Bar Associations Endorse Burton For Federal Bench
Weston Mercer County and nearby bar groups back Walt Burton for the federal district bench. Burton, 55, Princeton lawyer and former Mercer County prosecutor, is supported by bar associations in Mercer Wyoming and Monroe counties and seeks bipartisan backing to succeed the late Judge Ben Moore. Copies of the endorsements were sent to President Eisenhower and lawmakers.
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Princeton
Walt Burton
Jer G. Burton
Mercer
Bar Associations
Raleigh
McDowell
Mingo Sor
Dudge Ben Moore
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Wyoming
Democratic Sunset News
Ol- Monroe
Bluefield
Burton
Prom
Nent
Charleston
Moore
Hot Springs
Eisenhower
U.S
Justice Department
Mercer County
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
West Virginia
Herndon School PTA Elects New Officers
Herndon Grade School Parent-Teacher Association elected Mack Quesenderry as president Mrs Frank Harrison as vice president and Mrs Bill Milam as secretary treasurer at its first meeting of the year The group also named a membership committee and a program chairman with plans for a Halloween carnival and future appointments at the next session.
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Herndon
RNS
Milam
Herndon Grade School
Mack Quesenderry
Frank Harrison
Bill Milam
Board of Education
Herndon Heights
Leslie Cole
Henry Ellis
Madelyn Cook
Serber Whitt
Land transfers listed by Wyoming County Clerk
In Pineville the Wyoming County Clerk records transfers of property. Names include Virgil and Ruth Blankenship transferring to Arvion and Ramona Blankenship in Clear Fork District and many others across Mullens Steubenville Kopperston Oceana and Barkers Ridge areas with price notes such as 1500 7300 8000 and 3500.
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Pineville
RNL
Wyoming County
Virgil L
Ruth Blankenship
Arvion
Ramona Blankenship
Clear Fork
Erlin
Lillian McKinney
Ulvert P
Billie McKinney
Laurel Fork
Guyandotte
Fay
Ballard Bennett
Mary E. Vaught
Frantz and
Deegans
Mullens
Dorothy E. Blessard
Clifford Luther Bonar Jr
Lillie Mae Bonar
Riverview Gardens
Stephenson
Paul and
Bertha Chambers
Lois M. Beane
Ocean District
Anna Mae Thomas
Ida Mael Thomas
Barkers Ridge
Central Land Co
Okey Mullens
Baileysville
L. L
Eva Petty
Brooksey Petty
Little Cub Creek
Kelly Development Co
Lloyd
Helen Meade
Kopperston
Mason
Eva Griffith
Mullens Building and Supply
Official To Visit Whitesville Chapter OBS
Mrs. Lucille Weaver of Craigsville, matron of West Virginia Order of Eastern Star, will visit Whitesville Chapter No. 142. A banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Presbyterian Church activities room will honor her. reservations due to Mrs. Evelyn Spangler by Oct 9. A class of candidates will be initiated and a reception follows. Visitors from other chapters are welcome.
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Whitesville
Lucille
Weaver
Craigsville
Pres of
West Virginia
Order of Easternbyterian Church
West Star
Ruby Martin
Evelyn Spangler
Fayette Clerk Records 14 Deeds in Fayette County Week
Fourteen property transfers were filed at the Fayette County Clerk’s office last week. Transactions include multiple Oak Hill lots and districts such as Gatewood Sewell Mountain and Kanawha with prices ranging from about 50 to 7,000 dollars. Notable transfers include Dooleys to Almeda Stover and Crandalls to Ethel Crandall.
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RNS
Fayette County
W. R
Carrie Mae Dooley
Almeda Stover
Gatewood
J. E
Mabel C. Mullins
Braden E. Johnson
Ingram Branch
H.C
Annie E. Brown
J. W
Hilda A. Brown
Oak Hill
Frank and
Natalie Smith
Lewis D. Jr
Patty J. Burton
J. Campbell
Katherine M. Craver
Mamie E
Lorene Crawford
Smithers
Evelyn Z. Crandall
Ethel L
W. L. Crandall
Gautey Bridge
Pansy A. c
F. J. Lemon
Dorothy Hanshew
Sewell Mountain District
G. C. Treadway
Ella Jean Lawhorn
Gien Jean
Charles E. Mahan
Coalfield’ Land Co
Robson
Glen Ferris Women Bowing Assn Hears EMCQ Director
John Mowery recreation director for EMCQ spoke at the Glen Ferris Women’s Bowling Association meeting held in the Incal recreation hall. Officers were elected and repairs to the alley discussed. Alleys open for practice two weeks with leagues starting October 1. Hours are 7 to 11 pm on weekdays and Saturday, 2 to 6 pm Sunday free.
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Glen Ferris Women's Bowling Association
John Mowery
EMCQ
Incal
Mowery
League
Charles Vogt
Smythe Wilson
David Gil
Dempsey Baker
Virginia Fields
Colcord Updates and Birth Announcements
Mrs Lud Jarret recuperates at home in Colcord from influenza. Albert and (Mrs) Paden announce birth of Craig Byard on Sept 26 at Charleston Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds nine and a half ounces. Grandparents L L Fitzwater Colcord. Griffis Dayton Ohio visit Colcord relatives. Vernie Toney returns home after 10 days in Dayton. S L Pettry Colcord visiting sons in Lafayette Indiana. Mary Jo Thompson, 1958 Clear Fork graduate, becomes secretary to Principal H L Knapp.
