Pittman Rites This Afternoon for Mrs Genna Pittman
Funeral services are at 3 30 PM at First Baptist Church Neville Street for Mrs Genna Pauline Pittman 28 of Sprague who died yesterday after a four week illness in a local hospital. Rev J M Wayes and Rev Levi Clowers officiate burial by Caffee undertakers in Wildwood Cemetery. She was born January 29 1908 at Street er daughter of J H and Nannie Harvey. Surviving are husband Lloyd B Pittman two children from a former marriage Gerald Randolph Lane and Billie Jean Lane a sister Thelma Wright in Detroit and numerous half siblings listed from Kentucky Ohio Cincinnati Charleston Beckley Lilly Camp Creek Dunns Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Neville Street
J. M. Wayes
Levi Clowers
Genna Pauline Pittman
Sprague
Wildwood Cemetery
Pittman
Streeter
J. H
Nannie Dodson Harvey
Missionary Baptist Church
Lloyd B. Pittman
Gerald Randolph Lane
Billie Jean Lane
Thelma Wright
Detroit
Luther L. Cooper
Russell, Ky
Alfred Dpd
Cooper
Cincinnati
Basil J. Cooper
Logan
H. M. Truelove
Charleston
Lulvia Cooper
Beckley
Luther L. Lilly
Lily
S. C. Ellison
Camp Creek
B. B. Ellison
Dunns
J. H. Hatcher
Princeton
Local Birth Announce Edna Annette Born February 27
Don Straughn and wife announce the arrival of a daughter February 27 weighing seven pounds. Edna Annette is the name given. The notice lists numerous local families and names attending extended social events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Straughn
Edna Annette
Fleshman
Sweet Peppers for Home Gardens
Sweet peppers are popular with home gardeners because six to eight plants can feed a family. They require indoor seed starting and two transplantings in the north, with staking for support. Planting runs from March in the south to June in the far north.
Local visitors and illness noted in community
Mrs. R. B. Snyder suffers a painful injury while playing. Fred Hays is confined at home with influenza. Mrs. William Straughn and her son Billy of Mead visited relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Hutchinson and Mrs. Florence Dudley of Slab Fork were weekend guests of their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dickerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Snyder
Fred Hays
William Straughn
Billy
Mead
Wayman Hutchinson
Florence Dudley
Slab Fork
W. P. Dickerson
East Gulf WV Church News Highlights Local Gatherings
Sunday night services led by Rev. W B Overstreet. Prayer meetings at the Bish home with Miss Luella Norris assisting. Leaders at upcoming sessions include Mr. and Mrs. W L Hylton. Local visits feature Lucia Norris at Pendergrass in Killarney and families from Iroquois and Rhodell. Various residents shopped, visited hospitals, and attended meetings in Wyco and Crab Orchard with extended family and guests from Detriot, Covington, and Virginia locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Overstreet
B. L. Bish
Luella Norris
W. L. Hylton
Hylton
Lucia Norris
Frank Pendergrass
Killarney
C. O. Odell
Mary’ Lou Kerns
Iroquois
Cecil Dillon
O. G. Hudson
Peggy
Rhodell
Oakey Meadows
Princewick
T. C. Gross
Charles McGuire
Harper
W. S. Overstreet
Frances
L. W. Mason
John W. Smith
Beckley
Kay E. Surbaugh
Dick Looney
Beckley Hospital
Overton
Ottaway Wyatt
W. FP. Clark
New River and Winding Gulf
Wyoming Coal Co
Wyco
W. W. Wood
Bluefield
Hal Meador
Otis Harvey
Lewis Richmond
Detroit
Mich
Community Socials and Visits Highlight Cunard WV Scene
