Saulsville Pioneer of 95 Remembers Long Life and Work
Saulsville resident William Riley Shumate turns 95 amid memories of pioneering days. A self taught teacher and storekeeper, he raised a large family, ran a post office and banked monthly, blaming longevity on steady routines and avoidance of illness. He counts 42 grandchildren, 107 great grandchildren, and 39 great great grandchildren. He survived pneumonia at 85 while attempting to jump a creek.
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Elizabeth Williams
Saulsville
RNS
William Riley Shumate
Inquirer
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Soulsville
Riley
Baltimore
Maben
Mullens
Fumes Kill Fayette Couple in Home Tragedy
West Virginia air death toll rises as Fayette County couple L. H. Baskins aged 66 and his 43 year old wife are found dead in their Harewood home. State Police say carbon monoxide from a gas heater caused their deaths, likely 10 to 12 hours earlier.
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Montgomery
UPI
Fayette County
West Virginia
L. H. Baskins
W. E. Arthur
Harewood
Spencer Plant Expansion In West Virginia Wood Industry
Spencer based Burke-Parsons-Bolby Corp plans a 100000 expansion over 12 to 18 months at its Spencer wood preserving plant and lumber yard. The project adds a dry kiln and modernizes facilities, boosting local jobs from 40 to about 60 as wood products grow in West Virginia. Governor Barron cites rising state wood utilization and industrial growth.
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Charleston
UPI
Spencer
W. W. Barron
Burke-Parsons-Bolby Corporation
Nitro
Barron
West Virginia
Mother Sent To State Hospital For Tests
A West Virginia woman charged with murder in the New Year’s shooting of her two children was sent to the state hospital at Raleigh for observation. The preliminary hearing will determine the degree of murder. Hazel J. Whittington, 27, of Hedgesville, wife of Air Force Sgt. Donald E. Whittington, was accused of killing Wilmer J. Whittington, 8, and Ronald Whittington, 8 months, at a trailer near Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. A 16 gauge shotgun and four shells were found in the kitchen. Whittington collapsed after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
N. C
UPI
West Virginia
Raleigh
Hazel J. Whittington
Whittington
Hedgesville
Berkeley County
W. Va
Air Force
Donald E. Whittington
Martinsville
Wilmer J. Whittington
Ronald Whittington
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Seymour Johnson
Here
Wayne County
W. S. Adams
Formosan Student Praises American Way Of Life
Wen-Hsing Huang also known as John, a Formosan student at Virginia Tech, praises the United States during a holiday visit with Ralph Rinehart and family. He studies architectural engineering at VPI, plans a PhD, and admires American freedoms and media access while noting careful limits on national security information.
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Wen Hsing
John
VPI
John Rine
Thelma Stover Mullens
Ans
Formosa
Wen-Hsing Huang
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Rinehart
Presbyterian Church
Kaohsiung
Chung Kong University
United States
U.S
Probe Of Mine Blast Opens Today
State Secretary of Mines Lewis Evans opens a public hearing in Carmichaels Pa into the December 6 Robena No 3 mine explosion that killed 37 miners. Miners testify while unions UMW US Steel and Bureau of Mines present reports as sessions run through Friday with possible additional days.
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Uniontown
UPI
Secretary of Mines
Lewis Evans
Robena No. 3
Carmichaels
Evans
United Mine Workers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Frosty Run
Garards
Fort
Tony Boyle
UMW
Washington
Anthony
Pennsylvania
Robena
James Kelly
Kelly
Princeton Man Killed In Traffic Accident
Walter F. Whittaker Jr. of Princeton, 38, died Wednesday night when his car struck the rear of a tractor trailer on U S 460 near Princeton. The truck was driven by Robert J. Hartsfield, 33, of Beckley, who was not seriously injured. Whittaker, a seaman for Republic Steel, was visiting his parents during a holiday stay.
