Shower Held in Mullens for Mrs Truman McKinney
Seven Mullens women hosted a miscellaneous bridal shower for Mrs. Truman McKinney of Quincy. The honoree and her husband, visiting at the home of his parents, plan to move to Florida next week. Hostesses included Mrs. Harley Christian and others at Friendship Hall First Methodist Church.
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Mullens
Truman McKinney
Quincy
Fila
Friendship Hall
First Methodist Church
Harley Christian
John Stanfield
Harry McNutt
Ray Bowling
Trever Brammer
L. G. Bolen
J. S. Martin
Alda Ad
Johnson Johnson 76 Scarbro Miner Dies in Huntington
William J. Johnson 76 retired coal miner of Scarbro died after a long illness in St. Marys Hospital Huntington. Funeral at Scarbro Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. Edward Kocher. burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He was a member of Oakwood Local UMWA and Scarbro Baptist Church. Survived by wife Elizabeth, three brothers, three sisters, three daughters, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Scarbro
RNS
William J. Johnson
Scarbro Baptist Church
Edward Kocher
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Johnson
Oakwood
United Mine Workers of America
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Greensboro
N. C
Elizabeth
Henry
Arlington
John
Greenville
S. C
J. M. Short
Minnie Norwood
Victoria Dunn
R. L. Honaker
Fayetteville
Harry Gentry
Peterstown
George Guy
Akron
Price Attending Imperial Palace Convention Delegates
W T Price grand secretary of the Knights of Pythias attends the Imperial Palace Convention in New York City as a Shiraz Temple No 29 delegate on the mileage and per diem committee. He and Mrs Price left Oak Hill for a week in New York City. the biennial convention runs to August 13 with broad representation from 48 states DC Canada Alaska and Hawaii.
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Oak Hill
ANL
W. T. Price
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Imperial Palace
New York City
Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorrassan
Price
District of Columbia
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Truskow S. Waldo of
Gauley Bridge
Superme Lodge of
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
United Nations
Empire State Building
Radio City
Coney Island
Manhattan Island
Madison Square Garden
New York Yankees
Layland Principal Named White Sulphur High Leader
Mer rill B. Cavendish, former principal of Layland Elementary and Junior High Schools, has been named principal of White Sulphur High School. He succeeds R. J. Nickell, transferred to Rainelle High School.
Civitan Inter-Club Meet Planned At Flat Top Lake
Oak Hill along with Princeton and Beckley Civitan clubs plan an inter club outing at Flat Top Lake Wednesday. Oak Hill club voted to join at a Friday meeting held at Bill J. McKnight’s home. A film on the International Civitan Convention in Asheville was shown, with Tommy Bennett of Jones Ave as a guest. eleven members attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Flat Top Lake
Princeton
Beckley Civitan
Bill J. McKnight
South Hills
International Civitan
Asheville
N.C
McKnight
Tommy Bennett
Jones Ave
Ohio Rites Held For Layland Man
Funeral services for Howard Tubby Heslop 62 a Layland area resident of 21 years were held in Bellaire Ohio. Heslop died of a heart attack at a Layland Heights service station. Surviving are his wife Julie Heslop three sons Robert Richard William two daughters Lillian and Lorena Perera a sister Bernice Yorkman and 12 grandchildren.
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Layland
RNS
Howard
Tubby
Heslop
Bellaire
Layland Heights
Ida Cherke
Julie Heslop
McKessport
Robert
Richard
William
Lillian
Lorena Perera
Pennsylvania
Bernice Yorkman
Council to Get Sidewalk Plans in Friday Meeting
City Engineer Sam Miniachi will present final sidewalk plans at a special Town Council session Friday where contracts will be awarded and work begun. The council reviewed the sidewalk issue at the Friday regular session and considered a petition for sidewalk installation presented by City Attorney Paul J. Fourney. A. D. Fox protested the compulsory garbage fees ordinance. no action was taken.
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Oceana
RNS
Sam Miniachi
Iter
Paul J. Fourney
A. D. Fox
Minden Church Supper Planned
Minden Missionary Baptist Circle plans a covered dish supper at the church on Sept 1 with Mrs. Ralph Burgess in charge. The circle met at Mrs. Charles Webb’s home with co hostess Mrs. Nelson Webb. Attendees included Mrs. Helen Crone of Newport News and Mrs. James Grubb of Baltimore along with listed members.
