Reverend H R Williams Jr. Dies After Illness
Mount Hope WV Rev H R Williams Jr born 1892 in Richmond Va died in a local hospital after an extended illness. He served as pastor at Second Baptist Fayetteville First Union Mount Hope and Mount Olive Rankin among others and held several church and association posts. WWII veteran survived by wife Goldie and five children. Funeral arrangements pending at Ritchie Johnson Funeral Home Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
H. R. Williams Jr
H. R. Williams
Richmond
Virginia Union
Rankin
West Virginia Baptist State Convention
Pennsylvania Allegheny Union Baptist Association
Braddock Ministerial Association
The
Christian Center
Goldie Williams
Barbara Wingfield
Pittsburgh
Belva Williams
Sandra Williams
Hugh R. Williams
James T. Wiliams
Ritchie Johnson Funeral Home
Princeton Man Drowns In Va. Lake
Samuel Sands Cooper aged 68 of Princeton drowned when a canoe with his grandson capsized in Claytor Lake near Pulaski Virginia about 1 PM. The grandson swam to shore, Cooper was recovered after 17 minutes. He was a former chief electrical engineer for American Coal Co and leaves a widow and three grandchildren. He is interred at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Princeton
RNS
Samuel Sands Cooper
Claytor Lake
Pulaski
Cooper
Frederick Goodall
Freemont
American Coal Co
Deerfield
Wyoming County
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Commandry
Beni Kedem Shrine
Charleston
Bessie Witt Cooper
Peterstown
Ernestine Goodall
Washington, D. C
Florence Cooper
Dublin
H. B
Burbank
Calif
D. W
Washington
D. C
J. N. Norfolk
Eugene Gilbert
Norfolk
Howard Barber
Seaver
Flower Arrangements For Church Discussed At Garden Club Meet
Fayetteville RNS reports Garden Study Club hears guest Vivian Bock outline four rules for church flowers suitability availability durability and visibility. She urges simple designs of adequate height visible from all church areas and blended with surroundings. Members met at Mrs. Amos Burnett home with Bock as cohostess and sold booklets of Favorite Pie Recipes.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Vivian Bock
Garden Study Club
Amos Burnett
Bock
Roy Kingery To Speak At Madison IOOF Meet
Roy Kingery Jr., Jeffrey a Scott High School student and UN Youth Council delegate, will be principal speaker at a Thursday Boone IOOF Lodge No. 170 Madison meeting. The talk at 8 p.m. in the OF Hall covers his weeklong Security Council visit and report. Public and Scott High students are invited.
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Madison
RNS
Boone Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Lodge No. 170
Roy Kingery Jr
Jeffrey
Scott High School
United Nations Youth Council
OF Hall
Scott High
Kingery
Security Council
Patient Charles Polly in Beckley Memorial Hospital
Charles Polly of Long Branch is receiving treatment at Beckley Memorial Hospital for a leg ailment. The report notes his admission and ongoing care.
Elevation Peak in Den eee Reaches 560 Feet
Den eee terrain tops at 560 feet above sea level marking a modest high point for the area. The measurement reflects local topography and provides context for regional mapping and development considerations.
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Deneee
Eight Boone County men join the U S Navy
Madison RNS reports eight Boone County men enlisted in the U S Navy last week. They are Cecil Hansford Dunford of Sylvester Kenneth Edward Lucas of Ridgeview John Lance Dickenson of Prenter Jerry Lee Myers of Comfort Robert David Grant Jr of Bob White Paul Richard Halstead of Peytona Arnold Leon Lambert of Barrett and Charleston Lawrence Bush of Ridgeview. Young and Bush have four years’ Navy service and will report to Washington DC while the others undergo nine weeks recruit training at Great Lakes.
