Fayetteville Trial Opens in $5,000 Damage Suit
J. R. Martin sues Felix Beni trading as Benwick Feed and Supply for $5,000 after an January 27, 1949 Fayetteville auto crash. Martin, riding with John Shockey, alleges negligence and injuries including a broken arm. Beni denies fault. Petit jurors reported for duty as trial proceeds with instructions and arguments pending.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. R. Martin
Felix Beni
Benwick Feed and Supply Store
Fayette
Martin
Beni
Koontz
J. I. White
Oak Hl
Sam Argenty
Longacre
J. A. Akers
Oak Hill
James E. Armstrong
Kingston
James H. Anderson
Prince
Robert Bonner
Kimberly
Arch F. Bell
Vic
Ort
All Day Meeting Set Sunday by West Virginia Singers League
The West Virginia Singers League No. 3, Inc holds an all day gathering at First Baptist Church of Tarlem Breight in Fayetteville. The program runs from 11 30 a m devotional by Rev Russell Smith through evening music by multiple church and district groups with 1 pm dinner served by church ladies.
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Register State Weiler
Annie Corbett
W. A. Stitch
Cunard
William Davis
Victor
No. 3
Charleston
Clarence Diggs
Capitol City
Joseph Jackson Taken by Death
Funeral arrangements are pending for Joseph Jackson 79 who died at home in Harvey at 1045 p m Tuesday. A retired Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee born in Washington DC in 1872 he is survived by wife Carrie Jackson of Harvey son Joe Jackson of Harvey daughter Margaret Jackson of New York and stepson Perkins Johnson of Harvey. The dolly is at Collins Funeral Home in Glen Jean.
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Weller Harvey
Joseph Jackson
Harvey
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Washington, D. C
Carrie Jackson
Joe Jackson
Margaret Jackson
New York
Perkins Johnson
Dolly
Collins Funeral Home
Glen Jean
Lions Observe Ladies Night at Oak Hill Club
The Oak Hill Lions Club will host Ladies Night on January 19, with D H Jones chairing the arrangements and E G Booth Jr assisting. New member Robert Newell was welcomed. entertainment included the movie Trout Fishing in Canada shown by Joe Cashion.
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Register
OAK Hill
Oak Hill Lions Club
Bru
D. H. Jones
E. G. Booth
Robert Newell
Canada
Joe Cashion
Oak Hill Lodge Announces Meet Attendance and Installations
Oak Hill lodge members plan to attend a meeting in Beckley Friday with the White Pine Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias. Local Oak Hill ceremonies installed officers led by Sebert Booth with Henry Samuels as chancellor commander and George James as vice chancellor. A Mullens birth announced Victoria Anne, 6 pounds 5 ounces, born at St. Luke's Hospital Bluefield to Mr and Mrs Russell McKinney. A note on Spain’s shrinking forests ends the fragment.
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Oak Hill
White Pine Lodge
Kknights
Pythias
Beckley
Oak Hill Lodge
Oak Till Lodge
Henry Samuels
George James
Sebert Booth
B.S. Zink
W. W W. Gwinn
Paul Boland
Haven Stevens
Willer Mullens
Russell McKinney
Ball Avenue
Mullens Hill
Victoria Anne
St. Taike's Hospital
Bluefield
Hetty Jane Candle
Fstelle Coutts
Wyoming Street
Maltens
War On Illicit Sales Prompts County Raids In Oceana
Sheriff Miller launches crackdown on illegal alcohol gambling and punch boards in Wyoming County. Raid on the Owls Club in Oceana nets four arrests including proprietor O D Judy. Judy fined 150 dollars plus 5 and costs. others 5 and costs. Slot machines and punch boards confiscated. evidence suggests whiskey sold by the drink at the club organized last June as the Order of Owls.
