Obituary notices of Era Cline Ella May Farmer and more
Obituaries list multiple deaths including Era J. Cline 77 of Dry Branch died after long illness with service at Jarrett Memorial Methodist Church. Ella May Farmer 74 of Nitro died after six weeks at Staats Hospital with service at Nitro First Baptist Church. Other notices cover Albert Steve Fields 33, Join Lawson 72, Loy Fury 73, Howard Edward Gibson 19, Sammel Lawson 72, Darrell May Jr infant, Samuel J. McClung 84, Charles C. McClung 59, Mae Moore 79 and numerous relatives. services set at churches and mortuaries across Summers and surrounding counties.
Fire Rips Home In Kanawha City
A cigarette smolder reportedly started a fire at 109 55th St. S. E. in Kanawha City damaging the McManus home. The blaze confined to a den couch caused about 1300 dollars in room damage and 150 dollars for contents. The article also lists obituaries and deaths from area towns with funeral details and survivors.
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Kanawha City
H. C. McManus
55Th St. S. E
Weather Forecast Across States Saturday
Saturday outlooks from Charleston to Huntington report cloudy conditions with a mix of rain drizzle and snow flurries in several states. Temperatures range from mid twenties to mid forties with colder nights expected and a few regions turning colder.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Coleman Rite Slated Today for Clayton Coleman
Service for Clayton Coleman 77 of Glen Ferris Fayette County is set for 1 p m at Glen Ferris Methodist Church with Rev Don Cale and Rev Thomas Watkins officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park London. Coleman was a retired master mechanic and former works engineer for EMCO.
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Glen Ferris Methodist Church
Clayton Body Coleman
Glen Ferris
Fayette County
Don Cale
Thomas Watkins
Buria
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Combs Mortuary
Ganley Bridge
EMCO
Thornhill Service Held for Edwin C Thornhill
Funeral services for Edwin C Thornhill 46 of 1221 Highland Rd Charleston take place at 2 30 p m in Bartlett mortuary chapel Rev Frank Washburn to officiate with burial at Cunningham Memorial Park St Albans He was active elder at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and taught the Men s Bible class Honorary pallbearers include church officers and Kanawha County Bar members
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Bartlett Mortuary Chapel
Edwin C. Thornhill
Highland Rr
Charleston
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Frank Washburn
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Albans
Thornhill
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
Kanawha County Bar Assay
Mrs. Myrtle Blount Service Here Today
Funeral service for 66 year old Mrs. Myrtle Blount of Blount is set for 2 p.m. today at Cunningham mortuary chapel with Rev. Luther Mays officiating. Burial will follow at Blount Cemetery on Spring Fork.
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Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
Myrtle Blount
Blount
Luther Mays
Blount Cemetery
Spring Fork
Funeral notices list multiple obituaries and services
A batch of funeral notices lists the deceased with ages and service details. Names include Marlon Alexander 48 Lean Bethel Church. Lock Fisher 73 Sissonville Community Chapel. Anthony J Tadauc 75 Pennsylavnia Ave St Anthony’s. Mad Wackson 85 Morris Creek Morning Star Baptist. Abiegall Ones 82 Sharon Sharon Methodist. James Puga 17 West Dunbar Nord Dunbar Ferguson Memorial. Laura F Riley 95 Ripley Ripley Methodist. Lucy Elten Talley 7 Rupert Mt Vernon Ky. Matilde Thompson 71 Whitaker Sh Cumberland mortuary. Alllem Walton 41 Sulphur Springs vest cemetery. Burial sites include church cemeteries and Mt Olivet, Pine Hill, Woodside, Spring Hill, Harlem Heights, and other local plots. Services conducted by various reverends and at multiple churches. Body to church an hour before services where noted.
