Labor official to speak at Mt Hope rites
John L Lewis unable to attend the April 1 celebration in Mount Hope. State Labor Commissioner Charles Statler will deliver the principal address. United Mine Workers leaders and Mt Hope business men organized plans, with parade details and prize donations exceeding $1,000.
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Y Register
Mount Hope
John L. Lewis
United Mine Worker
George J. Tiller
District 29
Lewis Tetler
Tiller
Washington, D. C
State Tabor
Charles Statler
W. H. Nelson
United Mine Workers of America
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers Committee
Mount Hope Business Men's Association
Leighton C. Farley
Hope
Ife
Kilsyth Road
George Barbera
Mt. Hope
Chester Smith
Stotesbury
Andrew W. Taylor
Ingram Branch
Mt. Mope
DuBois High School
Sophia High
Mark Twain
Miners’ Committee
Joley Gore
Slab Fork
Joe Martinez
Tams
Andy Evans
McAlpin
Edison Henry
Skelton
Harry Stewart
Minden
Wedding Date Told By Bride To Be At Shower
Miss Juanita Farmer will marry Frederick A. Duncan on March 27 at Fayetteville Methodist Church. A miscellaneous shower at Maple Avenue home honored the bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R C Farmer, with many attendees listed.
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Register
Fayetteville
Juanita Farmer
Frederick A. Duncan
J. M. Francesa
Maple Avenue
R.C. Farmer
Fayetteville Methodist Church
John Holliday
J. R. Caldwell
J. H. Allen
J. P
Special Services Set for Thursday at First Brethren Church
Rev Smith F novel pastor of the First Brethren Church in Oak Ifill announces special services at 7:30 pm Thursday. A gospel team from Ashland, Brethren denomination, made up of young men and women, will present a sermon and message in song at each service. The group aims to give young people a chance to participate in public services.
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K Hill
Smith F
First Brethern
Oak Ifill
Ashland
Brethren
Dickinson Divorce Suit Sought in Circuit Clerk Office
Felix Dickinson seeks divorce from Estelle Dickinson in a filed circuit clerk suit. The action requests lawful termination of marriage and related relief in Payetteville.
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Register
Payetteville
Felix Dickinson
Estelle Dickinson
Circuit
Oak Hill High School Minstrel Set for Thursday
Oak Hill High School presents its annual black face minstrel Thursday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium under Mrs. H B Shaw. The show, postponed from Feb. 20 due to illness of former director Mrs. H R Cole, features Wallace Burgess as interlocutor and a cast including Jerry Kenney Avis Partain Frank Lucas Bob Adkins Duke Janesky and Denny Waters with a chorus led by Lois Mundy Sue Creech Faith Collins and others. The program includes solos duets a trio a quartet and dances by the school band marjorettes.
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Reester Statt
Hill
Oak Hill High School
H. B. Shaw
H. R. Cole
Wallace Burgess
Jerry Kenney
Avis Partain
Frank Lucas
Bob Adkins
Duke Janesky
Denny Waters
Lois Mundy
Sue Creech
Faith Collins
Forrest Ann Fox
Jo Ellen Callison
Jean Zink
Nada Belt Jeffers
Frances Rippetoe
J. W. Ma
Honey
Houston Rogers
Bob Via
Lantie White
Curtis’ Price
Jon Gonzalez
Fred Hitchcock
Charles Bragg
Ann Samuels
Doris Waters
Lois Fitzpatrick
J. W. Mahoney
Jeanette Backus
Betty Perry
Oliver Rushing
Jean Bishop
Jennie Les Crozier
Joann Blake
Deloree Hensley
Trent Receives Permit To Remodel Building
Trent, whose business house is remodeling, has been granted a city permit for a twenty dollar fee. Estimated costs reach twenty five thousand dollars. City Clerk G B McGraw issued the permit as Trent combines the former Sportsman store room into modern offices with apartments above converted to offices.
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Trent
Mull
John Durosz of Sprague Dies at 72 in Local Hospital
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Rose Funeral Home for John Durosz 72 who died yesterday in a local hospital. He had been a miner for New Yver Company at Sprague where he lived for 331 years. There are no known survivors in this country. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park will follow services.
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Clear Creek
Rose Fun
John Durosz
Yver
Sprague
Sunset Memorial Park
Thurmond Train Schedules Altered By Coal Shortage
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announces Thurmond station timetable revisions due to coal scarcity. The Thurmond to Minden daily service now runs Monday Wednesday Friday. Loop Creek to Mt Hope and Quinnimont to Beckley limited to morning trains. afternoon runs canceled. Through trains operate as adjusted. changes affect local service only.
