Ansted Fire Destroys Post Office and Truck Blaze
Fire Chief H F Webb reports an early morning blaze in Ansted destroyed the post office and Eunice drug store loading area with about 15 workers aiding. A Keystone gas transport truck burned, sealing the post office and store room, with minor damage to the city hall and Mill Creek Collieries store. The fire started when fuel overflow ignited in the sewer near Mill Creek bridge and raged for about three hours, halting power and telephone lines. Damage estimates place the truck at around 4000 dollars and the drug store room at 3500 dollars. Temporary city hall headquarters were set up as repairs began.
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Register
Ansted
H. F. Webb
Eunice
Keystone
Ansted Bank
Webb
Mill Creek
Bank
C. E. Addis
Mill Creek Collieries Company
Vickers Skaggs Nominated In Montgomery Mayor Race
State Senator Arnold M. Vickers is the Democratic mayoral nominee for Montgomery’s January election, opposing incumbent H S Skaggs who was renominated by the Republican convention. The article notes Vickers’ prior terms as Montgomery mayor and his 1946 election from the 11th district. An unrelated statistic states 85 percent of the world's land area lies north of the equator.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Arnold M. Vickers
Vickers
H. S. Skaggs
Fayette Deputy Fights Moonshiner Near Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville deputy sheriff Dick Kincaid exchanged gunfire with Carl Jones alias Romle Earl Hughes near Gauley Bridge while pursuing a suspected moonshine dealer. Jones fled after dropping a sack of moonshine. a stray bullet grazed Kincaid's coat and a window, injuring a woman whose name was not released.
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Register
Fayetteville
Dick Kincaid
Carl Jones
Romle Earl Hughes
Gauley River
Gauley Bridge
Jones
Kincaid
Jane
Kincald
Fayetteville Canning Center Cans 36231 Quarts of Food
Fay etteville Canning center supervised by S. R. Mills has canned 36231 quarts of vegetables fruits and meats to date. It includes 15385 green beans 9098 corn 1482 kale 322 beefs 90 carrots 5499 tomatoes 1305 pumpkin 229 mixed fruits 170 pickles 1373 sweet potatoes 1400 beef 262 chicken and 86 pork cans. The project began July 15 and is supported by the Fayetteville board of education and the Fayetteville Business Men's Association.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette
Mills
Board of Education
Washington, D. C
Fayette Boys Meet in Capital After Navy Duty
Howard Washington a pharmacist’s mate of Oak Hill and Bill Dix formerly of Carlisle now in the Navy bumped into each other at the Philadelphia Opera House book-room after a Carmen performance. They hadn’t seen each other since 1940 and traveled up the street together recalling Oak Hill high school days. Both are sons of local families, Washington from Oak Hill and Dixon from Carlisle.
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Register
Will
Howard Washington
U.S. Navy
Philadelphia Opera House
Bill Dixon
Carlisle
Navy
Oak Hill High School
Washington
Hit-Run Victim J. A. Duncan Identified in Fayetteville
Information from state police says J. A. Duncan a 64 year old Salem Road farmer was struck by a hit and run driver as he stepped from a truck near the Cc 1& O Dey cleaners plant on Oak Hill Friday night about 9:30. He suffered a broken leg and bruises. Mrs. Duncan was present. A stranger aided the ambulance crew. police seek the driver and ask the injured man to contact them. Duncan is brother of Fayetteville postmaster A. J. Duncan.
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Register Start
Wesler
Fayetteville
W. R. Callaghan
J. A. Duncan
Salem Road
Cc 1& O Dey Cleaners
Oak Hill
Beckley Calendar of Club and Red Cross Activities
The weekly calendar lists service events in Beckley including Red Cross knitting and sewing groups at the Memorial Building, Christmas programs at First Baptist and Beckley Presbyterian churches, Girl Scout and auxiliary meetings, and a Service Men Canteen setup on Prince Street with multiple group officiants through the week.
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Jean Givens
Junior Woman's Club
Service Men
Prince Street
J. B. Ashley
Red Cross
Memorial Building
The
Beckley Ministerial Association
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Singer
of Sophia
First Baptist Church
Ann Rose
B. M. Weaver
Tennil
Tod
Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Business Girl
Degree of Honor Lodge
First Methodst
K. D. Bowers
Group 17
Princestreet
Hoon
Red Cross Sewme
Methodist
Dirty Dozen
Heber Street
D. PF
McKenzie
Prince Stree
Knitting Groupe
Brotherhood of Railroad
White Pine Lodge
Raleigh
R. K. Rubush
Bessie Wondrum
Beckley
J. B. McGinnis
Mt Hope Flier Wounded in Action Over Italy
Second Lt. Samuel McIntire of Mount Hope West Virginia, a bombardier on a Flying Fortress, was wounded during an air engagement over Italy in September. He and his crew shot down seven Axis aircraft as the fortress sustained damage including loss of an engine.
