- Keith Gillenwater Killed In Automobile Accident
Keith Daniel Gillenwater 21 of Foster died in a high speed crash near Blooming Rose Boone County on Route 3 he was riding with Bul Bene Hager 20. Gillenwater sideswiped two parked cars tearing their sides and was thrown from the vehicle. He died instantly at Madison Hospital while Hager was uninjured. Deputies estimate damage at 1200 dollars and note it was the sixth Boone County fatality of the year.
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Whitesville
Ans
Keith Daniel Gillenwater
Blooming Rose
Boone County
Dell White
Bul Bene Hager
Walton Tavern
Racine
Comfort
William Bishop
Madison
Porter Snodgrass
Gilton
Bardly
Maxine
Gillenwater
Hager
Johnson Funeral Hame
Marmet
Gillienwater
Madison Hospital
Hunter and Hunter Funeral Home
Leslie
Georgia Gillenwater
Dunbar
Shirley Goats
Cleveland
Ohio
Ronald
Bob
Foster
Howard
Army
Hinesville
White
Bishop
Comfort Toy Mest Snodgrass
Gillen- Water
Billy Chapman
William J. Rose
Jane
Eisenhower golf reminder linked to Colorado tree planting
The Colorado blue spruce is planted at Gettysburg Country Club to honor President Eisenhower with reminders of his adapted state. Charles Torret, extension forester at Colorado A&A College, organized the roundup for the project. Woolworth Building, once New York City's tallest since 1933, remains surpassed by five skyscrapers in Manhattan.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Eisenhower
Colorado
Gettysburg
Woolworth Building
New York City
Manhattan
Youth Struck by Boat Injures Fayettton Teen
James Nugen, 19, of Oak Hill was admitted to Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery at 3 30 p m Thursday with severe cuts after being struck by a motor boat near Gauley Bridge while water skiing. The boat driver remains unidentified and is in good condition.
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OAK Mill
RNS
Fayetton, County
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
James Nugen
Fannie Nugen
Richards St
Oak Hill
Gauley Bridge
Local residents host visitors and weddings in a busy week
Pax Personals lists weekend visitors including Roxie Ellison and Nora Vejar, with travels to Michigan and Texas. Crews from Chicago and Charleston visit relatives in Long Branch and Cleveland. Patrice Humphrey returns from leave and marries Betty Meador in Craberhard as he continues Navy training at Memphis and Quonset Point.
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PAX
John Ellison
Roxie Ellison
Kingston
Nora Vejar
Sana Antonio
Tex
Vejar
Michigan
Texas
Roy Holly
Lively
Edgar Fyden
Ricky
Robin
Murfreeshbara
Tenn
Holly
Nancy
Brenda
Johnny Willams
Donna Travis
Chicago
Debra Ann Keffer
Linda Nichols
Charleston
Willie Sawders
Danese
Bill
Alvin
Long Branch
J. B. Sauls
Cleveland
Sat
French Rutledge
Richmond Hil
Pat
Betty Meador
Craber
Miss Ida Judy Thomas Rites Set in Whitesville
Funeral services for Miss Ida Judy Thomas of Whitesville will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Garrison conducted by Rev. J. M. Kile. Burial will be in Mordue Cemetery. She died after a long illness in a Charleston hospital Thursday night. Survivors include sister Mrs Bryant Grubbs and brothers Jess Jarrods Valley Jim Whitesville and Fred Cleveland Ohio. Body to be removed from Armstrong Funeral Home to her sister's home at 3 p.m. today.
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Whitesville
Rns
Ida Judy Thomas
Church of God
Garrison
J. M. Kile
Mordue
Thomas
Charleston
Bryant Grubbs
Whitesvile
Jess
Jarrods Valley
Jim
Fred
Cleveland
Ohio
Armstrong Funeral Home
Pam
Houchins Funeral Slated Sunday
Ray Lee Houchins 62 of Martinsville and Mount Hope will be honored in services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. He died Wednesday at 400 Pond Street Martinsville VA after a grocery business in Mount Hope. He served in World War I and belonged to multiple fraternal orders and the Anderson Memorial Presbyterian church. Survived by wife Margaret Moston Houchins and brother Neal K. of Aldan PA.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Power- Lee
Ray Lee Houchins
Tyree
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Houchins
Pond St
Marlinsville
McKee
Martinsville
C. W. Reed
Pulaski
James
Elizabeth Howell Houchins
Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church
Blue Ledge
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Bluefield
Martinsville Royal Arch
George T. Wright Commandery
Oak Hill Moose Lodge
Fayetteville Man Dies In Hospital
Fayetteville resident Henry McVey aged 23 died in a Montgomery hospital after a short illness. A retired coal miner and member of Graydon Methodist Church, survivors include two half brothers George and Arthur of Chimney Corner and three half-sisters Edith Harmon Fayetteville Hallie Porter Ansted and Nettie Buttner Chimney Corner. Body at Dodd Payne Mortuary Fayetteville arrangements incomplete.
