Hoover Report Criticized by State Legion Commander
Mount Hope meeting hears Walker Long oppose Hoover bill provisions separating veterans affairs into five agencies. State and auxiliary leaders from Huntington to Mullens attend. remarks emphasize veteran services, insurance, hospitalization and home loans at stake. audience about 100 with social hour and music.
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Raleigh
Register
Beckley
W. Va
Hoover
Mount Hope
American Legion
Veterans Administration
Walker Long
Huntington
American Legion Hall
C. V. Feller
Mortens
Veterans Affairs
Long
United States
George N. Craig
Amerian Legion
Lang
Wheeling
American Legion Auxiliary
Joint Legion Auxiliary
Hell
Edgar Akers
Hostess Auxiliary
Virginia Lee
George Ward
Charles W. Lemon
Lewisburg
Bill Hickman
Fayette County Court to Decide Memorial Building Contract
The Fayette County Court will decide the contract for the Sailors Memorial Building after low bidder Oak Hill’s $273,900 base bid plus $11,150 alternates totals $285,050. Other bids include Southeastern Construction $304,800 and another firm $311,677, with plumbing and electrical bids adding $36,665 to total costs. If awarded to Oak Hill, the building costs would be $321,715. memorial board members present included Mahan, Vaivler, Janutolo, Gaines, Jennings, Bailey, and Perdue.
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Register
Weller
Fayettevile
Fayetteville
Fayette
County Court
1Uil Company
Oak Hill
Alternate
Southeastern Construction Company
Huntington
Charlotte
N. C
Prather Brothers Plumbing Company
Qak Hil
Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Company of
Charleston
South Charleston Electrical Company of
South Charleston
the Hill Company
Charles E. Mahan
E. H. Vaivler
C.G. Janutolo
L. Ebersole Gaines
W. W. Jennings
A. K. Bailey
Dan H. Perdue
Mullens Personal News and Church Dinner Plans
Mullens residents note Mr and Mrs Ralph Mays will return Tuesday from Cincinnati after a two day trip. Hiram S Atkins 64 an electrician at the Virginian Railway Mullens shops is critically ill at University Hospital Charlottesville since February 14. His son Eugene Atkins and wife from West Mullens with other relatives have stayed in Charlottesville. The Rev Jarrett T Chandler Mullens First Baptist Church will speak at a Williamson Men’s Council dinner tonight with Ray Toler, deacons chairman, in attendance.
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Register
Mullens
Ralph Mays
Mullens Ait
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hiram S. Atkins
Virginian Railway
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Eugene Atkins
West Mullens
Jarrett T. Chandler
First Baptist Church
The
Williamson
Ray Toler
Mullens Church
Mrs Briguglio Dies in Hospital After Long Illness
Angela Briguglio age 56 of 407 City Avenue died at 10 p m Tuesday in a local hospital after an extended illness Born in Flunedechsa Italy April 12 1893 she was the daughter of Anthony Cascio and Nancy Cialita Cascio She came to the United States in 191? and lived in Raleigh County since Survived by her husband Lales Briguglio of Beckley two sons Joe and Anthony both of Beckley three daughters Mrs Nellie Parisi Oneonta N Y Nancy and Josephine Briguglio Beckley four brothers Phillip Cascio Buenos Aires Argentina Carmelo Cascio Agallon Cascio Dominick Cascio all of Italy two sisters Mrs Nancy Gugliotta and Josephine Cascio both of Italy The body will remain at the Callee Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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City Avenue
Flunedechsa
Italy
Anthony Cascio
Nancy Cialita Cascio
United States
Raleigh County
Driguglo
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Beckley
Lal
Josephine Cascio
Laly
Callee Funeral Home
Nnamed Fraternity Officer At Marshall College
Mount Hope resident Robert Gast was elected vice president of Chi Beta Phi the honorary scientific fraternity at Marshall College He is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1917.
