Arrests in Surprise Raids At Mullens and Bad Saturday
State Police led by Cyl. and Mullens police, aided by sheriff's deputy, raided the Western Front hotel on Morgan Avenue and a Bud residence in two raids. Eleven arrested for adultery and gambling charges. Bonds posted by some. others held for arraignment. Police cited complaints of couples using the hotel as a rendezvous and a broader social disease issue in the area.
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Cyl. Mullens
R. L. Tabscott
Mullens
Wyoming County
Wendell W
Mullenselly Cook
Nutt
Luther MecKinney
Bud
Gunund Ellison
Couyandotte Motel
Morgan Avenue
Tey Ar
Tina Cline
Melva Gillespie
Frances Brogan
Pansy Bailey
Mack Day
Leonard Malls
Booker Tolliver
L. A. Allen
Racy
Nancy Gwinn
Coy Bailey
Oceana
Cook
Western Front
Harry Estes
Danny Wilson
Emory Deal
Harley Lester
Emmett Sizemore
Wilford Shrewsbury
Patrick Lester
Patrick Estes
Calwin Sizemore
Tet Burke
Lawrence Gree
Shuford Lester
Hud
Clarence L.sk
Garland Sisk
Noah Adkins
Herndon
Ernest McKinney
Baren McKinney
Curtis McKinney
Lampkin Mills
Jack King
Basin
W. R. Haga
Elmore
L. P. Mullins
Williams Simon
Mrs. Frank Covert Named To Temporary Club Post
Princeton notice reports Mrs. Frank Covert will serve as secretary of the Princeton Junior Woman's Club for three months in the absence of Miss Lena Dove. The appointment was approved at the president's home and included a $10 contribution to the March of Dimes.
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Princeton
Frank Covert
Princeton Junior Woman’s Club
Lena Dove
Fred Wahitlaker
Preston Hamilton
Howard Webb
McKay Fanning
Memorial Hospital
Baileysville Man Expires at Home
Frederick Blaine Shields 64 of Baileysville died at home today. Funeral services by Rev Roscoe Morgan and Rev L G Watts will be at 11 am Tuesday at the home, burial in the family cemetery. Survived by wife Corble Short Shields, three sons Arthur Glen and Dave, daughter Georgia Richardson, three brothers and one sister. Body to be moved to the home at 2 pm Monday from Robertson and Fogle Mortuary.
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Mullens
Frederick Blaine Shields
Baileysville
Roscoe Morgan
L. G. Watts
Alex and
Chiole Ellis Shields
Corble Short Shields
Arthur
Retired C&O Rail Way Employee James H Young Dies
Funeral services for James Henry Young 174 will be held at 230 p.m. Tuesday at Shanklin Funeral Home with Rev Alvin C Young officiating He was a retired C and O Railway employee Surviving are his wife Anne Mare Young two sons Eddie of home and Guy of Roanoke Va one daughter Evelyn Rowe Washington DC and Mrs John Knighton Baltimore Md one sister Mrs Burns White Sulphur Springs one brother Ira Young Anjean and three grandchildren
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Shanklin
Alvin C. Young
iAnne Mare Young
Eddie
Guy
Roanoke
Evelyn Rowe
Washington
John Knighton
Baltimore
Mid
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Burns
Springs
Ira Young
Anjean
Dillon Funeral Set for Tuesday
Robert N. Dillon of Hilltop dies at 50 from a heart attack Friday night in Rainelle. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p m from Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Glimer H Cross and Rev C D Whited officiating. Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park. Dillon was Midland Coal Company vicepresident, a Mason and Scottish Rite member, survived by wife Frances, daughter Barbara Jane, and half brother James C Painter.
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Oak
Robert N. Dillon
Hilltop
Rainette
Midland Coal Company
Rainelle
Methodist Church
Oak Hill Lodge
A. F
A. M
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Hoyall Arch Masons
King Coal Chevrolet Co
Oak Hill
Frances Dillon
Barbara Jane
James C.painter
Beckley
Refusal to Pay Overtime Costs Meter Fine in Ozark Park
Oak Hill motorist Elliot Warden of Whipple forfeited a bond after refusing to pay a nickel meter fine. Patrolman Martin said Warden failed to deposit the amount and refused to pay the meter tax, receiving a $13.90 fine. Another motorist also refused the $1 fine but later paid. Meters will be checked regularly and violators will be fined.
