Five Ohio men indicted on armed robbery charges in Fayette County
Five Ohio men captured after an all night chase face Fayette Circuit Court on three armed robbery charges plus the theft of money and whiskey. Indictments name Ralph Howard Leonard Hayden Henry Johnson Rather Robinson and Raymond Tayter with thefts at Ute liquor store and earnings from F. F. Berry. Additional felony indictments include Hazel Baker John Bennett Cobb and others for varied robberies, break-ins and thefts. Two hospital cases are noted from Mullens and Keyrock with minor injuries and a birth announced in Welch.
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Leonard Hayden
Leonard Bratchet
Louis Bratchet
Henry Johnson
Rather Robinson
Raymond Tayter
Ute Liquor
Chimney Corner
Hawk’s Nest Dam
R. P. Flaherty
Winona
R. J. Thrift, Jr
Stnage Thrift
Hazel Baker
Catherine Spence
John Bennett Cobb
John Givens
Harry Alfred Bradbury
Ernest Eugene Sorrell
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Clyde Gibson
James H. Baldwin
Wallace Sanger
Arch Gilbert
Jack Gilbert
Uport Co. FE. Miller
Percy Goddard
R D. Simms
Charles William Haga
Nancy Dickinson
Jess Lee Harper
Jannis D. Pierce
Charles Maurice Lee
Charles WV. Martin
William Jackson Walters
Fayette Theatre
Ralph Pauley
W. H. Reid, Jr
Bob Pell
Robert Snyder
Joseph Nagy
William Mitchell Ritchie
Tom W. Price
Leonard Hyden
Kather ‘Robinson
Raymond Taylor
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Big Hickman
Mullens Chamber Aids Beartown Road Improvement Plan
An eight man Beartown delegation urged Mullens Chamber of Commerce to back a 13 mile rural road project linking Herntton in Wyoming County to Crumpler in McDowell County via Beartown. They described the current road as impassable in places and noted many Beartown workers travel to Herndon mine and Deerfield operations. The chamber promised aid to pursue the project, stressing regional all weather access and connection of state Routes 10 and 52.
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American Coal Company
Ted Parsons
Allen Bailey
New Mullens Chamber Names 1950 Committee Chairs
Gordon D. Skidmore was named Mullens Chamber of Commerce president and appointed chairmen to direct 1950 activities. Robert Jones will handle holiday observances, Claude Cook industrial development, Harry McNutt public relations, O W Andrews membership, Dr W W Wells sanitation, G Cunningham traffic, R T Hash street improvements, E Stearts beautification, G Stewart civic improvements, and C D Conner will lead the merchants committee on store hours and holidays.
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Gwinn Home Hosts Nurses Dinner From Oak Hill Area
Mr. and Mrs. Gwinn of Minden held a dinner party for private duty and office nurses from Oak Hill and nearby towns on Tuesday. Miss Lillian Leete of Oak Hill co hosted. Attending were twenty local women including Mrs. Pauline Thomas, Mrs. Doris Meals, Mrs. Maude Mandeville, and others from Mount Hope Fayetteville Maple Fork Glen Jean and Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill Personal News and Local Updates
Oak Hill reports Milton Herndon returning to Blacksburg Va after holiday at home. Jennie Lee Mason departs by air from Charleston to Columbia Mo to resume studies at Stephens College. Patrolman G O Martin discharged from Oak Hill Hospital after minor eye growth operation. Miner Theopoles Grant, a Fast Gulf Negro, suffered crushing injuries at Mullens.
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Fayetteville Town Council Sets Fire Truck Sale and Parking Rules
The Fayetteville Town Council authorized the sale of the old fire truck and approved a new parking ordinance at its first 1950 meeting. The rule prohibits any vehicle from staying on business streets longer than 48 hours, with notices to owners and a 12 hour grace period before impoundment and costs for release. A separate report notes a rock fall incident injuring a worker who was hospitalized.
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