Fall from Span Ends Boomer Man's Life in River
A 48-year-old Fayette County man, Jack Alford of Boomer, fell more than 80 feet from a Montgomery bridge railing into the Kanawha River at 4 p.m. He died from drowning and possible internal injuries. Alford owned Boomer Lunch and formerly ran Blue Ribbon Bus Lines. He left a wife Opal two daughters Lorraine Danbury and Wanda Estep and son Jack Jr plus a sister Lula Miller.
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Montgomery
Kanawha
Fayette County
Jack Alford
Boomer
Alford
R. A. Updike
Updike
Jack Jr
Lula Miller
Cannelton
Mullens Circles to Meet at First Methodist Church
Seven circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Mullens First Methodist Church plan meetings today. All will convene at 7 30 p m except Circle No 5 which meets at 2 p m with Mrs C C Ritchie and Mrs Paul Ritchie.
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Mullens
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mullens First Methodist Church
C. C. Ritchie
Paul Ritchie
Ted Robinette
W. W. Wells
Corsage Class Features Meeting of Garden Club
OAK HILL RNS A corsage making workshop was led by Mrs. Frank Mauritz at the Spade and Trowel Garden Club meeting held Monday night at the Lochgelly home of Mrs. John Harsany. Co hosts were Mrs. George Longhenry and Mrs. E E Straughn. Members voted to sell Christmas cards to raise funds. A report noted the club roadside park trees near Fayetteville have been whitewashed. The Sweepstakes ribbon from the Oak Hill Flower Show in June was on display. Attendees included Mrs. Hugo Bornheim Mrs. Everett Bragg Mrs. J P Brooks Miss Lottie Johnson Mrs F W Dickinson Mrs J W Dougherty Mrs Andrew Easton Mrs L G Fitzgerald Mrs John Harsany Mrs Carl Ledford Mrs Henry Lewis Mrs George Longhenry Mrs Paul Mackey Mrs J R McDonald Mrs Mae Puckett Mrs William Rapp Mrs E E Straughn Mrs J R Taylor and Mrs C P White.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Frank Mauritz
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
Lochgelly
John Harsany
George Longhenry
E. E. Straughn
Fayetteville
Hugo Bornheim
Everett Bragg
J. P. Brooks
Lottie Johnson
F. W. Dickinson
J. W. Dougherty
Andrew Easton
L. G
Hobbiest Tells Gardeners How To Raise Iris
Redbud Garden Club members heard Robert Thurman speak on How to Grow Iris at a Monday night meeting at Mrs. J. D. Burgesss home. Thurman, a Oak Hill store butcher, shared his hob by gardening and iris cultivation in the Oak Hill area. A committee to plan the Fayette County 4-H Camp pinch in August was named with Thelma Burgess Thelma Carter and Frank Thomas. Reports on the Huntington state meeting and Fayette County Garden Council were given by Mrs. Burgess. Attendees included Mrs. Jane O'Dell Thelma Burgess Otis Johnson Thelma Carter Orville Fitzwater Clyde Dancy Wanda Farrish Margaret Davis Ira Skaggs Frank Thomas Mary Deprich J. D. Burgess and Arlene Morris.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Redbud Garden Club
Robert Thurman
J. D. Burgess
Wanda Farris
Mary Ceprich
Thurman
Fayette County
Thelma Burgess
Thelma Carter
Frank Thomas
Huntington
Wanda Farrish
Margaret Davis
Ira Skaggs
Mary Deprich
Arlene Morris
Presbyterian Bible School Opens Today in Fayetteville
Vacation Bible School begins at the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church and runs two weeks. Co-directors are Miss Catherine Paris and Mrs. Houston Wendell. Teachers include younger beginners Mrs. Joe Hodgson older beginners Mrs. J. W. Beary Miss Christine Vandergriff primary Mrs. H. E. Dillon juniors Mrs. M. G. Hiesan pioneers Miss Martha Gaines. Other workers are Mary Margaret Phillips Sally Shaw Mary Virginia Wiseman Sally Whanger Eleanor Phillips and Eleanor Godsey.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
Catherine Paris
Houston Wendell
Joe Hodgson
J. W. Beary
Christine Vandergriff
H. E. Dillon
M. G. Hiesan
Martha Gaines
Mary Margaret Phillips
Sally Shaw
Mary Virginia Wiseman
Sally Whanger
Eleanor Phillips
Eleanor Godsey
Carman Infant Dies at Two Days Old in Roanoke
Graveside rites were held Thursday for David Ogden Carman two-day-old son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Carman of Sunrise Ave Roanoke Virginia born prematurely June 28 at Lewis Gale Hospital died two days later Burial took place at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Rev W W Pharr of Mount Hope officiated Survivors include the parents and grandparents A C Carman Mount Hope and T Harold Lilly Mullens Mrs Lilly visiting Roanoke with her son in law and daughter
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A. C. Carman
Mount Hope
T. Harold Lilly
Mullens
Ex-Con Arrested For Store Entry In Harlem Heights
James Montgomery alias James Callaway, 24, of Harlen Heights, was arrested and jailed in Fayette County for breaking and entering the Ruben Puryear Store in Harlem Heights. He had been released from the West Virginia State Penitentiary last month after serving three and a half years for the same offense and faces parole violation charges.
