Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Attempted Murder
Fayetteville court reports indictments on two for attempted murder stemming from a Fayette Motel shooting in October. Additional indictments include grand larceny breaking and entering armed robbery and other charges against multiple defendants. The panel also named Melvin Martin as a target for further action after a family quarrel incident.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
ANS
Inrish
Ray
Windell
Edward
Pate
Mount Colliman
Wesley
Circuit Court Grand Wards
Slayton
Redden
Russell
Jake E. Burnett
Chester Two
E. Flint
Francis P. Sabelli
Charles Jack Vance
Wasl E. Bare
Patrick J. Hoban
Jert Rogers
William E. Stover
G. Linkous
Beckley
Theo
Robert Lee Yates
Clarence W
Tipton
James A. Hayes Jr
Fayette Motel
McKinney
Robert Lo Rallber
Saron Wyant
Meadow Bridge
Melvin Martin
Martin
Kenneth Adkins
Dana Slayton
Harless Adkins
Richard A. Harrah
Lawrence Par
Major W Mal sam retires after 28 years in Army
Major Wendelin Malsam of San Bernardino California retires after 28 years of service. He began in 1922 at Fort Riley Kansas with cavalry, served in China Panama Philippines Korea and earned Bronze Battle Stars for Leyte Southern Philippines and Korean campaigns. He studied at Army Officers Candidate School and completed advanced courses in artillery aircraft and constabulary schools. He is married to Eva Florence Jeter once of Mt Hope.
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Mount Hope
Lfe
Becklay
Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kan
Kansas
15Th Infantry
China
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines
Korea
Leyte
Fort Monroe
U.S. Army Artillery
Aircraft School
Constabulary School
Sonthofen
Germany
Matsam
Johnny Beane Honored With Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs L W Beane entertained Tuesday afternoon at their new East Oceana home in honor of their son Johnny celebrating his birthday anniversary. Miss Billié Béane directed games with prizes awarded. Refreshments served to Ballard Blackburn Eugene Cook Teddy Lively Allen Lively Dickie Cops Johnny Roach and David Cook.
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Oceana
BNS
L. W. Beane
East Oceana
Johnny
Billié Béane
Ballard Blackburn
Eugene Cook
Teddy Lively
Allen Lively
Dickie Cops
Johnny Roach
David Cook
Ameagle Personal Notices From Elyria and Charleston
The notice records a birth in Elyria Ohio as Arthur Imant spends holidays with his wife and daughter Karen of Ameagle. It notes a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Short at Charleston General Hospital and a son born Dec 23 to Mr and Mrs Herbert Stover at Charleston Memorial Hospital.
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Underwood «Lumber Co
Shady Spring
Brightman Appointed Publicity Director for Democratic National Committee
Samuel C Brightman, longtime publicity head for the Democratic National Committee, has been named director of publicity in Washington. Details on the appointment and official confirmation are expected in coming days.
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Washington
Samual C_ Brightman
Bearfield Rites Slated Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Bearfield of Sundial will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at her parents home, with Rev. Ervin Dickens officiating. Burial follows in Pettry Bottom Cemetery. She died Thursday after a short illness at age 24, survived by two daughters Joann and Janice, a son Jess, four sisters Faye Alderson Everette Ky Ruby Pettry Arizona Pettry Edna Pettry, and seven brothers Eugene Carolos Pauline James Arlie Billy Willie Pettry. Body to be moved from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to the parents home at 2 p.m. today.
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Mary Ann Bearfield
Ervin Dickens
Otis Pettry
Bottom Cemetery
Bearfield
Joann
Janice
Jess
Faye Alderson
Everette, Ky
Ruby Pettry
Arizona Pettry
Edna’ Pettry
Ollt
Sundia
Eugene
Pettry
Cleveland
Ohio
Carolos
Pauline
James
Arlie
Billy
Willie Pettry
Sundial
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Wesleyan Service Guild to Re Organize Choir
Wesleyan Service Guild plans to reorganize its choir after years of inactivity. At a Thursday meeting at Mrs Wilbur Eigenbrod's home members voted to hold choir practice during each regular session. A pie social fundraiser is set at the church from 6 30 to 7 30 p m on Feb 15 with tickets sold to members. Mrs Bill Moore hosts a covered dish dinner on Feb 5 at her Kelly Avenue home.
