Fayette County Sets December 18 School Levy Election
The Fayetteville board sets December 18 as the levy election date to fund a proposed school building program. A speaker from WV interim educational survey will address Oak Hill on the issue. A large advisory committee and election officers were named, with Harry Pirring elected to the board to succeed A M Vickers who died. The meeting covered staff changes, facility requests, and health department testing for teachers.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Fayette
Ebersole Gaines
R. H. Morris
Ansted
P. Kerr
Minden
R. R. Thomas
Oak Hill
W. W. Jennings
Alley
W. B. Bezaney
Cannelton
Roy Long
Kimberly
B. A. Amick
Lookout
George W. Blizzard
L. W. Carson
Montgomery
J. Cottrell
Mahan
Owen Cox
Laurel Creek
Percy Dilly
Longacre
A. W. Orndorff
Gauley Bridge
Harry Pirring
A. M. Vickers
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Otway Gunnee
Frank Shipe
E. R. Vawter
G. B. Carson
Lookout Farm Bureau
Nuttall
State Health Department
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Health Department
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G. W. Preister
Wannis Gunnoe
Holly Kessler
T. C. Ryan
Montgomery High School
John Cavalier
Page
Elva Ann Mann
Lillian Bumgardner
John Alp
Paul Watson
Pearl Haynes
Victoria Sizemore
Irene Hill
Board of Education
Pansy Roads
Baccus
Marian
Cannelton Number Four
Cletis Winebrenner
Jewell Williams Fazio
Hill
Joe Cashion
Transportation and Safety
Lilly Mae Wicks
Simmons High School
Vera Light
Dothan
Ellen Dotson
Marie Harrington
Pruett
Alfa May Mankin
George Thompson
Ruth Rule Judy
Mayme O. Hunt
Lillian Eskridge
Alma D. Carter
Mount Hope
Margaret Ellen Long
Deepwater
Effie Marie Longhenry
Herbert Dews
Gertrude Tully
Richard L. Clifford
Negro
Resting Comfortably Oak Hill Patient in Iron Lung
Drema James, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom James of the old Minden road is reported resting comfortably in Oak Hill hospital where she is being treated for neuronitis.
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Oak Hill
Drema James
Tom James
Minden Road
Oak Hill Hospital
Guatemala City Established On Site In 1776
Guatemala City was established on its present site in the year 1776 marking a formal relocation and founding moment for the capital.
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Guatemala City
60 New Homes To Be Built In Mt. Hope By Government
MOUNT HOPE The Mount Hope housing authority reports from Cleveland that 60 government houses will be constructed as post war projects in Mount Hope. They will join prewar government houses at Stadium Terrace and DuBois. The housing shortage is acute as families seek homes and mine bureau inspectors wish to relocate to Mount Hope but cannot find suitable housing.
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Mount Hope
Soldier Dies Of Accidental Shot In France
Private First Class John Richard Fox died in France on September 23, 1943, from wounds from an accidental German pistol discharge. He entered the army in October 1942, trained at Camp Crowder, then went overseas after two home leaves. He earned Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe battle stars, the D-Day bronze arrowhead, and the good conduct medal. He had 85 points and expected discharge. his mother is Mrs. Mirtin A. Fox of Meadow Bridge. Surviving siblings include Herbert, Gilbert, Moses, William George, Fannie Adkins, Viva Smith, and Estia Adaline Stissel.
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Meadow Bridge
John Richard Fox
France
Mirtin A. Fox
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Normandy
Ardennes
Rhineland
Europe
Eccles
William George Fox
Navy
New London
Connecticut
Fannie Adkins
Beelick Knob
Viva Smith
Kathryn
Estia Adaline Stissel
Trinia Garcia To Present Concert In New York Tonight
Trinia Garcia daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Garcia of Minden will be presented in concert at the Allerton house New York City tonight at 9 p m On December 5 she will appear on a Victory band show with John Gambling WOR commentator as master of ceremonies The program for November 15 includes Tierra De Amor Siboney Song of Andalusia I ll See You Again Softly As In A Morning Sunrise My Hero Night and Day It Don t Care Who Knows It How Deep Is The Ocean Indian Love Call If I Loved You with Mary Surigo at the piano.
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Rudolph Frimli
Richard Rodgers
Mary Surigo
11 year old Bowden girl ill with pneumonia at home
Glenna Farris Bowden,11 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C R Bowden, is confined at her Summerlee home with pneumonia after seven days of illness.
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Summerlee
Glenna Farris Bowden
C. R. Bowden
Europe Faces 1945 Crop Shortfall of Up to Quarter
The 1945 European harvest is projected to fall 20 to 25 percent below 1944 levels, signaling tighter food supplies and ongoing wartime strain on agriculture across the continent.
