Poppy Queen Named After Saturday Sales At High School
Rita Jo Woodrum a 14 year old sophomore will be crowned Poppy Queen at a semi formal high school dance Friday night for raising 41 dollars in Buddy Poppy Day street sales sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary. Hobart Byoth will present the crown and a 25 dollar savings bond at intermission. Second and third place receive 10 and 5 dollars. About five thousand poppies were sold for 400 dollars total with faculty and auxiliary chaperones at the event.
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Rita Jo Woodrum
Ant Pins
FE. B. Gwinn
Rita Jo
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Hobart Byoth
Clarence W. Dickerson
Barbara Carpentay
Jo Ann Sinai
Anta Oyler
Burns Funeral Rites Set Today
Alta P Burns 51 died at Gatewood after a 10 year illness. Funeral at Gatewood Baptist Church at 2 pm with Rev B C Jennings and Rev Cecil Patterson officiating. Burial Hughes Cemetery Fayetteville. Survived by wife Peart. five daughters including Betty Burns and others. two sons Basil and Billy Lee. five brothers Ambrose Clifford Fred Carl Grady. two sisters Rosie Burns Layland and Ada Svoltz.
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Register
Gatewood
Alta P. Burns
Gatewood Baptist Church
B.C. Jennings
Mount Tabor
Cecil Patterson
Page
Hughes Cemetery
Fayetteville
Uisner
Three Miners Hurt In Fayette Pus
Oak Hill hospital treated three miners with injuries from coal mine accidents. Fred Isabel of Oak Wood suffered pelvis and right leg injuries when a state fell on him. steadily improving. Quilly Allen of Mt Hope was hit on the chest by a dislodged steel piece and discharged after treatment. Dennis Keffer of Long Branch injured his right hand at a pulley and was discharged.
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Oak Hill
Fred Isabel
Harvey Negro
Oakwood
Quilly Allen
Mt Hope
Oswald Felday
Dennis Keffer
Long Branch
Page Residence Hosts Double Wedding Rites
Roy J Shields of Baileysville and James C Gillespie of Rainelle wed Tennant sisters in a ceremony at the Tennant home in Page. Miss Sue Tennant and Miss Piss ls Tenn wed Shields and Gillespie, respectively, with Cecil C Patterson officiating. The Page residence was decorated with chrysanthemum baskets and yellow rosebud corsages. Attendants included Mrs W R Tennant, Mr and Mrs J A Tennant, and several Tennant family members, among others.
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Roy J, Shields
Baileysville
James C. Gulespie
Rainelle
Tennant Sisters
Page
Sue Tennant
Shields
Piss Ls Tenn
Gillespie
Cter
Cecil C. Patterson
Mrr
Bugene D. Tennant
W. R. Tennant
J. A. Tennant
Tennant
J. A. ‘Tennant
Mud Beasley
Fanily
W. J. Wilson
Cora Wilson
Mars
Chamber Lets Contract For Christmas Lighting
Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce president Clower announced Lee Frazier awarded the contract to install lights along Main Street. The project includes stringing lights, extending the Main Street length, and a partial extension toward the center area. Lights likely won’t be turned on until a later date. The board plans a December 2 dinner at Hotel Hill to finalize holiday plans.
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Oak Dhlt Chamber of Commerce
Lee Frazier
Way
Clawer
Christian Tee
Hotel Hill
Graney Stars in Mount Hope Junior Show Duet in the Gulch
Miss Nancy Graney, daughter of Mr and Mrs pC Graney of Mount Hope, played a leading role in the junior class musical farce Duet in the Gulch at Mount Holyoke College. The Saturday evening performance drew a capacity crowd of over 1,000. Special props included a talking horse and a railroad prestage.
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Beglalee
Mount Hope
Nancy Graney
Pc. Graney
Mount Holyoke
Mass
Kingston Parent Study Group to Meet Monday
Kingston Elementary School prepares for a second Parent Study Group meeting at 7 tonight at the school, with Principal C. T. Rhodes noting student enrollment at 309 and many pupils riding buses. the hot lunch program is seen as a key to boosting attendance. At a Thursday PTA session, county supervisor Mrs. Allie Proctor explained the new grading system and report cards, with teachers detailing grade card practices and parents’ expectations. the event drew many fathers, marking a Fathers Night.
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C. T. Rhodes
Proctor
Holley
Tyree
J. Grigsby
Mary Armstrong
Joan H. Dutchinson
Fred Souk
Rent Control Rules Shield Tenants From Illegal Eviction
Editorial notes in the Raleigh Register discuss legally grounded eviction protections under rent control. Gurion H. Skaggs outlines grounds for lawful eviction, required notices, and the certificate process with the area rent office, including exceptions related to occupancy, alterations, tax-exempt ownership, and cooperative stockholder scenarios.
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Register
Gurion H. Skaggs
Oval Court
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Skapes
Neal Services Set for Tuesday
Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stanaford Church of Christ for Thomas C. Neal of Banark a lifelong Lanark resident aged 57. He died Sunday in a royal hospital after a long illness. Burial will follow at Stanaford Cemetery under Calfeo Funeral Young. He was the son of the late James KR Neal and Sarah Kage Neal and is survived by his wife Irene Foster Neal of Lanark.
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Banark
Royal Hospital
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Lanark
James KR
Sarah Kage Neal
Irene Foster Neal
Four Admitted To Each Mental Hygiene Clinic
S.C. Ste of the Fayette County Health Department said today only four persons are being admitted per day at the mental hygiene clinics held at the health office on the first and second Mondays of November and December. Working with the health office personnel are three specialists from Charleston.
