Oak Hill Council to Hear Proxy's Report on Soft Water
Oak Hill City Council will meet at 7 30 p m at City Hall to hear a report from New River on soft water supply. West Virginia Water Service president T J Blair is expected to attend. City Manager C F Waugh announced the report will be presented by proxy from New River.
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Oak Hill Council
Proxy
Register
Oak Hill
New River
Waugh
T. J. Blair, Je
Charleston
West Virginia Water Service
Halloween Celebration Aftermath in Oak Hill Aims at Order
After Halloween events in Oak Hill, minor damage was reported as pranksters placed roadblocks and items on streets. Police saw no arrests, while a PTA carnival at Thompson's Stables drew about 4,000 attendees with National Guard assistance. Ann Klapp and Marilyn Messer led prize wins as the parade neared.
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Kathleen
Thompson
John Denachy
PTA
Denachy
National Guard
Charles Miller
Ann Klapp
WilHar HK. Klapp
Oak Hill
Charles L. Garvin
Marilyn Messer
Billy Oxley
George
Martha Washington
Nancy Ammar
Supreme Court Refuses Pinson Custody Appeal in Fayette
The Fayette Circuit Court awarded custody of four children to Hubert J. Pinson. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, with Ada Delton and Oak Hill High School figures noted in the coverage of the related divorce and carnival events. The article mentions the carnival as a major Oak Hill gathering, with parade activities and local groups participating, including the American Legion post.
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Fayyetteville
Supreme Court
Fayette
Deci Sion
Hubert J. Pinson
Oak Hill
Bethel Ym
Conacy i
Pinson
State roads spared by rain except muddy secondary routes
Oak Hill F H Shumate of the State Head Commission said roads in the county have not yet been damaged by the rainfall. He noted that the only trouble is mud on secondary roads lingering after the recent weather.
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Rainty Register
Oak Hill
F. H. Shumate
State Head Commission
Shumate
Mount Hope Lions Club Halloween Dance Draws 100 Couples
Mount Hope Lions Club held its annual Halloween dance with over 100 couples attending, about 90 percent in costume. Prizes went to Mrs. James Wade as a hag and Mrs. Ozzie Walker as Soonbeam McSwine, while two orchestras provided music for round and square dancing. Intermission offered hamburgers and coffee as the decorated ballroom featured skeletons and pumpkins.
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Walter Mount Hope
Mount Hope
Supreme Court upholds Mullens verdict ruling
The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court decision that set aside a $4,000 verdict in favor of R. W. Doss against the city of Mullens. Doss had claimed $15,008 for property damages from Holroyd Avenue grade raising related to fare payment, with Judge J N Kenna authoring the opinion.
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Register Stat
Weiler Mullens
State Supreme Court
Wyoming
R. W. Doss
Mullens
Doss
Holroyd Avenue
J. N. Kenna
Betty Cashion to Edit Yearbook at Ansted
Betts' Cashion elected editor in chief of the Ansted High School yearbook. She will be assisted by Bob Lege sports editor Lois Ford art and makeup editor Della Peters business manager and Charles Crist advertising manager. A separate note mentions a prejudicial error related to a city instruction on property value before and after an improvement.
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Register
Ansted
Betts’ Cashion
Publicaion
Ansted High School
Bob Lege
Lois Ford
Della Peters
Charles Crist
Off-Season Coon Hunters Tracked By Conservation Officers
In Wyoming County night patrols by District Conservation Officer W. M. Rutherford and Pineville Forest Protector W. F P. Blankenship led to arrests and various fines for raccoon hunting out of season. Defendants include Cleeus Cook, Elsworth Brown, Fred Canada, Claude Canada, Arnold Tilley, W. M. Osborne, Norbert Chambers, Venus Sowards, Elmer Smith, and Don Keneda among others.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
W. M. Rutherford
Pineville
W. F P. Blankenship
Il Menu
Cleeus Cook
Elsworth Brown
Cyclone
Lee TenBieg
Oceana
Dewey Green
Hayden Morgan
Davy
McDowell County
Warren Steele
Steeles
Fred Canada
Claude Canada
Arnold Tilley
Maben
Preston Willson
Dewey Lawrence
Simon Court
W. M. Osborne
Norbert Chambers
Venus Sowards
Simon
W. R. Haga
Elmore
Elmer Smith
Herndon
Raleigh
Rutherford
Lawrence
Don Keneda
Dallas Walls
Ulin Keneda
Disease Decreases Deer Season Opening Support in Mullen Club
Rutherford and 21 members of the Square Circle Wildlife Club met to decide on opening the deer season in Wyoming County. They voted 12 to 6 against an open season amid an outbreak killing an estimated 150 to 200 animals. The illness, yet undetermined, has hit deer near Indian Creek and Lambert's Knob, with cases still reported.
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Weller
Mullens
McKinney
Wyoming
W. M
Rutherford
Square Circle
Wyoming County
Wildlife Club
Seison
State Conservation Commission
Lambert's Knob
Pineville
Indian Creek
Baileysville
Nine Forest Fires Rage in Wyoming County
Nine forest fires burned about 30 acres of Wyoming County woodland since October 15. Five blazes occurred on October 20 during a dry wind day. Hunters likely set five fires to smoke squirrels from hollow trees. three were intentional. A spark from a Mountain Fork Lumber Co log train near Pineville started a blaze on Pinnacle Creek.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
W. F. Blankenship
Mountain Fork Lumber Company
Pineville
Pinnacle Creek
Blankenship
State Auditor Ordered To Appear In Court On Wyoming Accident
W D Jordan of Wyoming County obtained a show cause order requiring State Auditor Edgar B Sting to appear in the Supreme Court on January 11. He seeks approval of claims for his family over injuries and property damage from a September 2 1945 accident at the Bob Glen Daniel bridge in Raleigh County. Sims denied administration of state insurance for highway safety as the basis for refusal.
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Wyoming
Register
Mullens
W. D. Jordan
Wyoming County
Edgar B. Sting
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Jordan
Bob-Glen Daniel
Raleigh County
Sims
West Virginia
Mullens Woman Betty Holroyd Elected WVU Sorority Officer
Miss Betty Holroyd daughter of Mayor and Mrs William Holroyd of Mullens has pledged to Delta Gamma at West Virginia University and was chosen secretary of her pledge class and social chairman of Terrace Hall dormitory. A 1949 Mullens High School graduate she was salutatorian and led the Tri-H Club Future Teachers Club state vice president of the Future Homemakers of America and a Girls State and Girls Nation delegate.
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Betty Holroyd
William Holroyd
Mullens
Delta Gamma National Sorority
West Virginia University
Terrace All
Mullens High School
Future Teachers Club
Future Homemakers of America
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