Hutchison Family Echoes Wartime Duty in Summers County
The Hutchison family of Tunnel Hill near Hinton and Talcott is highlighted for wartime service. Robert Lee Hutchison, a first class seaman, was lost on February 28 1942 when the destroyer Jacob Jones sank. Four sons serve in the armed forces: William Alfred in the air corps, Burdette W. Hutchison Jr. at Chanute Field, Richard Earlen Hutchison in the Navy, and Charles H. Hutchison in the Navy serving in North Africa. Bertha Hutchison works in Baltimore, while Mildred, Brent, Norman, and James Daniel Hutchison stay at home with farming duties and schooling. Two daughters are married. both husbands work in defense-related roles.
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Register
Hinton
B. W. Hutchison
Tunnel Hill
Talcott
Jacob Jones
Armed Services
Robert Lee Hutchison
Willliam Alfred Hutchison
Gainesville
Florida
Air Corps
Burdette W. Hutchison, Jr
Chanute Field
Illinois
Richard Earlen Hutchison
USN
Adams Field
Little Rock
Arkansas
Charles H. Hutchison
North Africa
Miss Bertha Mabel Hutchison
Koppers Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Betty Jo
Norman E. “Buddy
James Daniel
Mildred Hutchison Marion
Brent Hutchison Sowers
U. S. Engineers
Shelby
Ohio
Charleston
Miss Harrah Weds Pvt Earl Fawcett in May Ceremony
Alderson report details Leah Ann Harrah daughter of Blue Sulphur Springs residents marrying Private Earl Patterson Fawcett son of Grafton parents. The couple wed on Sunday May 9 with Mrs Fawcett a Alderson High School and Standart Oil employee and Pvt Fawcett a Grafton High School graduate previously with Baldwin Supply now stationed at Lexington Kentucky.
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Pvt. Fawcett
Grafton High School
Armed Service
Baldwin Supply Company
Charleston
Lexington, Ky
Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan Honored With Military Funeral
War Department announces Col. Andrew Summers Rowan, famed for the Message to Garcia, will be given a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. He died several months ago in California.
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Register
Alderson
Monroe County
Andrew Summers Rowan
West
Alderson Seaman Ogle Returns to Great Lakes School
Frank A. Ogle Jr. returns to the naval training school at Great Lakes Illinois after a one week furlough with his parents. He is a member of the Alderson High School 1943 graduating class and will participate in the upcoming exercises where he will be granted a diploma.
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Y Register
Alderson
Frank A. Ogle
Naval Training School
West Virginia Soldier Wounded in North Africa
Register staff writer Alderson reports Pfc. Frank B. Ccoherhour, son of Mrs Salone Cohernour of Blue Sulphur Springs Greenbrier County, is among seven West Virginia soldiers listed as wounded in the North African campaign.
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Register
Alderson
Frank B. Cohernour
Salone
Cohernour
Blue Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier County
West Virginia
Wa Department
Louise Hambrick Visits Peterstown Guest Aboard
Miss Margaret Louise Hambrick of Peterstown stayed overnight with Miss Mildred Skaggs before continuing to Norfolk Virginia to visit her brother Ralph Hambrick. She resumed her journey on Friday.
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Register
Alverson
Margaret Louise Hambrick
Peterstown
Mildred Skaggs
Hambrick
Norfolk
Ralph
Alderson Girls Are Graduated From Nurses School
Mr and Mrs E L Roach attended the graduation exercises of the nurses school at Laird Memorial hospital Montgomery on Tuesday evening May 18. The class of 17 nurses included Miss Virginia Roach and Miss Ethelene Bennett both Alder son High School graduates class of 40. Miss Bennett lives at Blue Sulphur Springs. Neither Miss Roach nor Miss Bennett have definite plans but both will stay in Montgomery until August.
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Register
Alderson
E. L. Roach
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Virginia Roach
Ethelene Bennett
Alderson High School
Miss Bennett
Blue Sulphur Springs
Miss Roach
Leaches Visit Alderson With Mrs Leach
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Leach from Lewisburg Pennsylvania are spending a brief vacation with Mrs B J Leach at Alderson during their visit.
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Register
Alderson
Roscoe Leach
Lewisburg
B. Jd. Leach
Scott Services Set Tomorrow
Funeral services for John Scott a 71 year old Chesapeake and Ohio railway engineer will be held at the Scott home at 422 Third avenue at 2:00 PM Monday conducted by Rev H V Wheeler of Hinton Methodist church Interment in Greenbrier Burial Park under Masonic Lodge auspices Scott a native of Pennsylvania has lived here 26 years in railroad service 46 years member of the Methodist church Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a 32nd degree Mason Shriner and Knight Templar He is survived by three daughters a son two sisters two brothers and two generations of grandchildren and great grandchildren A son in law H B Falls will arrive with relatives from Kansas City USA by weekend
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Register
Hinton
John Scott
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Devine Bros
Kansas City
Scott
Third Avenue
H. V. Wheeler
Hinton Methodist Church
Greenbrier
Masonic Lodge
Pennsylvania
Norfolk, Va
Andrew Scott
W. B. Scott
Charleston
Baccalaureate Sermons Planned Across Summers County
Baccalaureate services are scheduled Sunday May 23 at multiple high schools. Rev. Harry V. Wheeler will preach at Hinton High in the school auditorium at 11 am with band music. Commencement follows May 27. Green Sulphur District high school and Forrest Hill high also hold sermons and commencements May 26–28. Talcott High, Lincoln High, and Second Baptist Church also host services led by local pastors with invocation, benediction, and patriotic programs. North Carolina trip noted as Mrs Bryant and Patricia Ann join Mr Bryant with armed forces.