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Princeton
UPI
Walter F. Whittaker Jr
U.S. 460
Whittaker
Bluefield
Robert J. Hartsfield
Beckley
Hartsfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Republic Steel
Baby Sitter Held In Death Of 8 Year Old
A 17 year old Marietta youth was held for questioning in the shotgun death of eight-year-old Clifton D Ramsey, son of Mr and Mrs Duane Ramsey. The boy was struck in the chest by a 20 gauge shotgun in the Ramsey home as the babysitter watched him while Ramsey visited his wife at Memorial Hospital.
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Marietta, Ohio
UPI
Marietta
Clifton D. Ramsey
Duane Ramsey
Ramsey
Memorial Hospital
Local Notes From Fayetteville and Nearby Visits
Harry W. Miller of Beckwith is a patient at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery undergoing treatment. Mrs Aldenia Akers returned home on Daniels Street after visiting relatives in Middletown Ohio MA. AND Mrs Roy E Bailey of Dayton Ohio visited over the weekend in the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Tunney Hunsaker Fayette Avenue.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Harry W. Miller
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Aldenia Akers
Daniels Street
Middletown
Ohio
Roy E. Bailey
Dayton
Tunney Hunsaker
Fayette Avenue
New Year's Guests at Allen Junction Dinner
Mr and Mrs Fred Wheley hosted New Year's Day dinner with guests including her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Lee R Mann and her sisters Miss Rose Mann and Mrs Robert Silverwood all of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Junction
Rns
Fred Wheley
Lee R. Mann
Rose Mann
Robert Silverwood
Harleston
Kilsyth and Area Holiday Visits Note Family Tales
Kilsyth residents share holiday visits with relatives across Milton Ohio Charleston Webster Springs Pulaski and Memphis. Icie Kincaid hosts kin including Ed Richmond and Lynn Kincaid while A L Spade enters Memorial Hospital. John Holovie returns from Pulaski with Betty Blanchard connections. Charles Sparacino and Charles Morgan visit Bennie DeLuca's family in Belle. John Ruff remains hospitalized at Oak Hill.
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Kilsyth
Icie Kincaid
Ed Richmond
Lynn Kincaid
Webster Springs
A. L
Jack) Spade
Sad Memorial Hospital
Tuesay
Bob Moss
Bobby
Mike
Ricky
Tony
Debbie
Terry Wayne
Henry Dailey
Enoch Dailey
Joe Mike Henderson
Milton
Joe Dailey
Middletown
Ohio
Adrian Kincaid
Kenny
Cindy
Dougie
Charleston
John Holovie
Pulaski
Ed Blanchard
Edith Ruff
Oak Hill Hospital
Bennie DeLuca
Charles Sparacino
Charles Morgan
Belle
Charleson Named Dupont Belle Works Manager
UPI reports Richard S. Wangelin Jr., 44, will become manager of Dupont's Belle Works on Feb. 1, succeeding Fred A. Otto who will retire at month end. Wangelin, currently assistant manager, will be replaced by George A. Cato, previously assistant plant manager at East Chicago. Wangelin began as an engineer in 1988 and served during World War II at Oak Ridge and Hanford in an atomic energy project.
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Charleston
UPI
Richard S. Wangelin Jr
Fred A. Otto
Dupont
Belle Works
Otto
Wangelin
George A. Cato
Chicago
Ind
Belle
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Hanford, ‘Wash
Fire Destroys Home in Oak Hill
Faulty attic wiring sparked a Tuesday fire at the Summerlee residence of Charlie Brown. Chief Arthur Akers reports 17 people lived there, none injured. a small amount of furniture was salvaged. Brown, ill in bed, was carried to safety.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Charlie Brown
Summerlee
Arthur Akers
Brown
Ohio Woman Locates Mother After 24 Years
Ohio woman Yvonne Emerson of Martins Ferry locates her mother, believed dead 24 years, after enlisting Bluefield Chamber of Commerce help. Dan Paul and local media circulated her story, leading to a tip that Mrs. Emerson’s mother, now Mrs. R. J. Cloud, had remarried and moved to Perry Georgia.
