Gasoline Theft Brings 30 Days
Kenneth Taylor of Minden was sentenced to 30 days in Fayette County Jail and fined $10 plus costs after a Tuesday hearing before Magistrate Virgil Lyons for stealing gasoline from cars on School Street at about 2 am. A warrant was issued for Garland Wheeler of Oak Hill on the same charge. Wheeler was caught with Taylor but escaped as they were apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Kenneth Taylor
Minden
Fayette County
Virgil Lyons
Taylor
School St
Garland Wheeler
Lyons
Wheeler
H. E. Janney
Meadow Bridge Girl Succumbs After Illness
Minnie Pearl Kincaid, 16, died at her Meadow Bridge home after two years with rheumatic fever. Born July 6, 1938, she was a Baptist Church member and daughter of George L. Kincaid and Eva Mae Walkup. Survived by siblings George Jr Logan James G Meadow Bridge Madeline Williams Lewisburg Jessie Kincaid. Funeral arrangements pending at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Meadow Bridge
Minnie Pearl Kincaid
The
Baptist Church
George L. Kincaid
Eva Mae Walkup
George Jr
Logan
James G
Madeline Kincaid Williams
Lewisburg
Jessie Kincaid
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Five Seek Right To Operate Taxi In Hinton
A Public Service Commission hearing in Charleston focused on taxi licenses in Hinton. The case questions revoking 300 Taxi's permanent PSC certificate while the firm’s receiver T. L. Read says they do not wish to operate under the certificate now. Beckley’s Union Day and Night Taxi operates temporarily since Thanksgiving Eve. Five petitioners seek permanent service, including F. H. Carter of Beckley with Hinton Taxi, Inc., C. C. Buckland as City Cabs, C. B. Garten, M. H. Garten, R. D. Williams as Hinton Taxi, Inc., O. R. Grimmett a former operator, and John W. Holstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Hinton
Public Service Commission
T. L. Read
PSC
Union Day and Night Taxi Co
Beckley
F. H. Carter
Beckley Company
Hinton Taxi
C. C. Buckland
C. B. Garten
M. H. Garten
R. D. Williams
Hinton Taxi, Inc
O. R. Grimmett
John W. Holstein
Bud Man Fined for Improper Vehicle Registration
James Thomas 24 known as Bud was fined 15.50 by Magistrate Bill Houck after State Trooper Fred Wynne charged him with operating an improperly registered motor vehicle in Mullens.
Son Born to McKinney Family in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Oran McKinney of Pineville announce the birth of their third son Daniel Keith weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces on December 21 at Wilkinson Clinic.
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Pineville
Oran McKinney
Daniel Keith
Wilkinson Clinic
Retirement honors a Raleigh railroad man of 70
J W Trimyer a C and O Railway machinist at Raleigh retires after 23 years in Raleigh and 53 years with the company at several yards. He wears a Fifty Year pin and a 45 year IAM badge. He plans to stay in West Virginia, enjoy life, and perhaps travel with a lifetime pass. He has two children Edward and Mrs Donald Griffith and enjoys salt water fishing.
