Two Wrecks Mark Unusually Quiet Wyoming County Weekend
State police logged two highway accidents in Wyoming County over the weekend. A five car collision on state route 10 near Herndon caused heavy vehicle damage. drivers Roy Graham and George Clark were identified. A separate jeep crash in Pineville left three occupants treated for minor injuries. Police described the weekend as unusually quiet aside from these incidents. Five arrests were recorded in Mullens, including three for drunkenness and one for speeding.
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Wyoming County
Register
Mullens
Wyoming
R. L. Tabscott
Herndon
Roy Graham
George Clark
Monticello
Pineville
Ithe Robertson and
Foglesong I Mortuary
Jim Flanso
McDowell County
Wendell W. Cook
Lanciego Scout Camporee Set for Leaders Training
Scouts of the Sanciego W District plan a September 9 and 10 camporee at Pinnacle Creek announced by Scout Executive Gus F. Walker. District commissioner staff led by J. K. Krawley will direct, with Don E. Garrett as program director for the two day event. Participating troops include Pineville Baileyville Oceana Copperston Glen Rogers Mullens Wyco and Wyoming.
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Register
Mullens
Sanciego
Pinnacle Creek
Gus F. Walker
J. K. Krawley
Don E. Garrett
Pineville
Baileysville
Oceana
Copperston
Glen Rogers
Wyco
Gee Eee
Wyoming
Rites Conducted For E H White
Funeral services were held for Emory H. White former Princeton resident who died in New York City. Rites at Fredeking Seaver Chapel conducted by Rev L D Roe. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Born June 20 1882 in Princeton, he was son of Johan H Waite and resided in Mercer County until 1936. Survived by a brother El D White of Portsmouth Iowa.
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Register
Wrier Pringceton
Emory H. White
Princeton
New York City
L. D. Roe
First Methodist Church
White
Fredeking-Seaver
Oakwood
Johan H. Waite
Mercer County
el D. White
Portsmouth
Improvements Cited at Mine Training Course For Scout Teachers
Mullens notices a training course for Hoy Scout teachers beginning September 4 at Ben Dunham School, announced by Scout Executive Jae Fo Walker. The three-year program trains volunteers from Slab Fork and Landego Districts with safety topics and fieldwork at Coal Mountain mines.
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Y Register
Mullens
Hoy
Ben Dunham
Jae Fo Walker
Teaders
Slab Fork
Register
Landego
Coal Mountain
Jacket Coal Corporation
Mountain No. 9
Sjuram Mlanninz
Bureau of Mines
Wyoming County
Ulshater
Miss Dorothy Taylor Leaves Kopperston Youth Director Post
Miss Dorothy Ann Taylor resigns as Kopperston Community Church Youth Director to join the Northern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia as Assistant to the Director of Leadership Education. She will work with the Board of Education and Publication in Home Church and Community.
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Rene Star
Kopperston
Dorothy Ann Taylor
Kopperston Community Church
Northern Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Board of Education and Publication
Miss Taylor
American Baptist Publication Society
Chestnut Street
Kapperston
Kenaway
First Baptist Church
Mise Taylor
World Service
Baptist Youth Fellowship of
West Virginia
Tockcastle Christian Education Convention
Four Men Enlist For Army Service
Four men enlist in the Army and Air Force recruiting office in the Memorial Building. Listed are Mrted G. Bretnlt Route 1 Bluefield Regular Army two years Harry TR Spangler Kenneth C Measlows Peterstown armored cavalry three years Garnett BWinfrey Princeton re enlisted in the enlisted reserve corps as a sergeant first class for a three year period.
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Reaister Salt
Princeton
N. AL. Lester
Princton U.S. Army
U. S. Air Force
G. Bretnlt
Bluefield
Regular Army
Harry TR. Spangler
Kenneth C
Measlows
Peterstown
Armored Cavalry
Garnett B.winfrey
Car Stolen In Whipple Night Theft Report
Charles Robinson reports his black 1940 Plymouth two door sedan stolen in Whipple Saturday night at 9 00. Patrolman G C Martin says police search is ongoing for license plate number 6245.
