Obituaries From Kanawha Valley Reflect Long Illnesses
Multiple obituaries list Abbie Arbogast of Arbovale dying at home after a long illness, Lt. Col. Joseph Lee Anderson killed in a plane crash near Leewood with services in Barboursville, and Josephine Bass in Malden, plus notes on Charles Howard Ankenhip, George Bowyer, Louis Cheeseman, and many more. Funeral times set, burial sites noted, and survivors named including spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren across Kanawha, Greenbrier, and surrounding counties. Burial plans span Arbovale Cemetery, Oak Lawn, Sunset Memorial Park, Big Cherry, and other local cemeteries.
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Arbogast
Abbie
Jim Wilfeng
Myrtle
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Anderson
Joseph Lee
First Methodist
Barboursville
Amyerly
Oak Lawn
Col
Leewood
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Kanawha
Hess and
Harper Y Mortuary
Clendenin
Wallace Mortuary
Bass
Josephine
Malden
St. ¢Francis Hospital
Kanawhan County
Mary Virginia Tabernacle
Georges Creek
Areer
Bert
sJamés E
Hubert B
Thoraimas H
Mildred A. Warner
Scross Lanes
Wilbur
Howard Campell
Coal Fork
Cheesman
Louis
C_E
Washington St
Cheese Juan
Boyd Memorial
Christian Church
Charleston Lodge
Af& AM
John W. Morris
Tyrian
York Rite
Beni Kedem Shrine
Window Glass Cutters League of ‘America
Afl-Cio
Maudé Cheesman
Carl Moore
Elkins
Doris
Margaret Roe
Vineland
N. J
Charles Baralis
Texas
City
Tex
Simpson - Chandler Mortuary Chapel
David Rowand
Sunset Memorial Park
Howard Keith
Fola
Donna Stone
Sizemores
Icy Legs
Evelyn Ellis
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Jean Fitawater
Virgil Jones
Tazewell
Fola Baptist Church
George Adkins
Clay Mortuary
Kreteko
Mike
Sun Valley
St. Albans
Greece
Zella -Kréteko
James
Carl
Alfred Wiles
Morgantown
Clarence
Laurel Point
Iva. Thompson
Alley and Caldorph Mortuary
Jack L. Fleck
Cunningham Memorial Park
City Pair Given Probation For Break-In At Kroger
Kenneth Roger Jones 23 and Arthur Edward Woods 21 of Campbells Creek entered a Belle Kroger store on New Year’s Eve breaking a window and stealing 250 cartons of cigarettes and a .32 caliber pistol valued at $598. They were placed on probation in Intermediate Court after pleading guilty to the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger Co
Whee Mane Ball
Bane
UAW
Wag
Kenneth Roger Jones
Campbells Creek
Arthur Edward Woods
Weather shifts with snow in northeast to West Virginia
Snow is forecast to extend from the northeast states into West Virginia and Virginia today. California and Arizona are expected to receive rain. Warmer conditions are anticipated in parts of the Mississippi Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
California
Arizona
Mississippi Valley
Snow Closes All Schools In Seven Counties
Major winter weather forces school closures across seven counties. District snow totals range from two inches to over twenty inches, with Webster and Pocahontas areas hardest hit and road closures reported on secondary routes. Capital Airlines operates two four motor flights tonight as runways clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Airlines
THE
Highway Information Bureau
Commission
Kanawha
Clay
Mason
Putnam
Boone
Cabell
Lincoln
Liogan
Mingo
Wayne
Logan Mountains
Wood
Wirt
Calhoun
Jackson
Pleasants
Ritchie
Roane
Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Big Reservoir Project and City Plans in St Albans
St Albans City Council announced a million gallon water reservoir to cost about 100000 and to be built on property owned by St Albans Water Co. Plans are being drawn by the city engineer. The council also approved buying a dredging machine from Rish Equipment Co with a used bucket provided. The final reading of a rezoning ordinance to convert two residential blocks to commercial was postponed to Feb 17 to enable a new shopping center. Police Judge KeeNan said a building code violation case against Jack Huffman would be heard Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Averil Ramsey
St. Albans Water Co
Rish Equipment Co
MacCorkle Ave
C&o
B” St
John T. Keenan
Jack Huffman
Monmouth St
Dunbar to Ask Paving Bids
Dunbar City Council approved advertising for paving bids for Stadium Road and Edwards Circle after no protests. They also directed the city engineer to prepare paving plans for Charles Avenue from 12th to 16th Streets and for two alleys between the post office and 14th Street and between 10th and 11th Streets from Dunbar to Myers Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Stadium Rd
Edwards Circle
Charles Ave
12Th
16Th Sts
14Th St
10Th
11Th Sts
Dunbar and
Myers Ave
Welding Firm Sues Railroad Over Damaged Boilers
Welding, Inc. of Charleston filed a federal case against the New York Central Railroad seeking 3271.20 dollars for damaged boilers shipped from Columbus Ohio. The firm alleges loss arising from damage in transit and seeks compensation from the railroad.
