Mount Hope Nearing Completion of Water System Upgrade
Mount Hope council, with consultant Dennis Keary, reports near completion of a new water system to raise low Forest Mills area pressure. High and low tanks, altitude valves, and revised pipe sizing will deliver far more reliable service, with 3,000,000 gallons monthly expected and leaks reduced from 17 percent.
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Forest Mills
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Forest Hills
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Jeary
Bernard Rocke
New River Company
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Mountainale
Starry Skaggs
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Water Commission c
Heart Department
LL. BP. Smiker
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Water Commission
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Plans for 150000 Sewage Plant Submitted in Oak Hill
Oak Hill plans a new 150000 sewage plant as the city submits its financial statement for the July 1 to September 30 period. City treasurer H B Cole reports receipts totaling 13792.61 with fines and licenses boosting revenue. disbursements include police and fire salaries, city hall repairs, and street services.
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H. BR. Cole
R. R. Thomas
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Egal Publications
Recreation Commission
Pack and
Council Postspones Advertising Vole and Sewage Plans
Oak Hill and Our HHI report council actions including deferring a decision on parking meter advertising proposed by Lilly who runs a seven town franchise and noting meter safety concerns. The council studied sewer plant plans costing about 150000, approved a 51000 bill, and discussed church proximity beer sales with a reference to a 300 foot limit.
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West Virginia, Water Company
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Hobart Boothe, Jr
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Sorority Honors War Brides In Episcopal Parish House
Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosted war brides at the parish house of the Episcopal Church. Guests included Mrs Barbara Ward Fayetteville formerly Leicester England Mrs Wanda Shumaker Fayetteville formerly Rome Italy and Olga Mitseh a one year old Yugoslavian who arrived in July. Guest speaker was Mrs Firkia Dausaviele of Riga Latvia. Mrs Myrtle McPherson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Thomas sang Love and Alice Blue Gown. Corsages of yellow roses were given to each guest and punch and coffee served. Chapter pledged 30 minutes of training read the constitution prior to arrival.
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Barbara Ward
Fayetteville
Leicester
England
Wanda Shumaker
Rome Taly
Olga Mitseh
Yugoslavia
Firkia Dausaviele
Riga
Latvia
Mra
Myrtle McPherson
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Johnson Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Y. Johnson 79 of Oak Hill will be held at 2 30 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Rev. A A Angle and Rev C S Donnelly officiating. Burial will follow at Highlawn Memorial Park. She was born April 30 1870 in Persinger Nicholas County and was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Methodist Church. Survivors include one sister four daughters and two grandchildren. The body will be moved from the Thomas Funeral Home to the Johnson home at 4 p.m. today.
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Oak Hill Methodist Church
A. A. Angle
C. $. Donnelly
Burlat
Highlawn Memorial Park
Persinger
Nicholas County
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Methodist Church
Betty W. Combs
Beckley
W. 5. Shepard
Charleston
J. Madders
Mount Hope
S. E. Cavendish
Lottie Johnson
Thomas Funeral Home
Johnson Home
Moss Funeral Rites Thursday
Funeral services for William Bert Moss, brother of Luther Moss of Beckley, will be held at 2:30 PM from Highland Park Church near Seelond Creek. He died at home in White Sulphur Springs after a short illness. Surviving are his wife Viola Bradley Moss and four sons.
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Luther Moss
Beckley
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Beckley Woman Rites Set for Adaline Tyree Thursday
Funeral services are planned for 2 p m Thursday for Mrs Adaline Stover Tyree 76 of 206 Wilkes Warenne Beckley who died in Beckley hospital at 647 am yesterday from a stroke after a 11 week illness The service will be at the Cittsville Methodist Church with Rev Robert Dean and Rev G Iloark officiating Burial will be in William Cemetery Cittsville She was born Coal River June 11 1878 and was a housewife and Baptist Church member Surviving are her husband Prince A Tyree of Beckley two sisters Mrs Bernard King of Clear Creek and Mrs Leslie Bailey of Cranberry a daughter Abs Lula Bowyer of May fruit three grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus several other relatives.
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Bernard King
Clear Creek
Leslie Bailey
Cranberry
Abs. Lula Bowyer
Addition Underway On Wharton School
Construction starts on a six room two story addition at Wharton Junior High by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Work by B D Hamel Construction with completion planned early next year. Cost expected around 30 000 funded by the company plus 10 000 in materials from Boone County Board of Education.
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West Mullens Street to Link With Maben Road for Traffic Relief
West Mullens plans to connect Johnson Avenue with Maben Road just inside corporate limits to ease dead end traffic. Mayor Willian Holroyd announced after a council meeting. Otis Whitt agreed to grant right of way affecting a tract remaining from Mullens divisions pending survey and valuation. A by pass route via Lusk Avenue and nearby streets was also approved for designation by the Wyoming County Court as a secondary road, with commerce officials discussing development of the bypass.
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Two New Polio Cases Reported In Fayette County
A Register Staff Writer reports two new infantile paralysis cases in Fayette County bringing total cases to one in the county. Lenita Ann Young twenty one month old daughter of Grant and Mrs Young Kingston was admitted to Marmet Children Hospital on September twenty seventh. Tracy William Rothwell ten month old son of Edward and Mrs Rothwell Marling is also a patient at Marmet. Vacationing in Florida are Fred Branham and wife of Whitesville.
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Pettus PTA Plans To Buy Supplies
Pettus PTA plans to purchase classroom supplies for Pettus Elementary School. Mike Rich, PTA president, asks Principal Dewey for a list of needed items. Mrs. Howard Clay elected secretary to replace Miss Louise Bone. Other officers include Posey Clay as vice president and Orville Carr as treasurer.
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Omer Elkins
Malcolm iSharp
Kenna French
Dewey Pettry
Clyde Cook
Jess Perry
Gene Staver
Ella Mae iScott
Hazel Moye
Luifreda Stanley
Lowise Massey
G. IT. Gibson
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Charles Zimerman
Mont Massey
Abner Dooley
Ralph Stover
Arnold Brackman
Carter Funeral Rites Thursday In Bluefield
John Sylvester Carter 59 of Kopperston died last night at home after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 2:30 p m Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield with burial in Monte Vista Cemetery near Princeton Road. Survived by wife Dora Bell Carter two sons L G Carter Tammy Carter three daughters Edith Carter Mrs Woodrow Wilson of Bluefield and Mrs Raymond Walaczka.
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Bluestone flood control funding and local funeral notices
A report notes 1 350 000 dollars appropriated by Senate House conferees for flood control at Bluestone Reservoir to be used by Army engineers during the year ending next June. Funeral services for James B. Smith, 61, of Route 1 Fayetteville, will be held at 3 30 p m today at Pleasant View Church Galewood with Rev L M Legs officiating. He is survived by his wife Effie and multiple children and siblings. The article also mentions parking expansion at the New Silver dock site and a ditch filling project along a road, with comments from U S Engineers Reservoir manager C E Fulmer. Funeral arrangements place Mr Smith in Hawkins Funeral Home after transfer from Evans Funeral Home.
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Dickerson Rites Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Don Dickerson 51 were set for 2 30 PM at Chitty Presbyterian Church Ames Heights officiated by Hoy W W Childs. Burial followed in the church cemetery after services at Martinsburg hospital death from long illness.
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Veterans honor WWI veteran Dickerson at Ansted graveside rites
Military graveside ceremonies for Dickerson will be conducted by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Ansted. The event honors a World War I veteran with participation from local veterans groups.
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Ansted
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