Rites Held At Mullens For One Of Car Wreck Victims
Funeral services for Mrs. America Cook Mullens 66 of Mullens were held at the Mullens First Baptist Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery Princeton. She was one of two Mullens area women fatally injured in a Charlottesville Virginia highway crash. The other victim Mrs Ollie A Cook 56 of Ury will have services Saturday at the Ury Community Church with burial in Sunset Park Cemetery Beckley. Mullens husband William Foley Mullens 72, sustained a fractured rib and multiple bruises. A technical charge of reckless driving will be filed against Mullens and the other driver Willard J Crenshaw 16 of Profitt Virginia. Mrs Mullens born January 29 1890 in Cedar Creek near Otsego, survived by six brothers and three sisters. Her body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Cook residence at 8 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ury
O. A. Sparks
John Spencer
Sunset Park
Becky
Cook
Mullens
William Foley Mullens
University of Virginia
Albemarle County
George Bailey
Willard J. Crenshaw
Profitt
Meadow Bridge Personalities Share Weekend Visits
Meadow Bridge residents and nearby communities report a weekend of visits and family gatherings. Louis and Gladys Groves hosted relatives, while Homer Elkins traveled with his son Chester. Others from Beelick Knob Dothan and Athens joined relatives in Meadow Bridge and surrounding towns for social visits and patient hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hilbert
Beckley
Hilbert
Ernest Lickliter
Ronny
Steve
Gordon Edward Carr
Navy
Norfolk
Cuba
A. G. Carr
Springdale
Harold L. Sifers
Air Force
Virginia
Ada Hanshew
Tommy
Martha Parker
Washington, D. C
H. H. Wyrick
Maplewood
Karen Harrah
West Virginia University
R. L. Kessler
Meadow Bridge
Roy Kessler
Joe McClung
Rainelle
Kessler
Meadow Bridge High School
Russell Redden
Myrtle Bray
Princeton
Pineville Personal News Highlights
Ted Fender of Pineville flies to Milwaukee to attend a career school for Northwestern Mutual Life representatives. C A Pancake family from Pineville return after weekend in Keystone. Mrs Daniel Burks of Bailey Murphy Addition remains under observation at Stevens Clinic Welch. Harry W Cooke of Charleston visits Wyoming County on business and stays with Dell and family in Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNL
Ted Fender
Beckley
Milwaukee
Wis
North-Western Matural Life Insurance Co
C. A. Pancake
Mary Beth
Helen Sue
Keystone
Helen Fleshman
Daniel Burks
Bailey-Murphy
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Harry W. Cooke
Charleston
Wyoming County
Dell Cooke
New London Water Break Drenches Cigar Store
A New London main break left water off for 12 hours and caused flood damage to merchandise in a cigar store. A tenant in the upstairs apartment forgot to close a faucet, letting water flow into the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Detroit River tunnel plan to end ferry service gains rail support
A Detroit plan proposes all major railroads adopt the Detroit River tunnel into Windsor Ontario and discontinue the existing railroad car ferry across the river, consolidating cross border freight movement under a unified route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit River
Windsor
Ont
Mount Hope High presents Stag Line comedy committee
Mount Hope junior class stages Stag Line a three act comedy directed by Betty Jo Fox with June Lavender and Harold Lovelace providing musical interludes. The plot follows Sylvia a twenty year old in love with Jerry and features a lively cast of family friends and attendants in the high school auditorium tonight at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Anne Coulter Martens
Mount Hope High School
Betty Jo Fox
June Lavender
Harold Lovelace
Sylvia
Jerry
Judge Dismisses Fayette Jury After April Term
Fayetteville report says Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr. dismissed the Fayette Circuit Court petit jury Tuesday morning after all jury trials were completed. Two plaintiffs received damages: Claude L. Huddleston of Fall View won 250 from Imperial Coal and Construction Co. for property damages, and Thomas White, from out-of-state, won 1400 from Hoover Jones due to a September 1955 turnpike collision that left his 1954 automobile a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Claude L. Huddleston
