Supreme Court Finds Error In Hooper Case
Oak Hill residents J. P. and Ada May Burgess win a writ of error in a $5,000 damage suit against mortician B C Hooper. The Fayette County circuit court verdict favored Hooper after the death of their son Edward St. Clair Burgess in a 1941 Deepwater auto crash. Supreme Court action reversing or revising the ruling follows extensive prior suits by Oak Hill area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Oak Hill
J. P
Ada May Burgess
Fayette County
B.C. Hooper
Montgomery Mortician
Edward St. Clair Burgess
Deepwater
Supreme Court
Burgess
C. A. Harless
George L. Ballard
Beckley
Montgomery
Honper
H. E. Dillon, Jr
Charles
Gay Jones
E. W
Ethie Lively
E. D
Helena Burnette
Roy
Cora Adkins
Joe
Arselena Lurber
Ak Hill
Oak
Ten Thousand Dollar Claim Against Oil Firm Driver
Fayetteville miner John Hens ey Ellison sues Pure Oil Company and driver William Ashton Avley for 10000 damages claiming a tank truck struck him on Lee Street Montgomery last March causing injuries to his right leg back head and chest. He says he lost 2750 work time and paid 250 doctors bills and seeks a permanent injury finding. Suit prosecuted by Lilly and Lilly of Charleston and expected for Fayette county circuit court in September.
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Register
Fayetteville
John Hensey
Ellison
Pure —Oil_company
William Ashton Avley
Lee Street
Montgomery
Eilison
Bitl
Avey
Lilly and
Lilly
Charleston
Fayette County
Clinic Reports Expected Soon
Fayetteville health official Dr J E Coleman said clinic reports will be ready in about two weeks. The chest clinic drew 119 attendees with 114 Xآrays 23 TB tests 47 blood tests and 10 physical examinations. County nurses and TB association representatives assisted in the clinic.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. E. Coleman
Fayette County
The
Tuberculosis Association
Coleman
Six divorce suits filed in Fayetteville circuit court
In Fayetteville the circuit clerk records six divorce actions. Plaintiffs include Nellie M. Cody versus Charles M. Cody with attorney J M Ellis. Other filings list Frank Fle as attorney for Settle in Kathleen Settle case and Sadie Rawles Rutt versus Fred Ruff, plus Bonnie Irene Ellis against James R Fis, Chester A Bratton against Jessie A Bratton, and Dollie Ethel Greene against John H Greene with Madan Bacan and White firms.
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Fayetteville
Nellie M. Cody
Charles M. Cody
J. M. Ellis
Frank FE. Setfle
Kathleen Settle
Vickers and Thrift
Sadie Rawles Rutt
Fred Ruff
Bonnie Irene Ellis
James R. Fis
Chester A. Bratton
Jessie A. Bratton
Dollie Ethel Greene
John H. Greene
Madan
Bacan and
White
School Canning Plant Ends First Week Of Operations
Fayetteville reports the school operated canning plant completed its first week of operation after a steam system replacement. Patrons pay 12 cents per can for vegetables, 15 cents for fruit, or donate half their produce to defray costs. Donations are earmarked for the chosen school, with about 300 schools in hot lunch programs last year. Supervisors urge community support to expand lunch offerings and reduce reliance on hot dogs and sodas. Neal, overseeing, notes requests for advance notice to avoid waste. aided by Mrs. I. F. Carter and Mrs. Allie Amick.
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Fayetteville
Board of Education
C. C. Neal
Neal
I. F. Carter
Allie Amick
Farmers Offered 1.50 An Acre For Winter Cover Crops
Fayetteville farmers can earn 1.50 per acre under the Triple-A program by planting winter cover crops such as wheat oats barley rye or mixtures. The crop must be protected over winter and not harvested for grain though it may be pastured cut for hay or turned under as green manure. Seed bed prep and early sowing are required to endure winter freezes, with Washington issuing the notice to aid fall seedings amid wartime needs and soil conservation efforts.
