Old Warner Home’s 1853 Roots Revealed in Fayette County
Pauline Davis Beckwith profiles W. C. Warner of Beckwith and his 500 acre Fayette County farm. Built in 1853 by Warner’s father Calvin, the house and barn complex hold 100 year old outbuildings. The dairy, with 55 gallons daily, serves Greenbrier Dairy. 19 cows include Holsteins and Guernseys. Warner’s family lineage spans six children and multiple marriages. he helped found local farm groups and supported Cotton Hill as a railroad station site. The home preserves antique furnishings and century-old fireplace items, with the estate named Fayette county winner in a Southern Soil Farm conservation contest.
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Pauline Davis
Beckwith
W. C. Warner
Warner
Calvin §. Warener
Fayette County
Greenbrier
The
Farm Bureau
Grandcontent Association
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Cotton Hill
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kathryn
Elizabeth J
Ella Ste
Warner's
C. B. Holiday
Huntington
H.W. Stover
Wareford
Dorr Tucker
Roanoke, Va
W. C. Warner Jr
Williamstown
R. L. Warner
St. Albans
Calvin S. Warner
West Virginia
Luther Warner
Wheately County
Mass
Ft. Springs
Greenbrier County
Calvin Warner
Elizabeth Mann
William T. Mann
Fort Springs
Jane Washington Dickinson
H. IM. Dickinson
Emory L
Ella Sue
Luther M
Harvey
Emory
Robinson
Spring House
Anderson Wilson
W. W. Trent
James Haynes
Fayette
Jon Laurel Creek
C. P. Ball
Paint Creek
Victor
Oak Hill
Ex-Animal Husbandry Specialist Visits Fayette Farm Agent
Benjamin F. Creech, former extension animal husbandry specialist from St. Petersburg Florida, visits Fayette County Agent Herb Riggles this week. He retired January 1 1956 after 40 years of service and helped organize cow calf and sheep programs and county field meetings. His leadership aided purebred associations and concentrating yards for lambs veal calves and feeder sales. The programs served as a model for the USDA and state livestock development. Creech came to spend a few months vacation with friends in the extension department.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Benjamin F. Creech
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fayette County
Herb Riggles
Creech
West Virginia Purebred Hereford Breeders Association
W. Va
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Florida
W E Johnson Awarded 10000 In Damage Suit
Walter E Johnson of Oak Hill was awarded 10000 by Fayette Circuit Court after Roy G Payne failed to appear for the trial. Johnson sought damages for injuries from a July 1937 car strike while delivering furniture on the Oak Hill to Page road. A separate jury awarded 2500 to two Dothan residents injured in a collision involving James W Alexander of Oak Hill.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Walter E. Johnson
Fayette
Roy G. Payne
Layland
Johnson
Oak Hil
Oak Hill
Page
Payne
Gretchen Smith
Lillian Coleman
Dothan
James W. Alexander
Alexander Mate
Fayette Women Attend W Va Baptist Meet
Eight Fayette women from Scarbro and Oak Hill attended the second session of the West Virginia Baptist women House Party. The Alderson Broaddus College Philippi sessions ran July 24 to Wednesday with guest speakers Ruth Mather and Mary Beth Fulton. Registrants totaled 420 for both sessions.
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Oak Hill
Fayette
West Virginia
Lois Mahoney
Jean Doris
Jane Weatherford
Thelma Sprouse
Scarbro
Kelly J. Williams
Clyde Dancy
Louis Coprich
Mary Sampson
Alderson- Broaddus College
Philippi
Ruth Math
Oak Hill Visitors From Santa Monica Staying Two Weeks
Visiting Oak Hill for two weeks are Mr and Mrs Malcom Mullens and children Kay and Mack from Santa Monica California. They are guests of his parents Mr and Mrs James Mullens and her father Herman Wilkerson.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Santa Monica
Calif
Malcom Mullens
Kay
Mack
James Mullens
Herman Wilkerson
McGraws Store and Post Office Destroyed by Fire
The Ed Kerns Grocery building housing the McGraws Post Office burned Thursday, destroying postal matter, the store’s stock, and livestock. Neighbors fought the blaze with bucket brigades, preventing spread to the Kerns home nearby. Woodrow McGraw described the loss as the worst.
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McGraws
RNS
Ed Kerns
Kerns
Woodrow McGraw
Mount Hope Personal Notices and Minor Injury Report
Mount Hope area notices list Harold Leech and family visiting relatives in Price Hill Kilsyth and Huntington. Anna McAvoy visits sister in Price Hill. Bobby Lee Naylor, eight, Clifftop, breaks an arm after a fall from a tree. Mallens Fire Department and responders arrive around 8:40 PM. damage not estimated.
