Death by own action victim rites Thursday
ANSTED RNS Funeral services for S W Amick suicide victim will be at 2 p m Thursday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Ansted by Rev Charles Draper Oak Hill Burial at Highlawn Memorial Park Amick 81 died Tuesday afternoon of a personal safety related gunshot wound at the home of a daughter Mrs W K Vandle with whom he lived Deputy Sheriff W K Kouitz said Amick was found by his daughter about 4 p m when she returned from work Magistrate W P Mullins conducted an inquest he had been dead about two hours Konitz said the victim left a note saying he had been in so much pain he just couldn t stand it any longer Born at Corliss he was a retired mine foreman and worked for Greenwood Coal Co 57 years He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Longdale Lodge No 14 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Surviving in addition to his daughter are three brothers J Adam Clifftop William D Rainelle and Henry F Bult four sisters Mrs Eva Dickerson Oak Hill Mrs W J Norris Charleston Mrs M F Callison Beckley and Mrs C P Armstrong Layland and one granddaughter Pallbearers will be Joe Lawton Martin Hofster D W McCallister and Guy Douglas.
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Ansted
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S. W. Amick
Thomas Funeral Home
Charles Draper
Oak Hill
Highlawn Memorial Park
Amick
W. K. Vandle
W. K. Kouitz
W. P. Mullins
Konitz
Corliss
Greenwood Coal Co
Presbyterian Church
Longdale
Joe Lawton
Martin Hofster
D. W. McCallister
Guy Douglas
Pettrey Rites Slated Thursday
Funeral services for Charles Luther Pettrey 85 will be held at Brown's Chapel Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Fred Cook Rev. L A Dorsey and Rev. Harold Pitznbarger officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery near the church. Pettrey of Lick Creek near Pipestem died in a Beckley hospital after a four day illness from a heart attack. He was born Oct 2 1884 to Sylvester and Emmaline Williams Pettrey and lived in Summers County as a farmer. Surviving are five sons Merrel Kyle James E Allen Charles D and five daughters Ruby Lawrence Orpha Rogers Thelma Butler Virginia Lawrence and Bertha West 39 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. The body will be moved to his daughter's home this afternoon and to the church an hour before the funeral. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Lick Creek
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Charles Luther Pettrey
Brown’s Chapel Methodist Church
Fred Cook
L. A. Dorsey
Harold Pitzenbarger
Pettrey
Pipestem
Beckley
Sylvester and
Emmaline Williams Pettrey
Summers County
Fannie Gautier Pettrey
Merrel
Kessler
Kyle
Coal City
James E
Norfolk
Allen
Forest Hill
Charles D
Hinton
Ruby Lawrence
Rock
Orpha Rogers
Thelma Butler
Virginia Lawrence
Newport News
Bertha West
Princeton
Butler
E. M. Meadows
Shower Honors Mrs Coleman at Long Branch Church
Mrs Jackie Coleman received a stork shower Monday in the Auxiliary Room at Long Branch Methodist Church. Hostesses were her mother Mrs Amos Janney and mother in law Mrs Roby Billings. Participants included Mrs A W Pettry Mrs Alfred Humphrey Mrs Clare Williams Mrs Homer Craddock Mrs John Ellison and many others.
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Jackie Coleman
Long Branch
Homer Craddock
John Ellison
Seibert Janney
Willie Lowder
Freddie Wilson
Clara Williams
Robert Humphrey
Gale Stewart
Charles Stout
J. C. Shorter
Sherman Stover
Lynn Craddock
Alvin Sowder
Alan Stover
Mothers March Slated Thursday In Pax Area
The Mother’s March on Polio will be held Thursday in Pax, organized by chairman Mrs. Raymond Kelly. Volunteers will canvass doors for donations, including Mrs. Willis Wingrove, Mrs. Bob Brown, Mrs. Corbitt Bailey, Mrs. Roby Billings, Mrs. Charles Stout, Mrs. Cecil Humphrey, Mrs. Kenneth Dangerfield, Mrs. Seibert Janney, Mrs. Alfred Humphrey, Mrs. Larry Kelly, and Mrs. Sherman Stover.
