Virginian Railway Receives Electric Freight Engine
Virginian Railway introduces electric freight locomotives, No. 130 and 11 similar units, rated 3000 plus horsepower with two 93,500 pound units, designed for 65 mph, and can run in multiple up to four units. Purchased from General Electric for about 3.5 million dollars, they replace thirty year old square head diesels as part of converting from trolley wire to direct current.
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Virginian Railway
Mullens
Virginian Diesel Locomio
Inlat
General “Electric Co
Adkins Services Set Wednesday in Stowe
Funeral services for Elijah Adkins, 41, of Stowe, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at his home conducted by Elder Larry Kelly. Burial follows at Tomblin Cemetery on Mud Fork. Adkins, killed Sunday about 6:30 p.m. in an altercation with neighbor Virgil Hall, was employed by Guyan Eagle Coal Co. at Stowe. Survived by wife Ethel Kirk Adkins, a daughter and several sons, plus a stepfather, brother and multiple half siblings. The body was moved from McNeely Funeral Home, Man, to the residence today.
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Stowe
ANS
Elijah -Adkins
Larry Kelly
Tomblin
Mud ‘Fork
Adkins
Virgil Hal Oo ‘Hall
W. Carson Browning
Ated Adkins
Guyan Eagle Coal Co
Ethel Kirk- Adkins
Margaret . Levina Wig
Crowes
James Ward
Clarence
Ed “Dalton
Program On Safety Highlighted By Oceana WSCS Meeting
The Oceana Methodist Church WSCS general meeting featured a program on safety in Southeast Asia presented by the newly formed circle led by Se Okey Cooper Jr. with Mrs. Cooper assisting, and supported by Mrs. Harry Lovell Mrs. Arnold Hager Mrs. L. W. Bene Mrs. Ethel Christian Mrs. Ruel Dennis and Mrs. Ian Blankenship. Wanna Cook presided over the business session as plans were made for the Oceana Women's Club annual banquet on Oct. 16. The gathering noted the first meeting since the second circle was organized, with 17 members in attendance.
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Southeast Asia
Women's Society of Christian Service
Oceana Methodist Church
Se Okey Cooper Jr
Cooper i
Harry Lovell
Arnold Hager
L. W. Bene
Ethel Christian
Ruel Dennis
Oceana Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Guests
Oceana society notes list week end visitors including Mr and Mrs Lacy McMillion hosting Charleston guests and D Wayne McMillion kinfolk. Among arrivals are Mr and Mrs John Corkrean, Mrs Ce cil Neely and Verner McMillion with others visiting Sun Hall and Lenore. Mrs S o L McGraw remembered with funeral services in Athens. registrar at Concord College.
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Oceana
Rns
Lacy McMillion
John Corkrean
Charleston
Cecil Neely
Lewisburg
Verner McMillion
Renith
Edgar McClung
Williamsburg
McMillions
Jack Conley
Debby
Peg-gy
Bert Green
Athens
S.ol. McGraw
McGraw
Concord College
John” Lee Shannon
Coraba Gore
Sun Hall
Afr
J. W. Whisenant
John B.’ Kidd
Lenore, Nec
Richardson Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Miss Sarah Jane Richardson 72 will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Baileysville Baptist Church with Rev. E L Hill and Rev. Karl Lilly officiating Burial will be in Richardson Cemetery near Wyoming She died at 6 a.m Monday at the Baileysville home of a niece Mrs Ethel Ferguson Born May 5 1884 in Grayson County North Carolina she attended Rockcastle Baptist Church since childhood Surviving are a sister in law Mrs Lena Richardson Pineville seven nephews and seven nieces The body will be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home at 5 p.m. today to the Ferguson residence in Baileysville
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Low
Lena Richardson
Pineville
Laura Holt
New Richmond
Madge
Richardson
Beckley
Edna Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
W. M. Rutherford
Rockview
Dennie Richardson
Portsmouth
Claude Sawyers
Kimball
Goff Smeltzer
Wyoming
E. L. Rutherford
Athens
Virgil Rutherford
Pierspoint
J. H. Smith
Bluefield
Robertson and Foglesong
Ferguson
Baileysville
Mrs. McCully Honored With Farewell Party
Mrs. Ben McCully was honored at a farewell party and shower hosted by the Women’s Society of Christian Service at Delah Methodist Church. She leaves Friday for a month in Tennessee before starting a home in Florida. Attendees included Mrs. Ethel Cook and many others.