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Register
Pineville
John H. Miller
Wyoming County
Owls Club
Oceana
Tabscott
Miller
O. D. Judy
Roy Afift
Judy
Millers
Mullens
Fayette DAR Members Named to Lead State Committees
Borderland Chapter DAR members Mrs. P. Chaney and Mrs. J.B. Thompson were named state committee chairmen. Mount Hope member Mrs. Graney will head the American music group and Oak Hill member Mrs. Thompson will chair the flag usage committee. Major Carl Dunham and Captain James Mathis spoke on National Defense.
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W.C. Bishop
Scarbro
Till
A.T. McClaog
Point Pleasant
Carl €. Dunham
Organized Reserve Corps
Beckley
James Mathis
Kenneth Thimphries
Pinecrest Sanitariwn
Powellton Nurse Marks Five Years Of Community Service
Jessie K. Johnson of Powellton completes five years with the Home Nursing Service of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. She began in 1943, first serving Beards Fork, then Powellton. A Glen White native, she trained at Coal Valley hospital and Johns Hopkins before private duty work in Montgomery and Alexandria.
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Powellton
Jessie K. Johnson
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Powelton
Beards Fork
Johnson
Glen White
Raleigh County
Welch High School
Coal Valley Hospital
Montgomery
Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria
Johns Hopkins Hopital
Baltimore
Laird Memorial Hospital
Eastern Gas and Fuel Nursing Organization
Fayetteville Elementary Moves to New Building
Fayetteville Elementary students wrap their first week in a new 12 room building that replaces a frame structure and portable units. The $190000 project awaits formal board acceptance while the old frame building will be torn down and grounds improved as funds allow.
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Register
Fayetteville
Board of Education
School Board Receives Fire Insurance Refund
In Fayetteville district, board member Bailey reports a fire insurance refund near $1,200 due to a three year rate drop from 1.84 to 1.72 tied to higher building values. A plan to use the refund to buy more insurance was deferred until the Tuesday meeting.
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Fayecseville
A. K.j
Bailey
Montgomery
Meadow Bridge School bids opened by Fayette County Board
Bids for Meadow Bridge Elementary were opened at a Board of Education meeting with action postponed to January 16. Faulkes Brothers of South Charleston bid the lowest for an eight room building at 824,400. six room 75,400. four room 68,400. Other bids came from Seaball Construction at 113,300 and additional firms with larger offers.
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Buente Omi Weee
Fayetteville
Meadow Bridge
Fayette County Board of Education
Faulkes Brothers
South Charleston
Seaball Construction Company
Cedar Grove
Meadows Lumber Company
Breckley
Kentill Construction Company
Charleston
TW Company
Oak Uhilt
Two Teachers Granted Leaves of Absence in State
Leaves of absence granted effective January 1 and January 27 for Thurmond Elementary School principal Ola White and Montgomery High School Virginia AcAfee. Resignations accepted for Kathleen Egnor Rosemar Bishop Geneva Muckett. Brances Phillips to replace Muckett as language teacher at Oak Hill School.
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Tee
Vetteville
Ola White
Thurmond
Virginia AcAfee
Montgomery High School
Kathleen Egnor
Firebreek Mountains
Rosemar Bishop
Kingston
Ay Geneva Muckett
Oak HI
Pucketh
Brances Phillips
Fayetteville
Oak Ill Schoo
Appalachian Asks To Buy Fayette Electric Systems
Appalachian Electric Power seeks PSC approval to purchase distribution systems in Fayette County from Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates serving Gamoca Midvale and Beards Fork for 6105 dollars while keeping existing rates unchanged. The filing aims to transfer ownership of local utilities as hearing proceeds.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Fayette County
Public Service Commision
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Gamoca
Midvale
Beards Fork
Napier Funeral Arrangements Incomplete In Kopperston
Funeral rites are incomplete for Douglas Napier 10 who died at his Kopperston home last night He was the son of Mrs Victoria Napier Surviving are four sisters Eloise Christine Betty and Billie and a brother Clarence The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana and will be taken to the Napier home today at 5 o'clock
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Register
Kopperston
Douglas Napier
Victoria Napier
Eloise
Christine
Betty
Billie
Clarence
Evans
Oceana
Gibson Funeral Rites for Albert Gioson Held in Cyclone
Funeral services for Albert Gioson were scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cyclone residence, conducted by Rev. Bruce Bailey. Gioson, 62, died Wednesday in a Welch hospital, with burial to follow in the family cemetery at Cyclone.