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Fayetteville
Henry McVey
Montgomery
Graydon
Young Corn Oklahoma boy drains savings at arcade
Four year old Ernie Koco from Corn Oklahoma wandered downtown with a handful of his parents dimes saved for him and spent them in penny weighing machines and vending slots. His parents found him after the spree and the dimes were missing.
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Corn
Okla
Ernie Koco
Ernie
Shirley Guthrie Weds Darrel Buttrick in Belle Ceremony
Miss Shirley Ann Guthrie and Darrel Lee Buttrick were married Friday at Judson Baptist Church Belle by Rev George R Pauley. The bride, a Glen Rogers High School graduate, worked for the West Virginia Department of Mines Bureau. The groom, Charleston High School graduate, attended Morris Harvey College and works for the State Road Commission. They plan to live in Charleston.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Darrel Lee Buttrick
BE. &. Guthrie
Glen Ro- Mildred Buttrick
Charles Rongers
Shirley Ann
Judson Baptist Church
Belle
George R. Pauley
Glen Rogers High School
Morris Harvey College
Tiskelwah Chamel Order of the Eastern Star
West Virginia Department of Mines Bureau
Charleston
Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity
State Road Commission
Pineville Personal Notes From Local Families
Mrs. Goldin Cook and daughter hosted Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mooney and children for ten days, concluding with a Kingsport visit before returning to Long View Texas. Carrie Cook traveled to Huntington for relatives, after a month in Pineville Bailessville. Dewey Amos left for Washington DC after visiting Pineville with Mrs. C A George. Grace Grace Hospital Welch reports minor surgeries for Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Long. Al and Mrs. Belcher visited Peterstown while Di Meda Daniels spent time in Mullens with Joyce Clark.
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Pineville
Rns
Goldin Cook
Ruby Layman
E. J. Mooney
E. J. Mooney Jr
Margaret Rose
Kingsport
Tenn
Long View
Texas
Carrie Cook
Huntington
Anderson
Ind
Cook
Bailessville
Dewey Amos
Washington, D. C
C. A. George
TW. Martin
C. L. Burgess
Grace Hospital
Welch
Burgess
Clarence E. Long
A. D. Belcher
John Hunter
Peterstown
Dilmeda Daniels
Mullens
Joyce Clark
Forest giants near Budapest placed under protection
Three ancient oaks near the Romanian border at Szulavari in Southeast Hungary are protected. They are estimated to be 1300 to 600 years old and shade over an acre of land. The passage recalls Churchill’s quote about Soviet Russia as a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
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Budapest
Gsulavari
Hungary
Sir Winston Churchill
Soviet Russia
Youths Drowned Prompt Separate Funeral Services
In Fayette County two 14 year olds died this week after water accidents. Thomas Radford of Deep Water slipped from an inner tube in a Kanawha River hole and Patrick Young of Carbondale drowned while wading with his brother near Falls View. Funeral services were held in Deepwater and Carbondale with burial at local cemeteries. Fire departments attended both scenes. A birth notice from Hanover reports a son born June 27 at Stevens Clinic.
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Gauley Bridge
RNS
Fayette County
Thomas Melvin Radford
Patrick Stanley Young
Cerbondale
Kanawha River
Falls View
Combs Brothers Funeral Home
Smithers
Montgomery
Young
Carbondale Baptist Church
James Franklin
Montgomery Memorial Park
Radford
Morning Star Bapist
Deepwater
Thomas Pryor
Carter Woodson
Godfrey and Pack Funeral Home
Redbud Gardeners Hear Brownie Troop Report
Oak Hill Redbud Garden Club meeting at Mrs. Louis Deprich home heard Mrs. Frank Thom discuss Brownies at the Beckwith 4-H camp with Brownies and older youth 4-H camp details. Bird slides were chosen over a film for February, and plans covered Fayette County Fair flower show and Lookout Fair prizes.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Frank Thomas
Beckwith
Redbud Garden Club
Louis Deprich
Leonard Carter
Thomas
Hildreth Samples
Lundy
D. P. Lively
State Travel Club
Arlene Morris
Fayette County Fair
Farm Bureau
Kopperston Personal Notices Highlight Visits
Miss Peggy Belcher of Monteard Kentucky spent the past week as guest of Mr and Mrs Rufford Blankenship Clyde Baldwin Jr visits with Mr and Mrs Abner Hopkins in Jacksonville Florida and Mr and Mrs Harvey Baldwin in Daytona Beach Florida for the summer
Post Office Dedication Scheduled in Whitesville
Whitesville gains a new post office building opposite the State News office with mail deliveries moved in. Dedication set for July 20 with Congressman Byrd and Senator Revercomb invited, plus local officials and Madison County figures attending. Building features include block walls, a cement front, parking for mail trucks, and dual entrances.
