Luther Jackson Shot In Back. Brother-in-Law Jailed In West Virginia
Luther Jackson of Sun is reported in poor condition at Oak Hill Hospital after being shot in the back by his brother-in-law Clifford Skaggs. Skaggs, who turned himself in, is held by Fayetteville police following a quarrel escalated at Glen Jean. Jackson, an amateur boxer and former Mount Hope football player, was attacked as he pursued Skaggs after an earlier family dispute.
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Ballots Cast At Jr Women Meet In Oak Hill
Oak Hill chapter of Women of the Moose will host a mid winter conference at the Moose Home Beckley Sunday at 1 36 pm with Aileen Gee senior regent leading. Summersville chapter conducts open exercises. other chapters include Beck Jay Oak Hill East Havielle Richwood Eskdale Montgomery Summersville. Margaret Davis will give welcome. Myrtle Nace responds. initiation led by Oak Hill 33. fund talks on college of regents administrative fund. Montgomery 902 closes activities. Prospectives to be presented at Oak Hill Junior Woman's Club meeting Monday at 730 pm at Hotel Hill voting on new members and constitutional amendments."}
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Summersville
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Eckley
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Richwood
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Montgomery
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Oak Hill No. 33
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Burnwell
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Trial work ends in Fayette Circuit Court
Fayetteville reports that trial work concluded yesterday when all cases were settled before a jury. Judge R J Thrift Jr thanked jurors for their service and excused them from further duty at this term of court.
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Fayetteville
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Carole Trent FetEd At Birthday Party
Carole Trent was honored on her eighth birthday with a party after school hosted by her mother Edith Trent at a Pineville drug store. Guests included Carole Collins Barbara Worrell Shirley Boomer and Smat Osborne among others. Osborne faced four charges at a grand jury hearing in Fayette County and was held on 3,000 bonds.
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Pineville
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Fayetteville
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Jarvis Hosts Dessert Bridge Party at Pineville
Mrs. Goodwin Jarvis welcomed guests to a dessert bridge at her Pineville home on Wednesday afternoon. Two tables played with Mrs. Pawl Goode winning high score. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Goode, Mrs. Jack Shipman, Mrs. E. M. Curry, Mrs. IW. C. Worrell, Mrs. W. Hollinger, Mrs. R. H. Pugh, Mrs. Roy Brown, and Mrs. Jarvis.
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Pineville
Goodwin Jarvis
Pawl Goode
Paul Goode
Jack ‘Shipman
E. M. Curry
IW. C. Worrell
Pineville Personalities in Brief
Pineville society notes list local residents visiting relatives and friends across towns. Injured man from Jesse remains hospitalized at Stevens Clinic. Visitors include John Hagerman Jr in Mallens, Charles Parker and son Kimmel in Beckley, JH Crews Bo Hatcher Eddie Crews at Oceana, Harold Pryor and Robert Beavers in Welch, and Chauncey Ohio visitor Mrs Peart Rutledge staying with Mrs Harry Stevens. Charles W Cook and son Buddy joined Mrs Cook and Mere Annette in Phillips after visiting here. Mrs Paul Earls of Oceana stayed overnight with the Rases.
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Stevens Clinic
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Mallens
Charles K. Parker
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Beckley
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Oceana
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Welch
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Stevens
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Polio Fund Dinner Aims to Boost March of Dimes
Lookout Para Women's Club hosts a chicken dinner from 5 to 7 with a Nuttall High Cottage home event on February 3 to support polio relief in Nuttall and Summersville districts. Schonl ane Nuttall-Summersville basketball game and snacks follow. tickets sold by students or at the door. Proceeds target polio relief for Fayette County communities and a past polio total noted.
