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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1950

Page

2

Inquest Held For Oak Hill Coal Operator

Funeral services set for C. P. Anderson 64 Fayette County coal operator who died at home in Oak Hill. Coroner's jury labeled death as self-inflicted gunshot. Survivors include wife Dorothy and two sons. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park with Rosary Friday night.

Register Oak Hill C. P. Anderson Fayette County Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Scarbro John Halpin St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Beckley High Lawn Memorial Park Anderson Mary Frances Coal Company Virgil Lyons Elks and Black Knight Country Clubs Ingram Branch Robson Willis Branch White Oak Coal Company Dorothy Anderson Carl Laura Silvers Barboursvile Fred Snead Barboursville Waldo Silvers Kenneth Humphries R. Paul Nichols Sheldon Trump Lonnie George B. Taylor K. L. Bacon John Douglas Webb Franklin Heights Fayetteville High Lawn Memorial Park Co Nary Nahodil Arthur Massie Pauline Patterson N. J. Blake Blanche Anderson Joe Lanner Ralph Arbogast Tom Ash Appalachian Electric Power Company

Mrs Haynes Feted At Stork Shower Dor othy

Mrs. William Haynes of Whitesville was honored at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Biddle Massey Jr in Dorothy. Prizes were won by Mrs. Bruce Foster Mrs. Myrtle Robinson and Mrs. Billy Gene Jarrell. Attendees included numerous local residents and the honoree.

Register Dorothy William Haynes Whitesville Biddle Massey Henry Kirk Bruce Foster Myrtle Robinson Billy Gene Jarrell Billy Jarrell Givie ‘O'Dell Ted Cline Louise Stover Lula Stanley Royce Stanley Doris Mitchell

Mrs Brooks 59 Taken by Death in Kopperston

Funeral services for Mrs Magmie Be Brooks aged 59 will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Toneda Baptist Church Clear Fork with Rev Wayne Rollins officiating. She died at 2 p m Thursday in a Beckley hospital from pneumonia. Burial arrangements and home admission details noted. Survived by husband Ed Brooks Kopperston one son Carlis Kopperston four daughters Zetta Cau dil Mullens Grace Deal Bernice Harper Mullens four sisters Cora Shannon Davy Annie Canterbury Bolt Mattie Walker Oceana one brother Cather Stennett Kopperston and 12 grandchildren.

Register Kopperston Magmie Be Brooks Beckley Bencit Toneda Carlis Zetta Caudill Grace Deal Bernice Harper Mullens Cora Shannon Davy Nannie Canterbury Bolt Mattie Walker Oceana Lilly Davidson Cather Stennett

Mary Cline Rites Held at Baisden for 76 Year Old

Funeral services were held at 1 p m for Mrs. Mary Cline 76 who died at her son Clarences home in Baisden after years of illness. The Rev Clyde Allen and Rev Leonard Mounts officiated with burial in Gladin Cemetery. Born Feb 2 1874 in Hanover Wyoming County she was daughter of the late Neal Lester. Survivors include children Clarence Roland Nat Branson Dee all of Baisden and several daughters in Baisden Crystal Rock.

Register Brisden Mary Cline Clarence Clyde Allen Leonard Mounts Baisden Gladin Hanover Wyoming County Neal Lester Roland Nat Branson Dee Cline Vergie Terry Sis Mounts Martha Trent Ethelene Grubb Crystal Rock

Morgan Funeral Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Morgan 82 of Glen Jean are set for noon Saturday at Glen Jean Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Edwight Cemetery. She was born in Alabama and is survived by eight brothers two sisters two daughters and six sons. The body lies at Collins Funeral Home until one hour before the service.

Register Glen Jean Beulah Morgan Oak Hill Hospital Glen Jean Baptist Church Allen Wilson Mt. Hope Edwight

Hilltop Band Boosters Plan Social to Aid DuBois Band

Hilltop High School Band Boosters Club announces a social to support the DuBois Band. Members met at Hilltop Baptist Church to review progress of a fundraising drive and extended invitations to parents and patrons.

Hilltop Band Group Register Hilltop DuBois High School Hilltop Baptist Church DuBois

Sue Ann Conley Crowned Homecoming Queen at Oceana High

Sue Ann Conley will receive her homecoming queen crown tonight from County Superintendent Jesse Morgan. The 17 year old Oceana resident and majorette is center of attention at the Oceana Indians versus Pineville Minutemen game at Chambers Field with Halftime bands formations from both schools. A floating trophy will be awarded to the winning team captain by Archie Roberts, an Oceana senior class president and student council member.

