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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1942

Page

2

Annual Fayette County Farm Picnic Planned at Beckwith

Fayetteville reports the Fayette County Farm Bureau Farm Women's Bureau and Four-H leaders announce a July 16 picnic at the Fayette County 4-H camp in Beckwith. Activities include softball volleyball and horseshoe pitching with a program to promote rural values and farm life integration. Lunch and recreation committees are listed with local members and leaders from Oak Hill Summerlee Cliffton Maplewood Ram sey Corliss and others.

Rerrder Fayetteville Fayette County 4-H Beckwith Fayette County Farm Bureau Farm Women’s Bureau Four-H Leader's Association L. E. Dickerson Oak Hill Dorothy Lemons Summerlee Joe McClung Cliffton Elgie Hicks Maplewood L. R. Farr Ramsey J. P. Burgess Pea Ridge L. C. Allman Bunker Hill J. W. Webb Powellton A. E. Levy J. A. Duncan S. J. Crouse J. Maynes Miller Rachel Ferguson Charles Shackelford

New Library Hours Announced at Oak Hill Library

Oak Hill announces new hours for the WPA operated public library sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club. Mrs Addie Henry, librarian, says hours are from 9 to include more access for residents.

Register Oak Hill W.P.A Junior Woman’s Club of Addie Henry

Kovacs Kurzyana Wedding Announced in Greenville

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Kurzyna of Oak Hill to First Sergeant Louis S. Kovacs of Fayetteville. The ceremony took place Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Greenville, with Father Igoe officiating. The couple will reside in Greenville after Kovacs’s transfer to Blightville, Arkansas.

Register Oak Hill Helen Kurzyna Louis S. Kovacs Steve Kovacs Fayetteville Church of St. Joseph Clinford Greenville Igoe Kovacs Ben Kurzyna Fayetteville High School Army Flying School Harold Tueful Parrie Hadden Sergeant Kovacs Blightville Ark

Communion Linen to Be Bought by Circle

Oak Hill circle No 2 met at the Baptist church for the monthly session with 32 members present. The group decided to purchase only the American flag due to costs and Circle No 4 will buy the communion linens.

Oak Hill Circle No. 2 Generlc Circle of the Baptist Church G. D. Smith Circle No. 4 Margaret Adkins Clarence Ray John James H. F. Lushbaugh H. H. O'Neal

Library Hours Change Excludes Saturdays

A library announces new daily hours from morning until mid afternoon each day of the week except Saturday when the library will remain closed until further notice. The notice specifies no Saturday open time.

Brown-Figiel Wedding Held in Scarbro

Miss Violet Figiel daughter of Mr and Mrs John Figiel of Scarbro married Frank Preston Brown of Mount Hope on Saturday morning July 4 at the St Peter and St Pauls Catholic church in Scarbro Father Francis officiated Attendants were Boniface Zieliewski and Mary Figiel The couple will reside at Stadium Terrace Mount Hope Both families announced the ceremony and backgrounds of the couple.

Evregitver Scarbro Violet Figiel John Figiel Secarbro Phrice Frank Preston Brown Mount Hope Francis of St. Peter and St Paul's Catholic Church Boniface Zieliewski Mary Figiel Mrs. Brown Oak Hill High School Mr. Brown Mount Hope High School Alley Stadium Terrace

Tuberculosis Shown by Tests Across Clinics

Fayetteville reports June clinic shows sixty three attendees and forty one x rays with no confirmed diagnosis yet. May clinic had thirty eight tuberculin tests with six positives and three inactive TB, plus two active cases. Dothan clinic tested fifty with thirty four positives, half x-rayed. Twelve new TB patients diagnosed. eight referred for follow up. all with advanced TB. Since January one hundred eighty eight patients and contacts supervised at home. Thirty two active cases and one hundred fifty six...

Register Fayetteville Fayette Tuberculosis Association Ruth Bunker May Clinic May Miss Bunker Dothan Association’s

Miners Urged To Keep Busy By The Associated Press

National leaders of the CIO United Mine Workers urge miners to stay at work with minimal absences due to war conditions. President John L. Lewis Vice President John O Leary and Secretary Thomas Kennedy say remaining workers must contribute every hour possible. In Fayetteville Mrs H L Edds and daughter Carol of Richmond Va visit Addie Henry.

Associated Press Pittsburgh C.I.O. United Mine Workers John L. Lewis John O'Leary Thomas Kennedy Register Fayetteville H. L. Edds Carol Richmond, Va Addie Henry

Community Service Activities Reported in Local Meeting

A board of directors meeting occurred and officers were elected for the association. A talk on home nursing was given to two classes in Minden. The Kaymoor Union Auxiliary held ten classes for women. Literature distributed totaled forty eight items. Clinic patients underwent twenty two blood tests and twenty seven sputum containers were provided.

Minden Kaymoor Union Auxiliary

Pipe For Oil Line Is Being Turned Out

Pittsburgh The U S Steel Corporation's National Tube Company has begun producing large diameter steel pipe for the 550 mile petroleum line from Longview Texas to Salem Illinois. Pipe is coming from Lorain Ohio at about five miles daily. President B F Harris says the 137 500 ton government order should be filled in around four months.

Associated Press Pittsburgh U. S. Steel Corporation National Tube Company Longview Tex Salem Lorain B. F. Harris National Tube

Orphan 17-year-old enlists with guardian consent

In St Louis, L Petty, a 17-year-old orphan from Talem Mo, joined the Navy with guardian Edwin Y McNamara recruiting officer. McNamara obtained court guardianship, gave consent, then helped swear Petty in, noting the rule requiring parental or guardian consent for under 18 enlistees.

ST. Louis L. Petty

Mrs Edds Returns From Fayetteville Visit

Mrs. O P Edds has returned home after visiting her son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs H L Edds in Fayetteville.

Edds Mrs. H. L. Edds

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