Beckwith Youths Escape Cedar Grove Jail
Fayetteville police search for two Beckwith youths who fled Cedar Grove Jail Monday night. They were part of a trio arrested Friday on breaking and entering charges in Fayette, Logan, and Kanawha counties. John Lee Whitt, 18, was recaptured at Oak Hill after escaping with the others and returned to Montgomery. Whitt, 4 feet 10 inches, 150 pounds, fair complexion, brown eyes, was among those who escaped. a 17-year-old Beckwith prisoner also fled, described as 140 pounds and 4 feet 10 inches tall with a fair complexion.
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Beards Fork property deeds logged in Fayetteville records
Land transfers recorded by Coalfield Land Co. include deeds to Eugene Sullivan and others for about 500 dollars each, plus several other Beards Fork and Lochgelly lots ranging from 1 500 to 8 000 dollars. New River Co. and High Lawn Memorial Park figures appear for plots in Lochgelly and grave lots.
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Bonnie Sullivan
Thomas W. Friddle
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Ernestine Dillard
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Ebersole
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Fannie Lawson
Page
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Hallie Porter
A. H
Mildred Buchanan
Hawksnest
Burl
Virginia McCutcheon
Andrew
Beatrice O'Conell
Mount Cove
Alexander
Mary C. Hyslop
Green
Marietta Hartman
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New River and Pocahontas Coal Co
George Frederick
Virginia Alton Chapman
Minden
New River Co
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Jennie Ann Mathews
Lochgelly
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Clara B. Reece
Clarence L
Laura F. Baker
Alvis P
Essie Caldwell
Loup Creek Co
Loup Creek
Justin H
Beulah Blevins
Marvin Lawson
Frelin Premo
High Lawn Memorial Park
Hobo party planned by Oceana WSCS at church
Oceana Methodist Church hosts a hobo party on November 19 with admission, prizes, and games for all ages. The group meets Thursdays at Mrs. Marie Bradley's home and plans a December 17 Christmas bazaar and turkey dinner. Attendees include Mrs. Barrett and others.
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Lyons Daughter Born in Pineville
Mr and Mrs James C Lyons announce the birth of their third daughter Rebecca Elaine on October 28 at the Wilkinson Maternity Clinic Pineville. She weighed 8 pounds 12 or 14 ounces. Mrs Lyons is the former Doreen Box, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Box Pineville.
Fall from Car Injures Child In Oak Hill Area
A 5 year old Glen Jean boy, Jerry Allen Suttle, was treated at Oak Hill Hospital for a fractured skull after he fell from a car near Ansted while trying to lock a door. The incident involved his parents and a brother. Three others were treated at the hospital over the weekend for injuries from a Carlisle car crash including Mary Gwinn, Melvin Lively, and Brenton Davis Jr.
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Glen Jean
Oak Hill Hospital
Jerry Allen Suttle
Robert Sutton
Ansted
Mary Gwinn
Carlisle
Melvin Lively
Dothan
Brenton Davis Jr
Masquerade Fete Held for Legion
Members of LaFayette Post 149 Ameri can Legion were honored at a masquerade party hosted by the Legion Auxiliary. A pot luck dinner was held in the Chestnut Room with fall decor and tissue spook decorations by Brownie Troop No 26. Decorators included Mrs. Gray and others. games followed, with prizes for best costumes awarded to Mrs. Robert Martin and her husband for prettiest and funniest costumes.
Acting Postmaster Named at Montgomery
Walter S. Hallanan WV Republican committeeman announced J. W. Chapman appointed acting postmaster at Montgomery Fayette County. Chapman, 42, an insurance executive, succeeds Democrat Michael Kandel.
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Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
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Oak Hill Osteopath Attending State Meet
The West Virginia Osteopathic Society opened its annual convention in White Sulphur Springs with teaching sessions on heart disease. Dr. Donald C. Newell of Oak Hill, president, is among WV officials slated to present annual reports.