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RNS
Methodist Wesleyan Service
Guild
Ats Avenue
Wilbur Eigenbrod
Andrey Eigenbrod
Bill Moore
Kelly Ave
Coroner's Jury Returns Decision in Dillon Death
Coroner's jury concluded James Edward Dillon, 28, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by a person unknown. Dillon was found Jan 1 at his parents’ Sylvester home. a 12 gauge shotgun and rifle were found near the body with shells in the chamber, suggesting a personal safety related shooting though details on firing count remained unresolved. Mayor Shafer noted powder burns on Dillon’s temple and cited uncertainty about how many times the weapon was fired.
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Whitesville
Rns
James Edward Dillon
Dillon
Sylvester
Clyde Dilton
Loren Shaler
Shafer
Dillons Temple
Odessa Lawson Marries Norman Koeller in Wilmington Church
In Wilmington Delaware on December 23 Odessa Lawson daughter of Mr and Mrs Millon Lawson of Fayetteville married Norman T Koeller son of Mrs and Mr Rudolph P Koeller of Wilmington. Rev Raphael Maggiore officiated before families and friends. The bride wore a dusty pink lace dress over taffeta with red rose corsage. Best man was Rudolph Py Koeller Jr and maid of honor Marie Saunders wore aqua taffeta with pink roses. After a wedding trip the couple will live in Hagerstown Maryland. The bride is a Brifield State College graduate and teaches physical education at South Hagerstown High School. the groom is a Berkeley County board of education employee in Martinsburg.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Odessa Lawson
Millon, Lawson
Norman T. Koeller
Rudolph P. Koeller
Wilmington
Del
St. Joseph's Church
Raphael F. Maggiore
Marie Saunders
Rudolph ‘Py Koeller ,Jr
South West
Koeller
Hagerstown
Brie|field State College
Institute College
South Hagerstown High School
Berkeley County Board of Education
Martinsburg
New Post Office Set Returns to Sylvester Maryland
Mrs. Juanita Steele of Elkton Maryland reports the post office department will erect a new building in Sylvester to house the post office and postmaster Elmer Beitz. The project follows the death of Millard Jarrell of Pine Knob. Steele returned home Wednesday night.
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Maryland
Sylvester
Juanita Steele
Elkton
Burfalo
W.wa
Millard Jarrell
Pine Knob
Elmer
Steele
Mary
K. Beitz
Pineville Personal Christmas Guests Extend Across Areas
Pineville residents and families hosted and visited relatives during Christmas and holidays. Notable guests included Marvin Brooks and family from Pineville hosting ties to McKinney Basin and Mansfield Ohio visitors, with extended stays among Carmien McKinney, Bernard McGuire, Arlet McKinney, and others in Basin and Princeton.
