Former Oak Hill Flyer Dies After Plane Crash
Paul Carpenter of Columbus died in a hospital after injuries from a Sunday airplane crash near Oak Hill. His brother Jack is hospitalized with severe injuries from the same crash. Paul formerly worked with New River Music Company of Oak Hill and held a private pilot license earned in Florida.
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Register
Oak Hill
Paul Carpenter
Columbus
Jack
Paul
New River Music Company
Florida
Oak ' Hill
Frances Vernon Taken By Death Friday Rites Set
Frances Vernon 86 a Mount Hope resident who drove the mail route in a Model T for about 30 years died at her home after years of declining health. Surviving are four daughters two sons 27 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm at the Mount Hope Christian Church with burial in Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. The Colling Funeral Home Glen Jean is handling arrangements.
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Register
Mount Hope
Frances Vernon
Libby Young
Charleston
Effie Burnside
Parkersburg
Pearl Montgomery
Dolly Merritt
Terry, Fla
Everett Vernon
Wildwood
Fla
Abner Vernon
St. Louis
Mount Hope Christian Church
Rev. G. FE
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Colling Funeral Home
Glen Jean
Feed Company Moves Into New Building
Fayetteville's Fayette Feed Company now operates from a new 25 by 50 two story brick building. J R Caldwell runs the business with son Walter handling accounting and insurance work. The top floor displays baby chicks grain and supplies while the basement stores hay and fertilizers. An eight inch circulating heater maintains stable temperatures for thousands of daily chick sales.
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Caldwell
Walter
Mrs. Shawkey Re-Opens Fayetteville Restaurant
Mrs. Charles Shawkey of Fayetteville re enters the restaurant business by purchasing the lunch room beside the Fayette Theater from Mr and Mrs John Lee Settle. She previously operated the eatery before selling it to the Settes last fall.
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Register
Fayetteville
Charles Shawkey
Fayette Theater
John Lee Settle
Settle
Mt Hope Man In Critical Condition
Mount Hope George Aide of Aide's Department Store has been ill for over two weeks with dinveles. He was taken to Beckley hospital last week and reported to be in very critical condition requiring blood transfusions.
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George Aide
Aide
Dinveles
Beckley Hospital
Hig
Ferral Aide
Alde
Mrs. Griffith Honored At Stork Shower In Fox Home
Mrs Arnold Griffith formerly Edna Burwick of Kentucky was honored at a stork shower hosted by Mrs A D Fox and Mrs Algie Griffith in the Fox home. Guests included Mrs Lydia Birley Mrs Russell Garris Miss Virginia Aluff Mrs Sue Barbar Mrs Arthur Lambert Miss Ramona Birtley Miss Phyliss Goodman and the honoree.
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Oceana
Arnold Griffith
Edna Buriwick
Kentucky
A. D. Fox
Algie Griffith
Fox
Lydia Birley
Russell Garris
Virginia Aluff
Sue Barbar
Arthur Lambert
Ramona Birtley
Phyliss i Goodman
Mrs Shumate Honored At Bridal Shower Event
Darrell Shumate formerly Nancy Akers received guests Monday at Anana Community Church for a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Orville Belcher Mrs. Paul Christian Mrs. Walter Jones and the bride’s mother Mrs. Willie Akers A long attendee list included Mrs. E B Lesler Mrs. E M Cooper Mrs. Harley Christian and many others plus the honoree and her husband.
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Itmann
Darrell Shumate
Nancy Akers
Anana Community Church
Orville Belcher
Paul Christian
Walter Jones
Willie Akers
B Lesler
E. M. Cooper
Harley Christian
Harold Carte
Staples Funeral Set For Thursday
Funeral services for Lucian Mack Staples 64 of Eccles will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is in Hilltop Cemetery. Staples a retired miner died Tuesday at home of his son L M Staples Jr in Eccles. He was born May 7 1884 in Springwood Va and survived by three sisters re examined.
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Oak Hill
Lucian Mack Staples
Eccles
A.m
L. M
Register
Staples, Jr
Fayetteville
Tyree
Pinecrest
C. S. Donnelly
Finnaling
Fayette County
Tuberculosis Association
Staples
T. C. Sims
Springwood
Roanoke
J. J. Spangler
Bertha
Hoanoke
A. J. Staples
A. J
Stotesbury
Mr. Staples
Fallow
Bert J. Staples
U.S
Dorothy
Robert Thomas seeks FM radio permit for Oak Hill station
Robert R. Thomas Jr. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a permit to build a new FM radio station at Oak Hill. He has run an AM station there for about two years.
