Women Hold Key Jobs in West Virginia State Government
The article highlights numerous women serving in pivotal state roles in West Virginia including the secretary to the road commissioner, chief bookkeeper in the auditor’s office, the first woman lawyer in the attorney general’s office, director of the hygienic laboratory, and several filing clerks and secretaries. It notes one woman as the only female member of the house of delegates, and others in roles such as state historian archivist chief chemist and assistant state tax commissioner with broad responsibilities and impact on state operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State House
G. E. Hale
Hampshire County
Capitol
Road Commission
Ada Diehl
Ohio County
Auditor’s Office
State Auditor’s
Frances Haney Atwood
Morgantown
Attorney General’s Office
West Virginia University
Monongalia
Kanawha
Katherine E
Nell Walker
Fayette County
House of Delegates
Berkeley County
Department of Agriculture
Flossie Dyer
Webster County
Boy 4 Finds Poison Pills Dies At Spring Fork
William Jones four year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones of Spring Fork died at 830 am yesterday from swallowing strychnine belladona pills. Coroner Dr C F Sayre ruled accidental poisoning. Funeral 230 pm today at Spring Fork Baptist with Rev L Bruce Cooper officiating. interment in nearby cemetery. Survived by parents four sisters and brother and many relatives.
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William
Clarence Jones
Spring Fork
J. A. Given
Rensford
C. F. Sayre
Bartlett and
Wynns
Spring Fork Baptist
L. Bruce Cooper
Clarence
Clara
Myrtle
May
Wanda Lee
Dolores
Gail Jones
D. Jones
Laura Hodge
Russia Says It Will Surpass U.S. Oil Reserves Soon
Moscow asserts it will hold the world’s largest oil reserves ahead of the United States as analysts monitor potential increases in output and new field developments. Russia cites strategic field expansions and increased production to bolster its claim.
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Russia
United States
Obituary for Roger Reeves at Laing Baptist Church
Services for Roger Reeves 40 of Wertz Avenue will be held at 2 p m at Laing Baptist Church. He died Tuesday at Den mar. Rev J S Young and Rev J C Young will officiate with burial in Carbon cemetery. The body will be at the church an hour before services. He is survived by a sister Mrs Malinda Huse Cave Ridge and four sons Nealson Wick Miller Beaver William Miller Alderson George Miller Bownemont four daughters Mrs Thomas Lilly Pipestein Mrs Bee Petry Watford Mrs George Bivens Beckley and Mrs George Stambaugh Beckley and 35 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.
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Roger Reeves
Laing Baptist Church
Wertz Avenue
Denmar
J. S. Young
J. C. Young
Carbon Cemetery
Bud Ephriam Gregory Rites Planned at Acme
Bud Ephriam Gregory 42 died Thursday morning at his home in Acme. Rites set for 2 p m at Acme M E church with burial in Red Warrior cemetery.
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Bud Ephriam Gregory
Acme
Acme M. E
Red Warrior
Pryor Mortuary to Conduct Service for 92 Year Old Matthew Horrocks
The Pryor mortuary at East Bank will handle the 2 p m service today at the Dry Branch residence for Matthew Horrocks 92 who died Wednesday at his home Burial will be in Dry Branch cemetery
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Pryor Mortuary
East Bank
Dry Branch
Matthew Horrocks
Mrs. Sarah A. Miller Rites Held at Cook Cemetery
Services were held Tuesday at Cook cemetery for Mrs. Sarah A. Miller 74 who died June 11 at her Pipestein home of a heart ailment Rev Albert Richmond officiated Surviving are her husband N W
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Sarah A. Miller
Cook Cemetery
Pipestein
Albert Richmond
N. W
Williams to Officiate at Services for Claude Hurt
Reverend H R Williams will officiate at 2 p m today at Samaritan Baptist Church Institute for Claude Hurt 62 who died Thursday at his home Burial will be in the family cemetery The body will be at the church an hour before the services.
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H. R. Williams
Samaritan Baptist Church
Institute
Claude Hurt
Rites tomorrow for Edgar D. Trent at Simpson M E Church
Funeral services for Edgar Davis Trent 28 will be held at 2 30 p m today at Simpson M E church with Rev H A Greene officiating. Burial follows in Higginbotham cemetery.
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Simpson M. E
Edgar Davis Trent
Bridge Avenue
H. A. Greene
Higginbotham Cemetery
Mrs Strickler Funeral To Be Handled By Thomas Mortuary
Mrs Lanie S Strickler 61 dies Friday at her daughter Mrs L R Mitchell home in Oak Hill. The Thomas mortuary will have charge of the funeral today.
