Judge Brings Parents And Babe Together In Court
In a Beckley habeas corpus case Judge Clarence W. Meadows urged Wilbert L. Ryan and Lucy Akers Ryan to reconcile for the sake of their 16 month old son. After listening to limited evidence the judge invited both parents back, stating their primary duty is to the child and offering to resume hearings if the reconciliation fails. The scene included the child’s playful antics during the proceedings. W. H. Sawyers represented the father and George L. Ballard the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert L. Ryan
Red Sulphur Springs
Monroe County
Lucy Akers Ryan
Beckley
W. H. Sawyers
Hinton
George L. Ballard
Funeral Rites Set Today for Coal Operator John Laing
Funeral services for John Laing a pioneer coal operator in this section will be held at First Presbyterian Charleston today with burial in Spring Hill cemetery. He died Friday in a Charleston hospital at 77. Laing headed multiple coal companies and served as president of others plus banking and mortgage firms. Survived by widow Margaret Slagle two daughters two brothers and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laing
First Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Spring Hill
McAlpin Coal Company
Morrison Coal Company
Beckley Fire Creek Coal Company
Wyatt Coal Company
Wyatt Coa Sales Company
Virginia Savings and Loans Company
Title Mortgage and Discount Company
Virginian Joint Stock Land Bank
Kanawha Valley Bank
Glasgow
Scotland
Alexander
Elizabeth McAlpin Laing
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Quinnimont
Fayette
Fayette County
John
Rush Run Coal and Coke Company
Ferdinand Howard
Rush Run
Brooklyn Coal Company
Sun Coal and Coke Company
Laing
Guggenheim Interests
New York
Margaret Slagle
Gertrude L. Conrey
Lotsa Bowles
Chevy Chase
A. W. Laing
Lewisburg
Annie Green
Mary Warren
Jennie Gilchrist
David Evendel
Huntington
D. Donald Humphries
Cincinnati
Shopping Order Issued By DDT
Charleston district police of defense transportation urged West Virginians to shop between 10 am and 2 pm to ease peak overload on transit. War workers and school children already crowd buses and trolleys, so shopping like usual is trimmed to preserve transportation space for essential travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres
Charleston
Olice of Defense Transportation Today
West
O.D.T
Tire Shortage Forces Recapping Urgency for County Truckers
Local truck operators face tire shortages as county and state ration boards report exhausted quotas and uncertainty of further allotments. Officials urge immediate recapping of tires with three or fewer cuts, with shops to run 24 hours to keep transportation moving amid limited new tire production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. Magee
Magee
Wor, Fugitl
Raleigh County Ration Board
State
Coffee Hating Soldiers Find Cold Drinks at Canteen
Nearly 10 000 service men served at the Raleigh County Service Men's canteen on Prince Street since November. Letters of appreciation from sailors and soldiers abroad highlight the center's support. Donations, a Coca Cola machine, and staff efforts enabled free and affordable refreshments, with a noted instance of a soldier requesting a coke and receiving it promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Prince Street
Florida
Beckley
Beckley Sergeaant
North Africa
Raleigh County Center
Cova Cola
Raleigh Cova Cola
G. A. Mohler
West Virginia Plans to Expand Farm Training Program
The state's rural war training program, boosted recently, may widen further. John M. Lowe says a New York regional conference will discuss extending farm machinery repair work and labor training. Over 140 repair centers have opened across West Virginia. Dr M C Garr and A D Long huse of WVU agriculture will also attend with 13 other North Atlantic state representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Farleston
West Virginia
State Education Department
Operation Agricultural Division
John M. Lowe
New York
M.C. Garr
A. D. Longhouse
West Virginia University
College of Agriculture
North Atlantic
City seeks man to run new dog control program
City officials plan to revive a dog control ordinance within the limits but have not yet appointed a deputy to manage the program. Chief Tommy Roberts says no suitable candidate has been found and the role will not involve direct law enforcement or civil service appointment. Residents awaiting dog licenses and tags are told to wait about two weeks for processing, with authorities enforcing the 1932 ordinance taxing dogs and requiring licenses for all city dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Roberts
Roberts
Civil Service Commission
City Recorder
Frances Biggs
Biggs
Civ
Kenna Declares Act Unconstitutional in Charleston Ruling
