Murder Trial Opens in Wyoming Court for Spratt
In Pineville WV, Edgar Spratt stands trial after a jury is chosen to hear state charges of murdering Woodrow Tate. Prosecution argues Spratt fired on Tate on a railroad track amid a dispute over land, water rights, and property issues. defense claims self defense as Tate allegedly threatened Spratt. The case centers on conflicting background, prior warrants, and the moments leading to the shooting.
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West Virginia
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Simon
Woodrow Tate
Tate
Jane
Harry Capehart
Wyoming County
Robert Bailey
Spratt
Capehart
D. Grove Moler. Mullens
Frank Hatfield
Guyandotte River
Gilbert
Moler
Hatfield-Tate
Church Meeting Slated Sunday
Jehovah's Witnesses in Oak Hill plan a three day meet with a public address by D. J. Thomas of New York at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Patteson Armory hosts 500 to 700 delegates from Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky for a Ministry School and Service Meeting. An immersion service is set for 1 30 p m Saturday and a free film The Divine Will International Assembly plays at 7 p.m.
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Oak Hill
D. J. Thomas
New York
Patteson Armory
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
James C. Hutchens
Beckley
Divine Will International Assembly
Flower Show Winners Told at Oak Hill Show
The Fayette County Garden Council Flower Show crowned Mrs. Woodrow Goff of Fayetteville as queen of the horticulture division. The event at Oak Hill showcased traveling awards, silver bowls, and vases to top winners including Mrs. Effie Copely, Mrs. J. D. Burgess, and numerous club entrants. Judging was done by a panel from Charleston, Belle, Beckley, and Beckley affiliates.
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White Oak Garden Club
Fayette County
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Fayette
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Spade and Trowel Garden Club
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Fayetteville
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Ansted Garden Club
Hannah
Wade Mahood
Mount Hope Garden Club
Clarence Bishop
Scarbro Garden Club
American Glass and Mirror Co
D.P. Lively
Redbud Garden Club
Oak Hill Floral
Alexander Gray
Te Garden Study Club
Glen Jean Garden Club
Margaret Adkins
Glen Falls Garden Club
Woodrum's
Charleston
Fletcher Arritt
American Glass and Mirror
Forrest Smith
Rosemont Flowers
Frank Thomas Airport
Lotte Johnson
the Spade and Towellab
Lee
C. D.james
Oak Hill Garden Club
Robert Tucker
Lookout Garden Club
Frank Thomas
Jack Miller
American Hardware
C. P. Anderson
American Glass and Ae
Billy German
Oak
George's
Adrian Crouch
Beverly McCoy
H. L. van Camp
Garden Club
Charles Kuhn
Earl Griffee
Forrest Jones
R. O. Grady
Francis Lukihart
George Spotts
Charles Semesco
Belle
Colin McLuckey
W. W. Vines
Lof Beckley
Wyoming Men to Attend 19th Laymen's Institute
Twenty members of the Mullens First Methodist Church will attend the 19th Annual Laymen's Institute at Jackson's Mill opening Friday. The theme Forward With Christ aims to inspire men to apply God’s rule in life and service. Attendees include Dr Lance Webb, Dr Carl Soule, Dr Albert Marriott, Rev Robert Regan, Jack Randolph, and local delegates Curtis Short, Elmer Murphy, Aubrey Winsett, James Parcell, and others from Mullens Herndon and Itmann churches.
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First Methodist Church
Herndon
Itmann
Jackson's Mill
Christ
Lance Webb
North Broadway Methodist Church
Columbus
Ohio
Carl D. Soule
Board of World Peace
Chicago
Ill
Albert Marriott
Robert Regan
General Board of Temperance
Washington, D. C
Jack Randolph
Oglebay Institute
Wheeling
Christ Church
Mullens Church
Virgil Conant
W. W. Wells
B. W. Steele
W. S. Winzenrith
Ray Bowling
E. B. Winzenrith
John A. Bradbury
Ted Robinette
Lee Hodson
Fred Shelton
A. G. Backus
A. L. Davis
Glen McKinney
W. T. Brooks
R. W. Kirby
Harry Houck
John Stanfield
L. E. Cole
George Jenkins
Joe Parsons
Herndon Methodist Church
Curtis Short
Elmer Murphy
Aubrey Winsett
James Parcell
Curtis Helmandollar
G. C. Cecil
John McGuire
Robert Clark
Cecil Hendrick
Cassell Memorial Methodist Church
Mrs. Laura Dodrill Rites Thursday at Bergoo Church
Last rites for Laura Mae Dodrill 59 will be held at Bergoo Methodist Church at 2 p m Thursday by Rev Roland Stalnaker. Burial follows at Meadow Land Cemetery, Bergoo. She died at Weston Monday. Survivors include husband Vincent foster daughter Madeline Eagle of Ansted four sisters and three brothers. Body at Simons Funeral Home Richwood.
