Funeral services for Ernest L. Crist of Ansted
Funeral services for Ernest L. Crist 20 of Ansted will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the United Methodist Church with Rev Charles Stephenson and Rev C S Donnelly officiating Burial at Montgomery Memorial Park with military rites by Fayetteville American Legion Post 149 and Lafayette Legion Post 149 Crist was killed in Korea Sept 22 1956 while a Marine Corps member Born in Holly Grove Jan 9 1930 he is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs George A Crist of Ansted a brother George Edward of Ansted and a half brother Pvt Paul Seacrist at Indiantown Gap Pa US Army The body will be removed to his parents home upon arrival Saturday morning
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Ter
Oak Hill
Ernest L. Crist
Ansted
United Methodist Church
Charles Stephenson
C. S. Donnelly
Pfc Marvin Carr Rites Set Sunday in Dorothy
Funeral services for Pfc Marvin Dexter Carr of Dorothy, killed September 22, 1950 in Korea, will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Dorothy Assembly of God Church. Burial follows at Fauber Cemetery in Bloomingrose with American Legion Post 32 in charge. survivors include parents Mr. and Mrs Joseph Carr and four brothers.
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Register
Whitesville
Marvin Dexter Carr
Dorothy
Inchon
Korea
First Marine Division
Dorothy Assembly of God Church
Glen Wheat
Fauber
Bloomingrose
American Legion Post 32
Beckley
Pfc
Carr
Marines
the Valley Funeral Home
Joseph D. Car
Robert
William
Johnnie
Frankie
G. A. Reynolds
Milton
Alice Carr
Dora
Funeral Rites Saturday for Samuel Jackson Short
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Memorial Funeral Chapel for Samuel Jackson Short who died at Memorial Hospital at midnight Wednesday. Rev. Beverly Stevens will officiate with burial in Maplewood Cemetery at Tazewell, Virginia. He was a retired coal loader for Winonah Coal and Coke and lived on Maple Street in Princeton. Born January 18, 1876 in Marion, Virginia, he was a lifelong Baptist and member of United Mine Workers Local 6115. Survivors include his widow Julie Thompson and children Robert Short of Lashmeet, James Short of Princeton, Ray Short of Princeton, Mrs Afton's Murday of Cleveland, Mrs Stella Bragg of Aflex, Kentucky, Mrs Esther Clark of Washington D C, Miss Irene Short of Washington D C, Mrs Isabel Rosenzweish and Mrs Myrtle Fererra.
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Register
Princeton
Saturda
Samuel Jackson Short
Memorial Hospital
Beverly Stevens
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Winonah Coal and Coke Company
Maple Street
The
Baptist Church
Marion
United Mine Workers
Julie Thompson
Robert. Short
Lashmeet
James and
Ray Short
Afton’s Murday
Cleveland
Ohio
Stella Bragg
Aflex
Esther Clark
Washington, D.C
Irene Short
Washington
Poppy Day Displays Brighten Mt Hope and Bradley Windows
Mt Hope and Bradley store windows showcase Poppy Day displays coordinated by the American Legion Unit 103. Exhibits include World War I pictures, a Pearl Harbor headline print, and a 19th century Lord’s Prayer relic. The Open Bible Romans 13 display and the Unknown Soldiers Tomb tribute feature local organizers and volunteers.
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Y Register
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Mt. Hope
Arlington Cemetery
Leland Ayres
MacDonald Section
Alice Baker
Matoaka Pastor Speaks at Pineville Church Meeting
The Rev. Fred E. Manning of Matoaka was guest speaker at the Pineville Presbyterian Men meeting, hosted by W. P. Wilson. Also attending was the Rev. D. C. Finest of Baileysville. The next meeting is set for June 18 in the Bailey-Murphy Addition home of Sam Bowers in York, N.Y. the narrative notes nine grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
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Register
Pineville
Fred E. Manning
Matoaka
Pinevile Presbyterian Church
W. P. Wilson
D. C. Finest
Baileysville
Bailey- Murphy
Sam, Bowers
Swimming Pool Clinic Held Today at Welch
A one day clinic for pool operators and sanitarians was held at the McDowell County Health Department in Welch. Dr N H Dyer of the State Department of Health outlined a new grading program for 100 pools and mandatory plan approvals before construction.
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Register
Mullens
McDowell County
Welch
N. H. Dyer
State Department of Health
Robert 5. Jacobson
H. K. Gidley
Sanitary Engineering
State Health Department
C. K E. Baxter
Department of Physical Education
Concord College
Athens
H. W. Pitts, Jr
Division of
Sanitary “Engineering
K. T. Fezer
Inertol Company, Inc
Newark
N. JL
R. S. Jacobson
J. Stover
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Kyle L. Bruce
Sanitary Board
Bluefield
James T. Eastman, Jr
Panther State Forest
Panther
Linkous Park
102 Pints of Blood Donated in Fayetteville
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 102 pints from 150 donors in Fayetteville on its first visit. The Fayette chapter operated from the Methodist Church basement with Nell Gladwell in charge. Volunteers included Mrs. Joe Nutter and other staff aides, motor corps, canteen, Grey Ladies, nurses aides, and donor chairmen. Doctors M G Hresan and Bernard S Collins supervised.