Mrs Iva Harper hosted a birthday party for her daughter with a large list of guests from Cunard and nearby areas. Attendees included Catherine Paris Ruth Gilbert Louise Gilbert Geneva Howard Josephine Donnally Inez Buckett Margaret Spenden Nellie Beck Nellie Ray Flynn Margaret Sexton Charlotte Bowles Patsy Garrett Junior Legg Jack Campbell Nelson Garrett Jack Barnett Johns Witt L B Carper Walter Bowles Kenneth Neely Bobbie Beck and others. The group spent Saturday in Charleston with Mr and Mrs David Patton. Additional visits included trips by Paul Leffew of Logan, Penn Newman and Leon Carper to Oak Hill and Nah Mae Leffen of Charleston staying with Penn Newman. Further social visits by Vida Morton and Dr John McGraw’s party occurred in Oak Hill Fayetteville and surrounding towns. Tom Leffew has accepted a post-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Harper
Catherine Paris
Ruth and
Louise Gilbert
Geneva Howard
Josephine Donnally
Inez Buckett
Margaret
Paul Leffew
Logan
Thomas Leffew
Penn Newman
Leon Carper
Oak Hill
Nah Mae Leffen
Charleston
C. L. Garvin
Vida Morten
John McGraw
John, Jr
Hobart Garvin
E. B. Eskew
Fayetteville
Tom Leffew
Local Social News From Oak Hill and Charleston
Huston area foreman hosts visitors as Reese McCombs and daughter Mary Alice stop by Oak Hill. Perry guests at Gatewood home of Weytl Johnson. Beury family in Charleston with Mrs. C. E. Beury. Burchett returns from Galax visit to Della Kenney. Aus hosts Julian Allman Rex Silton and families in Huntington. Nick Wyde Joe Kenney back from Galax trip. Fay Flynn hospitalized at Charleston General. Charley Beury Jr. spends time in local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Beury
Charleston
Guy Burchett
Galax
Della Kenney
Aus
Frank Bradbury
Julian Allman
Rex Silton
Huntington
Nick Wyde
Joe Kenney
Fay Flynn
Charleston General Hospital
Charley Beury, Jr
Illness and visits noted in Lego West Virginia column
The column records multiple local illnesses and recoveries including Sonny Boy Calvert ill at home with flu and Joyce Bolen showing slight improvement. It lists visits and social trips among families such as the Bolens, Jennings, Calverts, Bashams, Wicks, and Bryces with several guests from Princewick, Devils Fork, Beckley, and Beck ter.
Thumb Severed as Door Closes on Dorothy Worley
A four year old girl in Welch West Virginia had her thumb cut off when an automobile door shut on her hand. A house cat in San Francisco helped nurse the infant to growth in a peculiar aside from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa Welch
W. Va
Dorothy Worley
San Francisco
Delinquent Tax Laws Explained
Inquiries about redeeming lands sold to the state for delinquent taxes prompt notice from Sheriff Co. v. Lewis. New rules require certification to the school land commissioner and a one year window from sale for redemption, with Charleston offices handling the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Sheriff Co
Lewis
School
Charleston
Prosperity WV Schoolparents and Teachers Meet
Prosperity West Virginia parents and teachers held their regular monthly meeting at the schoolhouse Friday evening. The program was conducted under Mrs Ira Whitlock. Two short plays were presented by her pupils. After the business session Mrs Bob Williams and Mrs Dudly Short served refreshments. D B Stover returned Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Whitlock
Bob Williams
Dudly Short
D. B. Stover
Local and Area Visitors Or Visiting Across Town line