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Robert D. Grant
Bob White
Paul Richard Halstead
Bernard Halstead
Peytona
Arnold Leon Lambert
Herbert R. Lambert
Barrett
Charleston Lawrence Bush
Reba Ordela Bush
Ridgeview
Young and Bush
Navy
U. S. Naval
Washington D. C
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Settlement Made In Theft Cases In Oak Hill
A settlement reached with two laundromats in Oak Hill after thefts by two Virginia Beach juveniles, ages 15 and 16. Damages of 337 dollars to Kwik Wash and 750 dollars to Speed Wash were paid by the boys’ families. The youths traveled from Virginia Beach to Oak Hill and Montgomery by bicycle and bus, after running away from home.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Virginia Beach
A. M. Divita
Montgomery
Divita
Nellie Payne
Laird Memorial Hospital
Cabin Creek
Florida
Richmond
Oak Hill Personalities Visit Families Over Weekend
Oak Hill notes weekend guests from Miller Avenue as Mr. and Mrs. F H Burns host Clarence Burns and children from Lewisburg. Harry Anderson and relatives from Scarbro return home after two weeks in Indiana and Illinois. W W Hess and Sam Harkins families from Charleston stay with the Andersons. Beverly Harkins joins. Fredda Faye Harthcoat, now Mrs. Sam Harkins, is mentioned.
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Oak Hill
Rns
F. H. Burns
Miller Ave
Clarence Burns
Charlotte
Carmen
Johnny
Lewisburg
Harry Anderson
Scarbro
Indiana
Ilinois
Anderson
W. W. Hess
Sam Harkins
Beverly
Charleston
Harkins
Fredda Faye Harthcoat
The
Andersons
Ex Fayette Man Dies In Blazing Apartment
John Richards Adkins 43, depart ment store clerk, died Monday in his flame swept Chicago Heights apartment. He was formerly of Oak Hill West Virginia. Neighbors say his wife Lucille Chambers Adkins had returned to West Virginia for belongings. Fire Chief Holtz cites cigarette as probable cause. Damages total about 16 000. body found near exit. Survived by three brothers and three sisters. funeral arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
BNS
John Richards
Buster) Adkins
Chicago Heights
Adkins
W. Va
Lucille Chambers Adkins
West Virginia
Roy Herbert
Cora Belle Gardner Adkins
Walter Holtz
Holtz
Pitzer
James
Frankie
Ray
Los Angeles
Calif
Juanita Clark
Margaret Honaker
Lucille Ritter
Pittsburgh
Thomas Funeral Home
Area Woman's Brother Dies
George W Mullings of Wharncliffe Mingo County died Sunday in a Huntington hospital. Born October 12, 18%, in Pike County Kentucky he was a retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee and lived most of his life in Wharncliffe. Survivors include his sister Mrs Caroline Murphy of Coal City. Funeral is at the residence at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Wharncliffe.
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Coal City
George W. Mullings
Wharncliffe
Mingo County
Huntington
Pike County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Caroline Murphy
Former Montgomery liquor store manager placed on probation
Lawrence G Hurt, former Montgomery Liquor Store manager, pleaded guilty to embezzling 2717 dollars in Fayette County Circuit Court and was placed on probation for five years. He had been indicted after a fake kidnapping and robbery last Christmas Eve.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Lawrence G. Hurt
Montgomery
Fayette County
Hurt
Otha Lee Elmore
Harvey
Herman Stone
Handley
Sewer Service Available Here West Madison taps in
Madison reports sewer service now available to residents of West Madison at 75 dollars per home for tap in. Mayor H. G. Shaffer Jr. says 25 dollar down payment and balance in six months accepted. New homes inside town limits joining the main must pay the tap in charge as the townwide sewer system begins service.
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Madison
ANS
West Madison
H. G. Shaffer Jr
Head Majorette Named At School
MADISON ANS Selected head majorette of the Scott High School Band for 1959 60 is Miss Linda Hall. Other majorettes include Kay Dunlap Sue Dunlap Betty Foy Brenda Harmon Arlen Justice Sheila Miles Pat Swiney and Dotty Walls. Susan Hunter is band master Eddy Hall is head drum major assistant drum major Tommy Mullins. The eight piece marching band includes eight regular majorettes one head majorette one mascot two drum majors and eight alternates. First public appearance August 4 at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg. The band will attend all Scott High football games at home and away.
