Wreck near Woolwine Hill leads Fayetteville youth to county jail
Joe Hess, 18, of Fayetteville is held in Fayette County Jail after a high speed crash on Woolwine Hill that burned his father's pickup and wrecked a car linked to “Chick” Henley. Four riders were involved. Darrell Fortner and Edward Bar were seriously hurt, Jesse Zorio suffered a left leg injury, and Donald Jones had a fractured jaw. Hess escaped injury but faces possible charges of drunken driving and automobile theft pending Jones’s condition. Oak Hill Hospital treated the injured. others were released after treatment.
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Ayetteville
Joe Hess
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Woolwine Hill
Here
Chick” Henley
Hess
G. Davis
Davis
Darrell “Fortner
Edward Ibar
Jesse Zorio
Tto
Ie Jones
Ones
Zorio
Oak Hill Hospital
Scarbro Soldier Weds New England Woman in Groton
Miss Mary Virginia Crockett of Groton Connecticut and Tech Service James C Lyons son of Mrs Ida Lyons Scarbro were married April 9 at Sacred Heart church rectory Groton The bride sister Barbara Crockett attended The groom best man Donald Fogg The bride a New London Business College graduate worked in Electric Boat tracing department The groom served three years in the US Army including a stint in Iceland now at Mitchell Field Long Island
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Scarbro
Mary Virginia Crockett
Roy L. Crockett
Groton
New London Business College
The
Electric Boat Company
Robert E. Fitch
Set
Lyons
Oak Hill High School
United States Army
Iceland
United States
Mitchell Field
Long Isidgud
Junior Woman's Club Meet Set Tonight at Mackey Home
OAK HILL The last Junior Woman's club meeting of the season will be held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Paul Mackey on Bibb street. Co hosts are Miss Mary Louise Washington and Miss Hortense Callawn. The eight o'clock meeting will mostly discuss the public library sponsored by the club. Mrs. Ernest McCoy will be program leader. Mrs. Grant Thomas, president, said members have been notified the club has been cited as a 100 percent honor club for the year.
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Oak Hill
Paul Mackey
Bibb Street
Mary Louise Washington
Hortense Callawn
Ernest McCoy
Grant Thomas
Last Meeting Of D A R Is Set In Border Land Chapter
Fayetteville pianist Jackie Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Roy Johnson will perform at a Borderland chapter of the D A R meeting at Mrs W L Bittinger home in Summerless Monday afternoon. This marks the chapter’s final gathering for the summer.
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D.A.R
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Oak Hill
Jackie Johnson
Roy Johnson
Fayetteville
Borderland
P. A.R
W. ‘L. Bittinger
Fayette Woman Dies In Beckley
Mrs B F Thomas, 73, of Ansted, died Friday night at her daughter Mrs H C Morris in Beckley after a year long illness. A Methodist church member born at Blue Sulphur Springs, she resided in Ansted since 1899. Funeral at Ansted Methodist Church Monday at 10 am, with body in state at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill then Ansted. Burial at West Lake Cemetery. Survived by sons C L Thomas of Charleston and H F Thomas of Beckley, W G Thomasson of Winona, Mrs Mable C Callock of Crozet Va, and Mrs Morris. husband preceded her in death.
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Ansted
B. F. Thomasson
H. C. Morris
Beckley
Thomas Funeral Home
Westlake Cemetery
C. L. Thomasson
Charleston
H. F. Thomasson
W. G. Thomasson
Winona
Mable C. Callock
Crozet
Morris
Negro Held for Deserting Army in Fayetteville
Chevrolet Fer trell, a Negro in the United States navy, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Russel M. Rhodes for desertion. He is jailed in Fayetteville awaiting action by military authorities.
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Mount Hope
Chevrolet Fertrell
United States Navy
Russel M. Rhodes
Fayetteville
Hangar Move Planned for West Virginia University Training Site
President Robert Roth of the state board indicated a hangar recently bought from Kyler Town Pa may be moved to Morgantown for WVU aviation training. United Airlines granted a 40 day extension to revise plans tied to a potential permanent aeronautical school after the war.
