Dynamite Blast Damages Whited Home and Car
Itmann peace officer E P Whited surveys kitchen damage from a dynamite blast that destroyed his foreign made car and rocked the home at 12 27 a m It may have been stolen dynamite caps from the Itmann mine valued at 4500 police and state officials investigate while Roy Lilly Insurance agent and mine workers witness the scene Ed Duncan saw a fire under the car and Whited family escapes unharmed Patty Ann Whited is two years old and not injured during the blast
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E. P. Whited
Itmann
Roy Lilly
Mullens
Ed Duncan
Whiteds
Whited
Duncan
Ruby
Patty Ann
Awards Presented To Fayette Legionnaires
Fayetteville area American Legion post 149 held a meeting where long service pins were awarded to members including John Coleman 40 years Don Whitten 20 years Dallas Stotts William Lewis Thomas Sims Claude Lee Jr Harry Miller J C Blume William Akers Walter Caldwell James Kessler Lawrence Burdette and Lonnie Rhodes five year pins to John Witt Jr and H W Miller and others. Plans for Memorial Day speaker Boy Scout support and a Scouting finance drive were announced along with conferences in Charleston and Hinton. The post needs 15 more members to reach 350 by the November 16 meeting.
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William R. Hesse
LaFayette Post No. 149
American Legion
John H. Coleman
Mount Hope
Don F. Whitten
Dallas W. Stotts
William H. Lewis
Edmond
Thomas C. Sims
Montgomery
Claude Lee Jr
Alley
Harry W. Miller
J. C. Blume
William E. Akers
Walter Caldwell
Thomas E. Myles
William R
Music Service Slated Today at Fayetteville church
The Union Church Choir of Mount Hope will present a musical program at 7 p.m. today at Fayetteville Second Baptist Church. Sponsored by the dining hall committee, admission is free though a free will offering will be taken to support dining hall pur e a table.
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Fayetteville
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Union Church
Mount Hope
Fayetteville Second Baptist Church
Oak Hill Rotary Hears Kenneth Legg On Officiating Sports
Oak Hill Rotary Club heard Kenneth Legg principal at Kingston High School and House of Delegates member speak on officiating at football and basketball games. J W Jones introduced him. C R Hill Jr discussed local economic conditions and promoted an advertising campaign and a Fayette County Plateau Association. Visitors included Rotarians Earl Bibb and Clifford Davis. Forty seven members and guests attended.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Earl Bibb
Beckley
Clifford Davis
Fayetteville
George Wood
E. B. Wood
Mrs N Ramsey Rises Incomplete Funeral Arrangements
Mrs Nancy Jane Ramsey 76 died Thursday at a daughter's home in Pool after a long illness. Born September 10 1883 in Clifton Forge Virginia she was the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Craft. Survived by four daughters, five sons, a sister two brothers 32 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Geraldine Cox
Cross Lanes
West
Olive
Pool
Maynard
Glenn
Huntington
Cletus
Chesapeake
Ohio
Mary Wheeling
Quinwood
Joe Craft
Henry Craft
Fayetteville
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Fire destroys half acre of woodland near Oak Hill
A wildfire consumed about one half acre of woodland near the Oak Hill city dump on Thursday. Fayette County forest protector Bentley Humphrey fought the blaze and brought it under control.
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Oak Hill
Bentley Humphrey
Fayette County
Bryant Davis Jr. Celebrated 10th Birthday At Home
Bryant Davis Jr. was honored with a birthday party at his Mayfair Avenue home by his parents. He observed his 10th anniversary. Games and refreshments followed for guests including John Parrish Johnnie Dixon Joe Scott Frankie Ball Bobbie McClung Don Darling Ricky Whitley Brady O'Dell and Carol Davis.
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Oak Hill
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Bryant Davis Jr
Mayfair Avenue
Bryant Davis
John Farrish
Johnnie Dixon
Joe Scott
Frankie Ball
Bobbie McClung
Don Darling
Ricky Whitley
Brady O'Dell
Carol Davis
Wilson Moore Taken By Death
Wilson Moore 84 a retired timberman from Kanawha County died at the Comfort home of a son Joe after a long illness. He is survived by another son Arthur of Olcott and three daughters Minnie Smith Bertha Rose and others, plus 28 grandchildren and 1 2 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Maxine Community Church Comfort with Rev Porter and Rev Michaels. Burial Welch Cemetery Pinch Ridge. Body to Joe’s home at 5 p.m. today from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Comfort
RNS
Wilson Moore
Kanawha County
Joe
Arthur
Olcott
Boone County
Minnie Smith
Dawes
Bertha Rose
Cocoa
Charles
Bentree
Cora Sizemore
Sarah Bowe
Blakeley
Fannie Morris
Ohio
Maxine Community Church
Edward Porter
Eliza Michaels
Welch Cemetery
Pinch Ridge
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Honaker Rites Set On Sunday at Oak Hill
Funeral services for Spirl Hansford Honaker will be held at 1 p m Sunday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with ministers Ralph Bigney and Freddie Steele. Burial follows in Honaker Cemetery Fayetteville. Honaker 52 formerly of Oak Hill died in Wilmington California after a short illness. He leaves a wife Anna Mae a father C E Honaker a son Spirl Hansford Jr and two daughters Hazel Mae and Gloria Faye all of Wilmington six brothers and four sisters.
