Two Held in Wyoming Jail After $900 Cigarette Theft
In Mullens two men identified as Raymond Crist and William Church were jailed on robbery charges after $900 worth of cigarettes were found in their cars. Crist, 34, a twice convicted offender paroled from Moundsville, has a long record. Church, 28, said no prior crimes. Prosecution plans to indict Crist at August grand jury for potential life imprisonment.
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Wyoming
Raymond Crist
William Church
Mullens
Allen Junction
Hundred
Wetzel County
Wheeling
Church
Roger
Pritchett
John Miller
Christ
Miller
Wyoming County
Crist
Virginian Railway
Leo Wright
Pineville
Dan Justice
Illinois
Francis
E. C. Minter Coal Co
Billy Cook
Robert Bailey
Three Motorists Hurt In Route 21 Crash Near Fayetteville
On Route 21 one mile north of Fayetteville at 12 45 a.m. three people, Thomas Graham Jr and his wife Betty Jo 22 of McMinnville Tennessee and Lester P Johnson 19 of Eunice Louisiana, were injured when a car driven by Graham left the road and hit a tree over an embankment. They were taken to Oak Hill Hospital with cuts and bruises. Johnson to the Veterans Hospital in Beckley. Authorities said Graham may have fallen asleep at the wheel after driving since Thursday. The car was demolished.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Faayetteville
Thomas Graham Jr
Betty Jo
McMinnville
Tenn
Lester P. Johnson
Eunice
Oak Hill
Johnson
Veteran’s Hospital
Beckley
W. R. Seal
J. R. Lilly
Graham
Whitesville Women Get National Moose Awards
The Women of the Moose in Whitesville will award New Horizons Certificates to committee heads at the chapter meeting on Tuesday June 8 at the Moose Home. Senior Regent Vella Henderson will present certificates to Publicity Peggy Henderson Mooseheart Jane Hunter child care Dorothy Hill homemaking Mrs J B Kyle Mooreheart alum ni Mrs Earl S Howell library Delphia Javins ritual Mrs Earl Williamson hospital Rose Novak social service Opal Nelson Moosehaven Arcella Mullins and membership Minnie Fascinoli. Certificates come from Mooseheart Illinois headquarters for the New Horizons Program recognizing chapter development volunteers.
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Whitesville
Women of the Moose of
New Horizons
Moose Home
Vella Henderson
Peggy Henderson
Mooseheart
Jane Hunter
Dorothy Hill
J. B. Kyle
Mooreheart
Earl S. Howell
Delphia Javins
Earl Williamson
Funeral Services Today For Mrs. Naoma Cooper
Funeral rites for Mrs. Naoma Strong Cooper aged 53 of Birchton were set for 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Whitesville with burial in the Morde Cemetery. The Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville handles arrangements after she died Saturday night at home.
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Birchton
RNS
Naoma Strong Cooper
First Baptist Church
Whitesville
Carl Wolf
Mordue
Cum Laude Graduate Mary Eskridge Receives BS Degree
Miss Mary Eskridge daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe R Eskridge graduated magna cum laude from Marshall College last week earning a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Fayetteville
Rnl
Mary Eskridge
Joe R. Eskridge
Marshall College
Mullens Student Wins Scholarship to Villa Madonna College
Catharine Ann Gore valedictorian of St. Camillus Academy Mullens Ky wins a full four year scholarship to Villa Madonna College Covington Ky affiliate of University of Detroit Notre Dame She will major in chemical engineering Gore daughter of Agnes Gore Attended graduation June 2 with mother and sisters Mary Elizabeth Christine Gore held leadership roles including editor in chief of Saint Camillus Notes junior senior class president and 4 H Club secretary
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Academy
Catherine
Saint Camillus Notes
Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality
Ansted Gardeners Hear Report on State Meet
Ansted Garden Club president Mrs. Martin Hofstetter reported on the State Convention held in Huntington at the meeting last Tuesday. Hostess Mrs. George Johnson, with reports by L. L. Hall on Rose Culture and Mrs. William C. Turnbull on the mock orange as a shrub. West Virginia University slides titled Roses for the Home were shown. Members present included Mrs. Johnson Hofstetter Turnbull Bragg Alley Martindale and Ramsey with guests Mrs. Charles Neal Mrs. William Price Mrs. James Price Mrs. Tucker of Norfolk Va and Hall.
