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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1955

Page

8

Funeral services for Mrs Freda Mullins Thomas today

Swiss Holiness Church hosts noon funeral for Mrs Freda Mullins Thomas 29 with Rev Woodrow Jones officiating. Burial in Falling Rock family cemetery after short illness at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery. Survived by husband William Thomas daughter Pamela three sons Charles Jack Richard parents George and Mrs Mullins Otsego three sisters Leona Elmore Leora Myers Anna Mae Harris and six brothers Ray Mullins Ralph Howard Kenneth Frank and Freddie Mullins

Freda Mullins Thomas Swiss Holiness Church Woodrow Jones Falling Rock Thomas Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery William Thomas Pamela Charles Jack Richard George Mullins Otsego Leona Elmore Big Sandy Leora Myers Anna Mae Harris Akron Ohio Ray Mullins Witcher Creek Ralph Howard Kenneth Frank Freddie Mullins

Oak Hill BPW Club Hears Rev. Ransom

Rev Wayne F Ransom Beckley spoke to Oak Hill Business and Professional Woman's Club on A Visit to the United Nations. He highlighted UN art and the Security Council and noted the secretary building dimensions and languages. Members and guests included Nina Wiseman and Margie Nicholson with a district meeting report.

Oak Hill RNS United Nations Wayne F. Ransom Beckley Ransom Nancy Canterbury West Union Business and Professional Woman’s Club Nina Wiseman Clay Bpw Margie Nicholson Wanda Farrish Norma P. Gallaher Esther W. Green Pauline Thomas Mable E. Gwinn Irene K. Johnson Aileen James

Gary Goff Farewell Held Before Air Force Training

Gary Gene Goff left Monday for Samp son New York to begin Air Force training. A farewell party was held Saturday night at his parents home on Ridge Ave. Guests included Arthur Gray Larry Swanigan Elizabeth Hudak Patricia Grigs Brenda Sparks Medora Epperly Regina Reedy Martha Morton Claudette Waugh Mary Ann Lyle Connie Lou Swanigan Nickey Dooley Jean Young Judy Swanigan Janie Marie Hazel Lou Swanigan Marion Martin Mickey Notch John Finley Jack Hodges Carolyn Sue Hodges Patsy Thompson Alfretta Payne Carl Payne Dreama Mitchell Linda McManus Ronnie Richardson Dexter Fowler Jerry Scott James Treadway Jimmy Sizemore Freddie Bickford Darrell Goff Fred Oboyle Lucille Notch Mr and Mrs Mike Linkswiler and sons Jimmy Dale Freddie Darrell and Perry.

Judy Swanigan Janie Marie Hazel Lou Swanigan Marion Martin Mickey Notch John Finley Jack Hodges Carolyn Sue Hodges Patsy Thompson Alfretta Payne Carl, Payne Dreama Mitchell Linda McManus Ronnie Richardson Dexter Fowler Jerry Scott James Treadway Jimmy Sizemore Freddie Bickford Darrell Goff Fred Oboyle Lucille Notch Mike Linkswiler Jimmy Dale Freddie Darrell Perry

Hall Rites Set At Bud Thursday

Posey Green Hall aged 51 dies of heart ailment at sister Mandy Belcher’s home in Bud West Virginia. Funeral services planned for 10 a.m. Thursday at Bud Baptist Church with burial in Rocky Mount, Virginia cemetery. Hall formerly worked at Sportsman Billiard Parlor in Mullens. Body to be taken to sister’s home at 4 p.m. today.

Mullens RNS Posey Green Hall Bud Baptist Church Rocky Mount Hall Sportsman Billiard Parlor

Rites Thursday For W B Bowles

Quinwood funeral services for Willian Bernard Bowles 74 will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Quinwood Baptist Church with ministers officiating Burial follows at Wallace Memorial Park Clintonville Bowles longtime retired minister died Tuesday at his home after a long illness He was born March 2 1882 in Raleigh County Survivors include wife Delma four daughters son Tom Bellburn two sisters and two brothers and 11 grandchildren The body was removed from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home to the residence at 2 p.m. today

Quinwood Willian Bernard Bowles Quinwood Baptist Church P. E. Orndoff H. C. Piercy Wallace Memorial Park Clintonville Bowles Raleigh Delma Ira Fitzwater Smoot Aldie Helens Marfrance Olive Rhodes Goldie Bowles Tom Bellburn Pearl Bickley Lottie Halsey Tulsa Okla Alfred Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle

Oak Hill Man Taken by Death

Lawrence Burgess 35 of Oak Hill died at 4 30 pm Tuesday at a veterans hospital in Butler Pennsylvania after a long illness He was employed by the New River and Pocahontas Coal Co and was a World War II veteran The body was to arrive at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill today Funeral arrangements are incomplete Cyprus 43 miles from Turkey is a historic island with 500000 population Most inhabitants are Turkish and Greek

Oak Hill RNS Lawrence Burgess Veterans’ Hospital Butler New River and Pocahontas Coal Co Tyree Cyprus Turkey

Matoaka Burial Set for Brehm Matoaka Burial Set for Brehm

Edison Brehm 55 former electrical fore man at the Tralee mine died Monday in a Grundy Virginia hospital after four weeks illness. Burial is planned for Thursday at Matoaka. He lived in Boomer then Mullens after moving from Tralee and was a native of Ohio. Survived by wife Marie four sons and four daughters and siblings.