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Register
Fayetteville
Joseph Jf. Dews
Dews
Regonal Aaa
Washington
AAA
Fayette County
Rock Creek Man's Car Forfeited In Federal Case
Judge Ben Moore condemned and forfeited to the government a Ford automobile owned by Earl Underwood of Rock Creek. Underwood, 19, had pleaded guilty to a joint indictment with Clinton Hawkins of Pettus for selling non taxed whiskey. The car was tied to the case and ordered delivered to Baltimore alcohol tax officials. Trial for the second count set for September 8 at Bluefield. Hawkins’ charge proceeded. Attorneys were C. C. Sanders and Floyd M. Sayre. A separate hearing for Roy Farrow Jr. and Toney Williams Jackson, convicted of conspiracy to violate state liquor laws, was continued to September 7 at the Bluefield term.
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Ben Moore
Ford Automatia
Earl Underwood
Rock Creek
Underwood
Clinton Hawkins
Pettus
Moore
Bluefield
Hawkins
C. C. Sanders
Floyd M. Sayre
Baltimore
Maryland
Roy Farrow, Jr
Toney Williams Jackson
11-Year-Old Girl Dies In Ice Box At Welch
Ada Belle Haney aged 11 was found suffocated in a small kitchen ice box at her Welch home after her mother left for the bus terminal. She was taken to Welch hospital where officials awaited a full investigation to determine the exact cause of death.
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Associated Press
WELCH
Ada Belle Haney
Heir
Bureau Approves Safety Progress At Long Branch
Federal inspector F J Furin commends Koppers mine safety upgrades at Long Branch noting insulated tipple wiring, safe lamp storage, improved ventilation, dust and spill removal, and a tighter check in out system. Recommendations include more air in rooms, insulated explosive transport, shelter holes, no jumping on moving cars, trolley guards, escape routes, and bore hole maintenance.
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Long Branch
Koppers Company
U.S. Bureau of Mines
F. J. Furin
Furth
Distillers Readiness With War Era Production Holds
Louisville distillers plan to restart whisky production on Tuesday after a halt since October 7, 1942, focusing on neutral spirits and blends while corn restrictions limit bourbon. Water shortages, oak barrel scarcity, and government allowances for water vacation affect plans as firms adapt to holiday production and wartime contracts. Production of oil-bearing palm nut products has surged in Colombia since 1942.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Shey
Kentucky
Colombia
World War Remote To Life Of Nicholas County People
Summersville Nicholas county endures war’s reach as citizens stay busy with work and bonds. Local remarks note few war sights, enrollment drops at Nicholas County High School, and a senior class shrinking to 13 boys. Citizens report labor and sugar scarcity while coal remains crucial to the war effort.
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Nicholas County
Register
Summersville
Lee Herald
Swiss
Rioga
Lyle &, Herod
Yeats
Aldine Murphy
Iva FE. Hill
Nicholls County
W. JD. Kincaid
Wilding Underwood
Kentucky
Woodson Boy's Funeral Today at Kaymoor
Funeral services for William Evans Woodson 12 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Woodson Kaymoor will be held Sunday at 1 pm at Mount Matin Baptist Church with Rev R L Saunders in charge. Burial will follow at Payetteville. He died Thursday in Montgomery hospital and is survived by his parents three sisters and six brothers.
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Register
Kaymoor
William Evans Woodson
Charles Woodson
Mount Matin Baptist Church
R. L. Saunders
Payetteville
Montgomery
Court Dismisses Portal Pay Suit in Federal Court
The dismissal of a United Mine Workers portal pay suit against New River Company, operating in Fayette counties, was announced in federal court. Judge Ben Moore ruled the company had signed a supplemental wage agreement on December 7, 1943, approved by the union and WLB formula, which provides a $40 retroactive payment for travel time from April 1, 1943, to settlement.