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West Virginia Osteopathic Society
West Virginia
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Oak Hill
Oceana Personal News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
J C Bradley returned home from Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. Mrs Dora Hurst visited Mullens on Wednesday. Rev Charles Ross and Blanche Garrett toured Bluefield for Oceana Presbyterian Church work and dined with Dr C H Patterson in Bluefield. Mrs Russell Lewis visited her husband at Pinecrest Sanatorium. Joan Hix to return home for weekend from Dayton Ohio. Charles Thompson Jr visiting Dayton with U S Air Force. Mrs R C Hatfield to Morgan Town to see son Gene.
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Oceana
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J. C. Bradley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dora Hurst
Mullens
Charles Ross
Blanche Garrett
Bluefield
Oceana Presbyterian Church
C. H. Patterson
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Russell Lewis
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Harlan Ellenburg
Joan Hix
Miss Hix
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Thompson
Charles Jr
U. S. Air Force
R. C. Hatfield
Morgantown
Gene
Wesleyan Guild Plans Meeting and Demonstration Event
Wesleyan Service Guild members meet tonight at Mrs. V. C. Sundstrom’s Duncan Avenue home. An appliance demonstration is planned at Belle Furniture Co. Annex Thursday at 7 30 p m. Mrs. H. L. Van Camp and Miss Lottie Johnson will show festive centerpieces for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Oak Hill
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Duncan, Ave
V. C. Sundstrom
Belle Furniture Co
H. L. van Camp
Lottie Johnson
Hospital Patient Mullens in Lexington Hospital
Mrs. Willis Francis of Circle Drive Mullens Hill is undergoing treatment at a Lexington hospital where she has been a patient since Tuesday.
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Willis Francis
Circle Drive
Mullens Hill
Lexington, Ky
Garment Plant May Locate in Rainelle Area
East Rainelle officials and local groups plan to entice a garment plant to the Western Greenbrier area. L. V. Myles Inc. president Mrs. L. V. Myles will visit the region this week to discuss potential siting and employment of 75 to 125 women if a plant is established.
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Rupert
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Greenbrier
Robert S. Milecki
Moose
Milecki
Glenn Miller
Lodge
W. W. Wickline, Jr
R. H. Bowman
West Virginia
Itmann Miners Injured at Work
Two Itmann miners were treated at Wyoming General Hospital for injuries to their right hands, one from a drill slipping and another from a timber striking a shuttle car. Other patients included a miner with an ax caught by a cable and a brakeman with a hand injury. Hospital records show 39 weekly admissions with names and hometowns listed among the patients.
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Ledena Pat Morgan
Glen Rogers
Burt Mills
Stephenson
Virginian Railway
Lee Bailey
Mullens
Lynette Hinchee
Corinne
Mabel Collins
Pineville
Elgie Mathews
Rhodell
Joe Willingham
Infant
Wyco
Amanda Conklin
Cora Lester
Helen
Wesley Palmer
Amigo
Patricia McPeake
Basil Lusk
Bud
Roy Mullins
Keyrock
Phil Berry
Ethel Dykes
Dorothy Fitzwater
Mary Toler
Matheny
Vonna Sue Meadows
Dorothy Whitt
Della Logsdon
Herndon
George Stafford
Oceana
Calvin Lusk
Otsego
Sylvania Anglin
Zettie Perkins
Branche Buckland
Allen Junction
Ernest Simmons
Glen Fork
William Shrewsbury
Eula Law
Willie Moon
East Gulf
Bernice Crowder
Addie Lee Bailey
Sophia
Ruth Hayworth
Ida McCulley
Hatcher
Jacqueline Canada
New Richmond
Elsie Mae Hughes
Winding Gulf
George Cline
Peachie Thornton
Dillard Gilmore
Martha Carter
Glen
Recent Bride Honored At Household Shower In OCEANA
Mrs Lane E Trent a recent bride was honored at a Thursday night household shower hosted at Mrs Roy Trent s home Games awarded prizes to Mrs Paul Ocheltree and Mrs Bonnie Cox and a long list of attendees including Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Mrs T G Patrick Mrs Paul Ocheltree Mrs Bonnie Cox Mrs Ruth Frances and others gathered for the event with games and prizes
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Lane E. Trent
Roy Trent
Paul Ocheltree
Bonnie Cox
Elizabeth Thompson
T. G. Patrick
Ruth Frances
Charles Thompson
Viola Trent
Mary Whisenant
Dennis Dean
Hazel Blevins
Mary Vint
Willie Brown
Ruth Cook
Homer Jeffery
Margaret Frazier
Dora Whisenant
Ray Conley
Bill Lawson
Gladys Toler
Fred Sigmund
Dinner Site Change For Mullens Civic Club
The Woman’s Civic Club dinner meeting moved from the Cow Shed near Pineville to the Victory Cafe in Mullens after the Cow Shed burned early Sunday. Members should confirm reservations with Mrs. Richard Harman by Wednesday.
