Community Christmas Tree Site Chosen by Jaycees
Oak Hill community prepares for a Christmas tree at Central Avenue and Main Street with a barricade, eight feet tall. Jaycees announce home decorating contest entries due December 18 with prizes of a $50 savings bond $25 bond and $10 cash. Proceeds from a Thanksgiving Eve dance benefit Oak Hill Orphanage as two Jaycee youths are slated for a 1951 summer camp.
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Oak Hill
Central Avenue
Main Street
Junior Chamber of Commerce
N. M. Steen
American Legion
Jaycees
Lynco Man Hurt In Mine Conveyor Accident
Lynco resident Tate, 31, was admitted to Grace Hospital Welch for treatment of lacerations to the right hand after his hand was caught in a conveyor chain while working at the Crozier Coal and Land Company mine.
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LYNCO
Hasket Tate
Grace Hospital
Welch
Crozier Coal and Land Company
Coal Mountain Mine Cited for Conforming With Federal Code
Coal Mountain No. 12 mine operated by Red Jacket Coal Corporation in Wyoming County was commended in a reinspection report by the Bureau of Mines for conforming with the Federal Mine Safety Code. Inspector A L Ulshafer noted an average output of 986 tons daily and cited safety improvements including locomotive equipment, frame grounding, proper locomotive fuses, and state certification of three underground officials.
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Coal Mountain
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Coal Mountain No. 12
Bureau of Mines
A. L. Ulshafer
Wyoming County
Ulshafer
Kopperston
Kopperston No. 2
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Funeral Rites Set for Miss Freda Bays of Oak Hill
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday for Miss Freda Bays 48 of Oak Hill who died at a sister’s home in Fayetteville early Monday pneumonia was listed as cause Burial will be in Peters Cemetery Dothan She was visiting her sister Mrs Kenneth Toney at the time of death She is survived by her father E J Bays of Oak Hill a daughter Mrs Beulah Legg of Scarbro and many brothers and sisters including C E Bays Ralph Bays G C Bays Mrs Lillian Scott Mrs Ada Dillon Irene Marie Charles Edward Cecil and Paul Windsor The body will leave Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill Monday at 4 p m
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Oak Hill
Freda Bays
Kenneth Toney
Fayetteville
Church of God
L. E. Thomas
Mark Haney
Peters
Dothan
Cecil Dillon
Scarbro
E. J. Bays
Beulah Legg
C. E. Bays
Ralph Bays
Lochgelly
G. C. Bays
Lillian Scott
Ada Dillon
Irene
Marie
Charles
Appalachian
Edward
Starrett
Cecil
Omar
Paul Windsor
Tyree
Eleven Men Included In New Draft Call
Eleven draftees ordered to report for final induction into the armed services on December 13 in the fifth call issued by the Wyoming County Selective Service Board. Included are three men whose induction was postponed earlier: Jack Finney and William Stump of Mullens and James Robert Webb of Crab Orchard, formerly Mullens. Names of the eight other draftees to be released later today.
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Mullens
Armed Services
Wyoming County Selective Service Board
Jack Finney
William Stump
James Robert Webb
Crab Orchard
Birth Announced for Hammock Family in Whitesville
Mr and Mrs Fugene Hammock of Whitesville announce the birth of a 7 pound 4 ounce son on December 1 at Whitesville Clinic.
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Whitesville
Fugene Hammock
Whitesville Clini
Fayette Trial Docket for January Term to Be Set
Fayette Circuit Court docket for the January term will be set at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Judge R. J. Thrift Jr.'s office. Attorneys unable to attend may telephone or leave a message with the circuit clerk regarding their cases.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
R. J. Thrift
Woman credits HADACOL for easing chores and sleep
Mrs. Laura Norris of St. Louis reports relief from tiredness and irritability after using HADACOL, claiming improved sleep and energy for housework. She notes prior vitamin deficiencies and endorses the product, with trial and larger bottle pricing and direct ordering details.
