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Beckley Post-Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 8

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Beckley, West Virginia
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EIGHT A I A A 'Circulation and News Phone WhltesviUe 6201 Rock Creek Miner Merchants Association In KUledlnSlateFall; BooneNamedNewOfficers JRites On Saturday BECKLEY POST-HERALD. BECKT.EY. VA. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER .18, 1949 MRS.

WATTS ILL LEWISBURG, Nov. 17 L. L. Watts, dean of the realtors in Greenbrier County and membej: of the firm of Stuart and Watts, established in 1902, has been critically ill at his home west son Lewisburg for several days. CHRIST1AS PARTY IS PLANNED AT OES MEET I A News and circuiatioa offices.

Phones Hinton 862. Lewisburg 518 the rooms of the lodge CLUB TO send Christmas presents" to the guests at the Andrew S. Rowan Home. Mrs. E.

R. Fletcher, Mrs. TT o. No 119) Order of 'Housby, Willa Huffman and Mar-jpprr TA flTCCTC ITJSP 0 51 of collecting the Vfts Eastern Star had a regular Amonette was appointed toiruCjEniO 1U UULOiJ A Dunavant Rites Set For Saturday BRIGHTON, Nov. 17 Funeral services will be held at the home killed by a slate fall Wednesday! in the Birchton No.

2 mine. MADISON, Nov. 17 Two WHITESVILLE, Nov. Madison men have been named Uohn Canterbury, 33 to offices by the Boone County Icreek, was killed' by a Merchants association. the Armco Steel coal Roy Hill is first vice prescient this afternoon of the association a R.

S. i cler, secretary treasurer. officers are: Ernest Petti and 17 VISIT FT. WORTH ing Tuesday night. Routine busi- meet with the Masons and discuss ness was transacted, with Mrs i decorating.

'rom the members and also of delivering same to the Home. officers will serve for the term. Member? of the board of iirec- rs are: Emory Tampan, E. DAW AM RUT! AN nUlUli Refreshments of ice cream and suggestive of "Thanksgiving a. run- iexas 10 visit Mrs.

Hancocks par- a the aming nail by r. Other; He is survived by his wife, They flew to Ft. Worth 1 0 tfie Masonic Order reported a a her committee Nellis, Myrile Canterbury, and one stey- Roanoke, Va. profit of $23.50 from the present a son. Pprrv ht i The a i RETURN HOME LEWISBURG.

Nov. 17 a i Amonene, Boggs, Miss Barbara Rock Creek. Rock Creek. Funeral services all i iia i i tin ft L). Friday at a.

m. from Valley Mason, L. D. Terrell, Thurman Canterbury, Oscar Canterbury. Funeral home, Whitesville.

J. P. Norman, J. a Canterbury, The accident, waich caused the! 0 F. Flint.

H. a F. Carson Canterbury, instant deain of Dunavant, a i a M'lkr and 'and Donald Canterbury, the first tatal inside-the-mines Jensen accident since Birch Mining com- pany began operations in 1934. I was also the first fatal accident at a company job since 1939. The late Mr.

Dunavant was born at Teays, Virginia, Feb. 22, 1923, the son of Charles Guy ali grated a hotel here for a dmbe thTrrSerHr? A years, spent a few days town i tn a Lillian Kenneth i i i i this we ancj re-iS" or lltS tlfl 3 a Margaret 01veii turned lo th eir home in Ohio i a toward the purcnase; Huffman. Paul Harry Brown, Mrs. Frank was presented on J. M.

Andrews, Mrs. J. with six Alderson. Mrs. J.

M. Alderson, Vl reama Skaggs, R. S. Johnson. Pa ton, Florence Ann Fulks, Phyllis Harrah, Jean FROM HOSPITAL LEWISBURG, Nov.

D. S. Skaggs and Mrs. oifsie Sn MacQueen. has been a pa- appointed as a committee; Bare, Percy Hullings, w' L.

Ami WHITESVILLE CHAMBER TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR NEW HIGHWAY PROJECT ts" and Talk Rebecca CnapeJ Saturday at 1 me It was decided to use the money ri with the Rev. Emory rapldl from 1S a ae on the banquet toward re- jF. Johnson, Robert RiAer ipa4 Se decided the Rev. Dennis Bias! a a ic .1. i I I a to Nov.

17 -interest in p. m. and officiating. Burial will follow in the Miller cemetery at KOCK Creek. The body will be removed from the Armstrong Funeral home to the late residence Friday at 6 p.

m. Active pallbearers will be Thomas simple piles, common skin irritation? Soothing, medicated Restnol Ointment is a proved reliever of such tress. Its ingredients, often used by doctors, act gently to give lingering comfort. Well worth trying. a a and the late Mrs.

Duria- vant. He is survived oy his father. Also surviving are: his wife, Margie Lee Dunavant of two sons, Charles Edward a i 0 VUV 1 Chester Lee a a at nome of i a between State Bradford, J. L. Bradiwd, one daughter, Betty Jane, at fls 7fl a be maie ohn Burrjside, Buster Bradley, one brother.

