Five Injured in One-Way Bridge Crashes at Corinne
Five people were injured in two car wrecks on a one way bridge at Corinne. Weather turned roads to ice creating skiways in Mullens area. First crash at 12:20 p.m. involved Winston F. Tilley and Billy Adams with extensive facial injuries. Second crash at 3:30 p.m. involved Eugene Mounts Joy Mounts and Robert Anderson and Peter Collins with minor injuries. About 300 vehicles blocked the bridge for an hour. No charges were filed.
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Corinne
Mullens
RNS
Corinne Rain
Winston F. Tilley
Corinne J
Billy J. Adams
Ansted
Tilly
Tilley
Adams
Thomas Funeral Home
Jean
Michael Joe
Michael
W. W. Wells
Tilleys
Dr. Wells
Adamses
John Robinson
Eugene Mounts
New Richmond
Joy
Robert Anderson
Wyco
Mounts
Peter Collins
Riversville
Anderson
Wendell W. Cook
Sparrakeets Reported by White Sulphur Springs Residents
White Sulphur Springs residents report numerous green birds resembling parakeets seen flying with sparrows. Believed lost pet parakeets have caused an apparent local epidemic. Notably, Teresa Larry and Irene Thompson lost a parakeet named Winky on Sept 29, prompting families to acquire two replacements named Winky-Two and Junior.
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White Sulphur Springs
Rns
Teresa Larry
Irene Thompson
Winky
Garden Club Makes Tray Favors For Marmet Hospital Patients
Fayetteville RNS reports members of the Garden Study Club prepared tray favors for Marmet Hospital patients and decorated a boxwood Christmas tree for the birds at a Thursday workshop. The sphere tree can be transplanted to Marmet lawn, adorned with popcorn cranberries suet and bird seeds. The meeting at Mrs J C Hamilton home included a brief business session led by president Mrs Alex Gray during which West Virginia Garden Club Flower Arrangement Calendars were sold.
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Garden Club
Marmet Hospital
Fayetteville
RNS
Garden Study Club
Marmet Hos
Pital
Marmet
Alex Gray
West Virginia Garden Club
Funeral Tuesday For Dorothy Man Foster
Funeral services for Bruce Jarrell Foster 57 of Dorothy will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dorothy Presbyterian Church with Rev. C W Pindar officiating. Burial follows in Estep Cemetery Ameagle. Foster, a carpenter, died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Maude Mae Foster a son Boyd of Gordon a daughter Shirley Thomasson of Pontiac Michigan two brothers Crystal of Colcord D E Foster of Columbia South Carolina five sisters Georgia Caldwell of Whitesville Arba Jelsomine of Blue Pennet Mac Kincaid of Colcord Joy Stapleton of Jacksonville Fla and Johnny Spence of Columbus Ohio and two grandchildren. The body will be removed from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to the Foster residence at 430 pm today. It will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
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Dorothy
Bruce Jarrell Foster
Dorothy Presbyterian Church
C. W. Pindar
Estep
Ameagle
Foster
Maude Mae Foster
Boyd
Gordon
Shirley Thomasson
Pontiac
Mich
Crystal
Colcord
D. E. Foster
Columbia S. C
Georgia Caldwell
Whitesville
Arba Jelsomine
Blue Pennet
Mac Kincaid
Joy Stapleton
Jacksonville
Fla
Johnny Spence
Columbus
S. C
Valley Funeral Home
Christmas tableaus and crafts highlight Marmet meeting
January meeting will be at Mrs. Gray’s home. Mrs. Wiseman and Mrs. Stone created centerpieces with red candles, white pine, and silver balls. Mrs. Perdue made a white pine door arrangement shaped like a key. Arrangements will be taken to Marmet Hospital. Members displayed Christmas pieces. A bird street and a sucker tree were made by Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Allen. The pine tree will travel to Marmet with small suckers. Refreshments served to a long list of members and a guest.
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Gray
Loren Wiseman
Joe Stone
D. H. Perdue
Marmet Hospital
Ben D. Keller
C. G. Allen
Marmet
J. H. Allen
J. K. Whitlock
T. A. Myles
G.W. Bock
J. M. Francesca
H. F. Frazier
Mary Ellen Allen
Keller
Wiseman
Allen
Perdue
Stone
Stanley Moore
Wyoming County Woman and Sister Hurt in Wreck
Mrs Lula Mae Shrewsbury, 51, of Glen Fork Wyoming County, and her sister Miss Mary Stowers, 46, of Rock Gap Virginia, were among eight injured when a Greyhound bus skidded on a icy curve on U S 119 near Racine. Stowers suffered severe cuts and bruises, while Shrewsbury had an injury to her left eye. the driver A L Craig from Charleston escaped injury. The bus left the road and crashed into a hillside.
