Oak Hill Union Council Names Allyson Vice President
At the Oak Hill Industrial Union Council meeting J. D. Allyson of Summerlee was elected vice president, replacing O. T. James who signed due to ill health. The roster includes George Crouch president and other officers. trustees are John L. Witt and John Carr with one vacancy. Saul Dudley spoke on occupational questionnaires and George Blizzard urged organized labor.
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C. C. Watson
J. A. Higginbotham
Helen Crouch
John L. Witt
John Carr
Saul Dudley
Federal Employment Office
George Blizzard
United Mine Workers of America
500 Miners Take First Aid Course
About 500 miners will finish a 15 hour first aid course this week under the United States bureau of mines. Classes of 30 to 35 meet three hours weekly for five weeks, directed by Herbert Ellison safety director at New River Company. Instructors hold teacher certificates from the bureau of mines: Clyde W. Runions Albert Waldron Henry Davis Homer West and J. H. Ferguson.
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Register
Lochgelly
United States Bureau of Mines
Herbert Ellison
New River Company
Clyde W. Runions
Albert Waldron
Henry Davis
Homer West
J. H. Ferguson
Oak Hill Seniors Making Good in Jobs
Oak Hill High School sent about ten seniors to Washington to work in war departments. Prentiss Taylor, a senior, left last month to join the secretary of war as a junior clerk typist earning 1440 dollars annually. The supervisor commends the school for aligning policies with war urgencies and notes Taylor’s satisfactory service since April 7.
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Register
Oak Hill
Washington, D. C
Prentiss Taylor
War Department
G. B. Bobbitt
Oak Hill High School
G. Elliott Ross
Secretary of War
Taylor
Seventeen Complete First Aid Course at Conley High School
Seventeen persons graduated from a first aid course at Conley High School directed by C. T. Hazzard and Howard Simpson, supervised by Trooper R. L. Tabscott and Harley Christian. Graduates include Curtis Johnson Betty Yates Juanita Wallace Willa Barrett and others.
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Register
Mullens
Conley High School
C. T. Hazzard
Howard Simpson
R. L. Tabscott
Harley Christian
Curtis Johnson
Betty Yates
Juanita Wallace
Willa Barrett
Eula Bennett
Alexander Barbour
Lucille Preston
Alice Roberts
Beatrice Tayor
Josephine Booker
Hattie Long
Corrine Johnson
Elizabeth Scott
Sagatha Gaines
June Parnell
W. D. Foy, Jr
and Ethel Mullens
Refreshments Banned For War Duration At Oakhill Meeting
The Baptist Church circle at Oakhill met in the church parlor with Mrs G D Smith presiding, noting refreshments were prohibited for wartime with exceptions for Christmas and installation meetings. Reports on Fayette Baptist Association Women Missionary Society held in Fayetteville were shared by Mrs Smith and Miss Affa Mankin, who also announced new committees for the year.
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Register
Oak Hill
The
Baptist Church
G. D. Smith
Women’s Missionary Society of the Fayette Baptist Association
Fayetteville
Smith
Affa Mankin
Harry Birt
A. D. Hughart
White Cross
C. E. Duncan
W. G
James Turner
C W. C
Ruth Simms
C. P. Cobb
Curtis Weatherford
Foreign Missions
Alfa Mankin
Faith of Our Fathers
J. W. Wilmer
J. C. Painter
Margaret Adkins
J. P. Staton
Roy Taylor
Nancy Bowyer
C. E. Stark
Woodrow Wilson
Amy Mankin
H. G McGinley
George W. Jones
Mary Weatherford
J. W Wilmer
George W. Bibb
Wiley Caldwell
Richard Weatherford
Lorene Burgess
S. F. Neal
Carl Allen
Marie Smith
Katherine T. Jones
L. E. Dickerson
Rice Funeral Set Tomorrow
Funeral rites for Mrs. Jessie Rice 58 will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in her son Calvin Rice’s home at Ansted. The Rev. Charles Brooks and the Rev. Mr. Spears will conduct the service with burial in Fayetteville cemetery. She leaves Manford G. Rice and 10 children: Albertis, Clyde, Calvin, Robert, and Mildred Rice among them, plus siblings and spouses.
