Bodnar Purchases Fayette Property Near Oak Hill
Fayette County transfers list shows J John Bodnar purchasing land and improvements from Woodrow Miller for about 3500 dollars in Fayette near Oak Hill. The long record includes numerous other transfers with varied buyers, lots, and right of way deals across Oak Hill Ansted Fayetteville and surrounding districts with few stated considerations.
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Register
Fayetteville
John Bodnar
Oak Hill
Woodrow Miller
Fayette County
Frank Love
Fayette County National Bank
Midway
Summerlee and Lochgelly
Lilly Land Co
Homer W. Walker
Danese-Meadow Bridge Road
W. D. Jamison
E. D May
Lower Loup Creek
W. G. Fitzgerald
Mercants National Bank
Beauvue
Ansted
Coalfield Land Co
H. E. Eads
Glencoe
Norman Grubb
O. D. Lewis
Stanley C. Goff
J. Frank Maddy, Jr
High Lawn
Charles Earl Webster
J. P. Hamer Lumber Co
High Lawn Memorial Park Co
C. R. Bowden
Harod Kinder
Pure Oil Company
Layland
W. V. Dunbar
Buren E. Renick
Windsor
R. S. Spillman
Matilda Keighley
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Land Company
Appalachian Electric Power Co
M. T. Loomis
George Kessler
Smithers
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Robert Jones
Minden
Cherry Lane Farm
Fannie Redman
Opal B. Mundy
Robert Allen
Richard Boundrant
State Road Commission
Edith Allman
Kanawha New River Dock. Co
Fred E. Shuff
Garland McClung
Myron Kok
Charleston Heights
Lara Harding
Gardner Whisman
Harding
John Plumley
Joseph C. Henson
Laurel Branch
Quinnimont
J. N. Taylor
Spring Dale
W. W. Crist
T. C. Hypes
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Mullens Men Win Second and Third Awards for Tracks
Two Mullens men earned second and third in the best kept sub-division of track age on the Virginian Railway. W D Akers of Mullens scored 85.2 for the New River sub-division from Mullens to Deep Water. C H Terry of Mullens scored 84.6 for the Elmore to Roanoke trackage. E E Jones of Roanoke won first with 86.6. D D Wallace of Suffolk placed fourth with 83. Virginian officials conducted a three day tour to judge the tracks.
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D. D. Wallace
Suffolk
Robson
Lester
Maben
Surveyor
Ellett
Princeton
Oney Gap
White Thorne
Stone Mountain
Goodview
Hardy
Cullen
Purdy
Kembridge
Jarrett
Amigo
Oak Hill
Sophia
Pemberton
Oceana Notes On Local Residents Illness and Visits
Ralph Hicks remains home ill while many residents host relatives and travel. Guests include Don C Schnider and family from Charleston, Rita Smith from Richlands, and visits to Duke University and Martinsburg for family and school events. Several residents return from trips, hospital stays, or conventions as community life continues.
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Oceana
Ralph Hicks
Anna Lusk
Don C Schnider
Linda
Diana
Lusk
Gees Ellis
Charleston
Clifton Cline
Princewick
R. B. Proffit
George C. Smith
Rita
Richlands
Gordon Viar
Alexandria
A. G. Lugar
George P. Lambert
Ohio
French Manning
Martinsburg
Carolyn
Tatwell
Rhudy
Ft. Campbell
Hannah Johnson
Grand Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Wheeling
C. Chilton Tucker
Etta Calaway
Beckley
Homer Cook
Catherine Hawkins
Man
Earl Smith
Leo Chambers
Margaret Roach
Roy Smith
Williamson
Durham
N C
A. G. Lugar, Jr
Duke University
Gayle Beane
Douglas Cook
Ram
Hampshire County deer hunting weekend visitors
The report lists local residents and guests visiting Hampshire County for deer hunting over the weekend and notes various social visits and travel. It mentions Lacy McMillion Hubert Drake and multiple families from Mullens, Pineville and Charleston visiting or returning home, with several groups traveling for visits and funerals.
School Projects To Receive Funds From Carnival
ORGAS PTA carnival funds will buy a school sick-room matress and help fence the playground and lot. Dave Oxley, son of Elva Oxley, tops votes for king with 177.81 dollars from 17 781 votes by third grade. Janet Sue Cowley, sixth grade, daughter of Charles Cowley, crowned queen with 1764 votes. runner ups were Butch Cooper and Norma Ferrell.
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Register
ORGAS
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Dave Oxley
Elva Oxley
Janet Sue Cowley
Charles Cowley
King
Butch Cooper
O. C. Cooper
Queen
Norma Ferrell
Joe Ferrell
Mullens Hospitals Quiet But News From Nearby Trip
Mrs Leonard Staton and her month old daughter Jeri Jo are patients at Mullens General Hospital. The mother underwent an operation Thursday and the baby is treated for pneumonia. Mrs Tommy McKinney, of Mullens, is a patient for surgical treatment. Other hospitalizations include Mrs L G Bolen and Mrs David Farmer. Munsey Santon of Mullens and James Richards of Beckley traveled to Cleveland to attend Notre Dame Navy game. Clifford Cook of 125 Guyandotte Avenue also attended with his wife for a week's visit.