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S.C. Ste
Fayette County
Five Pech Seniors In Who's Who At Montgomery College
Dean Paul H. Kenton announced five Pech seniors named to Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges. Nominated for excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service are Robert Piipos Alderson Joan Grases Samn ersville Randall Cooper Ouxdl Fareaum Pa and Nelson Zion Oxford. Two seniors Jonny Hancock Glasgow and Harold Agee Pubsuis were repeat nominees not chosen this year.
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West Vergara
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Alderson
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Samnersville
Randall Cooper
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Fareaulm
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Glasguy
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Thurmond Man David Scott Dies After Long Illness
Funeral rites for David Scott, 68, of Thurmond are incomplete. He died at 5 a m Sunday at Beckley hospital after a four month illness. Born in Carville Virginia he belonged to Thurmond Baptist Church. Survived by Roxa Scott of Thurmond brother Lee Scott of Washington D C and sister Mrs Virgie Williams of Coalsville Virginia. He worked 53 years for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Body at Collins Funeral Home in Thurmond pending final arrangements.
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David Scott
la Beckley Hospital
Carville
Virgie Williams
Coalsville
Ile
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Funeral services for George W Kincaid in Mount Hope
Register Staff Writer Glen Jean Kincaid George Washington Kincaid 80 died Sunday in Oak Hill Hospital after four years illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday from Bradley Church of God with Rev Walter Broyles officiating. Burial in Bradley Cemetery. He was a retired miner and United Mine Workers member. Survived by wife Sarah Kincaid Mt Hope three sons Wallace Lee Liston. two daughters Ethel Brown Manie Davis. brother Sam Kincaid Meadow Bridge. sister Mary Bishop Elk River. 19 grandchildren.
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George Washington Kinscaid
Mount Iope
Oak Hill
Bradley Church of God
Walter Broyles
Bradley Cemetery
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Church of God
Mt. Hope
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Mt. Hdpe
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Prosperity
Lee
Liston Kincaid
Isaban
Ethel Brown
Manie Davis
East Beckley
Sam Kincaid
Meadow Bridge
Mary Bishop
Elk River
Forest Fires Out In Raleigh County
Raleigh County reports show no new large outbreaks with five fires in Wyoming and McDowell counties. weather and rain helped quell most fires. Forest patrols note hunters careless with fires as the main cause, with faint signals from remote tracts and a few from distant ridges in the state.
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Wroning County
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Ying
Corinne Adventist Church rises in Corinne revival start
Corinne pioneers Luther L Steele and family spearhead a new Advent Christian Church named House That Faith Built in Corinne. The 26 by 42 foot chapel cost about 3000 dollars, funded by Steele’s labor, community donations, and free will offerings of 300 dollars. Rev. Mafred Cavender will lead revival services with assistance from Kromer Waxter. the project invites all faiths and neighbors to worship.
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Moses
Boron
Trey Wall
Faith
Steeles
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Steele
Sitle
Beckley
Mafred Cavender
Advent Christian Church
Johnstown Road
Kopperston Nurse to Mark Two Anniversaries
Kopperston Mary M. Clark, resident nurse at Kopperston, marks two anniversaries with the Eastern Gas Home Nursing Service. She joined November 15, 1933, as the second nurse employed, and has the longest service among 12 registered nurses. She previously served in McDowell and Fayette County communities and worked seven years as a resident nurse in Grantsown West Virginia before arriving in Kopperston on November 15, 1947.
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Fastern Gas Home Nursing Service
Mary M. Clark
Wyo
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Tamorrow
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McDowell County
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G. W. Miller
Fort West
Clowers Rose
Clyde Wolfe
Jack Wade
Jerry Powell
Robert Hoge
Browns Purchase Wyoming Property In Oceana District
Mr and Mrs Harald A Brown acquire 47 acres in Oceana District Wyoming County Clerk notes deed filed. Property previously owned by Mr and Mrs D A Brown. Other on file transfers include Leah Belcher to Verne Belcher 314 acres in Center District and Ball guardian to Bernese Woolf lot 72 Juin Ball Section in Slab Fork District.
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Center District
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Martha Manning Fested By Party On Birthday
Martha Manning was honored on her sixth birthday with a party at her home hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs French Manning. Guests included Bobby Roach Patsy Conley Robert Conley Terry Jerry Cook Nancey Cook and others. Decorations featured red white and blue.
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Terry and
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Nancey Cook
Dindy Rhinkenstig
Michiel Teenels
Pat Patrick
Dixie
Anita Manning
Hoard Offices Repainted In Raleighs County
Offices of the Raleighs County education department are being repainted today. Workers began Thursday. walls will be light green with white ceilings.
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Mrs White, 76, Dies at Goose Hollow Home
Mrs Elizabeth White, 76, died at 5 53 a m at the Goose Hollow home of her daughter Mrs Annie Hare Hairston after a long illness. Death was attributed to a heart condition and complications. The body was taken to Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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Mullens
Elizabeth White
Goose Hollow
Annie Hare Hairston
Robertson and Foglesong
Mrs Rollins Feted At Queata Society Meet
Mrs Wayne Rollins was honored at a surprise birthday party during the Thursday meeting of the Missionary Society at the First Baptist Church of Queata. Mrs John Claypool hosted with Mrs Raymond Cook in charge of the program. Maude Cozart spoke on A Spiritual Advance.
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Raymond Cook
Maude Cozart
White Cross
Beaddatrs College
Jley
Paul Ovletree
Lynday Barley
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J. R. Gibson
Helen Morrison
Wade Cozari
Nina Walker
Miner's Funeral Services Today for Orah Cline
Funeral services for Orah Cline of Lynco are set for this afternoon at 1 at the Lynco home. Rev. Wirt Hatfield will officiate, assisted by Rev. Walter Newman. Burial will follow in Cook Cemetery after the service.
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Ifor Orah Cline
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Wirt Hatfield
Baileysville
Walter Newman
Sabine
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