Kilsyth Man Convicted of Wife Wounding
Kilsyth resident Gifford Cole was found guilty of unlawfully wounding his wife, Mrs Pearl Cole, after a lengthy Fayet te County trial. Judge H J Thutt Jr censured past cruelty and sentenced Cole to one to five years in the state penitentiary. The case detailed a Christmas Eve stabbing and a struggle on the Coles porch with multiple witnesses and injuries.
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Register Stat
Weiler
Kilsyth
C. B. Withers
Cole
William Sneddon
Sneddon
Sneddolls
Coles
Vickers
Aniher
Hoke
H, Eb, Dillon, Jr
Mrs. Cole
Fayette County Tuberculosis Association December Activities
The December chest clinic at Montgomery on December 30, led by Dr. A. E. Bays, saw 18 people x rayed and examined. nine interviews were held here, and visits to eight county organizations plus two radio stations occurred. Seventeen people were admitted to service. thirteen were contacts, one a suspect, five actual cases. Five admitted to state sanitoriums. Pinecrest visits and deliveries to schools, theatres, and dairies occurred. 240 literature pieces, 27 negys banner articles, 175 physician and patient letters, and 12 films shown.
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Weller
Fayetteville
Pinecrest
Radio Starf
Frozen Custard Plant Opens in Oak Hill West Virginia
Oak Hill new plant on East Main Street begins operations as the sole frozen custard maker in southern West Virginia. The electro freeze system produces 10 gallons per hour from a mix sourced from Alexandria Virginia and processed in a five gallon unit in about ten minutes.
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Oak Hill
Tne
East Main Street
West Virginia
Alexandria, Va
Oak Mill
Fayetteville couples obtain marriage licenses
Three couples secured licenses from Lucy Neely county clerk per Fayetteville records. The pairs cited include William A Johnson 21 of Fayetteville Route 1 with Ollie A Jones 18 of Fay Shevile Curlis Rusvoe Metheney 29 and Juenita Bonnie Echols 22 of Powellton Virgil James Moss 39 and Clariece Wilmerth Melvin 27 born of Montgomery.
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Trey We
William A. Johnson
Fayetteville
Ollie A. Jones
Fay Shevile
Curlis Rusvoe Metheney
Juenita Bonnie Echols
Powellton
Virgil James Moss
Clariece Wilmerth
Melvin
Montgomery
Stomach Gas Relief Promoted by Tonite Tonic
Advert reads that stomach gas and bloat cause nervous distress and poor appetite. It touts 83T Tonte/Tonite as boosting gastric juice flow, aiding non organic stomach disturbance, anemia, and digestion so users sleep better and feel stronger. Available at drug stores.
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PDD
Plows and Cinder Crews Continue Work On Fayette Highways
State Road Commission crews keep Fayette County highways passable as snow deepens. Plows have operated since Thursday night with 8 to 18 inches blanketing roads and another 6 to inches falling Friday night into Saturday. Motorists urged to use chains on all Fayette roads. Sewell Mountain reported as the heaviest snow area but still passable with chains.
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Router
OAK Hill
Fayette County
State Road Commission
Fayette
Sewell Mountain
Gideons Distribute Testaments at Oak Hill High
About one thousand Bibles and Testaments were handed out to Oak Hill High School faculty and students at a special assembly. D. O. Totten of Beckley described Gideons work while Rev. G. H. Cross emphasized studying God’s word. Assisting volunteers were local Beckley and Oak Hill residents.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School
Gideons
D. O. Totten
Beckley Camp
G. H. Cross
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Clark McDaniel
Tra Whitlock
Beckley
E. B. Wood
Harry J. Birt
E. L. Booth
Joe Slater
Kingston High School Drama Club Plans March Play
Kingston Masque and Wig Drama Club will present the three act comedy Professor How Could You in early March. The cast includes Otis Young as Keaty Ferry and Beulah Winston as the soil-fire figure, with Bill Martin as John and Edna Cottrell as Valarie among a group of young performers. The article also notes Moose Lodge installation details at Oak Hill and a Beckley degree drill for a large candidate class.
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Regsster
Kingston
Kingston High School
Keaty Ferry
Otis Young
Beulah Winston
John
Bill Martin
Parrish
Oak Hill
Loyal Order of Moose ‘Lodge
James Schouter
Supreme Lodge
Moosehart
Moose Hall
C. R. Weatherford
Jr. Gove
Harold Hall
Peelat
James
Matthews
Orville Sprouse
Charles Roles, Jr
Oved
Melvin Norman
James Nix
Noble Grand Is Installed At Meet
Mrs. Evelyn Toney was installed as noble grand of the Oak Hill Laurel Retexah Lodge by Mrs. Bessie Chambers and staff from Mabscott at the I. O. O. F. hall. Officers installed include Ellen Nichols as vice grand J L Huffman secretary F E McCoy treasurer L B Bennett chaplain and others.
