Four-H Campers Hold Election at Fayette County
Four H Club campers staged a mock election at Beck with guidance from H B Carden and Deputy G T Davis. They elected Robert Levy as circuit court judge Walter Cottrell as sheriff Kathryn Gilkerson as county clerk and other posts including Joanna Crosier as Board of Education president Joy Craige as County Court president and Josephine Lewis as State Senator. The county court also named Wilma Lasley Eula Hoffman and Ruth Massey as deputy sheriffs.
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Register
Fayetteville
Beck
Fayette County
H. B. Carden
G. T. Davis
Robert Levy
Walter Cottrell
Kathryn Gilkerson
Gloria Good
Jerry Brooks
Joan Miller
Joanna Lee Crosier
Reginald Compton
Mary
Alice Skaggs
Emma Kathryn Simms
Virginia Hill
Swith Joanna Crosier
Joy ‘Belle Craige
Patty Kagan
Yvonne Moses
Ronald Moore
Johnny Atkins
Patty Ann Crowe
Lorraine Armstrong
House of Delegates
Josephine Lewis
Wilma Lasley
Eula Hoffman
Ruth Massey
Memorial Fund Short by Eight Hundred Six Dollars
The Fayette County War Memorial fund is $806.50 short of its $16,550 goal. J. D. Shultz, chairperson, expects the amount to be raised before Wednesday, August 6. Donations from Fayetteville residents and local firms aim to buy Wiseman property near the center of Fayetteville for the memorial. The county court will act on the recommendation to purchase the site on August 6.
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Oak Hill
Fayette County War Memorial
J. D. Shultz
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Fayette
Charles William Jasper McKinney
Akron
Ohio
D. M. Easley
Wyoming County
MacArthur
George Milam
United States Offers Mediation in Dutch Indonesian Dispute
The United States signaled readiness to mediate between the Netherlands and Indonesia as UN action faced Dutch Indonesian tensions. Herschel V. Johnson, the U.S. deputy delegate, stated Washington was prepared to assist both sides in settling their differences.
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United Nations
Bal‘kans
United States
Herschel
V. Johnson
U.S
Three Fayette Men Fined for Assaults
Three Fayette men were fined ten dollars and costs after arraignment before Magistrate W H Level on assault charges. William Agee Cunard charged with assaulting Nat Peirce Leftwich for assaulting Charlotte Payne and Harry Lainer for assaulting Boyd Rackley all of Mount Hope Summerlee and Cunard areas named in the case.
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Fayette
Register
OAK Hill
William Agee
Cunard
Coteal
Leftwich
Glen Jean
Harry Lainer
Summerlee
W. H. Level
Agee
Nat Peirce
Charlotte Payne
Mount Hope
Lainier
Boyd Rackley
Legionnaires to Attend Conclave
MOUNT HOPE The following men will leave Friday and Saturday to attend the 1947 Department Legion Convention at Clarksburg August 2, 3, 4, and 5. From Fayetteville are Myron R. Renie and Harry R. Miller and James Hambrick. From Mount Hope are Louden Page Lloyd G. Fitzgerald H. D. Gast Jr. and Robert Dower. They will represent the two region posts and exchange ideas with other legionnaires and return with plans to further legion work in Fayette County.
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Register
Mount Hope
Department Legion
Clarksburg
Fayetteville
Myron R. Renie
Legion
Harry R. Miller
James Hambrick
Louden -Page
Seventh Legion District
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
H. D. Gast Jr
Robert Dower
Fayette County
Hurt Returns to Fayetteville for Christmas Recess
L C Hurt doorkeeper of the Senate and head of the diplomatic gallery spoke of a vacation at his Fayetteville home. He served as Fayette County Republican leader and county court clerk and was appointed doorkeeper from Senator Chapman Revercomb in January. His latest notable guest was the Duke of Windsor.
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L. C. Hurt
Senate
Register
Fayetteville
Congress
Hurt
Duke of Windsor
Fayette County
Chapman Revercomb
Scarbro Cannery Gears Up For Twice Weekly Openings
Oak Hill report states the Scarbro Community Cannery will operate Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. under supervisor I S Leece of Mount Hope and Mrs D C Harris of Oak Hill. On opening day July 22 the site canned 667 quarts of fruits and vegetables.
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Register
Oak- Hill
Scarbro Community
I. S. Leece
Fayette County
Leece
Taft Attacks Administration On Foreign Policy
Taft criticized the current foreign policy and suggested electing a Republican president next year. His remarks surprised listeners given the bipartisan cooperation touted by Senator Vandenberg, a potential 1948 rival in the national convention race.
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Taft
Vandenberg
Reich
Weather outlook and vacation notice brief
A forecast notes Tampico Mexico as the likely inland pass around noon with showers possible in the Carolinas Dakota Florida Arizona and Minnesota. Returns from vacation report Glen Rogers and Mr and Mrs John Thomas visiting Ohio and McDowell County with their daughter Jeanene remaining behind.
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Tampico
Mexico
Carolinas
Dakota
Florida
Arizona
Minnesota
Register
Glen Rogers
John Thomas
Ohio
McDowell County
Jeanene
Fayette Polio Fund Deficient Highlighted At Lions Meet
At the Mount Hope Lions Club meeting Lion Bernard Rocke warned parents to prevent overheating and chill exposure to avoid polio. He noted Fayette County raised 3300 for polio while over 8000 has been spent on current victims this year. The club voted 35 toward a fund supporting Miss Jane Watters in a Southern West Virginia beauty contest and discussed visits to local patients and oil field tours in Oklahoma City.