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Wackson
Morris Creek
Morning Star Baptist Church
Deepwater
Thomas Pryor
Harlem Heights
Abiegall
Sharon
Sharon Methodist Church
C. H. Miller
Woodside
Quarrier
Puga
James
West Dunbar
Ferguson Memorial
Baptist Church
Nord Dunbar
J. J. Clark
Spring Hill
Riley, Mea
Laura F
Ripley
Ripley Methodist Church
Robert Fuqua
Pine Hill
Talley
Mea
Lucy Elten
Rupert
Moni Carr
Mt. Vernon
Indictment Cites Bribery Charge in Summersville
Nicholas County grand jury returned seven indictments including bribery against John P. Cartright owner of Butle's Ton. Cpl. Lilly said Cartright offered a bribe to Summersville Patrolman Herbert McQuain who recorded the dialogue with a pocket recorder. Amounts totaling 150 dollars were exchanged and turned over to authorities.
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Summersville
Nicholas County
D. W. Lilly
John P. Cartright
Butle’s Ton
Cpl
Lilly
Cartright
Herbert McQuain
McQuain
Lil ‘Up
Rock Fall Fatal to Harrison Miner
CLARKSBURG February 21. O F Lough 56 of Anmoore near here was killed in a rock fall at the Paul Harold Coal Co strip mine at Saintwell in Harrison County. He was crushed by nearly one ton of rocks. He is survived by a widow and two children.
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Clarksburg
O. F. Lough
Anmoore
Here
Paul Harold Coal Co
Saitwell
Harrison County
Lough
Equitable Executive to Address Agency Meeting
The vice president of Equitable Life Assurance Society will speak at a meeting of the T. Woody Evans Agency today. Samuel A. Burgess of New York will speak at a banquet this afternoon at Humphrey's Driftwood Room.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Samuel A. Burgess
New York
Humphrey
Driftwood
Collins High to Receive Mayflower II Photo
Collins High School in Oak Hill will receive a framed colored photograph of Mayflower II during an 11:30 p.m. assembly. American Legion Post No. 59 officials will present the large picture to students, with Sam W. Price delivering the gift.
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Oak Hill
Collins High School
American Legion Post No. 59
Sam W. Price
Post
Today’s Meetings Across Charleston and Kanawha Area
Meetings listed include Daniel Boone Hotel Charleston Assembly Club with a 6 p m dance and 6 30 p m reception. Pilot Club boss night dinner at 7 30 p m. Equitable Life Assurance Society at 1 p m. Overland Transportation Co at noon. Kanawha Hotel Save Supply Co dinner 7 p m. Ruffner Hotel West Virginia Office Equipment Dealers Assn meeting 2 p m dinner 6 30 p m.
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Charleston
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Y Kanawha
Save Supply Co
Ruffner
West Virginia
Brotherhood Convocation Speaker Urges Religion Over Psychiatry
Rabbi Samuel M. Silver, speaking at the annual Brotherhood and Sisterhood Convocation at Virginia Street Temple, argued that increased religious engagement reduces psychiatry needs. He linked pew attendance with less need for psychiatrists and urged stronger shared ideals between Judaism and Christianity during Brotherhood Week.
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New York
Samuel M. Silver
Union of America Hebrew Congregations
Brotherhood and
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Virginia Street Temple
Silver
West Virginians and firms win national Freedom Awards
Four West Virginia residents and two state firms received Freedom Foundation honors in Valley Forge. George Washington Honor Medals went to duPont Belle Works and Charleston editor Richard Burton of Hyper News. Distin guished Service Awards to Birton Steel Co and John A Jones of Employees Bulletin. Dale Childs of Terra Alta earned a second place honor for public speaking. Frank Ball of Barboursville won an honor medal for What America Means to Me. The foundation promotes understanding of the American Way of Life and distributes about 100000 yearly in prizes.
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Preston County
Dale Childs
Terra Alta
Frank Ball
Barboursville
America
Challenge Magazine
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Herbert Hoover
Curtis E. LeMay
American Regiow
Kiwanis International
Frank Mack Race Sparks Florida License Hearing
Carter recounts a clash over a Mack license with Florida ties and alleged pressure from rival applicants. He says he urged Mack to act by conscience while noting Carter’s support for Katzentine and possible government expense travel. The case centers on conflicts of interest and the commissioner's independence.
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Reflect and Examine American Greatness Ingredients
Dr. Ivan Stafford of Morris Harvey College cites key ingredients of U S greatness. He highlights the struggle for individual freedom a democratic framework of society and a strong sense of national purpose guiding civic life.
