Meeting Of National Isolation For The Advancement Of Colored People
Fayetteville reports a Sunday afternoon gathering of the Fayetteville branch of the NAACP at First Baptist Church of Mount Hope. John Redman, president, states the event will be led by Rev R V Cogar with his wife in charge. The discussion will center on The Needs of the Negro with Ernest Wilburn Richard Banks S C Higgins Jr J M Ellis E C Smith among participants.
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Ayetteville
National Isolation For the Advancement of ‘Colored
First Baptist Church of
Mount ‘Ope
John Redman
Gaid
R. V. Cogar
Ernest Wilburn
Greentown
Richard Banks
Mount Hope
S. C.higgins, Jr
Mahan, White, Higgins and Laird
Fayetteville
J. M. Ellis
Oak Hill
E. C. Smith
Oak High Band to Send Members to West Virginia Clinic
Three Oak Hit High School musicians will attend the West Virginia band clinic in Huntington on February 26 and 27. Band director Paul G Mackey announces delegates trombonist and cornetist oe Gonzalez and clarinetist Jerry Thompson. The event gathers over 100 student musicians and 50 band directors to study music ahead of the May 1 to 3 West Virginia state band festival in Huntington.
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Register
AK Hill
West Virginia
Huntington
Paul G. Mackey
Oe Gonzalez
Noode
Jerry Thomp
Jackey
Huntigton
Mrs William Thurman Bride-To-Be At Shower
Mrs William Thurman formerly Betty Wass was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs J Hartsaw. Guests played games, won prizes, and refreshments were served. Co-hostesses included Mrs Hartsaw and gifts were given to the bride.
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William Thurman
T. Hope
William Thur
Betty Wass
J . Hartsaw
A. Maude Roby
Bettie Lilly
Jennings
L. C.inson
Carl’. Humphry
Scarbro Girl Feted on Fifteenth Birthday
Marg are Bondzo hosted a surprise party for Scarbro resident Hose Bondzo on her fifteenth birthday. Attending were John Duran Hope Carlo Della Mat Glen Jean Alfred Barnes Joe Kepto Vans Heimick John Zelek Frank Garcia Mary Garcia and many others from Oak Hill Scarbro with family members Agnes Bondzo Grothy Bondzo Joe Bondzo Adam Bondzo and more.
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Margaret
Bondzo
Mary Bondzo
Hose
John Duran
Hope
Carlo Della Mat
Glen Jean
Alfred Barnes
Joe Kepto
Vans Heimick
John Zelek
Frank Garia
Mary Garcia
Fayette Highways Opened Amid Continued Snowfall
Ten inches of snow blanketed Fayette County as the storm eased. The State Road Commission reported main roads plowed and side roads under work, with U.S. Highways 1921 and 60 cleared to 30 and 20 30 feet respectively. No major accidents, drivers urged to use chains, buses and schedules resuming gradually. All schools remain closed until further notice.
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Oak Hill
Fayette County
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Chimney Corner
Kanawha
Greenbrier
Commission
Sheriff’s Office
Lighteladen
Loop Creek
Montgomery
Greyhound
Water Company
Lions urge higher pay to keep Mt Hope teachers
Mt Hope High School principal E W Dunkley told Mt Hope Lions Club members that teachers must be paid more to maintain high WV standards. He noted 16 years of training, salaries from 120 to 170 monthly for high school staff, and 98 to 133 for elementary teachers, urging support for SEA raises of 30 to 60 dollars plus experience allowances. New Lions clubs formed at Poca and Elanor. Boy Scout Troop 91 praised. John Scott welcomed as a new member.
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By. Register
MT. Hope
E. W. Dunkley
Mt. Hope High School
Dunkley
Fayette County
West Virginia
Dewitt Snyder
Lion
Russell Patterson
Osie Walker
John Kody
Tom Rogers
Lion District
R. W. Bailey
Lions Clubs
Poca
Elanor
Putnam County
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
Charleston
Lions Club
Charlie Harnsbargey
Ion Tamer N. L. Kemp
John Scott
Oak Hill Lions Initiate Eight New Members
Oak Hill Lions Club held its weekly dinner meeting at Hotel Hill. Eight new members were initiated by Steve Morton: Lyndon B. Bennett, Thomas J. Burdell, H. W. Cunningham, James L. Price, William F. Price Jr., D. H. Jones, R. C. Miller, and James H. Shelton.
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Negister
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Lions Club
Hotel Hill
Steve Morton
Lyndon B. Bennett
Thomas J. Burdell
H. W. Cunningham
James L. Price
William F. Price
D. H. Jones
R. C. Miller
James H. Shelton
Boxing Threat Looms Over Graziano Fights
Rocky Graziano may surface outside New York as opponents fear ban penalties for meeting him. New York’s license restrictions threaten any licensed fighter with big purses at Madison Square Garden while Graziano is unavailable. Cleveland promoter Larry Atkins expects a next bout there and Chicago discussions arise for the Zale title.
