Leander Ellis Pioneer and Gilbert leader dies at 80
Leander Ellis of Gilbert in Mingo county, a longtime Republican figure and business man, died at Williamson hospital after a brief illness aged 80. He was a cabinet maker by training, a strong Gilbert booster, and survived by six children and his wife. Funeral held at his home near Gilbert with ministers from Logan and Matewan officiating.
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Leander Ellis
Guyan Valley
Williamson Hospital
Gilpert
Logan County
J. D. McNeely
Logan
Joe Hatfield
Matewan
Ellis
Gilbert
Mingo County
Gilbert Christian Church
Williamson Lodge of Odd Fellows
Isn
Lloyd Filis
Island Creek
Guyan River
Lee Ellis
G. EB. Ellis
L. W Bilis
Conswell
A. F. Ellis
Addie Boggs
Princeton
Fannie Musick
Lilly Mounts
Pittsburgh
Minerva Mounts
Hunting
Pocahontas Church Prayer Week and Funeral Rite
A week of prayer was observed at Pocahontas Baptist Church with talks on World Wide Missions and an upcoming electric cooking demonstration by the Baptist Missionary Society. Funeral services were held for Mrs. A. C. Hurd at the Pocahontas Baptist Church with interment at Gary O. 10.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Baptist Church
R. H. Bowden
William A. Miller
Frank McComas
Oley Irving
Frank Ellett
Robert Vawter
Junius Ellett
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Five Funerals in Five Days for Pocahontas Pastor Bowden
The Rev. R. H. Bowden, pastor of Pocahontas Baptist Church, conducted five funerals last week, four of them in four consecutive days.
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R. H. Bowden
Pocahontas Baptist Church
Maxey Improving After Fall. Brother Dies in Welch
Mrs. W. K. Maxey, injured in a fall, is improving as the community offers sympathy over the death of her brother George W. Maxwell. Maxwell, 67, a Welch carpenter, died Sunday at Welch hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were at First Methodist Welch, conducted by Rev. J. Fatty, with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. This is her second brother’s death in eight months.
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Ns. Maxey
W. K. Maxey
Maxey
George W. Maxwell
Welch Hospital
Maxwell
Welch
First Methodist Church
Queeeey Cerroren
J. Fatty
Mrs Wallace Improves After Fall At Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs. Wallace, who suffered a severe fall, is reported improving following treatment at the Bluefield sanitarium. The item notes her progress and ongoing recovery efforts. The piece also mentions a social event hosted by Princess Pocahontas, the local Eastern Star chapter, a dinner for Pocahontas Masons on Tuesday, December 8 hosted at six o'clock, welcoming District Deputy Grand Master Mr. Jesse of Richlands.
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Wallace
R. 3. Wallace
Bluefield Sanitarium
Princess Pocahontas
The
Eastern Star
Pocahontas Masons
Jesse
Richlands
Club Entertained by Mrs Renkin for Bridge Night
The Tuesday bridge club met at Mrs Harold Renkin’s home for an enjoyable evening. Mrs Eddy Rhodes captured the high score, winning the top honor for the gathering.
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Harold Renkin
Eddy Rhodes
Loyalty class of Pocahontas First Methodist meets at Mrs Osborne home
The Loyalty class met at Mrs Mra Osborne's residence on Monday evening with Mrs M G White presiding. Devotional by Mrs Frank Wood featured a program including Hearing God's Voice by Mrs J B Early and a poem by Mrs A N Honaker. Plans for December were set and a social hour followed with refreshments. Attendees included Mesdames Alfred Carter A N Honaker G E Poteet George W Griffith M G White Frank Wood Roy Barly and the hostess.
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First Methodist Church of
Pocahontas
Mra
K. Osborne
M. G. White
Frank Wood
God
J. B. Early
A. N. Honaker
G. E. Poteet
Alfred Carter
George W. Griffith
Roy
Ladies Auxiliary of UMWA Meets at Mrs Butner Home
The ladies auxiliary of the United Mine Workers of America met at Mrs A P Butner's home Tuesday evening with twelve in attendance. After business a light refreshments were served. The group will meet again at Mrs Butner's on Tuesday evening December 8 at 7 o'clock, urging all members to attend.
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United Mine Workers of America
A. P. Butner
Visits in New York by Rev Roy E Early
The Rev Roy E Early pastor of Pocahontas Methodist Church spent Thanksgiving in New York as a guest of relatives. While there he attended a dinner honoring his brother who recently returned from a tour of Europe.
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New York
Roy E. Early
Pocahontas Methodist Church
Foot Amputation of Pocahontas Miner Reported
Arthur Scott, once burned in a Pocahontas mine over fifteen years ago, recently required a foot amputation due to ongoing trouble. The operation was performed last week at the Bluefield hospital and Mr. Scott is reported to be recovering well.
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Arthur Scott
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Fire Damages Two Homes In Pocahontas Area
A Tuesday fire damaged the Boone residence near Pocahontas and the Lotito home on Church Street sustaining significant and slight damage respectively. Legion Meeting Post No. 14 will meet at the Legion-Dig-In on Me evening December Tth at eight. An aged man, W L Pierce, has vanished from his Peel Chestnut area home on Armistice Day and remains missing.
