Two Fayette magistrate candidates file by mail before deadline
Fayette County records show Sherman H. Eary Republican of Ansted and Carl E. Roseblock Democrat of Lawton filed for justice of the peace in Mountain Cove and Quinnimont districts though their papers arrived after the deadline due to coal strike disrupted mail service.
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Register Statt Witter
L. Tully
Fayette County
G. T. “Speck
A Montgomery
Board of Education
J. T. Cashion
Ansted
G. Lee Massey
Victor
Ros
O. Austin al Powellion
Melvin W. Foxl
United
Wyatt Stack
Boomer
Bruce H. Hull
Montgomery
John S.' Finley
Danese
Fred J. Cover
Lansing
Glen Nicholas
Ahoy
Ben H. Scarbro
Gauley Ridge
Gomer D.arson
Gauley Bridge
E. Hayden
Thomas
O. C. Tinney
O. O. Lee
Gaules Bridge
Henry Watkins
Fayette-ville
Knuse
Jack Neely
R. L. Matthews
James R
Jim) Woods
Oak Hill
Bacy R. Anderson
Prince
Joe Lujy
William C. Price
Scarbro
Farl Prather
Charles Ingles
Fayetteville
Hobart Booth, Jr
J. W. Erekine
Mt Hope
G. W
Bill" Booth
Whiam E. Bible
James A. Tully
Oak
Charles R. Bess
M. Trent
H. (Maud) Wood
Henry Jones
Alley
Robert H. Moore
Jess W. Akers
D. Hudson
Constable
Democrats
Herman Myers
Camelton
R. Burdette
Fred Gray
Edward W
Grant Legg
Belva
Alva W. Orndorff
Edith Lavender
Longacre
Republicans
R. E. Roop
Virgil Lyons
Hod Godsex
Freever
Wolliday
Garten
Charles Duncan
Everett Smith
Charles
Stubby" Seay
Caperton
John E. McCoy
Luther K
Boots Toney
Fred O'Boyle
Lordgetly
Glen R. Crouse
Pax
Sid Allen
Glen Jean
Francis L. Bible
Fort Hi
Adkins
Whipple
Robert
Body Richards
Charles H
Wwarden
Dempsey Waselot
Long Branch
A. B. Crouch
John Frisk
Powellton
Court to Select Election Officials
The Raleigh County Court plans to appoint election officials for the May 1 primary. The court must decide how officials are apportioned by precinct, with Democrats proposing basing the majority on the 1944 gubernatorial results and Republicans seeking majorities in four precincts won by the GOP in 1946 and in two tied precincts. A list of officers has been filed. the court adjourned to 10 a m Monday due to a missing commissioner.
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Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
Democratic Executive Committee
Floyd Sayre
Madams Creek
Fitzpatrick
Jack Nuckols
Wyoming Measles Cases Rise Amid Week Update
New weekly measles cases totaled 428 with Wyoming County accounting for 132. The state health department reported the week ending April 10 also saw 83 new influenza cases, up from the prior week.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Wyoming County
State Health Department
Hoffmann Leads Broad Affiliations and Auto Safety Drive
ERP director Hoffmann holds honorary degrees from nine colleges and universities and wrote Seven Heads to Safety in 1939. He has chaired or served on boards for Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, New York Life, United Air Lines, Time Inc, and more. He helped organize the Automotive Safety Foundation in 1936. Studebaker set vehicles and timing records under his credit, producing 59,187 in a quarter and 21,228 in a single March month.
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Studebaker
Two Principal Meetings Set This Week
D W Bryson announces two principal gatherings this week. On Friday at 7 30 p m the County Elementary Principals Association meets at Beckley Junior High School with Posey Perry presiding. Alaska slides will be shown. The 28th annual WV Association of Secondary School Principals meets in Huntington with C I Mutson Jr present. Saturday features talks by A J Gibson and Dr Spencer Shank.
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D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County
County Elementary Principals Association
Beckley Junior High
Posey Perry
FE. McKenzie
Huntington
C. I Mutson, Jr
A. J. Gibson
West Virginia
Spencer Shank
University of Cincinnati
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Pritchard
West Virginia All State Chorus
West Virginia High and Junior High School Athletic Association
Beckley College Plans April 23 Free Dance for Students
Beckley College schedules a Friday April 23 9 p m free dance at Black Knight Country Club for students alumni and Woodrow Wilson High School seniors. Music by the Four Deuces and June Terry supervised by the Student Council with contact points Carla Zorio Glynn Cook or D K Shroyer.