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Charleston
Robert Roth
State Board of Control
Kylertown
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Roth
United Airlines
Suspects Sought in Ansted Liquor Theft
Ansted County officers report several suspects in the theft of 20 bottles of liquors and wines from the Ansted Liquor agency at Lover's Leap on Thursday night. The store was entered through a hole in the floor and crawled through. Stolen goods valued at $30.15. No arrests yet.
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Ansted Liquor Agency
Lover's Leap
G. T. Davis
Ogden Smith Killed In Mine In Oak Hill Lochgelly strike
Ogden Smith 49 of Oak Hill was killed by a slate fall at Lochgelly mine of the New River company. He worked as a trackman and belonged to the United Mine Workers local. Survived by widow Mamie Smith, mother Mollie Smith, siblings Harmon, Annie Turley, Ruby Palmer, half siblings Frank Smith and Rosie Olds, and stepdaughter Pansy Smith. Funeral Monday at 1 pm at his home. Rev. Harry Peyton of Hinton to officiate. Burial in family cemetery at Oak Hill.
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Ogden Smith
Lochgelly
New River Company
United Mine Workers of America
Mamie Smith
Mollie Smith
Harmon Smith
Annie Turley
Oak II
Ruby Palmer
Frank Smith
Rosie Olds
Fayvetteville
Pansy Smith
Harry Peyton
Hinton
Fayetteville Business Group to Nominate State Delegate
Fayetteville business leaders will nominate a state delegate to the state chamber of commerce at a Tuesday meeting in the Fayette County Courthouse. A. R. Long Jr, president, announced the session starts at 7 30 p m. The meeting will also discuss appointing a temporary or permanent cemetery caretaker. All members are urged to attend.
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Fayetteville
State Chamber of Commerce
Hudson Rises So Monday in Page Baptist Church
Funeral services for Alva Edison Hudson Jr to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in Page Baptist Church. He was electrocuted Thursday in the Mary Francis coal mine. Survived by his wife, parents A E Hudson Sr and Mrs Mary J Hudson of Page, brothers Lester Eugene Darrell Leo all of Page, Oddis overseas with the U S army, and sister Miss Perla Hudson of Page. He would have been 120 next Thursday. He was a motor brakeman in the mine and a member of the Baptist church and United Mine Workers of America. The Rev Ben C Jennings to lead the service and burial in Page Cemetery.
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Ingram Branch
Page Baptist Church
Alva Edison
Hudson
A. E. Hudson, Sr
Mary J. Hudson
Page
Lester
Eugene
Darrell
Leo
Oddis
United States Army
Perla Hudson
McClary Rites This Afternoon At Anstead
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancie Margaret McClary will be held at 2 PM in Ansted Methodist Church. The 66 year old, who died Friday at Pinecrest sanitarium in Beckley after a three year illness, will be buried in Jennet cemetery at Lookout. She is survived by her husband John McClary of Evans, one sister Mrs. Dorothy Skidis of Collinsworth, and children Leli Cavendish, Bart McClary, Wallace McClary of Ansted, John McClary of Camp Atterbury Indiana, and Raymond McClary at Fort Knox Kentucky. Body remains at Thomas Funeral Home until service.
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Ansted
Ansted Methodist Church
Nancie Margaret McClary
Pinecrest
Beckley
E. S. Wilson
Buria
Jennet
Lookout
Thomas Funeral
Methodist Church
John McClary
Evans
Dorothy Skidis
Collinsworth
Leli
Cavendish
Bart
Walllace McClary
U.S. Army
Atterbury
Ind
Raymond
Army
Fort Knox
Stolen Cigarettes Being Resold
Mount Hope deputies report several arrests in a spree of break ins at local businesses over recent weeks. Investigations by Deputies G. T. Davis and R. M. Rhodes indicate hundreds of dollars in cigarettes were stolen and resold to independent merchants. Stores hit include Kroger three times Bernard's Cafe twice Kessler's Bing's White Oak drug store Scarbro Gulf Gas station and an amount of money and script taken from Bing and Kroger locations.