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Pineville
RNS
Carmen
McKinney
Marvin Brooks
Connie
Margie
Oran
W.mckinney
Danny
Robert
Pat
Bernard “McGuire
Joyce
Arlet
Jerry
Judy
Mary
Cathy
David
Basin
Gilbert- Goode
Eric Edwards
Linda
Philip
Charleston
Jamison P. Cook
Mansfield
Ohio
Carmien McKinney
Bernard‘ McGuire
Connie Sue Brooks
Bernard McGuire
McGuire
Arlet McKinney
Tott McGraw
Mullens
Violet Lusk
Benjamin Sizemore
Princeton
W. B. Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
Normar K. Morgan
Bluefield
39 Patients Admitted To Mullens Hospital
Mullens Wyoming General Hospital admitted thirty nine patients for the week ending Saturday. The list includes Alice Banks East Gulf Eliza Grose Helen Mrs Minnie Sampson Maben Mrs Ollie Mills Herndon Kathy Darby Itmann Steven Ray Semenske Corinne Arthur Builins Rho dell Airs Madeline Sizemore Stephenson Mrs June Shrews bury Herndon Hazel Forbes Alpeca Yvonne Evans Maltens Henry Scarberry Raven cliff Edgar Kiser New Richmond Kenneth Barnhart Tralee Mrs Dorothy Wilcox Mullens Mrs Jane Lowe Kopperston Helen Ward Oceana P. G. Wingo Mullens William Gibson Cyclone Nancy Lester Bud Dewey McVey Amigo Junior Phillips Souisville Clayton Shelton Pineville Ronnie Meadows Maben Madeline Lusk Herndon Sandra Reed Amigo Wilma Hayworth Amigo Mae Sisk Aulens Liddie Pruitt Otsego Dolly Blanken ship Glenn Rogers Marie Vines Stephenson Marie Maynor Oceana Judith Marsh Itmann Wanda Bowser Sabine Dollie Buchannon Keyrack Mattie Honaker Itmann Warner Gooden Mattens Joyce McKendree Wyco Sunday Ronnie Meadows Maben
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Herndon
Hazel Forbes
Alpeca
Yvonne Evans
Maltens
Henry Scarberry
Ravencliff
Edgar Kiser
New Richmond
Kenneth Barnhart
Tralee
Dorothy Wilcox
Mullens
Jane Lowe
Kopperston
Helen Ward
Oceana
William Gibson
Cyclone
Nancy
Keyrack
Mattie’ Honaker
Itmann
Warner Gooden
Mattens
Joyce McKendree
Wyco
Ronnie Meadows
Maben
Last Rites Set For Mrs. Tanner
Mrs. Sarah Isabelle Tanner 84 of Mount Hope will receive last rites at 2 p.m. Saturday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev. Hubert Sutter presiding. Burial follows in Turley Cemetery Pea Ridge. She died 7:50 p.m. Wednesday at her daughter’s home Mrs. Cora Smith Mount Hope. Born Creston N C Sept 7 1872 she belonged to Long Branch Methodist Church. Survivors: husband George three sons Joy Beckley Don Oakvale Francis Minden two daughters Juanita McCloud Dayton Ohio and W E Pugh Canton Ohio 29 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren. Body to remain at the funeral home.
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Mount Hope
Sarah Isabelle Tanner
Hubert Sutter
Sophia
Tyree
Turley
Pea Ridge
Tanner
Cora Smith
Creston
N. C
Long Branch Methodist Church
George
Joy of Beckley
Don
Oakvale
Francis
Minden
Juanita McCloud
Dayton
Ohio
W. E. Pugh
Canton
Charles Casto To Lead Minor Judiciary Meeting
Charles Casto of Shitesville will preside at the January session of the newly formed Minor Judiciary Association of Boone County. The 2 pm meeting at Court Hall Madison aims to study modern techniques, train officers, and promote honest, impartial public service among justices, constables, and district officers. New officers include B F Richardson vice president, Charles Doss secretary treasurer, Lee Hanger assistant to Doss, with Sanford Meadows heading the executive group. members listed include Thomas Goodwin, Virgil King, Walter Thurmond, J L Townsend and Lamont Jarrell.
