Youth Dies In Wreck In McComas West Virginia
Funeral services for J Wesley Glass age 20 accident victim will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Thomas Memorial Methodist Church Bluefield area. Burial in Roselawn Memory Gardens Princeton. Glass son of Sherman and Frances Glass survived by two sisters and both sets of grandparents. Vehicle sideswiped a parked car and hit a telephone pole in pre dawn darkness along Lorton Lick Road near Bluewell. Passenger James Perkins survived. Body to be moved from Craven Funeral Home to home today then to church one hour before services. Pallbearers named Larry Mason Don Mason Jimmy Bird Mason Miles Bobby Gates Davis Hedrick Kenny Moses.
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Glass
Lorton Lick Road
Bluefield
Bluewell
Sherman
Frances Perkins Glass
McComas
Brenda Lee
Bonnie Sue
J. S. Glass
Rock
Cc. E. Perkins
Craven Funeral
Larry
Don Mason
Jimmy Bird
Mason Miles
Bobby Gates
Davis Hedrick
Kenny Moses
Area Mission Society General Meeting Held at Cook Memorial
The Cook Memorial Mission Society held its general monthly meeting at the church in Pineville. Mrs. Bruce Howard led in the absence of president Mrs. Myrtle Rose. The session opened with a song and prayers by Mrs. Page Hinzeman. Reports from secretary Mrs. Floyd Rose and treasurer Mrs. Rue Schoolcraft were read and discussed alongside plans for a Dec. 5 bazaar and bake sale.
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Pineville
ANS
Cook Memorial Mission Society
Bruce Howard
Myrtle Rose
Page Hinzeman
Floyd Rose
Rue Schoolcraft
Ward
Olk Burgess
Acie Stewart
Bobbie Snyder
Carl Mullins
Norma Hall
Mil
Lanacane Relief Ad Promises Quick Itch Stop
An old promotional segment touts LANACANE cream as fast relief for rectal itch chafing rash and eczema. The ad claims the product soothes raw irritated skin and kills harmful agents, presenting it as scientific skin remedy.
Brownies Hold Halloween Party in Marfork
MARFORK BNL The Jar rold s Valley Brownie's and the Packsville Brownie's met Thursday in the Marfork meeting room for a Halloween party. They played games including contests for the ugliest and prettiest costumes. Edna Ratliff and Mary Lou Price won ugliest, while Carolyn Belcher and Ann Black won prettiest. Refreshments served to a long list of Brownie members and leaders.
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Marfork
BNL
Jarrold’s Valley
Packsville
Edna Ratliff
Mary Lou Price
Carolyn Belcher
Ann Black
Cathy Perdue
Joan Adkins
Vicky Massey
Cora Davis
Tresia Jarrell
Patty Jarrell
Debby Jarrell
James Price
Vicki Price
Wilma Estep
Diane Walker
Caroly Allison
Sandra Stover
Patty Null
Phyllis Stanley
Bobby Massey
Delbert Adkins
Jean Adkins
Bobby Belcher
Callie ‘Walker
Charlie Hawnie
Argleon
Joseph Lewis Pric
Baby nap at Holmes home spurs noisy pets
In Columbus Grove Ohio AP report James Holmes says his baby nap prompts the family dog and parakeet to bark and whine like the pup with nearly as much noise as the smoke.
