New Yorkers Bound Over For Mercer Hearing In Robbery Case
Jake Mailish of Jamaica and Frank Foy of New York City were brought to Mercer County jail by Sheriff Perry L. Dye and Trooper L. P. Mullins on charges of attempted robbery at the Robert H. Bridwell home in Brushfork last August. Seven men were indicted. three are jailed in Mercer, one in Toronto awaiting extradition, two at large on bond. The Bridwell robbery involved moving a large safe and a Bridwell firing injuring but not fatally. The case has spanned multiple states with FBI, state police and sheriff involvement. The two men arrested in New York City were captured by FBI agents about two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Jake Mailish
Jamaica
Long Island
Frank Foy
New York City
Mercer County
Perry L. Dye
L. P. Mullins
Robert H. Bridwell
Brushfork
Mailish
Foy
New York Supreme Court
General Sessions Court
Toronto
Canada
Bridwell
Peter Grzewski
F.B.I
States
Mullens residents complete first aid course
Eleven Mullens residents finished a standard first aid course Friday conducted by the Wyoming County Red Cross Chapter with instructor Harold Dial from national headquarters Washington DC. Names include Okey, E. Glover, Ira Green, Mrs. J. R. McCoy, Glen McKinney, George Nolley, Marion Nolley, Mary Frances Nolley, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rinehart, J. P. Tice, and Mason Wood. Dial will return in March to teach advanced first aid to the group, Wyoming County school bus drivers, Hope Natural Gas Co. employees, and others. dates and locations will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming County Red Cross
Harold Dial
National Headquarters
Washington, D. C
Okey
E. Glover
Ira Green
J. R. McCoy
Glen McKinney
George Nolley
Marion Nolley
Mary Frances Nolley
J.R. Rinehart
J. P. Tice
Mason Wood
Dial
Wyoming County
Employes of Hope Natural Gas Co
Mildred Martin
Benefit Basketball Games at Fayetteville
Fayetteville faculty will face seniors and seventh graders in a Thursday 7 30 p m double header at the Memorial Building to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Admission 25 and 35 cents, with collections at all Memorial Building events and in the theatre during shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Fayetteville High School
March of Dimes Fund
Robert H. Kent
Charles L. Garvin
Nickellville
Jack Casto
Windsor Addition
Franklin Heights
Houston Wendel
Maple Avenue
E. E. Houchins
Lindberg
W. K. Smith
Sunset Addition
Jack Tully
Huse
Ray Young
High
Daniels St
Howard Carson
Wade Mahood
Fayette Road
Betty Myron Ren
Marriage Licenses Issued To 4 Wyoming Couples
Four marriage licenses were issued by the Wyoming County Clerk. Recipients include John Patrick McGovern of Brooklyn and Geneva Cassinelli of Mullens, Lonnie Cochran of Marianna and Betty Jean O Connor, Edward Halcomb of Itmann and Dorothy Woolwine of Alpeca, Harold C Tracy of Koppers Town and Tensie Brooks of Matheney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Wyoming County
John Patrick McGovern
Brooklyn
New York
Geneva
Louise Cassinelli
Mullens
McGovern
Patrick McGovern
Charles C. Cassinelli
Lonnie Cochran
Marianna
Betty Jean O'Conner
Former Mullens Dentist Succumbs at Huntington
Dr. Frank Ford Yates 58 former Mullens dentist died Saturday night of a heart attack at his Huntington home. He practiced in Mullens for 18 years before moving to Huntington in 194?. A native of Grafton and World War I veteran, he is survived by his wife Dorothy visiting Cincinnati, a son Frank Jr, and a brother Arthur of Grafton. Ward of his death was received Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Frank Ford Yates
Huntington
Yates
Mullena
Grafton
Dorothy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank Jr
Arthur
Biblical film to be shown at Baileysville church
The Baileysville Methodist Church screens Simon Peter, Fisherman tonight at 7 pm. Pastor Rev. Willis Summers invites the public to attend the biblical film event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
Simon Peter
Baileysville Methodist Church