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Whitesville
RNS
Charles Casto
Shitesville
Minor Judiciary’ Association
Boone County
Madison
Tue
Oak Hill Hospital Reports First New Year Births
Oak Hill Hospital records the year’s first birth a girl named Bettye Lynn delivered at 8 10 a m to Dr C E Watkins and a boy born at 8 30 a m to Mr and Mrs Ira Huffman of Minden The Huffmans have three other children Other births listed include babies born Dec 31 and Dec 29 to Oak Hill area families with weights ranging from five to nine pounds and ounces varying by family names and addresses in Beckley Oak Hill Minden Danese and Fayetteville luchar
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Oak Hill
RNS
Bettye Lynn
Dei
Hospital Tras
jDr
C. E. Watkins
Clarence Linwood Craft
Laven
Jder St
Ira’ Huffman
Minden
J. By
Thomipson
Antonio
Franklin
Verano Garcia
Trump Ave
Rosa Maria
Charles Edward Walker
David Wayne
Carlos Irvin McGraw
Graydon
George Washington Jr
Géorge Washington Sumner
Marie
Annette
Edward Kurzyna
Richards St
John Dickson
Rudna
Pershing Law
Garten
Pamela Kale
Eugene Parker
Danese
Sandra Jean
Clinton Dale’. Skaggs
Maplewood
Judith Mae
Alfred Woodrow Parker
Fayetteville
James Allén
Lyle Burjton Johns
Frank Bandy Funeral to be held Sunday at Beckwith
Funeral services for Frank Bandy 35 of Beckwith will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith led by Rev William C Scarist burial in Montgomery Memorial Park London He died from crush injuries suffered in a state mine fall at Semet Selway Coal Co Big Creek He was a section foreman with the company for 16 years and a member of Loyal Order of Moose No 565 Smithers Survivors include his wife Gold ten five daughters Janice Lois at home his parents Mr and Mrs Jen Bandy Carton one sister Mrs Helen Fields Clendenin four brothers John Jr Harold Ronald all of Carton and Clarence Chimney Corner
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Beckwith
Frank Bandy
Cotton Hill Baptist
William C. Seacrist
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Bandy
Beckviil
Semet-Selway Coal Co
Big Creek
Loyal Order
Moose No
Smithers
Gold
Janice
Lois
Jetn Bandy
Carton
Gauley Bridge Personal Updates and Holiday Visits
Gauley Bridge residents report holiday visits among relatives in Nitro Glenville State Teachers College student Ray Carson returns after weekend with parents. church watch party led by Rev Vandercoy with social hour and devotional. Local families note travel from Albuquerque Ohio Cleveland Ardmore Air Force base etc amid Christmas and New Year gatherings.
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Gawley Bridge Baptist Church
P. E. Vandercoy
Lester Brown
1Gauley Bridge
Kenneth D. Brown
Albuquerque
New México
Bill
jColumbus
Ohio
Upton McMitchen
Harvey
E. O. Brown
Gauley Bridge
JE. Brown
Rainelle
Bil McGraw
Ardsmore Air Force Base
Okla
Kate McGraw
Willis McGraw
Ansted
Georgia Air Force Base
California
Air Force
Ann Winebrenter
Clevelland
Mike
Brenda
Sam Neal
Dixie
W. R. Martin
Oak Hill
Arnold McKinney
Gayley Bridge
Mason McKinney
Jackson Street
Beckley
Thurmson McKinney
Dott
Mercer County
Miss Pauline McKinney
Baisin
Mrs
Lacy McKinney
West Virginia to Inaugurate Governor Cecil H Underwood
The public is invited but reserved seats will be premium for the January inauguration in Charleston. Inaugural Chairman L Steele Trotter said official invitations will be limited to 1 000 instead of 4 000 as previously planned. Reserved seating will be allocated.
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Charleston
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
L. Steele Trotter
Colcord Personal News Reports Wide Family Gatherings
Phillip Pettry returns to Colcord after weeks with his brother in law and sister in Laporte Indiana. Mrs Ver nad Vance hosted relatives including Mrs Charlie Perry and Mrs Elizabeth Meddlings from Columbus Ohio and others from Notomine Whitesville and Sylvester. Birth notice for a daughter born December 21 at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Colcord residents hosted guests from Kissimmee Florida Ohio and Indiana during holidays. A New Year’s Eve dinner and party was held by G L Kincaid with many relatives attending from Colcord Whitesville and East Greenwich Rhode Island.