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R. L. Boone
Pocahontas
Lotito
Church Street
Legion
American Legion
W. L. Pierce
Peel Chestnut
Local social notes from Pocahontas and nearby towns
Relatives and friends express concern for an elderly man as he nears advanced age. The column records travels and visits of residents, including Miss Hattie Pierce’s family, Mrs. Lawford in Roanoke, and patients at Bluefield Sanitarium. Several families host guests from Welch, Uniontown, Norton, Leesburg, and Akron during holidays and weekends.
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Hattie Pierce
Bluefield Telephone Company
Pocahontas
J. W. H. Lawford
Roanoke
G. T. Thompson
Bluefield Sanitarium
John 8. Dennen
Herbert Noel
Hampton Crawford
Philadelphia
Army and Navy
J. Hoagland French
Jennie Nale
Wirt French
Welch
Cecelia Anne
Uniontown
Magsi
L. Magrill
Tom Gaines
Norton
C. J. Faulstich
Leesburg
Radford
Bolasevain
Herbert Porter
J. L. Baber
Ella Davis
Lynchburg
T. W. McCann
Burke's Garden Visitors And Sports Kickoff At Ceres
In Burkes Garden Virginia local visitors include Emma Greever visiting at Marion College and Ella M Gilkeson visiting Mrs F M Coley while Hiram Stowers and his son Ralph return from farm inspections. Dwight Strong recovers from influenza. Burkes Garden High opens basketball with boys 12 to 20 and girls 9 to 18 against Ceres.
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Burkes Garden
Emma Greever
Ida Creever
Marion College
Marion
Ella M. Gilkeson
Waynesboro
F. M. Coley
Hiram Stowers
Ralph
Leesburg
Loundon County
Wolf Creek
King
Bluefield
W. Va
Robert Boling
Dwight Strong
Grover Strong
Joseph Moss
Hot Springs
Ark
Moss
Robert Moss
Sean
Burkes Garden High School
Anawalt PTA to Meet Tuesday Night
In Anawalt West Virginia the Anawalt P T A will meet Tuesday night at 7 30 in the junior high school building Librarian Ferne Murphy hosted a library club party on Wednesday night with games contests and refreshments for guests including R L Likens H N Murphy Irene Blevins Willie Mae Stacey Lois Graveley Laurel Taylor Margaret Whitman Elizabeth Keys Helen Turner Rosie Zoer Virginia Aldish Louise Ailey Jack Caudle Charles St Clair Jimmy Hicks Otis Hall Frank Leon Pat Riley and John L Yates.
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Misa Ferne Murphy
Library Club
R. L. Likens
H. N. Murphy
Irene Blevins
Willie Mae Stacey
Lois Graveley
Laurel Taylor
Margaret Whitman
Elizabeth Keys
Helen Turner
Rosie Zoer
Virginia Aldish
Louise Ailey
Jack Caudle
Charles St. Clair
Jimmy Hicks
Otis Hall
Frank Leon
Pat Riley
Johnl. Yates
ANAWALT Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Guests
Mr and Mrs Porter Lafon hosted Ina Beckner of Elkhorn on Thursday. Concord College student Joe Donchatz spent the weekend with his parents Frank and Mrs. Donchatz. The Compton and Murphy families hosted dinners while visiting relatives in Marion and Draper Virginia.
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Anawalt
Porter Lafon
Ina Beckner
Elkhorn
Joe Donchatsz
Concord College
Frank Donchatz
Kirby Charles
Jackie
Marion
Wendell
G. W. Webb
Welch
J. C. Compton
Leckie
von W. Sion
Draper
H. N. Murphy
Sadler
Raymond Mino
Bluefield College
Lillian Yates
Bluefield
E. L. Rose
Patricia Gay
Howard Durr
Weston
Harrison Ruff
Dorothy Bailey
Local Social News Highlights From Page Eleven
Mrs H le Bailey's family notes reveal visitors and ill health improvements as neighbors and relatives travel between Davy Sun ny Pageton Morgantown and Athens. Several households report weekend guests including theFreemans Bashams Evans and others while Louise Martin recovers and children attend school.
Long Welsh town claims world’s longest geographic name
A Wales town Anglesea is said to have the longest geographic name in the world with 56 letters. The report notes Llanfairpwelgwyngyligogerchwyrndrobwllllantisiliogogogoch as its name. The fragment also mentions visits by Miss Hilda Thornton to Pocahontas relatives and Phyllis Money recovering from illness during a weekend in Bluefield.
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Pocahontas
Hilda Thornton
Bluefield
Phyllis Money
Hastings Debaters Reach Debate Meet After Gum Fix
A Hastings Nebraska college debate team rode a bus to an intercollegiate debate tournament in Winfield Kansas. The bus radiator sprung leaks and the crew plugged leaks with chewing gum, using masticated chicle to seal them. They arrived on time.
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Winfield
Kas
Hastings
Nep
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