Hicks family returns from Walhalla amid illness
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hicks came back from Walhalla South Carolina where they stayed a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Hicks. Mrs Hicks illness remains critical. Chauncy Pennington and relatives hosted in Princeton. Pvt Eugene Robinson on furlough with his parents then to report to a California base. Mrs Richard Grindstaff of Baileysville visited Oceana. Foster Harvey and family from Simon visited with relatives in Oceana.
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Oceana
RNS
Ralph Hicks
Walhalla
S. C
Fred Hicks
Wallhalla
Hicks
Chauncy Pennington
Millie Pennington
Princeton
Eugene Robinson
Paul Robinson
California
Richard Grindstaff
Baileysville
Foster Harvey
Jerry
Dana
Barbara
Simon
Fallen Tree In Fayette Causes Power Failure
Fayetteville reports a large oak crashed during an electrical storm blocking Maple Road and downing power lines. The outage lasted over four hours as crews cleared the tree on the W. L. Lee property line. Local residents Mr and Mrs Hubert Drake Mr and Mrs Philip M Roach Jr and son Mark were mentioned in weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayetteville
RNS
W. L. Lee
Maple Road
Republican Women's Clubs Tour Schedule Across Mountain State
West Virginia Republicans push a statewide speaking tour led by Mrs. Frederick Beechler and John A. Jones to organize Women’s Republican Clubs ahead of the November 6 general elections. The schedule lists dates from Sept. 18 in Glenville to Oct. 5 in Madison, with appearances at courthouses inns and radio. Ernst coverage notes GOP Governor Cecil Underwood and U. S. Senator nominee Chapman Jerjercomb praising women’s role in rallying Republican leadership and Eisenhower support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Frederick Beechler
Fairmont
Republicans Women’s Clubs
John A. Jones
Weirton
Republican State Executive Committee
Wyoming County
Glenville
Cecil Underwood
GOP
Chapman Revjercomb
Republican Party
U. S
Mountain State
Eisenhower
White House
Glenville Court House
Marlwood Inn
Richwood
Clay Court House
American Legion
Point Pleasant
Harrisville Court House
Ravenswood Court House
Hamlin
Wayne Court House
Mountaineer
Williamson
WVOW
Logan
Pineville Court House
Hinton
Monroe County
Greenbrier County
Madison
Gilbert McKinney Taken By Death
Funeral services for Gilbert McKinney 49 of Alpoca will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Alpoca Holiness Church with Rev Oliver McKinney officiating. Burial follows in Spruce Grove Cemetery Basin. McKinney a longtime Alpeca mine motor man died at home Tuesday night after illness begun in January. He was born November 3 1906 at Basin son of Joe and Victoria McKinney. Survived by wife Gracie two sons Joseph of Stephenson and Ronnie Dale at home five daughters Mrs Wilson Rose Alpoca Mrs Enos Cooper Detroit Mich Mrs Ralph Adkins New Richmond Mrs Jesse Maynard Bud and Peggy at home a brother Granger Basin and sister Mrs Tom Lafferty Bear Town. Body to be removed this afternoon from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the McKinney residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria McKinney
Gracie
Joseph
Stephenson
Ronnie
Dale
Wilson Rose
Alpeca
Enos Cooper
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Adkins
New Richmond
Jesse Maynard
Bud
Peggy
Granger
Basin
Tom Lafferty
Beartown
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral
McKinney
25 Registration Places Listed in Fayette County
Fayette County plans allow residents to register at 25 listed locations from 9 am to 5 pm Monday with posters stating You Cannot Vote If You Are Not Registered. Registrations may also be made at the county clerk’s office in Fayetteville from 8 am to 4 pm daily except Saturday mornings until Oct. 7. The long list of precincts and sites includes Beckwith, Dempsey, Oak Hill, Minden, Scarbro, Glen Jean, Summers, Gauley Bridge, Montgomery, Ansted, Hiram, and many others, with hours varying by location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Concho
Minden
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Massey
Scarbro
Carlisle
Whipple
Scarbro Drug
Glen Jean
Hilltop
Harvey
Sun ‘and Thurmond
Glen Jean Company
Cunard
Gatewood
Kay‘moor
