Christmas Dinner Party Planned by Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Business and Professional Women's Club announces a Christmas dinner at Hotel Hill on December 11. Gift exchange via member packages. J. W. Callison named Business Woman of the Year accepted membership. Awards given to Mrs. Hess and Mrs. Light. A $7 contribution planned to aid Collins High School Red Devils' travel to Morgantown for the WV Maryland game.
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Register
Oak Hill
Hotel Hill
James Hess
Aubrey Light
Collins High School
Red Devils
Morgantown
Russell James
Harmon Funeral Honors Mrs Mahala Harmon at Layland
Funeral services for 86 year old Mrs Mahala Belle Harmon were set for 2 p m today at Layland Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Laurel Creek. She died Sunday at a son’s home. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Jane Compton Mrs Sarah A Grimmett Mrs Matilda Burnett and Mrs Maude Pomeroy. three sons Jim Add and Ted. 64 grandchildren 113 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Register
Layland
Mahala Belle Harmon
Jim
Piney View
Add
Ted
Lawton
Rock Veins Near Surface Yield Cobalt and Precious Metals
Rock veins near the surface in the Belgian Congo produce cobalt tin zinc lead cadmium silver gold and diamonds, indicating rich mineral potential and a diverse set of extractable resources in the region.
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Belgian Congo
Death Penalty May Be Given In Mercer Trial
A Mercer County jury qualified to impose the death penalty hears evidence in the murder trial of Charles W. Wright Jr. 20 of South Charleston for the shooting death of Deputy Sheriff W Calvin Dotson after a jewelry store break in Princeton August 17. Prosecution seeks death. co-defendants Charles and Ralph Clements await January term. Witnesses described pretrial drinking and the gun battle near the jewelry store. Wright faces possible death sentence if found guilty.
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Associated Press
Princeton
Charles W. Wright, Jr
South Charleston
Walter G. Burton
Wright
W. Calvin Dotson
Charles Clements
Ralph Clements, Jr
Burton
W. Robert Carr
B. C. Boles
Mercer County Criminal Court
Boles
Carolyn Straughan Schafer
Virginia Harris
Clements
Jay Pettry
Pettry
Dotson
Miss Green Dies in Raleigh General Hospital
Miss Bernice Green aged about 25, sister of Paul Green of Alpeca, died last night at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after a period as a patient since Saturday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home where rites are incomplete.
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Miss Green
Register
Mullens
Bernice Green
Funeral Home
Paul Green
Alpeca
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Robertson and Foglesong
Poppy Day Raises $415 for Oak Hill VFW
Oak Hill Poppy Day sales totaled 415.12 under Oak Hill VFW Post and Auxiliary sponsorship with 49 school girls assisting. Rita Jo Woodrum led sellers at 29.40 earning her Poppy Queen title though she ceded the crown to Joyce Lluzas who collected 28.87 and will choose a cash award or summer camp sponsorship. third place Vickie Mae Thomas earned 26.75. Auxiliary members assisted, date for the Poppy Hop pending coronation plans for seventh to 12th graders.
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Register
Oak Hill
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary
J. P. Painter
Painter
Rita Jo Woodrum
Rita Jo
Joyce Lluzas
Joyce
VFW Auxiliary and Post
Vickie Mae Thomas
Joyce Sluzas
J H England 77 dies at Harmco
J H England 77 retired mine weigh boss died at 9 20 am today at his Harmco home after a series of three paralytic strokes over two weeks Born June 18 1873 at Caples McDowell County he worked at Mead Poca mine South Mullens and Carolic before retirement in 1927 Surviving are his wife seven sons six daughters three brothers and two sisters Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home with services incomplete.
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Register
Mullens
John Henry England
Harmco
Caples
McDowell County
Joseph and
Lovess
England
Shannon Branch
Regular Baptist Church
Wyoming County
South Mullens
Carolic
Nancy Jane Blakely
Hobart
Killarney
Riley
Big Sandy
Abner
Harmeo
Lewis
Oak Hill
Oscar
Bernard
Poe
Nicholas County
James
Martin James
Aubrey Halsey
Edward Elmadollar
Amigo
Mabel England
Francis Johnson
Alva Tilley
Maben
Walter
Troy
Saeger
Dock
Davy
Robertson and Foglesong
Rites Slated Wednesday for Gun Victim Porter Worrell
Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bud Alpoca Methodist Church for Porter Roscoe Worrell 15 who died at Mullens General Hospital Sunday night from a gunshot wound to the hip. Police plan to question Norvell Maynard 10, a playmate of the youth. Born March 7 1935 in Beckley he was the son of Katherine Steele Worrell and the late Porter Roscoe Worrell. The body was moved from Dunman Funeral Home to the Alpaca residence Monday. Surviving are his mother his stepfather two sisters Mrs Carl Woodyard of Pearisburg Va and Mrs Emil Cooke of Man.
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Mullens
Bud-Alpoca Methodist Church
Porter Roscoe Worrell
Mullens General Hospital
Earl Fraley
Omar
Hinton
Norvell Maynard
Beckley
Katherine Steele Worrell
Dunman
Alpaca
Carl Woodyard
Pearisburg
Emil Cooke
Man
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Reddi-Wip Manufacturing Company
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