Mrs. Roberts Taken by Death Rites Wednesday
Peggy Roberts 48 died after a hemorrhage in Hamilton Hospital. Wife of Wallace Roberts head of the Cincinnati Enquirer's Hamilton bureau. Survived by her mother Mrs. Millie Million five sisters and plus nephews to pallbearers. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park.
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Oak Hill
Peggy Roberts
Hamilton
Mt. Hope
Wallace Roberts
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Millie Million
E. L. Fitzgerald
Maude Paul
Howard Cole
Beckley
W. M. Thompson
Sccles
B. J. McCoy
Tyree Fuseral
High Lawn
Memorial Park
T. F. Fitzgerald
V. §. Fitzgerald
B. L. Fitzgerald
J. A. Fitzgerald
E. W. Fitzgerald
J. E. McCoy
James Eldridge Taken by Death
Funeral services for James Eldridge Jr. 55 of Thurmond are incomplete after a 10 day illness at McKendree. He worked as a C and O section laborer and belonged to the First Baptist Church of Thurmond. Born at Stone Cliff he is survived by sister Mrs. Cora Davis of E Beckley and niece Mrs. Pauline Gray of Ward.
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Thurmond
James Eldridge Jr
McKendree
First Baptist Church
Stone Cliff
Cora Davis
E. Beckley
Pauline Gray
Ward
Jumping Branch Personal News Snaps Homecoming Plates
Donald Green son of Mr and Mrs Roy Green returns home from Hinton Hospital after foot injury from stepping on broken glass. EB C Deeds and son Jack visit from St Albans. Jack completes Air Force basic training and heads to Stewart AFB New York for advanced training. Mrs Beulah Hannigan returns from a 10 day vacation in North Carolina and Myrtle Beach South Carolina.
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Donald Green
Roy Green
Hinton Hospital
EB. C. Deeds
St. Albans
Jack
Virginia
Frances Deeds
Air Force
Stewart Air Force Base
New York
Beulah Hannigan
North Carolina
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Quenon Elected to Head Mine Rescue Association
Mt. Hope Bureau of Mines chief MY HOPE EF E Quenon has been elected president of Post No 2 National Mine Rescue Association at the ai meeting in Lynch Kentucky He also leads the Veterans Mine Rescue Association and succeeds Ben Mills of Lynch as head of the post covering Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia with mine fire recovery experience.
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My, Hope
EF. E. Quenon
Mt. Hope
United States Bureau of Mines
National Mine Rescue Association
Lynch, Ky
Quenon
Veterans Mine Rescue Association
Ben Mills
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Clear Fork Society Meets in Ford Home
The Ladies Society of the Clear Fork Advent Christian Church met Tuesday night at Mrs. Rebecca Ford’s home. President Mrs. Ethel Short led the business session with Mrs. Ted Harvey reading the scripture. Twenty members attended and refreshments followed. Next meeting at the church in August.
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Clear Fork
Ladies Society of the
Six Couples Issued Marriage Licenses in Payetteville
County Clerk issued licenses to six couples including Leoniday Earl Austin and Mable Annis Morton of Boomer and Becket Bet??, listing names Garlang Bartrum and Betty June Benger of Ansted as well as Frank Cosentino and Janet Earle Treadway, Jesse Gill and Dessie Ward, James Koch and Elva Shaffer, Robert Rhodes and Janette Shuck, with ages and hometowns for each pairing.
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Payetteville
Leoniday Earl Austin
Powellton
Mable Annis Morton
Boomer
Garlang Bartrum
Lover's Leap
Betty June Benger
Ansted
Frank Cosentino
Carbondale
Janet Earle Treadway
Beckwith
Jesse W. Gill
Lawton
Dessie Arbutus Ward
Layland
James Leonard Koch
Elva Mae Shaffer
Robert Rhodes
Janette Shuck
Landisburg
Community College Slated in Mt. Hope
MT HOPE The first annual Community College will be conducted August 4 to 15 in the First Baptist Church or the temporary building of DuBois High School. Announcement came from John W. Davis president of the sponsoring West Virginia State College.
