Fayetteville and Oak Hill clubs plan home ground tour
Fayetteville and Oak Hill garden and womans clubs join with the Fayetteville Womans club and Fayette County Farm Women's bureau to sponsor a May 26 home ground tour of yards and gardens. Landscape architect T D Gray will accompany the group, with tours starting at 10 am from Mrs C W Dillons lawn in Fayetteville and visiting nine private gardens and a hillside garden in Oak Hill before a planned lunch.
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Register
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
J. W. Jones
R. P. Wood
Frank Brazie
J. H. Toler
Fred Wiseman
H. A. Collawn
C. W. Dillon
R. J
F. M. Brazie
DuBois Seniors Appear In Play Hearts and Hats
Dubois high school presents a three act comedy Hearts and Hats at the Royal theatre on May 18. The cast features seniors graduating this year.
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Dubois
Register
MT. Hope—Dubois High School
Royal Theatre
Fayette Dairies Aid Health Efforts in Fayette County
Fayette county dairymen cooperate with public health officials to upgrade barns to Grade A standards. New and remodeled barns, milk houses, and partitions are underway. Two new barns are under construction at Sand Branch for Mount Hope area supply.,J W Smith and Arthur Shelor expect completion by July 1. Dairymen including J R Robinson Aaron Richmond H F Edmunds Smith Robinson J F Bragg and N C Warner report new milk houses. Final grades to be posted after July 1. selling ungraded milk will be illegal in Fayette County thereafter.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Z. H. Legg
Sand Branch
Mount Hope
J. W. Smith
Arthur Shelor
Du Bois School Announces May 19 Closing Exercises
Mount Hope Mrs. Hettis Richardson, principal of Du Bois number two school, announces closing exercises for grades one through five on May 19 at 8 p m in the First Baptist church. Playlets include Mary Ann's Birthday Party City Cousins The Secret of the Forest and The Proud Princess.
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Register
Mount Hope
Hettis Richardson
du Bois Number
First Baptist Church
Doggone, But 'Twas Against His Wishes
Rhode Island paper notes a collie named Sam refused to leave the Brewer home. Walter and Mrs Brewer moved to Malco on Monday, packing goods as Sam sat on the porch. Coaxing failed. a rope was used to haul him to the new residence.
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Register
Rhodell
Malco
Walter Brewer
Sam
Brewer
Food Handlers Make Progress in Fayette County
County Food Inspector Z. H. Legg notes substantial improvements since earlier rule suggestions. He highlights near universal adoption of chlorine in dishwashing water by soft drink establishments and other reforms in the county. The health department has led this project since last August and most merchants have cooperated.
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Register
Fayetteville—County
Z. H. Legg
Fayette County
Les
Legg
Health Department
California tests show hogs and armadillos harm quail nests
Tests in California showed that hogs and armadillos were the animals most destructive to quails nests and eggs.
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California
Improvements On Jail Under Way
Fayette county moves to renovate the jail. Van dorn Iron Works lands a 28 000 dollar contract to rehabilitate the facility for safety. The iron firm checks county finances before starting work as Hill Construction nears completion on excavating an annex to the circuit and county clerk's office.
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Associated Press
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Okey L. Patteson
Vandorn Iron Works
Hill Construction Company
Circuit
Surprise Party for Mrs Blake in Fayetteville
Mrs F S Blake formerly of Beckley was surprised Thursday as friends gathered at her home in Fayetteville for her birthday. Refreshments were served to a large crowd including Mrs Annie Ratliff Mrs Charley Burgess Mrs H Callown and many others from Beckley Lewisburg and surrounding areas.
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Register
Fayetteville
F. S. Blake
Beckley
Annie Ratliff
Charley Burgess
H. Callown
Ernest Burgess
Ed Webb
Thomas Bell
Wells
Oscar Cline
Elbert Evans
Charley Bary
Fred Poteet
Hilda Evans
Margaret Burgess
Tommy Bell
This City
L. C. Heffner
E. L. Evans
L. C. Dickinson
Georgia Bee Dickinson
E. L. Jones
W. L. Heffner
Barbara Lenn
Leonra
Johnnie, Ann
Nancy Caroll Hefner
Lewisburg
Building Fever Rooms Stonecoal
Coal City reports a building boom as houses rise near Stonecoal with two new homes by C C Jarrell including a five room rental, J W Conner adding a three room rental, Charles Gwinn finishing a second house both rented, E E Justice completing another Princewick home rented, and a steam heated house at Sullivan for Lillybrook miners. A new tennis court is under construction at Lillybrook while the old court remains unused since July's flood debris.
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Register
Coal City
C. C. Jarrell
J. W. Conner
Charles Gwinn
Lynwin
E. E. Justice
Princewick
Sullivan
Lillybrook
Citizens spend less for shoes in West Virginia 1935
West Virginians spent 2.2 dollars per person on shoes in 1935, well below the U S average of 4.2 dollars. Yet residents of Wheeling Charleston and Huntington exceeded the state figure by a substantial margin. Chemical analyses have shown dried bodies of grasshoppers have a high protein content.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West
Jailor Tightens Visiting Hours in County Jail
Fayetteville residents learn visiting hours limited to Tuesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jailor R. L. Maynor cites staff complaints about visitors arriving at mealtime or during cleaning times.
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Register
Fayetteville
R. L. Maynor
Maynor
Weekend Guests From Three Cities Visit Fayetteville
Mr and Mrs F S Blake of Fayetteville hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs L C Hefner and Ann Hefner of Beckley Mr and Mrs O L Erskine and family of South Charleston attended from three towns in a local social gathering.
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Register
Fayetteville
F. S. Blake
L. C. Hefner
Ann Hefner
Beckley
O. L. Erskine
South Charleston
New Linen Sportswear Arrives in Pink and Gray
In warm spring days linen outfits in pink and gray dominate wardrobes. Pink blouses pair with gray skirts, shorts and slacks. The color theme carries into bathing suits for coordinated looks.
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Associated Press
New York
Matching Up Millinery Fashion Pairings in Prints
New York fashion notes describe summer dresses in conservative prints paired with wide-brimmed crownless hats inspired by bridesmaids millinery. The coordinated style emphasizes matching prints across dress and hat to create a unified look.
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Associated Press
New York
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