Eight Arrested in Mercer County Raids
Eight people were arrested after state and county police raids on three Mercer County establishments. In Bluefield, The Town Club and Railroad Veterans Club were hit. in Princeton, Frank's Cafe basement. Arrests include Cecil Taylor and Frank Consulo at Frank's Cafe for gambling device charges. Steiner and four staff at Town Club face whisky and gambling device counts. Spurrier fined for illegal sale of whisky. About six slot machines and 30 bottles of whisky seized.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Bluefield
Town Club
North Street
Railroad Veterans Club
Princeton Avenue
Ben Steiner
Railroad Veteran’s Club
James Ira Spurrier
Cecil Taylor
Frank Consolo
Frank
C. C. McGuire
Steiner
William H. Harris
John A. Reed
Thomas E. Irvin
Juanita Trigg
E. Dale Bailey
Spurrier
Christmas Street Lights to Burn In Whitesville
Whitesville reads next week as Christmas lights in the business district are lit tonight for the yuletide season. Sponsored by the Whitesville Business Association the group has raised 178.50 of an estimated 300 needed for installation and power. Association members overseeing lighting are C. H. Couch James Ridge Richard Brown and L. E. Stone.
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Whitesville
Bragg Funeral Rites Wednesday
Thelma Lucille Bragg 21 wife of Leonard Bragg of Whitesville died Monday morning. Funeral service will be held at 1 p m Wednesday in the Assembly of God Church Dorothy with Rev Glenn West officiating. Burial to follow in Union Cemetery Lawson. Survived by husband Leonard Bragg Dorothy. one son Mark Stevens at home. four sisters Leona Riffe Wanda Lee Belcher Connie Sue Belcher Barbara Ann Belcher. three brothers Jack Belcher Wonnie Belcher. parents Earl and Mrs. Belcher of Dorothy. Body to be taken to home in Dorothy at 11 a m Tuesday from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Whitesville
Thelma Lucille Bragg
Leonard Bragg
Assembly of God Church
Dorothy
Glenn West
Union
Lawson
Mark Stevens
Leona Riffe
Wanda Lee Belcher
Connie Sue Belcher
Barbara Ann Belcher
Jack Belcher
Wonnie Belcher
Earl Belcher
Valley Funeral Home
Fractures Ribs After Fall at Oceana
Mrs. Frank Whiton 56 of Oceana was treated at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch for fractured ribs suffered in a fall.
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Oceana
Frank Whiton
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Rites Set Today For Mrs Grounds
Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. today for Mrs Esther Grounds 80 who died Sunday at her daughter Mary Bryant s Meadow Bluff home. The Sam Black Methodist Church would host with Rev Mont Carr officiating Burial followed at End of the Trail Cemetery Survived by husband Mack a brother Henry Wiseman of Davey a sister Mrs Florence Grounds of Florida two daughters Verna Likens and Mrs Bryant three sons Roy of Decota Fred of Deep Water and Harrison of Strange Creek along with 40 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Esther Grounds
Mary Bryant
Sam Black Methodist Church
Mont Carr
Trail Cemetery
Mack
Henry Wiseman
Davey
Florence Grounds
Florida
Verna Likens
Bryant
Roy Grounds
Decota
Fred
Deep Water
Harrison
Strange Creek
Five Bands Sign Up for Whitesville Festival
Five bands plan to participate in the First Annual Band Festival set for December 9 in Whitesville under the Whitesville Business Association. Schools named include Mark Twain High, Sherman, Scott, Van, Marsh Fork, and Shady Spring with invitations extended to Oceana, Trap Hill, Mullens, Stoco, and Sophia. originally slated for December 2 but postponed due to conflicts. Local lodges and merchants organize meals and transportation for participants.
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Whitesville Business Association
M. E. Harvit
Scott
Sherman
Van
Marsh Fork
Shady Spring
Mark Twain
Oceana
Trap Hill
Mullens
Stoco
Sophia
Moose Lodges
Odd Fellows Lodges
Whitesville Hotel
Polio Victim Arnold Frye to be Buried Today
Funeral services for Arnold Lee Frye, 18, of Sylvester, will be held at 2 p.m. today with Rev. Taylor Muncie officiating. He died at Morris Memorial Hospital in Milton after a three day illness attributed to infantile paralysis. Burial follows at Little Elk Cemetery in Sylvester.
