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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1951

Page

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Tragic Highway Crash Kills Glen Jean Woman

Mrs Elizabeth May Fern Starks Taylor 50 of Glen Jean was killed yesterday at 1 15 PM when her car collided with a tractor trailer. Injured occupants Mrs Dora Virginia Cumbow 43 and Mrs Edwin Wilson 24 of Glen Jean were treated at Oak Hill Hospital. Walter Slocum 41 of Beckley driver of the truck faced no charges. Funeral plans pending. Separate Ansted wreck injures Arthur Hemme 54 Cleveland and Milly Hemme. They are hospitalized at Charleston General.

AK Hilc Elizabeth May Fern Starks Taylor Glen Jean Page Dora Virginia Cumbow Edwin’ Wilson Glen Jean Oak Hill Hospital Cumbow Wilson Montgomery Walter Slocum Beckley Slocum Price Ling Oak Hill Ing Taylor Carl Taylor Pete James Bill Alma Allen Jesse Vandal Bradley Joe St. John North Carolina Willard Starks Minden Oran Starks Thurmond Clyde Starks Norfolk Dora Cumbow Glen, Jean Arthur Allen Hubert Cumbow Tyree Fayette Ansted Arthur Bert Hemme Cleveland Milly Hemme Hemmes Charleston General Hospital

Pleads Guilty On Assault Charge At Pettus Magistrate

Lorenzo Nichols Edwight Negro pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ernest Large at Pettus to a charge of assault and battery. He was arrested by Trooper C N Otte on the complaint of Leroy Woods also of Edwight.

Register Whitesville Lorenzo Nichols Edwight Negro Ernest Large Pettus C. N. Otte Leroy Woods Edwight

Oak Hill crowns Martha Lee Kou olek Queen of May

At Calling High School Oak Hill senior Martha Lee Kou olek was named Queen of May by Student Council president Mike Miller. The coronation featured AN N THOMAS ballet Jo Ann Brown singing Reta Jo Woodrum acrobatic dance and glee club songs. A tree planting honored Miss Atha Mankin with plans for annual ceremonies.

Register Oak Hill Calling High School Martha Lee Kou Olek Mike Miller Ann Thomas Jo Ann Brown Reta Jo. Woodrum Glee Club H. R. Cole Atha Mankin Oak Hill High School Miller Bea Jarrell Danny Blizzard Mary .K. Oliver C. Thompson Nancy, Winston Margaret McCallister Mary Agnes Pleva Mary Louise Dixon Margaret Hess Victoria Kopinski Nyla Dine Kincaid Betty Jo Dixon Doris Nel “Franklin Margaret Sneed Thomas Mary Anin Rodes Kitty Sue Bowersox Rita Hayes Joho ‘Scott Mydra McGriff George Kincaid Collins High School Martha Lee Kochalek Frank Mauritz Proto

W C Dower 44 Taken by Death at Mt Hope

Funeral services for William Clifford Dower 44 of Mt Hope will be at 2 30 p m Sunday in Glen Jean at Collins Funeral Home chapel The Rev Clarence Figgatt and Rev Frank Perry will officiate Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Surviving are his wife Mrs Nettie Dower his mother Mrs Mary Dower two sons William Edward and Charles Oliver a sister Mrs Sarah Ann Lowe five brothers Arthur C Edward R and John E Dower Cesil L Columbus Ohio and Fred W Dower two stepsons Clarence Green and Mrs E H Wood

Oak Hill William Clifford Dower Mt. Hope Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean Clarence Figgatt Frank Perry High Lawn’ Memorial Park Nettie” Dower Mary Dower

Rader Funeral Services Today

Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today for William Clarence Rader who died at his home after a lengthy illness. Rites were to be at Jordan Church in Canvas with Rev. Charles Cameron officiating and burial in Rader Cemetery near the home. He is survived by his wife Verna, three daughters Eileen Kabenshue of Beckley and Camilla and Geraldine, three sons Erskine Robert and Hubert all at home, and his mother Ruth Rader of Canvas.

Register Summersville William Clarence Rader Jordan Church Canvas Charles Cameron

Mullens Cleanup Week Aims for National Honors

Mullens residents race to complete annual cleanup fixup and paintup week with two days left. Last year the town earned honorable mention as Chamber of Commerce sponsors drive led by Dr W W Wells and Chesley C Cunningham. Friday marks collection day for trash piled on South Mullens properties.

Mullens Register

Edens Funeral Rites Saturday Held at Residence

Meredith Parker Edens, 77, of Whipple, will have funeral rites at his residence Saturday. The Rev. Burk Gibson of Quinwood and the Rev. J. L. Payne of Mt. Hope will officiate.

Register Stati Oak Hill Meredith Parker Edens Whipple Burk Gibson Quinwood J. L. Payne Mt. Hope

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