Virginia Police Nab Prisoner for Fayette
Wise Virginia deputies arrest James Edward Boswell 25 for forgery in Wise after a July 7 warrant. His sister Stella Boswell Fortner is jailed on forgery charges after grand jury action. Also charged for drunk driving are Guy Albert Foster and Charles H Reed. Moonshine and non compliance cases noted with hearings set or pending.
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Fayetteville
Rns
James Edward Boswell
Gilbert
Wise
Stella Boswell Fortner
Boswell
Pearlie Elmore
Buddie Crouch
Guy Albert Foster
Minden
Crouch
Elmore
Charles H. Reed
Washington, D. C
Virgil Lyons
Oak Hill Lodge honors Sam Richards on 64th birthday
Oak Hill Odd Fellows Lodge No. 206 celebrated Sam Richards's 64th birthday Saturday night. Richards, 84 last Wednesday, has been a member for over 55 years and once farmed on the old Fayetteville Road. His property includes an famed Fayette County orchard, a 1914 Ford truck, a grandfather clock over 100 years old, and a Delsmer three-stringed instrument. About 13 members attended at the Knights of Pythias Hall. Delegates Ha den Ratliff and M. N. Pashion were named to attend the Elkins homecoming in September.
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Charles Downing
Harlen Heights
Crouch
Elmore
J. R. Lilly
Leslie Arthur Dempsey
Minden
Lyons
Charles Pettit
Edmond
A. D. Brown
William D. Owens
Garten
Raymond Bickford
Oak Hill
Raymoor
Owens
Woodrow Bennett
RNS
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 206
Sam Richards
Richards
Lodge
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Delsmer
Knights of Pythias
M. N. Pashion
Elkins
Farewell Shower for Mrs. Davis Fetes Mulens Teacher
Mrs George Mack Davis left for Florida after a farewell shower hosted at Mrs Wilson Harveys home. She will teach in Saint Augustine next year while her husband runs a Moran Avenue grocery. Attendees included Mrs Lewis Stewart and many other local residents. Her parents live in Ormond Beach about 40 miles from Saint Augustine.
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Mullens
RNS
George Mack Davis
Florida
H. A. Walk
Wilson Harvey
Davis
Saint Augustine
Moran Avenue
Walter Crickmer
Roy Dooley
Fred Conner
Sidney McGraw
Robert McGraw
Kyle Bailey
Mildred Lewis
Rainelle Man Jailed in Break-In Case
Rainelle resident Tom Burdiss aged 29 was jailed Friday by Constable C. A. Sweet and is to appear today before Magistrate Joe McClung in Rainelle for arraignment on a breaking and entering charge.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Tom Burdiss
Rainelle
C. A. Sweet
Joe McClung
Three Fayette Countians suffer injuries at Oak Hill hospital
Hand, foot and arm injuries sent three Fayette Countians to Oak Hill Hospital on Thursday night. John E. Lyons 52 of Scarbro injured his left foot at the New River mine in Oakwood. Claude Hendrick 47 of Ansted hurt two fingers on his left hand at Gauley Mining Coal Co. Eugene Parker Jr four, Route 1 Fayetteville, injured an arm.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Fayette
Traynham Rites Planned Tuesday
Glen Jean funeral services for Mrs Mercy Beatrice Traynham Whipple will be held at 2 PM Tuesday at First Baptist Church Glen Jean with Rev C H Edwards and Rev G C Gilbert officiating. Burial follows at Glen Jean Cemetery. She is survived by her husband William Traynham two daughters Joyce Traynham of Charleston and Robert of Boston Mass Richard Eugene Kenneth John and Bristol all of Whipple two sisters Gladys Pryor Red Star Edith Mack Summerlee four brothers Jack Leftwich Glen Jean Herman Red Star Charles Whipple Alfred Summerlee and two grandchildren. The body will be moved from Trent Funeral Home to her residence at 5 PM today and remain until the funeral.
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Glen Jean
C. H. Edwards
First Baptist Church of
Mercy Beatrice Traynham
Whipple
Mr. Edwards
G. C. Gilbert
William Traynham
Joyce Traynham
Charleston
Robert
Boston
Mass
Richard
Eugene
Kenneth
John
Bristow
Gladys Pryor
Red Star
Edith Mack
Summerlee
Jack Leftwich
Herman
Charles
Alfred
Trent Funeral
Tuesday Services For Leon Jones
Funeral services for Leon Jones a 68 year old Ansted resident will be held Tuesday at Mount Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev F W Williams officiating Burial will follow in Mount Chapel Cemetery He was a retired coal miner and deacon of the church Survivors include his wife six daughters and six sons with several grandchildren The body remains at Washington and Coleman Funeral Home until one hour before the service.
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Ansted
Mount Chapel Baptist Church
Leon Jones
F. W. Williams
Mount Chapel
Masonic Lodge
Gera J. Jones
Washington and Coleman Funeral Home
Toney Funeral Services Tuesday
Mrs Mary F Toney 48 died after a paralytic stroke at Oak Hill Hospital. Funeral at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Shirley Donnelly and Rev John Kyle officiating. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Survived by husband John D Toney brother John Elliott five sisters and four grandchildren. Burial at Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mary F. Toney
Oak Hill Hospital
Thomas Funeral
Shirley Donnelly
John Kyle
Page
Huse Memorial Park
Gatewood
John C. Elliott
Mount Hope
D. E. Bennett
Alderson
A. E. Roberts
Slab Fork
Eugene Rice
Davin
Alice Elliott
San Diego
Calif
William Crumb
Kilsyth
Thomas Funeral Home
Park Improvement Project Through Oak Hill City Park
A 30 inch reinforced concrete pipe is installed in Oak Hill City Park in a $2000 project begun Friday. The cost is shared by the city's Recreation Commission and the West Virginia Water Authority.
