Fayette County faces prosecutor vacancy as selective service draws
Fayetteville reports that Fayette County could be left without a prosecuting attorney or assistant as Prosecutor Carl B. Vickers awaits induction and his assistant Robert J. Thrift Jr prepares for pre induction tests. The draft also hits multiple Fayetteville area residents with several men drawn for Navy service and board reclassifications.
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Register
Fayettevie
Selective Service
Fayette County
Carl B. Vickers
Robert J. Thrift, Jr
Huntington
Thrift
Boar
Kathleen Fink
Navy
Clarence Edward Camden
Robert Jackson Crist
Audrey Burl. Green
Fayetteville
William Thomas Welch
Mount Hope
Ray Gentry
General Freeman
Stanaford
William Nelson Davis
London
Thomas Jennings Dooley
Albert Lee Epperly
Marvin Edward Farley
John Henry Crawford
Okey Jennings Tolley
Oak Hill
Monroe Bernard Adkins
Fire Creek
Gordon Leon Dempsey
Charles Mason Dorsett
Trey Wesley Thorne
Allen Cy Asbury
Ronald G. Shawver
Ind
Dale G. Drumheller
Charles M. Dorsett
James C. Bailey
James E. Deviese
James K. Tragham
Elbert N. Loving
Raymond Fakus
John C. Stanevich
Edward M. Andrews
Kenneth Wyegal
Willard J. Jarrell
Beards Fork
Dewey St. Persinger
Oalk Hill
Eugene Walter Rhodes
East Rainelle
Ahen William’ Janney
Chris Edward Patrick
Rt 1
Willian Patrick Campbell
Woodrow Euggene Williams
Boomer
Robert Bennett
Norfolk, Va
Elbert Lee
Oak Hill to Open Vocational Mine Training School
Federal and county officials meet with mine leaders to plan a vocational school at Oak Hill for mine maintenance and related fields. The program would be opened locally with federal equipment and teacher funding, offering high school credits for enrollees and inviting civic clubs and the chamber of commerce to assist.
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Register
Spud Chandler Heads To Army Exam In Atlanta
Spud Chandler, Yankee pitcher and 1943 AL MVP, leaves Carnesville for a military physical in Atlanta. He had a 16–5 record and 2.37 ERA last season and is married with one child.
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Associated Press
Moultrie
Spurgeon
Spud
Nuttall Sportsmen Set Meeting on Vermin Control Program
Nuttall Red and Green club plans a 8 pm meeting Tuesday February 15 at the Nuttall high school building to discuss a vermin control program. JH Sandige president says prizes may be awarded to killers of the most vermin. 20 pairs of fox squirrels were purchased for stocking woods in the club’s area. Sandige notes woods are regrowing after overcutting but fires could wipe out game, reducing vermin control effectiveness.
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Register
JH. L. Sandige
Clung
Muttal High
Presons
Sandigo
Taylor Funeral This Afternoon
Berlin Hoten Taylor 47 of Oak Hill dies after eight months illness at Pinecrest. Funeral at Church of God at 2 p m with Revd W Kinzer and Rev Charles Rice officiating. Burial in Bays cemetery Summerset. Pallbearers listed. Survived by wife Maggie Treadway Taylor mother and father seven brothers four sisters and five children all of Oak Hill.
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Resister
Oak Will
Berlin
Hoten Taylor
Oak Hill
Church of God
W. Kinzer
Charles Rice
Bays Cemetery
Summerset
Raymond Akers
Harry Treadaway
Roscoe Akers
Russell Akers Mubert
Birt
Jim Fisher
Taylor
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley
Dothan
Edit Akers
Eva Akers
Akron
Ohio
Ruby Akers
Martha Jane Taylor
Jimmie
Howard
Jackie
Janice
Brenda Joyce
Walker Funeral Today for Mrs Ellen Russell Walker
Funeral services for Mrs Ellen Russell Walker will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2 p m with Dr W W Pharr officiating. Burial follows at Highlawn Cemetery. She died Thursday in Mount Hope. Survived by husband Beverly, daughter Mrs T L Feazell of Mount Hope, sons R E Walker of Charleston Q J Walker and Al Walker of Mount Hope, five grandchildren, three brothers and four sisters.
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Register
Mount Hope
Ellen Russell Walker
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Pharr
Highlawn
R. E. Walker
Charleston
Q. J. Walker
al Walker
Fayettte Couple Announces Daughter Betty Jane Prater Marriage
Oak Hill reports Mr and Mrs Ernest Chandler of Minden announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jane to S Sgt Raymond Alien Prater son of Mr and Mrs James W Prater of Fayetteville. The ceremony was solemnized in Washington this week.
