No Inquest Set For death by own action of Thurman C. Bell
Sheriff Elmore said no inquest would be held in the death of Thurman Clyde Bell who died after shooting himself in the forehead in the front yard of his home. The incident occurred in Princeton near Lilly Grove Addition. Bell used a six millimeter Bel gian automatic belonging to Mrs Severt. Witnesses saw him fall from a wooden bench seconds after the shot. Mrs Ella Bell, widow, works at the Silver Grill in Keystone. Bell had been down in spirits, and he was discharged from the Army in 1945 and drew disability pay and a miner's pension. Mrs Severt said Bell told her if anything happened yesterday it would not be caused by drinking.
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Princeton
Elmore
Thurman
Clyde Bell
Bell
Emma Severt
Lilly Grove Addition
Severt
Ella Bell
Silver Grill
Keystone
Lewis Funeral Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Blanche Louella Lewis 68 of Route 7 Alderson set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Griffiths Creek Baptist Church with Rev. K. C. Lilly and Rev. Randolph F. Johnson officiating. Burial in Alderson Cemetery. Survived by husband C Earl Lewis two sisters four daughters one son eight grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Alderson
Blanche Louella Lewis
Griffith's Creek Baptist Church
K. C. Lilly
Randolph F. Johnson
George W
Ann Ballangee Burdette
Santi Fee
C. Earl Lewis
Gessie Lacy
Route 7
N. E. Flint
Lola V. Lewis
Summerlee
Homer Boyd
E. L. Fink
Beckley
George Black
Huntington
Charles E. Lewis
Whitesville Residents Attend Athens Birthday Dinner
Whitesville residents joined a birthday dinner honoring Mrs. E. A. Holmes in Athens. Guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Alvis and included Mrs. E. E. Spang Jer and sons Thomas and Donald, Mrs. Stellie Baldwin and son Larry Joe, Delbert Canterbury, and several families from Cherry Creek and Athens.
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Whitesville
Athens
E. A. Holmes
Lacy Alvis
E. E. Spang Jer
Thomas and
Donald
Stellie Baldwin
Larry Joe
Delbert Canterbury
Watson Dudding
Irma Pauline
Charles
Eddie
Grady Lee
Bonnie Jo
Watson, Jr
Cherry Creek
Henry Jones
Betty
Buddy
Lacy Alvis, Jr
Mine Foreman Faces Grand Jury Action in Becktley Area
Richard Mitchell of Marfork waived to the grand jury on charges of violating state mine safety laws. He is the mine foreman at the Truax-Tract Company mine and was apprehended Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Jay Miller and Constable Henry Warren. Mitchell posted bond in Beckley for yesterday's preliminary hearing.
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Pettus
Richard Mitchell
Marfork
E. A. Large
Mitchell
Truax-Tract
Jay Miller
Henry Warren
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Beckley
May Queen Reigns At DuBois High Mt Hope
Mt Hope DuBois High School held May Day activities from noon to 3 pm organized by the student council. May Queen Charlene Jones and May King Joseph Williams led a court including Amanda Davis Lois Ann Christian Bettye Branche Bertha Townsend Bette Brooks Gerldine Courts Mary Ruth Baldwin Elizabeth Church Samuel Robinson William Williams Willard Calloway Charles Fleming and James Jordan amid health talk dances games and a social at the Mt Hope campus.
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Charlene Jones
Joseph Williams
DuBois High School
Amanda Davis
Lois Ann Christian
Bettye Branche
Bertha Townsend
Bette Brooks
Gerldine Courts
Mary Ruth Baldwin
Elizabeth Church
Samuel Robinson
William Williams
Willard Calloway
Charles Fleming
James Jordan
Register
MT. Hope
Inez Jones
Minden
James Brooks
May King
Gilkeson Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Rosa Jane Gilkeson 76 of Rainelle will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Sewell Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Kessler and Rev. Joe E. Brown officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Born May 1 1874 she was a daughter of George N and Octava Kenny Kirk and a member of Big Sewell Baptist Church. Survived by husband J W Gilkeson two brothers James B Kirk Mabscott George N Kirk Rainelle four sons Henry Rainelle Corliss Bellburn and George Ansted and one daughter Miss Mary Gilkeson Rainelle.
