alma Slush
Cleveland, O
Ward's 83rd Anniversary Sale and Book of Industry News
Montgomery Ward marks 83 years of mail order retail since 1872 with a Beckley store anniversary sale running through Sept 24. The feature highlights Ward's growth to nine mail order houses and 600 stores, plus winners of an American Motors contest earning an all expense paid Sun Valley trip. The section also lists hires, government postings, and a home tip on painting bottom door edges with a toothbrush for moisture protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Ward
Wards
George Piper
American Motors Corporation
C. S. Smith
Pineville
Hudson
Jim Bob Mink
New Richmond
Sun Valley
Idaho
Moose Lodge Hosts Supreme Governor and Board Meeting
Beckley Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No 1606 will host Supreme Governor Paul E McCarville from Fort Dage Iowa on Oct 9. West Virginia Moose Association Board meets Sept 30 and Oct 1 at the Daniel Boone Hotel Charleston. Secretary W D Nace travels Sept 24 to Pittsburgh for the Western Pennsylvania Moose Association convention. Moose group votes to donate 100 to Beckley Teen Town based on Teen Town representatives Woodrow Bales and D B Shumate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1606
Paul E. McCarville
Fort Dage
Iowa
West Virginia Moose Association Board
Daniel Boone
Charleston
W. D. Nace
Western Pennsylvania Moose Association
Pittsburgh
Moose
Beckley
Woodrow Bales
D. B. Shumate
Teen Town
City issues permits totaling 8250 for garage and two houses
The City Recorder's Office issued permits Thursday totaling 8250. J A Thompson of Orchard Ave gets a garage permit estimated 750 with a 10 fee. T G Todd of Sedgefield Addition receives permits for two four room houses valued at 4000 and 3500 with 10 fee each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder’s Office
J. A. Thompson
Orchard Ave
T. G. Todd
Sedgefield Addition
Also Mentioned on This Page
K. Sproles
Universal Corporation
S. Kanawha St. Beckley Wholesalers
Federation For the Philippine
Brash
Carroll
Jones
Walker
McClub
Farrish
Audrey Decker
Lucille Notch
Irene Dodd
Garten Church
Draft Board
Ww. F. Watts
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency
Bair Bldg
Beckley Association of Insurance Agents
Coast Guardsman
Constitution
E. L. Ferrell
BELLE
Belle Furniture Co
Gibson Servicenter
East Oak Hill
Union
Gibson Esso
Servicenter
By Mel Verost
Montgomery Ward
U.S. Marine Corps
Washington
D.C
Shirley Y. Coleman
Gary Coleman
Pemberton
Woodrow Wilson High School
Marines Corps
8. Y. Coleman
Daniel Boone Hotel
Pen Controls, Inc
Goshen, Ind
Raleigh Hardware Co
Charleston Area
New York
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C and O
Pikeville Memorial Hospital
Pikeville
Harland W. Layer
Washington, D.C
Pikeville Hospital
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Beckley Memorial Hospital
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Max Wender
Lincoln Loans
Heber St
Washington, D. C
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Reginald Meyers
Locust Drive
Arbuckle's Confectioners
Beckley Newspapers
Aay Vee
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