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MT. Hope
First Baptist Church
DuBois High School
John W. Davis
West Virginia State College
Stickney
Boyd Kouns
Clayton Kouns
Camp Breckinridge
Allie Blaylock
Kentucky
John Blaylock
Ethel H.banks
Walker-Russell Wedding Slated At Naoma Church
NAOMA Mr and Mrs Harley iC Walker of Naoma announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Betty Frances Walker to Clarence Richard Russell of Wallington Conn The wedding will be performed by Rev M Anderson at the Naoma Methodist Church Aug 9 This will be the first wedding in the new Naoma church Miss Walker a Marsh Fork High School graduate Russell a Brushton High School graduate recently released from the U S Navy works at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in Connecticut They plan to reside in Meriden Connecticut.
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Naoma
Harley Ic. Walker
Betty Frances Walker
Clarence Richar Russell
Wallington
Conn
M. ¥. Anderson
Naoma Methodist Church
Walker
Marsh Fork High School
Russell
Elmer Russell
Connecticut
Brushton High School
Brushton
New York
U. S. Navy
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft of
Meriden, Connecticut
Four Workmen Suffer Injuries at Mullens Mines
Four workers admitted to Wyoming General Hospital after separate incidents at Tralee and Amigo mines. Cecil Caperion, 31, fractured foot from dropped plate. James Boggs, 21, Mullens, hit in right eye by welding spark. Earl Sizemore, 40, Mullens, back sprain lifting a header. William Barrow, 37, dragged by cable, treated for abdominal and kidney-area burns.
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Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Cecil Caperion
Tralee
James Boggs
Neal Construction Company
Earl Sizemore
William Barrow
Amigo
Weekend Visits Highlight Small Town News
Mr and Mrs Johnny Spurlock of Julian and others visit relatives in Stickney and Charleston. Mrs Preston Workman recovers at home while her Navy son is stationed in San Francisco. A Rock Creek Rebecca Chapel class held a White Oak weiner roast with many attendees. Delmer Elwood celebrated his fourth birthday with Elwood Williams family engagements.
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Johnny Spurlock
Julian
Emmett Spurlock
Stickney
Preston Workman
U. S. Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Guy Cooper
Jerry
Florida
John Blaylock
Lobby Worley
Lawrence Bruno
Charleston
Howard Wills
Charles Ton
Gating Rock Creek
Rebecca Chapel
Church of
Rock Creek
White Oak
Elwood Williams
Delmer Elwood
14th Case of Polio Found in Summers County
HINTON The 14th polio case in Summers County is Dallas Palmer, three months old, son of Mrs. Alice Palmer of True, the sixth local child struck. His four year old sister Carolyn is also hospitalized at Maremont Children’s Hospital after admission Wednesday. Dallas was hospitalized Friday. The affected families list long names of relatives and neighbors as tied to the outbreak.
Mullens Personal News Highlights Local Travels and Health
Mullens residents and relatives are noted visiting and traveling with trips to Daytona Beach Ohio and New York City. Pauline Mc Graw and Mae Belcher returned from the West Virginia Educational Association workshop in Webster County. Mrs. Paul Nefflen fractured her hip in Elkins and is hospitalized in Davis Memorial. Johnny Farmer completed six weeks of ROTC training at Fort Benning and was due home.