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Whitesville
RNS
State News Office
L. E. Salamy
Robert C. Byrd
Chapman Revercomb
Jack Burnette
Congress
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underweed
Horace Morgan
Madison
K. K. Hall
Gus Shaffer Jr
Dell White
Earl M. Hall
Boone County
Senator Revercomb
Washington
O New House
W. W
Maureen Luster Weds Rodney Upton in Ansted Wedding
The ceremony took place June 19 at the Local Baptist church with Rev. Guy Vaughn officiating. Maureen Luster, a Wayne University graduate and public school supervisor in Michigan, married Rodney R. Upton, a Wayne student and Inkster, Michigan school instructor. A reception was hosted by Mrs. Nettie Upton of Ansted, and the couple will live in Inkster.
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Ansted
RNS
Maureen Luster
Rodney R. Upton
Guy Vaughn
Paul Buckholt
Upton
Wayne University
Sestem
Michigan
West
Pineville Circle Hosts Meeting At Jarvis Residence
Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service gathered at Mrs. Goodwin Jarvis home for a dinner meeting. Guest Mrs. Joseph P. Taylor spoke on Religion of Love. Members present included Mrs. Scoleri and Mrs. A. S. Shannon plus numerous local names.
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Pineville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Goodwin Jarvis
Jarvis
Scoleri
Patty Richner
Joseph P. Taylor
A. S. Shannon
Mildred McKinney
James Dow Cook
Charles Waddell
James C. Lyons
John D. Martin
Jack Mullins
Jotn
Marry Martin
Bruno Pais
Ned C. Rogers
Jack Lambert
Taylor
W. V. McNemar Jr
Fayette County plea day ends with missing defendants
In Fayetteville, Mrs. Helen Estelle James aged 37, mother of eight, indicted for allegedly murdering her infant child failed to appear in Fayette County Circuit Court. A capias issued for her arrest. Ten others also failed to report: Cecil Hairston Wilbur Whiteside George Payne Everett Hill Billy Adkins Stanley Martin John Sidney Turner Watson Robinson Warren G Long and Charles Mason Corbitt.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Helen Estelle James
Capias
Cecil Hairston
Wilbur Whiteside
George Payne
Everett Hill
Billy Adkins
Stanley Martin
John Sidney Turner
Watson Robinson
Warren G. Long
Charles Mason Corbitt
Fourteen Wyoming men receive draft notices
In Mullens Local Board No. 21, twenty four registrants were issued notices to report for armed forces physical examination on July 24. Read names include George Cook Cyclone Charles Breeden Fanrock Julyn Daugherty Simon Johnny Phillips Pineville and others from Stephenson Oceana McGraws Ikes Fork Glenfork and Hanover among listed towns.
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Mullens
RNS
Selective Service
Armed Forces
Imogene McLilly
George Herman Cook
Cyclone
Charles Extward Breeden
Fanrock
Julyn Luner Daugherty
Simon
Johnny Lee Phillips
Pine- Vile
Noah Jerry Lambert
Fairtea
Gene Dinsmore Blankenship
Stephenson
Kenneth Lee Dotson
New Richmond
Carl Thomas Mills
Lonnie Charles ‘Blankenship
Oceana
Parcy De‘wayne Brown
Teddy Russel Trump
McGraws
Junior Albert Morgan
Guy Belcher
Wirt Hermoina Gilliam Elizabeth
N. J
Lawrence Newman McKinney
Chicago
Fred Allen Hicks
Mather
Claude Shumate
Glenfork
Clyde Shumate
Tommy Braddock Hall
Ikes Fork
Joseph Robert Kidd
Alexandria
Fineville
Sherman Willard Lester
Malens
Luther Meade Jr
North Spring
Herbert Lee Blankenship Jr
Franklin D. Walker
Hanover
Lack of Equipment Delays Pool Opening
West Mullens Recreation, Inc. delays pool opening pending arrival of three filter cloths. An invoice is received. parcel post expected. The group reports a $40 surplus toward a $2300 target and outlines hours, private rental rate, student and adult admissions, and staffing plans.
Firemen Suspect Arson In Wyoming Blaze
A late night fire at a Pineville unoccupied house owned by Anthony Burley caused minor damage. Firefighters suspect arson after a neighbor saw an unidentified man light the blaze and flee, with a gasoline can found in the attic. Fire Chief Joe Rainsbarger said the fire was quickly controlled and damage limited. A second note mentions a Hill Reunion set for August 11 at Coonskin Park in Charleston.
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Pineville
IRNS
Simon
Anthony Burley
Joe Itansbarger
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Neville St
Neville Street
Pax Personals
Nobil
Oxfords
Miss Thomas
di, G. M. Powers Dentist
Main Street
Shirley Ann Guthrie
Darrel L. Buttrick
Roger McKee
Stevens Clinic
lWeich
ACE Auto Stores
ACE Auto
Redbud
Garden Club
J. W. Daughtery
Slate Trawel Club
Seckley
Kopperston
Rodney Upton
Pineville Circle
Fayette Circuit
Inboard
Gray Marine
Universal Corp
Beckley, CL
Wyoming
Coonskin Park
Hill
Spencer and
Mary Rutherford Hill
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