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Minden
RNS
Newport News
James Grubb
Baltimore
James Sarver
Robert Jones
Eli Harrah
Ralph Burgess
Buster Crone
Edward Zastawniak
Dottie Meadows
James Bowyer
Woodrow Evans
Malcolm Mullins
Oak Hill Woman Drowns In River
The drowning victim is 45 year old Mrs. Ann Griggs Bays of Richards Street Oak Hill identified by authorities. Survived by her husband Bill Bays her mother Helen Griggs Oak Hill six brothers and three sisters. Body held at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
New River
Stonecliff
Ann Griggs Bays
Richards St
Bill Bays
Helen Griggs
Tyree
Assault Charge Placed Against Red Star Man
Richard Cook of Red Star was arrested Friday night on a felonious assault charge related to an alleged attack on Frank Wright and his son in Red Star. Cook was taken into custody in Mount Hope by Deputy Buddie Crouch, Patrolman Claudia Williams, and Mayor Bernard Rocke and held in Fayette County Jail for a preliminary hearing before Magistrate R. C. Godsey.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Richard Cook
Red Star
Frank Wright
Cook
Mount Hope
Buddie Crouch
Mt. Hope
Claudie Williams
Bernard Rocke
Fayette County
R. C. Godsey
Oak Hill
Howard James Bunch
Howard
Mullens Man Granted Permit To Add Porch Storage
W C Mc Ginnis earns city permission to enlarge his West Mullens home with an eight by twenty six foot porch storage room. The frame and cinder block addition will cost about $600 to construct.
Oak Hill Chapter hosts East ern Star school on Friday
Oak Hill Chapter 107 East ern Star held a school of instruction for officers at Ma sonic Hall led by Mrs. I B Gooch of Hinton. Officers and guests attended including Worthy Matron Faye Dorton Worthy Patron James Dorton and several chapter members and visitors from nearby chapters. Announced September meeting will feature initiatory work.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
I. B. Gooch
Hinton
Grand Jurisdiction of
West Virginia
Faye Dorton
James Dorton
Frances Thompson
H. A. Duncan
Sue Scott
Juanita Legg
Maude James
Alice Titlow
Catherine Collins
Adah
Sallie James
Ruth
Lillian Baumgartner
Esther
Mae Ferri
Martha
Margaret McKnight
Electa
Alice Burgess
Ann Strong
Marshall
June Allen
Mildred Ellison
Sentinel
Hosesses
Maude Saunders
Mary Kingrey
Retta Smith
Marion Lane
Joseph Daldry
Adah Burgess
Lilla Titlow
Ella Dancy
R. P. Hannah
Edna Crist
Faye Price
Florence Oxendale
Kathleen Gibbs
Johnson City
Tenn
T. B. Gooch
Mary Anderson
Virginia Saunders
Silver Leaf
Elizabeth Lively
Rhododendron Girls State
Jacksons Mill
Fay Dorton
Sandstone Man Charles Gill Dies at 70 in Sandstone
The body of Charles R. Gill, 70, died Saturday at his Sandstone home and was moved to E. M. Meadowe Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements. Death due to a stroke. Born September 24, 1895 in Summers County, he farmed in the Sandstone Ramp area and was a Ramp Holiness Church member. Survivors include his wife Cora J. Gill, a brother Bill Gill, a sister Mrs. Kelis Ayers, and children Howard, Dan, Mrs. Elmeta Adkins, Mrs. Pauline Vandall, Mrs. Lena Cales, Mrs. Houston Cales, Mrs. Geneva Fitzwater, Mrs. Melba Martin, plus 23 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Hinton
Kellis Ayers
Beckley
Howard Gill
Dan Gill
Elmeta Adkins
Pauline Vandall
Lena Cales
Sandstone
Houston Cales
Geneva Fitzwater
Flint
Mich
Melba Martin
Richwood
Louis Baylor Dies At Hinton
Louis Baylor longtime Hinton merchant and hotel operator died at 6 30 p m Sunday after years of illness bedfast three years He was born in Staunton Va and lived most of his life in Hinton His wife Birdie McCreery Baylor preceded him in death June 4 1952 Survivors include two sons Richard T Baylor and James T McCreery Baylor Also notes a separate item about Mr and Mrs Russell Wingo Corinne returning from Myrtle Beach S C after a week’s vacation
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Hinton
RNL
Louis Baylor
McCreery
C. F. Hudmin
Staunton
Birdie McCreery Baylor
Richard T. Baylor
James T. McCreery Baylor
Damage Suit Is Continued
A $100000 damage suit against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was continued to the September term of Fayette Circuit Court due to the absence of the material witness. Lola Mae Gwinn, suing through Virgil Gwinn Meadow Bridge, alleges injuries from a February 10 car crash on State Route 20 when a train blocked the crossing.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Fayette
Ial
Lola Mae Gwinn
Virgil Gwinn
Hospital Treats Six For Injuries
Six persons were treated for injuries Saturday at Wyoming General Hospital. Garland Sisk and Cleve Willingham sustained scalp and hand injuries from an ax and a wire incident at Wyco mine. William Jones suffered a foot injury from a falling conveyor pan at Black Eagle mine. J B Ward was admitted for chest injuries after a car accident. Ruth Dula mashed her finger in a car door. Roger Milam cut his head from a creek bank fall while fishing.
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Allen Junction
Ruth Dula
Bud
Roger Milam
Funeral Tuesday for L C Porter in Princeton
Luther Calhoun Porter known as L C Porter a long time shoe company sales representative died on his 68th birthday from a stroke after heart illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church Princeton with survivors wife Clio Taliaferro and brothers Dr H A Porter and Joe M Porter. Porter active in Elks Masons Beni Kedem Lions United Commercial Travellers and Salvation Army advisory board.