Supreme Court Justice Kenna concurs with the March 26 ruling that the delinquent lands act is partially unconstitutional. He backs the majority view that creating deputy commissioners usurps judicial functions, warning titles could be unsettled if the law stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
Doin Kenna
Kenna
H.al Rose
Fred L. Fox
Kena
English Girl Set to Run Bluefield Brokerage Office
Mrs. Dorene Hancock, English wife of a missing Associated Press foreign correspondent, has won a West Virginia securities license and may operate her father in law’s Bluefield brokerage as she awaits word on her husband Witt Hancock. She hopes to naturalize if safe, or return to London if not. The license required a special auditor’s dispensation due to employment restrictions for Allied nationals. Kansas is known as the Sunflower State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Wall
Associatedress
Bluefield
Wilt Hancock
Associated Press
West Virginia Securities Division
Hancock
Java
Witt Hancock
Associated Press Foreign Service
Batavia
Charles B. Hancock
Dorene
Wittig
Hot Springs
Ark
William W. Hancock
Armed Services
F Hancock
Hanecock
London Bank
Vik
London
Witt
Moscow
Instanbul
Calcutta
United States
Lelley
C.B. Hancock
Robert F. Brown
Securities Division
Five Couples Seek Licenses In County Clerk Records
Five couples filed applications for marriage licenses in the county clerk's records. Henry Thomas Bobbitt 22 of Piney View to Kedith Louise Napier 18 of Piney View Arnald Blake Clark 19 of Berkley to Rebecca Pauline BryantWi Beaver Charles Sessler Cole 20 of Beclas to Alvin Jane McKinney 20 of Resaca George Warold Trout 27 of Richmond Pennsylvania to Bernice Mugenice Morris 24 of Ury John Belvins Mason Negro 32 of East Beckley to Mary Arnold Negro 27 of East Beckley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thomas Bobbitt
Piney View
Kedith Louise Napier
Arnald Blake Clark
Berkley
Rebecca Pauline Bryant Wi
Beaver
Charles Sessler Cole
Beclas
Alvin Jane McKinney
Resaca
George Warold Trout
Richmond
Penneylvania
Bernice Mugenice Morris
Ury
John Belvins Mason
East Beckley
Mary Arnold
Noted Lecturer Coming Under Rotary Sponsorship
Dr Charles E Barker noted lecturer on health and living will visit Beckley for three talks April 30 sponsored by the Beckley Rotary club. He will address Woodrow Wilson High School at 11 45 am the Rotary club at 6 15 pm and a public meeting at the Presbyterian church at 8 pm open to parents and young people with no admission. Barker has spoken to millions across the United States and Canada using humor and practical advice to reach youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Barker
Beckley
Beckley Rotary Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rotary Club
Barker
United States
Canada
Four West Virginia youths wounded in North Africa actions
War department telegrams reported four local youths wounded in action in North Africa on March 25. Sergeants Clyde W. Parrish and James R. Cox were among the wounded, with details of training, enlistment, and high school histories. Additional West Virginia servicemen wounded in North Africa or Pacific theaters were listed, including Paul R. Hite Charles C. Johnson Arnold R. Casey Vernor W. Gerrard Forest K H Lacy and Carl D. Law Jr. all named with home towns and statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
George Parrish
Surveyor
Washington, D. C
Clyde W. Parrish
Parrish
Trap Hill High School
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Cora Cox
Glen Rogers
James R. Cox
North Africa
Ulso
Army
Sergent Cox
Sergeant Cox
United States Navy
Raynerd Cox
Pacific
Seenad
Ceci
Cox
Boston
Massachusetts
Leonard [Cox
Hawaiian Islands
West Virginia
Paul R. Hite
Grace Hite
Ury
Charles C. Johnson
Essie M. Johnson
Fayetteville
Arnold R. Casey
Daisy G. Casey
Vinson Road
Huntington
Vernor W. Gerrard
Earldine Gerrard
Clarksburg
Forest KH. Lacy
Bertha Lacy
Sharon
Carl D. Law, Jr
Bunnie N. Law
Goffs
Ritchie County
Teachers Must Renew Permits for Certificates
Teachers with certificates expiring July 1 1948 will receive letters from Superintendent E M Ashworth with renewal forms. Emergency certificates require no extra coursework unless seeking higher pay. they are valid one year at a time. A transcript of credits is needed, and a $1 fee applies, regardless of certificate type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Schools
E. M Ashworth
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Judge
Babe
Circuit Court Room
Clarence W. Meadows
Red Cross
Jennie Harper
Mont Tabor
Robert
Ntensley
Jacksonville
Seaman
Maring Corps
Pearl Cook
Ronie Cook, Jr
Marine Base
Cook
R. H. Hudson
Emory Fitzgerald
Route One
Maxwell Hill
A. O R. Gwinn
Virginia Street
W. J. Spencer
Rosie Mitchell
Ebenezer Mission
Madris and Matrons Club
Beckles
Mabel Beverly
Lewisburg Iee Crean Company
Louise Sellers
Leste Carter
Yemen
Arabia
Sheba
Kansas
Homestead
Rotary
Africa
JNTAR
South Kanawha ST
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