Chamber Prospects Good for Oak Hill Farm Market
Oak Hill may host a new farm market as H B Clower president of the Chamber of Commerce reports favorable prospects after a directors meeting. The farm committee plans talks with Fayette County farm agent J Haynes Miller and chamber members will meet at Hotel Hill for a dinner to discuss town improvements. A committee led by S R Hill will seek a location for the Long-Super Mine Car Company building. Road repairs and paving gains favorable notes from state road commissioner Ray Cavendish.
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Register
Oak Hill
H. B. Clower
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Committee
3. E. Lewis
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette County
Chamber
Hotel Hill
S. R. Hill
fong-Super Mine Car Company
Ray Cavendish
Mount Hope seniors stage The Cupboard Was Bare tonight
Mount Hope High School presents the three act comedy The Cupboard Was Bare at 8 05 p m in the high school auditorium. Actress Betty Fox stars with Betty Cox and Mary Grace Bennett in a tale of a family trying to keep food on the table as Dayton Davis seeks to help by flagpole sitting. Director Evelyn Bates notes it as a very different comedy and tickets are 50 cents for adults and 35 cents for students with center section at the adult price.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Wall Spence
Betty Fox
Patty Cox
Peggy Hardesty
Mary Grace Bennett
Dayton Davis
Frances Bragg
Betty Puckett
Id Sampies
Don Camizzi
Shirley Pettit
Carolyn Rodgers
Evelyn Bates
Singers League To Meet Sunday At Locust Grove Church
The West Virginia Singers League District 3 gathers at Locust Grove Baptist Church Beckwith for an all day musical program beginning 11 30 am devotional led by Chaplain Russell Smith with morning sermon by Rev C E Edwards alt Rev Joe Moon. After a 1 pm church dinner devotional by Chaplain Smith music by Ansted Choir welcoming addresses by Lottie Jordan and Deacon Arthur Fleming with response by Rosa Jones. Singers include Ruth Simmons Cordell Finney Franzetta Pryor Myrtle Mosley and many others with quartets such as Pilgrim Travellers Harps of Zion Sons of Harmony Kings of Zion Trumpets and more.
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Register
Fayetteville
Locust Grove Baptist
Beckwith
J West Virginia Singers League
Lottie Jordan
Russell Smith
Ansted
Edwards
Joe Moon
Minden
Smith
Arthur Fleming
Birs
Rosa Jones
Sadie Rockett
Remolia Finney
Fanny Redman
John Redman
Ohn Finney
Lula McGraw
Sylvester Fleming
Sadie Crockell
Kilsyth Auxiliary Hosts Anvil Meet at Church
Kilsyth Ladies Auxiliary met at the church Wednesday afternoon with the theme Giving Christ pre-eminence through training of youth. Mrs. Milton Kitty led the devotional after opening hymns. Participants included Josephine Givens Gladys Davis and Ethel Hylton with visitors Dewey Keatley Norman Arthur and Walter Cheek and daughter.
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Kilsyth
Register
Milton Kitty
Josephine Givens
Gladys Davis
Ethel Hylton
Dewey Keatley
Norman’ Arthur
Walter Cheek
Miner’s Rites Set Saturday for Glen Rogers Miner
Funeral services for Bernard Jones 23 of Glen Rogers killed in a state fall at the Glen Rogers mine will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fairdale Community Church with Rev. Pizzano and Rev. Marvey officiating. Burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery with American Legion Raleigh County Post 32 in charge. Body to be moved from Caffee Funeral Home to his mother's home at Fairdale at 4 p.m. today. A.C. Miller of Glen Rogers injured in the same fall is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital.
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Register
Glen Rogers
Bernard Jones
Navy
Army
Fairdale
Joe Pizzano
Doft Marvey
Mount Tabor
Raleigh County Post 32
American Legion
Hilda
Dillon Daniels
A.C. Miller
Jones
Beckley Hospital
Lairds Welcome Son William Robert
Mr and Mrs William Laird announce the birth of a son named William Robert on March 22 at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Ilairds
Register Star
Kopperston
William Laird
William Robert
Raleigh General Hospital
IVEW Dance to Feature J Livingston at Oak Hill Canteen
The Canteen of the Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. dance with Jimmy Livingston and his nine piece orchestra. Admission is $1 per person for Post and Auxiliary members. This marks the golden anniversary observance of the organization. The next Livingston engagement is April 15 at the same venue.