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Register
Oak Hill
Ernest Chandler
Minden
Betty Jane
Raymond Alien Prater
James W. Prater
Fayetteville
Washington
First to Ask Soldier Ballot Filed in Fayetteville
A. D. Smith Jr. of Fayetteville filed the first application for a way ballot in the circuit clerk’s office. He requested one be sent to his son, Corporal Anderson D. Smith, at Kessler Field, Mississippi. Applications may be filed by service members or interested persons and require both voter and home addresses, plus voting precinct.
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Register
Fayetteville
A. D. Smith, Jr
Cpl
Anderson D. Smith
Kessler Field
Mississippi
The
Armed Services
Fayetteville to Hear McNutt at Pulpit
Fayetteville Presbyterians will welcome Charles McNutt a seminary senior from Richmond Virginia who will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning He was raised in Princeton and now resides in Staunton Virginia.
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Wesler
Fayetteville
Presbyterians of
Charles McNutt
Theological Seminary
Richmond
McNutt
Princeton
Staunton
Chester Blake Training at Great Lakes Naval Station
Chester Ramon Blake of Oak Hill is undergoing boat training at the U S I naval training station in Great Lakes Illinois. He learns seamanship military drill and naval procedure as he faces aptitude tests to determine assignment to a service school or active sea duty. A nine day leave will follow recruit training.
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Flecster
Oak Hill
Chester Ramon Take
Cart Blake
U. S. I Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Navy
Seaman Home From Two Ocean Wars
Arthur Mills, seaman second class aboard a Navy war vessel, has returned to Oak Hill after sea duty in the Atlantic. He is son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Mills and has served since December 1942. He wears the American and European African Middle Eastern campaign bars.
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Oak Hill
Arthur Mills
States
Atlantic
Ernest Mills
Church Training School to Open at Oak Hill Baptist
A training course for Sunday school teachers will begin Monday at Oak Hill Baptist Church at 7 30 p m and run each evening through Friday February 18. Rev James Fidler, director of religious education for the West Virginia Baptist Convention, will lead the program.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hall Baptist Church
James Fidler
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Oak Hill Churches Plan Joint World Day of Prayer Event
Oak Hill Baptist church hosts World Day of Prayer on Friday February 25 with participation from Brethren Methodist Presbyterian Church of God Raisenpal and Baptists. The service aims to unite local congregations in a shared observance.
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Oak Hill
Register
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Frice
Brethers
Methodist Presbyterian
Church of God, Raisenpal
Baptists
Longacre Private among five killed in Fort Rose blast
Private Lawrence Belmont 25 of Longacre died in a Fort Rose gunnery blast on January 29. Five soldiers were killed and seven injured when a high explosive shell exploded during target practice, according to an Army board.
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Register
Longacre
Lawrence Belmont
Fort Rosevans
Board of Army
War Food extends hog slaughter exemption to March 7
Fayetteville matter reports H S Fisher, principal clerk of Fayette county A A A, stating the War Food Administration extended the period for hog slaughter without permit or license to March 7. Farmers may deliver any quantity of pork to non farm residents within the extension.
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Register
Fayetteville
H. S. Fisher
Fayette County
War Food Administration
Andersons travel to New York for weekend visit
Mr and Mrs C P Anderson of Oak Hill left Thursday night for New York to visit their son It Cav Anderson who has work there this week He will return to the Army Air Base in Richmond Virginia where he is stationed
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New York
Realster
Oak Hill
C. P. Anderson
Anderson
St. Anderson
Army Air Base
Richmond
Shelma Shrewsbury
Pinecrest Saniavium
Beckley Hospital
Kermit Okes
Church Street
Raleigh General Hospital
OU. A. Phillips
Sophia
Gene Phillips
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Piaritttass
Virginia
Alvey E. Evans
James Evans
Fort McClellan
aViabama
William W. Brown
Waterloo
Michigan
Arnett
Jesse Kendrick
Shady Spring
Alice
Barbara Sue
Grady Wayne Kendrick
Harkleroad
Beckley
J. R. Williams
Huntington
Williams
Margie Redden
Pulaski
Charles Hedden
Craw
Glenn Ashworth
Army Air Corps
Denver
Colorado
Amarillo
Texas
H. P. Potter
Abingdon
I. E. McCreery
South Kanawha Street
Earl McCreery
Washington, D. C
Sally Ann
Charleston
J. E. McCreery
Hilda Richardsons
South Heber Street
Alfred A. Scott
Mary Scott
Jennings Scott
Beaver Avenue
Virginia Bays
Lilly Apartments
Oak Hill Sailor Back From Tarawa Action
Bealater staff writer notes Oak Hill resident Ellison water tender second class first name omitted spent a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs J F Ellison. He saw action in the battle of Tarawa.
