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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1947

Page

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Mullens Troop 133 Reorganized with New Leaders Named

Mullens Lions sponsor Boy Scout Troop 133 reorganizes its leadership for the year after a club meeting. Lee Hodson becomes troop chairman with Ray Bolen C C Ritchie as committeemen. Ellis Cruise treasurer Byron Toler secretary, George Davis activities Curtis Crotty scoutmaster with Clark and Wells assisting. Board of review expands to 16 members eight Lions and eight Rotary reps. A joint Lions Rotary meeting at Mullens High School set for January 27.

Register Stal Mullens Mullens Lions Lee Hodson Ray Bolen C. C. Ritchie Ellis Cruise Byron Toler George “Mac" Davis Curtis Crotty C. C. Clark Raymond Wells Forrest Daniels Dr. W. W. Wells W. F. Staats Harry Williams A. Ritz Kingdon Tommy Thomas G. D. Skidmore Board of Review Rotary Club Lions Rotary Scout Mullens High School Guy Amato Amato Lions Club Muliens Scouts Betty Holroyd King Coal District Hi-Y Charleston Hodson Holroyd W. M. Holroyd Frantz Avenue

Instructors Observe Wyoming Trade School Visit

Logan Vocational School instructors observed the Wyoming County Trade School in Pineville led by W R Brewer with J A Morgan Selden Adkins F M Altman and Delbert Casey. A six month old twin died in Welch after whooping cough related complications. the other twin Marilyn survived. The body rests at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home and will be moved to Boones Camp Kentucky for burial.

Wyoming Trade School Register Pineville Logan Vocaional School Wyoming County Trade School W. R. Brewer J. A. Morgan Selden Adkins F. M. Altman Delbert Casey Mullens Carolyn Mulkey Wyoming County Trade School E. F. Mulkey Welch Marilyn Jackeline Dorothy Robertson- Foglesong Funeral Home Boones Camp Kentucky

Ladies Society To Name Officers In 1947

Mrs. Frank Smith hosted the Wyoming Ladies Aid Society meeting with Mrs. Carl N. Cook leading the New Year themed program. Prizes were awarded for a historical events contest, and officers will be elected at the February 12 gathering at Mrs. C. L. Milam's home with Mrs. G. A. Neal in charge.

Register Pineville Frank Smith Wyoming ‘Ladies Aid Society Carl N. Cook A. J. Pugh John Dolan C. L. Milam G. A. Neal A. L. Graham J. B. Grove John F. ‘Dolan Willis iCook Harold Taylor Henry Spigner Dale Browning

J D Larkin Funeral Today in Baileysville

Funeral services for James D. Larkin 47 purchasing agent with H K Ferguson Company will be held today at 2 30 PM at Baileysville Methodist Church with the American Legion post in charge. Burial will be in Beavers Cemetery Baileysville. He died Tuesday at Findlay Hospital Ohio of a heart attack. He is survived by wife Elsie Shields Larkin three brothers and two sisters. Born in Dickson Tennessee he had worked for Ferguson Company since returning from military service. Previously he worked for Carter Coal Company at Capels West Virginia.

Register Pineville Baileysville Methodist Church James D. Larkin H. K. Ferguson Company Findlay Hospital Ohio American Legion Post Beavers Baileysville Larkin Elsie Shields Larkin N. C. Larkin Birmingham Alabama W. M. Larkin Miami Florida Joseph K. Larkin Staten Island New York Alice Benthall Atlanta Georgia Edna Larkin Nashville Tennessee J. M. Larkin Lillie Mae Tarkin Dickson Ferguson Company Carter Coal Company Capels West Virginia

Dewey Thompsons Buy Lots From Cooks

Pineville deed records show Mr and Mrs Dewey Thompson purchasing Lot 59 in the Town of Toney Junction Oceana district from Mr and Mrs Hayes Cook. Other transfers include Maloney Morgan to Calvin Morgan part of 68 acres Clear Fork district and Clark and Young to Clarence Snuffer lots 124 125 126 in Lusk Center district. Ray E Bailey and wife to Verner Morgan Lot 22 Medford Bailesville district. Hopwood Tate Preston special commissioner to Lizzie Ball and Alvis Ball lots 89 90 in Lusk Center district.

Hesister Pineville Toney Junction Oceana District Hayes Cook Dewey Thompson Maloney Morgan Calvin Morgan Clear Fork C. C. Clark A. C. Young Clarence Snuffer Lusk Center Ray E. Bailey Verner Morgan Medford Baileysville Hopwood Tate Preston Lizzie Ball Alvis Ball

Rockview Youth Bobby Brown Buried Saturday

Funeral services for Bobby Brown five and one half year old grandson of Mr and Mrs John Brown of Rockview will be held Saturday at 11 o clock in Rockview. Burial follows at Still Run Cemetery Itmann. He died yesterday at 9 13 am in Steven s Clinic Welch from a blood condition. He is survived by his grandparents and mother Helen Brown of Lafayette Indiana.

Rockview Sv Register Mullens Bobby Brown John Brown

Currys Attend Dawes Rites in Pineville

Funeral services Sunday for A. A. Crawford at Dawes were attended by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Curry and children Earl and Kay. Crawford was the father in law of Mrs. Currys sister Mrs Carl Crawford of Gauley and Mr. and Mrs Crawford of Gauley Bridge joined the Currys for a brief visit. Crawford returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Crawford stayed longer. Their daughter Jane Johnson Crawford visits her grandmother Mrs Z E Johnson in Morehead Kentucky.

Arthur Prig Mullens Admitted for Treatment

Mrs. Arthur Prig Mullens Tipple was admitted to Taylor Dearing Hospital late Wednesday and remains a patient for treatment.

