#bob dingess

Community news for #HartsCreek in #LincolnCounty #WV (1923) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

A correspondent named “Forget Me Not” from Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following news, which the Logan Banner printed on November 30, 1923:

Mr. George H. Adkins is still driving Charley Curry’s mules for him.

Miss Nervie Tomblin and Bill Thompson were guests of Charles Curry’s Sunday.

Wonder why Mr. Ira Tomblin is visiting the home of Mr. Curry’s so much.

Mattie…

#BrandonKirk speaks with Nellie Thompson about #GreenMcCoy. #Wayne #WestVirginia #history #writing

A few weeks later, Brandon called Nellie Thompson in Wayne, West Virginia. Nellie reportedly had the picture of Milt Haley and Green McCoy.

“I don’t know if I have anything like that or not,” Nellie said, “but I do have an old letter from Green McCoy.”

What?

Almost hyperventilating, he asked her to read it over the telephone.

Nellie fetched it from somewhere in the house, said it was dated May…

Community news for #Whirlwind at #HartsCreek #LoganCounty #WV (1923) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

A correspondent named “Little Ted” from Whirlwind at Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on January 19, 1923:

Mr. Robert Dingess is conducting a good school on Pond.

Miss Hollena Dingess is enjoying school teaching now. Wonder why?

Suppose the Big 4 Taxi arrives now. Remember, they are acquainted with Harts Creek?

Miss Weltha…

Community news for #HartsCreek in #LoganCounty #WV (1922) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

A correspondent named “Dot” from Harts in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on October 6, 1922:

Miss Ora Mullins is very ill at this writing. Her friends earnestly hope for her speedy recovery.

Miss Hollena is conducting a good school on Trace.

Trace is very longely since Anna and Nora left. Come back, girls.

The teachers in this town take…

Community news for #QueensRidge in #LoganCounty #WV (1926) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

An unknown correspondent from Queens Ridge (Harts Creek) in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on September 3, 1926:

We are having much rainy weather at this writing.

David Dingess made a business trip to Chapmanville Monday.

Miss Inez Barker of Chapmanville has been visiting Miss Ula Adams of Queen’s Ridge for the past week.

Sidney Mullins…

Community news for #Whirlwind in #LoganCounty #WV (1927) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on January 18, 1927:

The Trace Sunday school is progressing nicely. A large crowd attended Sunday.

Anthony Adams of Logan was visiting relatives on Harts Creek Saturday.

Viola Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Adams, died of appendicitis Monday. Funeral…

Community news for #Whirlwind on #HartsCreek in #LoganCounty #WV for 1927 #Appalachia #history

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 25, 1927:

After so much rain and snow we are having some beautiful weather.

Emmett Dingess, little son of Robert Dingess, is very low at this writing.

Frank McCloud of Monaville is visiting his friends of Harts this week.

___ is attending school at Mud…

Community news for #Whirlwind on #HartsCreek in #LoganCounty #WV in 1927 #Appalachia #history

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on March 8, 1927:

Edward Hensley, the prohibitionist, and Frank Adams, the constable, are constantly on their duty trying to catch all the moonshiners at present.

Anthony Adams of Logan visited relatives at Whirlwind Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Dingess of Whirlwind…