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Lanie L. Stickler
Thomas Mortuary
Oak Hill
Lanie S. Strickler
L. R. Mitchell
Cohen Drug Company
Potterfield's
Capital Drug Company
All Good Drug Stores
Obituary for Mrs. Stickler of Hilltop Fayette County
Mrs. Stickler died after an illness of two years. Services were held at Meadowbridge Methodist church with Rev. R. J. Chenoweth officiating and burial at De Quasie cemetery in Lockbridge. Survived by five daughters and six sons, plus three sisters and two brothers. She belonged to Lockbridge and Meadowbridge churches.
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Hilltop
Fayette County
Meadowbridge Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth
Hilltop Methodist Church
Lockbridge
Stickler
Lockbridge Methodist Church
L. R. Mitchell
John Woldbridge
Springdale
Lawrence Shrewsbury
Helen
L. M. Gwinn
Meadowbridge
Ruth Dilley
Alderson
O. M. Stickler
Columbus
Homer Stickler
Beckley
John Stickler
Dehue
Elmer Stickler
Fairmont
Roy Stickler
Linzy Stickler
Tom Weeks
A. D. Dunbar
Quinwood
Ernest Blue
Meadow Creek
John Fox
Everett Fox
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Walker at Metropolitan Baptist
Mrs Mamie Cowen Walker dies Thursday night and funeral services are set for 3 p m today at Metropolitan Baptist Church with Rev C E Phillips and Rev S B Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill cemetery.
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Mamie Cowen Walker
Metropolitan Baptist Church
C. E. Phillips
S. B. Moore
Spring Hill Cemetery
Mrs Laura Smith dies at 76 in Kanawha County
Mrs Laura Alice Smith, 76, longtime Kanawha Two-Mile resident, died at her home. The body is at Noble Long mortuary. Surviving are her husband James and other family members.
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Laura Alice Smith
Kanawha Two-Mile
Noble Long Mortuary
James
Caldwell Kin Include Fort Worth Trio and Minnesota Son
M. Smith and two daughters Miss Nora Caldwell and Miss Melba Caldwell of Fort Worth Texas, a son Jacob C. Caldwell of Minnesota, a brother James Holmes of Charleston, and three sisters Mrs J R Underwood Guthrie Mrs William Spriegel and Mrs Magnolia Landers Charleston are named in the obituary style notice.
Mrs Florence Boggs Hilemon services held today
Services will be held today in East St. Louis Illinois for Mrs Florence Boggs Hilemon 79 mother of W H Hilemon of Dunbar who died Thursday at her home there
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Florence B. Hilemon
East St. Louis
Ill
Florence Boggs Hilemon
W.H. Hilemon
Dunbar
Death of H. Freeman Koontz at 24 in Kenna area
H. Freeman Koontz, 24, died Friday at his home near Kenna. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at Watts Chapel Church with burial in the Koontz family cemetery. Mays Mortuary of Ripley is in charge. Survived by his widow and a daughter Loretta Faye Koontz.
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H. Freeman Koontz
Kenna
Watts Chapel
Koontz
Mays
Ripley
Loretta Faye Koontz
London Woman Offers Eye For Relief For Children
Mrs. Mary T. Hill of London proposes to sell her eye to obtain funds for relief for herself and her children, reversing the usual appeal for aid with a drastic personal sale.
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Mary T. Hill
London
Gas Masks Willed To Stanford Juniors
Stanford University graduates left gas masks to the next class in a class day speech. Class spokesman J. Cahn of Stockton Calif noted in a flippant line that when in the trenches they may hope for fog and homesickness.
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Stanford
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford University
J. Cahn
Stockton
Policeman Plays Role in Vacation Drama
Lancaster and York area story notes Policeman Donald Swope wore a uniform nightly while on vacation and acted as a police officer in a local drama. His sole line was Okay Chief.
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Lancaster, Pa
Donald Swope
Lightning strikes farm injuring children and starting a fire
In Jolting Bobt Faulkner Iowa on June 17 a bolt of lightning hit Jake Koop's farm. It damaged a radio and wiring, knocked a four year old boy to the ground, stunned 14 year old Gladys Koop at a milk separator, and started a fire that 16 year old Anna Koop put out with a bucket of milk.
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Faulkner
Jake Koop
Gladys Koop
Anna Koop
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