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Ansted
ANS
Martin Hofstetter
The
Ansted Garden Club
Huntington
Garden Club
George Johnson
L. L. Hall
William C. Turnbull
West Virginia University
Johnson
Hofstetter
Turnbull
W. A. Bragg
M. L. Alley
John Martindale
Paul Ramsey
Charles Neal
William Price
James Price
Tucker
Norfolk
Hall
Flower Histories Highlight Fayetteville Garden Club
Mrs. O C Landrum spoke on Flowers Biographies at the Garden Study Club meeting in Fayetteville. She covered Dabia as the leading flower with about 15 000 species, traced origins and naming histories, and noted planting plans for a roadside shrubbery project.
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Fayetteville
RNS
O. C. Landrum
Scarbro
Garden Study Club of
Ben D. Keller
G. W. Bock
Leo Storey
Fayette
Spade and Trowel Club
Oak Hill
C. E. Mahan
Haven Shuck
Children’s Hospital
Marmet
Loren Wiseman
J. K. Whitlock
Bernardo S. Collins
J. M. Francesca
E. E. Houchins
Mary Ellen Allen
J. H. Allen
H. F. Frazier
F. J. McCaleb
F. G. Janutolo
J. C. Hamilton
Thelma Blume
Dan Perdue
Joe Stone
Cancer Is Fatal To Mrs Byars
Mrs. Sarah Byars about 67 died of cancer at 7:30 this morning at the New Richmond home of her daughter Mrs Avery Dunford. Survived by two other daughters Bethel Lane Bud and Mrs Freeman Buchanan Keyrock. three sons Walter Lane Hanover Amos Lane and Mart Lane near Tralee. a brother Cal Tolliver near Tralee. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home. Arrangements incomplete.
Dr Donald Hill of Oak Hill Named President of WV Osteopathic Society
Charleston reports the West Virginia Osteopathic Society advancing through its 52nd annual convention with about 125 members. Dr Donald C Newell of Oak Hill was named president, succeeding Dr Theodore L Sharpe of Martinsburg, while Dr J C Bartram of Glenville becomes president elect for 1955 and other officers were named. Former Gov Okey L Patteson, now head of the Turnpike Commission, will address the banquet tonight.
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Donald Hill
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
Donald C. Newell
Theodore L. Sharpe
Martinsburg
J. C. Bartram
Glenville
Guy E. Morris
Clarksburg
Walter B. Goff
Dunbar
Marvin E. Meek
Frank Pick
South Charleston
William McLaughlin
Parkersburg
Goff
Okey L. Patteson
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Final Plans Made For Bloodmobile Visit To Mt Hope
Bloodmobile visit planned at the Presbyterian Church in Mount Hope on Tuesday June 8. Donors are urged to bring blood type cards and wear donor pins, with pins issued to pint donors before departure. Cards will be mailed to donors. Eastern Star recruiters and Rainbow Girls contributed posters for the event, with Barbara Garvin leading the display efforts.
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Mount Hope
BNS
Presbyterian
Phyllis St. Clair
Myrtle Teel
Grace Lamaster
Kate Garvin
Mae Pennington
Agnes Ward
Winona
Maybelle Weaver
Order of Rainbow Girls
Bloodmobile
Barbara Garvin
Officers Elected By Pineville OES
Pineville Chapter No 110 Order of the Eastern Star elected new officers for the coming year at a meeting in Oceana Lodge Hall. Initiation was led by Mae Cook and C C Tucker with officers Frieda Plann Oscar Goode Gladys Stone Edith Mae Browning Elizabeth Williams Opal Goode Edith Williams pro tem Elizabeth Kuhn Jessie Hager Helen McClung Erma Guthrie Virginia Price Helena Cline Donna Jo Shields Margaret Tackett. Installation planned June 17 with a June 12 practice and a covered dish dinner at Oceana Methodist Church.
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Pineville
RNS
Janet C. Hendrick
Loretta Harper
Order of the Eastern Star
Oceana Lodge
Mae Cook
C. C. Tucker
Frieda Plann
Oscar Goode
Gladys Stone
Edith Mae Browning
Virginia Ann Tucker
Pauline Burditis
Lucille Dempsey
Nancy Ellenberg
Louise Miller
E. E. Williams
Grace Lundy
Elizabeth Williams
Jessie Hager
Fred H. Shannon
Oceana Methodist Church
Oceana
Kaymoor Circle Meets at Kaymoor Church Home
Women of the Kaymoor Community Church held a circle meeting Wednesday night at Mrs. Alex Hayes home. President Mrs. Lacy Garten led the session which planned church work and a July 25 dinner. Bible lesson by Mrs. Marcella Tufts covered According to His Labor. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Willey, Mrs. Edna Bates, Miss Esta Garten, and many others with Mrs. Don Adams as a guest.
