B and E Mysteries Solved By Area Youths Confess
PACKSVILLE ANS Three Marsh Fork area youths confessed to a series of break ins dating from December 1 1958. They admitted taking items from Lemon and Kyle Grocery Naomi a Montroal Stickney grade school and a tool house in a sawmill plus other thefts. One teen over 16 held on bond, others placed with juvenile authorities.
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Packsville
ANS
Marsh Fork
Posey Clay
Lemon and Kyle
Naomi
Bond
Eugene Peters
Clay
Montroal - Stickney
Karl Hunter
Charlie Brown
Pettry Bottom
Ohio
Arthur Funeral Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Hubert Arthur will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Dodd Payne Mortuary Chapel Fayetteville conducted by Rev. M. D. Goodin. Burial will follow in Arthur Cemetery Beckwith. Arthur, 49, of Route 2 Fayetteville, died Sunday morning at his parents home after an extended illness. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Hubert Arthur
Dodd-Payne
M. D. Goodin
Beckwith
Arthur
Fred Arthur
Two Births Reported At Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital lists two births: a son Michael Wayne Coleman born January 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Joe Coleman Scarbro weighing six pounds eight ounces. a daughter Donna Lee Plaska born January ? to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Plaska Scarbro weighing seven pounds.
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Oak Hill
Rns
Oak Hill Hospital
Michael Wayne
Tommy Joe Coleman
Scarbro
Donna Lee
Tommy Plaska
Miner Alva Cooper Hospitalized After Saturday Attack
Pineville report states 61 year old Alva Cooper, retired miner, is receiving treatment for high blood pressure at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens after suffering an attack on Saturday while driving his wife home from her job as Marianna postmistress. The couple lives on Skin Fork.
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Pineville
Rns
Alva Cooper
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Marianna
Coopers
Skin Fork
Flint Infant Dies In Michigan Dearborn Hospital
Lisa Joy Flint three week old daughter of Charles B and Joyce Moore Flint Dearborn Michigan died in a Dearborn hospital Monday at 2 3 pm She was born at the hospital Dec 21 1958 Surviving include her parents a brother Charles B Flint III paternal grandparents Bernard Flint Oak Hill and maternal grandparents Willie Moore Detroit Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Rev Randolph F Johnson with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Body arriving late tonight or early Wednesday
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Lisa Joy Flint
Charles B
Joyce Moore Flint
Dearborn
Mich
Charles B Flint III
Bernard Flint
Oak Hill
Willie Moore
Detroit
Thomas Funeral Home
Randolph F. Johnson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Funeral
Alleged Theft Ring Head Sought in Bluefield
VirginiaState Police seek Irma Mathena age 45 of Bluefield named as kingpin of a multi state duplicate key theft ring. fugitives spread across the region with four of sixteen tied to the ring arrested. police report over 25 thefts and more loot recovered from a Bluefield jungle drive site and a Greensboro home.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Irma Mathena
Greensboro-Winston Salem
North Carolina
Mathena
Forsyth County
N. C
Carroll County
Va. “Mathenars
Pearson
Othe Sultry
Janet Murphy
Kenneth Murphy
Ring
James G. Murphy
Abbs Valley
Everett Little
Princeton
Greensboro
Jungle Drive
Murphy
Suburban fire crew burned in false alarm response
In Little Rock Arkansas a suburban fire crew rushed to a non existent address to find a house go unoccupied. Returning to the station they learned a petty cash box had been broken into and the culprit fled.
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Little Rock
Ark
Expensive Taste Burglar Hits City Liquor Store
Police reported a break in at a liquor store in Atlantic City New Jersey where the burglar stole cash amounting to 20 dollars and more than 20 bottles of scotch whiskey valued at 170 dollars. The incident showcases a high end theft with a focus on valuable liquor.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Otsego Woman In Critical Condition After Stroke
Mrs Alva Sizemore aged 47 of Otsego is listed in critical condition at Wyoming General Hospital after suffering a stroke Sunday and being hospitalized since.
Farley Services Sef Wednesday
Funeral services for Robert Lee Farley will be held at Seaver Mortuary Chapel at 2 a.m. Wednesday with Elder I W Kilby presiding. Burial follows at Oakwood Park Cemetery. Farley, 88, died Monday at his Princeton residence after a long illness leaving a wife Nora and children Hazel Oscar Arlie Roy plus several stepchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers. The body was moved to the residence at 4 p.m. today and returns to the chapel an hour before the service.
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Princeton
RNS
Robert Lee Farley
Seaver
I. W. Kilby
Oakwood Park
Farley
Airport Drive
American Coal Co
Bluefield
Primitive Baptist Church
Camp Creek
William Jackson
Lucy Ann Clark Farley
Nora Bailey Farley
Hazel Thomas
Tiffin
Ohio
Oscar
Bluewell
Arlie
Roy
Curtis Bailey
Chicago
Iil
Carson Bailey
Phoenix, Ariz
Nessie Collins
Kenneth Vance
Youth struck by car in Mount Hope incident
Clyde Brown Jr. seven year old son of Clyde and Mrs. Brown of Mount Hope was struck by a car driven by Nancy Burr of Canterbury Motor Co. as he ran a red light on the Mount Hope entrance. He suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital and released. The driver said the boy slipped on ice and could not be avoided. Chief Tom Twaddle investigated the incident.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Clyde Brown Jr
Clyde Brown
Nancy Burr
Canterbury Motor Co
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Tom Twaddie
New Glasses Help Providence A 1
The Rhode Island Registry of Motor Vehicles found after recertifying 4 557 drivers over 70 that only 11 failed, 10 for vision and one for the road test. Among those who passed, 574 needed new glasses to meet the standard.