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Pax
Raymond Kelly
Willis Wingrove
Bob Brown
Corbitt Bailey
Roby Billings
Charles Stout
Cecil Humphrey
Kenneth Dangerfield
Seibert Janney
Alfred Humphrey
Larry Kelly
Sherman Stover
Bookmobile Visit Planned for Pax at Wright's Esso
Fayette County bookmobile will visit Pax Wednesday from 11 p m to 12 noon at Wright's Esso Servicenter. Mrs. C P Anderson Jr Oak Hill is the librarian. On December 29 1812 the USS Constitution captured the British frigate Java with nine dead and 25 wounded on the British side and 48 killed and 102 wounded for Britain.
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Fayette County
Wright
Esso
C. P. Anderson Jr
Oak Hill
Java
First Wyo Republican Files For Sheriff Job
Arthur Harold, 35, of Pineville, filed Friday as a Republican candidate for Sheriff of Wyoming County. The only Republican filing thus far. Born Covel December 14, 1924, son of Beatrice Harold and the late James Harold. He attended Glen Fork Grade School, Milam High School two years, Glen Rogers High, and Concord College. Employed in autos, he now is Pineville Oceana agent for Nationwide Insurance. Married to Doris Stiles, with son Jimmy, 6, a Pineville Grade School student.
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Pineville
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Arthur Harold
Wyoming County
Harold
Covel
Beatrice E. Harold
Glen Fork
Bluefield
James Harold
Milam High School
Glen Rogers High School
Concord College
Pineville and Oceana
Nationwide Insurance Company
Doris Stiles
Marie Stiles
Sylvester Stiles
Jimmy
Pineville Grade School
Mrs. Willie Banks Rites Thursday in Beckley
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Banks, 67, Glen Fork, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley with Rev. W. M. Freeman officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include husband James Banks two sons William and Bernard of Detroit Mich a daughter Lola Billing of Ohio a sister Ella Henley of Killarney and a brother Joe Moore address unknown.
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Glen Fork
Willie Banks
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
W. M. Freeman
Greenwood Memorial Park
Banks
James Banks
William
Bernard
Detroit
Mich
Lola Billing
Ohio
Ella Henley
Killarney
Joe Moore
Baptist Youth Fellowship Names Saulsville Church Officers
Officers for 1960 of the Baptist Youth Fellowship at Saulsville Baptist Church have taken duties. David Shumate is president with Sharon Cook as vice president Alicia Halsey as secretary and Ethel Tolliver as treasurer. Judy McGraw will be historian and Rose Marie Shumate reporter.
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Glen Rogers
BNS
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saulsville
Local Happenings in Glen Rogers and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Lakie Cozart remains confined at home but improved with her daughter Wanda Schuman of Charleston visiting. New residents move: Mr and Mrs Bob McClain relocate from Pineville to Mullens. Students return to college and announce travel, with Kermit Gentry resuming studies at West Virginia Tech after vacations. Twin births: Orville and Mrs. Paugh welcome Linda Linda Lou and Brenda Sue. Linda Sue born to Adkins in Pineville Maternity Hospital. Various relatives visit, including Morgantown and Huntington travel, and Joe Lilly and Doreen Lilly Hall visiting WVU.
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Glen Rogers
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Lakie Cozart
Wanda Schuman
Charleston
Bob McClain
Pineville
Mullens
Mce- Graws
Kermit Gentry
West
Ronnie Lilly
Cameron Lilly
Sharon Dillon
Lacy Dillon
Doreen Lilly Hall
Joe Lilly
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Robert Lamb
O. A. Lamb
Marshall College
Huntington
Ruby Farley
Harvey York
George Welshans
York
J. H. York
Hatcher
Harvella York
Tommy Thomas
Fairdale
Orville Gentry
Johnny
John Richardson
June Reeves
Greeley McGraw
Orville James Paugh
Pineville Maternity Hospital
Linda Lou
Brenda Sue
Jackie Tolliver
Hawaii
Ravencliff
Richard Eaton
Dayton
Ohio
Nellie Pendry
Daniel Ray Adkins
Linda Sue
Clifford
Lucas
Blanche Lucas
Hinton Hospital
Hinton
Telecommunication disparity noted between Chicago and Africa
A provocative claim contrasts Chicago's dense phone network with Africa's continental reach. The statement underscores urban communication abundance versus continental scale limitations, inviting examination of infrastructure, rollout pace, and access gaps across regions.
