Fayette County Board Sells $1 Million Building Bond Issue
Fayetteville reports the Fayette County Board of Education sold a $1,000,000 bond issue authorized at a yearly election for school buildings to Otway Gunnee of Cincinnati. The deal includes a $20,000 certified check as surety, 5 percent interest, and an $1,800 premium with one bond retired annually over 34 years. Gunnee noted no bids on the building program and provided price concerns for future work.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Gunnoe
Oaks Hill
Gunnee
Bomer
Deepwater
Gauley Bridge
Falls View
Cannelton
DuBois
Mount Hope
Montgomery
Simmons Negro
Kingston
Powellton
Ansted
Brides Painter and Sheppard to Wed in Scarbro Today
Miss Betty Lou Painter daughter of Mr and Mrs Clinton Painter of Mount Hope will marry Charle E Sheppard son of Mr and Mrs Frank Sheppard of Mount Hope in a ceremony tonight. Rev Clyde W West will perform the wedding at his Scarbro home with no attendants. Painter will graduate Mount Hope High School and Sheppard, a Navy veteran, attended Oak Hill High School and now works at Alley and will reside in Mount Hope.
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Register
Mount Hope
Betty iLou Painter
Clinton Painter
Charle '£. Sheppard
J Frank Sheppard
Clyde W. West
Scarbro
Alley
Morris Resigns As Fayette Fire Chief
Fayetteville battles brief leadership change as F J Morris resigns and remains interim chief while awaiting council acceptance. Water works board advances $300 for Wolf Creek well site and pump equipment. Council approves Huse Memorial Park cemetery plan with perpetual care and a cemetery trustees board. Gilbert Smith presents deed to the cemetery property.
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Register
Fayetteville
F. J. Morris
Town Water Works Board
Wolf Creek
Huse Memorial Park
Gilbert Smith
Fayetteville Cemetery Association
Rainbow Girls Chapter Formation Sought in Mount Hope
A special committee from Vinolia chapter No 59 of the Order of Eastern Star was named to form a Rainbow Girls chapter. The meeting altar was draped in memory of Thomyus Albert Gilmore past worthy patron who died recently.
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Register
Mount Hope
Vinolia
Order of Eastern Star
Rainbow Girls
Thomyus Albert Gilmore
Scout Jamboree Postponed to January 23
Oak Hill high school gym hosts the Boy Scout Jamboree postponed due to semester tests. Scoutmaster Walter Christian of Oak Hill Troop 125 announced the nine event jamboree directed by Louis J. Epstein, with troops from Oak Hill 117, Oak Hill 125, Fayetteville 34, Mt. Hope 91, Ansted 1134, and Glen Ferris 78 set to participate.
Oak Hill Soldier Marries In Texas
Oak Hill news reports the marriage of Miss Dorothy Larsen to Cpl. James H. Bragg. The ceremony took place at Belton Texas on January 9 1947 at the home of Dr A G Townsend dean of Mary Harden Baylor College for girls. The couple reside in Temple Texas and Bragg is stationed at Camp Hood Texas.
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Oak Hill
Dorothy Larsen
Cpl
James H. Bragg
C. B. Roach
Columbus
Ohio
Belton
Texas
A. G. Townsend
Mary Harden
Baylor College For Girls
Cpl. Bragg
Camp Hood
Temple
Peeping Tom Reported In Oak Hill Again
Oak Hill police investigate a fourth peeping incident in recent months. A resident reported a man peering into a Jones Avenue home Saturday night. the suspect fled before capture.
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Oak Hill
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Jones Avenue
Flames Destroy Four Room Home Near Oak Hill
A four room residence on the old Summerlee road near Oak Hill was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon leaving a New River Company miner and his family homeless. The owner Fred Crouse said the structure was insured and the blaze lasted about 30 minutes. Neighbors helped Mrs. Willis Blake save some clothes and living room furniture. Blake works for the New River Company at Lochgelly and was away when the fire started. Mrs. Blake suspects the attic wiring caused the blaze due to a defect.
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Summerlee Road
Fred Crouse
Oak Hill
Willis Blake
Register
New River Company
Blake
Lochgelly
Mount Hope Sailor to Ship Out Again
Mount Hope Dr Charles Forst son of Charles Forst Mount Hope and grandson of Mrs J A Lilly Beckley resumes merchant marine duties after world tour since October 1945 He plans to ship out again then leave the merchant marine to study medicine.
Lighting flickered as fire broke out
A report notes lighting began blinking just before the fire started, suggesting a possible trigger or warning signal observed by witnesses. The incident details are limited, with no verified cause or casualties reported in the accessible text.
3000 Contribution Cards Prepared In Dimes Drive
Oak Hill High School students aid the March of Dimes drive by preparing 3000 contribution cards each holding 2 dimes. The cards will be distributed in Oak Hill Mt Hope Montgomery Gauley Bridge and Ansted using local phone directories for names and addresses.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hi
Fayette County
Owen Rickard
Oak Hall
Mt. Hope
Montgomery
Gauley Bridge
Ansted
Franklin Rose 84 Interred After Funeral Services
Franklin Rose 84 died Tuesday. Funeral services were held at his Baileysville Road home with Rev. Witt Hatfield of Clear Fork officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery. Survivors include his wife Najomi Dorcas Rose two brothers Edward Rose and another in Amigo six sons BE Pierre Walter W Edgar B Jeston David Tia and two daughters.
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Franklin Rose
Register
Mullens
Baileysville Road
Witt Hatfield
Clear Fork
Najomi Dorcas Rose
Edward Rose
Baileysville
Charles Helmdollar
Amigo
BE. Pierre
Walter W
Edgar B
Pineville
Jeston
David
Tia
Fannock
Visit at Clear Fork and family gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Cook attended church services at Clear Fork Sunday and visited Mrs. Cook’s mother Mrs. Dolly Shannon. They were joined by Mrs. Goldie Short of Baileysville Mrs. Virgie Jackson of Davy and Mrs. Myrtle Ford of Crab Orchard in the outing.
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J. “B. Murphree
Peggy
Benjy
Mullens
Clear Fork
Register
F. P. Cook
Cook
Dolly Shannon
Goldie Short
Baileysville
Virgie Jackson
Davy
Myrtle Ford
Crab Orchard
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