Five Mine Victims' Bodies Recovered In Farmington
The Charleston Gazette reports the recovery of five coal miners’ bodies from Consolidation Coal No 7 mine at Farmington after teams enlarged passages to reach a newly opened sector. Crews labored weeks to bypass rock falls and methane gas with non sparking tools. Nine bodies were recovered earlier, leaving 64 still sealed in the mine.
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Farmington Mine
Farmington
Consolidation Coal Co
Harden-Herien
R.W. Cun
Beningham
Prillerman
Erfie Neal
Lowing
Effie Dalton Neal
Glenwood Ave
Kanawha Valley
First Church of the
Cer- Nazarene
Fomerly
Roane Tal
Marie Tatterson
South
Charleston
Forester
Wilson
Moon
Mollie Riggins
Shiloh
Consol
F 1St Church
Agscn
Spring Hill Cemereck Falls
Riggin
Eee
Nort
Canton Man Waives Grand Jury In Robbery Case
WINFIELD A Canton, Ohio, man waived to the grand jury in a preliminary hearing on an armed robbery charge. State police identified him as Bill L. Patterson, 33, who was apprehended after a high speed chase on I-64 from Scott Depot to Dunbar. He is accused of robbing Valley Grocery at Scott Depot about 9 p.m. Thursday. Approximately $1,200 was taken.
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Cleveland
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Boone County
Tony Gore
Connie Fryson
Toledo
Elizabeth Gore
William and
Jerry Gore
Summersville Truck Driver Dies in Crash
Summersville truck driver Flavy Harlow, 32, employed by Harry Miller Excavating Co., died when his truck went over a mountainside on U.S. 19 in Nicholas County. The driver's license number was not obtained. state police continue the investigation. Harlow is survived by his widow Carolyn Jane and several relatives. The body rests at White Funeral Home in Summersville.
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Harry Miller Excavating Co
U. S. 19
Harlow
Carolyn Jane
Minnie Harlow
Summersvile
Olie
Delano
Nettie
Nola Barbitate
Maryland
White Funeral Home
Record of Local Notices and Building Permits
Building permits listed for landmarks in Charleston area including First Presbyterian Church and various residents. Items note elevator installation at 16 Broad St for 25079 dollars, several roof repairs, demolitions, and new walls with costs ranging from 300 to 1500 dollars. Also mentions a witness sighting of a dugong in the Gulf of Aqaba and Moscow report: 36000 students to receive doctorates this year.
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Broad St
Melba B. Lowery
Quarrier 'St
Kanawha County
Temple St
H. Arbogast
Highland Ro
Hugh K. Mottesheard
Quarrier St
Hibbert Cummings Jr
Daisy Jr
Jim Ross
South Park Ra
Josephine Davis
Wertzuwe
Jay Rockefeller Returns Checks After Speeches
The former president moves checks back after political speeches citing tax rules. Rockefeller often returns the $50 honorarium from college commencements and high school speeches, aiding book keeping for county boards.
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Jay
Resalu Lue
County Boards of Education
Woo
Rochel
Feller
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Truman
Thaw
Mohler Filling In as Circuit Judge
Morgantown scene as Kanawha Circuit Court appointee W E Mohler sits in for vacationing Judge Frank L Taylor. A WVU graduate Michael Triplett 25 of Fairmont died after a fall from a bridge during a cam pus Shriner event.
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Charleston
W. E. Mohler
Morgantown
Virginia University
Frank L. Taylor
Mohler
Pus
Taylor
Michael Triplett
Fair Shriner
Miami
Mont. Fla
Bankruptcies Filed in U S Clerk's Office Here
Bankruptcy petitions filed Monday list Steven Eugene Coleman of Wharton with assets 218.75 and debts 4 359.85 plus Lewis Wayne Sheets of 523 Burlew Drive with assets 201 and debts 5 160.99.
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U. S
Steven Eugene Coleman
Wharton
Lewis Wayne Sheets
Burlew Drive
Divorces Granted in Kanawha County Court
Divorces granted Monday in Kanawha County Domestic Relations Court include Beatrice Delia Sprouts 54 and Willie Ray Sprouts 38, Albert Eugene Folds 25 and Mildrer Elizabeth Folds 23, Ruth Ann Matheny 33 and Gary Lee Matheny.
