Slides Floods Torn-Out Bridges Reported In West Virginia
Heavy rains swept several counties causing major floods and snapped bridges. In Wyoming County a five foot flood blocked highways and Pineville residents were marooned. Fayette, Summers, Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell counties reported widespread flooding with damaged schools and services. one major slide delayed Route 10 near Alpeca. Whipple miner Davis Farrell, 28, jailed without bond for murder in the Carlisle Sportsman’s Club shooting of James Hensley Lewis, who died after a single gunshot wound. Farrell arraigned and charged with carrying a pistol.
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Lewis
Wyoming
Fayette
Summers
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
St. Johns Catholic Church
Wyoming General Hospital
Pineville
Guyandotte River
Fayetteville
RNS
Davis Farrell
Whipple
Virgil Lyons
James Hensley Lewis
Carlisle
Sportsman’s Club
Mahan Man Is Held On Numbers Charge
In default of a $500 bond, Harry Burl, Mahan, was committed to the Fayette County Jail after a hearing before Magistrate R. C. Godsey. He is charged with possession of numbers slips and waived a preliminary hearing, held for grand jury action. Burl was arrested Thursday about 12:30 am on the road between Carlisle and Kingston by Sgt. W. R. Seal and Trooper Robert Lilly.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Harry Burl
Mahan
Fayette County
R. C. Godsey
Burl
Carlisle
Kingston
W. R. Seal
Robert Lilly
Maben Men Sign Up for Service
Two Maben men, Rodney Earl Halsey and Jimmy Dail Sizemore, have volunteered for army service and have been ordered to report for induction March 4, per Mrs. Imogene M. Lilly, clerk of local Selective Service Board No. 21.
Flood Impact Strikes Pipestem Area and Mercer County
Heavy flood conditions forced road crews to work overnight along Route 20 in the Pipestemn area between Hinton and Meadow Bridge with slides and repairs. Route 3 near Hinton saw one way traffic as a slide occurred. Matoaka in Mercer County was briefly submerged under two feet of water, while Welch in McDowell County also reported flood impact.
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Pipestemn
Hinton
Meadow Bridge
Matoaka
Mercer County
Welch
McPowell
Daisy McCreery Wilson Funeral Held in Huntington
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy McCreery Wilson widow of John L. Wilson will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fisher and Beard Funeral Home Huntington. She died Sunday noon at her son J Norman Wilsons Bellepoint after a three year heart illness. She was born in Beckley daughter of James T McCreery and Minnie M Prince McCreery. Survived by brothers E P McCreery W H Sawyers of Hinton Hunter M McCreery Charlottesville Ben F McCreery Miami sister Maude Perkins Washington D C two sons J Norman Wilson Bellepoint and Harry D McCreery Huntington.
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Daisy McCreery Wilson
Huntington
First Presbyterian Church
Beckley
James T. McCreery
Minnie M. Prince McCreery
E. P. McCreery
W. H. Sawyers
Hinton
Hunter M. McCreery
Charlottesville
Ben F. McCreery
Miami, Fla
Maude
M. Perkins
Washington, D. C
J. Norman Wilson
Bellepoint
Harry D. McCreery
Reverend Green ville Barrett Dies in Marlinton Funeral Today
MARLINTON RNS Funeral services for the Rev. Greenville Sparks Barrett 51 were to be held at the Edray Methodist Church at 11 a.m. He died in a Marlinton hospital Saturday at 5 30 p.m. of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was pastor of the Edray Methodist Church and resident of Marlinton. He came to the Ed ray Charge in June 1954 from the Keyrock Methodist Church. He was born August 29 1903 at Wolf Pen and married to Cora Privett of Keyrock. Survived by wife three brothers six sisters a daughter and two sons.
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Marlinton
RNS
Greenville Sparks Barrett
Edray Methodist Church
Herbert Parks
Lewisburg
Keyrock
Edray
Keyrock Methodist Church
Wolf Pen
Cora Privett
John
Augusta Jackson Barrett
Wirt
Garnet
Pineville
Dennis
Baileysville
Lee Barrett
Tazewell
Tobias Barrett
Houston
Texas
Iva St. Clair
Welch
Burke Jackson
Sand Rock
Edna Lester
Edner Lester
Bernice Stone
Mary Blevins
Pvt
John Barrett
Fort Leonard Wood
Nickie Lynn Barrett
Blake Funeral Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Rinda Ann Blake 69 will be at Oak Hill Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Peter Vroom and Rev. C. E. Walker will officiate with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. She died at her daughter's home in Beckley Sunday morning. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. Sheldon Trump and son Kenneth Blake, plus siblings and one granddaughter. Active pallbearers named.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Rinda Ann Blake
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Peter Vroom
C. E. Walker
Beckley
High Lawn Memorial Park
J. Sheldon Trump
Kelly Ave
Russell Street
Osborne Mills
Roane County
Memorial Baptist Church
Kenneth Blake
Trump
Thomas Funeral Home
B. L. Slater
B. C. Burnside
Roy C Fairchield
Fred M. Reed
B. B. Epperly
Wilburn B. Whitten
Co. E. Watkins
B. F. Puckett
Mrs. Annie Zwilling Dies at 77 in Fayetteville
Annie M. Zwilling aged 77 of Route 1 Fayetteville died at home at 11 20 p m Sunday after a two year illness She was born May 17 1877 in England Survivors include husband Co E Zwilling two daughters Mrs Viola Goode Ath ens and Mrs Leona Hilton Fayetteville three brothers Albert Jim Syner Edmund and Tom Syner Ky and two sisters Mrs Emma Seeleng er and Mrs Kezia White Raleigh A son preceded her in death She was a member of St Marys Methodist Church East Beckley Funeral services will be held at St Marys Methodist Church East Beckley at 2 p m Wednesday Rev P H McKain officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Body will remain at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home until one hour prior to services then moved to the church