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Mount Hope
Fayetteville
G. T. Davis
R. M. Rhodes
Krogers
Bernard’s Cafe
Kessler’s
Bing's
White Oak Drug Store
Scarbro
Gulf Gas Station
Bing
Kroger’s
Bluefield to Welcome New Blanket Plant
The Associated Press reports Esmond Mills, Inc., a blanket maker, will open a Bluefield branch about July 1. The firm, based in Esmond, also operates in Waynesboro and Lynchburg, Virginia, and specializes in infant robes and hospital and household fabrics. Employment numbers for Bluefield were not released. This marks Mercer county’s second recent industrial expansion after Maiden Farm Brasserie announced a Princeton plant employing about 300 women.
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Esmond Mills, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Esmond
R. 1
Waynesboro
Lynchburg
Mercer County
Maiden Farm Brassiere Company
Bayonne
N. J
Princeton
Roads to be resurfaced in Fayette and Wyoming counties
Wyoming and Fayette counties will benefit from a state program resurfacing 133 miles of primary highways at a cost of 325000 dollars. Route 41 from The Prince to Laurel Creek will receive surface treatment for almost four and a half miles and U S 60 will be resurfaced for five and a half miles between Hico and Lookout in Wyoming county. Nine miles of Route 20 between Pineville and Itmann will get surface treatment. Commissioner Ernest L Bailey said bids for the work in eleven counties will be set June 8 with Kanawha Logan Wood Harrison Marion Miner Tyler Braxton and Pendleton among others.
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Prince To
Laurel Creek
Hico
Lookout
Pineville
Itmann
Ernest L. Bailey
Kanawha
Logan
Wood
Harrison
Marion
Miner
Tyler
Braxton
Pendleton
Sophia Students Hear Sermon at Graduation Service
Sophia elementary pupils attend a graduation sermon at 11 o'clock in Sophia Methodist church. Rev Roland Canaday will speak on Youth in the Post War while Dr J Moore, president of the board of education, delivers Youth and the War on Wednesday night.
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Sophia
Sophia Methodist Church
Roland Canaday
J. Moore
Board of Education
James B
Victory Prayer Program to Launch in West Virginia
The Tharles ton area ministers plan a home front and battlefield prayer campaign led by Rev. Ernest L. Honts urging universal prayer for early peace and national safety. A lighter note recounts Pvt. Marvin Rubin proposing to his fiancée 140 times via a New York telephone booth before she finally accepted.
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Tharleston
West Virginia
Ernest L. Honts
Charleston
Marvin Rubin
New York
Graduates to Receive Diplomas at Evening Exercises
Déck principal will present diplomas with C C Ballard from the board of education presiding. Seven graduates will give three minute talks including Mary Houth Nancy Milano Frankie Huffman Margaret Botman Ivan McKinney Ralph Proffitt and Carl Walker. Nancy Milano will sing a solo. The following night at 7 o clock is class night with a party to honor the graduates.
Judgment of 10000 Pounds Awarded In Evans Lines Case
A circuit court jury awarded Mae E. Johnston ten thousand dollars against Evans Line Inc for the death of Robert Johnston. The defendant plans to appeal within 60 days as ordered by Circuit Judge Clarence W. Meadows. The crash occurred January 15 near Seven Mile Pine on U.S. 19 21, injuring J G Terry and killing Felix Ferris and John Wilkies.
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Mae E. Johnston
Robert Johnston
Evans Line, Inc
Joseph M. Sanders
Bluefield
Douglas Bowers
Beckley
Clarence W. Meadows
Johnston
Seven Mile Pine
U. S
J. G. Terry
Felix
Ferris
John Wilkies
Hutchinson and
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