Sue Ann Conley Oceana High School Jesse Morgan Estel Conley Oceana Erdene Short Bert Short Nancy Aliff Acy Aliff Oceana Indians

Kelly Drug Firm Buys Main Street Property

Fayetteville report shows the R E Kelly Drug Company purchasing three Main Street lots in Oak Hill for about 20000, deed filed with Fayette County Clerk. Sale by Mr and Mrs R D McNicol with numerous other land deeds listed in the Fayetteville District and adjacent areas.

Register Fayetteville R. E. Kelly Drug Company Main Street Oak Hill Fayette County R. D. McNicol Charles R. Massie O. K. Sifers Ford Fred Mauritz Silas H. McNeely Meadow Fork Creek Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co Naomi Godby Duncan Heights Herbert W. Walker John Vegh, Jr Trump Mt. Hope Motors, Inc Patteson Garage Company Mt. Hope Coalfield Land Co Fred D. Winston Glencoe

Guyandotte Scout Rally Date Moved to November 21

The Guyandotte District Boy Scout Rally was postponed from November 14 to November 21. Scout Executive Gus F. Walker announced the change, with District Commissioner Gordon D. Skidmore in charge of the rally.

Guyandotte Register Mullens Scout Gus F. Walker Gordon D. Skidmore

W. H. Clay Feted On 89th Birthday

Whitesville residents celebrated W H Clay's 89th birthday at a dinner hosted by Posey and Mrs Clay in Packsville. Attendees included numerous family members and friends from local towns with out of town guests from Brooklyn and Montgomery.

W. H. Clay Apal Holstein L. B. Clay C. R. Clay Carson Clay Linda Adkins Rosie Hendrick James Hendrick Willis Hendrick Posey Clay Joyce Jean Jerry Carlos Foster Cambridge Connie Betty Jo Theda Ann Fada Sue Nada Lou Brooklyn Myrtle Thompson Gladys Clay Maxine Thompson Jack and Gene Montgomery Smithers

Pineville Man Hurt in Coal Mine Accident

James Starrett, 35, of Pineville, was injured when struck on the right ankle by a lump of coal at the Red Jacket Coal Company mine in Wyoming County. He was admitted to Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch for treatment.

Pineville James Starrett Red Jacket Coal Company Wyoming County Stevens Clinic Welch

Communities to join the Hilltop Branch expansion plan

Greentown Red Star Harvey Glen Jean Scarbro and Whipple will join the Hilltop Branch in an expansion move. Local officials say the consolidation strengthens service reach and efficiency across the region with expected connectivity improvements and new program access for residents.

Greentown Red Star Harvey Glen Jean Scarbro Whipple Hilltop

Cooper Funeral Rites Set Today

Final rites for Mrs. Mary Cooper aged 30 of Dorothy were scheduled for 3 p m at the Assembly of God Church in Dorothy with Rev. Ben E Burdiss and Rev M L Rennie officiating Burial followed at the Lep Stone Ester Cemetery at Ameagle with Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville in charge of arrangements

Register Dorothy Mary Cooper Doroithy Assembly of God Ben E. Burdiss M. L. Rennie Estep Ameagle Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville

Child escapes serious injuries after fall from car

Bethe Black, a small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Black of Parkview Addition West Mullens, escaped serious injuries in a fall from the back of the family car on St. Route 10 near Matoaka. She was hospitalized at Bluefield Sanitarium following the accident.

Register Mullens Bethe Black Joe Black Parkview Addition West Mullens Bluefield Sanitarium St. Route 10 Matoaka

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Oak Hill Coal Cline Morgan Ea Ward Neville ST Oceana Queen Kelly Drug Firm New River Company Beary Coal & Coke Company Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates Coalfield Land Company Powellton and Kimberly H. F. West Felix Shaleski Paint Creek Kanawha Irene Brookes Frank W. McClanahan Thomas Bannister Appalachian Electric Power Co Carter Woodson Memorial Park’ Corporation W. Wood Beckley Music & Electric CO So. Fayette St Kentucky Schenley Distillers, Inc N. Y Bake Sale Raleigh CO ST. Mary's Guild St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Wilsons Weekly Bulletin Rector Wilson Lewis FELT Chest-Of-Drawers
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