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Birth of 8 lb 8 oz daughter at Mabscott home
Mr and Mrs Oley Cook of Mabscott announce the birth of their daughter Owendolyn Sue born October 28 at their home weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces.
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Garden Club Bazaar Planned for November 27 in Oak Hill
The Spade and Trowel Garden Club met at Oak Hill with Mrs. J R MacDonald hosting. Slides from the 1953 Delmont Christmas Show and garden photos were shown. The club set its annual bazaar for November 27, all goods handmade by members. A fellowship meeting at White Oak Country Club is planned for November 11 at 2 p.m.
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J. R. MacDonald
Spade and Trowel Garden Club
MacDonald
Mae Puckett
Margaret Bundy
White Oak Country Club
J. T. Brooks
Fayetteville
John Harsany
L. C. Allman
Hugo Bornheim
Everette Bragg
R. E. Bryant
Lottie Johnson
Carl Ledford
F. W., Dickinson
J. W. Daugherty
H. B. Dews
Andrew Easton
L. G. Fitzgerald
P. D. Ford
Henry Lewis
George Longhenry
Smith Funeral Rites Wednesday in Fayetteville
Charles Thomas Smith 47 of Fayetteville will be buried at Pleasant View Cemetery after funeral services at Pleasant View Church Gatewood Wednesday at 2 p m. He was found dead Sunday morning in Wolf Creek woods by Annie Sprouse with death attributed to exposure. Survivors include wife Georgie Detroit Mich son Berlin Leon in the U S Army stationed in Washington D C five step-sons three step-daughters five brothers and one sister. The body will be moved to his brother R V Smith's Fayetteville home after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Wolf Creek
Annie Sprouse
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Gatewood
E. L. Clower
B. J. Wampler
Pleasant View Cemetery
Buddie Crouch
Pearlie Elmore
Georgie
Detroit
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Berlin Leon
Washingtn
D. C
U. S. Army
Russell
Nickel Mabscott
Ralph Nickell
Florida
Riley Nickell
Edgar Turner
Dearborn
R. V
W. G
Arnold
Walter Smith
Homer Smith
Lorraine
Bessie Atkins
Hopewell
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
R. V. Smith
Gunnoe Funeral Rites Scheduled for Mary Price Gunnoe
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Whitesville for Mrs. Mary Price Gunnoe 65 who died Monday after a long illness in a Charleston hospital. Born February 28 1888 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late Burl and Alice Hendricks. Surviving include daughter Mrs Winston Brown three sons Harold Edward Hilmer Price one sister and nine grandchildren. Body remaining at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Mary Price Gunnoe
Charleston
William Fitzwater
Eunice Cemery
Arnett
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Alice Manning Hendricks
Winston Brown
Fayetteville
Harold Gunnoe
Edward Gunnoe
Sylvester
Hilmer Price
United States Air Force
Japan
Ora Pettry
Clear Creek
Grady Hendricks
Rock Creek
Poley Hendricks
Ohio
Armstrong Funeral Home
Theft Reported By MacArthur Man
Princeton state police said Clarence Lewis of MacArthur had $195 stolen during a robbery at his home. A man is jailed in Mercer County and warrants were issued for another man and two women. The suspects allegedly forced Lewis to surrender the cash then released him near Matoaka.
