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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1954
Page
5
Eldridge Robert Ingram three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Ingram formerly of Sanger died Sunday from a skull fracture from a Detroit automobile accident. The body was taken to Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill and funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Oak Hill ceremony drew about 1000 at High Lawn Memorial Park with Col. C. S. Donnelly delivering remarks on war's failure as policy and violence. Congress man Robert C. Byrd attended briefly as Donnelly, a chaplain, plans retirement Feb 1 1955 after 25 years in the U S Army.
Oceana and Wyoming County residents are noted in a regional column. Bill Orders, nephew of Mrs. Lessie Cook, will be ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Farmville Virginia on Sunday May 30 after graduating from the Presbyterian Seminary of Richmond. He has visited Oceana as a youth and spent time in West Virginia on a seminary evangelistic team.
Oak Hill Women of the Moose plan a June 9 meeting at 7 30 p m to elect new officers initiate two candidates and hear Mrs Isabelle Cox on Membership A special party for Mrs Mary Young and Mrs Opal Weatherford will be held and senior regent Mrs Violet Hewitt urges all members to attend A spaghetti dinner is planned for Sunday June 27 from 4 to 6 p m tickets are $1 and available from members
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church opens a two week daily Vacation Bible School with 42 pupils enrolled under pastor Dr W W Pharr. Instructors include Mrs Sam Diodrado, Mrs William Callaway for kindergarten. Mrs Charles Nelson, Mrs Ed Nelson, and Miss Barbara Lawton for primary. Mrs Nancy Hartsaw, Miss Pat Poling for junior. and Mrs John C Scott, Mrs Alex Carmen for senior. Ed Nelson is pianist and Hartsaw music director.
Plans to reorganize the Meadow Bridge Farm Women's Club were made at a Friday meeting at Mrs. W. O. Walkup home in Meadow Bridge. Attendees included Mrs. Theodore Dotson Mrs. Naomi Bragg Miss Myrtle Halsey and Mrs. Beatrice Whanger Fayette County home demonstration agent. A follow up gathering was set for Wednesday June 16 at Mrs. Walkup's home inviting local Meadow Bridge women to join.
Mrs Roy Spangler of Mullens and her sister Mrs Ernest Delph of Coalwood depart for Chester to visit her son in law George Oyster and daughter Mrs Oyster, returning Wednesday. Mrs Maude Damewood of South Mullens heads to Pittsburgh to visit son Frank Rice and daughter in law for a week to ten days.
Baileysville social notes recount Sunday gatherings among local families and friends. Ebert Toler and family hosted Steeles. Shields and Rose guests traveled from Pineville after visits in Martinsville Virginia. The item notes travel to Pulaski and Cincinnati, a hospital patient, a birth, and a move to Tennessee. Lt. Calvert Trent heads to Seoul, Korea.
The Winters home hosted a Thursday May 27 party for grandchildren Connie and Judy Wood of Sinclair Wyoming. Shirley Dawn Kincaid helped serve and led games. Attendees included Judy Kincaid Susan Dana Shieler Beverly Eads Martha Kaye Harler Mary Harler Brenda Robertson and Connie and Judy Woods plus adults Shirley Kincaid J A Harler Carlos Kincaid and Harold and Mrs Wood. Other visitors this week were Elton McClung and son Butch of Hico Florence Woodrum of Victor Jack Massey and Boomer Marion Hogarth Kimberly Clarence Robbens of Ingram Branch and W A Laudermilk of Beards Fork.
Leon Daciek 49 died at a Charlottesville hospital after an extended illness attributed to silicosis. Funeral services 9 a.m. Thursday at St Peter's and St. Paul's Catholic Church Scarbro with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Rosary 7 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel. body remains there until services. Surviving wife Jo sen née Daciek, one brother Joseph Daciek, two sisters Eva Bryla and Mary Buckowinski, three children Leon Victoria and Rebecca Sue, and one grand son.
Oceana Rotary Club luncheon featured Ray Toler of Mullens discussing the potential for a local bank in Oceana. He reviewed past efforts and remaining steps, with future plans outlined for members. Guests included D. T. Daniels, S. E. Hensley, R. A. Garrett, R. E. Wilson, and Rev. Karl C. Lilly. overall attendance was 18.
Pendleton Raines Sam Raines 51 prominent farmer and stockman died at his Wayside home from lung cancer after five months illness. Survived by wife Sarah H. Raines two sons Pendleton L. Raines Jr. and George F. Raines a daughter Staff Sgt. Fred H. Raines stationed at Barksdale AFB and siblings. funeral Wednesday at Way Side Baptist Church with Rev J Q Hambrick officiating. Burial in Wayside Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers Greenville I O O F members. Body moved from Lobban Funeral Home to residence.
The monthly W S C S meeting at Mrs Bill Wann Cook's home heard Ora Meadows lead a devotional and preside over the business. Marie Bradley reported on the Bloodmobile visit to Oceana May 26 with 28 pints donated and Ruth Virginia Runyon of Kopperston credited with her 13th pint. Plans were shared for a cook book with 100 recipes plus needlework, decorating, and ads. book price is $1 with 100 copies. Also, 200 leatherette phone covers with local ads are due next month, priced at $1. Attendees included Harlan Ellenburg, Margaret Roach, Pearl Wright, Maxine Barett, Vida Chambers, R C Hatfield, and Sadie Rame, plus one visitor.
Phyllis Davis and Janet Nutter chosen by LaFayette Unit 149 to attend Rhododendron Girls State at Jacksons Mill in June. Davis, daughter of Clifford and Mrs. Davis, is National Honor Society member and head varsity cheerleader. Nutter, daughter of Mrs. Granger King, is NHS member, All-County Band participant, and active in church activities.
Mrs. J. H. Justice returns home after visiting her son J. C. Justice in Monterey Tennessee. Mrs. William Conley and children visit her parents in Van Lear Kentucky. Visitors to Mrs Fd Fultz include Mrs. Charles Lay David Lay and Beatrice Shrewsbury of Glen Fork. Mrs. Clarence Branham and children were called to Ligon Kentucky for grandmother’s illness. Mike Titchenell, son of Rev and Mrs Gale Titchenell, is home with measles. Cpl Hurtzal Branham and wife from Camp Lejeune North Carolina visited Clarence Branham.
Danese veteran coal miner Augustus A Goddard 73 died Sunday evening in an Oak Hill hospital after an extended illness Survivors include wife Nancy Ann four daughters Ora Fox Glenna Linkous Birdie Lilly Goldie Pugh and Orval a son two brothers and one sister as well as 30 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle with Rev Ernest Barley officiating Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery Clintonville
Mullens residents interested in expanding Scouting for boys and girls will meet at 6 30 p m today at the Scout Building on Moran Avenue hillside behind the H E Lilly residence in Mullens.
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