M Hutchinson Taken By Death Rites Wednesday
Maura Hutchinson 67 of Hill Top died Monday after a six day illness at Oak Hill Hospital. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Top Methodist Church with Rev. W R Turner officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery with Odd Fellows rites. Survived by wife Pauline Lilly Hutchinson two sisters a brother a daughter and two grandchildren. Body at Thomas Funeral Home until an hour before service.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Maura Hutchinson
Hill Top
Oak Hill Hospital
Hill Top Methodist Church
W. R. Turner
Forest Hill Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge
Hinton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Hutchinson
Thurmond
Rebekah Lodge
Forest Hill
Pauline Lilly Hutchinson
Bennette Hutchinson
Hinston
Ottie Tabor
Marie
Elizabeth Stinnette
Princeton
Margaret Clark
Thomas Funeral Home
Oak Hill Bids For UMW Meet
Oak Hill submitted its bid Monday to host the 1955 United Mine Workers Labor Day celebration for District 29. Mayor H C Brown, Chamber of Commerce chief Pat Hamilton, and City Manager Wallace Bennett met with locals to offer city park facilities, a loudspeaker, and a speaker stand. A District 29 committee will meet in Beckley Thursday to decide between Oak Hill and Beckley for the September 5 Lewis Day event.
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Oak Hill
RNS
United Mine Workers of America
H.C Brown
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
Pat Hamilton
Wallace Bennett
District 29
Beckley
Blanche Marsh Enters Clinic for Surgery in Welch
Mrs. Blanche Marsh entered Stevens Clinic Welch Tuesday for surgery. Mrs. George R. Seal of Ronceverte has been the guest of Mr.
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Oceana
RNS
Blanche Marsh
Stevens Clinic
Welch
George R. Seal
Ronceverte
Mount Hope Visitors From Bridgeport and New York
Mr Hope and Mrs Frank De Vivo and children Mich ael and Mary Ann of Bridgeport Conn visit in Mount Hope at the home of her parents Domenick and Mary Diodoardo. Mr and Mrs Peter Aliano and son Jimmy also visit. Mrs Sam Diodoardo Janet Sammy Bobby and Mrs Mike O Neal of Mount Hope visit relatives in New York and Bridgeport Conn.
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Mount Hope
Frank de Vivo
Michael
Mary Ann
Bridgeport
Conn
Domenick Diodoardo
Peter Aliano
Jimmy Bridgeport
Sam Diodoardo
Janet
Sammy
Bobby
Mike O'Neal
New York
Bridgeport, Conn
Mrs. Hazel Cale Dies in Kincaid at 56
Mrs. Hazel Pat Cale 56 of Kincaid died at Oak Hill Hospital at 7 30 p m Monday after a yearlong illness. Born Aug 4 1894 in Kincaid she belonged to Pay Baptist Church and its missionary circle. Survived by husband Harry Glen Cale three sons Harry Joseph James Norton and S W John Cale a daughter Mrs Dennis Hughes two brothers Tilden and Luther Kincaid two sisters Mrs James Wainwright and Mrs Claude Kincaid eight grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p m Thursday at Page Baptist Church with Rev John Kyle and Rev B L Mose officiating. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Nephews pallbearers. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home to residence Wednesday at 4 p m then to church an hour before services.
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Claude Kincaid
Kincaid
Harry Joseph Cale
James Norton Cale
S. W. John Cale
Glen Ferris
Dennis Hughes
Detroit
Mich
Page Baptist Church
John Kyle
Page
B. L. Mose
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Tyree
Liquor Store Robbed in Ansted
A robbery at the Ansted Liquor Store occurred Sunday night, according to a Fayetteville sheriff's office spokesman. No details were released. Nearby residents and visitors include Mrs J G Blake, Mr Seal, Mrs Julia Butts, and Lewis Martin. Ronnie Drake returned from Spencer after a week with his father Floyd Drake.
