Half of Fayette County miners died from roof falls in early 1943
Sixteen Fayette County miners died in 1943's first half with eight fatalities from haulage mishaps and three from explosives. The West Virginia department of mines lists the six month total by incidents including roof falls causing seven deaths in the first and second quarters, with names and insecure working faces across Kaymoor Kingston and Minden mines.
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Register
Mount Hope
Fayette County
West Virginia Department of Mines
John Cottrell
Crennelton Coal and Coke Company
James Leadbetter
Koppers Powellton
Jesse Vannatter
Kaymoor
New River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
David Bailes
New River Company
Oakwood
Mines Department
Bailes
Bathead
Layland
Delas Toles
New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Caa Company
Minden
Toles
Hillary Blankenship
Semes-Solvey Company
Harewood
Instantia
Wiliam Haney
Kaymosr
Poeshontas Consolidated Coal Company
Carl Richmond
Kingston
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Sarah Francis Kirby to Wed Marine Lt William Booth Jr
Oak Hill wedding at St. William Booth Catholic Church features Miss Sarah Francis Kirby daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Kirby to Second Lieutenant William Hobart Booth Jr United States Marine Air Troops. The ceremony at two oclock will be followed by a short wedding trip. The couple's attendant is Rose Dura of Scarbro.
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Register
Oak Hill
Father Francis
Saints Paul and Peter Catholic
Scarbro
Sarah Francis Kirby
Francis Kirby
William Hobart Booth
United States Marine Air
Rose Dura
Bond Drive Off To A Good Start
Fayetteville reports early progress in the Third War Loan drive with $5,000 in two days. A. B. Abbot says communities have not yet sent full results, but unofficial reports indicate a solid start toward Fayette county’s $1,875,000 quota and Fayetteville’s local $200,000 goal.
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Register
Fayetteville
A. B. Abbot
Fayette County
Kaymoor
Ditnard
Edmond
Brooklyn
Jansing
Beckwith
Kilsyth Pupils Move to Mount Hope Consolidation
Kilsyth School with only the first three grades merged with Mount Hope elementary. Principal A. L. Walker oversees both schools as pupils ride buses leased by the Colliery to Mount Hope.
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Register
Mount Hope
Kilsyth
A. L. Walker
Grace Steiger Weds Alloy Man in Raleigh Cathedral
Grace Steiger of Brooklyn married Earl Petty of Alloy in a ceremony performed August 16 at Sacred Heart Cathedral Raleigh. Attending were Mrs. Steiger and brother Lewis Steiger. Petty, a former Marine discharged, now works at Electro Metallurgical Plant in Alloy where they will reside.
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Brooklyn
Grace Steiger
Ito
Earl Petry
Alloy
John Steiger
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Raleigh
North Carolina
Joseph Sands
Steiger
Lewis Steiger
Petty
Ira Petts
Alley
Floyd Bennett Air Field
United States Marine Corps
322 Enroll At Du Bois School
Du Bois high school reports 322 students enrolled in the first week, down 40 from last year. Of 48 seniors, seven are boys with four already called to service. Freshman class has 13 students, a drop of 14. Thomas F. Ashe joins as junior high instructor.
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Wester Mount Hope
du Bois High School
T. W. Chiles
Servier
Thomas F. Ashe
Fayetteville
British Sailor Visits Mt Hope
Sailor John Murry of the British navy returns to Norfolk Virginia after visiting Mr and Mrs Woow Hunter in Mount Hope. The Kirkintilloch Scotland native served 3 years and spent 48 weeks aboard a British aircraft carrier in the Pacific learning about the US Navy. He praises U S naval efforts and predicts the Pacific war will end soon.
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Mount Hope
John Murry
Norfolk
Vira
Woow
Hunter
Murry
Kirkintifioch
Scotland
Pacific Ocean
Mite
United States Navy
Pacific
England
Oak Hill Man Receives Marine Commission
Thompson son of Woo M Thompson sr of Oak Hill recently graduated from the U S Marine Corps aviation school in Pensacola Florida and was commissioned a second lieutenant He has been assigned to the aircraft squadron of the Marine Corps Mrs Clif tors Fisher of Summersville visits her parents Mr and Mrs E P Carr in Mount Hope with her daughter Suzanne
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Register Stalf
Oak Wise
Winfred Miter
Thompson
Woo M. Thompson
Oak Hill
United States Marine Corps Aviation School
Pensacola
Flovida
Marine Corps
Register
MT. Hope
Cliftors Fisher
Summersville
E. Paul Carr
Mount Hope
Suzanne
Teo A. Portis
United States “Navy
W. R. Portis
Locust Drive
Southern Pacific
Bluefield
Siems Return From New York Visit
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Siems of Mount Hope have returned from New York City after several days visiting their son, George H. Siems Jr., a naval midshipman.
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New York
Register Star
MT. Hopf
George H. Siems
Mount Hope
New Yorsity
Mrs Jasper Buys Residence in Mount Hope
Mrs. S. J. Jasper has purchased and now resides in the home formerly owned by the late Mrs. Leni Hummel of Mount Hope.