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Mount Hope
Rns
Harold Leech
James Earl
Detroit
Mich
Leech
William Coleman
Price Hill
Leach
Shirley Vanetter
Kilsyth
Anna McAvoy
Huntington
Albert Mullins
Fall Oak Hills
Bobby Lee Naylor
Mallens
Fayette 4-H Boys Attend State Camp at Jackson's Mill
Seven Fayette County 4-H members travel to Boys State at Jacksons Mill for craft classes and recreation. Attendees include Gary Neal D C Thomas Jerry Jones Carols Sheadowen Larry Cavendish David Gray and Grover Johnson. About 300 boys participate under the theme Where Do I Stand.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Boys State
Jackson's Mill
Fayette County
Gary Neal
D. C
Water Department Cleans Kerosene From Lines
Whitesville water workers spent six hours cleaning the town’s lines to remove kerosene from a spill into Marfork creek and Marsh Fork river. Water commissioner Ted Massey said the lines are now clear and taste-free.
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Whitesville
RNL
Water Department
Marfork
Marsh Fork
Ted Massey
Bible Class Meet Set Oak Hill
The Rebecca Bible Class of Oak Hill Methodist Church will meet at Mrs H H Legg's home. Mrs R W Flack led a program titled How to Pray at Monday night's gathering with attendees including Mrs E C Bailey Mrs W Mo Underwood Mrs Foniceht Fitzwater Mrs Mary Skyblosky Miss Shirley Kirk and Mrs R J Chenoweth.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Rebecca Bible
Oak Hill Methodist Church
H. H. Legg
R. W. Flack
Joe Foweler
Sre
E. C. Bailey
W. Mo Underwood
Foniceht Fitzwater
Mary Skyblosky
Shirley Kirk
R. J. Chenoweth
Deeds and Land Transfers Listed in Wyoming County
Land transfers recorded in Wyoming County Clerk's office Pineville include Archie and Phyllis Roberts to Darrell and Henrietta Lamb property on Oceania Junction lots 34 and 33 and other parcels across Tam Fork Laurel Branch Muzzle Creek and Little Cub Creek. Values range from about 100 to 16 000 dollars with buyers including Cook Ford Sales Inc Scorberts and Hatfields among others.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Archie
Phyllis Roberts
Darrell
Henrietta Lamb
Oceana Junction
Ardelia Cook
Willie Cook
William and
Garnet Barber
Tam Fork
Laurel Branch
Clear Fork
Guyandotte River
Beauford
Lilla Mae Tiller
Cook Ford Sales, Inc
Matney
Oceana District
James C
Doreen Lyons
W. H. Mullens
Rock Castle Creek
Center District
Sey Bailey
Joseph
Ella Mae Bailey
Muzzle Creek
Polly Perri Plumley
Freeman Plumley
Willie Morgan
Long Branch
Guyandoite
Lige
Tennie Gentry
Pearl
Scorberts
Ravencliff
Garnet Birley
Cas
Vergie Childress
Hedrick
Oceana
Conrad C. Richardson
Eunice E. Richardson
Harry
Leah A. Smith
W. W. Walker
Viola Sigmon
P. T. Sigmon
Matilda Brown
Ritz
C. S. Worrell
van Pizzino
Glen Fork Junction
Tree Topples Power Line Causing Whitesville Blackout
A large tree fell across Appalachian Electric Power lines about 200 feet above the Whitesville Jail at 3 40 a m Wednesday, cutting electricity to Whitesville and nearby Packsville until after 11 a m. State route 3 traffic slowed as crews cleared the obstruction. Small vehicles could pass under an 11 foot clearance. larger trucks waited. The blackout affected Raleigh County residents.
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Whitesville
RNL
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Packsville
Raleigh County
Beckley Firm Wins Low Bid for West Virginia Route Paving
A Beckley firm, Vecellio and Grogan, submitted the low bid of 473 106 dollars for paving West Virginia Route 54 from Jenny Gap to Maben. The project includes grading, drainage, base, and asphalt wearing surface. Road from Jenny Gap in Raleigh County to Maben in Wyoming spans 5.104 miles. Road Commissioner Graney will forward the bid to the U S Bureau of Public Roads for approval.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jenny Gap
Maben
State Road Commission
Vecellio and
Grogan
Beckley
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Patrick C. Graney
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
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Raleigh Register
Warners
Fay
Fayette Farm
W. E. Johnson
Dean Barry
Beckley Paint Company
S. Fayette Street
DIAL
For All
VaLley Drive
PH. Ci
T.C
SRIDE
Jorn Tomic
Water Dept
Stanback Powoenr
Wyo
John Bledsoe
Billie Bledsoe
Coy
Leona Ray
Lois 5
Earl C. Cook
Jesse
Chess
Pearl Jackson
Ath Tee
Billy Hatfield
Little Cub Creek
Huff Creek
George
Annie Mitchem
Stella Mitchem
Muzzie Creek
Great Savings
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince ST
Beckley Firm
Ballengee
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