Lacy and Lloyd Neal drove to Alderson to visit their ill father while Noel Thurman visited his mother Mrs. R. T. Thurman. Mrs. C. A. McNeil spent a week with Mrs. Gracie Light and will return home Sunday. J. E. Grubb traveled to Tennessee on business. Mrs. Charlie Crowder and Mrs. Elsie Powers visited Mrs. Bob Williams. Blaine Stewart of Cranberry visited Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sizemore. Wayne Stewart, ill with double pneumonia, is improving at home. Mrs. J. P. Arthur and Mrs. Johnny Cheesebrew visited Mrs. Jess Crosier and Mrs. Edgar Arthur. Mrs. Fred Corley and children Jack Lee and William Samuel VII from Kilsyth visited Mrs. Carl Toney. Mrs. Bill Jenkins was guest of Mrs. S. M. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Fleshman
Norma Janice
Mrs. Fleshman
Jo Ann Carmilo
Gertrude Rufine
Betty Lou Mullens
Clara Acord
Judith Ami Fleshman
Wilma Robertson
Betty Lee
Mary Jane Fleshman
Joan Reed
Mary Elizabeth Hutchinson
Margaret Fleshman
Anna White
Charles Barrett
W. E. Osborne
M.D. McVey
F. P. Terry
Belvin Fitz
John Murray Jr
Ruth Gibson
Rose Thompson
Athens
Thomas Morgan Jr
Morgan
Nancy Carrol
Ernest Wood
Chris Goins
Mt.Airy
North Carolina
Doc Goins
Everett B. Wray
Powellton
FE. B. Wray
Steve Lakey
Dunns
John Bill Walthew
Beatrice Kelly
Opal Hutcherson
Survey
James McCormick
Fred Blake
Kissamee
Florida
Arthur E. Barrett
Sam Snyder
Zanesville
Ohio
Kentucky
Lacy
Lloyd Neal
Alderson
Noel Thurman
R. T. Thurman
C. A. McNeil
Gracie Light
Fayette County
J. E. Grubb
Tennessee
Charlie Crowder
Elsie Powers
Bob Williams
Blaine Stewart
Cranberry
H. E. Sizemore
Wayne Stewart
J. P. Arthur
Johny Cheesebrew
Jess Crosier
Edgar Arthur
Fred Corley
Jack Lee
William Samuel VII
Kilsyth
Carl Toney
Bill Jenkins
M. Woods
Vaccination Tour By Dr Clyde Warden March Schedule
Dr Clyde E Warden consulting veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture will vaccinate dogs against rabies in Beckley Mabscott Sophia Raleigh Glen White and Stamford on March 2 to March 7 with office hours from 2 p m to 8 p m and a $1 fee per dog Future dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Beckley City Wall
Mabscott
Sophia
Raleigh
Glen White
Stamford
Local social notes list visits and illness in community
Several residents are noted as hosting guests from Mabscott Price Hill and Charleston. Louise George's death prompted calls to Sweenyburg by family members from Huntington and nearby towns. Other entries mention illness, hospital returns, and visitors from Beckley Daniel and Charleston.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merritt Memorial Bible Class
Holt
Ruth
Benford Holt
Aileen Hutcherson
Ruth Mullins
Rena Pitotti
Marie Hol
Johnson
U.S
Hollywood
J. E. Campbell
Mabscott and
Crab Orchard
Wilda Holt
Ruth Lee
Louise Raggle
Ruth Hutcherson
Dorothy Bent
Elizabeth Matone
Shelma Cox
Geraldine Rosemond
Mary and Jane Lee Robertson
Jimmy Dutton
James Miser
Joe Garnetti
Carl Reed
Jack Thompson
Dario Pitotti
Marshal White
Tony Bava
Billy Winebrenner
Bob Wiseman
Douglas Cabagio
Russell Hutcherson
Il Wyme
Philco
Prilcos
Ragland’s Electric Co
Kanawha & McCreery
Beckley, W, Va
East Gulf, W. Va
Cunard
Vida Morton
David Patton
Lego
Sonny Boy Calvert
Theo Calvert
Joyce Bolen
Fred Bolen
Marion Cook
Epperly
Thomas Handy
Jimmy
Frances Hurter
L. V. Basham
Arthur Bryce
Schauchter
Joan
Jim Bryce
Lillybrook
Beckter
Bill Wickline
Mulflens
Sm Ali
Tlace
Lennox
Barger Roofing CO
Fayette St
Sheriff Lewis
Prosperity
PTA Metts
Clyde E. Warden
Louise George
Bertha Crowder
Daniel
C. A. Crowder
Robert Mann
Cecil Sweeny
Dave Lamont
Becksy. Hospital
Lucy Bailey
Houston Holliday
Roscoe Williams
Jessie Crozier
Ents
Mary Crozier
Evelyn Wilson
Earnest Zellers
William James
Howard Meadows
DR. R. R. Pharr
North Heber Street
Beckley, W. Va
Buster
Canada
Beon
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