Lafayette Legion Post to Honor State Commander
Fayetteville plans a homecoming honoring Harry W. Mill, state Legion commander, with open house from 1 to 12, a Memorial Building executive committee meeting at 1, banquet at 6:30, and a dance afterward. Myron R. Renick of Fayetteville to toast. Reservations via Commander Walter Caldwell. limit 350 for dinner.
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LaFayette Legion
Fayetteville
Harry W. Milll
American Legion
LaFayette Post
Ayetteville
Walter Caldwell
Community notices from Oak Hill and surrounding areas
Card party set by auxiliary at Oak Hill parish house on Kelly Ave September 23 in Fayetteville. Woman's Auxiliary plans event after Tuesday meeting led by Mrs. Kenneth Carroll. Missionary group at Oak Hill Baptist Church hosted by Mrs. Joe Slater with guest speaker Paul Bobbitt touring Europe. Bobbitt will speak at Scarbro Baptist Church Monday. Band from Collins High unable to perform at East Bank due to director's family illness. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority executive board met at Miss Mary Lou Mitchell's. program year titled Paths of Loveliness discussed. first program Spoken Word planned at Mrs. G.4's home.
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Oak Hill
General Missionary Society
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Joe Slater
Paul Bobbitt
Europe
Bobbitt
Scarbro Baptist Church
A. J. Bishop
Collins High Red Devil
East Bank
Paul Mackey
Florence Mackey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mackey
Beta ,‘Theta
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mary Lou Mitchell
Steele Callis
Mitchell
John Donachy
Ruth Easton
Walter Kominsky
G. Steele Callison
John Duda
R. RB. Thomas, Jr
Wilbur Eigenbrad
Hobart Booth
Mary Lou J Mitchell
Bride elect rites noted with luncheon in Scott home
A luncheon in the Scott home celebrated the bride elect, Miss Virginia Margaret Duncan Belcher, with plans for a September 9 8 p.m. ceremony at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church. Guests included Mrs. Edward Lee Cobb and other relatives and friends as the couple awaits their fall wedding.
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MT. Hope
John Calvin
John Calvin Scott
Margaret Duncan
Henry Vaughan Belcher
Edward Lee Cobb
Courtland
Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church
Fayette Couples Get Marriage Licenses
Fayetteville county clerk issued licenses to multiple couples including Henry Vaughan Belcher and Margaret Duncan of Mt Hope. Martin Camillus Coleman and Virgie Lee Swannigan of Oak Hill. Raymond Nevel Elmore and Genevieve Carroll Naylor of Lochgelly. more pairs listed with ages and hometowns in the Fayette area.
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Fayetteville
Fayette
Henry Vaughan Belcher
Norfolk
Margaret Duncan
Mt. Hope
Martin Camillus Coleman
Virgie Lee Swannigan
Oak Hill
Raymond Nevel” Elmore
Whipple
Genevieve Carroll Naylor
Lochgelly
Clark Byrne Frame
Clarksburg
Carolyn Jane Rodgers
Henry Jackson
Edith Booker
Lookout
Donald Morton
Bradley
Charlotte Small
Danese
William Edgar McCallister
Smithers
Santha Kathryn Bracken
Gauley Bridge
Harvey Powers
Huntington
Ruth Perry
Hilltop
Ralph Martin Ramage
Layland
Anna Lee McClung
Samuel Ross
Glen
Evening Classes Set for Miners
Evening mining classes start Sept. 6 in Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties under A G Carter of the Mining Extension Service WV State College. Instructors Jack Belcher William Craig Howard Monroe cover topics from mine ventilation safety to explosives and electricity with some first aid. An instructors conference is planned Sept 13 at Welch Junior High McDowell County to review pre enrollment figures and possible relocation. A mobile program will run about two weeks later offering classes at mines in Kanawha Fayette and McDowell counties.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
A. G. Carter
Mining Extension Service
West Virginia State College
Jack Belcher
Red Jacket
William Craig
Fayetteville
Howard Monroe
Beckley
Welch Junior High School
McDowell County
Kanawha
Fay
Ette Ap
McDowell -Sunties
Induction Ordered For 20 Local Men
Selective Service Board 21 Mullens orders 20 men to report for army induction on September 18. Volunteers Isiah Lawson Sr of Alpeca and Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr of Itmann listed, along with 18 draftees from Mullens, Keyrock, Ikes Fork, Glen Fork, Stephenson and surrounding areas. Names include Harry Cooke Jr, Jesse Goddard, Arthur Hayes, Thomas Cook, Herman Rife, Andrew Payne, Frankie Fernandez Jr, Jessie Poe, Lee Damron, James Rosser, Troy Cook, Charles Shrewsberry, Kenneth Mullins, Gerald Short, Zie Hatfield, Charles Lambert, Robert Pack, and Willard Howeron.
