District 29 Plans Labor Day Parade in Oak Hill
About 20 000 Beckley area residents are expected for District 29 UMWA Labor Day events in Oak Hill. A parade forms at 10:30 with high school bands from Raleigh and Fayette counties, followed by an 11 oclock march. An afternoon program begins at 1 featuring national anthem, speeches by local and international UMWA leaders, music, boxing, tap dance, poetry, piano, and a star baseball game with Fayette County league players.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Oak Hill High School
Raleigh
Fayette
C. C. Spradlin
Minden
C. W. Crouch
Trinia Garcia Howell
George J. Tiller
Claude R. Hill
J. C. Lewis
UMW
Joseph Yablonski
Pennsylvania
W. H. Nelson
Robert C. Byrd
Crab Orchard
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Cleveland Murry
Clyde Cousins
Stamaford
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Mary Treadway
Sarah’ Graves Braxton
E. Henry
Fast Beckley
Fayette County Baseball League
Registers
Oak H
Lions Club Dinner Links Oak Hill and Mount Hope
At the Mount Hope clubhouse a joint Lions meeting hosted Oak Hill Lions with guests Audrey Bishop and Freq Conway. DeWitt Snyder announced an alumni football game set for Friday night at Mt. Hope Stadium to raise funds for Mt. Hope High School band uniforms. Proceeds will support the school program.
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Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Mt. Hope Stadium
Eddie Siebert
Gene Carter
Mt. Hope High School
Lions
Lionesses
Focal Clubs
Mount Hope Child Treated for Arm Injury
Betty Ruth Ward three year old daughter of Millard Ward of Mount Hope was discharged from Beckley Hospital after treatment for an injury to her left arm. She was admitted at 11 20 a m for care related to an injury received on August 22.
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Mount Hope
Betty Ruth Ward
Millard Ward
Beckley Hospital
Mrs Harper Dies At Fayetteville
Mrs Lara Huse Harper 71 longtime Fayetteville figure died at home from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Sunday at her home with Rev Charles McNutt officiating. Burial will follow in Beckley cemetery. She is survived by three stepdaughters Leola Deering Bertha Stanley Myrtle Bowling and three stepsons Earl Walter and Frank Harper plus cousins Fred Montgomery Albert O’Neal and her niece Myrtle Walters.
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Register
Fayetteville
Lara ‘Huse Harper
Huse
Charles McNutt
Beckley
Leola Deering
Huntington
Bertha Stanley
Myrtle Bowling
Earl
Walter
Frank Harper
Fred Montgomery
Montgomery
Albert O'Neal
Myrtle Walters
Six Divorce Suits Filed In Fayette County
Six new divorce actions were filed in Fayette County Circuit Clerk’s office. Plaintiffs include John Aiello and Naona Aiello. Jose Robertson and H O Robertson. Nancy Sue Dillard and Donald Walker. Lora Trick and Dorothy Burns. Douglas Trick. W Howard Reed and H Virginia Reed. Juanita Holloway and Frank J Holloway. Also noted, six year old Drema Kay Bowden underwent tonsil and adenoid operation at Beckley Hospital.
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Fesister
Fayetteville
Fayette County
John Aiello
Naona Aiello
Jose £. Robertson
H. O Robertson
Nancy Sue Dillard
Donald Walker
Jack W. Dillard
Lora
Rick
Dorothy Burns
Douglas Trick
W. Howard Reed
H. Virginia Reed
Juanita Holloway
Frank J. Holloway
Fred Shannon Jr Returns Home For Summer Vacation
Fred H. Shannon Jr after a summer term at Columbia University returns to Pineville for a month of vacation to resume music study. He plans to return to New York in September for the fall term. He traveled with his parents and Miss Betty Lea Byrd to Elsin, North Carolina to visit relatives during the weekend.
Lions to Have Dance Tonight
Indication of capacity attendance at a Lions Club dance in Mullens High School auditorium shows ticket sales near 800 of a 1000 quota. Proceeds fund the sight conservation program aiding Wyoming County children with defective eyes, supplying glasses. Tommy Thomas and his band perform 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Awards at the event include a refrigerator, shotgun, electric oven, nylon hose, and other merchandise.
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Register
Mullens
Lions Club
Mullens High School
Wyoming County
Sight Conservation Committee
Yommy Thomas
Veterans Administration opens therapy posts in West Virginia
Post openings for about 100 experienced therapists and instructors in a medical rehabilitation program expanding in VA hospitals across the Richmond Branch area. The plan speeds convalescence for World War II casualties and aids civilian reentry with education and pre vocational training. starting salaries range from 2644 to 4902 yearly with emphasis on convalescent care in West Virginia and nearby states.
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Veterans Administration
Richmond
Beckley VA
Army
West Virginia
Mrs Long Receives Farewell Shower in Kopperston
Mrs Solon Long, preparing to move to Beards Fork, was feted with a farewell shower at Kopperston Community Church. Hostesses included Mrs T R Workman and Mrs Lester Buckley with many friends attending and gifts sent by numerous local residents.
