Six South Charleston prisoners waive hearings in Mercer
Three South Charleston youths charged as accessories in the fatal shooting of a deputy sheriff waived preliminary hearing and were held for grand jury action. A special grand jury might be called to consider murder charges against three more South Charleston men in the same case. Deputy W. Calvin Dotson was killed in a midnight gun battle Thursday amid bullet injuries.
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Bonds
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Thomas Memorial Church
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Woodlawn
Infant dies in Bellburn family line of White
East Rainelle mourns month-old Sue Ann White daughter of Phyllis Loudermilk White and Billy E. White of Bellburn died at home Saturday. Survived by grandparents D F White Summersville and Hyston Loudermilk Leslie. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Leslie Community Church with Rev. Pearlie Orndorff officiating. Burial End of the Trail Cemetery near Clintonville. Body moved from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home to Loudermilk home Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Summersville
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Leslie Community Church
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Tioga Mines Inspected Safety Moves Commended
Tioga No 3 mine Tioga Coal Corp at Ticoal employed 160 workers. Inspector Kansala commended timbering ventilation dust control and safety features while urging improved air quality, clearer belt line distances, wiring insulation, and safe blasting practices. Tioga No 4 mine employs 324 workers with further safety upgrades noted and more recommendations given. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Ira Humphreys return from Michigan trip.
Leslie Mine Reinspection Cites Safety Practices
A Bureau of Mines report endorses Leslie mine safety measures under federal code after a March reinspection of the bottom-day Joslie operation owned by New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co. Greenbrier County pit employed 108 men during the review by Inspector W T Trinklay.
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Joslie
Greenbrier County
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Gwinn Farm Bridge Luncheon Hosts Guests at Summer Party
At the Gwinn Farm estate Mrs. George Gwinn hosted her bridge club and friends for a luncheon and an afternoon of bridge. Decorations featured summer garden flowers. High guest prize went to Miss Marjorie Rigg, with second prize to Mrs. A W McThenia. Club prizes were shared among Mrs. J M Alderson Mrs. Max Miller Mrs. J M Brown and a floating prize to Mrs. Robert Housby.
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Marjorie Rigg
Ralph Nash
Max Miller
J. W. Raine
Baldie McCaskil
J. F. Craig
Lucille Feamster
J. XN. Alderson
Mabel Hill
A. Ly, McThenia
Grayson Houshy
Robert Flousby
White Sulphur Band Declines Two Invitations
White Sulphur High School Band will decline both event invites due to conflicting dates. The band, led by instructor Harry Kight, was asked to attend the Raleigh County Centennial in Beckley on August 26 and the Labor Day Parade in Covington, Virginia.
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Raleigh
Beckley
Covington
Athens Brides-Elect Honor Luncheon Recap in Athens
Athens hosted a luncheon honoring Miss Mary Ann Lilly bride-elect of Fredrick Eugene Hobart and other brides-elect. Guests included Lilly’s sisters, brides-elect Klingensmith and Miller, plus family members from Athens Beckley Albia Princeton Bluefield Bethlehem and Mt. Clemens. The event featured white flowers, corsages, and sterling gifts.
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E. Meade McNei
Mary Ann Lilly
Fredrick Eugene Hobart
Donzie Lilly
Thomas Bone
Mary Alice Klingensmih
Imogene Miller
Blue
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McNeill
Carl Lilly
Beckley
Kenneth Hinton
Albia
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Miss Klingensmith
Bone
Robert Gatherum, Jr
Pete's Grill
Bluefield
Ralph Klingensmith
Smith Bradley
Harriet Smith
Mt. Clemens
Mich
James Robertson
Bethlehem
Charles Bowen
Dalton
Scott H. Lilly
Princeton
James Bowling
Alice Wait
Lou Barberry
80 Take Tests For Licenses
In Princeton 86 people sat driver license exams Friday by State Police. Fifty four passed and 26 failed. Notable winners include Lois Lavella Poltrack Louise Mundorff Hamme Phyllis Ann Valley John Hedrick Joe Bratton Frances Knight Russell Gray Thomas William Goans Lorene Huffman Virginia Bruce Wanda Bradley Carlos Sheppard Charlie Weikle Mary Morris James Grey Frank Winfrey Mary Phibbs all of Princeton. Others listed hail from Bluefield Pinoak Oakvale McComas Matoaka Lerena Rock and nearby areas.
