Wyoming Court Commissioners Settle Claims and Bonds
The Wyoming County Court commissioners settled claims and approved bills in a Tuesday meeting. They bonded Rev. Troy L. Adams for matrimony rites, approved four notary bonds of 500 each, and compensated two to five sheep claims at 10 per sheep. They discussed tear gas purchases, a faulty power pole near the courthouse, jail procedures, and county garbage-site surveys with bids for bulldozer work.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Court Commissioners
Troy L. Adams
Freewill Baptist Church
Ralph Wale
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Carl B. Ellison
H. E. Crews
Verline Greene
James A. Peterfish
Orion Morgan
J. Paul Bower
Harry Straley
Fannock
Robert Miller
Brenton
Howard Cook
Jack Shipman
Mullens
Oceana
Bailey
Photographers Elected To High Posts In State Association
Whitesville photographer J. D. Corbin and two Beckley area men won high posts at the State Photographers Association convention in Blackwater Falls. Corbin and Earl Huddel of Bar's Studio Beckley joined the board of directors while David Woody of Welch was elected president. They’ll serve a one year term.
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Whitesville
RNS
J. D. Corbin
Beckley
State Photographers Association
Blackwater Falls
Uaaideerl
Lambert
Aliff
Jesse Morgan
Ber Dunman
Singing Meet Set at Davis Baptist Church Glen Rogers
Wyoming County Singing Convention opens Saturday at Davis Baptist Church Glen Rogers with groups from across the county. Master of ceremonies Dewey McKinney Mullens. Church ladies sponsor a food booth in the church yard during 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Rev. Robert Berry says the public is invited. Commissioner Charles Bower questions county advertising practices with Mrs Shufflebarger about newspaper ads.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Wyoming County
Davis Baptist Church
Dewey McKinney
Mullens
Robert Berry
Whitesville Rotary Club Meets With Dr James Walker Talk
The Whitesville Rotary Club will meet Thursday at 7 pm at Whitesville Junior High School. Dr James Walker of Charleston, chest specialist, speaks on Lung Cancer on Coal River. Last week Madge Richardson of Beckley presented Highway Safety. The club led Southern West Virginia District No 755 in attendance with a 92.7 percent rate.
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Whitesville
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Roysden Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Basil Roysden, 43, of Whitesville, will be held at 2 p m in Whitesville Baptist Church officiated by Rev C E Stump. Burial will follow in Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Roysden drowned in Coal River Monday. body to be moved from Valley Funeral Home one hour before the service.
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Wilfpesville
RNS
Basil Roysden
Whitesville Baptist Church
C. E. Stump
Adkins
Naoma
Roysden
Whitesville
Coal River
Valley Funeral Home
Lilly Haven Personal News Roundup
Miss June Ruth of Richmond Virginia visits her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Ruth. After a New River fishing trip over the weekend returnees include Ross Jones Leon Jones and Charles Parsons. Harold Pruitt of Kopperston and James Jones visited Beckley Saturday. Lloyd League Roy Elkins David League Bill Lambert and Wanna Short returned home from Cherokee Lake Tennessee fishing trip.
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Lilly Haven
June Ruth
Richmond
Arthur Ruth
New River
Ross Jones
Leon Jones
Charles Parsons
Harold Pruitt
Kopperston
James Jones
Beckley
Lloyd League
Roy Elkins
David League
Bill Lambert
Wanna Short
Cherokee Lake
Tenn
Mayor and city manager to attend Dreeling in Huntington
Mayor H. C. Brown and city manager Wallace Bennett will attend the Dreeling in Huntington on September 18 for West Virginia mayor and city manager meetings.
Man appeals to high court in unlawful wounding case
Ivan Daniel of Wyoming County seeks a State Supreme Court appeal after his conviction for unlawful wounding of Walter Hinkle, an Oceana policeman, who was allegedly struck after an arrest at the Clatterbox. Hinkle suffered a skull fracture. The petition questions the initial arrest charge.
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Charleston
Wyoming
Ivan Daniel
Walter Hinkle
Oceana
Hinkle
Daniel
Clatterbox
School Board Debates Bus Runs and Transfers in Pineville
Pineville patrons clash over transferring seventh graders from the Wyoming school to Pineville High School and bus routing. Board considers facility limits, driver assignments, and possible school closures while addressing toilet facilities and early bus times for Cranny and coal camp students.
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Jack Ans
Wyoming
Centary
Thomas
Wyoming School
Gilbert Goode
Jesse Morgan
Pineville High School
Glover
Tansportation
Lloyd Sender
Crang
Clear Fork
Fayette Defendants Appeal To State Court
Three defendants in a Fayette County damage suit appealed to the State Supreme Court from a Fayette Circuit Court ruling. The case involves Jess C. Davis who contends a heavy spool of wire fell on him during loading at the Fire Creek supply house in Beelick Knob. The appeal seeks to reconsider the dismissal of a fourth defendant and clarifies F. and L. Coal Co.'s involvement.
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Sel
Fire Creek
Beelick Knob
Charleston
Fayette County
State Supreme Court
Fire Creek Fuel Co
Alaska Coal Co
Robert Lewis Jr
Jess C. Davis
Fayette
F. & L. Coal Co
Supreme Court
Jail Trusty Escapes Wyoming County Jail
Billy Mullins, Lynce Mullins, a trusted inmate at Wyoming County Jail, escaped Tuesday. He was serving five months for drunkenness and resisting arrest and is believed to have left on a 4:30 p.m. bus toward Mullens, possibly heading to Florida with fellow inmate Bob Simpkins. Sheriff Bert Short noted Mullins had 23 days remaining and had been a trusty since last week.
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Mullins
Wyoming County
Mullens
Bert Short
Florida
Bob Simpkins
Short
Released From Jail After Grand Jury Appearance
Bil Baker aged 65 from Glen Rogers was released from Wyoming County Jail Pineville after a 34 minute appearance before the grand jury for the next criminal court term. He was jailed Aug 24 on an alleged shotgun murder of Roy Ferguson 44. Baker warned Ferguson not to enter his home and fired when he did. Both men had prior conflicts and bonds.
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Pineville
Bil Baker
Glen Rogers
Wyoming County
Baker
Roy Russell Ferguson
Harper
Ferguson
McKinney Rites Scheduled Friday
McKinney Kester Paul McKinney 42 of Baileysville died of a heart ailment at Stevens Clinic Welch. He was a former Island Creek Coal Company miner. Surviving include wife Edith daughters Kay Frances Jo Ann Judy Kar ren Barbara Jean and Kester Jr. four brothers and six sisters. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Baileysville Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Spruce Grove Cemetery Basin.
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Kester Paul McKinney
Baileysville
Marianna
Island Creek Coal Company
Stevens
Welch
Basin
John Wesley
Louianna Graham McKinney
Edith
Herndon
Kay Frances
Jo Ann
Judy Karren
Barbara Jean
Kester Jr
Clarence Jesse
Arlie
Jack
Cornell
Bud
Willie Hedrick
Narrows Va
Jean’ Cook
Pineville
Phillip Lusk
Edith Whitt
Mack Shrewbury
Emory Farmer
Princeton
H. A. Zufall
R. E. Grindstaff
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Spruce Grove
Geographic Society
Robertson and
Byrd to Address Youth Rally at Kilsyth Church
Congressman Robert C. Byrd will speak at a youth rally Saturday at 7 30 p m in Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church. The Beckley conference of Free Will Baptists organizes the event with over 200 youths expected and special singing planned.
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Mount Hope
Robert C. Byrd
Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church
Beckley Conference of
Free Will Baptists
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