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Register
Hinton
Summers County
Hinton High School
Harry V. Wheeler
Histon
Green Sulphur Springs Methodist Church
Green Sulphur District
Sandstone
Walter Harrah
Beckley
The
Forrest
Hill High School
Hinton Methodist Church
Talcott High-School
B. W. Coe
Talcott Methodist Church
C. H. Martin
Bellepoint
A. D. Chambers
Methodist Church of
Lincoln High School
Second Baptist Church
Meadow Creek Soldier Wounded in North Africa
Private William E. Miller, son of Daniel Franklin Miller of Meadow Creek, has been wounded in action in North Africa. One officer and eight other soldiers were wounded in action, but none from Meadow Creek region.
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Daniel Franklin Miller
Meadow Creek
War Department
Council Names Officials for City Election
The council approved an investigation for a right of way to clean the Dark Hollow branch and arranged machinery. Officials for the June 1 municipal election were named including precinct clerks and commissioners. A council committee was appointed to assign house numbers and the fire alarm was moved to the city hall roof for better service.
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Ar Register
Alderson
Dark Hollow
Reck
Hall
Mattie Bondurant
L. L. Cummings
Maybelle Brinkley
Nina Longanacre
S. C. Skaggs
School House
FE. R. Fletcher
J. N. Arnold
L. H. Ballard
H. M. Callahan
Beu-lah. Rigg
Clark, Craig and Cameron
Woodson Prince
Baptists Honor Youth Facing Nation Service at Church
First Baptist church will dedicate an honor roll of sixty five Baptist youths serving in the armed forces during the Sunday 11:00 worship hour. Parents and relatives are urged to attend to witness the recognition of the parishioners serving in the nation’s armed forces.
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Register
Hinton
First Baptist Church
Justice of the Peace Suffering Heart Attack
Justice of the Peace Kirk Heatwole Hinton collapsed with a heart attack at his office in the EwartMiller building and was taken by ambulance to Hinton hospital. His condition was reported as somewhat improved today. R G Huggins reports Alder son resident ALDERSON briefly left hospital and returned to Alder son on Friday.
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Kirk Heatwole
Register
Hinton
Justice of the Peace
Ewart-Miller
Hinton Hospital
Alderson
R. G. Huggins
Carl Clark Withdraws From Citizen's Ticket
Alderson Carl Clark, councilman and nominee on both Citizen's and People's tickets, withdraws from the Citizen's ticket but remains on the People's. The vacancy on the Citizens ticket is not yet filled. Mayoral ticket heads are J. G. Weidig for Citizens and H. W. Karnes for the incumbent People's ticket. There are no other contests listed for the June 1 election.
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Carl Clark
Citizen’s Ticket
Register
Alderson
Citizen’s
People’s
Citizen
J. G. Weidig
People's
H. W. Karnes
Idune
Free Summer Vocational Training With Free Bus Fare
Men and women may enroll in a free three month summer program offering training in aircraft sheet metal machine shop auto mechanics and electric work. Classes run daily from 9 until midnight with flexible six hour schedules and no tuition. The U S government pays bus fare to Beckley and instructors emphasize hands on shop work, blueprint reading, and practical skills for immediate employment.
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United States
Beckley
EB. M. Ashworth
Stuart B. Angell
Second Street
Woodlaws Ave
Nue
Angell
Alderson Graduates Arrive for Final Commencement Programs
Alderson high school seniors Pearl Harris Virginia Bland and Sara Craig, who completed their work in February, arrived Friday for final commencement activities. Harris and Bland were in Baltimore while Craig stayed in Washington D C. Soldiers in the South Pacific report bright colored shorts fetch the highest bartering value, traded for canoes and other tasks.
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Register
Alderson
Pearl Harris
Virginia Bland
Sara Craig
Alderson High Schol
Harris
Bland
Baltimore
Miss Craig
Washington, D. C
South Pacific
Beckley College Summer Enrollment Begins June 7
Beckley College opens summer session on Monday June 7 under Dean Hartman and heads of departments PD KK Shreyer and Miss Topsy O Dell. Courses cover shorthand typing bookkeeping and secretarial refreshers for teachers renewing certificates. A day and first night session option will run with night classes meeting Mondays and Thursdays.
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Beckley College
PD. KK
Shreyer
Topsy O'Dell
G. E. Hartman
Delegates Urged to Bring Own Refreshments at Chamber Meet
AP report from Charleston notes wartime rationing prompts the state chamber of commerce to require delegates to bring their own liquids for the 1943 annual convention on June 5. The notice explains liquor rationing has ended official provisions for cocktail hours or receptions, so attendees must supply their own refreshments.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
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