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Thurmond
Register
OAK Hill
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Minden
Loop Creek
Mt. Hope
Quinnimont
Beckley
Rockcastle Society Plans Spring Mission Rally in Kopperston
The Rockcastle ABSOE Women's Missionary Society will hold its annual spring rally on April 23 at Kopperston Church with registration starting at 10 am. Guests include Eva Shepherd from the Belgian Congo Ruth Finwale of the board of promotion and finance and Goldie Bailey from the State Convention.
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Rockcastle Association
Register
Pineville
Women's Missionary Society of the
Rockcastle
Smiths Welcome Son at Oak Hill Hospital
Mr and Mrs P Rui Smith of Oak Hill announce the birth of a son at Oak Hills Hospital on March 23.
Three Privileges Granted Seniors at Oak Hill High
Oak Hill High School seniors received three privileges from the faculty at a recent meeting. Exemption from semester exams is granted if no unexcused absences remain and work is passing. Seniors may run the school for a day, fill official positions, with teachers acting as students, and the class will hold an annual picnic at Raleigh County 4 Dam or Hawk's Nest.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School
Raleigh County
Hawk’s Nest
Opening of murder trial in Edwight shooting case
Fletcher W. Mann special prosecutor asked jurors to convict for first degree murder after the December 16 shooting before the supply house of Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co at Edwight. Defense contends the killing arose from a scuffle involving Goble Williams and Frank Thomas amid ill health. Williams died en route to Beckley hospital. witnesses described bullet wounds, a stomach abscess history, and a postmortem alcohol test.
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Raleign-Wyoming Mining Company
Edwight
Fletcher W. Mann
Beckley
Horney
Ned Ragland
Williams
J. Q. Hutchinson
Anthony d. Sparacino
Gable
Wiliams
Frank Thomas
Manns
John D. Lee
Lamp ‘House
Beckley Hospital
Saunders Details Park Stand Construction and Lifeguard Plans
Saunders said he will supply carpenter help for a new larger stand and that several boats will be available for public use by Sunday. He emphasized two lifeguards will be on duty until the park officially opens.
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Saunders
Young Mullens Singers At Literary Music Meeting
The Woman's Civic Club literary and music department held its final meeting of the year at Mrs. B. Le Depay’s Moran avenue home with about 25 attendees. Jim Wade led a young Mullens vocal program, aided by a high school trio and duets by Wade and Clarence Dalton. Officers were elected, with Mrs. E. D. Humphrey becoming chair and Mrs. Effie Delp moving to vice-chair. The next meeting is set for April 28.
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Regster
Weller Mullens
Mullens
Curlis Clay
Truman McKinney
Pat Segle
Jim Wade
Clarence Dalton
Chando O'Dell
E. D. Humphrey
C. V. Feller
Effie Delp
Depew
C. E. Stearts
O'Dell
Hay Toler
Roger Pritchett
B. L. Depew
Woman's Civic Club
McGraw Couple Honored on Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H G McGraw celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Kerns in Ravencliff with open house from 2 to 6 pm. About 100 guests attended. the couple are parents to nine children with seven living present, and they have nine grandsons and a great grandson. The Kerns home featured floral arrangements and a lace-covered table with an anniversary cake and candles. McGraw descends from John McGraw of McGraws, Wyoming County, and Mrs McGraw from Gordon and Amelia McGinnis of Red Bird Raleigh County.
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McGraw
John McGraw
McGraws
Wyoming County
Gordon and
Amelia MclGinnis
Red Bird
Raleigh County
Immunization for Children Stated
The annual spring immunization clinics for pre school children will be held in Raleigh County from April 1 to May 5. County school health nurse Mrs. Bruce Scott announced vaccines for smallpox and diphtheria are required by state law for school entry. Clinic centers and dates will be announced weekly and parents preparing to enroll next term should register staff said. In Mullens Welch area three men were arrested Sunday on moonshine charges and were transferred to Welch for hearings. Names were William Hartwell Cecil Swaggerty and Leonard Hartwell. Swaggerty is on army leave visiting his parents. A half gallon of liquor was found in the car.
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Raleigh County
Bruce Scott
Scott
Mullens
Welch
Walting Hearings
Garwood
William and
Leonard Hartwell
McComas
Cecil Swaggerty
Car Firm Seeks To Recover Auto
Fayet teville painter s Better Cars Inc seeks to recover a automobile from Lacy W Akers in circuit court. Also filed is a chancery suit against Secondo Dalporra as a trustee and the Montgomery National Bank by Lorena Simms by C L Simms.
