Marianna Mine Safety Praised. Mullens Votes Levy Passed
A federal inspection praised Marianna No. 1 mine safety measures including rock dusting and proper explosive storage. In Mullens, 71 percent of 279 voters approved a special levy for permanent city improvements, raising 5 000 to 6 000 dollars annually for streets playground and volunteer fire department.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Jerere
Mullens
Register
Marianna
Marianna Smokeless Coal Company
Marianna No. 1
Bureau of Mines
Frank J. Stortz
Stortz
Mullens High School
Red Jacket Miner Leaves Hospital After Injury
John Davis of Mullens has left the Steve Clinic in Welch and returned home after treatment for injuries from slate at the Coal Mountain mine operated by Red Jacket Coal Corporation. Other brief items note readers and visitors across Mullens, Pineville, and Oceana, with a Lincoln Memorial visit estimate of 20 million.
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Hospital
Re Register
Mullens
John Davis
Steve
Welch
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Cook Reunion Set For August Revival in Wyoming County
Mullens WV-August 31 celebration planned at Chambers Bolttore near Oceana to revive the Cook Reunion once drawing up to 4000 family members. J Rush Cook named president of the Cook Reunion Association succeeding C L Cook, former Wyoming County School Superintendent.
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Register
Mullens
Cook
Wyoming County
Chambers Bolttore
Oceana
J. Rush Cook
Cook Reunion Association
C. L. Cook
Truck Overturns Near Pineville In WV Incident
Two Mullens youths Richard McKinney and Bobby Sanders escaped injury when the Majestic Laundry Truck left State Route 16 near Pineville and overturned after McKinney passed a car. Damages were estimated at 100 dollars. the truck carried soiled laundry and the occupants were residents of Washington.
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Mullens
Richard
Tommy” McKinney
Bobby Sanders
Pineville
McKinney
Bowyer
Oak Hill High School
War Department
Wash Falundry
Higgins Shaw Present Program For Rotary Club
Masters of Ceremonies Stanley C Higgins Jr and Jane Hal Shaw delivered a program for Rotary Club members and their ladies at a dinner meeting last night in the Hotel Hill. Guests included Mr and Mrs C I Dood and others from Fayetteville Jacksonville and Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
Stanley C. Higgins, Jr
Jane Hal Shaw
Hotel Hill
C. I. Dood
H. F. Frazier
Grant Thomas
Fayetteville
Marvin G. Burdelle
Jacksonville
Fla
Mary
Elizabeth Thomas
Ruth Wilson
Wriston Girl Becomes Bride
Virginia Arthur and Pfe Harold J. Boyer were married in a double ring ceremony at 7 p m May 31 at Trinity Methodist Church parsonage in Washington DC The bride resided in Washington DC for five years The maid of honor was Louise Light and the best man was Cpl Henry McCallan stationed with the groom at Fort Meyers VA
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Register
Wriston
Virginia Arthur
Pfe
Harold J. Boyer
I. G. Arthur
Daniel Justice
Trinity Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Louise Light
Washington
Cpl
Henry McCallan
Fort Meyers
Christianity Attracts Interest In Japan Says American Expert
W K Bunce says Japanese interest in Christianity may not fully convert. Missionaries are returning in growing numbers, with about 120 Protestant and 950 Catholic missionaries in Japan. Prewar Christian counts were 374,921, dropping to 343,192 during the war, with uncertain postwar strength.
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Tokyo
W. K. Bunce
MacArthur
Japan
Bunce
Otterbein College
Westerville
Ohio
Special Services Slated June 22 at Oak Hill Calvary Baptist
Oak Hill Calvary Baptist Church observes its first anniversary with an all day service on Sunday June 22. Rev D F Murphy of East End Calvary Baptist Church announced the program featuring special speakers and music from 9 45 a m to 4 p m. The church traces to East End Mission dating from 1938 and organized as Calvary Baptist on June 18 1946.
