Earl Mullens Rites Set for Wednesday in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Earl G. Mullens 46 will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Peter Vroom will officiate and burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. Mullens died Monday at 3 p.m. after a heart attack while visiting his sister. He was born October 25, 1908 in Logan and survived by five sisters, one brother, and other relatives.
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Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
Earl G. Mullens
Glen White
Peter Vroom
Oak Hill Baptist Church
High Lawn Memorial Park
Mullens
Hildreth
Ford Addition
Presbyterian Church
Logan
Chris Goins
Ernest Symonds
Cedar Grove
Louise Crews
Gauley Bridge
Ethel McGraw
Fireco
Ruth Eller
Newark
Del
Golden
Helen
Recount Opens In Senate Race In Arkansas
In Fayetteville Dem candidate Lester W. Watts gained 18 votes as the 11th Senatorial District recount began. Watts trailed W. N. Jasper by 59 votes after losing the nomination. Jasper sought recounts in all 80 remaining precincts. Watts also seeks a recount in Greenbrier, to start after Fayetteville’s is finished.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Lester W. Watts
State Senate
Watts
East Rainelle
W. N. Jasper
Lewisburg
Jasper
Greenbrier
Fayette
Danese Church Sets Annual Homecoming Event
Danese Greenvalley Methodist Church in Danese will host its annual homecoming on Sunday August 22 with plans for an all day service and a picnic lunch.
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Greenvalley Methodist Church
Inspectors Complete Mine Rescue Training
Oak Hill patrol reports two break ins under investigation at New River Coal Co. Store in Summerlee and James Wade home in Scarbro. Mount Hope hosts 67 inspectors finishing 20 hours mine rescue fundamentals in a Bureau of Mines program led by Ferraro and Furin. Participants include a long list of state and federal inspectors from multiple towns and offices.
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James Asbury
New River Coal Company
Summerlee
James Wade
Scarbro
Ted Anderson
Mount Hope
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Joseph Ferraro
Frank Furin
Bureau of Mines
State Department of Mines
Walter C. Christian
Montgomery
John Severne Kelly
John Carr Spinks
Craigsville
Edward Stuckey
Ethel
Harrison R. Young
Kimball
Harry Reed Artis
Matewan
James R Bailey
Verdunville
Leslie W. Baldwin
Madison
Wesley Virgil Cook
Mullens
Edward E. Jarvis
Robert W. McCormick
Fayetteville
Julius C. Olzer
Belle
Lelan Phillips
Pineville
Walter C. Sturgill
War
H. H. Wall
Northfork
Davice Bryce
Hines
Warren D. Fish
East Bank
Lewis McClure Payne
Sharon
Bernice M. Booker
Beckley
James Marion Cook
Midway
William L. Kidwell
James R. Gillespie
Jaeger
Emory J. Lawrence
William H. Pridemore
Howard C. Thompson
Logan
John Zeleskey
Welsh
L. G. Fitzgerald
Reid B. McKinley
James G. Bosley
David L. Brown Jr
Kimberly
Eric H. Brown
Raymond C. Deweese
Anthony J. Fumich
William E. Gaylor
Welch
Marvin E. Hall
Harold M. Hock
Carl A. Kansala
Edward M. Lewis
John Matsko
Oak Hill
James A. Merrick
Leo M. Morelli
Summersville
George Noe
William T. Trinkley
Princeton
Lex Trunko
Jesse A. van Gilder
Ward R. Vickers
Thomas W. Gay
Hobart B. Lynch
John C. Muir
Denis C. McGinity
George M. Reid
East Rainelle
Frank J. Stortz
Arthur L. Ulshafer
Pineville Personal Notices Reflect Regional Visits
Pineville and surrounding areas see a stream of visitors and relatives. George W. Cook Jr. and family from St Albans travel through Oceana and Pineville. Marriages and church events are noted with local residents visiting Beckley and Mullens.
