State Trooper Hurt In Wreck
Cpl. E Tribett of Rainelle State Police Detachment injured in a Sunday crash. His 1958 patrol car collided with a 1959 pickup owned by Thomas Prentice of Charmco near the Grill Restaurant. Damages about 400 dollars. Tribett treated by Dr. Klausman of Rupert. Sgt. Dawson investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmco
RNS
Cpl. E. Tribett
Rainelle
Prentice
W. A. Klausman
Rupert
Sgt
C. R. Dawson
Lewensburg
Presbyterian circles meet in Fayetteville today
RNS report lists Circle No. 2 led by Mrs. Darrell Pennington at Mrs. Tunney Hunsaker home, Circle No. 3 led by Mrs. Houston Wendell at Mrs. J. C. Clay home, and Circle No. 4 led by Mrs. Louise Toler at Mrs. Earl Beane home all at 8 p.m. Also quotes George Eliot on animals as agreeable friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Presbyterian Church
Darrell Pennington
Tunney Hunsaker
Houston Wendell
J. C. Clay
Louise Toler
Earl Beane
Surrender Ends $100000 Theft Ring Kingpin Case
Ira Mathena, 45, of Bluefield, turned himself in to Mercer County authorities, ending a two year manhunt as the alleged kingpin of a theft ring that spread across West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and possibly Kentucky and Tennessee. He pleaded guilty to burglary warrants and awaits grand jury action, with bond set at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
RNS
Ira Mathena
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Virginia
North Caroa
Mathena
Clyde White
E. C. Guthrie
Jungle Inn
Kenneth
Janet Murphy
Everett Eugene Little
A. B. Lubliner
Lubliner
White
Sgt
Guthrie
Walter W. Ross
Mercer
Roscoe Pendleton
Ross
Kelly Roosevelt Wilson
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan
Little
Moundsville
Joyce
Kenneth Murphy
Tazewell
James Murphy
Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Grundy
Bobby Lee Scott
Carroll County
Mothers' March on Polio nets $85 in Pax drive
Mrs. Raymond Kelly, chairman of the Mothers' March on Polio, announced $85 was collected during the Pax event last week. She thanks all contributors and the door-to-door canvass workers, including Mrs. Tyree, Mrs. Stover, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Janney, Mrs. Aliff, Mrs. Lively, Mrs. Markeham, Mrs. Wingrove, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kelly
Pax
Hattie Tyree
Ed Stover
Philip Humphrey
Seibert Janney
Homer Aliff
J. E. Lively
William Markeham
Willis Wingrove
Bob Brown
Sherman Stover
Hearing aid lost in fire drives strange escape scene
In San Diego a man named Elbert Aston escaped a blaze wearing only shorts. Witnesses thought his outburst was excitement, but the cause was his missing hearing aid that he feared was left behind in the apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Elbert Aston
R L McKinney Rites Wednesday at Wicomico Church
Funeral services for 83 year old former Hinton merchant R L McKinney will be held at 3 p m Wednesday at Loving Funeral Home and Wicomico Church Va burial to follow He died Sunday at a daughter house after long illness McKinney managed the Hinton Cooperative Mercantile Co store for about 32 years retiring in 1951 He was deacon of Hinton Presbyterian Church former president of the Hinton Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Hinton Rotary Club Survivors include two daughters Mrs W T Harding of Wicomico Church and Mrs Claude Alen of Langin Ky
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Hinton
Sweetheart Dinner Planned by Fayetteville Clubs
Fayetteville Woman's Clubs fourth annual Sweetheart Dinner will be at 6 30 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Auditorium dining room. Hosts include Mrs Dan H Perdue Mrs L W Tudor Mrs E B Eskew Mrs H F Frazier and Mrs G W Brooks as wives attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville Woman's Clubs
Memorial Auditorium
Dan H. Perdue
L. W. Tudor
E B. Eskew
H. F. Frazier
G. W. Brooks
Forty six Concord grads noted at Athens ceremony