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Associated Press
Wabhington
Samuel ‘S. McIntire
Mount Hope
W. Va
Italy
War, Department
MeIntire
Quartet Formed By Oak Hill High School Band
Oak Hill high school forms a brass quartet Baird Martin cornet Steve Morton cornet Kellis Miller trombone Billie Gourde baritone. They debut December 23 at the Lions Club meeting and will perform Christmas carols with Kenneth Hudson bass horn for shopping days. The Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce funds the engagements. Past ensembles from the band have been popular with the public.
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Register
Oak Hill
Baird Martin
Steve Morton
Kellis Miller
Billie Gourde
Oak Hill High School
Civic Club
Lion’s Club
Kenneth Hudson
Mrs Ruth Morton Dies In Fayette
Mrs Ruth J Morton of Salem dies at home after four weeks of heart illness. Born July 12, 1887 in Dothan she is survived by eight children two sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Oak Hill Brethren Church tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Rev L A Myers officiating burial Chestnut Grove cemetery.
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Register Star
Oak HiTd
Ruth J. Morton
Salem
Oak Hill
Washington, D. C
Orville L. Stevens
Morgantown
Haved G. Stevens
Archie L. Stevens
Coul Mountain
Emma Tuggle
Daisey Huddleston
Gatewood
Hallie Payne
Violet Power
Dothan
Mae Painter
Fayetteville
Kev. G. A. Pegram
St. Albans
Howard Pegram
West Fort
Arkansas
Pegram
Lawrence Pegram
Seth
Oak Hill Booster Banquet To Honor 1943 Football Team
Oak Hill Boosters president announces a December 17 banquet at 6 30 PM in the Oak Hill Methodist church to honor the Oak Hill high school football squad of 1943. West Virginia University coach Rodgers is hoped as guest speaker. Rooster’s club members admitted with 143 membership cards. Limited tickets at 1 24, sales by C P White. Sergeant Albert Kawalsky, home on furlough, recently visited Scarbro parents before returning to Fort Monroe Virginia.
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Register
Oak Hill
J. S. Marton
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Rodgers
West Virginia University
C. P. White
Morton
Oak Mill
Register Stalf
Albert Kawalsky
Scarbro
Kawalsky
United States Army
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Dempsey Rites Are Set Today at Ansted funeral
Ansted area obituary notes eight year old Flijah EB Dempsey died at home on Turkey Creek after a heart ailment. He was a Baptist church member and survived by six children and several relatives. Funeral held at 2 p.m. at Turkey Creek with burial in Hendrick's cemetery.
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Stall Weiler Oak Hill
Flijah EB
Dempsy
Turkey Creek
Ansted
Baptist Church of
Fayette County
Edward Dempsy
Walter Dempsy
Beckley
Bert Dempsy
Montgomery
Carl Dempsy
United States Army
Hallie Dempsy
Charleston
Clara Hall
David Pattag
Joe &. Brown
Summersville
Hendrick's
Transfer of Oak Wood Rum to Santa Ana for Air Force pilot training
Private First Class Dorset E. Settle, son of Mrs. Mary J. Settle of Page, wounded in the Mediterranean sector as announced by the war department. Donald Hull andsworth of Oak Hill released after appendix operation. Staff Sergeant Raymond Prater, returned home on furlough from Trinidad until December 30. Dorothy Calhoun to return to Washington, D C, after services following her father’s death.
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Mount Hope
Maude Kinisler
Elsie Maude Kinstler
Otto Kinstler
O. R. Snodgrass
Dallas Friend
Ellis Friend
Ivydale
Register
Oak Till
Dallas Woodrum
United States Army Fair Forces
Santa Ana
California
Air Force
PAGE
Dorsey E. Settle
Mary J. Settle
Mediterranean
War Department
Oak Hill
Donald Hullandsworth
Oak Hill Hospital
Register Staft Wesler
Raymond Prater
Trinidad
Washington
Dorothy Calhoun
Washington, D. C
Military families and separations span Beckley area
The page lists service members and relatives visiting or at home across Beckley and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Dick Wilkins and Seaman Wilkins, Private Clifton Ballard heading to Charleston, Sgt. Robert Lowder on furlough from Trinidad, and many others returning to posts at Fort Knox Camp Shelby and Marsh Field California. Also notes patients and hospitalizations in Raleigh General and Lynchburg due to injuries and illness.
