Family Land Transfers and Fatal Collision Update
New land transfers list includes Fetzer and Lillian Walker purchasing 22.5 acres at Flat Top in Jumping Branch District from Mance and Gladys Moore. A separate fatal crash near Rainelle on Route 60 involved Albert C. Heaster, 35, dying after his car collided with a Coca Cola truck. his wife and children were hospitalized with injuries. Police report driver Gene Stone and two helpers were involved. investigation ongoing.
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Register
Princeton—Fetzer
Lillian Walker
Flat Top
Jumping Branch
Mercer County
Mance
Gladys Moore
Walter F. Whittaker
W. M.’ Whitlaker
J. W. Whittaker
City of
Bluefield
Dorothy Moore
Dewey
Ida Christian
Sulver Springs
East Rilver
L. W. Cunningham
Orval
Carlysle Pennington
Big Laurel Creek
Plymouth
P. B. Whittaker
Bochiat Whittaker
William 8
Frazier
Princeton
Bartha M. Ruble
Mary Goldie Tolbert
Whittaker
Joe Roth
Barbara Roth
Roundhouse
Lillian N. Knodle
Glen, Knodle
Fred Cannon
Jacquelin Cannon
R. A. Gonano
Billie P. Gonano
W. L. Shaffer
William H. Bowman
Kathleen Bowman
I. W. Saunders
Rock
Rock District
Lindberg Booth
Marie Booth
Joseph A. Booth
East River District
A. G
Register Salt
Crawley
Albert C. Heaster
Meadow River
Rainelle
Heaster
Irene Miller Heaster
Bo Williams
East Ratelle
Hinton Hospital
Dawson
Moose Women Initiate New Member in Mulhens Chapter
At the Wednesday Moose Women meeting in Mullens Effie Hall of Mullens was named the first candidate for membership for 1949 50 and will be initiated at Officers Chapter Night. Committee reports for June were read and forwarded to national headquarters while Mildred Martin outlined three dolls for the San Francisco convention August 14 18 and outfits will be sewn by chapter members. Delegates to the national convention will be named later this month based on availability.
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Mullens
Effie Hall
Mildred Martin
Wwoman
Fora
the Noose
San Francisco
Calif
Membership Tea Set by Auxiliary in Fayette County
Fayette County Medical Auxiliary holds Tuesday night meeting at Mrs. Updyke’s home Oak Hill to plan a September membership tea at Mrs. C. E. Watkins home. Delegates named to attend the state convention August 4 6 at Greenbrier Hotel White Sulphur Springs. Delegates Mrs 3 C Dupuy Scarbro and Mrs R A Updyke Montgomery. Alternates Mrs C E Watkins Oak Hill and Mrs Thomas Simms Fayetteville. Attendees listed include Mrs Hughes Baird Claiborne Stallard Wiseman and Mrs Dewitt Peck of Montgomery. Mrs J N Jarrett Oak Hill Mrs S S Dupuy Scarbro and Mrs M G Hresan Garten attend with Miss Elfrida Daugaviere as guest.
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Oak Hill
C. E. Watkins
Oake Hill
Fayette County
Dewitt Peck
Montgomery
J. N. Jarrett
S. S. Dupuy
Scarbro
M. G. Hresan
Garten
Elfrida Daugaviere
John W. Carte 83 Died. Rites Set in Lookout
John W. Carte 83 of Lookout died at a son's home after long illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Lookout Baptist Church with Rev B L Jones officiating. Burial in Bethel Cemetery Corliss. Survivors include wife Rosie Wright Carte three daughters four sons two sisters two brothers 45 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and seven Fayette County ministers to serve as pallbearers.
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Lookout
John W. Carte
Fletcher Carte
B. Lu. Jones
Beckley
Lookout Baptist Church
Bethel
Corliss
Rosie Wright Carte
Minnie Norman
Hico
Leslie Husband
Peach Creek
Ivory Beaver
Oakland
Calif
Fletcher
Lee Carte
Dora Carte
Theodore Carte
Winona
Nola Storrison
Lansing
al Carte
Gamoca
Henry Carte
Fayette County
Joe Seacrist
William Seacrist
Ace Ewing
Ernest Holcomb
Harry Simms
Bert Jones
Edmond
John Bragg
Picnic Outing by Pioneer Young People at First Presbyterian Church
Pioneer Young People of the First Presbyterian Church held a Wednesday night outing with a swim at Palisades Park pool and a picnic supper at Still Run Camp. Chaperones included Mrs. R. L. Tabscott and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elmore, Mrs. Harry Foster, Mont White. attendees and guests totaled 13 members and 2 guests. Connie Foster will host a social at Moran Avenue Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
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Register Stadt
Mullens
First Presbyterian Church
iPalisades Park
R. L. Tabscott
Pioneers
Earl Elmore
Harry Foster
Mont White
Farlene Elmore
Virginia Farmer
Shelia
Janie Snyder
Connie Foster
Louella Haslam
Lynette White
Bobby Tabscott
Johnny Russell
Jimmie Craft
David Elmore
Bulch
Tinky White
Ginger Rhinehart
Snyder
Lynda McCall
Moran Avenue
Two Wyoming County Beer Permits Revoked
Beer Commissioner Burton Crow revoked two retail beer licenses in Pineville and New Richmond for permitting the sale of alcoholic liquors on the premises. The Pine Ridge Service Station in Pineville and the Grover C. Thorn at the Guyan Tavern faced license revocation. The article also notes a historical aside about the first modern geography book appearing in 1146.
