Mrs. Long's Rites Slated Wednesday
Final rites for Martha McCauley Long of Fayetteville will be held at St. Andrew's Church Oak Hill at 2 PM Wednesday. The Rev. John A. Wilson and the Rev. C. W. McNutt will officiate. Burial follows at Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survivors include her husband Armistead Rosser Long Jr and two other sons and a daughter. she had siblings and relatives in Kentucky and Virginia. She belonged to St Andrew's Episcopal Church Fayette Study Club and Fayetteville Garden Club.
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Fayetteville
Martha McCauley Long
Oak Hill Hospital
St. Andrew's Church
Oak Hill
John A. Wilson
C. W. McNutt
Highlawn Memorial Park
Long
St. Matthews
Jefferson County
Armistead Rosser Long
Tyro
Rosser Long
John B. Long
B. Long
Morris Dunn
Florence
Alabama
Taylor Scaney
Morganfield
J. O. McCauley
Sturbis
J. M. McCauley
Mr. Hope
Pauline McCauley
Laura B. McCauley
Lexington
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of
Oak Bill
Fayette
Payne Fontana Marriage Held
Announcement of Anne Fontana and Lester Payne marriage in Mount Hope Presbyterian Church on September 25 at 3 pm. Bride wore green suit with maroon accessories. groom a Marine Corps veteran employed by Troitino Construction in Kentucky. Couple resides in Neon, Kentucky.
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Mount Hope
Anne Fontana
Lester Payne
J. L. Payne
Dominico Fontana
W. W. Pharr
Presbyterian Church
Carolyn Fontana
Mount Hope High School
U. S. Marine Corps
Troitino Construction Company
Kentucky
Neon
Suits Settled in Fayette County Courts
Fayetteville reports three cases settled out of court at the opening of yesterday’s session. Okey Blake v Haynes Taylor and Wilbur Hager v Mamie Keaton were resolved without disclosure of terms. Milburn By-products v Jesse C Sharpe was dismissed without prejudice. J C Bell v C H Miller continued to January term.
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Fayetteville
Okey Blake
Haynes Taylor
Wilbur Hager
Mamie Keaton
Jesse C. Sharpe
Milburn By-products
J. C. Bell
C. H. Miller
Pair Returns to Roanoke after George Love Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. B A Cody have returned to Roanoke Virginia after attending the funeral of George Love. The Codys were formerly residents of Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
8. A. Cody
George Love
Codys
Oak Hill Businesswomen Plan Week of Activities
Oak Hill members of the Business and Professional Women's Club schedule National Business Woman's Week events from October 5 to 11. Highlights include a dinner at Moro Pantry on October 8 with an open forum, a Sunday breakfast at Hotel Hill, church attendance, and a 15 minute radio script on WOAY featuring Mrs. R. C. Marshall and Dolores Ripol.
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Register
Oak Hill
Business and Professional Women
Moro Pantry
Hotel Hill
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
WOAY
R. C. Marshall
Dolores Ripoll
Fayetteville Jurors Called for Current Court Term
Judge R. J. Thrift Jr. calls 29 jurors for Fayette county duty listing names from Oak Hill Ansted Milburn Gauley Bridge and other areas. The roster includes Leland Kincaid Ramsey John Massey Mahan W R Mollohan and R G Thomas among others for the term.
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Payetteville
R. J. Thrift, Jr
John Blake
Oak Hill
L. P. Bridges
Milburn
Frank L.burton, Jr
Ansted
Jack Brown
William I. Chapman
Gauley Bridge
Frank Smith
Landisburg
Burley Simms
Rainelle
Star Route
R. G. Thomas
Fayetteville
E. C. Thomas
Hilltop
Mike Twohig
Springdale
Ralph Williamson
Paul Wallhop
Quinnimount
Oren Walkup
Meadow Bridge
Fayette 4-Hers Attend Huntington Meeting
Thirty members from Fayette County 4-H clubs traveled to Cam den Park Huntington for the Tri-State program of folk games and dancing. The group included Mona Jean Thomas Darrell Lee Thomas Oak Hill residents with several Fayetteville attendees and others from Smithers Beckwith East Bank and Garnet. A chartered bus carried the delegation to the event.
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Fayette
Huntington
Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Camden Park
Mona Jean Thomas
Darrell Lee Thomas
Oak Hill
Raymond Thomas
Clifton Dotson
Nadine Buckhold
Montgomery
Eva Thompson
Smithers
H. B. Carden
Jenna Lee Crozier
Josephine Lewis
Patsy Akers
Virginia Caldwell
Peggy Arthur
Beckwith
Dolores Bleau
James Gordon Nuckols
Kyle Schrader
Ansted
J. E. Cottle
John Watkins
Joan Montgomery
Charlotte Nelms
Jean Nelms
Bernice Mathews
Longacre
Barbara Godby
Barbara Tasker
Joy Belle Craig
Birthday Party Fetes Tommy Carpenter On Eighth
Honoring Tommy Carpenter on his eighth birthday at the Thompson Avenue home hosted by Mr and Mrs T B Carpenter. Mrs W H Booth Jr assisted with games and refreshments for Dickie Sheets Tommy Goode Kent McCoy Joe Baumgartner Jimmy Morgan Jerry Williams Tommy Kendall Mickey Lowery and Jimmy Ray.
