Pax Mayor Enforces Snake and Poison Ordinance
Mayor H. E. Woolwine announced the city ordinance banning snakes and poisons in worship services is legal and now in effect. Fayette County Prosecutor Carl Vickers confirmed legality, following state attorney general approval of the measure aimed at the Jesus Only sect. Woolwine said he would enforce the ordinance despite a recent sect gathering.
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Register Statt
PAX
H. E. Woolwine
Fayette County
Carl Vickers
Jesus
Woolwine
Vickers
Palmeri To Be Buried Saturday In Oak Hill
Palmeri Michel Palmeri aged 60 died at his Oak Hill home after a three year illness from stomach cancer. Survived by wife Tressol and children Sam Joseph Poimassette Susie Stuhlmilier Ida Constantino May Palmeri WACs Nora Pontrella. Funeral at Oak Hill Church of God Saturday at 2 PM. Burial at Highlawn Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home to church at 1 PM.
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Register
Oak Hill
Michel Palmeri
Bunker Hill
Italy
Holiness Church of God
Tressol Palmeri
Sam
Joseph Poimassette
Susie’ Stuhlmilier
Ida ‘Constantino
Rochester
New York
May ‘Palmeri
WAC
Scout Rally Expected To Draw Eight Troops
Oak Hill high school gym hosts a Scout Rally tonight at 7 30 p m with eight troops expected including two from Oak Hill two from Mount Hope one from Ansted one from Hugheston and possibly units from Fayetteville or Glen Ferris.
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Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Ansted
Lochgelly Miner Suffers Brain Concussion at Oak Hill
Lochgelly miner Regster Stall, also known as Oak Hill W M Sutphin, aged 46, is hospitalized at Oak Hill with a brain concussion after being struck on the head by a conveyor chain at 12:30 p m yesterday. Doctors report his condition as all right this morning.
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Regster Stall
Oak Hill
W.M. Sutphin
Walters Funeral Rites Remain Incomplete In Thurmond
Funeral arrangements for Randall Sofie Walters 76 of Berry Fayette County are not yet complete with survivors listed as a daughter a son and a brother. No addresses available per Collins Funeral Home. Also Mount Hope births announced a daughter weighing seven pounds ten ounces born January 18 at Oak Hill Hospital to Mr and Mrs Donald Bennett formerly Vivian Els Wick. Second Mount Hope child born a daughter seven pounds ten ounces to Mr and Mrs James Duckworth.
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Menister
Thurmond
Randall
Sofie” Walters
Berry
Fayette County
Collins
Mount Hope
Oak Hill Hospital
Donald Bennett
Vivian Els- Wick
James Duckworth
Mount Hope Schools Support March of Dimes Fund
Mount Hope High School faculty played a basketball game against a veterans team, boosting Fayette County March of Dimes funds by 100 dollars. Admissions raised 60 dollars from the high school and 40 dollars from Mount Hope Elementary, with players and officials named. Owen Rickard chairs the county campaign and named town chairmen.
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Register
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Henry Danner
Clarence Braffery
Herbert Dews
Nunzio Barbari
E. W. Dunkley
Cecil Canterbury
Charles Canterbury
Bob Jesse
Don Fezell
Clauduis Jones
Ernest Stone
Steve Levy
Bob .Kent
Ernest O 'Stone
Dunkley
Owen Rickard
Virginian Engine Returns To Rails After Derailment
Mullens West Virginia Virginian Railway Mallet 700 class locomotive derailed after hitting ice and mud at a road crossing used by Black Eagle Coal Company. Engineer J K Smith and fireman Martin Backus escaped injury. line reopened at 3 30 pm after four hours of wrecking work.
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Weber Mullens
Gulf- Mullens
Virginian Railway
Black Eagle Coal Company
J. K. Smith
Martin Backus
Elmore
Thee
Gulf-Mullens
Mount Hope Clubs Sponsor Benefit Party for March of Dimes
Mount Hope Lions Club and Mount Hope Federated League to sponsor a benefit party at the Lions Club house on Saturday January 24 at 8 p.m. Proceeds aid March of Dimes. Tickets available from club members. Committees led by C. E. Jones A. H. McIntire Jr James Wade and by Mrs. C. J. Evans Mrs. Russell Patteson.