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Columbus Grove
Ohio
James Holmes
Holmes
George Shawkey Rites Tuesday
George W. Shawkey 83 died after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Chapel of Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Norman Foster officiating. Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park. He was a retired miner last with Mary Frances Coal Co Ingram Branch. Survived by sons Robert Willis Herman and six daughters, plus siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Oak Hill
RNS
George W. Shawkey
Tyree
Norman Foster
Winston
Highlawn Memorial Park
Shawkey
Mary Frances
Ingram Branch
Floyd County
Robert
Mill Creek
Willis
Detroit, Mich
Herman
Baltimore
17 Men Receive Draft Notices in Fayette County
Fayetteville report lists 17 men called for induction into the Armed Forces No. 23 from Board No. 3. Names include Eugene Coleman Lochgelly James Jerome Warden Oak Hill James Edward Owens Powellton Gene Autry Sergent Gauley Bridge French Leon Adkins Fayetteville Charles Lewis Collins Carbondale Walter Storey Ansted Morris Leon Miller Boomer Donny Chris Dunfee Minden Joe Elmer Dodson Jr Kingston Homer Ballard Tolley Lookout Edwin Eugene Elgin Oak Hill James Roy Lively Jr Montgomery Beverley James Walker Mount Hope Charles Leroy Howard Lawton Howard Lester Ruff Mount Hope and Cillis Junior Neal Page.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Fayette County
Eugene Coleman
Lochgelly
James Jerome Warden
Oak Hill
James Edward Owens
Powellton
Gene Autry Sergent
Gauley Bridge
French Leon Adkins
Charles Lewis Collins
Carbondale
Walter Storey
Ansted
Morris Leon Miller
Boomer
Donny Chris Dunfee
Minden
Joe Elmer Dodson Jr
Kingston
Homer Ballard Tolley
Lookout
Edwin Eugene Elgin
James Roy Lively Jr
Montgomery
Beverley James Walker
Mount Hope
Charles Leroy Howard
Lawton
Howard Lester Ruff
Cillis Junior Neal
Page
Man Takes Own Life In Athens At 73
John Dobbins 73 of Hinton Street was found dead Sunday with a rifle wound in a woodshed behind his home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at his Athens residence. Burial will be in Athens Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Eva Gray Hall, one son James Edward in Korea, 28 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Neighbors noted a long illness and a bout of despondency after his son Elbert’s July death.
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Athens
RNS
John Dobbins
A. D. Moore
Dobbins
Hinton Street
Mercer County
Clyde White
White
Elbert
The
Virginian Railway
Floyd, Va
Riley and
Alice Louise Dobbins
David
Eva Gray Hall
James Edward
Korea
J. E. Pettrey
J. A. Shaffer
W. J. Pettrey
Earl Higginbotham
Princeton
A. A. Hill
Mullens
M. K. Lott
Richmond
Ohio
Fire Destroys Pineville Home
A four-room frame house in Pineville was gutted Sunday afternoon. Owned by Church Brothers Lumber Co and occupied by Mr and Mrs Bob Blankenship and two visiting children. Firefighters from Pineville and Wyoming County suspect an overheated stove started the blaze. All the family furniture and belongings were destroyed.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Church Brothers Lumber Co
Bob Blankenship
John Harry Martin
Mrs. Perry Lafferty Honored With Party
Friends hosted a birthday party at her Ravencliff home on Tuesday. Guests brought dishes, a dinner was served, and gifts were opened and displayed by the honoree. Attending were Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Roles, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. McGraw, Mrs. Acord, Mrs. Mullens, Myrtle Pettry, and Mrs. Shumate.
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Ravencliff
RNS
Perry Lafferty
Bill Stewart
Mae Dickson
Myrtle Roles
Mary Brooks
Bess McGraw
Chris Acord
Ben Mullens
Myrtle Pettry
Geynath Shumate
Seniors Sponsor Halloween Party at Glen Rogers High
Glen Rogers High School held a Halloween party in the symasium hosted by the senior class for the student body and faculty. The five piece Galaxies band provided music with Odell Powers leading guitar and Sammy Hughes on bass as guests enjoyed dancing games and lighted pumpkin refreshments.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Glen Rogers High School Symnasium
Galaxies
Odell Powers
Sammy Hughes
Buddy Perry
Donnell Shumate
Buddy Cook
Shower Honors Miss L. Bolen at Kilsyth
Miss Linda Bolen of Mount Hope bride elect of Fayetteville’s John T. Jeffries was honored with a miscellaneous shower at Catholic Hall Kilsyth. Hostesses were Mrs Eddie Souk and Mrs Oval Stepbowski. Pink and white decorations framed games and prizes won by several guests including Janie White Nancy Perry Bunny Kennedy Ann Goodman and Judy Bolen.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Kilsyth
Linda Bolen
Mount Hope
John T. Jeffries
Eddie Souk
Oval Stepbowski
Janie White
Nancy Perry
Bunny Kennedy
Ann Goodman
Brich
Mary Jane Patteson
John Metro
Wilbur Hoke
Joe Micklaus
W. W. Gibson
Annie Falvo
Judy Bolen
Eugene Holt
Carole Williams
Paul Vargo
Helen Adams
K. K. Keatley
Matie Ballard
Donna Gibson
Vicky Bolen
Ben DeLuca
Mike Ziemanick
Daphine Painter
Louise Brown
Clyde Brown
Nora Brown
Cecil Perry
Mary K. Mann
Charlo Birch
Judy Jones
Connie Barbera
George Barbera
Thresa Ball
Kitty Bolen
Fred Kennedy
Zona Hoke
Mary Angius
Anguis
Margaret Metro
J. C. Blume
Harold Goodman
G. H. Jeffries
Residents visit Dry Creek and Rock Creek homes. new Kingston student
Mossy Mossy reports Mr and Mrs Charlie Payne and family visited Dry Creek and Rock Creek households including the Shorters Burnside and Burnside families. New residents Mr and Mrs James Weeks and daughters Theresa and Linda from Richwood arrived, with Theresa enrolling in fifth grade at Kingston Elementary School on Monday.
