Mrs. Sally Barron Dies at 62 in Mount Hope
Mrs. Sally Barron widow of Michael Barron died at her Stadium Terrace home at 9 p.m. yesterday after two months of illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Scarbro Methodist Church with Rev. W. W. Pharr and Rev. Max Foard officiating. Burial in Highland Memorial Park. Survived by three sisters, a brother, three daughters, three sons and eight grandchildren. Body to be returned from Lindamood Funeral Home to residence at 6 p.m. today.
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Associated Press
Mount Hope
Sally Barron
Michael Barron
Stadium Terrace
Scarbro Methodist Church
W. W. Pharr
Max Foard
Highland Memorial Park
Barron
County Durham
England
United States
Mount Hone
Ada Fanning
Huntington
Lillian Anderson
Kimball
Rebecca Kennedy
Scarbro
W. T. Dixon
North Miami
Fla
Lillian Partin
Isabel Vass
Anna Crumm
Rhodell
James Barron
Manassas
Joe Barron
Slab Fork
William Barron
Lindamood Funeral Home
$900 Damage Suit Filed in Fayette
Alfred J. Bannach sues Joseph Naiman in Fayetteville circuit court for $900 in damages from an January automobile collision near the Electro Metallurgical plant at Alloy on Route 60. Plaintiff: Alfred J. Bannach. Defendant: Joseph Naiman. Road location: near Alloy. Filing jurisdiction: Fayetteville circuit clerk's office.
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Register
Fayetteville
Joseph Naiman
Alfred J. Bannach
Alloy
Route 60
Pax Fisherman Fined For Fishing In Closed Stream
Pax Penn, a resident of Pax Fisherman, was arraigned before Magistrate W. H. Level and fined $20 plus costs for fishing in a closed stream. He was arrested by conservation officer B. J. Cuddy and forest protector Leo Sanson.
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Pax
Register
AK Hill
Clarence Penn
W. H. Level
Penn
B. J. Cuddy
Leo Sanson
Stanaford Man Held to Action of Grand Jury
Charles Edgar Gilliam of Stanaford was released from Fayette County Jail on a $2,500 bond to await grand jury action. He is charged with stabbing Guy Perdue of Oak Hill at the Cinderella Club Saturday night. Perdue’s intestines were perforated and he is improving at Oak Hill Hospital.
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Register
Oak Hill
Charles Edgar Gilliam
Stanaford
Fayette County
Gilliam
Guy Perdue
Perdue
Oak Hill Hospital
Daymond Cole Held on Bond After Preliminary Hearing
Daymond Cole remains in Fayetteville custody on a $1000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W D Kessler. He faces charges of resisting arrest following grand jury action.
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Daymond Cole
Associated Press
Fayetteville
W. D. Kessler
Cole
Senior defense chiefs to meet as officials bar reporters
Adm. Lewis E. Denfeld and Adm. Arthur W. Radford lead a high level meeting with Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Lt. Gen. Lauris Norstad and Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther. Vandenberg arrives from Europe and will proceed to Newport before Washington. No announcements will be issued and reporters and photographers are barred from the area.
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Naval Operations
Arthur W. Radford
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
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Lauris Norstad
Alfred M. Gruenther
Joint Staff
Vandenberg
Europe
Symington
United States
Newport
Washington
Defense Department
Businesses react to law slowing new charge accounts
The statement notes no rush to open charge accounts now that the law is paused, but indicators show accounts may rise as the law date nears. The Credit Bureau reports a steady three month rise in new charge accounts, while a loan company manager says many people still have cash to buy goods and will avoid opening charge accounts due to the law.
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Credit Bureau
Hit-Run Victim in Critical Condition
Jackson Smith 84 of 1004 South Kanawha Street remains in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a hit and run near Woodrow Wilson ball field last night. Witnesses saw a 1946 or 1947 Chevrolet flee the scene. police have no driver identified. Smith, a longtime county official and Elks chaplain, was en route to a city league softball game.
