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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1947

Page

6

Stassen Outlines 3 Point Plan For Peace at Lilly Reunion

Harold E. Stassen outlines a three point program for lasting peace at the 13th Lilly reunion in Fiat Top, urging free and just global conduct and neighborly ties. Senator Revercomb and others praise family strength as the nation’s backbone while Kilgore notes the event’s size and presence of national press and dignitaries.

Stassen Lilly Lily Fiat Top Harold E. Stassen United States Rarler Mu Kilgore Chapman W. Revercom Welter Hallanan Remations Krevn Rishi Krez In Russi Moscow Stein Hse - Ekvei Medias America Aea Ta Cass Oihher Winming George Washington Caer Stessen Leon Cinded Kilgore Wes Lois Lilly David Lucy A. Lily Lillyee Union Association Senator Revercomb West Virginia Revercomb Hallonen Quasihumor Susi

Army Nurses Extended Appointment Date Notice

The period to apply for appointment in the new regular army nurse corps has been extended to September 30. Col. Florence A. Blenchfield announced that the peacetime corps will include career officers and reserve officers on extended active duty. Applicants age 21 to 34 for regulars, with wartime experience 21 to 24, or no prior service 21 to 27 for reserves, may apply. The corps aims for 2,558 career nurses plus reserves to reach 6,420 total per 1000 troops. Applications available at army area headquarters, general hospitals, or state nursing associations.

Regular Armed Nurse Corps Florence A. Blenchfield Army Nurse Corps Cstone Blenchfield Regular Army Regular Army Nurse Corps Army Area Headquarters Seneral General Hospitals

Elevators in South Africa Mines Reach 3500 Feet a Minute

Elevators in select South African mines travel at 3500 feet per minute, more than two and a half times the speed of the fastest Manhattan skyscraper elevator, illustrating dramatic mining efficiency and engineering.

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Stroke Fatal to Coal City Man Dui Hylton Dies at 60

Funeral rites for Isaiah Dui Hylton 60 of Coal City will be at 11 a.m. in Floyd Va with burial in Willis Va. He died after a stroke Sunday at a local hospital following a Tuesday stroke. He had been an outside foreman for Lillybrook Coal Co in Lillybrook for two years. He lies in state at Williams Funeral Home Sophia from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, then will be taken to Floyd. Surviving are wife Laura, daughters Hilds Sothern Beckley and Elsa Hylton Bluefield, son Johnny Hylton Coal City, and brothers and sisters John and Sam Hylton Willis Va, Inez Hylton Willis, Sallie Underwood Floyd, and Laura Boli Salem.

Isaiah “Dui" Hylton Coal City Floyd Willis Hylton Lillybrook Coal Company Lillybrook Williams Sophia Laura Hylton Hilds Sothern Beckley Elsa Hylton Bluefield Johnny Hylton John Sam Hylton Inez Hylton Kirs Sallie Underwood Floyd, Va Laura Boli Salem

Gulf Smokeless Foremen Honored at Company Dinner

Foremen of the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company of Tams and their wives were feted at El Chico cafe by company president Major W. P. Tams Jr. The banquet honoring a safety and tonnage record drew about 34 guests and featured speakers including D. P. Hall and George Williams.

Gul Smokeless Coal Company Tams el Chico Cafe W. P.tams, Jr J. T. Tobin D. P. Hall George Williams Posey Lew Wilson Greer Alvy Roberts John Staton Nat Dowell Alvy Robberts

Concord College Opens Fall Term With Faculty Shifts

Concord College will begin fall term on September 20 with registration on September 18-19 and an orientation week for freshmen September 14-19. Registrar S. L. McGraw announced an VA GED test on August 18-19 and several faculty changes including resignations and new appointments across departments.

WR Athen Concord College S. L. McGraw Veterans Administration Johnny McGraw Lafayette College Easton Roy T. Hickman University of Maryland Otrok A. V. Kozak Penn State P. C. Bibee Cornell University Cloyd Armbrister Julian Williams Concord Ralph Klingensmith Fromer Athens High School Fred Rogers Rogers Athens Florence Bradley Jewett City Conn Will Boston University Tulley Madison College Louise B. Lovell Womens Hall and Dietician Womens Hall Russell M. Fault NYU E.N. Foster Peabody College Department of Education E. L. Rutherford Grounds McGraw

Army Air Forces Offering Courses for High School Graduates

Beckley Recruiting Station announces air forces aviation career courses for graduates aged 17 to 34. Accepted recruits enlist for three to five years and choose among airplane maintenance radio wire communications radar weather photography construction automotive mechanics administration supply medicine and other fields. Those without prior service must complete basic training before specialized schooling.

Beckley Army Robert” B. Snider Ing

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