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Princeton
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Louise Mundorff Hamme
Phyllis Ann Valley
John HW. Hedrick
Joe R Bratton
Frances Edith Knight Russell Gray Thomas
William H Goans
Lorene Lyle Huffman
Virginia Ann Bruce
Wanda Shelton Bradley
Carlos T. Sheppard Charlie Joe Weikle
Mary Margaret Morris
James FE. Grey Frank M. Winfrey
Mary Katherine Phibbs
Neely Funeral Services Today
Christopher C. Neely 75 of Serena dies at Bluefield hospital. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. from the home with Rev Z F Mayberry officiating. Burial in Wyrick Cemetery near Leron a. Survived by sister Ollie Lilly Beckley and daughter Gladys Neely. Wife Maggie Farley Neely preceded him in death.
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Serena
Bluefield
Z. F. Mayberry
Wyrick
Lerona
Summers County
Sarah Ellison Neely
Ollie Lilly
Beckley
Gladys Neely
Maggie Farley Neely
Beilburn Safety Advances Noted at Crichton No 2 Mine
A federal inspector commends safety gains at Crichton No 2 mine Beilburn operator Johnstown Coal and Coke Co. 149 workers 645 tons daily after late April inspection. Recommendations include better air flow automatic alarm ventilating fan rock dusting tighter passageway control door use more rock dusting improved haulage roof safety posts car securing cutout switches warning devices on locomotives blasting timing and strict handling of explosives.
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Marfrance Mines Listed in Report
A safety survey by Inspector W. T. Trinkley commends Margarete Coa Corpora’s Frances Nos. 4 and 6 mines for improvements and safety measures. The report, based on a Pit inspection that employed 164 men and yielded 525 tons daily, outlines further precautions and notes remaining hazards. Measures include improved explosives storage, controlled blasting, proper ventilation, dust control, conveyor cleanliness, blocking of standing cars, and electrical safeguards. Additional safeguards urged cover belt clearance, automatic stop signals, airlock doors, pre-shift checks, dust control, haulageway clearance, shelter holes at switch throws, and electrical hazard fixes with employee cooperation on the no smoking rule.
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Blasting Methods Endorsed at Charm City Coal Mine
A Bureau of Mines reinspection report endorses suitable blasting practices at the Betty Paige Mine of the Betty Paige Smoke less Coal Company near Charm ata. It notes 54 workers and daily output around 600 tons, cites improvements, and urges safety fixes including vent fan adjustments, refuse removal, locomotive warning devices, clear power wires, overload protection, firefighting facilities, eye protection, and gas testing. The report also covers firing timing, surface underground phone service, and first-aid materials underground. Visiting writer Megister Stat Writer notes Col Valtenberg’s Colorado Springs stay and Latvia-born immigrant story.
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Further Precautions Proposed for Cornelia Mines
A reinspection report on the Peters Creek Coal Company Cornelia mines at Summersville recommends more safety steps. Inspectors cite need for heavier rock dust, better fire-fighting facilities, improved electrical insulation, relocated brattice and doors, water gauges for fans, preshift gas checks, and clearer conveyor transfer clearance. Progress noted on grounding conductors, escapeway protection, idle machine locks, eye protection, and updated electrical and conveyor safety measures.
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Hill Awarded Court Verdict in Wage Settlement Case
In Lewisburg Mark M Hill, plaintiff against George F Phillips and Glenn St C Phillips, was awarded 1947.99 by a jury for wages on a spring construction job. Defendants granted a 90 day stay to apply writ of error. Hill built homes for Phillips on Caldwell Hill and sought 2900 in settlement.
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