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Register
Oak Hill
Evelyn Toney
Oak Hill Laurel Retexah Lodge
Bessie Chambers
Mabscott
I. O. O. F. Hall
Toney
Ellen Nichols
Prand
J. L. Huffman
F. E. McCoy
L. B Bennett
C. R. Weatherford
L. Q. Lurt
Pearl Hypes
Outside Guardian
George Hair
Inside Guardian
Four couples receive Fayette County marriage licenses
Fayetteville reports four couples granted marriage licenses by the county clerk. Donald Adair Crumb, 24, of Carlisle, weds Margaret Ann McCorwick, 18. H K Musmus, 39, weds Anna Novosky, 33. John Thomas Smith, 19, weds Edith Mae Chittum, 18. Smedley Rodrick Willis, 20, weds Charlotte Mae Melmes, 18.
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Wetter Fayetteville
Payelle County
Donald Adair Crumb
Carlisle
Margaret Ann MficCorwick
Minden
H. K. Masmus
Anna *. Novosky
Summerlee
John Thomas Smith
Seawell
Edith Mae Chittum
Nuttall
Smedley Rodrick Willis
Smithers
Charlotte Mae Melmes
Long Acre
Secret Marriage of Frances Tyree to Perry Grogan Revealed
Mount Hope residents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tyree disclose the secret marriage of Frances Janet Tyree to Perry Grogan. The ceremony occurred July 14, 1947 in Pomeroy Ohio. Frances, a 1946 Woodrow Wilson grad, studies at Richmond Professional Institute. Grogan, a Marine veteran, attended Concord College and Beckley College and plans to continue studies in Richmond. They will reside at 1604 W Grace Street in Richmond.
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Frances Tyree
Perry Grogan
Register
Mount Hope
Frances Janet Tyree
Perry
Grogan
Willis Branch
A. J. Tyree
GL. P. Grogan
Beckley
Pomeroy
Joseph P. Tyree
Federated League Boosts Polio Campaign in Mount Hope
The Federated League plans March of Dimes activities in Mount Hope cooperating with city groups. Mrs. Frisk will chair a committee to solicit Main Street businesses from Corey's Market to Butler's Garage. Four-member teams will canvass theaters until January 27, with a $10 polio fund contribution approved. The group also backs a cancer drive and endowment and penny art funds. Next meeting set for February 17.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Lions Club
Hotel Hill
G. G. Kincaid
General Activities Committee
Loren J. Fox
C. H Rhodes
R. E. Tissue
Lions Pine
C. P. White
Mount Hope
Regtster
Mount Hope Federated League
Lions Club
Fred M. Frisk
Main Street
Corey's Market
Mount Hops
Butler's Garage
McDonald
Fayette County coal lease backs five year term in land deal
J Mack Linkenhoker and others, trading as Linkenhoker and Steele, secure a five year lease on Fayette County land for coal removal. Lula Taylor granted the deed on the J F Hawkins farm on Dogwood Ridge, with other related deeds listed including Ames Land Company lands and Rivthe Brothers Company strip mining rights. The notice notes numerous property and lease details across Fayette, Mountain Cove, Sewell Mountain, and Oak Hill districts.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. Mack Linkenhoker
Linkenhoker and Steele
Fayette County
Lula Taylor
J. F. Hawkins
Dogwood Ridge
Charles M. Russell
Ames Land Company
Willis Road
Mountain Cove
William L. Shepherd
J. 5. Trump
Tuggle
Oak Hid
Andrew Rufus Cook
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Paint Creek
Lacy Trump
Ip Ethan Williams
Midway
Summerlee
Lochgelly
Cody Allman
Rivthe Brothers Company
Laurel Creek
Sewell Mountain
H. N. Avitur
Samuel J. Sluzas
Oak Hill
Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc
R.B
Flossie E. Crist
I.T. McCutcheon
C. O. White
Harry O. White
Xanie Koontz
Bernie Terry Rainey
Pierce Cols
W. C. Reynolds
Clair Fhillpot
L. B. Havens
Glenna Harrah
Ten Thousand Years Vesper Lesson at Fayetteville Church
Fayetteville Methodist Church holds the second lesson in the Ten Thousand Years series with Charles E. Mahan delivering the address. Special music by the choir directed by Miss Mary Chute accompanies the service. D D El well of Fayetteville to sing during morning worship.
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Register
Fayetteville
Wright Funeral Set for Today
Funeral services for John William Wright 56 of Fayetteville are set for 2 p.m. at Fayetteville Methodist Church with ministers and James F. Frame officiating. Burial follows at Highlawn Memorial Park with Masons conducting graveside rites and the American Legion providing an escort. Survivors include his wife Elsie Hatfield Wright and several relatives in Virginia and West Virginia. The body will be moved from Dard Mortuary to the church an hour before services.
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Register
Fayetteville
John William Wright
Oak Hill
Masons
American Legion
Berwind
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