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Livingston
County Teachers Wed on Saturday in Baileysville
The marriage of Miss Frances Short of Baileysville to Anthony Hurley Jr. of Simon is announced. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Frank Prater at the bride’s home on Saturday, April 2. The new Mrs Hurley is employed by the Wyoming County...
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Register
Baileysville
Frances Short
Anthony Hurley, Jr
Simon
Frank Prater
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mrs Crouse Weds L Godbey in Ohio
The marriage of Mrs Jean Crouse to Louis Godbey was announced at 2 15 p m Sunday with a double ring ceremony in Gallipolis conducted by Robert Queen The bride daughter of W R Wise of Fayetteville and the groom son of W T Godbey of Peak Hill They reside at 601 Summerlee Avenue Oak Hill and plan for her to teach at Hutt Creek School while he teaches at Oceana Grade School Both are Kroger Baking Company employees He is a Navy veteran from the war and both are Fayetteville Oak Hill area natives with plans not yet announced a timeline for their future.
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Oak Hill
Jean Crouse
Louis Godbey
Robert Queen
Gallipolis
W. R. Wise
Fayetteville
W. T. Godbey
Peak Hill
Rock View Man to Complete Attendance Director Assignment
Verne Belcher of Rock View will serve as attendance director for six weeks during Kenny Harfield’s 90 day military service. The Wyoming County Board of Education approved the assignment Monday night. Also approved was the sale of Matheny protest property for 25 to the Methodist Church, which was the only bidder.
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Rock View
Piano Recital Set By Three Teachers
A piano recital will be presented at Kopperston Community Church at 7 30 tonight. The program features students of Mrs Earl Wilson Mrs Harry Fee and Mrs A Leo Chambers from Oceana and Kopperston. The public is invited to attend.
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Kopperston
Kop~perston
Earl Wilson
Harry Fee
A. Leo Chambers
Oceana
McMillian Rites This Afternoon
Funeral services will be held at 5 pm today at Pine Grove Cemetery for Gladys McMillian day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert McMillian of McGraw who died at 3 am today at home. Survived by seven brothers Harvey Leonard Edward Virgil Harry Joe and Dewey and two sisters Viola Ellen and Ella. Services are by Rose Funeral Home.
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Pine Grove
Gladys’ McMillian
Gilbert McMillian
McGraw
Harvey
Leonard
Edward
Virgil
Harry
Joe
Dewey McMillian
Viola Ellen
Ella McMillian
Rose Funeral Home
Benefit Bridge Party Set Tonight in 16 Homes
OAK HILL hostesses named for a benefit bridge event sponsored by the Business and Professional Woman's Club to raise money for a clubhouse. Sixteen tables will play at homes of listed members with co hostesses and prizes donated by local merchants and club members.
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Register
Oak Hill
Man Lane
Carl Sanger
Clara Payne
Margaret Jean Jones
Fred Rogers
G. Steele Collison
Juanita Scott
John Anderson
Elizabeth White
Ruth Badton
Hazel Schweitzer
Esther Brooks
J. J. Wallace
Russell James
Nancy Burgess
Sanger
Soldier's Rises Set for Sunday
Private First Class John T. Jarrett 23 Scarbro Route 1 was killed in action as a machine gunner with the Army at San Lo France on June 12 1944 Services are at Fairview Church East Kingston with Rev Woodrow Jones officiating Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park with VFW Post 3110 assisting Born Krebs Fayette County November 23 1921 Survivors include his parents Thearon and Mrs Jarrett Scarbro Rt 1 and siblings Thearon Jr Milburn Cecil James Don Ben Pauline Carolina Shirley Lenore
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Register
Oak Hill
John T. Jarrett
Scarbro
Route 1
Army
San Lo
France
Fairview Church
East Kingston
Woodrow Jones
Kingston
Highlawn Memorial Park
Clarence W. Dickerson
Jarrett
Krebs
Faylette County
Thearon Jarrett
Milburn
Cecil
James
Don
Ben
Pauline
Caorlina
Shirley
Lenore Jarrett
Herndon Group Sponsors Three Act Minstrel at High School
Herndon group sponsors a three act minstrel titled Kinks in Kizzie's Wedding by the Woman's Society of Christian Service. The show is at 7 30 p m Friday in the Princeton Thron Street School high Parents of band members form the 23 cast. The minstrel has been staged in Princeton twice and at Ramsey auditorium in Bluefield. Tickets on sale at the usual place.
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Register
Herndon
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Kizzie
Thron Street School
Princeton
Ramsey Auditorium
Bluefield
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