Seven Candidates File for Raleigh County May Primaries
Seven candidates filed at the Raleigh Circuit Clerk's office for the May 10 primary. Sophia Democrat W. W. Withrow becomes the first woman from either party to announce for a major office, seeking a House of Delegates seat, with C. Berkley Lilly and Everett R. Shafer also filing for the House. Nonpartisan filings included Dewey Meadows, A. J. Walker, Carl Jarrell, and A. P. Leeber for the Raleigh County Board of Education race.
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Raleigh
W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
Sophia Democrat
House of Delegates
C. Berkley Lilly
Beckley
Everett R. Shafer
Raleigh County Board of Education
Mabscott
Woodrow Wilson High School
Friendship Baptist Church
Sophia
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Order of the Eastern Star
Coal City Lodge No 136
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Community Council
Raleigh County Park Board
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Withrow
Lilly
Beaver
United States
Zion B
Anna Dott Lilly
Booth Ave
Fayette County
Lookout High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
University of Richmond
Methodist Temple
Methodist Men's Club
The
Masons
the Elks
Civitans
Flat Top Lake Association
Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia State Bar
Anna Lee Bowyer
Shafer
House
Senate
Johnstown Road
Esty
Joseph Arthur Shafer
Greenbrier
Concord College
West Virginia University
Glenville
McGraw Seeks Unseating Wylie in West Virginia Education
McGraw aimed to unseat Wylie, detailing a long career in Wyoming County schools from Glen Rogers to Milam and Glen Morrison Elementary. He earned a history and political science degree in 1935, a masters from West Virginia University in 1949, and held multiple principal positions. He and his wife Julia Roselle Zekany raised four sons while supporting county education and local civic groups.
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Glen Rogers
Berea
Pi Gamma Mu
Marshall College
Herndon High School
Mullens High School
Milam High School
Glen Fork
Glen Morrison
Sabine
Wyoming
Pineville
McGraw
West Virginia University
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Julia Roselle Zekany
Logan
Wyoming School
Darrell Jr
Warren
West
Five Juveniles Face Court Date In Burglary Case
Five youths aged eight to nineteen were released to parental custody by Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery and will return March 2 for judgment in a North Kanawha Street burglary. Police had arrested them weeks ago as part of a gang that ransacked Mrs Ophia Bumgardner’s unoccupied home. Four others go to juvenile court Saturday. Seven have been certified to the Justice of the Peace court for grand jury action on burglary charges.
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Kanawha Street
Harry L. McCreery
Ophia Bumgardner
Justice of the Peace Court
Showdown as House Battles Senate Over Passage Rules
A Fayette representative Myles seeks to bypass committee references and place bills on passage as tension rises between the House and Senate. The speaker hints that Senate ideas, led by Ralph Bean, will prevail, while voicing personal opposition to Bean and Pauley and urging Raleigh County Democrats to unite in voting against them.
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Senate
Myles
Fayette
House
Ralph Bean
Pauley
Raleigh County
Nine More Candidates Filed In Fayette County
Fayetteville reports nine additional candidate filings for the May 2 primary. Democrats Henry W. Miller Jr. and Carlton Spicer seek House of Delegates nominations, Marshall O'Dell aims for Democratic Executive Committee, and Mrs. E. R. Ample, the lone Republican, seeks Republican Executive Committee in Fayetteville district. Other filings include W. W. Bullmer for Justice of the Peace, D. W. Sutphin for constable, and former board member Harry E. Pirring filing for the Board of Education seat he held prior to resigning in 1956. Krung, who led the board as president in 1948–49, had resigned in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Nonpartisan Board of Education
Fayette County
Henry W. Miller Jr
Oak Hill
Carlton Spicer
Gauley Bridge
Marshall O'Dell
Democratic Executive Committee
E. R
Howard) Ample
Republican Executive Committee
Mike Lononosy
Montgomery
Democrat Executive Committee
Kanawha
W. W
Bill) Bullmer
Justice of the Peace
Falls District
D. W. Sutphin
Harry E. Pirring
Board of Education
Krung
West Virginia races show crowded fields for state offices
Unopposed Randolph Underwood and E Franklin Pauley lead Republicans for Supreme Court judgeships while Barron and Skeen seek governor. Four Democrats vie for state treasurer to replace Skeen, and four for attorney general. Dodson and Beneke seek Republican AG nomination. Incumbent John T. Johnson faces three Democrats for agricultural commissioner. Edgar B. Sims battles L. W. Boley for state auditor, and Joe F. Burdett opposes for secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Franklin Pauley
Charleston
Supreme Court
Barron
Skeen
Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
John H. Kelly
George E. Baker
Clarksburg
Hugh N. Mills
Ravenswood
Wade H. Bronson Jr
Williamson
C. Donald Robertson
Lee M. Kenna
Harold A. Bangert
Elmer H. Dodson
George F. Beneke
Wheeling
John T. Johnson
Charles M. Vaughan
South Charleston
William B. Fox
Huntington
Charles E. Jenkins
Edgar B. Sims
L. W. Boley
Mount Nebo
Joe F. Burdett
Point Pleasant
Billy Graham’s Crusade Reaches Nugu After Northern Meetings
Shortly after birth, Billy Graham begins his crusade in Nugu the capital of eastern Nigeria, following successful evangelistic meetings in the largely Muslim northern provinces.
