Ohio Officer Kills Youth Sought in 3 Wyoming Auto Thefts
Ronnie Ferguson Harvey a 19 year old from Dav in Logan County was killed by Knox County deputy sheriff Orly Frey in Millersburg Ohio after a car chase. Harvey was being sought by Wyoming County authorities for questioning about three auto thefts linked to his grandfather’s property and a Kansas City resident. The incident occurred when Harvey ran from questioning after a reported gas stop without a license plate. The FBI was asked to check a Wyoming County theft connection.
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Ohio
Wyoming
Pineville
ANS
Millersburg
Ronnie Ferguson Harvey
Davin
Logan County
Knox County Sheriff's Office
Wyoming County
Paul Goode
Harvey
J. Rush Cook
Cook Ford
Oceana
Kansas City
Knox County
James Stafford
Marshall Orly Frey
Danville
Stafford
Carl Starner
Frey
Brink Haven
Holmes County Sheriff's ‘Office
Starner
Play Set Tonight By Herndon Seniors
Herndon High School seniors stage a three act mystery comedy Hot Ice at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The Warren family home is shaken by a bank robbery with cast members including Velma Warren Jan Ellison Patricia Warren Mrs Warren Matthew Warren Detective Sharp and more.
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Herndon High School
Billy McKinney
Tinee Singleton
Dean Ramsey
Jerry
Herndon
Warren
Velma Warren
Jan Ellison
Patricia Warren
Patti Bishop
Mabscott PTA Plans Double Treat for Members
Mabscott Parent-Teacher Association members will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday for a double treat. High School students sponsor an exhibit for the benefit of PTA members, followed by a program by the primary group.
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Mabscott Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Meeting Set at Oak Hill Lodge Purchase Talk
A joint meeting by the Oak Hill Odd Fellows and Laurel Rebekah lodge will be held November 19 to discuss buying a permanent lodge hall. The session takes place at the Odd Fellows lodge hall.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Odd Fellows and
Laurel Rebekah Lodge
lOdd Fellows Lodge
Plans Completed For Guest Night By Capitol District Junior Clubs
Fayetteville schedule set for a guest night hosted by nine Capitol District junior women's clubs. Event starts 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium with invited federation leaders and district officers in attendance. Participating clubs include Charleston Dunbar Fayetteville Madison Montgomery Mount Hope Oak Hill Saint Albans and South Charleston with activities ranging from invitations to entertainment and programs.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Capitol District
Houston Wenell
James A. Scarbro
Federation
John Scott
Fleetwood Guthrie
William E. Cadle
Joseph A. Smith
William A. Rice
American Homes
J. Marion Bailey
Loren Wiseman
Dori Vaglio
Lia Vaglio
Beth Coleman
Charleston
Dunbar
Hos
Tess
Madison
Montgomery
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Saint Albans
South Charleston
Doris Francesa
Houston Wendell
Cecil Spradlin
Polly Wright
Edna Settle
Louise Toler
Catherine Paris
Frederick Merriam
Harriet Hatfield
Boy Sure Was Lucky Tavern Keeper Escapes Injury
Howard Howerton, tavern keeper, escaped harm when his 1955 pickup was struck by a Virginian Railway electric locomotive at a crossing. The truck dangled from the cow-catcher as the train, moving 14 mph toward Elmore yard, stopped about 200 feet away. Howerton, uninjured, clung to the steering wheel after the 4:45 p.m. collision.
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Alpoca
Howard Howerton
Lhuge
Virginian Railway
Howerton
Elmore Yard
Clark’s Gap Mountain
Car Crashes Into Lumber Truck Killing Nicholas County Couple
Summersville scene where Delbert Blankenship 38 and his wife were killed when their car collided with a lumber truck on Little Elk Mountain near Lockwood. James Holcomb drove the truck, Elza Butcher was uninjured. State Trooper R O Gregory noted the car may have been on the wrong side and ran under the truck. Blankenship and wife had returned from Columbus, Ohio, to Lockwood, living with his mother Rebecca Blankenship. Surviving family includes three brothers and two sisters. Bodies at Combs Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge. preliminary hearing pending.
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Summersville
Rns
Funearl
Delbert Blankenship
Lockwood
Little Elk Mountain
James Holcomb
Clay
Holcomb
Elza Butcher
Alonzo Pettry
R. O. Gregory
Blankenship
Columbus
Ohio
Jerry Fork Coal Co
Gregory
Rebecca Jane Blankenship
Hiram
Bailey
Evie
Jacksonville
Fla
Mary Brown
Kimberly
Hazel Toth
Pinellas Park
Combs Funeral Home
Gauley Bridge
Stork Shower for Anita Manning Held at First Baptist
Mrs. Robert Wilson formerly Miss Anita Manning daughter of Mayor French Manning was honored with a stork shower Friday evening at the First Baptist Church. Hostesses were Women’s Missionary Society members and attendees included a long list of local ladies.