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Register
OAK Hill
T. B. Carpenter
Thompson Avenue
W. H. Booth, Jr
Dickie Sheets
Tommy Goode
Kent McCoy
Joe Baumgartner
Jimmy Morgan
Jerry Williams
Tommy Kendall
Mickey Lowery
Jimmy Ray
Rally day short of goal at Oswald church
Mount Hope Oswald Presbyterian Sunday School failed to reach its rally day target of 100 members with 67 attendees on September 28, reported by Siebert Stone, superintendent.
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Mount Hope
Presbyterian Outpost
Oswald
Siebert Stone
Mrs Ellen Harvey 88 Dies At Home
Mrs. Ellen Harvey 88 wife of the late Morris Harvey died at 11 p m at her Hilltop home of old age complications Surviving are two daughters Mrs J L Allen Beckley and Della Harvey Hilltop three sons J W Harvey J L Harvey and George E Harvey Beckley 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral services at 2 30 p m tomorrow at First Baptist Church Oak Hill with Rev Gilmer Cross and Rev T H Fitzgerald officiating Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park Active pallbearers Joe Keatley Howard Keatley Finley Shumate William Herbert and Lacy Sanger
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Hilltop
Ellen Harvey
Morris Harvey
J. L. Allen
Beckley
Della Harvey
J. W. Harvey
J. L. Harvey
George E. Harvey
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Gilmer Cross
T. H. Fitzgerald
Highlawn Memorial Park
Joe and
Howard Keatley
Finley Shumate
William, Herbert
Lacy Sanger
Rites Slated for Accident Victim Edward Earl Lively
Funeral services are set for Edward Earl Lively of Pea Ridge at 2 p m Thursday at the Church of God in Oak Hill. The 1915 born Brown Motor Company mechanic died after a motorcycle crash near Kincaid Sunday at 5 30 p m. He leaves wife Evelyn Foster Lively and two children. Funeral lineup includes Rev. Charles Rice and Rev. I W Kinzer with active pallbearers listed.
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Oak Hill
Edward Earl Lively
Pea Ridge
Church of God
Charles Rice
I. W. Kinzer
Beckley
Highlawn Memorial Park
Lively
Kincaid
Brown Motor Company
Evelyn Foster Lively
James Keneath
Edward Earl, Jr
Emory Warner Lively
Leslie Warner Lively
Hinton
Fred Raymond Lively
Sarasota
Fla
Ernest Lively
Jeanie
Bauldwin Accused In Girl's Shooting
A warrant for the arrest of Joe L. Bauldwin of Summerlee was issued for shooting his 20 year old daughter Mary Jane. Magistrate W H Level said the girl, who had not seen a doctor yet, was wounded by five shots on her left side after an argument. Bauldwin remained at large at noon.
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Oak
New Mail Schedule Set for Oak Hill
Oak Hill post office announces a new daily timetable to catch train No 47 arriving at Thursmond. Mail should be in the post office by 5 15 p m for 5 45 p m departure. Any mail received after 5 15 p m will be carried in the 7 a m mail next day.
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Oak Hill
Register
Thursmond
Medical officers praise Green aboard destroyer Owen
Medical officers who rushed to the scene aboard the U S Destroyer J C Owen say Green the only medical personnel aboard the stricken ship was doing a wonderful job easing the pain of the wounded two of whom were dying Green turned to crew members for help until medical men from the Owen took over the care.
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U. S
J. C. Owen
Green
Owen
Bowles Body Sent Home for Burial
The body of Hanley W Bowles who died yesterday at the Veterans Center in Dayton Ohio is being returned to East Rainelle for funeral arrangements. He is survived by his wife Nina Bowles and two children Richard and Conrad of Beckley, two sisters Orie Davis of Meadow Creek and Lanie Halstead of Thayer, and three brothers Ben of Old Alaska Lincoln of Sandstone and Kenny of Layland.
