Fayette Mount Hope water system purchase on docket
The Public Services Commission scheduled a hearing today on Mount Hope's plan to buy the Fayette Homes water system serving 350 customers in Kilsvik MacDonald Derrydale Lee Price Hill and Oswald for 14000 plus 61000 for repairs and additions. Also set were Oak Hill Airport applications for scheduled service between Oak Hill Huntington with stops at Montgomery and Charleston and approval of a proposed charter service.
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Charleston
Mount Hope
Public Services Commission
Fayette Homes, Inc
Kilsvik
MacDonald
Derrydale
Lee
Price Hill
Oswald
Oak Hill Airport, Inc
Oak Hill
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Montgomery
Family Reunion Set for Sunday at Lilly Grounds
The seventh annual Miller-Halstead reunion will be held September 7 at the Lilly reunion grounds on Flat Top, Raleigh County. Fletcher Mann and Sherman Ballard will be principal speakers, with H C Brown as master of ceremonies. Music by Elder A G Nichols Midway Quartet Sophia Pendleton Band Princeton and Waldo Miller.
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Register
Oak Hill
Lilly
Flat Top
Raleigh County
Fletcher Mann
Beckley
Sherman Ballard
Peterstown
H.C. Brown
Elder
A. G. Nichols
Midway Quartet
Sophia
Pendleton Hie Band
Princeton
Waldo Miller
Americans Brew More Than Twenty Five Billion Teacups Annually
The article notes that Americans consume over 25 billion cups of tea each year signaling steady demand and broad cultural reach across generations.
Beckleyans Charged With Bridging Fuse
Mr and Mrs Henry Carter of Hunter Street were ordered to appear in city police court tonight to answer charges of violating a city fire ordinance Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported He said a bridged fuse caused insulation to burn in the Carter house Wednesday afternoon The chief warned he will prosecute infractions of the fire ordinance
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Hunter Street
Bernard Martin
Martin
Carter House
Kincaids Purchase Oak Hill Property
Oak Hill records show Kenneth Ray Kincaid and spouse buying lot 1 in Burkholder addition to Oak Hill with improvements for about 6000 dollars from L. E. Thompson. Other Fayette County transfers include Meadows to Mozengo three acres on Lower Loup Creek for about 1000 dollars and Oak Hill Investment Co. to Dileonardo lots 1 and 2 in Fayette Heights for about 1500.
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Oak Hill
Kenneth Ray
Fayette County
J. A. S. Meadows
Emmet Mozengo
Loup Creek
Kanwha
Oak Hill Investment Co
Nick Dileonardo
Fayette Heights
Fred Shumaker
Paul C. Small
Huse
Fayetteville
Freda Berezo
Everette Campbell
Mt. Hope
Ethel Grantz
Odessa Comer
Mountain Cove
D. J. Myers
F. L. Lumsden
Lilly Court
A. L. Posey
Ernest W. Allen
Grace Carte
I. M. Miller
Henry Alport
David C. Smallridge, Jr
Charlton Heights
Charles N. Alston
Thornton E. Saunders
Hinman
R. H. Moore
W. H. Cole
Moore
Gauley Bridge
J.D. Kincaid
John Treadway
Highlawn Memorial Park Co
W. E. Stroud
Claudia Calloway Whitney
Glen E. Whitney
H.A. Berry
Sam Sluzas
Marberry Park
George E. Johnson
John H. Johnson
Ansted
Ken McMillan
E. H. Garten
Meadow Bridge
D. BE. Caldwell
Nuttall
J. Q. Hutchinson
Alaska Coal Company
Quinnimont
Gauley Mountain Coal Company
Zida Bartrum
Roy E. Davis
Robert D. Fields
Light L. Anderson
A. A. Wingrove
Scarbro
Wyoming Register
Pineville
Lula White
C. C. Jones
Oceana
Robert D. Lockhart
W. R. Lockhart
Mill Creek
Baileysville
Rites Incomplete For Death By Own Action At Hawks Nest
Miss June Gentry, 22, a Fayette County teacher, leaped from Hawks Nest State Park's 500 foot precipice. Deputy A. H. Buchanan and park caretaker Jack Nuckels removed the body to Dodd Funeral Home. Parents were abroad. a note with $58 and a letter to her boyfriend was found. witnesses recalled her nervous behavior and plans with Marguerite Allman before the tragedy.
