Citizens Seek Removal of Morgan Officials in Circuit Court
Citizens of Morgan County petitioned the circuit court at Insburg last week to remove three county commissioners from office on grounds of alleged official misconduct. Trenor of Fire Creek, secretary of Sewell chapter of Masons, was named Grand Marshal by the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons at Charleston on November 10th and 11th.
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Morgan County
Insburg
Trenor
Fire Creek
Sewell
Masons
Grand
Royal Arch Masons
Charleston
Patriotic Service at Baptist Church Beckley
A Baptist Sunday school in Beckley held a patriotic service with pledges to the US flag Christian flag and Service flag and songs including The Star Spangled Banner America Coronation and God Bless Our Men Audience stood for the flag salute and pledged allegiance to the Republic one nation. The event drew many participants who pledged to memorize the pledges for future recitation.
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United States
Baptist Sunday School
Beckley
America
Specialist Visists Oldest Man in Kentucky
Dr. I L Nascher of New York, studying longevity, arrived at Greasy Creek Kentucky to spend days with John Shell, claimed to be 132 years old. Nascher will observe Shells living habits and diet to uncover factors behind his endurance and will include findings in his forthcoming book. Shell has recovered from pneumonia and appears vigorous.
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I. L. Nascher
New York
Greasy Creek
Leslie County
Kentucky
John Shell
Nascher
Shell
Tragic TB Claim Ends Young Saxon Mother's Life
The wife and mother of S. P. Daniel of Saxon died Saturday November 15 after a battle with tuberculosis. She was about twenty years old and left her husband and two children. The family mourns as burial occurred near the home the next day.
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S. P. Daniel
Saxon
New Road Completion Advances Beckt Fayette Links
The new concrete road from Mt Hope in Fayette county to the Raleigh county line is finished and will open soon. Work to Beckley from the county line is speeding up, promising easier travel between Beckley and Fayette once Raleigh road is finished.
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Mt. Hope
Fayette County
Raleigh County
County Line
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Raleigh County Chancery divorce suit filed by Lilly Toney
In Raleigh County court a suit by Lilly Toney for absolute divorce from Richard Toney is heard. The defendant is nonresident of the state, ordered to appear within one month after publication and protect his interests. Clerk Albert Williams signs, Brown W Payne attorney. 1218
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County of
Raleigh
Circuit Court
Lilly Toney
Chancery
Richard Toney
Albert Williams
Brown W. Payne
Notice to take depositions in chancery suit
Lilly Toney by counsel gives notice to Richard Toney that on January 3, 1919, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at Brown W Payne law office in Beckley West Virginia, depositions of herself and other witnesses will be taken for use as evidence in the pending Raleigh County Circuit Court chancery suit where Lilly is plaintiff. If not commenced or completed that day, the depositions will continue daily at the same place and times until finished.
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Richard Toney
A. D
Brown W. Payne
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
West Virginia
Christmas Parcels For Overseas Troops Regulations
Regulations govern shipment of Christmas parcels to troops overseas. For England France or Germany send via parcel post or express with weight limits seven pounds and total length plus girth under seventy two inches. Packages should be marked Christmas box care of the Port of Embarkation Hoboken N J and arrive by December 8. Larger twenty pound limits apply for Siberia Hawaii and the Philippines with Fort Mason shipping care. arrival by December 1 1919.
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England
France
Germany
Hoboken
N. J
Siberia
Hawaiian
Philippine Departments
Fort Mason
San Francisco
Calif
Wray Not Speeding in Accident Report
A report claiming Roy Wray was fined for speeding in the crash that struck Walter Deering is incorrect. Witnesses agree he was not speeding when the child was hit.
Deaths in West Virginia Coal Mines Fall in October
Twenty four coal mine deaths were recorded in October in West Virginia, far below the normal fatality rate. The report notes the month saw less than half the usual number of fatalities.
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West Virginia
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Staunton
Bank OF Raleigh
Raleigh Hardware Co
Heber Street
Neville
Baptist Church
Pacific Seaboard
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