Scouter's Roundtable Set Today at Hatcher
The Wyoming District Scouter's Roundtable meets at 7 30 p m today in the Delilah Methodist Church. District Commissioner J L Brawley says the session will include distribution of program notebooks quarterlies and planning charts.
Damage suits filed in Fayetteville court docket
Multiple civil actions listed in the Fayette County Circuit Clerk office include John W. Vass vs West Virginia Motor Delivery Co Inc and Dewey Miller for 100000 dollars, Lucy Kinder vs Robert E Foster Jr for 10000, Stanley Costy vs Joe Solomon for 15000, W L Whitaker vs Russell McClelland for 875 65, and Edward Bays representing the State and town of Fayetteville vs Tunney M Hunsaker and New Amsterdam Casualty Co for 3500, alongside numerous other paired plaintiff defendant actions with various amounts.
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Fayetteville
RNS
John W. Vass
West Virginia Motor Delivery Co., Inc
Dewey Miller
Fayette County
Lucy Kinder
Robert E. Foster Jr
Stanley Costy
Joe Solomon
W. L. Whittaker
Russell McClelland
State of
West Virginia
Edward Bays
Tunney M. Hunsaker
The
New Amsterdam Casualty Co
Josie Shelma Wyatt
Russell H. Wyatt
Ethel E. Hall
Reaford W. Hall
Violet Elizabeth Lowe
Dennis Leahy Lowe
Mattie Marie Chambers
Gene Chambers
Margie Frame
Keith Frame
Waskey J. King
Betty Sue King
Robert H. Minor
Rebecca Harris Minor
John H. Dues
Marie Dues
Reney A. Cordial Jr
Irene Ruth Cordial
Mary Frances Ruggles
Sherman Ruggles
Doris May Pecora
Angelo Baker Pecora
Julia E. Neal
William A. Neal
Dora Lee Walker
Evelyn V. Smith
Richard B. Walker
Alma Baker
Charles Henry Baker
Charles T. Shields
Mary Lee Shields
Emma Aretta Strickland
Jess Darrell Strickland
Clifford E. Potter
Violet C. Potter
Dolores Faye Howard
Vennie Boyd
Conley Burton Howard
Oak Hill Church Circle Meets At Rahall Home
Oak Hill Presbyterian Circle No 2 met at Mrs George Rahall home on Woods Ave Aug 10 with eight members present John Stephen Gray hosted a marshmallow roast on Woods Ave Aug 10 Capt and Mrs W C Bishop Jr and daughter Martha Ellen arrive Aug 16 for two weeks in the home of his parents in Scarbro then proceed to Tuscaloosa Ala for University of Alabama enrollment Several Oak Hill residents and relatives visit familiar cities including Washington Baltimore and Harrisburg and many travel plans are noted among area families
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Presbyterian Church Circle No. 2
George Rahall
Woods Ave
John Stephen Gray
W. C. Bishop Jr
Martha Ellen
W. C. Bishop
Scarbro
Capt
Bishop
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Robert Smith
Jerry
Washington, D. C
Norma Godby
Lebanon
Oak Hill
Buddy Farrish
Concord College
Walter Farrish
Bill Graham
Lewisburg
Katie Pinson
Rock Lick
Baltimore
Benny Pinson
Don Feazelle
Emma Bryant
Norma Jane
Jeannie Bryant
Archie Hall
Summerlee Ave
McHeuser
April
Gregory
Chestertown
Adah Burdette
Evelyn Donnelly
Davis Stuart School
J. W. Perry
Pearl Long
Norman Long
Red Jacket
J. R. Lively
Seven Couples Seek Marriage Applications in Fayette County
Seven couples filed for marriage licenses at the Fayette County Clerk's office. Names include Joseph D. Bianco and Evelyn J. Stover. William E. Berkley and Odessa L. Young. Howard E. Bibb and Jo Ella Rodes. Walter G Hughes and Ruth L Sparks. Ale M Brooks and Marcella Mayo. Tracy Marstiller and Fred Donnell. Billy K Tyree and Nancy J Painter. The report also notes a separate local hospital checkup for J W Perry in Huntington and visiting relatives in Oak Hill and St Albans.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Fayette County
Joseph David Bianco
Lewis and
Elsie Bianco
Cleveland
Evelyn Joyce Stover
Harold and
Marie Stover
Minden
William E. Berkley
Willie and
Marie Berkley
Hilltop
Odessa Lee Young
Smith and Caudie Young
Howard E
Lifelong Hinton Resident Dies Rites Wednesday
HINTON RNS Mrs Cora Allen Martin lifelong resident of Hinton died Monday night in a Hinton hospital. She was a teacher and organizer of the Philathea Class of Hinton First Baptist Church, a member of the Eastern Star and White Shrine. Survivors include her husband Giles Martin one sister Mrs C J Walthall Forest Hill and a brother R L Hogan Hinton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Hinton First Baptist Church burial will be in Greenbrier Memorial Park E M Meadows Funeral Home in charge.