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Ansted
RNS
Sheriff's Office
Fayetteville
J. G. Blake
Mr. Seal
Julia Butts
Lewis Martin
Ronceverte
Blakes
Ronnie Drake
Spencer
Floyd Drake
PSC Weighs Higher Rates for Oak Hill Water Service
The Public Service Commission in Charleston is reviewing West Virginia Water Service Co. petition to raise uniform rates for about 3,542 customers in Oak Hill and nearby communities. Testimony was offered Monday as the case moves toward a study by a PSC accountant before final action.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Water Service Co
Oak Hill
PSC
Glen Jean
Scarbro
Lochgelly
Couples Apply For Licenses In Fayette County Clerk Office
In Fayette County Clerk's office several couples filed for marriage licenses. Names include Daniel Biggers and Frances Harris. Gerald Beaver and Rosa Farhart. Elba Coulter Jr and Demma LeMasters. Hubert Cox Jr and Mary Jo Wall. Neal Dent Jr and Barbara Price. Delbert Dorsey and Margaret Sizemore. Charles Fannin and Nancy Horrocks. Curtis French and Elizabeth Walker. Cecil Gibson and Maxine Kincaid. Joseph Haines and Amelita Cartelle. Alfred Jamison and Frances Settle. Michael Kusnirak Jr and Arbutus Watkins.
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Fayetteville
ANL
Fayette County
Daniel Biggers
Larry
Lucinda Biggers
Kimberly
Frances Harris
Wallace
Florence Harris
Powellton
Gerald Lee Beaver
Lewis and
Irene Beaver
Age Land
Rosa Mabel Farhart
Joseph and
Fusia Farhart
RARE
Elba Lee Coulter Jr
Elba and
Rhoda Coulter
Aubrey and
Grace Dorsey
Dixie
Margaret Sizemore
William and
Opal Sizemore
Charles B. Fannin
Clarence and
Lyda Fannin
Lookout
Nancy Jane Horrocks
John and
Jessie Horrocks
Winona
Curtis
W French
Joe and
Lucinda French
Crickmer
Elizabeth Ann Walker
Basil A. and
Beatrice Walker
Cecil Gibson
Wellie
Nora Gibson
Gauley Bridge
Maxine Kincaid
Charles and
Eura Kincaid
Joseph K. Haines
Patrick
Margaret Haines
Long Beach
Cal
Amelita V. Cartelle
Avelene
Rosa Cartelle
Oak Hill
Alfred Roy Jamison
Roy
Margaret Jamison
Minden
Frances Lavaughn Settle
Herbert
Merle Settle
Winston
Michael Kusnirak Jr
Micheal and
Mary Kusnirak
Fords
Arbutus Burbank Watkins
Henry and
Evvie Watkins
Sharyn Worrell Celebrates 12th Birthday in Pineville
Sharyn Worrell was honored on her 12th birthday Saturday with a party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Worrell in Pineville. Guests enjoyed games, swimming, and refreshments as Sharyn opened gifts from several friends and relatives including Dilmeda Daniels Julia Zsoldus Becky Thomas Bobby Bailey and more.
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Pineville
BNS
Sharyn Worrell
C. S. Worrell
Sharyn
Dilmeda Daniels
Julia Zsoldus
Becky Thomas
Bobby Bailey
Jimmy Beavers
Kathy Worrell
Linda Basham
Margie Dixon
Katy Lee Basham
Connie Waddell
Kay Waddell
Donna Page Rose
Pam Goode
Garnett Jo Morgan
Barbara Henkins
Myra Sue Shufflebarger
OES Meeting Plans Initiation in Pineville
Pineville Chapter 110, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its Thursday meeting with initiation planned for the evening. RNS reports the event as part of the chapter’s calendar.
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OES
Pineville
RNS
Order of the Eastern Star
Drowning Tragedy In Summersville Farm Pond
Summersville 14 year old Garland Savilla Jr drowns in a Groves Street farm pond after a swimming attempt by two brothers who could not swim. Mrs Doris Anderson a Red Cross instructor recovered the body after diving five times. Surviving are six brothers and a sister, all at home. Community and medical staff aided in CPR and recovery. In Charleston the second shipment of Salk polio vaccine covers 89 310 inoculations to several counties as the fight against the disease expands statewide.
