Jurors Selected For Mercer County Duty
Mercer County will begin the January term with grand jurors reporting January 3 and petit jurors January 10. Jury commissioners Roger Hughes and C Scott Lilly drew names of prospective jurors from Princeton Bluefield and surrounding areas for service in the January term of the Mercer County Criminal Court.
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Princeton
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Mercer County Criminal Court
Roger Hughes
C. Scott Lilly
Robert Tynes
W. Grady Carper
Douglas Blevins
John Brunschwyler
Richard Baker
Dunns
Ray Crews
Camp Creek
P. L. West
Athens
Eugene Phillips
Speedway
Earl Lovell
Spanishburg
John H. Jones
Lashmeet
D. H. Conner
Giotto
R. N. Akers
Arista
Manuel Giampocaro
Giles Fink Jr
Benjamin Angrist
Edward J. Armbrister
Bluefield
Plymouth
Roy Beckett
Basil Cole
Lamar Cox
Hospital Admits 47 New Patients This Week
The Ming General Hospital in Mullens admitted 47 patients during the week ending Saturday. Listed are patients from Mullens, Bud, Ravencliff, Otsego, Wyco, Sabine, Rockview, Stephenson, McGraws, Rhodell, Glen Rogers, Baileysville, and related towns. Names include Joe Jett, Rosa Lee Milam, Waldo Reed Itmann, Kathleen Spence, Ollie Jackson, Anna Rash, Mary Cook, B. E. Whitt, Polly Lester, Violet Atwood, Faye Richardson, Mary Hatfield, Dorothy Kirk, Norma Lafferty, Marie Vines, Martha Shumate, Jimmy Perry, Thomas Hutchins, Louise Garretson, Alma Jane Bishop, Clarence Akers, Jean Richardson, Dennis Graham, Otis Kelly, Virginia Richardson, Stella Lumbo, Lettie Broyles, Sarah O’Neal, Betty Ellis, Edward Daniels, Juanita Oyinik, Fannie Canada, Dora King, Mamie Thornton, Kathy Previtt, Grace McGuire, Ben Lafferty, Donnie Venable, Mark Lilly, Richard Smith, Jean Cornett, Margaret Johnson.
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Hatcher
Robert Cameron
Rockview
Catherine Cook
Wyco
Faye Richardson
Mullens
Mary Hatfield
Baileysville
Dorothy Kirk
Sophia
Norma Lafferty
Ravencliff
Marie Vines
Stephenson
Martha Shumate
McGraws
Jimmy Perry
Welch
Thomas Hutchins
Thanksgiving Guests Fill Pineville Homes in Weekending Welcomes
Pineville area residents hosted numerous relatives and friends over the Thanksgiving weekend. The roster included the Cooke, Ellison, Hossfield, Brooks, Mullins, and Bailey families, with visits to Beckley, Mullens, Covington, and Athens. John Harry Martin, discharged Air Force staff sergeant, plans to settle in Pineville with wife and two children.
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Gilbert Goode
East Pineville
Inlaw
Eric Edwards
Linda and
Philip
Charleston
Connie Sue Brooks
Pineville
Myra Sue Shufflebarger
Mullens
Sarah Morgan
Joe
W. S. Brooks
Glen Rogers
O. W. McKinney
Ivy Park
Carmen McKinney
Marvin Brooks
Margie
Julia Clay
Ada Hossfield
Florida
Dell Cooke
John
Athens
Concord College
Coeburn
W. G. Mullins
J. F. Ellison
Beckley Hospital
J. R. Mullins
Kimball
Bessie Parks
Shelby Jean
Patty
Sonny
Ray Bailey
Deaumer Park Addition
Gerald Richardson
Debbie
Canton
Ohio
Kemper Cook
Oceana
Roy Richardson Jr
Corinne
James Parks
Crowley-Worrel
Robert Browning
Princeton
Thomas Catron
Fayetteville Thanksgiving Visitors From Area Colleges
A long list of college students and military personnel spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Fayetteville visiting relatives. Names include Vicki Vickers Sally Whanger Anna Lee Davis Elizabeth Darnall and many others from West Virginia University Marshall College Hampden Sydney College and Davis and Elkins College among locations cited are Fayetteville families and towns in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Fayetteville
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West Virginia University
Vicki Vickers
Carl B. Vickers
Sally Whanger
A. E. Whanger
Anna Lee Davis
T. E. Davis
Elizabeth Darnall
E. M. Darnall
Peale Davidson
J. P. Davidson
John Hager
Chester Hager
Mary Virginia Wiseman
E. O. Wiseman
Dale Stump
Wisemans
Robert Hatcher
D. G. Hatcher
Joe Phillips
Charles Phillips
Lee Akers
Marshall College
Eleanor Godsey
R. C. Godsey
Phyllis Davis
Clifford Davis
Jean Ann Platt
Tommie Platt
Nancy Cavendish
Irene Cavendish
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Hunter Long
Hampton-Sydney College
C. E. Camden
Joe Eskridge
R. E. Grafton
New Jersey
John Grafton
West Virginia Institute of Techology