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Oak Hill
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Spirl Hansford Honaker
Tyree
Ralph Bigney
Freddie Steele
Honaker
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Calif
Minnie Elliston
Anna Mae
C. E
Spirl Hansford Jr
Hazel Mae
Gloria Faye
Oscar
Shirley
Garten
Dewey
Bradley
John
Morgan
Charleston
James
Hazel Lewis
Lochgelly
Josephine Laws
Prosperity
Melinda Williams
Aberdeen
N. C
Rhoda Underwood
San Diego
Alice Corker to Wed W H Wills at Oak Hill Church
The engagement of Alice Faye Corker to AIC William Howard Wills is announced by her parents in Oak Hill. The wedding is set for Nov 1 at Oak Hill Methodist Church. Alice, a Collins High School graduate, was active in Tri-Hi-Y, Glee Club, Girls Athletic Association, and majorette. William is a Mount Hope High School graduate serving in the Air Force, stationed at Stewart AFB, Tennessee.
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Oak Hill
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Alice Faye Corker
AIC
William Howard Wills
H. H. Corker
Robert Edward Wills
Glen Jean
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Collins High School
Tri- Hi-Y
Glee Club
Girls Athletic Association
Corker
The
G. C. Murphy Co
Ver
Mount Hope High School
Air Force
Stewart Air Force Base
Tennessee
Madison PTA hears Nathan Haddad on Holy Land trip
Nathan Haddad spoke at a Madison Grade School Parent Teacher Association meeting in the school auditorium. Donna and Toni Ellis showed color slides from the Haddad family trip to the Holy Land. Refreshments were served to over 80 attendees by homeroom mothers.
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Madison
RNS
Nathan Haddad
Madison Grade School Parent Teacher Association
Haddad
The
Holy Land
Donna
Toni Ellis
Funeral Set Sunday for Ira Jarvis Killed in Ambulance Wreck
Funeral services are planned Sunday at East Rainelle Baptist Church for Ira Jack son Jarvis killed when the ambulance he drove crashed on West Virginia 31 near Danese Fayette County. Jarvis died after being thrown from the vehicle. The ambulance carrying patient Alvin Keaster was returning to Beckley hospital. Keaster and others were not seriously hurt. Burial will be at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville. The Nickell Funeral Home, East Rainelle, handled arrangements.
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East Rainelle
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Ira Jackson Jarvis
W. Va
East Rainele
Henry O. Loving
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Nickell
Alvin Keaster
Beckley
Keaster
Cassell
Jarvis
Beckley Hospital
Chloe
Calhoun County
Jacob and
Bertha Mae Jarvis
East Rainelle Baptist Church
Rainelle
Moose Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows Lodge
Eisie Carr Jarvis
George Falls
Beech
Lula Hayes
Lewisburg
Rosa Hicks
Arnoldsburg
Orvie Wayne
Linden
Special Services For Men Set At Area Church
Fayetteville area hosts a three night men’s series at the Presbyterian Church starting 7 pm each evening. Speakers include Dr. Lawrence A. Davis executive director of Bluestone Conference Center and former Huntington First Presbyterian pastor.
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Area
Fayetteville
ANS
Lia Vaglio
Miss Vaglio
Lawrence A. Davis
Dr. Davis
Bluestone
Hinton
First Presbyterian Church of
Huntington
Gas Co Seeks Higher Rates in Oceana Area
Oceana Gas Co Inc asks the Public Service Commission to allow rate increases for 1 072 customers in Oceana Kopperston and Jesse areas of Wyoming County. The plan aims to raise annual revenue by about 8987 dollars as Hope Natural Gas Co supplier to Oceana adjusts charges under bond. The proposed minimum would be 1 40 dollars for the first 1 000 cubic feet with a 65 cent per 1 000 tier for usage over 100 000 cubic feet, higher than current 1 25 minimum and 55 cent tier.
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Charleston
Oceana Gas Co., Inc
Public Service Commission Authority
Oceana
Kopperston
Jesse
Wyoing County
PSC
Hope Natural Gas Co
Alpoca Water Works Inc Granted Extend Service to Valley Spring
The Public Service Commission announced from the bench on Thursday an order granting Alpoca Water Works Inc authority to extend service to Valley Spring near Alpoca in Wyoming County. The firm proposed a $5 monthly rate minimum for domestic metered and non metered service at the Thursday PSC hearing.
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Charleston
Alpoca Water Work Inc
Valley Spring
Alpoca
Wyoming County
Public Service Commission
PSC
Fayetteville Area 4-H Clubs Reorganized In October Year Start
Fayette County 4-H clubs reorganize as October begins a new year. Dempsey Red Wings Junior 4-H elects officers led by president James Ballard with an all adult council. Senior 4-H elects David Wood as president with James Brooks as vice president and other officers named.