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Register
Mount Hope~a
March of Dimes
Mount Hope Lions’ Club
Greaat Hope Federated League
Ithe Lions Club House
C. E. Jones
A. H. McIntire, Jr
James Wade
Lions Club
C. J. Evans
Russell Patteson
Mount Hope Federated League
Mullens Theater Operator Buys Five Lots for 30000
Charles C Cassinelli, part owner and operator of the Wyoming Theaters in Mullens, paid more than 30000 for four first Street lots and a lot adjoining the Wyoming Hotel. Purchase was from L J Rogers and wife of Welch McDowell County. Plans for the land are indefinite.
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Register
Mullens
Charles C. Cassinelli
Wyoming Theaters
First Street
Wyoming Hotel
Je, Rogers
Welch
McDowell County
Dry Land Sailor Buys First Sea Cruise After Discharge
Mullens West Virginia Tommy J Burns, discharged from the United States Navy on August 2, 1946, has just returned from his first sea trip a cruise to Panama and Cuba for Naval Reserve members. A former resident of Hookersville Nicholas County he served thirteen months as a dry land sailor and joined the Pacific cruise offered to keep reserves acquainted with Navy life. This trip marked his first time out of the United States.
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Register
Mullens
Tommy J. Burns
United States Navy
Panama
Cuba
Mmebers
Naval Reserve
Mutlent
Ford
Mathen
Navy
Hookers-vivile
Nicholas County
Burns
Twoeeks
States
Initiatory Work To Be Discussed By Jabal Aleja Shrine
Oak Hill reports the Jabal Aleja Shrine No 6 will discuss initiatory work at a Mount Hope Masonic Temple meeting tomorrow. Mrs Camma Bishop the worthy high priestess asks all officers and members to attend. Also Oak Hill High School’s Trie Hi Y Club postpones its March of Dimes benefit dance due to furnace cleaning leaving the building unheated.
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NeRisley
Oak Hill
Jabal Aleja Shrine
No- 6
Masonic Temple
Mount Hope
Camma Bishop
Register
Oak Hill High School
Rites Set For Mrs Grooms Of Baileysville
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Grooms 55 who died Tuesday night on the way to a Welch hospital will be held tomorrow at 11 AM at the Baileysville Tabernacle with Rev Edgar Beverly officiating. Burial follows in Shannon Cemetery near Baileysville. She was a Boone County native and lived with daughter Mrs Carl Clay of Baileysville. Survived by three brothers Isaac Brown of Sophia Lee Brown of Portsmouth Ohio Ashby of unknown address. two sisters Mrs Nina Perdue of Sophia and Mrs Mary White of Bluefield. five daughters Mrs Nord Lovell of Radford Virginia Mrs Sadie Beers of Miami Florida Mrs Dorothy Shra Ger of Lamar Mrs Mary Clay of Baileysville and Mrs Ruth Baker of Baileysville.
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Lee, Brown
Portsmouth
Ohio
Ashby
Nina Perdue
Sophia
Mary White
Bluefield
Nord, Lovell
Radford
Virginia
Sadie Beers
Miami
Fla
Dorothy Shra Ger
Lamar
Mary Clay
Baileysville
Ruth Baker
Lightfoot Assigned to Army MP at Munich Air Base
Private First Class Clemor D. Lightfoot of Mount Hope is serving with military police at the Munich Germany air base terminal of the European Air Transport Service. He joins the Army of Occupation rail network and previously worked for New York Central Railroad as a civilian. He entered service in January 1946.