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Providence
A. 1
Rhode Island Registry of Motor Vehicles
Airman Dallas Christian to Take Leave in New Jersey
Airman First Class Dallas Christian of Florida is spending leave with his grandmother Mrs. Sarah Viers in Ikes Fork. He will depart January 24 for New Jersey and expects to be sent to Germany thereafter.
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Christian
Ikes Fork
RNS
Dallas Christian
Florida
Sarah Viers
New Jersey
Germany
Kopperston man treated for ankle fracture at clinic
Theo dore Powell aged 45 of Kopperston, an Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates employee, was treated at Stevens Clinic for fractures of the left ankle after his ankle became caught between a collar and a rail.
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Kopperston
RNS
Theodore Powell
Stevens Clinic
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Son Born to Crookshanks Family in Chesapeake
Mr and Mrs Ira Crookshanks of Chesapeake announce the birth of their fifth child a son William Lloyd at McMillan Hospital on December 31 He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs William Kinder of Colcord
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Collord
RNS
Ira Crookshanks
Chesapeake
William Lloyd
McMillan Hospital
William Kinder
Colcord
Michigan State Michigan 1958 tie ends long drought
The 12 to 12 football clash between Michigan State and Michigan in 1958 marked the first deadlock in the rivalry since 1931, ending a long scoring stalemate between the two programs.
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Michigan State
Michigan
W Bailey Dies Rites Wednesday at Mount Hope
Walter L. Bailey 79 of Mount Hope died at 10:50 p.m. Monday in a Beckley hospital from complications. A retired contractor and Mason, he belonged to McDonald Lodge 108 and Beni Kedem Temple Charleston. Survived by wife Elsie, sister and brother relatives. funeral in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope at 2 p.m. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Walter L. Bailey
Mount Hope
Beckley Hospital
McDonald Masonic Lodge
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Prosperity
Paris Bailey
Elsie
Mount Hove
Emmit
Beckley
Dora Farley
Sadie Stover
Tyree
Whitesville Recreation Group organizes. Old Mans basketball planned
Whitesville Recreation Committee held its organizational meeting at Whitesville Junior High. Quinten Barrett named Park Board chairman. attendees included C W Hoffman James Pandelios Robert Dew and Earl Howell. They plan an Old Mans basketball tournament with graduates from Clear Fork Marsh Fork and Sherman High Schools plus other locals, Feb four and Feb twenty in Whitesville gym. Proceeds fund playground improvements including seating and drainage. Meetings set for the second Monday monthly.
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Whitesville
RNS
Clear Fork High School
Marsh Fork High School
Sherman High School
Coal River
Whitesville School
Lillydale Personal notes and visits around Lillydale
Lester Spencer and daughter Hilda Brown visited his mother Mrs. Emma Spencer in Frankfort. Frank Neice family visited their daughter and family, Wilson Allen and son Craig. Don Cline and Callie Belcher visited Tex Cline in Logan. Earl Trent and son Milburn were Friday visitors of Roy Trent’s family. W. R. Lawson is a patient at Grace Hospital Welch. Lewis Allen were called to Gilbert due to Rosa Lee Thomas’s death at Williamson Hospital. Dennis Dean’s visitors Dewey Lafferty and sons Roy and Dewight, and Sunday guests Sebert McClellan and Mancil Sigmond. Calvin Simmons and daughter Nancy visited Mancil Sigmond. Annette Holbrook returns to Cedar Grove for school. Mrs. K Griffith is ill at Lillydale home. W. R. Lawson spent Saturday in Welch.
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Lillydale
RNL
Lester Spencer
Hilda Brown
Emma Spencer
Frankfort
Frank Neice
Wilson Allen
Craig
Don Cline
Callie Belcher
Tex Cline
Logan
Earl Trent
Milburn
Roy Trent
W. R. Lawson
Grace Hospital
Welch
Lewis Allen
Gilbert
Mancil Sigmond
Calvin Simmons
Nancy, Ward
Annette Holbrook
Tedar Grove
Griffith
Mercer Circuit Court Grants Nine Divorces
Mercer County Circuit Court settled multiple divorce cases including Laura Lusk vs Emmett Lusk with divorce granted and property settled. Georgia Watson vs Billy Watson with $140 monthly support and arrears. Roscoe Watson vs Alice Mae Watson with divorce granted and custody of three children. Dimple Horton Compton vs James Marvin Compton. and other dismissals and settlements. Several cases include temporary support, attorney fees, and custody provisions.
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Princeton
RNS
Mercer County
Laura Lewis Lusk
Emmett Lee Lusk
Georgia Watson
Billy Watson
Helen Wood Mutter
Trigg White Mutter
Hubert B. Miller
James Garfield Brinkley
Roscoe Watson
Alice Mae Watson
Kenneth Albert Moore
Betty Jean Moore
H. F. Porterfield
Jeanette Horton Compton
James Marvin Compton
Franklin D. Beare
Henry C. Talley
Fayette Youth Rally at Mount Hope Baptist Church
The Fayette Baptist Youth Fellowship Association Rally will be held at Mount Hope Baptist Church in Oak Hill at 7 30 p m today.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mount Hope Baptist Church
Fayette Baptist Youth Fellowship Association
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