Political Meeting Discusses World Tangle and Tomorrow
Fayetteville delegates of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service heard Dr. R S McClung say the church is the world’s panacea amid many divisions at home and abroad. The group met at the Fayetteville Methodist Church with speakers from Oak Hill Beckley and Montgomery among about 160 attendees.
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Y Register
Fayetteville
R. S. McClung
Beckley
Woman's Society of Caristian Service
Ing
Past Presidents of Mount Hope Lions Honored at Meeting
Mount Hope Lions Club honored its past presidents at a meeting in the club house with 131 Lions and guests. The club, founded Sept 9 1930 with Oxey Patteson as first president, has met in several local venues and opened its current clubhouse on December 30 1945 with over 400 attendees.
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Mount Hope Lions Club
Register
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Club
Oxey Patteson
Mount Hope High School
Main Street
Eva Vickers
Mountainsir
Lions Club
T. C. Shumate
W. D. Lawton
R. W. Batley
Bernard Rocke
Okey Patteson
W. 0. Ste Tate
EM. Harris
W. G. Potter
E. McK Hardesty
W. B. Poling
C. C. Ballard
C. E. Jones
R. W. Bailey
Homer A. Walkup
DeWitt Snyder
Ed Siebert
E. W. Dunkley
C. Maxey
R. G. Patteson
George Williams
Norma Lee Bowman
Byron Buecker
Beckley
J. S. Routh, Jr
New York
R. V. McCollam
Jay Woods
Woody Kinzer
Jean Wilson
Ars. James Merrick
Barbara Lawton
Coal Transport Cuts and Miner Pension Dispute Surface
The Office of Defense Transportation orders a 25 percent cut in coal burning passenger trains effective Sunday midnight to conserve stockpiles. Cyrus S. Ching meets with John L. Lewis and Ezra van Horn on miner pensions from a welfare fund funded by a royalty on coal. Lewis seeks $100 monthly pensions for miners earning under $80, funded by a $30 million pool. Van Horn warns this would bankrupt the fund.
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Office of Defense Transportation
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Federal Conciliation Service
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van Horn
Explosion at pool hall tavern traps players and injures none
A pool hall tavern blast injures no one, nine men playing cards in the rear may have been trapped. The cause is undetermined. Fire raged over an hour. Bounds estimates $400 damage. Kenneth Owensby 97, co owner, says about 30 people were in the waloon when the explosion happened.
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Kenneth Owensby
Taxerns
Waloon
Style Show Nets Over $900 for Lions Club
The Lions Club style show at Oak Hill raised about $920. Treasurer J. H. Gray reported at the Hotel Hill dinner meeting. John Frish presented true stories and awards were given for new member recruitment in the Melvin Jones birthday contest. Special awards went to E N Goode, H R Cole, and R T Hannah for attaining 14 members.
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Hotel Hill
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W. Price
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Hospital Construction Brings Housing Need
City corcher William P. Larew says zoning bans auto courts and trailer camps in residences unless a special use permit is granted. Applications go to the commission which must hold a public hearing before recommending the permit.
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One Room House Sink into Mine in Pennsylvania
A house 25 feet underground in Broad Mountain near Pottsville disappears after a cave in. Train cars derail as earth shifts while a second cave in swallows 15 feet of Reading Railroad track. The incident underscores housing needs for expected influx of construction workers on the Veterans Administration Hospital project and planning to establish camp facilities meeting city codes.
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Beckley
Veterans Administration Hospital
Associated Press
Tractionsville
Jack Egan
Egan
Broad Mountain
Pottsville
Reading
Robert R. Dando
Laren
Three Beckley Couples Seek Marriage Licenses
Three Beckley couples applied for marriage licenses in Raleigh County. Ira W. Meltcher 25 and Mary Verduce 23. Ronald Earl Troutman 23 and Helen J. Akers 21. William Steele Jr 21 and Nancy Banks 20. Ne goes Harley Snuffer 21 and Betty Kirby Acord 21 of Gi en White.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Christian Socialist Federation Formed Across Ten Nations
ST GALLEN Switzerland representatives of Christian Socialist parties from ten nations form an International Christian Socialist Federation and appoint Dr Louis Meerts of Belgium as General Secretary.
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Going International ‘v Register
ST. Gallen
Switzerland
Louis Meerts
Begium
Bake Sale Saturday by Auxiliary at Shan ion's Grocery
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men sponsor a bake sale Saturday at 10 a.m. from Shan ion's Grocery. Mrs. Sam King rea chairs the event and notes the drive supports war efforts.