Training School Attendees At Beckley Methodist Temple
Attendees at the Christian Workers Training School in Beckley October 26 to 30 included Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Ermel Wilson, Mrs. Ward Ashford, Mrs. E. T. M. Norford, Mrs. Alfred Bibb, and Mrs. John Holliday. The Raleigh Sub-District Methodist Church sponsored the session.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Christian Workers Training School
Methodist Temple
Beckley
C. S. Thompson
Ermel Wilson
Ward Ashford
E. ™. Norford
Alfred Bibb
John Holliday
Raleigh
Methodist Church
Hatcher Rites Set Wednesday
John H. Hatcher 85 of Edmond died at home after a short illness. Born April 3 1874 in Franklin County Virginia he was a merchant and Edmond post master. Survived by wife two daughters three sons 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at Janette Baptist Church with Long Dale Masonic Lodge in charge. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Edmond
John H. Hatcher
Franklin County
Janette
Halloween Party Held At Oceana Church Of God
The Youth Fellowship of the Oceana Church of God held a Halloween party at the church on Wednesday. Rev. J. L. Riffe led a devotional, followed by group singing. Prizes were awarded to Nancy Barber Fran cis Mullens and Danny Mullens.
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Oceana
RNS
Oceana Church of God
J. L. Riffe
Nancy Barber
Francis Mullens
Danny Mullens
Brenda Miracle
Louise Miracle
Lois Miracle
LaVerne Miracle
Linda Bailey
Teresa Toler
Elsie Maynor
Roberta Maynor
Pat Toler
Gloria Jean Toler
Frances Mullens
Thomas Mullens
Eddie Riffe
Janet Riffe
Dianna Riffe
Howard Mullens
Glorna Miracle
Carol Sheets
Linda Sheets
Roger Farley
Linda Farley
Randal Farley
Arnold Dale Miracle
Brenda Farley
Ernest Walker
Tommy Brooks
Kathy Paynter
Okey Mullens
James Russo
Circle Hears Program By Mrs Mae Belcher
Mrs Mae S Belcher presented O Send Us Forth to Make All Lands Thine Own at a Susanna Wesley Circle meeting in East Pineville. Eleven members attended at Mrs Bruno Pais home. They noted the Men's Club dinner on Nov 4 the Bazaar and luncheon on Nov 7 at the church and the Eastern Star dinner on Nov 13 by the Woman's Society of Christian Service. November meeting to be at Mrs Belcher's Crowley Worrell Addition home with Mrs Jack D Martin in charge.
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Pineville
RNS
Mae S. Belcher
Susanna Wesley Circle
Bruno Pais
East Pineville
Remi
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Crowley-Worrell Addition
Belcher
Jack D. Martin
United Fund Campaign Continues In Wyoming
In Pineville Wyoming County Courthouse annex workers for Pineville United Fund campaign were reminded of eight items. The drive is organized and sponsored by the Ministerial Association of Wyoming County and approved by fund workers donors and workers at mines stores and schools. Donations may be cash check or payroll deductions. The drive ends Thanksgiving and supports eight welfare organizations.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
United Fund
Ministerial Association of
Scholarship Awarded to Clarice DeQuasie at Morris Harvey College
Miss Clarice DeQuasie a Morris Harvey College junior won a 500 scholarship from the Cabot Foundation Inc. at Charleston. Daughter of Mr and Mrs C DeQuasie of Oak Hill she majors in religion and is a 1955 Oak Hill High School graduate.