Weather Here and Elsewhere February 4 1958 Forecast
A regional weather summary for Tuesday February 4 1958 notes cloudy conditions with snow flurries in several states including West Virginia Maryland Virginia Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Expect cold temperatures with light to moderate winds and local lake Erie squalls possible near northern areas.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Tennessee
Uttle
Kentucky
Two Charged With Forgery Of 50 Checks
State Trooper Robert Rulong charged James Edward Warner, 23, and Lewis Gibson, 20, with forging checks totaling up to 50 during the past month. Gibson had earlier been released from prison in November. both were tracked after a truck license was observed. The men fled to woods, Gibson found hiding under a bed, and Warner captured last night in Kanawha County. Victim checks ranged from $10 to $40, with alternate names listed on the forgeries such as George Guthrie and Rush Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary
Robert Rulong
James Edward Warrner
Lewis Gibson
Rulong
Gibson
Wartner
Chandlers Dr
AR. Bruce
Warrner
Kanawha
Tait
Two Seriously Hurt in Wreck Near Elkview
Two young men, Charles Harding and Orion Smith, both about 20, were listed in serious condition at Charleston General Hospital after their car skidded off Aaron's Fork Road near Elkview and crashed into a tree. Harding, driver, suffered severe ear laceration and skull injuries. Smith endured skull and facial lacerations with injuries to the right leg and pelvis. Both remained unconscious at midnight. a Cunningham ambulance driver cited ice on Aaron's Fork Road near Aaron's Fork School as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston General Hospital
Aaron's Fork
Elkview
Charles Harding
Northover Rd
Orion Smith
Oakland Dr
Cunningham Mortuary Ambulante
Harding
Aaron’s Fork School
McCormick Trial For Murder Set
Lynchburg Virginia February 3 The murder trial of James Sidney McCormick 25 year old ex amateur boxer set for February 20 in Lynchburg Corporation Court. Grand jury indicted him for murder and four other counts including malicious wounding burglary and robbery. He is accused in the slaying of Alma Walton Davis 66 and wounding of ex wife Jean Milner McCormick 19 and Alma Davis Powell 33. After the shooting he fled with Powell in her car to West Virginia and was captured near Parkersburg. A three hour police chase followed the car wreck. Also note about squabs for sale and cooking methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
James Sidney McCormick
Lynchburg Corporation Court
McCormick
Alma Walton Davis
Jean Milner’ McCormick
Alma Davis Powell
Davis
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jets Collide in Belly to Belly Training Flight
Charleston AFB reports a collision during a mock attack drill when two jets in a three-jet formation crashed belly to belly. One pilot, Lt Raymond G. Bronk, parachuted to safety. the other pilot, Lt Delbert Grumbach, landed at the base with minor injuries. The dead pilot’s name was withheld pending kin notification. Lt Bronk called in his location and was rescued by helicopter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Air Force
E. R. Breslauer
Andrews
Raymond G. Bronk
Grumbach
Bronk
Breslaner
Breslauer
Brundage predicts June recovery for economy
Budget Director Percival Brundage told the Joint Congressional Economic Committee that the nation faces no extended recession and expects a recovery by June 30. He cited resiliency in incomes and said upturn could begin before summer, though economists' views vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Joint
Congressional ‘Economic Committee
Paul Douglas
D-Il
Douglas
Soviet space note opens bid for talks amid orbit
The Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Leonid Ilichey, as relayed by Moscow Radio, offered to discuss outer space within a general ban on nuclear and rocket weapons. The note arrived as the U S satellite Explorer I entered its first 43 hours in orbit, catching the U S embassy by surprise and timing uncertain. Eisenhower was reviewing a Washington translation when the note was released. Bulganin linked space talks to broader disarmament efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paget
Foreign Ministry
Leonid F. Yichey
Moscow
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Outer Space
Navy Gives Refined Orbit for Explorer Satellite
Washington reports the Navy and Naval Research Lab described the first practical use of precise perturbation estimates on Explorer orbit. They accounted for earth gravity variations and air density effects to refine the satellite’s path, with a 230 to 1600 mile altitude range and a 115.27 minute period as of February 1 Greenwich time. They noted earlier estimates varied, and that satellite data will improve global gravity measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory
All's Romantic In Loveland For Post Office
Loveland Colorado February scene as thousands send valentines from the town known as Colorado's heart. Envelopes bear cupid in a cowboy hat and a branding heart with L, stamped then remailed with Loveland postmark to Loveland postmaster Fred Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Colo
Post Office
Colorado
Steetheart
Town
Fred Brewer
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Charles How Ard
Gauley Bridge
Weber
Hie
Creek
Gladys
Sue
Eula
Blankenip
Bowyer
George. S
Anese
Fayette County
Esterday
Wyer
Will Jard
Danese
Leslie
Steubenville
Moss Craddock
Hager Cemetery
Big Creek
Hunster
Hunter Mortuary
Madison
Arteman Lowe
Pecks Mill
Fuller Robert Allen
Er Ward
Charleston Memorial
Pital
Vailey Camp Coal Co
Ward
Fuller
Erema Sarah
Virginia Wilson
Garnet Green
Cedar Grove
Beulah Shrewsbury
Nitro
Laura Phillips
Grahn Ky
Maude Hall
Winchester
Ollie Trowell
Middletown
James Fuller
Ward Church of God
Harold A. Shannon
Ward Cemetery
Cook Mortuary
Hess and Harper Mortuary
Lou Walker
Ledsome
Orville S
Looneyville
Roane County
Epling Chapel Baptist Church
Eva
Madeline “Looney
Eugene
Seibert
Canton
Radie Bullard
Minnie Drake
Chessie Looney
Hallie Walker
Spencer
Ora
Belpre
Sinnett Mortuary
Kenna Ledsome
Herbert Smith Jr
Clover Cemetery
Mullins
Nora Bell
24Th St
Circle Terrace Hospital
Alexandria
Elvin W. Mullins
D. E. Keeling
Elvin
Lorian
Ohid
William
Denver
Cleveland
Luther
Murriel
Chittewa Lake
Cecil
R. G. Franks
Lothin
C. W. Bosworth
Nanassas
BM. O. Yearia
Minora
Elk Mortuary
Sef
James Edgar
Quinwood
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Neff
Nicholas County
Gertrude
Betty Hegeman
Newark
Franklin Ray
Norfolk
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
East Rainelle
Ranson
Willian Rkobert
RFD
Tuppers Creek
Kanawha County
Thompson Chapel Methodist Church
Earl G. Hissom
Thaxton Cemetery
Cunningham Mortuary
John H
Toppers Creek
Ezra W
Rocky Fork
Ricketts
W. F
Quincy
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Brotherhood of Railroad
Mary Elizabeth
Daugh ‘Ter
Richard M. Vance
South Charleston
Rule
David
Bridgeport
Clarksburg
Joe, Caillier
Virginia Kramp
Ansted
Clara Stover
Lawrence Rule
Shamblin
Verna Cunningham
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
D. W. Durst
Grandview Memorial Park
Red Oak St
Thaxton
Raymond Thaxton
St. Francis Hospital
Cinda2
Neica
Benjamin Thaxton
Sissonville
Samuel Thaxton
Tate Cemetery
Kanawha -Two
Cunningham ‘Mortuary
Trevorrow
Joseph Crozier
Bane Shafer
Parkview
Somerset
Kephart Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
McKeesport
Jaffa
Altoona
Herbert Littlewood
Irwin
Edward Houston
Springdale
George
Washington, D. C
Mary Blough
Annie Viering
Johnstown
Meadams— Monument Co. Wits
Prowe
Sites Railway
Amy Ewifs
Bataan
Sam
Brundage Visions Recovery
Capa
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