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Laura .Norris
South 6Th St
St. Louis
Mrs. Norris
LeBlanc Corp
Lafayette
LeBlanc Corporation
Summerlee Union Dedicates Hall After 7th Anniversary
Summerlee United Mine Workers Local 6048 marked its seventh anniversary with the official dedication of a new union hall on the main road into Summerlee. The 30 by 50 foot cement block building, begun in June and finished in October, seats 200 in an auditorium and includes an office for the financial secretary. George Blizzard, former UMW District 29 field representative, spoke on the local’s history since its 1933 founding, while C. E. Jones discussed mine safety. Officers present included Robert McCormick president and Walter Harris treasurer, with 50 members in the local.
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Summerlee
United Mine Workers
George Blizzard
UMW _ District 29
Summerlee Union
C. E. Jones
District 29
Walter Harris
Robert McCormick
J. O. Jones
George Clark
Felix Kyndel
William Samuels
Washington Calhoun
Stickler Funeral Rites Set For Mrs Delphia Stickler
Funeral services for Mrs Delphia Jane Stickler 74 will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at the home of her son S D Stickler in Lockbridge with Rev Robert Henson officiating Burial will be in the Lockbridge family cemetery She was a Brooks Methodist Church member daughter of the late Davis Fox Surviving are two sisters two daughters another son 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Nickell Funeral Home at East Rainelle will move the body to the son s home at 5 p m Tuesday
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Lockbridge
Delphia Jane Stickler
S. D. Stickler
Robert Henson
Brooks Methodist Church
Tavern Keepers Face Trial for Selling Whisky
Two Pineville tavern keepers L. T. Helmuth of Curley’s Place and Ed Collins of East Pineville Drive Inn face trial in Pineville court for illegal whisky sales. Each posted $500 bond awaiting arraignment at 2 p.m. Saturday. Sheriff Miller led a raid uncovering whisky in both venues. eight Helmouth patrons were fined for drunkenness. a third suspect, operator of a Wolfpen service station, did not appear.
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Pineville
East Pineville
Preston Wilson
L. T. Helmouth
Curley’s Place
Ed Collins
East Pineville Drive
John H. Miller
Helmouth
Wilson
Christmas Seal Sale Passes $1,000 Mark In First Week
Fayette County receipts for the 1950 Christmas seal sale totalled 1029.40 with over 700 residents reporting back mail acknowledgments. The drive, officially opened Monday, runs through Christmas Day to support the 1951 tuberculosis association program.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
R. J. Thrift, Jr
County Tuberculosis Association
Driver Escapes Injury in Wreck at Glen Jean
Oak Hill resident Far Shelton 28 of Barboursville Ky escaped injury Saturday when his tractor trailer left the road at Glen Jean Hill and plunged into a water filled ditch. The truck was southbound from Oak Hill and brakes failed he told State Trooper Gibbs. He avoided three waiting cars and the creek. The tractor trailer owned by E T Tranthan of Greenville Tenn was heavily damaged with beans spilled. No further investigation planned. Closed for funeral Fayette County Courthouse offices closed for county clerk Lacy A Neely death. Pine Knob visitor U S Dickens of Athens.
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Oak Hill
Far Shelton
Barboursville
Glen Jean
Glen Jean Hill
H. D. Gibbs
Fayetteville
E. T. Tranthan
Greenville, Tenn
Gibbs
Glen Rogers Scouts Honor Guests at Fete
In Glen Rogers a Scout Cabin party honored parents and friends of the Boy Scouts and Cub Pack for support of projects. Scoutmaster Hubert Durham led arrangements as youths performed songs and games and J. L. Brawley spoke. Mrs. Grady Bailey gave a prayer. Refreshments followed for 45 attendees.
