Fayette Grand Jury Returns 40 Indictments
Fayette Circuit Court grand jury returned forty indictments after sessions began Tuesday. Forty indictments include 32 felonies with eleven against Ansted men for breakins and thefts along U S Route 60. Additional cases name Lowell Carte Harry Minor and Perry Willis for multiple breakins including garages poolrooms and stores with stolen property valued up to $1 344. Embezzlement forgery and malicious assault are among other felonies. misdemeanor counts include manslaughter reckless driving and delinquency charges against several defendants.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Otie Carden
Alfred Cresce
Mabel Toney
Lorane Ryder
William C. Wolfe
Bill Gray
Lawrence Bowles
Joe Bowles
Robert Lee Church
Boosters to Honor Oceana Band Tonight
Oceana High School band members will be honored by the Band Boosters Association at a banquet at 7 p.m. today at the high school. About 100 band members and guests are expected. Senior awards will be presented by Dr. E. G. Shannon. Recipients include Marian Upchurch Peggy Wallace Barbara Elkins Mable Cook Betty Daniels Dennis Dean Ted Caudill and Thurman Powell. A dance will follow.
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Oceana
BNS
Oceana High School
Band Boosters Association
E. G. Shannon
Boosters
Marian Upchurch
Peggy Wallace
Barbara Elkins
Mable Cook
Betty Daniels
Dennis Dean
Ted Caudill
Thurman Powell
Mona Dooley Weds G R English in Mullens Church
Mona Ann Dooley and George Robert English wed at First Presbyterian Church Mullens in a candlelit ceremony led by Rev. Jesse M. Bratton Jr. The bride, daughter of Roy Dooley, wore a white silk gown with lace bodice and veil. The groom is son of Quentin English of Rices Landing Pa. The couple will reside in Waynesburg after a honeymoon trip.
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Woodrow W. Cook
Bernard Singer
Morgantown
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Buffalo
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Greensburg
Beverly Maroney
Uniontown
Alice Hypes
Harold Penturff
Mullens
Cindy Hypes
Joyce English
Carmichaels
Bobby Lee Selvey
N. T. Selvey Jr
James Boggs
McKee Taylor
Barchel Yoders
Rices Landing
Currie Hall
E. D. Humphrey
Lucille Hays
Rodney Davis
Mullens High
Concord College
West Virginia University
Concord
Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Waynesburg College
Jefferson - Morgan High School
Jefferson, Pa
English
Waynesburg
VFW and Auxiliary Set Installations in Oak Hill
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3110 and Auxiliary schedule a joint installation on April 28 at the Oak Hill canteen with a following dance. Newly elected Auxiliary officers include E D Gwinn president Jolefa Midkiff senior vice president Mary Burt junior vice president and others. Post officers include Steve Grzyb commander and David Danning senior vice president etc. District 6 meeting discussed with plans for yearbook and prizes at an April 18 social at Irene Midkiff’s home.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Veterans of Foreign Wars
E. D. Gwinn
Jolefa Midkiff
Mary Burt
Steve Grzyb
Fred Fredericks
Juanita Warden
Irene Midkiff
Ed Duncan
David Danning
George Colandros
James P. Painter
Robert F. Painter
M. G. Hresan
Wilbur Williams
Joleta Midkiff
Rites Saturday For Mrs Garrett
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Garrett 45 Mount Hope will be at 2 p m Saturday at Mount Hope Methodist Church. Rev J Elbert Perkins and Rev Arnold Belcher will officiate. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Mrs Garrett died Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic. She was wife of Dr Frank Garrett of Mount Hope who survives. Body in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope until one hour before services when it will be taken to the church.
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Mount Hope Methodist Church
J. Elbert Perkins
Arnold Belcher
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Garrett
Cleveland Clinic
Frank Garrett
Tyree
Memorial Day Chairman Selected by Legion Post
LaFayette Post 149 American Legion appoints Joseph E. Hodgson as Memorial Day program chairman. Myron R. Renick to secure a speaker at the weekend West Virginia Department executive committee meeting in Fairmont. Post considers Huse Memorial Park triangle plot and flag holders for veterans’ graves. plans for future boxing shows and Golden Gloves, plus district convention nominations and open house at Raleigh County Vocational School on April 20.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Joseph E. Hodgson
LaFayette Post
American Legion
Hodgson
Myron R. Renick
Legion
West Virginia Department
Fairmont
Huse Memorial Park
Harry W. Milles
Kenneth Wood
Memorial Auditorium
Renick
Peterstown
Raleigh County
Beckley
James Pennington
Charles Neely Dies in Williamsport Md at 5:30 PM
Charles Neely of Mullens a former Virginian Railway locomotive engineer died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a private nursing home at Williamsport Maryland after several years of illness. Surviving are his wife Agnes Neely two sons Hubert of Washington DC and James of Albuquerque NM and a daughter Mrs Clifford Hodson of Alexandria VA. The body will be returned to Mullens for funeral and burial with Robertson and Fogle song Funeral Home in charge.
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South Mullens
Virginian Railway
Williamsport
Agnes Neely
Hubert
Washington, D. C
James
Albuquerque
N. M
Clifford Hodson
Alexandria
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Pierson Child's Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Gary Wayne Pierson two year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy Pierson Jr were conducted at 2 30 p m today at the Calvary Baptist Church East Main St by Rev Robert Matherly burial was to be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Born in Oak Hill on Dec 14 1953 the child died at the home on Slaven Lane Surviving include the parents two brothers Roy III and Robert Alan paternal grandmother Mrs Bessie L Pierson of Ansted maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs I C Miller of Hico Meeting Set Mullens The Gulf Temple Lodge No 20 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 3 p m Saturday
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RNS
Gary Wayne Pierson
Roy Pierson Jr
Calvary Baptist Church
East Main St
Robert Matherly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Slaven Lane
Roy III
Robert Alan
Bessie L. Pierson
Ansted
I. C. Miller
Hico
Draft Board Calls Three for Induction
Fayetteville army draft board summons three local men for induction on April 12. Named are Melvin Pinkard Jr of Sewell, Robert Shannon Myers and Lyle Maxwell Osler of Canneton, according to J R Gentry, clerk of the selective service board.
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Fayetteville
RNS
J. R. Gentry
Selective Service Board
Melvin Pinkard Jr
Sewell
Robert Shannon Myers
Lyle Maxwell Osler
Cannelton
Harvey couple return home after Florida trip
Mr and Mrs H D Harvey have returned to their home at 598 Main St after a seven week vacation visiting relatives and touring Florida.
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Oak Hill
RNS
H. D. Harvey
Main St
Florida
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