Oak Hill City Council to Award Sewage Plant Contract Tonight
Oak Hill adjourned meeting set for 7 30 pm at City Hall to award the contract for construction of the new sewage disposal plant. Other weekly meetings include Rotary at 6 15 pm at the Hotel Hill Knights of Pythias slated for 7 30 pm Tuesday and Beta Theta Sorority talks at St An drews Parish House Tuesday evening. John Fox Fayette County Cancer drive chair will discuss plans at the meeting. Veterans of Foreign Wars post will meet at the VFW Canteen East End Wednesday at 7 30 pm Initiation of five Mabscott degree team members will feature Laurel Rebekah Lodge Thursday at 7 30 pm Pythian Hall. Oak Hill Lions Club dinner meeting set for Thursday at 6 30 pm Hotel Hill.
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Pythian Hall
Oak Hill Lions Club
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County Festival Set Saturday in Mt. Hope
Mt Hope hosts the Fayette County Musical Festival at Mt Hope High School auditorium Saturday at 7:30 p m featuring DuBois and Simmons high school choirs and bands under guest conductor Edward C Lewis Jr from West Virginia State College and glee club director C D Reece of Bluefield State. Selections include religious pieces semi classics and popular tunes with works by Hummel Verry Secarmolin Paulson Fulton and more. Public invited as a Fayette County Board of Education service supervised by Asst Supt E C Smith.
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Simmons
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Kolomea
James M. Fulton
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Perdue Fined on Two Counts by Magistrate
Otis Perdue was fined 125 dollars on two charges after arraignment before Magistrate E Dale Bailey Friday. He received 100 dollars and costs and 60 days in jail for petit larceny and 25 dollars and costs for driving without an operator's license.
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Mrs. Scott Named Counsellor for Girls State Camp
Oak Hill teacher Mrs. John Scott will serve as counsellor for the Rhododendron Girls State June 11 to 17 for a second year. She aids in teaching city and county government to Girls State delegates from Oak Hill, with four local girls attending under civic group sponsorship. Mrs. Scott is active in multiple Oak Hill groups including Student Council advisor, Tri-Hi-Y sponsor, and Junior Y’s resident in the Oak Hill Civic League.
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H. 9. Harvey
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Oak Hill Postal Service Cuts Deliveries to Once Daily
Oak Hill residents will see mail deliveries reduced to once daily starting May 1, per Postmaster Herbert Dews, with business districts still receiving twice daily service. A bid invitation for a parcel post truck expires tomorrow afternoon, not including a driver who must be a GI with civil service status.
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Herbert Dews
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Itmann WSCS Dinner Nets $90 for Parsonage Upgrades
Itmann Woman's Society of Christian Service raised ninety dollars at a benefit dinner Friday night in the Itmann Grade School cafeteria. Funds will pay for an electric range and refrigerator at the Methodist parsonage. About 75 adults and children were served by W S C S members. The society plans a regular meeting May 9 at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs H A Cassell's home, per president Mrs R H Edwards.
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Strip Miner Faces Charge of Murder
Princeton 36 year old strip miner Carper is charged with murder after he shot Frazier Harless 24 Bluefield truck driver as Harless sought police protection following a movie outing. Neighbors say Carper tailed Harless and his wife Eva from a drive in theater. Harless died at a Princeton hospital.
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Fayetteville Band Earns Superior Rating at Festival
Fayetteville High School band returned from Montgomery with a superior rating at the Fayette County Band Festival held April 21 and 22. The achievement qualified the musicians for the State Band Festival in Huntington on May 4 to 6. Participants included Harlin Taylor, Billy Jo Jones, Paul Moreau, Jerry Martin, Carla McClung, Janie Zorio, Carolyn Batton, Betty Bock, Janet Martin, Carol Walters, Jinnie Zorio, Glen Coner, Carolyn Dillon, Nancy Cavendish, Dickie Boyd, Janie Phillips, Charles Eary, Mary Lee Eskew, and Nancy Pashion.
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Billy Jo Jones
Paul Moreau
Jerry Martin
Carla McClung
Janie Zorio
Carolyn Batton
Betty Bock
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Carol Walters
Jinnie Zorio
Glen Coner
Carolyn Dillon
Nancy Cavendish
Dickie Boyd
Janie Phillips
Charles Eary
Mary’ Lee Eskew
Nancy Pashion
Diehl 48 Dies of Wounds Rites Set Tuesday
Iverson Lewis Diehl 48 died from gunshot wounds and funeral rites are planned for 2 p m Wednesday at Lookout Methodist Church with Rev T E Painter officiating. Burial will be in Jeanette Cemetery. Magistrate Don Willis said Willis shot himself on his porch. Diehl’s survivors include wife Frances, three daughters and six sons.
