Mt Hope Hosts Reception for Victoria Crawford in Dressy Facebook-Style Gala
Mt Hope hosts a reception and dance at the Lions Clubhouse to introduce Victoria Lynn Crawford of Mullens to local neighbors. Dr. and Mrs. William F. Lawton Jr. wed in Chicago on February 24 and plan practice in Mt. Hope after August first. Over 300 guests attended, with Dave Carter and His Orchestra providing music, four-tier cake, and floral decorations. Notables included Governor Okey L. Patterson and daughter Anna Hughes, plus Charleston and Beckley residents.
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Weller
Charlottesville
O. C. Henderson
Dayton, O
George Lemon
Charles Lemon
Lewisburg
Johnny Bell
George Sharp
Marlinton
Andy Clark
Princeton
Vincent Clouder
Lynchburg
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Mt. Hope
Beckley
William E. Lawton, Jr
Hope
Bill Llickman
Prather Funeral Services Today
Fayetteville mourns Helen Elizabeth Prather 31 of Gamoca dies after yearlong illness. Funeral at Gamoca Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with Rev Mont Carr officiating. Burial in Gamoca Cemetery. She leaves husband Lewis Prather and eight children Carl Stanley Mack Idona Nona Martha Catherine Brenda all at home and her parents Mack and Mrs Coleman.
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Register
Fayetteville
Helen Elizabeth Prather
Brownsvile
Meae Gauley Bridge
Beckley Hospital
Gamoca Baptist Church
Gamoca
Mont Carr
Kincaid
Dodd Funeral Home
Mack Prather
Lewis Prather
Carl
Stanley
Mack
Idona
Nona
Martha
Catherine
Brenda
Mrs
Mack Coleman
23 Couples Get Marriage Permits
Fayette County records show 23 couples applying for marriage permits as county clerk notes Cupid’s strong presence. Among pairs listed are Arrington and Dixon of Thayer, Acord and Duncan of Jodie Otis, Burnett and Mardox of Thurmond, and Dye with Allen of Beards Fork, plus others from Oak Hill Landisburg Powellton and surrounding towns.
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Register
Fayetteville
Cupid
Fayette County
Charles Arrington
Mabel Dixon
Thayer
George Acord
Drennen
Doris Duncan
Jodie
Otis
Russell Burnett
Silas Christina Mardox
Boomer
Albert Lawrence
Beulah Marty
Powellton
Crickmer Road Work Slated This Summer
Crickmer road repairs are planned for this summer, with a one and a half mile stretch from Crickmer toward the district targeted for improvements. County officials and the district engineer of the State Road Commission announced the project. A Crickmer roads committee meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the schoolhouse.
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Crickmer
Register
Crooked Hill-Crickmer
State Road Commission
Crickmer Roads Committee
Fayette-Nicholas Bar Groups Hold Joint Dinner Meet
Fayette County Bar Association members joined the Nicholas County Bar for a dinner meeting held Friday night near Summersville. J Z Summerfield of Fayetteville was admitted to membership after a short business session. Riley Wilson of Charleston entertained the group after turkey dinner. attendees included numerous bar members from Fayetteville Montgomery Oak Mills Richwood and Summersville along with judges and local officials.
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Fayette - Nicholas
Summersville
Register
Fayetteville
Fayette
Zane Summerfield
Ho. Dillon
Jaw
Riley Wilson
Charleston
Hr. E. Dillon Ben D. Keller
C.H. Maxwell
T. A. Myles
William Laird
Charles I. Garvin
J. Oh. White
T. EB. Myles
Frank Love
W. Robert Abbot
James Walverton
Joseph J. Berzito
Richwood
B. N. McCutcheon
Beury Strip Mine Inspected
Beury Mountain strip mine owned by Canyon Top Coal Co. underwent a Bureau of Mines inspection revealing 25 workers and a 400 ton per day operation. Improvements include safer blasting practices, locked detonator magazines, proper explosives handling, grounded electrical gear, guarded machinery, first aid supplies, and mandatory protective hats and footwear for workers.
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Register
Beury
Bureau of Mines
Canyon Top Coal Company
Beury Mountain
M. E. Hall
Troilino Brothers, Inc
Mt. Hope
Hall
Safeguards Urged for Mine Near Willis Branch
Inspector Calvert of the Bureau of Mines official report urges safeguards at the Richmond Bers Coal Company No 2 mine near Willis Branch. He notes 12 men averaging 50 tons daily, praises timbering, commends proper explosive transport, and recommends only permissible starting units and detonation practices, roof tests, and containerized blasting materials, plus safer inspections and open flame prohibitions.
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Register
Willis Branch
Richmond Bers Coal Company
Robert Calvert
Bureau of Mines
Calvert
Fayette County
Oapas
FAA
Wadah
Haulage Safety Measures Needed At Ridgeview Pit
Ridgeview No 2 mine of Rissview Coal Company faces recommended haulage safety upgrades after a Bureau of Mines inspection. Proposals include better roadbed maintenance, clear clearance spaces, shelter holes, proper locomotive retiming devices, and discontinuing risky on off movement of trams and hand coupling. Ventilation is adequate with no dust issues noted though fire safety and electrical protections require enhancements. Eye protection and updated escapeway signage are advised along with daily rain inspections and fire/explosion procedures.