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Elliot Warden
Whipple
Patrulman G. O. Martin
Martin
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Carpenter's Body Found on Railroad near Shrewsbury
The body of Canada Shrewsbury, 65, a Beckley Princeton area carpenter, was found under the west end bridge of the Virginian Railroad at Shrewsbury. Exposure and a head wound are listed as the cause of death. A $370 billfold was found with the body, which had been at Fredeking-Seaver Funeral Directory pending identification by his son. The coroner ruled death by exposure and a head wound. Shrewsbury, born in Rich Creek, had lived in Princeton about three years. The report notes additional details from Mullens and funeral arrangements remain pending.
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Princeton
Canada
Shrewsbury
West End
Virginian
Beckley-Princeton
Elis
Fredexing-Seaver
Rich Creek
Mullens
Hes!Baptist Youth Fellowship
Frain‘ter Shrewsbury
Pauline Mughes
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Laura Whittaker
Roscoe Keeney
Paul Shrewsbury
Matoaka and Jr
Rupert Shrewsbury
Northern Baptist Convention
Parkersburg
Fredeking-Seaver
R. L.hact
Wyoming Farmers Report By February Fifteenth ACA Records
Farmers in Wyoming County must file 1918 Agricultural Conservation Program reports with the county office by February 15. Those who received lime or phosphate in lieu of cash must report their use to avoid penalties. unreported material will be charged twice its original cost. If lime or phosphate was not spread by year end, it may transfer to the 1989 program if reported before February 15. Also notes prompt filing to avoid extra charges and resolve 1919 program details.
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Pineville
Wyoming
A. P. Goode
Goode
ACA
Army to Open Branch Office at Mullens
The Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station plans a Mullens branch, Capt. J. C. Mathis announced. He seeks a lease for space in a building due to be completed March 1. Recruiters from Beckley and subs, Bluefield, Huntington, the Officer Reserve Corps, and National Guard instructors completed a two day course on the new court martial manual.
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Beckley
Army and Air Force
Mullens
J. C. Mathis
Mathis
Releigh County Memorial
Begley
Bluefield
Huntington
Officer Reserve Corps
National Guard
Shumate Rites Set on Tuesday
Funeral services for Amos Shumate 78 will be held Tuesday at Oak Grove Church McGraws at 2 p.m. Burial in church cemetery follows. Survived by wife Sarah Cozart, son Riley, daughters Hester and Cora, step-son S G Roles, brother Wes Shumate, 11 grandchildren, one great grandchild. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Mortuary to his home Monday.
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Oak Grove
McGraws
Amos Shumate
Stellie Parsons
Soulsville
Tollison
Betty Tolliver Shumate
Sarah Cozart
Methaws- Soulsville
WM. Ritter Lumber’ Company
Wi Rsley Shumate
Wyoming
Riley
Hester
Cora
S. G. Roles
Robertson and Fogle- Song
Rites Conducted For Grover Bolin
Funeral rites were held at Athens Baptist Church for Grover M Bolin 65 who died Friday at his sister’s home in Morgan Street. Rev George L Cullip officiated and burial was in Athens Cemetery. Born October 19 1893 he is survived by sons William Bolin Boyd Bolin Gilbert Bolin and daughters Mrs C A Meadows and Mrs George Sheik of Columbia Pa, and siblings Mrs R A Martin Fred Bolin Mrs Alice Pettrey Mrs Walter Cleghon Bailey Bolin Clyde Bolin.
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Athens
Athens Baptist Church
Grover M. Bolin
Robert A. Martin
Morgan Street
George L. Cullip
William Bolin
C. A. Meadows
Boyd Bolin
Gilbert Bolin
George Sheik
Columbia
R. A. Martin
Fred Bolin
Alice Pettrey
Oceana
Walter Cleghon
Princeton
Bailey Bolin
Remington, Va
Clyde Bolin
Beaver
Evans Funeral Rites Today For Howard Evans 69
Funeral services for Howard Evans 69 of Mount Hope will be held at 2 p m today. The Rev. Ernie Barley will officiate with burial in the family cemetery. Born in Greenbrier County he was a member of the Church of God. Survived by wife Ollie four sons Homer Ira Cecil Roy two daughters Yazel Moore Lorene McPeak three brothers Wayman Fred G R Evans two sisters Clara Cawley Minnie Humphrey and 13 grandchildren.
