Fayetteville couples announces wartime engagement
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth May Kitts of Christiansburg Virginia to Corporal Charles B Moye of Fayet teville is announced by their parents. The wedding will take place after the war. Miss Kitts is a 1943 Christian sburg High School graduate and Corporal Moye, formerly at Radford Ordnance Plant, is now at Camp Van Dorn Mississippi with the Army Quartermaster Corps.
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Hurt in fall from a tree in Oak Hill
Jerome Earl Valentine seven year old son of J B Valentine of Oak Hill was treated in Oak Hill hospital Friday for a broken arm from a tree fall. He was released and sent home after treatment.
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Walton Hodge in Grave Condition After Pool Injury
Walton Hodge, 17, Fayetteville High School student, remained gravely injured after a head injury from a diving accident at Scott’s swimming pool near Fayetteville. Attendants at Laird Memorial hospital said he is resting more comfortably but still in critical condition.
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Walton Hodge
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Judge Waives Three Day Waiting Period For Marriage License
Judge H E Dillon Jr waived the three day waiting period for the marriage license of Ewing B Boggs 24 U S Army formerly of Beckley and Vida Louise Cater 19 of Prince county clerk records show. Daughter born Pax Mr and Mrs Herbert F Turner Pax announce birth of a daughter Dana Turner born Friday June 18
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Scout Camp To Open On July 5
Scout camp Wah Tal A near Cliff top will open July 5 for Fayette county Boy Scouts. Richard K. Hopkins of the Charleston Area Council heads the camp with Grant Collins as assistant. Arthur Wrightson will be waterfront director and a junior staff will assist. The program covers all scouting phases, bird study, swimming, life saving, and command tactics, with war effort cooperation. A state first aid instructor for West Virginia mines may conduct classes.
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Montgomery Man Killed In Crash
Two men, A. W. Cox Jr. of Charleston and Arch Clemens of Montgomery, died when their small airplane crashed near Dunbar. Wing Commander Rubert Stark said the crash occurred after the craft went into a spin and could not be recovered. The plane had departed minutes earlier from the municipal airport with Clemens piloting.
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Girl Scouts Lead Salavage Campaign Near Urville
A grease salvage drive led by local Girl Scout troop under Mrs William Trily and Miss Betty Myles collects grease with four cents paid per pound. Proceeds fund camp for 14 scouts at Camp Ann Batley in Greenbier County. Collections occur biweekly this summer. Mrs Earl Cook Jr returns home from Bechley hospital after treatment.
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Kingston Men Return To Work After Investigation
Kingston Pocahontas Coal and Allied Chemical plants regained operations as 450 workers returned Friday after a shutdown over absenteeism probe disputes. Union officials said the company had used in-home inquiries about absences and later dropped the plan. A spokesman cited settlement terms but did not disclose them.
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Fayetteville Classifications Put 2 Fayette Men In 1-A
Miss Helen Martin dale releases the latest selective service classification list. In Class 1-A are Andrew Leighton Bonnie Stover Elmer Wilson Samuel Blanks James Seal James Woolwine Henry Kizer Ray Dancy Charles Freeman Jr Solomon Patrick Jr Marion Wilson Charles Twiggs Thomas Crawford John Laftie Ivan Parrish Jr McDonald Wilson Cornelius Kincaid Eugene Williams George Rose Joseph Boswell Oscar Nolan plus pending names. Other classes list numerous men by name in II-B II-A-H IIA-H I1 1A and V-F with various ranks and spouses.