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Oak Hill
Recreation Commission
West Virginia Water
Mount Hope Newlyweds Honeymoon in Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bonifacio wed in Mount Hope Baptist Temple in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. E. W. Billings. The bride, Miss Phyliss Davis, wore Chantilly lace with a rhinestone cap, carried a white prayer book, and the couple left for a Florida honeymoon. The wedding party included attendants Ramona Richards and Ann Wise, best man Frank W. Bergendahl, and guests from Mount Hope and Beckley. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Davis and the late Ernest F. Davis. the groom is the son of Mrs. Mary Bonifacio and the late Sam Bonifacio.
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Mount Hope
Florida
Floyd Bonifacio
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Phyliss Davis
Lillian Davis
Ernest F. Davis
Mary Bonifacio
Sam Bonifacio
E. W. Billings
Raymond Tissue
Walter Summers
Curt Davis
Aiken
S. C
Ramona Richards
Beckley
Ann Wise
Glen Jean
Frank W. Bergendahl
Edgar Akers
Gibson Funeral Services Today
KOPPERSTON RNS Funer al service were to be held at 2 p.m. today for Harrison Gibson 72 Kop perston who died Saturday in a Welch hospital. Rites were to be held in the Kop perston Community Church with the Rev. James Schott officiating. Burial was to follow in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Born Dec. 4 1882 in Wise County Va he was the son of W T and Mary Jones Gibson. His wife Carrie Luttrell Gibson preceded him in death several years ago. Survivors include one son W H Chattanooga Tenn three daughters Miss Mary Gibson Kopperston Miss Garlie Gibson Maundeville and Mrs W C Flint Oak Hill.
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Kopperston
RNS
Harrison Gibson
Welch Hospital
James Schott
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Wise County
W. T
Mary Jones Gibson
Carrie Luttrell Gibson
W. H
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mary Gibson
Garlie Gibson
Maundeville
W. C. Flint
Oak Hill
October School Slated for WSCS
Oak Hill church hosts a WSCS event announcing an October school for officers and teachers titled United Efforts Toward a Better Life. Dr. C G Eastwood spoke at the meeting in the youth chapel. Officers reported. new member Lucy Underwood and guests were introduced. 42 members attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Methodist Church
C. G. Eastwood
Woman's Society of Christian Service
R. R. Thomas
Tracy Moses
L. C. Allman
Orva Carden
Mary Lee Walton
Lillian Rapp
A. W. Burdette
R. W. Flack
Mary E. Hill
Maude Hoover
Lucille Underwood
Thurmond
Charles Adams
Alderson
Anna Blake
Stratford, Conn
Revival services in Osgood with visiting pastor
OAK HILL IndianaRev. Robert Matherly pastor of Calvary Baptist Church conducts revival services this week at Osgood Baptist Church. Rev. D F Murphy former Calvary pastor serves as minister at the Indiana church.
Couple Plans Move After High School and Navy Service
The narrative notes a woman once in the Alpha Beta Sorority and Girls Athletic Association with ties to the Junior Women’s Club. It mentions Bonifacio, a Mount Hope High School graduate who earned a B A at Beckley College, served three years in the Navy, and now runs the Princess Theatre and Bon Bon Confectionery with plans to reside in Mount.
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Alpha Beta Sorority
Girls Athletic Association
Bonifacio
Mount Hope High School
Beckley College
U. S. Navy
Princess Theatre
Bon Bon Confectionery
Mount Hope
Mullens Lions initiate Joe Cook and reappoint Dewey McKinney
Mullens Lions Club held a Currie Hall dinner meeting. Joe Cook was initiated and Dewey McKinney reinstated. The club reported selling 400 Slow Down and Live tags and had 100 left. Regular rehearsals for the annual minstrel begin Sept 8. The board approved a 25 donation to the Laurel Garden Club for park improvements. A 15 minute film on Speckled Trout was shown by Lee Hodson.
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Mullens
RNL
Joe Cook
Dewey McKinney
Mullens Lions Club
Currie Hall
First Presbyterian Church
National Safety Campaign
Board
Laurel Garden Club
Lee Hodson
Okey Burgess Taken by Death
Okey Carl Burgess, 53, Fayetteville, died at 10 a.m. Sunday after an extended illness. Born March 8, 1902, at Oak Hill, he belonged to the First Church of God in Winston. Survived by five brothers Jack Fayetteville Russell Dunbar Roy St Louis Mo Ray Skelton and one sister Mildred Robinson Lomita California. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill pending funeral arrangements.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Okey Carl Burgess
Oak Hill
First Church of God
Winston
Jack
Russell
Dunbar
Roy
St. Louis
Ray
Skelton
Murl
Mildred Robinson
Lomita
Calif
Tyree
Fayette Couple Injured in Wreck
Mrs. Ralph Frazier of Fayetteville recuperates in a Charlottesville hospital from a compound pelvic fracture after a Monday car crash at Yancy Mills Virginia. She was riding with her husband Dr. Frazier whose car collided with a truck driven by Jesse Barksdale of Batesville.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Charlottesville
Ralph Frazier
Christian Home
Dr. Frazier
Yancy Mills
Jessie Barksdale
Batesville
Frazier
Young eyes benefit from proper light for long study hours
A saying stresses that young eyes are strong and hours of studying won’t harm them if light is adequate. It urges ensuring good illumination to protect vision during extended reading or screen time.
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