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Hanley W Bowles
Veterans Center
Dayton
Ohio
East Rainelle
Bowles
Nina Bowles
Richard and
Conrad
Beckley
Orie Davis
Meadow Creek
Lanie Halstead
Thayer
Ben
Old Alaska
Lincoln
Sandstone
Kenny
Layland
Wife Posts Bond In Beaver Death
Evelyn Young 26 of Beaver is free on 5000 bond awaiting a Raleigh County grand jury action for murder of her husband Luther Clifton Young 43 Sunday night. She signed a confession after arrest by state police claiming self defense. Court set funeral arrangements with services at Beech Run Baptist Church and burial at Greenbrier. Surviving are a son, a daughter, parents Ballard P Young and Mrs. Young, and several siblings.
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Beaver
Raleigh County
Luther Clifton Young
Young
W. W. Hume
J. ©. Hutchinson
Bellepoint
Beech, Run Baptist Church
Richard Lilly
Greenbrier
Sanford Young
Beckley
Ed Young
Hinton
Lola Ford
Lucy Turner
Glen Morgan
Missing Auto Is Returned to Owner
Auto missing from the Hotel Hill parking lot has been found and returned to Walter Duncan of Duncan-Catron Motor Company. Patrolman J S Spade reported the car was missing three days earlier in Beckley.
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OAK Hill
Hotel Hill
Walter Duncan
Beckley
J. S. Spade
Duncan
Duncan-Catron Motor Company
Injury Rumor Dampens After Huntsman Wounded Nearby
Woodrow Martin, 34, of Cool Ridgeman, accidentally shot while hunting near his home yesterday, was reported not seriously injured by attendants at Raleigh General Hospital. Buck shot penetrated his right side and left leg. he was treated and expected to recover.
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Woodrow Martin
Cool Ridgeman
Raleigh General Hospital
Whipple Soldier Spends Leave in Japan After Entry to Army
Pvt. Philip Washington Whipple, of the 25th Division in Japan, spent a weekend at Futami Hotel in Uji-Yamada. He attended DuBois High School in Mount Hope before enlisting in June 1946, a former area student. Thurmond Homecoming Planned at Union Church with committee heads J W McClure, G A Overholt and H P Robinson arranging.
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Whipple
Pvt
Phiilip
Washington
Futami Hotel
Uji-Yamada
Japan
DuBois High School
Mount Hope
Army
Thurmond
Town of
Union Church
J. W. McClure
G. A. Overholt
H. P. Robinson
Pineville Woman's Society to Sponsor Court House Social
The Pineville Woman's Society of Christian Service will sponsor a social at the Wyoming County Court House on Wednesday night October 8.
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Pineville
Keatleys Home After Evansville Visit
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Keatley Jr. of Otsego returned from Evansville Indiana where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Quinn. Quinn was one of Keatley’s war time buddies in the South Pacific.
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Otsego
D. T. Keatley, Jr
Evansville
Ind
Paul Quinn
Quinn
Keatley
South Pacific
Board Meets Tonight Oak Hill Moose Hall
The Oak Hill Women of the Moose executive board will convene at 7 30 this evening at the Moose Hall.
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OAK Hill
The
Oak Hill Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Mullens Guests at Shufflebarger Home
Mr and Mrs C W Shufflebarger hosted recent visitors from Mullens including Mr and Mrs Perry C Cook Mr and Mrs Woodrow W Cook and their two daughters.
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Mullens
Register
Pineville
C. W. Shufflebarger
Perry C. Cook
Woodrow W. Cook
Citizens Agree on Need For Community Center
A committee of civic leaders and officials met at Hotel Dickinson to discuss a planned community center for the town. The group urged broad public backing and set a follow up meeting for October 6 to outline funding and details.
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Reister
R. C. Rak Ee Tate Bees Feee
H. A. Duncan
L. J. Epstein
B. Hill
H. A. Berry
Oak Hill
Rotary Club Chamber
City Council
F. W
Hotel Dickinson
C. P. White
Lions Hill
C. L. Garvin, Sr
S. C. Higweed
Gins, Jr
H. F. Zeek
Rotary
C. L. Carine
City Hill
Rufus. C. Hart
Chamber of Commerce
Europe braces for winter hunger across Western Europe
An Associated Press survey portrays a Europe facing a subnormal harvest, fuel shortages, and cold homes. Nations rely on Marshall Plan aid and foreign shipments as Germany suffers the bleakest outlook while Greece Italy and Denmark consider limited exports to buy grain and fats amid rising malnutrition and disease fears.
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Europe
Associated Press
America
Czechoslovakia
Holland
Spain
Britain
Germany
Norway
Greece
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Draft Boards Paybacks and Trials
Brig. Gen. Carleton C. Pierce said former service certificates would be sent this week to those who served without pay on West Virginia's 90 WWII draft boards. Governor Meadows urges October 18 as National Newspaper Week to honor press freedom. Public Service Commission will continue hearing on Chesapeake and Potomac Tele l e phone rate hikes. Federal Judge Ben Moore sees Kath leen Nash Durant's bid for a new trial after her habeas writ. Durant aided in the Hesse Crown jewels theft case. Theresa Behrens appeals a habeas denial as she serves a 20 year term for espionage in Detroit and Alderson.