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Cy NE
Albert Gioson
Cyclone
Welch Hospital
Bruce Bailey
Semester Exams Set at Tech by Reglster
West Virginia Tech schedules semester exams January 23 to 26 announced by Dean Paul Renton. Second semester registration starts January 30 with classes beginning January 31. Pre-registration continues, seniors and juniors finalize schedules while sophomores and freshmen enroll in the next two weeks.
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Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
Paul Renton
Jwill
Renton
Individual Tickets Not Available For Boychoir Concert
Paul Markowitz and Mullens officials announce no single admissions for the Columbus Boychoir program in Mullens on Friday January 13. Doors open at 7 30 p m with the concert at 8 15 p m and only paid members may attend any event. Members may purchase full season memberships to gain access.
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Boychoir
Maullens
Register
Mullens
D. Grove Moler
Wyoming Community Concert Association
Columbus Boychoir
Ant
Paul Markowitz
Moler
Legion To Screen WWII Films At Fayetteville Meets
Fayetteville Legion plans to show Army Signal Corps combat films and captured enemy movies at future meetings after arranging with West Virginia Military District headquarters. The post reports a shortfall of about 50 members to meet the 306 quota. veterans are urged to sign up before the January 16 meeting at 7 30 p m. Legion Corporation directors elected include Joseph E Hodgson T P Farley Myron R Renick Walter Caldwell Charles Hesse and Harry W Miller for three-year terms with Ernest M Darnall re elected president and Def jancey Caldwell named secretary.
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Register
Fayetteville
West Virginia Military District
South Charleston
LaFayette American Legion Post
Army Signal Corps
State Department
Legion Corporation
Club 49, Inc
Tolowsd
Joseph E. Hodgson
T. P. Farley
Myron R. Renick
Walter Caldwell
Charles Hesse
Harry W. Miller
Ernest M. Darnall
Jancey Caldwell
Camp Thomas E Lightfoot Reunion At Kopperston Church
Campers and guests gathered for the annual Thomas E Lightfoot camper reunion at Kopperston Community Church. Virgil M Beckett director greeted attendees with counselors Fred Robinson and Nancy Puckett coordinating activities. Tribes formed with chiefs chosen and songs performed as ice cream and cookies were served to seventy nine attendees.
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Register
Kopperston
Thomas E. Lightfoot
Virgil M. Beckett
Fred Robertson
Athens
Joan Short
Kapperston
Nancy Puckett
Keystone
Donald Jones
Jimmie Este
Cleophus Short
Harry L. Poe
Bert Short
Joe Capilla
C. T. Upchurch
Aa. P. Boxley
Jimmie Estep
Virgil Meckett
Pineville Organizes Cub Pack With First Methodist Sponsors
Pineville announces the organization of Cub Pack No. 1 sponsored by the First Methodist Church with Rev Samuel A Harford as cub master. Committee members include John Lambert president Denzil L Wells John B Thomas and Audrey and Edith Wells and den mothers. Pack members listed include Harold Adams Ted Bailey Jimmie Belcher Andrew Borland Roger Cox Larry Gillinwater Jercy Thomas Errol Wells.
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Clude
John Lambert
Pres. Williams
Denzil L. Wells
John B. Thomas
Audrey Wells
Edith Thomas
Harold Adams
Ted Bailey
Jimmie Belcher
Andrew Borland
Roger Cox
Larry Gillinwater
Jercy Thomas
Errol Wells
Area Leaders named for Wyoming polio drive kickoff
The Wyoming County March of Dimes drive unveils area chairmen with campaigns starting Monday January 16. Directors cover Corinne Harmce Itmann Tralee Deerfield John H Miller Mullens Stephenson Wyco Allen Junc tion Leland Phillips Pineville Edward Lockabill Bud Alpoca A B Church plus many local coordinators across towns including Maben Eric George Mrs BE F Tucker Otsego Sabine Glen Fork Jesse Math eny Virgil Shannon Kopperston Cyclone Jenkins Lilly Rollins Coal Mountain Jones Bailey Hanover Green Marianna Shanon Pineville Goode Booker Fender Belcher and others guiding Negro and school activities in the county.
