Wyoming court docket lists two murder cases in Pineville
Two murder and one voluntary manslaughter indictments filed in Wyoming Circuit Court, with trials set for March. Names include Der Cook and family members in Pineville. grand and petit jurors summoned for February and March.
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Wyoming
Pineville
RNS
Rogers
der An
Cook
John Yambor
Glen Rogers
Wyoming Circuit Court
Hass
Young Hart
James Albert Hart
Raven
James
Thejin
Jeliff
Roscoe Hart
Geneva Walters
Estel Morgan
Russell Beavers
Walter
Brenton
Clarence Shields
Fannock
Jack Lusk
Herndon
Ernest Bailey
Lamar
Corbett Perdue
Bud
Carol Ellison
Oscar Adams
DeWayne Belcher
Alda Toler Simon
R. E. Steele
Steeles
Olen Jewel
Jesse
Boston Osborne
Lyman H. Bailey
Cyclone
J. P. Evans
Henry Hall
Mullens
Floyd Houck
Pierpont
Joe Montrose
Douglas J Lester
Bill Cook
Pierpoint
Wille Pendry
Glen York
Noah Mills
Heendon
Cloyd Browning
Hanover
Leon Heinsman
Landon Keneda
Simon
Q. C. Casteel
Otis Cook
Oceena
Paul Collins
Joquois
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Webb
Funeral services for Mrs. Eaver Webb of Bradshaw McDowell County will be held at 1 a.m. Saturday at Shortridge Community Church Bradshaw with burial in Shortridge Cemetery She died Wednesday afternoon She was a Floyd County Va native and a member of the First Christian Church at Bradshaw Surviving are husband Harves five sons Donald Baileysville Guy Mill Creek Russell Bradshaw Earl Brenton Burton Bruno a daughter Mrs David Adair Marianna five brothers one sister 21 grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body was moved to the Guy Webb residence from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. today.
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Russell
Bradshaw
Earl
Brenton
Burton
Bruno
David Adair
Marianna
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Guy Webb
Lawson Funeral Set Saturday in Summersville
Funeral services for Charles Lawson 81 of Summersville will be at 10 30 a m Saturday at Summersville Baptist Church with Rev L Bruce Cooper officiating Burial will be in Bruce Grove Cemetery near Mount Nebo Lawson a retired miner and lumberman died Wednesday in a Richwood hospital after a short illness He was a native of Ohio and had lived in Nicholas County 60 years He is survived by one son Roy address unknown and two step sons Stanley Thomas Summersville and Leonard Thomas Lookout The body will be removed from White in Summersville to the home of Stanley Thomas at 4 p m today
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Sumbinrsville
RNS
Charles Lawson
Summersville
Summersville Baptist Church
L. Bruce Cooper
Bruce Grove
Mount Nebo
Lawson
Richwood
Ohio
Nicholas County
Roy
Adress
Stanley Thomas
Leonard Thomas
Lookall
Tatone to Get TB Treatment in Pinecrest Sanatorium
Mullens reports Joe Tatone a 66 year old popcorn salesman and shoeshine man has been ordered to bed at Pinecrest sanitarium for possibly two years with tuberculosis. Lt Cmdr Lige Tatone, his son in the Navy, is rushing home from New Orleans and hopes for reassignment near his father while Joe remains hospitalized and his stand is closed.
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Mallens
RNS
Joe Tatone
Mullens
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Cmdr
Lige Tatone
New Orleans
Tatone
Kenneth M. Willett
Bel
Joe
Betty Ann Myres Rites Scheduled at Mount Lookout
Funeral services for Betty Ann Kincaid Myres 75 of Victor will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Lookout Baptist Church with Rev. Mont Carr officiating. Burial follows at Mount Lookout cemetery. She died Thursday after a long illness. Survivors include five sons four daughters and 14 grandchildren. Thomas Funeral Home in Ansted to the Myres residence at 3 p.m. today.
