Boone County Fisherman Drowns in New River
The body of Joe Darrell, 22, of Comfort, Boone County, was not found yesterday after drowning while fishing near Hinton. Emergency crews, led by the Summers County Rescue Squad, searched the New River downstream from Richmond Eddy with grappling hooks after witnesses saw him vanish in swift water. Cpl E R Turner said clothing may have snagged on rocks as the search continued.
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Hinton
Summers County
Joe Darrell
Comfort
Boone County
New River
Cpl
E. R. Turner
Richmond Eddy
Jarrel
Walter
Turner
Oak Hill Notes Show Local Travel and Visits
Oak Hill residents list frequent visitors and trips from Jones Avenue and surrounding areas. Sgt. Bill Goode transfers from Brooks AFB to Stewart AFB. Irene Kuryzna plans a 30 day Chattanooga vacation. Numerous relatives and friends from Mountain Brook to Roanoke visit or host in laws and kin across several states.
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Oak Hill
E. N. Goode
Jones Avenue
Bill Goode
Brooks Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Stewart Air Force Base
Newbough
N.Y
Irene Kuryzna
Chattanooga
Tenn
Clarence Acklen
Preston Wilmoth
W. S. Christie
Mountain Brook
Ala
Wilmoth
Woody Beeman
Washington, D. C
Oak Hill office lists 14 available openings
West Virginia Department for Employment Security reports 2 948 July visits at Oak Hill office. Of these, 272 were women and 938 veterans seeking jobs. The Mt Hope area news covers Men of the New Church at Bradley Presbyterian and church activities including attendance, facilities work, and the Bradley outpost dedication on April 2 with church women growing to over 50 members.
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Oak Hill
Register
West Virginia Department For Employment Security
MT. Hope
Bradley Presbyterian Chapel
Bee Church
W. W. Pharr
Pharr
W. B. Poling
Mt Hope
Albert Rateliff
Roy Bailey
Poling
Bradley
Bradley Church
Mt . Hope Church
Mother Church
Fayette X Ray Clinics Slated October 23 November 28
The Fayette County health effort runs mobile X ray surveys across districts from Oct 23 to Nov 28. Units visit Oak Hill Ansted Ganley Bridge Lookout Meadow Bridge Danese and other towns with specific dates and times listed, urging residents 15 and older to participate. Those with tuberculosis risk or exposure are urged to attend, while diagnosed cases should not participate.
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Smithers
Oak Hill
Fayette Ganley Bridge
State Health Department
Ansted
Fayette
County Tuberculosis Association
Lookout
Meadow Bridge
Kimberly
Oak Hill Property Sold to McManus and Nahodil Rites
Funeral for J. W. Nahodil of Oak Hill set for Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. from Oak Hill Methodist Church with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Nahodil, a miner and UMW Local 3939 member, born August 23 1892 in West Newton Pa, is survived by wife Mary Tanim Nahodil two sons two daughters a brother and three sisters. Benjamin L McManus and wife bought Lot 4 in High Lawn Park Addition for about 2500 from Pete Criges.
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Oak Hill
J. W. Nahodil
the Oak
Hul Hospital
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
J. E. Thomas
High Lawn Memorial Park
Nahodif
United Mine Workers Local 3939
Mind
Sy Register
Fayetteville
Benjamin L. McManus
High Lawn Park
Pete Criges
Fayette County
H. W. Carson
Thomas Boone
Mountain Cove
H. W Carson
W. W. Pottry, Jr
Mossy Creek
Gertrude McClung
Belvoir
K. S. Givens
Pax
Earl Perry
Lilly Land
H.W. Carson
Brackens Creek
B. Davis
Dothan
Edgar Grafton Belcher
Beechtun
C. G. Jenutola
Meadow Fork Creek
J.P. Williams
Annie Newton
M. H. Martin
BL. McManus
Martin St
Oak
Till
Highlawn Memorial Park Co
Lawrence Bowyer
Katie Litton
Howard W. Nease
Joseph Janiszewski
Joseph P. Bulmer
Momeseekers Land & Building Co
Samuel D. Adcock
Halstead
Ashley Bickford
Sala FB. Pickford
Laup Creek
Kanawha
F. E. Brown, Jr
Lawwton- Tasper Motors, Inc
Oak HD
Aly
Lockard and Wate
Youth Mission Group Meets at South Mullens
The Youth Missionary Circle at First Church of God South Mulens held its monthly meeting with Bradley Disher telling the Lazarus and the rich man story, Patsy Snrader performing a piano piece, and Shirley Richardson leading a Bible quiz. Attendees listed include Crews, Mrs W M Lewis, Mrs Charles Erhard, Mrs Mary K Bowman, Mrs Grace Schneppi, Mrs Pete Morgan, Mrs Theodore Bailey, Mrs G E Wilkes, Mrs E Worrell, Rose Marie Kidd, Christine Lambert and Ned Crows. The next meeting is set for 7 pm at the church on September 14.
