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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1956

Page

12

Mullens Moves to Extend Dead End Street via Property Exchange

A Mullens delegation won council approval for extending Poplar Street through a city Pugh property exchange linking it to Guyandotte Avenue. No money changed hands, work to begin when weather allows, and curbing will be added on lower Shumate Street for drainage.

Pugh Poplar Guyandotte South Mullens Cook West Mullens Shumate St City Attornney Ritz Kingdon Meran Center St Frants W. F. Ave Parsons Drive Staats Robert Situation E. Kuhn Lusk Highland Oscar England Clyde Newsome Walter Ashley New Ted Brooks Mullens American Legion Jin Legion Peralso Staate H. L. Herald Ball St Staals Thaf- England

Grand Jury Indicts Four in Wyom ing Circuit Court

Four indictments returned by a Wyoming County circuit court grand jury include a manslaughter charge. Indicted are Carl Williamson Mingo County for theft of 1200 pounds of copper from Coal Mountain Redeker Coal operation J B Shumate Matheny former maintenance worker for the county schools for theft of eight typewriters from Oceana High School last August Danny Tolliver Soulsville charged with manslaughter in listed for obtaining money by false pretense from John Rossi Ravencliff child Jimmy Dale Lam Oceana tavern operator McKinley Woody Math 13

Pineville Wyoming Carl Williamson Mingo County Coal Mountain Red Decker Coal Corp Shumate Matheny Wyoming County Board of Education Oceana High School Danny Tolliver Soulsville John Rossi Ravencliff Jimmy Dale Lam Oveana Tavern McKinley Woody

Circles Plan to Celebrate 15th Anniversary

The Oak Hill Methodist Church circles plan a 15th anniversary celebration on March 6 at 6 p.m. a covered dish dinner. New members will be honored. The Mary Peters and Belle Bennett Circles hosted and led related activities at church meetings with officers reporting and plans for the next gathering set.

OAK HE RNS Oak Hill Methodist Church Wesleyan Service Guild Woman's Society of Christian Service Mary Peters Mary E. Hill D. P. Lively R. Ample L. D. Brooks R. W. Flack Mary Lee Walton Lillian Rapp Christian Social Relations J. E. Lewis A. W. Bur Gette Carl Ledford Ed Love Belle Bennett Circle

Rhodell Woman Succumbs at 83

RHODELL RNS Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bolen 83 died at home Tuesday from complications of age. Born in Inez Kentucky she was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mollet. Survived by husband J B Bolen two brothers James and Harry Mollett Huntington and sister Tennie Gibson Amherstdale. Funeral 1 p m Saturday at Church of God Rhodell burial Mooney Cemetery. Body removed Friday from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to home of Mrs. George Evans.

Rhodell RNS Mary Elizabeth Bolen Inez W. M. Mollet J. B. Bolen James Harry Mollett Huntington Tennie Gibson Amherstdale Church of God Mooney Cemetery Robertson” and Foglesong Mullens George Evans

Fire Destroys Wyoming House

A house in Wyoming was destroyed by fire. No injuries were reported. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, with investigators examining the scene for the cause and origin of the fire.

Wyoming

King and son visit Rock Lick parents in Akron area

Mrs. Mon Ra Sue King and her son Thomas from Akron Ohio are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Sella Rhodes in Rock Lick.

OAK Hell Mon- Ra Sue King Thomas Akron, C Sella Rhodes Rock Lick

Geneva Peck 68 Taken by Death At Ansted

Geneva G Hiser Peck died at 11 35 a m Tuesday at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery born January 9 1888 in Fayette County member Antioch Baptist Church husband Robert preceded her in death. Survived by three brothers two sisters five sons two daughters 23 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Thursday Evergreen Baptist Romont Rev Theodore Carte Mount Lookout burial Steele cemetery Romant body from Thomas Funeral Home Ansted to Lena Steele residence today.

Ansted ANG Geneva G. Hiser Peck Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Fayette County Antioch Baptist Church Robert Peck Gilbert Reginald Henry Oak Hill Opal Hardy Esther Crift Delbert Marshall Lester Raymond Herbert New Port Del Lena Steele Myrtle Steele Evergreen Baptist Church Romont Theodore Carte Mount Lookout Romant Thomas Funeral Lena Steele

Wyoming Scouters Honor McGhee and Raymond at Roundtable

Two Wyoming County men received district training awards at Kopperston for Scout leadership. W C McGhee Mullens earned the woodbadge honor. Keith Raymond Hatcher received the Brawley Kerchief Slide. Twenty five Scouters and eight Scouts attended as plans for a March Junior Leaders Training Session and a May camporee were announced. Troop 119 Kopperston, led by Jack Davis, organized the program with the theme Scout Gadgetry.

McGhee Schiff New Jersey Raymond Brawley J. L. Brawley Kopperston Jack Davis

Noting is Stolen In Whipple Break-In

Oak Hill trooper J. R. Lilly reported no items were taken from the New River Co. service station No. 4 at Whipple after a break in early Tuesday. Entrance was gained through a window on the north end.

Oak Hill RNS J. R. Lilly

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