Hinton Driver Receives Court Warning After Crash
Junior Smith of Hinton was arraigned on a reckless driving charge in Hinton Police Court and given a warning, a $50 fine, and a 90 day jail term suspended if he avoids driving within Hinton. He must tell friends that reckless driving will bring further jail time. The crash on Temple Street near River View School damaged a mailbox post, sidewalk, and a guy wire, with the driver escaping serious injury. He was treated and released from Hinton Hospital.
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Hyagtrar
Inton
Hinton
Junior Smith
Smith
T Remple Street
Riverview
Miss Klingensmith Weds D Rees In Athens Ceremony
Miss Klingensmith became Mrs. Rees in a 3 pm Saturday service at the Athens Methodist Church. Rev. Paul McKain officiated as family and friends watched the couple exchange rings. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs Ralph Klingensmith, wore white organdy and taffeta with lace, while groom Douglas Rees, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Rees of Findlay, stood with best man George Oderfried of Findlay. A reception followed at the Klingensmith home with fall flowers and a four tier cake. The bride attended Athens schools and Radcliffe College. the groom is a national scholar at Har.
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Welch
Athens
Ralph £. Klingensmith
Earl H. Rees
Findlay
Jo Ann Steward
Mary Lou Barbery
J. Carolyn McTear
Wollaston
Mass
Mary Louise Morganthall
Middlestown
George Oderfried
Walter Klingensmith
Jerry Hi
David Foy
Joe Fassett
George Neuffer
Dayton
Klingensmith
Fall Nowers
Alice Ferrell
Hinton BPW Tour At Pence Springs Prison
Hinton Business and Professional Women's Club held an outdoor meeting at the West Virginia Institution for Women at Peace Springs. Mrs. Mabel Sims hosted the event with tours of the facility and a chapel program featuring inmate vocal groups and handiwork displays. Mary L. Burke presided, welcoming new members Miss Barbara Keller and Mrs. Dorothy Walsh.
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Hinton
BPW
Pence Springs
Register
Hinton Business and Professional Women's Club
West Virginia Institution
Mary L. Burke
Barbara Keller
Dorothy Walsh
Nora Hedrick
Clarksburg
Gertrude Neely
Sibyl Light
John Hoke 31 Dies of Burns in Maysville Fire
John F Hoke 31 of Meadow Creek died in Maysville Ky from burns suffered in a circus fire Aug 12 He had joined Rogers Brothers Circus at Hinton July 31 Born Meadow Creek Jan 3 1919 he served four years in the Navy and survived by his mother four sisters and a half brother The body was returned to Meadow Creek for funeral arrangements scheduled for Monday afternoon POLIO CANCELS HOMECOMING Athens speedway homecoming cancelled due to polio per Dr Uriah Vermillion
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Register Star
Hinton
John F. Hoke
Meadow Creek
Maysville
Rogers Brothers Circus
United States Navy
Bessie Hoke
William Bleau
Roy Jones
E. F. Richmond
Charles Richmond
Earl Hoke
Monteval
Ronald Meadows
Funeral Services Today for Wiley J Hobbs in Princeton
Princeton obituary notes Wiley J Hobbs 24 died at his home after a two month illness. Funeral 2 p.m. at Webster Memorial Temple with burial in Lincoln Park Cemetery. Born Bland County Virginia July 24 1876 he lived in Princeton 44 years and was survived by wife Nannie Gordon three sons J W William Herman and a stepdaughter Ida L Nuse.
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Princeton
Wiley J. Hobbs
Webster Memorial Temple
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Bland ‘County
Hobbs
Thomas
Lettie Hobbs
Nannie Gordon
Bland
Bluefield
J. W., William
Herman Hobbs
Ida L. Nuse
Mrs Sampson 58 Dies in Beckley Rites Pending
Mrs Mabel Rookstool Sampson of Purcellville Virginia died in Beckley Hospital. She was a former Beckley resident and Presbyterian Church member. Survived by husband R B Sampson, son ARB Sampson Jr of Purcellville, daughters B L Morgan of Oceana and A C Echols of Round Hill, nine grandchildren. Body to be moved to Purcellville for funeral Monday.
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Ly Register
Lewisburg
Mabel Rookstoo
Sampson
Purcellville
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Presbyterian Church
R. B. Sampson
AR. B. Sampson, Jr
B. L Morgan
Oceana
A. C. Echols
Round Hill
Wallace and
Whitesville Personal Notices Collate Local Visits
Whitesville area residents share travel and visit news. Col and Mrs John McWhorter of Ft McPherson Ga plan a week of visiting relatives including Richard Joseph. C F Gore and family host relatives on Raleigh Street while Mrs Gore and children visit J M Gore’s family in Hinton. The Rev Arnold Cook and wife depart for Pikeville Ky for a professorship at Southland Bible College. Mrs Vida Cook’s son Mr Cook is of Boone Street. Mrs M E Harvis of Beckley, wife of Home Credit manager, is in a New York hospital for treatment.