Mullens BNS Edison Brehm Tralee Matoaka Grundy Brehms Boomer Fayette County Virginia Ohio Marie Billy Iroquois Weldon Eddie Martin Ray Owsbey Johnson Marrowbone Ray Ratliff Pasadena Calif Cecil Williams Point Pleasant

Slides Viewed By Garden Club in Fayetteville

Color slides of Beckley gardens and several European locales were shown at a Fayetteville Garden Club meeting. Presenters were Mrs. J. E. McKenzie and Mrs. G. C. Hedrick Jr. from Beckley. The event included a report on the Fayette County Garden Council meeting at the Garden Center and a center contribution. Yearbooks are due by Oct 15.

Fayetteville RNS Beckley M. G. Hresan Hiesan J. C. Hamilton H. E. Dillon J. H. White Carrie Shultz Wade Mahood Blanche Echols Carl B. Vickers J. H. Thompson A. E. Starcey W. R Oa Bland K. Hesser

Pineville Man Killed by Train Near Downtown

Logan Virgil Casto about 50 from Pineville was killed by a train three blocks from the downtown district last night. Casto had worked for a local construction company for two months. a Pineville bus ticket was found in his pockets.

Logan Virgil Casto Pineville Casto

Probation officer appointed for Fayette and Nicholas counties

Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr appoints C. D. Epperly of Fayetteville as probation officer for the Fayette and Nicholas counties in the 12th Judicial Circuit. Epperly is the first court probation officer for both counties, replacing state probation staff on felony cases. He previously served as deputy sheriff since 1953 under H. R. Beckelheimer, and his appointment aims to improve impartial handling of probation matters across the two counties.

Fayetteville Rns Charles L. Garvin Jr C. D. Epperly Fayette Nicholas Epperly State Department of Probation and Parole Jack Carson Donald Justus Garvin H. R. Beckelheimer Fayette Court E. W. Kelly Carl B. Vickers Orval Kessler Arley M. Johnson Jack Bennett Morris McClung Ulah Ashe Fayette and Nicholas Counties Fayette County

Hospital Treats 9 for Injuries

Nine people received treatment at Wyoming General Hospital for accident injuries. Henry Spangler 38 New Richmond burned left hand from a mine cable short circuit. Calvin Lusk 4 Otsego fell from a bridge breaking right arm. Salvatore Auricchio 25 Covel mashed finger at work. Lewis Intermato 47 Beckley had eye foreign body removed. D B Bailey 25 Crab Orchard strained back adjusting railroad car coupling. H V Blevins 38 Helen follow up for mine rail injury to right big toe. Janice Norman 7 Amigo fell from a swing cutting knee. Mrs Julia Royce 20 Amigo bruises from chasing brother.

Beckley Mullens American Armature Co D. B. Bailey Crab Orchard Virginian Railway H. V. Blevins Helen Janice Norman Amigo Julia Royce

Stomach Pump Used On Pill Swallower

An attending physician said quick action probably averted serious consequences in the case of two year old Victoria Hedrick who swallowed 28 aspirin tablets Monday. She grabbed the bottle while her mother tended another child and was rushed to Wyoming General Hospital where her stomach was pumped. The doctor noted treatment within a half hour eliminated the danger of acute acetylsalicylic acid poisoning.

Mullens RNS Victoria Hedrick Victoria Wyoming General Hospital

Injured Miner Is Hospitalized

MULLENS RNS Clifford Singer of Crab Orchard was injured in a fall while loading coal at the Maben mine and taken to Beckley Hospital by a Funeral Home ambulance. Iroquois man Homer Johnson returned home from Beckley Hospital where he had been treated since last month. William J. Borders of Keyrock was moved from Wyoming General Hospital to the Veterans Hospital at Beckley for surgical care.

Mullens RNS Clifford Singer Crab Orchard Maben Beckley Hospital Wyoming Funeral Home Funeral Home Homer Johnson William J. Borders Keyrock Wyoming General Hospital Veterans Hospital Beckley

Stewart v Stewart divorce suit in Raleigh County court

In the Raleigh County Circuit Court of West Virginia a divorce suit is filed by William D. Stewart against Delma Atkinson Stewart. The defendant, a non resident, must appear within one month after first publication to protect her interests. Attest by Van Hunter, clerk. Attorney Anthony J. Sparacino represents the plaintiff.

State OF West Virginia Raleigh County William D. Stewart Delma Atkinson Stewart van Hunter Anthony J. Sparacino

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