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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1958

Page

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Mullens Hospital Lists Admittances

Fifty patients were admitted to the Wyoming General Hospital in the week ending Saturday. The list names patients and locations by day, including Mullens, Dewey McVey, Ada Gilliam, Corinne, Pineville, Herndon, Covel, Marianna, and New Richmond among others.

Mullens ANL Wyoming General Hospital Sandor Balassa Dewey McVey Amigo Tommy Maynard David Price Joyce Graham Marianna Ada Gilliam Stephenson Dorothy Meade Pineville Yvonne Goode Bud Thelma Hash Alfred Justice Delbarton Robert Flora Church Harvey Johnson Glen Rogers Clyde Elliott Covel Violet Harless Freda Henson Mirs Louise Tath Opal Webb Beatrice Christian Edsel Craft Corinne Kenneth Vint Clear Fork Frank Simpson Martha Ferguson Brenton Rebecca Graham George Finney Allen Junction Victoria Lusk Herndon Kathleen Burgess Mallens Leona Mills Basin Mary Charlene Dickerson Cavely Mes Nancy Daniels Thomas Harper Black Eagle Eliza Grose Helen Leonard Thomas Bed Larry Lee Montrosse Billy Jeffries

Thompson Rites Set Wednesday

Thompson 78 Colcord dies in Sylvester office en route to Beckley hospital pneumonia listed as cause. Funeral 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Home School Chapel Colcord with Rev John Aalls officiating. Survivors include wife Daphne three daughters Polly and Mrs Beulah Paul and Mrs Irene Deer one son Virgil one brother Van and one sister Mrs Edna Miller. Body to be moved from Armstrong Whitesville to residence 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial Adkins Cemetery Naoma.

Colcord RNS William Thompson Home School John Aalls Thompson Sylvester Beckley Daphine Polly Beulah Paul Irene Deer Akron Ohio Virgil Reno Nevada Van Dry Branch Edna Miller Charleston Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville Adkins Cemetery Naoma

Marine released after paying fine in Fayetteville accident

A U S Marine visiting Ansted was released from Fayette County jail after paying a 25 dollar fine and costs. Police arrested William Sherman Lucas on reckless driving after his 1955 model car wrecked at the Fayetteville entrance. The car was a total loss as he ran into the embankment.

Fayette Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In Fayette Circuit Clerk

In Fayetteville 23 couples filed for marriage licenses at the Fayette Circuit Clerk's office. The list includes Elmer J. Boggers and Lucille Cooke of Beckley, plus numerous other couples from Beckley Oak Hill Ansted Mount Hope and surrounding areas.

Fayetteville ANS Fayette Circuit Elmer J. Boggers George Mary Boggess Lucille Cooke Frank Emma Jones Beckley Herbert E. Bennett Robert Irene Bennett Betty Jean Goddard David Florence Goddard Backus Buford Arlen Blevins Harvey Nellie Blevins Janet Marlin Earl Jane Martin Oak Hill Arthur Brown Andrew Martha Brown Dol He Dimple Brown Will Lydia Keith Page Lowell David Carte Ansted Joseph Thelma Carte Linda Lou Holcomb Lookout Ora C Marygaret Holcomb Donald E. Coleman Fred A Jessie Coleman Naoma Deal Mount Hope Raymond Pauline Deal Jennings Curtis Carte Everette Velma Carte Mary Alice McVey Garos Elsie McVey Minden Lane E. Crane Montgomery Billy Martha’ Crane Alcie Marie Starcher Smithers Cecil and iAnna Starcher Larry Dean Davis Maplefork Samuel L Delphia Davis Janet Marie Williams Willis, Branch Edward Gladys Williams

Surveyor Man Fined In Pineville Driving Offense

Wayne C. Cochran a 32 year old surveyor man was fined 30 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in county jail. His driver license was revoked for six months after a hearing before Magistrate W. P. Wilson in Pineville for driving while drunk. He was arrested at 11 30 p m Saturday by Corporal C. W. Andrick in East Pineville.

Pineville RNS Wayne C. Cochran W. P. Wilson Cochran C.W. Andrick East Pineville

Mrs. Smith 75 Dies in Oak Hill

Mrs. Fanny Dell Smith age 75 of Oak Hill died at 12 05 a m in an Oak Hill hospital after a one week illness from a heart condition. She was a member of Central Ave Church of God. Survived by husband George Raymond Smith two sons Ray and Roy four daughters Jamie Dibley Anna Taylor Myrtle Hutchison and Helen Smith four brothers Frank Treadway Wyatt Treadway Ernest Treadway and Hiram Treadway and 22 grandchildren Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at Central Ave Church of God Oak Hill with Rev Ova Combs. burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home to residence Tuesday afternoon and to church an hour before services.

