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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1944

Page

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Fisher Rites Held for Oak Hill Resident

Funeral services for James Lewis Fisher 74 of Oak Hill are set for today at 2 p m in the Church of God with Rev J E Moore officiating. Burial at Rhinehart cemetery Scarbro rural route one. Surviving wife India Fisher and children Violet Beattie Martha Mary Sherman Julia Charles plus four others.

Oak Hill James Lewis Fisher Church of God Dothan J. E. Moore Rhinehart Scarbro India Fisher Violet Fisher Beattie Fisher Martha Fisher Mary Smith Prince Sherman Fisher Portsmouth Virginia Julia Fitzwater Charles Fisher

Route 6 paving eyed Mount Hope to Prince road project

Mount Hope moves toward a direct paved highway as the state road commission plans bidding on grading drainage and concrete paving for 2.29 miles of route 6 from Mount Hope into the Garden Ground. C and O lines extend toward the Garden Ground mine with a branch railroad under construction.

Register Mount Hope State Road Commission Prince C. L. Hundley Batolf Mountain Mill Creek New River Company Hundley Batoft Mountain Quinnimont Beckley New Prince

Lively funeral services for Mrs Ephie Ward Lively today

Funeral services for Mrs Ephie Ward Lively will be held at 2 p m in the Church of God at Oak Hill. She died Thursday in Huntington after five months of illness. She was born January 3 1891 at Trap Hill and was 53. Survived by husband Bri W Lively and children Leslie Fred Ernest Edward Jeanie Ruby Lee and others. Burial in Highlawn cemetery with Bible class members as flower bearers.

Register Oak Hill Ephie Ward Lively Church of God of Oak Hil Gertie McNally Oak Hi Charles Rice J. W. Kinzer Beckley Highlawn Church of God Church

Wales to Oak Hill Airman Reunites with Son After Overseas Service

Technical Sergeant Eldon McShirey Decker returns to Oak Hill after two years as C-47 crew chief with the Eighth Army. He describes 1300 flight hours across Europe and India, recounts D-Day flak, Holland invasion, and missions while praising airborne troops. Decker heads to Miami Beach for rest before reassignment. his son, born January 20, 1943, calls him Mac.

Register OAK Hill Eldon McShirey Decker Decker Eighth Army Sybia Haly Belgium France Holland India Pan Ronald Roach Beckley Efe Germany Prince Bernhardt the Nether Sergeant Decker Burns Underwood Long Branch Beaver Lawrence Pack Raleigh Road England Beyat Libya Tunisia Sicily Italy Holand Uantil Wales Miami Beach Florida Mac Eleanor Gray Decker C. 8. Decker

Marriage License Applications Filed in Fayette County

Fayette county court house records list several marriage license applicants. Edward B. Cook aged 60 and Fannie Kessler aged 41 of Dathan, Dost Mohamed 25 and ir 21 of Hill Top, George O. Richardson 32 and Trella V. Breeze 21 of Oak Shum, Harold D. Taylor 24 of Skilsyth and Margie Lee Beverly 21 of Portsmouth Virginia.

Register Fayetteville Fayette County Court House H. R. Beekelhimer Edward B. Cook Fannie Kessler Dathan Dost Mohamed I R Hilltop George O. Richardson Trella V. Breeze Oak Shum Harold D. Taylor Skils

Kemp Stricken as Family Rushes to bedside

Jess Kemp of Brooklyn is seriously ill at Laird Memorial hospital in Montgomery. His daughters Annie Kemp and Louise Smith of Pittsburgh have been summoned to his bedside.

Brooklyn Jess Kemp Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Annie Kemp Louise Smith Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

20 Percent of TB Seal Quota Reached in Fayetteville

Fayetteville campaign chairman L Ebersole Gaines announced $1 356 25 was raised last week from Christmas seal sales to support wartime tuberculosis control. The drive began November 27 and runs through Christmas with a quota of 7000. If the pace continues the goal will be met.

Register Fayetteville L. Ebersole Gaines Fayette Tuberculosis Association

Pax man James Tyree II killed by Virginian train

James Tyree II was struck by Virginian train number 707 near Pax while walking between tracks. He died at the scene from chest and head injuries after the train whistle warning. He was 8 year old son, husband to Orphie Tyree, and father to a son, employed by Koppers Coal Co. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

James Tyree II Pax Register James Tyree Hunter Tyree Charlie Tyree Orphie Tyree Werwood Koppers ‘Coal Company Long Branch

Farm Woman's Club Luncheon Held at Long Branch Home

Pax Farm Woman's club met at Mrs. Laura Tucker's residence in Long Branch for a covered dish luncheon and meeting. Attendees included Mrs. Hattie Tyree, Mrs. Laura Cales, Mrs. Nancy Humphrey, Mrs. Qual McNeely, Mrs. Cecil Humphrey, Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Mrs. Hemp Lafferty, Mrs. B. Mason, Mrs. George Blake, Mrs. Rachel Ferguson, Mrs. Lora Freeland, Mrs. Lena Humphrey, Mrs. Della Wade, Barbara Tucker, and the hostess. Additional Fayette News on Page 10.

Register Pax Pax Farm Woman's Club Laura Tucker Long Branch Hattie Tyree Laura Cales Nancy Humphrey Qual McNeely Cecil Humphrey Raymond Kelly Hemp Lafferty B. Mason George Blake Rachel Ferguson Lora Freeland Lena Humphrey Della Wade Barbara Tucker

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