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South
Kanawha Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Smith
Woodrow Wilson
W. A. Powell
Powells
South Fayette Street
Route 3
Powell
Veterans Hospital
Lindsey H. Swaim
Beckley
the Elks
Dinner Meeting Brings Local Business Men and Families
Fayetteville hosts a joint dinner for the Fayetteville Business Men and Rotary Club members and their families with Ansted Business Men's Association guests. The 5:30 p.m. event on August 25 benefits Clifty Church fund, with tickets from Rosser Long, secretary for both Fayetteville groups.
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Register
Fayetteville
Coleman Rites to Be Held Sunday
Funeral services for Thomas Coleman 71 will be at Mount Zion Baptist Church Nuttalburg Sunday at 2 p m. Officiating will be Rev A J Hubbard with burial in Kimberly Cemetery. A member of Mount Zion and United Mine Workers of America, he is survived by one sister Mrs Leenna Mitchell of Scottsburg Virginia.
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Register
Oak Hill
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Nuttalburg
Thomas Coleman
D. W. Yancy
A. J. Hubbard
Kimberly Cemetery
Coleman
Mount Zion
Edward Kincaid Taken by Death in Kincaid
Edward Kincaid 76 died at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery at 6 15 p m yesterday after a two week illness pneumonia and heart condition. Born May 28 1872 in Page he was a retired timber contractor and member of the Methodist Church Odd Fellows Lodge 279 and Knights of Pythias Lodge both of Page. Survived by five brothers Harvey Montreal Sam Pax Phil Mack and Willard Kincaid all of Kincaid one sister Mrs James Smith of Kincaid and four children Lacy of Rock Lick Ernest and Mrs Beulah Phillips of Kincaid and Mrs Patsy O Danial of Ward. Funeral services at Kincaid Methodist Church 2 p m Sunday with burial in Kincaid cemetery.
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Oak Hill
Edward Kincaid
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Kincaid
Page
Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Harvey Kincaid
Montreal
Sam Kincaid
Pax
Phil Kincaid
Mack Kincaid
Willard Kincaid
James Smith
Lacy Kincaid
Rock Lick
Ernest Kincaid
Beulah Phillips
Patsy O'Daniel
Ward
Kincaid Methodist Church
Kincaid Cemetery
Farming Development Plan Approved and Soldier Rites Set
Military rites are planned for Private First Class Samuel A. McVey of Ansted who was killed in action November 25, 1944 with the 80th Division. Rites will be at Ansted Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, with graveside honors by the Eugene M. Skaggs Post 3695 VFW. burial at Hendrick Cemetery. Surviving family includes his parents, siblings, and spouses. The article also notes Beckley area agricultural survey plans costing 1800 dollars, to study production and marketing in an eight to nine county region, under Doane Agricultural Service to boost local industry and payroll retention.
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Charles Hodel
Chamber New Industries
Doane Agricultural Service, Inc
St. Louis
Beckley
Tugwell on party control and communists comment
Norton quotes Tugwell amid a live debate on internal party power. Tugwell says he does not know if the feared group are Communists but says they act as though they are. He notes a struggle between that group and progressives and hesitates about voting for Wallace in November.
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Tugwell
Norton
Wallace
Found One Wooden Leg in Rome Rushed to Lost Office
Rome municipal lost and found reports a wooden leg may be reclaimed by its owner who must travel to retrieve it. A stray note adds incorrect weight data for ostriches, listing 150 to 300 pounds.
