British Wives and Children of Fayette Veterans Arrive in New York
Oak Hill residents Orville Ward and his wife Barbara and their 14 month old daughter Mary Linda are set to join 2,325 British wives and children arriving on the Queen Mary at New York docks. Ward plans to reunite with relatives in Oak Hill while seeking housing. additional arrivals include John C. Lucas and family en route from Thurmond and Mrs Ada Lucas.
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Oak Hill
Orville C. Ward
Ceneral Avenue
Oakill
New York
Fayette
Ward
Boston
Newark
Barbara A. Ward
Leicester
Mary Linda
Oakil
C. Baylor
Leicster
America
Red Cross
Sidney €. Lucas
Oak
Lucas
Queen Mury
Thurmondnd
States
Jak Bil
Als
Ada Lucas
Eileen MM. Absher
Diedre J. Absher
James Absher
Ansted
Boles Rites Held At Cotton Hill
Funeral services were held at Cotton Hill Baptist Church for Mrs Mary-Lou Boles of Fayetteville Route 2. The Rev W M Lusk of Gauley Bridge officiated and burial followed in Arthur Cemetery Route 19 north of Fayetteville. She died at home Monday at age over 80, born February 22, 1886. Survived by husband Jeney S Cole two brothers Major Blake and Lina Meadows nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren and several children.
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Fayetteville
Cotton Hill Baptist Church
Mary-Lou Boles
W.M. Lusk
Gauley Bridge
Arthur
Jeney
Cole
Major Blake
Clifftop
Lina Meadows
Scarbro
Clyde Boles
Winona
C. A. Boles
Beckwith
C.W. Gentry
Charleston
Richard Burnette
Park Smith
Three Re Classified At Fayette Board Meeting
Three registrants of Selective Service Board Two were re classified at yesterday s meeting. Those re classified were Leo bert C Warren dr Samuel W Diora 4 F and Rodney E Bing 1.
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ACE Isler
Fayetteville
Selective Service Board
Lei‘bert C. Warren
Samuel W. Diora
Rodney E. ‘Bing
327 Acres Bought For 4 H Camp At Beckwith
Fayette County Court purchases 327 acres from Thomas Bell to expand the Fayette County 4 H Camp near Beckwith. The land cost 4000 dollars with plans pending. The existing camp holds about 360 people. demand often exceeds capacity. The county has spent about 15000 dollars on the camp and posted a net gain of 1000 dollars last year while providing facilities for children and adults.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Beckwith
Thomas Bell
E. O. Wiseman
Wiseman
May Tea Planned At Oak Hill Garden Chapter Meeting
Oak Hill May tea planned for May 22 with Spade and Trowel Chapter handling the program and the Horticulture Chapter in charge of refreshments. Mrs. John Harsanny chaired and named Mrs. Lotlie Johnson to assist Civic with forsythia and shrub orders. Nine members and two guests attended as Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Allman presented the program on The Culture of Wild Trees Shrubs and Flowers In Our Locality.
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Weiler
OAK Hill
Oak Hill Garden Club
F. W. Dickinson
John Harsanny
Lotlie Johnson
Virgil Smith to Undergo Pre Induction Exams
Fayetteville high school star athlete Virgil Smith left for Huntington to begin pre induction medical and physical exams for military service. The senior, known for football and basketball, is expected to be called after school ends in May alongside other Fayetteville peers listed from Route 1 Fayetteville and nearby towns.
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Fayetteville
Virgil Smith
Fayetteville High School
Huntington
Armed Services
Smith
Clyde Edward Davis
Garlen
Harold Ray Hayes
Route 1
Marvin
Aubrey Osington Tompkins, Jr
Herbert Willard Edwards
Scarbro
Jimmy August Bevins
Oak Hill
George Robert Rood
George William Dickson
Harvey
William Seplak
Calvin Settle
Robbery Case Presents to Fayette Grand Jury
Fayetteville grand jury heard evidence in the case of Robert Sims charged with breaking and entering the Gauley Mountain Coal Company store on March 23. Magistrate Kessler held Sims for grand jury after his April 1 preliminary hearing. he faces indictment on counts of burglary and theft totaling 332.85.
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Weiler Fayetteville
Fayette County
Robert Sims
Gauley Mountain Coal [Company
W. S. Kessler
Ansted
Sims
A. H. Buchanan
Grand
Pirrung Files For School Board Post
Montgomery resident Harry E. Pirrung filed as candidate for the unexpired term of W H Vickers on the Fayetteville board of education. Vickers died during the winter. Pirrung, an insurance man, was appointed to fill the post until the next election, with about four years remaining.
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Readister
Fayetteville
Harry E. Pirrung
Montgomery
W. H. Vickers
Board of Education
Pirrung
Vickers
Fayette County
Lookout Area To Get Telephones
Approximately 400 telephones will be installed in the Lookout area within the year, announced by E. T. Stromp district manager for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company at the Lookout Civic Organization dinner in Nuttall High School. Officials from Fayetteville and Lookout discussed better community spirit and road improvements between the two communities. The program featured Hf. EF. Frazier, J. R. Dietz, Dan H. Perdue as Fayetteville leaders, Mrs. Mary Miler, Fletcher Cook, and B. J. Amick among others.
