Miss Staples weds Norman Nottingham Jr in Kopperston church
Miss Alene Shirley Staples and Norman C Nottingham Jr exchange vows at Kopperston Community Church in a 2 30 p m ceremony officiated by Rev Harry J Poe and assisted by Rev Verne Cook. The couple plan a Virginia weekend trip, she from Oceana High School, he a Broad Way High School graduate and Navy veteran now employed at the Kopperston mine.
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Alene Shirley Staples
Norman Nottingham, Jr
Register
Kopperston
Norman C. Nottingham, Jr
Harry J. Poe
Verne Cook
Toneda
Summer Howers
Earl Wilson
Homer Staples
Barbara Bailey
Eugene Nottingham
Virginia
Oceana High School
Glee Club
Norman C. Nottingham
Broadway High School
Navy
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Workmen Finish Sewer Projects in Muldens Hill Area
City workmen completed about 900 feet of sewer line in the Muldens Hill section enhancing sanitary service to several homes. Approximately 500 feet serves a new Ray Davis home on Frantz Avenue, with at least two houses tapping into the line. Another 300 feet laid for the W. A. Delp residence on Circle Drive, and 85 feet re-laid near Florence Street for lower level grading of new sites.
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Mullens
Muldens Hill
G. B. McGraw
Ray Davis
W. A. Delp
Circle Drive
Florence Street
Pineville Women To Sponsor Troop
Pineville Woman's Club met at Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church. Members voted to sponsor an Intermediate Girl Scout Troop in the near future. Hostesses served a spaghetti dinner to members and guests. Next meeting scheduled for Oct 7.
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Register Star
Pineville
D. W. Hallinger
Waurice Thomas
Charles Erhard
Dorsey Freeman
C. A. Blankenship
Cleo Short
W. Shufflebarger
Richard Pugh
Sarah Morgan
Andy Pendleton
Frank E. Shannon
Eugene Noble
A. J. Shannon
Mae S. Belcher
George H. Keatley
Beckley Woman's Club
Jamboree Film To Be Presented By Wyco Troop
WYCO Joseph F. McMahon of Beckley will show National Boy Scout Jamboree films from Valley Forge at the Monday Court of Honor of Wyco Troop 20. McMahon, Piney River District commissioner, shot the pictures. Truman Mooney of the troop is a former Valley Forge scoutmaster. Campbell, an Alaska Coal Company employee at Bellwood, was moved to Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery Saturday after a period of illness. He went home briefly with wife Mrs Campbell and son Roy after prior Montgomery hospitalization.
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WYCO
Joseph F. McMahon
Beckley
Valley Forge
Truman Mooney
Focal
McMahon
Piney River District
Bellwood
H.R. Campbell
Alaska Coal Company
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Campbell
Roy Campbell
Oceana Woman's Club Banquet Honors Pastor Speaker
The Rev. Samuel A. Harford of Pineville Methodist Church spoke at the 10th annual Oceana Woman's Club banquet held at the Cow Shed. Attendees wore pink and white for the event, with arrangements of pink roses of Sharon, pink dahlias, and pink candlesticks. New members were welcomed by President Mrs. Ruth Blankenship, and Betty Lea Byrd presented dinner music while others performed. The president urged attendance at the district meeting in Welch on Sept. 29. out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harford and Mrs. Ruby Meadows of Oceana.
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Oceana
Samuel A. Harford
Pineville Methodist
Oceana Woman's Club
Cow Shed
Sharon
Ruth Blankenship
Betty Lea Byrd
Pineville
Glen E. Cobb
L. W. Bean
Blankenship
Betty Shelton
Frankie
Johnnie
Fred Shannon, Jr
Leo Chambers
Model Club
Welch
Harford
Shannon
Philip Roach
Vida Chambers
Artie L. Chambers
H. E. Hawkins
Wayne Hatfield
A. G
Sugar
R. C. Hatfield
Eddie Steinart
Tommy Evans
Join Pike
J. H. Just Mice
Wyoming men ordered to report for examinations list
Forty Wyoming County men are ordered to report for armed forces physical examinations in Beckley as part of Selective Service Board No 21. A total of 185 county men have already been examined. notices were mailed Friday to a long list of registrants including Arthur Adkins Bill Allen Marvin Anderson Billy Edward Bailey Earl Banks Jack Bowling Glenn Breeding Earl Brewer Jesse Christian Harry Cooke Jr William Cook Herbert England Hugh Hatfield Cecil Hendricks Paris Lane James Lefer John Lester Bud Lumbo Emory Lusk Edgar Massey Harry Milam James Miller Glen Morgan day C Morgan Marel McKinney Brooks Nichols Henry Perry William Rhodes Gratt Riffe Guy Rufus Maltens David Shrewsbury Clarence Smith Thomas Stewart Archie Sturgill Francis Sundine Alfred Tabor Eddie Whitt Stanford Woodrow Whorley Ernest Wilkin son Robert Vint son Workman Cyclone and others.