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Arnold Lee Frye
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Anderson Barker
Taylor Muncie
Comfort
Little Elk
Frye
Baptist Circles Meet Tonight in Mullens
Two circles of the First Baptist Church plan 7:30 p.m. meetings. Each circle will exchange Christmas gifts and bring gifts for the Mission Society’s adopted student at Alderson Broaddus College in Philippi. Circle 1, chaired by Mrs. W. A. Finney, meets at Miss Bernice McCreary’s home on Second Street Ball Apartments. Circle 2, chaired by Mrs. L. Harmon Jr., gathers at Mrs. J. E. Orr’s Moran Avenue home.
RICHWOOD FUNERAL SET FOR O L McMILLION
Olen McMillion 31 of Nettie and his companion Irene Dobson 30 of LaFrank were found asphyxiated in a car on a country road near Richwood. McMillion, a Panther Coal Co. employee, is survived by a wife Helen and two children, with services planned at Olive Branch Baptist Church in Nettie and burial at Fairview Cemetery.
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Olen McMillion
Nettie
Irene Dobson
LaFrank
McMillion
Olive Branch Baptist
Fairview
Panther Coal Co
Helen McKenney McMillion
Charlotte
Leon
Ethel Ramsey
Thelma Bennett
Elva McGraw
Westerville
Tessie Mauck
Cuyahoga Falls
Delphene Friend
Leola McMillion
Ardward
Raymond
Akron
Tellie
Fenwick
Funeral Rites Not Set for Mrs Margaret Dorsey
Bruce area mourns Mrs Margaret Ettie Dorsey 79 who died at home Monday afternoon. Surviving are her husband Maloy H Dorsey seven daughters Edith Nutter Ernie Whiteman Lena O Dell Ina Brown Irene Woods Clara Adkins Vella Stokley five sons Ray Clyde Glen Erskine Elmer 90 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren.
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Bruce
Margaret Ettie Dorsey
Maloy H. Dorsey
Edith Nutter
Dillsburg
Ernie Whiteman
Bradford
Lena O'Dell
Ina Brown
Mt. Nebo
Irene Woods
Clara Adkins
Vella Stokley
Lookout
Ray
Clyde
Glen
Erskine
Winchester
Elmer
Hinton Wholesale Firm Liquidated
Stockholders of New River Grocers Inc the Hinton wholesale house have been advised the company will be liquidated All stock is offered for sale at cost and the business will be closed when stock is disposed of Manager Homer Ellison said The firm was sold about a year ago to Chicago brokers Paul M Cooter and L Pakes
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Hinton
New River Grocers, Inc
New River Grocery Company
Hinton Wholesale House
Homer Ellison
Chicago
Paul M. Cooter
L. Pakes
Gauley Bridge Man Injured in Head-On Crash
William R. Kincaid of Gauley Bridge is hospitalized at Laird Memorial in Montgomery after a head-on collision at Chimney Corner Saturday at 5 30 p.m. State police say no charges yet as injuries are treated. The trucks were driven by Kincaid and Chester W. Jones of Alderson.
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Register
Oak Hill
William R. Kincaid
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Chimney Corner
Kincaid
Chester W. Jones
Alderson
Slumber Party At Flack Residence In Oak Hill
Ann Flack hosted a Friday night slumber party at her parents home on Central Avenue Oak Hill Attending were Ruth Ann Dix of Carlisle Donna Mae Fitzgerald Connie Frye Joan Allman Nancy Walton and the hostess all of Oak Hill
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Register
Oak Hill
Ann Flack
R. W. Flack
Central Avenue
Ruth Ann Dixon
Carlisle
Donna Mae Fitzgerald
Connie Frye
Joan Allman
Nancy Walton
Isom Resigns as Editor of Wyoming Newspaper
Walter PINEVILLE Nolan E Isom resigns as editor of the Independent Herald a post held since September 1947 He will devote more time to radio work and activate his agency for office equipment across Wyoming County.
Alderson Doctor Taken by Death Rites Not Set
Alderson physician Dr James Owen Williams 67 died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Clifton Forge Virginia. He leaves Ada Maude Rader Williams his wife and three daughters including Jean Williams. His son Jimmy died in an airplane crash last year. Funeral plans await daughter’s arrival with burial at End of the Trail cemetery.
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James Owen Williams
Chesapeake and Ohio
Clifton Forge
Ear
Leonidas D
Rebecca Ann Davis Williams
Methodist Church
Ada Maude Rader Williams
Walter C. Williams
Richwood
Minnie B. Brown
Winfield
Ollie Johnson
Charleston
David B. McFadden
el Paso
Texas
Charles B. Fletcher
Miami
Fla
Jean Williams
Williams
Jimmy
Lobban Funeral Home
Trail
Glen Rogers Personal News Highlights Around Town
Glen Rogers residents share hospital stays, home visits, and holiday travel. Mary Bailey returns to Beckley Hospital for treatment after a relapse. Bob Thompson reappears home from surgical care. Local families host relatives from Parisburg and Bluefield as West Virginia University ties surface in visits by students and servicemen. Everett Elkins visits home from a Washington hospital before resuming treatment.