Register Mullens Arthur Prigsell Tipple Taylor-Dearing Hospital

Pineville Gulf Service owner Dewitt Layman dies at 30

Dewitt T. Layman, about 30, owner of Pineville Gulf Service since the 1940s, died at 1 30 am in Bluefield Sanitarium after kidney and heart ailments. He was a former chief electrician for the Devil's Fork Coal Co and Buckeye Coal and Coke Co at Stephenson. Survived by wife Ruby Cook Layman and two daughters, plus sister in Charleston. Funeral arrangements are pending at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens.

Register Mullens Dewitt T. Layman Pineville Pineville Gulf Service Bluefield Sanitarium Layman Cleveland Clinic Devil's Fork Coal ‘Company Buck- Eye Coal and Coke Company Stephenson Robertson-Foglesong Ruby Cook Layman W.F. Rose, Jr

Mullens Club Plans Women of the Moose Conference

Mullens chapter outlines appointment of committees to finalize details for the Women of the Moose conference to be held Sunday at 1 pm. Senior Regent Mildred Martin urges all officers and coworkers to attend the meditation and meeting. The event under the College of Regents honors Miss Katherine Smith grand chancellor as the order's outstanding woman with assistance from Mrs. Lessie Wintz. About 100 members are expected.

Register Praik Waris Mullens Huntington College For Regents

Allen Junction Woman Called To Ballard For Illness

Mrs. Fred J. Wheley was summoned from Allen Junction to Ballard in Monroe County on Monday night to attend her mother Mrs. Modie Mann who is ill with pneumonia and influenza.

Allen Junction Ballard Y Register Cate Fred J. Wheley Monroe County Modie Mann

Mildred Richmond Reported Seriously Ill in Decatur Hospital

Mildred Richmond daughter of Mrs. Cora Richmond of the Smiley Apartments is reported seriously ill in a Decatur hospital. Employed in Decatur, she is said to suffer heart and liver ailments. Her brother James Richmond of Mullens left recently to be with her and arrange her return home.

Mildred Richmond

Mullens Seniors Plan Class Play

Mullens High School seniors begin rehearsal for an annual class play titled One Wild Night. The farce is directed by Mrs Louis Kaman and Lee Hod son, with no definite February date set for performances.

Register Stat Mullens Mullens High School Louis Kaman Lee Hodson

Oak Hill Lions Plan Cub Night and Ball Team

Oak Hill Lions Club held a dinner meeting at Hotel Hill appointing Ernest McCoy as softball team chairman drawn from Oak Hill High School students. The club voted to back higher salaries for West Virginia teachers and announced a Cub Night on Thursday January 2 with members bringing children or guests. John Frisk entertained with stories.

Oak Hill Lions Club of Hotel Hill Ernest McCoy H.R. Cole John Frisk Cole

Taxi Driver Fined In Fayetteville Driving Case

John Pryor Kelly of Charleston was fined 25 dollars and costs after being found guilty in magistrate Virgil Lyons' court of an air drunk driving charge. Ruby Brown of Charleston was fined 10 dollars and costs on a drunkenness charge. They were arrested Tuesday after Kelly parked a Town Tops Taxi in Fayetteville and blocked a local man’s path.

Register Fayetteville John Pryor Kelly Charleston Virgil Lyons Ruby Brown Kelly Oak Hill

Afflicted Youth to Resume Studies After Sanatorium Stay

Patty Ann Burgess, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Burgess of Minden, left January 4 for Hillcrest Sanatorium in Charleston. Sanitarium officials say she can resume her studies in two weeks and remain there about six months. She was an Oak Hill eighth grader who visited classmates and teachers before departing. A teachers and students celebration marked her early sendoff. She was to open a gift each day until January 25.

Register Oak Hill Patty Ann Burgess Silas Burgess Minden Hillcrest Sanitarium Charleston Sanitarium Patty Ann iShe Studnnts

Two Divorce Suits Filed in Fayetteville Circuit Clerk

Records show two divorce petitions filed by Mahan White Higgins and Laird. Gwendolyn Jewell Mullins sues Clyde Mullins and Jacqueline Calhoun sues Raymond Calhoun in the Fayetteville circuit clerk office.

Register Fayetteville Mahan White Higgins Laird Gwendolyn Jewell Mullins Clyde Mullins Jacqueline Calhoun Raymond Calhoun

Civil Trial Work Set To Begin In Fayette Court

Fayette County Court schedules civil trial work starting Monday. Jury trials were not held yesterday with jurors excused until trials resume. Several pleas entered. probation requested or granted pending investigations. Noted cases include murder related pleas and possession of stolen property, with several continuances and capias orders issued.

Thurmond Fayette Court Webster Fayetteville Fayette County R. J. Thrift, Jr Bernard W. Smallwood Grace Hamilton Manks Nest Bis Harland A. Hedricks Mike Perrott Mike Ciminari William Henderson C. B. Vickers Robert Dawson Louis Davis Annie Davis William Woodson Wooden Jphrist Capias

Oak Hill Moose Initiation Set by Women Chapter

Oak Hill Chapter 33 Women for the Moose announces initiation tonight with Mrs Beulah Prather as publicity chair and Mrs Violet Hewitt and Mrs Eva Sprouse as new officers to be sworn in A party for new members will follow the meeting Beckley chapter members invited to participate in ceremonies.

Oak Hill Women For the Moose Beulah Prather Violet Hewitt Eva Sprouse Beckley

Mathematics Teacher Lottie Williams Returns to Oak Hill High

Miss Lottie Ann Williams resumes duties as mathematics instructor and head of the mathematics department at Oak Hill High School after several months away for health. She spent her leave in September, living in Louisiana.

Register Oak Hill Lottie Ann Williams Oak Hill High School Miss Wiliams

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