Farmers vote tomorrow on creating soil district
Farmers in Temorrex Raleigh county will vote to form a soil conservation district tomorrow. Polls will be set up at 19 locations to decide if a district should be formed under state oversight, with three poll officials at each site. If approved, five supervisors will plan work for soil erosion control and related measures with technical help available but not compulsory.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh
Soi
Wwater Resources
Summers
Mercer Coun
Nere
Chomas
Galleoa
Arass
Temorraye
Claude Skanes
Wolling
Thomas
Vetere
Beautician Returns From New York Session
A beautician worker named Perry attended the International School of Hair Styling summer session in New York from June 22 to 30. She gained practical ideas to apply in her work and shared notes with colleagues during the event.
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Stati
So- Mee
Rabye C
Ator
Aluilens
Mes
Cecil Harel
New York
International School of Hair Styling
Perry
Tes Ink
Han Efyy
West Virginia
Tony
Rtyler Fom
Mullens Men Go To Army Camps
Local board at Mullens accepted a list of registrants for service in the army at Huntington. Names include Charles Bailes Mon tania White Walker Rowpe Lee Livemorve Greene Herron Rogers Brown Hall Rogers Gitliland Morris Riffe Covart Branch Juncion Poe Conk Minggun French Otsegu and others.
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Heaster
Mullens
Loecal
Marios
Huntington
Vnligus
Charles Randolph Bailes
Montezania White
Mutlegg
Virgil Vern Walker
Wyomill
Theodore Delaine Rowpe
Mab Chester Lee Livemorve
Mabeh Clarence Lester Greene
Wye
Chiiford Herron
Glen Rogers
Willard Howard Brown
Ravencliff
Pastern Star Meeting Planned for August 10
Mullens chapter of the QO BLS will meet Thursday August 10 with Mrs. Lockey M. Miller and George T. Strong presiding. An initiation service will open followed by a social hour and refreshments. Molers return: Mr and Mrs Mole and son and daughter will come back Sunday from Richmond Virginia where they spent their vacation with relatives.
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Register
Mullens-Mullens
QO. Bls
Thirescay
Lockey M. Miller
George T. Strong
Molers
Berrst Ff
Wilter Mullens
Trove Moles
Richmond
Virginia
Sandstone Man Killed By Car After Midnight Crash
James H. Reed of Sandstone died from injuries after a late night accident near a railroad yard in Columbus Ohio. He is survived by three sisters and a brother, including Mrs G Richmond and Miss Mae Reed of Sandstone plus Job Reed. The body will be moved there for burial and Mrs Neva Dames, driver in the incident, faces second degree manslaughter charges.
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Ty Degre Siar
Willer Hinton
James H. Reed
Columbus
Oia
Ate
Sam Reed
Sandstone
G. 5
Richmond
Fire Department Responds To Hinton Hospital Blaze
Fire units were dispatched to Hinton hospital around 4 30 p m Friday when insulation on a six inch steam pipe near the furnace caught fire and spread to coal in the stoker causing heavy smoke but limited damage according to officials
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Register South
Hinton
Hinton Hospital
Ninth Anniversary Activities At Welcome Baptist Church
The Welcome Baptist Church marks its ninth anniversary with a Monday August 7 start at 7 30 p m and events through the week led by deacons and ministers. Services feature Rev C H Sowards Rev H Jrbois Rev Ess and Rev S A Adrams with choirs and visiting groups. A second anniversary at First Baptist Church Hope runs August 7-12 with various pastors and auxiliaries listed. A call is made for attendance and nightly refreshments. A softball interest meeting is noted at Stratton High School. Local notices include several visits and travel of relatives and a four day rally at St Maria Woliness church with speakers James Thomas Robert Newsome Rider James Bailey and W A Tressenwriter.
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AL Divers
Welcome Baptist Church
T ' Son
Dearuns and White
C. H. Sowards
Taker
H. Jhrbois
North Beckley
Temale
Glen
Jackson
Rogers
Ess
Sprague
Pilgrim Travelers
Deavon Nappler
T. Bo Davis
Isings of
J. W. Gowen
Pastor’s Aid
AL Tewis
Cbs
Eddie Lowe
S. A. Abin
Rhurst
Seyi Chom
W. M. Jones
Boomer
BE. M. Brown
Jean
Hinton
Stratton High School
Anyunternoon
Giamond
H. G. Cain
Cleo Blakey
Edna J. Howard
Sidney Lirkagon
Camp Hood
Texas
Pideie B. Wright
Olivia Cross
Hallows
St. Maria Woliness
Janes Thomas
Melton
Robert Newsome
Lester
James Bailey
T Park
W. A. Tressenwriter
Mary Bell Wood
Tilia
Proclamation Calls National Beauticians Convention in Philadelphia
The National Beauty Circle of America declares unity and protection for all members. Katie Mae Levels, a member, urges the group to hold their annual convention in Philadelphia from August 6 to August 11, 1944, to celebrate solidarity and free living.