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Tufts
Mary Willey
Edna Bates
Esta Garten
Laura Blake
Fred Coleman
A. B. Wilson
Mary Tyler
Myrtle O'Dell
Bill Young
Bessie Dickson
H. A. Ritz
Sylvia Pennington
Rosie Pashion
Dora Woodrum
Clifford Davis
Don Adams
Rebecca Chapel Church Forms Youth Fellowship
Rebecca Chapel Church in Rock Creek describes the organization of a Methodist Youth Fellowship led by Rev. H. E. Smith and counselor Mrs. Opal Bradford. Officers include Miss Eula Smith president Miss Betty Underwood vice president Miss Sue Jarrell secretary and Miss Vera Goad treasurer. Attendees at installation include several local youths and Mrs. Buster Bradley plus Mrs. Opal Bradford. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening June 8 at 7 30.
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Rock Creek
Rebecca Chapel
H. E. Smith
Opal Bradford
Eula Smith
Betty Underwood
Sue Jarrell
Vera Goad
Virginia Cantley
Etta Jean Aliff
Kay Marshal
Thelma Cantley
Carl Bradford
Ike Cantley
Robert Smith
Ray Acord
Kenny Marshal
Joe Aliff
Norma Jean Bartrum
Patty Clay
Buster Bradley
Land Transfers Filed In Fayette
Fayetteville list shows numerous land transfers recorded by the Fayette County Clerk. Transactions include Coalfield Land Co to Harmon and to Cottrell. Blanche Parrish and James Craig to the Arthu rs. O C and Lula Allen to Callison. Atha to Woods. Homeseekers to Kemp. Montgomery National Bank to Wilkerson. Porter to Crawford. Dempsey to Sullivan. New River Co. to Carl Smith. Dileonardo to Whitlock. Ames Mining Co. to multiple buyers in Ames Heights. Madeline Crane to Wallace. High lawn Memorial Park to Carr. and others with prices ranging from 201.25 to about 11 000. Notable lots lie in Elk Ridge Elkridge Mt Cove Harlem Heights and Boom er. Some entries list no consideration.
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Coalfield Land Co
Willis H
Pauline J. Harmon
Elkridge
Orville R
Verlene Cottrell
Blanche Parrish
James Craig
Robert L
Marion M. Arthur
Mt. Cove
O. C
Lula Allen
George E. Callison
Springdale
James H
Sarah Pearl Atha
Gordon H. Woods
Eagle
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Lawrence B
Addie L. Kemp
Harlem Heights
Montgomery National Bank
Joseph Wilkerson
Deepwater
Ocie Virginia Porter
Frank Crawford
Warner
Jack Sullivan
Rachel Dempsey
A. E. Prest
Falls District
Cecil Dempsey
Rachel Demspey
New River Co
Carl T. Smith
Fayetteville
Fred D
Opal A. Alexander
Charles R
Opal F. Bess
Boomer
Huse Memorial Park
Harry L. Richards
Lottie Neal
Opal Bess
Clemine L
Celia Walker
Fayette County
Ames Mining Co
John
Barbara Horrocks
Ames Heights
Chester J
Ruth Dempsey
Wesley
Helena Hall
John and
Louise Ennis
Clinton
Madge Halstead
Emma Florence
R. E. Nugen
J. K. Whitlock
Arbuckle Creek
S. J
Lucile Andrews
Powellton
Madeline B. Crane
W. T. Wallace
Robert C
Anna L. Godsey
Glen Jean
Highlawn Memorial Park
E. Paul and
Sybil V. Carr
Frank and
Josephine Pytko
Scarbro
Gertrude Brown
William H. Rader
Sewell Mt
Weekend Visitors Tie Oceana Figures to Ohio and Virginia
Oceana social notes list weekend guests including Mrs Russ Garris of Massillon Ohio and Mr and Mrs Porter Waldron with daughter Teresa of Columbus Ohio. Barbara Goodwin leaves Oceana for Roanoke Virginia with her mother Mrs John Mills. Laura Hinchman of Man visits Edith Trent in Mullens. Gene Hatfield returns after WVU graduation and plans medical school. Doyle Cook attends Concord College summer term.
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Oceana
RNS
Glenn Shields
Sherry
Russell Garris
Massilon
Ohio
Porter Waldron
Teresa
Columbus
Garris
Lucille Cassidy
L. W. Beane
Billie
Mullens
Barbara Goodwin
Roanoke
John B. Mills
Goodwin
Welch
Wayne C Hatfield
Laura Hinchman
Man
Edith Trent
Cary
Gene Hatfield
West Virginia University
Hatfield
R. C. Hatfield
Doyle Cook
Concord College
Birthday Party Honors Barbara Bright On Sixth
On her sixth birthday Barbara Bright was honored Friday afternoon at the White Avenue home of her parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bright. Aides Mrs N W Mc Ghee Mrs R M Webb Mrs Cecil Harrold and Mrs Tom Booth assisted. Games indoors provided entertainment and guests received balloons.
