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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1947

Page

6

AAF Offers New Technical Study For Recruits

The Army Air Forces announces technical course training under a career program. High school graduates may apply via Beckley recruiting office to Lt John S Baker. Courses include airplane maintenance, aviation specialist, radio, weather, cryptography and more.

Army Air Forces John .S. Baker Oficer Beckley Regular Air Forces Air Training Command Barksdale Field Army Baker

Negro Democrats to Choose City Council Candidate Tonight

Beckley Negro Democratic Association will name a candidate for Beckley city council at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the courthouse criminal courtroom. The selected name will be submitted for nomination at the regular city Democratic convention.

Beckley's Beckley

Raleigh Garden Exhibit Planned for State Fair

Plans for Raleigh County 4-H garden exhibit at the state fair August 18 to 23 in Lewisburg are discussed by C He Bishop assistant plant pathologist WVU extension service and Clarence Wooten county 4-H agent. The exhibit will join 12 educational displays showing 4-H project features from multiple counties at the request of the state office.

Raleigh Lewisburg Bishop the West Virginia University Extension, Service Clarence. -Wooten

Church to Conduct Homecoming Service

The Calloway Heights Community Church will hold an all day homecoming Sunday starting with Sunday School at 9 45 am The Rev B L Jones pastor will deliver the morning sermon and Dr Glenn W Stewart pastor of the Methodist Temple will preach in the afternoon Basket dinners on the ground will follow with singing by invited choirs and quartets All former pastors members and the general public are invited to attend.

Calloway Heights Community Church B. L. Jones Methodist Temple

Southern States Cooperative to Elect Directors and Advisory Committee

The annual membership meeting of the Southern States Cooperative will elect new board members and farm home advisory committee at 8 tonight in the Memorial building. About 300 farmers are expected. annual reports will be presented and read. Also noted is a northern record of the Ivory Gull about 350 miles from the pole.

Farm Home Advisory Committee Southern States Cooperative

Joint Safety Drive Cuts Winding Gulf Accidents 57 Percent

Safety campaign in the Winding Gulf field reduced lost time accidents in July to 39 with four fatalities, far below 1946 monthly averages. Jones of United Mine Workers cites improved management worker relations. new campaign planned for Greenbrier fields. Also notes residence requirements for divorce in various states, including Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Gulf Gulf Coal. Company Buckeye Coal’ Company Raleigh Coal “and Coke Company Ported Jones Winding Gulf Field Greenbrier Connecticut Massachusetts

Enrollment for 4 H Camp Rises to 192

Raleigh County 4 H members signing up for Camp Summers on the Greenbrier River August 4 to 8 total 192. Shady Spring 4 H expects to attend after finishing projects yesterday. Helen Lewis East Beckley waived preliminary hearing on grand larceny and will be bound over to the grand jury for theft of 138 dollars.

Raleigh Greenbrier River Clarence Wootten Shady Spring Helen ‘Lewis East Beckley George O. Mills Howard Kent‘ley

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