Rhodes
Summerlee
Lochgelly
Summerlee Company
Marting
Carbondale
Longacre
Smithers
Cannelton
Harewood
Boomer
Boomer Drug
Charlton Heights
Falls View
Kingston, Mahan Company
Deepwater
Kimberly
Mt. Carbon and
Pow
Rally meeting set Oak Hill in Fayette Baptist Assn
The Fayette Baptist Association women plan a rally at Fayetteville Baptist Church at 10 a m on September 25. The event gathers attendees from the Oak Hill area and surrounding churches with speakers and fellowship scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Women’s Rally of the
Fayette Baptist Assn
Fayetteville Baptist Church
Death claims Roxie Adkins in Hinton hospital
Roxie Adkins known as Ma Adkins died at 12 40 pm Tuesday in Hinton Hospital after five years of illness. Born October 15 1884 in Ellison she lived in Summers County most of her life and in Hinton for 40 years with daughter Sylvia Osborn e The survivor list includes two sons Harold Snow Hill Maryland and Howard Hinton one daughter Sylvia Osborne of Hinton a brother Jake Lilly a half brother Aubrey Lilly and two half sisters Elizabeth Adkins Beckley and Gertie Lilly Jumping Branch Six grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive The body lies at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Ossborne
Adkins
Freedom Baptist Church
Powleys Creek
Harold
Snow Hill
Howard
Hinton
Sylvia Osborne
Jake Lilly
Aubrey Lilly
Oak Hill
Elizabeth Adkins
Beckley
Gertie Lilly
Jumping Branch
Ronald Meadows
Packsville Church Benefits From Bake Sale Revenue
In Whitesville the First Church of God in Packs ville raised 41.71 from a bake sale Saturday afternoon led by Pastor Ada Williams. The revival at Madison Church of God features Pastor Rose Ramey with guest Rev. George Newell, five weeks long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
BNS
Church of God
Packsville
Ada Williams
Williams
Madison Church of God
Fayetteville
George Newell
Rose Ramey
Madison Church
Newell
Colcord Colcord Personal News Briefs Interchanges
Colcord residents share weekend visits and travel notes. Dillon returns to Dayton after visiting his parents in Colcord. Vera Jean Thompson travels to Chicago en route to Las Vegas New Mexico to visit relatives and continues home via Charleston with her parents. Mrs Anna Bell Wright of Huntington dies from automobile accident injuries sustained Sept 15. Emery Jarrel reports to Fort Jackson after time with Colcord family. Various locals host family members from Shady Spring Mount Carbon Rainelle and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colcord
Herbert) Dillon
Dayton
Ohio
Luther Dillon
Vera Jean Thompson
Chicago
Las Vegas
N. M
Injaw
Jefferson Thompson
Highlands University
Anna Bell Wright
Huntington
D. Crawford
Robert Brown
Larry. Dillon
Shady Spring
Frank Radford
Otey Dillon
W. H. Petry
W. D.J. Rowe
Mount Carbon
Kyle Moses
Susie
Bobbie
Rainelle
William Beller
Emery Jarrel
Cephas Jarrell
Fort Jackson
D. C
Germany
G. L. Kincaid
J. Mae Kincaid
George
D. F. Hamilton
James Vancy
Barbara Seay named to Sigma Alpha Iota sorority
Fayetteville reports Dr and Mrs Earl M Seay informed their daughter Barbara Seay a senior from the music department at the University of Miami has become a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota honorary music sorority. She has appeared in the opera La Bohème. Norman Nottingham 23 Kopperston treated for contusions of the right foot at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after his foot was caught between a buggy and a joy while working for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Earl M. Seay
Barbara
Sigma Alpha Iota
University of Miami, Fla
Miss Seay
N Music
Kopperston
Norman Nottingham
Stevens Clinic
Welch
The
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Presbyterian Women Plan Dinner at White Oak Church
Women of the White Oak Presbyterian Church scheduled a dinner for all Fellowship Club members at 6 p.m. on Sept. 29. The club includes laymen from Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist churches. The meeting, held at Mrs. S. S. Du Puy's home, was led by president C. C. Landrum with Bible study by W. C. Bishop. Refreshments followed hosted by several women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Boothe
R. N. Hindison
Mabel Craver