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Mullens
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board
Isiah Lawson, Sr
Alpeca
Leonard Rudolph Mayse, Jr
Itmann
Imogene Mi Lilly
Harry G. Cooke, Jr
Jesse
James Calvin Goddard
Keyrock
Arthur Eugene Hayes
Thomas Blaine Cook
Glen Fork
Shelby
Ohio
Willard Preston Howeron
Bud
Contractor Injured in Fall While Unloading Steel at Hospital Addition
Mullens building contractor H. E. Lilly fractured pelvis after slipping from a stack of metal girders around 9 am. also suffered leg lacerations and body bruises. Accident occurred when a prying bar slipped causing loss of balance on the truck. Other workers treated for injuries include Kelly Milam with back and foot cuts, William A. Morgan with a back strain, and Dan Price with a severe left leg contusion. Announced anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Laxton, who wed in Micajah in 1907.
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Mullens
H. E. Lilly
Wyoming General Hospital
Lilly
AL A.m
Kelly Milam
Otsego
William A. Morgan
Stephenson Mine
Dan Price
Wyco Reader
Coal
Bus Drivers to Observe Speed Limits in Mullens
Mullens officials order a strict enforcement of speed limits for city and school buses after Mayor J E Orr questioned drivers. Traffic changes on Guyandotte Avenue include reversing parking on parts of the thoroughfare to improve safety near churches and schools. Proposals cover Highland Avenue, Frantz Avenue, Center Street, and Broadway to ease congestion and protect pedestrians. A sidewalk project on Frantz Avenue and related property repairs were debated, with plans to notify owners and consider angle parking. A community meeting and church events were noted, along with a safety railing proposal on a steep grade and a pending decision by the State Road Commission.
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South Mullens
Wallingford
Wyoming Street
Frantz Avenue
Center Street
Broadway
Circle Drive
Guyandotte Avenue
McGraw
Orr
Highland Avenue
Lusk Avenue
First Methodist Church
Ben Dunman
Somecoming Set Sunday at Mt Hope
Residents and descendants of pioneer families in Loup Creek Winston areas host their annual homecoming Sunday. The schedule begins at 10 a m with a religious service a choir from West Virginia State Prison for Women to perform at 2 p m adding a notable feature to the day.
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MT. Hope
Loup Creek
Winston
West Virginia State
Allen Reunion at Mount Hope Draws 3000 Descendents
The Allen Reunion will be held at Cold Springs near Indian Draft in Monroe County on Sunday. About 1,000 dependents of Samuel MT HOPE Bill Scott and John Scott families from Price Hill are expected to attend the all day event. Allen Naval Officers Training School graduate from Long Beach will return to his studies at Washington and Lee University this fall.
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ALLEN
MT. Hope
Cold Springs
Neas
Monroe County
Samuel
Bill Scott
John Scott
Price
Hill
Naval Officers Training School
Long Beach
Calif
Washington and Lee
Sack Moody announce birth of daughter at Grace Hospital
Mr and Mrs Sack Moody of Fanrock announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday August 28 at 12 53 PM at Grace Hospital Welch.
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Fanrock
Mrs. Sack Moody
Grace Hospital
Welch
Visiting in Ohio Sabine Woman Plans Kentucky Visit
Nellie Brizen of Sabine visits her son and daughter in Dayton with S-Sgt. and Mrs. Dempsey Surbaugh. She also intends to visit friends in Kentucky before returning home.
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Ohio
Sabine
Nellie Brizendine
S-Sgt
Dempsey Surbaugh
Dayton
Kentucky
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Harold Corker
Sandy
Jimmy Boothe
Judith Ann
Dickie Coffey
Mickey
Cheryl Toombs
Margie Buckland
Lugenia Williams
Kelly Williams
Melvin Roberts
George W. Coffey, Jr
Cavalier
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Neville St
Jack
Laxton
Micajah
F. B. Laxston
D. D. Mills
Ot Crumpler
Niada
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McKesson & Robbins
State Road Commission
White Avenue
Jimmy James
James
Carroll
Worrell
Rosa Hargrave
Bae
Asics
Gene
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Heber Street
Nee Ne 5 Reverealist Baptist Senioritty
Queen Esther Court
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