Missionary Martin Clark to Speak at Mount Hope Church
Martin B. Clark, Osaka Christian Mission missionary, will preach at Mount Hope Christian Church in a three day series starting Friday at 7 30 p m with additional services Saturday 7 30 p m Sunday 11 a m and Sunday 7 30 p m He earned a master’s degree at Butler College Indianapolis and has worldly missionary experience in Japan and other countries The pastor Rev Ralph E Burnette invites the public to attend and Clark will tour home congregations after leaving Mount Hope
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Mount Hope Christian Church
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Masquerade Planned by Mount Hope Sorority
Mount Hope Beta Sigma Phi Beta Iota Chapter plans a Halloween masquerade at Oak Terrace the home of Mrs. Carl Cooper with a date to be announced. The group voted to donate to the emergency polio fund and heard talks on table decorations and flat silver. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Viar and Miss Dixon to members including Mrs. Privett Dillon Cooper Walters Akers Bowman Bevery Parrish Nettles Garrett Butler and Mrs. Rowe.
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Laurence Nettles
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Janice Walters
Edgar Akers
Norma Lee Bowman
Robert Bevery
George Parrish
Allefi Garrett
Beulah Butler
James Rowe
Fayetteville Homecoming Queens Named for Friday Night
Fayetteville selects Miss Barbara Godsay Miss Senior Pirate and Miss Vicki Vickers Miss Junior Pirate in a contest run by David Hypes and the A B Club. Godsey and Vickers are daughters of local officials. Five third grade majorettes will join the Pirate Band during the halftime show. Alumni Association members with dues will gain admission to the game and victory dance.
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Carol Jean Epperly
Carol Sue Vickers
Alfonso Nicosia
Polly Wright
Boyd Selvey
Miss Macil Sheppard Weds Ralph Dodrill in Charleston
Miss Macil Sheppard and Ralph Wayne Dodrill wed Saturday afternoon in Thayer. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheppard, wore pale blue taffeta with black accessories. The groom, a McAllister Construction employee, is East Fairmont High School alumni. Only the couple and Kathleen Sheppard attended. they reside in Charleston.
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Beckley Man Held On Check Warrant
Beckley resident Bintie Earl Kyle was arrested by Constable W B Gilkerson on a check warrant and jailed in Raleigh County. Paul Gilmore of South Kanawha Street faced drunken driving charges and was sent to County Jail after police arrest.
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Atha's Young Son Hurt By Bottle Fall At Home
Herbert E. Atha III, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Atha Jr., suffered abdominal cuts after falling on a bottle at their home. He was treated and released from Beckley Hospital at 11 30 a.m. Monday.
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Visit Relatives Mullens
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stearts of Moran Avenue and her sister Mrs. B. F. Boggs of Fram town were Sunday guests of relatives at Princeton. Mrs. Boggs stayed in Princeton to visit for several days before returning to Mullens.
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Janutolos Return From Italy and France
Fayetteville couple Mr and Mrs Fiorenze G Janutolo have returned home after four months in Italy and France. They stayed mainly in Piedicavallo with his sisters Angelina and Iride Janutolo and toured the northern Alps lake region. They visited Venice and Paris on the way back, flying 17 hours via a TWA Constellation from New York.
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Fish That Is Properly Cooked Flakes Easily
A fish dish that has been cooked through will separate into flakes when prodded with a fork. The texture indicates doneness and ensures the flesh is tender and moist.
United Nations Discussed by Rotary Speaker OA Hill
The Rev. C. S Donnelly, chair of international service relations, spoke to the Oak Hill Rotary Club on United Nations aims like preventing world wars solving hunger and promoting freedom. He urged citizens to voice opinions to guide public policy and stressed worldminded effort to settle differences. Rotarians will tour Appalachian Power in Cabin Creek Tuesday then join a Montgomery club dinner. Guests included Charles L. Garvin Jr G J Thomas H F Frazier of Fayetteville and C W Lovell of Beckley.
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Roop Funeral Rites Not Set
William Gordon Roop 53 of Mount Hope died at Oak Hill Hospital at 7 a m Tuesday after a two week illness. He was born February 11 1896 at Willis Branch and worked as a miner for New River Company at Oswald. A World War I veteran and United Mine Workers Oswald Local Union member. Survivors include his wife Dessie Artrip Roop two brothers two sisters and several children. Body at Tyree Funeral Home.
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Mt. Hope
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Calloway Heights
Beckley
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Fort Benning
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Jack Rowe
Fairmont
Frank Hindson
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill Personal Updates Include Local Injuries and Travel
Oak Hill resident Charlotte Phillips, 16, is discharged from Oak Hill Hospital after head and hip injuries from a bicycle accident. Glen Jean native Joe Smales, 13, received care for a left ankle injury from a football game. Mr and Mrs Julius Blake return from Tattersalls saddle horse sales in Lexington. Patrolman G O Martin takes vacation in Monroe County. Miss Bessie Pence visits Charlottesville, Virginia, with sister Neva. Mr and Mrs H H O Neal plan trip to Old Point Comfort for a Virginia Independent Telephone Association meeting, returning Sunday.
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Hinton
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Old Point Comfort
Virginia Independent Telephone Association
Wire in Fire Station Smoke Prompts Beckley Panic
Firemen cleaning a sewer line with a new compound produced dense smoke when it contacted water. The basement sewer sent fumes up the steps and out the front door, leading many Beckley residents on South Kanawha Street to fear a fire. No damage reported.
Saved my Life A God-send for GAS HEARTBURN
An old medical line touts Bell-ane Tablets as a fast remedy for excess stomach acid causing GAS heartburn and sour stomach. It promises relief from cytoptomatic discomfort and offers a double money back incentive on returns.
