Island Creek Announces Red Jacket Mines Personnel Changes
Island Creek Coal Co announces promotions and shifts after acquiring Red Jacket Coal Corp. Effective Jan. 1, N T Camicia names G Frank Davis as superintendent of the Wyoming mine and assigns R H Tinsley as division manager for the Red Jacket Division. New appointees include Louis Skiba as night mine superintendent and Milton Hall as superintendent of Mine No 27. Several veteran supervisors advance within the Bartley, Holden, and Wyoming divisions, with headquarters and reporting lines noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
N. T. Camicia
Island Creek, Coal Co
Fi Red Jacket Coal Corp
Island Creek
West Vir
Wyoming
Holden Division
Ginia
Virginia
Weadern
Coal Mountain
Mitchell Branch
R. H. Tinsley
Redfall
Wyoming County
Red Jacket Division
Skiba
Mingo County
Mount Marchich
Sland Creek
Tain
Wyoming Coun
Penn State University
Keen Mountain
Buchanan
Gree
Island Creek Coal Company
Jhb
Marianna
Camicia
Rhein H. Tinsley
Bartley
Red Jacket
Mitchell
Tinsley
Ok Cecessa
Buchanan County
D. E
Bayer
Mnedvision
Harper
Vir- Jacket
Milburn W. Hall
R. H. Tinstey
Hall
M. M. Marechich
Halstead
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Peters Creek Coal_Co
Nicholas County
William S. Bryant
Robert E. Kamm
Cornelia
Coal River Roundup in Sundial and Naoma Region
Local social news notes weekend visits among families from Cleveland Stickney Naoma Sundial Pettus Clays Branch Nantes and Buckhannon. Includes Pfc Jerry O Meria stationed at Fort Eustace visiting wife and son Wilton, illness reports for Nancy Petiry Martha Jarrell Roxie Clay, and Buckhannon trip by Rev Thomas Bradford and daughters.
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Coal River
RNS
Junior Miller
Joe Bradley
Cleveland
Ohio
Lee Tucker
Stickney
Elmer Reed
Sunial
Ray Justice
Sundial
Jimmy
Clifford Hilderbrand
Jerry O'Meria
Fort Eustace
Wilton
O’meria
Wanda Harris
Augusta Chandler
Naoma
Waymon Bonds
Pete Bonds
Kenneth Hamrick
Baltimore
Martha Jarrell
Roxie Clay
Clays Branch
Nantes
Laura Acord
C. R. Clay
Pettus
Thomas Bradford
Reta Fern
Virginia
Buckhannon
Dry
Spectrum photographed from rocket nose over Boulder
Scientists at the University of Colorado disclosed ultraviolet exploratory work for the Air Force Research Center at Cambridge Mass captured a 2%second exposure of the suns spectrum from 60 miles above earth. The rocket launched from Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico on December 13 1953 followed a prior successful shot taken about three years earlier.
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Boulder
Colo.i
University of Colorado
Air Force Research Center
Cambridge
Mass
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Holiday Guests Visit Mullens Home In Pineville
Mr and Mrs Neal Mullens hosted holiday guests from several areas including Wolf Pen Tams Pineville and Charleston. Attendees included Mr and Mrs O H Ford and Peggy and Don. Mr and Mrs Earl Brasning and Forest Ina May. Mr and Mrs Reizrt Browning. Berbara Browning. Calvin Ford. Garett Barret and Darrell with Brindy. Ivan Mullens and son Ranny. and John V Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Neal Mullens
H. Ford
Peggy
Don
Wolf Pen
Earl Brasning
Forest
Ina May
Reizrt Browning
Tams
Berbara Browning
Charleston
Calvin Ford
Wolf
Garett Barret
Gon
Darrell
Brindy
Pineville Eastern Star Initiation Meeting Scheduled
Pineville Chapter No 110 Order of Eastern Star will hold an initiation meeting at 7 30 pm Thursday at the Masonic Temple. Edith Mae Browning serves as worthy matron and announced the event.
