Train Wreck at Thurmond Destroys Rear Coach
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train the George Washington was struck from behind by a freight train near Thurmond at about 2 a.m. on Sunday. Ten people were hospitalized at Oak Hill. Engineer H W Honaker stated the brakes failed to stop. The wreck derailed seven passenger and three freight cars and damaged about 100 feet of track. Thurmond residents provided food to stranded passengers.
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Thurmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Washington
Oak Hill Hospital
H.W. Honaker
B. BR. Bryan
Tion
C & O Railway Co
Polars
Aelative
Mount Hope
Bryan
Sanday
Jane Graham
Fayette County
R. N. Begien
Hunlington
Honaker
Fayetteville pastor accepts Asheville church call
The Rev. B. B. Breitenhirt, longtime pastor of Fayetteville Presbyterian Church, will move to Asheville, North Carolina, on August 1. During ten years he led building, growth in attendance, and active public roles, including hosting the Synod of West Virginia and mentoring new ministers. no replacement has been chosen.
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Fayeteville
Synod of
West Virginia
Fayetteville
Breitenhirt
Christ
Westminister Foundation
Morgantown
Davis and Elkins College
Planning Commission of
D. and E. College
Davis Stuart Home
The
Synod of West Virginia
Stuart
Bluestone Conference Center
Mr. Breitenhirt
Mrs Holstine Taken By Death In West Virginia
Mrs Sara Jane Holstine 78 of Glen Jean died at 8 45 am at her daughter's home Hill Top after a heart ailment She was born February 2 1880 in Roane County Survivors include five sons Edward Fayetteville Roy Beckley Clarence Glen Jean Lee and Norris ville Jacksonville Fla two daughters Mae Hatfield Scarbro and Ethel Sheppard Cleveland Ohio one sister Myrtle Fanner Red Star and 13 grandchildren The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home awaiting arrangements
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Oak Hill
Sara Jane Holstine
Glen Jean
Cecil Rakes
Hill Top
Roane County
Edward
Fayetteville
Roy
Beckley
Clarence
Lee
Norville
Jacksonville
Fla
Mae Hatfield
Scarbro
Ethel Sheppard
Cleveland
Myrtle Fanner
Red Star
Tyree Funertal Home
Boy Treated for Foot Injury After Car Incident
Michael Moss six year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Franklin Moss Mount Hope was treated at Oak Hill Hospital for minor injuries when a car ran over his left foot Sunday.
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Oak Hill
Michael Moss
Robert Franklin Moss
Mount Hope
Oak Bill Hospital
More Comfort Wearing False Teeth
An older ad describes FASTEETH powder to secure upper and lower plates for a firmer, more comfortable feel. It claims no gummy taste, an alkaline formula, and odor control for denture breath. Available at drug counters.
Fayette County Has Grand Old Man
Fayetteville reports West Virginia also has a Grand Old Man with the Old Man of the Canyon visible near Gauley Bridge on Route 19. Gregory Howard Phillips, 21 months, of Kincaid, suffered facial and chest burns after a boiling water incident at home on Sunday.
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Fayette County
Fayetteville
New Hampshire
Franconia Notch
West Virginia
West
Virginia
Gauley Bridge
Route 19
Gak Hill
Gregory Howard Phillips
George Phillips
Kincaid
Death Claims Miss K. Craig
Katharine Craig 88 of Glen Jean died at her niece Miss Clara Craig's home at 6 15 a m Tuesday after two months illness She was a Presbyterian Church member Stayner Ontario Capea born Stayner August 1870 Survived by another niece Mrs R D Flemming of Toronto Canada Body at Collins Funeral Home arrangements incomplete
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Oak Hill
RNS
Katherine Craig
Glen
Demonstration of Pressure Cooker Testing in Pax County
Miss Betty Sheets Ueft, home demonstration agent for Fayette County, tests a pressure cooker at Pax School Cafeteria with Mrs Ralph Humphrey and Mrs Wait Lively observing. She visited Pax last week to conduct the testing during the Pax School Cafeteria demonstration.
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PAX
RNS
Betty Sheets Ueft
Fayelté County
Ralph Humphrey
Wait Lively
Miss Sheets
Arthritis Cure Claim Prompts Free Information Request
A reader asserts complete relief from rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism after a medical diagnosis and offers free information. The note lists contact: Mrs. Lela S. Wier, 2805 Arbor Hills Drive, Jackson Mississippi, P O Box 2693.
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Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box
Jackson
Mississippi
J Webb and Sgt Bernard Snead wed in home ceremony
Miss Jackie Webb and Sgt Bernard Snead were married at the Webb home in a 2 pm ceremony performed by Rev Norman K Morgan of Pineville. The bride wore a white nylon jersey gown with lace jacket and illusion veil. maid of honor Naoma Stewart wore white. Best man was Even Canterberry. reception followed. The couple left for a northern honeymoon trip. bride carried a white Bible with an orchid.