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Hinton
RNS
Cora Allen Martin
Martin
Hinton First Baptist Church
Greenbrier Memorial Park
E. M. Meadows
Cummings Rites Set for Miss Lillie Cummings
Miss Lillie Dorothy Cummings 65 of Oak Hill dies after long illness. Funeral at Dry Pond Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. J S Bowling and Rev. Thomas Jenkins to officiate. Burial in Orchard Cemetery. Survivors include mother Etta Cummings three sisters and four brothers. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home to residence today at 4 p.m.
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Oak Hill
Lillie Dorothy Cummings
Dry Pond
J. S. Bowling
Thomas Jenkins
Lashmeet
Orchard
Miss Cummings
Highland Avenue
The
Primitive Baptist Church
Monroe County
Etta Cummings
H. C. Brown
Bessie Cummings
Nellie Cummings
W. L. Cummings
Lindside
G. M. Cummings
G. C. Cummings
Basil Cummings
Tyree
Burglary Called Off After Window Breaks At Sands and Co
A burglar smashed a plate glass window at Sands and Co in Mullens early today hoping to enter. A dog barking woke resident Paul Backus and led police to the scene. A 2 by 4 was used to break the window near the front door without any items missing per manager L C Sclater.
Acorn Garden Club Holds Outdoor Meet
Acorn Junior Garden Club members gathered at Hawk's Nest State Park for a picnic and nature study hike. Oak Hill Garden Club representative Mrs. A W Burdette led the event as guide with visiting former president Grace Estes and several members and guest counselors in attendance.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Acorn Junior Garden Club
Hawk’s Nest State Park
A. W. Burdette
Oak Hill Garden Club
Grace Estes
Mary Kay Mahan
Sarah Thomas
Carolyn Jasper
Lois O'Dell
Alice Corker
Cookie Thompson
Susan Noyes
Vickie Vroom
Marilyn Thompson
Ann Houston Mackey
Elizabeth Moses
Virginia Moses
Anita Katsuris
Bill Hardy
George Creed
J. E. Lewis
J. B. Thompson
W. S. Harding Jr
Rose Home Scene of Mission Meet
Mrs Vivian Rose presided at the Shan non-Cooper Mission Circle meeting of Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville. Mrs W F Rose Sr led the program and hostesses served hamburgers on the church lawn to listed members after the session.