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Oak Hill
ANS
James Montgomery
James Callaway
Harlen Heights
Fayette County
Ruben Puryear
Harlem Heights
Montgomery
West Virginia
Two Area Men Die by Own Action Over Holiday Weekend
Two area men committed suicide over the holiday weekend. Hubert Nathaniel King, about 55, died at his Quinwood home Monday after shooting himself in the head with a .22 rifle. He left two notes for burial and a son. Magistrate C. P. Neal ruled death by own action. King’s wife had died about two years earlier. Several children survive. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home. Funeral for David Harrison Skaggs, 36, of Victor, who shot himself in the heart after shooting his wife in the back Saturday night, was set for 2 p.m. He died almost instantly. wife Georgie Ethel Skaggs, 31, is in serious condition. Shooting occurred at the Hopewell home of her parents, with the incident following years of marital difficulties. Skaggs was a Navy veteran from World War II and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife.
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Hubert Nathaniel King
Quinwood
Imperial Smokeless Coal Co
King
C. P. Neal
Neal
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
David Harrison Skaggs
Victor
Georgie Ethel Skaggs
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Hopewell
Wyatt Jennings Handley
Skaggs
The
Baptist Church
Osborne Rites Stated In Rainelle
Funeral services for Robert Guy Osborne, 67, Rainelle, will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Nickell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Tom Bryant officiating. Burial at Sewell Valley Baptist Church with military rites by John Page Post 4484 VFW. He was a WWI veteran, retired farmer and miner. Survived by four brothers.
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Rainelle
RNS
Robert Guy Osborne
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Nickell Funeral Home
Tom Bryant
Sewell Valley Baptist Church
John Page Post
Robert
Rebecca Hedrick Osborne
William of
Layland
Lee
McKinley
Andrew
Dothan Youth Drowns Rites Set Wednesday
Estell Lloyd Toney, 16, of Dothan drowned Sunday evening while swimming in New River at Claremont. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dothan Community Church with burial in Lawson Webb Cemetery. He was born November 21, 1937, in Dothan and survived by parents, four brothers Samuel Issac Charles Shelvy and two sisters Charlotte and Wilda Jane. The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home to the residence and to the church prior to services. rescue crews recovered the body at 6:40 p.m. after drowning during a family outing.
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Oak Hill
Estell Lloyd Toney
Dothan
New River
Claremont
Henry Britt
Lawson Webb
Charles Hayden Toney
Samuel
Issac
Charles
Shelvy
Charlotte
Wilda Jane
Tyree
Beckley Fire Department
Woman's Hearing Set Today for Shooting
Miss Lulla Jones of Pax is arraigned in Fayetteville after a Saturday afternoon shooting of a Beckley man. Frank Wright remains in satisfactory condition at Oak Hill Hospital, admitted in serious condition.
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Oak Hill
Lulla Jones
Fayetteville
Beckley
Frank Wright
Oak Hill Hospital
Wyoming County Girl Named Miss Universe Contest Entrant
Laura Farley of Wyoming County was chosen to represent the District of Columbia in the Miss Universe pageant at Long Beach California on July 15. She earned an all expense 10 day trip wardrobe and has a history of pageant wins including Miss Glen Echo 1953 and a Cherry Blossom Festival princess.
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Ravencliff
Long Beach
Calif
Wyoming County
Laura Farley
Daugh
U.S. A
Miss Farley
Willard Hotel
Washington, D. C
Wyoming
California
West Virginia
Accident-Free Record Shalked Up in Fayette
Traffic over the holiday weekend in Fayette County was generally good with no reported wrecks. About 20 violators were fined for speeding and illegal passing, while the sheriff’s office noted heavy traffic but no accidents and the deputy reported no traffic tickets issued.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayette County
Ted Anderson
Sheriff's Office
C. E. Crouch
Naoma Revival Opens at Naoma Methodist Church
A revival at Naoma Methodist Church runs nightly at 7 30 p m led by evangelists Rev Rex Workman and Rev Adrian Hager with Pastor Rev H E Smith. Special music is provided by the Laurel City Quartet and the Barker Trio as the event began Monday.
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Naoma
RNS
Naoma Methodist Church
Rex Workman
Adrian Hager
H. E. Smith
Laurel City
Barker
Elkridge Soldier Hurt in Powellton Car Crash
Pvt. Asa Davis, 21, of Elkridge, was admitted to Laird Memorial Hospital at 11:20 p.m. Monday for chest injuries from a car accident at Powellton.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Asa Davis
Elkridge
Laird Memorial Hospital
Powellton
Hearing Set Today For Robbery Attempt
In Pineville, two men, Joe Massey and Clifford Blankenship, were arrested early Sunday after an attempted burglary at a Glen Rogers store. Police arrived as the suspects fled. massed with shoes, shirts, ham, bacon, a radio, and about $3 in pennies found inside. Hearings are scheduled for Tuesday before Magistrate Joe Pizzino at Glen Fork.
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Pineville
RNS
Glen Rogers
Paul Goode
Joe Massey
Clifford Blankenship
Wyoming
Weedy Allen
Allen
Cpl
R. L. Tabscott
William Gosnell
Mullens
Massey
Goode
Blankenship
Joe Pizzino
Glen Fork
Hitchhikers Rob Boone Motorist Near Chesapeake Ohio
Virgil Hughes of Orgas West Virginia reported three hitchhikers stole his car and $67 after tying him to a tree with strips from his undershirt. He said he picked them up in Detroit Sunday night and they fled after holding him at knifepoint. he was released about six hours later near Chesapeake Ohio.
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Chesapeake
Ohio
Virgil Hughes
Orgas
Boone County
W. Va
Hughes
Detroit
Mich
West Virginia
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