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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
2
Fayetteville skeet club hosts first regular skeet shoot on Sunday June 28 starting at 9 AM. Competitors vie in five-man and two-man events plus five class divisions with 100 rounds per participant. Prizes in defense stamps awarded to top teams and class winners.
Mr and Mrs Jack Staton and young son Jackie of Orlando Florida arrived Monday to spend a vacation with relatives here and at points in Raleigh County, continuing a southern visit itinerary.
Members of the Horticulture chapter met at Mrs. A. S. Lovitz home for a business session led by chairwoman Mrs. J. W. Jones. demonstrations followed at two other homes on spring pruning of shrubs and spraying and disbudding of roses by Mrs. R. P. Woods and Mrs. R. R. Thomas.
Fayettville county sanitarians conduct a week long inspection of fourteen tourist camps. Four camps approved after checks on site location drainage cottage size water supply waste disposal milk supply food handling and refuse disposal.
Hinton Roscoe Worles a 49 year old Oceana miner was found fatally shot in the head in his brother Jesse Worles home in Hinton State Trooper Burr Harrison said the wound was self inflicted.
Mrs. Frank M. Jones has returned to her Oak Hill home after an extended vacation in North Carolina with her son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs Frank W Jones and with relatives in Alabama.
A traveling writer recounts TWA in flight dining with notes on popular meals for air workers. The piece highlights well balanced menus designed to save time and support wartime production efforts. It emphasizes nutritious meals and the goal of keeping America geared for victory.
Airline passengers prefer Wilsons Certified Tender Made Ham heated per instructions with no sauces and perhaps grilled pineapple. George Rector touts Wilsons products for taste, simplicity, and economy aboard TWA while sharing kitchen tips for eggs and salad dressings to keep dishes creamy and stable at altitude.
The Fayette Baptist Sunday School convention will meet at the Baptist Church in Minden for a one day session on Friday June 26 with the theme Adventuring with Christ. Morning and afternoon programs feature reports, plays, sermons and educational talks led by local and state Baptist leaders including Rev Ben Jennings Earl Christian Dr A S Kelley J W Elliot Miss Frances Lee and Melvin Phillips. The event ends with a convention hymn and election of officers.
Minden Baptist church will end two weeks of revival services led by Rev. Ben Jennings this weekend. A Daily Vacation Bible School has run each morning during the same period.
Private James C Woolwine arrives at Mount Hope to spend a short furlough after completing training at Parris Island marine base. He is accompanied by Private Henry H McDonald of Wealtham Massachusetts. They expect transfer to a permanent station on return.
Fayette county farmers ordered 8 143 tons of ground limestone under the A C P program during 1942, up 14 percent from 7 163 tons last year. About 1 274 farmers participated, as J F Bays notes, with lime helping alfalfa clovers and winter legumes improve soil, reduce erosion, and boost fertility for future years. The 1943 program year starts July 1, with continued expected gains in conservation and income.
Mrs. Harry Katsuris and Mrs. Wanda Farrish hosted the Womens Club gathering at the Katsuris home in Oak Hill. Vice president L H O'Dell presided as president was absent. The group cancelled this month’s banquet and elected D Fazio to fill secretary duties for the year. A West Virginia program was presented and refreshment hour followed with ten members listed.
E. R. Morgan, 57, who died of a heart ailment Monday at Oak Hill Hospital, will be buried this afternoon after services at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. J. D. Wilson of Scarbro will officiate at 3 p m with burial in Highlawn Memorial Park.
The Ladies Bible Class of Oak Hill Baptist Church will gather Friday evening at the church for their regular monthly meeting announced by president Mrs. Ruth Simms.
The new apartment building to house Union Power Company and City Water Works is nearly finished and due for occupancy by July 1. In Mullens a Foglesong building addition for storage and garage space, started two months ago, is nearly complete with Pough and Sons as contractors and William Cole handling masonry under Harry Foglesong, a local businessman for over 20 years. A Coca-Cola plant expansion, intended for storage and easier truck loading, is also close to completion by contractor Les Pension after about a month of work.
Dr Charles S Jones presented a book review of Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at the Mullens library sponsored by the Mullens Woman's Club. He described the work as a sophisticated Florida Marsh life account and the best of Rawlings, intended for entertainment rather than information. Attendees included local residents and club members.
MULLENS The Misses Ann and Patty Yeager entertained a group of friends at a scavenger hunt held in honor of Miss Dottie Lou McLaughlin and Miss Mary Frances Overholt of Marlinton. Prizes were awarded to Joseph Parsons, Ruby Joe Deweese, Mike Dugan, Anna Louise Ellison, Betty Wildey, Nedum Cheeley, Dottie Lou McLaughlin, Hank Willis, and Wallace Thomas.
A group of 46 draftees were sent from Mullens to an army induction center yesterday. The roster includes Audra Hillard Hayzlett Mullens Harry Francis Hartley Jr Mullens Willis Mason Boswell Indianapolis Bryant Lester Hanover Willard Verdun Cook Glenfork Wendell James Hughes West Frankfort Damon David Brown Mullens James Lester Fanneck John Scott Thomas Washington William Pierce Short Jr Miami Edward Anderson Thornsbury North Springs John Lewis Perry Stephenson Fleet Rollins Jesse Carl Jervin Stover South Norfolk Va Lide Douglas Sims Mullens Emmet Harold Stewart Jesse Henry Couver Attwood Baltimore Md Hassbell Hayes Butcher Guyan Thomas Lee Baker Welch John Henry Elliott Guyan Cecil Alexander Smithers Earl Kinsley Allen Junction Clifford Dura Scarborough Beckley Quentin Reddy Stewart Ravencliff Chester Evans Carter Simon John Garland Cook Otsego Saunders Norwood Dickerson James Goodman Simon Edson Elkins Cyclone James Maxwell Glen Rogers George Mansfield Riffe North Springs Herbert Zed Morgan Maben Ernest Theodore Walls Simon Hershels Windsor Shields Crab Orchard Homer Jennings McCoy Lundale Oley Wallis Hurley Bailesville Bill Otis Davis Glen Fork Jake Riley Sink Herdon Sam Walter Knight Mallory John Lewis Cooleman Mouldsville Paul Perry Cyclone Perry Glenn Stewart Jesse Hubert Kermit Johnson
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