Mickey Vargo
J. L. Pettit
William <. Price
Weese Fined For Driving While Intoxicated In W Va Crash
Arnold Woodrow Weese aged 36 of Hiawatha paid a 50 dollar fine for driving while intoxicated after a collision on State Route 10 near Bud Friday night. Runyon of Logan sustained minor injuries. damage to both vehicles about 800 dollars. Weese drove his father's truck. passenger Samuel Murray was fined for drunkenness. Two other men, Larry Halsey and Arthur England, were fined five dollars plus costs for road violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine
Weese
Samuel Murray
Houck
Larry Halsey
Pineville
Arthur Jay England
Devy
Farewell Party Honors Mr. and Mrs. Showen
WRITESVILLE Ohio residents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Showen of Whitesville move to Lake Washington near Hurricane after 46 years with the C and O Railway. A Baptist Church farewell notes his three years as deacon. The couple, parishioners since 1927, have raised four daughters and two sons who worked in railroading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Writesville
RNS
A. J. Showen
Whitesville
Lake Washington
Hurricane
Showen
C. and O. Railway
Showens
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
B. and O. Railway
Altman
St. Albans
Gene
Los Angeles
Donald
Charleston
Annie Stump
Margaret Faneuf
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ellie Peters
Tillie Ewins
Show
Men Hurt In Fight Released From Jail
Three men wounded in a Goose Creek fight at Amos Arthur home were released from county jail after charges dropped. Arthur posted an appearance bond for Monday hearing before Magistrate Virgil Lyons. Bert Rice and Bert Rice Jr. were released after hearings. No assault charges pressed. fines for intoxication. Younger Rice admitted to Oak Hill Hospital with bullet wound. others treated for facial wounds. Also, Woodrow Coleman and Jack Withrow jailed for theft of railroad property. Charles Redden fined and released for drunk driving. Hobart Kaylor fined and released for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Amos Arthur
Goose Creek
Arthur
Virgil Lyons
Bert Rice
Bert Rice Jr
Rice
Oak Hill
Woodrow Coleman
Jack Withrow
Sun
G. W. Bennett
B. G. Slater
Charles Redden
Meadow Bridge
C. H. Brown
Hobart
Kaylor
Brown
Faith
Mason Walker
Oak Fill
L Rey
Jack Weller
Virgil
Presbyterian Church
Carl Wolfe
West Virginia Mountain Project Sponsors School of Faith
The West Virginia Mountain Project will sponsor a School of Faith with sessions on home life and family challenges. Registration costs 50 cents, payable to registrar Miss Rhoda Haish or to listed ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Mountain Project
School of Faith
Lems
Rhoda Haish
Whitesville
Pineville WSCS Circles Meet at Cook Memorial Baptist
Pineville WSCS Circles met at two homes with prayer, devotions, and programs. Edna Stevens Circle at Mrs. Acord. Floyd Rose chaired business and planned Men's Fellowship on Sept. 2. Shannon-Cooper Circle at Mrs. Richardson hosted devotions and Christmas card sale. Jewell-Asbury Circle meeting postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Edna Stevens
Gerald Acord
Floyd Rose
Claude Phillips
Gilbert Goode
Wanda McDaniels
Elma Hayturst
Dames
Eugene Noble
Claude Philips
Bertha Thomas
Ethel Simmons
Roxie Davis
Ted Fender
Frank Dalton
Teddi Fender
Shannon-Cooper
Conrad Richardson
Mrs Kate Moran Dies After Attack At Fayette Market
Fayetteville widow Kate Ernestine Moran 33 died of a heart attack soon after arriving for work as a cashier at Fayette Super Market. Born May 18 1923 in Oak Hill she was a Crooked Row Baptist Church member. Survived by husband Albert Moran three brothers George Willard Harold and sister Mrs Margaret Riggs. Funeral arrangements pending at Dodd Payne Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payetteville
ANS
Kate Ernestine Moran
Fayetteville
Fayette
Oak Hill
John
Rosie Smith Olds
Crooked Row
Albert Moran
George
Willard
Sanger
Harold
Conneaut
Ohio
Margaret Riggs
Los Angeles
Calif
Dodd-Payne iFuneral Home
James Perry Sought On Robbery Charge
Sheriff says James Perry is being sought in connection with a Saturday night burglary at the Donald Duck Market run by J Huey McGraw. Two men, Kevin Cozort and Gene Bowman, already jailed for breaking and entering, face arraignment today. Perry allegedly entered the store and is a parolee from the penitentiary about eight months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Paul Goodes