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Associated Press
Charleston
United Mine Workers Portal
A-Portal
New River Companys
Fayette-coumts
Ben Moore
WLB
Coaches Repair Their Gymnasium
Summersville coach F H Bieker and assistant Dexter Dotson finished painting Nicholas County High School gymnasium this week. They worked through the summer painting and repairing the gym ahead of September school opening. Kerth is nicknamed Russia's Pompeii for its wealth of tombs and relics.
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Register
Summersvilile
F. H. Bieker
Dexter Dotson
Nicholas County High School
Kerth
Russia
Lt Marland to Command New LSM Landing Vessel
Lt William C Marland 23 son of Joseph Wes ley Marland Raleigh Wyoming Mining opera tion head sails soon as commanding officer of an LSM landing ship at Little Creek Virginia The latest amphibious vessel nicknamed the whirling dervish blends LST and LSM features over 200 feet long with great speed and maneuverability His brother St James Marland serves with the army in France
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Register Stalf
Glen Rogers
William C. Marland
Joseph Wesley Marland
Raleigh-Wyoming
Little Creek
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Marland
University of Alabama
West Virginia University
Navy
North+— western University
Lavon
Real Estate Transfers List Includes Numerous County Parcels
Joshua and Maranda Radford transfer to four lots on Dunn and Maple streets in Sophia Heights Delmar and Mary Darnell. Other transfers include Bertie Setliff to W W Setliff three Meadows avenue lots, Crab Orchard Truck Farm parcels, Sunrise Extension Center street lot, Edgewood Edgewood addition land, and multiple parcels in Lilly Heights and Breezemont Heights. Also notes Rex: oldest western hemisphere universities founded in Mexico and Peru in 1351.
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Joshua and Maranda
Radford
Fave
Dunn and
Maple Streets
Sophia Heights
Delmar
Mary Darnell
County Clerks Office
Bertie Setliff
W. W. Setliff
Pinecrest
J. H. Lilly Land Company
Lewis Cankc
Meadows Avenue
Crab Orchard
James Shepherd
Davis
Williams Avenue
Grover S. Webb
Center Street
A.J. Q
Mary L. Kelly
Elsie Lanier
Lilly Land Company
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
Raymond Chipman
Edgewood
Bruce W
Helen Moondespatgh
Andy
Elizabeth Kosca
Lilly Heights
Raleigh Dairy Company, Incorporated
John
Sara Dane Underwood
Shady Heights
Shady Spring
D. A
Hallie P. Kenney
Mount Hope
Robert H
Geraldine Duan
Sunrise
Federal Building and Development Corporation
C. L
Hazel FE
Compton
Victory Garden Homesites
James L
Elsie T' Hornbeck
M. M. Hawkins
Soak
Shockley Creeks
R. W
Lottie Compton
James H
Ruth Cline
Breezemont Heights
Maggie Mae Ingale
Mrs. Keaton
Piney Creek
J. H W. Lilly Land Company
W. FH
Carrie McCree
Valley Avenue
Lester
J. S. Butts
Oretha Evans
Aretha Evans
Sanford
Willie Thompson
Lilly A
Thomas A. Jarrell
Cody F
Laverna Wiley
Marsh Fork
Germany's collapse looms as demobilization plans stall
Washington debates postwar demobilization and unemployment pay as Senate fights over authority and funding. War Mobilization Director Byrnes warns that Germany's turn could trigger rapid production cuts, while Republicans press for a clear course. Senators George Murray Kilgore propose rival demobilization and adjustment offices to align federal actions with reduced war needs.
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Ning
Washington
Germany
Rayburn
Senate
Congress
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Capitol Hill
James F. Byrnes
Vindenberg
R.-Mich
George
D.-Ga
Murray
D.-Mont
Kilgore
D.-W. Va
Office of War Mobilization and Adjustment
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Hooper
Fayette Court
the Star Beckley
Alount Vernon
Bureau
Distillers
Fleury-sur-Orne
France
Woodson
U.S. Navy
Hété
Uncle Sam
Portal
New River Company
St. James Marland
Army Infantry
Mexico
Peru
Nash
Main Street
McCreery
South Fayettte Streets
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