Forty six Concord College students received graduation degrees on January 21 per registrar S. L. McGraw. Degrees in education went to numerous graduates including Salman Ali Abulhusn of Beirut and Janet Gayle Bailey of Princeton. BA degrees were awarded to Frederick Peters Burton of Princeton and Patricia Sue Moore of Athens, with business, home economics, and other BS degrees conferred to a wide slate of local and regional students across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Rns
Concord College
S. L. McGraw
Salman Ali Abulhusn
Beirut
Leanon
Nary Ellen Carter
Oak Hill
Shirley Graham Cook
Emanuel Carlisle Day
Kimball
Barbara Ann Campbell Easter
Princeton
Robert Allen Fix
Hinton
Grace Dexter Henderson
Leckie
Robert Gale Jessee
Patricia Ann Johnston
Charleston
Harold Dean Jude
Blackberry City
Shelby Jean Kelly
Wilcoe
Charles Grant Lambert
Kermit
Clara Lou Perkins Malenick
James Jackson Martin
Betty Jean Hatfield Morgan
Hanover
Billie Eugene Newsome
Mullens
Chester Alvin Pettrey
Rosanna Reaser
Carol Goodman Rogers
Marvin Rowe
Welch
Duke Lee Shields Jr
Hatcher
May Jane Shickey
Northeork
Mary Pribich Slipkovich
Crab Orchard
Lena Repair Stewart
Raymond Edward Stoutamyer
Rainelle
Edwin Gleaves Taylor
Fries
Ivan M. Taylor
Bluefield
Bill Gene Turner
Beckley
Abulhasa
Richard Harold Patterson
Janet Gayle Bailey
Marilyn Louise Wood Lackey
Dora Ann Acarafino
Eccles
Zana M. Luke Smith
Matoaka
Frederick Peters Burton
Patricia Sue Moore
Donald Murray Bowling Thefield
Billy Monroe Cher
Links Grove
Robert George Martin
Pineville
Pete Pensula
James Donald Roberts
Carl David Robinson
Clintonville
Leland Stanford Sutherland
Anita Lake Whittaker Watkins
William Alan White
James Nelson Zorio
Fayetteville
Reorganization Set For Community Chest
Princeton directors at a Thursday meeting agreed to reorganize the Community Chest into a United Fund affiliate and hire a professional fundraiser. A supplemental spring drive will cover 40 percent of quota, with Red Cross and Salvation Army ties explored. Harold Thombin elected president. Don Edwin vice president. James Thomas reappointed exec secretary for six months.
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Princeton
RNS
Princeton Community Club
Community Chest
United Fund
Essie E. Bailey
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Advisory Board
R. C. Greene
United Fund Organization
Col. Bouterse
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Harold Thombin
Clifford Snowden
Don Edwin
James Thomas
A. S. Barksdale Jr
Ernest Spangler
Mrs. Nora E Moe Cutcheon Rites Planned at Nazarene Church
Mrs. Nora E Moe Cutcheon, 59, of Meadow Creek Mountain near Alderson, died after a long illness from a heart attack. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Nazarene Church with Rev. Napoleon Gill and Rev. A V. Burnside. burial at Arbaugh Cemetery. Surviving daughters are Beatrice Thomas of Covington Virginia Ruth Surebaugh of White Sulphur Springs and Lottie McCutcheon at home. sons Grover Mate then at home Mack of Ronceverte and Virgil in Mississippi with the Air Force. four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body moved from Jack K Wallace Funeral Home to the residence at 11 a.m. today and to the church an hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson
Nora E. MoeCutcheon
Nazarene Church
Meadow Creek Mountain
Napoleon Gill
A. V. Burnside
Arbaugh Cemetery
McCutcheon
Beatrice Thomas
Covington
Ruth Surebaugh
White Sulphur Springs
Lottie McCutcheon
Grover
Mate
Mack
Ronceverte
Virgil
Mississippi
Air Force
Jack K. Wallace
Garnet Barey Visits Family Across States
Oceana brief reports Garnet Bareley accompanied by his wife traveling to Charleston where she flew to Lockport New York to visit son in law and daughter Cpl Burkett with Air Force. Lois Beane hosts weekend guests Hassell Harless and son Skipper in Ripley and Mullens visitor Rita Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
RNS
Garnet Bareley
Charleston
Lockport
N. Y
Cpl
Jack le Burkett
Cpl. Burkett
Air Force
Argylee Smith
Richie
Hassell Harless
Ripley
Almond Hall
Lois Beane
Rita Holland
Mullens
Skipper
Decatur seeks city crackdown on decoy boat damage
In Decatur Illinois hunters urge a city crackdown on boat owners who damage decoys and blinds. One hunter recalls a motor boat driving through a group of decoys and reversing to tear up more decoys, prompting calls for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur, Ill