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Rooister
Fayetteville
June Gentry
Fayette County
Hawks Nest State Park
A. H. Buchanan
Buchanan
Jack Nuckels
Dodd Funeral Home
J. R. Gentry
Mora Mae
Spring Hill
West Virginia
Miss Gentry
Hawk’s Nest
Ernestine Thompson
Victor
Marguerite Allman
Oak Hill
Nuttall High School
Lookout
Charleston
Red Jones
Thompson
Miss Thompson
Yon Joins Bank Staff in Fayetteville
Clarence Yon of Fayetteville has accepted a position at the Fayette County National Bank, adding a new member to the local bank staff.
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Yon
Register
Fayetteville
Clarence Yon
Fayette County
Mary Ellen Allen to Enter West Virginia University
Mary Ellen Allen 18 will depart September 10 from Fayetteville to study psychology at West Virginia University. A Fayetteville High School graduate class of 1947 she was a varsity cheerleader and member of Press Club A B Club Glee Club Honor Society Latin Club Dramatic Club and Thespians. She served as vice president of Student Council and editor of the 1947 Jolly Roger yearbook.
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Register
Fayetteville
Mary Ellen Allen
J. H. Allen
West Virginia University
Fayetteville High School
Jolly Roger
Anna Mae Grubb Weds A Burton in Cunard Baptist Church
Miss Anna Mae Grubb daughter of Norman B Grubb and Arthur Manual Burton son of Luther Burton, exchanged nuptial vows Sunday in Cunard Baptist Church. Dr James F Frame officiated with Doris Jean Paris on wedding music. The bride wore a tight bodice gown with off the shoulder effect and a colonial gladioli bouquet. reception followed at the bride’s parents home. They plan to live in Logan where he is employed.
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Cunard
Anna Mae Grubb
Norman B. Grubb
Arthur Manual Burton
Luther Burton
James F. Frame
Fayetteville
Doris Jean Paris
Polly Jennings
Lowell Amos
Chicago
Catherine Paris
Frieda Mae Daniels
Janet Louise Lawrence
Ruth Coleman
Jamison
Daniel Sexton
Charles Witt
Tom Lawrence
Charles Spencer
Beckley
Burton
Fayetteville High School
Fayetteville School
Logan
Coca Cola Bottling Plant Starts in Pineville
Work begins on a $125,000 Coca Cola Bottling plant in Pineville led by G A Mohler Jr with Wipperman Construction chosen to build a brick reinforced steel facility. The plant aims for a late next year opening and will resemble the Beckley unit with greater capacity to serve Wyoming County.
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Pineville
Register
Raleigh
Coca-Cola
G. A. Mohler, Jr
Wipperman Construction Company
Beckley
Mohler
Wyoming
Mullens
Wyoming County
Conley Graduates to Continue Education
Miss Mary Lacey and Johnnie Schofield III, both Conley High School graduates, will pursue further studies this fall. Lacey plans to attend Bluefield State Teachers College, while Schofield will study at West Virginia State College Institute. Lacey departs Sunday. Schofield leaves September 14.
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Mary Lacey
Johnnie Schofield
Conley High School
Bluefield State Teachers’ College
West Virginia State College Institute
Lacey
L. B. Goins
Nuriva
Schofield
Homecoming for Oceana man after Hematite visit
Carl Lee Birely of Oceana returned home after a week in Hematite Virginia visiting his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Lee Lewis.
