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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1954
Page
5
Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a dawn fire at 121 Miller Ave in an apartment house now two units. Mrs Naomi Godby owns the building and was away. her occupied unit was destroyed with about 3000 dollars in damages, the vacant second unit unscathed. Fire Chief Arthur Akers will investigate the cause.
Oak Hill merchants, via the Better Business Bureau, began erecting Christmas lights on Main Street and nearby avenues. Each merchant will be assessed to cover erection, new bulbs, and power costs. Lights span from Bagotist Church to Chestnut Ave and from Minden road to East End.
Ravencliff lodge outlines Christmas plans for the Rachel Rebekah Lodge III. Gifts will be wrapped and tagged for children and aged residents at Elkins Odd Fellows Home, with a November 26 drawing to assign each member to a recipient. A covered dish dinner followed for 42 members and guests.
Entries for the Jumping Branch Nimitz Community Fair at Jumping Branch Elementary School must be submitted by noon Thursday so judging by 3 p.m. a 4-H leader Mrs Bonnie Peck and two agricultural staff will judge. Entries include needlework baking canning farm products and hobbies. The exhibit opens to the public 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday.
Norma B. Tawney wife of Samuel C. Tawney yeoman second class Amigo earned U S citizenship during Veterans Day naturalizations. She joined 188 new citizens from 41 countries taking the oath at Blair Junior High School in Norfolk Virginia. The Tawneys live at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek with daughter Sandra Christene aged two. Tawney originated from Sunnyside Newfoundland Canada and her mother Mrs Glenna V Morris lives in Amigo.
Three year old Johnny Sparks was found unharmed about three miles from home after a large scale search in Crane Creek Mercer County. About 200 residents and 50 National Guardsmen joined the effort with dogs aiding the hunt. He claimed he had been rabbit hunting but found none.
Mullens Rotary and Lions clubs jointly sponsor a pancake feast at Mullens Grade School Friday and Saturday. Friday hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday service runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets available from club members and at local schools.
Marriage licenses issued by the Wyoming County Clerk include Melvin Miller aged 24 from Glen Rogers and Vivian Lois Pennington aged 20 from Ravencliff. Wannis Lee Toler 24 and Earma Aretha Stewart 21, both of Kopperston. Paris Landon Brown 18 and Gretchie Nadine Lusk 16, both of Cyclone.
Fayetteville announces 1954 National 4-H Awards winners in multiple categories. Names include Keith Jones and Shirley Jones of Lansing for Achievement and Clothing, Vicki Vickers of Fayetteville in Entomology, Margo Massey in Food Preparation, and others across Home Improvement, Leadership, Public Speaking, Recreation Rural Arts, Safety, and more with club leaders and districts. Several clubs receive blue, red, and white certificates in Standard Clubs.
Steve Blanar, 82, of Scarbro died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital after a stroke. A retired miner and member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, he was born in Czechoslovakia in 1872. Survivors include daughter in-law Rosie Blanar and three grandchildren. Services at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Scarbro at 9:30 a.m. Friday with Father Eugene Klug officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home to Scarbro residence at 1 p.m. Thursday. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
A weekly report lists 61 patients admitted to Wyoming General Hospital for the week ending Saturday. Names and towns include Rebecca Lester Mullens Pineville Wanda Graham Basin Mikey Murphree Mullens Mary Craft Matheny Marcus Akers Mullens Alice Mc Daniels Wyco Brenda Jamison Corinne Gloria Gale Mann Rodell Dorothy Ellison Mullens Lucille Preysz Rainelle and many others from Itmann Corinne Oceana Glen Rogers Amigo Mullens Mullens Amigo Mullens Mullens and surrounding communities.
Fayetteville High School hosts a record football banquet with sellout 250 tickets. J Zane Summerfield leads the program as fathers of players invited. J Alfred Taylor to present the Jack Johnson Memorial Award. J H White to speak on West Virginia University with a game film to follow.
Colcord Oklahoma obituary for 13 year old Jimmy Dale Stover who died Tuesday in Charleston hospital from pneumonia. Funeral services at 2:30 p m Thursday at the Stover home in Colcord with burial in Estep Cemetery Ameagle. Survived by parents Howard and [last name unreadable] Stover Colcord five brothers and eight sisters. Body to be taken to home this afternoon from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
Mount Hope Christian Church men’s Bible Class won an attendance contest against the Philathea Class with an average of 20 attendees. A turkey dinner was served by the men as reward, with Rev. Raymond Martin teaching and Joe Vallina as president. The event followed by singing led by the pastor, and many couples attended including Ed Harless, Ray Pack, Corbit Bailey, Alex Sneddon, Charles Ballard, J W Bailey, H C Brown, J B Helton Jr, R L Beverley, Orvil Hobbs, E W Dunkley, Deck Vance, Russell Hurt, and numerous ladies.
The Pineville Presbyterian Church plans installation on December 9 for the newly elected Women of the church officers led by President Mrs. C. S. Smith and Vice President Mrs. Norman K. Morgan. The group, elected at a Thursday meeting, includes Secretary Mrs. E. B. Swimm and Treasurer Mrs. Frank McNaughton with Historian Mrs. Ruth Blackburn. The event follows a program and Bible study led by retiring president Mrs. R. Bowers and hostesses Mrs. J. B. Grove and Mrs. D. L. Haga, with additional attendees listed. The Rev. Norman K. Morgan will perform the installation.
A bazaar will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. by the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church in Pineville. Items for sale include aprons foods and handmade articles such as towels and pillow cases. Mrs John S Lambert and Mrs T G Morgan will oversee the sale. Frayetteville Frank H Miller pledged to WVU Scabbard and Blade chapter.
In East Rainelle Judge Nickell Kramer set December 7 for a hearing on evidence in the case of a 17 year old charged with knifing a boy. A hearing occurred Monday before Magistrate C P Neal. The juvenile was released to his aunt after the hearing. Clarence Tyler of Charmeose secured the arrest warrant for the Meadow Bridge resident whose 16 year old son was assaulted. Tyler showed a jacket worn by his son at a Rainelle football game showing slashes 12 to 14 inches long.
Mullens Fire Department data for 1948 to 1953 shows 50 percent of calls came from outside the city with 64 outside calls and 65 inter-city alarms. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome urged backing from coal firms and nearby businesses to help fund a new fire station, part funded at 13,821.54 in six years. Council delayed final financing decisions while approving street, lighting, and civic improvements.
Fayetteville ANS reports a $50,000 damage suit filed in Fayette Circuit Court against Charles Goins and Ray L. Cline bell by Jake B. Ewing No details given on the action Other suits listed include multiple defendants with damages ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 and various plaintiffs and defendants including W Wallace and Wallace vs Walter Wood executor of I T Me Cutcheon et al.
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