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OAK Hill
ANS
The
Cabot Foundation Inc
Clarice DeQuasie
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
C. DeQuasie
Oak Hill High School
Visitor from Pineville Visits Mrs Floyd Rose
Wednesday guest of Mrs. Floyd Rose was her brother C M Canterbury of Charleston.
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Pineville
RNS
Floyd Rose
C. M. Canterbury
Charleston
Girl Scout Halloween Buffet Supper Held
Intermediate Troop No. 17 of Mount Hope Girl Scouts hosted a 6 p m Halloween Buffet Supper in the Mount Hope Elementary School Girl Scout Room. Miss Pam Spessard spoke on Highlights on the Colorado Roundup attended with Fayette and Raleigh County girls. plans were by troop leaders Mrs Zedia Martin and Mrs Bill Anderson.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Pam Spessard
Glen Jean
Colorado
Fayette County
Raleigh County
Zedia Martin
Bill Anderson
Bill Grabowski
A. J. Fumich
B. M. Smith
Pam Speseard
J. C. Gwinn
Johnny
Jan Cage
Tom Swift
Janie Smith
Linda Hardy
Jackie Grabowski
Libby Schutt
Susan Fumich
Sandra Anderson
Susanne Burr
Toni Martin
W. Crockett in Critical Condition After Road Crash
W. Va. 12 near Oakvale scene as William Crockett 62 is listed in critical condition at Princeton Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Arthur Janney 31 of Newport Va. His wife Dolly Mae 48 broke a leg and Phyllis Marie Hylton seven suffered a possible broken pelvis. The three Hardy residents were struck in front of Garfield Williams home and the driver said skid due to slippery road. Mrs Crockett released. the child in good condition. State Police continue investigation pending Crockett's condition.
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Princeton
Rns
W. Va
Oakvale
William Crocket
Arthur Janney
Newport
Crockett
Dolly Mae
Phyllis Marie Hylton
Jackson Rites Are Incomplete
Funeral arrangements for William Albert Jackson, 79, are incomplete after his death Sunday in a Welch hospital. A retired farmer, he lived with daughter Hope Jackson in Fanrock. Survived by two sons Milliage and Junior, three daughters Freda St Clair, Joy, and Faye Rogers, two sisters Jane Rose and Hulda Cook, two brothers Esau and Lacy. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home, Mullens.
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Fanrock
RNS
William Albert Jackson
Jackson
Welch
E. K
Charlotte Ramey Jackson
Hope Jackson
Peggy Adams Jackson
Milliage
Junior
Freda St Clair
Maryland Heights
Joy
Baltimore
Faye Rogers
Beckley
Jane Rose
Davy
Hulda Cook
Whitesville
Esau and
Lacy
Pineville
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Mullens
Two Cars Stolen In Wyo County
Mullens area reports two vehicles missing over the weekend. J. E. Chapman found his 1957 sedan gone from Mullens Hill and later stalled two miles up Amigo Hollow after being backed into a tree. Ed Furnoye reported his 1950 sedan stolen from a parking place near the post office late Saturday night.
Kidd Charged With Murder
James R. Kidd, 20, was jailed in Princeton on a murder charge after confessing to fatally shooting 34 year old Clarence Stevenson late Halloween. The slaying occurred at Rock Crusher Hollow near Bluefield, with witnesses guiding police to the scene and Kidd surrendering at his grandfather’s home. He reportedly said it just shot him.
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Bluefield
James R. Kidd
Princeton
Kidd
Clarence Stevenson
Rock Crusher Hollow
Stevenson
Clyde White
C. T. Brammer
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Agee Stewart
A surprise birthday party was hosted in Lynco on Tuesday for Mrs Agee Stewart by Mr and Mrs Floyd Rose Mrs Carmel Hill and Mrs Wanda Carpenter. The cake was baked by Mrs Rose.
