Castle Murder Trial Continues In Fayette
Fayetteville jury listens as four witnesses testify in the murder trial of Sylvia E. Castle 35 charged with fatally shooting her husband Donald C. Castle on August 24 1958. Deputy Pete Withrow testifies about the investigation while Donald E Castle Jr 16 says his mother sent him to fetch the deputy. Claude Woodrum neighbor and half brother to Mrs Castle describes forcing the husband from the home and toward the highway as he returns to the gate vowing to test the deputy's resolve. Mrs Woodrum recounts loud voices at the Pennington home and sending her husband to his mother’s. The panel remains together as the first 20 jurors qualify.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Sylvia E. Castle
Donald C. Castle
Pete Withrow
Pearl Pennington
Donald E. Castle Jr
Withrow
Claude Woodrum
Castle
Woodrum
Henry Mitchell Dies in Oak Hill Hospital
Summerlee, Henry Mitchell died at Oak Hill hospital at 8:30 a.m. after a brief illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, pending arrangements.
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Summerlee
Rns
Henry Mitchell
Oak Hill
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Beckley
Roy A Garten Succumbs At 54
Roy Al vin Garten 54 Lilly Grove Princeton died Monday night in a local hospital after a one day stay He was a Beckley machine shop mechanic and Lilly Grove Baptist Church member Born September 16 1904 in Low Moor Virginia he was the son of Walter and Arthelia Garten Surviving are his wife Clara Thompson Garten two sons Buren and Wilton Princeton three daughters Madeline Betty and Carol Walker Cleveland Ohio two sisters A W Burdette Oak Hill Vernore Brothers Northfork VA three brothers D C Shady Spring Clifford Oak Hill Adolphus Huntington and four grandchildren The body is at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton awaiting services
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Princeton
RNS
Roy Alvin Garten
Lilly Grove
Beckley
Madeline
Betty
Carol Walker
Cleveland
Ohio
A. W. Burdette
Oak Hill
Vernore
Northfork
D.C. Shady Spring
Clifford Oak Hill
Adolphus
Huntington
Mossy Personal Notes and Visitors Reported
Delmer Cheeks visits brother in law and sister in Charleston while weekend guests stay with Mrs Lazella Powers family. Betty Oakley returns home after facial injuries from a car accident near Dothan. Orden Cheeks returns from Miami with Florida visit plus stops in Virginia and several relatives.
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Orden Cheeks
Miami
Fla
James Hale
Florida
Virginia
ER Bridges
Rocky Mount
George Stanley
Calloway
Albert Stone
Martinaville
Douglas Cogar
Clintonville
Sweetheart Ball Queen To Be Selected Feb 14
Oak Hill event honors Xi Alpha Theta and Gamma Epsilon Chapter representatives. Mrs Dorothy Keatley and Miss Nancy Tennant will be queens candidates for Beta Sigma Phi at the 9 pm to 1 am Sweetheart Ball in the National Guard Armory. Dr J B Thompson to crown the queen.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Dorothy Keatley
Tees Road
Beckley
Mount Hope
Xi Alpha Theta
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Nancy Tennant
Gamma Epsilon
National Guard
Dave Lilly
Keatley
Mount Hope Iota
Miss Tennant
H. E. Tennant
Bibb St
Collins High School
Alderson-Broaddus
Concord
Rosedale
Nancy Scott
Beta Theta Chapter
J. B. Thompson
Coal River Personal notices from Colcord and Ameagle
Colcord and Ameagle news notes report convalescence for Zella Jarrell at home after Charleston General Hospital stay. several weekend visits by relatives and friends from Colcord Ravenwood Doroth y Ameagle Detroit and Princeton. A newborn Johnny Scherer weighs eight pounds four ounces at home with grandparents Charley and Hazel Harris Colcord. Ameagle church groups meet midweek, and health-related visits include Ed Henley and Owen Henley undergoing surgeries in Charleston.
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Colcord
Rns
Zella Jarrell
Charleston General Hospital
Ronnie Petry
Chesapeake
W. M. Petry
Nickel Petry
Roy Stover
Ravenswood
Anderson Stover
Lester Crawford
Dorothy
Lawrence Stover
Columbus, Ohio
Roxie Stover
Dewey Kinder
Ameagle
Horace Thompson
Leon Cowley
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Scherers
Johnny
Boyd Hutchinson
Beckley
Charley Harris
Ameagie Presbyterian Church
Sycamore Chapel
Sycamore Creek
L. Pettry
Clyde Walker
Ameagie
Charleston
Ed Henley
Princeton
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Seven Injured at Mullens Hospital Report
Seven persons received treatment at Wyoming General Hospital for injuries from accidents and mishaps. Among them Alta Hash 57 sustained eye injury from grease splashing while cooking Carson D Hodges 3 fractured a finger when a car slipped from a jack Denny Lafferty 45 sprained chest muscles lifting a conveyor pan Jesse Belcher 44 was struck by falling slate Isiah Petties 46 hospitalized with a broken hip after a shuttle buggy incident James W Jackson 40 bruised when a leg struck him Arthur Bailey 4 required care after a nail was driven into his foot
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Alta Hash
Glen Fork
Carson D. Hodges
Herndon
Denny Lafferty
Ravencliff
Otsego
Jesse Belcher
Basin
Bluefield Construction Company
Hinton Woman Loses Queen for a Day Bid on TV
Hinton woman Mrs. Harry Peyton appeared on the national program Queen for a Day but did not win. She sought funds to help Summers County residents return to West Virginia. The group traveled with the covered wagon train that originated in Hinton, led by evangelist Harry Peyton as trainmaster.
