July draft quotas depart Fayetteville boards for induction
The first July quota of selective service registrants left for induction centers. Board No. 1 sent 38 men and Board No. 2 sent 31, with Fayetteville high school band playing for the two busloads. Several men enlisted or were deferred. four from Board 1 had marriages before Dec 8 1941. An additional about 100 men are slated to report July 15.
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Payetteville
Harold McClung
Ray Gentry
Fayetteville
Gentry
Chetty Lee Burgess
William Jackson Mullins
Sue Vernon Martin
Thomas Elliott Wimmer
Jettie Roscoe Lively
Cyrus Emmett Brown
Sherman Ray Smith
Lemon Wayand Kidd
William Chapman Bolen
William Thomas Shupe
Asel Lee Price
Lester Lee Persinger
John Patrick Crouse
Robert Hanibal Austin
James Edward Brierly
Harry Franklin Shaffer, Jr
Elmer Suttle
John Howard Bergandah
Carl
New Red Cross Class Started at Oak Hill
Twenty people registered for the first Red Cross class held in the school gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Instruction by Joe T. Cashion begins with daily sessions except weekends, moving to city hall after this week. Participants include Nancy Hannabass Fred Fleshman Mrs H J Garrett and many others.
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Oak Hill
American Red Cross
Joe T. Cashion
City Hall
Nancy Hannabass
Fred Fleshman
Cleo B. Swope
C. Ed Bibb
Lorene Burgess
Eunice Hall
Laura B Simpson
Wilma C. Foster
Maudie V Kincaid
Margaret Lewis
Zella Bishop
Soldier Returns To Fort Leonard Wood After Furlough
Private Age R. Coleman returns to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after a seven day furlough spent with Mr and Mrs John Garrison of Oak Hill.
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John Garrison
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Fort Leonard Wood
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Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton Honeymoon at Mountain Retreat
Hollywood reports Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton wed yesterday at Lake Arrowhead. The ceremony lasted six minutes with few guests. Grant, 38, recently became an American citizen, while Hutton, 29, is a Woolworth Heiress. They plan to resume work at RKO on Once Upon a Honeymoon with Ginger Rogers.
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Cary Grant
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
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Bristol
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H. Paul Romers
San Bernardino
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Virginia Cherill
Alexis M’divani
Georgan Prince
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Pax Miner Injured In Fall At Koppers Mine
Pax C Humphrey, 65, a Pax miner, was admitted to Oak Hill hospital after a fall at the Koppers mine in Long Branch. He suffered a fractured and badly bruised leg with blood circulation cut off from the foot area. Condition unchanged. seriousness to be determined in coming days.
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Oak Hill Hospital
Koppers
Long Branch
Van Camp Returns From Visit To Paden City
H. L. Van Camp came home last evening after spending a week visiting at his residence in Paden City.
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H. L. van Camp
Paden City
Robert Lilly Seeks Fayette Delegates Seat
Robert Lilly of Mount Hope president of the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute is a Democratic candidate for the house of delegates. His name was omitted from the Fayette County candidates list. 14 Fayette residents seek nomination to the lower legislature.
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Britt announces birth of daughter in Long Branch
Mr and Mrs Bill Britt of Long Branch announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday July 5 Mrs Britt is the former Bonnie Thomas The birth adds another member to the Britt family with relatives and friends noted in the notice
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Service Men Are To be Honored
Fayetteville Baptist circles Ann Judson and Mary Martha complete plans to honor service members with letters, cards, and gifts. A devotional, flag salutes, and a playlet titled Makers of Old Glory were featured. Members and guests listed. hostesses named.
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Fayetteville
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Ann Judson
Mary Martha
Baptist Church
Claude Lee
Letcher Cook
Mary Cook
Boys Attending School Are Home for Week End
Three local boys at the South Charleston N. Y. A. war industries training school spent the weekend with their parents at Weirwood. Raymond Treadway is son of Mr. Reanix Treadway, Harold Lively is son of Mr. and Mrs. Tilden F. Lively, and George Hamilton is son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glisson. Jim Warren, also at the South Charleston training school, visited in Pax with his sisters Mrs. N. Forrest Walkup and Mrs. Ralph Humphrey.
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Two Divorce Suits Have Been Instituted In Fayetteville
Fayet teville Lucille B Burgess sues Alton P Burgess for divorce in circuit clerk records. Carl B Vickers, prosecuting attorney and Robert J Thrift Jr, assistant counsel for the plaintiff. Forest Perry sues Virginia Perry for divorce. J L Ryan of Fayetteville is solicitor.
