Fayette County Seeks Bond Rally to Buy Bomber
Oak Hill hosts a war bond rally Tuesday Sept 27 at 8 p.m. to raise 300000 for a bomber. Fay etteville leaders including Roy H Johnson preside. speakers include Charles Mahan Jr a WWI veteran and Ashford hospital patients. Local bands from Fayetteville Mt Hope Oak Hill perform. committee includes Mayor Hill and Oak Hill officials.
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Register
Oak Hill
Roy H. Johnson
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles ¥. Mahan
C. E. Mahan Tl
Ashford Service Hospital
White’ ‘Sulphur Springs
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill High School
K. B. Abbott
Drive For Bands
Salvage drive planned for tin in Fayette county schools
A schoolroom salvage campaign runs Oct 15 to Nov 1 in Fayette county led by L ee Mills chairing the school lunch program. J C Hultian of Oak Hill oversees salvage decorations across Oak Hill Mount Hope Anster Fayetteville Montgomery with teachers directing collections in each community.
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Register Statt
OAK Hill
Fayette County
L.ee .Mills
Educat Mills
J. C. Hult
Ian
Oak
Hill
Fayetteville Judge Dillon to Face Drinking Charge
Fayette county circuit court judge H E Dillon Jr will be arraigned before justice R C Godsey on a driving while drunk complaint filed by Deputy Sheriff G T Davis. Dillon was arrested Tuesday night and posted bond to carl B Vickers. He was released Wednesday morning. In Oak Hill Hospital Mrs Wyatt Jones entered for treatment and will stay about ten days.
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Dillon
Fayetteville
H. E. Dillon, Jr
Fayette County
R. C. Godsey
Justice of Peace
Davis
Maurice Martin
Carl B. Vickers
Oak Hill Hospital
Register
Wyatt Jones
Miss Josephine Hamilton Weds Pfc Charles Houck
In Fayetteville at the Presbyterian church eight o clock last night Miss Josephine Hamilton wed Private first class Charles Houck. The couple, both students at the Medical College of Virginia, plan a home in Richmond after a short wedding trip.
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Josephine Hamilton
Charles Houck
Register
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
S. W. Moore
J. C. Hamilton
J. E. Steele
Norfolk
Virginia
Ellen
Louise Houck
Lewisburg
Charles Lewis, Jr
Beckley
Nell Fleu
Nancy Lewis
Carolyn Houck
M. R., Houck
Carbon
Houck
M. R. Houck
E. L. Houck
George Lemon
Pete Lilly
R. L. Wallace
Hamilton
Richmond
Grove Avenue
Medical College of Virginia
Fayetteville High Schole
Wests Virginia University
Morgantown
Virginia School
Ermy
West Virginia University
Phi Sigma Kappa
Alpha Epsilon Nesta
Phi Beta Pi
William Beverley Hume
Army Specialized Training Unit
Dental Department
W. WW. Hume
North Kanawha Street
Marshall Saloman
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Hume
Maud Phillips Returns Home After Oak Hill Hospital Operation
Miss Maud Phillips returned to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Phillips at Fayetteville yesterday from Oak Hill hospital where she had an operation recently.
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Register
Fayetteville
Maud 'Phillips
Erskine Phillips
Oak Hill Hospital
Madeline Miller
Theodore Parker
Parker
Los Angeles
California
Frank J. Miller
Mabscott
Calendar of community service events and meetings
Weeklong schedule lists Service Men's Canteen officiants at Prince Street, Red Cross sewing and knitting groups, Girl Scout and Boy Scout activities, Beta Sigma Phi and Degree of Honor gatherings, and nursing classes. Activities span Monday through Sunday with times from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and multiple church locations in Raleigh and Beckley areas.
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R. R. Bunton
Prince Street
Red Cross
Memorial Building
Azalea Garden Club
Appalachian Electric Power Company
H. C. Sessions
Paul Barwood
Sophia
The
R.M.S
Raleigh
Presbyterian Church
Singer
Red Cross Sewing Group
First Christian Church
King's Daughters
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Woodlawn Avenue
First Baptist Church
Degree of Honor Lodge
First Methodist
South Heber Street
Methodist Temple
Jillian Sheppard
J. W. Foster
Red Crocs
R.M.I
the Dirty Dozen
Heber Street
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beckley Hotel
Lilian Sheppard
W. F. Clemens
Beckley Woman's Club
Baptist Mission Circle
Maxwell Hill
O. C Flint
Chester Bensnett
Group 30
Fayette County Bond Sales Lag in War Loan Drive
Fayette County lagged in Third War Loan bond sales with 961000 raised of a 1879000 goal. County chairman A B Abbot announced a county wide meeting at Oak Hill Tuesday night to spur effort with talks by two African Sicily campaign wounded soldiers from Ashford General Hospital.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
A. B. Abbot
Abbot
Oak Hill
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
Raid on Minden home nets large amount of whiskey
Fayette county deputies raided Jimmie Cunis in Minden under the county policy to stop illegal whiskey sales. Cunis pled guilty before Justice R. C. Godsey, paid a $50 fine and costs, and was released. Deputies involved were G. T. Davis, Eugene Radar, Dick Kincaid, and Russell Rhodes.