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Mercer County
Clarence Lewis
MacArthur
E. D. Bazzie
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Matoaka
Johnson
Two Area Students In Training Program
Two area students are among 26 WVU engineering students forming the first class in the Cooperative Training program. John Stuart Crump of Ansted and James Treavor of Mullens are in the group. The program began last summer with the State Road Commission, alternating work and study and starting training in June under county maintenance superintendents.
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John Stuart Crump
Ansted
James Treavor
Mullens
State Road Commission
Retired Railroad Engineer Dies in North Carolina Hospital
Princeton, RNL Lloyd M. White 60 died at Oteen VA Hospital after a long illness. A retired Virginian Railway engineer born Nov 5, 1893 in Mercer County he was survived by wife Grace Hall of Athens a son and three daughters. Also survived by four brothers and three sisters. Body taken to Seaver Mortuary in Princeton for funeral arrangements.
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Lloyd M. White
Oteen
N. C
Veterans Administration
Mercer County
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Laura Tiller White
Grace Hall
Athens
Preston Goodwin White
Bob Townsend
Charleston
Buddy Taylor
Bernard
Essie
Hewit
W. L
Paul Cooper
Bee White
Nancy Epling
Bluefield
Seaver Mortuary
Fayette Seal Drive Opens November 22 in Fayette County
Fayette County tuberculosis Christmas Seal Sale opens November 22 with mailings to residents. Co chairs W B Poling and Lawrence R O'Brien urge careful reading of a frank letter detailing TB costs, spread, and county efforts. Last year locals gave 7,542.90. 1955 needs about 10,000 to fund ongoing work.
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Fayette County
Fayette
W. B. Poling
Lawrence R. O'Brien
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Keaton Rites Slated Thursday
Ida Keaton 78 widow of George W. Keaton of Talcott dies at her home after four years illness. Funeral at Rollinsburg Baptist Church Talcott with Rev. Earl Ward officiating. burial in Talcott Cemetery. Survived by two sons, two daughters, a brother and eight grandchildren. body to be moved from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors.
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Monroe
Talcott
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William H. Keaton
Daniel L. Keaton
U. S. Air Force
Knoxville
Tenn
S. B. Woodyard
Beckley
Minnie Hall
Kenova
Asa Murdock
Mount Hope
Ronald Meadows Funeral
Man Suffers Finger Injury While Unloading Lumber
Fred Murphy aged 37 of Coal Mountain had a splinter removed from his left index finger at Stevens Clinic Welch after injury while unloading lumber for Ritter Lumber Co.
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Fred Murphy
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Welch
Ritter Lumber Co
MacArthur Woman Injured in Accident at Jackson's Curve
Mrs Ollie McCoy of MacArthur is hospitalized with three broken ribs after a car crash with a pickup on Jackson's Curve near Pineville at 10 45 am She was knocked against the dashboard when the impact occurred Her husband James was the driver John Laxton of Pineville is identified as the pickup driver No charges were filed The same curve saw two other wrecks on Saturday attributed by Trooper Gosnell to gravel on the newly surfaced road
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Ollie McCoy
MacArthur
Wyoming General Hospital
James
William Gosnell
John Laxton
Pineville
Laxton
Gosnell
McCoys
Wyoming
Homer Dunn
Herndon Heights
Harmco Man Fined On Pistol Charge
Harmco resident William Yuill was fined 100 dollars after arraignment on a pistol carrying charge before Magistrate Bill Houck. The magistrate noted a prior conviction from October 11 in City Police Court for a similar offense. Yuill served a brief jail term before posting the fine to secure release.
Happy Is The Day When Backache Goes Away
Nagging backache loss of pep and energy headaches and dizziness may come from slowed kidney function. Doctors emphasize healthy kidneys for wellbeing and suggest Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic once daily to flush out waste and relieve discomfort.
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