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Associated Press
New York
Rocky Graziano
New York State
Eddie Eagan
New York Commission
National Boxing Association
NBA
Commission
Graziano
Rocky
Madison Square Garden
Cleveland
Larry Atkins
Sheldon Clark
Linois Athletic Commission
Tony Zale
Chicago
Atkins
Chuck Hunter
Jerry Fiorello
Brooklyn
Two Fayette Vets Seek More Duty
Two Fayette County veterans apply for re enlistment in the Army. Clyde H. Taylor 25 of Oak Hill served three years five months in the European Theater with the Ninth Air Force and seeks three more years in the Air Force for aerial photography work. Aloysius Rappold 36 of Thayer spent three years seven months in Italy and Germany and requests duty with the 25th Infantry Division in Japan.
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Register
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Army
Robert Douglas
Clyde H. Taylor
Ninth Air Force
Air Force
Aloysius Rappold
Thayer
Italy
Germany
25Th Infantry
Japan
Lay Leader To Conduct Service On Layman's Day
Fayetteville Methodist Church lay leader C B Vickers will deliver the main address for Layman's Day with the theme Our Accountability to God. Local preacher Stanley Eskew speaks on Crusade and Stewardship, joined by H W Carson and three women in the program. choir provides music. evening services at 7 30 p m.
Prince Girl Weds Gus Miofas in Baltimore Church
Miss Ethel Mae Withrow of Prince was married February 14 at Broadway Methodist Church in Baltimore to Gus Miofas. She is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John H Withrow.
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Derister
Prince
Ethel Mae Withrow
John H. Withrow
Baltimore
Gus Miofas
Broadway Methodist Church
Ashland Pastor to Preach at Oak Hill
The Rev. E. M. Riddle of Ashland Kentucky will deliver the morning and night sermons Sunday at the First Brethren Church in Oak Hill. He is the general secretary of the Brethren Church missionary board directing home and foreign work for the denomination. Victoria Falls on the Zambesi is wider than Niagara and more than twice as high.
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Ashland
Oak Hill
Register
E. M. Riddle
First Brethren Church
Mr. Riddle
Missionary Board of the
Brethren Church
Victoria
Zambesi
Niagara
Traffic Movement Returns After Snow Delays Wyoming Co Game
Heavy snows up to 16 inches halted school transport with buses canceled from Mullens to Beckley and Bluefield. Some routes resumed today while officials defer buses on hazardous roads. The Pineville Mullens high school game was postponed with possible play tomorrow or Monday March 3.
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Register
Mullens
Beckley
Timann
Bluefield
Logan
Gordon B. McGraw
Lewis D'Antoni
Pineville- Mullens
D'Antoni
Miners Resume Work At Red Jacket Mine
Wyoming workers return to the Red Jacket Coal operation after a nine day stoppage over doctor hiring terms. H G Gibson of District 29 UMWA said final agreement should come once travel is possible. The mine runs 260 men and 1600 tons daily.
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Register
Wyoming
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
H. G. Gibson
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
U.M.W
1947 Soviet Budget Seeks 18 Percent for Defense
Russia’s Supreme Soviet debated a 1947 budget calling for 18 percent of total expenditures for the armed forces, down from 24 percent last year. Finance Minister Arseny Zverev cited a $74.28 billion outlay with defense at $13.4 billion. Prime Minister Stalin attended as viewers weighed the proposal amid World War II memories.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Council of Nationalities
Council of the Union
Arseny G. Zverev
Germany
Zverev
Great Palace
Kremlin
Stalin
Funeral Services for Mrs Nannie A Perry in Hico
Funeral services for 72 year old Mrs Nannie A Perry of Hico will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the home of her daughter Mrs Marie Potter in Hico. Rev Henry Sims will officiate and burial follows in Janette cemetery Lookout. Survived by children Earl Forrest Woodville Potter Carpenter Matheny Rogers and others.
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Hico
Register
AICO
Nannie A. Perry
Marie Potter
Perry
P. T. Perry
Henry Sims
Janette
Lookout
Earl
Portsmouth
Forrest
Woodville
Maggie Potter
Hazel Carpenter
Victor
Bessie Matheny
Mildred Matheny
Mary Rogers
Ansted
Beau Jack Faces Tony Janko At Madison Square Garden
Beau Jack a two time world lightweight champion seeks a welterweight title shot as he meets Tony Janko at Madison Square Garden. This is his first ring appearance since a knee injury during training. Bookmakers pegged Jack at 5 to 8 to win by decision.
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New York
Beau Jack
Ray Robinson
Madison Square Garden
Tony Janko
Youngs' Town
Georgia Shoe- Shine
Chicago
Willie Joyce
Mullens Man Held For Shoplifting
Mullens police arrested Stanley Towns, 57, of Mullens on two shoplifting charges after thefts at Dollar Store Dollay Store and Piedmont Store. He pled guilty, fined 20 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in Wyoming County Jail on each count. The piece notes 1941 synthetic rubber output and a 1944 production surge.
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Register
Mullens
Stanley Towns
J. Howard Griffith
Griffith
Claude Cook
Mullens’ Dollar
Towns
Dollay
Piedmont
R. M. Stovall
Wyoming County
Pineville
CAFE OPERATOR FINED FOR PINCH BOARD PRACTICE
Mack Stennelli operator of a Ury restaurant was fined 25 dollars and court costs by Magistrate J. K. Cole for operating a pinch board in his establishment.
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Mullens
Mack’ Stennelli
J. K. Cole
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