Mrs. Kathleen Whitney Rites Incomplete
Oak Hill obituary notes Kathleen Noel Whitney, 61, died at Oak Hill Hospital of heart attack. Born Aug 14 1897 in Summerlee, she was daughter of P. S. and Lilian Burkholder. Survived by husband D. D. Whitney. two sons D. D. Whitney Jr. and William J. Whitney. brother D. D. Burkholder. two grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Riis
Kathleen Noel Whitney
Whitney
Central Ave
Summerlee
P. S
Lilian Huddleston Burkholder
Germany
Cmdr
D. D. Whitney Jr
Jacksonville, Fla
William J. Whitney
Norfolk, Va
D. D. Burkholder
Tyree Funeral Home
Barrels Grocery Burglarized Near Whitesville
Barrels Grocery outside Whitesville was burglarized Sunday night marking the eighth break in under a year. A 13 year old from Pettry Bottom Raleigh County was arrested near his home while carrying items stolen from the store including a watch and knife. merchandise valued at 50 dollars and a plate glass window 75 dollars were damaged. Time of entry estimated 7 30 to 9 p m by state police and Raleigh County deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
BNS
Barrels
Pettry Bottom
Raleigh
Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Fathers Night Opens Knob School Open House Exhibit
Princeton ANS reports the 22nd annual Fathers Night at Knob School from 6:30 to 8:30 pm with PTA leaders presiding. After classroom visits, Dr. L J Pace spoke on pupil health and welfare as students from first through sixth grades showcased themed work from Our Pets to Day by Day and Early America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
ANS
Harold Swim
Parent-Teacher Association
Anna Gray Brayon
PTA
L. J. Pace
Louise Engart
Hattie Fry
Charlotte Scott
Nancy Edmond
Millicent Woodroof
Mary Jack Pine
Rosa Thompson
Mary Ann Gay
Virginia May Neal
Edith Tuggie
America
Dolores Jones
United States
Ruth Rutherford
Bula McNeill
Carressee
James Spangler
Clarence Swim
Harold Okes
Howard Miles
John W. Carter Jr
Estel Lilly
Sanford White
James Riffe
Alex Shelton
A. J. Morris
Three Men Sentenced To State Penitentiary
Logan news item reports Judge C. C. Chambers arraigned seven others Saturday. Neece Browning and Sammons received one to ten year sentences for breaking and entering with recommended terms of two, two, and one year respectively. Others faced probation, fines, jail, or license suspension for related crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Neece
Charles Ray Browning
Alanna Robert Sammons
Neece
Browning
Sammons
Chambers
Obie Cox
Robert Lee White
Mathey Riffe
Clifford Amburgey
Paul Brewster
John D. Hailey
Jailers Stance On Jail News Draws Statewide Notice
Lewisburg officials defend jail secrecy after James Shawver’s escape and recapture. Jailer Ernest Wade says jail matters are county business and should not be published. Deputy Dan Burgess confirms no details released while Sheriff Tuckwiller is unavailable. Wade later claims he does not know Shawver's charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
BNS
Ernest Wade
Greenbrier
James Shawver
McRoss
Ents
Summers Keeney
Dan Burgess
Burgess
Tuckwiller
Shawver
Charmeo
Dave Tuckwiller
Charleston
Beckley
Wade
Ten Additional Jurors Called in Mercer County
Judge F Morton Wagner ordered twenty more potential jurors for Mercer County Circuit Court after only 21 of the original 41 showed. The list includes Bluefield entries Bluefield Irong W Dantzler Lacy Croye J Ray Bailey Mrs Dorothy T Corte Mrs Georgia W Brooks Rock District Charles G Weiss Charles K Whitlow Matoaka Charles B Evans Lerton Lick David Foster Mrs F F Cline G D Brown Lawrence J Williams Lashmeet East River District Princeton John Taylor Jr Mrs Betty Bailey Richard Evans C D Stafford and Qiarold Grogan all of Princeton F M Patterson Low Gap Road Plymouth District Marsh Perkins Athens Lowell Austin Athens Road.
