Richards Sentenced for Armentrout Killing in Pineville
John H. Richards confesses to killing Carl Max Armentrout on August 8 and gets a 5 to 18 year sentence for the murder. He had prior breaking and entering conviction adding five years. Deputies took Richards and two others to the State Penitentiary in Moundsville after pleas of guilty to theft.
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Pineville
RNS
John H. Richards
Moundsville
Carl Max ‘‘Tuck
Armentrout
Robert M. Worrell
Robert Bailey
Richards
Oswell Cook
James Gibson
Harper Shumate Jr
William Yuell Hand
Shaw
Jumping Branch Notables and Visits This Weekend
Guests of Mr and Mrs Willis Hannagan included Mr and Mrs Gene Hannagan Montgomery. Allen Ridenour, son of Mr and Mrs John A Ridenour, is ill at home. Bluestone Baptist Church Sunday School class donated fruit baskets to shut ins. Families from Norfolk Virginia visited Hickory area relatives. Several locals spent Thanksgiving in Radford Virginia. Mrs David Hammonds ill at home after Bluefield Sanitarium. H R Stafford reentered Hinton Hospital for treatment. Raleigh visitors Mr and Mrs Oral West and children spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Weekend gatherings extended to Aakon South Carolina.
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Willis Hannagan
Gene Hannagan
Montgomery
Allen Ridenour
John A. Ridenour
Bluestone Baptist Church
S. Ferrera
Frankie
Rosanne
Tommy
Norfolk
F. H. Dodd
David Deeds
Jack
Radford
David Hammonds
Bluefield Sanitarium
H. R. Stafford
Hinton Hospital
Annual Collins Minstrel To Be Presented Friday
The Collins High School Minstrel will be presented Friday at 8 p.m. in the Elementary School Auditorium with a matinee for students during school hours. Interlocutor is Danny Wooten. endmen include Charles Ramsey and others. Chorus features many named students. Judy Huddle ton is accompanist. Co directors are Mrs. H. R. Cole and Miss Shirley Thomas.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Collins High School
Danny Wooten
Charles Ramsey
Freddy Nuckles
Richard Fitzpatrick
Tommy Aurentz
Ivan Bush
Pat Errington
Rachel Vroom
Sylvia Newman
Drema Wyant
Glenora Hilton
Jane Jones
Bar
Bara Donachy
Betty Collins
June Kidd
Mary Ellen Carter
Joyce Sluzas
Doris Smith
Sharon Friske
Sibyl Jo Keatley
Barbara Hinson
Wally Rogers
Bob Maslow
Donald Welborne
Jerry Smith
Paul Mullins
Charles Moses
J. R. Weatherford
Ashley Sutphin
Clifford Adkins
John James
Bill Baker
Lawrence Petit
Jack Gwinn
Gary Grey
Richard Dobbins
Jack Via
Judy Huddleston
Minstrel
H. R. Cole
Shirley Thomas
Thrasher Funeral Held for Wyco Resident Charles R. Thrasher
Funeral services for Charles R. Thrasher, 60, Wyco, were set for 1 p m Wednesday at St Andrews Episcopal Church Mullens with Rev George Heerwagon and Rev George Halstead. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Thrasher died at his home after a heart attack Wednesday afternoon. He was Wyco store manager and a member of the Wyoming County Selective Service Board. He served as treasurer of Saint Oves Episcopal Church Malens and helped found it in 1920. He had managed the Minter store after leading the Gaston Coal Co. at Alpeca. Born February 28 1894 in Bluefield he served in World War I and was a trustee for American Legion Post 106 Mullens. He belonged to Beni Kedem in Charleston and the Eckley Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife Helen Thrasher his mother Mrs W R Thrasher Mount Hope a brother William A Thrasher Atlanta Ga in the military and three sisters Mrs A C Lilly Beckley Mrs Carl Samples and Miss Helen Thrasher Mount Hope. The body lay in Roberts and posieons Funeral Home Malens.