Willis Summers
Beckley Hunting Club Elects Oceana Leader
C H Stewart of Oceana was chosen as president of the Beckley Hunting Club at a Sunday meeting at John Eye's Store. He succeeds Dr R C Hatfield, also of Oceana. The article also lists local social visits and events from Oceana and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
C. H. Stewart
Beckley Hunting Club
John Eye's
Stewart
R. C. Hatfield
Tensie Brooks
Huntington
Carroll Brooks
Theus canes Personal Notices and Local News
The column lists several health and family updates. Overholt is seriously ill at home. Mrs Belew visits Cincinnati and Newport. Denzil and wife announce the birth of a son at Oak Hill Hospital on January 16. Bresenhan improves after a Cleveland car crash. Higgenbotham remains in critical condition at Lakeside Hospital. Hattie Williams visits Mt Hope relatives. William Whitlock visited Huntington. Timmy Harvey undergoes eye surgery as an outpatient in Charleston. Air Force men John Ashley and Earl McGuffin on furlough visit their parents. Mrs Harvey visits Holden. The Gospel Church sponsored Community Center opened Friday at 3 p.m each weekday with games and music. FE M Garten is ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Williams
Mt. Hope
W. EF. Ross
William Whitlock
Huntington
Timmy Harvey
J. W. Harvey
Charleston
John Ashley
Earl McGuffin
Air Force
W. M. Ashley
C. T. McGuffin
W. P. Harvey
Pete Messer
Holden
the Gospel Church
FE. M. Garten
Bloodmobile in Glen Rogers Feb 3 for 100 pints
Pineville reports the bloodmobile will visit Glen Rogers grade school on Wednesday February 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elizabeth Williams chairs the day with a 100 pint quota. Mildred Martin of the American Red Cross urges meeting the goal and asks donors to bring someone to donate. The 1954 slogan is The blood you give helps save one life this may be you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Glen Rogers
Elizabeth Williams
Mildred Martin
Wyoming
American Red Cross
Edward G Pennington Dies at 70 in Princeton
Edward Gaston Pennington 70 of 501 Kirk St Princeton died at home Tuesday night after a heart attack. He was a retired Virginian Railway carman helper and is survived by a wife Minnie Scott, three sons Ed Radford Va James and Chauncy Oceana, five daughters and 13 grandchildren. Funeral will be Thursday 2:30 pm at Church of God in Princeton with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Edward Gaston Pennington
Kirk St
Virginian Railway
Mullens
Pennington
Elgood
Levi
Sally Ann Broyles Pennington
Minnie Scott
Radford
James
Chauncy
Oceana
Fred Jarrell
Edwin Hager
Kopperston
Andrew Clemson
Harry Cordle
Max Tincher
Filbert
Clyde
BBC
Church of God
Oliver Ave
H. H. Hungate
Wayne Curry
Resthaven Cemetery
Fayetteville PTA Reports 104 Members
Fayetteville PTA reports 104 paid memberships as Mrs. Hester Shackelford reads minutes. Claude Bess presides. Principal E. B. Eskew asked to suggest projects, mainly playground improvements with limestone chips. Committees plan fundraising and chip inquiries. program titled A Visit to the Cancer Information Center was shown. Next meeting is the fourth Monday in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Parent-Teacher Association
Hester Shackelford
Claude Bess
E. B. Eskew
L. A. Tudor
Haven Shuck
Ways and Means Committee
Herman Bode
John Miller
Okey Brooks
Cancer Information Center
Fayette Dairies Pass Inspection Notice to buy milk only from approved dairies
Fayetteville health official Z H Legg lists dairies approved for Grade Raw and Grade A milk in Fayetteville area. He urges buying only Grade A, preferably pasteurized milk, to protect family health. Multiple dairies and distributors named. note the emphasis on consumer responsibility. Also reports college students visiting families between semesters in Fayetteville segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Z. H. Legg
Fayette County
Corliss
Doncille Farm
Oak Hill
Valley Bell
Charleston
Blossom Dairy
Greenbrier Dairy Products Co
Beckley
Imperial Dairy
Quincey Dairy