Fall View
Imperial Coal and Construction Co
Thomas White
Hoover Jones
White
Birthday Party Held at Lynco
Mrs. Fred Cook and Mrs. Charles Blanken ship honored their daughters Juanita Cook and Patty Blankenship with a ninth birthday party at the Cook home Saturday afternoon. Games were played with attendees including Juanita’s grandparents Harrison White and Norman Carter and Patty’s grandmother Mrs. W. E. Carter plus relatives from Lynco and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYNCO
BNL
Fred Cook
Charles Blankenship
Juanita Cook
Patty Blankenship
Cook Home
Harrison White
Mullens
Juanita
W. E. Carter
Kopperston
Patty
Norman Carter
Cleveland
Ohio
Elizabeth Blankenship
Orlando
Fla
Rosa Lee Stewart
Mike Cook
Chuckie Blankenship
Betty Jane Blankenship
Francis Canterbury
Kopperston Group Honored as Party
Kopperston Community Church Sunday school held a quarterly party for first through third graders with 21 attendees. Hostesses Mrs. Atk ins Mrs. Gillenwater and Mrs. Dillo led games directed by Rev. and Mrs. Shott. Awards for recalling the Ten Commandments went to Darlene Centers Charlene Centers Audrey Pennington Jimmy Rankin David Kirby and Mike Boshell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Kopperston Community Church
George Atkins
Ellen Gillenwater
Woodrow Dillo
James Shott
Darlene
Charlene
Audrey Pennington
Jimmy Rankin
David Kirby
Mike Boshell
Kopperston Week end Guests and Visits Across Towns
Kopperston area residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with events across Bluefield Gratis Ohio Beckley and Welch. Families from Long Branch Marietta and Ashland joined in social calls while a local band boosters club organized a tag day to fund new uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopperston
RNS
Hammond Bowes
Harry Bowes
Bluefield
John Pomeroy
Sam Via Sr
Gratis
Ohio
Ale Curtis Thomas
Bunker Hill
Ind
Witcher Thomas
Ralph Hickman
Princeton
John Pike
Tommy King
Maybeury
Pike
Lena Pike
Ed Fultz
Mary Gibson
Beckley
Pineville
Emory Lusk
June Campbell
E. Fultz
Gene
James Snyder
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Band Boosters Club
Deed Records Show 15 Property Transfers in Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Clerk lists deeds transferring multiple parcels across Mullens, Lilly, Mullens Town, Slab Fork, and Huff Creek Districts. Transactions include 2.74 acres on Muzzle Creek, 15 acres on Big Huff Creek, 1.5 acres on Indian Creek, and 18 acres on Rock Castle Creek, among others, involving buyers J Ballard, Kansas Riffe, Morris Meadows, Oscar Rinehart, Bennie Hatfield, and Kenneth Maze, with parcels in Bailey sville, Lilly, Mullens, and Mullens Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
J. J
Sarah Riffe
J. Ballard
Kansas Riffe
Muzzle Creek
Huff Creek
Thomas L. Bailey Sr
Annie Bailey
Morris L., Meadows
Ruby A. Meadows
Baileysville
J. Ken Brown
Roy and
Marie Lusk
Lilly
Oceana
H. T. Milam
Deloris
Oscar Rinehart
Epp Hatfield
Bennie
Ray Hatfield
Cub Creek
Clear Fork
A. N. Bottomlee
McKinley Graham
Skin Fork
Linette Tolliver
Joseph P. Bower
Clyde E. Kirk
Mullens
Slab Fork
Sampy Lester
Westle Matney
Johnny Cake Gap
Co. F. Mundy
J. R. Morefield
Ivan M. Wilcox
C. F Mundy
Guyandotte River
Sterling Conley
Iva Conley
Keith Cline
Nita Cline
Lilly Haven
Minnie Brown
Violet Marie Gilmore
McGraw City
Milam’s Fork
Minta Morgan
L. J. Morgan
Kenneth Maze
Mary Maze
Rock Castle Creek
Center District
Mrs Helen Cook Leads Program at Jesses Baptist Missionary Society
Mrs Helen Cook led the devotional program for the Women’s Missionary Society of the Guyan dotte Baptist Church in Jesse. Miss Annalee Workman served as organist, Mrs Margie Cook led the Bible discussion, a love gift was received, and business discussed financing society projects. Hostesses were Mrs Ruby Cook and Mrs Bertha Attending, with a list of attendees including Mrs Ruby Workman and several Cook family members.