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Pineville
Rns
Agee Stewart
Lynco
Floyd Rose
Carmel Hill
Wanda Carpenter
Rose
Ravencliff McGraws Weekend Visits Across Families
The notice lists numerous family visits across towns including Nitro Glen Rogers Mullens and St Albans. Individuals referenced include Jackie and Leon McGraws in Nitro, Pam Hash in Bristol, Lee Hash and Jim Hash in Mullens, Rev Glenn Robinson in Glen Rogers, Jina McGraw in St Albans, Carl Bailey’s next of kin, and Margaret Ann Polk in Washington. Also mentions Jay Morgan undergoing surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium and Francine Brooks visiting Amherst.
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Ravencliff - McGraws
Jackie
Leon McGraw
Nitro
Harry McGraw
Lee Hash
Pam
Bristol
Ott
Jim Hash
Mullens
Full Brown
Glenn Robinson
Glen Rogers
St. Albans
Jina
J. H. McGraw
Sam Divitt
Chicago
George King
Joyce King
Carl Bailey
Margaret Ann Polk
Washington, D. C
Ernest Polk
Jay Morgan
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield
Sadie Covey
Glen Daniel
H. E. McGraw
Randolph Brooks
Amherst
James Gentry
Reuben
Wendell Stewart
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Roy B. Gentry
Pax PAX Visitors and Weekend Guests Reach Across Towns
Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs Ray Humphrey Sunday were Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Wilson Ruby Wilson and son Billy and Mr. and Mrs Walker Wilson and daughter Cinthy all of East Bank. The Rev and Mrs Gale Stewart and son Jimmy and Robert Pettry spent Thursday and Friday at St Marys. Visiting Mrs Margaret Newson and Mr and Mrs Herman Davis over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs Leo Newson and son Reed of Nitro Mr and Mrs Carl Ashley of Charleston and Tommy and Freddy Waddell both of Skelton. Mrs Margaret Newson spent Thursday and Friday with Mr and Mrs Leo Newson of Nitro and Mr and Mrs Carl Ashley of Charleston. Teachers from the Pax School who attended the state teachers meeting at Huntington were Ruhah Frazier Myrtle Davis Hazel Lively Elizabeth Wikes Beatrice Lively Bill Harless and Mrs Blanche Harless. Spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs S S Emerson were their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dean Hoffman and son Howard Crawford and daughters Gloria May and Martha Ellen Williams all of Lorain Ohio.
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PAX
Ray Humphrey
Lloyd Wilson
Ruby Wilson
Billy
Walker Wilson
Cinthy
East Bank
Gale Stewart
Jimmy
Robert Pettry
St. Marys
Margaret. Newson
Herman Davis
Leo Newson
Reed
Nitro
Carl Ashley
Charleston
Tommy
Freddy Waddell
Skelton
Margaret Newson
Pax School
Huntington
Rulah Frazier
Myrtle Davis
Hazel Lively
Elizabeth Wikes
Beatrice Lively
Bill Harless
Blanche Harless
S. S. Emerson
Dean Hoffman
Howard Crawford
Gloria May
Martha Ellen Williams
Lorain
Ohio
Whitesville student council elects new president
Whitesville notes Clen ie Gobble of Sylvester was chosen president of the student council on Wednesday. Other leaders named include Bobby Martin Rosalyn Tincher David Assey Jean Lipford George Cantley Terry Mynes and Danny Webb.
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Whitesville
RNS
Clennie Gobble
Sylvester
Bobby Martin
Rosalyn Tincher
David Assey
Jean Lipford
George Cantley
Terry Mynes
Danny Webb
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Area Mission Society
Brownies
George Shawkey
West Virginia
Neville Street
F.d.sc
Miss L. Bolen
Circle Hears
Mrs
Mae Belcher
Wyoming
Crab Orchard Drive
Haystack
On Debbie Tory Randall - Pa
Douglas
Girl Scout
W. Crockett
Wyo
John Gavin
Fife
Earl Grant
Ravencliff McGraws
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