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Hillsboro
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Edmond
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Joanne Boggs
Ripley
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Louise Diehl
Henry
Fayetteville
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Robert
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Elsie Thompson
Bessie Robinson
Mary Bragg
Roy E
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Robertson
Princeton man fined after two traffic charges
Sammy W. Nas sif of Bluefield was fined 21.20 dollars in Princeton after a Sunday arrest by city police on two counts Driving without an operator's license and not having a registration card.
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Sammy W. Nassif
Bluefield
Mullens Couple Welcome Patrick Oran McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. Oran McKinney of Mullens Hill announce the birth of their second son Patrick Oran at 4 45 a m Sunday April 16 at home The baby weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces and joins a older sibling
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Mullens Hill
Patrick Oran
Cline Honored At Farewell Party
Corinne Baptist Church members hosted a surprise farewell shower for Cline who left for Charlottesville Virginia to enter the University of Virginia Hospital for observation and examination. Rev Lonnie Blankenship led a devotional service before refreshments and gift opening. Attendees included numerous local families and church members.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Hospital
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Corinne Baptist Church
Mrs Ray Bailey Fefed at Shower
Mrs Ray Bailey was honored at a household shower given by her sisters in law Mrs Carl Parks and Mrs James Parks in the honoree s home Wednesday evening. Various games were enjoyed with prizes awarded to Mrs Gale Wilson and Mrs Ray Bailey. Refreshments were served to a long list of guests including Mrs Warren Cooper Mrs Gale Wilson Mrs Roy Thomas Mrs Edison Ball and several others. Gloria Daphane Bailey and Brenda Wilson attended as guests.
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James Parks
Gale Wilson
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Roy Thomas
Edison Ball
Jess Green
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Arthur Dixon
Milton Rosamond
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Arnold Dixon
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Sylvester Conley
Bonnie Polk
Faye Thomas
Gladys Cook
Gloria Daphane Bailey
Brenda Wilson
Matthews Files For House Post In Fayette County
Democrat Montgomery native Matthews announces candidacy for the House of Delegates in Fayette County. A veteran candidate, he seeks reelection to a ninth term after serving since 1928, with a background as a teacher pharmacist pharmacist and banker in Montgomery.
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Pineville City Hall Site Donated and Nomination Unity
Mayor Vaughan Stewart led two conventions in Pineville to run for mayor on both Citizens and Peoples ballots. The group also accepted a donated City Hall site adjoining the Wyoming County Board of Education office, to house the city hall and fire department. Incumbents Snyder and four councilmen were named to run unopposed along with Stewart.
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James Stone
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Theodore Bailey
Fred Huffman
Fires Reported In Current Season In Wyoming County
In Wyoming County forest fire season has 63 fires to date with three reported on Sunday. Blazes on Skin Fork and Little Huff burned about four acres opposite Garwood while wind whipped flames were checked by volunteers. A Hern don Mountain tower observer said the fire started from a railway fusee and was brought under control. Other small fires along Little and Big White Oak Creeks were extinguished.
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Damage Suit Settled Out of Court in Pineville
A $200,000 damage suit against Pipeline Construction Co. of Pineville was settled out of court for about $24,000 with administrator Keilie Elkins handling Miller estate. The 1948 Dec 4 accident on State Route 10 near Pineville killed James Miller, 41, and injured his wife Blanche, daughter Dolores, and passenger Sylvia Allen after a truck backed onto the road, blocking traffic and forcing a Kopperston man to stop.
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Moose Club Steward Fined in Pineville
Virgil Jarvis steward of the Moose Club at Pineville was fined 50 and costs after a raid on the club Saturday night Magistrate W R Haga heard the case Sheriff John Miller said the raid followed complaints from residents Four slot machines confiscated by police were ordered destroyed by the court
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Elmore
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Overjoyed with Bran Diet for Constipation Relief
A noisy ad claims drastic relief after 25 years of laxative use when the reader starts Kellogg's ALL-BR. The letter from Andrew H. Truby of Woodland Illinois lauds bran for breakfast and urges others to try it with water. The promotion promises money back if not satisfied in 10 days and offers refund for empty cartons.
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