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Billy Graham
Nugu
Nigeria
Demos Jockey For 271 Votes In Primary Fight
The Senator's supporters press for early Republican or Kennedy alignment as Kennedy pledges to stay silent on endorsements until after the convention's first ballot. Gov. Edmund G. Brown's delegates, tied to the Brown slate, loom large as June 7 approaches.
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Kennedy
Edmund G. Brown
Skelton Driver Fined and Jailed on Three Counts
Thomas F Ball 38 of Skelton was fined 70 dollars and sentenced to 100 days in Raleigh County Jail on three counts. He was remanded on a fourth count for resisting arrest after grabbing for trooper L A Herralds gun during a roadside pursuit near Skelton. A shot fired in the air failed to stop him. Ball was finally captured and jailed without injury. He also faced separate fines and jail terms for drunk driving and improper registration. He waived a preliminary hearing and awaits grand jury action on the resisting arrest charge.
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Thomas F. Ball
Skelton
Raleigh
L. A. Herrald
Ball
Herrald
Rt. 2
Cotton White
Three Demos File For Committee Posts
Certificates for candidacy received at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s office name three Democratic Executive Committee hopefuls. J. Z. Cooper of Coal City, a former Board of Education member and longtime teacher, seeks the Slab Fork District nomination. Leonard L. Withrow of Johns Town Road filed for Ward IV, and Mrs. Tom Lewis of Ford Street filed for Town District.
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Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
J. Z. Cooper
Coal City
Board of Education
Slab Fork
Leonard L. Withrow
Johnstown Road
Tom Lewis
Ford St
Anti fluoride committee vows fight to end fluoridation
A committee of eight or nine members from Beckley Crab Orchard and Glen View said they will fight fluoridation to the end and contend the County Court acted out of order in approving the project. They expect the public to reject fluoride once familiar with it. The group plans talks with the County Court before pursuing petitions.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Water Company
Thomas R. Cook
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Glen View
Cook
The
Beckley Water Co
Deaths and funerals list local infant and relatives
Funeral arrangements are in complete for Dianne Johnson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Johnson of 327 Vine St who died in a local hospital at 1230 am today five hours after birth Survivors include two sisters Katherine Susan Jane and grandparents Mrs Elsie Sloan Beckley Lawrence Lawson address unknown and Henry G Johnson Jacksonville Fla The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Pending completion of arrangements Also noted is the death of Marvin Perry 51 Mansfield Ohio husband of Dolly Stover Ameagle and father of Velma Stover Morencie Mich Evelyne with several siblings and grandchildren Funeral services are set for Tuesday with burial in Mansfield City Cemetery Relatives traveling to attend include J H Workman Robert Workman Artie Kenneth Long Keith Mr and Mrs Lacy Milam Kingston Relatives Stover unable to attend due to illness
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Dianne Johnson
Robert E. Johnson
Vine St
Katherine Susan Jane
Elsie Sloan
Beckley
Lawrence Lawson
Henry G. Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Keyser-Bryant
Elijah Stover
Ameagle
Marvin Perry
Mansfield
Ohio
Dolly
Velma Stover
Morencie
Mich
Evelyne Mansfield
J. H. Workman
Artie
Omer Workman
Oregon
Frank Wiseman
Cittsville
Norma Stover
Cynethia Lynn Young
Carl
Vada Young
Johnny Carl
Bobby
Germany
Dottie Weeks
Oak Hill
Patty Highlander
Tom Meadows
Layland
C. R. Young
Lookout
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Funeral notices for Jones Cantley and Young in Beckley obituaries
Hub bert Jones funeral arrangements are in progress in Beckley. John W Cantley 39 died at his daughter's home in Cameron after a long illness. Cyne thyia Lynn Young 2 died in Beckley hospital. survivors include Carl and Vada Young and others. Bodies at Wright and ee Funeral Home and Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home. RNS
