Selectees Leave To Enter Army En Masse
Local Selective Service Boards 1 and 2 announced a group departure for an army induction center. Oak Hill High School band provided music for the sendoff, and the group traveled to Fayetteville aboard Oak Hill Motor Corps vehicles. Board 1 listed 44 names, including Herbert Payne and John Bess, while Board 2 listed 22 names such as Wilburn Pittman and James Kelly. Several individuals enlisted or transferred prior to their call, with Mason, Kemlock, Lambert, and Garvin joining the Navy or other services.
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Selective Service
Oak Hill High School
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Motor Corps
Herbert Edward Payne
Carl Everett Massie
Joe Garcia Salgado
Alfred Fiego
Louis Alvarez Vispo
Joe Brock
Harry Willard Dempsey
Stephen Piercy Baldry
Elmer Wilson Dial
Ralph Burney Smith
Corbin Danzel Armstrong
Owen Daniels
Cornelius Elza Kincaid
Lee Roy Osborne
Frank Konick
Willie Gerald White
Ralph Manuel Dick
Verlin Barkley Lucas
John Thomas Bess
Donald Ray Bennett
Charlie Janiszewski
Ulysses Grant Lawrence
Troy William Jones
German Smith
Alfred Haines Ayres
James Kenneth Scott
John Craig Jenkins
Harry Victor Spangler
Noah Lee Norman
Albert Grablick
Marcellus Ray Gilbert
James William Kelly
Herbert Clarence Ramsey
Walter Grazyb
Walter Murphy
Oscar Dixon
Thomas Dewey Montgomery
James Kenneth Adkins
James Edward Bell
Robert Light Honaker
Carl Frederick Boley
William Francis Shawver
Steve William Vargo
Buel Clayton Hitchcock
Ernest Peter Akers
Edward Ralph Dower
Jackson Clyde Dempsey
Stanley M. Alberchinski
Minden Red Cross Classes Finished
A large number of local women completed two Red Cross home nursing classes taught by Mrs. W. E. Holy of Oak Hill. The first class graduates include Evelyn Walker Hilda Hurst Margaret Clark Alice Honaker Irene Dodd Mildred McNulty Frances Thompson Gladys Jones Anna Tatum Helen Crouch Elizabeth Thompson Julia Trapso Beulah Evans Bessie Blake Willa Mae Dixon. The second class lists Earl Hodges William Switzer Jr. Denvis Williams Edith Bailey William Wilbur Tony Daley Lorena Barnett Vivian Burgess Hazel Switzer Kathryn Albaugh W. H. Amick John Bodner Bill Bennett Roxie Miller Merle Lee Farley and D. D. Whitney.
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Register
Minden
W. E. Holy
Oak Hill
W. E. Bundy
Evelyn Walker
Hilda Hurst
Margaret Clark
Alice Honaker
Irene Dodd
Mildred McNulty
Frances Thompson
Gladys Jones
Anna Tatum
Helen Crouch
Elizabeth Thompson
Julia Trapso
Beulah Evans
Bessie Blake
Willa Mae Dixon
Earl Hodges
William Switzer, Jr
Denvis Wiliams
Edith Bailey
William Wilbur
Tony Daley
Lorena Barnett
Vivian Burgess
Hazel Switzer
Kathryn Albaugh
W. H. Amick
John Bodner
Bill Bennett
Roxie Miller
Merle Lee Farley
D. D. Whitney
Husbands of Oak Hill Garden Club to Attend Dinner
Members of the Horticulture chapter of the Oak Hill Garden Club will entertain their husbands at a covered dish dinner after the regular meeting. The gathering is set for 4 30 p m next Monday at the home of Mrs. R R Thomas, announced chairman Mrs J W Jones.
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Register
HILL
Oak Hill Garden Club
J. W. Jones
R. R. Thomas
Canning Sugar Distribution Planned for Friday
Pax Friday designated to register for summer canning sugar. Citizens may register at Pax city hall between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Mrs J R Abshire announced the plan today.
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By _Register
PAX
J. R. Abshire
Pax City Hall
Canning Demonstration Teaches Frugal Home Preserving
A Fayette County home demonstration in the local high school taught fresh handling and cleanliness for canning. Mrs. Rachel Ferguson led the session with assistants and stressed economical methods due to wartime shortages. Topics covered included pre cooking vegetables, preventing juice separation in apple sauce, and preserving green beans, chicken, blackberries, and rhubarb.