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Mullens
Youth Missionary Circle
First Church of God
South Mul‘ens
Bradley Dishner
Lazarus and
Rich Man
Patsy Snrader
Shirley Richardson
Crews
W. .M. Lewis
Charles Erhard
Mary K
Truth About Hormones for Men Over 35
Ad promotes Hudson Male Sex Hormones in convenient tablet form claiming to fix hormone deficiency and improve hangings and taming power. Offers 30 day trial with full money back on return and price around £9 at drug stores.
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Karmoney
Hollins Funeral Services Held for Edith Hollins in Alpeca
Funeral services conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Edith Etta Hollins 24 of Alpeca who died Saturday at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after five months illness attributed to diabetes. Burial in Still Run Cemetery. She was born Oct 17 1925 at Wolf Pen daughter of Lewis Sizemore and the late Ethel Sizemore. Survived by husband Frerett Collins a son Harry Paul 16 months father Lewis Sizemore and stepmother Relia Sizemore of Wolf Pen and a brother William stationed with the U S Army in Japan.
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Mullens
Edith Etta Hollins
Alpeca
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Bud-Alpoea Methodist Church
Robert H. Martin
Still Run
Wolf Pen
Lewis Sizemore
Ethel Morgan Sizemore
Robertson and Foglesong
Frerett Collins
Harry Paul
Relia Sizemore
William
United States Army
Japan
Mission Group to Meet at Corwine Baptist Church
Members of the Ladies Missionary Society of the Corwine Baptist Church will meet Tuesday at the church. Mrs Duglas Grindstaff and Mrs Everett Redden will be hostesses.
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Corinne
Ladies Missionary Society
Corwine Baptist Church
Duglas Grindstaff
Everett Redden
Oak Hill Soldier Wounded in Action Recovering in Japan
Mrs. Freda Kincaid of Oak Hill reports her son Robert Kincaid was wounded in Korea and is now recuperating in a Japan hospital. He spent six weeks on active duty in Korea, enlisted in 1948 and went to Japan in September 1949.
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Oak Hill
Register
Wester Oak 1
Freda Kincaid
Pie
Robert Kincaid
Korea
Japan
Kincaid
Jarrolds Valley Miner Lost in Marfork Mine Accident
Whitesville March report of a Marfork No 8 operation fatal accident at Traux Traer Coal Co. electrician Louis Kavinsky Jr. aged about 36 was killed when a mine cable caught fire and dragged him several feet after he jumped to escape. Body at Armstrong Funeral Home. Immediate family listed.
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Weller Whitesville
Louis Kavinsky, Jr
Jarrolds Valley
Marfork No
Traux-Traer Coal Company
Kavinsky
Marfork Company
Boby
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Pauline Kavinsky
Louis Kavinsky
Brown Funeral Services For John R Brown
John R Brown 44 general mine foreman for West Gulf Coal Company died at home from a heart attack early Sunday. He lived in Maben the past five years and was born Oct 15 1905 in Reed Kanawha County. Survivors include wife Ruth and eight children. funeral at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley with burial there.