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Register
Fayetteville
Painter's Better Cars, Inc
Lacy W. Akers
Secondo Dalporra
Montgomery National Bank
Lorena Simms
C. L. Simms
Flood Waters Forcing Evacuations Across Western Pennsylvania
Heavy rain and flash floods prompted evacuations of about 350 families in Meadville and surrounding communities including Towanda Lawrenceville Middlebury Tiege and Warren. Warren General Hospital was isolated with staff ferried by boat. Oil City declared a state of emergency and Red Cross chapters from several towns were alerted. The Allegheny River was forecast to rise to 23.5 feet near Pittsburgh while rivers in south central New York began receding slowly.
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Meadville
Pennsylvania
French Creek
Towanda
Lawrenceville
Middlebury
Tiege
Warren
Oil City
Red Cross
Washington
Mead
Otsego Miner Held In Default of Bond
Otsego resident Robert C. Flynn, a miner from Otsego, is held in the Wyoming County Jail in default of a $1,000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate R. M. Stovarl. Flynn faces grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a pistol from neighbor Mrs. Pauline Hurt of Otsego.
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Resistor
Mullens
Robert C. Flynn
Otsego
Wyoming County
R. M. Stovarl
Flynn
Pauline Hurt
Miners Return Talked After Meeting Final Proposal
A fragment reports a meeting ending with miners to return to work before further talks. The text also recalls a 13th century belief that a sapphire set in a ting could cure ailments, including carbuncles and bee stings, via garnet references.
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Ching
Mullens Man Held On Larceny Count
James Richmond, Mullens Veterans of Foreign Wars club manager, is released on $1,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. He faces grand larceny charges for allegedly taking $170 from Ernest Smith during a poker game at the club last Sunday night. Smith alleges he was ejected after losing about $90, with the operator allegedly taking $80 from the table.
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Smith
Polite
Chads
Mrs H D Price Dies in Virginia Services Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs Hal bert D Price of 201 Carter Street Beckley will be at 2 pm Tuesday at First Christian Church Beckley with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. She born April 12 1902 in Beckley attended Ham ton College Bethany and taught in Lincoln and Crab Orchard schools before marriage. Surviving husband three sons a daughter two sisters and two brothers. She died in Richmond Virginia after cancer treatment. Active pallbearers listed.
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Carter Street
Beckley
First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Ritchie Ware
Sunset Memorial Park
Price
James Perry Clay
Sarah Godbey Clay
Hamton College
Lexington
Bethany College
Lincoln
Crab
Tate Price
Lara Clay
Raleigh County
Golden Clay
Christian Church
Order of Eastern Star
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Richmond
G. C. Hedrick
E. D. Armstrong
R. L. Davis
Wh, File
Paul B. Farewood
Don Wolfe
Silver Dollars and Bonds Stolen in Mullens Burglaries
Mrs. Frank C. Lauderman reports theft of 45 or 46 silver dollars and $350 to $400 in government savings bonds from a Mullens home. Entry via front door left unlocked with key inside. rear padlocked door left secure. A steel box containing the valuables vanished from a bedroom closet. Deputy Lelan Harless investigates.
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Register
Mullens
Frank C. Lauderman
Itmann
Lelan Harless
Taylor Hospital
Oak Hill High School Paper Wins State Journalism Award
The Log from Oak Hill High School, produced by Oak Hill High School staff, earned a certificate and a special degree of distinction at West Virginia University’s 26th annual state journalism competition. The Log placed among the top papers with scores around 1020 to 1055 of 1200, judged on standards for high school journalism across news print, make-up, stories, sports, editorials, features, headlines, advertising, and proofreading.
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OAK Hill
West Virginia University
Department of Journalism
Log
Pythian Sisters Plan Banquet for District Convention
Pythian Sisters set committees at a regular Oak Nil i meeting to arrange the Saturday banquet for the Knights of Pythias district convention. Decorating chairs are Mrs Sue Scott and Mrs Alma Blake. Food chairs are Mrs Alice Titlow Mrs Maude Mangin and Mrs Sally James.
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Pythian Sisters
Banauet
Reoisine
Oak Nili
Knights of Pythias
Sue Scott
Alma Blake
Alice Titlow
Maude Mangin
Sally James
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PINE
Gang Krupa and His Orchestra
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