Vienna Coffee Houses Rise With Newspapers in the 18th Century
The famed Viennese coffee houses gained popularity in the 18th century as newspapers began to accompany servings of coffee, fueling social and intellectual exchange in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Compton Funeral Conducted Today
Howard W. Compton 44 died after being struck by a car in Charles City County Va. Funeral at Woody Funeral Home Hernico County at 4 p.m. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Blanche McGhee Compton mother Elizabeth Compton Butler Richmond sister Mrs. J. R. Hall and siblings James F. Richmond Mrs. Hall Mrs. James L. Finney Sandston and Mrs. Rudolph A. Burruss Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche McGhee Compton
Elizabeth Compton Butler
Richmond
James F
Hall
James L. Finney
Sandston
Rudolph A. Burruss
Gauley Bridge Area Sees Building Boom and New Businesses
Gauley Bridge and surrounding area experiences rapid construction with a new funeral home adjoining a bank under build, a bus terminal started, a fire department building planned, and several small businesses like a beauty shop, Musicks Market, and a TV repair shop opening on School House Hill. Combs family moves into a five room apartment above the funeral home. Combs, the funeral home owner, arrived in October 1952 after teaching in Clay County and serving in the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauley Bridge
BNS
Fire Department
Bonnie Patton
School House Hill
Musicks Market
Tommy Halstead
Osborne
Baptist Church
Pelton Vandercoy
Gene Combs
Marjorie Kim
Charles Edward
Combs
Funeral Home
Clay County
Stonewall Jackson High School
Charleston
Morris Harvey and
Marshall Colleges
Halloween Hose Thief Returns Year Later in Nogales
A garden hose stolen from Mrs. Fernando Elias during Halloween 1957 in Nogales, Arizona, was returned on Halloween 1958, according to an AP report. No suspects named and no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales, Ariz
Fernando Elias
Pax PAX Visit Brig/Family Notes from Charleston to Logan
Pax PAX Sgt and Mrs Roger Coley and daughters Debby and Terri visit the Kelly home before his England posting. Richard Smith of Chicago returns to UVa after a semester break with Herman Davis and Margaret Newsome. Smith and Punch Jones visited classmates in Charleston. Bobby Holly and sons Robbie and Reggie return to Wilmington after a week with Clive Holly. They visit with Joseph and Elaine Holly in Logan before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pax
Roger Coley
Debby
Terri
Ra Kelly
England
Richard Smith
Chicago
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Herman Davis
Margaret Newsome
Smith
Punch” Jones
Charleston
Bobby Holly
Robbie
Reggie
Wilmington
Del
Clive Holly
Logan
Joseph Holly
Mrs. Holly
Joseph Hollys
Elaine
Four Treated At Hospital In Weekend Incident
Four persons were treated at Wyoming General Hospital over the weekend. Pat Coomes, 19, of Herndon, entered at 12:45 a.m. Monday with a laceration to the left eye from a fight. Douglas Shafer, eight, of BeSoco, received a forehead cut after being struck with a brush by his five-year-old sister. Linda Gale Bower, of Maben, injured her arm when a playmate fell on her during her third birthday. Leola Asher, 54, of Glen Fork, suffered a possible fracture when her left foot was caught in a car door on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Wyoming General Hospital
Pat Coomes
Herndon
Douglas Shafer
Beesoco
Linda Gale Bower
Maben
Leola Asher
Glen Fork
Oak Hill Personals Sees Local Visits and a Hospital Stay
Mrs Louis P Peters of Union visits sister Mrs Averil Burgess and Miss Louise Blake of Highland Avenue. Burgess a patient at Oak Hill Hospital fractured her hip in a fall last week. W E Davis Jr recently discharged from the armed services and Mrs Eva Peters of Union visit Mr and Mrs Danny Davis of Woods Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
Louis P. Peters
Union
Averil Burgess
Louise Blake
Highland Avenue
Burgess
Oak Hill Hospital
W. E. Davis Jr
Armed Services
Eva Peters
Danny Davis
Woods Avee
Girl Scouts Advance In Thursday Services At GAuley Bridge
