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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1943

Page

10

Regional education across borders urged for efficiency

Famed editor argues West Virginia's plan to send WVU Morgantown graduates to Virginia for the final two years of medical training proves regional education can cut taxes and lift standards. He urges neighboring states Maine New Hampshire Vermont and southern states to pool resources for elite medical and engineering centers, benefiting both whites and Negroes.

Virginius Dabney Richmond Times-Dispatch Associated Press Richmond West Virginia Virginia United States University of West Virginia Morgantown Medical College of Virginia West Virginia University Medical College Virginia College Virginia Medical College Maine New Hampshire Vermont Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Yale Treasuries Rocky Mountain States South North Carolina Louisiana Texas Duke Emory Tulane Vanderbilt Atlanta Nashville Hampton Tuskegee

Prisoner Taken After 2 Years

BRISTOL Virginia Kinnie Wagner, who escaped from Parchman Mississippi in 1940 while serving a life term for murder, was captured in Scott County by FBI agents and state police. He surrendered around 3 am in a shack near his birthplace where officers found four shotguns, about 100 shells and three pistols. Wagner, under death sentence in Tennessee, had eluded capture since October 27, 1940.

Associated Press Bristol Kinnie Wagner Parchman Miss Scott County Federal Bureau of Investigation Wagner H. S. Bobbitt F.B.I Richmond Robert Murphy Knoxville Tenn Virginia

Easter program and church events at First Baptist Terry

An Easter program is planned at First Baptist Church of Terry on Sunday at noon with Mrs. A L Lockett in charge. Participants include Mrs. Margaret Thomas, Mrs. Ethel Standard, Mrs. Thelma Mack, and others. The Easter Sermon by the pastor follows at 1 30. Music by Terry Choir and Mack Mure Quartet. Rev C W Thomas preaches at 5 30. Public invited. Also notes visits, illnesses, and local social updates from Thurmond Big Stick and Minden Branch Adventist gatherings.

First Baptist Church

Radio Programs and Community Notes From The Morning Star

A scanned schedule lists radio programs across networks with drama, music, news, and quizzes plus local notes from Morning Star Baptist Church Scarbro and Amigo communities. It notes mine injuries, returning families, and army personnel visits alongside church services and club meetings.

Local notes and arrivals from the Cumberland area

Susie Smith travels to Charlottesville for her mother's death. Mrs. Fannie Preston and Leroy visit relatives in Six, West Virginia as Elsie Louise and her daughter return home. Mrs. Arline Jessup of Beckley visits. Evelynine Morris visits her mother in Lester. Young men departing for the army include Thomas Henry, Leon Henry, Herbert Smith, Harold Howard, Sam Moore, Floyd How. (Continued on Page 9)

Susie Smith Charlottesville Fannie Preston Leroy W. Va Elsie Louise Arline Jessup Beckley Evelynine Morris Lester Thomas Henry Leon Henry Herbert Smith Harold Howard Sam Moore Floyd How

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