Pioneer reminiscence from 93 year old Kincaid woman
Martha Darlington recalls Civil War era hardship and pioneer days in West Virginia, recounting family peril from Rebels, panther encounters, floods, and simple living. She advocates hard work, voting, and staying spry, sharing details of birthplace, siblings, hunts, customs, and aging with humor.
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Pioneer Days
Kincaid
Martha Darlington
Laura M. Blake
Darlington
West Virginia
Sycamore Hills
Sycamore
Martha Taylor
John Johnson
Ida Eads
Lanham
W. Va
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce to Hold First Luncheon
The Oak Hill Trade Group structures its inaugural luncheon meeting Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Hotel Hill. Reports from committees chosen at the recent organizational session will be presented by Pat R. Hamilton, president.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Hill
Pat R. Hamilton
Ten Land Sales In Wyoming
Ten land transactions filed in the Wyoming County Clerk's office involve Lacy D. Lafferty and wife selling surface rights on Milami Fork to Rosa Shumate and husband, and other transfers to Aar on Wise Edwards, E. D. Hawley, City Auto Service, Eva Hollins, James Noah Cook, and Bertha N. Farmer. Properties range from fractions of an acre to 5,000 square feet, with stakes in Pineville, Baileysville, Oceana, Welton, Mullens, and Slab Fork districts.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Lacy D. Lafferty
Rosa Shumate
Milami Fork
Laurel Fork
Guyandotte River
W. P. Lester
Aaron Wise Edwards
Baileysville
R. D. Bailey
E. D. Hawley
Bailey-Murphy
Center District
C. E. Justus
City Auto Service
Clear Fork
Oceana
H. V. Grose
Eva Hollins
Fish Catches Perch During Mullens Flood
In Mullens, a 4 to 5 inch perch was displaced by floodwaters along Guyandotte Avenue. J Merlin Campbell released the fish rather than ending its trouble by frying pan, noting traffic was disrupted by the flood.
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Mullens
RNL
J. Merlin Campbell
Guyandotte Ave
Campbell
Fayette Beagles To Run Sunday
Fayetteville report on the first American Kennel Club sanctioned Spring Derby at Maple Lane Running Grounds along the old Oak Hill Fayetteville road. Sunday entries drawn at 8 a.m with judging by Robert Brooks Theron Bowyer and Mountain State Beagle Club officials assisting.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Maple Lane
Old Oak Hill
Fayetteville Road
L. C. Cottle
Ernestine Treadway
Hico
Robert Brooks
Theron Bowyer
Mountain State Beagle Club
Raleigh County
Wyoming Flood Cleanup Nears In Mullens Again
Flood waters receded slightly after battering Mullens and surrounding areas for a third time in eight days. Six families evacuated as water neared last week’s record, roads closed briefly, volunteers aided police and fire crews, and Herndon High School remains closed with a flood vacation until waters drop and heating systems are restored.
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Mullens
Ans
Wyoming
Sahara
Wyoming County
Pineville
Cpl
Leslie P. Mullins
Amigo
Herndon
Itmann
New Richmond
Baileysville
Glen Rogers
State Road Commission
Slab Fork Creek
Guyandotte River
St. John’s Catholic Church
Charles Ritchie Jr
Herndon High School
Workman Rites Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Frank Eugene Workman 33 will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lansing Baptist Church with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill and graveside rites by the American Legion Lafayette Post 149. He died Sunday in Pinecrest Sanitarium after contracting tuberculosis in 1945 while serving with the 363rd Infantry Regiment of the 91st Division in Italy. Surviving are his wife Ruth Dix Workman two daughters Claudine and Frankie a son Kenneth his mother Mamie Saunders Workman several siblings and two brothers. The body will be moved to Forest Workman’s home today at 4 p.m. from Dodd-Payne Mortuary Fayetteville.
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Lansing
RNS
Frank Eugene Workman
Lansing Baptist Church
John Bragg
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
American Legion
Lafayette Post
Pinecrest
Workman
Italy
363 Infantry
91St Infantry
Ruth Dix Workman
Claudine
Frankie
Kenneth
Mamie Saunders Workman
Dorothy Horrocks
Lillian Reynolds
Nellie Fox
Fayetteville
Forest
John L
Cleveland
Ohio
Forest Workman
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
New Richmond Home Destroyed by Fire
Flames destroyed the four room frame house of Mr and Mrs Buddy Lumbo at New Richmond. The blaze, likely from a defective flue, drew Mullens and Pineville fire departments but the building was nearly lost. Firefighters kept the fire from spreading to nearby houses and a store. Lumbo works for the State Road Commission. Alarm rang about 6 45 a m.