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Beatrice Delia Sprouts
Willie Ray Sprouts
Albert Eugene Folds
Mildrer
Elizabeth Folds
Ruth Ann Matheny
Gary Lee Matheny
Red Cross Seeks More Drivers for Kanawha-Clay Chapter
The Kanawha-Clay Red Cross Chapter asks for volunteer drivers to expand its pool from four to twenty. Volunteers will transport blood to the Huntington regional center, assist elderly in public housing, respond to agency requests for medical transport, deliver messages to military families, and aid in emergencies. Orientation for those 18 and older is at 10 am Wednesday at the chapter house on Oi Duffy St, with rules of the road explained by John Ramsberg of the West Virginia Safety Council.
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Chapter House
Oi Duffy St
West
Virginia Safety Council
John Ramsberg
Funeral notices from multiple residents listed across towns and cemeteries
A collage of funeral announcements lists services for many individuals including Mrs Hattie Blair in Virginia Fort Myers and Olivia Taylor Girty in Rand, with times around 2 pm. Also noted are services for William Newton Hall in Cabin Creek, Clyde A. Arrett in Glenwood, Howard Martindle Wamaffey First Ave, Vivian Erskin Nicholson in Charleston, and Grace A Jonger in Carroll Court. Memorials mention Montgomery and Forest cemeteries, Mount Pisgah, Mountain View, and other local cemeteries, with priests such as Rev Elton H. Cuppitt, Rev C T Ard, Rev J C Ealy, Rev Denver Blevins, Rev Bobby L. Adkins, Rev Clark Bryan, Rev A David Ellison, Rev Samuel Wilcox, Rev Troy L. Pritt, and Rev Parker Kerns assisting at various churches and funeral homes. The notices cover a wide geographic spread across East Bank, Charleston, Huntington, Dunbar, and nearby communities, listing funeral home names like Pryor, Chapman, Keller, Barlow-Hansell, and Long Fisher, with graveside rites noted at Speing Hill, Grandview, Mount Pleasant, and other local cemeteries.
Two Boone Brothers Escape Jail After Armed Breakout
In Boone County a statewide dragnet was launched after Richard Gunnoe, 29, and his 20 year old brother Willis Gunnoe escaped from the county jail. Sheriff E D Cooke said Richard seized a deputy’s pistol at knife point and freed Willis, both described as dangerous and armed. Willis was jailed on felonious assault and AWOL charges with MP detention. The elder brother had just finished a year for felonious assault tied to a shotgun incident with the sheriff.
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Madison
Boone County
E. D. ‘Cooke
Richard Ray Gur ‘Noe
Wills
Cooke
Gunnoe
Son of J P Among Three Held in Drugs Case
The son of a Kanawha County justice of the peace and two other county men were charged with selling and possessing dangerous drugs. Kanawha County sheriff's detectives arrested Robert Lawrence Asbury, 19, of 3018 Kanawha Blvd, Ronald Eugene Miller, 21, of 477 Pennsylvania Ave, St Albans, and Robert Lee Ballard, 26, of 2106 6th Ave. A sheriff's department spokesman confirmed the arrests on Monday.
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Kanawha County
Truman marks 52nd anniversary in hospital visit
Mrs. Harry S. Truman observed her wedding anniversary on Monday in a Kansas City hospital where she is undergoing a general physical checkup. The report notes the couple’s long marriage as Truman remains in the news during a period of public attention.
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Kansas. City
Harry S. Truman
Miller Berry Hills Girls Trio to Present Sacred Music Sunday
Miller, manager of Berry Hills Country Club, will present a sacred concert by a girls trio Conquerors for Christ at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Winte vak Contry Club in Oak Hill. The group includes former St Edgewood and Gulf Coast Bible members with ties to Charleston College and Houston. Public invited.
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First Church of God
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Charleston College
Houston
Texas
Gazette
Gas Company Drills to Record Deaths in Appalachian Area
Columbia Gas System geologists target the Appalachian Basin as a prime source of natural gas. Deep drilling is high risk and costly, with a one in nine chance of a successful wildcat well. The program will expand geological knowledge and accounts for 12 percent of Columbia’s supply.
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Wildcat
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Gas Company
Marble Cliff
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Columbia Gas System
Appalachian Basin
United States
Columbia Gas
Columbia
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