Dickinson
Legg
Health Department
Mary Lou Gladwell
Jane Britton
Janet Martin
Concord
Nancy Pashion
Jane Toler
Miss Mae Marshall
Elizabeth Darnall
Queens College
Charlotte
Carolyn Dillon
Hollins
Estil Dillon
Mary Virginia Stallard
Montgomery
Mary Virginia Wiseman
Sally Shaw
West Virginia University
Wyoming Hospital Admits Fifty This Week
Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens reports fifty admissions for the week ending Saturday. Names include Bobby Mooney, Ray Cook, Mrs. Jean Mankin, Mrs. Ruby Perdue, Fred Smith, Mrs. Aileen Whitt, Bill Mercer, Marvin Sells, Chester Warren, Mrs. Nola Cook, Mrs. Thelma Gearheart, Mrs. Edna Halsey, Mrs. Gertrude Norman, Linda Whitt, and many others across Mullens Basin Otsego Pineville Rhodell Tralee Itmann Itmann Slab Fork Ravencliff East Gulf Maben and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Bobby Mooney
Ray Cook
Basin
Jennie Lester
Bud
Walter Ashley
Jean Mankin
Ruby Perdue
Pineville
Alice Cook
Otsego
Fred Smith
Aileen Whitt
Bill Mercer
Francis Cadle
Odd
Donna Grose
Helen Thursday
Ed Miller
Allen Junction
David Lewis
Phillip Cozort
Lens
Jenalee
Hensford
East Gulf
Thelma Gearheart
Covel
Samuel McPeake
Slab Fork
Lillian Hall
Herndon
Basil Perdue
Rhodell
Phoebe Wyce
Ada Cole
Tralee
Danny Tilley
Maben
Eugene Radford
Joyce Martin
Stephenson
Golda Vanney
Baileysville
Charles Burdiss
Louise Crews
Mack Tilley
Ellen Honaker
Itmann
Peggy Adkins
Ada Lawson
Lawrence Church
Edna Halsey
Gertrude Norman
Mae Blevins
Edward Rinehart
Linda Whitt
Miners Examinations Set at 24 Locations
Examinations for miners certificates will be held at 24 Beckley area sites in February. The schedule includes Pineville, Matoaka, Mt. Hope, Welch, Oak Hill, Beckley, Mullens, East Rainelle, Mt. Hope again, and Charleston, with times ranging from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on various February dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Clarence A. Traynhan
State Department of Mines
Pineville
Matoaka
Office of Justice of Peace
Ted J. Godfrey
Mt. Hope
Price Chevrolet Co
Welch
W. Va
Oak Hill
Beckley Courthouse
Mullens, City Hall
East Rainelle
UMWA
Justice of Peace
Mullens
City Hall
Ansted
Charleston
Miners’ Examining Board
Fayetteville 4-H Poultry Team Places Third in Boston
Fayette County 4-H Poultry Judging team Alma Wellman Lee Roberts Broad dus Cavendish and James Baker county agent returned home after finishing third in the Northeastern 4-H Poultry Judging Contest at the Boston Show. Virginia won first and New York second. Alman Wellman placed third individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville - Fayette County
Boston
Alma Wellman
Lee Roberts
Broaddus Cavendish
James Baker
Virginia
New York
Alman Wellman
Academy of Friendship Selects Ten Members
Mullens Women of the Moose met January 25 at Moose Hall to select ten Mullens chapter members for the Academy of Friendship. Names will be sent to the National Chapter in Chicago for possible invitations. Mrs Grace Deal chairs the Mullens Academy of Friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Academy of Friendship of the Women of the Moose of
Moose Hall
Academy of Friendship
Chicago
Grace Deal
Fayette School Official Addresses Junior Women
OAK HILL E R Vawter of Ansted assistant superintendent of Fayette County Schools spoke to the Oak Hill Junior Woman's Club on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Members voted to donate 25 dollars to the March of Dimes and planned the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold banquet for Thursday February 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
E. R. Vawter
Ansted
Fayette County
Corliss-Howard Godby and Nellie Barfield marry in Alexandria
CORLISS GODBY son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Godby of Corliss and Miss Nellie Barfield of Talledga Ala were married in Alexandria Virginia in January. The union was announced with details of their families and the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss
Howard Godby
Oliver Godby
Nellie Barfield
Taledega, Ala