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WYCO
RNS
Charles R. Thrasher
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Mullens
George Heerwagon
George Halstead
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Thrasher
Wyoming County Selective Service Board
Saint Oves Episcopal Church
Malens
Minter
Gaston Coal Co
Alpeca
Bluefield
American Legion Post 106
Beni Kedem Con
Charleston
Eckley Elks Lodge
Helen Thrasher
W. R. Thrasher
Mount Hope
William
A. Thrasher
Atlanta, Ga
A. C. Lilly
Beckley
Carl Samples
Roberts and Posieons Funeral Home
Warm-Up Jackets Bought For Basketball Team
Pax High School Girls Athletic Association raises funds from a Tuesday play Hillbilly Sue to cover part of new basketball warm-up jackets. An athletic carnival is planned for December first in the new gym with gymnastics cage ball and an alumni game.
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PAX
BNS
Girls Athletic Association
Pax High School
G.A.A
Ruby Aliff
Ruby Coleman
Lowell Payne
Thomas Maynor
Clinton Stover
Harold Lafferty
Keith Williams
Charles Tyree
Claudine Ison
Martha Moore
Anna Lee Ellison
Pineville Personal News Notes Family Visits
Sgt. Thomas N. Cook returns to Lincoln Neb after 30 day leave with parents in Pineville. Other visitors include Alda Cook and children from Washington DC, Mrs Scott Prestop from Belfry, Rev Paul Cook and daughters from Newark Delaware, Bernie Beverly and children from Chattaray, Darrell V McGraw and mother, plus J H McGraw and Vic Cooper relatives in Pineville. Several locals visit Charleston and Dayton, Ohio relatives during Thanksgiving weekend. Cook to speak at Cook Memorial Baptist Church Sunday morning.
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Pineville
Rns
Thomas N. Cook
Lincoln
Neb
C. B. Cook
Bluefield Sanitarium
Alda Cook
Washington, D. C
Frank Dalton
New Richmond
Scott Prestop
Belfry
Kelly Beverly
Wolf Pen
Paul E. Cook
Mere Annette
Melissa
Newark
Del
Charles W. Cook
Cook
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Harry L. Stevens
Boomer
Delaware
Bernie Beverly
Chattaray
Darrell V. McGraw
McGraws
J. R. Beavers
Laurel Creek Coal Official Jesse Chesney Dies of Heart Attack
Jesse Allen Chesney 47, Laurel Creek Coal Co official and purchaser, died after a heart attack in his car on East Main St. in Beckley. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope First Christian Church. burial High Lawn Cemetery Oak Hill. Born October 26, 1907 in Middlesboro Kentucky. son of John Chesney and Corinne Allen.
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Mount Hope First Christian Church
Jesse Allen Chesney
Laurel Creek
Chesney
Laurel Creek Coal Co
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
East Main St
High Lawn
Oak Hill
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral
Middlesboro
John Chesney
Corinne Allen
Fayette Air Patrol Meeting Announced for Thursday
The Fayette group of the Civil Air Patrol will meet at the Fayette airport Chesney. a resident for 14 years, he was a member of the First Christian Church at Mount Hope. He is survived by his widow Mrs Grace Johnson of Chesney and two brothers Drs Jack and Walter Chesney of Knoxville Tenn.
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OAK HiLue
Fayette
The
Civil Air Patrol
Fayette Airport
First Christian Church
Mount Hope
Grace Johnson
Chesney
Drs
Jack and
Walter Chesney
Knoxville, Tenn
Public relations rep cites Thursday 8 p.m.
J. R. McDonald, the public relations representative, states the event is scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. Details about location or purpose are not provided in the fragment.
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J. R. McDonald
Shields Still Ill After Surgery At Jewish Hospital
Lacy Shields remains critically ill at the Jewish hospital in Cincinnati Ohio after surgery. His father Harrison Shields of Bailey was advised on Nov 24. Shields is manager of Williamson Grocery Company in the Mingo county seat and is active in Masonic work with many Wyoming County friends.
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Williamson Grocery Company
Mingo County
Shields
Wyoming
Councis
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Wyoming Grand Jury
Big John” Bailey
Fayette Memorial Auditorium
Collins
Richmon Cleaners
Dacron
Nylon
Are of
Laurel Creek Coal
Fayette Air Patrol
Thurday
Kentucky
Bowling Green College
Sunbeam
Pienhodm Srer
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