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Europe
Water revenue bonds approved for Mount Hope upgrades
Mount Hope council voted to issue $15,000 water revenue bonds to fix the town water system and buy equipment for the plant. They also decided to remove parking meters from Main Street at the merchants’ request, and the meters were immediately removed.
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Mount Hope
Main Street
Mrs Brooks Dies At Florida Home
Mrs Myrtle Brooks, daughter of Mrs Lena Wiseman and the late W E Wiseman, died after a long illness at her Sarasota Florida home. Survived by husband John Brooks, mother, sister Mrs E J Casey, brother Dr F E Wiseman, two children Mrs Doren Mabe and L E Rogers Jr, and a grandson Doren Mabe Jr. Body to arrive in Fayetteville Friday noon. funeral plans incomplete.
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Fayetteville
Myrtle Brooks
Sarasota
Florida
Lena Wiseman
W. E. Wiseman
John Brooks
E. J. Casey
FE. O. Wiseman
Bridal Shower Honors Oak Hill Bride Virginia Allen
Mrs B H Pinson hosted a bridal shower at her Oak Hill home for her daughter Virginia Ann Allen. About 50 guests attended including out of town visitors from Beckley such as Mr and Mrs J L Bailey Mr and Mrs Charles Sanger Mrs Thelma Fellers Mrs Grace Lilly and Mrs Dollie Price.
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Oak Hill
B. H. Pinson
Virginia Ann Allen
Beckley
J. L. Bailey
Charles Sanger
Thelma Fellers
Grace Lilly
Dollie Price
Shuff Funeral For Martha Jane Shuff Friday
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Minden Community church for Martha Jane Shuff six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Shuff of Minden who died yesterday in Beckiey hospital after a lengthy illness Burial will be in Odd Fellows cemetery Her body was taken to the home of her grandmother Mrs Martha Dixon at Minden today She was born September 10 1938 in Minden and was a Baptist Church member Surviving are four brothers and one sister Pvt Leroy Shuff in Italy Pvt Charles Shuff Camp Lee Virginia Pvt William Shuff Palache New Orleans Louisiana Arnold Shuff and Shirley Ann Shuff both of Minden
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Minden
Martha Jane Shuff
J. L. Shuff
Beckiey Hospital
Minden+Community church
Ben Jennings
Stamford
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Martha Dixon
The
Baptist Church
Leroy Shuff
U. S. Army
Italy
Charles Shuff
Camp Lee
Virginia
William Shuff
Camp Palache
New Orleans
Louisiana
Arnold Shuff
Shirley Ann Shuff
Speedway Farmer Dies Of Injuries
Ramy FE Sublett of Speedway died this morning at Memorial hospital in Princeton from injuries in a truck accident eleven days earlier. He was son of J W Sublett, survived by wife Clara Butterworth Sublett, who died in a 192t truck wreck returning from Lilly Reunion. He leaves mother, father, children Betty Jo, Pemberton, J E, James, and Jackie, plus sisters and a brother serving in Guam. Body to remain at Fredeking Seaver funeral home until funeral arrangements.
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Speedway
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
J. W. Sublett
Clara Butterworth
Lilly
Flat Top
Sublett
Betty Jo Sublett
Pemberton
J. E
James Sublett
Jackie Sublett
Cranberry
C. W Crews
G. P. Warner
Beckley
Hughie Webb Cranberry
Effie Sublett
Pvt
Lacy Sublett
Guam
Army Air Forces
Fredeking-Seaver Funeral Home
Glen Jean Man Fined On Driving Count
Glen Jean resident Pete Ferri was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate W H Level of Oak Hill for driving without an operator's license. Deputy Sheriff B C Madison arrested him.
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Oak Hill
Pete Ferri
Glen Jean
W. H. Level
B. C. Madison
Oak Hill Lions to entertain wives with turkey dinner
Members of the Oak Hill Lions club will entertain their wives with a turkey dinner in the Methodist church tonight at 6:00 p.m.
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OAK Hill
Oak Hill Lions Club
Pfund reveals foolproof gem identification method
Johns Hopkins physicist A H Pfund announces an infrared spectrometer based method to identify precious stones. By measuring ray reflections in finished and uncut gems, distinct reflection curves distinguish emeralds, rubies, glass and zircons, making diamonds verification rapid and accurate. The process reportedly takes about three hours of infrared tests.
