Six Area Men Enlist In Navy Under Beckley Substation
Chief W. E. Barnett announced six area men enlisted in the U S Navy. Lon Cook 23 of Glen Daniel joined as seaman apprentice for four years and reported to Norfolk for assignment. James Houston Madison 22 of Bellepoint and Wesley Greer Jr 19 of Beckley enlisted as airman recruit and steward recruit respectively for four years and were sent to Great Lakes for training. Three others enlisted as seaman recruits for four years and departed for Great Lakes for recruit training.
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U.S. Navy
W. Eb.’ Barnett
Beckley
Lon Cook
Glen. Daniel
Priory Naval Service
Naval
Norfolk
James Houston Madison
Bellepoint
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Wesley Greer, JR
Grant Street
Kopperston Employees Receive Promotions
Kopperston Gas and Fuel Associates announces promotions within its Kopperston mine staff. Mike Lecco Jr. is elevated by the section foreman to fire boss, with Dorris K. Shields succeeding him as leading machine operator. This leadership shift affects the mine’s day to day operations.
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Mike Lecco, Jr
Kopperston No. Ce
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Dorris K. Shields
Lecco
Girl Scout Leaders Schedule April Meetings
The Raleigh County Girl Scout Council plans April meetings to discuss training courses and the Girl Scout cookie sale progress. Negro troop leaders meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morton Reaves Elementary School. others invited. Troop committee members gather at 7:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church for updates on the dramatics workshop from April 15 to 21.
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Hazel Garland
Gwendolyn Keaton
Clara Rowland
Bernice Tyree
Josephine Wright
Bernice Henry
Brown
Martha Wright
Hattie Lee Austin
Helen Jones
Georgianna Brown
Martha
Rosetta Payne
Flossie Monroe
Girl Scout
Raleigh County
Girl Scout Council
Juliette Law
Morton-Reaves
FROUP
First Baptist Church
John Boley
B. Hoffman Portersfield
Jackson's Mil
Recorder Issues Two Construction Permits
City Recorder William P. Laren issued permits for two building projects totaling 11000 dollars. Marion P Brown and Georgia A Brown obtain a five room brick house on Grant Street Roosevelt Addition with basement and plastered interior at about 7000 dollars. T G Todd receives a five room frame house with partial basement on Mankin Avenue Johnstown Addition costing about 4000 dollars.
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William P. Laren
Marion P. Brown
Georgiana P. Brown
Grant Street
Roosevelt
T. G. Todd
Todd
Mankin Avenue
Johnstown
Eight Forest Fires Destroy Over 112 Acres of Woodland
Sixty-three words report eight fires across Raleigh Fayette Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties destroying more than 112 acres of woodland. The Pettry blaze consumed 50 acres, with other fires at McComas Pinnacle Ridge Quinnimont Laurel Creek Flannigan Piney View Arnett Bull Creek Skin Fork and Tug River areas. Rains eased fires. patrols continued.
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Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
McDowell
C. Frazier
District Six Forest Protector
Pettry
Mercer County
McComas
Pinnacle Ridge
Porty Acres
Quinnimont
Laurel’ Creek
Fayette County
Flannigan
Minden
Raleigh County
Piney View
Arnett
Bull Creek
McDowell County
Lres
Tug River
Kimball Mountain
Skin Fork
Summers County
Preliminary hearing set for Phil lip McDaniel on grand larceny
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. in Magistrate J P Meadows court for Phil lip McDaniel East Park Negro accused of grand larceny after allegedly taking 85 dollars from Albert English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip McDaniel
East Park
J. P. Meadows
McDaniel
J. George
Albert English
Beckley Fire Crew Responds to Harper Road Alarm
Beckley Fire Department answered a call at 8:05 AM Wednesday to a residence on Harper Road. Firefighters reported a response to a reported incident at the Kelly Beckelheimer home.
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Beckley
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