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Carleton C. Pierce
Office of Selective Service Records
West Virginia
Ben Moore
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Theresa Behrens
Detroit
Alderson
Cuba elections spark conspiracy claims over electoral process
A report states a conspiracy against the Cuban government may aim to obscure the electoral process ahead of Cuba's presidential and congressional elections scheduled for next June.
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Cuba
1946 Civilians Consume 15 Pounds Per Capita Fruit Juices
Report notes civilians ingest about 15 pounds per person of canned fruit juices in 1946, covering pineapple, grape, apple and other varieties.
Pineville Man Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army
Richard H. Cook of Pineville has been appointed a regular Army officer with the rank of first lieutenant. A former major, he serves as deputy assistant chief of staff for personnel in the Atlantic Division Air Transport Command at Fort Totten. He is a Pineville High School and Concord College graduate, married to Donna Jean Harvey.
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Pineville
Richard H. Cook
William P. Cook
Air Transport Command
Fort Totten
Long Island
N. Y
Cook
ATC
Pineville High School
Concord College
Athens
Army
Donna Jean Harvey
Second Person Sought in Theft
Woody Yearout waives preliminary hearing and is held in Raleigh County jail on a charge of stealing a bicycle valued at 40 dollars from Leroy Scott. The bicycle was found in Yearout's possession by city police. Leftwich remains jailed with no bond after waiving preliminary hearing on two grand larceny charges involving 40 dollars and 70 dollars taken from John O. Smith at the Sports Center on McCreery Street. A P Harvey filed for possession of a Terry house claimed illegally occupied in a trespass warrant by Maryland Fire Creek Coal Company.
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Yearout
Raleigh
Leroy Scott
G. O. Mills
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Leftwich
John O. “Buster” Smith
McCreery Street
A. P. Harvey
Terry
Maryland Fire Creek Coal Company
President's Special Ties Up in Mullens Yard
The Virginian Railway Company President's Special is in Mullens Yard as officials file routine reports. The train arrived last night and will depart for Elmore yards around 4 am tomorrow after a Deepwater stop, heading east. Onboard are Virginian President F D Beale, director chairman G D Brooks, general manager D C King, and cost engineer J F O Ferrell.
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Deepwater
Virginian
F. D. Beale
G. D. Brooks
D. C. King
J. F. O’ferrell
Man Ordered to Support Family in Beckley
George Dillard Jr is held in Raleigh County jail until he pays 60 dollars a month for wife and two children. Magistrate G O Mills presided. Dillard was arrested on return to Beckley from out of state. The non support warrant was issued by his wife Violet Dillard who supports herself and two children aged two and four by working at Pinecrest Sanitarium.
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Raleigh
G. O. Mills
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Beckley
Violet Dillard
Pinecrest Sanitarium
American Overseas Airlines Pilots Set Strike Over Tactics
Behncke said the walkout stems from efforts he calls strong-arm negotiating tactics that bluntly attempted to circumvent the railway labor act. The strike followed an unanimous vote by American Overseas Airlines pilots and co-pilots.
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American Overseas Airlines
Behncke
First
Douglas Signals US Nomination of Another Official
The report indicates a US official will be designated as the representative, with Lewis W. Douglas cited as the source for the expected nomination. No further details on the official or the scope of representation are provided.
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Lewis W. Douglas
United States
Three People Fined On Road Violations
Three residents faced fines and costs totaling 15 dollars each for road law violations yesterday. William Paul McKinney, 22, from Rhodell, appeared before Justice of the Peace Grant Taylor at Allen Junction after police clocked 55 mph in a 25 mph zone on State Route 16 between Allen Junction and Black Eagle. Walter James Smith and his wife Elizabeth pleaded guilty to separate charges. Smith admitted allowing his wife to drive the family car without a license.
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Mullens
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Black Eagle
William Paul McKinney
Rhodell
Grant Taylor
Amigo
Walter James Smith
William Simon
Smith
Elizabeth
Cold Wave Extends to East Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a mass of cool air from western Canada chilled a wide area from the Eastern Dakotas to Ontario and toward New England. Temperatures dipped below freezing in Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, northern Michigan, and parts of northern Illinois Indiana and Iowa, with 24 at Duluth and near freezing in Fort Wayne, Toledo, and Findlay. Showers dotted central Pennsylvania and New England while the Gulf and Pacific regions saw milder or near normal conditions.
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Senate leaders push stop gap plan with special session in mind
Senator Lucas and Senator Connally discuss a bipartisan stop gap plan as Congress weighs urgent action. President Truman signals readiness to call a special session if committees complete work by December 1 or sooner if needed.
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D-Ill
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Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations
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