Ten Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Wyoming County
Ten couples have filed for marriage licenses at the Wyoming County Clerk’s office. Names include Dewey Ervin Wade and Doris Ann Honaker, Noah Reed and Marie McKinney, Ronald Darren Walker and Aleta Jo Browning, James R. Walker and Dixie Lee Cook, Danny Church and Mary Elizabeth Lawson, among others.
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Pineville
Rns
Wyoming County
Dewey Ervin Wade
Claude
Lemna Wade
Doris Ann Honaker
Itmann
Dewey
Mattie Honaker
Noah Reed
Basin
Ike
Ida Reed
Marie McKinney
Raymond
Ivory McKinney
Ronald Darren Walker
Amigo
Clark
Vida Walker
Aleta Jo Browning
Harvey
Lois Browning
William Addison
Coal Mountain
Duke
Bonnie Addison
Betty Harper
McKinley
Nancy Harper
Bruce Blankenship Jr
Clear Fork
Bruce
Josie Blankenship
Freda Massey
Hicks
Martha Massey
James R. Walker
Mullens
Oscar
Effie Walker
Dixie Lee Cook
John and
Vick Cook
Danny Church
Avery and
Mary Church
Mary Elizabeth Lawson
William and
Glada Lawson
Howard Blevins
Baileysville
W. S. Blevins
Lexey Blevins
Betty Deatherage
Allen Junction
Gail
Irene Deatherage
Robert J. Payne
Kopperston
Calvin and
Liddie Payne
Janet Lee Bailey
Harry and
Eula Bailey
Charles Vance
Justice
Lige and
Mae Vance
Patricia Ann Bailey
Oceana
Arnold and
Reba Brinkley
Three Injured In Car Mishap At Oak Hill Crossing
At the Whipple railroad crossing near Oak Hill three people were slightly hurt when two cars collided. The injured were passengers in Bernard Richmonds car, including Anna Ruth Craft and her husband Louis. Richmond said another driver forced toward his side by a passing car caused the crash. Charles Christian then drove the injured to Oak Hill Hospital. State Police were not notified.
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Oak Hill
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Bernard Richmond
Richmond
Anna Ruth Craft
Louis
Bill Wender
Wender
Charles Christian
Christian
Oak Hill Hospital
Internal Revenue Office Moves to Bank Building
Oak Hill will move the Internal Revenue Office from the basement of the Post Office to the Merchant's and Miner's Bank building. J. W. Jones of the bank confirms a lease for about two thirds of the second floor. Remodeling will start immediately and be finished by April 1, with four other rooms to rent as two two-room suites afterward.
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Oak Hill
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Oak Hill Internal Revenue Office
Post Office
Merchant's and Miner’s Bank
J. W. Jones
Jones
State Internal Revenue Office
Parkersburg
Dolin Joins Sheriff Race In Boone County Contest
Lovel R. Dolin, 48, insurance salesman and longtime community leader, filed for Boone County sheriff. A 1933 Scott High School graduate, he has led soil conservation efforts, served in the VFW, 4 H, Red Cross, and community development groups, and lives in Foster with Edith Gary and five children. Dolin runs alongside John Proton, John Jarrell, Howard R. Jarrell, and Earl Miller in the race.
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Foster
Dolin
VFW
Madison Post
Eighth District
State
VFW Department
Boone American Red Cross
Little Coal River Improve
Ment Association
John Proton
Sylvester
John Jarrell
Seth
Howard R. Jarrell
Madison
Earl Miller
Sheriff's Office
Wyoming Land Transfers Told
Wyomi ng Land Company conveyed land in Slab Fork District to Winding Gulf Coals Inc for 400000 dollars. Other deeds include transfers from G. Roles to James and Clara Bower, Anna Hill to Woodrow and Vivian Cook, Hillcrest Gardens to Oliver and Verna Harless, and multiple parcels in Oceana, Matheny, and Center Districts with prices ranging from about 150 to 5321.99 dollars.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming Land Company
Slab Fork
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Wyoming
G. Roles
James Bower Jr
Clara Belle Bower
Milami Fork
Anna Hill
Woodrow W
Vivian Ruth Cook
Oceana Baileysville Road
Oceana District
Woodrow
Vivian Cook
Baileysville
Oceana Road
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Oliver
Verna Harless
Garden of Devotion
Matheny
Glenn and
Lona Hall
William B. Marshall
Charles K. Lambert
Oceana
Onnie
Ocie Toler
Calvin
Ocie Martin
Clear Fork
Howard
Ella Goodwin
Jones and Swope Realty Company
Homer
Maggie Johnson
Iroquois
Clair L
Berneke Browning
Church
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Jasper
Mabel Gross
Glover
A. D
Delphia Fox
Ulvert
Lillian Elkins
Cook- Weaver
Ritter Lumber Company
George
Willie Brown
Clarence
Ruby Espy
Charles W
Mamie Cook
Charles
Clara Dee Cook
Rockview
Clara Cook
Center District
Sunday visitors and travels in Pax PAX area
Sunday guests visited households of Raymond Kelly Alfred Humphrey Bruce Wright and Oleta Shumate plus families from Crab Orchard Charleston Oak Hill and more. Emory Wingrove returned home after surgery at Beckley Memorial Hospital. J W Hall left for Fayetteville North Carolina to visit son in law and daughter Sp 4 C and Mrs Keith Whilliams. Dennis Thompson resumed studies at West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery after a semester break.
