Robbery Suspects Held by Wyoming Officials
Lacy Short and James Elmore Rambo from McDowell County were arrested in Jawger for questioning in connection with Tuesday’s Cleart Fork Hardware robbery in Oceana. About $6 000 and several pens were stolen. Sheriff Bert Short deputies and State Police Col. C W Andrick made the arrests and the pair are in Wyoming County Jail Pineville awaiting lie detector tests Friday.
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Wyoming
Cceana
RNS
Lacy Short
James Elmore Rambo
Botn
McDowell County
Jawger
Cleart Fork Hardware Co
Oceana
Bert Short
John Shumate
Bud Naniels
James Gibson
C. W. Andrick
Wyoming County
Pineville
Short
Lawton Woman In Good Condition After Suicide Attempt
Fayette Deputy L W Fox said Mrs Mary Tyler 34 of Lawton was in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a suicide attempt at her home. The wife of James Richard Tyler and mother of five reportedly shot herself with a .22 caliber rifle around 2 p m Wednesday, the bullet penetrating her left breast.
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Payetteville
Rns
Mary Tyler
Lawton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
James Richard Tyler
Fayette
L. W. Fox
Tytler
Fox
Scout Awards Made At Annual Spring Rally
At the Fayette County Spring Rally in Fayetteville the Girl Scout cookie awards honored three scouts. Brownie Patricia Coteman sold 66 boxes, Intermediate Sheila Watkins 72, and Senior Mary Gwinn 36. The Juliette Low Statuette went to Mrs Bert Johnson for finance campaign leadership. Rev Shirley Donnelly spoke on county history.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Fayetteville Memorial Building
Fayette County
Robert Herndon
Cookie Sale
Gauley Bridge
Patricia Coteman
Fayetteville
Sheila Watkins
Mary Gwinn
Juliette Low
Bert Johnson
Charlton Heights
Robert A. Updike
Montgomery
Shirley Donnelly
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Rosser Long
Willian
Adele
Charles Harnsbarger
Mount Hope
Tri County New Life Rally Planned at Oak Hill
Oak Hill Woman's Christian Temperance Union hosts a tri county New Life Rally for Fayete Raleigh and Wyoming counties at Oak Hill Baptist Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16. Rev Randolph F Johnson opens with a devotional. Ethel Riddle National Youth Temperance Council secretary will speak with Mrs A L Rohrer Beckley state president and Mrs C M Gabriel Parkersburg state secretary in attendance. Awards will honor largest union turnout outside host city and largest single group. Interdenominational event.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Beckley
C. M. Gabriel
Parkersburg
Kelly Williams
Tractor Crash Kills Mercer County Man
A Mercer County man Gilbert Maxwell, 63, of Spanishburg died when his scoop-equipped tractor overturned at his farm about 10 miles north of Prence ton. The accident occurred near 1 30 p m. Mortuary attendants identified him.
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Prenceton
Mercer County
Here
Gilbert Maxwell
Spanishburg
Sac
Ella Lewis Circle Plans Loyalty Dinner at Scot Home
The Ella Lewis Circle of Oak Hill Methodist Church announces a Loyalty Dinner at the church Monday evening. Hostesses at Main Street home include Mrs. R. T. Scott with aides Mrs. B C Peters and Mrs. S F Arritt. The meeting also presented a devotional and meditation reviewing Where Our Money Goes.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Ella Lewis
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Main Street
R. T. Scott
Operation Grub Staged Saturday by Fayette Girl Scouts
Fathers and husbands of adult leaders were invited to join Operation Grub at the Fayette Girl Scout Council campsite on Laurel Creek near Beckwith. Volunteers should arrive by 9 a.m. with shovels and tools to ready the site for overnight summer camping. Dinner will be served. rain date is the following Saturday.
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War Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Fayette Girl Scout Council
Laurel Creek
Last Rites Set For Garland Williams
Funeral services for Garland Williams 85 of Clear Fork will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Artie Methodist Church with Rev Ernest Barley officiating. Burial is in Hodges Cemetery Ameagle. Williams died at his son Creed Williams home in Clear Fork Wednesday. He was born February 29 1972 in Artie. Survivors include three sons Creed Ervin of Canvas and Isom Route 1 Beckley. three daughters Hessie Crowder Pax Beckley Hallie Maynor and Eva Winston. one sister Eunice Bailey. two half sisters Birdie Jack Arkie Rol Eee. five half brothers Lonnie Ray Page Marshall and Aldie. four grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to Creed Williams residence and will be taken to the church an hour before services.
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OSK Hill
RNS
Garland Williams
Artic Methodist Church
Ernest Barley
Bradley
Hodges
Ameagle
Williams
Creed
Clear Fork
Artie
Ervin
Canvas
Isom
Beckley
Hessie Crowder
Hallie Maynor
Pax
Eva Winston
Clear Creek
Eunice Bailey
Birdie Jack
Arkie Rol- Eee
Robison
Lonnie
Ray
Page
Marishall
Aldie
Tyree
Mount Hope
Creed Williams
Greyhound Seeks New Ravenswood Route Approval
Atlantic Greyhound Corp. plans to file next week for a new Ravenswood route with stops between Parkersburg and Ravenswood on West Virginia 2 and Ravenswood to Ripley. A Public Service Commission hearing is set for next Tuesday as three other firms had filed for the same corridor. L. B. Transportation and Inter-City Transportation also sought the route, while Ohio Valley Bus Co. holds the current franchise in the Huntington area.
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Charleston
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Ravenswood
Public Service Commission
GreyHound
Parkersburg
W.va
Ripley
W. Va
PSC
L. & B. Transportation Co
Inter-City Transportation Co
Ohio Valley Bus Co
Huntington
Homes converting porches to laundries gain space
In older houses owners convert back porches pantries and breakfast rooms into laundries. The extra space allows adding laundry equipment for hand washing wall cupboards for supplies and a chair for sit down work.
Post Commander Urges Fayetteville To Fly The Flag
Fayetteville reports from RNS that John G. Witt Jr of LaFayette Post 149 urged residents to display the U S flag on multiple dates including May 26 Memorial Day and Independence Day. He called for every home business and public building to show patriotism and set an example for the community.
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Wilt
Fayetteville
America
Witt
Legion
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