Grafton
George Haskell
West Virginia Tech
Marie Haskell
Verla Eary, Jr
Davis and Elkins College
Verla Bary
Harry W. Miller II
Frank Miller
Fort Knox
Harry W. Miller
Nelson Zorio
Miller
Richard E. Hamstead
Sandy
Morgantown
F. A. Rogers
Lonnie Vance
Oberlin
Ohio
James Kasey
Washington, D. C
Lee Roberts
W. J. Roberts
Brooklyn
M. Y
Bill Seal
Rodney Myers
Seal
W. R. Seal
Myers
Robert Epperly
Billy
Penny Drennen
Charleston
H. Jackson
Maple Drive
Boston Dempsey
J. M. Eubank
Columbus
Eubank
Sam King
William R. Laird II
New York City
Joe McQueen Jr
Lee Rites Today At Fayetteville
Funeral services for Mrs. Dillie Oliver Lee 59 of Fayetteville were held at 2 p m in Fayetteville Baptist Church with Dr James F Frame and Rev C R Bright officiating Burial followed at Huse Memorial Park in Fayetteville She died Sunday in a Charleston hospital Born Oriskany Virginia January 1 1896 she was a member of the Fayetteville Baptist Church Survivors include her mother Mrs Susan Oliver husband Claude E Lee two sons Harry O Lee of Richmond Virginia Claude E Lee Jr of Alley three daughters Mrs Susan Summerfield of Beckley Mrs Evelyn Hilton and Frances Lee Fayetteville one brother Robert Clifton Forge Virginia three sisters Mrs Mollie Coffey Buena Vista Virginia Mrs R G Thomas and Mrs H A Cottrell both of Fayetteville and three grandchildren
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Fayetteville
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Dillie Oliver Lee
Fayetteville Baptist Church
James F. Frame
C. R. Bright
Huse Memorial Park
Lee
Charleston
Oriskany
R. G. Thomas
H. A. Cottrell
Stratton Rites Set at Hinton
Funeral services for Annie Bell Stratton 85 at Central Baptist Church with Rev H P Hackney officiating. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Jake Glayzer and son O E Stratton both of Hinton. She died Monday in Hinton Hospital after long illness.
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John C
Mary Frances Orndorf
Hinton
Caldwell
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Central Baptist Church
Joseph P. Stratton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Jake Glayzer
O. E. Stratton
Wyant and Sluzas Elected Alpha Xi Delta Leaders at WVU
Dreama Lee Wyant was elected president and Joyce Ann Sluzas vice president of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority at West Virginia University. Both are freshmen and 1955 Collins High School graduates.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Dreama Lee Wyant
Joyce Ann Sluzas
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
West Virginia University
Collins High School
Pittsburgh siblings visit mother and Charleston relatives
Two children from Pittsburgh visited their mother Mrs. Joe McQueen. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whrel of Charleston spent the weekend with Mrs. L. E. Gaines, their grandmother.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Joe McQueen
Russell Whrel
Charleston
L. E. Gaines
Princeton Wins Rotary Contest
Princeton Rotary Club wins a two month attendance contest with Beckley club and earns invitation to meet with Beckley. The club ranked second in the district in October with a 95.24 attendance average. R. E. Cline spoke on competition relations noting price and quality as key selling factors and criticizing gimmick advertising. Visitors included Jack Treehorn of Parkersburg and Ben Platnick of Bluefield.
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Princeton
RNL
Princeton Rotary Club
Beckley Club
George W. Seaver III
Seaver
R. E. Cline
Cline
Jack Treehorn
Parkersburg
Ben Platnick
Bluefield
Mine Victim's Rites Set Today
Edgar Carr of Springton to be laid to rest at 1 p m at the Pentecostal Holiness Church McComas with Rev Erec Mays officiating Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery near Bluefield Carr killed Saturday in a mine fall at the Tralee mine
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Springton
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Edgar Carr
Pentecostal Holiness Church
McComas
Erec Mays
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Carr
Tralee
Youth Temperance Rally Set at First Church of God
The Rev. Paul Campbell pastor of First Church of God in South Mullens will speak at a Youth Temperance Council rally at 7 30 p m today at the church.