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Colcord
Phillip Pettry
Darwin Dillon
Laporte
Ind
Vernard Vance
Charlie Perry
Elizabeth Meddlings
Columbus
Ohio
Frankie Dickerson
Notomine
Donley Winston
Whitesville
Mary Jones
Ray Honaker
Sylvester
Paul Adkins
Charleston’ Memorial Hospital
Johnny Karantonis
Charleston
Jackie Jelsomine
University of Alabama
Melvo Jelsomine
Janey
Hubert Jarrell
Nzoma
Paul Klosterman
Detroit
Mich
Melva Jelsomine
Clara Joe
Jarrell
G. L. Kincaid
Melva
Jelsomine
C. K. Foster
Claude Coots
East Greenwich
R. I
Detroit, Mich
Maude Foster
Dorothy
Mack Cline
Georgia Caldwell
Laboka Rebekah Lodge to Install Officers in Whitesville
The Whitesville Laboka Rebekah Lodge will install new officers Monday at 5:30 pm in the Odd Fellows Hall Whitesville. Named are Gloria Dickens noble grand Hazel Bailey vice grand Pauline Canterberry recording secretary Mile Thompson financial secretary and Opal Nelson treasurer.
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Whitesville
RNS
Laboka Rebekah Lodge
Gloria Dickens
Noble Grand
Hazel Bailey
Pauline Canterberry
Mile Thompson
Opal Nelson
Odd Fellows Hall
Elbert Cook Dies Rites Saturday Oceana
Elbert Cook aged 65 died at 1 30 p m Thursday in Welch hospital He was born in Oceana June 38 189? Survivors include widow six sons Harley Oleo Wetzel Mather ny Deaver Willard Dorse and a daughter Mrs Isaac Miller Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Matheny Chapel Church Oceana Rev Home or Stewart officiating Burial in Elkins Cemetery The body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home to residence at 5 p m today
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Oceana
RNS
Elbert Cook
Matheny Chapel
Matheny
Home
Stewart
Winona
Elkins
Cook
Welch
Edward
Low Ella Cook
Lucky
Harley
Oleo
Hatcher
Wetzel
Mattheny
Deaver
Lynco
Willard
Dorse
Isaac’Miller
Salem
Evans Funeral Home
New Aim Taken Against Bosely
Charleston reports temperance leader L. J. Priestley renewed attack on Hugh Bosely, newly elected WV House member from Fayette County. Priestley cites a House rule barring lobbyists from the floor and questions Boselys qualifications due to his role with the U S Brewery Foundation. A resolution protesting Boselys seating was drafted and sent to all House members and the clerk for reading before Bosely takes oath.
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Charleston
L. J. Priestley
Hugh Bosely
Montgomery
Bosely
U.S. Brewery Foundation
West Virginia
House of’ Delegates
Fayette
Priestley
Temperance League of West Virginia
Bosley
Island Creek Mine expands production with Algoma purchase
Island Creek Coal Co. announced it has increased total daily production to over 50,000 tons by acquiring Algoma Coal & Coke Co.’s McDowell County properties. The deal, announced jointly by Raymond Salvati and William Beary, includes cash and common stock with no disclosed price and adds Algoma’s 450 employees and 2,500-ton daily capacity to Island Creek’s existing operations across Wyoming, Logan, Mingo, and McDowell counties.
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Island Creek Coal Co
McDowell County
Algoma Coal & Coke Co
Island Cree
Algoma
Raymond E. Salvali
William Beary
Island Creek
Salvati
Patahontas No. 3
Wyoming
Logan
Mingo
McDowell Coun Wes
Cedar Grove
Lower
Upper
Eagle, Sewell
Pocahontas No. 4
Beckley
Bradshaw
Powjeliton
Dorothy
Beary
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Roy Nutter Jr
Eugene Nutter
Vernon Bailey
Joseph F. Cavalier
Thomas L. Stevens
Jackie L. Woody
Hubert McKinney
Jerry W. Jackson
Ralph L. Settle
Kenneth James
Leonard Woodson
Charess E. Collins
James Yates
Rush Holt Smith
Roy H. Moore
Hubert J. Raines
Ralph Shawver
Virgie Billings
James A. Vance
Billy Lopez
Cecil Jamison
Dana L. Vickers
Charles C. ‘Collins
John Meadows
W. Malsam
Johnny Beane
Ameagle
Brightman
Miracle Trends
Robin Hood
ORLON
Orion
Wesleyan Service Guild
Norman Koeller
Mullens Hospital
Clark Stores
CLARK
Neville Street
Mrs. Tanner
Oak Hill Hospital
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