Sycamore Coal Co Becomes Princess Co Subsidiary
Richwood RNS reports Sycamore Coal Co located five miles from Richwood becomes a subsidiary of Princess Coals Inc as part of a three firm tri state merger with Powellton and Cinderella. Francis outlines a 3.5 million ton annual capacity and integrated rail access.
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Richwood
RNS
Sycamore Coal Co
Princess Coals, Inc
Tri-State
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Holcomb
Mount Hope Coal Co
Sycamore Co
Sterling Sewell Coal Co
Baltimore and Ohio
Cinderella Coal Corp
Charles A. Hamill
Princess Ekhorn Coal Co
Powellton Coal Co
David L. Francis
Huntington
Princess and Powellton
Powellton
Princess
Sycamore
Cinderella
Princess Elkhorn Coal Co
Princess Coal Sales Co
Francis
Elkhorn
Tristate
The
S. W. Patterson
G. 8. Patterson
Winifrede
Pike County
B and O
Sycamore Cinderella
Sycamore and
Old Ben Coal Corp
Chicago
Old Ben
Paul A. Pilkenton
Jack Wise
Thomas C. Hamill
Sycamore-Cinderella
Everett H. LaRue
Princess Coal Sales
Joseph W. Cooke
Irvin C. Spotte
William Crawford
Mallory
Powellton Coal
Princess Elkhorn Coal
Russell Harman
Warning Given In Effort To Curb Speeding
Triadelphia District Constable Clem Smolenski warned motorists on a crackdown for speeding after a rise in accidents. He said hot rodding by youths will not be tolerated and those caught speeding will face arrest. Lonnie Hatfield, 22, also known as Foo Endicott, was arrested after a 100 mph chase and fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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MAN
ANS
Triadelphia District
Clem Smolenski
Smolenski
Triadelphia
Gilbert
Lonnie Hubert Hatfield
Sandville
Hatfield
Foo
Harding Infant Funeral Today
Funeral services for Larry Wayne Harding were held at 11 a.m. in the Free Church of God Thornton Town Addition conducted by Rev. Douglas Williams. Burial followed at Hopkins Cemetery Gardner. The 3 1/2 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harding Route 3 Princeton died at home after ear treatment. Survivors include sister Molly Marie at home and grandparents Stella Beckner Princeton Harvey Harding Rocky Gap Va. Memorial Funeral Directory handled arrangements.
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Princeton
Rns
Larry Wayne Harding
Free Church of God
Thornton Town
Douglas Williams
Hopkins
Gardner
Cecil Harding
Route 3
Molly Marie
Stella Beckner
Harvey Harding
Rocky Gap, Va
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Collings
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine C Collings will be conducted at the Peterstown Methodist Church at 2 pm Wednesday, with burial in Peterstown Cemetery. She died at 3:30 am Monday after a six month illness in a Bluefield hospital. Survived by husband W Ma son William D at home, three daughters, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Body at Broyles Funeral Home.
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Peterstown
RNS
Josephine C. Collings
Mont Carr
J. E. Ferrell
Collins
Celanese Corp
McDowell County
William D
Earlene Mann
Hunter Wills
Bozoo
Robert Canterbury
Akron
Ohio
A. B. D. Craig
Studebaker
Mrs Edna Bragg Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Susan Bragg will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gentry Baptist Church in Sanger with Rev Ernest Barley officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Mrs Bragg, 92, died at a daughter’s home in Oak Hill after a long illness. She is survived by one brother John Bryant of Oak Hill, one half sister Melinda Wooten of Ingram Branch, three daughters Lula Berry Ada Wendell Cora Willis, 29 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, and 23 great great grandchildren. The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home to Mrs Davis’s home.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Edna Susan Bragg
Gentry Baptist Church
Sanger
Ernest Barley
Bradley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Bragg
Thelma Davis
John Bryant
Melinda Wooten
Ingram
Five Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Fayette County
Five couples have applied for marriage licenses in Fayette County. The applicants include Richard Metheney 19 of Hico and Hulda McVey 18 of Ansted. James Owen Oliver 29 of Princeton and Nancy Carol Smith 17 of Fayetteville. Leslie E Tyree 47 of Whipple and Irene Brooks 52 of Whipple. Marvin Waldo West 21 of Kimberly and Racnel Gale Adkins 18 of Robson. Oscar K Williams 21 of Pax and Billie R Hall 16 of Kingston.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Richard Metheney
Hico
Harry
Mildred Metheney
Hulda McVey
Ansted
Raymond
Pauline McVey
James Owen Oliver
Princeton
Luther D
Annie Oliver
Nancy Carol Smith
William G
Margie F
Area Mine Explosion Blamed on Ventilation Removal
Washington reports federal investigators say removal of ventilating stoppings to move machinery caused a methane buildup in the Burton mine near Craigs ville West Virginia. An electric arc ignited the gas when power lines touched return conductors. coal dust aided spread and rock dusting helped stop propagation.