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Hy Register
Charles Robinson
Carlisle
Whipple
G. C. Martin
Red Coup Plans Fail in Finland
The Communist strike offensive against the Finnish government lost momentum as workers returned to work. Transport workers striked as planned but traffic remained normal in Helsinki. Government estimates put workers leaving, while employers counted about 27 000 yet the strike threat diminished due to action by the Social Democratic government and the Central Trade Union Federation.
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Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Social Democratic
Karl A. Fagerhielm
Central
Trade Union Federation
Market Dips Slightly Amid Light Selling Pressure
New York stocks inched lower with light selling pressure continuing a Friday decline. US Steel opened four points lower at 122.34 on 1 000 shares and later traded at the same price as the market eased from Thursday’s rally.
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Associated Press
New York
Six Deeds Filed in Pineville Wyoming Office
Six deeds admitted to record at Pineville county clerk office. Names include Pineville Land Company Inc to Edward Allen for Lot 17 1 Hosaaieny Addition Pineville Center District. Halsey to Everett McCoy Halsey 49.01 acres at Bear Hole Fork Center District. Dalton to Beulith Dalton Lot A Hilltop Addition Mullens Slay Fork District. Janes Christian to Robert Crutchfield Elk Lick Heanc Clear Fork District. McKinney to Lloyd McKinney .26 acre Guyandotte River Baileysville District. Halstead to John Wesley Meadows Lots 7 9 Oak Grove near Oceana Oceana District.
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Register
Pineville
Pineville Land Company, Inc
Edward We Allen
Hosaaieny
Mary F. Halsey
Ito Everett
McCoy Halsey
Bear Hole Fork
Center
Milo E. Dalton
Beulith Dalton
Hilltop
Mullens
Slay Fork
Janes
Knights of Pythias Owen Startle Convention Opens
W W Stover past commander of Beckley Knights of Pythias Lodge represents the local group at the annual general convention in Charleston. Sessions run through Wednesday with a sister banquet reception and grand ball tonight. business sessions begin Tuesday morning.
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Knights of Pythias Owen
W. W. Stover
Beckley Knights of Pythias Lodge
Hi Charleston
Wedie
Pythian
Oak Hill Man Fails In Bus Theft Attempt
Oak Hill Glen Tolly is jailed in Fayette County charged with attempting to steal a $13 000 bus from the City Bus Terminal on Lewis Street Sunday at 1 am. Police say Night Patrols Howard Lucas and Howard Janney stopped him before the city limits. The bus was owned by Tracy Moses. Tolly faces a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Virgil Lyons.
Beckley Officer Conducts School For Pineville OBS
A Pineville Eastern Star instructional session hosted by Beckley Chapter 110 was led by Mrs. Gladys C. Mullins. Attendees included members from Mullens and Mount Hope chapters and numerous officers and members led by Worthy Matron Mrs. Gladys Hatfield.
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Register
Pineville
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonite Hall
Gladys C. Mullins
Beckley
Stella Lily
Nora Gilly
Ora E. Bolen
Margaret West
Mullens
Blanche G. Cook
Marshal
Luna Worrell
Mae Cooke
Adah
Frieda Plann
Ruth
Edita W. Browning
Esther
Alma Haga
Martha
Elizabeth Williams
Electa
Billie Layman
Jessie’ Hager
Sentinel
Maude Cozort
Fida Manning
Marian Tucker
Louetta Stewart
Betty Vince
Mora Chambers
Narah Hager
Grace Lundy
Grace Jasper
Virginia Pomeroy
Virginia P. Garrett
Willourse Bailey
Betby Brown
Leah Belcher
Letah Cooke
Dorothy Pals
Ola Brown
Thelma Alcbee
Jessie Short
Edith Ross
Pythian Sisters Meet Tonight Amid Busy Week
Oak Hill notices announce Pythian Sisters gathering at 6:00 p.m. in Pythian Hall and a series of club events this week. Hotary club cluster meeting Tuesday at 6:34 p.m. Hotel Hill. Knights of Pythias 7:30 p.m. Pythian Hall. Princes of Syracuse banquet Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Pythian Hall with guest invites.