Friday Sessions For West Virginia Church Workers
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church hosts the State Sunday School Institute bringing Greenbrier Kanawha and Bluestone Presbyteries together. Dr Liston of King College will open with a worship service and 3 p m address while Roy Hogrefe Gladys Jackson and Dr D B Wathall lead private sessions on children's youth and adult work.
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Homecoming Queen Election Scheduled Tomorrow at Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School schedules the 1949 homecoming queen vote with Dorothy Jean Smith and Mary Jane Frye as candidates nominated by the senior class. The winner will reign over the November 11 game between Oak Hill Red Devils and Montgomery Greyhounds. The student council, led by president John Chmara, runs the election with coronation attendees Bea Jarrell and Sally Drake.
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Square Dance Friday Night By Legion Auxiliary
Halloween masquerade square dance at Mount Hope High School auditorium Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight hosted by the Auxiliary of American Legion Post 103. Dress optional, spectators welcome. George Ackhart of Fayetteville to call while local string band provides music. This marks the second auxiliary square dance after a crowded earlier event with about 400 attendees.
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Morrison Child's Funeral Set Today
Funeral services were held for Brenda Carol Morrison two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Morrison Prudence with grandparents Mr and Mrs George Morrison Harvey and Rev G M Ford Scarbro officiating. Burial followed at Hill Top Cemetery Collins Funeral Home in charge. The child died in Oak Hill Hospital Monday evening.
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Sherman Classes Elect Officers
Sherman High School elected class officers across four grades. Senior officers are John Goodwin president, Bill Cook vice president, and Mary Lou Tomlinson secretary treasurer. Junior officers are Pete Miller president, Bill Clendenin vice president, Peggy Jelsomine secretary treasurer. Sophomores are Cecil Burks president, Thomas Rogers vice president, Lyle Cantley secretary treasurer. Freshmen chose Hanley Barker president Diana Warren vice president Paul d Entremont as.
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Sherman High School
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Bill Cook
Mary Lou Tomlinson
Pete Miller
Bill Clendenin
Peggy Jelsomine
Cecil Burks
Thomas Rogers
Lyle Cantley
Hanley Barker
Diana Warren
Paul d’Entremont
VEW Auxiliary Plans Campaign
VEW Auxiliary Post 8516 will launch a membership drive after an October 28 meeting at Bertha Griffiths home. Friday night meeting hostess Mrs. Mary Foster served refreshments to Bertha Griffith Jackie Mullins Joy Ramey June O'Dell Ferne Dickens Halla Cregger Lena Kirby Estlene Werner.
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Mary Foster
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Jackie Mullins
Joy Ramey
June O'Dell
Ferne Dickens
Halla Cregger
Lena, Kirby
Estlene Werner
Fire Destroys Home in Shumates Branch Incident
A house owned by the Raleigh Wyoming Coal Company was destroyed by fire at Shumate's Branch yesterday morning. Whitesville Volunteer Fire Department responded but could not save the home, though they prevented spread to an adjacent house. Residents were away and occupant names were unavailable.
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Visit in Whitesville Hosts at Raleigh Street Home
Mrs Hazel Stephenson and daughter Mary Anne of East Beckley with Mrs Daisy Howery and son Jim of Charlestown were Tuesday guests of Mr and Mrs H P Lantz and Ray Cooper family at their Raleigh Street home. Candidate for the three offices in a primary election.
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Three Delegations Ask Mullens Council For Five Improvements
Three delegations of Negro citizens met Mullens City Council to seek five improvements in their district. Proposals include traffic signs with enforcement, a community playground, Conley Avenue work, a street light at Conley and Jones, and grading Steve Street. Delegations cited safety, drainage, and need for a permanent playground site with land to be purchased or leased.
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Conley High School
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Aaron Law
Whitesville Jaycees Back Drive for Connecting Route
The Whitesville Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to back the Whitesville Chamber in seeking a road linking West Fork of Little Coal River with Red Dragon Mountain to connect State Routes 78 and 3. The proposal would cut Whitesville to Madison distance by about 14 miles and bring Whitesville within 21 miles of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates operations at Wharton. The group aims to urge state road officials and Charleston politicians to support the project. Also on the agenda are plans for a Halloween block party with Fritz Salamy merchants and the first project to build a city dog-pound for stray animals.
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Robbery Steals Hunting Gear from Barret Store
State police report a theft at Wharton No. 7 store near Barret, Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Two shotguns a 29 rifle and ammunition were taken in the past weekend robbery. money in the safe and other items left untouched. Investigation continues with Trooper Tribett noting the thief wanted hunting equipment.
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Mine Employes Attend Course
Mine employes of the Red Parrot Coal Company enroll in a first aid course conducted by John Muir of the U S Department of Mines. The first class period was attended by Harold Carter Alex Domokos Jack Jones Oliver Price Mose Domokos Hubert Madkiff Charles Huffman George Lonesak Joe George Dewey Williams El mer Bowe Frank Coach Fred Dodrill Jim Keeney Keith Keeney and foremen Mike Kuhn Lester Keeney Earl Dolin Felix Buchko W D Sharp Borsyth Earl Tincher George E Daugherty Arthur Garretson.
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Jack Jones
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Dewey Williams
Elmer Bowe
Frank Coach
Fred Dodrill
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Fireman Apprentice Dix Tours Scotland Aboard USS Borie
William S. Dix, fireman apprentice, visited Rothesay Scotland as part of the destroyer USS Borie crew. The ship is attached to the Northern European Task Force on a four month duty tour.
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Class Ring Selected By Glen Rogers High School
Glen Rogers High School seniors select an oval class ring with either a stone or plain setting. A total of 26 rings were ordered on Tuesday.
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Glen Rogers High School
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