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Princeton
RNS
Luther Calhoun Porter
First Presbyterian Church
L.C
Lee County
Isaac H
Cynthia McFarslane Porter
Armour and Company of
Chicago
International Shoe Co
Clio Taliaferro
Clio Taliaferro, and Two Brothers: Dr
H. A. Porter
Itmann
Bramwell
Joe M. Porter
Norton
The
Elks
the Masons
Beni Kedem Temple of the Shrine
Princeton Lions Club
United Commercial Travellers
Salvation Army
Mission Society Meets OAK HILL Brethren Church
Members of the Women's Missionary Society of Oak Hill Brethren Church met in the church parlor Tuesday night with Mrs. Charles Crouch in charge of devotion. Mrs. Vivian Scarbrough presented a poem titled The Undis couraged God, and Mrs. Harold Hall led a program on Test of Conduct. A short business meeting was held by president Mrs. Aubrey Allen, with birthday offerings from Mrs. Edward Duncan and Mrs. Charles Crouch. Guests included Mrs. Alice ne and Mrs. B. F. Puckett.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Women’s Missionary Society
Oak Hill Brethren Church
Charles Crouch
Vivian Scarbrough
Harold Hall
Aubrey Allen
Edward Duncan
Alicene
B. F. Puckett
Teacher Speaks To Garden Club Fayetteville WV
Miss Catherine Lynch from St Albans spoke at Fayetteville Garden Club about her educational fellowship travels through the Midwest West and Hawaii. She showed slides and displayed native jewelry, while outlining Hawaii scenes and people. Mrs Mae Puckett announced that the fair flower show will have six judges under National Council rules and urged members to enter many classes. The meeting elected Mrs Hresan as president and named Mrs Beckelheimer roadside park chairperson with a report due next meeting. The September gathering will be at the homes of Mrs Hale Morris and Miss Elizabeth Evans with Mrs Harry Miller in charge. Guests included Mrs Wade Mahood Mrs B B Breitenhirt Mrs D G Hatcher and others. Members listed include Mrs Harry Miller Mrs Hale Morris and many others.
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Fayetteville
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Catherine Lynch
St. Albane
Mae Puckett
Fayette County Fair
Beckwith
North Sand Branch to Host Annual Homecoming
The two North Sand Branch schools will hold their annual homecoming on August 14 at the North Sand Branch school.
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Sand Branch
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North Sand Branch
Hatfield Baby Born At Wilkins Clin ic Pineville
A 7 pound 14 ounce daughter named Kathy Jo was born July 13 to Mr and Mrs Curtis Hatfield of Fanrock at the Wilkinson Clinic in Pineville.
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Fanrock
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Kathy Jo
Curtis Hatfield
Wilkinson Clinic
Pineville
Pine Knob homecoming to be held August at Pine Grove Park
Pine Knob residents will celebrate a community homecoming on August 14 at Pine Grove Park near the Pine Knob Post Office. The event, formerly named the Dickens Reunion, will feature local gatherings and activities for residents.
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Pine Knob
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Pine Grove Park
Body Returned To Charleston After Reunion Death
The body of Eva Huddleston, 66, of Charleston, was returned to Charleston Sunday night. She died at the Fayette County 4-H Camp during the Huddleston reunion after suffering a health incident while eating watermelon. Dr Bernard Collins of Fayetteville pronounced her dead.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Eva Huddleston
Charleston
Huddleston
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Fayette County
Bernard Collins
Mine Victim's Funeral Held
Funeral services for Howard Cozart 40 Soulsville were held at McGraws Methodist Church. Burial followed at Bowers Ridge Cemetery. Cozart died from a Glen Rogers mine accident after July 26 hospitalization in Beckley. He was born March 23 1907 at McGraws and survived by his wife three sons two daughters and several siblings.
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McGraws
John
Lakey Cozart
Mabel Gladys
Richard H. Cozart
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Thomas Jackson
Lorraine
Robert Lee
W. M. Hawley
Pineville
Shirley Ann
R. L
Son Born to Ward Wiley Billings in Kopperston
A son named Ward Wiley Jr. was born Tuesday at Bluefield Sanitarium to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Wiley Billings of Kopperston. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces.
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Kopperston
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Ward Wiley Jr
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ward Wiley Billings
Fire department attempt to revive with inhalator
A Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department member tried to revive her using an inhalator, Fayetteville Policeman Tunney Hunsaker reported.
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Fayetteville
Hair growth expert to demonstrate home treatment in Beckley
Trichologist C. O. Brown of the Bishop Hair Experts will conduct a free 2 to 9 p.m. examination at the Hotel Beckley on Tuesday August 9, showing methods to grow thicker hair and prevent balding. Founder G. S. Bishop cites 19 years of study and a 30 day guarantee, with offices across Ohio Pennsylvania and New York.
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Bishop
Louisville
Beckley
W. Va
C. O. Brown
Bishop Hair Experts Organization
The
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