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J. W. Trimyer
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Raleigh
C. and
Richmond
Newport News
Thurmond
Huntington
Handley
Russell
Shelby
Martin
Florida
West Virginia
Tank Branch
International Association of Machinists
A. J. Corns
Trimyer
Edward
Baldwin Supply Co
Beckley
Donald Griffith
Fulton St
America
Alsace-Lorraine
No-Man's Land
France
Germany
Atlantic
March of
Technology
Yess Gets 2 Cents Worthless Tickets
A burglar broke into the Herndon railway station and robbed the cash drawer of two cents. He then grabbed a pad of passenger train tickets, unaware service was cut back since January 1, 1955. The incident echoes a bygone penny theft where pennies were scattered after a larger heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Acord
Virginian
Fayetteville Personal Notes From Christmas Visits
Fayetteville social column lists residents and relatives visiting or returning home for holidays. Miss Joyce Eubank returns to Washington D C. Airman Tommy Eubank heads to Cape Charles Virginia. families from Columbus Ohio Metuchen New Jersey Richmond Virginia Huntington West Virginia Jacksonville Florida and others visit Fayetteville area. Several service members such as Jimmy Eubank and Frank Harshbarger II are noted returning to bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Joyce Eubank
J. M. Eubank
Washington, D. C
Eubank
Tommy Eubank
Cape Charles
Sam King
Davis
Mark
Columbus
Ohio
Jimmy Eubank
Pope
E. P. Zorio
Barbara Seay
University of Miami
Fla
Buddy Seay
Boles School
Jacksonville
Earl M. Seay
Frank Harshbarger II
Fort Knox
Frank Harshbarger
Beckwith
George Haskell
Marie Haskell
Jimmy Armstrong
Randy
Cleveland, O
Rodney Myers
Oceana
Thomas Sims and Sons
Huntington
Seven Wyoming Men Get Call
Seven Wyoming County men registered with Selective Service Board No 21 have been called to appear for physical examination on Jan. 10 as a preliminary to induction into the armed services. The list includes Rodney Earl Halsey of Maben Rueford Andrew Shell of Herndon Richard Lee Blankenship of Glen Rogers Clyde Ray Waddell of Mullens Jimmy Dail Sizemore of Maben Billy Jones Spencer formerly of Marianna now Tallahassee Florida and Ronald Edward Lester of Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County
Selective Service Board No 21
Armed Services
Imogene M. Lilly
Rodney Earl Halsey
Maben
Rueford Andrew Shell
Herndon
Richard Lee Blankenship
Glen Rogers
Clyde Ray Waddell
Jimmy Dail Sizemore
Billy Jones Spencer
Tallahessee
Fla
Marianna
Ronald Edward Lester
Hanover
Pineville Personal Notes Move and Visits
Pineville residents report family and military movements during holidays. Jack Beavers and family plan relocation from Dayton Ohio to Roanoke Virginia. James Stone and brothers serve in Navy with discharge planned in May. relatives visit and travel to Charleston Bluefield and other local towns. Fred Shannon Jr teaches in St Petersburg after holidays. Myrtle Layman of Louisville visiting Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Jack Beavers
B. C. Nichols
Fred Beavers
Dayton
Ohio
Roanoke
Beavers
B. C. Nichols Jr
Charleston
Ben Gibson
Ralph Nichols
James Stone
Edgar Stone
Stone
Navy
Charles
F. A. Anderson
Bluefield
C. B. Cook
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. F. Rose
Elma Hayhurst
Donald
L. L. Shannon
George Saunders
Man
E. M. Curry
Delbarton
L. V. S. Curry
Fred H. Shannon Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Myrtle Layman
Louisville
W. F. Rose Jr
Rites for Ashby Girl Thursday
Funeral services for Irma Marie Ashby 12 of Mount Hope will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel Beckley with Rev Robert Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Angle Cemetery Mount Hope. She died Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. after a yearlong battle with rheumatic fever born January 7 1942 in Elkridge to Oscar and Julia Page Ashby. Her mother later married Joseph C Bivens. survivors include two sisters Drema Lee and Arlene at home a brother Lawrence C Ashby paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs George Ashby of Sissonville and step grandfather Ernest Meyers of St Albans.
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Mount Hope
Irma Marie Ashby
Route 1
Caffee
Beckley
Robert Dean
Angle
Elkridge
Oscar
Julia Page Ashby
Joseph C. Bivens
Drema Lee
Arlene
Lawrence C. Ashby
George Ashby
Sissonville
Ernest Meyers
St. Albans
School Board Names Officers
Fayetteville resident J. Al fred Taylor was elected president of the Fayette County Board of Education for the third consecutive time at a board meeting Monday morning. Gomer D. Carson of Gauley Bridge and J. T. Cashion of An sted took the oath for six year terms, reelected at the August primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayette County
Return to homes after holiday guests from Miami and Dayton
Mr and Mrs E A Zinser and children of Miami Florida and Mr and Mrs Bill Mullen of Dayton Ohio have returned to their respective homes after visiting here with Mr and Mrs W D Wren on Third Street during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
E. A. Zinser
Miami, Fla
Bill Mullen
Dayton
Ohio
W. D. Wren
Third St
Days with their Parents at the Pickett Home
Readable fragments show Mrs Mary Sims and Mr and Mrs Walt ier Pickett hosting days with their parents, detailing family gathering events and the shared home environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sims
Mrs. Waltier Pickett
Oak Hill weighs sewer plan and weed rules at council
Oak Hill City Council heard a tentative sewer extension estimate totaling about 15 000 for lines from River Ave to Martin Street and to Highlawn Park, with further figures to come. Two ordinances on weed height and hedge cutting were tabled amid resident objections, while garbage collection remains privatized and council noted 31 police arrests and 504.42 in fines last month. A building permit for remodeling the Pat Hamilton Garage at 7900 was issued, with 7.90 in permit fees.
