Better Citizens Group To Open Crime Battle
Martin Funeral Rites Wednesday for Abraham D. Martin 72 Lookout. He dies after brief illness at daughter Eva Levy’s home. Born July 4 1881 native of Nicholas County. Survived by five daughters two sons two sisters a brother 34 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Service at Bethel Methodist Church Corliss led by Revs Painter and Pennington. Burial at Fenwick Cemetery under Wallace and Wallace Mortuary. Ministers in Princeton urge Better Citizens League of Mercy County expansion to combat juvenile delinquency and crime. About 25 members joined, house to house canvass postponed. slogan Save a Child and You Save the Community.
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Abraham
D. Martin
Bethel’ Methodist Church
Corliss
T. E. Painter
Wesley Pennington
Burja
Fenwick Cemetery
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
Martin
Eva Levy
Richard
Eliza Pilsenbarger
Nicholas County
Frances ~ McMillion
Winona
M.C. Browne
Roth Vas
D.c
Ryder
James C. Arkley
Eva Sey
Lookout
Charles
Frankford
Willian M
Russellville
Frank Taylor
Arount Hope
Clarence McClung
Summersville
Nettie
Princeton
Better “Citizens League
Mercey County
League
Funeral services for Robert W. Hatfield
Robert W. Hatfield 69 of Guyan Will died Monday at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. Funeral services set for Thursday at Coal Mountain Baptist Church with Rev Wirt Hatfield and Rev Rice Browning officiating. Burial will be in family cemetery at Guvan Hatfield. Survivors include widow Nancy five daughters son Jesse 21 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Evans Funeral Home of Oceana in charge.
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Guyan
Robert W. Hatfield
Coal Mountain Baptist Church
Nancy
Minnie
Latilian
Zelma Wade
Crookie Walls
Magpié Lawrence
Simon
Jesse
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Tilley Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Tilley, 69, of Princeton, were set for 2 30 p m at the Memorial Funeral Directory with Rev Clayton Sweet officiating. She died at home Sunday. Born in Tazewell County Virginia she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Mary Jane Brown. She is survived by two children Michael Tilley of Princeton and Mrs Nannie Lockhart of Bluefield and one brother John Brown of Raven Virginia.
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Princeton
Elizabeth Jane Tilley
Clayton Sweet
Tilley
Tazewell County
Rufus
Mary Jane. Brown
James FP
James Fp, ‘Tilley. Survivors Are Two Children: Michael ‘Tilley
Nannie Lockhart
Bluefield
John Brown
Raven, Va
Athens Police Chief Resigns Amid Welch Murder Trial
Athens Police Chief Carl White resigns effective Thursday. White, a state witness in the Welch murder trial, had aided in arresting Robert Edward Newman, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the Keystone pistol slaying. The town of Keystone, with 1,000 residents, saw White serve as chief after resigning from Keystone. Defense argued local vice and corruption protected illegal activities. White denied protecting them.
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Athens
Welch
Carl. White
B.R. Cook
White
Robert Edward Newman
Keystone
Eis Mansfield A. Negro
Mansfield
Newman
Cinder Bottom
Walker Infant Services Slated for Wednesday
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday for the infant son of Airman 3-c and Mrs. James R. Walker of Egeria. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery with Robertson and Foglesong-Funeral Home in charge. The child was stillborn Sunday at Wyoming General Hospital. Surviving are the parents a half-brother Danny the paternal grandfather H A Walker and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ike Reed all of Egeria.
Officers Installed in Wyoming District Boy Scouts
Officers of the Wyoming District of the Appalachian Council were installed on Thursday with DB. L. Haga of Wyoming named chair man and C. C. Phillips Jr. and B. K. Shannon of Maltens as vice chairs J. L. Brawley of Glen Rogers is district commissioner Robert Bailey Jr. Pineville is district finance chair Hubert Duraim Glen Rogers leadership trainer E F Williams Wyoming camping and activities chair and others to be named next month Ken Mugridge Pineville district executives report About 120000 horses were pulling street cars in 1684.