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Register
Pax
Rachel Ferguson
Fayette County
Mr. Ferguson
Casto
Miss Jones
Ray Humphrey
Bryan S. Kidd
Ethie Christian
J. B. Mason
Robert Glisson
Carl Jeffry
Minnie Turner
Walker O'Neal
Charles Blake
Mary Morgan
Charles Wikes
Frances Lowry
Ruby Lively
Geneva Davis
Helen Akers
Celia Mae Warren
Carnie Dotson
Hattie Tyree
Bessie Mulline
Virginia Mullins
Mary Burgess
Ruby Fuller
J. R. Abshire
Nancy Burgess
Flora Belle Kincaid
Gene Sutphin
Earl Thompson
Yvonne Sparks
Sonia Sparks
Ruth A. Kidd
War Plant Work Takes 83 Fayette Women to East War
Eighty three Fayette County women left Oak Hill by two special buses for defense plant work in Maryland. Led by Paul G. Mackay, the group sang as they departed. The departure list includes Truth D. Spangler, Lillian J. Bailey, Glenna Mae Boggs, Roslyn Pearl Boyd, Goldie Genevieve Chapman, Mabel Ann Duncan, Marjorie Johnson Helm, and many others.
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Fayette
East
Oak Hill
West Virginia Employment Service
Maryland
Oak Hill High School
Paul G. Mackay
Truth D. Spangler
Lillian J. Bailey
Glenna Mae Boggs
Roslyn Pearl Boyd
Goldie Genevieve Chapman
Mabel Ann Duncan
Marjorie Johnson Helm
Etta Katherine Notch
Ina Louise McClanahan
Daisy Webb Phillips
Cora Lee Scruggs
Virginia Mae Spade
Mary Ruth Thomas
Freda Frances Warden
Hazel Louise Whitt
Effie Lee Harris
Nannie Bett Souden
Opal Mae Bennett
Margaret M. Huddleston
Marjorie Farley Peters
Nellie Nadine Adkins
Louise M. Edwards
Glenna G. Karnes
Rosa Ella Kelley
Elsie M. Phipps
Violet Barr
Loraine M. Moses
Mary Josephine Holmes
Ruth Constance Osborne
Emma Ethel Sizemore
Cleo Slate
Goldie Lee Boyd
Fannie Britt Perry
Ruby Evelyn Smith
Gladys Virginia Bragg
Mabel Irene Blake
Honored on Eve of Departure to Army
A party honored John R. Alley Jr. on the eve of his departure for the army. Hosted by his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Alley, the gathering included Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bobbitt, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Young, Bunny Simmons, Charles Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Posey Connor of Beckley, Evelyn Alley, Libby and Johnie Block of Cedar Grove.
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Elverton
John R. Alley, Jr
J. R. Alley
N. D. Bobbitt
Jack Martin
Mrs. Posey Connor
Beckley
Evelyn Alley, Libby and
Johnie Block
Cedar Grove
Oil Sewages Found Across Chinese Provinces
Oil sewages are found in several Chinese provinces, but examination shows underground reserves are small.
Coffee used by Mohammedans to stay awake during rites
Historical note states that early Muslim communities first employed coffee as a stimulant to endure extended religious ceremonies, highlighting its role in devotional practices and social rituals.
S Humphrey Is Given Transfusion At Oak Hill Hospital
Paxonian S Humphrey, 65, injured in the Koppers Coal mine at Long Branch on July 1, received a blood transfusion this morning. He remains in critical condition after the amputation of his right leg earlier. His sister Mrs. J J Cyrus, 69, is at home with a stomach disorder.
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Register
Pax
C. S. Humphreys
Paxonian
Koppers Coal Company
Long Branch
Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Men Sign Up for Navy Enlistment
Chief Petty Officer John Anthony announced two Oak Hill men were accepted for U S Navy enlistment. Winfred M. Thompson Jr and William F Kincaid, both from Oak Hill, were admitted in class V-5 aviation cadet branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anthony, Jrr
United States Navy
Winfred M. Thompson, Jr
William F. Kincaid
Oak Hill
Thompson
Anthony
Dan Halloran Dies in Hinton at 77
Dan Halloran of Hinton died at 3 a.m. after a yearslong illness. A retired C and O Railway engineer, he served 55 years with the line and was the division's oldest living engineer. Surviving are wife Emma, five sons L M Halloran Beckley Overt Halloran Charleston Percy Halloran Talcott Earl Crescent Halloran Hinton and two daughters Mrs R G Broadus Beckley Mrs Louis Johnson Hinton. Funeral plans pending with services likely at the Bellepoint residence Saturday conducted by Reverend Hackney of Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Halloran
Hinton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Bellepoint
Hackney
Emma Halloran
L. M. Halloran
Beckley
Overt Halloran
Charleston
Percy Halloran
Near Talcott
Earl and Crescent Halloran
R. G. Broadus
Louis Johnson
War Production Board official to visit Beckley on July 21
H M Little state representative of the War Production Board will be in Beckley all day Tuesday July 21 to advise county residents on priority ratings and securing requisitions for equipment. Interviews will be held in the Memorial Building with space provided for manufacturers retailers wholesalers and coal company superintendents to discuss priority problems.
