Pollock Home Tops Mullens Laurel Christmas Lighting Contest
Mullens and Laurel Garden clubs sponsored a citywide outdoor decorating contest. Judges toured eight zones selecting first to third place in each area and the Pollock residence on Highland Ave won the grand ribbon for artistic lighting.
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Mullens
Pollocks
Laurel Garden Clubs
W. W. Pollock
Highland Ave
Robert Parker
Rodney Webb
Paul Feigley
Beckley
Ward
Wylie
Moran Ave
Fred Connel
Paul Martin
Church St
School
Howard Wikel
Roy Kemp Orch
Ard St
Ke McGlothlin
Shumate St
R. L. Tabi
Scoil
Morgan Ave
Chamber of Commerce
J. O. Bailiff
Kingdon
Mullens Clubs
C. R. Thrasher
S. P. Pearis
Laurel Garden Club
Herbert Craft
Mullens Club
School Bus Driver Hurt in Explosion
Summers County school bus exploded when driver Frank Arthur turned on the ignition. Investigators say wiring was tampered with and explosive linked to the ignition circuit. Arthur, 37, suffered severe arm leg and face injuries but is expected to recover. The 60 passenger International bus was new and parked near Arthur's home.
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Hinton
W. Va
Summers County
Frank Arthur
E. R. Turner
Arthur
T. L. Read
Board of Education
R C Woods 68 Taken by Death Rites Set Friday
R C Woods aged 68 died at his Main Street home at 11 30 a m Wednesday Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Dr G Eastwood officiating Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park with Oak Hill Masonic Lodge 120 conducting graveside rites He was a retired butcher former Oak Hill councilman Mason and member of Oak Hill Methodist Church Scottish Rite Beni Kedem Temple Charleston Survived by wife Sarah E a son Robert C Woods Jr of Oak Hill two daughters Maxine W Blume of Charleston and Dorothy W Allen of Fayetteville three sisters E R Cantley Beckley Esta Wood Green Oak Hill and Ruth Shuff United He was born in Oak Hill on April 14 1884 Body to be moved to home at 4 p m Thursday from Thomas Funeral Home.
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Oak Hill
R. C. Woods
Main St
Oak Hill Methodist Church
G. Eastwood
High Lawn Memorial Park
Esta Wood
Green
Ruth Shuff
United
Thomas Funeral Home
133 Men Lose Jobs at Otsego
Brule Smokeless Coal Co at Otsego cuts 133 jobs effective midnight December 31 due to market conditions and coal prices. 122 miners, 10 foremen, and 1 clerk are laid off per union seniority rules. Company plans to close part of No 3 mine, shift No 4 to single daily shift, and reduce daily output by about 1600 tons. Before layoffs, Otsego employed about 400 workers producing roughly 2200 tons daily.
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Coal Company
No. 3
No. 4
Kerr
Otsego
Baline Wright Rites Set in Kopperston Church
Baline Wright 35 of Kopperston dies after a heart attack at work in the Koppers ton mine. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Oceana Baptist Church with Rev Stellie Parsons officiating. Burial in Claypool Cemetery at Mallory. Body taken to Evans Funeral Home.
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Kopperston
Baline Wright
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Oceana Aeewil
Stellie -Parsons
Claypool
Mallory
Evans Funeral
Brother of Mullens Resident Death Victim
Mullens area death notice for Conley Cullop 49 year old brother of Mrs. L C Stewart died in Nashville after a heart attack. He worked as superintendent at Southern Bell Telephone Co. Survived by five sisters including Mrs Mary Burkett and Mrs Herbert Kaufman four brothers, wife two sons and a daughter. Stewart family left for Kingsport Wednesday evening.