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Pineville
Eastern Star
Harsday
Masonic Terupte
Edith Mae Browning
Memories of Richwood in 1955 Feature Land Deals and Projects
Richwood’s 1955 highlights include three major land transactions, a plan for a National Guard armory, and a Riverside Addition park site gifted by the GRF. The Cherry River flood project, begun dredging near Fenwick and Oakford avenues, aimed to deepen channels and protect the area. The McQuade family funded a youth park with $3,000 for Richwood youths. Summit Lake impoundment, seven miles east, covers 42 acres with a $15,000 access road funded by local contributions. Principal D. E. Dean began his fourth year at Richwood High, and Joe McQuade announced a bid for West Virginia delegate to the Republican National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Greater
Fenwick
Oakford Avenue
Southside
Cherry River
Joe L. McQuade
McQuades
Richwood
GRF
Riverside
Harry Critchfield
Gordon
Rip Harman
Coats Run
Richwood Area
Monongahela National Forest
Summit Lake
D. E. Dean
Richwood High School
Dean
Joe McQuade
West Virginia
New Year's Eve Party Held in Kopperston Basement
A New Year's Eve gathering took place Saturday in the basement of a doctor’s office in Kopperston. Hosts Marcia Rankin and Donna Ward organized the event with chaperones C. R. Rankin and Mrs. Kenneth Toney. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments, including Iris Pennington, Lyle Pennington, Kathryn Hill, Tommy Hamilton, Sonja Blankenship, Alice Cline, Lloyd Cook, Jimmy Thomas, Susan Laird, Joan Thomas, Kay EteP, and Charles Kirk. out of town attendees included Ranads Freeman of Wharton, Pauletta, Pat and Larry Wallace, Bob Woods, and Henry Meadows of Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kirk
Ranads,Freeman
Wharton
Pauletta
Pat
Larry Wallace
Bob Woods
Henry Meadows
Oceana
Knoxville dealer wins trip. driver fined for highway offense
Paradise Lost Knoxville reports G E Cathey, a local appliance dealer, took his wife on a free Jamaica vacation won by a judge in a West Indies trip. Warren Temple, a Justice of Texas, fined $11.50 for driving on the wrong side of the highway as he blamed a fishing mindset and friendly horn blowing by passing motorists.
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Knoxville
Tenn
G. E. Cathey
Jamaica
Jim
West Indies
Temple
Tex. l
A. E
Warren
Serious crimes fall in United States for first multiyear drop
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned no celebration as 1953 shows a decline in serious offenses after eight years yet records reveal 2 253 000 major offenses. Hoover cautioned about a high crime pace with over four offenses per minute expected in 1955 and noted preliminary figures will be refined in spring.
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Washington
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Fire Bug Forces Forest Fire Crew to Halt in Montana
A Deer Lodge National Forest blaze near Divide, Montana, halted firefighting as rattlesnakes swarmed the darkness making the 2 1/2 acre fire too dangerous to continue. Ranger Merle Hofferber reported the situation after snakes blocked access to hot rock nests.
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Mont
Ito
Divide
Deer Lodge National Forest
Merle Hofferber
Nehru Sets 116 Elephants Target for Hunt in Northeast
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told parliament that his government aims to capture 116 elephants this year in northeast India. He said the target reflects expected demand for the animals in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Birth announced for Ami Ellen Hawley in Pineville
Mr and Mrs E D Hawley of Bailey Murphy Addition Pineville welcome their first child a daughter Ami Ellen born Friday at 2 am in Wilkinson Clinic Pineville weighing seven pounds three ounces The birth marks a joyous addition to the Hawley family with the newborns arrival noted in the Pineville community.
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Pineville
ANS
E. D. Hawley
Bailey-Murphy
Ami Ellen
Wilkinson
Sally Conley Installed as Head of Youth Fellowship at Oceana
Oceana Presbyterian Youth Fellowship installed officers Sunday evening at the church. Sally Conley was named president, Peggy Wallace vice president, and Yvonne Toler secretary-treasurer. Commission chairs include Wallace, Faith, Lois Smith, Yvonne Toler, Fillmoe Plaster, Dennis Dean, Gerry Roach, and Rev. John LaMotte as adult advisor. The service, led by Mr. LaMotte, featured worship, songs, a story The Dark Church, and attendance award notes from Pineville meeting.