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Oy Register
Mullens
Leonard Staton
Jeri Jo
Mullens General Hospital
Tommy McKinney
L. G. Bolen
Mullens Hill
David Farmer
West Mullens
Pineville Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Pineville residents report visits among relatives and friends with Mrs. Z A Johnson staying with her daughter Mrs E M Curry in Crowley Worrell Addition while Curry recovers from a cold. Reverend Harry L Stevens returns from Bluefield Sanitarium after treatment. Etta Kenney of Rainelle visits Beckley with her son and daughter in law Everett Kenney. Paul Blankenship and wife of Beckley stop in Pineville on business. Lake Conley of Oceana spends a Friday with the Cooks.
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Register
Pineville
Z. A. Johnson
Logan
E. M. Curry
Crowley-Worrell Addition
H. E. Crews
Carl Ellison
Eddie Crews
Ned
Charleston
Harry L. Stevens
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Bluefield Sanitarium
Etta Kenney
Rainelle
Beckley
Everett Kenney
Paul Blankenship
Lake Conley
Oceana
R. L. Cook
Colcord PTA Meeting Tonight Plans Carnival
Colcord Colcord Parent Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting today at 7 p.m. at the school. Final plans will be made for the carnival to be held at a later date.
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Colcord Pta
Register
Colcord
Colcord Parent-Teacher Association
Crockett Funeral Rites Incomplete
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs. C. Crockett who died at home in Princeton after a period of illness following an operation at the Bluefield Sanatorium. She was the wife of J. C. Crockett, owner of Central Motor Sales.
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Register
Princeton
C. Crockett
Front Street
Bluefield Sanatorium
J. C. Crockett
Central Motor Sales
Marsh Fork PTA Plans Party Dance Nov 18
Marsh Fork High School Booster Club plans a party and dance at the school auditorium starting 7 30 p m on November 18. G T Gibson of Eunice will run games and Mr and Mrs Virgil Carr of Pettus will oversee the dance.
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Marsh Fork Pta
Register
Montcoal
Marsh Fork High School
G. T. Gibson
Eunice
Virgil Carr
Pettus
Mrs. Bowers Feted At Pierpoint Party
Mrs. David F. Bowers was honored at a stork shower hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Wilson with co hosts Mrs. Randolph Akers Mrs. Harrison Mills and Mrs. Mary Wilson. Guests attended in Halloween costumes with William Tolliver winning tackiest attire. Prize winners included several named guests and hosts. a salad course followed gift opening. Other attendees listed include Mrs. Carl Morgan Mrs. Howard Mullens and more.
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Florence Sizemore
Floyd Houck
Willlie Sarver
Edison
Canada
Carl Morgan
Howard Mullens
Charles Halsey
Eugene Smith
William Cook
Jack Ray
Harry Sarver
Mace Cox
Adam Mullens
Elva Byrd
John Blankenship
Connie Simpson
French Funeral Rites Incomplete
Funeral services are incomplete for George B French of the Lilly Grove Addition Princeton who died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at his home after a stroke. A retired railroad man he was predeceased by his wife Artelia M. French in February. Survived by two sons and six daughters including Hugo French Hin ton Eugene French York Pa Mrs Lucy Price Princeton Mrs Sadie Kaneke Beulah Perry Virginia Anderson Lashmeet and Mrs Pearl Seal Oak Hill.
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Princeton
George B French
Lilly Grove
Artelia M. French
Hugo French
Hinton
Eugene French
Wyoming
Lucy Price
York
Sadie Kaneke
Beulah Perry
Virginia Anderson
Eulah DeHart
Lashmeet
Pearl. Seal
Oak Hill
Mrs Kerns Urges Members to Attend Nov 21 Meeting
On November 21 Mrs. Harry Kerns requests all members to attend a scheduled meeting. The notice emphasizes full participation and punctuality for discussions and decisions.
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Harry Kerns
Band Festival Set Dec 2 by Whitesville Businessmen
Whitesville Business Association names December 2 for a three hour band festival starting at 1 p.m in Whitesville. Afterward a possible dance at Whitesville Junior High may occur for participating bands. The group will sponsor a Christmas tree and prizes for best decorated home and town entries. Festival committee members include Ralph Hottle, Harry Greene, and Edward Harvit with others appointed to study street lighting and home decoration prizes.
