Eighty-Eight Men Are Sent to Army Induction Center Fayette County
Fayette County Selective Service Board No 1 yesterday inducted eighty eight men to the army. Named among those sent were Vodeske Jr Rhodes Coppney Midkiff Thom son Mar tin Jobe Simms Thom son Crumb Scott Blake Tompkins Stover Smith Riner Rhodes Treadway Thorn Decker Burgess Bailey Martin Sanger Morton Thurston Hanna bass Price Prather Washington Davis Roop Farmer Garrett Cook Lindsay Mann Williams Barnhart Smith Williams Hess Barry Scarbrough Dempsey Skaggs Baldry Foster Rogers Meadows Whitlock James Sisk Collins Withrow.
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Falle
Selective Service Board No. 1
Fayette County
Joe Vodeske, Jr
Vilas Bryant Rhodes
Albert Ralph Coppney
James Russell Midkiff
Homer Lester Thompson
Robert Edward Martin
Alfred Toney Jobe
Bernard Stanley Simms
James Haig Thomson
Carl Alexander Crumb
Harry Lafon Scott
Richard Lee Blake
Willie Preston Tompkins
Clifford Nelson Stover
John Benjamin Smith
Ralph Riner Rhodes
Grover Cleveland
Treadway
Thomas Eugene Thorn
Dillard Inge
Leon Blaze Jarvis
Elmer Lacy Farmer
Frank Burns
Julius Edward King Jones
Eldon McShirey Decker
George Leonard Miller
Lyle Fuget George
James Edward Kuhn
Harry Lee Myers
Artie Alvin Smith
John Price
William Morgan Blume
Robert McAdoo Akers
Clayburn Weldon Shumake
Merrion Gordon Perkins
John Edgar Hughes
James Otis Ballard
Leonard Sebert Toney
Clifford Bernard McKiney
Palmo Prackin Zorio
Riley Love Bennett
Andrew Ellis Moter
Leonard Lester Burgess
Paris Marlin Bailey
Charles Hill Martin
George Riley Sanger
Chester Wayne Morton
Cole Jackson Thurston
Ralph Warren Hannabass
Meme Price
Charles Herman Prather
Robert Edward Washington
Edgar Burton Davis
Orvil Ray Roop
William Andrew Farmer
Ralph Benjamin Garrett
James Loyal Cook
Cecil Benjamin Lindsay
Willard Archie Mann, Jr
Dennis Woodrow Richards
Noel Clayton Barnhart
Irving Washington Smith
Ernest Roosevelt Mitchell
Narley Benson Morris
Charles Edward Burns
Elmer Hall
John Sullivan
Elmer Lee Holstein
James Nash Meadows
Raymond Edward Tissue
John Banfield Conley
William Adolphus Fitzgerald
Vernon Eugene Coleman
Enos Odell Williams
James Benton Hess
John Joseph Barry
Ernest Webster Scarbrough
Dennis Lee Dempsey
Grafton William Skaggs
Stephen Piercy Baldry
Lawrence Clayton Foster
James Warren Rogers
Jones Herbert Meadows
Charles Woodrow Whitlock
Charles Denver James
James Paul Sisk
George Dee Collins
Charles Franklin Withrow
Mr. Hope Gives Seniors Sweaters at Mount Hope
The Mount Hope high school senior class held the last assembly of the year and awarded 19 seniors varsity sweaters for earning a letter in sports during all four years. Coach Sam Mandich presented the awards in Coach Danner’s absence as he had left for Norfolk to join the navy. Kenneth Kent served as master of ceremonies. The white sweaters bore a gold and blue shield over the heart with Mount Hope Varsity Club 1942.
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Register
Mount Hope
Sam Mandich
Danner
Norfolk
Navy
Kenneth Kent
Mount Hope Varsity Club
Gladys Chandler
Mustang
Homer Car
Oak Hill Raises 435 in Boy Scout Finance Drive
A chamber of commerce report states $435.75 was raised in Oak Hill to support the Boy Scout fund, closed this week. The list of contributors includes business firms, lodges, unions, banks, service stations, and individuals such as Hash Furniture Company, Merchants and Miners Bank, Oak Hill Insurance Company, J. E. White, Dr. H. A Duncan, and many others from local commerce and community groups.
