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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1959
Page
3
The Mullens Woman's Christian Temperance Union set plans for a Frances Willard Memorial Tea in memory of the founder. The event will take place February 2 from 7 to 8 pm at the First Christian Church. Committees were named for refreshments, program, registration, receiving, and gifts.
Thousands visit the West Virginia display at the New York Coliseum Exposition as the state sets a pattern with apples from Consoli date Orchards of Paw Paw. Jane Mahoney and Carol Cook opened the booth and many WV residents working in New York dropped by, including Hughes Wilson and others from Wheeling, Huntington, Clarksburg, Oak Hill, Philippi, Chester, Gary, Charleston, Parsons and Elkins.
A settlement in the Thurmond Reed versus Milne Pontiac Sales Inc suit was learned by jurors in Logan Circuit Court after testimony into late Wednesday. The docket was cleared until Monday, when Richard Martin’s case for aiding and abetting a felony is set to be heard. Four civil appeals were dismissed or converted to non suits, including Ezra Meadows versus Arthur Workman, J. S. Nunn against Mack Perry, and Woodrow Thompson against Smith Construction, with judgment for the plaintiff in Myrl Midkiff versus Jack Robinson.
Funeral services and burial for Thomas M. Stephens, president of the Marathon Coal Bit Co., Montgomery, will be held in Montgomery Tuesday. Stephens, 81, died Sunday visiting a son in Princeton. A native of Eagle Harbor Michigan, he was a steel heat treatment expert and coal mining machine inventor with an honorary Purdue degree. Survivors include wife Annie, four sons, a daughter, a brother, and 14 grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Stowers and son Sylvester returned from a two week visit with friends and relatives in Clearwater Florida. Stowers planned to work with a construction company there but chose to return to Sylvester where his son will finish school in May.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Fortner 84 of Princeton died Sunday morning at a daughter’s home after five months of illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Buffalo Valley Church, burial at Centerville Cemetery. She lived at 813 Prince Street, Princeton since 1948, was born July 25 1874 in Wayne County. Survived by daughters Mrs Kenneth Forbes Columbus Ohio and Mrs Jerry Charles F Vera Beach Fla. sons M F Spencer Henry Huntington and Dave Shoals. sister Mrs Elliott Staley. Her husband Millard F. died in 1935. Body moved from Seaver Mortuary to Rollins Funeral Home in Kennova.
MAYBUERY RNS Funeral services for Thomas Rose were held at 4:15 p m Sunday at the Full Gospel Church in Freeman. Burial followed at Woodlawn Rose. Rose, 19, died from injuries in a two car crash Thursday night. He is survived by his mother Verna Rose two brothers Troy E and Floyd two sisters Marsh and Jessie Lee Rose and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R T Rose all of Freeman. Cravens Funeral Home Montcalm in charge. Pallbearers were Robert Meadows James Mabry Donald Hall Jim Peery Franklin Lewis Roger Woods Donald White and Carlos Jackson.
Pettus (RNL) president Frank Carr calls a meeting of all team sponsors managers league officials and interested persons at 7 p.m. Boundaries and sponsor fees will be set. Teams Dorothy Montreal Mount View Whitesville plan to operate again. Sylvester and Clear Fork hopeful to field teams. a sixth club sought to allow six games weekly.
PACKSVILLE RNS Mr and Mrs Joseph L Price and family of Packsville are visiting Mrs Price's mother Mrs J C DeHart in Tampa Florida for about two weeks before returning home Mrs DeHart formerly of Beckley has lived in Tampa since 1953.
Scout leaders from Montcoal and from Beckley offices of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts were praised at a dinner by parents for outstanding job in teaching children various scout crafts. Front row includes Mentie Taylor Richmond Crutch field Inez Webb. back row shows A A Bliss Crutchfield John L Phil lips Pansy Karantonis Rex Johnson Adrkins Wareline Worley DePaulo.
Thomas C. Patterston of Garwood chose jail over a 10 dollar fine for assaulting his brother in law Leroy Saunders. Dennis Hall of Pikesville Ky was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, fined 30 dollars with six month license revocation and jailed in lieu of the fine.
Mrs. John C. Phillips of 1104 Moran Ave. convalesces after surgery at St. Luke's Hospital Bluefield with an estimated two week stay. Jack Dick moves from 708 Circle Drive to 712 Frantz Ave former Brammer residence. Mrs. Jack Laxton of Ball Apartments remains homebound due to illness.
Barney C. Stinnett of Oak Hill is among 47 Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets initiated by West Virginia University’s Pershing Rifles honor society. Cadet Col Curtis Dale Charleston, commander of the university’s Company 1 of the national society, announced the initiation.
Oak Hill Calvary Baptist Church will install Rev Harold Huffman of Webster Spring as pastor on March 8. Rev J Smith Dye will preach his last sermon this Sunday after serving with interim pastor Brown McDonald following Rev Robert Matherly’s departure.
The Ladies Aid of Lookout Baptist Church met at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mrs Nell Hatcher's home. Mrs Lyell Harrell chaired in Mrs Dorothy Gilkerson's absence. Mildred Behan was elected treasurer and R O Blume devotional leader for the year. Next meeting set for Mrs Elmer Harrell's home.
Funeral services for Mamie M Caldwell will be held at 2 pm Tuesday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Hill Top Cemetery. She died at 11 am Sunday in Scarbro at 71 from a heart attack. She was a Scarbro Methodist Church member. Born February 12, 1887 in Craig County Virginia. Survived by husband Oscar C. brothers Ebb and R S Caldwell. five sisters Myrtle Huffman Iona Sarver Maude Caldwell Lottie Arnold Ocie Nester. son Frank of Marietta Ohio. daughter Mae Smith Scarbro. stepson Elmer Minden. stepdaughter Eva Smith Scarbro.
Buei Cline, 22, of Simon, was admitted to Stevens Clinic in Welch on Wednesday for injuries to his right elbow and back after being struck by a rock.
George A. Foster 45 died early Sunday en route to Charleston hospital after a heart attack. Funeral at Hinton Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev. Ross Evans. Burial in Low Gap. Foster formerly yardmaster for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Survived by son Jimmy. brothers John L. and Clayton. sister Dora Kerby. Body moved from Ronald Meadows to Summers Apartments then to church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Gaines will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Virginia Street Baptist Church in Mullens with Rev. Henry Parham. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park, Beckley. Mrs. Gaines, about 80, died February 12 at her Mullens home. Survived by daughters Christine Hunter of Tacoma and Vivian Gaines of Huntington. Funeral home plans to transport the body to the church an hour before services.
Funeral services for Ralph L. White 54 were held at 2 p.m. in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Ansted by Rev. Guy B. Vaughn. Burial followed in West Lake Cemetery. He died in a Beckley hospital Friday from a cerebral hemorrhage.
An extract notes activity while employed at the R and K Coal Company. The fragment references labor, location, and time at the firm, signaling routine work details within the employment context.
Howard Edwin Williams 48 a former Wyoming County teacher dies of a heart attack at his Mullens home. Funeral set for 2 p m Tuesday at Mullens Methodist Church with Rev. Austin Angle and Rev. Virgil Conat officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Princeton. Williams born May 20 1910 was active in local church and civic groups. He previously taught eight years and worked at Virginian Railway Sears Roebuck. His wife Josephine to receive flowers as a heart fund donation. Bailey Funeral Home Prisma.
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