Oak Hill Grants Purchase of Street Grader
Oak Hill City Council granted City Manager Wallace Bennett authority to buy a used 1948 street grader from Mary Frances Coal Co. for 800 dollars, at about 100 dollars per month. Discussion covered washing streets with water versus renting a sweeper. no action. Police Chief Janney to study traffic light at Main St Post Office. Fire inspections announced. Fire Chief Akers said inspections are underway. Manager’s report shows 23 arrests last month, 191 dollars in fines, 356 parking tickets, and 16.47 dollars in parking fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
BNS
Wallace Bennett
Mary Frances Coal Co
Bennett
H. E. Janney
Main St
Arthur Akers
Retired Clear Creek Farmer Charles Dunbar Dies at 84
Charles A Dunbar 84 retired McDole Branch farmer dies at home from old age complications. Survived by wife Melvina Williams, eight children, two brothers and two sisters, 32 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Funeral at Workmans Creek Methodist Church with burial in Workmans Creek Cemetery.
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Clear Creek
RNS
Charles A. Dunbar
McDole Branch
Workman’s Creek Methodist
Mont Carr
Stellie Parsons
Workman's Creek
Henry Dunbar
William Dunbar
Raleigh County
Melvina Williams
Leslie Dunbar
Enoch Dunbar
Irson Dunbar
Cleo Dunbar
Lennie Williams
Artie
Lena Stover
Ameagle
Leta O'Neal
Crow
Frank Dunbar
Rt. 1
Father and Son Are Indicted In Jesse Death
Ernest Bradford, 19, and his father Obie Bradford, 60, were indicted by the Wyoming Grand Jury in the fatal shooting of Alonzo Browning, 58, in Jesse. Browning died February 18 from shotgun wounds suffered February 9. The case stems from a long running property dispute and a fight between children of the two families. Judge Robert Worrell noted no bond motion had been made for the Bradford youth. the father is free on a $2,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Ernest Bradford
Jesse
Wyoming Grand Jury
Alonzo Browning
Browning
Mullens
Obie Bradford
Robert Worrell
Bradford
Births Listed In Past Week At Oak Hill Hospital
Ten births were recorded at Oak Hill Hospital in the past week. New arrivals include Karen Lynn Johnson and Gene Leroy Evans on February 22 and 24 respectively, with several more infants listed from Oak Hill Glen Jean Lochgelly Winona and Hiro through February 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
BNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Karen Lynn Johnson
C. L. Johnson
Gene Leroy Evans
G. E. Evans
Clarence Edward Coy
Melvin Thomas Coy
Glen Jean
Deborah Lynn Payne
Charles W. Payne Jr
Lochgelly
Anna Faye Davis
Alfonso Lee Devis
Winona
Jane Ann Samuels
John Rodrick Samuels
Kathryn Gale Tully
Donald C. Tully
Sharon Lee Grimmett
Paul L. Grimmett
Hiro
Samuel J. Morrison
Alby Morrison
Jeffrey L. Hall
J. L. Hall
Mother and child fall from car on Gatewood Road
Mrs Beulah Keeney 36 of Gatewood and her five month old daughter Dolores Ann were treated for minor abrasions at Oak Hill Hospital at 9 30 am today after both fell from a car when a door opened on Gatewood Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Beulah Keeney
Gatewood
Dolores Ann
Oak Hill Hospital
Gatewood Road
Filling Stations Give to Polio Fund
Mullens area service stations contributed $97.17 to the March of Dimes through a gasoline sale scheme on February 11. Stations in Mullens Allen Junction Bud and Herndon donated two cents per gallon sold that day, with Gene Atkins reporting the campaign results as area chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Allen Junction
Bud
Herndon
Gene Atkins
Oak Hill Baptist Youth Pray Meeting Postponed
Oak Hill Baptist Church postpones tonight's senior high group prayer meeting. The youth crowd will lead the March 9 program under Baptist Youth Fellowship president John Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Baptist Church
John Jones
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Colcord School Adds Rhythm Band Instruments
Coal River notice reports hospital stays and staff changes in Colcord. Bill Thompson treated at Charleston General Hospital for infected foot. Mrs. Glenn Herron returned home after illness there. Joyce Harman on leave. Grada Clay teaching in her place. Russell Clark of Lawson hospitalized two weeks after a stroke at his store. A new project started at Colcord Grade School.
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Colcord
Bill Thompson
Charleston General Hospital
Glenn Herron
Joyce Harman
Grada Clay
Russel Clark
Lawson
Sylvester Tot's Funeral is Set
Jewell Fay Barker three year old killed in a Monday auto accident. Services will be at the parents home in Sylvester at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial in Little Elk Run Cemetery. Body moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to home this afternoon. Survivors include her parents Russell Lloyd Barker and Anderson Barker grandparents in Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lloyd Jr
Anderson Barker
Leff Harkless
Sylvester
Women of the Moose Readies Initiation at Moosehaven
In Mullens RNS reports the Women of the Moose at the Moosehaven Chapter Night will initiate at 8 o clock tonight with Mrs. George Fordham as speaker. The meeting is open to the public and chapter members are to wear evening dresses.