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George Kincaid
Mount Lookout
Bill
Elva Blane
Victor
George
Melvin
Richwood
Estel
Henderson, Ky
Virgie Myres
Sarah Grose
Graydon
Nina Boggus
Page
Eva Hart
Piste Ohio
Thomas Funeral Home
Ansted
Myres
Hospital Lists Recent Births in Mullens Area
Wyoming General Hospital reports recent births including Jay Luther Jr. born Jan 2 at 11:09 a.m. to Jay Luther McComas and wife Bud Mountain. Catherine Ann born Jan 28 at 11:21 a.m. to Clarence Reed and wife Maben. Lynn Renae born Jan 27 at 6:05 a.m. to Merriweather Gooden and wife Mullens. Richard Hayse born Jan 8 at 12 p.m. to Clyde Dugger and wife Mullens. Charles Vernon Jr. born Jan 36 at 5:35 a.m. to Charles Weyast and wife 422 1/2 City Ave Beck. Paula Sue born Jan 25 at 11:30 p.m. to William Paul McKinney and wife Mullens. Donna Louise born Jan 22 to Joe Mitchell and wife Herndon. Larry Eugene born Jan 21 to Lonnie Eugene Whit ure and wife Pineville. Rupee Han born Jan 2 to Lonnie Eugene and wife Pineville.
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Merriweather Gooden
Mullens
Richard Hayse
Clyde James Dugger
Charles Vernon Jr
Charles V. Weyast
City Ave
Beck
Paula Sue
An Ans
William Paul McKinney
Donna Louise
Joe Ernest Mitchell
Herndon
Larry Eugene
Wes Oon
Joan Enory Whit Ure
Rupee Han
Lonnie Eugene
Pineville
One-Armed Fayette Miner Excels in Coal Loadings
Ben Tillmon, 33, has loaded 37 530 tons of coal in 12 years at Oakwood mine despite losing his arm. A shoulder amputation after a shotgun injury did not end his mining career. Born in Chattanooga, he began at Gary mines and returned to Oakwood two years ago. his son Oliver just came home from Korea and plans to work in the mines.
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Vakwood
Ben Tillmon
New Rivyer Co
Oakwood
Tillmon
Oak Hill
Tillman
Gary
U. S. Coal & Coke Co
United States Steel Corp
Fayette County
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Railroad
Oliver Tillman
Korea
11Th Airborne Division
Improvement Committee Pushes Street Program
Oak Hill officials form Civic Improvement Committee to study street paving needs and public sentiment. The panel will assess which streets require work, publish findings, and report to City Council. Budget shows 12 213 for street work with 713 for equipment and 2 400 for materials and 2 500 for sewer maintenance in 1955 66.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Civic Improvement Committee
City Hall
Wallace Bennett
Rites Set Sunday For Wreck Victim
Funeral services for Airman 18 year old Robert Lewis Bobby Bandy of Mount Hope will be held Sunday at Freewill Baptist Church Kilsyth with military rites at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He was killed Tuesday in a Florida car wreck. He leaves parents Floyd Ray Bandy and Missie Bandy, siblings Ray Jr Larry Isabelle Peggy Lela and others. The Tyree Funeral Home will transport his body from Mount Hope to the church for services.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Robert Lewis
Bobby) Bandy
Route 1
Mount Hope
Freewil Baptist Church
Kilsyth
R. H. Dean
Bradley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Bandy
Florida
Floyd Ray Bandy
Beckley
Mis
Ale Bandy
Baltimore
Mount Hope Reais
Ray Bandy Jr
Air Force
Mississippi
Larry Bandy
Isabelle Thomas
Peggy Caverly
Lela Coleman
Summerlee
Mary Catlett
Lewis Bandy
Huntington
Tyree
Geraldine Brewer
Veterans of Foreign Wars collect $361 for March of Dimes
The VFW auxiliary in Oak Hill announced a Fayette County March of Dimes campaign total of 361 dollars at a Wednesday meeting. A five dollar donation went to the Cancer Fund and plans were made for a social at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Mrs. E. B. Gwinn’s home with members present including Mrs. Marion Lane and others. Jack Get There, four stakes winner in 1955, will campaign at Gulfstream Park this winter.
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David Darling
Bill McCling
Sophia Baughn
Get
Jack
Florida
Gulfstream Park
Republican Seeks Fayette County Prosecutor Nomination
W H Haynes seeks the Republican nomination for Fayette County prosecuting attorney. Born in Greenbrier County, he ran a local school, studied at Dunemore College and Washington and Lee University law school, and practiced in Fayetteville. A WWI veteran, he helped establish LaFayette Post 149 and holds multiple fraternal memberships. His family includes wife Helen Paxton and children Robert and Anne.