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Mullens
John R. Brown
West Gulf Coal Company
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Maben
Amigo
Reed
Kanawha County
Mallens Moose Lodge
Ruth LitWe Brown
Douglas
Roger
Eric
Barbara
Joan
Phyllis
Rebecca
Emma Jean
James A. Brown
Berkley
A. C. Justice
Coal Fork
A. B. Smith
Charleston
Robertson and Foglesong Funneral
Dunlap Circle Members Meet in Good Residence
The Dunlap Circle of the First Baptist Church met at William Goad's Fairview Street home Tuesday night with twelve members. Alma Finney presided. Josephine Damewood led the program on The Great Commission. Floyd Williams gave the devotional from St. Mark 26. Refreshments followed and the next meeting is set for Sept 5 at Mrs. L. G. Clay's home on Mulfens Hill.
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Mullens
William Goad
R. E. Elliott
Dunlap
First Baptist Church
Fairview Street
Alma Finney
Josephine Damewood
Floyd Williams
St. Mark
Gary Burker Feted On 13th Birthday
Gary Burker was celebrated at his home in Oceana on his thirteenth birthday. Parents Mr and Mrs Ollie Burket hosted a party Tuesday night with attendees including Billie Bena Nenoma Toler and David.
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Oceana
Gary Burker
Ollie Burket
Billie Bena
Nenoma Toler
David
Wyoming Board Approves Teacher Placements and Transfers
The Wyoming County Board of Education approved placements transfers resignations and leaves of absence. Names include Barker Creek Kernice Whitt Barkers Ridge Clyde Shrewsbury Big Branch Rush Walls Buck Branch and many others across Pineville Mullens Coal Mountain Kopperston and related schools. New bus drivers were also hired for Pineville and Mullens areas.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Board of Education
Barker J Creek
Kernice Whitt
Barkers
Ridge
Clyde Shrewsbury
Big! Branch
Rush Walls
Buck Branch
Donnie Brooks
Black
Earlena MH
Nelson
Brushy
Lyman Bailey
Coal Mountain
Lestie Walls
Jesse England
Zenith Walker
Crang
Willard V! Cook
Elk Lick
Minnie Mie! Short
Fairview
Barbara Cozort
Glen Fork
Beatrice Shrewsbury
Cn Rogers
Iris
Sanders
Christabelle Me¢rran
Oma Lizeraore
Faye S. Chay
Hickory Ridge
Ina R. Elliot
Huff Consolidated
Geneva Green
Banner Ball
Oceana Elementary
Pineville High School
Beatrice Coutu
Houston
Sizer
Elio Pais
Mary Thompson
Marjorie C. Combs
Frances Graham
Rosalie Conner
Marjorie Chambers
Edna Jo Bailey
J. W. Davis
Baileysville Elementary
W. M. Lester
Baileysville High
Marty Wyatt
Ben Dunman
Frank Hatfield
Walter Long
Timann
Alma Brown
John McGraw
Bernard Lamb
Register Slatt
Kopperston
Danese
Howard Marlin
Humphrey Lawrence
Long
Annapo
H. E. Stewart
Mathenjilis
Paris Stewart
Matheny
B. C.jat Danese
B. C.jat Danese, Basham, Mullens High
Frank—— — Graham
Lessa Lamber
Oceana High
Oleg Cook
Pineville High
Brady Tilley
Sabine
Henry Simmons
Scott
Luther Blankenship
Stephenson
Jack Prout
Wyce
Wirt D. Smith
Wyoming
Harry Gunter
Area
Ashby C. Allen
Mullens
Seven People Treated For Accident At Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill hospital treated seven people over the weekend for minor injuries from automobile accidents and other incidents. Mrs Goldie Dunham and Major Carl Dunham of Beckley were hurt in a car wreck and a laceration to her forehead. he suffered a cut above the eye. Vivian Criss of Beckley had a leg laceration. William Giles of Page suffered forehead and eyelid cuts. Arthur Hess, 26, of Harvey, injured a finger on a cue stick. Denny Slaughter, 5, fell from a swing injuring his chin and Cecil Bayes, 7, fractured the right side of the skull in a fall on a sidewalk.