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R Register Stati
Ridgeview
Rissview Coal Company
Vaah
Bureau of Mines
Boone County
O. W. Haris
Harris
Oak Hill property sales listed in Fayette County deeds
Fayetteville records show Sophia Sabrosky buying four Oak Hill lots for about 3000 dollars, with transfers from John L Oyler and others. The notice enumerates numerous land transfers in Oak Hill and surrounding districts, detailing buyers, sellers, parcel descriptions, and approximate prices ranging from no consideration to about 10,000 dollars, including rights of way and tax deeds.
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Register
Fayetteville
Sophia Sabrosky
Hearn
Oak Hill
Fayette County
John L. Oyler
Thomas W. James
Woodrow Hudnall
Cherry
Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation
L. M. Trent
Jennings Vaught
Walter Kilburn
Bernard Casto
Harold Wilmoth
Boomer Methodist Church
Fayetteville Federal Savings & Loan Association
Pauline Helmick
Gatewade
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
James F. Smith
Falls View
H. A. Taylor
Robert S. Weitzel
Falls District
Alice Treadway
George Markovich
Robert P. Moore, Sr
Orval C. Hobbs
Mt. Hope
Virgil W. Dixon
Russell R. Mayes
Jones Addition
F. W. Dickinson
J. K. Whitlock
Rhodes
Union Cabide & Carbon Corporation
Carl E. Gentry
Chariton Heights
J. W. Garvey
Sam Booker
Winana
J. M. Alford
Gene Nunnery
Smithers
J. E. Soulsby
Jack Arbaug
Deepwater
Jewell Adkins
Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Gertrude Pritt
O. L. Kincaid
A. A. Kenney
Fayette
Theodore Ambler
Frank Crawford
Joseph R. Fox
Mountain Cove
Jessie W. Lafferty
Dale Cochran
Marion Ciminari
Ralph W. Kuhn
Martha
Rock ‘Lick
Lacy Neely
Clyde OA. Potter
Deet Burr
Sewell Mountain
Lazy Neely
A. W. Gunnee
Carlisle
Joseph Wheeler Felty, Jr
Viola Hidvegi
Mitl Creek
J. S.trump
City of Oak
Rosie Costy
Stanley Costy, Jr
Wolf Creek
M. B. Cover
Mill Creek
Highlawn Memorial Park Co
HD. Norton
Ernest L. Baughn
Sadie M. Baughn
Heavier Rock Dusting Advocated for Alloy Mine
Bureau of Mines inspector Robert Calvert praises rock dusting and water use at the Alloy No 2 mine of Union Carbide and Carbon in Fayette County where 211 workers produce about 4 225 tons of coal daily. He notes areas not wet were dusted, recommends sealing exposed magazines, tighter detonator limits, and shifted blasting practices along with ventilation and trip light improvements.
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Register
ALLOY
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Bureau of Mines
Robert Calvert
Fayette County
Calvert
Three Clifftop Mines Toured by Inspectors
Inspectors from the Bureau of Mines examined Nos. 1 and 2 of the Coon Branch Coal Company at Clifftop and commended several safety improvements while proposing further measures including no underground smoking, use of permissible electric lamps, and enhanced rock dusting and timbering. The Ba ble No. 10 mine of Babcock Coal and Coke Company also received safety notes and recommendations for better records, electrical safeguards, and explosive storage with ongoing inspections continuing.
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Register
Clifftop
Bureau of Mines
No. 2
Beene
Babcock Coal and Coke Company
Matske
Olor Matske
Ethies
Stuart aNass
Matsko
New Air Unit Head Leads US Air Defense Command
Maj Gen Willard Wo Irvere named head of the Defense Department's Army Air Defense Command to coordinate an overall US air defense system in wartime. He previously served as Army Representative to the Continental Air Command as the unit moves into quarters in Washington.
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Willard Wo Irvere
Defense Department
Army Air Defense Command
Army
Continental Air Command
Washington. C International
New Mt Hope Minister To Deliver Sermon Today
Mt Hope First Baptist expects a new pastor today Reverend Lawrence C Bryant arrives from Washington DC to lead services. He holds degrees from the University of Raleigh and Howard University School of Religion and was ordained in 1944 in Greensboro North Carolina after prior roles in Michigan Massachusetts and Boston churches.
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New Mt. Hope
Megister
MT. Hope
First Baptist
Church
Second M Baptist Church
Ann’ Arbor Mich
People's Baptist Church
Boston
Mass
Washington
Coal Miners Ages Compared With Other Fed Aid Data
The Social Security Administration reports ages of bituminous coal miners generally align with ages in other federally aided industries. The comparison highlights similar retirement pressures and workforce demographics across sectors receiving government support.
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Social Security Administration
Scare Buying Hit By Grocery Proxy Scare Buying Hit By Grocery Proxy
New York war scare buying at grocery stores would raise prices, says Paul S. Willis president of Grocery Manufacturers of America. He urges Americans to keep purchases normal to balance supply and demand and prevent artificial shortages and price hikes.
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New York
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
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