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Ayet Isvalle
RNS
Fayette County
W. H
Lexington
Fayetteville
Pactice
Helen Paxton
Fairfield
Pfc
Robert Haynes
Army
White Sands
N. M
Anne
Manasquan High School
Manasquan
N. J
American Seon
LaFayette
Loyal Order of Moose
Elks Lodge
Beckley
Masonic Lodge
the iShrine, Knights of Pythias
Legion of the Moose
The
Presbyterian Church
Pineville Personalities Week End Guests Include McClains
Ironton Ohio residents Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McClain Jr. and children stayed with Mrs. Byrd and relatives in Pineville. Victoria Cooper visited, Mrs. Lester hosted Rodney Lester and family from Cleveland, and others spoke of visits with Lynchburg Virginia relatives and Beckley residents.
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Pineville
Rns
A. E. McClain Jr
Ironton
Ohio
Walter C. Byrd
Victoria Cooper
Lon F. Byrd
Malcolm Arnold
Arnold
Bailey-Murphy Addison
Néd C. Rogers
Jane
Lynchburg
Julia W. Clay
Beckley
G. A. Brooks
India Cooper
Crowley-Worrell
Rodney Lester
Mike
Janet
Pamela Cooper
Cleveland
Pocahontas Fuel vows to cut dust at Itmann mine
The Pocahontas Fuel Co reaffirms a pledge to eliminate or greatly reduce dust from the Itmann preparation plant. Officials say engineers are tackling the issue and $250,000 has been set aside. Itmann will handle about 93 percent of dust and ash, leaving seven percent to be eliminated. Local leaders and students voiced concern, and a meeting with company officials was held to pursue a solution. A Fulbright guest from Germany attended a Rotary Club tea at Victory Café.
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Mbullens
RNS
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Woodrow Woo
Rotary Club
Thurs- Ye Cook
Mullens
Coal Company
Pocahontas
Amonate
Virginia
Cook
Pineville High School
A. R. Matthews
Pocahontas Fuel
Matthews
A. V. Sproles
Spert Peter Ferretti
Ikmann
Grover L
W. L. Haga
Victory Cafe
Werner Schmidt
Hemer High School
Germany
Raleigh
Wyoming
Mercer
Schmidt
Coleman O Dell Vows Exchanged In Fayetteville Ceremony
Miss Carolyn Jean Coleman and Wood row O'Dell exchanged wedding vows Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bennett. The Rev. B. Blake Breitenhirt officiated. The couple will reside in Quinwood after a southern wedding trip.
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Coleman - O'Dell
Fayetteville
Rns
Carolyn Jean Coleman
Woodrow O'Dell
G. W. Bennett
B. Blake -Breitenhirt
H. Coleman
Hubert O'Dell
Quinwood
Bennett
D. K. Green
C. D. Bobbitt
Thelma. Shifflet
Earl Entsminger
Albert O’dell
Dinah
Karen Sue Entilminger
Oak Hill
S. H. Coleman
Delores
Linda Pungen
Ida Hall
Birdie O'Dell
Betty Sue Bobbit
Thaddeus Coleman
Elwood O'Dell
Roger O'Dell
Ira
O'Dell
Wilburn Pack
Estel Bruns
Clinton
Gene Ross
Kopperston Socials Hit Nearby Towns
Kopperston residents and relatives visited Lewisburg and Mullens for weekend shopping and family gatherings. Several local families, including the Gillenwaters and Sauls, joined trips and hosted guests in nearby towns.
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Chester Prater
Baileysville
Jess Cline
Kopperston
Amerigo Barrio
Amos Graham
Ralph Hill
Key Rock
Arnold Toler
Arthur Hurt
Alpeca
Williard Cline
Willie Bishop
Ikes Fork
Ellis Music
Iroquois
Donald Sls
Elmer Bailey
Earl’ Webb
Troy Toler
Clearftck
George Biggs
Clyde Baldwin
Lan
Pica Ree
Seraldine Lawson
Mrs. Webb
Bex Times
New Hiver Co
Oakweed
Eric Dese
C. Hall
H. P. Thomas
Hall
Pat R. Hamilton
Hamilton
Brown
Civic Improvemet Committee
B. F. Puckett
F. A. Guffey
0. C. Hall
H. A. Shumaker
John Gwinn
Mark Miller
Wallace R. Bennett
Bud Hii
Odie Carden
T. E. Akester
Charley Haga
D. G. Haga
William Dixon
Charles Miller
Robert L. Bandy
Neville
Baptist Church
Haynes
Asbury
Mman
Guy Haynes
C. F. Mundy
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Davis
Peoples Bank
Gene Atkins
C. E. Aes
fOranges
Rome
Filbert
Neville St
Elry
Mullens Clark Stores
Southern Cross
Eeepc
Broward Ave
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