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Rainelle
Rosa Jane Gilkeson
Richwood
Big Sewell Baptist Church
Roy Kessler
Joe E. Brown
George N
Octava Kenny Kirk
Big Sewell Baptist Church of
J. W. Gilkeson
James B. Kirk
Mabscott
George N. Kirk
Henry
Corliss
Bellburn
George
Ansted
Miss Mary Gilkeson
Lilly Infant Dies Soon After Birth
Aileen Lilly infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Burkie Lilly of Nimitz died shortly after birth at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley on Monday night grave side rites were held Tuesday evening with Rev Howard Spender conducting services.
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Jumping Branch
Aileen Lilly
Burkie Lilly
Nimitz
Howard Spender
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Summersville Bank Leader Alfred Groves Dies at 72
Alfred Groves, 72, retired merchant and president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Summersville, died at his home Wednesday. A former city council member, he also operated a confectionary for 40 years before retirement. Funeral services will be held today.
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Summersville Bank
Associated Press
Summersville
Alfred Groves
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Groves
Sergeant Expected Home on Leave
MARFORK expected to arrive home for a furlough in June SSgt Billie M. Riffe son of Mr and Mrs Joe Riffe of Marfork A veteran of 12 years service S Sgt Riffe holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with nine Oak Leaf Clusters for duty in the ETO and Ploesti Oil Field Raids in North Africa He was one of the first Raleigh countians to go overseas and to return credited with shooting down two planes in one raid He completed 36 missions with 300 hours flying time and spent 17 months on Guam.
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Marfork
Billie M. Riffe
Joe Riffe
Riffe
Eto
Ploesti
North Africa
Guam
Harvey Funeral Rites for Nora Jane Harvey Saturday
Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday for Nora Jane Harvey 73 of Hinton who died at her home Thursday after a monthlong illness. Elder Lowell Lilly and Elder Arvil Neely will officiate at Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church followed by burial at W. R. West Cemetery near Streeter. She was born June 15 1876 in Mercer County and lived in Summers County 51 years. Survived by husband O C Harvey two sons Lester and Champ four daughters H A West Eliza Pack P E Lilly and Jeeter Lilly a brother Everette Lilly a sister Verti Meadows 30 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Hinton
Nora Jane Harvey
Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church
Lowell Lilly
Arvil Neely
W. R. West Cemetery
Streeter
O. C. Harvey
Mercer County
Summers County
Lester Harvey
Cool Ridge
Champ Harvey
H. A. West
Nimitz
Eliza Pack
Cleveland
Ohio
P. E. Lilly
Jeeter Lilly
Everette Lilly
Verti Meadows
Winding Gulf
Retired Charleston Teacher Hattie Tudor Dies at 77
Miss Hattie Tudor 77, a former Marshall College Training School teacher in Huntington, died in a Charleston hospital. A Charleston native, she taught 22 years in Kanawha County and Marshall before retiring to Charleston. Funeral services were to be held today at 2 p.m.
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Charleston
Associated Press
Hattie Tudor
Marshall College
Huntington
Police Seek Assailant in White Sulphur Springs Robbery
White Sulphur Springs police continue the search for a 24 or 25 year old man accused of knocking merchant Slyman Hamood unconscious and robbing him of about $200 after delivering groceries. The suspect fled in Hamood’s truck, throwing away the keys.
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Greenbrier County
Robbery investigation halted as valuables remain missing
Mrs. Mary Drake of White Sulphur Springs called off an officer's inquiry into a robbery involving 4200 dollars in jewels and money near a small creek yesterday afternoon. She requested the investigation be discontinued, but police reported the money and jewels were still missing.
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Mary Drake
White Sulphur Springs
Two Mercer Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to two couples from Princeton in a straightforward civil filing. Names and exact dates were not provided in the readable text.
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Princeton
Mercer
Mead Funeral Services Today for William Frank Mead
Mead Funeral Services today at 2 30 p m for William Frank Mead 72 of Alderson who died after four months illness at his home. Rites from Lobban Funeral Home chapel with Rev Randolph F Johnson officiating. Burial in Alderson Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Jane Mead a brother Dave Mead of Salt Sulphur Springs and sister Mrs Caroline Perry of Beckley.
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William Frank Mead
Alderson
Lobban
Randolph F. Johnson
Baptist Church
Pikesville
Mary Jane Mead
Dave Mead
Salt Sulphur Springs
Caroline Perry
Lot Beckley
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