Glasco Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Mercer Court
Glasco James O. B. Glasco of Bluefield will serve one to five years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Mary Colbert at his Bluefield home. First and second degree murder charges were dismissed with credit for 172 days in Mercer County Jail. Other court actions included continuance for Oscar Hampton Turner, dismissals for Tracy Wolfe and Samuel H. Hunt, release of Maude Willis due to ill health, and fines paid by Garland Hodge and Junior Blankenship.
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Princeton
James O. B. Glasco
Bluefield
State
Mercer Criminal Court
Glasco
Mercer County
Mary Colbert
Oscar Hampton Turner
Tracy Wolfe
Samuel H. Hunt
Maude Willis
Garland Hodge
Junior Blankenship
Two New Teachers Added To Concord Faculty
Concord College adds Miss Sargie Stalcup of Dallas as instructor in Business Education and Administration replacing Harry Shaffer for the term. Arthur M. Sanderson joins the English department, to lead journalism classes, after a career in newspapers and teaching in California and Montana.
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Concord
Athens
Sargie Stalcup
Dallas
Tex
Department of Business Education
Concord College
Harry Shaffer
Southern Metcorist University
Evanston
Arthur M. Sanderson
E. B. McNear
Ban
London
England
Shanghai
Qientsin
China
Sidney
Australia
San Francisco
Schaols
California
Idontana State University
University of California
Montana State University
Columbia Falls
Mont
Missoulian Sentimel
Montana
Powellton Man Receives Bureau of Mines Honor
Austin McLemore, mainline motorman at Powellton No. 6 mine, received a Bureau of Mines certificate of honor for saving fellow worker Robert Hairston after a mine accident. He accompanied Hairston to the hospital and donated blood for a transfusion.
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Register
Powellton
Austin McLemore
Powellton No. 6
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
McLemore
Bureau of Mines
Robert Hairston
Hairston
E. W. Potter
Powellion Mine No. 6
Kanawhan Valley
Montgomery
Dr Pantera Feted At Surprise Birthday Party
Oak Hill residents gathered Tuesday night at the home of Dr. George W. Pantera for a surprise birthday party hosted by Mrs. Harold Warden and Mrs. Elsie Neudek. Dr Pantera provided organ entertainment as guests including Mr and Mrs. George Evans Mr and Mrs. George Vasilchak and others attended to honor him.
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Reglater
Oak Hill
George W. Pantera
Harold Warden
Elsie Neudek
Pantera
George Evans
George Vasilchak
Squire McClung
Sam Della Mae
Inspector Calls Smoking Ban at Cameo Coals Mine
Federal inspector C W Harris urged Cameo Coals to prohibit smoking in the mine and to clear obstructed passages and fix electrical hazards. He noted the mine employed 25 men, produced 209 tons daily, and praised that permissible cap lamps and travelable escape ways were in use while recommending a new flame lamp, an automatic alarm on the ventilator, and posted warnings for abandoned workings.
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Ite
Ladies' Night Set Thursday at Whitesville Rotary
Whitesville Rotary Club hosts Ladies' Night Thursday at the Sherman High School cafeteria with principal Clifford Coon hosting. The Glee Club directed by George Schweizer provides entertainment. Attorney John M Stephens speaks on Rotary in the Future outlining four core Rotary objects. The club reports 22 members with full attendance.
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Whitesville
Rotary Club
Clifford Coon
Sherman High School
Glee Club
George Schweizer
Rotary International
Raleigh
Pettus
John M. ‘Stephens
Rotary
Rotary Clubs
Fort Tee
Stephens
Charles W. Conner
Timber Installation Recommended at Webb Mines
M. E. Hall, a Federal Bureau of Mines inspector, urged permanent timbers at Webb 1 and 2 to improve roof protection. He also advised safe Cardox handling, separate detonator storage, and a timbering plan subject to state approval. Webb Mining Company, with 200 workers, mined about 1240 tons daily. safety upgrades include automatic doors, ventilating controls, warning devices, and rock-dusting near faces.
