Wife Charges 73 Year Old Husband With Flirting
A Fayetteville magistrate heard a trial over non-support as Mrs. A. J. Humphries demanded a portion of her 73-year-old husband's $16 monthly state old age pension. She accused him of flirting with and kissing women. he claimed innocence and said he left because of her treatment. The magistrate ordered a $5 monthly payment due August 15, with an appeal noted.
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Fayetteville
A. J. Humphries
R. C. Godsey
Humphries
C. R. Summerfield
Justice of the Peace
Godsey
Summerfield
Horse Kicks Ansted Teen. Condition Remains Unchanged
Ansted, The condition of James Massey, 15, who was kicked in the thigh by a horse here this week, remained unchanged as he was taken to a Charleston hospital for treatment. Friends said today the boy's temperature rose to 102 degrees and physicians feared the leg was affected by the contusion.
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Register
Ansted
James Massey
Charleston
Massey
Miss Spoor Tests Fifth Grade Student On Heritage
In Shoharie New York, teacher Miss Margaret Spoor recounts a test query asking if a student’s parents are U.S. natives. The student replies they were born in Schenectady, illustrating a humorous misperception of heritage.
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Associated Press
School Board to Buy New Buses
Fayetteville boards to meet later this week to consider purchasing new school buses according to a notice from the board offices today.
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Fayetteville
Board of Education
Fayette county dairy aims for Grade A milk by July
Fayetteville health officials report near universal move to Grade A milk as July 1 grading arrives. Inspector Z H Legg notes large drops in bacterial counts due to modern processing and stricter cleanliness. Dairymen upgrade barns stalls milking gear. signs and bottle caps will indicate milk quality after July 1.
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Register
Fayetteville
Health Department
Fayette County
Z. H. Legg
Legg
Fayette
Strikes Hit Fayette County Mining and Construction
Strikes sponsored by the CIO in Eastern shipping departments disrupted Fayette County with Koppers Coal stopping C C and B mines on Wednesday and Thursday due to impossible shipping amid labor unrest along the Eastern shore. Hundreds of miners face indefinite unemployment while some firms report no transport impact. The New River company runs full time, Oak Hill's federal post office building is delayed by steel mill strikes, and Fayetteville jail renovations await steel partitions despite a signed contract.
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Mount Hope
CIO
Fayete County
Koppers Coal Company
C.C
New River Company
Oak Hill
Federal Post Office
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Althous
Mount Hope Eastern Star Installs New Officials
Mount Hope Eastern Star installs officers at the Masonic Temple. Harriet Coleman becomes worthy matron succeeding Helen Thrasher. Other officers include William Ward worthy patron and Thompson Jones associate patron. Installation officers were Mrs Ward and Mrs Wilson. Cakes and punch followed with a dance by Betty Ann Snyder and singing by Wilda Ganneau.
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R. E. Ribble
M. E. Church
South
William Caruth
Charlotte Blanchard
Nell Gray McAlexander
Wanda Rush
Mildred Rhodes
Jack Bing
Dorothy Muir
Marjorie Schilling
Ted Williams
Helen Maddy
June Maddy
Mercedes Maddy
Bobby Ann Grose
Martha Mae Heath
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Avalon
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Patsy Mann
Eastern Star
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J. E. Bing
Marshall
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Adah
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Esther
Lillian Johnson
Martha
Bernardine Evans
Electa
Frances Walters
Warder
Blanche Cook
Sentinel
L. A. Wilson
Betty Ann Snyder
Wilda Ganneau
Beckley
Fayetteville man faces grand jury in murder case
John Raine, described as a grim-faced suspect, remains stolid as the July term nears and a grand jury hearing looms. Authorities allege Raine was with John Harriston an hour before Harriston’s death, with conflicting alibi stories and a $74 cash possession. The body was found near Brown on railroad tracks, showing a temple wound and severed legs, initially misattributed to a train. A witness testified Raine warned Harriston, saying, Damn you, I’ll kill you.
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Fayette
John Harriston
Harrison
Harriston
Brown
Raine
Young Lawyer Joins Old Firm in Fayetteville
A Mount Hope lawyer, Jack Higgins, graduates from Washington and Lee University and joins the firm of Mahan, Bacon, and White today. He is the son of S. C. Higgins, a Mount Hope coal official.
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Register
Fayetteville
Mount Hope
Mahan, Bacon, and White
Jack Higgins
Washington and Lee University
S. C. Higgins
Contractors Warn Shortage Delays Fayette Building Project
Officials report a steel shortage delaying the Fayette construction as several contractors who signed on for new buildings say they cannot obtain the beams and girders they ordered. No shipment dates could be agreed upon this week for the required structural materials.
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Fayette
Eleven Marriage Licenses Granted In Fayette County Today
Fayetteville list shows eleven couples certified this week including William Jennings Ball and June Ann Murphy from Beckwith and Mount Hope respectively. Other pairs include Alfred H. Caroll with Eva Lucas of Downwood and Nathaniel Clay with Ella Scott, among seven additional marriages across Oak Hill Derrydale Clifftop Smithers Kingston Nut tallburg and Ansted.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
William Jennings Ball
Beckwith
June Ann Murphy
Mount Hope
Alfred H. Caroll
Montgomery
Eva Lucas
Downwood
William Fred Cherota
Oak Hill
Margaret Chaplinsky
Carlisle
Nathaniel Clay
Summerlee
Ella Scott
Derrydale
Harold Harper
Clifftop
Pauline Davis
Edmond
Ronald Hardgrove
Beards Fork
Meavrey Hawkins
W. W. Ratliffe
Smithers
Pauline Evans
T. J. Smith
Jude Smith
Charleston
Hosea Scales
Nuttallburg
Alma Lee Spradley
Troy Winston
Mossy
Elsie Pegram
Kingston
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Lansing
Athelyn Forsythe
Ansted
New SILF fat loss method promises quick results
An advertisement claims the SILF formula safely removes fat quickly, correcting energy waste in the body. It guarantees weight loss or money back, urging readers to buy at Watkins Drug Store and start a new life of pleasure.
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Watkins Drug Store
Wilson
Reduce Safely Says Noted Authority Plan
An advertisement urges readers to visit Watkins and purchase Rock-A-Water Tablets claiming a ten pound loss in eleven days. A thirty day treatment costs two dollars and is guaranteed to reduce fat without dieting.
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