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Bluefield
UPI
Ohio
Yvonne M. Emerson Jr
Martins Ferry
Emerson
Ted Clays Host New Year Party
Saulsville reports Mr and Mrs Ted Clay hosted a New Year Night gathering for their daughter Jackie Lou with teens from Glen Rogers Glen Fork Soulsville Sabine Raven cliff and Maben attending. Guests included numerous Clay family members and friends with music and games in the living dining area.
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Saulsville
RNS
Ted Clay
Jackie Lou
Clay
Glen Rogers
Glen Fork
Soulsville
Sabine
Ravencliff
Maben
Jerry Wolfe
Eddie Clay
Sandra Clay
Sherry Tolliver
Linda Clay
Damon Clay
Willie Tilley
Buddy Perry
Sue LaVerne Day
Sharon Clay
Kathryn Grace Cottrill
Robert Bailey
Mike Clay
Danny Burleson
Larry
Jerry Domi
Tommy Brown
Ethel Tolli
Terry Clay
Karen Clay
Mike Ay
Bobby Day
Billy Ray Brown
Ray Clay
Lacy Brooks
John David Sizemore
Eddie Hurley
Carl Clay
Hassell Hurley
Clarence Brooks
Reggie Roles
Patty Clay
Dale Pizzino
Larry Powers
Pete Tolliver
Judy McGraw
Rose Marie Shumate
Elizabeth Meadows
Butch Dye
Kathy Clay
Ruby Bower
Sherri Eller
Frankie Acord
Bill Pennington
Mrs. Clay
Teddy Ray Clay
Maple Fork Circle Plans Year's Project at Church
Mission Circle of the Maple Fork Baptist Church met Tuesday night with Mrs. Joy Angle presiding. Prayer was said by Mrs. Madge Davis and a Bible study on John III conducted. Plans were made for selling articles and the next meeting set for Feb 5 at 7 p m in Mrs. Angle's home. Attending were Mrs. Emma Davis Mrs. Mabel Mitchell Mrs. Eula Bowyer and Miss Janice Bowyer.
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Maple Fork
RNS
Singers to Convene at Rosevale Church January Event
Fayette County Song Convention secretary Don Alexander announced a program for January 6 at 2 p.m. at Rosevale Advent Church near Pax Long Branch. Officers will be elected and the public is invited to attend. A note mentions a glass of milk containing 165 calories.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Don Alexander
Fayette County
Rosevale Advent Church
Long Branch
Pax
Cops Fired In Bluefield for Refusal to Quit
City manager Randolph Whittle fired seven Bluefield police officers under investigation for burglaries dating back over a decade. Ted Land and Roby Brown were dismissed after they refused to resign. their attorney vowed an appeal to the Police Civil Service Commission where trials for Land and Brown previously ended in hung juries.
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Bluefield
UPI
Randolph Whittle
Ted Land
Roby Brown
Bluefield Police Department
Walter V. Ross
Land and Brown
Police Civil Service Commission
Land
Whittle
Brown
Force
ODRINEX Diet Pill Guarantee Ad
An ad promotes ODRINEX fat loss pills available without prescription. It claims 7 day results with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The pill is described as a tiny tablet that suppresses appetite without altering meals and requires no exercise. Price listed as $3.00 with order option at Kay's Drug Store.
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Kay
Neville — Mai
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Pineville
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Oma) Sizemore
J. P
Ethel) Evans
H.B
Dublin
Virgil
Ted
Basil
Hursie Shumate
Wanus Shumate
William R. Shumate
Fayette
State Hospital
Hart
Ralph
Ralph Rinehart
John Rinehart
Farley Avenue
Fortmosan
First Methodist Church of
Alvis Spade Jr
Alvis Spade
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens High School
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Bobtown
Masontown
Australia
England
Brisbane
Fire Destorys Home
Berman's
Kredit Jewelers
Kredit
Neville St
Beckley Theatre
Beckley Hotel
Hill Building
Ted Clays
Maple Fork Circle
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