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Howard Evans
Ernie Barley
Maple Fork
Greenbrier County
Church of iGod
J Ollie Evans
Homer
Calloway Heights
Ira
Truck Damaged by Fire Near Oak Hill
A dump truck driven by Clyde Whitt was damaged by fire as it entered the city limits near Oak Hill. The blaze started after the truck topped Greentown hill and was extinguished by water from a mud puddle. Whitt and his wife escaped unharmed.
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Oak Hill
Clyde Whitt
Greentown
Whitt
Mother's Trial Begins Today
A 31 year old mother and housewife faces trial in Mercer Criminal Court for the knife slaying of her husband Clarence Boone in July on the family lawn. An indictment charges her with fatally stabbing him after claiming self defense amid earlier claims he beat and threatened her. The defendant, Louise T. Boone of Bluefield, was released on bail. Testimony is ordered from 25 state witnesses and 31 defense witnesses.
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Princeton
Mercer
Louise T. Boone
Bluefield
Clarence Boone
Boone
Bluefield Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Princeton D. W. Call of Bluefield was fined $50 and costs by Magistrate E Date Bailey for driving while intoxicated. His car was impounded for six months and his license revoked for a similar period. He was arrested by State Police Friday.
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D. W. Call
Bluefield
E. Date Bailey
Hal Shaw Named To Rotary Post
Hal Shaw will serve as secretary of the Rotary Club on Oak Hill to fill the office left vacant by Carl Ledford. The announcement came at a Tuesday night meeting where Army Air Force Lt. L. S. Larson spoke of his Berlin air lift experience. Guests included Frazier Wiseman Holliday Hambrick Thompson Holliday Wright.
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M. O. Holliday
James H. Hambrick
Fayelleville
W. G. Thompson
Kel Holliday
Montgomery
R James W. Wright
Lewisburg
Truck Driver Arrested For Speed in Oak Hill
Oak Hill report states Robert E. Gentry of Mechanicsburg, Pa., forfeited a $16.3 bond after speeding arrest by Patrolman G. O. Martin. Gentry drove a trailer with new cars and was stopped on Main Street yesterday.
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Robert E. Gentry
Mechanicsburg
G. O. Martin
Gentery
Main Street
Wilson Funeral Rites Held Today
Funeral services were held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church for Mrs. Lillie Wilson wife of Rev. F. W. Wilson. She died at home on Pine Street after a lengthy illness. Burial was at Lincoln Park Cemetery. Born September 1 1894 in Alabama she married in Columbus Mississippi on May 24 1909. Survived by husband a son James of Chicago a brother Will Mitchell and sisters Ada Oaks Princeton Annie Johnson Birmingham and Savannah White Aliceville. Half brother Earl Glass Birmingham also living.
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Princeton
Mt.Calvary Baptist Church
Lillie Wilson
F. W. Wilson
Pine Street
S. N. Gibson
Lincoln Park
Wilson
Alabama
Buckhannon Man Named to Post
Charles J. West of Buckhannon has been named conservation aide in the Soil Conservation Service. announced by C. V. Fisher, work unit conservationist. The post, vacant since last spring after James Park Jr. resigned, fills a West Virginia native who attended West Virginia University for three years. West, unmarried, resides at the Diamond Tourist Home.
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Summersville
Charles J. West
Buckhannon
Soil Conservation Service
C. V. Fisher
James Park, Jr
West
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Diamond
Chapman Funeral Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Rayburn Garfield Chapman 68 of Fenwick are at 2 p m at Spruce Grove Methodist Church near Att Mebo with Rev Hill Howes officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery.
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Fenwick
Rayburn Garfield Chapman
Spruce Grove Methodist Church
Att
Mebo
Hill Howes
Marriage permits issued in Pineville for Lusk and Cook
Orval Lusk 22 and Barbara Cook 16 both of Jesse have received a marriage license from the Wyoming County clerk's office.
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Pineville
Orval Lusk
Barbara Cook
Jesse
Wyoming County Clerk's Office
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