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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1950

Page

4

DuBois High Site Change Sought by Fayette Negro Residents

Fayetteville board to hear a proposal to relocate DuBois High School to a more central site in Fayette County. Residents cite long travel, hazardous winter roads, and coal-gas concerns at the current location near Oak Hill. A petition with hundreds of signatures accompanies the request.

DuBois Fayette Register Fayetteville DuBoisigh Fayette County Board of Education Vaio + Tea tng Negro High School Committee Blake Tract Oak Hill Ingram Ranch Montgomery Kanawha Mt. Hope Raleigh du Bois Garten Kaymioor Wolf Creek DuBois High School Courtry Willard Hyman Clarence Diggs Willa Mae Spencer A. J. Williams William Craig James Sims Jerome Valentine Robert Layne Ethel Mosby Russell Matthews Elizabeth Rose William Owens Gladys Pryor Katherine Logan Isola Hooper Collins High School Gunnee

Peggy Jean Coleman Weds James S. Brill at Mt Hope Home

The Mt Hope home hosted the noon ceremony for Peggy Jean Coleman and James Samuel Brill on Monday August 21 officiated by Dr W J Pharr. The bride a Mt Hope High School and West Virginia University graduate wore a beige faille suit with orchid corsage. The couple will honeymoon at Virginia Beach and reside in Marlinton where Brill will coach at Marlinton High and teach at Marlinton High.

Register MT. Rope Peggy Jean Coleman Mt. Hope High James Samuel Brill Mar J.ishall Beach Brill Charles McElwee Marlinton Marlin Cere Ton Fligh School

Mary Darnall Honored At Fayetteville Bridal Fete

Fayetteville guests filled the H F Frazier home on High Street for a bridal shower in honor of Miss Mary Darnall bride elect of William E Spangler co hosts were Mrs Effie Taylor Mrs Dan H Perdue and Miss Helen Jane Beckelheimer Victorian garden flowers decorated the scene Beth Coleman and Betty Miller provided music. The guest list included numerous Fayetteville residents led by Mrs John Althier and Mrs Q R Davis. A later note mentions Billy Akers 15 from Summerlee wounded playing football with a broken leg at Oak Hill Hospital.

Register Fayetteville H.F. Frazier High Street Mary Darnall William E. Spangler Betty Jo Frazier Effie Taylor Dan H. Perdue Helen Jane Beckelheimer Beth Coleman Betty Miller John Althier Q. R. Davis H. R. Beckelheimer J. Haynes Miller O.E. Settle A.T. Clinebell Irene Cavendish Howard Carson J. Alfred Taylor, Jr EM. Darnall

Mt Hope Visitors Attend State Fair in Lewisburg

Mt Hope residents Mr and Mrs San Riodoardo and children Janet and Sammy join Mr and Mrs Howard Helton and Mrs Mike ONeal at the State Fair in Lewisburg. Mrs Martha Barnes of Oak Hill visiting Mt Hope relatives suffers heart attack, taken to Oak Hill Hospital in fair condition. Peter Aliano and son Jimmie of Lorain Ohio return home after visiting Mt Hope relatives Domenick Diodoarde and family.

Register MT. Hope San Riodoardo Janet Sammy Howard Helton Mike O'Neal Lewisburg Martha Barnes Oak Hill Sam Diodoardo Oak Hill Hospital Peter Aliano Jimmie Lorain, C Domenick Diodoarde Mt Hape

Miss Barbara Lou Miller Engaged to Charles H Jones

MINDEN The engagement of Miss Barbara Lou Miller to Charles H Jones is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Palmer Miller of Minden Jones is the son of Mr and Mrs E Jones of Garten Plans for the wedding are in progress Miss Miller is a Fayetteville High School graduate and employee in the G C Murphy Company Store Oak Hill Jones is a Fayetteville High School and Beckley College graduate employed with Scotia Coal and Coke at Brooklyn

E. B. Wood Fayetteville Marjorie Talbot R. Selby Henry C. Selby Goldsboro N.C Miss Wood Selby University of North Carolina Barbara Lou Miller Charles H. Jones Register Minden Palmer Miller Jones E. Jones Garten Miss Miller Fayetteville High School G.C. Murphy Company Oak Beckley College Scotia Coal and Coke Company Brooklyn

Fayette Schools enroll 21000 as term opens Wednesday

Fayette County Schools begin the 1950-51 term with about 21,000 students enrolled across elementary and high schools. Otway Gunnee notes the start Wednesday as oversight confirms figures.

Fayette Register Fayetteville Fayette County Otway Gunnee

Soldier and student farewells mark Oak Hill outing

Oak Hill figures Grady Legg and Kenneth Stover honored at a farewell party at Hawk's Nest. Legg departs Aug 30 for Langley Field to rejoin the Army. Stover heads to the University of Miami. Attendees included Nancy Rapp, Martha Legg, Greta Haynes, Betty Blake, and local hosts.

Register Oak Hill Grady Legg Kenneth Stover Hawk's Nest Ray Clineville Loward Stover Legg Langley Field United States Army Stover University of Miami Nancy Rapp Martha Legg Greta Haynes Betty Blake Ray Clinebell Mrs. Stover

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