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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1946

Page

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5000 Expected To Sign For Rationing At Oak Hill Liquor Store

Approximately 5000 people are expected to register at Oak Hill State Liquor Store before the June 15 closing date, announced by Manager Roy H. Sexton. Over 700 signed on the first day, Memorial Day closures paused activity, with ration sales to begin June 17. Oak Hill serves multiple nearby communities. six other state stores and two agencies operate in Fayette County. Registration requires strong identification such as driver’s licenses or voting certificates.

Register Oam Hilc Oak Hill Roy H. Sexton State Liquor Commission Fayette County Whipple Summerlee Scarbro Lochgelly Thurmond Layland Laurel Creek Fayettevile Sexton

Minstrel Planned To Benefit Mount Hope Beckley Bands

Mount Hope Lions Club will sponsor a Beckley Male Chorus minstrel at Mount Hope High School on Tuesday June 1. J Wilbu Davis of Beckley directs 56 artists from Beckley Mount Hope Oak Hill and Bluefield. Proceeds aid Mount Hope High School band uniforms and Woodrow Wilson High School band expenses for a Chicago trip.

Register Mount Hope Mount Hope High School Woodrow Wilson High School Eddie Seibert FE. W. Dunkley Lions Club O. Maxey DeWitt Snyder I Lloyd G. Fitzgerald S. M. iFox Mt. Hope Morigantown Ittend R. G. Patteson Wailer J Summers Fred Frisk C. Shumate G. E. Williams 5. M. Fox W. G. Potter R. W. Bailey E. C.jones Lloyd G. Fitzgerald W. B.poling E. W. Seibert E. W. Dunkley C. R. Harnsbarger Orjace Ronceverte Lions Club Lewisburg Walter Summers Ralphy Batley Russell Patteson

BPW Dance Tickets On Sale In Oak Hill Area

Oak Hill Business and Professional Women's Club sponsors a formal dance on June 10 at Mount Hope Lions Club House. Roy Lilly and his Music Makers will provide the music after the Laurel Wreath banquet. Tickets available at Kelly Drug in Oak Hill and Bradley Drug in Mount Hope.

Hersster Oak Hill Mount Hope

Parents and son held for theft in Fayette County

In Oak Hill two parents remain in Fayette County Jail awaiting grand jury action while their son faces juvenile authorities after Tuesday arrest. Arthur Shull 60 of Stonecliff and his son allegedly broke into Elenora Dickinsons home and stole goods valued at 75 dollars. Slater waived to grand jury and bound at 1000 dollars. Mrs Grace Shull of Thayer is charged with receiving and concealing stolen goods and held under 500 dollar bond.

Register Oak Hill Fayette County Grand Jury Virgil Lyons B L. Slater Arthur Shull Stonecliff Elenora’ Dickinson Slater Grace Shull Thayer

Vacation Bible School Planned At Oak Hill Baptist Church

Registration for the Oak Hill Baptist Church Vacation Bible School opens at 8 30 a m Monday and runs for two weeks The Rev Gilmer Cross directs with Mrs Herbert Meador as general secretary Miss Margaret Jasper as music director and Miss Norma Jean Brooks as pianist Programs welcome boys and girls ages four to four years chairs and department superintendents include Mrs Marion Newton Mrs Basil Stinnett Mrs K S Mason and Mrs Gilmer Cross

Wesler Oak Hill Oak Hill Baptist Church Gillmer Cross Herbert Meador Margaret Jasper Norma Jean Brooks Marion Newton Basil Stinnett K. S. Mason Gilmer Cross

Two Divorce Suits Filed In Fayette By Register Staff

Two new divorce suits on file in Fayetteville list Earl Clifton against Alina Clifton and Helen Kovacs against Louis Kovacs. Attorneys noted T. A. Myles. Also included is a practical note on re gluing wood: remove old glue with hot vinegar, let dry, then apply fresh glue.

Fayette Register Wier Fayetteville Circuit Clerk Earl Cliiton Alina F. ‘Clifton T. A. Myles Helen Kovacs Louis F. Kovach

Dorothy Kandel Buys Hub Store Building in Montgomery

Fayetteville reports Dorothy Kandel purchased the Hub store building and lot in Montgomery for 25000 dollars from Emma D. Early. Jacob Kandel operates the store now. The county clerk’s deed record lists numerous other transfers and grants across Fayette and surrounding areas with multiple properties, mortgages, and trustees noted in the same filing.

