Louis Kaman elected Sixth District Legion Commander
Legionnaires of the Sixth District selected Louis B. Kaman of Mullens Post 106 as district commander by unanimous vote at the convention. The gathering urged full post participation and endorsed state veteran-benefit proposals while condemning McCarthy era tactics and urging cooperation with school boards on integration. Officers to be elected at Huntington July 23-25. next district convention planned for Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNL
Louis B. Kaman
Wyoming County
American Legion
Harry B. Glass
Gary
State Department
E. Gaujot Bias
West Virginia Legionnaires
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
McCarthy
William C. Marland
Glass
Huntington
Pineville
Legionnaires
Cassinelli Heads Holy Name Group
Mullens RNS Reception at St John s Catholic Church welcomed 22 charter members of the Holy Name Society formed locally in April. Officiating Rev Father FE B Krzysiek noted the group s aims of personal sanctification through devotion to the Most Holy Name. Official installation of officers is set for July 9 at 7 p.m. with Charles C. Cassinelli as president and a roster of named officers and charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Cassinelli
Victor Pias
Charles Emanuele
Charles Karbonit
Andrew D’antoni
Merlin Campbell
Carl Clifford
Frederick H. Lanton
Frank Noce
L. H. Trippett Jr
John T. Tobin
Martin Scarafino
James F. Pendleton
Albert Kovach
Joseph A. Sutyak
Edward G. Droppleman
C. G. Leedy
George Fordham
Lois J. Kaman
Elio Pais
Louis Rezzonico
Paul Brumfield
Edwight Miner Dies In Car-Truck Crash
James Lewis Foster 34 died when his car hit a tractor-trailer on State Route 3 near Sylvester. The trailer driver was uninjured and no charges were filed. Foster, a Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company miner at Edwight, is survived by his wife Lucille Watson Foster, his parents, and three daughters from a former marriage. Body at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville. funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwight
RNS
James Lewis
Hatchet
Foster
Sylvester
Whitesville
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company
Lucille Watson Foster
Lewis Foster
Price Hill
Patricia
Gloria Jean
Verena
Garrison
Armstrong Funeral Home
Water Tank Explodes In Mount Hope Home
A Mount Hope home suffered an explosion when an electric hot water tank exploded in the kitchen after lightning struck a nearby outside switch and traveled to the heater. No one was in the kitchen at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
J. H. Coleman
Mercer Countian Faces Hearing In Shotgun Slaying
A 39 year old coal miner Leonard Lawrence Lester prepared for arraignment in Princeton on the death of his brother Paul Lester 43 who was killed by a shotgun blast near Matoaka The sheriff said 84 pellets were removed from the face and head indicating the shot was not at close range The brothers argued over missing home brew Paul Lester a disabled miner survived by a daughter Shelby two sons Wayne Billy and several siblings Funeral arranged at Beeson Chapel with burial at Beeson family plot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
RNS
Matoaka
P. L. Dye
Leonard Lawrence Lester
Paul Lester
Dye
Leonard Lester
Leonard Main
J. D. Baisden
Lawrence Griffith
Dott
William T
Myrtle Elswick Lester
Lamar Coal Co
Shelby
Wayne
Billy
Thomas
Beeson
Leonard
Bonnie Billings
Hiawatha
Nora Tiller
Thelma Shrewsbury
Catherine Lester
Pinoak
Beeson Chapel
Ben Woodring
Cleaning Brushes After Use
After washing a brush thoroughly the bristles should be combed to straighten them. This helps restore the brush shape and maintain even paint application for future use.
Deerfield Store Burglar Takes Food and Clothing
A burglar entered the Deerfield store of the American Coal Co. and stole clothing and food items including work pants shirts shoes and boys overalls plus flour lard oleomargarine cheese luncheon meat and about 30 cartons of cigarettes. No cash was taken and the loss is insured. Deputy Ellison investigated. store near the Deerfield mine opened in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
ANS
Deerfield
American Coal Co
Fred Hawkins
Garland Ellison
Hawkins
Tolliver
Oak Hill Women Injured in Wreck
Two Oak Hill women were treated and released from Oak Hill Hospital after a 7 10 p m accident on U S 21 one mile north of Mount Hope. Mrs Nellie Beatrice Pinnon and her mother Mrs Mary Jones suffered facial cuts knee and back injuries while a male passenger John F Pinnon was unhurt. State Troopers reported rain slick conditions caused the vehicle to skid strike a left bank and overturn onto the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
U. S. 21
Mount Hope
Nellie Beatrice Pinnon
Mary Jones
J. R. Lilly
James Asbury
Pinnon
PSC Hearing AEPC Petition for Fayette County Systems
Appalachian Electric Power Co seeks PSC approval to buy electrical systems serving Longacre Carbondale Harewood Marting Five Mile and Kingston for 11700 from Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. Allied runs the facilities for coal mine employees. AEPC also seeks a certificate to serve the communities in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Fayette County
Public Service Commission
Appalachian
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp
Longacre
Carbondale
Harewood
Marting
Five Mile
Kingston
Allied Chemical
PSC
Debra Lou Boyd Dies in Pineville at 13 Days
Debra Lou Boyd, 13-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyd of Pineville, died at 2 30 a.m. Sunday in a Wyoming doctor's office. Born May 30, she is survived by her parents and grandparents, Bernard Jordan of Brenton and Dewey Boyd of Pineville. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at the Jordan home with Rev. Edgar Beverly officiating. Burial will be in Cook Cemetery at Brenton. The body was to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Jordan residence Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Debra Lou Boyd
Robert Boyd
Wyoming
Bernard Jordan
Brenton
Dewey Boyd
Jordan
Edgar Beverly
Cook Cemetery
Robertson and Foglesong
Weather Plays Freakish Trick During Storm
A Mount Hope family traveling U S Route 19 during a heavy rainstorm between McCreery and Layland encountered a rare phenomenon. The pavement stayed dry while hail the size of marbles covered fields on both sides, enough to scoop up in the hands, reported Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Mann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
U.S. Route 19
McCreery and
Layland
E. S. Mann
Mann
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Louis Kaman
Protas
Cassinelli
Holy Name Group
Mercer Countian
Brother
Waxes
Shetland
Philco
Beckey Furniture Store
Neville St. Beckley
Alderson, W. Va
Russell Appl. Co
Arnett
W. Va
Warren Jarrell
Dry Creek
Carl Jarrell
Prico Mats
Cit
Las
Clark Stores
Hinton, W. Va
Hinton Furn. Co
Lewisburg, W. Va
East Rainelle
Alvis Bros. Inc
Brown Maytag Co
Lewisburg Furn. Co
White Sulphur Springs
Bowling Home. & Furn. Co
Mullens, W. Va
Dixie Appliance CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Beckley
South Fayette St. Beckley
Pineville, W. Va
Pine Ridge
Quinwood, W. Va
Imperial Smokeless Coal Co
Shady Spring
General Store
Shady Spring, W. Va
Roanoke
Kermit Tolliver
Raleigh
Richmond
AEPC
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