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Fayette County
John D. Cutlip
Dempsey
Red Wings
Henry Watkins
Virginia Moses
R. E. Amick
Edward Schoolcraft
James Ballard
Mickey Schoolcraft
David Moses
Judith Ballard
Linda Hamilton
Karen Randosh
Naomi Newhouse
Alpha Hamilton
Mary Alice Spearen
Louise Crookshanks
Roy Crookshanks
W. G. Brooks
Church Women State Meeting in Montcoal
Presbyterian Church Women from the region meet in Montcoal from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Guest speaker is Mrs. W Verne Buchanan of New Philadelphia Ohio a former president of the National Presbyterian Council of Women's Associations. The event serves as a training school with idea sharing and new study materials. Lunch is served by Montreal Church women at a nominal fee.
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Montcoal
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Montceal
Presbyterian Church
W. Verne Buchanan
New Philadelphia
Ohio
National Presbyterian Council of Women’s Associations
Montreal
Mrs. H. Pettry Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Allen Pettry were held in Huntington with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. The 41 year old, once of Charleston and Mount Hope, died at 629 Fourth Street Huntington from a heart attack. Survivors include her husband Joe her parents Mr. and Mrs. W E Allen two brothers Bill stationed with the Army in Warren Ohio and Jack of Huntington and a sister Mrs June Robinson of Huntington.
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Mount Hope
Helen Allen Pettry
Huntington
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Pettry
Charleston
Fourth St
Joe
W. E. Allen
Bill
Warren
Ohio
Jack
June Robinson
Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club backs Girl Scout Troop No. 3
Fayetteville members voted to sponsor Girl Scout Troop No. 3 for a year at a club meeting hosted by Mars. Houston Wendell. Speaker Robert Holliday of Oak Hill discussed communism origins. Reports covered finance raffle plans honor roll tickets and upcoming events.
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Fayetteville
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England Speaks At Baileysville PTA Meeting
Paul England Pineville High School teacher and former House delegate spoke on America, a Second Class Power, at Baileysville Grade School PTA. Rev Verner Morgan organized the program. seventh graders sang. Two new teachers introduced Joyce Cook James Trent. Grat Adams named program chairman. Proceeds from Thursday magician show benefit the band. Next meeting set for November 23 at the school.
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Baileysville
RNS
Paul England
Pineville
House of Delegates
America
Verner Morgan
Joyce Cook
James Trent
Grat Adams
Harvey Rites Slated Sunday
The 81 year old Kentucky native James Anderson Harvey will be buried in High Lawn Memorial Park after funeral services at 3 p.m. Sunday in Oak Hill. He suffered a stroke at home on Monday and was a former mine foreman at the Helen operation of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Services were held in Ashland, Kentucky, Thursday at 12:20 a.m. The body will arrive at Tyree Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Oak Hill
RNS
James Anderson Harvey
Tyree
Randolph Johnson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Kentucky
Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Ashland
New Councilman Named In Boone
In Madison T. T. Ellis was installed as a city council member replacing Curtis N. Harbert who resigned and moved to the Country Club addition outside Madison town limits. Ellis had the next highest vote total in last year’s election.
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Madison
RNL
T. T. Ellis
Curtis N. Harbert
Harbert
Country Club
Ellis
Man Fined For Driving Left Of Center In Pineville
Bernard Cook of Pineville was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate W T Wilson after a Sunday accident. Cited by State Police Cpl C W Andrick, Cook appealed the case to the circuit court. Rosa Corte of Kimball, driver of the other car, was not charged.
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Pineville
RNS
Bernard Cook
W. T. Wilson
Cook
C. W. Andrick
Rosa Corte
Kimball
Charges Against Prather Dropped
Maitland Turner Prather forty three of Lansing had manslaughter charges dismissed in Oak Hill Magistrate R C Godsey’s court after testimony showing a single skid mark and a child’s unpredictable dash across Route 1 Fayetteville Route 1. Witness Manuel Gill described multiple children near the highway and the moments before the collision that injured Judith Jefferies a nine year old.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Maitland Turner Prather
Lansing
R. C. Godsey
Prather
Judith Jefferies
Fayetteville
R. L. Catlin
Beckley
Manuel Gill
Gill
Bowman couple announce birth of son Robert Riggs
Mr and Mrs L H Bowman of Arlington Virginia announce the birth of their son Robert Riggs born October 21 at George Washington Hospital Washington D C. The baby weighed nine pounds four ounces Mrs Bowman formerly Miss Ann Flack daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Flack of 705 Central Ave Oak Hill
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Oak Hill
Rns
L. H. Bowman
Arlington, Va
Robert Riggs
George Washington Hospital
Washington, D. C
Bowman
Ann Flack
R. W. Flack
Central Ave
Missionary Society Plans Talk at Mount Zion Church
Fayetteville Ans reports Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten hosts a 7 p.m. program by the Missionary Society. Guest speaker is Mrs Goldie Williams of Mount Hope.
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Fayetteville
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