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Hinton
Harry Peyton
Summers County
West Virginia
Sis
Meet Mr Lincoln TV portrait to air on NBC Eve of Lincoln birth
Richard Hanser wrote the script for Meet Mr Lincoln a television program for NBC TV Project 20 airing February 11 at 8 30 p m EST It uses Lincoln's words to describe war years and his life with 25 000 photographs and prints from archives and private collections The program features moving camera work and a panorama of American towns and backwoods from a century ago Hanser notes Lincoln may be judged more for his language than his political genius in this documentary"
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Hanser
Lincoln
NBC
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Hanser
Hauser
Mr. Lincoln
Medical Clinic To Be Built In Fairlea
In Fairlea, a two doctor medical clinic led by Dr. John Foley of Frankford was announced after the Raritan Club helped bring it there. Foley faced repeated Lewisburg zoning rejection before resubmitting, but residents offered support and property options as the council again rejected the petition.
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Fairelea
RNS
Fairlea
Frankford
Raritan Club
Lewisburg
John Foley
Foley
William McClung
Richwood
Fairela
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Highway 219
Isburg
Johnson
Dr. Foley
Fray Livesay
Arthur Gladwell
Zoning Commission
Gray Livesay
Justice of the Peace
Ed Sellards
Sellards
McClung
New Lakes Made by Columbia Basin Project in Washington
The Columbia Basin project in Washington is creating numerous new lakes. Some new lakes will be restricted to juvenile fishermen only.
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Columbia Basin
Washington
Mount Hope High Government Day Delegates Named
Mount Hope High selected Sandra Murdock and Mickey Vargo as delegates to the ninth annual Know Your State Government Day in Charleston on March 3. Accompanying them will be instructor Miller Gwinn. Sandra leads in clubs and activities while Mickey serves on Student Council and Latin Club. Both will report back to the Student Council after the trip.
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Mount Hope High School
Charleston
Sandra Murdock
Mickey Vargo
Sandra
Mickey
Miller Gwinn
Alpha Omega
Future Business Leaders of America
Girl's Athletic Association
Laurel Grove Baptist Church
MMHS
Heart Attack Fatal To Lamer P. Snead
La mer Paul Snead, 28, Camp Creek, died at his home of a heart condition. A Korean War veteran, he belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Camp Creek Baptist Church. Survived by mother, three brothers, a sister, and several half-siblings. Body at Bailey Funeral Home, Princetown. arrangements incomplete.
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Camp Creek
RNS
Paul Snead
Roscoe Snead
John Darnell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hinton
James Thompson
Cam Creek
Alma Crouch
Skelton
Fannie Thompson
Wilma Patton
Florida
Bailey Funeral Home
Princetown
Riley Man Arraigned Over Murder Claim In Logan
Chris Weatherspoon is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on a murder charge after the death of 67 year old Harry Neal at the Weatherspoon home. Neal reportedly fired first, threatening to kill everyone before Weatherspoon shot him twice in the head. The coroner and police describe the event as justifiable homicide. Neal is survived by two brothers Sherman and Willis and two sisters Isabelle Davis and Laura Beatty. The body lies at Pond Funeral Home in Logan as arrangements proceed.
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Neal
Weatherspoon
Junior Lambert
Ralph Grimmett
Barber
New Honor To Greer Garson Named Oil Field
Greer Garson who stars in Auntie Mame on Broadway now owns a Texas oil field named for her. The Palo Pinto County discovery west of Fort Worth was made by a drilling company that shares ownership with E. E. Fogelson, her husband.
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New York
Greer Garson
Broadway
Auntie Mame
Texas
Palo Pinto County
Fort Worth
E. E. Fogelson
Miss Garson
Birth of Amy Lee Law in Bluefield Hospital
A 6 pound 14 ounce daughter, Amy Lee, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Law of Bluefield at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Luke's Hospital. She is the couple's third child and second daughter. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Martin of Mullens Hill.
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Mullens
Amy Lee
Oliver Law
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
J. J. Martin
Frantz Ave
Mullens Hill
Darrell Harden Named Moose Lodge Prelate
WHITESVILLE RNL Darrell Harden is lodge prelate of the Whitesville Moose Lodge replacing Joseph L. Price who became governor. Harden was named at a 4 p.m. Sunday meeting in the lodge hall. Theodore Buffington of Russell KY, formerly of Orgas, wins the Moose Lodge Annual Prayers Lifetime Award worth 300 dollars for paying dues 19 years. The award is given each year to a member who pays dues months in advance. The lodge social quarters will be remodeled before the March 27 district meeting in Whitesville.
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Whitesville
RNL
Darrell Harden
Moose Lodge
Joseph L. Price
Harden
Carl V. Dominion
Florida
Theodore Buffington
Russell
Orgas
Buffington
Whitesville Lodge
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Glenda
Tabor
Mary Rack
Coal River Personals
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Charles Mercer
AP Radio-Tv
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Beckley Hotel
Lamer
P. Snead
Riley
Greer
Melody Shop
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