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Jesse
Jackie Webb
Sgt
Bernard Snead
Carl, Webb
Booker Snead
Rhodell
Norman K. Morgan
Pineville
Oceana
Webb
Naoma
Catherine Stewart
Philip Roach
Miss Stewart
Canterberry
Ravencliff
Ralph Stewart
Matheny
C. J. Jewell
Thieves Try to Crack Safe at Acme Loan Co Pineville
In Pineville a thief or thieves entered the Acme Loan Co office Monday night and attempted to open the concrete-secured safe with a coachise or similar object but failed. Entry was gained by removing blocks from an adjoining wall after entering through a screen window. The safe door was warped and the wall damaged. amount of money inside was not learned. Chief Bill Bolt investigates.
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Pineville
ANS
Thhe Acme Loan Co
Williard England Jr
American Legion
Acme Loan
England
Bill Bolt
Infant Funeral Held for Three Month Old Stafford Girl
Infant Mary Rhonda Stafford three months old died Sunday and was laid to rest at Morgan Cemetery Fanrock after services at the Christian National Church Fanrock conducted by Rev Raymond Lusk. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Robert Stafford paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ott Stafford maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Johnson Pineville Fanning Funeral Home Welch directed arrangements.
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Baileysville
Rns
Mary Rhonda Stafford
Robert Stafford
Fanrock
Christian National Church
Raymond Lusk
Morigan
Fanrack
Ott Stafford
Sam Johnson
Pineville
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
May Class member weds Navy veteran in Hempstead NY
The May class graduate of Oceana High School served as NHS secretary and Tomahawk Council typist and belonged to FBLA Etiquette and Music clubs and OHS Band. Her groom from Stoco High School spent six years in the Navy, then eight in the Air Force, stationed at Mitchell AFB and slated for Cape Canaveral transfer. they plan to reside in Hempstead, NY.
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Oceana High School
National Honor Society
Tomahawk Council
OHS
Future Business Leaders of America
Stoco High School
Navy
Air Force
Mitchell Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Hempstead
N.Y
Ministers Named For Blake Rites
Ministers for the Blake funeral are Rev. C. Donnelly and Rev. Randolph Johnson. Time and place pending. Burial in Hist. Lawn Memorial Park. Seth Blake, 76, of Oak Hill died Monday after three weeks illness. He was a retired coal miner and Oak Hill Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Fannie, sister Mary Booth, four daughters Patsy Lawton Chicago, Lois Munoz Merle Burnette Marguerite Miller, all of Oak Hill, and five grandchildren. Body at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill. Arrangements incomplete.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Seth Blake
Donnelly
Randolph Johnson
Lawn Memorial Park
Blake
Pea Ridge
Oak Ilil
Oak Hili
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Fannie Blake
Mary Booth
Patsy Lawton
Chicago
Lois Munoz
Merle Burnette
Marguerite Miller
Thomas Funeral Home
Wedding Tonight Sets Hollywood Nuptials for Webb and Loughery
Jack Webb wed in Hollywood at a friend’s home with TV figure Joe Frigay and former beauty queen Jackie Loughery as couple. Best man Herman Saunders, matron of honor Sylvia Poste of Brooklyn. Loughery, an actress, follows Webb’s prior spouses Julie London and Dorothy Towne. she was previously married to singer Guy Mitchell.
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Jack Webb
Joe Frigay
Jackie Loughery
Hollywood
Herman Saunders
Webb
Sylvia Poste
Brooklyn
Julie London
Dorothy Towne
Miss Lowghery
Guy Mitchell
Russia Tightens News Censorship, State Dept Says
New Orleans report states Soviet censorship of foreign correspondents has grown harsher with delays, mutilations, and deletions. Andrew Berding, assistant secretary of state for public affairs, cited examples as evidence of intensified controls. A second item notes the WCTU meeting held at Oak Hill Brethren Church at 2 p.m.
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New Orleans
Soviet Union
State Department
Andrew Berding
Macow
Oak Hill
RNS
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Brethren Church
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Setric
Breit
Labh
Neville St
Dial
West Virginia University
Farm Women’s Clubs
Fayette Co. Agricultural’ Extension Service
J. Webb
Kester
DRY Cleaners
Kyle Cleaners
Raleigh
Dial Cleaners & Laundry
Richmond
A Cleaners & Laundry
Ortro Spray
Erie
Beckley Ice & Feed Co
Prince St
Russia
WCTU
Universal Home Equipment and
Universal Home Equipment Co
Universal
South Fayette Street
Ichmon Cleaners
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