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Princeton
ANS
Roy
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County
Wagner
Bluefield
Irong W. Dantzler
Lacy Croye
J. Ray Bailey
Dorothy T. Corte
Georgia W Brooks
Rock District
Charles G Weiss
Charles K. Whitlow
Matoaka
Charles B. Evans
Lerton Lick
David Foster
F. F. Cline
Freeman
G. D. Brown
Lawrence J. Williams
Lashmeet
East River District
John Taylor Jr
Betty Bailey
Richard Evans
C. D. Stafford
Qiarold Grogan
F. M. Patterson
Low Gap Road
Plymouth
Marsh Perkins
Athens
Lowell Austin
Athens Road
Pineville OES Plans Thursday Meeting
GLEN ROGERS The regular meeting of the Pineville Chapter Order of Eastern Star will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple Pineville Mrs Helen McClung worthy matron urges a good attendance
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Pineville
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Helen McClung
Kopperston Area Personalities Visit Relatives
Mr and Mrs John Perdue and daughter Donna of Amarillo Texas visit her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Elkins and his parents Mr and Mrs William Perdue of Matheny Perdue recently discharged from the Air Force Virgil Burkett and son Denny and Ray Ford were business visitors in Mullens last week Mrs R E Wilson Jr was a business visitor in Mullens Thursday
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Kopperston
RNS
John Perdue
Donna
Amarillo
Texas
Howard Elkins
William Perdue
Matheny
Perdue
Air Force
Virgil Burkett
Denny
Ray Ford
Mullens
R. E. Wilson Jr
Indonesian Government Seizes British Estates
In Jakarta the Indonesian government began taking over British estates in North Sumatra after indicating concessions had expired and would not be renewed. The British Embassy protested as the move follows prior nationalizations. Separately Ohio State agronomists warn germinating corn suffers if fertilizer is placed too close to seeds.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
North
Sumatra
Ohio State University Extension Agronomists
Ward family attends Cedar Lake funeral in Ind
Arthur Ward of Whiteville and others from Colcord attended the funeral of Henry Ward, a former Am Eagle resident and Clear Fork District constable, who died after cancer surgery. Burial followed in Cedar Lake. The item notes local visits, school staff and a bus driver hospitalization.
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Colcord
Cedar Lake
Ind
Arthur Ward
Whiteville
Carl Massey
Janey
Oliver Massey
Joe Harmon
Harrison Massey
Monty Massey
Unnele
Henry Ward
Ameagie
Clear Fork
Ameagle
American Eagle Colliery Co
Ward
James Pandaltious
Don Moyer
Don Stover
Beckley
Fayetteville Personalities Return From Trips and Illness
EsCair Shop owner Mrs. H E Dillon returns from a buying trip in New York City. Mr and Mrs C E Mahan report a month’s vacation at Delray Beach Florida. Mike Gavin and Pete Olson of US Naval Hospital Portsmouth spent the weekend with Gavin’s mother Mrs Bland K Hesse Jr. B C Madison returns home after two months in Laird Memorial Hospital for a broken hip from a winter fall. Benney King, Merchant Marine on Staten Island, visits relatives in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Rns
H. E. Dillon
New York City
C. E. Mahan
del Ray Beach
Fla
Mike Gavin
Pete Olson
US Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Gavin
Bland K. Hesse Jr
B. C. Madison
Laird Memorial Hospital
Benney King
Merchant Marine
Staten Island
N. Y
Rev Randolh Johnson Addresses Carr Mission Circle
Rev Randolph Johnson spoke at the Carr Mission Circle meeting of the Baptist Church in Oak Hill. Mrs Kenneth Burgess gave the devotional on Brotherhood. Five dollars was donated to the Baptist Scholarship Fund and a letter was sent to absent members about programs for the new year. Seven members attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Calvary
Randolph Johnson
Carr Mission Circle
The
Baptist Church
Kenneth Burgess
Brotherhood
Baptist Scholarship Fund
Visit in Virginia Pineville
Mr and Mrs L L Perkins and children Sharon and Douglas Pineville were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Skeens Glen Lyn Va.