Girl Scout Troop No 20 and Brownie Troop No 29 held advancement ceremonies in the Methodist Church basement. Leaders Mrs. Robert Herndon and Mrs. William Gibson directed the event with wings and pins awarded to scouts Pansy Cline Sue Herndon Sharon Stone Evelyn Perkins Jeanette Wood Shirley Cole Sandra Gibson Pam Nutter. Brownies will receive year stars later due to star shortage. Attendees included Mrs. Bonnie Masters Linda Saunders Flora Spencer Cherlyn Wilma Shoner Weitzel Cindy Marie Cole and others. The troop invites new members in town second graders. Refreshments served by Brownie Troop fourth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Cline
Sue Herndon
Sharon Stone
Evelyn Perkins
Jeanette Wood
Shirley Cole
Sandra Gibson
Pam Nutter
Herndon
Bonnie Masters
Sue
Linda Saunders
Flora Spencer
Cherlyn
Wilma
Shoner
Weitzel
Cindy
Marie Cole
Sandra Ash
Carolyn Cavendish
Sharon Cole
Susan Gibson
Judy Grose
Stephanie Layne
Nancy Masters
Kathleen McKinney
Jo Ann Spencer
Sharon Vance
Judith Walker
Nancy Ward
Sally Wilson
Linda Stover
Gibson
Blenheim and Harwich Purchase Shared Fire Siren
Blenheim Ontario and Harwich Township buy a joint emergency siren to warn residents. A long blast signals a town fire while a wailing undulation indicates a township fire, enabling rapid local alerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim
Ont
Harwich
Nun Dentist Shocks Boston Patients at Riseman Clinic
Sister Mary Christina of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary, the first in her group to become a dentist and the only nun in the Massachusetts Dental Society, works at Beth Israel’s Riseman Dental Clinic. Her vow plus dental skill draw astonished patients as she plans a future mission dental clinic in the Solomons, Samoa or Tonga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayah-Men
Mary Christina
Riseman Dental Clinic
Boston
Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary
Massachusetts Dental Society
Beth Israel Hospital
John P. Tilk
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Riseman
Marist Society
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Samoa
Tonga
Pacific
Tools of the Trade Photos Miss as Members Arrive
Tucson photographers group names new officers but none of the 40 attending members brought a camera, leaving the official portrait without a reflector or lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson, Ariz
Tucson Professional Photographers Assn
Dr J Haddad Speaks At Oak Hill PTA Meet
Dr John Haddad of Beckley was guest speaker at Saint Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church Oak Hill PTA meeting on How to Prevent Emotional Disturbances in Children. He urged respecting children’s wishes, teaching love, and postponing fund raising discussions until March 8. about 40 parents attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Rns
John Haddad
Beckley
Parent - Teacher Association
Saint Peter and Paul's Catholic Church
Haddad
Record Family of Norwoods Sparsely Shared by AP
Mr and Mrs J S Norwood of Kingfisher Oklahoma are described as a potential record family with 19 children 50 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. The family reportedly knows all of their homes and addresses, a remarkable detail cited in the AP report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingfisher, Okla
J. S. Norwood
Broadway veteran Harry Lowe doubles as waiter on shift
Harry Shaw Lowe, a 30 year stage veteran, is performing in Flower Drum Song on Broadway. Between engagements he works as a captain of waiters at a popular midtown Chinese restaurant, showing his versatility and steady work in New York entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Shaw
Lowe
Perfo Am
Broadway
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George Eliot
J. Mathena
Mercer County Police
Edward Byrd
Raeven
Byrd
Carl Bruce Abbott Sr
Keen Mountain
Buchanan Coun
W. S. Miller
Huntington
W.S. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Appalachian Power
Roanoke
R. L. McKinney
Mrs. McCutcheon
Oceana Personals
Compton
Pax Personals
Dr. J. Haddad
PTA Meet
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