Widow Lillian Reece Dies in Detroit Funeral Pending
Mrs Lillian Reece a former Fayette County resident died Sunday in Detroit Michigan Surviving are her son Kellas Reece and daughter Mrs Henry Edyveans both of Detroit Funeral services are incomplete Burial will be in Kincaid Cemetery The body is at the Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill
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Lillian Reece
Fayette County
Detroit
Mich
Kellas Reece
Henry Edyveans
Kincaid Cemetery
Tyree
Oak Hill
Otha Lee Slaughter Dies At Mullens Hospital
Otha Lee Slaughter aged 65 of Sulli van died at 1 30 a.m. Sunday in Mullens Hospital where he was admitted Tuesday. The body is at the Trent Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha Lee Slaughter
Sullivan
Mullens Hospital
Trent Funeral Home
Charles T. Miller dies at 49 in Beckley VA Hospital
Charles T. Miller, 49, of Ansted, died at 5:45 a.m. today in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after admission last Wednesday. The body will be moved to Godfrey and Pack Funeral Home in Montgomery for funeral arrangements.
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Charles T. Miller
Ansted
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Godfrey and Pack Funeral Home
Montgomery
Final rites for Mrs Dora Sebers in Beckley
Mrs Dora M Sebers 80 of Beckley will have funeral services at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev Shirley Donnelly officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. She died Saturday night in a Weston hospital after a long illness. She was born in Georgia in 1879, daughter of Marie and Henry Chadwell, and lived in Fayette County 25 years. Survivors include husband Silas two sons George and Marshall a daughter Betty May Warden of Chicago Ills a daughter Corrine P Abney of Logansport Ind a daughter Lucy Speary of Senior City Tenn five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Dora M.sebers
Beckley
Caffee Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Sunset Memorial Park
Sebers
Weston Hospital
Baptist Church
Georgia
Marie
Henry Chadwell
Fayette County
Rev James T Bryant Funeral Rites Held In East Rainelle
Funeral services for the Rev James Thomas Bryant 81 of East Rainelle are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Sewell Valley Baptist Church with pastors P E Orndorff Joe E Smith Henry O Loving and Edward Powers officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. He died at his East Rainelle home at 10 p m Saturday after a four day illness. A retired minister carpenter miner and employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway he was born February 7 1879 in Natural Bridge Virginia and was a member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife
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James Thomas Bryant
East Rainelle
Sewell Valley Baptist Church
P. E. Orndorff
Joe E. Smith
Henry O. Loving
Edward Powers
Bryant
A and Ohio Railway
Natural Bridge
W. S
Rebecca Sloan Bryant
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Hunter in Cleveland
Mrs Elizabeth Hunter aged 67 formerly of Oak Hill died Saturday in Cleveland. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park.
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Elizabeth Hunter
Cleveland
Ohio
Tyree Funeral Home
High Lawn Memorial Park
Longtime Oak Hill farmer Martin L Humphries dies at 8
Martin L Humphries 8 Oak Hill dies after four months illness at his daughter Elsie Amick’s home. He leaves wife Mary Elizabeth Bennett Humphries, seven children, 36 grandchildren, 78 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral at Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene at 2 pm with Rev. Edwin Hale. burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Born Sept 2 1873 in Nicholas County. Survived by siblings L N Humphries and Lelia Amick and Sadie Dorsey. sons Lloyd Oliver Oscar. daughters Maggie Dorsey Tressie Worllege Elva Hayslette.