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Stewart
Mary Burkett
Mabscott
Herbert Kaufman
Twin Branch
Black Eagle
W. V. Callop
Corinne
D. W. Cullop
Mullens
Kingsport
Underwood Infant Dies Final Rites Set Today
Funeral services were set for 2 a m today for Paul Vincent Underwood ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Homer Underwood who died Wednesday afternoon at the Sylvester home Rites were to be held at the Paul Holstein residence in Sylvester with burial in Packsville Cemetery He is survived by seven sisters Jean Rai Faye Kathleen Claudette Lucy Ann Mary Lou Nellie Catherine and two brothers Hollis and Homer all at home
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Whitesville
Paul Vincent UN Terwood
Homer Underwood
Sylvester
Paul Holstein
Packsville
Jean Rai
Faye
Kathleen Claudette
Lucy Ann
Mary Lou
Nellie
Catherine
Hollis
Homer
J W Bradbury Taken by Death
James William Bradbury 99 retired miner died about 4 30 p m Wednesday at his Rhodell home after an extended illness He last worked at the Killarney operation of the Lillybrook Coal Company retiring about three years ago Born Sept 27 1893 in Bassett Virginia he was the son of Andrew Jackson and Harriet Bradbury He was a member of the Killarney Local United Mine Workers Surviving are his wife Gracie two sons Cecil Mullens and Cpl Roy Bradbury stationed with the Air Force at Langley Field Va two daughters Mrs Buford Tudor and Mrs John Kerzie a stepson E S Cumby Corinne a stepdaughter Mrs R S Raymond Gastonia NC a brother John Mullens a sister Mrs W N Adams Gastonia 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services will be 2 pm Saturday at the Rhodell Church of God with Rev Walter Albee and Rev Robert Herbert officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley The body will be removed from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Corinne home of his stepson at 4 pm Friday
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Mullens
James William Bradbury
Rhodell
Killarney
Lillybrook Coalt
Virginian Railway
Amigo
Itmann
Bassett
Iva
Andrew Jackson
Harriet Bradbury
United Mine Workers
Gracie
Ttwo
Cecil
Cpl
Roy Bradbury
Te Air Force
Langley Field
Buford Tudor
John Kerzie
Bath
E. S. Cumby
Corinne
R. S. Raymond
Gastonia
N.C
John
W. N. Adams
Rhodell Church of God
Walter Albee
Robbert Herbert
Biggs to Face Murder Charge in Christmas Eve Stabbing
Arthur McNeil Biggs, 32, was formally charged with the murder of his brother in law, Arthur Ray Keaton. Keaton died after a stabbing near the Biggs apartment on Summers Street Christmas Eve. Police Capt. C. H. Shirer said the charge followed a preliminary hearing before Magistrate A. G. Ryans. Shirey noted Biggs was questioned with a lie detector but no further evidence report was released by prosecutor T. L. Read.
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Hinton
Arthur McNeil Biggs
Arthur Ray Keaton
Keaton
Biggs
Summers St
C. H. Shirer
A. G. Ryans
Shirey
T. L. Read
Garwood Mine Brakeman Fatally Stricken at Work
Garwood Negra mine brakeman Clarence Hairston died at age 36 while at work in the Herndon operation of Lamar Collier Co. Funeral home arrangements are pending at Robertson and Foglesong in Mullens. He was a father of two.
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Mullens
Clarence Hairston
Herndon
Lamar Collier Co
Tooal Company
Hairston
Robertson
Foglesong
Muliens
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Pollock
Ben L. Murphree
Incal
Wes
Holt Kester
Dominic Calaffo
Guyandotte Ave
South Mullens
Sec
Tion
J. H. Dewees
B.’ Goode
Guyandotte, Ave
Cecil Rice
Henry Dooley
Dave Arnolds
Popular St
A. D. Burcham
Broadway
John Holands
Alfred Yates
John McClanahans
C. W. Roberts
Mul- Mullens Hill
Carroll Worrenls
Frantz Ave
Luther Kerns
TW. Dunns
William Lester
Center St
Mullens Hill
Kyle Cooks
Secorid
Rudolph Comptons
Brammer St
Fairview Ave
R. W. Kirby Jr
We OW
Wells
Wirt Maynor Jr
Thomas Store
Mullens High School
E. Claude Cook
R.C. Woods
J. W. Bradbury
Garwood
Penney
Penney’s
Ncos
Penney’s Luxury Sheets
Dc Terrific
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