Girl Scout Roundup Televised From Colorado Springs
Fayette County leaders Glen Jean Sandra Jarrett Oak Hill Ann Klapp and Lou Ellen Blake announce the Senior Girl Scout International Roundup segment on Today from 7 to 9 am Highlights will cover the camp tent city of 10 000 girls and leaders with eight Raleigh and Fayette County delegates in attendance The program will air from Colorado Springs Colorado NBC sentcam coverage and a camp scene with visiting Girl Scouts Pamela Speson and others in the Raleigh Fayette group
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Glen Jean
Sandra Jarrett
Oak Hill
Ann Klapp
Lou Ellen Blake
Don Sanford
Fayette County
Colorado Springs
Colo
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
National Broadcasting Co
Pamela Spes
Drowning Victim Rites Set for Local Man Graham
Funeral services for James Edward Graham 31 of Barkers Ridge will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Stephenson Methodist Church with Rev. Philip Graham officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Graham drowned Sunday at Littl Beaver Lake while playing underwater tag with boys. Lifeguards and fire department responders aided in recovery and resuscitation using mouth-to-mouth techniques taught by Red Cross. He was epilepsy patient and survived by parents Jessie and Vadie Graham and three sisters living in Mullens and Canton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Graham
Barkers Ridge
Littl Beaver Lake
Beckley
Philip Graham
Stephenson Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Graham
James K. Lowry
Lowry
Willie Jo Crandler
David Reitz
Bob McDaniel
Buford Hartson
Richard Mann
Reitz
Ralph Staton
Beckley Fire Department
Gra
Stephenson
Jessie
Vadie McKinney Graham
J. T. Shinley Jr
Esther Broyles
Mullens
Kenneth Coleman
Canton
Ohio
Robertson and Foglesong
American Red Cross
Walter O. Duncan
Park Board
Red Cross
Mrs Nell Belcher Shingleton RNS Funeral Services Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Nell Belcher Shingleton 38 were held at 10 a.m. today at the sister’s residence in Mullensville conducted by Rev. Scott Steele. Plans were altered when brother Floyd Belcher of Bridgeport Conn did not arrive in time for the original 4 p.m. Sunday service.
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Baileysville
RNS
Nell Belcher Shingleton
June Johnson
Mullensville
Scott Steele
Brenton
Floyd Belcher
Bridgeport
Funeral Today for H Myers Persinger Harry L Myers
RNS Persinger funeral held at Mount Olive Community Church near Dixie for 48 year old Harry Lee Myers with Rev L Bruce Cooner presiding. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by two daughters and two sons, a half sister, five half brothers, and several others. White Mortuary Summersville handled arrangements.
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Persinger
Harry Lee Myers
Mount Olive
Dixie
L. Bruce Cooner
Myers
Patricia
Joyce
Albert
Akron
Ohio
Clarence
Hazel Roop
Marmet
Howard Roop
Hawk's Nest
Carl
Brownsville
Bill
Coal Run
Robert
Herbert
Summersville
Two Juveniles Charged With Oak Hill Break‑In
Two juveniles from Virginia Beach Va were caught in the act entering a laundromat in Oak Hill and accused of breaking into Kwik Wash on Friday morning They allegedly stole money from a detergent cigarette and two vending machines The youths fled home on a bicycle last month and were held in Montgomery jail Their parents left to Virginia to arrange damages and release A mother was treated at Laird Memorial Hospital for a nose fracture after an auto accident at Cabin Creek early today
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Oak Hill
RNS
Virginia Beach
Montgomery
Cris A. Stamey
Virginia
West Virginia
Cabin Creek
Laird Memorial Hospital
Seven Treated During Holiday
Eight people were treated at Wyoming General Hospital over the holiday weekend for various minor injuries. Bertha Mullins 43 of New Richmond had a live insect removed from her left ear. Annis Lusk 21 of Matheny sprained her ankle after stepping in a hole. Doris Ford 3 of Herndon cut her right foot on broken glass. Janis Belcher 7 of Glen Rogers suffered a scalp cut in an unexplained accident. Nancy Lynn Perdue 2 of Otsego fell from a foot leg, cutting her wrist on a tin can. Deloris Davis 13 of Alpoca stepped on broken glass cutting her right foot. Edna Mae McKinney 58 of Herndon was treated for a knee cut sustained when she fell the day before after striking her knee on a rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lynn Perdue
Otsego
Deloris Davis
Alpeca
Edna Mae McKinney
Herndon
Graham Funeral Held Today in Hookersville
Funeral services for Millard Franklin Graham, 69, were held at Beulah Baptist Church in Hookersville at 2 p.m. with Rev. Guy Frame and Rev. Joe Southerland officiating. Burial followed in Adkins Cemetery, Persinger. Survived by wife Vena, six sons Hampton Calvin Lee Levi Robert Millard and David, four daughters Dot Truman Susie Adkins Ethel Adkins Jane Howard, a brother Tom, 30 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Waters Funeral Home in charge.
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Hookersville
RNS
Millard Franklin Graham
Beulah Baptist Church
Guy Frame
Joe Southerland
Adkins
Persinger
Graham
Sutton General Hospital
Pleasantdale
Swandale
Vena
Hampton
Calvin
Lee
Levi
Baltimore
Robert
Cleveland
Ohio
Millard
New Mexico
Air Force
David
Akron
Dot Truman
Strange Creek
Susie Adkins
Ethel Adkins
Enoch
Jane Howard
Tom
Maysel
The
Waters Funeral Home
S. M. Morris Rites Incomplete
S M Morris of Oak Hill, about 85, was found dead in his bed at 7 a m. The physician cites old age and a heart condition, with death estimated around 5 a m. The body rests at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with arrangements pending.
