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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1952
Page
3
Four juvenile girls were taken into custody by Oak Hill police and are being held in Fayette County Jail for authorities in Ashland Kentucky. A 14 year old father from Oak Hill was present seeking his daughter as the AP report notes.
A girl left home to follow a carnival, approached manager James Drew for work, who told her to leave in 15 minutes. Three more 15 year olds from Ashland were similarly refused. Patrolman G O Martin detained the four, with Ashland authorities expected to pick up the girls for return to their homes.
Fayetteville attorney Myron Renick will explain national state and county election laws at a Oak Hill gathering hosted by the Republican Woman's Club. The event Friday night includes a brief officers election for the Fayette County Republican Executive Committee.
Mullens report shows Joe E. Orr for mayor Lewis Bolen and Dave Arnold for city council chosen on a unanimous ballot at a five minute mass meeting attended by 59 residents at city hall. Orr Bolen and Arnold are two time public servants.
Oak Hill police will hear Ramsey resident Marlen Paul on June 6 after his arrest at the Minden intersection in East Oak. Patrolman G C Martin arrested him as he was en route to Florida and set a $50 bond. Also arrested was Glen Taylor of Oak Hill on a theft warrant issued by Magistrate R C Godsey. he is held in Fayette County Jail.
A bipartisan Fayette County fund aims to deter vote fraud in the May primary by offering a 500 dollar reward for information leading to arrest indictment and conviction of anyone involved in election fraud at local state or federal levels. Donors requested anonymity.
Collins High School hosts its annual art exhibit Sunday from 2 to 4 p m in the Art Department. Junior and senior works in oil watercolor pastels sketches and pen and ink will be shown with the east entrance driveway open for the public. The Oak Hill Civic Teague art award will be announced during the exhibition.
Oak Hill Civitanettes will hold a 7:30 p.m. gathering Friday at the East Oak Hill home of Mrs. C. A. Crosier. Wives of Civitan Club members are invited. A codfish is noted for its possible 10 to 6 pound weight.
Federal Judge Ben Moore directed a verdict for the Virginian Railway in a $10,000 damage suit in Charleston. John William Quinn for Deep Water claimed negligence in his wife Lenora Marie Quinn’s death on April 14, 1951 as she crossed multiple tracks. An eye witness, a 10-year-old boy, gave conflicting testimony, while the railway argued the engine was operated carefully and the death due to the victim’s negligence.
Fayette County election officials designate Friday and Saturday for distributing voting supplies to precinct commissioners ahead of Tuesday's primary. Ballots come from the Circuit Clerk's office and registration records from the County Clerk. Remaining supplies will be sent by special messengers. courthouse offices will stay open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meanwhile in Wyoming a daughter weighing four pounds twelve ounces was born to Mr and Mrs William Jackson at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday.
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