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Alton P. Burgess
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Robert J. Thrift, Jr
Forest Perry
Virginia Perry
J. L. Ryan
Farmers urged to continue using legumes in Raleigh County
Raleigh County leads the state in plowing under legumes says County Agent H B Thomas He urges seeding winter legumes to offset nitrogen shortage due to wartime needs He notes 10380 acres plowed under 1936 1941 adding about 1245600 pounds of nitrogen to soil Value of restored nitrogen is $1245600 at 10 cents a pound Crimson clover leads the list with vetch second Farmers are urged to expand legume acreage to aid war effort
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H. B. Thomas
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Hampshire
Berkeley
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Dry Creek
Leaves For Texas To Join Husband
Pax local society note reports Mrs. William R. Lee the former Miss Aijilene Rutledge daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Rutledge Pax visited last weekend leaving Tuesday July 9 for Houston Texas where she will join her husband who is a second lieutenant
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Pax
William R. Lee
Aijilene Rutledge
Robert L. Rutledge
Houston
Texas
Engine Explosion Kills Two Men near Nolan Tug River
Workmen cleared wreckage after a Norfolk and Western locomotive boiler explosion killed two engineers, injured 11 others, and caused extensive damage as the engine struck coal cars being switched near Nolan nine miles northwest of Williamson. Baker and Maynard died. four women and others burned by boiling water and steam were treated in Williamson Hospital. The crash demolished a family shack and damaged a car. Baker appeared to slow for signals before the blast.
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Selectees Leave For Final Exams At Huntington
Twenty four Wyoming County selectees boarded Consolidated buses to report to the National Guard Armory at Huntington for final examinations before entering military service. Friends and African Legion members saw them off, presenting cigarettes and candy. A list of departing men includes Jordon Monrow Dove Itmann Bob Hatfield Hanover Reeve Elmore Hamm Beckley Worley Lawson Walker Oceana Lacy Pierce Cook Oceana Ogal Clarence Cornes Huntington Thomas Lee Bailey Jr Baileysville Sebastian Pizzno Glen Fork Phil Franklin Price Jack Everett Basham Baileysville Arnold Abner Sizemore Tipple Whitt Perdue Pineville Luther Byrd New Richmond Otis Lee Allen Pineville Kyle Orona Cox Wyco Cecil Alexander Smithers Roy Few Hanover Gar
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Mullens Residents Welcome Virginia Visitors Over Weekend
MULLENS Mr. and Mrs. O A Ashbrook of Dante Virginia visited Mr. and Mrs D L Bateman over the weekend. Mr and Mrs M L Dutt of Huntington and Mrs Horace Dunfee and son of Ironton Ohio were guests of the Batemans last week. Miss Bettie Craver visits Miss Jayle Hargis in Chattanooga Tennessee and Miss Margie Myers in Nashville Tennessee. The girls are classmates at Virginia Interment College. Mr and Mrs Jess M Suter and daughter Sonia of Ashland Ohio and Mrs Suters father of Bluefield West Virginia spent Sunday in Tralee visiting Mr and Mrs Glen Vaught and Mrs Vaughts mother Mrs Alice White.
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Dante, Va
D. L. Bateman
M. L. Dutt
Huntington
Horace Dunfee and Son
Ironton
Ohio
D. J. Bateman
Bettie Craver
Jayle Hargis
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Margie Myers
Local Names Linked by Place Mentions in West Virginia Note
The fragment lists individuals tied to towns such as Mullens Oceana Itmann Guyan Rockview and Mullens again with names Woodrow Griffith Fred Hines Conner Jr William Newsome Albert Dunford Troy Gwinn Edwards William Staats Earl Sizemore. The scattered names suggest a locality record or notice involving several residents.
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Fred Hines Conner, Jr
Mullens
William Newsome
Albert Andrew Dunford
Itmann
Troy Gwinn Edwards
Rockview
William F. Staats
Earl Raymond Sizemore
Guyan
Princetonians Visit Friends in Mullens
Mullens hosted Mrs C A Gott and her daughters Elvise and Jane of Princeton over the weekend. Mrs C E Stearts visited relatives in Princeton Thursday and Friday. Attending Mrs W D Pendleton funeral in Princeton were Mrs Frank Gary Mr and Mrs Perry C Cook and Mrs C E Stearts.
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Elvise
Jane
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C. E. Stearts
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Perry C. Cook
W. D Pendleton
McComas Couple Visits Corinne Residents
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Blackwell of McComas spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blackwell of Corinne. Their visit included Sunday picnicking at Pineville with Peggy and Betty Blackwell, Clyde Outright and daughter, and the Blackwells of McComas.
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McComas
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Betty
Clyde Outright
Itmann
B. Blackwell
Pineville
Demand For Amazing Miner's Friend Spreads Rapidly Beyond Coal Fields
A promotional article describes Miner's Friend gaining rapid popularity in coal areas and towns alike. It claims relief from constipation and indigestion among miners and families, spreading through word of mouth to offices, stores, and homes. It urges readers to try the medicine now with dealer contact details for Beckley, West Virginia.
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Cohen
Beckley
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