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Ookout
Lookout
E. T. Stromp
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Lookout Civic Organization
Nuttall High School
Stromp
Fayelleville
Lookout Area
Fayetteville
Hf. EF. Frazier
J. R. Dietz
Winona
Dan H. Perdue
Advises Housekeepers To Prep Canning Gear Now
Fayette County home demonstration agent urges gardeners to start canning prep as plowing and planting begin. She advises checking pressure cookers gauges and safety valves, offers repairs at the Farm Women’s Club or extension office, notes limited supply of cookers and a trade in offer for victory canners, and outlines careful cleaning, storage, and testing procedures.
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Fayetteville
Requesis
Mss Hudkins Is
19 Guests Invited To Club Luncheon
Oak Hill High School Library Club invited 19 prospective members to attend the luncheon tomorrow. Names listed include Diema Smithson Janet Gaye Mall Geraldine Acard Mary Jane Frye Max Harris Nancy Ke Sarah Jean Ashley Charles Mare Betty Wallace Gary Johnson Macy Sullivan Jackie Newell Phyllis Dawson Betty Ann Rapp Nyla Kincaid Ben Jarrell Clara Vivian James Kitty Beausvox Norma Cline. Beigh Lex of West Virginia Wesleyan College met with the center class of Oak Hill High School earlier today.
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Oak Hili
Oak Hill High School Library Club
Diema Smithson
Janet Gaye Mall
Geraldine Acard
Mary Jane Frye
Max Harris
Nancy Ke
Sarah Jean Ashley
Charles Mare
Betty Wallace
Gary Johnson
Macy Sullivan
Jackie Newell
Phyllis Dawson
Betty Ann Rapp
Nyla Kincaid
Ben Jarrell
Clara Vivian James
Kitty Beausvox
Norma Cline
17 Men Leave For Service Induction
Fayetteville area draft list shows 47 men departing for induction in Huntington. Names include Herman Lee Bennett James Edward Newton William Hayslett Harlen Waugh Lyndon Givens Leslie Smith James Hatcher Kenneth Campbell George Arthur Robert Underwood Andy Kozma Clarence Brown Robert Tredway Arthur Allen George Thomas Pax Jennings James Cobo and others from Oak Hill Payelle Scarbro Cunard Hilltop and Belle.
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Fayetteville
Huntington
Herman Lee Bennett
James Edward Newton
Oak Hill
Wiliam Raymond Hayslett
Harlen Ralph Waugh
Brooklyn
Lyndon Sanford Givens
Elkton
Leslie Orval Smith
Payelleville
James Howard Hatcher
Harvey
Kenneth Lee Campbell
Mount Hope
George Sendall Arthur
Kilsyth
Alien Servicemen Urged To File For Citizenship Papers
Fayetteville officials announce expedited naturalization under the Nationality Act of 1940 benefits for alien servicemen. The program expires December 31, 1946, with conditions for eligibility and timing. delay risks losing advantages. Also reported is the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips at Wylie Hospital weighing six pounds four ounces.
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L. S. Tully
Circuit Court of
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United States
Mrs. Tally
Register
Mullens
Paul Phillips
Wylie Hospital
Fayetteville Reappoints Bryant Dogcatcher For Street Drive
Phillip Bryant of Fayetteville, a former dogcatcher, is reappointed by the City Council to serve this year as part of the drive against stray dogs. Strays found after April 15 will be impounded, and owners must pay a release fee each time. A survey on dog population was cited, while sewer-extension needs in the Huse Addition were noted and Hambrick was asked to survey Sunset Addition.
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Ayetteville
Phillip Bryant
Fayetteville
Bryant
J. H. Hambrick
Fayette beer licenses revoked in multiple actions
Fayetteville Beer Commissioner announced revocation of Sunset Inn license owned by Emma Janney effective April 6. Roger's Place at Deep Water operated by Ernest Rogers also revoked effective April 6. Gauley Tavern at Gauley Bridge suspended from April 8 to May 6.
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Fayetteville
Sunset Inn
Emma Janney
Oday
Fred B. Watkins
Roger
Church Class To Honor Veterans At Dinner Friday
Oak Hill Methodist Church will honor veterans at a 6 30 p m dinner Friday in the church. The event is sponsored by the Men s Bible Class with Dr J T Browning of Bluefield as guest speaker. Dinner is to be served by the Women s Society of Christian Service. H L Van Camp is president of the men s class.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hil
Brewer Returns to Florida After Pensacola Visit
MINDEN Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class and Mrs Albert Johnson Brewer and daughter Sammie Catherine have returned to Pensacola where he will be reassigned after visiting his parents in Minden. After 19 months in the South Pacific the sailor met his 11 month old daughter for the first time. His wife the former Miss Mary Catherine Bryant has been living with her parents in Pensacola. Brewer has served five years and two months.