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Register
Mount Hope
Robert Gasto
Chi Beta Phi
Marshall College
College of Arts and Sciences
Marshall
Mount Hoye i High School
Mt Hope Sorority Invites Area Group to Reception
Oak Hill Mt Hope area gathers for Beta Theta chapter reception honoring Mrs. Okey Ls Patteson Mrs P C Graney and Mrs Vern Rowe at Mount Hope Lion Clubhouse Friday at 8 30 p m Mount Hope Betz Hota Chapter hosts Members urged to contact Mrs G Steele Caillison by Sunday New telephone committee formed led by Miss Mary Greenawalt with members Alma Lee Prite Carl Sanger Frances Bannister Elizabeth White Bake sale totals 50 50 donations 20 to American Heart Association 20 to March of Dimes 5 to Red Cross Executive board meet March 8 at Mrs W E Bundy home Friendship program featured works by Emerson Damien and Pythias Coleridge Lamb Jonathan and David Hostesses named for next meeting
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Oak Hill
Beta Theta
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Okey Ls Patteson
P. C. Graney
Vernon Rowe
Mount Hope Lion
Betz Hota
Mount Hope
G. Steele Caillison
John Donachy
Mary Greenawalt
Alma Lee Prite
Carl Sanger
Frances Bannister
Elizabeth White
American ‘Heart Association
St. Andrews Episcopal Parish
Bundy
Donachy
Emerson
Damien
Pythias
Mirs
Margaret Bundy
Virginia Bobbitt
Howard Amore
Francis .Bannister
Herman “Akers
Local Legion Team Names Chairs For March Show
Other chairmen are William Houchins advertising chairman Albert Alien chairman of the house committee and W R Fugit and Roy J Smith co chairmen of the ticket committee Locke praised the enthusiastic report to date by Legion workers saying advertising is selling well and the show will go very well A director from the John B Rogers Company of Fostoria Ohio will arrive in Beckley March 1 talent tryouts will be held Now and Then is the program theme according to Locke
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Raleigh County
Kermit A. Locke
Roy Elkin
A. A. Ross
William Houchins
Albert Alien
W. R. Fugit
Roy J. Smith
eSpee Ores
Legion
Locke
John B. Rogers Company
Fostoria
Beckley
Sealon
Roundtable on Home Missions Planned by Episcopal Auxiliary
Oak Hill Junior Woman's Club schedules March 27 dinner meeting with officer elections and initiation rites. Rev C S Donnally discusses the Fine Arts and a Civic League style show planned for April 24. Club votes donations to Heart Association, Oak Hill High School Band, and Boy Scout Cabin project. A roundtable on Home Missions is set for tomorrow's SE Stephens Episcopal Church auxiliary meeting led by Mrs C S Lewis Jr and others with Beverly Watts providing vocal selections.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Civic League
Charles McClain
W. P. Newland
John Resides
James Smathars
Jean ‘Thomas
Charles Titlow
SE Stephens Episcopal Cham
Pan B. Barwood
C. S. Lewis, Jr
H. S. Edwards
Deem Ramey
Beverly Watts
Marlon Peterkin
Methodist Young Adults Organize Sub-District Unit
A newly organized Mullens Pineville Sub-District Young Adult Fellowship forms in the District of Methodist churches with 30 members from Oceana Mullens Milam and Pineville. Harold Griffith is president. officers include Harry Houck Tom Smith Darcell McGraw and Rev. Ronald Belcher. Meetings set for last Monday each month with next on March 27 at Pineville.
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Harold Griffith
Brenton
Mullens
Methodist Churches
Pineville Methodist Church
Oceana
Milam
Harry Houck
Tom Smith
Darcell McGraw
Ronald Belcher
W. J. Billig
O. H. Dorsey
Mahone Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Corba Mahone 70 are set for Thursday at 1 p.m. from Delilah Methodist Church in Hatcher. The Rev Orville Belcher will officiate with burial in Cook Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Jackson Mahone and a brother Bert Cook of Hatcher. The body was moved from Evans Funeral Home to the residence at Hatcher.
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Register
Qceana
Corba Mahone
Hiateher
Delilah Methodist Church
Hatcher
Reve Orville Belcher
Cook
Evans Funeral
Beaver Pelts Built Hudsons Bay Company Founda tion
Beaver pelts laid the foundation for Hudsons Bay Company, shaping early trade and regional development in North American history as the fur economy expanded.
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The
Hudson's Bay Co
Mountain Top Garden Club Elects New Committees
Mountain Top Garden Club held group appointments at Maplewood Lane home of Mrs. O H Meador. New committees include Program chaired by Mrs Stuart Angell and Finance chaired by Mrs L M Halloran with members from Mountain Top and nearby towns. Adventuring with New and Novel Plants was the program theme. A new constitution and by laws were adopted. Mr. and Mrs. John Edgar Mitchent announce birth of son Billy Ray on February 24.
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Maplewood Lane
O. H. Meador
Harlow’ Warren
John Schulte
Stuart B. Angell
W. J. File
R. M. French
B. H. Hopkins
H. L. Crawford
Guy Graves
E. Vecellio
Floyd M. Sayre
A. L. Dillon
P. T. Davis
W. R. Fugitt
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A.L. Honaker
E. A. Heim
J. G. Foster
Harry Hall
Harlow Warren
E. G. Grogan
R. L. Dillon
H.L. Watkins
C. I. Bepler
Charles Honaker
E. H. Christian
E. H. Hopkins
George Bright
W. Hi. File
John Edgar Mitchent
Harper
Billy Ray
Movie Party Honors Two Local Girls Birthday Night
A movie party was given Saturday night for Miss Virginia Stover and Miss Nila Riffe by their parents at 114 Laurel Terrace to celebrate Stover's 17th and Riffe's 18th birthdays. Teens attended a local theatre, then gathered at the Stover home for games and a refreshment course. Guests included Don Flood Harold Pruett Chester Foley Peggy Martin Doris Wells Leonard Sanna and Bobby Thompson.
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Nila Riffe
H. Stover
Laurel Terrace
Miss Stover
Miss Riffe
Stover
Don Flood
Harold Pruett
Chester Foley
Peggy Martin
Doris Wells
Leonard Sanna
Bobby Thompson
Meeting Called for Circle No 1 of First Methodist Church
Mrs Burleigh will host Circle No 1 at her home 104 Maplewood Lane on Thursday March 4 at 2 p.m. Mrs Honaker will lead the devotionals at the meeting.
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B. F. Burleigh
First Methodist Church
Maplewood Lane
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