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Julie Welch
Elizabeth Welch
Kathy Roten
Bonnie Morgan
Patty Murphree
Mickey Murphree
Marcia Toler
Donna Reed
Vickie Station
Brenda Pauley
Lynn Richmond
Edna Rae Wells
Barbara Davis
Elaine Webb
Sherry Harrold
Susie Humphrey
Kathy McGhee
Elizabeth Pryor
Bucky Davis
Raymond Branham
Tommy Booth
Randy Harrold
Billy Reed
Pat McGhee
Toby Bright
T. T. Green Dies at 3:15 A.M. Funeral Tuesday
Thomas Thurman Green a former American Coal Company store clerk died of cancer at his home near Covel. Born December 18, 1893 near Herndon, he was a member of Guyandotte Regular Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Molly Ramsey Green, three sons a daughter eleven grandchildren and many siblings. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Hern don Heights Regular Baptist Church with Elder William Lusk officiating. burial in Lusk Cemetery. The body will be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Aliff residence today.
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Herndon
Thomas
Mary Ann Green
Guyandotte Regular
Herndon Heights
Molly Ramsey Green
Clinton Ray
Kester
Jackie Lee
Air Force
Langley Field
Robert Davidson
Matoaka
Herbert Aliif
Roba Belcher
Princeton
Homer Goodall
South Point
Ohio
Boyd
Simeon
Alvis
Harrison
Spanishburg
Elzy
Wyco
Hobart
Maitland
Walter Green
Craigsville
Jesse Mills
Regular Baptist Church
William Lusk
Lusk
Robertson and Foglesong
Herbert Aliff
Georgie Sigmon Dies in Hospital
Georgie Belle Sigmon of Glen Fork died Saturday at 5 p.m. in a Welch hospital. Born April 6, 1912, she was the daughter of James and Victoria Harmon Sanders. Survived by husband Peter T. Sigmon two sons James and Talmadge in the Navy a daughter Mrs Benny Norman seven brothers and four sisters and one grandchild. Body at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana. rites incomplete.
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Glen Fork
Rns
Georgie Belle Sigmon
Welch
James
Victoria Harmon Sanders
Peter T. Sigmon
James Sanders
Talmadge
U. S. Navy
Benny Norman
Chall
Crowa
Lawrence
Ray
Bobby
Dayton
Ohio
Jack
New York City
Ruby Cook
Jesse
Ollie Akers
Margaret Jewel
Bluefield
Ruth Sullivan
McComas
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Berea College Student Home for Summer Work
Ansted local Miss Jol la Nuckols a Berea College junior returns for summer vacation to work at the Fayette County 4-H pool. Miss Jean Randell completes her junior year at Winthrop College in South Carolina and returns home for the summer.
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Ansted
ANS
Jolla Nuckols
Berea College
Fayette County
Jean Randell
Winthrop College
South Carolina
Buckland Kincaid Reunion Set at Fayette County Camp
The Buckland Kincaid reunion will be held at the Fayette County 4 H Camp near Beckwith on Sunday June 13 beginning at noon. J C Hill, secretary, announced the event.
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Beckwith
Fayette County
J. C. Hill
Tot Drinks Half Bottle Of Furniture Polish
A 20 month old boy, David Branham, was brought to the hospital after drinking half a bottle of furniture polish. He was kept under an oxygen tent until 1 p.m. yesterday.
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Kopperston
BNS
David Branham
Clarence Branham
Song Convention at Nallen Baptist Church Sunday
A song convention will be held at the Nallen Baptist Church on Sunday June 13 starting at 1 30 p m The Winona Negro choir will be featured and all other singers are invited to take part The public is also invited to attend.
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Nallen
Nallen Baptist
Winona Negro Choir
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William Bolt
Oswell Cook
Wendell W. Cook
Naoma Cooper
Catherine Gore
Ansted Gardeners
Byars
Mt. Hope
Pineville Oes
Kaymoor Circle
Rebecca Chapel Church
Oceana High School
Doris Paynter
Doris Walls
Church of God
Miss Walls
Frank Walls
Cyclone
Miss Paynter
Lacy Paynter
Oceana Personals
Fered
T. T. Green
Georgie Sigmon
Ansted Personals
Buckland-Kincaid
Luke
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company OF
Citizens Party of
E. B
Gene) Atkins
Ira Green
Citizens Party
Pol. Ady
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