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Laura Mae Dodrill
Bergoo Methodist Church
Roland Stalnaker
Meadow Land
Bergoo
Dodrill
Weston
Vincent
Madeline Eagle
Ansted
Nettie Hamrick
Webster Springs
Alma Barb
Cass
Lettie Hight
Valley Bend
Letha Connard
Ohio
Lester
Huling
Cowen
Russell Hevner
Simons Funeral Home
Garden Club To Meet Thursday In Madison
The Flowermere Garden Club will gather at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Appalachian room for a workshop preparing for the Fall Flower Show. Guest speakers Mrs Harold Bond and Mrs Wyson Curry will judge arrangements. Members should bring containers accessories and flowers. Hostesses are Mrs R C Smith and Mrs Woodrow Dolin.
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Madison
ANS
Appalachian Room
Flowermere Garden Club
Harold Bond
Wyson Curry
R. C. Smith
Woodrow Dolin
Meet Set In Pineville Wednesday To Organize Extension Classes
Scheduled for 7 p m Wednesday in Pineville, organizational meetings will organize Concord College extension classes for Pineville residents at Pineville High School. Courses include Social Science 202, English Literature 207, English 201, Mathematics 100 and 306S, Biology 320, and Education 303 taught by qualified instructors with three semester hours credit each.
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Athens
Pineville
Concord College Extension
Pineville High School
David Kirby
George F. Moore
Division of Social Sciences
Dean Kirby
Wiliam Ofsa
H. A. Wells
West Virginia
Beryle Crockett
Brown Funeral Set Wednesday
James Heywood Brown 65 of Gatewood died in a Beckley hospital Monday morning. Funeral services by Rev J A Crosier at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with military graveside rites by LaFayette Post No 409. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Survivors: brothers Pete East Bank and Robert California. sisters Hanna Bowles Lancaster Ohio and Elizabeth Hughes Rand. Brown was a retired miner and a World War I veteran member of Local 7086 of the United Mine Workers and La Fayette Post No 149 American Legion.
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J. A. Crosier
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Huse Memorial Park
Brown
Pete
East Bank
Robert
California
Hanna Bowles
Lancaster
Ohio
Elizabeth Hughes
Rand
LaFayette Post
Wood Hurt In Hunting Mishap At Michigan Lodge
Lyndon Wood of Detroit, son of Mr and Mrs W R Wood, was injured Monday at a lodge on the northern Michigan peninsula when another hunter discharged a high powered rifle into his back during unloading. He is recovering in a hospital in northern Michigan. his wife accompanies him. Wood serves with the Merchant Marines.
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Rns
Michigan
Lyndon Wood
Detroit
W. R. Wood
Wood
Merchant Marines
High Court To Review Fayette Court Decision
In Charleston a $50 000 Fayette County judgment from a July 4 1957 water skiing incident will be reviewed by the State Supreme Court. James H. Nugen then 19 won the award after being thrown from his skis near Gerald Hildebrand’s boat near Gauley Bridge where the New and Gauley Rivers meet. Judge Haymond would have denied review by the Fayette judge’s 4 1 vote. Hildebrand contends no proof shows he acted negligently.
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Charleston
Fayette County
State Supreme Court
Frank C. Haymond
James H. Nugen
Gerald H. Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Rev Blount To Speak At Dorothy Assembly Of God
The Rev J E Blount missionary from the Philippine Islands will speak at 730 PM Wednesday at the Dorothy Assembly of God Church. He has four years in the islands and will describe work done with picture slides and native curios. The service is open to the public invited by pastor Rev Ernest Edmonds.
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Dorothy
RNS
Dorothy Assembly of God Church
J. E. Blount
Philippine Islands
Blount
Islands
Philippines
Ernest Edmonds
William A Cox Rites Set At Lochgelly
Funeral services for William Austin Cox age 71 will be at Bethel Baptist Church Lochgelly at 2 p m Wednesday led by Rev L W Stanley Beckley Burial at Bays Cemetery Summerlee Survivors include four sons Vernon William Jr Bobby Gene Kenneth and five daughters Kathleen West Myrtle Gilkey Clara Mae Dodson Mary Evelyn Thomas Doris Ann Cox The body to be taken to his daughter s home then to the church an hour before services Also note from globe Arizona: Chet Stewart ran out of gasoline on a highway while driving a gasoline truck
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