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Pineville
Rns
L. L. Perkins
Sharon and
Douglas
Joe Skeens
Glen Lyn
Heart Drive Chairmen Named For Mercer County
Mercer area leaders named as Heart Drive chairmen by Mrs. O J Bailes. The list covers numerous neighborhoods from Bluefield Road to North Walker and Park to Athens Road, with coordinated areas including schools, churches, and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
RNS
O. J Bailes
J. BE. Shumaker
Bluefield Road
Green Tree
College
Park View Heights
Charles E. Lohr
Maiden Farm
R. F. Cook
Airport Road
Bowling Addition
Mark Cassidy
Fred Bell
Heuser
Clark
South Walker
Herbert Herring
Beckley Road
Elmer
Jewel Slaughter
Dunbar Parent
Teacher Association
High Street
Max Greer
North Walker
Mercer
Park
Homaker
J. W Miller
North Fifth
Margaret Weatherford
Sinian
Bill Dye
New Hope Road
Faulkner
Tommy Seaver
Low Gap Road
Clyde Elmore
North Seventh
Park Avenue
Frank Jones
Jean Whittaker
E. F
Richardson
Silver Springs
Ross Booth
Brick Yard
Anna Kirby
Round House
Donald Hoffman
Thorn
Odridge
Athens Road
Willian Bridges
Rogers Street
Rony Martin
Benefit Game Slated Tonight In Mount Hope
Mount Hope hosts a charity basketball game at 8 p.m. in the Mount Hope gym between the Mount Hope Lions Club and Oak Hill Lions Club. Donations at the door go to the March of Dimes. The Mount Hope lineup features former Mount Hope stars and notable players, while Oak Hill is said to have ringers. concerns include President Jack Keatley’s hospital stay and local hospitals on standby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Oak Hill Lions
March of Dimes
Charley Ansbarger
Pete Carter
Duke Flash
Pat Graney Jr
Pasco Lancianese
Charley Canterbury
Bill Martin
Mount Hope Club
Jack Keatley
Beckley Hospital
Oak Hill
Pete Kessler
Glen ‘Red Dog” Kincaid
Dutch Baumgartner
Pax High School
Oak Hill Club
Bereavement notice for Floyd W. Cobb
The Cobb family thanks friends for sympathy after the death of Floyd W. Cobb. Special thanks to Dr Hedrick Raleigh General Hospital the Rev Carl Johnson singers and pianist the Caffee Funeral Home and all who sent flowers. May God bless all of you The Children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Cobb
John Hedrick
Raleigh General Hospital
Carl Johnson
Caffee Funeral
Additional Funds Requested For Shag Phillips
Campaign chairmen seek more donations for the Harrison Phillips Fund to aid Mallory youth Shag Phillips, paralyzed in a 1957 automobile crash. He is treated at the Kessler Institute in West Orange, New Jersey since December 13, 1958, with some movement possible in time. Donations are mailed to the fund care of Mrs Clyde Gibson or Mrs Lowell Spears in Amherstdale.
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Mallory
Rns
Harrison
Shag) Phillips
Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation
West Orange
N. J
Triadelphia
Phillips
Kessler Institute
Harrison Phillips
Clyde Gibson
Lowell Spears
Amherstdale
Rotarians View Fishing Movie at Whitesville Club
Whitesville Rotary Club will view a film titled Tarpon and Trout Fishing during Thursday’s meeting at Whitesville Junior High School. Don Weaver, February program chair, features sports programs. Last week’s program covered the Rotary Lions basketball game won by Rotary 49 to 40 with thirty members and one guest, Delmar Elkins of Beckley, in attendance.
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Whitesville
RNS
Rotary Club
Don Weaver
Rotary Lions
Rotary
Delmar Elkins
Beckley
Dance Scheduled In Logan Friday
Logan Square Dance Club hosts its monthly dance in the bus terminal auditorium at 8 pm Friday Don Lytle will call. Members of the Man and Sharples Square Dance Clubs are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
RNL
Logan Square
Don Lytle
Man
Sharples Square
Recent guests at Markham residence visit from kin
In the Markham home, Mrs. William Markham hosted relatives including her uncle Richard Bronson and his son-in-law and daughter Ernest Rhodes and wife and their young son Dickie Eccles during a recent stay.
