Two-Ticket Voting Spurs Fayetteville Election Interest
Fayetteville polls opened at noon amid rain as two tickets competed for mayor and council. Citizens Ticket nominate Charles Hesse for mayor with Ben Keller Frank Love and others. People's Ticket backs T A Myles for mayor and Keller Love Gianatalo Duncan Honaker Selvey. A special levy for street construction and maintenance is on the ballot.
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Elwood Beck
J W. Ayres
People’s Party
T. A. Myles
Ben D. Keller
Frank Love
C. Gianatalo
A. J. Duncan
Robert Honaker
Boyd Selvey
Fayetteville
Fayette Men Begin Army Oath Process in Richmond
Seven Fayette men have applied for duty in the Regular Army and will take their oath in Richmond Virginia. Four ex servicemen among them already served in engineers infantry 11th Airborne Division and more. Names and ages include John Lewis 25 Doan 22 John C Keffler 22 Andrew L Lively 20 Russell Holcomb 18 James Hicks 17 Jerry Ross 17 and George F Baker 17. Lively re enlisted before a 20 day lapse and may receive a reenlistment bonus while retaining his technician fifth grade trade. He served with the European occupation forces before discharge in May.
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Register
Oak Hill
W. J E. Phipps
Iseven
Fayette
Regular Army
Jare
Richmond
Engineers
Infantry
11Th Airborne Division
John Lewis
Winona
John C. Keffler
Dothan
Andrew L. Lively
Russell Holcomb
Glen Jean
Chemical Corps
James Hicks
Cunard
Pacific Theater
Jerry Ross
Signal Corps
George F. Baker
Ordnance Department
Lively
Midkiff Funeral Set Wednesday
Mrs. Josie Orlena Midkiff 49 died of a heart ailment at Willis Branch home. Funeral at Advent Church of Pax Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Seite of Pythias Cemetery at Pax. Survived by husband Everett Midkiff, Willis Branch. seven children including Jake Midkiff Linwood NY and Gale Midkiff Willis Branch. five sisters and two half brothers.
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Willis Branch
Josie Orlena Midkiff
Advent Church of
Camp Creek
J. R. Gilman
Livermore
Calif
Elbert Morgan
Ronceverte
Manuel Long
Flora Via
Coal City
Jake Midkiff
Linwood
N. Y
Hope
Wright
Louisville
June Blair
Ted Craddock
James
Noel
Gale Midkiff
Willis
Mullens Sailor Arnold Shirley Returns to Duty Aboard Tug
Arnold T. Shirley 26 son of Mr and Mrs J T Shirley Mullens has been released from the naval hospital Charleston S C and will return to duty aboard the tug USS ATA 201.
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Mullens
Arnold T. Shirley
J. T. Shirley
Naval Hospital
Charleston
S.C
ATA 201
Mount Hope Merchants Organize Businessmen’s Association
In Mount Hope the Merchants and business men formed the Mount Hope Businessmen’s Association at a Lions Club gathering with about 90 percent of local merchants present. Frederick Tissue was elected president, with Lyle George vice president Ben Lewis secretary and R H Carter treasurer. An advisory board was named and by laws will be adopted at the next meeting within two weeks.
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Ty Vete
Mt, Hope
Bugil
Lions Club
Mount Hope
Ir. L. Houchins
L. M. Cory
J. A. Blackburn
RL. Houchins
Fayette Men Held For Grand Jury
Fayetteville longform report notes R. J. Rogers charged with shooting into James Conley’s home is held on $500 bond to answer grand jury action. Leonard Mullens also held on $500 bond after arraignment for threatening to kill Tony Alley and throwing rocks at his Meadow Bridge business. A. B. Skaggs of Victor fined $10 and costs for refusing to fight a forest fire, appealing to the circuit court.
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Fayetteville
R. J. Rogers
James Conley
F. R. Small
Quinnimont
Leonard Mullens
W. A. Harrah
Meadow Bridge
Tony Alley
A. B. Skaggs
W. S. Kessler
Holmes to Undergo Operation in Virginia
Holmes Scarbro is a patient at Camp Lee Virginia hospital awaiting an operation on an arm injury from a fall during a six man football game. The report notes Holmes is a World War I veteran.
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Marjorie Lester
Willard Lester
Fred Shannon Jr Receives Master’s Degree
Fred H. Shannon Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Shannon Sr., of Pineville, received his master's degree Monday at Columbia University in New York. He will visit home for a month before returning to Columbia for special work in his musical education.
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Pineville
Fred H. Shannon, Jr
Fred H. Shannon
Columbia University
N. Y
Shannon
Columbia
May Coal Production Shatters January Record
May coal output by Virginian Railway area mines totaled 1,404,250 tons, beating January’s 1,382,300 ton record. The month started with 1,197 cars carrying 59,850 tons and maintained high production across the period.
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Mullens
Virginian Railway
Mullens Churches Schedule Summer Services
Union worship services are held Sundays at 8 p m through summer in Mullens churches. June 8 First Baptist with Rev Grover Currie. June 15 First Presbyterian with Rev C R Bright. June 22 Methodist Church dedication with Dr Aspinall. June 29 Pentecostal Holiness with Rev J R Gillespie. July 6 First Baptist with Rev C R Bright. July 13 First Presbyterian with Rev A M Long. August schedule pending association approval.
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Mullens
Union
Mulens
First Methodist Church
J. R. Gillespie
First Baptist Church
A. M. Long
Ministerial Association
Grover C. Currie
First Presbyterian Church
Weekend With Relatives in Barrett
Mr and Mrs Thur mond Workman of Kopperston spent the weekend in Barrett with his parents Mr and Mrs C H Workman.
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Resister
Oceana
Man Jailed After Sunday Shooting
Clyde Blankenship 24 a teamster at Al Thompson Lumber Company on Pinnacle Creek is jailed in Wyoming County awaiting investigation into the shooting of Jim Payne 27 a fellow employee. Payne is in Steven’s Clinic Welch in serious condition after being shot from close range with a shotgun near the lumber yard. Investigating officers include Sheriff Paul Goode Deputy Cook Trooper L P Mullens and Cpl. Platt.
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Mullens
Clyde Blankenship
al Thompson Lumber Company
Pinnacle Creek
Woyming
Pineville
Jim Payne
Cpl
R. D. Platt
Mullens State Palice Detachment
Payne
Steven's Clinic
Welch
Platt
Lumber Company
Wyoming
Paul Goode
Cook
L. P. Mullens
Mount Hope Band Director Urges Summer Practice
Mount Hope band director David Carter calls on junior and senior band students to join summer practice ahead of a series of open-air band concerts in August.
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Mount Hope
David Carter
Mount Hopé
Welch Visitors Register Staff Writer
Mr and Mrs R J Linkous and daughters and Mrs Edith Cook Welch were recent guests of relatives in Pineville. Mrs Cook remained for a few weeks visit with her sister in law Mrs C H Cook.
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