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Tarawa
Bealater
Oak Thill
Ray
Woodrow Wilson Band Receives War Service Citation
The Woodrow Wilson high school band earned a distinguished service citation from the Music War Council of America for its wartime musical activities aiding the war effort. The certificate was delivered to Principal C. G. Peregoy with plans for a presentation by Mrs. J. E. McKenzie and West Virginia committee chair S. HM. Galperin. The band performed 45 patriotic programs in the past year and supported flag raisings, bond rallies, parades, and induction ceremonies.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Music War Council of America
C. G. Peregoy
J. E. McKenzie
Ully
Music War Council
West Virginia
S. HM. Galperin
Charleston
Mustc Viang
Disturbed by Roosevelt control Republicans say government tightening
Rep Marlin of Massachusetts tells a Wheeling GOP dinner that FDR has held absolute national domination for more than two years. He blasts the New Deal as centralized autocracy and vows to restore constitutional government with tax cuts and private enterprise, noting past GOP tax reductions and debt relief.
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Associated’ Press
Rep
Marlin
R-Mass
Roosevelt
House
Washington
Martin
Ile
Congress
Republican Party
America
Local servicewomen and soldiers on furloughs and transfers
Private Harold Stone of Cha nite Field Illinois spends a furlough with his parents in Crab Orchard and will report to Daniels Field Augusta Georgia on February 26. Dozens of other service members and family members are listed with travel plans leaves for Excelsior Springs Missouri Miami Florida Cuba and various US bases including Camp Bowie Texas Yuma Arizona Salt Lake City Utah Great Lakes Illinois and Charleston South Carolina.
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Harold Stone
Cha’nite Field
Illingis
Claude Stone
Crab Drchard
Daniels Field
Augusta
Georgia
P. Dilley
Glen Morgan
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Mirs
Ruth Whitaker
Harry Gibson
Maryland Avenue
Miami
Worida
Vester Whitaker
United States Marine Corps
Whitaker
Cuba
Crab Orchard
Scout Field
Mlinovis
Army Air Field
Yuma
Arigone
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gordon BE. Bragg
Camp Bowie
Texas
Charleston
South Carolina
Kidgon
Don Adams
Flocida
William J. Stevenson
Great Lakes
Olinois
A. P. Stevenson
East Beckley
Jean Siennette
Bellevue Lane
Berkley Hospital
Three Fined for Lotteries in Local Police Court
Albert Taylor of Beckley was found guilty of operating a lottery and fined 50 dollars plus costs. Hubert Jones and Sherman Washington, both arrested at the Pioneer hotel on similar charges, posted 55 dollar appearance bonds that were forfeited after they failed to appear in court.
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Albert Taylor
Beckley
Riggs
Hubert Jones
Sherman Washington
Pioneer Hotel
Fayetteville to Ship Carload of Paper Waste
E R Mills in charge of the paper drive announces a carload of waste paper will be shipped Wednesday from Fayetteville. He expects one or two more carloads soon and notes at least one carload of tin cans is ready for shipment, awaiting collection from centers.
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Register
Fayetteville
E. R. Mills
Lewisburg Officers Recalled to Active Duty
Second Lieutenant Charles Judson Panther of Glen White and First Lieutenant Robert Cary Wands of Lewisburg have been called to active duty, as announced by the army department last night. An auto maker built bomber engines totaling nearly 30 million horsepower in 1943, ranking among the largest U.S. manufacturers with 75 million square feet of wartime floor space. The phrase about patients treated even and odd numbers as female or male appears in the text.
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Charles Jud~son Panther
Glen White
Robert Cary Wands
Lewisburg
Aar Department
U. S
J War Productors
Postwar tax relief eyed by Senate leaders and House group
Senate finance members George and Wendeburg voice hope for future corporate tax cuts to aid job creation for returning service members, while Doughton and Knutson promise to simplify and explain revenue laws. They stress no immediate relief for individuals until after the war ends, focusing on tax clarity.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Cilrman George
D.-Gu
Wendenberg
R.-Mich
George
Congress
Doughton
N.C
Rep
Knutson
Ru-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
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