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PAX
Raymond Kelly
Bob Williams
Robbie
Alfred Humphrey
St. Albans
Edward Helm
Bruce Wright
Oleta Shumate
L. E. Wright
Connie
Crab Orchard
Linda
Charleston
Wilfred Wright
Danny
Tom Spears
Diane
Denise
Lessie
Harry Wright
Johnny
Kathy
Dempsey Vass
C. C. Craddock
Bill Meador
Carl Edward
Oak Hill
Hattie Tyree
Emory Wingrove
Beckley Memorial Hospital
J. W. Hall
Fayetteville
N. C
Keith Whilliams
Dennis Thompson
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Ray Thompson
Shrine Club Meets at Mount Hope
The Jabel Aleja Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem held its monthly meeting Friday at the White Shrine. Mrs. Gertrude Williams led as worthy high priestess and refreshments were served by the White Shrine Patrol and Mount Hope DH Team. The next meeting is set for February 26 at 7 30 p.m. Edward G Robinson was born in Bucharest Romania.
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Mount Hope
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Jabel Aleja Shrine
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Mullens Store Fire Put Out
Mullens volunteer firefighters contained a basement fire in a truck bed housing furniture pads or quilts at Clark Stores and Kroger in Mullens. A Kroger customer alerted manager Delbert Boyce, who summoned clerk Bill Hilton as smoke appeared. The blaze likely started from a discarded cigarette. damages were limited to the truck and quilts.
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Mullens
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Clark Stores
Kroger Co
Kroger
Delbert Boyce
Boyce
Bill Hilton
Clark
Willie Morgan
Beckley
Mrs. Addena M. Johnson Rites Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Addena M. Johnson will be held at 1 p m Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel led by Rev Donnelley. Burial follows in Bays Cemetery, Summerlee. The 85 year old Fayetteville Route 1 resident died at 3 am Sunday in the Andrew S. Rowan Home Sweet Springs.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Addena M. Johnson
Tyree
Rev. Co
Donnelley
Bays Cemetery
Summerlee
Johnson
Fayetteville
Route 1
Andrew S. Rowan
Sweet Springs
Marcella Smith Chosen Pineville Homemaker
Pineville High School selects Marcella Smith as the 1960 Homemaker of Tomorrow. She topped a 50 minute written exam on homemaking knowledge, earning a $1,500 scholarship and an educational trip to New York City, Williamsburg, and Washington, D. C. Alaska and Hawaii participate for the first time, record 379,018 girls took the test across 12,597 schools.
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Pineville
Marcella Smith
Pineville High School
Jostens
Science Research Associates of Chicago
General Mills
Alaska
Hawaii
New York City
Wililiamsburg
Washington, D. C
Statler Hilton Hotel
Newspapers as the favored ad medium in the nation
The daily paper remains the leading advertising medium with newspapers publishing over 300 million classified ads annually, averaging about two ads per person in the United States.
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U. S
Two Baby Boys Born at Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital welcomed two baby boys Monday to Ronald Ingram and wife of Lick Fork a son six pounds nine ounces and to Euell James and wife of Oak Hill a son six pounds eight and one half ounces.
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Oak Hill
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Oak Hill Hospital
Ronald Ingram
Lick Fork
Euell James
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