Oak Hill Fanny Dell Smith Certral Ave. Church of God John Alten Leshia Phillips Treadway George Raymond Smith Ray Roy Jamie Dibley Toughkenamon Anna Taylor Myrtle Hutchison Helen Smith Frank Treadway Connecut Wyatt Treadway Ernest Treadway Hiram Treadway Oak Hil Central Ave. Church of God, Oak Hil Ova Combs Odd’ Fellows Cemetery Tyree

Bibb Funeral Set For Today

Final rites for C. Ed Bibb 57 of Oak Hill were at 2:30 p.m. in Thomas Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. C. S. Donnelly officiating. Bibb died at 11:30 a.m. Friday of a heart attack. Survivors include his wife, his father, seven brothers, four sisters, a stepdaughter Edith Rogers of Doyles Town Ohio, and a stepson Robert Godby of Stillwater Oklahoma. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Oak Hill RNS C. Ed Bibb Thomas Funeral Home C. S. Donnelly Bibb Edith Rogers Doyles Town Ohio Robert Godby Stillwater Okio Odd Fellows Cemetery

Pauline Harvey Rites Set for Tuesday in Mullens

Final rites for Pauline Harvey 41 of Co Time will be held at 1 p m Tuesday at the First Methodist Church Mullens with Rev R J Chenoweth officiating Burial follows in Monte Vista Cemetery Bluefield Mrs Harvey died Saturday after a long illness Her body lies at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens awaiting the service time.

Pauline Harvey Mullens First Methodist Church R. J. Chenoweth Monte Vista Bluefield

Mullens Girls State reps named from Mullens High School

Four Mullens High School girls Carol Burdiss Kathy D Antoni Barbara Cook and Donna Duncan were selected to attend Girls State at Jackson the week of June 84 The selections are sponsored by the State American Legion Auxiliary to promote citizenship and leadership in government Local auxiliaries sponsor Burdiss and D Antoni while the Woman s Civic Club backs Cook and Duncan

Mullens RNS Carol Bursiss Kathy D'Antoni Barbara Cook Donna Duncan Mullens High School Jackson State American Legion Auxiliary Miss Burdiss Miss D'Antoni Woman's Civic Club Miss Cook Miss Duncan Lewis D'Antoni Boosters Clo Futur Homemakers of America First Presbyterian Church Woodrow W. Cook Junior Classical League Bluestone Presbytery Young People Community Churches’ Youth Organization The Thespians

Revival In Progress At Sylvester Church

Revival services are under way at the Sylvester Assembly of God Church led by Rev. J. P. Jones of Beckley. Pastor Rev. James Shilling says special music and singing will be held daily at 7 30 p m.

Mount Hope WCTU Hosts Mother-Daughter Meeting

A Mount Hope WCTU mother-daughter meeting at Mount Hope Baptist Temple featured Rev. J E Perkins warning on liquor and narcotics in colleges, Tri-County WCTU president C G Hedrick describing Youth Temperance Council Camp, and plans to sponsor a boy and girl to Camp Caesar in August.

Mount Hope RNS Women's Christian Temperance Union Mount Hope Baptist Temple J. E. Perkins Temperance Union Luther Lewallen Mount Hope Wctu First Church of God B. A. ‘Keatley

June Training School Set For Church Women

The Women's Session Training School of the West Vic Binia Presbyterian Church U S will be held June 16 to 20 at Davis and Filkins College Elkins with the theme Christ for the World A May 27 covered dish dinner honors the birthdays of Women of the Presbyterian Church Circle Three attendees listed by name and title.

C. R. Hill Irene Johnson Myles Wickline Otis Morton R. E. Fox Harriett Thompson Mag. Woodell R. P. Hannah Joe Lilly E. L. Sampson Marie Scott

Rollins Awarded 7500 in Wyoming County Suit

Paul Rollin g was awarded 7300 by a Wyoming County jury at 11 30 p m Friday in a personal injury suit stemming from a motor vehicle accident. The case totaled 30000 and involved defendant Lowe Louis Caraban Jr known as Glen Rogers.

Pineville RNS Paul Rolling Wyoming Lowe Louis Caraban Jr Glen Rogers

Miner Hurt at Oak Hill Coal Mine

Franklyn O'Dell Wilson of Richards Street Cax Hill was injured in a mine accident at 4 39 p m Wednesday. He works for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Beards Fork. His arm and shoulder were caught between a coal loading machine and a drill.