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Oceana
RNS
Ben McCully
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Delah
Clyde Johnson
Chris Fisher
Christine Cook
Lucy Blackburn
Belya Robinson
Loma Richardson
Gene Akers
P. D. Raymond
J. A. Setliff
Jackie Nolt
Laura Nunn
Scarbro Youth Injured While On Hunting Trip
Paul Errington a 14 year old West Virginia University student from Scarbro suffered buckshot wounds to the left eye jaw arm chest and leg while hunting near Morgantown with an unidentified friend. His condition was described as serious with possible loss of sight. His parents Mr. and Mrs. W B Errington were in Morgantown today. He is a 1954 Collins High School graduate who played in the school band and on the track team and last year attended West Virginia Institute of Technology where he placed fifth in pole vault at the state meet in Wheeling.
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OAK Hids
RNS
West Virginia University
Paul Errington
W. B. Errington
Scarbro
Morgantown
Errington
New River Co
Searbro
Collins High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
West Virginia
Wheeling
Meadows Rites Conducted Today
William Frye Meadows aged 73 died at his Bloomingrose home after a long illness. A retired miner and Church of Christ member, he is survived by his wife Anna and four sons Corbin Comfort James Jeffrey Offord and Nulford of Bloomingrose, three daughters Audrey Workman Blair Autie Green and Ocle Workman, two brothers I G Meadows and Grover Meadows, and two sisters Actor Kirby and Lottie Perry. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ at 2 pm, with Valley Funeral Home of Whitesville in charge.
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Bloomingrose
RNS
William Frye Meadows
Church of Christ At
Anna Meadows
Corbin
Comfort
James
Jeffrey
Offord J
Nulford
Audrey Workman
Blair
Autie Green
Seth
Ocle Workman
Keith
I. G. Meadows
Hernshaw
Grover Meadows
Indiana
Kirby
Lottie Perry
Sun
Church of Christ
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Budget Group Will Meet at Baptist Church
The budget committee of the Baptist Church will meet today at 7 30 p m at the church to plan for the coming year. Members named include James Blackwell John LeRose George Allen Scranton Forloine Carl Crawford and several Mrs. listed attendees.
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Gauley Bridge
BNS
The
Baptist Church
James Blackwell
John LeRose
George Allen
Scranton Forloine
Carl Crawford
Madora Ballard
Elaine Thomas
Dorothy Ceda
Minnie Brown
Bi Partisan Meeting Set Oct 27 Cancelled
WHITESVILLE The Meet Your Candidate program scheduled for Oct 27 at Whitesville Junior High School has been cancelled. Sponsored by the West Virginia Mountain Project the notice cites lack of cooperation from all parties as the reason for cancellation.
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Whitesville
West Virginia
Harvey H. Bates Jr
Monteval Presbyterian Church
Ferguson Rites Held for Cyclone Youth in Funeral Service
Funeral services for Charles Owen Ferguson were held at Campus Tabernacle in Cyclone conducted by Rev. Lloyd Ferguson. Burial followed at Crook Cemetery. The 20 year old died in an automobile crash near Logan Sunday. Four other occupants of the car were reported in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital with injuries including a fractured jaw, fractured hip, and multiple lacerations.
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Cyclone
Charles Owen Ferguson
Campus Tabernacle
Hutt Creek
Lloyd Ferguson
Crook
Ferguson
Mary Ferguson
Logan
Harris Funeral
Man Memorial Hospital
Jeee Herman
Cook
Harold O'Brien
Jesse
Carlos Cook
Honaker Youth Injured While Squirrel Hunting
A 19 year old Richmond youth Joe Honaker was struck in the face shoulder and wrist by shotgun pellets while squirrel hunting near Honaker. He was admitted to Wyoming General Hospital at 10 30 am for X rays. He knew who shot him but would not name the person.
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Mullens
Joe Honaker
Richmond
Wyoming General Hospital
Young Honaker
Felix Killen Injured In Mine Accident Near Itmann
A 58 year old New Richmond man named Felix Killen was caught between a mine car and a power shovel while unloading bundles of roof bolts at the Itmann mine. He was taken to Wyoming Mine Hospital with serious pelvic injuries.
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Mullens
RNS
New Richmond
Felix Killen
Itmann
Wyoming Mine
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