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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1954

Page

2

Lochgelly Man Dies Of Shotgun Blast

Miss Valley Marie Morgan, 50, of Lynce, died at 8 a.m. in her sister’s home after a long illness. Born October 29, 1904 in Baileysville, she was the daughter of Isaac and Ida Allen Morgan. Survived by father Isaac, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at Lynco Clay home with Rev. Wirt Hatfield. burial Shannon Cemetery, Baileysville. Body to Evans Funeral Home at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Oceana RNS Miss Valley Marie Morgan Lola Clay Lynce Baileysville Isaac Ida Allen Morgan Arnold Cooper Mullens Themma Avant Martha Canterbury Cyclone Bernard Morgan Brenton Virgil Morgan Clay Lynco Wirt Hatfield Simon Shannon Evans Funeral

Wife to Face Grand Jurors in Fayetteville Shooting Case

Mrs Ida Belle Hall 55 faces a felonious assault charge after arraignment on Monday. She was released on a $3000 bond following the shooting of her husband James Hall 46, five times in the abdomen and legs with a .22 pistol at their Tank Hill Addition home. He remains in critical condition at Oak Hill Hospital.

Fayetteville RNS Ida Belle Hall Virgil Lyons Pearlie Elmore C. L. Burdette Tank Hill Hall Oak Hill Hospital

Circle meets tonight Pineville Mission group hosts

Members of the Jewell Asbury Mission Circle at Cook Memorial Baptist Church meet at 7:30 this evening at the Crowley Worrel Addition home of Mr and Mrs Lon F Byrd. Miss Betty Byrd and Mrs W F Rose Jr will co hostesses. Miss Donna Jo Shields and Mrs R L Dodd lead the devotional program.

Pineville RNS Jewell Asbury Mission Cook Memorial Baptist Church Crowley -Worrell Addition Lon F. Byrd Betty Byrd W. F. Rose Jr Donna Jo Shields R. L. Dodd

Virginia Hunter Shot by Own Gun

A Virginia hunter is hospitalized in Mullens after his automatic shotgun fired as he loaded it, the gun jumping from his hands and striking him in the right shoulder shattering bone. The 39 year old Great Bridge resident was listed in serious condition at Wyoming General Hospital.

Wyoming General Hospital Lusk Princeton Mullens Hospital Jesse Cook Jesse Church Brothers Lumber Co Rockview Sam Foster Pineville Itmann Walter Keaton Hotchkiss

Spade and Trowel Garden Club Meets Oak Hill

Mrs. J. T. Brooks hosted the Spade and Trowel Garden Club at Mankin Ave with co hosts. Plans were announced for a Christmas bazaar, a dried flower show, and a fellowship meeting at White Oak Country Club. Members discussed bulbs planting and garden oil signs at Oak Hill entrances and prepared to deliver flowers to Oak Hill Hospital.

Oak Hill J. T. Brooks Mankin Ave Spade and Trowel Garden Club Roy Scott Paul Mackey Oak Hill Hospital J. Ralph Taylor J. R. McDonald John Harsany White Oak Country Club Driftwood J. S. Keatley Lottie Johnson Mae Puckett Fred Dickinson

Mullens City Council to decide on new business site and sidewalk curbs

Tonight Mullens officials will weigh allowing a Beechwood man to convert an old bus body into a shop at a corner in the business district and consider steps to curb sidewalk encroachment seen at Moran Ave where 50 pound potato sacks were displayed. Arthur Cecil says Andy Mongeni sought permission to park a taxi lot pickup for produce but Mongeni moved the bus body onto a shaky stand. City Clerk Clyde Newsome blocked a peddler license and Mayor Cook indicated tighter curb enforcement to stop firms from using sidewalks for displays.

Moran Ave Mullens Arthur Cecil Wyoming Taxi Co Andy Mongeni Mongeini Clyde Newsome Woodrow W. Cook

Woman to Serve Jail Sentences On Three Counts

Mrs. Ella Anderson returns to Wyoming County Jail to begin sentences on three counts including obstructing an officer profanity and drunkenness stemming from a July incident that left a wounded officer. Magistrate Bill Houck orders six months on obstruction sixty days for drunkenness and fines totaling 77 dollars plus costs.

Pineville Cook Chief Cook Tater Hill Bill Houck

Fayette Garden Club Council President Featured

The Fayette Garden Club Council is led by Mrs. V. C. Harvey as president, guiding local horticultural activities and community projects through the club network. The mention highlights leadership within the Fayette gardening community.

V. C. Harvey The Fayette Garden Club Council

Alpoca Miners Hurt at Work

Two Alpoca miners were hospitalized after a state fall near Mullens at about 10 am. Emer Smith of Herndon, a toy machine operator, suffered a possible fractured jaw, while Harrison Stanley of Bud was injured in the lower back and right knee. Both were admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium by Wyoming Funeral Home ambulance.

Mullens ANS Alpoca Emer Smith Herndon Harrison Stanley Bud Bluefield Sanitarium Wyoming Funeral Home Ambulance

Oceana Presbyterian Church Opening Date Set

Oceana Presbyterian Church will open on October 17 with Sunday School at 10 AM and worship at 11 AM. Rev. Charles Ross, from Boston, will be the pastor, assisted by Rev. Norman K. Morgan of Pineville. Miss Blanch Garrett arrives to survey interest and organize a Women’s Society.

Oceana RNS Oceana Presbyterian Church Home Mission Committee Bluestone Presbytery Ivanhoe Charles Ross Boston Mass Oceana Church Norman K. Morgan Pineville Presbyterian Church Ross U. S&s. Navy Air Corps Emerson College The Biblical Seminary of New York Princeton Seminary Princeton N. J Blanch Garrett Bristol Miss Garrett

UMW Field Worker Dies at Boomer Home

David 8. Ware, 71, longtime field representative for the United Mine Workers, dies suddenly at his Boomer home after 30 years of service.

UMW Boomer Montgomery W. Va David 8. Ware United Mine Workers

Happy Is The Day When Backache Goes Away

A vintage styled medical ad notes nagging backache and fatigue may signal slow kidney function. It promotes Doan’s Pills as a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to flush waste and relieve discomfort.

Dean Doan

Brakeman Injured in Sudden Caboose Stop

W. T. Co wan, 56, Kegley, a Virginian Railway brakeman, underwent X ray examination at Wyoming General Hospital for possible back injuries sustained when knocked to the floor of a caboose in a sudden stop of a train.

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