Oak Hill Official Escapes Injury in Plane Crash
Oak Hill beer commissioner Burton Crow and state investigator Hobart Booth, Oak Hill residents and Fayette County House of Delegates member, escaped injury after Booths single engine plane failed near White Sulphur Springs. They landed in a corn field along U S 60, flipped onto its back, then returned to Greenbrier Airport and chartered another plane to Charleston.
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Oak Hill
Charleston
Burton Crow
Hobart Booth
Booth
Crow
House of Delegates
Fayette County
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
U. S. 60
Jones Funeral Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel Jones aged 72 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sun Rise Baptist Church in Sun Rise, officiated by Rev. Frank Shelton. Burial follows in Amherst, Virginia. A retired miner and church member, he was born in Amherst County. Survivors include his wife Willie, two half-brothers Harold and Hope Christian of Amherst, two step-sons Walter Gilbert Beckley and Joe Freeman Columbus Ohio, three daughters Willie Mae Saunders and Bessie Edwards of Roanoke, and Louise Gilbert of Sun Rise. The body lies at Collins Funeral Home, Glen Jean.
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SUN
RNS
Samuel Jones
Sun Rise Baptist Church
Frank Shelton
Amherst
Amherst County
Willie
Harold
Hope Christian
Walter Gilbert
Beckley
Joe Freeman
Columbus
Ohio
Willie Mae Saunders
Bessie Edwards
Roanoke
Louise Gilbert
Collins Funeral Home
Glen Jean
Emmett G Sanner Taken by Death in Meadow Bridge
Emmett Green Sanner 65 of Meadow Bridge died Tuesday in a Beckley hospital. A retired coal miner and Local Union No. 7086 member, he is survived by his wife Austie, four daughters Elsie Kibler Washington DC Icielery and Maggie Neubert Mabscott and Odessa Davidson Sanford Florida, two sons Carl Meadow Bridge and Jimmy Netcong NJ, a stepson Gaylord Crotty Netcong NJ, a brother Walter Meadow Bridge, sisters Mary Migner Danese and Minnie McGuire Springdale, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Meadow Bridge
RNS
Emmett Green Sanner
Beckley
Austie
Elsie Kibler
Washington, D. C
Icielery
Maggie Neubert
Mabscott
Odessa Davidson
Sanford
Fla
Carl
Jimmy
Dora Ruth Morgan Rites Set At Alderson Church
Funeral services for Dora Ruth Morgan 73 who died at her Alderson home Monday will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Old Greenbrier Baptist Church Alder son Rev Randolph F Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Alderson Cemetery. Body to be moved from local funeral home.
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Alderson
RNS
Dora Ruth Morgan
Old Greenbrier Baptist Church
Randolph F. Johnson
6206 Pounds of Wool Collected in Fayette
Fayette County Wool Pool at Springdale reports 6206 pounds of wool collected. Of this total 109 pounds were one half blood with 40 cent advances, 5962 were one fourth or two eights with 45 cent advances, and 135 were rejected at 30 cents per pound. Graders were Ben Morgan and E S Stump, weigher Donald Osborne, managers R N Fox and M V Twohig.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Springdale
Ben Morgan
E. S. Stump
Donald Osborne
R. N. Fox
M. V. Twohig
Funeral services arrangement announced by Alderson Funeral Home
The notice states that services were held for a deceased person one hour after a residence visit, with Alderson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Alderson Funeral Home
Licenses Issued To 17 Couples
Fayette County clerk reports seventeen couples applying for marriage licenses. Names include Burl Adkins and Nora Coffman, Edward Baker and Anna Conley, Russell Byrd and Hattie Kates, Willa Foster and Barbara Gray, Collis Amon and Joyce Nettles, Percy Fruit and Alva Lowe, Howard Ferrell and Georgian Abney, Robert Higginbotham and Shirley Gardner, Eugene Holt and Kathryn Ballard, Charles Jones and Emma Owens, Jimmie Jones and Ella Manley, Horace Jackson Jr and Delores Riley, Caroll Pennington and Dolores Jones, Jack Pennington and Wanda Coy, all from towns such as Harvey, Minden, Carlisle, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, and Summerlee.
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Harvey
Willa Foster
Namon
Nellie Foster
Hico
Barbara Gray
Harmon
Stella Gray
Jodie
Collis D. Amon
Collis
Agnes Amon
Beckley
Joyce Nettles
L. L
Polithca Wettles
Mount Hope
Percy Fruit
Percy
Carrie Fruit
Thayer
Eugene Holt
Carl T
Sadie Holt
Oak Hil
Kathryn Sue Ballard
Lake and
Marie Ballard
Charles D. Jones
Les
Catherine Jones
Summerlee
Emma Owens
Calvin
Jimmie J. Jones
Joe and
Carrie Jones
Elkton
Ella Mae Manley
Dana
Ellen Manley
Kimberly
Horace Jackson Jr
Horace
Effie Jackson
Cunard
Delores Riley
Oscar
Leola Riley
Lochgelly
Caroll Pennington
David
Kathleen Pennington
Oak Hill
Dolores Jones
Hughie
Sadie Jones
Jack D. Pennington
Everett
Bessie Pennington
Scarbro
Wanda Jean Coy
Pocahontas Girls Reported Missing
MARLINTON West Virginia two Pocahontas County girls Lula Mae Sharp 13 and Eula Bell Sharp 17 were missing since Sunday afternoon prompting a county wide police search. State police were notified Tuesday morning. The cousins from Woodrow attended Sunday School at Woodrow Methodist Church before lunch and vanished after a walk. Lula Mae 4'8" 90 pounds strawberry blond hair striped skirt white blouse jacket and saddle oxfords. Eula Bell 5'5" 115 pounds brown hair blue eyes. Authorities seek information for their whereabouts.
