Ex-Itmann Man Killed In Quarry Accident
A former Itmann resident Julius Borders Jr. of Aux Vasse Missouri was killed in a quarry accident. Officials report Borders was employed at the site and died from injuries sustained during work. The incident is under investigation by local authorities in Mullens.
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Itmann
Mullens
ANS
Julius
Pin Head) Borders Jr
Aux Vasse
State Bureau of Mines
Missouri
Federal Bureau of Mines
Quarry Tragedy Halts Work After Rock Collapse
Mizell died on Thursday in a cave in at Aux Vasse Stone and Gravel Co. while Borders, 28, operated a bulldozer in a tunnel when a rock column and ceiling fell. Two truck drivers and a shovel operator were uninjured as coworkers said escape routes failed. Rescue crews cleared several tons of rock. Borders died instantly.
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Aux Vasse
Kraus
Red Cross Staff Changes Highlight Long Service
The article notes RC personnel with decades in service. A field director since 1944 served in India Hawaii Boston Newport R I and Quantico. Miss Napp a 20 year Red Cross veteran led home service in Indiana and moved to national staff in Louisville Kentucky. A retired Army colonel joined RC a year ago as assistant field director at Quantico and resides in Colonial Heights Virginia.
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Ing County
India
Hawaii
Boston
Newport
R. I
Quantico
New York
Newsday
Napp
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Indiana
Louisville
Fields
The
Texas
Quantico Marine School
Colonial Heights
Mullens
James E. Bond
Alexandria
William Fields
Marine Corps School
Martha Napp
Joe Sandel
Nineteen Charged Fail To Appear On Pollution
Nineteen men charged with dumping refuse into the Guyandotte River last week failed to appear before Magistrate Jack Pizzino in Itmann. Warrants were sworn by Sgt. Ivan Pizzino and the defendants include employees of Pocahontas Fuel Co Norfolk and Western Railroad Co and local contractors. Officials say heavy rainfall made the incident accidental or unavoidable. Magistrate Pizzino warned of potential further action.
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Itmann
Jack Pizzino
Glen Fork
Pizzino
Ivan Pizzino
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Norfolk and Western Railroad Co
Infant John Anthony Allen Admitted To Wyoming General
John Anthony Allen infant son of Mr and Mrs John Allen was admitted Saturday to Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. Parents report him improving. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Junior Bailey Fairdale plus extended visits from the Bailey and York families and others from Oceana Ravencliff and Mullens.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
John Anthony Allen
John Allen
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Hayden Wolfe
Junior Bailey
Fairdale
Speed Bailey
Estil Bailey
Harvey York
Harvella
Wavell Johnson
York
J. H. York
Oceana
John Mosley
Ravencliff
Typhoid Clinics Set In Wyoming
Wyoming County Health Department schedules March 2024 typhoid clinics across Pineville Herndon Mullens Cyclone Clear Fork Oceana with times at multiple locations.
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Wyoming
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Health Department
Health Department
Herndon
Mullens
Elk Lick
Clear Fork
Road Branch
Oceana City Hall
Mullens City Hall
Man Finds Free Bird Seed Attracts No Birds
Frank J. Morelli in New Britain Connecticut reported that a bird seed box left outside his home attracted no birds until he posted a sign promising free seed for birds only. He noted most of the seed disappeared after the notice appeared.
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New Britain
Conn
UPI
Frank J. Morelli
Morelli
Begum Prints Upside-Down Aardvark Run
Jeff Begum publisher of the humor magazine the Aardvark announced he will print the remaining run upside down to prevent a collectors’ scramble over the misprinted first copies. The plan follows discovering 400 upside down issues on Saturday in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Jeff Begum
Begum
the Aardvark
Detergent Claims Of Whiter Than White Stir Blues
A humorous note on detergent ads promising whiter than white results leaving mothers on wash day with renewed worry about stain removal and laundry routines.
Surgery Over Shumates In Good Condition At UVA Hospital
Miss Belle Shumate and her brother Lincoln were reported in excellent condition after surgery at the University of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. The kidney from Lincoln was transplanted into Belle to function as her own, a surgery described as successful by the head surgeon. The rev Dean Bailey and Mrs Bailey accompanied the family and confirmed the operation's success before returning home.
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Ravencliff
Belle Shumate
Lincoln
University of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Dean Bailey
Bailey
Riley Shumate
Shumate
Elsie
Miss Shumate
Red Cross Aid Offered To Wyoming Flood Victims
The Red Cross sets up stations in Mullens and Oceana to provide food shelter clothing and medical aid after severe Wyoming floods. Disaster staff from Virginia Kentucky and California assist local volunteers with applications plans and rapid help while stressing that aid is a gift and not a loan or sale of supplies.
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Red Cross
Wyoming
Mullens
RNS
Wyoming Mountains
American Red Cross
Oceana
Tor
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Wylma Griffith
Elgin Afb
Fla
Courthouse Annex
Pineville
Miss Napp
The
Patricia Jones Elected President of Kappa Omicron Phi at Concord
Miss Patricia Jones of Mullens has been elected president of the national honorary home economics fraternity Kappa Omicron Phi at Concord College where she is a junior. A 1961 Mullens High School graduate she majors in home economics with a speech minor and serves as chaplain for Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority.
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Patricia Jones
Robert R. Jones
Mullens
Kappa Omicron Phi
Concord College
Mullens High School
Alpha Sigma Alpha National Sorority
Bill Garvin to Be Jaycee Guest in Oak Hill
Bill Garvin of Charleston will speak at the Oak Hill Jaycees meeting tonight where he serves as West Virginia Jaycees vice president. The Oak Hill chapter may win a blue chip award as most improved in the region. Garvin will discuss the West Virginia Centennial trade dollars.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Bill Garvin
Charleston
Oak Hill Jaycees
Garvin
West Virginia
Jaycees
Bill Walsh
Green peppers burn black after car fire near Rantoul
A refrigerator car on the Illinois Central line near Rantoul Illinois caught fire on Sunday turning a load of green peppers black. The blaze was blamed on faulty wiring affecting the car’s refrigeration unit.
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Illinois Central
Here
Advocatus Diaboli in Canonization Process
The Advocatus Diaboli is the person named to present objections to a proposed canonization in the Roman Catholic Church as described by the Universal Standard Encyclopedia.
Asthma Formula Becomes OTC Relief for Attacks
Doctors’ top prescribed asthma remedy is now sold without prescription as Primatene Tablets. Tests show it stops attacks within minutes and provides hours of relief by opening airways and reducing congestion. Priced at 98 cents, it claims eight medicines in one full-strength tablet for nighttime sleep and fewer spasms.
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New York
N. Y
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Mizell
Johnnie Wilson
Wyco
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Wyoming County
W. Preson Wilson
Willard Elam
Amigo
Allen Junction
Elam
RMOND
Ormond
Ormonds
NeviLle Street
Beckley
Griffiths
Virgil Griffith
Lundale
Appalachian. Power Company
Guyandotte River
Aardvarks
By Thelma Stover
Jaycee
Chesapeake and Potomac
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