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Pineville
Wyoming
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Navy
DB. L. Haga
C. C. Phillips Jr
8. K. Shannon
Maltens
J. L. Brawley
Glen Rogers
Robert Bailey Jr
Hubert Duraim
E. F. Williams
Ken Mugridge
Evangelistic Services At Oceana Church In Progress
A series of evangelistic services is in progress at 7 30 p m each night this week at the First Baptist Church. Rev Cletus R Brown of Auburn Ind is conducting the revival as area evangelistic director for the American Baptist Home Mission Society. Special music will be provided by the church choir and quartet. A week of home visitations was completed last week according to Rev James H Casto the pastor.
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Oceana
First Baptist Church
Cletus R. Brown
Auburn
Ind
Brown
The
American Baptist
Home Mission Society
James H. Casto
Lilly. Funeral Services Held Today
Funeral services for jSamuel Andrew Lilly were conducted at Oak Grove Methodist Church with ministers H P Hackney J Hamill tick and H V Wheeler officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery. Survivors include three sons Pence James Lilly of Baltimore Maryland and Whitby Lilly in Korea two daughters Cy Huffman Creamery Nancy Lilly and Bernard Cass Baltimore a brother Jake Lilly Hin ton a sister Roxie Adkins Hinton and several half siblings. Mrs Gertrude Lily Nimitz and Mrs Elizabeth Adkins Becke y.
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Baltimore
Whitby Lilly
U.S. Army
Korea
Cy. H. Huffman
Creamery
Nancy Lilly
Bernard Cass
Jake Lilly
Hinton
Roxie Adkins
Aubrey Lilly
Oak Hi
Gertrude Lily
Nimitz
Elizabeth Adkins
Beckey
DuBois High School Gym Project Faces By Pass Obstacle
DuBois County board of education may lose space for a new gym to a proposed by pass road. construction delays and terrain concerns threaten access and interior design while completion targets shift to the second semester. school officials expect heating and classrooms to improve as work progresses. local veterans group plans its December meeting at the Knights of Pythias Hall with a guest list to honor a veteran.
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DuBois
DuBois Hist County
Fayette
Dubois Fish ‘School
Puhols
Mullens Band Wins Talent Show Award
Pineville hosts the annual Talent Show at Pineville High School with Mullens High School band led by Stanley Pritchard taking first prize of 15 dollars. Second prize of 5 dollars goes to Carol Collins Gloria Sizemore and Barbara Worrell The Snowflakes. Third prize of 3 dollars awarded to Ricochet Romance. Mary Bane sang. Pauline England served as emcee. Danny Wallen guest singer. The show features 35 acts and fills the auditorium for the 20th annual Pineville event.
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Pineville
Mary Bane
Ricochet
Romance
Pauline England
G. FB. Brown
Danny Wallen
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
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Better Citizens Group
Oak Hill
Lindy Elizabeth Butler
Fayetteville Rt. 1
Freewill Baptist
Fayetteville
Ernest Bins
Coal’ City
Bibb
Butler
Beckley
Free Will Baptist Church
Finlow
Oscar
Charles Tetbert
Cunard
Nellie White
Youngstown
John
Summiertees
Harry
Clarence
Ernest
Barberton
Elizabeth Thorne
Mullens
Phytician Sisters of Mullens
Sparhetti
Moose Hall
Chib
Red Cross
Heart
Cancer
IR. W. Hatfield
Sills
Dersey Curtis Brown
Budah
Frances Williams
Sidney Williams
Donald E. Wood
Bess W. Woods
Genevieve Jones
David Jones
Doris Lee Seacrist
Thomas Henry Seacrist
Nancy Carol Walters
Clyde Walters Jr
Daisy Bell Lane
George, Lane
Lonnie Earl Williams
Marrianne ‘Williams
George P. Johnson
Kathleen M. Johnson
Sam Manley
I Newman
Novan
Walker
United States
Oceana Church
Lilly
Dubois High School
Smith
Legion
Oak WL
Red Devil Post No. 59
American Legion
Dew
Knights of Pythias
Malin St
Janet
G. Stone Caldson
Iat
Koren
America
ORK
Firth
Bond
Fashion Academy
James B
Beam Distilling CO
Clermont
Kentucky
Gulf
Lruckson She
Anne
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