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Register
MT. Hope
S.J. Jasper
Leni Hummel
Mount Hope
Whipple Man Feigns Sleep On Tracks For Quiet
Deputies found a man lying beside the railroad in Whipple known as Hobo Jungle. He explained he slept there to escape noise from his home and the children, and sat up when uncovered by officers. The incident involved the Chesapeake and Ohio slogan in an odd way.
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Register
Whipple
Maurice Marlin
G. L. Davis
Martin
Sheriff's Office
Fayetteville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Oswald Woman Su ids Here Suzie Hilton 67
Mrs. Suzie Hilton 67 of Oswald died Saturday morning at Beckley hospital after a two week illness from heart complications. She was born in Arlington Ohio and survived by her husband Joan Hilton and many children and kin including Raymond Hilton, Mrs. Donald Lafon, James Hilton, and Staff Sergeant Thomas Hilton in England. Funeral set for Beckley Christian church Monday at 2:30 p m with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Body to be moved to daughter’s home today. Active pallbearers listed.
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Oak Hilis
Suzie Hilton
Oswald
Beckley
Hilton
Arlington
Ohio
Methodist Church
Joan Hilton
Raymond Hilton
Donald Lafon
Edward Lunsprith
Pasadena
California
James, Hilton
Wyoming
Thomas Hilton
United States Army
England
Joe Lathay
Resaca
Carlin Stepp
Portsmouth
Arthur Hilton
Bellepoint
John Bosonetto
John Hilton, Jr
Summerlee
Jack Hilton
Muncie
Indiana
Raymond Kerr
Clem Kerr
Fayette Station
Sam Kerr
Detroit
Michigan
Charles Kerr
Huntington
Herman Kerr
Mansfield
Christian Church
A. Wilson
Martin
Sunset Memorial Park
Westwood Drive
M.C. Banks
Ed 2Willing
Je W. Lafon
J. Z. Lamb
W. B. White
Mr. Coate
Tax Increase Goes to Teachers in Fayette County
Fayette County tax levies for 1942 show a rise tied to a boost in teachers salaries approved at the November election. County assessor Karl K. Warden said the entire increase stems from that single factor.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Karl K. Warten
Betty Ann Snider to Enter Baylor University
Betty Ann Snider daughter of Mr and Mrs Fort O Snyder left last week to enter Baylor University in Waco Texas She plans visits with Miss Dorothy Ochs of Taylorsville Kentucky and Mr and Mrs C B Cook of Memphis Tennessee before arriving in Waco Snider was among Averett College June graduates Danville Virginia this year.
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Mount Hope
Betty Ann Snider
Fort O. Snyder
Baylor University
Waca
Texas
Dorothy Ochs
Taylorsville
C. B. Cook
Memphis
War talk and sow with five piglets crops up in Cool Ridge
Paris Bowling reports a bread sow nursing five newborn pigs born five weeks ago mixed Poland China and Chester stock. He says all five are males and expects about 82.50 dollars from them at 7.40 dollars each.
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Cool Ridge
Paris
Coal Ridge
Poland
China
Chester
Rowling
Women’s Council Meeting Set At First Christian Church
Group six of the Women’s Council of the First Christian church will meet at 7:30 Friday evening in the church parlor. Mrs. CG George Parker is leader and hostesses will be Mrs. H. G. Sterne and Mrs. Matie Callison.
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Women's Council
The
First Christian Church
Church Parlar
CG George Parker
H. G. Sterne
Matie Callison
Laura Gwinn to preside at West Virginia club meeting
Miss Laura Gwinn of the Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club will preside at the Saturday evening session of the interim board meeting and annual institute of the One West Virginia Federation at the Gore hotel, Clarksburg, September 18 and 19. Virginia Laughlin and other state officers also preside at events. The program includes a 2 PM opening business session, an institute on Winning the War and the Peace, and discussions on press relations and international relations.
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Laura Gwinn
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Institute of One West Virginia Federation of the Organization
Gore Hotel
Clarksburg
Mary Williamson White
Miss Gwinn
Madge Richardson
WH Tead
O'Clack
George H. Clark
Helen Tonelli Hosts Dinner For College Goers
Miss Helen Tonelli entertained at her home on South Oakland avenue Friday evening with a dinner party in honor of Miss Mary Stuart Malone who will enter Sullins college Bristol Virginia next week and Miss Eva Low Emmons who will enter Marshall college in Huntington. Tonelli will enter Marshall college next week. Those at the dinner were Miss Emmons Miss Malone Miss Tonelli Miss Mary Angell and Miss Barbara Emmons also a former Marshall student.