Official Visits Pythian Sisters at Knights of Pythias Hall
District Deputy Minnie Wallace of Beckley led an official visit to the Py thian Sisters meeting in Oak Hill. She was joined by Emma White Maggie Nolan Maggie Yost Cora McHale and Kathleen Day from Beckley Temple No. 55. Refreshments were served under Maude James to a long list of sisters including Norma Jean Price Ann Strong Goldie Price and Ada Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Minnie Wallace
Beckley
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Ada Burgess
Mabel Kincaid
Thelma Burgess
Bessie Kincaid
Sally James
Alma Blake
Victoria Burgess
Maude James
Esta Hair
Alice Titlow
Frances Thompson
Margaret Cummings
Modern Structure to Replace Old Fayetteville Building
Fayetteville will replace a pre 1900 W D Payne law office on Court St with a two story brick aluminum and glass modern business building. Pat R Hamilton and his mother are constructing it occupying the former site near the courthouse with space planned for a city police station and commercial offices. The old building hosted a millinery shop a car showroom a restaurant a feed store a gift shop and a pool room over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
W. D. Payne
Maple Ave
Court St
Fayetteville County National Bank
Pat R. Hamilton
J. C. Hamilton
Payne
Virginia
A. W. Hamilton
Firn
Charleston
Hamilton
Bridget
Laura Huse
Town Hall
Cancer Campaign Chairman Named for Drive in Nickellville
Mrs D E Brown named community chairman for the cancer drive by Stanley C Higgins county chairman. She plans a house to house canvass and hopes for generous contributions. Mrs Clyde Burgess will assist Brown in the Nickellville section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
D. E. Brown
Stanley C Higgins
Mount Hope
Brown
Clyde Burgess
Nickellville
Jumping Branch Vistas Host Visitors and Cancer Drive Plans
Jumping Branch residents welcomed relatives from Cleveland Ghent Ansted Shady Springs White Oak and Conneaut over the weekend and Charles Ware visited his mother Everette Minnix. Virginia Deeds announced a May 3 talent show at the school to aid the cancer drive with 40 cent adult and 25 cent child admission. Seventy residents received free chest X rays at Jumping Branch School with registrars Mrs Wilma Meadows and Mrs George Seihl assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Crook Jr
Joe
Nellie
Cleveland
Ohio
Matt Crook
Luther West
Mason McKinney
Ghent
Lois Pack
Nancy
Ansted
Rhea Bennette
Ellen and
Leslie
Shady Springs
Obert Whitt
Judy Galispie
Andra
Kim
Tommy
Sophia
Irvin Mills
White Oak
William Bowling
Nimitz
Charles Ware
Charles Jr
Sharon
Conneaut
Everette Minnix
Virginia Deeds
Jumping Branch
Frank Bennette
Alvin Fox
Gary
Connie Scrapp
Pete
Donna
L. G. Chandler
Beckley
Wilma Meadows
George Seihl
Light Bulb Day Sale in Fayetteville Bands Boosters
Fayetteville and nearby communities host a Saturday sale titled Light Bulb Day conducted by the Band Boosters Club with help from band members. All proceeds go to the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Band Boosters Club
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Winifred Cook
West Mullens
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Mrs. Mullens
Cedar Creek
Otsego
John
Rosa Cook
George
Carthage
N. C
Mrs
America Mullens
Ollie A. Cook
Mt. Hope
Maudie
Mrs. Mason
Thelma Keeney
Mr. Mason
Roger Criss
Mary Jane Patteson
Barbara Bennett
Alix
Julie
Lysabeth
Margaret Lepto
Jo Ann Jones
Sue Smith
Ting
Carol
Priscilla Gillespie
Ruth Ann Jones
Ronald
Wally Forst
Kopperston Group
F. G. Janutolo
D. W. Hoye
Marietta
Marietta High School
Nancy Hoye
Beethoven
Wyoming
Mrs. Helen Cook
Ruby Workman
Annalee Workman
Della Jewell
Verna Brooks
Margie Cook
Barbara Lusk
Sharon Cook
Mary Lee Cook
Glen Lusk
Cancer Campaign
Nobil
Oxfords
Nobil’s
WORK
Neville St
Camp Mocs
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