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Register
Whitesville
Col
John McWhorter
Ft. McPherson
Alley
Richard Joseph
C. F. Gore
Robert
Sandra Jean
Raleigh Street
J. M. Gore
Hinton
Home Credit
Boone Street
New York
Mrs. Rosa Tinsley Viar 72 Dead at Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs. Rosa Tinsley Viar 72 died at 11 20 a m Saturday after a 10 month illness at Raleigh General Hospital. Born in Crawford County Indiana she lived in Gauley Bridge 54 years. Survived by three sons four stepsons four stepdaughters three brothers four sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Gauley Bridge Baptist Church burial High Lawn Oak Hill.
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Register
Hinton
Rosa Tinsley Viar
Raleigh General Hospital
Crawford County
Ind
Gauley Bridge
The
Baptist Church
Order of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Orville J. Tinsley
Kansas City
Anna McKee
Mondayla Tinsley
Virginia McGraff
Marguerite Talbert
Akron
Frank Huddleston
Montgomery
Jobe Huddleston
Englewood
Fla
Jess T. Huddleston
Hughston
Alice Gwinn
John Seacrist
Crown ‘Hill
Ruth Johnson
Wyandotte
Mich
William Ring
el Paso
Tex
Gauley Bridge Baptist Church
High Lawn Cemetery
Oak Hill
Death of Charley Harless prompts services in Ashford
Charley Harless 78 of Ashford died Friday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Survived by his wife Mattie Jane and 51 descendants including three daughters Goldie Allen Sadie Dogley Pearl Barker five sons Ray O Dell Roy Howard Omar and 28 grandchildren and 18 step-grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Ashford residence with Rev Sherman Justice. Interment Barker Cemetery. Born Emmons Coal River August 15 1872.
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Register
Seth
Charley Harless
Ashford
Pearl Barker
Charleston
Sherman Justice
Barker Cemetery
Mattie Jane Harless
Goldie Allen
Ridgeview
Sadie Dogley
Crown Hill
Ray
O'Dell
Roy
Bloomingrose
Howard
Omar
Columbus
Harless
Emmons
Coal River
Fot William Anderson
Sarah Dane
Funeral plans announced for Oscar Tinsley
Gauley Bridge OES in charge. body to be moved to the home of son Oscar Tinsley this afternoon from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Hinton. remains to be taken to the church an hour prior to services.
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Gauley Bridge Oes
Oscar Tinsley
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Seth Rape Case Slated For Hearing on Friday
State writer reports a preliminary hearing is set in magistrate court for a rape case involving 17 year old Joe Gray veal of Sylvester and Emma Jean Hale 15 of Comfort. The warrants allege the August 23 incident. Grayveal posted a $1,000 bond and was released. Another case notes John Robert Sanders of Roanoke Va convicted of hazardous driving and fined $5.00. Two brothers Kenneth and Denny Larabee posted $500 bonds each awaiting Sept 2 hearing.
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Ay Register
Seth
Mike
Ernest VeF8is
Edwight
Richards Court
Joe Grayveal
Sylvester
Emma Jean Hale
Comfort
Grayveal
Whitesville
Richards
John Robert Sanders
Roanoke
Earl Sapp
Kenneth
Denny Larabee
Two Prenter Scouts Earn Life Memberships at Court
Two Prenter Scout Troop 97 members were awarded life scout status after earning more than ten merit badges each. Eugene Keeney and Kenneth vinville received badges in physical development personal health public health electricity and salesmanship. The ceremony followed an Indian Pageant near Logan Fork with Arnold Rush narrating Kenneth Linville chief Carl Viars assistant chief and others serving as medicine men drummers and braves. About 125 Prenier residents attended the court of honor held in a wooded amphitheatre and the boys camped overnight after the event.
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Register Stalf
Prenter
Prenter Scout Troop
Eugene Keeney
Kenneth Vinville
Carriars
Logan Fork
Aaurel Valley
Arnold Rush
Kenneth Linville
Carl Viars
Thomas Rogers
Richard Fast
Dave Carden
Braves
Wayne Dalan
Denver King
Lyle Cummings
Larry Cummings
Jerry Devers
Mickey Zakoura
Robert Miller
Renick Soldier Wounded in Action in Korea
Renick resident Mrs Florida Bas sham reports her son Corporal William Wylie Smith was wounded in action in Korea on August 6. Smith joined the armed forces in 1948 after Renick High School graduation and served with the 24th Division in Korea.
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Renick
Heeister
Florida Bassham
Department of Defense
Cpl
William Wylie Smith
Korea
Smith
Armed Forces
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Japan
24Th
Two Princeton Marriage License Applications Filed
Marriage license applications were filed Saturday in Mercer County Clerk's office by James H. Kiser 27 of Tazewel Virginia and Judy Romano 25 of Bluefield and by Glenn Cecil Kilgore 20 and Dorothy Faye Gibson 20 both of Bluefield.
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Register
Princeton
Mercer County Clerk's Office
James H. Kiser
Tazewel
Judy Romano
Bluefield
Glenn Cecil Kilgore
Dorothy Faye Gibson
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D. Rees
Mrs, Douglas Rees
John Hoke
Uriah Vermillion
Hobbs Funeral Services
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Eke A Ea
White House
Yard University
Yale University School of Medicine
Nelly Don
Main Beckley, W.va
Steve
Raymond Rogers, Jr
Beulah Stools
Mercer County
Corbett E. Poole
Bank of
Fred W. Meyer
Maleigh Co. Bank
McCreery Street
Stanley
Raleigh County
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Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
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