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Oceana
RNS
Robert Wilson
Anita Manning
French Manning
First Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society
Maude Cozort
Ella Cook
Ruth Morgan
Mae Chambers
Mildred Moss
R. L. Cuddy
Hazel Terry
Minnie Hawkins
Flawetta Foster Is Given Party
Flawetta Foster celebrated her tenth birthday anniversary with a party at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stafford, on Saturday afternoon. Gloria Canterbury led games while Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Bill Stafford assisted with serving. many relatives and friends attended the gathering including the Staffords, the Pric hards, the Bucklands, the Belchers, the Stines, and Canterburys.
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Oceana
RNS
Flawetta Foster
Donald Stafford
Gloria Canterbury
Stafford
Bill Stafford
Betty Foster
Kelly Foster
Ronnie Foster
Donnie Stafford
Louise Stafford
Anna Ruth Blankenship
Helen Belcher
Betty Belcher
Delma Gene Pritchard
Delores Gollins
Junie Buckland
Carol Buckland
Rosemary Stafford
Charles Stafford
Bobby Joe Stafford
Dora Stafford
Mack Prichard
Kay Stines
Roger Stines
Speck Stines
Ronald Buckland
Jenny Canterbury
Anna Ruth Stafford
Fayette Leaders Attend 4-H Club School
Fayetteville RNS reports a 4-H officers and leaders training school starts at 7 pm at Lookout High School. Harold Sullivan leads sessions for officers and committee members with classes on leadership roles. J Haynes Miller presides at opening. awards to clubs and gym recreation follow.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Lookout High School
Harold Sullivan
Sullivan
J. Haynes Miller
Kathleen Rule
Hugh Cavendish
Nadine Buckholt
Marietta Vickers
H. B. Carden
Blanche Upton
Sibyl Jones
Junior Class Party Held at Baileysville High
Baileysville Baileysville High School hosted a masquerade junior class party Wednesday night in the gymnasium and home economics room with many class members and guests attending. Attendees included Roberta Trent Freda Cole Nina Cook Carley Jo Organ Clarabelle England Lois Keneda Oweeda Morgan Joan Morgan Margaret Walls Peggy Sizemore Neil Lusk Bennie Cline Linda Blankenship Elizabeth Trent Jimmie Bailey Hazel Lambert Maggie Lockhart Dot Ferguson Nola Lockhart Betty Pratt Mary Green Billy Hatfield Bobby Childers Rodney Hatfield Emily Ann Bailey Patty Bannister Syreda Ward Ronald Sibo Wayne Bowman Tom Harvey Shirley Wilson Sue Trent Lillian Meadows Alice West Chub Burchett Katy West and sponsors Mrs Susan Bailey Earl Curry and Roy Childers.
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Baileysville
RNS
Baileysville High School
Roberta Trent
Freda Cole
Nina Cook
Carley Jo Organ
Clarabelle England
Lois Keneda
Oweeda Morgan
Joan Morgan
Margaret Walls
Peggy Sizemore
Neil Lusk
Bennie Cline
Linda Blankenship
Elizabeth Trent
Jimmie Bailey
Hazel Lambert
Maggie Lockhar
Dot Ferguson
Nola Lockhart
Betty Pratt
Mary Green
Billy Hatfield
Bobby Childers
Rodney Hatfield
Emily Ann Bailey
Patty Bannister
Syreda Ward
Ronald Sibo
Wayne Bowman
Tom Harvey
Shirley Wilson
Sue Trent
Lillian Meadows
Alice West
Chub Burchett
Katy West
Susan Bailey
Earl Curry
Roy Childers
VA Doctors Develop Pump to Rest Heart
The Veterans Administration reports a small pump can circulate blood without the heart and lungs during surgery. Developed at Nashville VA Hospital by Dr. Frank Gollan and team, it has aided more than 500 animal procedures and may soon be used in human heart operations. The device bypasses both heart and lungs while maintaining blood flow, enabling surgeons to work with a still heart and collapsed lungs.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Nashville, Tenn
Frank Gollan
Nashvile
Tokyo reports aluminum exports rise in first half year
Nihon Keizai notes Japan exported 9 855 tons of ingot aluminum and 5 354 tons of processed aluminum in the first six months of this year, compared with 1 155 and 3 254 tons for the same period last year, signaling a strong export upsurge.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nihon Keizai
Pineville Personal News Itineraries Round Neighbor Visits
Pineville residents share visits and travels with relatives and friends across Mullens Bluefield Huntington Roanoke and Beckley. Guests include Wade Ashley family and Babe Wallen from Pineville. Claude Phillips daughter Pat. Zed Ball from Roanoke. Harry Cooke of Charleston. Clarence Glover Henry Ledford and Bill Lawless visitors. W O Beavers illness noted. A E Baldwin and Sadie Jackson visiting Mullens.