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Register
Starr
OAK Hill
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
Cluscer
Hotary Club
Hotel Hill
Knights of the Pythias
Princes of Syracuse
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Carrie ‘Crouse
Lions Club
Mit
Goldie Sprouse
Beulah Prather
Laurel Rebecah Lodge
Mullens to Get New Dump Truck
Mullens City Council approved a new two ton dump truck costing about 2100 dollars. A state allotment of 399.20 dollars from Ward-Duncan Motor Co offsets the older truck trade in. The vehicle features a 23 inch steel platform body and hoist to speed street maintenance and lane travel.
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Register Statl Weiler Mullens
Mullens
Ward-Duncan Motor Company
Eight Marriage Permits Issued in Fayetteville Area
Fayet te county clerk reports eight couples granted marriage licenses. The pairs include Robert Blunt 21 of Vandalia and Imogene Robinson 21 of Lookout. Guy S Dorley Jr 24 of Charleston and Anna Lee Dorsey 20 of Powellton. Lloyd Eugene Fairfax 25 and Thomasina Shelton 21 both of Carbondale. Clyde Fox 19 and Charlotte Burnette 22 both of Beelck Knob. George E Green 26 of Fayetteville and Charlotte Festina Carter 27 of Pittsburgh. Joseph C Kirby 25 and Udera Kidd 18 both of Boomer. Yacen Price 29 and Marlene Gertrude Akers 20 both of Elkridge. William Howard Warrick 21 of Oak Hill and Lucille McKinney 18 of Page.
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Register
Fayetteville
Robert Blunt
Vandalia
Imogene Robinson
Lookout
Guy S. Dorley, Jr
Charleston
Anna Lee Dorsey
Powwellton
Lloyd Eugene Fairfax
Thomasina Shelton
Carbondale
Clyde Fox
Charlotte Burnette
Beelck Knob
George E. Green
Charlotte Festina Carter
Pittsburgh
Joseph C. Kirby
Udera Kidd
Boomer
Far Yacen Price
Marlene Gertrude Akers
Elkridge
William Howard Warrick
Oak, Hill
Lucille McKinney
Page
Adkins Welcome Daughter Born at Oak Hill Hospital
Mr and Mrs Frank Adkins are parents of a daughter born August 21 at Oak Hill Hospital. The birth was announced by Dy Regnier Staff Writer in Oak Hill.
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Dy Regnier
Oak Hill
Frank Adkins
Oak Hill Hospital
Sneed
Delbert Sneed
M Wiener
Shirley
Herbert McCoy
Ann Flack
Gilbert Huffman
Larry Epperly
Jerry Epperly
Gypsy Hall
Mona Burgess
Rita Baumgartner
Eddie McClain
Judy Foy
Gene Dickinson
Janet Foy
Jock Terry
Pat
Mercer Court Damages Sought in Twin Suits
Two civil actions filed in Mercer County Circuit Court seek a total of 35000 dollars. Billie Brooks sues the N and W Railroad for 25000 dollars while Ada Shrewsbury sues Ralph Bord Terry and Claude Wyatt for 10000 dollars. Also Lois Whitlow Sisk sues Everette Earnest Sisk as guardian for an infant plaintiff. An order dismissed Hester Bolton versus United States Shows. A marriage license request for William M Miller and Jettie P Fraizer waived the three day waiting period.
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Hepister
Princeton
Cireuit Clerix
Billie Brooks
N. & W. Railroad
Ada Shrewsbury
Ralph Bord Terry
Claude Wyatt
Lois Whitlow Sisk
Alice W. Sisk
Everette Earnest Sisk
Hester Bolton
United States
William M. Miller
Jettie P. Frazier
C O Has Underpass Plans for Valley Drive
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sent projected plans for the Valley Drive underpass to the State Road Commission ending the road’s major holdup. Mayor Hedrick said plans were nailed to Ray Cavendish for approval and a contractor expects to get a construction award soon. The $440000 project aims to let Valley Drive traffic cross the railroad at Sprague mine with completion by mid September, though full travel will wait for the underpass months more.