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Oceana
RNS
Oceana Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Sally Conley
Peggy Wallace
Yvonne Toler
Lois Smith
Fillmoe Plaster
Dennis Dean
Gerry Roach
John LaMotte
Donald Kennedy
Ronnie Kennedy
Ronald Lee Roach
Charles Hutchinson
Greg Nell Toler
Zettie Clay
Juanita Clay
Betty Lewis
Allen Goins
Mary Lawson
Marion Holbrook
Shirley Johnson
Fayetta Phillips
Oliva LaMotte
Vacations and Familiar Visitors Highlight Oceana Notes
Dr and Mrs J E G Shannon and daughter Nancy Jeanne spend two weeks in Florida and expect to return Jan 13 Grant Shannon visits grandparents in Welch while parents vacation Argel Cozort back from Florida Johnny Beane visits Charleston siblings Rev and Mrs John LaMotte guests of Mrs Agnes Duncan patient in Beckley Hospital Mrs Duncan mother of Mrs Lacy McMillion of Oceana Jack Conley improving at Bluefield Sanitarium after major surgery Mrs Marie Bradley under care at Bluefield Sanitarium Mr and Mrs Thomas McMahon return to Camden NJ after holiday visit with aunt Mrs Arnold Hager family Many relatives visiting in Oak Grove Addition including Glen Orris Loran Bradbury Detroit Mich parents J H Smith Mullens nephew Douglas Thomas Navy Washington DC Cora Reed and Ed Blankenship Detroit Orrs former Pineville residents
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Oceana
RNS
J .E. G. Shannon
Nancy Jeanne
Florida
Grant Shannon
Ray Shannon
Welch
Argel Cozort
Johnny Beane
Charleston
Hassell Harless
Bud Hall
John LaMotte
Agnes Duncan
Beckley Hospital
Duncan
Lacy McMillion
Thomas McMahon
Camden
N. J
Arnold Hager
McMahon
Willene Kames
Pineville
Kopperston
Hager
Oak Grove
Inlaw
Glen Orris
Loran Bradbury
Detroit
Mich
J. H. Smith
Mullens
Douglas Thomas
Navy
Washington, D. C
Cora ‘Reed
Ed Blankenship
Orrs
Maxine Rector
Beckley
Sandra Bailey
Connie Martin
Robert Martin
John Hossfield
Concord College
Athens
Cynthia Hansbarger
Suey [Blankenship
Huntington
Marshall College
E. A. Blankenship
East Pineville
Luther Blankenship
Clear Fork
Oscar Shepherd
B. C. Nichols
A. D. Belcher
Peterstown
Judge rules beer bottle omits cruelty grounds for divorce
In Fort Worth Texas Judge Denny determined that pouring a bottle of beer over one's wife does not by itself prove cruelty sufficient for divorce. The witness must present stronger evidence of cruelty to sustain the complaint.
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Fort Worth
Texaw
Denny
Holiday visitors Marlinton
The Rev and Mrs Vernon Daetwyler and children David and Deborah of Winston-Salem NC spent the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Daetwyler. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Bernard Daetwyler and children Debby and Michael of Columbia SC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlinton
Rns
Vernon Daetwyler
David
Deborah
Winston-Salem
N. C
Eugene Daet- Wyler
Bernard Daetwyler
Debby and
Michael
Columbia, S. C
Wreck Victim Taken by Death
SMMERSVILLE RNS One of three men injured in an automobile wreck Sunday died Monday at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery. The deceased is David Russell Bailes about 46 of Camp Fork. Two others Leon Jackson about 32 and Junior Bailes about 2 are in serious condition at the same hospital. All Camp Fork residents were hurt when their car struck a bridge and plunged into a creek on Route 39. Bailes' body is at Marple Funeral Home in Sutton.
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Smmersville
RNS
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
David Russell Bailes
Camp Fork
Ileon Jackson
Junior Bailes
Bailes
Marple Funeral Home
Sutton
Safety First Chief Cited After Postponed Accident
Safety news from Phoenix reports Captain Haskell Welch, head of the safety program, cited following a minor traffic crash only after orders from Chief Charles P. Thomas. The incident drew a sharp response from the police department, highlighting internal process. In Oklahoma Hurricane lore, Vogt recalls three storms near his home, with family names echoed by friends. A church circle in Pineville plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Mrs. Belcher’s Crowley-Worrell home, chaired by Mrs. Baldwin.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Haskell Welch
Charles P. Thomas
Welch
Corn
Okla
John Edwin
Vogt
Hilda
Brenda
Janet
Pineville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Iw. C. Belcher
Crowley - Worrell
A. E. Baldwin
Pineville Personal Notes Highlight Holiday Visits
Weekend and holiday travel shareings from Pineville and nearby towns. Mrs. Bernice Westfall returns from Cleveland with family. several residents return to colleges after holidays at home. The list names many families and destinations including Huntington Charleston Beckley and Mar s hall College. Red Cross blood donations totals cited end with a long figure.
Parking Ban Enacts On Mullens Street In City
Police Chief Wendell W. Cook announced a parking ban on Mullens Street from the entrance to Church Street through West Mullens. Ten warning tickets issued so far with future penalties promised. Patrolman Marvin Martin to monitor traffic for several weeks. ban backed by City Council on December 2 with a proposed Sunday exception for visitors to the street.