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iBy Register
Garrison
Webb 1
M. E. Hall
Federal Bureau of Mines
Tooser
Webb Coal Mining Company
Hall
No. 3
Gordon Rites Update From Funeral Chapel
Rites for Gordon Perry were held at 2 p.m. in the Dodd Funeral Home chapel. Madison General Hospital lists surgical patients Virgil Jarrell and Mildred Darling. Mr. and Mrs. J W Lorris hosted Sunday dinner with Keith Brown and others present.
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Register
Tohdol
Madison General Hospital
Virgil Jarrell
Milldred Darling
J. W. Lorris
Keith Brown
Danville
Morganthes
Brown
Harald Brown
Yneral
Bertha Rich
Theron Jarrell Andjard Perry
Fayetteville
Vehildren
Rownie
Lem Jar
Dewey Bone Resigns as Concord College Treasurer
Dewey Bone Jr. resigns as treasurer of the Concord College Student Council in Dry Creek to comply with a point system limiting office holding. He is editor of The Concordian and leaves the post after earning seven points, which bars him from other major campus offices.
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Register Statt
Dry Creek
Dewey Bone, Jr
Concord College
Dewey Bone
Bone
Concordian
Ridge to Head Jaycee Committee Finance Chair Named
WHITESVILLE James Ridge will chair the Junior Chamber of Commerce finance committee this year with B L Peters and Rufus Kannon of Charleston as members. An all-state Jaycee meeting is set for January 21 and 22 in Clarksburg with host chapter inviting Jaycees and wives to arrange hotel reservations. The event will feature an awards meeting and a banquet dance. In Van a weekend visit was noted as Miss Davemita Harper of Brandytown visited Miss Helen Cook.
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Register
Whitesville
James Ridge
Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. L. Peters
Rufus Kannon
Charleston
Clarksburg
Leonard Noel
Waldo Helel
Whitesville Spaghetti Dinner Attends Club Members
The Anchors Boys and Girls Club in Whitesville hosted a spaghetti supper in the club meeting room. Fifty two members from Whitesville and nearby attended the event with Gus Gogus as club leader and Johnny Goggs as assistant. Special services include a Monday January 30 polio prayer service at Bluestone Baptist Church to benefit the March of Dimes. Pineville Woman's Club meets tonight at 8 with Mrs Goodwin Jarvis leading and Miss Frances Bailey performing organ selections.
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Anchor Boys and Girls Club
Charles Taylor
Marty Spencer
Oscar Ferrell
Harold Taylor
Buddy Lester
Delmar Holstein
Register
Whitesville
Anchors Boys and Girls Club
Gus Gogus
Johnny Goggs
Dustine Jarrell
Justine Ferrell
Myrelle Evans
Wanda Hamilton
Jimmy Averson
Christy Allen Gee
Katherine Mynes
Beverly Tucker
Mary Jane Averson
Mary Ann Gee
Christine
Ferrell R. A. Walton
Harry Spencer
Martha Gee
Gene Holstein
Joe Griffith
Jackie Mynes
Bobby Spangler
Charles Stone
Gene Lester
Leon Mynes
Larry Mynes
Larry Jarrell
P. Jarrell
N. Rhodes
Bill Spangler
Ervin Holstein
Charles Jaylor
Jimmy
Allen Brown
Harry Lee Jarrell
Kenneth Lester
Jackie Ferrell
B. R. Spangler
Thurman Lester
Barbara DeBoard
Jerry Gee
Marshall Hamilton
Harlan Brown
Nancy Ferrell
Nancy Averson
Nina Walton
Laura Peale
Pat Perry
Wilma Brown
Junior Brown
R. Hamilton
Jimmy Canterbury
Johnnie Gallant
Jumping
Bluestone Baptist Church
Woman's Club
Pineville
Friendship Hall
First Methodist Church
Goodwin Jarvis
W.C. Bailey
Frances Bailey
New Year Program At Bluestone Baptist Circle
The Bluestone Baptist Missionary Circle met Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. J. A. Walker with 20 members present. Mrs. Beatrice Rideout read the past year report in the absence of the secretary. Mrs. Teva Meadows read The Law The Clean White Page. A play titled Magna Carta was signed in 1218.
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Athelene Lawson
Thelma Bowling
James Walker
Lyas
Beatrice Ride
Lois Lilly
Bluestone Baptist
Lettie Simmons
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