Future Farmers To Hold Meeting At State Conference
Future Farmers of America will have four representatives at the state association leadership conference at Camp Caesar Webster Springs from tomorrow through Wednesday. Shady Spring chapter members J. M. Collins and Albert Lilly will attend, while Trap Hill Surveyor chapter will be represented by G. P. Auldridge and possibly Ray Massie with John Tolley as alternate. The Surveyor I chapter plans a separate camp on Clear Fork August 13 16 to map next year activities. Several members have enlisted in the armed forces including Eugene Cook Charles McGraw Glenn McKinney Lacy Hendricks Murriel Wickline Claude Walker Dr Ernest Richardson and T J Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Future Farmers, of America
State Association
Camp Caesar
Webster Springs
Shady Spring
J. M. Collins
Albert Lilly
Trap Hill
G. P. Auldridge
Ray Massie
Glen Daniel
Massie
John Tolley
Auldridge
Tom Canterbury
Trap Hin
Eugene Cook
U. S. Navy
Bill Milam
Azel Wood
Maple Meadow
Eugene Clay
Surveyor I
Clear Fork
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Charles McGraw
Glenn McKinney
Marine Corps
Lacy Hendricks
Murriel Wickline
Army
Claude Walker
Ernest Richardson
T. J. Browning
Chest Adjourned For Lack Of Quorum
A community chest meeting was adjourned after noon due to only nine directors present, short of the 14 required for a quorum. The session aimed to elect officers and discuss merging with the war chest, with a new meeting set for Thursday, August 12 at 7:18 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
War Chest
W. OR. Fusitt
Aid
J. L. Lineweaver
Henrietta Marquis
R. D D. Watts
L. H. Davis
BE. G. Larrick
W. R. Fugilt
H. B. Fillmer
Father Halpin
George W. Whitaker
Princewick Soldier Samuel Brakefield Reported Wounded
Samuel Coy Brakefield of Princewick, son of Mr and Mrs Dee Brakefield, was listed as wounded in a Navy Department casualty report of 74 names released Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Coy Brakefield
Dee Brakefield
Princewick
Navy Department
Fire Department Seeks Volunteers as Army Draft Bites
Fire chief W. H. Wiedensall announced the local department urgently needs volunteers not subject to call to the army. He noted training time and possible losses when volunteers are deployed, as another paid firefighter leaves for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wiedensall
Armed Forces
Orchardists Seek Kefor Protection in Eastern Panhandle
Martinsburg growers disclosed patrols of commercial peach orchards in the eastern panhandle after thieves stole whole truckloads of peaches last year. With prices up to six dollars a bushel this season, the risk of pilferage appears higher.
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Martinsburg
Panhandle
South American Arrested by FBI on Espionage Charges
A 35 year old South American, Roberto Lanas Vallecilla of Cali, Colombia, working as a translator for the inter-American bureau, was arrested by FBI agents in Washington on espionage charges. He allegedly admitted writing three secret ink letters transmitting information about U S national defense efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coordinator of
Inter- American Affairs
Roberto Lanas Vallecilla
Cali
Colombia
Inter- American Bureau
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lanas
United States
Modern Furniture Co The New River Co
Modern Furniture Co The New River Co New River Grocery Co E M Payne Co operate in regional trade, with ads noting store names, product lines and local distribution. The snippet lists four firms likely from an old business directory or advertisement page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Furniture Co
The
New River Co
New River Grocery Co
E. M. Payne Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Future Farmers
Fire Department
Wiedensall
FBI
OPA
America
Palace Theatre
Amere Gas Utilities Co
D. W. Anderson & Sons
Atwell-Catron Motor Co
Bair Bros., Inc
Beckley
Theatre
Beaver Coal Corp
Beckley Water Co
Beckley Machine & Electric Co
Beckley Ice & Feed Co
Beckley Hardware & Supply Co
Beckley Cafe
Beckley National Bank
Beckley Piggly-Wiggly
Beckley Air Transport
Chevrolet
Mick Or
Mack G. C. Murphy Co
Platnick Brothers
Nat Berman Co
Raleigh General Hospital
Richmond Cleaners & Laundry
Rahall
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Rose Funeral Home
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Raleigh Steam Laundry
Raleigh Motor Sales
Joe L. Smith
Congress
the Star Beckley’s
the Spade Transfer Co
H. H. Purdue
Swan Cafe
Tamayo Grocery Wipperman Construction Co
Watkins Drug Store
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Western Auto
White Cross Pharmacy
Wyoming—Rialto—Pine Theatres
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