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Lightfoot
Army
Mount Hope
Clemor D. Lightfoot
Georgia Lightfoot
Munich
Germany
European Air Transport Service
Corinne Woman Is Shower Honoree
Mrs. Douglas 1 Grindstaff of Corinne was honored with a stork shower on Tuesday January 14 at the home of Mrs. Alton Clark. Hostesses were Mrs. A. F. Parker Mrs. Dallas Steele Mrs. Alton Clark and Mrs. Lawrence Parker. Guests included Roxie Johnson Claudia Miles Herbert Blankenship Winnie Thompson Nancy Byrd Martha Jennelle Roy Mullens Allie Wiseman Irene Meadows Louise Mullens Mac Jenks Ross Tabor and Mike Dugan. Gifts were sent by several members including Jennie Atwood Cecil Dillon and D. E. Grinstaff.
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Nancy Byrd
Martha Jennelle
Roy. Mullens
Allie Wiseman
Luther Hienze
Lonnie Blankenship
Irene Meadows
Louise Mullens
Mac Jenks
Ross Tabor
Mike Dugan
Jennie Atwood
Cecil Dillon
D. E. Grinstaff
Roy McDaniels
Ray Huffman
Musical program planned at Glorious Church of Christ
The Wyom ing Gospel group will honor a list of women including Mrs Ed Graham Mrs Frank Belcher Mrs Zeta Black Eagle and Mrs Rochelle Was Couriers with a commemorative program on Sunday January 26 at 2 30 PM at the Glorious Church of Christ Kerry.
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Robert Clay
Ed Graham
Frank Belcher
Zeta Black Eagle
Mrs Wood Honored With Stork Shower in Covel
Mrs Mable Wood was guest of honor at a stork shower Monday night January 20 at her Covel home. Games and prizes were part of the event with many gifts for the honoree. Refreshments were served by hostess Mrs Thelma Gearheart. Attendees included Mrs Frank Mitchem Mrs Elmer Lambert Mrs Dennis Wiley Mrs Bill Raney Mrs Gertrude Caves Mrs Roscoe Ford Mrs Dick Serge Mr Cleve McMillian and the Rev B Reed led the gathering.
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Covel
Mable Wood
Thelma Gearheart
Frank Mitchem
Elmer Lambert
Dennis Wiley
Bill Raney
Gertrude Caves
Roscoe Ford
List of ladies in community society names
Roy Lucas, Mrs Ray Akers, Mrs Ernest Reépass, Mrs George Cecil, Mrs Ollie Cline, Mrs Dorothy Fitzwater, Miss Athaleeh Chapman, Mrs Hu W Arrington, Mrs W S Bayard, Mrs Carl Kegley, Mrs Elmer Richards, Mrs Kinsey Wickem, Mrs Edith McBride, and Mrs Roy Branam appear in a society column listing attendees and affiliates.
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Roy Lucas
Ray Akers
Ernest Reépass
George Cecil
Ollie , Cline
Dorothy Fitzwater
Athaleeh Chapman
Hu. W. Arrington
W. S&s. Bayard
Carl Kegley
Elmer Richards
Kinsey Wickem
Edith McBride
Roy Branam
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Nixon
Tao
Neville St
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March of Dimes Fund
L. A. Prather
Christine Johnson
Nature
Doan
THE
America
Alan Ladd
Brian Donlevy
William Bendix
K Barry Fitzgerald
Mrs. Wood
Wyoming Mullens, W. Va
George Brent
Lucille Ball
Rialto Mullens
W. Va
Sharles Starrett
Smitey Burnett
Pine Pineville, W. Va
Monsieur Beaucaire
Bob Hope
Joan Caulfield
Ran Muni
Ane Daxter Claubi
Rains
Bernhard-Brandt
Jean Gillie
Edward Norris
Dorothy McGuire
Madison
Robert Mitchum
Bill Williams
Ment Stores
Ammar Bros. Dept
Sidtoee
Basu Te
Jack Heart
Bedspreads
Ammar Bros
Animar Bros. Dept
Beckley - Oak Hill - Mullens, W. Va
Johnstown Road
Maxwell House Coffee
Old Domin
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Freestone Peaches
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