Fayette County School Patrol Formed By Safety Council
More than twenty Fayette county schoolboys ages 12 to 15 become traffic cops under the county safety council. They receive white belts and silver badges and may direct crosswalks four times daily, with power to act in emergencies and to excuse themselves a few minutes early from class. State Police Sergeant Jay Rowe presents the belts and badges as the council’s first project.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Leutenants
Department of Public Assistance
Fayette County Safety Council
Court Grants 14 Divorces
Fayetville court grants final divorces for 14 couples in September term final actions by Judge H. EF Dillon. Several custody disputes noted. a contested case settled. Names include Ralph Legg Irene Lege Fay Wills Byron Wills Frank Berry Marguerite Berry Carl Suttle Lily Suttle and others. Two cases to be announced next week Bessie Stickler Seymour Stickler and Silas Lamarr Bertha Lamarr.
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Fayetteville
Irene Lege
Faye Wills
Byron Wills
Frank Berry
Marguerite Berry
Carl Suttle
Lily Suttle
Bill Harding
Rose Harding
Maricard
Clarence Flord
Clay Holdern
Violet Holdern
Marguerite Johnson
Richard Johnson
Juanita Brannen Richmond
John C. Richmond
Zenny Mauck
John Mauck
James D. Allisson
Anna Allison
E. Vernor Shank
Ethel Shank
G. W. Whiting
Anna L. Whiting
China Johnson
James Johnson
Bessie Stickler
Seymour Stickler
Silas A. Lamarr
Bertha F. Lamarr
Youth Injured in High School Football Game
S. E. Ward, a high school player, was injured during a football game and is treated for an infected leg. Mrs. Robert C. Dewiske of nearby Hile was summoned as the family’s mortician by illness in Inegar, the brother’s former home.
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R. E. Tissue
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Glen Lively
Miriam Lee
Hile
Robert C. Dewiske
Inegar
S. E. Ward
Town Considers Parking Meters
Oak Hill city council weighs installing parking meters to address scarce spaces. Two representatives from a meter firm presented at the last meeting, and a decision was promised at the next session by the city fathers.
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Oak Hill
Hunter to End Season in Jail
Fayetteville report says C. M. Hogan faced arraignment before Magistrate W B Cabell on hunting without a district license. His failure to pay a dollar to the county clerk led to a jail sentence, delaying his season end until release.
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Fayetteville
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Gauley Bridge
John Ross Rites Conducted Saturday
Funeral services will be held for John Ross at his home near Fayetteville after a several months illness. Ross, a former Fayette sailor and deputy under Sheriff Sam Jasper, was previously from Glen Jean.
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Ex Miner Held for Cohabitation in Fayette County
Magistrate R. C. Godsey and Constable Robert Richards arrested Woodrow Coleman in Sun after welfare investigators reported he lived with a mother and daughter as man and wife. The 28 year old ex miner is jailed. mother and daughter admitted bearing his child. A six month maximum sentence and a $50 minimum fine are noted. hearing date unavailable.
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R. C. Godsey
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Sun
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Students Honored in College Who's Who Listings
Harold Amick, a former local student, is recognized in Who's Who of American college for outstanding work at Morris Harvey college. Miller Gwinn of Meadow Bridge, Fayette county, is likewise honored with a brief biographical sketch in the same publication.
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American College
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Meadow Bridge
Fayette County
Oak Hill Street Paving Programs Stir Local Aid Costs
Fayette county relief charges rise monthly says Director J C Ridinger of the department of public assistance. October saw one blind relief client dropped and one added bringing dependents to 28. Twenty five dependent children joined 215 children seeking aid from the state. A new bureau is locating and placing children in good homes. General relief lists 423 clients, up one. Old age relief totals 527 with 20 added from prior applications. Ninety six applications are pending investigation. Total dependents reach 1 193. Rising numbers reflect many applications still under investigation.
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Oak Hill to Pave Streets and Improve Roads
Legal notice records city led paving of West Central avenue Church street Kelly avenue Wood street Center street Lewis street Oak Hill avenue Blake street Fayette street with sidewalks retaining walls and stone walls. Costs shared by city and Works Progress Administration with abutting property owners paying city costs excluding intersections. Paving to use Amic site surface and concrete sidewalks under city engineer supervision.
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Spade Elected Police Chief
Walter Cheek named to fill vacancy as assistant chief after Walter Raines resignation. Jess Spade promoted to chief Friday night. Spade, with the department for years, formerly Greyhound driver, dog quarantine enforcer, and auto dealer salesman, will work night duty per council.
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Mount Hope
Walter Cheek
Walter Raines
Cheek
Jess Spade
Spade
Greyhound Bus Lines
Arm Fracture Reported After Fall at Play
Mount Hope notes Sonny Bookman son of Mr and Mrs W S Bookman sustained a fractured arm while playing and is under care of a local physician.
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Sonny"” Bookman
W. S. Bookman
Lawyers regret death of Carl E. Myers
Fayette County Bar Association adopts a resolution of respect for Carl E. Myers of Montgomery who died October 21 in Charleston from heart disease. The 40-year-old attorney was an active practitioner in Fayette County and had served as justice of the peace in Kanawha district. Signed by T. A. Myles, Carl B. Vickers, and C. E. Mahan Jr.
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Carl B. Vickers
C. E. Mahan, Jr
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