Register Fayetteville Dorothy Kandel Montgomery Fayette County Emma D. Early Jacob Kandel Louis Demarco Tony Denmark Boonyer Coal Run Development Company Denzel Roberts Cunard Home Land Company T. Esther Lawson Tank Hill Electro Metallurgical Company Joseph Curry Negro Baptist Church Boomer T. P. Price Edgar J. Price Woolwine Hill Fayette

Recreation Group Plans Oak Hill Playground Schedule

Oak Hill Recreation Commission meets to set the opening of the Oak Hill playgrounds next week and outline the summer program. Albert W. Lilly of Oak Hill High School faculty will direct with Joan Burnette as assistant director. C. C. Neal is president of the Playground Commission.

Oak Hill Earnest McCoy Lilly Glenville College Glenville Burnsville High School Miss Burnette F. K

Miss Williams Weds D C Rapp at Glen Jean

Glen Jean announces the marriage of Gloria Mae Williams to D C Rapp Jr. in a Mount Hope Presbyterian ceremony last Thursday. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Williams, and groom, son of Mr and Mrs D C Rapp Sr, will reside in Huntington where she trains as a nurse and he studies at Marshall College.

Register Statt Glen Jean Gloria Mae Williams D. C Rapp, Jr Clifford Andew Williams D.C. Rapp Mount Hope Gardenias Edna Mae Stewart Max Henderson Scarbro Huntington

Fayetteville Records 15 Couples Granted Marriage Licenses

Fayette County clerk Lacy Neely issued marriage licenses to fifteen couples in Fayette. Names include Carl Bryant and Virginia McClung of Gauley Bridge, Douglas Bowling and Emma Williams of Mount Hope, Harry Schultz and Rosie Fisher of Holly Grove and Hansford, Elizabeth Evans and Elsie Mae Morris of Hilltop and Harlem Heights, and others from Glen Jean Kanawha Falls Oak Hill Sumnerice etc. The listings cover brides aged 16 to 27 and grooms 18 to 34 from multiple towns.

Robert E. Craver Mabel J. Craver Scarbro Earl Thompson C. C. Craddock Long Branca Willis Branch Thomas J. Burdette North Central Ave Oak Hill John F. Kukuczka PH. Garrett Justee Mt. Hope Melva Williams Rhodes J. Lundy Cochran Ion Packs Everett Skaggs O Maude Campbell Ramecy Kesslers Cross Lanes W. Va Pine Street Ansted Beatlvue Land Company Maude Campbell Ramsey Hamilton Avenue Harper Callie V' Legg Victor Mountain Cove Abbie Deal Nick Brady Long Branch Koiob Paint Creek Nelson Smith Albert A. Waldron Pea Ridge Minden J. R. Fox Harvey B. Agee Lookout He"a. Hess G. D. Hess Gauley Bridge Roy Payne State Road Commission J. E. Hutcherson Ja Ed Wiley Union Banking and Trust Co Michael Kandel Charlton Heights Eversole and Roe, Inc County National Bank Clearfield Mortage Michel Haddad Jack Son C. and R. Bus Gawley Bridge Milchell Haddad Jack Alford Falls Views E. J .Lively John S. Finley Danese Glade Creek Sewell Mountain Lora M. Davis Millard E. Lively Fayette Land and Improvement Co J. L. Lawton Fof Lawton Amanda Powers Rachel Powers Kingston Plum Orchard Creek Fayetteville Lucile ML. Smallswood Freddie Clark Smithers Boomer Ruth Mohr Minnie Frank Love Alice I. Anerson Lillian Tyree Willis Alice ‘Norford Kanawha Falls Harry Hudson Charles Layman Deepwater William B. Coleman Columbian Carbon Companys Moss Russell Haynes Carl €. Spitzer Ramsey Road Lacy Kessler Waldo Arthur Daisy C. Houchins Martha Shortland Beebok Knob Danese-Meadow Bridge Road Sy Register Countylerk Glen Jean Roy R. Lutes Mary Mildred Gilian Charles Henry Jones Henrietta Emojean Clark Ralph M. Jackson Dorotha Lee Gibson Lochjacky Paul Lazarsky Stella Blake Summerice Jack Light Mary Roark John E. Morrison Charlotte Morris Smthers James A Painter Aritea Jean Tibbs Dothan George Alvin Spencer Terry Chartine Virginia Sheppard Thayer Glen Sexton Ingram Branch Thelda Canterbury Maxwell Wallace Stella Hall

Camp Wah-Tat-A Planned for July Opening

Oak Hill Fayette County scouts prepare Camp Wah Tat A with a nature trail and demonstration area. Herbert L. Stone outlines activities in axemanship rope work physical fitness campcraft cook craft safety and sanitation. A H MclIntire urges early applications for attendance.

Oak Hill Fayette County Herbert L. Stone A. OH. McIntire

Mount Hope Legion Plans Memorial Service Ride

Mount Hope American Legion post members will gather at the Legion hall on Sunday at 1 30 p m to march to the local high school auditorium for memorial services conducted by Rev C C Lambert. The public is invited to attend.