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Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers Boy Scouts
Hubert Durham
J. L. Brawley
Grady Bailey
Fayetteville 4-H Clubs Reorganize For Year
Fayette County 4-H clubs reorganize with 24 groups reported by Miss Lucile Hudkins. Oakland Greyhound club in Smither community has 15 members under Nadine Buckholt. Chestnut Knob Golden Eagles Club in Layland lists 20 members led by Vic Gilkeson and Elgie Hicks. Cotton Hill Willing Workers from Fayetteville Route 2 has 13 members. Nuttall Do-Lots at Lookout counts 12 members. Guaneka Junior Club of Gauley Bridge, guided by N. E. Shaver, has 18 members. Each club lists officers, leaders, and adult council members.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Lucile Hudkins
Oakland Greyhound Club
Smither
Nadine Buckholt
Barbara Wilson
Shirley Neal
Jo Ann Marsho
Jo Ann Mee~ Kinney
Rosamarie Elswick
Smithers
Betty Jo Spencer
Joann Craige
Longacre
Buckholt
Mary Marsho
Ann Wilson
Thelma Cosgrove
Edith Sizemore
Chestnut Knob Golden Eagles Club
Layland
Vic Gilkeson
Elgie Hicks
Julia Belle Fitzpatrick
Nathan Jinks
Carolyn Gilkerson
Anna Belle Coughlin
Katie Jo Hicks
John Coughlin
William Fitzpatrick
Howard Hall
Bill Sheaves
Emidio Pettinaro
Cotton Hill
Effie Renick
Gertrude Curry
Drema Harrah
Alla Mae Myers
Louella Myers
Jimmy Curry
Louisa Harrah
Renick
Beulah Myers
Nuttall Do
Lookout
Ernest Wellman
Garland McCutcheon
Jack Tucker
Corliss
Lucy Ann Davis
John Deitz
Winona
Barbara Wheeler
Carol Willis
Nuttall High School
Guaneka Junior Club
Gauley Bridge
N. E. Shaver
Katie Helmick
Fannie Harmon
Peggy Folorine
Myra Mann
Josephine Denniss
Barbara Legg
Patty Ashley
Dean Brown
Emmitt Hamilton
Alice Hamlton
Ed Mann
11th Diphtheria Case Reported in Fayette
Fayette County reports its 11th diphtheria case of the year, a child named Gary Neal, 4, of Smithers. Diagnosed Friday by Dr. M. A. Moore of Montgomery, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Neal.
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Register
OAK Hill
Gary Neal
Smithers
Fayette County
Health Department
James Neal
M. A. Moore
Montgomery
Constable Shot in Leg During Deer Hunt
Constable Dewey Bailey of Mullens Welch was hospitalized after a deer hunting accident yesterday. He was shot in the leg above the knee by his 15 year old nephew, in an accidental discharge when the younger hunter stumbled. Sheriff John H. Miller confirmed no foul play. Hunters checked 34 deer at three stations, including 23 at Pineville and seven at another site.
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Mullens
Welch
Dewey Bailey
John H. Miller
Pineville
Massey Funeral Rites Thursday
Frank Massey 58 a former W M Ritter Lumber employee died at Beckley Hospital after a paralytic stroke. Funeral services will be at Pine Grove Church Ravencliff at 11 a.m. Thursday with Rev Hiram Rinehart officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife Annie Blankenship Massey four sons six daughters two brothers and three sisters both in North Carolina. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to Massey residence at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Mullens
Frank Massey
Otsego
Pine Grove
Ravencliff
Hiram Rinehart
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Beckley Hospital
North Carolina
Annie Blankenship Massey
Johnny
Frank
Gillis
Jesse
Tony Maraschillo
Maben
Harold Grossner
Loma
Basil Sizemore
McGraws
Roy Sizemore
Glen Rogers
Edna
Peggy
Robertson and Foglesong
Massey
Mullens Hunters Report Kills at Oceana Field Station
In the Mullens area at Oceana a late hour tally shows five illegal kills including three does and two spiked bucks. The largest legal harvest was a 13 point buck around 235 pounds. Seven Mullens area hunters registered kills yesterday at Petere Fish Sales and Service Company Checking Station. Named hunters include Steve L. Salter of Helen with a 7 point 150 pound buck, L. E. Staton of Corine with a 9 point 160 pound buck aged about 8.5 to 9.5 years, Jack E. Canada of Soulsville with a 5 point 125 pound buck, Thomas J. Rakes of Amigo with a 5 point 125 pound buck, Roy Shrewsbury near Stephenson with a 4 point 150 pound buck, Francis Shrewsbury near Stephenson with a 6 point 160 pound buck, and George Clyde Acord of Otsego with a probable 4 pointer weighing around 125 pounds.
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Jack E. Canada
Soulsville
Thomas J. Rakes
Amigo
Roy Shrewsbury
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