Oceana Personal Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Travel
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Whelan host family guests including Mrs. Lil lian Stevens from Huntington and nieces from Racine. Mrs. Acy Toler and daughter born at Stevens Clinic Welch return home. Guests include Mrs. C. S. Woolfolk of Bedford visiting L. W. Beane’s family with Dana Kee. The piece lists several arrivals and departures around Oceana, Princeton, Morgantown and Ravenscliff, with local kin and visitors noted.
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Oceana
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T. O. Whelan
Lillian Stevens
Huntington
Alga Anderson
Mildred McGee
Racine
Wisconsin
Acy Toler
Stevens Clinic
Welch
C. S. Woolfolk
Bedford
L. W. Beane
Virgie Brown
Joe Lilly
Ravenscliff
Ira Blankenship
Dana Kee
Beanes
Blankenship
Duffy Beane
Lawrence Worrell
Princeton
Charles William Tighe
Vickie
E. G. Shannon
Doris Ann Morgan
West Virginia University
B. L. Morgan
Gene Hatfield
Morgantown
R. C. Hatfield
Oak Hill Personalities Share Thanksgiving Visits
Agnes Lowe of Salem Virginia spent the weekend with brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs John P Duda at 306 Bibb Street. Earl Bowen hosts weekend guests Mr and Mrs Ira Lee Hendricks of Norfolk and their child. Also visiting were Robert Bowen and children from Smithers and R B Miller and children from Christian. Carlo Della Mea, WVU student, spent Thanksgiving with his parents Sam and Mrs Della Mea of Glen Jean.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Agnes Lowe
Salem
John P. Duda
Bibb St
Earl Bowen
Wallace St
Ira Lee Hendricks
Norfolk
Robert Bowen
R. B. Miller
Christian
Carlo Della Mea
West Virginia University
Sam Della Mea
Glen Jean
Rites Thursday For A B Barker
Funeral services for Anderson Brecken ridge Barker 79 of Sylvester will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the home with Rev Bill Gray officiating Burial will be in the Barker Cemetery He died after injuries from a fall while working as a miner and timberman Survivors include his wife five sons and four daughters all listed with their hometowns.
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Ohio
Russell Lloyd
Anderson Breckenridge Jr
Ernest Wilburn
Herman Willie
Sylvester
Gladys Shorter
Violet Harless
Vivian Pittman
Martha Pittman
Arkansas
White Sulphur Springs Ground Observer Corps ready for 12 hour alert
White Sulphur Springs Ground Observer Corps members will observe from 8 a m to 8 p m on Sunday with a rotating schedule listing 8 to 9 a m observers and hourly rosters through the day. Charles G Alderman newly elected supervisor replaces Percy Berry and seeks two or three more volunteers to qualify as ACOs with monthly rotation to suit each observer.
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White Sulphur Springs
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White Sulphur Springs Ground Observer Corps
Elwood Buckland
Frank Craft
Alicia Wylie
Beulah Loving
Gladys Tallman
P. W. Berry Sr
ACO
Percy Berry Jr
Ruth Berry
Jane Ann Berry
Tommy Bostic
Dave Troxell
Elsie Dillon
Gertrude Vance
Pat Dudley
Jerry Jennings
Virginia Heinz
Martha Buckley
Eloise King
Danny King
Sandra Compton
Mabel Harrah
J. D. Harrah
Ann Harrah
Eddy Cary
Kenneth Elmreth
Edna Deaton
Doris Dineen
Fred Nerz
Tatum Stull
Nancy Collins
Jimmy Janez
Charles G. Alderman
Alderman
Percy Berry
No surgery needed for piles at home
An ad touts a new stainless compound to treat piles at home with instant relief in tests. It claims internal and external relief without surgery and lasting comfort for years, boasting six medically proven ingredients.
Amazing Triolyte Pain and Itch Reliever Ad
An intriguing ad copy touts Triolyte as a remarkable anesthetic that stops pain and itching instantly. It claims fast swelling reduction and healing while offering stainless Pazo that won’t stain clothes. Available as modern suppositories or ointment at druggists.
How Laundry Rating Works With Gas Water Heaters
A dealer explains that the laundry rating measures gallons of hot water an automatic washer uses per hour. By matching that rating to available gas water heaters, customers ensure ample hot water for washing and other needs.
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America
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