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Florida
Register
Minden
Pensacola
Brewer
Oak Hill Proclaims Army Day For April 6 1946
Mayor C R Hill of Oak Hill issues a formal proclamation designating Saturday April 6 as Army Day nationwide observance by the President and urging citizens to honor the Army with appropriate exercises and display of the National colors. The mayor signs and seals the proclamation.
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Oak Hill
C. R. Hill
United States
T.C. R. Hill
City of
Mullens Man Injured By Cow at Home
Emery Tilley of Mullens Hill suffered a lacerated left hand after his cow rammed him against the barn causing a cut near a nail yesterday. He was treated at Wylie Hospital at 4 p.m. Mrs Eddie Acord of Glenfork was also admitted for treatment yesterday.
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Cowfe Reater
Emery Tilley
Mullens Hill
Wylie Hospital
Tilley
Eddie Acord
Glenfork
Five Oak Hill Girls to Attend State Meet at Elkins
Five Oak Hill High School Tri-Hi-Y members will attend the state conference at Elkins this weekend, announced by sponsor Mrs. Sue Scott. Attendees include Mary Lee Bishop, Jean Bishop, Norma Jean Skaggs, Betty Gay Miller, and club president Mary Lou Scott.
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Register
Oak Hill
Two New Homes Under Construction In Mullens For Rent
Mullens sees two new rental homes under construction for discharged World War II veterans. Fred J. Kingdon, a local attorney and veteran, secured federal aid for a five room upstairs dwelling with a three room basement apartment on Florence Street. A second building by Trevor F. Brammer will house his son, a recently discharged serviceman, as demand for housing grows amid the postwar shortage.
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Weiler Mullens
Mullens
Fred J. Kingdon
Florence Street
Trevor F. Brammer
Charles
Otsego Man Jailed On Three Charges
Otsego resident Henry Yates, 20, jailed 30 days in Wyoming County Jail after arrest by Mullens City Police for parking meter destruction resisting arrest and intoxication. He paid a fine earlier for public intoxication and was ordered to stay out of town. Also Magistrate Stovall convicted Aten D. Beavers Jr of assault and battery with a fine, and three drunkenness arrests led to fines and 60 days in county jail.
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Allens
Henry Yates
Stovall
Aten DB. Beavers, Jr
Plan Evangelistic Program To Begin Sunday In Mullens
Mullens plans a two week evangelistic campaign at First Baptist Church starting Sunday April 7 with nightly services at 730 pm Pastor Rev J R Gillespie is assisted by Rev John Howard Whill of Lexington Kentucky a veteran chaplain who served in the 49th Ordnance group Ninth Army in Europe traveling 25600 miles He has preached revivals in West Virginia and seeks veterans for discussion Public invited Prayer meetings are set for Wednesday at the church Thursday at H S Burchams and Friday at C H McKinney s Indian citizenship was extended in 1924 by act of Congress.
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Mullens
First Baptist Church of
J. R. Gillespie
John Howard Whill
Lexington
Kentucky
Whitl
Tennessee
Carson
Newman College
Jefferson City
South Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Burma
East St. Louis
49Th Ordnance Group
Ninth Army
Normandy
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Europe
West Virginia
H. S. Burcham
C.H. McKinney
Annual Tuberculosis Clinic Set For April In Wyoming
Dr Ward Wylie, health officer, announced the annual tuberculosis clinic by the State Health department will be held at Pineville starting Monday April 15 for three days. X-rays run 9 am to 4 pm with no charge. Appointments urged in early April. Preference given to known cases, routine x-rays of active and suspected cases, contacts, and children with suspicious findings. Positive reactors in survey groups, teachers, food handlers, and small plants receive priority. Grade school children not to be x-rayed unless meeting criteria or positive tuberculin test.
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Mullens
Ward Wylie
Wyoming County Health Officer
State Health Department
Pineville
Health Department
Block Paving Begins on Holroyd Avenue in Mullens
Mullens workers completed the first block of a two block paving project on Holroyd Avenue in the business district. Cement was poured on the second block between First and Second Streets. Contractors expect to finish by May 1 due to favorable weather and steady progress.
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Holroyd Avenue
Register Star
Mullens
225 New Hymn Books Bought for Church Revival
Mullens First Baptist Church Adult Department sponsored 225 new hymn books for gospel revivals. The volumes were dedicated at a Sunday night ceremony and will be used during the Evangelistic Campaign starting next Sunday.
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Mullens
The
First Baptist Church
Athens officials attend Southern Area School Supervisors meeting
Superintendent D. W. Bryson and assistants James B. Deck and C. D. Munson Jr. attend the regular monthly meeting of the Southern Area School Supervisors Association in Athens today and plan to return late this afternoon.
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D. W. Bryson
James B. Deck
C. D. Munson, Jr
Southern Area School Supervisors Association
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