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Wendell W. Cook
Cook
Marvin Martin
Church St
West Mullens
Woodrow W. Cook
Hospital Treats 4 for Injuries After Accident
Oak Hill Hospital treated Roy Lee Woods 66 Mount Hope Homer West Jr. 25 Summerlee for car crash injuries Saturday night. Woods had wounds on left hip right wrist skull and a cut on right wrist. West had a deep cut on left arm requiring ten stitches. William K. Lewis 26 Sun a Air Force member received ten stitches for a left arm gash. Fred McGee 2 Harlem Heights admitted in satisfactory condition with a left jaw cut from Fayetteville Road crash near Chuck Wagon Drive Inn.
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Oak Hell
Roy Lee Woods
Mount Hope
Homer West Jr
Summerlee
Oak Hill
Hospital
Woods
West
William K. Lewis
Sun
Air Porce
Fred McGee
Harlem Heights
McGee
Fayetteville Road
Chuck Wagon Drive Inn
Camper Funeral Set for Today Marlinton Man Artifacts of Local Life
Funeral services for George William Camper 95 Marlinton were held at Marlinton Presbyterian Church with Rev. Flaniken and Rev. Yoho officiating. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Camper died Saturday at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital after a two year illness. He retired from United States Leather Co. after 40 years. Born Riverside Virginia October 18 1869 he was survived by two brothers three daughters and two sons. He resided with daughter Mabel Hogsett in Marlinton.
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Marlinton
RNS
George William Camper
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
E. H. Flaniken
Charles‘a. Yoho
Mountain View
Camper
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
United States Leather Co
Riverside, Va
W. H
Maggie Huffman Camper
Hatte Shumaker
C. E
Berryville
F. T
Buena Vista
Lavie Elmore
South Charleston
Mabel Hogsett
Pauline Hanifin
Ronceverte
Charlie
Norman
Beckley
Familiar Sight WAPFAKONETA Resident Honors Long Hotel Stay
Ohio man John Graetz aged 89 has lived 66 years in the same hotel in St Marys. Advancing years shift his routine from a longer third floor walk to a shorter ascent to his second floor room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapfakoneta
Ohio
John Graetz
St. Marys
Graetz
Daddy Not Needed AVANUKE Fire crews start stalled car
A boy called his father to report a stalled family car in front of a fire department station. Upon arrival, one M4 city fireman helped start the car, while the station remained nearby. The incident was reported from Avanuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanuke
Daddy
Fender couple welcome son David Bruce in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Ted Fender of East Pineville announce the birth of their second child, a son named David Bruce, born Thursday at 4 am in Wilkinson Clinic Pineville. The baby weighed seven pounds MW ounces and joins a daughter Teddi, eight.
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Pineville
Rns
Ted Fender
East Pineville
David Bruce
Wilkinson Clinic
Teddi
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G. Frank Davis
Annaimtad
Ummnaress
M. M. Marchich
Childress
Pond Creek Pocahontas Company
USA
Milton B. Harper
Rockhouse Division
Keon Mountain
Douglas W. Halstead
Ma Wa MG En Ae
Michael M. Marchich
John Wright
Percy Eads
Geedo
Charles Fox
James A. Barber
Wendell Holt
Edgar B. Sims
D. Pitt O'Brien
Oceana Personals
Jack Conley
Bluefield Sanitarium
Marie Bradley
Bow Fook
Whitehall
R. E. Day
W. H. Day
Mary K. Bowman
Bernice Westfall
William Gooseman
W. G. Mullins
Crowley-Worrell
William Green
5. D. Green
Charles Randall
David Cliney
Glenville State College
A. G. Cline
A. E. McLain Jr
Betty Lea Byrd
Ironton
J. B. Jarvis
Orlando
Fla
Ada Hossfield
W. F. Rose
Charles‘ton
Peggy Gwinn
Peggy Jo Hansbarger
Joe Morgan
Robert Shipman
Sidney
Marion Brooks
Glen Rogers
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Omar L. Dowdy
Mary Martha
Robert Beavers
Lynda
Mtr
Robert Cline
Pinesville
Red Cross
Fayetteville
Mullens Street
K. H. Morrison
Keith Morrison
Pasadenia, Md
Sam
Carolyn’ Morrison
By. Hanson and Gay
Bud Zimmerman
J. L. Hobbs
John S. Davenport
Smoot
Pittsburgh
Howard Frank Snatchko
Anna Snatchko
Ugh PR
Weet
Beckley Hotel
Beckley, W. Ve
Sea End
Owen
Coffman Optical Co
Ana “Natn
Ww. VA
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