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H. M. Little
War Production Board
Beckley
W. R. Fugitt
Fugitt
Market roundup from Pittsburgh July market report
U S Dept of Agriculture notes moderate demand for produce in Pittsburgh. Apples and potatoes priced by variety with regional lots and steady to slightly steady values. Butter eggs and poultry show firmness or stability with government graded eggs unchanged.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Baltimore Livestock Market Report
Baltimore July 15 AP US Dept. of Agriculture cattle prices nominally steady with top cows 15.50, calves 50, hogs up to 15.20 for 180 lb range, varying from 14.40 to 15.20 across weights, packing sows 13.45, sheep 12.50 to 14.00 with few good lambs at 14.00 to 14.25.
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Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agr
Pittsburgh Livestock Market Report July 15
Salable hogs 290, prices steady to 10 cents higher across weight ranges from 100 to 350 pounds with 14.00 to 15.10 dollar ranges. Cattle 100 salable, steady. Calves 100, steady with rare higher selects. Sheep 60, slow but steady prices.
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Pittsburgh Livestock
Pittsburgh
Dept. Agr
Jurors Needed On Farms And In Coal Mines
In Wyoming County, Judge D M Easley grants a motion to continue all criminal court cases to the October term. Witnesses and jurors may disregard summonses. Defendants must report July 22 to renew bonds. Bailey notes the criminal docket is light and civil trials will finish this week. Farmers and miners are especially needed at work now.
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Register
Pineville
D.M. Easley
R. D. Bailey
John Lambert
Bailey
Lambert
Former Allen Junction Folk Move to Corinne
Mr and Mrs W M Wickline formerly of Allen Junction have settled in Corinne. Corky Carter and Nathan Waten of Corinne visited Mullens Tuesday. Glen Keel James Keel of Corinne visited Mullens Tuesday. Aubrey Dickerson was a business visitor in Mullens Monday. Mrs Cecil Perry of Corinne visited friends in Stephenson this week. Mr and Mrs Bug Sigman of Corinne have been visiting Meade. Wickline family now residing in Corinne. Marie Key Louise Hall Jean Bowling and James Key of Iroquois were supper guests of Vera Keel in Corinne Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne
W. M. Wickline
Allen Junction
Corky” Carter
Nathan Waten
Mullens
Glen Keel
James Keel
Aubrey Dickerson
Cecil Perry
Stephenson
Bug Sigman
Corinn
Infants Paralysis Fight Sees First Verifiable Muscle Spasm Proof
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that researchers from the University of Rochester confirm that muscle spasm is a persistent symptom in acute poliomyelitis. In a study of seven patients, spasms appeared in antagonistic and weakened muscles and even in unaffected areas, supporting Miss Kenny’s moist heat and passive exercise treatment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Journal of
American Medical Association
Elizabeth Kenny
R. Plato Schwartz
Harry D. Bouman
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester
N. Y
National Foundation For
Miss Kenny
Kenny
United States
Theodore Ratliff Is Now a Master Mason
Theodore Ratliff received the Master Mason degree as Pineville Lodge No. 138 A F and A M met with Mullens Lodge No. 151 at Mullens. Visitors included George T Strong Jr Clarence W Smith Harry F Hartley Bryan M Bush Ray Davis R W Doss Nash Bailey Lant Knowles T G McConnell J E Orr. Pineville officers present were Robert Bailey worshipful master George H Bragg senior warden Fred H Shannon secretary Florio Pais Lonnie F Brooks and Wiley W. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resiter
Pineville
Theodore Ratliff
Pineville Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Mullens Lodge No
Mullens
George T. Strong, Jr
Clarence W. Smith
Harry F. Hartley
Bryan M. Bush
Ray Davis
R. W. Doss
Nash Bailey
Lant Knowles
Mullens Lodge
T. G. McConnell
Glen Rogers Girl Is Back From Morgantown
Miss Mary Carahan returns home after a year of employment in Morgantown. Visitors include Mr. John Caldwell of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania and Mr. and Mrs. E A Rippetoe. Bryant Campbell and daughter Shirley with Mrs. Ola Mae Price return to Richmond after days with G L Campbell. Lewis and Edward Campbell accompany them for several weeks. Miss Racine Spencer of Charleston visits Mae Carper. Mr and Mrs Steve Chikos host guests from Detroit Michigan. D A Haynes and J L Brawley spend weekend at Brawley camp near Charleston. Dr and Mrs J A Campbell visit Babcock State Park.