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New Richmond
RNS
Buddy Lumbo
Mullens
Pineville
Lumbo
State Road Commission
Rail Car Hits Wyoming Man
Robert Gayhart of Wyoming, 45, was struck by a railroad motor car while sitting on tracks at Glover near the old mine tipple around midnight. He was listed in serious condition at Wyoming General Hospital with possible skull fracture, scalp lacerations, and multiple bruises. An ambulance driver from Wyoming Funeral Home reported the accident location.
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Mullens
RNS
Robert Gayhart
Wyoming
Glover
Wyoming General Hospital
Wyoming Funeral Home
Coleman Rites Set for Tuesday
Rebecca Jane Coleman 83 of Dothan died Thursday at her home after a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Community Church in Dothan with Rev. Clyde Harler and Rev. Billy Painter officiating. Burial follows in the Family Cemetery in Dothan. Tyree Funeral Home will receive the body today after 4 p.m. at the residence.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Rebecca Jane Coleman
Dothan
Clyde Harler
Kincaid
Billy Painter
Tyree
Pineville High Girl Is Winner
Jackie McCourt, daughter of Mr and Mrs O E McCourt and a student of Mrs Marl Collins, is acclaimed by schoolmates as Homemaker of Tomorrow. She scored highest on a written homemaking test among senior girls and will compete to name the state candidate for All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow. She will receive a golden pin and cookbooks for herself and the school. The national winner will be announced April 21 in Philadelphia with a $1500 scholarship for the state winner.
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Pineville
RNS
Jackie McCourt
O. E. McCourt
Marl Collins
Philadelphia
Lucky Clovers 4-H welcomes nine new members at candle ceremony
Fayetteville report notes nine new members inducted into the Lucky Clovers 4-H Club at a candle lighted ceremony at Rick Hesse's home. New members include Harriet Bright Rick Hesse Susan Edds Billy Shawver and others as leader Mrs. John Holliday outlines duties. An appearance on WOAY-TV and a window display during National 4-H Club Week are planned with club members attending the Baptist Church. Eva Lou McClelland demonstrates sewing. Committees are appointed. Oak Hill reports two Fayette County roads remain blocked by slides Route 41 between Layland and Prince is fully blocked and Route 60 at Alloy is partly blocked with one way traffic through Alloy. High water receding. reports of flooding in Minden and Glen Jean area easing.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Lucky Clovers
Rick Hesse
Ivan McClelland
Loraline Kemper
Eva Lou McClelland
Eddie Holiday
John Holliday
Harriet Bright
Susan Edds
Billy Shawver
Mary Katherine Hambrick
Jimmy Jones
Jo Ann McClelland
Craig Ashford
Joan Holliday
Woay-Tv
Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Fayette County
State Road Commission
Layland
Prince
Alloy
Minden
Glen Jean
Student earns education trip with advisor to three cities
A student will travel with her school advisor to Washington DC Colonial Williamsburg Virginia and Philadelphia. The school will receive a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Washington, D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Philadelphia
Fayetteville Lad Struck by Car
James Franklin Haush seven of Fayetteville Route 1 is hospitalized in Oak Hill with a head injury after being struck by Franklin B. Preston also of Route 1 Fayetteville. Police report the boy stepped into the car’s path at the Salem Road and U S Route 21 intersection.
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Oak Hill
RNS
James Franklin Haush
Route 1
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Hospital
East Oak Hill
Young Haush
Franklin B. Preston
H. E. Janney
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Johnny Rebs
Beard's Fork
Raleigh
Neely
Kilgore
Coal Grove
Billy Taylor
A. J. Kincaid
Connecticut
Charleston
Bridgeport
Ben Johnson
Kincaid, Fayette County
John
Johnson
Pichmon Cleaners — Laundry
Oak Hill Trade Group
Fish
Fayette Beagles
Mullens City Hall
Arvid Robertson
Waters of
Richmond
Coleman
Pineville High
Fayette Roads
4-H
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