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Colcord
Lud Jarret
Albert Paden
Clear Creek
Dayton
Ohio
S. L. Pettry
James Pettry
Shelby Lawrence Pettry
Lafayette
Ind
Mary Jo Thompson
Clear Fork High School
H. L Knapp
Perdue Funeral Set for Wednesday in New Richmond Chapel
Funeral services for Lewis Hubert Perdue, 58, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the New Richmond Chapel with Rev. Silas Burke and Rev. Morgan Blankenship officiating. Burial follows in Still Run Cemetery. Perdue, a former coal miner, died of cancer Monday in a Beckley hospital after hospitalization since July 12. Born September 4, 1900, in Pineville, he was the son of Lanny and Elvina Brinegar Perdue. Survivors include his wife Parthenia Stewart Perdue, three sons Lewis J Raymond and Herbert, two daughters Ray Coleman and Glalys, two sisters Lotlie Overstreet and Lissie Tucker, a half brother Tommy Phelgar, and 18 grandchildren. The body will be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to his son Raymond’s residence this evening.
Five Fayette Couples Seek Permits To Wed
Fayetteville report lists five couples applying for marriage licenses at the Fayette County Clerk's office. The pairs include Everett Bostic and Gay Ingram, Clifford Hinte and Esther Bowyer, Frederick Kincaid and Ruth Wills, William Sullivan and Betty Collins, and Emory Young and Charlotte Manley, with ages ranging from 16 to 64.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Everett Bostic
Albert
Dollie Bostic
Gay Ingram
Omri
Mary Ingram
Boomer
Clifford Hinte
Lochgelly
Herman
Lola Hinte
Esther Faye Bowyer
Scarbro
Hayden
Faye Bowyer
Frederick Perry Kincaid
Mount Lookout
Allen A
Virginia Kincaid
Ruth Elizabeth Wills
Lookout
Robert H
Ida Wills
William, Sullivan
William
Jennie Sullivan
Betty Bell Collins
George
Susan Collins
Emory D. Young
Surdener
Lee
Emory
Grace Young
Charlotte Manley
Wolf Creek
Ludie
Mattie Manley
Wyoming GOP Names JP House Candidates and Board Members
The Wyoming County Republican Executive Committee selected Terry Lester and Robert F. Harmon as candidates for Justice of the Peace and House of Delegates respectively. Ira Shields and Segal Blackburn named for constable and vacancy positions. Tony May and Elbert Lester appointed to fill executive vacancies. W. F. Staats joins State Executive Committee. A statewide speaker event is planned for October.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Republican Executive Committee
Terry Lester
Bud
Barker's Ridge
Lester
Robert F. Harmon
Baileysville
House of Delegates
State Road Maintainance Department
Ira Shields
Mullens
Shields
Constable
Oceana
Segal Blackburn
Tony May
Center District
Paul P. Johnson
Elbert Lester
Wirt Hatfield
State Road Commission
W. F. Staats
Republican State Executive Committee
Ray Toley
Regional loan trends show cautious rebound in 1950s
Across 15 cities, small loan demand varies by region as lenders report higher delinquencies and tighter credit. Eastern cities like Albany and Washington show mixed confidence, while the Midwest and Far West show gradual improvement in collections and borrowing in the shadow of rising prices and inflation concerns.
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Nat Honal
Consumer Finance Asia
Miami Beach
Seaboard
Middle West
Mississippi
Far West
Borjrow
Albany
N.Y
Ithaca
N. Y
Washington, C
Tampa
Fla
Jackson
Mien
Columbus
Ohio
Asyile
Ind
Chicago
Casa Florian
St. Louis
S Moines
Denver
Los Angeles
Bellevue
Wash
Funeral services for Mrs Irene Ward incomplete
Mrs Irene Ward age 44 of Mount Hope died at 4 45 p m Monday in a Warren Ohio hospital Survivors include her husband Samuel N a daughter Mrs Don Urey Jr of Sharon Pa her mother Mrs A G Harless of Oak Hill sister Mrs Edward L Harless of Mount Hope and two brothers Arthur R Jr of Ceredo Renova and Thomas A Warren The body is at Carl W Hall Funeral Home 333 N Park Ave Warren Ohio
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Mount Hope
Irene Ward
Thomas A. Warren
Carl W. Hall
N. Park Ave
Warren, Ohio
Induction Notices Given Fayette Men Induction Notices Given Fayette Men
Thirteen area men are called for induction into the Armed Forces on Oct. 5, per the local selective service board. Names include Felix Nevada Smith Springdale and Harol Woodrow Wilson Fayetteville among others across several towns.
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Fayetteville
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board
Felix Nevada Smith
Springdale
Frankie Allen Light
Mount Hope
Frederick Lee Fitzwater
Meadow Bridge
George Donald Grafton
Lookout
John Lazaro Jr
Brooklyn
William Samuel Sargent
Gauley Bridge
Billie Joe Rice
Garten
James Henry Davis
Winona
Harol Woodrow Wilson
David Carson Knight
Kilsyth
Emmett Walter Stanley Jr
Ja Qak Hill
Charles Jackie Murray
Buford Leonard Crawl
Harvey
Orval P Ayers Found Dead Near Garden Grounds
Orval Preston Ayers age 3 months of Mount Hope was found dead about 150 am Sunday September 28 near his Garden Grounds home. He had been missing since July 7. Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday September 30 at Melton Mortuary with Rev Gene Hall officiating burial in Stamford Cemetery. Body remains at mortuary until funeral hour. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
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Ayers Ayers
Orval Preston
Mount Hope
Ayers
Melton Mortuary
Gene Hall
Stamford
Melton
RCA Service Company Seeks Radar Maintenance Technicians
RCA announces openings in its electronics maintenance program for the Armed Forces. Positions involve travel and diverse ground radar assignments, requiring recent maintenance on PS CPS or TPS radar series and training in Army Navy or Air Force radar or communications equipment. Full benefits and promotion opportunities offered.
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RCA Service Company
RCA
Army
Navy
Air Force
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