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Register
Mullens
D. Grove Moler
Wyoming County March of Dimes Drive
Corinne - Harmce - Itmann
Tralee - Deerfield
John H. Miller
Stephenson-Wyco-Allen Junction
Leland Phillips
Pineville
Edward Lockabill
Wyco
Bud-Alpoca
A. B. Church
Bud
Herridon-Covel-Garwood
Caves
Cavel
F. L. Blanken
Iship
Herndon
Otsego
Maben
Eric George
F. Tucker
Tipple-Ravencliff
Saulsville
Henry Clay
Tipple
Sabine
Glen Fork
Jesse Matheny
Virgil Shannon
Oreana
Kopperston
Cyclone
Thomas A. Jenkins
Karl Lilly
W. L. Rollins
Clear Fork
Cub Creek
Coal Mountain
J. E. Jones
Baileysville
Indiana Creek
O. W. Bailey
W. P. Lester
Hanover
Utr Creek
Carl Hatfield
Luther Green
Marianna Brenton
Wyoming
Clyde Coleman
John Brawley
Marianna
New Richmond
Fred Shannon
W. C. Bailey
Tide of Toys Collection Weekend in Fayetteville
Fayetteville area drive led by LaFayette American Legion post will move the Tide of Toys to the Legion Home on Friday and Saturday. Russell Gallagher says troops from Oak Hill and nearby towns joined the effort, with about 36 baskets distributed to needy children. Children are urged to donate toys and include notes. packed toys go to Philadelphia for CARE distribution overseas.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
LaFayette American Legion
Legion
Russell Gallagher
Boy Scouts
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Montgomery
Charlton Heights
Cannellon
Gallagher
Legion Home
Philadelphia
CARE
T. P. Farley
Legion and Auxiliary
Charles D. Hess
M. R. Renick
The
Post
Montgomery Mayor Wins Fourth Term in West Virginia Vote
In non-partisan municipal elections, Montgomery re-elected Mayor D. H. C. Skaggs to a fourth term with 792 votes to 482 for Robert W. Jackson. Five Republican councilmen were re-elected and W. D. Shrewsbury became recorder. Cameron re-elected Mayor Harry Yodl ers unopposed, with a record turnout of 546. Paden City saw George Krause emerge as mayor with 549 votes to 208 for Citizens candidate Frank M. Rogers and 44 for incumbent John W. Mills. GI-Labor Party won four council seats.
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West Virginia
Montgomery
D. H
Cameron
Harry Yodlers
Tof
Marshall
O No Citizens ‘Party
Counsell
Paden City
John W. Mills
George Krause
GI Labor
People's Independent
Krause
Frank M. Rogers
Citizens
Mills
Gi-Labor Party
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M. S. Lively
Danese
C. V. Egg
Johu Miller
Winona
J. S. Mason
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Lochgelly
A. d. McCutenton
Lookout
J. N. Norman
G. L. Parker
Jasper Settle
Page
L. T. Stephens
Roy L. Seelinger
Natlen
Carbon
Charles
Thrift
James’Dickinson
John Miller
John Long
Parker
J. i
Norman
C. P. Calloway
Singers League
Fannie Redman
Sadie Crockett
Josephine Fleming
John Redman
John Finney
Sylvester Fleming
Coats
Budget Shop
Spanish Peninsula
Spain
Regent
Imrs, Jessie Johnson
Board
Laid Office Equipment CO
Main St
Great Sinner
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
New Valley Theatre
Rhodell
W. Va
Richard Denning
William Gargan
Richard Crane
Appalachian
Fayette Electric Systems
Napier
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Gene Tlarney
Randolph Scott
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Dale Evans
Ney
the Duke OF
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