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Register
Oak Mill
Chamber of Commerce
A. S. Lovitz
P. E. Hutchins
Harry Wasserkrug
O. W. Coe
J. Edward Lewis
J. Stuart Lewis
R. M. Batten
W. E. Devol
Frank Thomas
Merchants and Miners Bank
C. G. Herndon
Judy
G. W. Judy
R. D. Wood
Farm Bureau Supply
Mildred Legg
Mildred Behan
Mary Jane Bakery
Oscar Neal
R B. Patton
S.R. Morton
New River Banking and Trust Company
O. J Tolley
Harry Katsuris
William Smith
Elmer Smith
Henry Iddings
L. M. Miller
Frank Hazlett
Fayette Club Names Smith Vice President at WVU Morgantown
Fred Smith son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Smith has been chosen vice president of the Fayette County Club at West Virginia University Morgantown. The newly organized group includes Fayette County boys attending the university and numbers about one hundred members.
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Register
Oak Hill
Fred Smith
Sidney Smith
Fayette County
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Mus tang Football Team Faces Military Duty for Two Players
The Mus tang football squad includes Vin as manager along with Jack Vargo Jack Shumate Leon Ohlinger Abner Montgomery Charles Field and captain Tony Liomas. Other listed players include Herbert Lane Kenneth Kent Walter Hipes Charles Honaker French Holt Eugene Foster Bill Eans James Craver Tommy Aur ednick Homer Nicely and Harold Taylor. The last two, Homer Nicely and Harold Taylor, are serving in Uncle Sam's armed forces and their sweat ers will be sent to them.
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Vin
Jack Vargo
Jack Shumate
Leon Ohlinger
Abner Montgomery
Charles Fieldson
Mustang
Tony Liomas
Herbert Lane
Kenneth Kent
Walter Hipes
Charles Honaker
French Holt
Eugene Foster
Bill Eans
James Craver
Tommy Aurednick
Homer Nicely
Harold Taylor
Uncle Sem
Draft Classes Named by Board
Fayette County Draft Board No 1 released classifications from the last meeting listing Class 1-A with Oak Hill and Fayetteville draftees such as Phillip Eubanks Samuel Williams Cottle Clyde Anderson Farmer James Harrison Smathers Jr Frederick Bernard Schmidt Paul Kepto Joe Henry Howell Handley Charlies Ralph Bryant Edward Bennard Claude Ruggles Homer Thomas Foster Archie Lynn Keyser Aubrey Audry Allen James Carlos Kidd Ernest Myer Clay Mount Hope Red Star Niles Ohio. Class 1-B includes Hemphill Cunard Oak Hill Scarbro Beckwith Shu Made Trent Elmore Shu mate Harvey. Class 1-C names from Oak Hill Mount Hope Nuttallburg Pax Scarbro Fayetteville and other towns. Class IV-F James LeRoy Brown Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Homer Thomas Foster
Glen Jean
Archie Lynn Keyser
Aubrey Audry Allen
James Carlos Kidd
Ernest Myer Clay
Mount Hope
Wilbern Oscar Treadway
Mullens
Fletcher Esley Brown, Jr
Caperton
Delbert
Lamar Booth
Barngat
N. J
Joe Junior Matty
Vincent Edwards Peters
Red Star
Arthur Robert Warren
Niles
Ohio
John Dean Lindsay
Hemphill
Willie Lee Jones
Cunard
Otis Roy Terry
Oak Hill
Russell Parnell Meadows
Scarbro
Sherman Daniel Pate
James William Burns
Beckwith
Trent Elmore Shumate
Harvey
Wilmer Crider
Caretta
James Edward Freemond
Lawrence Deleon Dandridge
Leroy James Flippin
James Warren Rogers
Charles Denver James
Russell Howard Brown
Clifford Parks
Frank Thomas Henry
William Joseph Walton
Harry William Fogus
James Gustive Williams
Howard Watson
Caius Carleaster Jackson
Nuttallburg
Edward Lewis Berger
Concho
Oscar Charles Cheese
Alfonso Earl Gore
Pax
James Webb
William Howard Thomas
Glen Roy Perkins
Brooklyn
Samuel Harrington Brown
Wilbert Henry Lewis
Carlisle
Curtus Samuel Banks
Leon Hicklin
James Paul Sisk
James LeRoy Brown
Civil Service Seeks Mimeograph and Tabulating Machine Operators
The U S Civil Service Commission announced updated requirements for mimeograph and tabulating machine operators in Washington. Applicants may qualify by paid experience or a resident training course. salaries run 1260 dollars annually for mimeograph and tabulating under grade, with higher pay for junior grade and specific training hours required. Appointments are open for binder operatives and monotype keyboard printers in the Government Printing Office. Further details and applications are available from R E Caffee at Beckley Post Office.