Tolee
State Penitentiary
J Huey McGraw
McGraws
Kevin Cozort
Gene Bowman
Ravenscliff
Goode
Jones Perry
Perry
Glen Rogers
Stor
Cozort
Bowman
Whitesville Photographer to Attend State Convention
Mr and Mrs Joseph Corbin of Whitesville plan to attend the annual convention of the West Virginia Professional Photographers Association later this month Corbin operates the Corbin Studio in Whitesville and is named in his work by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Joseph Corbin
Whitesvile
W. Va
Corbin
Mrs Anne Fine Dies In Hospital At Victor
Mrs Anne Belle Fine of Victor died at Oak Hill Hospital at 8 am Tuesday after a two week illness. Funeral services will be at Mt Cove Baptist Church at 2 pm with Rev L A Garten and Mabecott and Chartie Willis officiating. Burial will be in Charlie White Cemetery, Clifftop. She was 64, born March 16 1892 in Cabell County, daughter of Henry and Ella Jane Searles Davis, member of Mt Cove Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter Bertha Mae Bromfield Fine of Victor, two brothers Garleld and Harrison Davis of Huntington, two stepsons Harmon Fine of Cover and George Fine of Victor, three stepdaughters Mrs Nellie Rogers Fayetteville Mrs May Hundley Lovers Leap and Mrs Eliza Babb Rockville Conn, and from a previous marriage to the late James Bromfield, a son Raymon Bromfield of Davenport and John Raynard Brom tle, two stepdaughters Gustiva Bromfield Charleston and Mable Bromfield. The body will be taken to the home of George Fine at 4 pm Wednesday and removed to the church for the service. Thomas Funeral Home of Ansted is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Cove
Iva P. Fine
Garland
Harrison Davis
Huntington
Harmon Fine
Cover
George Fine
Victor
Nellie
Rogers
Fayetteville
May Hundley
Lovers
Eliza Babb
Rockville
Conn
James Bronfield
Bertha Mae Bromfield Fine
Raymond Bromfield
Daven
John Raynard
Tle
Charleston
Gustiva Bromfield
Mable Bromfield
Thomas Funeral Home of
Ansted
Injuries Reported in Work Accidents in Fayetteville and Kopperston
In Fayetteville Charlie Dick Maxwell son of Mr and Mrs C H Maxwell was injured at Columbia Carbon Gas Company when a large pipe fell on him. He was taken to Oak Hill Hospital with no broken bones but internal injuries may be present. In Kopperston Ray L Goodwin age 40 an Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates employee sustained fractures to the right foot when timber fell on him at Stevens Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Rns
Charlie Dick Maxwell
C. H. Maxwell
Columbia Carbon Gas Company
Oak Hill Hospital
Kopperston
Ray L. Goodwin
Stevens Clinic
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Thurmonds Plan Move To Tazewell Virginia
Robert W. Thurmond and family will leave Oak Hill September 28 to reside in Tazewell Virginia. Thurmond works as coordinator of supplies for New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co. in Berwind West Virginia near Tazewell. A Milens family, Mr and Mrs J G Meador and son Bill, will move into the Thurmond residence on Maple Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Bill
The
Long Co
Maple Ave
Litton serves in German airborne unit in post war posting
RNS reports Keith A. Litton son of Mr and Mrs Q D Litton is with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany serving as a postal clerk in the division's headquarters company. He completed basic at Fort Jackson S C and attended Marshall College where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titton
Germany
Pineville
Rns
Keith A. Litton
Q. D. Litton
Lth Airborne
Fort Jackson
S. C
Marshall College
Tay Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
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Collins High School
E. E. Epperly
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Traveler's Lunch
Jones Ave
New River Supply Record Department
Main St
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Colcord Presbyterian Church
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Harvey Bates
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