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Baltimore
A. H. Pfund
Johns Hopkins University
Physics Department
Pfund
England
Two New Scholarships in Journalism at WVU
Morgantown WV The West Virginia University School of Journalism receives two additional $100 annual scholarships funded by the Charleston Daily Mail. Publisher Walter E Clark announced the gifts in the name of the Daily Mail, joining two Ogden scholarships from News Publishing company Wheeling memorialized by H C Ogden. Eligible applicants include freshmen to seniors with strong academics financial need and journalistic potential.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University School of Journalism
Charleston Daily Mail
P. I. Reed
Reed
Walter E. Clark
Daily Mail
News Publishing Company of
Wheeling
Austin V. Wood
H. C. Ogden
Den
Committee On Education of the
State Newspaper Council
Big Sandy river canal plan argued before board
Army engineers weigh an $68 million canalization project for the Big Sandy river and its Tug and Levisa forks in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia as supporters including Rep May urge industrial development while opponents fear water shortages and navigation hazards. Union leaders back the plan citing job security and industry growth.
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Associated Press
Washington — Army Engineers
Rep. May
D-Ky
Board For Rivers and Harbors
Big Sandy
Levisa
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
May
House
Mississippi River
Big Sandy River
Chief of Engineers
Congress
Huntington
W. Va
Columbus
Ohio
E. S. Mullins
Lookout
United Mine Workers
Sotto Voce Meaning In Music And Speech
The term sotto voce describes speaking or singing in a soft undertone. It is used in both musical and spoken contexts to convey secrecy or restraint. This Italian expression literally translates to under the voice and denotes a quiet delivery.
Geophysicist Maps Subsurface Strata for Oil Research
A geophysicist is an oil researcher whose job is to map the strata thousands of feet below the earth’s surface. The role involves analyzing rock layers to locate oil deposits and assess geology for exploration and drilling decisions.
Sar dine name group not officially recognized
The text notes no fish group officially bears the name sardine. It explains that in the United States herring, menhaden, and in Europe pilchard are the small fishes commonly used for sardine cans.
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United States
U.S. to Ship 90 Million Pounds of Peas and Beans to Europe
The United States plans to send 90 million pounds of peas and beans to Europe by year end 1945 as part of wartime aid and food relief efforts.
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United States
Europe
Feed Wheat Goes On Sale Today
Feed wheat from the LE Commodities Credit Corporation is offered from bins at the Virginian siding in Pineville today as announced by Hayes Cook, chair of the Wyoming County A A A committee. About 400 bushels are on hand with first come, first served, priced at $1.56 per bushel, and sales also set for December 6 and 20.
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Pineville
Hayes Cook
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Pinevi
Pass Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Daniel Marvin Pass will be held at 2:80 p m tomorrow at Whipple Baptist Church with Rev E M Eller officiating. Burial follows in Carlisle cemetery. Born September 20 1872 in Greensboro NC he was 73 and survived by six children and a granddaughter.
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Oak Hill
Daniel Marvin Pass
Erlese Freeman
Mount Hope
Whipple Baptist Church
E. M. Eller
Beckley
Carlisle Cemetery
Greensboro
North Carolina
Etta B. Walker
Berwin
Pennsylvania
Willa L. Frazier
Asheville
Theodore Pass
Benjamin F. Pass
Chicago
Illinois
James H. Pass
Army
Jo Ann Freeman
Russell McKinney Home On Furlough
Mullens Private Russell McKinney spends a 15 day delay en route furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Mc Kinney of Mullens He was stationed at Scottfield Illinois and will report to Greensboro North Carolina after furlough He entered service October 1 1945 and is a 1944 Mullens high school graduate He attended West Virginia University for a year before service.
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Mullens
Russell McKinney
Charles McKinney
Scottfield
Illinois
Greensboro
North Carolina
Mullens High School
West Virginia University
Forest Fires Burn 2715 Acres in October Across State
Charleston report from the conservation commission tallies seventy five fires burning 2715 acres of woodlands in October. Kanawha district saw 23 fires consume 1190 acres and Pocahontas recorded 27 blazes over 900 acres, compared with September's three fires that damaged 24 acres.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
Kanawha
Pocahontas
Eternal fires fed by gas vents in ancient Persian temples
The Zoroastrians of ancient Persia built their temples around natural gas vents in what is now the Baku oil fields, creating the endless flames they worshiped.
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Ancient
Persia
Baku
Islands of the Virgin Islands Include Three Main Lands and Dozens More
The Virgin Islands of the United States comprise three principal islands St Thomas St Croix and St John and about 50 smaller islets mostly uninhabited.
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Virgin Islands
United States
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
Billie Worrell Birthday Honoree at Pineville Party
Billie Worrell was honored on his sixth birthday with a party at their Pineville home hosted by his mother Mrs. W C Worrell. Guests included Sue Cook, Betty Cook, Judy Dearing, Jimmie Dearing, Brenda Ward, Margaret June Ward, Christine Lambert, Charlie Acklin, Garnett Jo Morgan, Peggy Shufflebarger, Barbara Worrell, Sharon Worrell, Jean Bowman, Jane Bragg, Joe Morgan, Coy Hash, Mike Bowman, Donnie Wallen, Carl Ellison Jr, Buddy Mullens, Donnie Bragg, Mickey Bragg, Pat Bragg and James Hale. Assisted by Mrs. W H Dearing and Mrs. C S Worrell.