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Washington
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Commission
D. C
Government Printing Office
R. E Caffee
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Beckley Post Office
Christa Thompson Birthday Party Held In Brass Rail Recreation Room
Rhode ll area notes a 15th birthday party for Christa Thompson with games and contests. Prizes were won by Kathleen Price and Juanita Wilson. refreshments served to a long list of guests including Christa Thompson and several relatives and friends.
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Rhodell
Christa Thompson
Kathleen Price
Juanita Wilson
Lloyd Meador
Colie Minter
Ean Shrewsbury
Sharley Thomas
Delrhea Hunter
Louise Fultz
Jackie Shutt
Jerry Wood
Colleen Moore
Arvella Akers
Margaret Mitchell
Georgia Rash
Lydia Wilson
Juanita Hatcher
Billie Jean Wilson
Juania Wilson
Vada Ellis
June Copen
Billie Meador
Donald Hunter
Fred Frady
Linden Price
Homer Coleman
Clarence Reed
Daniel Belcher
Winkie Zebrook
Claud Akers
Lester Sanchez
Immunize School Children Plan for County Clinics
Fayetteville health department announces immunization clinics to protect children from diphtheria and smallpox. Many parents delay vaccination until school entry, though in West Virginia immunization is required before attendance. Clinics will be held April 30 at the county health office, May 1 at Oak Hill grade school, and May 8 at Danese grade school with future dates to follow.
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Fayetteville
County Health Department
West Virginia
Health Department
Oak Hill
Danese
Presbyterian Women Meet at Mount Hope Church
The Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Women’s Auxiliary held their regular meeting led by newly elected president Mrs J E Howard. Officers named for the year include Mrs Guy Petit vice president Mrs Willard Moore secretary and Mrs T L Feazell treasurer. About fifty members attended as reports and budget were discussed and a Bluestone Presby terial report was given.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
J. E. Howard
Guy Petit
Willard Moore
T. L. Feazell
Cause
Circle
Bertha Martin
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Ralph Bailey
J. M. McCauley
F. M. Frisk
Charles
C. E. Howard
Christian Education
Jesus
Marie Carper
L. P. Tracy
Everette Burgess
God
Return Here From Air Warden School
H F Thomasson of Appalachian Electric Power Company and Jerold Bostic of the city fire department returned from Jackson's Mill after intensive training to serve as instructors in the air raid warden training school. They were among 135 graduates statewide to receive the Air Raid Training School certificate from Major Easley, focusing on blackout procedures and directing responses to fire bomb attacks.
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H. F. Thomasson
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Jerold Bostic
Jackson's Mill
Easley
Thomasson
Attorneys challenge city magistrate power in jail transfer plan
Two lawyers who freed 60 Cabell County prisoners petition to strike down the city charter grant of magisterial power to the police judge. They seek a writ of habeas corpus for Samuel J. Anderson and a hearing set for May 6 to justify detention. Mayor Swann had proposed the police judge sentence rather than transfer prisoners due to jail space and funding limits.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Cabet County
W. C. Graham
W. H. Daniel
Samuel J. Anderson
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Harvey Taylor
Claude V Swann
Convention To Open Here Sunday
Frank T. Caldwell of St. Louis and Charles J. Martin of New York lead speakers at the state convention of the Associated Credit Bureaus to open Sunday at Beckley Hotel. Sessions run through Tuesday with a 6:30 pm banquet at the Presbyterian Church. The gathering may be the war’s last, drawing members and delegates from Beckley and West Virginia bureaus.
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Frank T. Caldwell
St. Louis
Associated Credit Bureaus of America
Charles J. Martin
New York
National Consumers Credit Reporting Corporation
Associated Credit Bureaus
Beckley Hotel
G. P. Stinnette
Beckley Bureau
Caldwell
Credit Bureau
Martin
Presbyterian Church
S. C. Catron
Associated Collection Service Bureaus
West Virginia
Credit Bureaus
E. B. Kearns
Clarksburg
Stinnette
Air raid classes kept running through the day
An official urged maintaining confidence to prevent panic during air raids. He stressed staying cool and collected and noted that classes operated from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with only a lunch break.