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Summersville
ANS
Garland Savilla Jr
Garland Savilla
John Harrison Groves
Groves Street
Doris Anderson
Summersville Red Cross
Anderson
Nicholas County
Benny
Joe
Irland
Manville
Richard
Kenneth
Becky
Waters Funeral Home
Charleston
West Virinia
N. H. Dyer
Raleigh
Kanawha
Logan
Wyoming
McDowell
South Charleston
Fayetteville Man Hurt As Car Hits Abutment
Ernest M. Darnall 60 of Fayetteville suffered chest injuries and shock when his car struck a concrete abutment on a Sun Sun morning bridge. He blanked out while nearing the curve, was treated for shock in Mount Hope and admitted for observation and X rays at the Veterans Administration Hospital Beckley.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Ernest M. Darnall
Fayetteville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Sun
Darnall
Mount Hope Insurance Agency
Baptist Class Holds Outing at Fox Home
The Lara Gravely Bible Class of Calvary Baptist Church met at Mrs. Irene Fox home in Oak Hill for a hamburger fry. Members present included Mrs. Joe Martin, Mrs. James Allen, Mrs. Leslie Burgess, Mrs. W. A. Sutphin, Mrs. Maude Green, Mrs. Phillip Sizemore, Mrs. Carl Harris, Mrs. Portland Lester, Mrs. Dewey Kidd, Mrs. Ted Waddell, Mrs. Earl Hall, Mrs. Lucian Calvert, Mrs. Ogden Johnson, Mrs. Floyd Hubacher, Mrs. James Wooten, Mrs. John Bibb, Mrs. Ray Bickford, with guests Rev. and Mrs. Robert Matherly, Mrs. Laura B. Allen, and several others.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Irene Fox
Lara Gravely
Calvary Baptist Church
Joe Martin
James Allen
Leslie Burgess
W. A. Sutphin
Maude Green
Phillip Sizemore
Carl Harris
Portland Lester
Dewey Kidd
Ted Waddell
Earl Hall
Lucian Calvert
Odgen Johnson
Floyd Hubacher
James Wooten
John Bibb
Ray Bickford
Robert Matherly
Laura B. Allen
Faye Green
Beverly Kidd
Judy Brown
Drema Waddell
Juanita Harris
Eric Harris
Virginia Fox
Sue Fox
Photographers hold WV meeting plans for Wheeling event
Frank Mauritz of Oak Hill attended a board meeting of the Professional Photographers Association of West Virginia in Huntington. The group finalized plans for its annual state convention to be held September 25 26 at Hotel McLure in Wheeling.
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OAK Hill
BNS
Frank Mauritz
Professional Photographers Association of West Virginia
Huntington
Hotel McLure
Wheeling
Eight Fayette Countians treated at Oak Hill Hospital
Over the weekend eight Fayette Countians received minor injuries in unrelated accidents. Names include Carolyn Mullins age 3 treated outpatient for arm and shoulder injuries from a fall in Oak Hill. Wilma Jean Richmond 9 admitted after a fall from playground equipment. Thomas Berger of Oakwood admitted after a car crash near Carlisle. Robert Kelly 26 from Glen Jean treated outpatient for facial cuts. Everette Dale Nutter 7 from Ansted with a left foot injury. Barbara Jean Rose 12 from Glen Jean with a thigh cut from playground equipment. Herbert Cole 45 from Page treated outpatient after a fall at Harris Coal in Jerrysville. Shirley Ray Campbell 18 from Dothan treated outpatient for a right wrist injury from a truck bed incident.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayette
Glen Jean
Thomas Berger
Oakwood
Carlisle
Robert Kelly
Everette Dale Nutter
Bobby Lee Nutter
Ansted
Barbara Jean Rose
Wilburn Rose
Herbert Cole
Page
Cole
Harris Coal Co
Jerrysville
Shirley Ray Campbell
Dothan
Shannon-Cooper Circle Meets at Snider Home
Shannon-Cooper Circle of the Baptist Church met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Pauline Snyder with Mrs. Vivian Rose chairing. Mrs. Clair L. Cook led devotion and program, and prayer was offered by Mrs. Daniel Burks. Refreshments followed for members including Cook, Rose, Burks, Basham, Bowles, Dancy, Cromer, Mullens, Richardson, and Beavers.
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Pineville
RNS
Vivian Rose
Shannon-Cooper Circle of the Baptist Church
Pauline Snyder
Clair L. Cook
Daniel Burks
Abel Basham
Thomas Bowles
Millard Dancy
Pat Cromer
Stacy Mullens
Conrad Richardson
Fred Beavers
Belcher Named to Post At State Meeting
Virgil Flinn of Kanawha County was chosen president of the State School Superintendents Association at the annual conference. Other officers include Olin Rutan as vice president Mae Belcher as Wyoming County assistant superintendent and R F Brooke as executive committee member. A policy statement on racial integration is expected from State Superintendent Trent and Governor Mandel at the conference.
