Two Fayette Men Fined For Breaking Mine Laws
In Raleigh County two Fayette men connected to the Frank Wise Jr. mine faced prosecution under West Virginia mining law. Carter and Wise Jr. were fined 29 dollars plus costs for illegal signing of the fire boss book and failing to hire properly authorized men for the fire boss duties. Attended Army Navy game in Philadelphia.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Deeil Carter
East Oak Hill
W. Va
Min
Frank Wise Jr
Scarbro
Bothling Lais
Sprague
Boland
Carter
Fayetteville
C. E. Mahan
Frank K. Mahan
Army-Navy
Philadelphia
Mullens FHA Block Party Planned at MHS Tonight
Mullens West Virginia Stullens High School Future Homemakers of America plan a Block Party in the MHS auditorium at 7 40 pm to raise funds for a Craft House at the State Youth Camp in Ripley. Mrs Woodrow W Cook is the adviser.
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FHA
All West Vir
Ginia
Barbara Cook
Louis Kaman
C. D. Lipscomb
Eugene Evans
Herbart Morgan
Elbert Humphrey
Jesse Lewis
Ray Kemp
Denny Lowe
Cook
Peggy Murgaree
Eric Pack
LaVonne Bowling
Butch Hensley
Judy Grindstaff
Benjie Murphree
Dead End Alley Closure Sought In Mullens City Meeting
Mullens officials consider closing an unfinished dead end alley between Moran Avenue and Fairview Street. Three owners Maude Stone JG D Conner and Ward Wylie petitioned to convert the land to adjoining lots. Fire Chief Newsome recommends buying 700 feet of 1.5 inch fire hose for $1015 to equip all three city fire trucks.
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Mullens
RNS
Moran Avenue
Fairview Street
Maude Stone
D. Conner
Ward Wylie
Clyde Newsome
Finch
Newsome
Coroners Jury Rules Gunshot Accident in Oak Hill
A coroner jury ruled that Buford Bradley Whitt aged 57 died from an accidental gunshot wound to the head in Oak Hill. Magistrate Virgil Lyons said Whitt had been indicted for the July 10 shooting of Mrs. Mertice Amick in downtown Oak Hill. Whitt's decayed body was found in a wooded area near the July shooting scene.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Buford Bradley Whitt
Virgil Lyons
Mrs Coffman Named Director Of Mothers March Against Polio
Fayetteville ANS reports Mrs Coffman appointed by Marie Coffman as county director for Fayette County’s Mothers March polio campaign starting Jan 1. This marks a third consecutive year for the event with Coffman and Brenda Kay and Billy Jee among the participants.
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Mrs. Coffman
Mothers March Against
Fayetteville
ANS
Coffman
Marie Coffman
Pat R. Hamilton
Fayette County
Jmen
Man
Brenda Kay
Billy Jee
Carl B. Vickers
Coffmans Hive
Oak Hill
Dr. Duncan Wins $55.00 On Show
New York NBC quiz show earnings rise to $5,000 as Dr. Harry Dun can, a 79 year old dentist from Oak Hill West Virginia, answers Hinduism questions on Break the Bank. He aims for $60,000 next week with half of current winnings his regardless of outcome.
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New York
Harry Duncan
Oak Hill W. VA
NBC
Duncan
Plans For Polio Clinic In Progress In Boone County
Boone County Health Department in Madison announces continuation of polio clinics for Racine Seth and Whitesville areas. A clinic will run December 12 from 1 to 4 pm at the Health Office Madison with Dr Hiram Sizemore and nurses Thelma Midkiff and Elizabeth Harrison. Free vaccine offered to children two weeks to 19 years old and to expectant mothers.
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Whitesville
BNS
Racine
Seth
Boone County
Heal Department
Madson
Thelma Mid- Riff
Madison
Hiram Sizemore
Midkiff
Elizabeth Harrison
Magistrate Fines Two In County Court
Cecil Jackson Smith of Columbus Ohio was fined 3350 for reckless driving in a hearing before Magistrate Virgil Lyons and remanded to county jail in default. He was arrested by State Police on Sunday. Jackie O Neal 28 of Mount Hope was fined 15.50 and given 10 days in jail by Mayor Bernard Rocke on contempt of court charges.
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Payettevilles
RNS
Cecil Jackson Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Virgil Lyons
Jackie O'Neal
Mount Hope
Bernard Rocke
Hess Funeral Set Thursday
Funeral services for Claude Edward Hess 55 Mount Hope will be held at 2 pm Friday in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel East Rathelle. He died Tuesday of a heart attack while visiting his son in Dundon Clay County. Survivors include wife Margaret two stepsons and two daughters plus several relatives and 14 grandchildren. Body to be moved from Clay Funeral Home to East Rainette this afternoon.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Claude Edward Hess
Wallace and Wallace
East Rathelle
Burya
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Hess
Russell
Dundon
Clay County
West Gulf Mining Co
Maben
Margaret
Ruby Jane Kelly
Nitro
Barbara Bennett
Tivo
Claude Jr
Charinea
Arnold
Baltimore
Junior and Senior Boys Attend Oak Hill Men Dinner
The Oak Hill Baptist Church Men’s Fellowship met Wednesday with about 30 attendees, hosting junior and senior boys for a meal prepared by church women, followed by a round-table discussion at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Randolph F. Johnson spoke on “The Test of Deeds.” Otis Johnson leads the fellowship. next meeting links with Fayette Baptist Lay Men. Births announced a son born Thursday at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch weighing seven pounds ten and a half ounces.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph F. Johnson
Fayette
Itmann
Edgar Stilwell
Mann
Stevens Clinic
Welch
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Coroners Jury
Tomchins
Mullens, W. VA
Underwood
Inity
Neville St. Jone CL
Beckley
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Union Furniture
Howard Ave
Marte Coffman
Dr. Duncan
Boone
IAGET
Bears
Oak Will
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