Mullens City Faults Rail Line After Flood and Fire
Mullens officials urged a planned emergency traffic system following Friday night's downtown hotel fire and recent floods. Flood-diverted traffic on Mullens Hill prompted calls for permanent tour-route signs and a police study. Street narrowing by the Virginian Railway was blamed for flood burdens, with a plan to erect riverbank fencing and address playground needs. An Explorer Scout program questioned city finances, flood costs, and operations, while proposals for a sewer tap and parking meters on Holroyd Avenue were discussed.
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Mullens
RNS
Woodrow W. Cook
A. Ritz Kingdon
Mullens Hill
Kingdon
Cook
Itmann
England
W. F. Staats
Eugene Atkins
Jimmy James
Alec Barbour
Wendell W. Cook
Holroyd Avenue
Boy Scout Troop 5
First Baptist Church
Carroll Worrell
Explorer Scouts
Danny MceGraw
Joe Lyttle
Mampton Hoge Jr
John Rinehart
Charles Green
Melvin McNamara
Carter Funeral Set for Thursday
Geneva Carter 74 of Coal Run dies at home from heart condition. Funeral at Coal Run Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev H C Craig officiates. Burial in Coal Run Cemetery. Born Buckingham Virginia Oct 30 1881. Survivors: two foster children Beatrice Yancy Toledo Ohio Richard Keeney Glen Jean Beckley three brothers Macie Davis Elijah Davis Alex Premery two sisters Effie Jackson Coal Run Helen Dabney Gladstone Virginia. Body at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean until one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Run
RNS
Geneva Carter
Coal Run Baptist Church
H. C. Craig
Beckley
Buckingham
Beatrice Yancy
Burlington
Ohio
Richard Keeney
Toledo
Macie Davis
Glen Jean
Elijah Davis
Alex
Premery
Effie Jackson
Helen Dabney
Gladstone
Collins Funeral Home
Lewisburg to Be Scene Of Oratorical Contest
Lewisburg hosts the Seventh District American Legion High School Oratorical Contest on Thursday at 1 p.m. District winners receive four year college scholarships. sectional winners advance to state finals in Charleston. The 1955 topic is Fulfilling the Aims of the Constitution. District Chairman H. L. Van Camp notes the state winner gets 200 dollars, with the other three receiving 100 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
American Legion
Charleston
H. L. van Camp
Severt Son Born in Maben With 7 Pound 12 Ounce Weight
Edward Ralph is the name given to the couple's first child born Sunday afternoon at Stevens Clinic Welch. The Severt family reside in Maben and the mother is Stella Robinette Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severt
Maben
Edward Ralph
David Severt
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Stella Robinette
Barrett
Mullens Catholics To Clean Up Tonight
A work party will clean up St. John’s Catholic Church in Mullens at 7 tonight after flood damage. Volunteers are urged to bring cleaning tools and supplies to aid in the cleanup replacing a previously scheduled Lenten service.
Cleanup Starts in Wyoming After Flood Wide
The flood waters in Wyoming County eased on Tuesday March first with sunny skies and rising temperatures. Residents began clearing mud and debris, repairs start, churches and stores reported flood depths up to forty inches. Herndon and Alpeca road travel returning to normal. Herndon High School will stay closed until Monday due to heating issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St John's Catholic Church
Ritchie
Thomas Grocery
Mullens
Herndon
Alpeca
Herndon High School
C. C. Ritchie Jr
Verne Belcher
Wyoming County Board of Education
Orators to Meet This Thursday in Mullens High School
Entrants in the American Legion Sixth District Oratorical Contest will meet at Mullens High School at 10 a.m. Thursday. The postponement from Tuesday was due to flood conditions. The contest is open to high school students from McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
American Legions
Mullens High School
Robert E. Kuhn
McDowell
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
Pax Woman Becomes Oklahoma Oil Chemist
Mary Ann Davis of Pax has been appointed junior chemist in Continental Oil Co development department in Pecos City Oklahoma. After graduating from Concord College Athens she worked nine years with E I du Pont de Nemours and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
RNS
Mary Ann Davis
Buren Davis
Continental Oil Co
Peca City
Okla
Concord College
Athens
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
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Sylvester Tot
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Frence
WBA
Kentucky
James B. Beam Distalling CO
Clermont
Carter
Howes
Colgate’s
Colgate
Newick
White Sulphur
Corinne
James Paul McKinney
James Paul Jr
D. L. McVey
Amigo
D. L. McVey Jr
White Sulphur Springs
Oklahoma
Frigidaire
PRUVO
Pruvo Pharmacal Co
Provo
Cohen's Drug Store
Neville St
General Electric
Logan County, W. Va
Mingo County, W. Va
Mercer County, W. Va
Wyoming County, W. Va
McDowell County, W. Va
Buchanan County
W. Va
Tazewell County, Va
Giles County, Va
Bland County, Va
Summers County, W. Va
Greenbrier County
Monroe County, W. Va
Freezer
Beckley Day Television & Appliances, Inc
N. Kanawha St
Halstead
East Rainelle
B. T. Collins Electric Co
Hinton Briars Home Furniture Company
Third Avenue
Naoma Adkins Electric Co
Lewisburg Furn, Co
Union Furniture Company
Howard Avenue
Princeton
Tombin Furniture Co
Mercer Street
GENERAL _ ELECTRIC APPLIANCES COMPANY
General Electric Distributing Corporation
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Huntington
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