Fayetteville Fire Protection Vote Looms Over Town
Fayetteville property owners face a December 1 deadline to decide if the town will maintain fire protection this winter. Ben Keller says loan truck arrangements depend on timely cash contributions and pledges, with about 19 percent paid so far and 33 percent needed to order a new truck.
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Hy Register
Fayetteville
Ben Kelier
Rehairman
Keller
iKeller
FE. R. Crouse
Crouse
Beautification plan for Oak Hill Cemetery prompts owners’ reaction
Oak Hill Garden Club chairwoman Mrs H Zeek reports letters were mailed to plot owners seeking opinions on perpetual care for Oak Hill Cemetery. The club, aided by Boy Scouts and Spade and Trowel Chapter, has cleared brush and planted 60 forsythia bushes. Future steps include a stone base and macadam drive funded by owners. City support, including machinery, is assured. owners urged to respond on annual assessments for perpetual care.
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Oak Hill
Odd Fellows Cemetery
H. Zeek
Oak Hill Garden
Wie
Garden Club
C. S. Waugh
Attempted Robbery at New River Coal Company Store
State writer Layland reports County officers pursuing leads after an attempted robbery at the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company store in Garten. Entry was made through a rear window around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, with the robbers fleeing before police arrival. Tools used to damage the safe were left behind. no arrests yet.
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Ty Register
Layland
New River
Pocahontas
Fortner Funeral Set for Wednesday
Carl Thomas Fortner, 29, of Ronceverte, killed in a Sunday automobile crash near White Sulphur Springs, will be laid to rest at Elizabeth Chapel Organ Cave with graveside rites by the Ronceverte American Legion post. Survived by mother Essie Fortner, three sisters Mildred Murphy, Anna Ruth Mann, Pearl Faulkner, a brother Lester Fortner and half-brother C L Folden.
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Register
Ronceverte
Carl Thomas Fortner
Roneveverte
White Sulphur Springs
Elizabeth Chapel
Organ Cave
Church
Ronceverte American Legion Post
Fortner
Essie Fortner
Mildred Murphy
Little Rock
Ark
Anna Ruth Mann
Pearl Faulkner
Lester Fortner
C. L. Folden
Fairlea
Five Fayette Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Fayetteville registers five Fayette County couples for licenses per county clerk records. Recipients include Earl Chase Bannister 22 of Thurmond and Frances Ann Ford 26 of Oak Hill. James L. Brooks 46 and Ivory Barnett 32 of Ansted. Donald Canterbury 19 of Coalburg and Naomi Edelman 18 of Smithers. Lorenza Stewart 27 and Christine Rogers 20 of Fayetteville. Reuben Robert Wilson 60 of Mt Pope and Lorine Ruth Handerson 36 of Beckwith.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
Fayette’ County
Earl Chase Bannister
Thurmond
Frances Ann Ford
Oak Hill
James L. Brooks
Ivory Barnett
Donald Canterbury
Coalbury
Naomi Edelman
Smithers
Lorenza Stewart
Fayette County 4-H Clubs Re Organize Across Area
Fayetteville reports show eight 4 H clubs reorganized led by Willing Workers with a small membership and officers Betty Lou Meyers president Louella Myers vice president Gloria Myers secretary and Donna Woolwine treasurer. Other clubs Winona Highlanders Meadow Bridge Livewires Edmond Busy Bees Mulberry Mountaineers Kingston Livewire and Danese Hustlers reestablished with varied officer teams adult councils and new leadership across Robson Springdale Hico and Kingston communities.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Willing Workers
Colton Hill School
Betty Lou Meyers
Louella Myers
Beckwith
Gloria Myers
Donna Woolwine
Circe Thomas
Drema Harrah
Norma Cyphers
Effie Renick
Bryce Curry
C. D. Myers
Beck
Winona “Highlanders, Jr
Lois Hawkins
Hico
Shirley Aurentz
Anna Walking
Winona
Shirley Hypes
Joan Campbell
Ico
Junior Cawle Dice
Ami Shelby Ewing
J. Re Deitz
Airs
J R. Deitz
Grace Thomassom
L. E. Goode
G. G. Mores
Meadow Bridge
Dreama MecKinney
Springdale
Merlie Church
Gloria June Campbell
Anna Mae Estep
Beelick Knob
Bobby Phillips
Frances Gwinn
Dreama McKinney
Lucille Walker
Gary Light
Gracie Chirch
Orvil Killen
W. A. Lowry
A. EF. Hanshew
Mount Hope Personals and Travelers Notices
Mount Hope notices list travel and visiting plans among residents. Beckley pairs Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds stop for a wedding supper with Mount Hope hosts, while Shakelford family attends a Masonic dinner and stays with Electa Cottle. Huntington and Oceana guests join Mount Hope relatives for a Florida vacation, and Electa Cottle plans a round of visits to Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
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Mount Hope
James Reynolds
Beckley
New York
George Shumaker
M Mount Hope
Reynolds
Irene Harrah
W. C. Shakelford
Masonic Hall
Thursiday
Shakelford
Electa Cottle
B. R. Humphries
Byron
Huntington
J. Resh Coox
Oceane
W. Co. Ward
Howard Billings
Minnie] Karnes
Miami
Key West
Fla
C. W. Shekleford
Charleston
Charles Forst
Cecil Nettles
Boomerville
Miss
Georgia
Alabama
Clifftop 4 H'rs reorganize for coming year
Clifftop's 4 H'rs reorganize under old name Clifftop Mountaineers with 21 members. Vida Jane Herndon of Clifftop is president, Doris June Armstrong of Clifftop is vice president, Betty Jean Threatt of Route 60 Rainelle is secretary, Wanda Gray Christenson of Clifftop is treasurer, and Betty Ann Tincher is reporter. No song leader or game leader was named. Cordin Haynes of Russellville is club leader. Mrs. George Woodyard of Clifftop and Mrs. Irene Knight of Route 60 Rainelle are council members.
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Clifftop
Clifftop Mountaineers
Vida Jane Herndon
Doris June Armstrong
Betty Jean Threatt
Route 60
Rainelle
Wanda Gray Christenson
Betty Ann Tincher
Cordin Haynes
Russellville
George Woodyard
Irene Knight
Welch Man Dies In Mercer Wreck
William Williams Grover Jr 22 of Welch died instantly in a collision with a Consolidated bus on Princeton Avenue Bluefield. Travis Compton 23 of Welch, his passenger, was injured and hospitalized as police reported. The 1949 Ford sedan Grover drove was destroyed, and the bus sustained rear-end damage.
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Princeton
William Williams Grover, Jr
Welch
Consolidated
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Travis’ Compton
Groveler
Grover
Annual College Banquet Tonight
More than 300 Tech students and faculty are expected at the annual Tech family Thanksgiving dinner in the college cafeteria. The Tech men's quartet of James Douglass Fred Hopkins Ed Manigault and Richard Meredith will sing. Dr Lavada Ratliff, social committee chair, says the dinner starts at 6 p m. Girls from Montgomery High School Home Economics Department will serve. President Harry S Truman's middle initial is an alphabetical ornament.
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Montgomery
Tech
James Douglass
Fred Hopkins
Ed Manigault
Richard Meredith
Lavada Ratliff
Montgomery High School
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