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Stall Weller Mullense
Wyoming County
Selective Service Board
Beckley
Armed Forces
Selective Service Office
Ruth Richmond
Arthur Adkins
Keyrock
Bill Allen
Pineville
Mervin Anderson
Mullens
Billy Edward Bailey
Baileysville
Earl Monroe Banks
Alpeca
Jack Langdon Bowling
Glenn Breeding
Steeles
Earl Russell Brewer
Jesse
James Fredrick Christian
Harry G. Cooke, Jr
Morgantown
William Joseph Cook
Herbert England
Hugh Hatfield
Coal Mountain
Cecil Lenard Hendricks
Herndon
Paris Floyd Lane
Soldier's Final Services Today for Sgt Raymond Berry
Final services are set for 2 p m today for 5 Sgt Raymond L Berry shot down over Germany March 24, 1945 while serving as a gunner with the Eighth Air Force. Rites will be at Chestnut Knob Community Church with Rev L M Legg officiating. Burial follows in Harrah Cemetery on Bakus Mountain. He was the son of Mrs Ethel Berry of Layland and the late Marion L Berry, with four sisters Mae Burns Jessie Higginbotham Opal Adkins Elsie Fleshman and three brothers Virgil Frank Lester.
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Layland
Raymond L. Berry
Germany
Eighth Airforce
Chestnut Knob
L. M. Legg
Buria
Harrah
Bakus Mountain
Ethel Berry
Marion
L. Berry
Mae Burns
Jessie Higginbotham
Oak Hill
Opal Adkins
Kathryn
Elsie Fleshman
Dainese
Virgil
Frank
Fire Creek
Lester
Bellepoint
Slight Enrollment Rise at West Virginia Tech
A Registrar report shows fall enrollment at West Virginia Institute of Technology at 415, up from 403 last year’s second semester, with men outnumbering women 332 to 103. Freshman class leads with 147. sophomores 111. juniors 69. seniors 54. two graduates and 32 part-time students also noted.
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Register Star
Montgomery
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Frederick E. Thornton
PTA Forms Interest in Creating School Band
Marlinton PTA discussed forming an elementary school band at its Thursday night meeting led by president Connie Herold. A program on music was featured and the next meeting is set for October 19 at the school with an invitation to the County PTA Council to attend.
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Marlinton
Parent-Teacher's Association
Connie Herold
County
Parent-Teacher’s Association Council
Club to Meet 1 By Register Stalt Writer
The Triadelphia Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of the year at Bruce Memorial Methodist Church on Ort at 8 p.m. A Charleston speaker will discuss Bride's Choice of Crystal and China.
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Register
Triadelphia Woman’s Clil
Bruce Semorial Methodist Church
Ort
Charleston
Crystal
China
Daughters Born to Mr and Mrs Staton in Guyandotte
A 7-pound daughter was born at 1:20 a.m. Friday to Mr and Mrs Leonard Staton at their Guyandotte Avenue home. The baby has not been named. The Statons also have a son.
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Mullens
Leonard Staton
Guyandottte Avenue
Statons
Two Mullens Area Youths Injured by Glass
Two Mullens area youngsters required treatment yesterday at Mullens General Hospital for separate cuts. Joe Cook of Tralee received four stitches on the left foot after stepping on glass while wading in a creek. In Whitesville two sisters from Elk Run Addition, Gloria Sue and Mary Lou Hendricks, were treated for a leg gash. Gloria Sue had three stitches and both girls will attend Marshall College and Southland Bible Institute respectively.