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Dick Wilkins
Woodlawn Avenue
Wilkins
United States Navy
New Orleans
Louisiana
Clifton Ballard
United States Army
Sylvester Ballard
Bozoo
Robert Lowder
Pineville
Roy FE. Elkins
Elkins
South Heber Street
LaVerne Elkins
Everett Harvey
Armored Command
Fort Knox
Kentucky
BE. M. Harvey
Beckley
Hubert Houchins
Linda
William Humphreys
Beaver
Ray A. Gwinn
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Emily Gwinn
Mount Hope
Mary J. Farnsworth
Margaret A. Haines
Raleigh General Hospital
Carl E. Street
Stinson Field
San Antonio
Texas
Ralph M. Street
Bruns General Hospital
Santa Fe
New Mexico
W. F. Street
Bud
Harvey Bailey
Colonial Apartments
Harvey C. Bailey
Jmn
Army Headquarters Training Unit
Marsh Field
California
Mwe
Kenneth Richardson
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
W. H. Richardson
Tolbert Street
Frank Pitzer
Ann Canterbury
4. K. Canterbury
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
Pirates Fall to Clay Panthers 39 36 in Friday Loss
Clay Panthers defeated the Pirates 39 to 36 after a 26 25 halftime lead. Maynard King captained the Pirates with Donald Jones scoring 12 and Eugene Cuervo 11 for the visitors. Referee Toby Chandler officiated.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayettesville Pirates
Clay Panthers
Clay
Pirate
Maynard King
Panthers
Donald Jones
Eugene Cuervo
Tommy Smith
Virgil Smith
Toby Chandler
Pastor from Oak Hill Accepts Pratt Kansas Post
Tak es Kansas job Oak Hill Lawrence Adkins former Oak Hill has accepted the pastorate of the Church of God in Pratt Kansas training at Great Lakes Illinois, on leave with relatives in Beckley. Mrs G W Hayworth of Austin Quente a Raleigh General hospital patient. Private First Class Fletcher Hicks returns to Camp Livingston Louisiana after a furlough with Beckley family.
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Emma S. Beard
Beckley
Lynchburg
Virginia
John L. Sirgcco
United States Navy
Moffett Field
California
Edward Curtis Hatcher
Waller A. Hatcher
East Beckley
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
Fva Grimmett
A. L. Grimmett
Raleigh
Hatcher
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
J. &. Carnahan
Sophia
William A. Rodgers
Bloomington
Rodgers
Koppers
Helen
Glen White
Bloomington College
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Norman Garten
Maryland Avenue
Valley Drive
Harry Ritter
Chanute Field
Ranfoul
Illinois
J.J. Ritter
Coal City
Dorothy Light
Beckley Hospital
Patty Childress Grimes
Raleigh General Hospital
Clay Walker
Kansas
Register
OAK Hill
Lawrence Adkins
Church of God At
Pratt
Great Lakes
G. W. Hayworth
Austin Quente
Mr. Counts
Charleston
Fletcher Hicks
Camp Livingston
Louisiana
James H. Wicks
Clarence Hicks
C. C. Hicks
Mrs. Tilton E. Smith
Miss Imogene Layton
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Fayette County News
Fayette Center
Owen Rickard
Qak Hill
Gwen Rickard
Camp Cook
Whipple
Capital
Register Social
General Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Woman's Auxiliary
FE. J. Norvis
Prosperity Baptist Church
William Kautz
Durie Lily
Mt. Hope
Ruth Morton
Boosters Club
Helena Curtis
Violet’s
Mra
Violet Allenbaugh
Mer
Dial
Dempsey
Harry Ford
P. D. Ford
Leansport
Homestead
Florida
Ferry Command
Wilmington
Delaware
MA C DE Kins Kler Foyebee
Snweve OO
Aemwre Oe
Rae
Gaymode
Rica Sun
Rio Tan
Denier
U.S. Pat
Pirates
Rosy Beldridge
Oak Hll Hospital
Oak
Mabel Davis
Glen Jean
Clyde Duncan
Almeda Duncan
Aubrey Warren
Chenille
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