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Pineville
Billie Worrell
W. C. Worrell
Sue
Betty Cook
Mullens
Judy
Jimmie Dearing
East Gulf
Brenda Lou
Margaret June Ward
Kopperston
Christine Lambert
Charlie Acklin
Garnett Jo Morgan
Peggy Shufflebarger
Barbara
Sharon Worrell
Jean Bowman
Jane Bragg
Joe Morgan
Coy Hash
Mike Bowman
Donnie Wallen
Carl Ellison, Jr
Buddy Mullens
Donnie
Mickey
Pat Bragg
James Hale
W. H. Dearing
C. S. Worrell
Sixteen Wyoming men accepted for duty in armed forces
A total of 16 men from Wyoming county were accepted for service after examinations on November 7. The list includes Army volunteers Earl E. Gragg Mullens Silas Bower Maben James S S Hine Jr Baileysville Teddy W Belcher Itmann Robert K Bailey Fannock Arnold A Lambert Pineville Willie M McKinney Pineville Billy C Harvey Jr Oceana Noel C Shrewsbury Basin Forrest E Cook Windom William Q C Bailey Baileysville Charles K Paynter Hatcher Navy Edward B Patrick Tralee Marine Corps Roy D Akers Jr Mullens Also, Negro entrants from October 29 include Army Richard C Fralin Alpoca Navy Robert L Primes Glen Rogers.
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Mullens
Wyoming County
Armed Forces
Army
Earl E. Gragg
Silas Bower
Maben
James S&s. Hine, Jr
Baileysville
Teddy W. Belcher
Itmann
Robert K. Bailey
Fannock
Arnold A. Lambert
Pineville
Willie M. McKinney
Billy C. Harvey, Jr
Ocean
50th Anniversary of O'Brien Lodge 110 Masons
Pineville and Williamson host the 50th anniversary celebration of O'Brien lodge 110 A F and A M with attendance expected from all grand lodge officers. Clyde Senter attends the meeting.
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Pineville
W. Clyde Senter
O’brien Lodge
A. F
A. M
Williamson
Grand Lodge
Mrs McGhee Shower Honoree in Mullens News
Mrs. W. C. McGhee was honored at a shower by Mrs. N. W. McGhee and daughters Frances McGhee and Romey Webb. Refreshments were served to a long list of attendees including Mrs. G. W. Bigg, Mrs. Lucille Burcham, Miss Jane Rezzonico, Miss Rosalee Rezzonico, Miss Amjn3 DAntonia, Mrs. J. S. Teaford, Miss Ruth Teaford, Miss Jean Miller, Miss Betty Manning, Mrs. G. B. Duncan, Mrs. H. B. Charlton, Mrs. H. G. Haga, Mrs. Sam Farley, Mrs. George Black, Mrs. B. B. Brown, Mrs.L. L. Wheeler, and Mrs. B. A. Long.
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Mullens
W. C. McGhee
N. W. McGhee
Frances McGhee
Romey Webb
G. W. Bigg
Lucille Burcham
Jane Rezzonico
Rosalee Rezzonico
Betty Manning
G. B. Duncan
H. B. Charlton
H. G. Haga
Sam Farley
George Black
B. B. Brown
L. L. Wheeler
B. A. Long
Pineville Men Attend Scottish Rite Reunion Degrees
Four Pineville area men attend the Scottish Rite reunion in Charleston and receive degrees. Named are Co. A. Blankenship Pineville high school principal Joseph J. Lonker Cow Shed proprietor W W Rose Rose barber shop and Duke L Shields Baileysville.
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Pineville
Pineville Area
Charleston
Co. A. Blankenship
Pineville High School
Joseph J. Lonker
W. W. Rose
Rose
Duke L. Shields
Baileysville
Thanksgiving Services To Be Held On Sunday
Marianna announces Thanksgiving Sunday sermon by Rev. J B Dryfield with the topic Getting the Best Things Out of Life on November 18 at the Marianna Community church There will be no special services on Thanksgiving day The junior choir and Glover chancel choir will sing Thanksgiving anthems and hymns
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Marianna
Marianna Community Church
J. B. Dryfield
Dryfield
Glover Chancel
Baldwin announce birth of Brenda Ann in Jesse
Mr and Mrs Clyde Baldwin report the birth of an eight pound daughter Brenda Ann at their home in Jesse on Wednesday November 7.
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Jesse
Clyde Baldwin
Brenda Ann
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