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Y Register
G. T. Davis
Eugene Radar
Dick Kincaid
Russell Rhodes
Coleman Named Fayette County Health Officer
Fayetteville doctor J E Coleman was named Fayette County health officer by county court member E O Wiseman and will assume duties immediately. He succeeds Dr Don V Hatton who resigned to join Memorial hospital in Williamson. Coleman has practiced in Fayette and Raleigh counties for 33 years and was once affiliated with Beckley and Oak Hill hospitals.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. E. Coleman
Fayette County
E. 0. Wiseman
Wiseman
Coleman
Don V. Hatton
Memorial Hospital
Williamson
Beckley
Oak Hill
Fayette
Raleigh
Fever Epidemic Expands Across Fayette County
Fayetteville reports 35 cases of starlet fever with 15 new infections in the past week. Health nurse Miss Juanita Rexroaad notes quarantines in affected homes and rapid spread to Kingston Kaymoor Summ ersee Lans ing Smithers and nearby communities.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Health Department
Juanita Rexroaad
Rexroad
Kingston
Kaymoor
Sumimersee
Lansing
Smithers
Third set of twins born to Davis family near Sutton
Sutton reports the third set of twins for Mr and Mrs Fred Davis of Wolf Route near Sutton. Twin girls Trula Alene and Lola Arlene weigh five and six pounds. The Davisis previously had two sets: the first a boy and girl, the second two girls. All are living except the boy.
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Associated Press
Sutton
Fred Davis
Wolf Route
Trula Alene
Lola Arlene
Davis’ Mountain
Farmer Davis
Akron youth unaware of draft registration in jail
An AP report describes a 23 year old West Virginia native in Summit county jail who said he did not know about the selective service registration requirement. He claimed to have drifted to Akron from a Huntington area farm and could not read or write, even failing to spell his own name.
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Associated Press
Akron
West Virginia
Summit County
Sam Keene
Huntington
W Va
René
Social News From Beckley and Nearby
Local society notes record visits and leaves among military personnel in Raleigh and Baltimore. Families from Beckley host sailors and marines on leave while others travel to Cincinnati Lexington and New York for business and study. Religious and civic leaders arrive to serve Beckley churches as students return to college.
Six Beckley Area Men Wounded in World War II
The War Department reported six Beckley area youths wounded in various battle sectors. Named among North African and Sicilian casualties are Private First Class James J. Edwards, Private Fred Belcher, Private First Class Roscoe K. Scarbro, Private Charles J. Forren, Private Howard R. Lucas, and Corporal Wallace M. Tracy.
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Beckley
War Department
James J. Edwards
John B. Edwards
McAlpin
Fred ©. Belcher
Robert L. Belcher
Cyclone
Roscoe K. Scarbro
Etna Cooper
Colcord
Southwest Pacific
Charles J. Forren
Annie M. Forren
Seebert
Howard R. Lucas
Callie A. Lucas
Paniels
Wallace M Tracy
Paris Tracy
Kegley
Joyce Williams Weds James McCreary in Beckley Methodist Church
Miss Joyce Williams daughter of Mrs. R. G. Farley of East Beckley became the bride of James McCreary a United States merchant mariner at 8 30 pm Saturday September 18 in the East Beckley Methodist church parsonage. Rev A F Eggleston officiated in the presence of the bride’s mother and sister Mrs Talma Wright. The bride wore a blue dress with brown accessories and pink rose bud corsage. Mrs McCreary attended Woodrow Wilson High School and worked at Richmond’s Laundry before marriage. Mr McCreary attended Beckley schools and has served in the merchant marines for four years including eighteen months in Egypt.
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Joyce Williams
R. G. Farley
East Beckley
James McCreary
United States Merchant Marines
East Beckley Methodist Church
A. F. Eggleston
Talma Wright
Norfolk
Virginia
McCreary
Woodrow Wilson High School
Richmond
Beckley
Merchant Marines
Feypt
Mooseheart Day to Be Observed by Women of the Moose
Mooseheart Day will be observed by Women of the Moose at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in the Moose lodge hall. The event marks the thirtieth anniversary of Mooseheart, the Moose lodge home for dependent survivors in Mooseheart Illinois. Mrs. Freda Casto, Red Cross and war relief chair, will lead the program. Members and candidates for membership are urged to attend.