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Register
Oak Hill
D. F. Murphy
East End
Calvary Baptist Church
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Historians weigh Italy four freedoms after WWII occupation
The piece reviews Italian memory of the Allied occupation from 1943 to 1945, noting cultural impacts such as the word okay and the PX as symbols of American influence. It credits foundations like a democratically elected government and large civilian aid while acknowledging lingering social changes and tensions in Naples, Leghorn, and Tombolo.
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Rome
Italy
U. S
Ellery
W. Stone
Allied Commission
Naples
Leghorn
Venezia Giulia
Tombolo
Pisa
Tomibolo
Tahiti
Mount Hope Youth Elected To Office At Boys State
Mount Hope youth John Scott Jr won the position of secretary of state on the Federalists ticket at the 10th annual Boys State encampment at Jacksons Mill. The Federalists achieved a sweeping landslide capturing most major offices. Elmer H Freese led the party to a 277 to 36 governor vote over James Cooper Thomas.
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Boys
Moquat Hope
John Scott, Jr
Jackson’s Mill
Supreme Court of Appeals
Elmer H
Bud) Freese
Federalist Party
James Cooper
Thomas
Next of Kin of War Dead Schedule July Meeting
Fayette County next of kin of servicemen buried overseas will meet July 15 in Oak Hill. The committee includes C P White Myron R Renick John Claypool and D D Whitney. The War Department will be asked to provide a motion picture and speaker and outline three interment options.
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Next of Kin of War Dead
Register
Oak Hill
Fayette County
C. P. White
West Virginia
Mander
American Legion
War Department
United States
Giants nip Pirates in 12 innings for 3 2 win
Billy Rigney homered with one on in the fifth and drove in the winning run in the 12th as the Giants beat the Pirates 3 to 2 in 12 innings. Ewell Blackwell earned a 3 1 victory over the Dodgers, fanning seven for his sixth straight win.
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Lions to elect new officers at Bluefield convention
Mount Hope Ralph W Bailey to end his duties as governor of District 29 W at the Southern West Virginia Lions Clubs convention in Bluefield. About 600 Lions from across the state will attend as delegates elect successors and hear a reorganization plan. Oak Hill James Kennedy becomes new worthy patron of Chapter 107 Eastern Star with installation set for June 20 at Fayetteville Masonic Hall.
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al Register
Mount Hope
Ralph W. Bailey
Southern
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Bluefield
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Lions International
C. D. Pierce
Memphis
Harry B. Holmes
John Y. Anderson
Parkersburg
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Oak Hill
James Kennedy
Orde
Eastern Star
Kennedys
Fayetteville Masonic Hall
Bessie’Altizer
H. A. Duncan
Eva Tully
Hattie Biggs
Thelma Frye
Mary Collier
George James
Sewer Bonds Obtained for Oak Hill Sewer Work
Oak Hill City Council accepts Young, Moore, and Company of Charleston proposal to buy $186,000 in bonds for sewer system construction and repair. Health Department grants two year extension on disposal system before a new treatment plant is built. Council approved at yesterday meeting.
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Register
Oak Hill
Young, Moore, and Company of
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Health Department
Fayette County 4-Hers to Attend Training Conference
Four Fayette County 4-H Club members will attend the Older 4-H Members Training Conference at Jackson's Mill June 23-30 under scholarships from the Fayette County Bankers Association, New River Banking and Trust, and State Extension offices Morgantown. Attendees include James Hall Russellville Bobby Levy Victor Joan TH Miller Yvonne Moses Winona. Haynes Miller will drive them.
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Register
Fayetteville
Jackson's ‘Mill
Bobby ‘Levy
Victor
Nuttall Do Lots Club
Joan TH
Miller
Yvonne Moses
Winona
Winona Highlanders Club
D. Haynes Miller
Sergeant Lilly Guest Of Brother At Oak Hill
Staff Sergeant Samuel C Lilly of the Army Air Force is visiting his brother Joe Lilly at Oak Hill. The radio operator on a B 25 recently returned from a navigation tour to South America Puerto Rico and the West Coast. He will report to Columbus Ohio before returning to Puerto Rico. To plump raisins rinse in hot water.
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Register
OAK Hill
Samuel c. Lilly
Army Air Force
Lis
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