Motorman Charged After Hudson River Tube Crash
Motorman Louis A. Vierbuchen appeared in First Criminal Court in Jersey City New Jersey on charges of manslaughter and being drunk on duty after a Hudson River tube train crash and burn incident seventy five feet underground. Police Chief Harry W Walsh said Vierbuchen admitted drinking five glasses of beer and eating nothing before operating the train.
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Louis A. Vierbuchen
First Criminal Court
Jersey City
N. J
Hudson River
Harry W. Walsh
Vierbuchen
Miss Betty Jean Keaton Party Honors Eleventh Birthday
Mrs Essie Kemp hosted a party for her niece Betty Jean Keaton on Sunday in a patriotic theme. Guests included Jacqueline Kirk Evelyn Mozingo Tennis Mozingo Edna May Cook Peggy Broyles Dona Lee Broyles Charlotte Hall Peggy Cook Lois Mills Glenna Cook and many others with refreshments served after games and decorations.
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Mullens
Essi Kemp
Nice
Betty Jean Keaton
Kemp
Fred Gorby
Mettie Keaton
Jacqueline Kirk
Evelyn Mozingo
Tennis Mozingo
Edna May Cook
Peggy Broyles
Dona Lee Broyles
Essie Kemp
Steve Gibson, Jr
Marie O'Dell
Joe Bands
Sadlers Move to Oak Hill Home on Kelly Avenue
Mr and Mrs A W Sadler relocate from Hotel Hill to their residence on Kelly Avenue after the winter stay.
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Oak Hill
A. W. Sadler
Hotel Hill
Kelly Avenue
Charleston Visitors From Oak Hill Share Wednesday Update
Mrs G J Thom as visiting Charleston with Electra Thomas Elizabeth Thomas and Mrs John W Perry Jr to the city on Wednesday as part of local social rounds.
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Register
Oak Hill
G. J. Thomas
Electra Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas
John W. Perry, Jr
Charleston
Infant Son of Maynors Dies of Natural Causes
A notice from Colear Creek clarifies that the infant son of Mr and Mrs Quinton Maynor died from natural causes and not suffocation as previously reported. The family requests no further comment on the correction.
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Colear Creek
Quinton Maynor
Tom Thumb Wedding Benefit At Ben Dunman School
The Schubert Club presented a special program for the Tom Thumb wedding at Ben Dunman School Tuesday night to raise funds for Mullens playground equipment. Cast included minister Tommy Mays, June Cook, Christine Gore, brides and grooms, maids of honor, best men, ushers, and many guests. Schubert Club songs featured Beautiful Savior Old Crusader's Hymn Dona Nobis Pacem and Water Boy among others.
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PY Mullens
Schubert Club
Ben Dunman School
Mullens
Tommy Mays
June Cook
Christine Gore
Shirley Harmon
Aileen Gates
Charles Roorer
Frank Penn
Clark Wallace
Harold White
Pete White
Donald Ferguson
Junior Radwin
Benny Baccus
Dewey Houck
Jimmy Musser
David Worley
Bobby Green
Frances Pennington
Patty Mutter
Mary Price
Nancy Price
Evelyn Burcham
Barbara McNeil
Peggy Perkins
Jean Roach
Herbert Wallace
Clyde Clay
Jimmie Vanover
Jack Rodney Cecil
Phyllis Elliot
Roselea Worley
Betty
Jimmie Jo Orr
Jack Robinett
Bobby Pugh
Tschaikowsky
Cannon
Music Selections and Readings Featured by Public Speaking Class
The Public Speaking class presented chronal readings and pieces including Low Sweet Chariot, Negro spirituals, O Singing Land by Sibelius, The Kitchen Clock by John Vance Cheney, Light by Francis Bourdillon, and Psalms 24 and 26, depicting a varied program of poetry and music.
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Sibelius
John Vance Cheney
Francis Bourdillon
Turkey rationing bread as loaves shrink in weight
The Department of Commerce reports bread rationing in Turkey with gradual reductions in loaf weight. Authorities detail consumer impact and supply concerns affecting daily meals and prices.
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Turkey
Department of Commerce
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