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Register
Glen Rogers
Mary Carahan
Morgantown
John Caldwell
Punsutawney
Pennsylvania
E. A. Rippetoe
Bryant Campbell
Shirley
Ola Mae Price
Richmond
G. L. Campbell
Lewis
Edward Campbell
Racine Spencer
Charleston
Mae Carper
Steve Chikos
Bison
Mr. Tot
Detroit
Michigan
D. A. Haynes
J. L. Brawley
Brawley
J. A. Campbell
Babcock State Park
Mrs W M Lewis Hosts Women’s Society Meeting
Mrs W M Lewis entertained the Women’s Society of Christian Service on Thursday night July 9 in Pineville. Program lead by Mrs A B Robertson included Scripture by Mrs E W Worrell, readings by Mrs E M Curry and Mrs W C Bailey Jr, a poem by Mrs Mary K Bowman, and a short speech by Mrs Maude Dick. Refreshments served with co hosts Mrs T J Fox and Mrs E W Worrell. next meeting July 23 at Mrs T J Fox home.
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Register
Pineville
W. M. Lewis
Women’s Society of Christian Service
A. B. Robertson
E. W. Worrell
E. M. Curry
America
Mary K. Bowman
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Maude Dick
Lewis
Charles Cameron
Dott Cook
G. E. Kirk
Dorothy Winkle
K. G. Khorazian
T. J. Fox
John S. Lambert
John B. Eggleston
A. C. Countiss
Ilda Woodward
Pineville Club Elects New Officers
Pineville New president of the Pineville Women's Club is Mrs. E. M. Curry named to that position at a recent election meeting. Other officers elected were Mrs. A. P. Boxley vice president Mrs. Ralph Hale secretary and Mrs. Violet Lusk treasurer. A picnic was enjoyed by members and guests including Mrs. Ralph Cook Mrs. R. D. Bailey Mrs. W. C. Bailey Jr. Mrs. Virgil H. Stewart Mrs C. A. Blankenship Mrs. E. M. Wilkinson Mrs. E. M. Curry Mrs. R. A. Kuhn Mrs. Floyd Hiatt Miss Violet Lusk Elizabeth Wilson and Miss Jane Belches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosster
Pineville
Pineville Women’s Club
E. M. Curry
A. P. Boxley
Ralph Hale
Violet Lusk
Ralph Cook
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Sailor Braxton Ball Returns to Duties
Braxton Ball, after spending time with his parents in Pineville, departed Monday to resume navy duties. He has served 19 months overseas in Brazil. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Westfall hosted their Ohio relatives Billy, Bobby, and Nadine during their visits to Baileyville, Pineville, and Mullens. Meanwhile, Mrs. C. E. Harvey and sister visited their father, E. G. Cales, critically ill in Huntington hospital. A. A. Browning hosted guests including B. L. Shrewsbury, John Gravely of Beeson, and Mrs. Kennis Cottle with two children from Norfolk.
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Register
Pineville
Braxton Ball
Zed C. Ball
Navy
Brazil
O. M. Westfall
Billy
Bobby
Nadine
Cleveland
Ohio
Baileysville
Mullens
C. E. Harvey
Sam Klein
E. G. Cales
Huntington
A. A. Browning
B. L. Shrewsbury
John Gravely
Beeson
Kennis Cottle
Norfolk
Virginia
Visiting Sisters At Marshall College In Mullens
Mullens notes report Second Lieutenant Andrew D Antoni and Miss Anna D Antoni visiting their sister Anna D Antoni a Marshall College student. Other locals Paul Goode D Grindstaff Leonard Staton Milton McCormack and families appear as business or family visitors in Mullens Pineville Lake Shawnee and Rhodelldell Rd. Ann and Patty Yeager return from Pulaski Virginia to Mullens. Jean Miller visiting relatives in Charleston this week.
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Register
Mullens
Andrew D’antoni
Anna D’antoni
Marshall College
D. D. Grindstaff
East Gulf
Paul Goode
Pineville
Leonard Staton
Milton McCormack
Lake Shawnee
C. A. Smiley
Abdo
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