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Robert Thomas
Hemister
Oak Hill
Robert R. Thomas Jr
Permissior
Federal Communications Commission
Thomas
Chesapeake & Ohio declares quarterly dividend of 75 cents
Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company declare the usual quarterly dividend of 75 cents a share on the common stock payable April 11 to stock of record March 8. Other business at the meeting was routine. The U S Department of Agriculture estimates only two acres of agricultural land are available per person worldwide.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Ther
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oden Addresses Rotary Club Dinner in Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital chief surgeon Dr. Phillip Oden spoke at the Rotary Club dinner in Hotel Hill last night giving a brief life summary. Guests included Gilbert Smith Paul Morton H M Frazier from Fayetteville Owen Rickard Beckley and George Lowry Oak Hill.
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Oden
Rotary Club
Y Hocisler
Oak Hill
Phillip Oden
Oak Hill Hospital
Hotel Hill
Gilbert Smith
Paul Morton
H. M. Frazier
Fayetteville
Owen Rickard
Beckley
George Lowry
Mrs Harriet Tillow Improves After Influenza Illness
Mrs Harriet Tillow of Mount Hope is reported much better after two weeks of influenza illness and is now able to be out of bed.
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Register
Mount Hope
Harriet Tillow
Benefit Bridge Party Set By Mullens Jr Women
The Junior Women's Club will sponsor a benefit bridge party on March 1 in the Ward-Duncan Motor Company display room. Tickets cost 50 cents and prizes are donated by local merchants. The event includes three progressions starting at 7 30 p.m. with St Patrick's Day themed decorations and refreshments.
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Mallens
Ward-Duncan Motor Company
Ralph Gash
George M. Davis
Fred Canada
C. Clark
W. A. Davis
Carlos Gunter
Margaret Lewis
Hash
Neeling
Wil
Catherine Skaegs
Department of
Federated Women's Clubs
Frances Preston
West “Virginia
Wheeling
Wyoming
Ted Robinette
D. K .Daniels
Robert Jones
John Fowler
Rhodes
Mullens Hill Boy Held For Probation Violation Theft
A 14 year old Mullens Hill youth, probated until 21, is jailed in Wyoming County after admitting thefts at First Methodist Church and a purse theft from a Mullens Hill girl. Police say he confessed stealing $10 plus $3.50 to the March of Dimes and is to be sent to a reform school.
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Ry Register
Mullens
Mullens Hill
Wyoming County
Lee Anderson
Anderson
Wyoming
First Methodist
Mulfens
Haynes Davidsons
Fac
Mullens City
Pineville
Davidson
Britain in Palestine Proposes Three Part Plan on Conflict
British colonial secretary Arthur Creech Jones said Britain would not set the dates for troop actions. The Colombian proposal asks for a five-nation consultative process to address threats to peace from partition and to form a committee to bridge Jewish and Arab differences while urging a possible special session with UN Lie to reconsider partition. Britain would delay its Palestine mandate termination from May 15 to July 15 and push back troop evacuations from August 1.
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Trygve Lie
Britain
Palestine Mandate
Arthur Creech Jones
Lambert couple back from Daytona Beach vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Sohn S. Lambert have returned to Pineville from a week in Daytona Beach Florida. The trip concluded with a pleasant time at the coastal resort.
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Pineville
Mrs.Sohn S. Lambert
Daytona Beach
Fla
Will Toler Dies Of Heart Attack In Cherry Creek
Will Toler 56 a Cherry Creek store proprietor died suddenly of a heart attack this morning while ordering merchandise at Economy Wholesale Grocery on Central Avenue. Survived by his father J C Toler of Wharncliffe and a large family including sons Don and Wade and daughters Ruth Ruth Toler and others. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of kin from California.
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Cherry Creek
Central Avenue
Toler
Stanaford
J. CV. Toler
Wharncliffe
iMingo County
Rhhildren
Don
Earl
Ray
Ruth Phillips
Evelyn Lynch
Willie Toler
Baltimore
Andrew
Lee
Glen Alum
Ida Ellis
Glen Allum
Lula Bragg
Gilbert
Caffee
California
Elkins Funeral Set For Today in Oceana Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Sirida O. Elkins 91 of Hatcher will be held at 2 p m today at the Neliah Methodist Church in Oceana with Rev Lon Coffer officiating Burial will be in the family cemetery at Hatcher She was born October 19 1856 in Oceana and died at 1 a m yesterday at her home She is survived by three sons W G Elkins Rice and Denny Elkins all of Hatcher and a sister Mrs Vida Hedgecox of Harper
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Mullens
Sirida O. Elkins
Hatcher
Nelitah Methodist Church
Oceana
Lon Cock
JT. Green
Peggy Brooks Cock
Wyoming Canty
W. G. Elkins
Rice
Denny Elkins
Vida Hedgecox
Harper
Minter questions duties amid mayoral friction over city work
At a city meeting Nedrick and others pressed for clearer authority on sewage disposal and garbage equipment needs. Minter warned he would resign rather than be overburdened, while Mayor Hedrick teased him to stay on if he behaves.