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Wyoming County
Register
Pineville
Burton Crow
Pine Ridge
Oak Hill Residents Vacation Guests and Travel Updates
Oak Hill social notes list Mr. and Mrs HH D Harvey and guests at Peace Springs. Richmond visitors Mrs Paul Minthess and Jack Pitts stay with E Straughan. Norfolk guests G L Petty and son Bill visit R D Wood. Fayetteville pair J C and Susie with Marjorie Wood vacation at Virginia Beach. T H Mason to return from Johns Hopkins after 12 weeks treatment.
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Ty Register Stall
Oak Hill
HH. D. Harvey
Peace Springs
Lettie Trump
Paul Taylor
J. & White
Meg
T. B. Martin
Clara Mac Martin
Affe Mankin
Awy Mankin
Layton Pegram
Paul E. Minthess
Jack Pitts
Richmond
E. Straughan
Woods Avenue
G. L. Petty
Bill
Norfolk
R. D. Wood
L. Q. Sturt
J. C
Susie
Marjorie Wood
Fayetteville
Virgina,Beach
T. H. Mason
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Family reunion picnic at Camp Beckwith reported
A Sunday family reunion was held at Camp Beckwith in a picnic dinner. Attendees included J C Hart and family, P M Haynes and family, S B Wend and family, Elina Daniel and others from Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Slab Fork, and Franklyn New York, with numerous children listed.
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Camp Beckwith
Register Stall
Oak Ak
J.C. Hart
P. M. Haynes
David Carl
Jon
Paul Anthony
R. C. Hurt
Shirley Ann
R. C
L. Hart
Susie
R. G. Hurt
Bobbie
Sue Pinson
J. W. Williamson
J. W. Han
J. K. Lilly
J. K. Jr
Oak Hill
G. L. Hurt
Jackie and
Judith
Montgomery
Hazel Nicely
Slab Fork
Florence Kosakiewicz
Franklyn
N.Y
Oceana Personal News Briefs
Oceana residents Mr and Mrs Maul Bailey return home after Norris Dam visit. Mr and Mrs Hugh C Miller and daughter Sally spent the weekend in Talcott with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Maller. Sally remained for a week with her grandmother.
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Register Stalt Witer
Oceana
Maul Bailey
Norris Dam
Hugh C. Miller
Sally
Talcott
Elizabeth Maller
Hinton Man Freed On Slot Machine and Liquor Charges
Harvey Pack Jr. was charged in Hinton city court with exhibiting slot machines after raids on several venues June 26 but was freed by Mayor W A Brown due to no witnesses appearing. He and a co defendant were also cleared of liquor possession. Two women, Mary Simons and Eva Garrett, were freed for lack of witnesses after pleading guilty earlier to liquor possession and paying 100 dollar fines. Erma Graham received a 60 day suspended sentence for possession of liquor.
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Hinton
Harvey Pack, Jr
W . A. Brown
Pack
Mary Simnns
Eva Garrett
Erma Graham
Plane crash injures Rainelle Sian in West Virginia
Rainelle Sian, a Hainelle resident and Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital parent, was injured in a midair crash near Lewisburg with pilot Wheeler Weikle. Sian fractured a vertebrae and suffered severe bruises but is not in critical condition. Both men received first aid. Weikle was released while Sian was moved to Clifton Forge Hospital for several weeks.
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Register Slack
Rainelle
Hy Bownian
Hainelle
Chesapeake and Ohi
Clifton Forge
Lewisbury
Honveverte Armport
Wheeler Weikle
Virginia City
Weikle
Princeton Personals Report From Princeeton Register
Weiler R B Rust of Beckley and Rust Jr and daughter Beth visiting Mrs Pood Lilly and family. Dr J J Markell and Mrs plan Cape Cod trip with Dr L J Pace and family joining. Mrs H M Strong Jr visiting relatives in Marion Ind and Dr and Mrs Ben Bird at Lake Tippecanoe summer home. Henry L Browning and wife return to New York after visiting relatives on North Walker Street.
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Weiler Princeton
Sus
R. B. Rust
Beckley
W. P. Rust, Jr
Beth
Homebound Farmers Leave Hospital for Moran Avenue
Mrs. David Farmer and her daughter Susan Kay have been discharged from Mullens General Hospital to their home on Moran Avenue. They reside with Mrs. Farmer’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ward Wylie. An estimated world population in 1850 stood at about 1.091 billion.
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Mullens
David 5
Farmer
Susan Kay
Mullens General Hospital
Moran Avenue
Ward Wylie
Charlotte Toney Buys Property in Mullens
Charlotte Toney purchases Lot 33 Block 6 of the Guyan Daly Addition to Mullens Slab Fork District deeds on record in Wyoming County clerk's office. Property sold by Mr and Mrs W N Murphree. Other deeds list transfers in Mullens Fairview Center Brenton Oceana and surrounding areas.