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Associated Press
Rome
Municipal
Lost and Found
Final Rites Set For B. E. Sheppard
Final rites for Private First Class Basil E. Sheppard 20 who was killed at Balete Pass Luzon on May 6 1945 will be held at 2 pm Sunday in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Sheppard of Thayer with Rev Fredie Steele officiating Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery with American Legion Post 103 Mount Hope in charge of military rites at the graveside He was a radio operator in the service and was born on Beary Mountain May 6 1925 prior to service he worked as a state truck driver in Raleigh County He is survived by six sisters Mrs James Richmond Thayer Mrs Alvin Spencer Summerlee Kathleen Macil Mereidth and Wanda June Sheppard at home and grandmother Mrs Cora Propps Danese Body arrived at Collins Funeral Home Thurmond and will remain until Saturday afternoon when it will be taken to the parents residence at Thayer.
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Thayer
Basil E. Sheppard
Balete Pass
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Charles Sheppard
Frediie Steele
Hilltop
American Legion Post 103
Mount Hope
Pfc
Sheppard
Beary Mountain
Raleigh
James Richmond
Alvin Spencer
Summerlee
Kathleen
Macil
Mereidth
Wanda June Sheppard
Cora Propps
Danese
Collins Funeral Home
Thurmond
Wade H Hoback Dies in Hospital
Wade Hampton Hoback aged 70 of 515 Temple Street died in a local hospital at 9 05 a m after a nine month cancer illness. The body will be removed from Keyser Funeral Home Sunday to Maine for services at 2 p m at New Hope Baptist Church with burial in New Hope Cemetery. He is survived by three daughters Mrs Charles Hinchman of Roderfield Mrs Carl Fix of Whitby and Mrs Domenick Petrilli of Boomer one son Morris Hoback of Richwood four sisters Mrs I W Iddings of Maine Mrs Burt Walters of Hinton Mrs Ira Ellison of Marie and Mrs James Woodrum of Marie and one brother Jefferson Hoback of Washington DC.
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Temple Street
Keyser
Maine
New Hope Baptist Church
New Hope
Charles Hinchman
Roderfield
Carl Fix
Whitby
Domenick Petrilli
Boomer
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Richwood
I. W. Iddings
Burt Walters
Hinton
Ira Ellison
Marie
James Woodrum
Jefferson Hoback
Washington, D. C
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Fayette County
Three new divorce actions are on file in the circuit clerk's office. Plaintiffs are John N. Eagle versus Gladys Eagle, Margaret Welch versus Arthur Welch, and Cammella Casey versus Walter Casey of Kincaid.
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Fayette
Register
Fayetteville
Circuit Clerk
John N. Eagle
Gladys Eagle
Margaret Welch
Arthur Welch
Cammella Casey
Walter Casey
Kincaid
Five Couples Apply for Marriage Permits in County Clerk Office
Five couples filed applications for marriage permits at the county clerk’s office this week. Cecil Allen, 19, and Edith DeBerry, 19, of Lester. Callum Hill Crowe Jr., 21, of Beckley and Reba Athaleen Jones, 19, of Crab Orchard. James E. Greene, 19, and Wilma Sue Simms, 19, of Beckley. John Wesley Snell, 34, and Paulita Alexander, 30, of Beckley. William Earl Sims, 25, and Elizabeth Kin Cannon, 18, of East Beckley.
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Cecil Allen
Edith DeBerry
Lester
Callum Hill Crowe, Jr
Beckley
Reba Athaleen Jones
Crab Orchard
James E. Greene
Wilma Sue Simms
John Wesley Snell
Radford
Paulita Alexander
William Earl Sims
Elizabeth Kincannon
East Beckley
Five Men Charged With Damages Have Charges Dropped
Oak Hill magistrate says charges against Lawrence Wood Kenneth Martin Justine Elkins John Foster and Bill Pritt were dropped after they agreed to pay damages to Dan Stephenson for injuries and property damage to his station wagon The case cited a conspiracy to injure persons and damage property belonging to Stephenson Bobby Pittman and O B Broom.
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Oak Hill
Lawrence Wood
Kenneth Martin
Justine Elkins
John Foster
Bill Pritt
Dan Stephenson
W. H. Level
Stephenson
Bobby Pittman
O. B. Broom
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