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Buster
Victor
Jessie Rice
Charleston
Calvin Rice
Ansted
Charles Brooks
Asco
Spears
Marianna
Fayetteville
The
Baptist Church
Salmouth
Conley Band Leads Draftee Sendoff at Mullens
A group of draftees leaving for the army was saluted with a Conley High School band performance at Mullens. Conley graduate Buford Washington joined the troop. James D. Hubbard, a Conley science teacher, and John T. Flippen, Scott High principal and former Conley teacher, were inducted. Conley High now has 14 graduates and former students in military service.
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Register
Mullens
Army
Conley High School
Buford Washington
Conley
James D. Hubbard
John T. Flippen
Scott High School
New War Books Arrive at Oak Hill Library
New wartime volumes arrive at Oak Hill Public Library, sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club and operated by the Work Projects Administration. The list includes the Air Raid Safety Manual and many wartime nonfiction titles, plus fiction selections and adventure works from authors such as Steinbeck, Rawlings, and Curwood.
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Register
Oak Hill
Junior Woman’s Club
Work Projects Administration
Leyson
Mattoon
Walker
Banning
Wenger
Norlin
Latin America
Gunther
Asia
Mr. Churchill
Guedella
Relo
Secret Service
Rowan
Hopking
Wallace
America
Myers
Europe
Millis
Hygiene Association
Flica
O'Hara
Stewart
Corby
Gray
Bates
Jones
Snell
Clark
Southworth
Porter
Reed
Curwood
Captain Plum
Buckj
Burt
Beecher
Willow Creek
Reynolds
Connor
Cecilia
Taylor
Guadaloupe
Grey
Wright
Wyne
Walpole
Gregory
Locke
Mowery
Evermay
Dixon
Wrylie
Williamson
Queen
Truax
Bailey
Alger
Aldrich
Bob
Hunt
Camp Pontiac
Orton
New Orleans
Chipman
Brown
Dawn O'Hara
Feber
Mrs. Clyde
Gordon
Hawthorne
Hull
Perry
Baldwin
Eberhart
Saint
Charteris
Alabama
Comer
Wickford Point
Marquand
Fowler
Bristoe
French Victors at Diego Suarez Bring Madagascar Campaign Close
Allied troops report the fall of Diego Suarez and the surrender of French forces on Madagascar. British and Free French officials cite heavy fighting, with Antsirana and Oranjia promontories secured. Minesweepers prepare to clear harbors as diplomatic circles assess Laval’s stance and potential Axis aid.
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Diego Suarez
Madagascar
Courrier Bay
Ambararata Bay
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Churchill
Antsirana
Oranjia
Seyfret
Two Held On Moonshine Counts
Mullens men William Paul O'Dell and Arnold Ernest Church were arrested on moonshine charges with a 60 and 80 gallon still, 400 gallons of mash, and three gallons of liquor. Bond set at $1,000. arraigned in Pineville before a U.S. commissioner. Other local arrests included Harvey Lee Herold for passing a parked school bus, fined $25 and costs. William Henry Fortune fined $10 and costs for speeding.
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Register
Mullens
William Paul O'Dell
Arnold Ernest Church
Lamar
R. D. Platt
U. S
A. A. Browning
Pineville
Harvey Lee Herold
W. R. Haga
William Henry Fortune
Covel
L. E. Staton
Woman Clerk Recounts Comp Over Refusal to Sign
Mrs. Hughes, supported by attorneys Harless and Ballard, described being pressured over a compensation agreement after a brief period of work at Montgomery Ward. She testified Dr Jarrell warned her to hire a lawyer, while she claimed treatment included bandaging, pink pills, and liniment that damaged her clothing.
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Harless
Thornhill
Moore
Jarrell
Dr. Jarrell
Compensation Commission
Charleston
Ethel Hughes
Montgomery Ward
Dover prepares for a 3:30 harbor entry
A report notes a fleet will enter the harbor about 3:30 this afternoon as operations proceed with dash and vigor. It acknowledges French losses and praises French gallantry and discipline while expressing sorrow over bloodshed between allied troops. The statement hopes the French nation will view the episode as part of liberation, including Alsace Lorraine, from German rule.
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Alsace-Lorraine
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Eddie Spitler
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Edna Howland
M. E. Calhoun
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William Holden
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Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
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