Stewart a a nifc rn i 'Dewey O'Dell, and George Aliff. Matoaka; one sister, Mrs. Bessie I mhfer i Linko of Beckley. Expected to be completed a A J. 'r i i i TVT for in the vv i i i school a i i to AMEAGLE, Nov.

17 Marion which interested groups, citizens, Janette Fraley was honored on and political figures from a four i her seventh birthday with a party county area are to be at her home Wednesday. The banquet was originally Those a i were: i pianncd for Nov. 22 but has been WHITESVILLE LODGE PLANS THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR MEMBERS WHITESVILLE, Nov. 17 Ire-set to allow accommodatioiTof Plans are being completed by what has been predicted to be Whitesville Lodtfe, No. 1523, a larger turnout than an- LoyaJ Order of Moose, for free ticipnted.

Thanksgiving dinner for men and -women of the lodge and their at 10:30 i. m. and last i closing time. Whitesville chapter, No. 552, Women of the Moose, will serve the meal.

A free Thanksgiving eve dance will be held following the dinner. Slusic will be furnished by Bob Walton's band which is up HOMER DICKENS BEING HELD IN BOONE JAIL WHITESVILLE, Nov. 17 -Failure of Boone county officers to produce sufficient evidence to merit a higher charge will probably Homer Dickens, 24, to escape with no more than a Hendricks said today. of local talent. Dancing 1 will be drunkenness charge.

Sheriff T. W. from 8 p. m. until midnight.

Saturday night, Nov. 19, a Sadie Hawkins dance will be held. Prizes are to be awarded for the most appropriate costumes. COBB FUNERAL TO BE HELD FRIDAY HACINE, Nov. 17 Funeral lervices for Joseph Ernest Cobb, 74, of Racine, will be conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock in the Racine Baptist church.

Burial will be in the Sauber cemetery at Bloomingrose. Charlotte and Nancy Moye, Mary Lou, Randolph Wayne, and Francis Janes Fraley, Lynda Faye Fraley, Margaret Lois Fraley, William Wayne Walker, Sandra Faith and Michael Kent Toney, Patricia and Brenda Joyce Fraiey, Gary Dale, Samue Gale and Anita Diana Robinson Mary Jo and Sandra Thompson, and the honoree, Marjon Janett Fraley. Mrs. Magdeline Warton and Mrs. Rose Novak sent gifts but did not attend.

The honoree's mother, Mrs. Margie Fraley, was assisted in staging games and serving re- fe a Dickens attempted to commit I freshments by Mrs. suicide here last Friday, according to Whitesville Police Chief M. E. Weikle.

During the attempted suicide police reported Mrs. Marand tha Brown became excited died of. a heart attack. Dickens is now being held in the Boone County jail at Madison. He was first lodged in the Whitesville City jail.

The attempted suicide came about as the result of a quarrel with his girl friend, Dickens told Whitesville police. The body was taken to the home I Investigation of the incident was today at 10 a. m. from Hunter jniade by Sheriff Hendricks and and Hunter Funeral home at Mad- 'Chief Deputy Porter Snodgrass. i Assistant Prosecuting Attorney The late Mr.

Cobb dropped Hall said today that there is Wednesday morning at his home a law against attempting suicide of a heart attack. HAVE DAUGHTER SAXTON, Nov. 17 Mr. and but prosecution would depend on findings of the sheriff's office. the Raleigh General.

Nov. 16 at Toney. Mrs. Helen Walker, and Mrs. Georgia Fraley.

Winning prizes were Moye and William Wayne Walker. Clarksburg Studying Cost Of Sewer System A Nov. 17--(7P) A Pittsburgh firm of engineering consultants hati under study today the bids on construction of Clarksburg's 54,000,000 disposal system. The city sanitary night opened bids on separate projects involved which aggregate an expenditure of $3,806,860. Officials explained that financing and other necessary costs will boost the total to past The Pittsburgh firm of Chester Engineers, which prepared the plans for the ciiy, is expected to Mrs.

Martin McCoy, of are i 7:05 p. m. Mrs. McCoy is the pian the parents of a 6 pound 5 ounce jformer Susanna Milam, "daughter make recommendations on the daugnter. Leah Paulette bom at i of Mr.

and Mrs. Bert Milam. Ibids within about one week When It's Time To Eat It's Time To Refresh UECKLET mam same A I of THE A I A A RALEIGH COCA-COLA BOTTLING Nobil's BRINGS YOU NYLONS Ladies' New Fall DRESS and CASUAL SHOES Ladies' Casuals $199 Fifth Avenue Styles Black, Brown, Blue, Wine, Rtd All Hwt Heights, Ail Sim and LADIES' OXFORDS WITH Crepe Soles SUEDES and CALF LEATHERS Foot Flattering ARCH SHOES for campus, office, sport, and dress Compare these with shoes at $8 and $9 MEN'S FINI DRESS SHOES MEN'S HANDSOME DRESS SHOES Moc, Straight Wing Tips BOYS' CLOD HOPPERS EXTRA THICK SOLES Brand New Styles carefully made to aid growing feet Styled like dad's Lug, Crepe and Regular Men's Work Shoes $999 ana $3.99 CHILDREN'S SHOES AND OXFORDS EVIU mmmmm BECKLEYS BUSIEST SHOE STORE.

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