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Mooseheart
Local Social Notes and Military Update from Mabscott
Mabscott society records guests from Charleston Norfolk and Beckley with Ensign W A Davenport of the navy air corps visiting in Charleston. Other visits include Mrs Baker heading to Detroit to see her daughter and families while Doris Shawver visits Arlington and Vivian Walker travels among Charleston friends. The piece ends noting U S forces used two thousand new tires daily during the North African campaign.
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W. E. Davenport
Charleston
W. A. “Billy” Davenport
United States Navy Air Corps
Norfolk
Virginia
W. H. Davenport
Mattie Baker
H. A. Crawford
M. By Light
J. H. King
W. H. Brown
Hattie Jean Brown
Fannie Walker
Emil DeCapito
Kent
Ohio
Frank Bartholomew
C. F. Neubert
Bill Withrow
Keiffer
Doris Shawver
Arlington
Walter Shawver
Phillip Fama
Vivian Walker
Eldridge Boalt
Earle Manning
Terry
Jim Basham
Emory Bailey
Mary Ann Bailey
Lacy Lilly
U. S
Births announced for multiple Beckley area families
Major and Mrs Harold H Smith of Beckley announce the birth of a seven pound seven ounce daughter Sharon Eileen yesterday at Raleigh General Hospital. Other births include Nancy Zarroll nine pounds born September 16 to Buck and Marie Rollyson. Connie Ann to Clarence and Mrs. Griffith. Elizabeth Jane nine pounds six ounces to Henry Butterworth. James Albert nine pounds to Earl Wiseman. Hyla Nancy to Wilford and Mildred Quesenberry. 59 typewriters found on a US battleship.
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Harold H Smith
Beckley
Sharon Eileen
Raleigh General Hospital
Smith
Eileen Jarrell
K. M. Jarrell
Major Smith
Army
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Nancy Zarroll
Buck Rollyson
East Main Street
Rollyson
Marie Blevins
Crab Orchard
Connie Ann
Clarence Griffith
Sixth Street
Griffith
George Calloway
Raleigh
Henry D. Butterworth
Slab Fork
Elizabeth Jane
Beckley Hospital
James Albert
Earl Wiseman
Bolt
Wilford Quessenberry
St. Albans
Hyla Nansy
Charleston
Quesenberry
Mildred Mullins
Glen Jean
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Mia Marguerite
Talephous
Mount Hope Club
C. Maxey
Charles J. Evans
Mount Hope Federated League
A. R. Moore
W. H. Darnall, Jr
E. C. Burgess
Berkeley Springs
Paul Munoon
Register Social
Madge Richardson
Service Men
C. M. Bloch
Minden
Fayette County Health Post
Johnny D . Scott
United States Navy
A. H. Scott
Harper Road
Great Lakes
Illinois
Nathan Pickus
Chicago
Ilinois
Malcolm Pickus
Naval Air Force
Pickus
Baltimore
Maryland
New York City
New York
James C. Bird
Cleveand Heights, Ohio
J. E. Bird
Williams Street
Edith Lunstrum
Billy
Pasadena
C. H. Howell
C. Minter
North
Kanawha Street
Melvin MacDonald
Mount Hope
Glenn W. Webb
Camp Polk
Louisiana
Daisy V. Webb
Front Street
C. M. Compton
Helen
Mongor Avenue
Williamsburg
Edwin Compton
Camp Peary
R. K. Cox
Cox
Boston
Massachusetts
John L. Cox
Railroad Avenue
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Peggy Cox
J. N. Hudson
Navy
John
Bob Cox
Maurice Baer
Naval Training Station
J. Leonard Baer
Burleson Apartments
C. M. West
Charles, Victor and
Margaret Ann
South Kanawha Street
Eva Allen
Carter Street
Laura McMillion
Delia Meadows
Cleveland
Jewell Maynor
Washington, D.C
Mabel Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Virgil Brown
Minnie Massey
Vester Whitaker
Ruth Gibson
Harry ‘T'. Gibson
Maryland Avenue
Page Breckenridge
Mrs. Breckenridge
Atlantic City
Houston Holliday
Calloway Heights
Polly Jo McCulloch
J. H. McCulloch
Lexington
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
C. C. Wilburn
Anjean
Frank H. Halstead
Mr. Halstead
Granville Avenue
W. H. Chrisley
Dayton
Fred Roschi
Connersville, Indiana
Park Street
Samuel
Lansley
Addington
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Lapsley
Assemblies Home Missions Committee
Atlanta
Georgia
W. W
Bottomly
Orch
Ard Avenue
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Nick
Jack Lilly
Billy Chrisley
Gainesville
Riverside Military Academy
C. A. Smith
Grosse Ile
Michigan
M. C. Banks
Raleigh Heights
Jane Marshall
Janet Roch
Doris Lee Meadows
Johnnie Bill Totten
Concord College
Athens
Beckley Area
Prince 81
Beckley, W. VA
Mrs
Harland McCreary
Mabscott Personals
Marguerite
Frve
Marguerite’s
Hone
Main St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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