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William Markham
Richard Bronson
Ernest Rhodes
Dickie, Eccles
Funeral notices from Bluefield region list several obituary details
Funeral notices report Sally M Pettett of Bluefield died after a long illness. Services at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with burial in Spanishburg. Meath Dooley of Princewick died after a heart attack. Services at Coal City Community Church with burial in Parker Cemetery. Robert Quillen Mahoney of Bluefield area died after a lengthy illness. Services at Melton Mortuary Chapel with burial in Monta Vista Cemetery. Active pallbearers are listed for the last notice.
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Davis Davis
Thomas Eugene
Sprague
Bluefield
Rose and Quesenberry
Kanawha Street
Sprague Church of God
Earl King
R. C. Hodge
Christ Ambassador
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Eee
Jerrert Pettett
Sally M
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Keyser Bryant Funeral Home
Dooley Dooley
Meath
Princewick
Melon
Coal City
Beecher Garrison
Parker
Melton Mortuary
Eugene Money
Sam Money
Herbert Gibson
Ralph Rector
W. ¢. Money
Ralph Armentrout
M Mortuary
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K. Whitney
Pineville Oes
Thurs
Coal River Personals
Rev. Johnson
Circle Meeting
Virgina
Heart Drive
Oakwood
Funeral Home Phone
South Oakwood Ave
Lovitz Television Service
Servic
Frank
Nichols
Jake Lilly
Coolridge
W. Va
Baby
Crosier Hatchery
Nature Shop
Dial
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Lilly Building
Main Street
Jim Greennight
Will John Laibach
Ridge Avenue
Whitesville Pastry Shop
Call
Charles Hodel
Maxwell Hill Road
Carl Charleston
Robert L. Amick
Edger
Beckley Ick & Fred
Prince St. __ Dial
H. B. Blick
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard Dial
Shrewsbury
Daniels
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver Dial
Can
Bank of Raleigh
F.d.lec
Earl R. Huddle
FARLS
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Kidd's
N. Oakwood Ave
B. E. Silverman
Right
Morris
Aaron Venetian Blind Cleaners
W. V
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc. Radio & TV Service
Prince St. Beckley
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Elko Ind
S. Robertson
Los Angeles
Calif
Blue Star
AVON
Resoco
Raleigh County
Welch
Coalwood
Avon Cosmetics
Bostick Avenue
New York Area
Transportation Advanced
Huntington
Broadway Huntington Station
Tango Inn
MacArthur
New York
Nan
Prince Street
Beckley Supper Club
Charles Chester Shoes
Dept
Brockton
Mass
Bailey
Burdick
President Hotel
Care Beckley Newspapers
TV Valley Drive
Roeere Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Harper Road
Glen Daniel
Kley
Beckley College
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Bibb Snyder
Bate
Roy A Jones
Basil and
Ross Spangler Seall
J. BE. Daniel
Bob Mann
Maple Fork
Earl Mann
Joe Hunt
Piney View
Ropeenter Typist
David Bradley
Will
Jesse Sams
Big Draft
White Sulphur Springs
Klaus
McCreery St. _Dial
John Deere
John Deere Finance
Rural Equipment Co
S. Oakwood Ave
Bucyrus
John Alley
Meadow Bridge
Rainelle
Oak Hill HO
THOR
Stevens
Barain
Motorola
Bryson
Dial CL
Lynn
Clark's Mill
Rt. 3
Singer Sewing Center
South Kanawha Street
Omar O. Stover
Federal Mutual Ins. Co
Williamson
Frank’s Plumbing & Heating
Kanawha St. Dial
Roadmaster and Schwinn Bicycles
Ashworth Firestone
Electrolux Corp
Pe Jpomole Street
Oliver Tractor
Seven-Up Bottling Company
RED Dog
Cranberry Bettina Construction Co
Lennox
Lowe Bros. Electric Co
Johnstown Rd
Mercer Street
Mercury
K. M. Walker
Farmall
Raleigh Motor Sales
Curley Allen
Pass Beckley
Smith
Corona
Remington Rana
BNC
J. L. Mills
Sophia
J. E. Daniel
Lesco Homes
French
Shag
Eccles
Amos E
Quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry
Kanawha St
Mrs. Daniels
Montgomery Ward
Nathan St. Room & Board
Cash & Carry
Cash
Harvey Cabinet CO
Eisenhower Drive
Williams
Esavalier
Beckley Insulation Co
Poss
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Prince
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