Raleigh County Vows Full Employment After War Plan
Raleigh County aims for full employment within five years after the war, backed by a plan for 500 new homes annually, highway homestead building, and new schools costing 330 000 dollars. The report emphasizes coal demand, rail and road work, farm for veterans, expansion of toy plants, and a county airport as key to postwar jobs.
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Raleigh County
Committee On Economic Development
C. L. Allen
Ernest L. Bailey
Raleigh
Beckley
C. Ff. D
Mrs Houck Dies At Sophia Home in North Carolina
Hazel Wilcox Houck 35 of Sophia died Saturday after a four year illness. Born January 31, 1909, daughter of Sam and Virginia Wilcox of Todd NC. Survived by husband Ellis Houck, five sons including Raymond in Boston, three sisters, and mother. Burial at Calice Cemetery Mount Tabor after services at First Church of God midway.
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Hazel Wilcox Houck
Sophia
Sam Wilcox
Virginia Houck Wilcox
Todd
North Carolina
Methodist Church
Ellis Houck
Virginia Wilcox
Raymond Houck
Boston
Massachusetts
Sam Houck
Tom Houck
Dean Houck
Gene Houck
Hime
W. M. Goodman
Martin Wilcox
Baine Trivett
Deep - Gap
First Church of God
R. H. Kennedy
Winding Gulf
Tw. Kinzer
Beckley
Calice
Mount Tabor
Camp Closings Tip Off West Virginia Polio Alarm
The Raleigh county Boy Scout camp at Camp Wilderness scheduled August 18 to 26 was postponed due to infantile paralysis. 4-H camps also cannot be held as county leaders report health officials banning gatherings of children under 14. Police and health officers urge cautious transport of infected children and emphasize early poliomyelitis treatment to reduce paralysis.
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Raleigh County
Camp Wilderness
Howard Fillmer
W. W. Hume
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe
Greenbrier
Summers County
Beckley
Hartley
Virginia Hogsett
Cottageville
Jackson County
Hume
West Virginia
J. Offner
Offner
State Health Department
Lime shipments delayed as 210 carloads sought by Raleigh farmers
Raleigh county farmers pressed the A A A office for lime shipments with only about four percent delivered. Of 220 carloads ordered locally, 10 have arrived since January, though Langhorne and Langhorne of Narrows Virginia promised a shipment tomorrow. Several carloads were sent yesterday for arrival by Virginian Railway, with more to come early this week as unloading issues and county orders slow deliveries.
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Raleigh County
A.A. A
Prince Street
Kelly Farmer
Langhorne and
Langhorne
Narrows
Virginia
Virginian Railway
Surveyor
Farmer
Imid
Monroe County
Chesapeake and Ohio J Railroad
Cabell
Colcord
Redwight
Fitzpatrick
Glen Morgan
Raleish
Hinton
Restaurants Must File Price Lists Under WPA Regulation
Raleigh area restaurant owners must file with the war price and rationing board by Monday August 21. Ceilings cover 41 basic items and meals, with three copies required before the official poster is issued. Prices will be checked against records filed last April to October, and corrections returned with the poster.
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Raleigh
Carl Drewry
Beckley
Drewry
Nest
Restaurant Care
Padh Sang
Mrowry
Estaurant
Mingo Enacts Partial Dog Quarantine After Rabies Death
Health officials extend county wide dog quarantine following the death of a six year old child suspected of rabies. Police report a patrolman shot several dogs believed infected as authorities enforce the measure.
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Williamson
Dffner S. C
Gasoline Rations Slashed for Motor Boats Announced
Washington announces sharp curtailment of gasoline rations for inboard motor boats with a larger cut than outboard craft effective October 1. The plan includes a reduced maximum of 125 to 84 gallons per three months for inboard boats and a drop from 20 to 10 gallons quarterly for outboard boats. The PLA cites resentment over yacht privileges as the reason.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
O Pla
Girl dies after roadside inn fight blamed on soldier
Fern Pelosi died in a Cleveland hospital three weeks after a July 22 altercation at Cottage Inn near Route 19-21 by-pass. Corporal Anthony Scalise said the head injury from the fight led to her death. A warrant for murder was issued for Robert Q. Barker with involvement of Fern Pelosi and Miss Underwood, both discharged Marines. Barker, Underwood, and Pelosi were at a friend’s home when the incident occurred. Barker reportedly struck both women. Pelosi’s death prompted army inquiries while local authorities await Underwood’s return from Cleveland before further action.
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Cottage Inn
Fern Pelosi
Cleveland
Ohio
Anthony Scalise
Robert Q. Barker
J. P. Meadows
Barker
Geneva Underwood
Crow
Fern Polosi
Scalise
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Polosi
Pelosi
Beckley Hospital
Army
Underwood Air
Funeral Rites For Mrs Anna Sian Held At Carlisle
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Sian of Carlisle set for August 13 at 2 p.m. at Church of God of America with Bishop McKinley Smith officiating. Body in state from 6 p.m. until the funeral hour. Surviving daughters Lula Mae Charlie Mae Rosa Mae Fannie Mae two sons Mack and David Stan two granddaughters Frances and Alva Lee Lowe.
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Anna Sian
Carlisle
Church of God of America
McKinley Smith
Lula Mae
Charlie Mae
Rosa Mae
Fannie Mae
Mack
David Stan
Frances
Alva Lee Lowe
Rew
J. A. Divers
Welcome Baptist Church
East Park
S. A. Abram
Pleasant Baptist Church
Spiritual Harmony Four
Pilgrim Travelers
Sprague
Georgia Rogers
East Beckley
Alice Hall
Francis Calloway
Gertrude Robinson
Huntington
Hall
Charlie Wilson
Suh Avenue
New Hope
Busy Bee Club
Henry Carter
Bernice Webb
Mattie Pointer
Beckley Hospital
Annie Mae Liggins
Detroit
Estella Prillerman
New York City
Semeria Calloway
Lola B. Dillard
Tom Williams
Mildred Barnett
Myrtle Fullen
Harrison Martin
Gaura Adbul
John Pendleton
Summerfield Mickens
Pittsburgh
J. H. Pendleton
Abe Dixie
Ashland
Blanch Clay
Nathaniel Clay
Newark
New Jersey
Frank Sanders
U. S. Army
Philip Hallis
Sanders
Ruth
Ethel
Lonnie Hate
Bluefield
Williamy Henry Walton
Red Star
Marie Ann
William Armstead
U.S. Army
Misa Jo Ann Smith
Ulysis Stockton
Winding Gulf
John William Lambert
Jacob Scott
Stanaforn
Cop Beats Doctors To Scene Of Twins Birth
Philadelphia police officer Edward Cushin raced five doctors to the birth scene of Mrs. Mary Ruppert and announced the twins arriving first. Twin girls Arlene and Shirley were born at 11:02 and 11:05 respectively, with Dr. H M Kochman pronouncing mother and daughters well. The Rupperts already have a previous set of twins. father James Ruppert is a shipyard welder.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edward Cushin
Mary Ruppert
Cushin
Arlene
Shirley
H. M. Kochman
James
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R. V. Coger
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Walltex
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