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Erma L. McDaniel
Beckley College
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Four Deuces
June Terry
Carla Zorio
Glynn Cook
D. K. Shroyer
Fromer R
Pinecrest Gels Books From Elks Library Gift
The Pinecrest Sanitarium library receives 522 books and 22 magazine subscriptions from the West Virginia Elks Association. A framed photo decorates the walls as Beatrice Shanks accepts the gift from Virgil Miller Ted G McDowell and Ross Irle in Becktley lodge ceremony.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
West Virginia Elks Association
Beatrice Shanks
Virgil Miller
Elks Library
Ted G. McDowell
Lodge
Ross Irle
Beckley Lodge
Junior-Senior Banquet Planned at Oceana High School
The Womans Society of Christian Service of the Oceana Methodist Church arranged the annual junior-senior banquet to be held in the Oceana High School gymnasium on April 24. Mrs. B. J. Morgan presided, with Mrs. Vida Chambers and Mrs. Earl Cook Jr. hosting at their home. Mrs. Tom Smith spoke on Christian opportunities in the rural church, assisted by Jales J. A. Meadows and Mrs. Jennings Barrett. Attending members included Mrs. Jennings Barrett, Mrs. Dot Morgan, Mrs. Dewey Mitchell, Mrs. R. C. Hatfield, Mrs. Grace Cook, Mrs. L A. Meadows, Mrs. Phyllis Cozorl, Mrs. Vida Chambers, Mrs. Mae Cook, Mrs. Norma Caldwell, and Mrs. Ruth Blankenship.
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Register Star
Oceana
Oceana High School
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Oceana Methodist Church
B. J. Morgan
Vida Chambers
Earl Cook, Jr
Tom Smith
Jales J. A. Meadows
Jennings Barrett
Dot .Morgan
Dewey Mitchell
R. C. Hatfield
Grace ‘Cook
L A. Meadows
Beckley Doctor to Speak at Fayette County Tuberculosis Meet
Dr H S Edwards superintendent of Pinecrest sanitarium will discuss Who Has Tuberculosis at the Fayette County Tuberculosis Association annual meeting at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse circuit court room The Mount Hope Negro Choral group will also perform on the program
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Register
Fayetteville
H. 5. Edwards
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Fayette County
Malay Regiment Dress Uniforms Highlight Singapore Display
Soldiers of the Malay Regiment showcase a diverse wardrobe including silk sarongs in green red and gold green velvet songkoks and white silk outer garments. The British armed forces unit emphasizes its reputation for exotic attire among military uniforms worldwide.
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Singapore
Britain
Beckley Community Notes Highlight Club Leaders And Local Doings
Local column profiles Mrs. J. McKenzie and Mrs. Ted McDowell as club presidents. It also recounts Beckley Junior Woman's Club rehearsals for Follies of 1948, a dancing room mishap at Beard School, a romance mishap over a home address, and Appalachian Electric Power Company wire requests at Olway Gunnoe’s Fayette County schools. It closes with ramp gathering stories in Mount Hope and veteran Rodney Wing delivering a new bus on the White Oak Line.
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Beckley Junior Woman's Club
Iothers
Cost James
Beard School of Dancing
Finima’ Beard
Norma Earhart
Fayette County Board of Educa[tion
Olway Gunnoe
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Mount Hope
Rodney Wing
White Oak
Bing
Mirage
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Unblock Digestive Tract For Real Indigestion Relief
Advertisement promotes Carter's Pills to unblock the digestive tract easing indigestion. Claims soda and alkalizers do not relieve symptoms and that constipation hides the real problem. Urges taking Carter's Pills to restore natural digestion and feel better.
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Carter
Bailey's Have Son In Oceana Family Welcomes Fourth Child
Mr and Mrs Jay Bailey of Oceana announce the birth at home of their eighth pound boy, their fourth child, with hospital or home delivery details not specified.
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Baileys
Oceana
Jay Bailey
Vell May Become Aviation Cadets
Qualified veterans may apply for aviation cadet training starting July 1 at Beckley central recruiting station. Applicants aged 20 to 26 12, with two years of college or equivalent, must be in excellent physical condition. Cadets train 12 months, become second lieutenants in the Air Force Reserves, and may pursue a regular commission. Cadets receive 75 dollars monthly plus benefits. upon graduation a 250 dollar clothing allowance is issued. A second lieutenant earns 336 to 372 dollars monthly. A birth notice for Mr and Mrs Paul Moore of Oceana reports the birth of a son on April 11 at Cudden Clinic in Logan.
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Cant
E. Bruns
Beckley Central
Air Force Reserves
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
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Edmond
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Robert Rogers
Clifty
Charles H. Pettit
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Elizabeth J. Cottle
Layland
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Seedoes Bridge
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Meadow Bridge
Sewell Mountain District
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Cliftton
W.L. Martenstein
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Landisburg
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Corliss
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Wyoming
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Burgessi Street
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Beckley, W. VA
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