Methodist Men Receive Charter for Scout Troop
Fayetteville ceremony honors 83 year old Charles F Akers as oldest member. Twenty four Boy Scout Troop 179 members witness William V Pierge present the troop charter to Hoy C W Paskel. charter then handed to Charles L Garvin Jr. and certificates given to Scout Master Charles Smith and assistants.
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Register
Fayetteville
Men’s Brotherhood
Hoy
C. W. Paskel
Charles L. Garvin, Jr
Boy Scout Committee
Charles Smith
Ralph Grafton
Robert Haynes
C. H. Maxwell
Joseph Hodgson
Thomas FE. Myles
Vicwers
Rites Saturday for Mrs. Yadueline Dayton Maan
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p m in the First Presbyterian Church at Mulley for Mrs. Yadueline Dayton Maan wife of William T assistant manager and driver for Mullens Coal and Ice Company who died Wednesday The Rev Groyke F Currie will officiate and burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley
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Lp. m
Mulley
Yadueline Dayton Maan
Wiliam T
Mullens Coal and Ice Company
Groyke
F Currie
Sunset Memorial Fark
Beckley
Military Rites For Private Paul E Willis Sunday
Military services for Private First Class Paul E Willis of Graydon will be held Sunday at Jeanette Baptist Church in Edmond at 6 p.m. with burial at graveside rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars. Willis, born June 1 1922, served with the 77th Infantry Division and was killed May 13 1945 in Okinawa. He is survived by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. The body will be moved from Thomas Funeral Home to the Willis home today.
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First Slass
Paul E. Willis
Graydon
Oxinawa
77Th
Greydon
Air
Dow Ll. Willis
Edwun
Ralph
Victor
Frank
Polkadatte
Ohio
Everette
Kate Harvey
McGee
Edmond
Wilkis
Foreman Hurt In Slate Fall At Maben
West Mullens section foreman O W Crawford of the West Gulf Coal Company is in good condition at Beckley Hospital after an accident at about 9 am Wednesday. He described the slab that fell as five inches thick and about the size of a kitchen table.
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Hégister
Tullens
O. W. Crawford
West Mullens
Maben
West Gulf Coal Company
Beckley Hospital
Crawford
New Pythian Lodge Planned at Anawalt
Oak Hill Knights of Pythias plan an 85th grand lodge observance by instituting a new camp in Anawalt High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday. Eugene W Thorne will lead as instituting officer with officers Fred Issac Earl Shrader Woodrow Beall R Pythias Lilly Walter Fo Schwi nabert O G Bryte Johnson Swinburg and W T Price.
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Register
Oak Hill
Charleston
Earl Shrader
Rainelle
Woodrow Beall
Parkersburg
R. Pythias Lilly
Omar
Walter Fo Schiwinabert
Keyser
O. G. Bryte
Follansbee
Johnson Swinburg
W. T. Price
Red Cross Drive to Begin Early, Mullens Rotarians Told
Mullens Rotarians heard that the Red Cross needs to start the 1949 campaign early to reach the county budget quota or risk dissolving the chapter. Jesse Morgan, superintendent of schools, noted the county already relies on a loan from national headquarters and has only one paid worker, executive secretary Mildred Martin. The club pledged 25 dollars toward the goal, while Eastern Sons and Fuel Association had given 300 dollars, with other donations expected.
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Qhurst
American Red Cross
Jesse Morgan
Sand Chan
Red Cross
Wren
Ent
Ime
Mildred Martin
Mullens Rotarians
Fastern Sas
Fuel Associaes
Couny
Mullens Wen
Kopperston Boy Scouts Advance At Court of Honor
Three Kopperston Troop 119 scouts earned first class at a Court of Honor held during the Kopperston Community Church service. One merit badge awarded. three new members invested.
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Kopperston
Fedd Sauls
Jola Paynter
Ruben Williams
Far Wilson
Marvin May
Billie Williams
Robert
Robby) Wilson
Jerry May
Donald Jones
Richard Gallaher
Gene Centers
Emory Jones
Stoddard Gallaher
Ted Sauls
Camp Wilderness
Todd Sauls
Jack Atkins
George Atkins
Jack
Scout
John Paynter
Board of Review
Soldier Rifes Rites Set For Saturday In Pineville
Funeral services for Pvt. Roy Don Riffe of Hafis over will be held Saturday at 11 a m at Ike Fork Grade School with Rev. Willie Keene and Rev. Blaine England officiating. Riffe was killed December 10 1944 on Leyte while serving with the U S Army. Inducted October 5 1943 he was living in Welch then. He last saw his family in February 1944. He trained at Camp Bland.
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Register
Pineville
Roy Don Riffe
Hafisover
IL A. m
Ike Fork
Willie Keene
Blaine England
Riffe
Leyte
U. S.army
Welch
Camp Bland
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