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Helen Tonelli
South
Oakland Avenue
Mary Stuart Malone
Sullins College
Bristol
Virginia
Eva Low Emmons
Marshall College
Huntington
Iss Tonelli
Miss Emmons
Malone
Tonelli
Mary Angell
Barbara Emmons
Marshall
Wilson Greer Honored At Parly Farewell
Wilson Greer who left yesterday for service in the United States army was honored with a weiner roast Thursday at the Four-H dam. Homer Bennet and his Mocking Birds furnished music for dancing with a gathering that included Mr. and Mrs. John Eye and others.
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Wilson Greer
Homer Bennet
John Eye
Paul Hepler
D. F. Mann
Jim Dobbine
Reba
Ida Anderson
Fern Boggs
Jimmy Freeman
Howard Tucker
John Fix
Local service members visit home on leave amid war effort
Long list of servicemen and women from Beckley and nearby towns spend leave with families. Names include Teo A Portis and George Sparks returning to ships, E D Terry Jr and Elsie Beasley arriving from England, and many others visiting relatives while awaiting new assignments or continuing education.
Flowers Topic At Rhododendron Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. E. M. Payne Jr spoke on Flower Arrangements at the Rhododendron Garden Club meeting held at the Wilkes home on the Skelton by pass. Guests and hostesses were Miss Grace Wilkes, Miss Joan Wilkes, and Miss Betty Wilkes. Prize winners included Jane Schwank first in large flowers, Grace Wilkes second, Harry Myers third. miniature class winner Rachael Meader, Elizabeth Schwank second, Betty Wilkes third. Ten members attended.
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E. M. Payne, Jr
Cnb
Wilkes
Skelton By-Pass
Grace
Joan
Betty Wilkes
Paine
Leslie Carter
Jane Schwank
Grace Wilkes
Harry Myers
Rachael Meader
Elizabeth Schwank
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Mony
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W. A. Booth
Fairdale
Concord College
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Senargin
Kansas City
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Bond
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Richard Sproles
Hoe
Sylvester Donaldson
Edward A. Wilhne
Semet-Solvay Company
Mine Department
Donaldson
Noe
Wilhite
Alva E. Hudson
Atry Frances Coal Company
Rajana
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William Evans
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Alloy Man
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Robert BE. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
W. G. Caperton
Willa. Williams
Women's Army Corps
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Covn Street
Jack Worley
Grandview Road
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T. W. Crees
Ballstreet
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Guadalcanal
E. D. Terry, Jr
San Antonio
Lucie Mae Terry
Clyde Street
Vivian Fleming
Eccles
John Beasley
Elsie Beasley
United States Army Nurse Corps
Camp Atterbury
Paul Hamblin
Lieutenant Hamblin
Millsburo
Delaware
Joe Dutton
Railroad Avenue
Hamblin
Sylvia Dutton
Pat C. Fourney
Patty Glee
Montgomery
Fourney
Blue Jay
Mr. Fourney
BE. C. Huffman
Raleigh General Hospital
Printe Street
Harold Gore
United States Army Air Force
Waltersboro
South Carolina
Busaett L. Price
Edgewood Drive
J. Robert Moore
W. E. Moore
South Oakwood Avenue
Wanda McClure
MacArthur
Trullia Hodge
Elkton
Maryland
C. W. Hodge
Wickham
Louise Hodge
Eva Mahood
East Main Street
Mary Hedrick
Thurman Hedrick
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Prince
Aileen Hedrick
June Peters
Helen Lucy Cunningham
Eof McAlpin
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mrs. S. A. Robinson
Washington, D. C
Mrs. H. Hilton
Augusta Norris
E. L. Norris
College Avenue
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Kappa Delta Pi National Educational Fraternity
Pan-Hellenic Council
Martha Page Hogg
C. W. Hogg
Wickham Avenue
Hollins College
Hollins, Virginia
Patsy Rush Chambers
Harry D. Chambers
Whitesville
Winston-Salem
Salem Academy
Doedd
Duke University
Billy Mack Crawford
W. M. Crawford
Harper Road
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisbury
Mary Louise Farley
Jasper C Farley
South Kanawha Street
W. H. Gates
Baltimore
Johnstown Road
Walter Kyle Hooker
United States Merchant Marines
Eva Bent
Saylesville
Rhode Island
McAlpin
Stotesbury
Sophia
Squire C. A. Jewell
Dora Jewell
Ravenswood
Albert Miller
Beulah Nichols
Beaver
Alice Rose
Hume Rose
A. B. DuBose
Alabama
M's. C. E B. Banfield
Lincoln Street
Clowney Harvey
Egeria
B. F. R. Powell
Bellevue
Kentucky
David Laing
Gloria Hilda Goldstein
Irving Goldstein
Beaver Avenue
Stratford College
Danville
Roger Hilton
Crab Orchard
Otis Cook
Rapperston
Ray E. Elkins
South Heber Street
Carl Lilly
Raleigh General Hospia
Dimmie Mays
Raleigh Heights
Goodyear Aircraft
Akron
Jim Bob Todd
Great Lakes
Illinois
Aviation Ordnance Service School
Chicago
Ronald Troutman
Mourgantown
Shirley Rogers
Buffalo
America
Armed Services
BEC
Heber Street
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