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Racine
W. Va
Lula
Mae Shrewsbury
Glen Fork
Wyoming County
Greyhound
U. S. 119
Boone County
Shewsbury
Mary Stowers
Rock Gap
Virginia Kirk Funeral Service Held In Mullens
Funeral services for 76 year old Virginia Ellen Kirk of Mullens were set for 9 45 a m Tuesday at Corinne Baptist Church with Rev John Rollins and Rev Paul Campbell officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery at Dwina She died Saturday night at Wyoming General Hospital where she had been a patient since December 4 She was a Wise County native born June 1 1879 daughter of Jackson and Jane Stallard Her husband Noble died in 1923 She is survived by six sons Lewis of Asheville Leon of Corinne Kenneth and James of Mullens Paul of Bluefield and Herbert of Sophia three daughters Mrs J R Bruce of Tacoma Va Mrs Johnny Widener of Corinne and Mrs James Hollins of Mullens a brother Harry Stallard of Saint Paul Va and two sisters Mrs S L Smith of West Graham Va and Mrs T D Ausborne of Richlands Va From the Chapel of Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home the body will be removed to the residence this afternoon
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Mullens
Virginia Ellen Kirk
Corinne Baptist Church
John Rollins
Paul Campbell
Dwina
Kirk
Wyoming General Hospital
Wise County
Jackson
Jane Stallard
Noble
Lewis
Asheville
N. C
Leon
Corinne
Kenneth
James
Paul
Bluefield
Herbert
Sophia
J. R Bruce
Tacoma
Johnny Widener
James Hollins
Harry Stallard
Saint Paul
S. L. Smith
West Graham
T. D. Ausborne
Richlands
Robertson and Foglesong
Talk on Relief Heard by Group
Miss Mary Cromer spoke on annuities and ministerial relief at a Women of the Church meeting in the Presbyterian Church. She explained the annual joy gift program aiding retired ministers as officers and circle chairmen were installed, with slides from Palestine, a Christmas reading, and a tea with holly decor.
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Alderson
RNS
Mary Cromer
Women of the Church
Presbyterian Church
Cramer
W. W. Peters
W. G. Smith
W. T Dixon
Laura Lehman
Pauline Johnson
O. C. Carter
W. B. Rogers Jr
J. W. Raine
R. S. Johnson
W. J. Meadows
Carl Eades
Nelson Harrah
David Nash
Peters
Palestine
J. E. Craig
Pattie Eakins
C. H. Bivens
Ruth Andrews
Frank Nash
Training Slated For Bus Drivers In Jan
Greenbrier County Red Cross Chapter will train school bus drivers with first aid instructors. Classes begin January 4 with two standard first aid sessions in Rupert and one in White Sulphur Springs. Seven new drivers are enrolled. three in Rupert, others in White Sulphur Springs. Courses end January 18 and open to any interested persons by contacting the Red Cross at Lewisburg.
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Lewisburg
RNS
Greenbrier County
Red Cross
Eric McKay
Rupert
White Sulphur Springs
Beulah Arthur
Lloyd Steele
North Korean Girl Speaks at Oak Hill
Miss Huh Young Sook adopted by the Landrums in Scarbro spoke to Fayette Branch AAUW about her Korea wartime experiences, her journey to Oak Hill, and plans to enter Davis and Elkins College. The gathering featured Christmas gifts, a story by Mrs. Landrum, and song by Genevieve Landrum.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Huh Young Sook
O. C. Landrum
Scarbro
Fayette
American Association of University Women
Korea
Susan
Davis and Elkins College
Landrums
AAUW
Fayette Aauw
Genevieve Landrum
Jesus
Roy Scott
Mankin Ave
Allie Proctor
Everett Bragg
Willia Thompson
Willia Huddleston
Zella Bishop
H. P. Thomas Jr
Kitty Thompson
Chamber Names Five Judges for Lewisburg Shanghai Parade
Lewisburg announces five judges for the Shanghai Parade: Mrs. Pet Sullivan John Bowling Rev. Robert Pfrangle Frank Nash and W A Boone. Parade on December 31 at 3 p m with four high school bands and extra traffic control for 8000 expected visitors.
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Chamber
Lewisburg
Shanghai
RNL
Pet Sullivan
John Bowling
White Sulphur Springs
Robert Pfrangle
Frank Nash
Alderson
W. A. Boone
Ronceverte
Eddie Yarid
Chamber of Commerce
White Sulphur Springs Ronceverte
Frankford
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Chesapeake & Potomac
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Universal
Beckley
BEC
Capes and
Mink
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Dorothy Man
Wyoming
Virginia Kirk
Charleston
Donna Gail Neely
John Neely
Donna
Nad
Greenbrier High School
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Pinky Level
Diana Ellis
Peggy Hamrick
Shirley Loudermilk
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Reta Fuller
Barbara Houchins
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