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Oak Hill
RNS
East View
Highlawn Park
Wallace Bennett
River Ave
Martin St
Riner Ave
Bennett
Boyd P. Carper
Pat Hamilton
Fayetteville Women’s Club Discusses Band Uniform Fund
Fayetteville High School band seeks money for a uniform as the club reviews fundraisers at Monday night’s meeting. President Mrs Loren Wiseman presided with Mrs George Hatfield moderating the community service discussion. Delegates to the Federation of Women’s Clubs state convention at The Greenbrier in March were also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
White Sulphur Springs
Memorial Auditorium
Chester Hager
George Hatfield
G. W. Jeffries
Dan H., Perdue
Accused Woman Is Free on Bond in Meadow Bridge Fire
Gloria June Vandall, held on three counts of murder and arson for the Meadow Bridge fire that killed her twin sons and a niece, is released on $5,000 bond. Her circuit court trial was postponed to the April term after defense counsel cited unavailable witnesses, with Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr. granting the continuance. Vandall had been free on bail since before Christmas despite previously confessing last April, a confession she later repudiated.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Gloria June Vandall
Fayette County
Vandal
Meadow Bridge
VIEW Club Robberies Twice in Nine Days at VFW
Oak Hill police report two separate robberies at Veterans of Foreign Wars Club No. 3110. Between $60 and $65 were stolen from the cash box and juke box, with the first theft near December 26 totaling about $1,000. Entry methods differed, suggesting not a single culprit, though Police Chief H E Janney noted a possible key access after the second break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
H. E. Janney
Barker's Ridge Maben Duo Wed in New Year Home
Fran ces Shrewsbury daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Shrewsbury Barker's Ridge and Cpl Romey J Canada son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Canada Maben were married at 2 30 p m New Year s Day at Rev John Rinehart Mullene Hill. The bride wore a dusty rose two piece suit and carried a white Bible. Present were the couple s parents and his sister Connie. The bride, a Hern don High School attendee, will live with her parents while her husband serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
Herndon High School
Ex State Police Officer Turner Dies After Illness
Edwin R. Red Turner of Bellepoint died of cancer at 3 30 p m Tuesday at his home after a year long illness Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Dr H P Hackney pastor of Central Baptist Church will officiate Burial will be Restwood Memorial Estate Masonic rites graveside Turner served with the Hinton State Police from 1947 until retirement after 19 years He worked in Charleston Petersburg Madison Logan Lewisburg and Beckley He was a Mason Shriner and member of the American Legion Post Born at Mullens he was the son of the late E R Turner and Mrs Wilbur Thomas of Huntington Survivors include his wife Edith Cooper Wheeler a son Robert A a step son John Wheeler a sister Mrs David A Berry and a half brother Dr Jack C Thomas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Meadows
H. P. Hackney
Central Baptist Church
Restwood Memorial Estate
Masonic Lodge
Turner
Hinton
Charleston
Petersburg
Madison
Logan
Lewisburg
Beckley
Methodist Church
Shriners
Masons
all-State Police
American Legion Post
Mullens
E. R. Turner
Wilbur Thomas
Huntington
Edith Cooper Wheeler
Bellepoint
Robert A
John Wheeler
David A. Berry
Columbus
Ohio
Jack C. Thomas
Cleveland
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Chicago
Herndon Railway
Sta
Tion
Reserve District No
Raleigh County Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
G. C. Hedrick
D. C. Wade
Robert Winston Elmer L. Davis
E. E. Bibb
W. Va
C. Hutchinson
Wyoming
Ashby
Oak Hill Studies
Cecil Bright
W. L. Burruss
Kathleen Crawford
Sam Crawford
E. R Crouse
E. B. Eskew
R. O. Farmer
J. A. Ritz
Earl Seay
R. G Thomas
Lofton Tudor
Porter Waugh
Robert Brandon
Charles Shackelford
Carl B. Vickers
T. E. Myles
Charles L. Garvin Jr
View Club
Janey
Edwin R
Red" Turner
Falls City Beer
Falls City Brewing Company
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