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Oak Hill
RNS
S. M. Morris
E .S. Hamilton
Morris
Thomas Funeral Home
Four Youths Injured In Wyoming Car Wreck
Four youths were hospitalized after a 150 foot plunge down a mountain road near Herndon on Basin Stevenson. Kelley Hicks 21 of Rockville Md John Rise Jr 18 of Deerswood Md Bobby Moore nearly 17 of Alpoca and Ray Sizemore 17 of near Bud were thrown from the 1958 car as it rolled upside down after leaving the road. Deputy Verne Morgan said all suffered cuts bruises and possible head or chest injuries with Hicks in shock and unconscious on admission. No charges were filed.
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John H. Rise Jr
Deerswood
Bobby Moore
Poca
Ray Sizemore
Near Bud
Verne Morgan
Herndon
Basin-Stephenson
Morgan
Hicks
Covel
Death by own action claims Princeton man
Edward Lee Dobbins, a 50 year old Athens plumber, died from self harm. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Seaver Mortuary Chapel in Princeton with burial at White Cemetery on Pisgah Road. Mercer County Sheriff Clyde White said evidence pointed to death by own action while an attempted murder line of inquiry continued. Dobbins’ wife Idell Ann, 4 year marriage, was treated for head stitches and released after questioning.
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Athens
RNS
Edward Lee Dobbins
Seaver Mortuary Chapel
Princeton
White Cemetery
Pisgah Road
Mercer County
Clyde White
Dobbins
Idell Ann Dobbins
Mount Hope Personal Notes of Summer Travel
Mount Hope society column lists numerous residents and guests traveling and visiting across the region and country. Bernard Dixon and family return from Philadelphia. Bunny Kennedy to Columbus. James Page and children back from Ocean Drive Beach with relatives in Beckley Fort Worth and Charlottesville visiting. Marie Lawrence and Kanakanuis staying with the Grahams for the season. Buddy Remey from Washington DC visits. Caroline Smith vacationing in Indianapolis while seeking work. Virginia Scott touring Europe with Berlin stop. Nelson Davis visiting Newport News. Bartrugs and Jo Chapman hosted by Frank Graff with Tom returning from Marshall College. Patrick family visiting Opal Shields’ relatives en route to Parkersburg.
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Mount Hope
Bernard Dixon
Philadelphia
Penna
Bunny” Kennedy
Fred Kennedy
Glen Jean
Sarah Gentry
Columbus
Ohio
James Page
Ellen
Lucile
Jane
Ocean Drive Beach
S. C
Pages
Paul Barwood
C. R. Graham
Beckley
Marie Lawrence
Fort Worth
Texas
Richard D. Kanakanui
Karen
Jule
Charlottesville
Lawrence
Kanakanui
Grahams
Buddy Remey
Washington, D. C
Caroline Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Virginia “Gee Gee” Scott
John Scott
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Mirs
Nelson Davis
Newport News
E. M. Bartrug
Kanawha City
Jo Pilla Chapman
Ironton
Frank Graff
Flat Ton Lake
Tom
Marshall College
Huntington
R. E. Patrick
Barbara
Susie
Aiken
E. L. Shields
Mrs Ada Cleo Osborne Rites Set For Tuesday
Funeral services for Ada Cleo Osborne 65 of McRoss will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in McRoss Baptist Church with Revs. Joe E. Smith and E. C. Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow at End of the Trail Cemetery. She died Saturday at her residence. The body lies at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle and will be moved to the residence at 5 p.m. today before the service.
Death claims J. E. Wamsley
LOGAN AP J E Wamsley 59 of Logan secretary treasurer of the First Federal Savings and Loan Assn died Sunday night after a heart attack at his home He was a native of Pullman Ritchie County and a former president of the West Virginia Savings and Loan league and a past vice president of the West Virginia Realtors Assn Inc
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LOGAN
J. E. Wamsley
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Pullman
Ritchie County
Wamsley
West Virginia Savings and Loan League
West Virginia Realtors Assn., Inc
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Visits Across States
Norval Perry travels to Washington on business. Mrs. Jennie Cope Carter visits sister Mrs. Mack Dawson in Boomer. L. A. Lewallen hosts dinner for Mrs. Jack Reed and John B Bradley. Andrew J. Reed Jr. and family plan to visit Ripley’s farmer band. Mrs. Aubrey Roberts visits Denver Arnold’s family in Catonsville. Mrs. J. C. McMillan returns from three week Simpkins residence visit. Granddaughters Virginia Lee and Mary Alice Byset stay with John and Edith Byset in Huntington and Glen Jean. children of Fred Byset.
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Aubrey Roberts
Catonsville
Denver Arnold
J. C. McMillan
Atlanta
Simpkins
Virginia Lee
Mary Alice Byset
Huntington
John Byset
Glen Jean
Fred Byset
Byset
Edith Simpkins
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Italy
Napoleon
Art Clark
Sunday Register
Philco
Clark
Neville Street
Mrs. Shingleton
Army Guard Camp
Pfc
Wesley Dixon
Fort Knox
Tank Company
West Virginia Army National Guard
Spec
William Hinte
Sfc
Allen
Stoner
James Terry
John Sumner
William C. Talbert
Bob Hartley
H. Myers
Oak Hill B & E
Wyoming
Wyoming General Hospital
Kelly Hicks
Rockville
Mutichler
Bill Bower
S. Kanawha
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