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Fayetteville
Annie M. Zwilling
England
Co. E. Zwilling
Viola Goode
Athens
Leona Hilton
Albert Syner
Jim Syner
Edmund
Tom Syn
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Woman Hurt in Fight at Moro's Pantry Oak Hill
Two Oak Hill men Harold Murphy and Garland Dempsey were arrested on disorderly conduct after a late Saturday fight at Moro's Pantry on Main Street. Mrs. Jane Reed Crawford of Oak Hill was treated at Oak Hill Hospital for a laceration to her right eye. The door to the building was torn from its frame during the struggle, police said.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Moro’s Pantry
Main St
Harold Murphy
Garland Dempsey
Jane Reed Crawford
Oak Hill Hospital
H. E. Janney
Juveniles Held In Fayetteville For Break In
Three juveniles ages 13 to 15 are in Fayette County Jail after admitting break ins at Dooley's Grocery Gatewood King Theatre Oak Hill Shoe Shop and Dent's Market Oak Hill They allegedly stole cigarettes lighters watches pipes air rifle shots and cash with a .38 pistol and a $132 check from Dent's Market all items recovered and two boys reside in Gatewood while one is from Oak Hill
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Fayetteville
RNS
Dooley’s
Gatewood
Fayette County
Douglas Epperly
King Theatre
Oak Hill
Dent’s Market
Evane Market
Dent's Market
Pineville Residents Attend Shrine Meeting in Welch
Four Pineville residents Mrs Edith Williams and daughter Mrs Edith Mae Browning Mr Gladys Stone and Miss Silas Brooks attended the Mount Olive Shrine No 10 meeting at Welch Friday night Frances Brooks daughter of Lonnie F Brooks of Windom who resides at Welch and works for Appalachian Power Company is a Shrine member and her mother Mrs Pauline Brooks was initiated A Shrine pin was pinned on the new member by her daughter Frances.
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Pienville
ANS
Pineville
Edith Williams
Edith Mae Browning
Gladys Stone
Silas Brooks
Mount Olive Shrine No. 10
Welch
Frances Brooks
Lonnie F. Brooks
Windom
Appalachian Power Company
Pauline Brooks
Frances
Mrs Billings Dies at 64 in Lochgelly Community
Mrs Rosie Myrtle Billings 64 of Lochgelly died at Oak Hill Hospital at 5 15 P M Sunday from cerebral hemorrhage after four days illness. She was a Bethel Baptist Church member born July 27 1890 at Plum Orchard daughter of Warren Bragg deceased. Survived by husband Charles two sisters Delia Shernback Jennie Williams both of Mount Hope Mint McMillion Pax two sons Robie Lee Long Branch James Lochgelly eight grandchildren four great grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Rosie Myrtle Billings
Lochgelly
Bethel Baptist Church
Plum Orchard
Warren Bragg
Charles
Delia Shernback
Jennie Williams
Mount Hope
Mint McMillion
Pax
Robie Lee
Long Branch
James Lochgelly
Tyree
Wyoming Grand Jury In Session Today
Wyoming County Grand Jury is considering indictments today. No petit jurors were drawn so there will be no jury trials this session. Chancery cases including divorces will be heard and a conference will arrange a schedule or docket of trials.
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Wyoming
Grand Jury
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Robert M. Worrell
Would-Be Mullens Burglar Quits After Cracking Doors
Police report a would-be burglar failed to loot Mullens finance firms over the weekend. He breached two doors at Mullens Finance Co then intruded Hines-Dalton Barber Shop before abandoning the crime, later failing to enter Pryor's Home and Auto Store. An auger from a telecom truck was used. no items were stolen. A barber discovered the break in Sunday morning.
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Jimmy
Hines - Dalton
Wendell W. Cook
Pryor
Cook
Vic Schafer
Garden School Set for Thursday
A garden school will be held Thursday in Memorial Auditorium starting at 10 a.m. The program covers vegetable gardens lawns yards small fruit and pest control with experts Claude Kemper T D Gray H B Thomas Melvin Kolbe and Dr C F Bishop.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Memorial Auditorium
Mildred Holliday
Claude Kemper
T. D. Gray
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
Melvin Kolbe
C. F. Bishop
Two Jailed and One Hospitalized After Wy County Fracas
In Pineville Wyoming County two women were jailed and the husband of one, also the sister of the other, is in Wyoming General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right arm. George Sonny Collins, a 52 year old Stephenson miner, faces felonious assault charges expected to go before a Wyoming County grand jury. The 38 caliber pistol and a drinking spree are cited as the fracas’s origins. Collins hit his wife Mrs. Collins and sister-in-law Mrs. Lilly Bell Edwards beat her.
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State Road Commission
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Herndon High School
Charles Richard Jr
Ritchie Brothers Custard Shop
Goode Transfer
Riverside Service Station
Thomas Grocery
Mullens
Guyandotte Ave
Amigo
Layland
Summers County
Bluestone Dam
New River
Ted Anderson
Jackson
Farrell
Ann
Richmong Cleaners — Laundry
Blake
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
W. VA
Bing Crosby
Rosemary Clooney
Danny Kay
Vera Ellen
Garden School
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Theatre
Mt. Hope
W Va
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Jeff Chandler
Jack Palance
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Rita Gam
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Borgnine
Marvin
Russell Collins
Tom & Jerry
Lyric Theatre
the House OF Hits
Thomas B.costain
Warner Bros the
Silver Chalice
Victor Saville Norte
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Victor Saville
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