Oak Hill RNS Franklyn O'Dell Wilson Richards Street Cax Hill Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Beards Fork

Husband Held In Wife's Shooting Near Pineville

Mrs. Ola Bentley 48 was shot in the abdomen by her husband Jesse Bentley 47 a miner, at their Jackson Hill home outside Pineville. She was listed as improving at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. Bentley is held in Wyoming County Jail on an open charge as investigators describe a fatal domestic dispute starting in the morning and ending with multiple shotgun blasts.

Pineville Rns Olaf Bentley Jackson Hill Stevens Clinic Welch I Wyoming County Bentley Jesse M Itmann Wyoming Bert Short Brenton McDowell County C. W. Andrick State Police

Moonshine Raids Fail to Find Operators in Pineville

Wyoming County officials conducted raids Saturday on Ikes Fork and Steete Creek aiming to seize moonshine operations. They found four 60 gallon mash containers at Ikes Fork but no owners claimed, and officers reached Steete Creek too late to stop a fresh run. Deputies Ballard Riffe and Bernie Lawrence with Constable Edgar Riffe led the raids.

Pineville Wyoming Ikes Fork Steete Creek Ballard Riffe Bernie Lawrence Edgar Riffe

Officials To Probe Oceana Blaze After Sawmill Fire

A fire at the K Hiram Justice home in Oceana destroyed the structure and led to a state fire marshal investigation after two gasoline barrels were found inside. Two injured men Alfred Justice and John Lane were hospitalized with serious burns. Police tie the blaze to a pair of workers from a nearby sawmill who lived at the home briefly and later claimed wages.

Oceana BNS K. Hiram Justice Justice Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Mathews Bernard Bailey Oscar Morgan Howe Mullens Hospital Justice House Alfred Justice John Lane Hiram Justice Mingo County Lane

Knife attack case set for grand jury in Pineville

Benny Lyons 28 of Marianna remanded to Wyoming County Jail on $2600 bond after waiving preliminary hearing to the Grand Jury on felonious assault. Kinzer 20 of Marianna injured in a Saturday night altercation at a Pinnacle Creek Wiener roast. Kinzer in fair condition at Stevens Clinic. Sheriff said Kinzer was not drinking at the time. Lyons arrested Sunday after deputy found the knife with lint from Kinzer’s shirt.

Pineville Benny Lyons Marianna Wyoming County I Lyons Charles Kinzer Pinnacle Creek Pine‘vile Kinzer Stevens Clinic Bert Short Lyons Short Roy Aliff Aliff

Tuesday Rites For Rev. Bostick

Funeral services for the Rev. T. S. Bostick 82 of Oak Hill will be held Tuesday at 11 AM in Oak Hill Methodist Church with Dr C G Eastwood officiating He died Saturday in an Oak Hill hospital Bostick a retired minister belonged to Kenova Lodge No 110 Masons Indian Consistory in Oklahoma and the Methodist Church Survivors include his wife Carrie J C Bostick two sons Robert of Kincaid Dwight Bostick of Toledo Ohio a daughter Marie Raro of Oakland California He had lived in Oak Hill ten years Bur ial in High Lawn Memorial Park at funeral home from which body will go to church an hour before services

Oak Hill RNS T. S. Bostick Oak Hill Methodist Church C. G. Eastvrood Bostick Bostic Kenova Lodge No. 110 Free and Accepted Indian Consistory Oklahoma Methodist Church Gap Mills Henry I Mary Young Bostick Carrie J C. Bostic Robert Kincaid Dwight Bostick Toledo Ohio Marie Raro Oakland Calif Thomas High Lawn Memorial Park

Residents' Sister Dies In California

The sister of Oak Hill residents Mrs. John E. Jones 42 died at her Antioch home after years of illness. Born June 27 1915 in Hinton she lived in California 12 years. Survived by her parents husband son Jon Sr three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Antioch.

Oak Hill Antioch Calif John E. Jones Fred M. Young Madams Creek Hinton California Joan E. Jones Jon Sr Arthur Fred Russell C Ronald Lee Thelma Boland Leonard Young

Wyoming Cooks Attend Food Service School

Wyoming County sent 23 persons to the second annual meeting of the State American School of the Food Service Association at Cedar Lakes Ripley. Attendees included county hot lunch supervisor Estelle Caudle and Mullens Grade School cooks Hattie Sue Bowling and Mildred Raynalds among others. five Wyoming County principals also attended.

Mullens ANS Wyoming County Lucille Rutherford Geneva Bailes Minnie Cook Mildred Cline Vida Lester Maude Cozort Lake Cook Mary Brooks Naomi Sadter Nell Singleton Esther Selvey Elbert Cook Ace Stewart Paul Ritchie Darren McGraw Lockey Miller

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