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Glen Rogers
Mary Bailey
Beckley Hospital
Johnny Bailey
Bob Thompson
Tom Dillon
James Taylor
Parisburg
Albert Hopkins
Albert Smathers
Bluefield
Helen
Junior Richardson
Jim Richardson
West Virginia University
Jack Canterbury
Lincoln Denyon
Virginia
United States Navy
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N. C
Register
Kopperston
Bill Taraczkozy
Allen Thomas
Mary Allen Thomas
Concord College
George Sublett
Sophia
H. Durham
Durham
Pfc
Bob Sublett
Langley Field
Arvile Gentry
Boo Price
Fair Dale
Joan Sizemore
Ravencliff
Aubrey Nuckols
Everett Elkins
Washington, D. C
Brenton Woman Fractures Wrist in Fall
Mae Miller aged 32 of Brenton was treated at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a fall fractured her left wrist. A splint was applied and she was discharged in satisfactory condition.
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Brenton
Mae Miller
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Willis Saunders
A 6 pound 12 ounce daughter was born at 3 20 am Monday to Mr and Mrs Willis Saunders at the Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch.
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Hatcher
Willis Saunders
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Vervakes to Establish Home At Iroquois After Trip
Mr and Mrs A J Vervake Jr plan to settle in Iroquois after a two week southern wedding trip. Miss Betty Lou Wallace wed Vervake son in a St Johns Catholic Church ceremony with Rev E B Krzysiek officiating. The couple wedding breakfast followed and out of town guests attended. The bride is from Welch and Bluefield and the groom from Grosse Pointe Park Michigan. The bride attended Bluefield College and Delta Beta Kappa. the groom is a Purdue graduate and Tau Kappa Epsilon member who served in Japan 1946 47. He now works in the engineering department of Allied Chemical at Tralee.
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Mullens
A. J. Vervake, Jr
Iroquois
Betty Lou Wallace
Frank Edward Wallace
Lusk Avenue
Welch and
Bluefield
Vervake
Albert Joseph Vervake
Grosse Point Park
Mich
St. John’s Catholic Church
Wallace Home
Ernest Pack
Carl Paller
R. L. Longworth
Ann Gail
Carol Joan Vervake
Grosse Pointe
New Boston
Ohio
Miami Beach
Fla
Japan
Semiet Survey Division
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp
Tralee
Explosion Damages Princeton Building Injures Woman
A Sunday explosion rocked a brick building at 1612 N Walker Street Princeton injuring Mrs S N Foley who stood in a back apartment. Windows shattered ceiling fixtures fell as gas checks found no leak. Concussion or roof weight from melting snow offered as possible causes. The four year old building houses offices and apartments.
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Princeton
S. N. Foley
N. Walker Street
ALL-BRAN Helps Constipation Says User Letter
A Clinton New Jersey reader Mrs. E Kaup man praises ALL-BRAN for easing constipation after using an ounce daily with water. The ad notes unsolicited customer letters and offers a Double Your Money Back guarantee if not satisfied after 10 days.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
Woman Charged With Burglary in Greenbrier Jail
Mrs. Frederica Bradley of East Rainelle is jailed in Greenbrier County awaiting the April Grand Jury on burglary charges. She waived hearing before Magistrate C. L. Craft and is held on $500 bond. Stolen items from Mrs. Esther Dennis include clothing, a camera, and $30, valued around $100, taken during November while Dennis was in New York City.
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East Rainelle
Frederica Bradley
Greenbrier
C. L. Craft
Bradley
Esther Dennis
West End
Infant dies. services pending for Matheny child
Funeral services are in complete for the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Hamond Matheny of Seth, who died Monday morning in a Charleston hospital. The body is at the Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville.
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Seth
Hamond Matheny
Charleston
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Busy Cincinnati wife credits Hadacol for happiness
Mrs. Arthur Heber of 4308 Hays Avenue Cincinnati says Hadacol gave her back appetite and steady nerves after nervousness and poor digestion. She reports improved well being after seven bottles and urges readers to buy Hadacol with trial and family sizes priced at 1.25 and 3.50 respectively from The LeBlanc Corp Lafayette La.
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Hays Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corp
Lafayette
LeBlanc Corporation
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