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Mullens
Pauline McGraw
Mae
Belcher
Pineville
Camp Caesar
Webster County
Wyoming County
Bth
West Virginia Educational Association
Henry Hall
Circle Drive
Daytona Beach
Fla
William Conn
David
Philadelphia
Church Street
Gerald Snyder
Fred Snyder
Burnita Adams
Watts Hospital
Durham
N.C
Alpeca
Burbridge Adams
Beckley
Heart Keneda
Lincoln Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Welch
Ray Carter
West Mullens
Paris
Cecil Robinson
LeMont
Orange
N. J
Dorothy Williams
Floyd Williams
Highland Avenue
Priday
New York City
William Lusk
Ray Bowling
Moran Avenue
Jack Bowling
Black Sorg
Paul Nefflen
Elkins
John D. Farmer
Davis Memorial Hospital
Johnny Farmer
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Ft. Benning
Athens Man Arrested After Truck Wreck
Princeton police charged 36 year old Joseph D Murphy of Athens with driving while drunk after a pickup rolled several times on Crumpecker Hill on the Princeton Bluefield road. The truck burned on landing and both Murphy and James K Evans of Princeton were hospitalized for severe burns and treatment. Evans remained in Bluefield Sanitarium for care while Murphy was burned on an arm.
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Princeton
Joseph D. Murphy
Athens
Murphy
Contro
Crumpecker Hill
Princeton - Bluefield
James K. Evans
Bluefield Sanit Iarium
Evans
Princeton Fire Department
Mrs Holt Dies Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Mrs Ning McCorkle Holt 60 of Princeton were to be held at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev Ben Cox and Dr Edward Stubblefield officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Ballengee. She was born there to William and Louisa Davis and was active in the First Baptist TEL class American Legion Auxiliary and the Rebekahs. Survived by brother John B Davis son Richard Cox of Narrows Va and one granddaughter.
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Princeton
Ning McCorkle Holt
First Baptist Church
Ben Cox
Edward Stubblefield
Oak Grove
Ballengee
William and
Louisa Davis
Holt
First Baptist
TEL
American Legion Auxiliary
Rebekahs
John B. Davis
Richard Cox
Narrows
Fayette Native Miss Sara Louise Sebert Dies at 75
Miss Sara Louise Sebert 75 of Smoot died Sunday night after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J. R. Fitzwater officiating. Burial followed in Somerset Cemetery at Smoot. She lived with Mrs. B. A. Sawyers after her mother’s death and had no known relatives. Born in Nallen on September 1, 1876, she was the daughter of William and [unreadable] Sebert and belonged to a local church.
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Smoot
Sara Louise Sebert
Wallace and Wallace
J. R
Fitzwater
Somerset
B. A. Sawyers
Mrs
Christian Rites Set Wednesday for Albert Christian
Funeral services are planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday for Albert Christian aged 44 who died in Columbus Ohio from injuries after a fall at work for Ernest Fritsche Co. at Columbus. The Claypool Church will host inurnment at Claypool Cemetery with Rev. Stoilie Parsons officiating. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Sarah Christian of Clear Fork, two sisters Mrs. Norval Taley of Clear Fork and a brother roster including Robert James and Andrew of Salina plus Tom of La Mesa California.
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Albert Christian
Columbus
Ernest Fritsche Co
Claypool Church
Stoilie Parsons
Claypool
Sarah Christian
Clear Fork
Norval Talev
Robert
James
Andrew
Salina
Tom
la Mesa
Calit
Graveside Services Slated for Infant in Pierpoint
Graveside services were to be held at Pierpoint Cemetery for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl Mogan of Pierpoint born dead at Wyoming General Hospital at 12 15 a m Monday Surviving besides the parents are three sisters Carole Patsy and Carlene
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Glen Rogers
George Anderson
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Virginia Copen
Willia Stewart
Ravencliff
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New Richmond
Wilkie Billings
Otsego
Eva Meadows
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Thurmond Grose
Darlene Saunders
Willie Whalen
Pemberton
Marie Goad
Lego
Hilda Ross
Corinne Radwin
James Norman
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Minnie Lafferty
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Sally Stanley
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Jacqueline Canada
Ray Mooney
Rhodell
Joseph Farley Helen
Ernie Saul
Guthel Birthfield
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Flora Sue Doss
Harmee
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Calvin Dodson
Sue Adkins
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Delma Bishop
Wyco
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Stanaford
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United Mine Workers of America
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