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America
Ivan Stafford
Morris ‘Harvey College
John A. Moore Service Today
John A Moore service will be at 2 p m today in Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church for John Andy Moore seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Warren Moore of 827 Watts St who died Tuesday in Terra Alta Hospital Dr Joe B Overmyer will officiate Burial will be in Mt Lewis Cemetery at Mammoth The body is in the residence under the law. Faith in one's self and the dignity of man. IN A ADDRESS before the Charleston Civitan Club yesterday the native of North Carolina added We should take time to reflect and examine our heritage in order to continue to build it Our political democracy has been hammered out by the anvils of time by seekers of freedom and truth The assistant director of development at the college noted that sometimes we haven't always lived up to this idealism We have destroyed beaks and hampered the rights of our brethren America has had a number of leaders who have given the idea of freedom expression Dr Stafford declared has idealized those acts which emphasize the dignity of the individual which is the path of honest brotherhood Dr Stafford a graduate of the University of North Carolina continued Our heritage is our opportunity Will we teach men to be just to be generous Will we continue to lead in leadership Will the day come when America has government free from graft and corruption Although America has failed to live up to its ideals he said the opportunity is still there for as individuals strive to greatness America will become greater
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John Andy Moore
Warren Moore
Watts St
Terra Alta
Joe B. Overmyer
Mt. Lewis’ Cemetery
Mammoth
Charleston Civitan Club
North, Carolina
College
America
Stafford
Dr. Stafford
University of North Carolina
Grocer Apprehends Shoplift Suspect at Market
Leroy Flowers spotted a man stealing items at Flowers Market at Broad and Quartier. He restrained Francis F. Johnson, 53, until police arrived. Officers found two cans of shoe polish and two cigarette cartons on Johnson. He was booked on shoplifting and faces a Municipal Court hearing Monday.
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Flowers Market
Broad and Quartier
Flowers
Francis F. Johnson
Johnson
Princeton Alumni Elect Officers
The Princeton Alumni Assn of West Virginia held its annual meeting and elected James H. Davis IIT of Charleston as president. Harry Moore of Charleston becomes vice president, W. F. Keenan of Charleston secretary treasurer, and Thomas Horn Jr. of Charleston graduate council representative. Committees named James F. Brown Charleston schools and scholarship chair and Thomas Jackson Charleston executive chair.
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Princeton Alumni Assn
West Virginia
James H. Davis
Lincoln Crash Involved Teens In Collison
Lonnie 16 and Michael 3 were involved in a Lincoln crash but escaped injury. Scruggs truck moved north followed by Jaynes car, while the Logan group rode south. Their vehicle lost control and skidded across the road after hitting the track. Jaynes car plowed into the other vehicle.
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Page
Lonnie
Michael
Jackson
Scruggs
Jaynes
Logan Boys
Ante
Bishop Wicke to Speak at Asbury Methodist
Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke resident bishop of the Pittsburgh Area and presiding officer of the West Virginia Methodist Conference will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at Asbury Methodist Church Elizabeth and Jackson Streets. He will fill the pulpit of Rev. Irby E. Creager who recently had major surgery. A men’s breakfast will honor the bishop at 8 30 a.m. Sunday in the church.
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Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
Ommmry
West — Virginia
Church ordinance sale funds and free speech case continues
The petitioners contend enforcement of the ordinance infringes on freedom of speech and religious freedom under the state constitution. Attorneys are named. Winston Brown represents the municipality. Judge Thompson reset the docket to the April term and granted 10 days to file an answer.
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Crites
Grogan
William D. Donnelly
Washington
Cletus B. Hanley
Charleston
Clarence L. Watt
Nitro
Winston Brown
Thompson
Brown
Await Thaw Run Threats to Heavy Vehicle Traffic
From Page 1 the pension request applies to vehicles carrying timber and coal. He discourages heavy trucks until roads thaw and drain. Stabilized and bituminous roads in the secondary system have been hard hit by the prolonged coal wave, Graney said.
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Graney
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