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Register
Mullens
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Sam Kingrea
Shan’ Ion
Glen Rogers Teacher Weds Basil Shumate in Kentucky
The marriage of Guynath Rogers to Basil Shumate was performed March 13 at the Methodist Church in Pikeville Kentucky. The couple, both connected to Glen Rogers Grade School and Ravencliff, plan to reside in Ravencliff.
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Mullens
John
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Guynath
Basil Shu
Ravencliff
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Glen Rogers. Saturday, March 13, At the Metho
Dist Church
Pikeville
Mullens Man Injured in Charleston Wreck
Mullens resident F Saffee Jr 23 suffered facial and scalp cuts in a Charleston collision on Kanawha Boulevard He was admitted to a hospital and may be released later The Virginian Railroad employee was en route to Morgan to attend the state basketball tournament with Lynnell Davidson and Leonard Staton They planned to return to Mullens today
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Mullens
F. S. Caffee, Jr
Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston
Leslie B. Cullifer
Caffee
Virginian Railroad Company
Morgan
Lynnell Davidson
Falwell Cafe
Leonard Staton
Maben
Davidson
Clash After Socialist Meeting Causes Police Intervention
Santi Apostoli confronted participants leaving a nearby Socialist meeting with jeers and catcalls. Fists flew before police separated the groups and sent them on their way.
Candidacy Withdrawn After Filing Fee Paid
Thomas P. Morgan, an electrical engineer working for the U S government in Washington, filed for the Democratic nomination for U S senator in Charleston Illinois. He withdrew after stating he is ineligible under the Hatch Act, asking the filing fee be returned. the secretary of state accepted the withdrawal but could not retain the $125 fee.
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Charleston
Thomas P. Morgan
Middlebourne
Morgan
Washington
U. S
D. Pitt O'Brien
Man Drowns When Rowboat Capsizes in River
In Montgomery area, a rowboat overturned on the New River above Fort Defiance. W. E. Mclintyre, 33, of Laing, drowned while two companions swam about 50 feet to shore. A pocket gopher description follows unrelated text.
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Associated Press
New River
Fort Defiance
W. E. Mclintyre
Laing
Bishop Garber to Speak at Temple Meeting April 4
Bishop Paul Garber, supervisor of Methodist work in Europe, will speak at the Methodist Temple on April 4 at 7 30 p m The European supervisor will describe conditions in the countries she has served and relate the talk to the mission project of the Methodist churches Garber is touring the United States to support this project.
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Chicago
Truman
CIO
Ralph Helstein
Paul Garber
Europe
Garber
United States
Mount Hope recital announced by Fayetteville writer
Miss Elea nor Ann Ankeny with Delvin D. Elwell to present a song recital at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. tonight. The program, announced by Miss Mary Clute, includes works by Schubert Handel Puccini Massenet Tchaikovsky Guion and Romberg with piano by Miss Clute and a duet by Miss Ankeny and Mr. Elwell.
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Fayetteville
Eleanor Ann Ankeny
Mount Hope
Delvin D. Elwell
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
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Senate Defeats Riders On Margarine Tax Bill
The Senate rejected amendments from Senators Fulbright and Maybank to repeal or reduce federal taxes on oleomargarine by votes of 45 to 33. Senator Aiken predicted more Democrats would override a veto than when Truman blocked a $4 billion tax cut last year.
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Kick Off Dinner Marks County Concert Drive
Invitations go to Wyoming County residents for a March 29 dinner at Mullen High School launching the Wyoming Community Concert Association membership drive. Richard Suter of Community Concert Service of New York will assist through the week, with volunteers enrolling members and receiving enrollment materials.
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Mullens
Wyoming County
Mullen High School
Wyoming Community Concert Association
Richard Suter
Community Concert Service of
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W. C. Bailey, Jr
Association
Woodrow
Cook
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Chandler
United States
Canada
Enrico Caruso
Dorothy Caruse
Gilbert P. Cook
Church Women to Sponsor Resurrection Movie on Good Friday
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will sponsor a film about the Resurrection of Christ to be shown Good Friday at Stephenson Church. The plan was made at a church basement meeting with Mrs. Clyde Mitchem officiating. New member Mrs. Gladys Blessard was introduced amid Pollyanna gift exchanges.
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Stephenson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Stephenson Church
Clyde Mitchem
B. B. Mitcham
Everett Gross
Allie Fernandez
Gladys Blessard
Nearess Dies During Meeting in Itmann
Mrs. Mary Darby Nearess, a resident of Itmann, collapsed and died during a church meeting. Her body remains at Trent Funeral Home in Beckley as funeral arrangements are being made.
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Mullens
Mary Darby
Itmann
Trent Funeral Home
Beckley
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