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Matlens
Whitesville
Ville
Gloria Sue
Mary
Lou Hendricks
Elk Run
Marshall College
Huntington
Southland Bible Institute
Pikeville
Marshall Land
Mary Louis
Southland
Christian Workers
Mary Plan
Sherman High School
Seth
First Baptist Church
Otoria Sue
Wyo County Begins Civilian Defense Plans
West Virginia counties advance Civilian Defense efforts with six more forming plans. Adj. Gen. Charles R. Fox says 14 counties have yet to act, and the 1951 Legislature will be asked to require a loyalty oath for all Civilian Defense personnel.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Braxton
Cabell
Doddridge
Monongalia
Morgan
Wyoming
Boone, Clay
Fayette
Grant
Kanawha
Lincoln
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Summers
Pocahontas
Upshur
Webster
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Washington
Charles D. Thomas
West Virginia University
C. A. Raper
N. H. Dyer
John J. Lawless
West Virginia University Health Activities
Morgantowi
Western Reserve University
16 Year Old Soldier Dies in Korea Battle
News briefs report a 16 year old soldier from Mercer County, Robert L Hatfield, died in Korea. He enlisted in 1949, served with the 37th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division after training at Fort Knox. He is survived by his parents and three siblings, with details of his death provided alongside court updates from Mercer Circuit Court.
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Korea
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New Richmond
Wyoming
Princeton
Do. M
Robert L. Hatfield
Easley
Lona Hatfield
Mercer Circuit Court
Ft. Knox
Japan
37Th
Bill Hatfield
Pineville
J. L. Hatfield, Jr
William Ashley
Mullens
Greenbrier County men inducted for Army draft
Thirteen Greenbrier County men were drafted as the first group to be inducted into the Army. The names listed by Frank M. Neely, chairman of Selective Service Board Number 4, include Eliot Clifford Harrah Hug Hart Roy Preston Neal Ronceverte William David Robinson East Rainelle Curtis Marion McMillion Renick Jesse William Legg East Rainelle Mark Andrew Sullivan White Sulphur Springs Roy Rupert Loudermilk Frankford Castle Richmond Quinwood Robert Lee Brown Lewisburg John Roe Simms Raineelle Isaac Newton Hobbs Smoot John Roy Bryant Blue Sulphur Fred Ralph Loudermilk Frankford.
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Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
Frank M. Neely
Selective Service Board Number 4
Eliot Clifford Harrah
Hughart
Roy Preston Neal
Ronceverte
William David Robinson
iEast Rainelle
Curtis Marion McMillion
Renick
Jesse William Legg
East Rainelle
Mark
Andrew Sullivan
White Sulphur Springs
Roy Rupert -Loudermilk
Frankford
Chesstle B. Richmond
Quinwood
Robert Lee Brown
Lew~ Jisburg
John Roe Simms
Raineelle
Isaac Newton Hobbs
Smoot
John Roy Bryant
Blue Sulphur
Fred Ralph Loudermilk
Scouters Address at Ronceverte Lions Club Meeting
Darrel Dunn Buckskin Council field scout executive and Assistant Scoutmasters Harry McCormick and Ira Jeffries spoke to the Ronceverte Lions Club. Lion David Houchins introduced guests. plans were made for November minstrel event with Charlotte Blake directing music, a joint meeting with Lewisburg in Lewisburg Masonic Hall honoring the district governor.
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Ronceverte
Darrel Dunn
Buckskin Council
Harry MclCormick
Ira Jeffries
Ronceverte Lions Club
Dunn
David Houchins
Swx
Charlotte Blake
Lewisburg
Masonic Hall
Boosters and Lions to Sponsor Style Show
Lewisburg High School Band Boosters Club with Lions Club will sponsor a style show on Oct. 6 in the high school auditorium. Plans are being completed and the full program will be announced soon.
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Lewisburg
Boostlers Club
Lewisburg High School
Lions Club
Iwill
Injured Veteran Nears Home From Roanoke Hospital
Lewisburg reports John Rabbitt a World War I veteran has been in the Veterans Hospital in Roanoke Virginia for weeks and is expected home soon. Authorities say he will be placed in a body cast until a crushed vertebrae heals. Rabbitt was injured when a scaffold collapsed at work near Richland. his son Johnny suffered a broken wrist.
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Lewisburg
John Rabbitt
Veterans Hospital
Roanoke
Bobbitt
Richland
Johnny
Nottings Feted At Surprise Shower
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nottingham were honored at a surprise housewarming Thursday evening at their home. Hostesses were Mrs. W. N. Gordon and Mrs. Raymond Wiley. Attendees included Mrs. Gren Welder and daughter Sue, Mrs. Lanty Hogsett, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. Orin Beard, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nottingham, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy, Mrs. John Coffman and daughters Shirley and Martha, Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon and son Arnold, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wiley.