Jan American Telephone Co
Alexandria, Va
Doan's Pills Aid Happy Relief From Backache
Nagging backache and fatigue may signal slowed kidney function. Stress and poor diet can affect kidneys. Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years, help flush waste from kidney tubes and filters and provide relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Children’s March Against Polio Set for Pineville Area
Pineville residents plan a three day polio drive climaxing Thursday with a children’s march from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Pineville High School Band to lead a parade, then pupils form teams to solicit contributions. Lights are asked to be left on during the event across Pineville East Pineville Wyoming Marianna New Richmond Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
East Pineville
Wyoming
Marianna
New Richmond
Mullens
Oak Hill Brush Fire Likely From Cigarette Toss
A brush fire in Oak Hill Tuesday was probably caused by a lit cigarette tossed from Old Minden Road. The volunteer fire department was summoned to 424 Main St. at 11 20 a m and no damages were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Minden
Main St
Band Benefit Show By Gene Mc Knight In Baileysville
Gene Mc Knight and the Happy Valley Boys television stars from WSAZ Huntington appear at Baileysville Grade School on Tuesday February 2 at 10 a.m. They present their entire program to raise funds for the new Baileysville Band. Tickets are sold at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
Gene McKnight
Happy Valley Boys
Wsaz Huntington
Nora Burruss Billings Honored At Stork Shower
Mrs Nora Bur russ Billings was honored Friday evening with a stork shower at the home of Mrs Harry Kat suris in Jones Ave Co hosts were Mrs Mollie Payne and Miss Peggy McClaskey The table featured a stork punch bowls and cookies Games were played baby pictures judged and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Nora Burruss Billings
Harry Katsuris
Jones Ave
Mollie Payne
Peggy McClaskey
Struck By Car Injures Nine at Welch
Nine year old Hatcher Dewey Cook of Hatcher was treated at Stevens Clinic in Welch for fractures of the right leg after being struck by a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatcher
Dewey Cook
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Births at Wyoming General Hospital Mobiles Names and Dates
Recent births announced from Wyoming General Hospital list multiple newborns with dates in January. Recipients include Laura Kathryn and Diana Sue among others, with parents in Mullens Pineville Bud Itmann Basin Oceana Winding Gulf and Princewick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Laura Kathryn
Raymond E. Perdue
Pineville
James Kenneth
Dewey D. Sisk
Bud
Billy James
Raymond E. Adkins
Itmann
Theresa Jean
Frank James Norman
Judith Elaine
Charles B Cox
Daniel Steven
Clayton McKinney
Basin
Michael Charles
Robert C. Crouch
Oceana
Diana Sue
Ernest R. Hodson
Barbara Ann
Dewiel E. Thomas
Carrie Lillian
Clifton W. Farley
Richard Eugene
Virgil L. Grubb
Winding Gulf
Connie LeVenne
Lundy E. Lilly
Princewick
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Bible Film
Oceana Personals
J. C. Meador
Cool Ridge
Elwood Meador
Arlie Ciendenin
Dean Gibson
Ashland
Bill Walken
Cleveland
Joe Caudill
Bernard
Doris Ann Morgan
B. L. Morgan
Edith Tilley
West Virginia
Leland Tilley
Gene
Larry Hatfield
Simon
Gayle Beane
McMillan Hospital
L. W. Beane
Buddy Hall
Earl Smith
Huntington Hospital
O. H. Stewart
Bill Graham
Braeholm
Graham
Logan General Hospital
Posey Stewart
Arlie Clendenin
Matheny Methodist Church
Theus Canes
E. G. Pennington
PTA
Fayette Dairies
Wyoming Hospital
Vasco
Doris Shrewsbury
Fayette School
Pineville Area
Vivian Rose
Pulaski
Annie Bailey
Wirt Morgan
Pinecrest
T. L. Bailey Jr
Amanote
Pat Miniaci
Sam Miniaci
Billy Lester
Donna
Sandra
Lester
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Charlie Bellew
Kentucky
Morris Meadows
Harold Bailey
C. A. Kelly
Lee P. Bailey
Violet Lusk
Plymouth
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