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Register
Kopperston
Solon Long
Beards Fork
T. R. Workman
Lester Buckley
Rufus Davidson
Harvey Pruett
R. G. Daniel
E. C. Cooper
Black
George Goins
Ashford Toler
Olen Holley
A. A. Goble
D. P. Moore
Leonard Moore
Lawrence Worrells
George Atkins
J. H. Justice
Cleo Short
W. Green
A. A. Cobb
Rufus ‘Williams
Chester Hawkins
Earl Duncan
W. B. Joridan
T. H. Bailey
D Hager
Buckley
Rufus ‘Davison
Workman
Pruett
J. G. Carr
Arnold Mager
Helen Lester
Ziegler
Jack Brenham
Centers
Grace Goins
Webister
Harry Poe
Mulker
Divorces Filed In Wyoming County
Six divorce cases were filed in the Wyoming County Circuit Court as listed by the Circuit Clerk. Names include Pearl Lafferty versus Jl Lafferty, Frank Wood versus Thelma Wood, Effie Shannon versus McGinnis Shannon, Chessie Diez versus Joe Diez, Claudie Alexander versus Raymond Alexander, and Maude Tabor versus Leslie Tabor. Attorney listings accompany several filings.
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Stall
Weller Pinevilla
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Pearl Lafferty
Jl Lafferty
Bailey and Shannon
Navy Vet and Brother Enter Army at Oak Hill
Oak Hill station reports 14 Fayette County youths enlisted in the regular Army during the first four days of the week. Sgt. H. J. Ramsey, recruiting sergeant, noted a former Army master sergeant and Navy veteran who traveled to Cincinnati for a visit. John H. Pazzato, a World War II veteran, enlisted again for three years in the Special Service Division after a 90 day furlough, bringing a decorated service record including Rhineland and Central Europe battles.
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Register
Oak Hill
Faylette County
H. J. Ramsey
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Army
Cincinnati
Sailor
Ramsey
Pineville
John H
Lambert
Sarah Morgan
Cin
John H. Pazzato
Jermati
Ohio
Special Service Division
33Rd
Engineer Special Service Regiment
Rhineland
Europe
Germany
Miss Betty June Goff Guest of Murdock Family
Miss Betty June Goff daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Goff of Big Island Virginia is the guest of Miss Dorothy June Murdock at Frantz Avenue home of her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Murdock Murdock had formerly visited Big Island and was accompanied home by her guest Monday Return to Wyoming By Register Stall writer G A Neal and children have returned to their home at Wyoming after spending three weeks vacation with relatives in Charleston and Beckley They also attended the State Fair at Lewisburg West Virginia
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Register
Mullens
Chando O'Dell
Moran Avenue
Hom‘ing Falls
Charleston
Hemster
D.grove Moler
Stephen
Kitty
Frantz Avenue
Griffins
Roelster Stald
J. H. Griffin
South Mullens
Nancy Janney
O. C.janney
Oak Hill
Virginia Beach
Pineville
R.F. Wildey
Stephenson
Robert Kitchen
Huntington
Woodrow W.cook
Barbara
Mulfens
C. W. Shuffflebarger
Peggy
Myra Sue Shuffiebarger
Perry C. Cook
Murdocks
Betty June ‘Goff
W. W. Goff
Big Island
Virginia
Dorothy June Murdock
Fred Murdock
Murdock
Wyoming
G. A. Neal
Beckley
Lewisburg
West Va
Mullens Plans Lower Cost Street Lighting Expansion
Mayor Joe E. Orr announces a 10 year renewal with Union Power to boost Mullens street illumination by 33 1 3 percent and add eight new fixtures. The contract allows cancellation after 60 days, includes potential general rate reductions, and aims to offset costs with power savings.
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Union Power Company
Orr
Malens
Wyoming Teachers To Meet Tomorrow In Pineville
Wyoming County teachers prepare for school opening with a general meeting in Pineville called by Superintendent W A Bailey Jr. An expected 9200 pupils across 105 schools on September 3. Mae S Belcher leads a morning session for new teachers on scheduling and reports. Bailey notes 320 teachers cover 96 elementary schools eight high schools and one trade school.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
W. A. Bailey, I Jr
Bailey
Mae S. Belcher
Family Return From Virginia Trip
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mullens and their son Curtis return home from a short vacation in Virginia. They stayed with relatives including Gilbert McGinnis and family in Natural Bridge, Jack Carter and family in Lebanon, and W. S. Chrisman relatives in Portsmouth.
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Register
Mullens
W. H
W. S. Chrisman
Portsmouth, Virginia
Visitors from Princeton Stay With Kerns Family
Visitors from Princeton, Mr and Mrs John Calhoun and their two children Johnny and Lucy, spent the past weekend with Mr and Mrs L W Kerns on Frantz Avenue Mullens.
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Mullens
Register
L. W. Kerns
Frantz Avenue
John Calhoun
Johnny
Lucy
Princeton
Mrs Buell Swope Accepts School Post in Coal Mountain
Mrs Buell Swope, after summer in West Maullens with her son-in law and daughter, will teach at Coal Mountain grade school. She visits Mt Carbon this week with her son J B Swope Jr and will return Thursday. her husband remains in Mullens to help at the Mullens Advocate.
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Mullens
Buell Swope
West Maullens
Ray Toler
Coal Mountain
J. B. Swope, Jr
Mt. Carbon
Back from trip by Register Stall Weller
Myrtle Mullins Wyoming County Health Nurse and Louise Hyatt Wyoming County Trade School secretary returned from a week in Washington D C and Clarksburg W Va Visit in Virginia Mr and Mrs C L White of West Mullens are spending this week with relatives in Virginia
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Stall Weller
Pineville
Myrtle Mullins
Wyoming County
Louise Hyatt
Wyoming County Trade School
Washington, D. C
Clarksburg
W. Va
Virginia
Register
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