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America
Cntire League
Bie
Craim
Philadelphia
Katie
Mak Gevels
Beckley Man to Run Daily Rainelle Hinton Bus Route
Beckley resident Robert M. Toney announces a new Rainelle to Hinton bus service via Meadow Bridge. He bought a franchise for 1000 dollars and a 3800 dollar bus, with two daily runs and Saturday trips, serving about 13000 people across East Rainelle Rainelle Sulphur Springs Sandstone Bellwood Springdale Meadow Bridge Beelick Knob Elton Green Brooks Barkersdale and Hinton. The 82 mile route will be the only commercial service over much of the Meadow Bridge to Sandstone corridor.
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Rainbelle
Justine
Rainelle
Hinton
Veadow Bridge
Robert M. ‘Toney
Beckley
Yoney
Public Servic Commission
Victory Bus
Eachfalforan
Toney
East Rainelle
Sulphur Springs
Sandstone
Bellwood
Springdale
Meadow Bridge Beelick Knob
Elton
Green Brooks
Barkersdale
Meadow Creek
Rainelle Hinton
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Alle y Alley
Funeral services for Mrs Tinvey Faye Alley 75 who died Thursday in a Hinton hospital were held Saturday at 230 p m at her daughter Mrs W D Foster's home in Main Street The Rev C H Martin of the Alderson Memorial Baptist church Bellepoint presided Burial was in Greenbrier Memorial Park She survived by her husband James H Alley and eight children.
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Hinton
Tinvey Faye Alley
W. D. Foster
Main Street
C. H. Martin
Alderson Memorial Baptist Church
Bellepoint
Greenbrier Memorial Park
G. A] Padth
Buck
James H. Alley
Forter
DL Bailey
C. FB. Ellison
Merc. Smith
Bik Wo Alley
Mabscoti
Frank Alley
Rainelle
Huniee Cox
Fire Creek
Maggie Smith
Combat Infantryman Badge Awarded to Hinton Soldier
Robert Reeds of Hinton receives the Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary conduct in combat overseas since September 7, 1944. He served in the Bucgainville area and earned the new medal on the blue field with a silver wreath.
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B Register
Farmers To Vote On New District In Summers County
Summers County farmers will vote Monday from 7 pm to 8 pm at eight polling places across the county to decide on joining a soil conservation district with Raleigh and Mercer counties if the vote is favorable. Polling sites include Forest Hill schoolhouse, Talcott high school, Griffiths Creek Neely’s service station, Green Sulphur Springs Boggs service station, Pipestem school, Dumping Branch school, Sand Springs Hicks Service station, Cross Roads school, and Elk Knob.
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Register
Tinton
Summers County
Soil Conservation
Raleigh
Mercer
Forest Hill
Talcott High School
Griffiths Creek Neely
Sugitive
Green Sulphur Springs
Boggs
Pipestem
Dumping Branch
Sand Springs
Hicks
Cross Roads
Elk Knob
Earl L Burgess Arrives Overseas From World War II Service
Earl Lee Burgess sr. Seaman 20 husband of Pauline Barton Burgess of Bellepoint and son of Mrs. A. G. Burgess of Beckley recently landed safely at his base in New Guinea. He joined the service March 22, 1944, trained at Great Lakes, took a seven day furlough, returned to Great Lakes for reassignment on June 7, then moved to Shoemaker California and left the States on June 23 for his new base.
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Register
Hinton
Earl Lee Burgess
Seaman
Pauline Barton Burgess
Bellepoint
A. G. Burgess
Beckley
New Guinea
Great Lakes
Shoemaker
Calif
States
Barton Honored With Decoration
Staff Sergeant Billie J. Barton of Bellepoint was awarded the Distinguished Wing Cross for extraordinary achievement as a tail gunner with the Eighth Air Force. He completed 32 bomber missions from an East Anglian base, helped ward off attacks, and earned the Distinguished Unit Ribbon. Barton, 22, entered service in November 1942 and arrived in England January 9, 1944.
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Register
Hinton
Billie J. Barton
Bellepoint
Eighth Air Force
Barton
Europe
Sal, Barton
Harry KE. Barton
D. Barton
England
Gtsa
War Department
Ploesti
St Ware Transferred to Richwood State Police Post
St Ware moved from Beckley to Richwood in Nicholas County to take over duties with the Richwood detachment. He has served sixteen years in the state police and came to Beckley from Petersburg HQ. Mrs Ware and he plan to move their home to Richwood by September with Cpl A Svalise taking Ware’s Beckley duties for now.
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Beckley
Richwood
Nicholas County
Ware
Hia 41
Petersburg
Grant
Alrs
Willian Street
Cpl. A. Svalise
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