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Whitesville
Whitesville Business Association
Harry Greene
John Stephens
Edward Harvit
James Ridge
Richard Brown
Ralph Hottle
County Man Faces Grand Jury Action
Whitesville Purvis Jarrell of Dorothy will face Raleigh County grand jury on attempted manslaughter charges. He posted $1,000 bond at a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Clifford White Ameagle and was released. Charles Cline 46 of Charleston was hospitalized with gunshot injuries after a shooting at the Jarrell home in Dorothy. Jarrell was arrested in connection with the case.
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Register
Whitesville
Purvis Jarrell
Dorothy
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
Clifford White
Ameagle
Jarrell
Jay Miller
Charles Cline
Charleston
Son Born to Leonard and Virginia Arnold in Jesse
Mr and Mrs Leonard Virgil Arnold of Jesse welcome Lionel David born at 5 55 PM on October 28 weighing five pounds.
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Reester
Jesse
Leonard Virgil Arnold
Lionel David
Martin Walker Martin dies in Giotto at 62
Vincent Walker Martin 62 of Giotto died Saturday night at the Bluefield Sanitarium after a two year illness from a heart attack. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Weyanoke Church of God officiated by Rev. Ben Woodring. Burial in Matoaka Cemetery. Survived by wife Flora and two children from a prior marriage, Marie Martin of Virginia and Effie Roark of Salem. A coal miner by trade, he lived in Giotto 35 years and was a member of Giotto Local 35 years and the Garwood local UMW.
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J. H. Martin
Flora Farmer Martin
Marie Martin
Virginia
Effie Roark
Salem, Va
Martin
Giotto
Garwood
UMW
Montcoal-Stickney PTA Carnival Nov 10
The Montcoal-Stickney PTA will host a carnival at 7 p.m. on Friday Nov. 10 to raise funds for Montcoal-Stickney Elementary School improvements. The event features movies and games and concludes with the coronation of a carnival king and queen.
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Montcoal-Stickney Pta
Montcoal
Montcoal-Stickney
Parent- Teacher Association
Bible Class to Name New Officers for Year
Oak Hill Baptist Church Ladies Bible Class to elect officers for the coming year via a nominating committee appointed by president Mrs. Ruth Simms. Committee members are Miss Della Harvey Mrs. Mary Lilly and Mrs. J D Adkins. E W Burdette led a devotional after a covered dish dinner for 21 members and two guests Mrs John Hair and Mrs Mattie Thornburg.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Ruth Simms
Della Harvey
Mary Lilly
J. D. Adkins
E. W. Burdette
John Hair
Mattie Thornburg
Chinatown switch to dial service ends old hand‑painted directory
San Francisco Chinatown residents once used the only hand painted telephone directory in America listing more than 2,000 subscribers in Chinese characters. It was lettered by hand, photographed and printed. Now the area has switched to dial service and the old greeting Day huey bin shi ah. is a thing of the past.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Bodnars
Fayette
Eleanor Lawton Cox
Walter R. Hundley
Danese
Sewell Mountain
Ames Land Company
J. F. McKinney
St. Phillips Memorial Methodist Church
Mountain Cove
James H. Hambrick
William B. Walker, Jr
J. W. Zagari
Domineck Zagari
Belvior
Joe Hanshew
Stella Kemezis
Virgil M. Phillips
T. W. Clark
Loup Creek
Grant J. Thomas
Robert B. Akers
Sunset
Fayette Homes, Inc
Nancy Mabel Sanchez
Wingrove
Harry C. Williams
Guy D. Brown
State of West Virginia
Big Creek
Falls District
High Lawn Memorial Park
W. J. Hill
Gauley Mountain Coal Company
Blue Jay Coal Company
Delores Keffer
Charles Whitlock
Kimberly
Albert Ohlinger
Irma Kilgore
Lookout
James Scott
Corbet Gollihugh
G. W. Boley
Jason Campbell
Doris Marie Stewart
Albert Avis
Fannie Humphrey
George Hatfield
Quinnimont Coal Company
J. L. Beary
Little Fire Creek Coal Co
Mike Kozma
Richard Kelly
Harvey- Prudence
Fayette Land Co
LeRoy C. Britt
South Hill
2 Mullens
Oceana Personals
Congress
W. Va
WJLL
WWNB
Age
Wayne Hatfield
Lacy McMillion
Hubert Drake
Hampshire County
Perry Bailey
Onnie Bailey
Ronald
Donald Bailey
Arlie Chambers
Lee Chambers
Frank Graham
Woodrow Graham
Graham
Mary Griffith
John Lee Shannon
Shannon
Dock Shannon
Sun Hill
Mervan Walker
Personali
Byus-Mankin Lumber Company
N. Kanawha St
Brenda Gay DeRaimo
Glenn Dale Jarrell
Paula Ross
Donald Humphrey
Virginia Cornett
Chris Charles
Frances Milam
Carmel Barker
Judy Hopkins
Douglas Mooney
Barbara Yoder
Bill Feazelle
Karen
Mitchell and
Robert Peters
Wong
Anne Jeffreys
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N
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