Seven area teachers to join driver education courses
Seven Raleigh Summers Wyom ing area teachers were named to attend State Education Association driver education schools in August. Courses at West Virginia University Morgantown begin Aug 4 and Marshall College Huntington Aug 11. Successful completion may earn schools a Ford dual control training car if enough students enroll.
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Raleigh
Wyoming County
Association ‘Drivers Schools
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Marshall College
Huntington
Ford Motor Company
Garnet Reynolds
Beckley
Woodrow
Wilson High
Joseph McComas
Marsh Fork High School
Raleigh County
Marshall School
Nellie Cundiff
Summers County
Harold Allen
Hinton
W.F. Staats
Mullins
J. W. Houck
Pineville
Robert E. ‘Kuhlen
Oceana
Ohio Republicans pledge support for Taft in 1948 nomination
The Ohio Republican state committee unanimously pledged its support to Sen. Robert A. Taft for the 1948 Republican presidential nomination. Taft thanked the committee and said he would give a definite reply in October after gauging public sentiment across the country. Peanuts likely originated in Brazil, also home of the Brazil nut.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio ‘Republican
State Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Committee
Tank Branch Road to Be Shifted as Glen Morgan
County supervisor George Gadd says a survey is locating a relocation to ease the steep grade on Tank Branch Road linking Sullivan and Glen Morgan near the U S 1921 railroad underpass. The plan avoids an abandoned mine entry that caused road settlement after weathered damage.
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Tank Branch
Glen Morgan
Ward Ridge
George Gadd
State Road Commission
Sullivan
U. S
Gadd
Black Knight Country Club
Beckleyan Receives Navy Citations for Heroic Actions
George Morris Stanley Jr. a Beckley native and former Navy ensign received the Bronze Star for heroism aboard the USS Franklin during a March 1945 attack near Japan. He also earned the Air Medal for service during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests as part of Operation Crossroads. Stanley organized and led a fire fighting crew under fire and captured images of the atomic explosion while risking shockwave and radiation.
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Navy Department
Navy
George
Morris Stanley, Jr
Navy Reserve
George Morris” Stanley, Sr
Harper Road
Stanley
Has
Franklin
Japan
Woodrow. Wilson’ High School
Beckley College
West
Virginia University
California
Air
Bikini Atoll
Coast. Guard
TenNavy 11
Force One
Poland Allows Tax Payments In Kind From Peasants
Warsaw reports a new council of ministers order lets peasants on small farms pay land taxes with farm produce. The policy aims to aid countryside recovery and ease cash burdens for rural households. Spinach and kale noted for vitamins and minerals.
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Poland
Associated Press
Warsaw
Council of ‘Ministers
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Beckleyan
George. M. Stanley
Altman Cash Feed Store
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Princeton
Ronceverte
Trojan
Tony's Super Market
Skelton, W. Va
del Monte
Oxydol
Duz
Serge
Lanse
Bologna
Wieners
Cohens
Pierce
Fletcher
Sanitary Creck
Ice Protractor
Venient
Harmul
Saraka
Hickory
Adies
Annon
Dr. Scholl
Noxzema
Wampole
Castoria Caldwell
Johnson
FITCH
U'S
Alka-Seltzer Reg
COHEN
BAL Strang Steel
Algiria
Cen
Ry Ock Beckley
Espotabs
Wrathe
Wrisley
Anphojell
Gentif
Stam & Ne
Mage
Neville Street
Beckley, W. Va
Home Optical CO
President Hotel
W.T. Grant
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