Reverend Barnett Bids Farewell to Oak Hill Church
The Rev E Hampton Barnett longtime Oak Hill Methodist pastor says farewell August 29 after four years in Oak Hill He helped retire 22500 in church debt 20000 for current expenses and added 99 members His family will move by September 20 and future posting to be decided by conference Barnett known for social work and newspaper writings invites all to farewell services at 11 am and evening service regardless of denomination
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Oak Hill
E. Hampton Barnett
Barnett
Russell
Huntington
Ansted
Main Street
Fayette County
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Four Marriage Licenses Granted in Week
Register staff writer notes that four marriage licenses were granted this week after three day applications matured. Couples listed include Tome Corye, 36, of Eagle with Collie Baker, 30, of Eagle. Egbert Skaggs, 45, of Ansted with Ruby Skaggs, 26, of Ansted. John W. Kincaid, 22, of Kingston with Agnes Jane Smith, 21, of Kingston. Charles H. Kessler, 19, of Hiro with Edith Holiday, 17, of Rupert.
Food costs up 43 5 percent since 1933
A Washington tip to housewives urges contacting the National Industrial Conference Board for the dope on changes in the cost of living for wage earners. The board notes July this year food costs were 43 5 percent higher than in that dark spring of 1933.
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Hubby
National Industrial Conference Board
Miss Betty Van Pelt invited to Richmond festival
Oak Hill Miss Betty Van Pelt, named Miss Legionnaire by West Virginia American Legion, was invited by Governor Homer A Holt to attend the Tobacco Festival in Richmond Virginia on September 2 and 3. She has not said whether she will go and declined an invitation to the Spud and Splinter celebration at Richwood.
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OAK Hill
Betty van Pelt
Legionnaire
American Legion of West Virginia
Richmond
Homer A. Holt
van Pelt
Richwood
Wesley Family Back on Visit in West Virginia
Mr and Mrs John Wesley from Orlando Florida are visiting Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties this week with their two sons. They stay at Mount Hope with J W Lambert and at Beckley with Mrs B B Gunnoe marking their first northern trip in 20 years.
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Mount Hope
John Wesley
Orlando
Fla
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
J. W. Lambert
B. B. Gunnoe
Beckley
Fayetteville Teachers Meeting Called for Septembers Start
Fayette school officials schedule a Tuesday 10 a.m. teachers meeting at Fayetteville High School auditorium as the term nears. Superintendent Vander urges all county teachers to attend. state education staff will offer policy guidance and classroom planning for the new year.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
E. R. Vander
Fayetteville High School
Vander
State Department of Education
Board of Eduction
Germany Claims Helicopter Record in Berlin Demonstration
Army experts report a new German helicopter built by Professor Heinrich Focke achieving 2500 meters altitude and hovering with no drift. It also reached 122.5 kmh in transit and stayed aloft 1 hour 20 minutes 49 seconds, claimed as world records. A separate note mentions Sadie the python recovering from a mouth infection in a Monroe sanatorium, needing less assistance than usual.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Heinrich Focke
Sadie
Monroe
N. Y
Malaya
Marker Reveals Battle Scene at Fayetteville 1863
A historical marker on the courthouse lawn notes Fayetteville’s 1863 Battle of Fayetteville during the Civil War. It credits Milton W. Humphreys with introducing indirect firing, a system now universal, and cites commendations from General Robert E. Lee for his gunner ingenuity.
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Fayetteville
Court House
Milton W. Humphreys
Humphreys
Bryan
13Th Virginia Light Artillery
Robert E. Lee
Explosion spurs first aid drive in New London
Rev R L Jackson calls for mandatory first aid training for teachers and full first aid kits in all schools after the New London disaster. He credits trained oil field workers who aided in rescue and relief, saying their efforts prevented a greater loss of life.
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Associated Press
NEW
Scarlet fever cases rise in Fayette county report
Four new scarlet fever cases are recorded in Fayette County this week by the county health department. Names appear with ages and locales such as Mildred Children age 22, Mary McClung age 22, Joan Pauley age 2, and Robert Mann age 1 from Oak Hill. Physicians warn it is the worst epidemic threat since last spring.
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Fayetteville
Mildred Children
Lookout
Mary McClung
Joan Pauley
Robert Mann
Oak Hill
Fayette County
McKnight Held for Grand Jury in Fayetteville Case
Thomas McKnight remains jailed in Fayetteville as a grand jury weighs felonious assault charges against him involving friend William C. Thompson. Thompson had been sentenced to 10 days for public drunkenness.
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Oak Hill
Thomas McKnight
Fayetteville
William C. Thompson
Threatener Jailed in Oak Hill Case Against Hess
Grover Baber was sent to jail from Magistrate W H Level's court on charges of threatening to kill M C Hess and public drunkenness. He was held for Fayette grand jury on the homicide threat, with an additional 10 days for obnoxious intoxication after Hess filed both complaints.
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OAK Hill
Grover Baber
W. H. Level
M. C. Hess
Baber
Fayette
Hess
Level
KinCAID Seeks Divorce From Margaret Mooney KinCAID
Odell KinCAID filed for divorce in circuit court against wife Margaret Mooney KinCAID. Fury, Thompson and Vickers, attorneys, filed the suit returnable to September rules.
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Fayetteville
Odell Kincaid
Circuit Court
Margaret Mooney Kincaid
Fury
Thompson
Vickers
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