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Oak Hill
Oakis Hospital
Goldie Dunham
Beckeley
Carl Dunham
United States Army
Vivian Criss
Beckley
Beckleyans
William Giles
Page
Arthur Hess
Harvey
Denny Slaughter
Harold Slaughter
Oak Hil
Cecil Bayes
C. BE. Bayes
Pineville Presbyterian Women Meet at Hamlin Home
Mrs. Kenna Black buen led the meeting at the Pineville Presbyterian Women of the Church gathering held Wednesday evening at Mrs. D. F. Hamlin’s home. Bible study occurred in Mrs. Sam Bowers absence with program by Mrs. Clyde Byrd and a social hour with refreshments for listed members. The next meeting will be at Mrs. C. S. Smiths home on September 13.
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Pineville
Kenna Blackbuen
Pineville Presbyterian Women of the
D. F.hamlin
Mrs Thompson Feted as Shower in Mullens
Mrs Max Thompson was honored with a stork shower at the Frantz Avenue home of her mother Mrs M C Houck. Hostesses included Mrs C A Kelly Mrs Vic H Thompson Mrs Jack Houck and Mrs Harry Houck.
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Mullens
Max Thompson
Frantz Avenue
M. C. Houck
C. A. Kelly
Vic H. Thompson
Jack Houck
Harry Houck
L. G. Clay
L. Sims
Bill Houck
W. DB. Akers
Ray £. Davis
O. J. Wood
Jean Price
Kathileen Roach
Mabel Pennington
Grace Martin
Josephine Damewood
Jesse Musser
Louise Morefield
Clark Walker
Vernon Musser
J. W. Kesling
N. T. Selvey
Alice lHouuk
Funeral Services for Harvey Kemper Taylor Held Today
Harvey Kemper Taylor 58 of Gulf Fork died Saturday night after a heart attack. Funeral services were at Cook Memorial Baptist Church at 2 p m with Rev O A Sparks officiating. Burial followed at Tolliver Cemetery Soulsville. He was a retired farmer and gas company worker born February 14 1892 in Grayson County Virginia. He is survived by his widow a daughter Frances age three a brother Andy Taylor and two sisters Mrs E H Cook and Mrs Ow ie Dixon.
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Mullens
Harvey Kemper Taylor
Gulf Fork
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
O. A. Sparks
Tolliver
Soulsville
Grayson County
John Jackson
Frances Taylor
Frances
Andy Taylor
E. H. Cook
Ittmann
Owie Dixon
Maben
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E. G. Fitzwater
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C. H. Nelson
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C. R. Hill
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Sanford Scott
Howard Roblin
Atlantic City
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Greenbank
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Elsie Riley
Claude Hil Jr
Morgantown
Howard Slaver
Margaret Avsers
Whipple
W. P. Bennett
Mary Handrey
Roanoke
Wee C. L. Walton
H.C. McLain
Fred McLain
Lindale
Katherine Jones
Miami
H. F. Woodrum
Jacksonville
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Violet Seel
Coumbus
Pearl Seel
Patd Lewis
Lester Woodrum
Amherstdale
Howard Woodrum
Kay Woodrum
Aubrey Duncan
F. W. Burnette
Walton
E.R. Yeager
Fidel Yeager
Philadelphia
R. G. Farrar
Norma Prather
Cincinnati
Jay Woolredge
B. E. Woolredge
Billy Pale
Edward Hess
Fay- Heville
Lake Janmauska
N.C
R. FB. Bryant
Susan Leete
Lillian Leete
W. W. Gwinn
Daytona Beach, Fla
Bradley _Presbyterian
John Rankin
Albert Ratcliff
W. K. Poling
George L. Nager
A. Y. Henson
J. M. Hill
Willis Stover
T. W. Edwards
WW. J. Maddy
James MacDaniels
William Janney
John Ellis
Sean
Kingston
Mount Hope
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Marfork
Dunlap Circle
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Cvory
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Carter
Corporellos Corney
Bluefield Hardware Co
Bluefield, W. Va
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Lt. Walker
Dial
Wyom Board
Hamlin
Presbyterian
Mrs. Thompson
Taylor Funeral Services
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Becky Road
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Ie HI al Ai
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