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Nedrick
Hedrick
T Hat Minter
Inter
Garden Club to Elect Officers At April Meet
Laurel Garden Club to nominate and elect 1948-49 officers at the April 15 meeting in West Mullens. Program on Herbs featured with subtopics on recipes planting and February tasks. A $1 Seeds of Peace donation was approved and social hour followed with cherry pie and coffee.
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Mullens
Laurel Garden Club
M. M. Shumate
West Mullens
A. Ty Robertson
I.Y. Dunn
R. F. Wildey
C. R. [Thrasher
3. W. Dunn
Seeds of Peace
City Officials to hear details on Valley Drive reroute
State Road Commission asks city to set a date to explain the proposed rerouting of Route 16 from Neville Street to Sprague. It seeks closure of four streets at the tower end for the Valley Drive extension and closure of Gale Street at both ends. Attendees will include property owners, council, and planning and zoning officials.
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Neville Street
Sprague
Valley Drive
Gale Street
Planning and Owning Commission
Roy B. Pharr
Gate Street
Consolidated Bus Company
Oakwood Avenue
Planning and Zoning Commission
Valley Realty Company
William H. Hopkins
Ellison Avenue
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Huey Long’s Son Russell Seen as Likely Candidate
Huey Long’s son Russell Was, a leading supporter of Earl’s new regime, is expected to seek office soon. Earl said the new administration will outdo the past in action and aim to improve on Huey’s work, emphasizing results over showmanship. Grass fire near Oak Hill caused no damage. Mrs. L A Frazier reported the alarm and residents extinguished the blaze before volunteers arrived.
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Eccles
Aford Farley
Everett Farley
Glen White
Long
Huey Long
Russell
Earr
Earl
Huey
Register
Oak Hill
Kelly
Thompson Ave
L. A. Frazier
Difficult coalition endures since May 1945
Observers cite his respected voice and resolve as key to maintaining a fragile alliance after the German surrender in May 1945. Analysts say he will seek practical compromises but will not yield on core principles amid regional tensions and rainfall concerns in Nicaragua.
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al Greytown
Nicaragua
Club to Seek Appearance of Bluefield Choral Group
Mullens notes discuss inviting the Capella Choir of Bluefield for a public appearance. Chando O'Dell named choir arrangements chair. Elizabeth Gore and Jack Walker performed. The club aims to have an honor club at the West Virginia Federated Women’s Club Convention in Huntington April 28 30. four delegates to be chosen.
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Register
Mullens
Bluefield
Woman's Civic Club
C. EF. Stearts
Moran Avenue
Ray Bowling
Alton Caldwell
Elizabeth Gore
Jack Walker
Effie: Delp
Walker
Gilbert Cook
Focal
West Virginia
Federated Woman’s Club
Huntington
R. G. Bennett, Jr
Hallié McGraw
Feller
Roger Pritchiett
Church Street
Ray Toler
Czech crisis over cabinet reshuffle nears conclusion
Interior Ministry accuses opposition blocs of plotting to seize control as Gottwald presses Benes to accept a new cabinet lineup. Benes resists resignations of 12 opposition ministers and a national front coalition, amid a largely peaceful but tense period with police raids and arrests.
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Interior Ministry
Gottwald
Tabel Benes
Brier
Federal suits loom over steel and housing price boosts
The justice department may pursue an anti trust case over a recent price rise, risking dual federal price fixing suits. A Federal Trade Commission complaint is in Washington, filed last August against the American Iron and Steel Institute and 101 individual defendants.
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Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
American Iron and Steel Institute
Baptist Youth Association to Meet in Mullens
The Rock Castle Association Baptist Youth Fellowships meet Friday and Saturday in Mullens with 75 youths from Mercer Wyoming Pineville and Mullens area churches. Opening session at 2 30 p m Friday, services Saturday, banquet at 6 30 p m, and Sunday worship and a 1 30 p m service. Janet Payne and Joe Billups will attend Mullens event.
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Register
Pineville
Baptist Youth Fellowships
The
Rock Castle Association
Mulens
Mee Dowell
Mercer
Wyoming
Telephone official to meet Oak Hill groups on March 4
District superintendent T Stromp of the Chesapeake and Fotomac Telephone Company Beckley will meet the Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce at city hall on March 4 to discuss a resolution supporting dial telephone installation in Oak Hill. The Lions Club will also discuss the subject and submitted a similar resolution.
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Register
EF. T. Stromp
Chesapeake and Fotomac Telephone Company
Beckley
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