Welfare takes girl from foster father in Fayette county
Ruth Gill ten was taken to Davis Child Shelter in Charleston after welfare officials charged cruelty and improper conduct toward the eleven year old adopted girl. Foster father W F Gill traveled to Fayetteville seeking aid to regain custody, denying the charges and claiming he will seek a divorce. He said he adopted the child at age two to complete his home. Welfare said the child was not legally adopted and only had first papers. neighbors had complained prompting immediate removal.
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Whipple
Gill
Scouts to Hold Court of Honor in Mount Hope
Boy Scout officials in Mount Hope will hold an honor court Monday and Tuesday. Scouts eligible for new rank are urged to attend the event and participate in the proceedings and rites.
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Register
Mount Hope
First West Virginian Moves Into Greenbelt Home
Vernon Hitchcock of Fayetteville W Virginia became the first Mountain State resident to move into the Greenbelt Maryland federal low cost housing project near Washington. The development cost about 15 million dollars sits on rolling land twelve miles from the capital. Hitchcock came to Washington six years ago as a treasury department employee and later became secretary to the official who helped oversee the project.
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Associated Press
Washington
Greenbelt
Vernon Hitchcock
Fayetteville
W. Va
Hitchcock
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Oak Hill High To Have Movies
The Fayette area school Oak Hill High adds motion picture equipment to classrooms. A sixteen millimeter projector with optional sound apparatus will show educational and local films for students.
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OAK Hill High
Register
Hill
Fayette
Crab Orchard Face Value Scrip Accepted
Crab Orchard and Lillybrook areas report face value acceptance of Kop pers and New River scrip at Lillybrook and Tams Scrip. All work guaranteed.
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New River
Koppers
Lillybrook
Tams
Beaver section foreman praises Vendol for relief
Sam Burnette, a Beaver West Virginia section foreman, reports years of constipation with gas, sour stomach, headaches, and weak health. After taking Vendol and Vendol laxative tablets his constipation eased, gas and acid fermentation diminished, meals agreed, back pain eased, and energy returned. Vendor sold by leading druggists, Beckley Watkins Drug Store endorses.
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Sam Burnette
Beaver
W. Va
Vendor
Beckley
Watkins Drug Store
Six Trespassers Held for Investigation in Fayette County
Six trespassers were brought to the Fayetteville jail in recent days and held for investigation. Upon arrival they are fingerprinted photographed and reports sent to the bureau of investigation. They are released when a return is received. Several men wanted in other states have been apprehended in Fayette county this year.
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Ers
Bureau of Investigation
Fayette County
Nightingales Invade Scotland Reported In Several Areas
Nightingales previously unknown in Scotland are reported to have invaded the country in multiple sections, indicating a widespread audial and observational interest in the unusual arrival.
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Scotland
Milo Thompson Leads Washington AP Bureau Chief
Milo Thompson serves as chief of the Washington Bureau for The Associated Press, guiding national political coverage, bureau operations, and strategic reporting in the seat of federal government.
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Milo Thompson
Washington
The
Associated Press
Pneumonia Claims Life of Byron Shaffer in Glen Ferris
Byron Hurtt Shaffer seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul B Shaffer of Glen Ferris died Sunday at 8 pm from pneumonia after a week of illness His mother formerly Miss Corrine Hurtt daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Hutt of Sprague survives a brother Joe Dickie also survives Funeral services are set for the Glen Ferris church tomorrow at 2 pm Burial will be in the Hurtt family cemetery at Prosperity
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Register
Glen Ferris
Byron Hurtt Shaffer
Paul B. Shaffer
Corrine Hurtt
G. C. Hutt
Sprague
Joe Dickie
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Prosperity
Creole Defendant's Ethnic Label Sparks Debate
A Creole described as a white defendant of French and Spanish descent faces questions about racial and cultural labeling in the court record. The description highlights historical classifications used in the case and raises discussion about identity in legal proceedings.
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