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Sewell Mountain
Fayette County
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Schonlane Nuttall
Summersville
Five Couples Get Marriage Permits in Fayetteville Record
Fayette County clerk Lacy Neely issued five marriage licenses. Couples listed include John Vegh 26 and Margaret Bowyer 23 of Oak Hill. Leeson Crookshanks 25 of Rainelle and Christine Carr 19 of Rainelle. Kenneth Ilswick 21 of Gatley Bridge and Goldie Copeland 22 of Elkridge. Orval Keaney 27 and Bessie Crookshanks 22 of Rainelle. Jerry Peck 21 of Beckley and Quantiana Straughter 18 of Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Youth Fellowship Holds Outdoor Party at Glen Fork
Members of the augse Baptist youth group at Glen Fork enjoyed an outdoor party hosted by Mrs. Croba Sanders on Saturday afternoon. Refreshments were provided by a committee including Mrs. Everett Blevins and Mrs. Ray Sanders, with help from Norma and Barbara Sanders. Attendees included Jimmie Acord Rodney Sauters Mac Cook Paul Sanders and many others. Everette Blevins served as president and Iris Sanders was group sponsor.
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Short Weighing Meats Results in Fines at Mount Hope
John Gulbin of Gulbin's Super Market Mount Hope was fined 20 plus costs after two counts of short weighing customer meat purchases. Magistrate Rk C. Gorsey heard the case in Oak Hill. Gulbin was fined 40 on each count. complaint by George Taylor Mount Ope was filed in Favorite Circuit Clerk's office.
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RK C. Gorsey
Oak Hill
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Mount Ope
Harry Young Joins Oak Hill Lions Club
Glen Rogers man Harry Young of Oak Hill was introduced as a new member at a meeting of the Oak Hill Lions Club held last night in the Hotel Oak Hill. A guest at the meeting was Philip H. Weiner of Virginia. Liquid nitrogen can chill metal to minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Alien Junction man admits shooting Maben miner
Willie Williams, 49, of Maben died after a .12 gauge shotgun wound to the shoulder. Lawrence Johnson, 63, of Alien Junction, admits shooting after hearing prowlers near his home. Johnson says he fired when a red revolver appeared and a figure rose beneath the house. Williams had been tracking Roberta Dixon. he worked as a coal loader at Maben mine. Johnson was held on an open charge as police investigated.
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Moler Plans Early Action on Mullens Postoffice Site
In Washington D C this week Attorney D Grove Moler said he will urge postal authorities to move quickly on acquiring land for Mullens Federal postoffice building. He will also attend other business in the capital before returning home Sunday.
Services Planned at Beth El Temple Tonight
Rabbi Norman Kahanowtzeh will lead eight o’clock services at Beth El Temple with the topic Anti Semitism An Ageless Problem. Discussion groups will form under the Rabbi to meet bi weekly and interested members should contact him to join.
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Norman Kahanowtzeh
Former Mullens Salesman Dies
W. Grat Baker, 67, former Mullens salesman, died in his room at the Matz Hotel Bluefield. Funeral services were to be held at Elam Chapel Mt Airy North Carolina with burial there. He had resided in Bluefield off and on for over 20 years and recently worked as a sales representative for a piano firm. He left no immediate survivors.
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Hilltop Man Hurt in Auto Collision at Oak Hill
Andres Claytor, 21, of Hilltop, is listed in good condition at Oak Hill Hospital after being struck by an automobile. He suffered minor injuries to his right shoulder and shock. No police report has been learned.
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James C. Miller
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Glen Rogers man sentenced for mail fraud at Beckley Post Office
Glen Rogers resident Arthur Phillips was sentenced by Judge Ben Moore to one year in prison after conviction in the Southern District Court. Phillips was charged with obtaining mail by fraud at the Beckley Post Office.