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Washington
West Virginia
Burton
Ogiebay Norton Co
Craigsville
Bureau of Mines
Jin No. 2
Kennedy pleads guilty to four charges in Taplin crash
Otis Kennedy, Emmett, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Robert Scaggs to hit and run third offense drunken driving and driving without a license. He remains in Logan County Jail as a victim at Man Memorial Hospital recovers from a severe head injury and a fractured leg. Victims include Max Russell Spaulding and his wife Lois Spaulding, injured near Mallory Stores at Taplin.
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Emmett
RNS
Otis Kennedy
Robert D. Scaggs
Kennedy
Logan County
Scaggs
Man Memorial Hospital
Max Russell Spaulding
Taplin
Mallory Stores Inc
New Year Holiday Ends With 377 Road Deaths
The four day New Year weekend resulted in 377 road deaths across the nation, with 61 fire fatalities and 113 other accidents for an overall toll of about 451. This figure trails the previous year’s four day total of 409 traffic deaths set in 1946 57 and compares to broader patrol estimates from safety groups.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Reading About Lincoln Ties Batista To Lincoln Lore
FLAT ROCK NC AP Cuba dictator Fulgencio Batista admired Lincoln. Carl Sandburg autographed two four volume sets of Abraham Lincoln The War Years for Batista years ago. Batista read all about Lincoln seeking liberty and power.
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Flat Rock
N.C
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Batista
Lincoln
Sandburg interview marks 21st birthday at mountain home
The poet and philosopher Carl Sandburg, healthy on his 21st birthday, comments on Batista's downfall and Fidel Castro. He ends the interview with a defiant cheer for Castro, remarking on the rebel leader's rise.
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Sandburg
Batista
Fidel Castro
Castro
Workman waives to grand jury action in B&E case
Herbert Ralston Workman waived to the grand jury on a breaking and entering charge after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Ean Phillips in Rupert. Held in Greenbrier County Jail on $1,000 bond, the 28 year old was arrested Saturday night in Quinwood after alleged entry at the Georgia Watson residence in Leslie. Weapons, ammunition, a radio, and other items were recovered in warrants and a woods search. Workman led officers to guns hidden in bed clothing and later to a sawed off shotgun placed earlier in Leslie. He previously served time for similar crimes and had hospital and escape history.
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Quinwood
RNS
Herbert Ralston Workman
Ean Phillips
Rupert
Ervin O'Dell
Harry Zimmerman
James Estep
Georgia Watson
Leslie
Workman
Watson
Weston Hospital
Greenbrier County
Gilmer County
State Penitentiary
Births Listed In Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital lists births including Lois Ann Elswick and Debra Kay Niday born Dec 25 and Dec 28 respectively. Other newborns: James Rodney Rhodes, Sandra Kay Sullivan, Mitchell Lee Rhodes, John Paul Campbell, Rose Ann Richmond, Robert Franklin Wilburn, Mary Elizabeth Sumner, Molly Joe Douglas Jr, Tamara Dawn Levy, Michael Wayne Coleman with various birth weights and dates late December to January.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Lois Ann
Thomas Edward Elswick
Page
Debra Kay
Morris Clyde Niday
Ansted
James Rodney
Shirley Island Rhodes
Beckwith
Sandra Kay
Duff Winfeld Sullivan
Charleston
Mitchell Lee
Roosevelt Britton
Minden
John Paul
Alfred Earl Campbell
Rose Ann
Everette Roosevelt Richmond
Thurmond
Robert Franklin
Robert Wesley Wilburn
Fayetteville
Mary Elizabeth
Billy Leroy Sumner
Molly Joe
Tomas Edward Douglas Jr
Mt. Home
Tamara Dawn
William Roscoe Levy
Hico
Michael Wayne
Tommy Joe Coleman
Scarbro
Winona National Bank to Move to Gauley Bridge
The Winona National Bank will transfer its operations to Gauley Bridge about 30 miles away. Vice President J R Hisey said the move aims to expand banking services for both Winona and Gauley Bridge, with Robert Bell appointed as cashier for the new location.
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Winona Nat’! Bank
Gauley Bridge
Hisey
Robert Bell
The
Bank
Winona National Bank
J. R. Hisey
Winona
Confab Report At St Louis Meet For Confederate Group
Mary Avis Conner spoke on the 65th annual general convention in St. Louis at United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 1559 meeting. She served as pages vice chairman and was invited as general pages chair for the next convention. Guest soloist Mrs. Glen Livesay performed, with pianist Mrs. Fred Webb.
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W. M. Withrow
Mary L Burk
A. P Meador
Robert Smith
H. L. Castle
Frank Brightwell
C. C. Hertle
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Maury
Spotsylvania County
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Jess Maddy
Dorothy Jean Boley
Frances Gorman
Connor
HF. Burrow
A. F. Bush
A. R. Sydnor
J. D. Owens
S. C. Quisenberry
William Meador
Amy Miller
Oak Hill Personal Notices Highlight Local Students and Travels
Oak Hill residents report students returning to colleges after holidays from West Virginia University Alderson Broaddus Davis Elkins and the University of Alabama. C E Fleshman travels to McCoy Air Force Base Orlando after visiting his mother Mrs G J Fleshman. Mr and Mrs Charles L Garvin depart Oak Hill for a 10 day visit in Louisville Kentucky to see Mrs Garvin’s niece and her husband Ed is.