Mt. Hope Mount Hope

Lee Roy Dummitt Taken By Death Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Lee Roy Dummitt a Fayetteville resident will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at his home with Rev Charles W McNutt and Dr W W Pharr assisting Burial will follow in Fayetteville cemetery Dummitt a native of Vanceburg Kentucky moved to Fayette County in 1894 and was a farmer He is survived by his wife and eight children two brothers and two sisters plus several grandchildren and great grandchildren

Register Fayetteville Lee Roy Dummitt Faylettevile Dummitt I Charles W. McNutt W. W. Pharr Mount Hope Ele Vanceburge Kentucky Fayette County William L Oscar B. Dummitt Detroit Mich Robert L James R. Dummitt Holland E. Harrah Whipple Graydon Smailes Glen Stricklett, Ky Rowland T. Crawford James L. Thompson Maysville Bardley Hess Cecil Crooksbank Amos Barnett Ray Caldwell A. L. Huddleston Vernon Koontz

Walton Funeral Rites Held Today

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today for Drema Carroll Walton a 24 day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Walton of Corinne who died yesterday at home The Rev Riley Graham officiated in the family home with burial in an odd cemetery Surviving are the parents three sisters Irene Edythe and Zelma and one brother Freddie Jr all at home

Roglster Mullens Drema Carroll Walton Fred Walton Corinne Dial m Riley Graham Rnnodell Irene Edythe Zelma Freddie, Jr

Mullens Lions Club Seeks Funds for Sight Program

Mullens Wyoming County Lions report 21 children fitted with spectacles through the sight conservation program and call for more funds. A fundraising committee plans events including a public auction with scarce merchandise and a carnival. Lions sign three road signs displaying meeting date and place.

Register Mullens Wyoming County Mullens Lions Club W. O. Wells W Lions Club Uiree A. Ritz Kingdon Morgantown Douglas Hamblin Ed Pryor, Jr Travis Hager

Death Of Club Member's Wife Cancels Meeting

Mullens Rotary postponed its business session after the weekly dinner in memory of Mrs. Hartley wife of H F Hartley a Mullens businessman and Rotary member who died at home. Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Matlens Methodist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley.

Register Mullens Mullens Rotary H. F. Hartley Matlens Methodist Church Hartley Sunset Memorial Park Beckley

Ward Smith Is Taken By Death

Ward Smith of Pineville died at 10 a m yesterday while visiting in the home of Emmett Atkins in Key Rock. Death was due to a heart attack after an eight year illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete as all family members have not been notified. Body at Robertson Forlesong Funeral Home Mullens. Surviving are three brothers Charlie Smith New York Shube Smith Key Rock and Rev Wiley Smith Princeton and one sister of Hinton. Princeton brother expected to arrive by train this afternoon.

Register Key Rock Ward Smith Pineville Emmett Atkins Robertson - Forlesong Mullens Charlie Smith New York Shube Smith Rev Wiley Smith Princeton Hinton

1000 Graves Decorated In Oak Hill Memorial Day

Fresh flowers bloomed on 1000 graves at High Lawn Memorial Park on Memorial Day. Some were placed the evening before, others Thursday morning. The burial ground, formed in 1928, is owned by West Virginia Corporation with 14 stockholders. C F Mahan of Fayetteville serves as president, with Hill and Kelly of Oak Hill as vice presidents, and J S Trump of Oak Hill as secretary treasurer and manager.

Oak Hill Register High Lawn Memorial Park High Lawn West Virginia. Corporation C.F. Mahan Fayetteville C. R Hill R. E. Kelly J. S. Trump

Over Half of Cars Checked Found Defective

Mul llens State Police reported that 39 of 75 cars examined near the state police HQ in South Mullens were defective. Walter Dean Blevins, 22, Wyoming Taxi driver, jailed for driving without a chauffeur's license after failing to pay a 15 dollar fine. Reservations urged for Wyoming County Trade School banquet on June 7 at Pineville High School. A FL Ironworkers protest halted the Baltimore and Ohio bridge construction over the Kanawha River at Pt Pleasants.

Register Mullens R. D. Platt South Mullens Platt Walter Dean Blevins Wyoming Taxi Company R. M. Stovall Stovall Pineville Wyoming County Pineville High School Okey E. McCourt PT. Pleasant F.L Carpenters Union Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Kanawha River

Petroleum: A Mineral Complex Mixture Of Hydrocarbons

Petroleum is a mineral complex blend dominated by hydrocarbons and various organic compounds. It forms from organic matter under heat and pressure and is extracted as crude oil. It serves as a major energy source and feedstock for chemicals worldwide.

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