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Crab Orchard Couple Hurt in Fayette Wreck
Oak Hill scene on Route 60 near Oak Hill involved Crab Orchard residents Jack Lively and his wife Robbie Jean Lively. A three car crash with John Allen of Robson and Richard Culley of Robson left Lively with a broken arm and his wife with minor bruises. Allen tried to pass Culley, lost control, and struck the Culley car before hitting the Lively vehicle. Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
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Oak Hill
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John Allen
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Richard Culley
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Culley
Former Fayette Resident Dies in Sharon Pennsylvania
Funeral services were held Sunday at St. Stanislaus Church Sharon for Frenchie Zieminick 46 formerly of Mount Hope Ohio He died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital where he had been a patient since January 4 Born in Poland November 22 1993 he was the son of Paul and Katherine Kempa Zieminick now deceased He was a blast furnace foreman at Shenango Furnace Company prior to illness He was a member of St Stanislaus Church and the Polish National Alliance Survived by his wife Mrs Yerdla Sabella Zieminick his mother two sons Frenchie and Bobby his cat homie five sisters three brothers and an uncle Mike Zieminick Kytsyth
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Polio Benefit Dance Scheduled in Pineville
The March of Dimes drive in Wyoming County sponsors a Polio Benefit Dance at the Cow Shed in Jusse i Mortain on Saturday night. Pineake Woman's Club members have sold tickets for a week to support the event, which starts at 8 p.m. and runs until midnight. The Wyoming Willis Company in Pineville received a state charter, capitalized at $25,000, with incorporators Theodore Bailey, Marie Bailey, and Robert Bailey.
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Pineville
Dimes Drive
Wyoming County
Jusse i Mortain
Pineake Woman's Club
Wyoming Willis Company
Theodore Bailey
Marie Bailey
Robert Bailey
Games party planned to aid March of Dimes and cancer
The Oceana Wonma's Club will sponsor a games party tomorrow at 8 pm to raise funds for the March of Dimes and cancer research. Proceeds support medical charities and community health initiatives.
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March of Dimes and Cancer
Oceana Wonma
Marianna Personal Notices From Mount Hope to Elizabethton
Weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harless of Mount Hope with Mrs. Harless sister of Tr. A. Warren. Don White and daughter Mariann returned to Elizabethton Tenn after visiting Mr. and Mrs. O C Casteel. Reverend Foster Jones Mrs R E Keywood and Mrs Charley Jarvis attended a funeral in Madison for Mrs Clell Miller's sister. B G Bowling visited Charleston. WF Hossfield was a patient at Bluefield Sanitorium for a weekly check up.
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E. L. Harless
Mount Hope
Tr. A. Warren
Harless
Warren
Don White
Mariann
Elizabethton
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O. C. Casteel
Foster Jones
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Clell Miller
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Bluefield
Oceana Social Notes and Family News Roundup
Oceana residents share visits home from military duty and travels of relatives with several local families. The item notes J R Gibson’s improved health, Louise Hyatt’s Washington trip, and visits among Hensley Kentucky and Durham North Carolina families. Louisiana records the wettest state with 53.41 inches annual rainfall per U S Weather Bureau.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Driver Scratched As Car Plunges Over Embankment
In heavy fog, Daniel W. McMurten of Baileysville drove toward Baileysville from Pineville when his car plunged 75 feet over an embankment below a bridge on Davy Road over the Guyandotte River. He was thrown from the vehicle about halfway down but sustained only scratches and bruises with no broken bones per a doctor’s check.
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Wyoming Soldier Serves in Japan
Corporal Fred Kennedy of Wyoming serves with the 622nd Military Police Company at Kyushu Japan. He attended Jolo School and is the son of Isiah Kennedy of Wyoming. Before joining the Army in May 1947 he worked in Bartley and previously served with the 24th Infantry Division Artillery before his transfer.
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Isiah Kennedy
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Bartley
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Colcord PTA Plans February 5 Meeting Address by Pindar
Colcord Elementary Parent-Teacher Association schedules a February 5 gathering where Mrs. Charles W. Pindar will speak. An exhibit of foreign clothing, jewelry and art will be featured with host Mrs. Wodrow Toney, the president, overseeing.
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