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Martin Luther Humphries
Oak Hill
Elsie Amick
Oak Hill Church
High Lawn Memorial Park
Pool
Nicholas County
Mary Elizabeth Bennett Humphries
L. N
Quinwood
Lelia Amick
Rainelle
Sadie Dorsey
Lloyd
Nallen
Oliver
Oscar
Gauley Bridge
Maggie Dorsey
Leivasy
Tressie Worllege
Elva Hayslette
Amick
Funeral services for Danny Hatfield in Coal Mountain
Funeral services for five month old Danny Hatfield son of Lesie and Emma Hatfield of Coal Mountain will be conducted at Coal Mountain Baptist Church at 11 am Tuesday by Rev Lloyd Ferguson. Burial follows in the family plot. He died in a Welch hospital Saturday night of pneumonia. Born August 29 1959 in Coal Mountain he is survived by parents three brothers Bernard Charles and Kendall and sister Cathy all at home and grandparents Floyd Hatfield of Coal Mountain and Nancy Harper of Guvan. Body taken to Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
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Danny Hatfield
Lesie
Emma Harper Hatfield
Coal Mountain
Coal Mountain Baptist Church
Lloyd Ferguson
Welch Hospital
Bernard
Charles
Kendall
Cathy
Floyd Hatfield
Nancy Harper
Guvan
Evans
Oceana
Last Rites Held For Mrs Sarah M Titlow At Oak Hill
Mrs Sarah M Sadie Titlow 66 died Sunday in Charleston after a long illness. Funeral at 3 30 p m Tuesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Rev C S Donnelly. Survived by husband Charles Edgar Titlow two sisters Anna Carlson Julia Batten both of Mount Hope two sons Charles E Jr and Benjamin Franklin both of Charleston a daughter Dorothy Crislip of Charleston five grandchildren. Members of the Eastern Star No 107 attend.
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Sarah M
Sadie) Titlow
Oak Hill
C. S. Donnelly
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Titlow
Charleston
St. Albans
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star No
Garten
Charles Edgar Titlow
Anna Carlson
Julia Batten
Mount Hope
Charles E. Jr
Benjamin Franklin
South Charleston
Dorothy Crislip
The
Eastern Star
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Eduation
Beckley Regular
Bolt
Charley
Ellen Meadows
Meadows
Maple Meadow
Lester
Walker
Slab Fork Coal Co
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Society of Professional Engineers
Rotary Club
Elks
Presbyterian Church
Eliza
Hans Huebner
American Field Service
Stuttgart
Dublin
J. W
Georgia Buchanan Walker
Jarrell
Perry Jarrell
Dry Creek
Mount View High School
Mount View
Marsh Fork High School
Ruth Jarrell
Leeber
Coalton
Randolph County
Mark Twain High School
Glenville State
Dewey R. Meadows
Jackie’ Withrow
Wylie
A. P
Tony’ Leeber
Carl Jarrell
A. J
al’ Walker
Emihope
Anita Ekberg
Chelo Alonso
Willie and
Joe
Mullens
Ah Evans
Fema
Underwood
Randolph
Demos
Carl Reiner
Erenor
M-G-M
Glenn Ford
Debbie Reynolds
Lea
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Hubert Jones
Glen Jean
Montgomery Hospital
Wright Andee Funeral Home
John W. Cantley
Price Hawley
Cameron
Rock Creek
Charlotte
N. C
Clonnie
Lewisburg
Guy
Amanda Brown Bryant
William
Makesville
Ernest
Ballard
Edward
Kieffer
Harry
Ace Bryant
Huttonsville
Priscilla Waugh
Phoebe Meadows
Elkton
Dollie Puckett
Marie Surbaugh
Cynthia Lynn Young
Mrs
Dora M. Sebers
James T. Bryant
Martin L. Humphries
Sarah M. Titlow
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