Kimberly Man Killed By Train Near Home
Fayette County reports a Kimberly resident killed instantly when struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train near his home. Parson, a Koppers Coal employee, was found across the tracks. a highway hit-and-run case leads to further grand jury action. Funeral services and survivals noted for Prather and Johnson families.
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Herier
Montgomery
Lane Parson
Kimberly
Chesapeake and Ohio
Crete
Fayette County
Henry Davis
Prather
Golden Allen
Johnson
Leslie C. Stewart
Jodie
Parson
Hooper Funeral
Koppers Coal Company
Powellton
Stewart
Tra
Gauley Bridge
W. B. Cavell
Grand Jury
Christmas Dinner Prominent at Mount Hope Presbyterian
The Men’s Sunday School class at Mount Hope Presbyterian held its annual Christmas dinner in the church lower auditorium with over 50 attendees. Dewitt Snyder led the meeting. Charles Garvin spoke. Tom Twaddle thanked the group and urged continued cooperation with new officers. Dale Olwin elected president. other officers named. Guests included Rev. Clarence Figpath, Rev. L. C. Lambert, and Mayor P. H. Garrett. A children’s program is planned for Monday night.
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Register
Mount Hope
Presbyterian Church
Dewitt Snyder
Charles Garvin
Methodist Met
Oak Hill
Tom Twaddle
Dale Olwin
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
Willard Moore
Kyle ‘Anderson
Harold Hall
Noel Williams
E.C. Amick
Clarence Fig
Mount Hope Dons Yuletide Decor and Navy Recruiting Opens
Mount Hope decorates streets and churches for Christmas as city workers hang colored lights and a 100 foot tree tops the Baptist Temple yard. Oak Hill hosts a Navy recruiting station in the post office building with Chief Torpedoman T F Schmidl conducting sessions Fridays. Warren H Smith, 17, from Howard S Smith Shads Springs, has begun recruit training at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Md. He enlisted December 10 for four years.
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Naval
Oak Hill
Register
Navy
T. F. Schmidl
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Schimidl
Warren H. Smith
Howard S. Smith
Shads Springs
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Smith
Police Seek Driver After 14-Year-Old Killed
Deepwater police search for a driver who struck David Carol Camer, 14, on State Route 6 near Deepwater on December 15. The youth died December 18 in Montgomery Hospital from head, kidney, and brain injuries. A 1936–1940 sedan with missing paint and damaged grille was described. two other youths were said to be with the driver as they left toward Oak Hill.
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Register
Deepwater
David Carol Camer
William Comer
Montgomery
A. K. Price
Oak Hill
Tax Collector Offers Help With 1946 Tax Declarations
Fayetteville reports a deputy internal revenue collector will be at the courthouse January 7 from 9 p m to 5 p m to aid those filing 1946 estimated income tax declarations. Assistance is available to those with no tax liability by January 14 1945 and to those uncertain of their liability. Rules cover wages, dependents, and farming income with several January 1947 deadlines and options to file or pay without a separate declaration.
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Register Stat Weiler
Payetteville
Internal Revenue
Court House
Fayettteville
United States
Pineville man posts bond after $100 robbery charge
Freeman Lambert, 20, of Pineville, was released under a $500 bond after waiving a preliminary hearing on a charge of stealing a filling station box containing $1900. A Pineville City Council meeting to discuss two robberies in a week was postponed until January as police plan night patrols before railroads arrive.
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Megister Hart
Pineville
Freeman Lambert
Dale Cooks
Pinesville
Shumates Tie Off Honeymoon in Mullens Ceremony
Willian Robert Shumate and Miss Jean Catherine Miller wed Sunday at the Miller home with Rev. C. R. Bright officiating. Nearly 150 guests attended as the bride wore wine silk with gold trim and a colonial bouquet. The couple plans a 10 day honeymoon and will live with her parents while he studies engineering at Morris Harvey College.
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By Heasler
Wettern Mullens
Inirginia
Willian Robert Shumate
Jean Catherine Miller
John H. Miller
Moran Avenue
H. Ben Shumate
Stephenson
Shumate
C. R.bright
First Methodist Church
Cathy §. Weaver
Hinkon
Jane Rezzohica
Mary Anni Stone
Dolphy S. Weaver, Jr
Hinton
Jsulenst
Oak Hill Pythian Sisters to Install Officer January 13
Mrs Mamie Parker will be installed as most excellent chief of the Oak Hill Pythian Sisters at the next meeting on January 13. She was named to the post at a regular meeting last night in the Knights of Pythias Hall. Rio de la Plata means River of Silver on the Atlantic coast of South America.
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Pythian Sisters
Associated Press
OAK Hill
Mamie Parker
Knights of Pythias Hall
Rio de la Plata
Atlantic
South America
Silver
Reunited After 38 Years With Local Family Reunion
Raymond Thomas of Pineville met his brother Russell Thomas of Angora Nebraska for the first time in 38 years last week. The brothers were guests of Rayns and Thomas as the Scarbro van visits, with a hog killing unit to close December 23, per TS. Leeve, instructor at DuGeis Wish School.
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Pineville
Raymond Thomas
Fk. K. Thomas
Angora
Nebraska
Russell Thomas
QAK Higs
Rayns
Thomas
Nery
TS. Leeve
Wwag
DuGeis Wish School
Brule Smokeless Xmas Party Distributes Gifts In Brule
Brule Smokeless Coal Company employees and families received Christmas gifts as two truckloads of merchandise were distributed at a Sunday event in Pineville. Over 450 gifts were handed out, aided by employee fund contributions matched by the company to a record total of 1150. Holly de Saint Nick attended, giving gifts to children with their parents present. Corliss Man Now Serving In Japan By Recaster State Godby, son of Oliver Godby of Corliss, serves with the 724th Ordnance Company in the 24th Division on Kyushu, Japan. He enlisted in February 1946 at Camp Atterbury and trained at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Edgewood Arsenal before joining the 24th Division in September. Godby noted improvements in living conditions and recreational facilities for military and civilian personnel.
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Ty Arguter
Pineville
Brule Smokeless Coal Company
Otsego
Holly de Saint Nick
Corliss
Japan
Corlis
Hardlay Godby
Oliver Godby
724Th Ordnance Company
Kyushu
Godby
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Edgewood Arsenals
2Ith
Pineville birth announces William Harkey arrival
In Pineville early this morning at 1 30 a.m. an eight and one half pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Mervin E Snaticed at their home. The new arrival is named William Harkey.
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Register
Pineville
William Harkey
Selock
Dreapis
Mervin E
Tully Brothers Home For Christmas
Lt. Commander Robert Tully and Lt. Commander Jack M. Tully, formerly based in Charleston and Washington, along with James S. Tully a National Bank Examiner in Philadelphia, met in Washington last week and drove to Fayetteville to spend Christmas week with their mother Mrs. L. S. Tully. America never entered a war on a Friday the 1th.
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Woo Neeries Aus
Fayetteville
Jack M. Tully
Charleston
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
James. S. Tully
Philadelphia
Washington
L. 5. Tully
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Germany
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Rosalind Russell
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Hopalong Cassidy
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Wilhiam Elliott Instance Moore
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