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Register Star
Pineville
Charlotte Toney
Guyan Daly
Mullens
Wyoming County
Slab Fork District
W. N. Murphree
HB. Lilly
Ray N Duke
Fairview
Slab Fork
Funeral services for Mrs Fanny Edmonds Stowers
Funeral services were held at 2 p m yesterday for Mrs Fanny Edmonds Stowers 31 who died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage She was born at Ada September 27 1898 daughter of Lewis and Sarah Skeens Robertson Survivors include her husband a son Ray Stowers Princeton and a brother H C Robertson Also listed is the Stowers home on Athens road
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Princeton
Fanny Edmonds Stowers
Memorial Hospital
Pineville Personal Notices and Holiday Guests
Pineville residents hosted and visited relatives over the holidays with trips to Oceana and Charleston. Jack Marlin left for Selfridge Michigan to serve after attending a funeral, while families in Pineville and nearby towns enjoyed gatherings with relatives from Meada, Logan, Kanawha and Cleveland Ohio.
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Pineville
Isarold Bryor
Nadloch
C. ¥. Shanklin
Billy
Diane
Rector
Bobby Beavers
Charleston
Oceana
C. P. Simmons
Robert Simmons
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack Marlin
Selfridge
Mich
U. S. Army Air Corps
James Dodson
J. W. Martin
Vaughan Stewart
Fat
C. A. George
Reginald Davidson
iMatoaka
Sheriff Receives New Two Way Radio in Patrol Car
Mercer County court approves purchase of a two way radio set installed in County Sheriff Clarence Elmore’s car. The device is tuned to the State Police channel and is expected to speed up police work and improve efficiency.
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Weller Princetos
Mercer County Court
Clarence Elmore
VFW Auxiliary Meeting Reports at Oak Hill Sale Event
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary met last night at the VFW Canteen in East End Oak Hill. Mrs John Owler presided. Mrs Betty Horning and Mrs Kathleen Gwinn reported on Oak Hill’s representation at the state convention in Parkersburg June 23 to 25.
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Stat Weller
OAK Hell
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilliary
East End
Oak Hill
John Owler
Betty Horning
Kathleen Gwinn
Parkersburg
Beckley Woman Joins Alderson Prison Staff
Billie Ammons of Beckley reports for duty as industrial worker at Federal Prison Industries Alderson. She succeeds Renee Smith and began duties July 5. Patricia Patterson and Christine Foster return to temporary correctional officer posts for summer. Patterson a West Virginia University graduate and Foster a Marshall College graduate. Bernice Freeman resigns as correctional officer and returns to Roxbury Massachusetts.
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Alderson
Billie Ammons
Beckley
Federal Prison Industries
Renee Smith
Patricia Patterson
Christine Foster
Miss Palterson
West Virginia University
Miss Foster
Marshall College
Russ Bernice Freeman
Roxbury
Mass
Child Injured In Auto Mishap Princeton Street Crash
An eight year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Blankenship of Third Street, was treated for cuts and bruises after a Wednesday night incident on Mercer Street. Mrs Robey Pennington of Princeton swerved to avoid the child and struck a parked truck owned by W C Ryan. Police reported about 700 dollars damage to the Pennington car and minor damage to the truck. A stray line about tree reflections follows.
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Py Register Statt Weller Princeton
Thomas Blankenship
Third Street
Robey Pennington
Princeton
W. C Ryan
Mercer Street
Gordon Belcher
Pennington
Sabine Soldier Completes DriverTraining in Calvary Unit
Sabine Private First Class Martin T Burleson has completed an extensive driving course and is now assigned as a driver in the Fifteenth Medical Battalion First Calvary Division Infantry. He is the son of Mrs Earl Burleson of Sabine and has served about six months with the group.
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Register
Martin T. Burleson
Fifteenth Medical Battalion
First Calvary Division Infantry
Earl Burleson
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Old Mercer County Fairgrounds
East Hiver
RL L. Carrico
Hallie B. Carrico
Pearl R. Blankenship
Charles E. Blankenship
Matoaka
Claude Blankenship
Cleone Blankenship
Roma F. Blankenship
Paul H. Blankenship
2Nd Avenue
Bluestone River
Pauline Walters
Harlow Walters
Aubrey Milam
Helen Milam
Mattie Short
Charlie Short
Herbert S. Wagner
Mountain Park
Cohen
Oceana Personals
Gi St Joseph
Venient
Beck Ley
W.va
DIAL
Neville Street
Rainelle Sian
Princeeton
Mullens Land and Insurance Agency
Isaac F. McGtlothnn
KK. D. Bailey
G. K. Bashan
Rock Castle Creek
Center
C. C. Chambers
James Hall
Brenton
Baileysville
Pineville Land Company
Albert Scariot
James Jackson-Sluss
Jesse
Neville
Copposite Peat Office
Reckley
RYT
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Oxfords
WNL
Customs
Nobil
Neville St
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