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Eugene Noble
Bruce Howard
L. L. Shannon
Millard Dancy
Ted Fender
J. V. Thompson
Abel Basham
Walter Fisher
Tommy D. Stevens
Vida Perry
Soil Conservation Talk Highlighted at Vandalia Club
Ward Ashford spoke to the Vandalia Garden Club at Mrs. Harold Jones home on soil needs for flowers and grass. He urged reseeding lawns this season and offered soil analyses from his office after members bring samples. Mrs. John Holliday led a devotional, with numerous members and guests in attendance.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Ward Ashford
Vandalia Garden Club
Harold Jones
Ashford
John Holliday
Oak Hill DAR Plans Phone Bake Sale
Oak Hill Radiant Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution No 28 votes to run a telephone bake sale for the next three weeks. Mrs George Youravish is chosen as representative to the state meeting in Clarksburg August 26 and 27. Layland Council No 23 invites attendance at its initiation services Friday August 20. Attendees listed include Mrs A B Payne Mrs Arnold Martin Mrs Mattie Bowyer Mrs Mary Shyblosky Mrs Bill Wilson Mrs Martha Duncan Mrs George Youravish Mrs Lacy Kincaid Mrs Gladys Frazier Miss Gail Hackney Mrs John Brock Mrs Paul Boland and Mrs James A Kincaid.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Radiant Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution No
Layland Council No. 23
A. B. Payne
Arnold Martin
Mattie Bowyer
Mary Shyblosky
Bill Wilson
Martha Duncan
George Youravish
Lacy Kincaid
Gladys Frazier
Gail Hackney
John Brock
Paul Boland
James A. Kincaid
Picnic Supper Held At Ballard Residence
The Lolita Circle of Fayetteville Baptist Church held a picnic supper Thursday evening at Mrs. W. R. Ballard's home. Mrs. Ralph Kemper taught the lesson Highway to God and the business session was led by chairwoman Mrs. H. F. Frazier. Attending members included Mrs. Bill Joe Neal, Clemmie Yon, Linnie Legg, A. T. Clinebell, D. M. Weatherford, Mason Hess, C. D. Wilson, J. H. Miller, Talmadge Pettit, Ervin Shorter, Bill Burgess, H. G. Lemon, and Ethel Radford. Guests were Mrs. Nora Weatherford and Mrs. Dora Giese.
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Mason Hess
C. D. Wilson
J. H. Miller
Talmadge Pettit
Ervin Shorter
Bill Burgess
H. G. Lemon
Ethel Radford
Nora Weatherford
Dora Giese
Livestock Prices Report From Baltimore Market
USDA cattle test not established due to insufficient class data. Slaughter steers 1394 lb at 22.50, 1075 lb steers at 20.75. Calves 150 head. foggy, slow trading. Barrows and gilts uneven. most butchers 25 cents lower. Sows steady 18.50 to 24.50. Sheep at 25 with little activity.
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Baltimore
USDA
Storm damages Pineville area home and buildings
A violent storm at about 9 30 p m caused considerable damage in the Pineville area. A small truck weighing house was leveled near Pineville grade school. High winds stripped sheds and branches, townspeople were without electricity for about 15 minutes. Hailstones up to marble size damaged many gardens.
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Pineville
RNS
Two Car Collision In Mullens Area
Mullens area traffic incident on Guyandotte Ave in South Mullens ended with high damage as a Rhodell driver rear ended another car. Robert Yates of Itmann reported stopping to let traffic pass before pulling to park near Kidd’s store. David Garrett, driving the other vehicle, rammed Yates’ car with two passengers aboard. Patrolman Billy Cook investigated. no charges filed.
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Yates
David Garrett
Billy Cook
Women of Moose May Change Meeting Frequency
Mullens chapter of the Women of the Moose will vote on meeting twice monthly instead of weekly. Members discussed the change at the last meeting and postponed action. They plan to entertain patients at Beckley VA Hospital September 17 and discussed high level goals from the state executive committee meeting at St. Albans. A letter from Cancer Fund chair Fred Deal thanked the chapter for support. Chapter Night gowns will be worn from September.
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Mullens
RNS
The
Women of the Moose
Wyoming County
Red Cross Chapter
Beckley VA Hospital
Fred Deal
Cancer Fund
Clyde Hedrick
St. Albans
Grace Deal
Oak Hill Woman's Club Adopts Beautification Plan
Oak Hill Woman's Club adopts a City Beautification program as its major project for the year. A flower quiz conducted by Mrs Hattie Biggs named Mrs Nellie Payne as top winner. Hosts at the meeting were Mrs Walker Weatherford and Mrs Mack Decker.
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Woman's Club
Oak Hill
ANS
Hattie Biggs
Nellie Payne
Walker Weatherford
Mack Decker
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