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Valley Drive
State Road Commission
Grover C. Hedrick
Hintya
Ray Cavendish
Hedrick State
The
Mayo
Cavendish
Isteps
Hedrick
I Cc
Sprague
Oscar Vecellio
Funeral plans incomplete for William Hance Crist
William Hance Crist 47 died in Raleigh County yesterday. He was born in Ramsey and resided in Oak Hill. He worked as a lineman for the Appalachian Electric Power Company. Survivors include his mother Alice Festie Ramsey Crist of Alloy and siblings Marvel Kayford Walker Carbon Holt Glen Ferris Viro Kayford Homer Alloy Hasmond Alloy Alice Roach Leewood Gertrude Ramsey Kingston and Elsie Legg Victor.
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William Hance Crist
Raleigh
Ramsey
Crist
Appalachaia -Electric Power Company
Alis
Flestie Ramsey Crist
Alloy
Folowing Brothers
Marvel
Kayford
Waller
Carbon
Holt
Glen Ferris
Viro
Homer
Hasmond
Alice Roach
Leewood
Gertrude Ramsey
Kingston
Mes
Elsie Legg
Victor
Hawaii Strike Mediation Sought by U S Officials
Washington asked CIO Longshoremen and seven stevedoring firms in Hawaii to send representatives to Washington or New York for mediation talks. Cyrus S. Ching, head of the U S Conciliation Service, offered to meet in either city, noting constraints from other labor disputes and urging a Hawaii settlement first. The strike began May 1, crippling Hawaii's sugar and pineapple exports and delaying essential food imports.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. Conciliation Service
Honolulu
Ching
Hawaii
CIO International Longshoremen
Senate May Review Rent Control Debate Reopens
The Senate reopened debate on renewing rent controls tied to a $17.5 million allocation for the rent control office led by Tighe Woods. Critics say the cut hampers enforcement while supporters argue revisions are needed before the House conference. The broader $7.617 billion bill funds VA, Atomic Energy, and 31 independent agencies including rent control.
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Washington
Senate
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Woods
Truman
House
Douglas
D-Ill
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Atomic Energy Commission
Rent Control Agency
Economic talks strain U S Britain amid gloom and doubt
Washington prepares for the first round of talks with Britain on the economic crisis as bitterness grows over appointments and expected aid. Officials say Bevin and Acheson will likely handle key conversations outside the economic talks while Snyder and Cripps lead the negotiations.
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Washington
Britain
Treasury Snyder
Congress
Antso
Acheson
State Department
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Snyder
Chanchellor
Stafford Cripps
United States
Vet Thumbs Way Back to Prison
LEAVENWORTH Kas A war veteran Wade Frederick W 33 a former Army private who was convicted of rape hitch hiked from Tacoma Washington to return to Federal Penitentiary. He had been released by habeas corpus May 20 1947 after starting a 20 year term. Supreme Court actions reversed earlier release and Wade returned to prison in line with that ruling.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Federal
Frederick W. Wade
Tacoma
Wade
United States Supreme Court
Ander
Supreme Court
Germany
Army
Carnival worker confesses to killing teen in Ohio case
A 26 year old Hazard Kentucky carnival worker admitted fatally beating 17 year old Muriel Baldridge in Prestonsburg home last June 27. William Gamble charged with murder and linked by Olea Collins 15 in the slaying. Gamble later disputed the confession claiming coercion.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Hazard
Kentucky
Jacob Scholy
Muriel Baldridge
Prestonsburg
William Gamble
Potice
Olea Collins
Duco
Gamble
Patrick Hayes
Cincinnati Enquirer
Scott
Hayes
Collins
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