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Charles L. Garvin
Oak Hill
Louisville, Ky
Two Youths Get Prison Sentences In Murder Case
In Princeton AP report, two Montcalm youths received prison terms up to 18 years for their role in the murder of Dominick Zeoli, a 72 year old retired coal miner. Williams 19 got 5 to 18 years, Faw 18 got 1 to 15 years, while Lusk remains serving 1 to 15 years. Zeoli was robbed, found unconscious on a Montcalm highway and died seven hours later in a Bluefield hospital. Williams had been under observation at Weston State Hospital after pleading guilty to murder. The case involved a high school area incident and a fatal outcome from the assault.
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Princeton
Montcalm
Virgil Ross
Mercer County Criminal Court
William Claude Williams
Marine Pvt
Johnny Preston Faw
Bobby Lawrence Lusk
Dominick Zeoli
Montcalm High School
Zeol
Bluefield
Williams
Weston State Hospital
Zeoli
Hinton Leads in VEW Post of the Year Contest
Hinton Post No. 4500 leads in the Post of the Year contest for 200 and 300 membership classes with 245 members as of Jan 1. Commander Ovid L. Graham Jr. announced at a Friday meeting. charter for Boy Scout Troop 115 submitted. Members discussed troop leadership and thanked hospital staff for a Christmas party. fire department praised for toy fund drive.
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Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Hinton
Fireman's Toy Fund
George Clay Cochran dies at 75 in Surveyor
George Clay Cochran of Surveyor, 75, died at 3:55 a.m. Sunday after nine months illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. William Stafford officiating. Burial will be in Cannady Cemetery at Grand View. Body remains at the mortuary until funeral time. Active pallbearers: Milt Wilson, Gail Bowling, Howard Daniels, Lee Webb, Earl Terry, Poseggebb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Daniels
Lee Webb
Earl Terry
Posegebb
Sophia Loren Plans Return to Italy Despite Jail Rumors
Hollywood AP reports Sophia Loren will return to Italy next spring to work on a film despite persistent but unverified claims she could be jailed. Loren dismissed the story as old, noting she will travel in four to five months and is not afraid. Her marriage to Carlo Ponti, via proxy in Mexico, followed Ponti's divorce from his previous wife. Ponti says he plans to return and they both enjoy living in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Sophia Loren
Italy
Bigony
Sophia
Carlo Ponti
Mexico
Guiana
Fiasti Ponti
Mortuary Owner Rites Incomplete Seaver of Princeton
Funeral arrangements for George W Seaver owner of Seaver Mortuary Princeton remain incomplete after his death Monday in a Gainesville Georgia hospital where he had been treated for a heart attack He lived in Princeton 20 years and ran the funeral home with his son He belonged to multiple fraternal civic and religious groups and is survived by four grandchildren and his wife Susan a Brenau College student
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Princeton
RIIS
George W. Seaver
Seaver Mortuary
Seaver
Gainesville
Susan
Brenau College
George W
Tommy
Charleston
First Methodist Church
Princeton- Athens
Funeral announcement for Aaron Holen Bolen of Lillybrook
Aaron Bolen, eight, of Lillybrook, died at 10 am Monday in a local hospital. The body will be moved from Melton Mortuary to his daughter’s home in Pickshin for viewing. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at Josephine Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Calhoun officiating. Burial at Mannah Lilly Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Seely by Melton.
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Holen Bolen
Aaron Washington
Lillybrook
Melton
Chine Stanick
Pickshin
Josephine Missionary Baptist Church
F. C. Calhoun
Mannah Lilly Cemetery
Theodore Midkiff
Sherman Walker
Hugh Campbell
Frank Michalek
Bil Hornsby
Ra Bell
Seley
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Princess Co
J. Collins
Mrs. Edna Bragg
Otis
H. R. Workman
Ronceverte
R.C.H. and
Africa
Asmara-Eritrea
Cochran
Melton Mortuary
Florists Flowers
Webb
Crab Orchard
W. Va
Roy Blackburn
Betty
Reginald
Ruth Ann Blackburn
East Rainelle
W. Vauneral
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
South Oakwave
Robert L. Amickey
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard Dial CL
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Harold Illiams
NEW American Pot Sander and Edger
Sanders
Fabulon Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Dial
Earl R_ Huddle
Earl
Buckley Photo Service
K E. Silverman
Kidd’s
Oakwood Ave
Cavalier
Jalousie
Beckley Insulation Co
Arnett Lilly Harper Road
Sth
Lovitz Television Service
Ial
Beckle
Servic
Wright
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Morris
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St Becks
Foster Hardware CO
Nichols
Custom Dry Wall CO
R. Wilder
Annual Stockholders Meeting
Raleigh General Hospital
Woodlawn Avenue
G. Broaddus
Movert Winston
Secy.Treas
Philco
Beckley Music & Elec
Prince St
Beckley Glass
Alex N. Breckinridge
N. Oakwood Ave
Carey
Urry Cash
Hill-Rohrer Lumber CO
Central Ave
Harvey
Cabinet CO
Eisenhower Drive
Thermador
Revco
Waste King
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