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Madison
ANS
Scott High School
Linda Hall
Kay Dunlap
Sue Dunlap
Betty Foy
Brenda Harmon
Arlen Justice
Sheila Miles
Pat Swiney
Dotty Walls
Susan Hunter
Eddy Hall
Tommy Mullins
Lewisburg
Clays Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Mullens Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Clay marked a golden wedding anniversary with relatives from across the country gathering at their Mullens West Virginia home. The celebration included five of six living children, grandchildren, and a grandson in the Marines at Quantico, with plans rooted in long-time West Virginia residence and Mrs Clay's 40 years as a practical nurse at Wyoming General Hospital.
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Mullens
ANS
Lewis G. Clay
Clays
Circle Dr
Mullens Hill
Ann Kearns
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Clay
Baltimore
Clay
Greenville Clay
Tampa
Fla
Marvin
Sammy Clay
Basin
Ruben
Martha Ann Lilly McKinney
Charles
Harriet Buchanan Clay
Sugar Run
Pineville
Guyan Lumber Company
West Virginia
Havace
Montgomery
Sandstone
Glen White
Corinne
Jumping Branch
Four Attending Baptist Camp at Mount Hope
Mount Hope Baptist Temple sent Junior Department members to the Baptist Camp in Cowen. Attendees include Jane Garvin Jan Cave Gwinn Beverly and Carol Little daughters of local families. They will move to new classes in October with specified teachers and directors guiding the camp activities. Transportation to and from camp was arranged by local families Robert Jeter and E W Queen with Queen handling Saturday return.
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Beverly
John Brady
Martha Garvin
Jane
Kitty Jo Bolen
Connie
Jan Cage
Don Humphrey
W. R. Mays
Mullens
Robert Jeter
Barry
E. W. Queen
Mrs Minnie Shelton Rites Incomplete
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Minnie Shelton 29 Lawton who died at home after a long illness remain incomplete Survivors include her husband the Rev Frank Shelton her mother Mrs Lizzie of Lawton and two sisters Mrs Sallie Coleman Welch and Mrs Josie Finny Roanoke Va with Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley
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Lawton
Minnie Shelton
Frank Shelton
Lizzie District
Sallie Coleman
Welch
Josie Finny
Roanoke
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Three Area Men Pass Pharmacy Board Tests
The West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy announced 26 pharmacists are now registered. Fred C. Allen, Marlinton, board president, said 25 applicants passed licensing exams in mid-June in Morgantown and another applicant was registered by reciprocity. Area entrants by examination include Elmer Korman Hin ton Lea Davis Princeton and Dorval Donahoe Logan.
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Charleston
State Board of Pharmacy
West Virginia
Fred C. Allen
Marlinton
Morgantown
Elmer Korman
Hinton
Lea Davis
Princeton
Dorval Donahoe
Logan
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Rev. Williams
Garden Club
Roy Kingery
Madison Ioof
Polly
Valley Bell Milkman
Boone
US Navy
Fayette
Montgomery Liquor
Arthur Kermit Scarbro
Massey
Danny Roosevelt Williams
Sun
Daniel Thomas Palmer
Sanger
John Theo Scott
Layland
Harley Arlie Adkins
Bobby Lee Letchford
Mrs
Brown Rezzonico
Vernon Musser
Selig Markowitz
Sir Sholand
Finspong
Sweden
Frank
Marlens Products Co
Chicago
Mis
Carol O. Sholand
Riverside
Esther Sholand
States
Practical Nurses Training
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Orrete
Baptist
M. Shelton
Pharmacy Board
Murphy's
Go.murphy Co
the Complete Variety Stores
Main Street
Temple Street
Rainelle
Avenue Mullens
Main
Oak Street
W. Main St. Beckley
Murphy
Richwood
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