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Register
Fayetteville
Red Cross
Methodist Church
Nell Gladwell
Fayette
Joe Nutter
M. E. Lively
Motor Corps
W. J. White
John Francese
Grey Ladies
J. C. Blume
Harry W. Miller
M. G. Hresan
Rosser Long, Jr
Ralph Frazier
Charlotte LaFon
Juanita Rexroade
Bernard S. Collins
Surprising Stork Shower for Mrs. Willie Andrews
Mrs H M Cole and Mrs H S Burford hosted a Friday night stork shower at the Coles home on Guyandotte Avenue honoring Mrs Willie Andrews of South Mullens. Guests included numerous friends and family who showered gifts and well wishes.
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C. #. Rice
Mona Farrer
B. Goade
Buddy Rice
Bernard Ellis
B. B. Brown
Roy Ingleden
B. Kelly
Shirley Waldo
Harry Layton
John Bradbury
Lake Wheeler
Carlos. Gunter
W. T. Davis
W. D. Akers
L. B. Wickline
J. H. Deweese
Jack Burford
C Wingo Rites Slated Saturday
Funeral services for William Clarence Wingo will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stephenson Methodist Church with Rev. Orville Belcher officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley. Wingo a Stephenson resident for 20 years and plant foreman at Stephenson Tame died in his sleep at home. He was 4. residence at 5 p.m. today from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home.
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Register
Mullens
William Clarence Wingo
Stephenson Methodist Church
Orville Belcher
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Stephenson
Tipple
Stephenson Tame
Wingo
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens Methodists Install WSCS Officers in Candlelight Service
At First Methodist Church Mullens the Woman's Society of Christian Service installed new officers led by president Mrs. Buren H. Toler and vice president Mrs. Bue Swope. Secretaries and circle chairs were named with several positions to be filled later. officers scheduled to preside at the June meeting.
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Register
Mullens
O O. H. Dorsey
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Buren H. Toler
Bue Swope
Elbert Cook
Paul Martin
Dolphus Nichols
Carl Moran
Ray Bowling
J. Martin
Glen Hudgins
John H. Miller
5. R. Camper
Lee Hodson
G. D. Skid‘more
H. D. ‘Fuqua
W.C. Neal
W. W.wells
Ted Robinette
Mrs. Holland Feted With Surprise Shower
Mrs. Pearl Holland was honored with a surprise farewell shower and canasta party at the Dunman Street home of Mrs. Ted Pritchard. She has resigned from Mullens Grocery and will move to Washington DC to take new work. Hostesses were Mrs. Pritchard and Mrs. Coffey with guests including Mrs. Hogg and Miss Polly Ann Hogg.
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Mullens
Pearl Holland
Dunman Street
Ted Pritchard
Mullens Grocery Company
Holland
Washington, D. C
Paul Shumate
Ted Pritchard Low
Pay] Martin
Glen Hudgins
Harold Clark
Howard Pritchard
F. S. Caffee, Jr
Carios Gunter
Whitesville loses police chief and patrolman after resignations
Whitesville dissolves its police department as Police Chief Boyd Hutchinson and Patrolman W. D. Holdren resign after ongoing legal actions against Holdren over alleged false arrest and rough treatment. Hutchinson cites inability to work with the planned replacement. Holdren had served about 19 months as night patrolman and left after handing in keys and badge. A subsequent magistrate fined Holdren following a fight later that day.
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Whitesville
Whitesville i
W. D. Holdren
Boyd Hutchinson
Raugh
Hutchinson
Holdren
J. F. Clendenin
Bible School Opens in Mullens with Plans for Two More
Vacation Bible School programs start at First Baptist Mullens with about 100 students enrolled. Activities run May 2 through May 30 8 pm commencement, plus a final picnic. Separate sessions set at First Presbyterian and First Methodist with directors named and dates through early June. Pentecostal Holiness Church in South Mullens eyeing a June 4 start.
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Register
Mullens
First Baptist Church
Jarrett T. Chandler
Roger Pritchett
Plang Roade
O. D. Lipscomb
Eugene Newsome
L. %. Lail
Sam Parley
Carroll Worrell
Edward Stewart
John C. White
W. C. McGhee
J. H. Turner
Everette Greene
Kingergarten
Lloyd Bright
Walter Grigg
First Presbyterian Church
T. C. Russell Gress
Grover (. Currie
Alice Houck
First Methodist Church
Clark Butler
Harley Christian
Ernest Pack
Sam White
Elbert Cook
Carrie Thrasher
O. H. Dorsey
South Mullens
B. E. Underwood
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Mt. Nope High School
Jane Coleman
Tommy Lou Rodgers
Eleanor Pennington
Dawn Davis
Bill Hickman
M. D. Carr
York, N.Y
Norge
Gibson
Neville Maytag & Furniture Co
Neville St
WSCS
Mullens Methodists
Mrs. Holland
Bible School
Harry Cooke
Water Company
Secnley
Dal
McCreery Street
Beckley’s Largest
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Igido
du Pont Polythens
Garmant
Charleston
Clkarmen
Cohen's
Abba Igor
Ikinl
Cohen
A&e
University OF Wisconsin
Research Foundation
CT. S. Public Wealth Service
Dept. of Acticulture
Dept. of the Interior
Veritten UE
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