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Marlinton
RNS
Pocahontas County
Lula Mae Sharp
Summers Sharp
Eula Bell Sharp
George Sharp
Woodrow
Williams River
Woodrow Methodist Church
Eula Bell
Lula Mae
Quinwood Pair Traced to Webster Springs Mystery Solved
A Quinwood mother Winnie Harmon and her 9-year-old son Jackie were traced to Webster Springs after a missing persons alarm from a fishing trip on Elk River. They were found at the Carpenter home with Mrs Harmon wet and drying. A man nearby reportedly transported them to Webster Springs. No further trace beyond an East Rainelle sighting. family once lived in Brookville Florida. Harmon owns two houses and two lots at Quinwood and a Nicholas County farm.
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Webster Springs
Elk River
Winnie Harmon
Jackie
Harmon
Quinwood
Bruce
Nicholas County
Telephone drive opens Pineville by Woman's Club
A chain of telephone calls started at 10:30 a.m. today in Pineville as part of a holiday safety drive promoted by the local Woman's Club.
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Fayetteville
Lia Vaglio
General Federation of Woman's Club
Pineville
Woman’s Club
Local Couples Named in Gauley Bridge Area Listings
The notice lists several young locals and guests: Katherine Nell Hughes 22 daughter of Wesley B and Ina Hughes Gauley Bridge. Frederick Lyle Teubert 21 son of Edward and Cecila Teubert Gauley Bridge. Margaret Ann Jenkins 18 daughter of Benford and Nora Mae Jenkins Gauley Bridge. Wayne Wood Jr 21 son of Wayne and Emma Wood Washington DC. Theresa Seelinger 19 daughter of William and Thelma Seelinger Winona. plus Clarence and Bessie Coy of Searbro and George Raymond Shaffer 25 son of George and Emma Shaffer Towson Md.. and the couple pairs Wayne Wood Jr with Theresa Seelinger.
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Clarence
Bessie Coy
Searbro
George Raymond Shaffer
George and
Emma Shaffer
Towson
Katherine Nell Hughes
Wesley B
Ina Hughes
Gauley Bridge
Frederick Lyle Teubert
Edward and
Cecila Teubert
Margaret Ann Jenkins
Benford
Nora Mae Jenkins
Wayne Wood Jr
Wayne and
Emma Wood
Washington
City Lines seeks seat-mile tax cut for Parkersburg buses
City Lines of West Virginia asks Parkersburg officials to cut the seat-mile tax or curtail service, estimating a saving of 2000 to 3000 dollars yearly. Attorney Robert B. McDougle outlined a proposal to reduce the tax to half a cent per mile, noting ongoing losses since operation began. The council may act next Tuesday.
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Parkersburg
City Lines of
West Virginia
Robert B. McDougle
McDougle
City Lines
Sunday School Convention Gathers Global Followers
The 11th International Convention in Toronto in 1905 marks a vast growth in Sunday School: 154,593 schools in 11 districts with 12,167,127 pupils and 1,552,473 teachers. Leaders include J. J. Maclaren John Wanamaker and H. J. Heinz as the movement evolves into the International Council of Religious Education under the National Council of Churches. Convention HQs in Chicago process registrations from Alaska to local neighbors as Loren Walters leads the drive.
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Toronto
North America
International Association
J. J. Maclaren
Ontario Court of Appeals
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Canada
Department of Christian Education
Canadian Council of Churches
East Adams Street
Chicago
Loren Walters
Alaska
Raikes
Oak Hill and Layland Moose Lodges Win District Cups
In Richwood district meeting of District Six West Virginia Moose Association Oak Hill Lodge received the attendance trophy and Layland Lodge earned the membership trophy. More than a hundred Moose members and guests attended the dinner served by Richwood Women of the Moose. Clair Bose welcomed visitors. W. D. Nace outlined the Beckley state Moose meeting Aug 5 to 7. A guest who lived 12 years at Mooseheart with five children attended. one son Charles Pack, a Mooseheart High School graduate, won a scholarship at a West Virginia college. Committee reports covered membership ritual home affairs sports and publicity. Arlington Cutlip played piano at the close.
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Richwood
RNL
Oak Hill
Layland Moose
West Virginia
W. D. Nace
Beckley
Mooseheart
Charles Pack
Hcme
Share Party Honors De AMIGO for Cumley Daughters
Sandra and Dian Cumley, daughters of Mr and Mrs Andrew Cumley, were honored at a birthday party Saturday. Sandra turned three and Dian one. Guests included Buddy and Donna Smith Nancy Johnson Kitty and Jimmy Maynor Gregory Mike and Pa ulette Wilson Marlene and Gary Billups Nancy Elmadallar and Kay Maynor Alma and Jesse Murdock David Cumley Debbie McVey Sharon Kershner Julie Kerzie Phyliss Hanshaw Jimmy Hosters Dixie Hopkins Clara Walker and Mrs Cora Cumbley.
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AMIGO
ANS
Sandra
Dian Cumley
Andrew Cumley
Dian
Buddy
Donna Smith
Nancy Johnson
Kitty
Jimmy Maynor
Gregory
Mike
Paulette Wilson
Marlene
Gary Billups
Nancy Elmadallar
Kay Maynor
Alma
Jesse Murdock
David Cumley
Debbie McVey
Sharon Kers
Glen Roy Stone Hospitalized After Wyoming County Crash
Glen Roy Stone of Fanrock aged 17 was admitted to Stevens Clinic in Welch on Saturday for treatment of a brain concussion suffered in a highway accident in Wyoming County.
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Fanrock
Glen Roy Stone
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Wyoming
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Tinsley
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