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Register
Mount. Hope
Lions Clubhouse
Lion
Bernard Rocke
Fayette County
Polio Foundation
Rocke
National Foundation For the Prevention
National Palio Foundation
T. H. Garrett
Lions Club
Mount Hope
Janice Watters
W. McKinley Hardesty
Beckley Hospital
Farm Women Plan Picnic August 28
Oak Hill Farm Woman's Club sets August 28 picnic at Mrs. Fredrick's Salem home as the regular monthly meeting. The 4 H minded program led by Mrs. L L Pegram featured members including Mrs. Gallihugh and Mrs. Fredrick among others.
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Register
Oak Hill
Farm Woman’s Club
L. L. Pegram
Salem
Fred Fredrick
L.L. Pegram
Aaron Gallihugh
J. A.duncan
C. Co. Skaggs
Raymond Fox
Earl Love
Ernest Fredrick
Man Fined for Taking Cigarettes Into Mine
Carlisle man Harry Dempsey was fined ten dollars and costs after being arraigned before a magistrate for carrying cigarettes into the New River Company Oakwood mine in Carlisle. The charge was brought by Harold Painter. Also from Fayetteville a group left for two weeks vacation at Virginia Beach including Betty Myles, Hope Ballard, and Mrs. Ann Absalom.
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Register
OAK Hill
Harry Dempsey
Carlisle
W. H. Level
New River Company
Oakwood
Harold Painter
VA. Beach
Fayetteville
Virginia Beach
Betty Myles
Circuit Clerk
Hope Ballard
W. L. Lee
Ann Absalom
Long -Super Mine Car Company
McKinneys Prepare for Basin Reunion With Court Support
McKinney family reunion at Basin moves forward after court settlement. A special gifts committee met to raise funds for a new recreation building near Central Junior High. Memorial services and a large gathering are planned with about 2,000 expected attendees.
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White Sulphur Springs
William P. Laren
Beckley Hotel
Field House
Harry W. Hall
Wilbur’ Bays
B. C. Minter
R. D. Watts
W. M. Reeser
Central Junior High
County Board ‘of Education
Recreation Board
Register
Mullens
Hiram Little Home
McKinney
Association
Wyoming County
K. W. McKinney
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Will
Denny Goff Buys Philippi Republican Paper
Denny Goff, a Beckley printshop worker and Oak Hill native, buys the Philippi Republican weekly and will run it with his wife Mrs. Ruth Goff of Hinton and a small commercial printing department.
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Register
Oak Hill
Denny Goff
Beckley
Philippi Republican
Mrs Scott Recovering At Home After Operation
Thedford Scott is at home recovering from a recent operation performed at Beckley Hospital.
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Scott
Register
Layland
Thedford Scott
The
Beckley Hospital
Mullens Woman to Attend Moose Meet as Delegate
Mullens Mrs Mildred Martin, graduate regent of the Mullens Moose Women chapter, will represent the local group at the state conference in Clarksburg on September 25 26 27. Her delegate appointment was approved at a regular meeting Wednesday night.
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Mullens
Moose
Mildred Martin
Clarksburg
Mullens Courtesy Pleases Visitor
West Virginia Rotarians heard Hazard Kentucky lawyer W E Faulkner praise Mullens courtesy after a visit. Faulkner called the stay most pleasant and urged all in West Virginia to be Rotarians. Bill Holroyd Jr. played Chopin on piano for guests Edward Dixon and Harry Hartley Jr.
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Register
Mullens
W. E. Faulkner
Hazard
C. C. Cassinelli
West Virginia
Bill Holroyd, Jr
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
W. M Holroyd
Edward Dixon
Kentucky
Harry Hartley Jr
H. F. Hartley
Membership Accepted and Reports Approved at State Session
Marie McKinney of East Gulf was accepted for membership and will be initiated later. Senior Regent Juanita Atkins requested all committee chairmen prepare quarterly reports for release to headquarters in Washington D.C. by chapter night Wednesday.
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Marie McKinney
East Gulf
Juanita Atkins
Washington, D.C
Sharon Harvey Leaves Oceana for Simon Visit
Sharon Harvey daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Harvey Sr of Oceana travels to Simon to visit relatives and friends after departing Monday.
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Sharon. Harvey
Register
Sos
Oceana
Sharon
Harvey
W.C. Harvey
Simon
Stewart Boy Recovers After Tonsillectomy
Oceana resident David Stewart son of Acie and Mrs Stewart returns home from Chambers Hospital Beckley after undergoing a tonsillectomy and regaining strength.
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Stewart
Ochana
David Stewart
Acie Stewart
Oceana
Chambers’ Hospital
Beckley
Ohio Guest Visits Basconi Family in Oceana
Mr and Mrs Basconi host brother from Cleveland Ohio as their guest in Oceana. The visit includes extended time with the Basconi family and local activities.
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Ohio
Register Statt
Oceana
Domanick Basconi
Basconi
Cleveland
Brattice Cloth and Audio Gear Listed in Sale
Two rolls of brattice cloth each 150 feet long and one loudspeaker system battery or electric with a record player are offered in the catalogue.
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