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Jackson's Mill
W.va
Virgil Flinn
Kanawha County
State
Olin Rutan
Brooke County
Paul Watson
Preston
Mae Belcher
Wyoming County
R. F. Brooke
Cabell County
Glenn F. Keister
Marion County
Association
W. W. Trent
Marland
Trent
Fireman to Attend School Next Week
Mullens Lions Club will sponsor one Mullens Volunteer Fire Department member to attend the annual fire school at West Virginia University next week. The club and other groups are asked to sponsor attendance, with 106 slow down and live tags sold and 200 more ordered. Pete Cook of Bluefield spoke on Lionism. next week’s program includes Shell Oil Co distributed films Refining Oil for Energy and The Diesel Story.
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Mullens
ANS
Mullens Lions Club
West Virginia University
Bill Goad
American Legion
Moose
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Pete Cook
Bluefield
Shell Oil Co
Lee Hodson
Daughter Born To Mr and Mrs Rudyard Cook in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Rudyard Cook of Pineville announce the birth of a daughter Sheryl Lynn weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces at Wilkinson Clinic Pineville on June 30.
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Pineville
Rudyard Cook
Sheryl Lynn
Wilkinson Clinic
Island Creek Seeks Red Jacket Merger
Island Creek Coal Co considers merging with W. M. Ritter Lumber Co to unite Red Jacket Coal Corp with Island Creek operations. Ritter Lumber plans near-future move from Columbus to Bluefield. Red Jacket operates multiple mines in Wyoming and Mingo counties along with Keen Mountain in Virginia.
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West Virginia
Island Creek Coal Co
W. M. Ritter Lumber Co
Ritter Owned
Red Jacket Coal Corp
Island Creek Coal
Ritter
W. M. Ritter Lum
Bber Co
Columbus
Bluefield
Island Creek
James W. Damron
Ritter Firm
Red Jacket
Coal Mountain No
Coal Mountain
Wyoming
Wyoming County
Junior
Mitchell
Mingo County
Keen Mountain
Virginia
Logan County
Jackson Rites Set Wednesday
William Walter Jackson, 76, Hinton resident, died at home Monday morning. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hinton Methodist Church, Rev. H. V. Wheeler officiating. Burial in Restwood Memorial Estate. He came to Hinton in 1901 with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and retired in 1948 after 49 years. Survived by wife Sally, three daughters, three brothers, and four grandchildren. He was a former church trustee and member of the board of stewards and of Everyman's Bible Class, affiliated with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Masonic Lodge. He was born near Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., to the late Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Jackson.
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Hinton
RNS
William Walter Jackson
Hinton Methodist Church
H. V. Wheeler
Restwood Memorial Estate
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Sally Jackson
Henry DeLong
Atlanta, Ga
Joseph Borda
Washington, D. C
Virgil Moore
Alexandria
Charles F. Jackson
Beckley
L. P. Jackson
Glen Morgan
Wilbur Jackson
Philadelphia
Pleas Entered in Fayette County Indictments
In Fayetteville, Kenneth LeRoy Taylor and Grover Lykens pleaded guilty to grand larceny and asked for probation. Lykens bond continued. Taylor held in county jail. Both must report to the September term for parole and probation board report. Essie Lee Bowe, Montgom ery area, indicted on false pretense to obtain credit from the People s Clothing Store and pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth LeRoy Taylor
Grover Lykens
Lykens
Taylor
State Parole and Probation Board
Essie Lee Bowe
Montgomery
People’s Clothing Store
Canterbury Rites Today for Ada Belle Canterbury
Funeral services were held for Ada Belle Canterbury 68 of Rock Creek who died in a Charleston hospital. Rites at Rock Creek Church of God with Rev Wade Webb officiating followed by burial in Price Cemetery Rock Creek.
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Rock Creek
RNS
Ada Belle Canterbury
Charleston
Son Born to Mr and Mrs John Berta Hatcher
Mr and Mrs John Berta Hatcher announce the birth of a 9 pound 10 ounce son Sunday afternoon at Stevens Clinic Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatcher
Rns
John Berta
Stevens Clinic
Welch
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Snider
State Education Department
Jackson
Murphy’s
Chambray
Children’s
Ageae Automobile Insurance
Ohio
W. W. Bragg
PSOE
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Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
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