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Pineville
Wade Ashley
Mullens
Babe Wallen
Butch
Edgar Stone
Claude Phillips
Pat
Bluefield
Ray Beymer
Paul Phillips
Tennessee
F. E. Shannon
Zed C. Ball
Roanoke
C. A. Clingempeel
Andy
Harry W. Cooke
Charleston
Dell Cooke
Earl Ledford
River Drive
Clarence S. Glover
Beckley
Henry Ledford
Welch
Bill Lawless
Keystone
J. W. Burton
Huntington
W. O. Beavers
L. M. Canterbury
A. E. Baldwin
Sadie Jackson
Keyrock
Four Couples Given Marriage Licenses
Wyo ming County Clerk issues licenses to four couples. David R. Blevins 19 Glen Fork and Marie C. Mann 16 Raven cliff. Charlie Clyde Stepp Jr. 21 and Ella Jane Stewart 20 Ma theny. Richard Eldon Kerr 22 Canton Ohio and Emma Jean Miller 16 Matheny. Oley B. Adkins 18 New Richmond and Carol Brooks 17 Fan rock.
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Pineville
RNL
Wyoming County
David R. Blevins
Glen Fork
Marie C. Mann
Ravencliff
Charlie Clyde Stepp Jr
Ella Jane Stewart
Matheny
Richard Eldon Kerr
Canton
Ohio
Emma Jean Miller
Oley B. Adkins
New Richmond
Carol Brooks
Fanrock
Hospital Admits 36 New Patients in Last Week
Records list 36 admissions at Wyoming General Hospital with patient names by day. Entries include Mrs Della Logsdon Beav er and others from Mullens Herndon Rhodell Glen Rogers New Richmond Odd and Kop perston area, spanning Monday to Sunday.
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Mazie Price
Sabine
Margie Lambert
Bud
Naoma Fink
Hotchkiss
Lockie Hatcher
Odd
Clarence Sessler
Glen
Corinne
Sandra Toothman
Pineville
Virginia Shaffer
Louise Garretson
Madeline McKinney
Marcel Tankersley
Tams
Anna Rash
Rhodell
Arlene Bishop
Alpeca
Thomas Lee Berry
Mullens
Stephen Bell
Roby Blevins
New Richmond
Wanda Steffey
Oceana
Anita Wilson
Kopperston
Mullens Accident Victim Recovering
A six year old Mullens boy, David Lee Basham, is conscious and recovering at Bluefield Sanitarium after being struck by a car near his South Mullens home on October 24. He had paralysis on his left side but regaining movement. no surgery needed. The driver, Carlos Billings, was aiding infant neighbor Alice Altice to Wyoming General Hospital.
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Bluefield
Mullens
Bluefield Sanitarium
David Lee Basham
Roy Basham
South Mullens
Wyoming General Hospital
Carlos Billings
Maben
Good Samaritan
Alice Altice
Harry Altice
David
Garden Therapy Projects Shown at Fayetteville Club Meeting
Fayetteville Garden Study Club displayed Marmet Hospital garden therapy projects. October favors had a Halloween theme, November favors will be turkey napkins and gift cards. A shrub for hospital grounds will be sent. Books to transfer to Garden Center at Oak Hill for broader access. Meeting at Mrs. Loren Wiseman’s home with president Mrs. Alec Gray presiding. Colored slides of Christmas decorations shown including 1953 and 1954 Belmont Show winners in Charleston. Plans to attend Regional Convention in Richwood. Guests and members listed. notes on decoration themes and program speakers.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Marmet Hospital
Fayetteville Garden Study Club
Oak Hill
Loren Wiseman
Alec Gray
Ralph Kemper
H. F. Frazier
Charleston
Richwood
Fletcher Arrott
J. K. Whitlock
J. C. Hamilton
Haven Shuck
J. H Allen
G. W. Bock
Joe Stone
Clifford Allen
Amos Burnette
C. E. Mahan
Ben D. Keller
Mary Ellen Allen
Couple Acquitted On Cruelty Charge in Detroit Case
A Detroit recorder's court jury acquitted Anthony MesXoutis and his wife Stella of cruelty charges over alleged abuse of their 10-year-old son George. Witnesses testified the boy pulled his mother's hair during a dispute, while defense claimed he was an habitual runaway and difficult at home. Police had accused the couple of beating him with a switch and chaining him to a bed on August 17.
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Detroit
Recorder’s Court
Anthony MesXoutis
Stella
George
Little George
Stevenson Ready To Enter Primaries
Stevenson plans to enter selected primaries for the 1956 Democratic nomination. He is expected to announce at a Illinois Democrats caucus during a national party rally in Chicago starting November 17. A California contest on June 5 could become the pivotal race in his strategy.
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Washington
Adilai E. Stevenson
California
Stevenson
Chicago
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