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Shirley
Martha
William Gordon
Arnold
Raymond Wiley
Two Suits Filed in Mercer County Court
I H Goodwin sues R C McGuire for 600 dollars as of Mercer County Circuit Court filings. Ethalene Elizabeth Wilhelm files in chancery against Carl Edward Wilhelm. Both cases returnable to October 1950.
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Mercer
Princeton
Mercer County
I. H. Goodwin
R. C. McGuire
Ethalene
Elizabeth Wilhelm
Carl Edward Wilhelm
Wounded in Action Oak Hill Soldier Named
Pvt. Perryne Cobb Jr son of Mrs Mabel Cobb of Oak Hill is reported wounded in action in Korea per Casualty List 103 released today by the Department of Defense.
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Register
Oak Bill
Perryne. Cobb, Jr
Mabel Cobb
Oak HL
Korea
Department of Defense
Northfork
John Spolorie
Mra
Helen Spolorie
Mercer Anglers' Club Fish Fry Held At Pidgeon Creek Site
Princeton report notes the Mercer Anglers' Club fish fry at the Pidgeon Creek development site today at 2 o clock. Scheduled activities include a dry fly casting demonstration and a fish milking demonstration. Also mentions Pvt John Carl Coleman of Bluefield reported in action in the Korean War.
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Mercer Anglers’ Club
Ryeeister
Princeton
Pidgeon Creek
Korea
Reveter Stalt Weiler
Efield
Pvt
John Carl Coleman
EF. C. Coleman
Carter Street
Bluefield
Remains Patient Wago-James Wapier Hospitalized Again
James Wapier, severely wounded in World War II, remains in serious condition as hospital reports a silver plate in his head may need removal due to an air pocket infection. Also notes Northfork casualty John Spolorie wounded in action in Korea, and Mullens resident Joseph S. Black injured after a fall at work with Allied Chemicals.
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Register
WAGO
James Wapier
James
Beckley Home Vacation for C A Thompson
Rainelle state police Cpl C A Thompson has joined Mrs Thompson at their Beckley home for several days of vacation. Sheldon E Haynes visited Lewisburg Charleston on Thursday. Marriage license issued in Pineville to Matthew Lester and Addie Licences from Ike's Fork at the county clerk's office.
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Wesler
Register
Lewisburg
Sheldon E. Haynes
Charleston
Pineville
Matthew Lester
Hanover
Addie
Ike
Bridal Tea for Irene Mitsoulanis Honors Groom's Family
A white umbrella themed shower hosted by Mrs Norman Trowbridge honored the former Miss Irene Mitsoulanis with a tea at Mrs Walter H Akers on Highlawn Avenue. Co-hostesses included Mrs P Pearis Mrs J A Gott Mrs Sam Foylesong and others. guests enjoyed punch cake nuts and comely fall decor.
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Mullens
Norman Trowbridge
Highland Avenue
Walter H. Akers
Sal Foglesong
W.F. Moore
Paul Ritchie
R *Y Register
Highlawn Avenue
P. Pearis
J. A. Gott
Sam Foylesong
C. C. Ritchie, Jr
S. R. Thorn
William Rezzonica
Paul C. Ritchie
W F. Moore
W. O. Pollack
Akers
Xx. J Mitsoyianis
J. C. Trowbridge
St. Albans
Eli Dust
Kalf
George Spanos
W. W. Lively
Pastor and family visit Marfrance during nearby stay
The Rev and Mrs Shewbridge and their three sons Walter Glenn and Roy stayed overnight with Hoy S H Recfert in Marfrance. They also visited Lola Hundley of Matoaka and Mr and Mrs Ray Neal. The family recently moved near Matoaka where he pastors Weyanoke Church of God. The sons attend Matoaka High and play in the school band as temporary quarters are used while a Snow Parsonage is built beside the church.
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Welter Marfrance
Shewbridge
Walter
Glenn
Roy
Hoy
S. H. Recpfert
Marfrance
Lola Hundley
Matoaka
Jalso
Ray Neal
East Rainelle Rotary hears discussion of war
The East Rainelle Rotary Club held a Friday evening dinner at First Baptist Church with only one member absent. Virgil Canfield organized the program and spoke on the Korean War while Mayor A. J. Aldridge was away in Richmond, Virginia attending a Veterans Chesapeake and Ohio Employees meeting.
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Register
East Rainelle
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