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Resister
Oceana
Carl Lee Birely
Hematite, Va
Lee Lewis
Ancient Korean Civilization Flourished Millennia Ago
An ancient Korean civilization thrived more than three millennia ago, leaving archaeological traces across early settlements and cultural development that predate later dynastic states.
Five Couples Obtain Permits to Marry
Fayetteville reports five couples have received marriage permits. Edward Bumpus 35 and Geneva Lee Harris 26 of Layland. Jack Leo Fisher 21 of Winona and Emma Fern Crist 21 of Clifty. Agnie Kin caid 21 of Ramsey and Mary Louise Hawver 19 of Hiro. Bayless Clifford Perry 30 of Beelick Knob and Dorothy Freda Radford 29 of Ricson. Junior William Pettry 21 and Dorothy Jane Valentine of Cannelton.
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Degster
Fayetteville
Edward Bumpus
Geneva Lee Harris
Layland
Jack Leo Fisher
Winona
Emma Fern Crist
Clifty
William’ Agnie Kincaid
Ramsey
Mary Louise Hawver
Hiro
Bayless Clifford Perry
Beelick Knob
Dorothy Freda Radford
Ric’son
William Pettry
Dorothy Jane Valentine
Cannelton
Program of Music For Ladies Missionary Society
Glen Rogers community church hosted a Ladies Missionary Society meeting with a vocal duet by Mrs. Gary McClung and Mrs. Aubrey Nuckols and a quartet of Mrs. Ina Rhen Mrs. Snow Dillon Mrs. Eddie Plann and Mrs. Ed Johnson. Mrs. Nuckols led a worship service with others including Mrs. Earl Saxon Mrs. Cora Cox and Mrs. Reuben Williams. Mrs. Cox presided at the business session. visitors included the Rev. and Mrs. J B Dryfield and Mrs. Reuben Williams.
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Glen Rogers
Gary McClung
Aubrey Nuckols
Ina Rhen
Snow Dillon
Eddie Plann
Ed Johnson
Ladies Missionary Society
Glen Rogers Community Church
J.B. Dryfield
Reuben Williams
Danese Youth Recovers From Sawmill Accident
Danese Ohio youth son of Mr and Mrs Frank Gunnoe is recovering in Chillicothe Ohio hospital after a sawmill accident.
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Danese
John Campbell
Gregg
Lima
Ohio
Kemp Wininger
Will Campbell
Landisburg
Bob Gunnoe
Waverly
Frank Gunnoe
Chillicothe
Moose to Sponsor Anniversary Event
Mullens Moose Lodge No. 750 will sponsor an anniversary campaign marking Moodedom’s 60th year with Membership Director A. Fleming Wine arriving in Clarksburg. The event features twelve captain led teams of 25 members each, a banquet for the winner, and a Friday 8 p.m. lodge meeting to plan the anniversary service.
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Mullens
Mullens Moose Lodge No
Moodedom
A. Fleming
Couple Granted Marriage License in Wyoming County
Denny Cook of Kopperston Otsego and Virginia Busines of Pineville have obtained a license to marry from the Wyoming County clerk.
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Register
Pineville
Denny Cook
Kopperston
Virginia Busines 21
Otsego
Wyoming County
Morgantown Guests Visit for Week
Mrs. Donald Ty Worrell and daughters Nancy and Anne of Morgantown join her husband and father for a weeklong visit in Pineville.
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Pineville
Donald ‘Ty. Worrell
Nancy
Anne
Morgantown
Wylie Richardson Granted Building Permit
A building permit was issued to Wylie Richardson Mullens Hill resident for a two room frame dwelling on lot 1 Conway Street. Richardson estimated construction cost at 500 dollars and paid a 2.50 permit fee to City Clerk G. B. McGraw.
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Mullens
Wylie Richardson
Mullens Hill
Conway Street
Richardson
G. B. McGraw
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