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Local Selective Service Board
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Elmer Wilson
Samuel Blanks
James Seal
James Woolwine
Henry Kizer
Ray Dancy
French Treadway
Charles Freeman
Solomon Patrick, Jr
Marion Wilson
Charles Twiggs
Thomas Crawford
John Laftie
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Cornelius Kincaid
Ralph Shreve
William McReynolds
Harry Bennard
Howard Lively
Cecil Cook
William Cook
William Clay
George Hurley
Bartley Hess
Albert Taylor
Clayton Priddy
Nathaniel Penn
Antonio Vidal
Lawrence Gunter
Sherman Parke
Charles Elligon
Lawrence Pegram
Jessie White
Arthur Welch
John Dougherty
Arnold Burgess
Charlie Davis
Corbett Cotramp
Harry Jones
Eddie Blanke
William Miller
Frank Foster
William Rowe
James Lane
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Samuel Treadway
John Lege
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Melvin Benson
Waymon Smith
Frank Shipe
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Frank Garcia
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Lawrence Bennett
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Eugene Carter
Dennis Shockey
Enos Crouse
Sam Slate
Wheeler Fields
Walter Bailey
Oliver Sorrells
Perey Martin
John Stone
Hirsie Hinkle
Maren Adkins
Smith Fields
James Kyle
Harvey Skaggs
Parks Smith
Willie Argabright
William Gwinn
Lewis Blake
Oscar Thomas
Pearl Williams
Samuel Bryant
Leonard Ray
Andrew Davis
Roy Durrette
Siles Ferrell
James Warren
James Walker
Bernard Clement
Mack Burrell
Walter Johnson
Davis Ferrell
Charles Sizemore
John Gray
Kermit Rice
Eugene Bibbs
Bobby McClung
Calvin Blake
Fayetteville aware on pasture lime and phosphate use
Fayette county farms report 246 farms used ground limestone on 359 acres and 495 tons total 1.7 tons per acre. Superphosphate applied to 146 pastures across about 710 acres totaling 93 850 pounds 261 pounds per acre. Chairman J F Bays urges pasture improvement to boost livestock production and mitigate feed grain shortages.
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Western Star praised as great poetry by Benet
John Selby reviews Stephen Vincent Benet's Western Star noting its aim as a rival epic to John Brown's Body. The piece discusses Benet's war service and finished first section, his Westward momentum motif, and finishes with remarks on his literary craft and a new conscientious objector character.
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Sullivan Residents Charged in Chicken Theft Case
Six Sullivan residents were fined ten dollars each plus costs in Magistrate J. P. Meadows court for chicken theft and buying stolen property. State police said Harry Pierce Larry Mitchell and two minors were arrested on larceny charges Friday. Robert Wilson Mrs George Franklin Eugene Brown and Wesley Greer faced buying stolen property charges. the minors will be tried in juvenile court later.
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Funeral services for Opal Buller in Oak Hill
Mrs Opal Buller 39 died at home in Oak Hill Friday afternoon from a heart condition. Services set for 2 PM at the Oak Hill home of F B Adams with Rev Mr Bryant of Fayetteville officiating. Burial in Ramsey cemetery Dixie. Survived by husband Joe Butler of Oak Hill mother Mandy Hill of Marting eight brothers and sisters and nine children all at home.
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Potatoes Abundant as War Food Report Sees Markets Gain
The War Food Administration said potatoes, once scarce in many areas, are moving to market in abundance. Early spuds are not ideal for long storage and much of this year’s crop is highly perishable due to recent cold weather, affecting supply.
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Bully Conn Manager Badly Hurt After street fall
Johnny Ray, Bully Conn manager, narrowly escaped severe injury when he fell after a trolley car nearly struck his hands in a street mishap. A Berun radio report mentions Garulia planning government remodeling to involve the people in state policy.
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Congress Revolt Seen Reflecting FDR Weakness
The Associated Press reports a Republican leader branded Congress rising against home front policies as showing President Roosevelt's growing weakness, while a Democrat said it won’t affect his political future. The anti-strike bill veto was overridden, and debate centers on national morale and policy.
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Arrives After Wife's Departure
Mrs Gabrielle Lyon waited in Australia with her baby for news of Capt Jan Lyon of the British army who escaped Malaya via Burma to India. A cable said safe well and she boarded the Nanking to join him. Weeks later he arrived at the Perth hotel where she stayed, learning the Nanking had fallen to the Japanese and survivors were interned.
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Attention to monthly care keeps hair young looking
The article notes that hair preserves its natural softness and new color after styling and washing when attention is focused once monthly. It emphasizes that monthly upkeep sustains a youthful appearance and texture.
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