Two Men Sentenced In Fayette Circuit Court
Fayetteville reporters note two men were sentenced to the state penitentiary in Fayette Circuit Court. James Woods Glen Jean received one to five years for unlawful wounding of Eleanora Douglas. Rudolph Brown Minden got one to 10 years for probation violation and five years probation on a breaking and entering charge. Other pleas included Carl Gwinn Meadow Bridge for assault and battery with a $10 fine, Everett Hill New York City for unlawfully wounding his wife and seeking probation, and John Nelson Kirk Odd Hill for breaking and entering with probation sought. A separate trial for John Sidney Turner Charleston on moonshine possession was moved to Oct 2. Direct verdict of not guilty in Eddie Booker Winona rape case. Attendees at the West Virginia Synodical meeting in Oak Hill include Mrs R Hill and Mrs J N Jarrett Oak Hill, Mrs Woods Poling Mount Hope, Mrs J M McCauley Mount Hope, and Mrs W C Bishop Scarbro.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette
James Woods
Glen Jean
Eleanora Douglas
Minden
Rudolph Brown
Carl Gwinn
Meadow Sridge
Homer Cooper
Meadow Bridge
Everett Hill
New York City
Constance
Johns Nelson Kirk
Odk Hill
John Sidney Turner
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Bartley No 1 Team Wins First Aid Meet At Pineville
Bartley No. 1 from Island Creek Coal Company won first place at the annual first aid meeting held at Shuff Field Pineville. Crawford J. Wilson of the West Virginia Department of Mines presented an engraved plaque and prizes to the Bartley team. The Gary No. 2 team from United States Steel Corporation finished second and received sterling safety keys.
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Shuff Field
Pineville
Bartley No
Island Creek Coal Company
Crawford J. Wilson
West Virginia Department of Mines
Bartley
Gary No. 2
United States Steel Corporation
Charles Yeonard
Paige Gentry
Robert Rosenbalm
Earl Hairston
Dynamite Blast Injures Miners in McDowell County
A dynamite blast at a Squire area operation near McDowell County injured six miners. Bill Anderson and Stewart Deck were listed in critical condition at a local hospital, while Jeffrey Cooper was listed as satisfactory. Reed and Jack Anderson were treated and released.
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Bluefield
Bill Anderson
Princeton
Stewart Deck
Carella
McDowell County
Squire
McDowell
Jacobs Bork Pocahontas Coal Co
Anderson and Anderson, Inc
Deck
Jacobs Fork Pocahontas
Julian Reed
Jack Anderson
Jeffrey Cooper
True
Anderson
Yangtze Bridge Opens Across Yangtze River at Hankow
Red China opened the first bridge across the Yangtze at Hankow. The twin deck structure spans a little more than a mile with a six lane highway on one deck and double railway tracks on the other. Reports say blasting involved more than a normal amount of dynamite.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Peiping Radio
Chad Bertelson To Speak To Fayette Mental Group
Chad M. Bertelson social worker at Beckley Mental Health Center will speak at the Fayette County Mental Health Chapter meeting in the Memorial Building Fayetteville at 8 pm Friday. He serves on the West Virginia Mental Health Division board and is affiliated with Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery. Rev. Arthur Backus president will conduct the session and invite the public. An executive board meeting at 7 39 p.m. precedes the regular session.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Chad M. Bertleson
Beckley Mental Health Center
Fayette County
Bertelson
West Virginia
Parents Invited To School Lunch Week At Iroquois Stephenson
In Stephenson county the Iroquois Stephenson School invites all patrons to a typical hot lunch on Oct 10 at 6 am as part of State Hot Lunch Week urged by Gov Cecil Asher Wood. PTA officers named committees including Membership and Program with co chairs and other members. First grade homeroom of Mrs Howard Williams earned a library book award for highest parent attendance. Rally canceled Whitesville.
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Enoch McKinney
Hester Lesler
Pauline Joins
Ray Ingles
Robert Hood
Neal Hawkins
E. S. Elliott
Catherine Stewart
Cochairmen
George Farmer
John Meade
Mary Low Thoepson
John Slavey
Ernest Prince
Cecil Caperton
Farm Women Set Achievement Day
Fayetteville ANS reports Gatewood Farm Women's Club met at Thomas Dooley's home in Fayetteville. A lesson on the British Isles by Mrs. J C Summerfield preceded planning for Achievement Day on October 9 at the 4H Camp. A nominating committee was named and several committee chairs reported.
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Fayetteville
ANS
British Isles
J. C. Summerfield
Gatewood Farm Women’s Club
el Thomas Dooley
Travis Prince
E. S. Fox
L. G. Nader
Fox
W. H. Keffer
H.K. Logan
Nutter
Prince
A. C. Richards
G. H. Riner
D. M. Weatherford
Summertfield
Buffet Dinner Held By Gamma Epsilons
A Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a buffet dinner at 6 30 p m Tuesday in Mrs R L Thomas home. Miss Nancy Tennant gave the grace and a vacation box auction followed. Attending were Miss Barbara Tyree Miss Faye Greene Miss Betty Harmon Miss Barbara Allen Miss Kathleen Mullins Miss Jane Foster Miss Phyllis Evans and Mrs J P Tyree.
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Vak Hill
BNS
R. L. Thomas
Gamma Epsilon
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Nancy
Tennant
Beta Sigma Phi
Barbara Tyree
Faye Greene
Betty Harmon
Barbara Allen
Kathleen Mullins
Jane Foster
Phyllis Evans
J. P. Tyree
Unions Vote to Strike Over Living Costs in Moyland
In Moyland nine unions jointly call a general 4 hour strike at midnight to press for higher wages and living cost adjustments amid worker tensions. At Wyoming General Hospital Sam Tanks Harmee, 49, suffered first and second degree burns from a drilling accident at Tabscott Coal Company in Mullens. Billie Lusk of Cavell was referred to a Bluefield head specialist after a fall.
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Mullens
RNS
Sam Tanks
Harmee
Tabscott Coal Company
Wyoming General Hospital
Billie Lusk
Cavel
Bluefield
Buenos Aires i
Wyoming
Sages Bel
Youth Injured by Dart in Oak Hill Incident
Jean Ann Thompson, 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert T Thompson Route 1 Fayetteville, is hospitalized at Oak Hill after being struck on the forehead by a dart while five other children played nearby around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Oak Hill
Jean Ann Thompson
Hubert T. Thompson
Route 1
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Hospital
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W. B. Combs
Curtis J. Harris
Fred York
Wilson
James Cardwell
H. E., Harlow
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Tony Wohner
Robert Long
Charles Jones
James Wade
Thomas H. Booth
Lynco
Craser Coat and Land Company
Fred Cook
Jesse Redyard
R. W. Ragsdale
C. E. Linkous, J. H. Porter
Opie Castell
Joe Ferrero, and
Bernice Booker
Wyoming County
W. Va
Lachee
Chad Bertelson
Keens Zestas
Zesta
Prain
Tyle
Zestas
Zestais
Whitesville
Orgas Presbyterian Church
Westminister Fellowship
Whitesville First Presbyterian Church
Our Presbyterian Heritage
Gamma Epsilons
Kroehler
Tomchins
Moran Ave
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