Bower asks special term to contest county election
Mullens candidate Paul Bower seeks a special term of Wyoming County Court to hear his contest of the Democratic nomination for commissioner. He alleges irregularities, lists disputed ballots, and seeks recounts and correction of tallies after the initial canvass. A deputy sheriff served notice on the contestee, C L White. The Agriculture Department notes about 1850 farmers mutual fire insurance companies exist in the United States.
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Bower
Register
Mullens
Paul Bower
C. L. White
Wyoming County Court
White
L. Privett
Virgil Morgan
Morgan
Privett
Baileysville
Herndon
Tralee
Covel
Beartown
Pineville
Wolf Pen
Hock View
Marianna
Sun Hill
Guyan
Coal Mountain
Hanover
Oceana
Rapperstun
Cyclone
Jesse
Hatcher
Itmann
Glen Rogers
Sabine
Bowers
Dewer
Morton
O White
Department of Agriculture
U.S
Miss Virginia Scott to Wed Omer Gray in Saturday Rites
Miss Virginia Scott of Thurmond becomes engaged to Omer Gray of Thurmond a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee. The wedding is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Fletcher Mar. Nounding and Mrs. W. Scott announce the engagement as family plans a wedding in Thurmond before a short wedding trip and future residence in Thurmond.
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Virginia Scott
Omer Gray
Register
Barbara Joyce Stinnett Weds Fleming Rook Huddleston
Oak Hill Aug 12 marriage announced by Mr and Mrs C R Stinnett Sanger of their daughter Barbara Joyce to Fleming Rook Huddleston son of Mr and Mrs D R Huddleston Oak Hill in a family ceremony scheduled for August date
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Patsy Susan Blake
William R. Lawton
Seth Blake
Oak Hill
George Lawton
Mt Klope
Frank Mauritz Studio
Register
C. R. Stinnett
Sanger
Barbara Joyce
Fleming’ Rook Huddleston
D. R. Huddleston
Tag Day Set For 4 H Band In Fayetteville
The 4 H Band, now 60 pieces strong since June 27, will tour county towns to raise funds for expenses. They have performed July 11 at County 4 H Camp and paraded August near Oak Hill for the American Legion Junior Baseball tournament. They are slated for the County Fair at Lookout August 18 and events at the Shriners’ picnic August 20 and Lewisburg August 22 for the State Fair. Band director Alfonso Nicosia of Fayetteville High School leads the group.
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Register
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
American Legion
Lookout
Lewisburg
Alfonso Nicosia
Fayetteville High School
Gilmer H. Cross
Oak Hill High School
Merchants and Miners National Bank
Sea- Bees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Post
Hill Construction Company
Pearl Ridge
C. R. Stinnett
Jacks McCurdy
Dorothy Saunders
Margaret Burgess
S. M. Blake
Frank Richardson
Fred Huddleston
D. R. Huddleston
C. O. Edwards
Elaine Morris
M. Morris
Ralph Thomas
John Lilly
Frank Huddleston
Paul Meadows
James Kendall
Barney Stinnett
B. Morris
O. K. Morris
W. J H. Smith
Charley Sweeney
Whurmond Personalities at Newport and Brooklyn Visits
Mr and Mrs Harold Hilgee and daughters of Newport Ky are guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Belew. Mr and Mrs W H Foard and Miss Jeanie Riley of Brooklyn were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs McClure Friday. Mrs Fonda Prince visits her mother Mrs Violet Dixon as McKay.
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Register
Thurmond
Harold Hilgee
Newport
Earl Belew
W. H. Foard
Jeanie Riley
Brooklyn
McClure
Fonda Prince
Violet Dixon
McKay
Fayetteville Council to Hire Extra Policeman
Fayetteville council approves hiring an additional police officer to curb speeding and traffic violations. Councilman C L Garvin Jr authorized to arrange the employment. Fourteen extra parking meters will be purchased for town use. Street lights on Tank Hill to be investigated. Levy on Class I II IV property set at 24.75 49.5 and 99 cents respectively.
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Register
Fayetteville
C. L. Garvin, Jr
Ias
Tank Hill
Remodeled Young People's Department Opens at Baptist Church
Oak Hill Mrs J E White states the Baptist Church youth department reopens for classes this Sunday. Two groups for ages 18 to 39 include unmarried youths led by Aubrey Halstead and married couples led by Rev G H Cross. Pianist Mrs Halstead. classes at 9 45 a m Sunday. Indiana visitors Gene Harvey family from Martinsville staying with Otis Boley. McGuffey readers sale surpasses 122000000 copies.
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Register
Oak Hill
J. E. White
Young People’s Department of the Baptist Church
Aubrey Halstead
G. H. iCross
Halstead
Sunyday
Iindiana
Ansted
Gene Harvey
Sheila
iLinda
Martinsville
Ind
Otis Boley
Miller-Halstead Reunion Held at Lilly Grounds
Members of the Miller and Halstead families gathered at the Lilly Reunion Grounds in Flat Top for the 10th annual Miller-Halstead reunion. Entertainment came from Sam Raborn of Beckley Kellis Miller of Oak Hill with devotionals and singing of The Lord's Prayer, piano by Norma Jean Brooks of Oak Hill. Welcome address by N C Miller president, with Rev C S Donnelly Joe Lawson and Ernest Lilly also speaking. Officers will meet later to name officers for the coming year.
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Register Suatt
Gak Hill
Miller
Halstead
Lilly
Sam Raborn
Beckley
Kellis Miller
Oak Hill
Norma Jean Brooks
Oak H
N. C. Miller
C. S. Donnelly
Joe Lawson
Princeton
Ernest Lilly
Mahogany exports and toxic oils in colonial labor
A fragmented notice notes Urushiol and oil content in poison ivy linked to mahogany export work. It mentions women workers in Canada and roles tied to skin contact and textile industries in British Honduras, with vague historical references to torses and centuries.
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Canadian
British Honduras
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