Post War Planning in Beckley and Raleigh County
Beckley and Raleigh County form a planning committee led by W. M. Reeser to map postwar improvements. Key proposals include Raleigh County airport, school buildings, Grandview and Ameagle roads, Little Beaver Creek recreational project, and Beckley youth recreation center with parks and a swimming pool. The plan invites public input.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
W. M. Reeser
W.P.B
Grandview Road
Stle Road Commission
Ameagle
Spruce Mountain
Little Beaver Creek
Reeser
South Beckley
East Beckley
County
A DIFFERENT WAR Four years since Poland attack marked by Axis setbacks
The piece notes four years since the September 1 1989 Poland assault, detailing Axis failures and Allied advances. It highlights Mussolini's fall, potential German disaster in Russia, and Allied dominance at sea and aerial bombing over occupied Europe.
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Poland
Liller
Mussolini
Mary
Russia
Germany
War Production Board hints at civilian goods shift next year
The War Production Board signaled possible production of civilian goods including washing machines next year four months away. War material needs remain priority though some stockpiles rise and contracts wind down. Labor and materials limit conversion, but a trend toward civilian manufacture is expected as wartime dwindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
W.P.B
Europe
Germany
Italy
State board urges math and science emphasis for postwar era
The board calls high school principals to stress algebra geometry and science to train youth for flying and tech jobs. It warns against neglecting humanities and notes wartime readjustment and global awareness will shape postwar needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Soviet
Russia
India
China
Germany
Japan
War's Grim Picture Haunts Four Year Conflict
The piece laments the ongoing four year war, condemning its makers and noting the bleak outlook for those who began the fight. It underscores the heavy toll on civilians and the futility of continued hostilities, urging reflection and peace.
Greenbrier River Debate: Tannery Dump or Recreation Asset
Summers County court faces a pollution question over Marlinton tannery effluent in the Greenbrier. Local landowners value river recreation and property along its banks, fearing pollution but seeking a balance that lets leather production continue without harming the river’s beauty and use for hundreds of summer residents.
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Greenbrier
Summers County
Pocahontas County
Marlinton
Talcott
Raleigh County
Red and Gun Club
Creenbrier River
Charles Byus
Bertsley
Supreme Court
Pocahontas
Conservation Commission
New York
Boston
West Virginia
Airmail Pickup Demonstration Pages West Virginia Route Plan
A demonstration of on wing mail pickup shows how airmail could serve Beckley Welch Bluefield and other towns. A Charleston knoll hosts pipe sockets and poles for rope lines enabling multiple pickups to be drawn into a single container. Representatives from Beckley Fayetteville Rathelle Bluefield Welch Williamson hear Walter Hart outline the West Virginia bid for Post Office Department approval and Civil Aeronautics Board consent.
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Beckley
Welch
Bluefield
Nnrmal
Charleston
Louden Heights
West Virginia
Ohio River
Fayetteville
Rathelle
Williamson
Walter Hart
Post Office Department
Washington
All-American Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hart
Murder in Tin Yesterda y at Hotel Famoso
John Calder overhears a heated argument in Miss Taggard s room and a stranger named Francisco Mirtilo reveals his fixation on the mine. Calder weighs motives, considers Mirtilo s ties to Sam Taggard, and prepares to act as Mirtilo exits toward San Juan de Letran. He follows the trail, thinking the Taggard case may be a larger puzzle. CASO
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John Calder
Lila Taggard
Calder
Lila
Tag Pard
Sam Taggard
Rivera
Miss Taggard
Senor
Francisco Mirtilo
Fall
Mirtilo
Latin America
Mirlile
Mr. Calder
Mirtile
Mirtila
Orry
Hotel Famoso
San Juan de Letran
Pursuit Through Mexico City Night
In wartime Mexico City an American pursues Mirtilo through San Juan de Letran and Avenida Juarez amid crowds and street vendors. The narrator senses danger, recalls warnings, and notes personal tension as he trails the elusive man toward an unclear outcome.
Men O War News Highlights Beckley Natives in WWII Service
Seaman First Class Clarence S. Daniel sails to Pacific sea duty after training at Little Creek. His family, veterans all, include cousin Quentin Daniel of the Pacific theater. Ensign Earle Wiseman, Concord College alum, graduates from Corpus Christi naval center. Corporal Clifford Daniels visits family during 15 day furlough after Ephrata base posting. Abert E Stewart advances from pre flight to active duty with radar training and destroyer service. Fifteen Beckley area men begin Bluejacket basic training at Great Lakes. Dayton O Thompson earns Good Conduct Medal at Camp Santa Anita. Staff Sergeant James Pegram transfers to Camp Croft as recruit instructor.
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Navy
Little Creek
Virginia
Clarence S. Daniel
C. C. Daniel
Mercer Street
Beckley
Pacific
Seaman Daniel
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bainbridge
Maryland
Norfolk
Pacific Coast
Seaman Arenee Daniel Daniel
Quentin Daniel
Guadalcanal
Marine Raiders
Avip Earle Wiseman
G. F. Wiseman
Mount Hope
Naval Air Training Center
Corpus Christi
Texas
United States Naval Reserve
Concord College
Athens
Clifford R. Daniels
Ollie Daniels
Queen Street
United States Army Air Force
Corporal Daniels
Davin
Wise Man
Cuttard Daniels
Charleston
Charles BE. Daniels
Daniels
Ephrata Air Base
Ephrata
Washington
Beckley Exchange National Bank
Abert E. Stewart
Luigi Gugliotta
Edgewood Drive
George Stewart
Eccles
United States Navy
Louisiana State Normal School
Natchitoches
Louisiana
Key West
Florida
Stewart
Navy Hospital
Portsmouth
J. W. Taylor
Park Avenue
Mabscott
Dayton O. Thompson
Oscar Thompson
Clear Creek
Ordnance T Gaining Center
Camp Santa Anita
Arcadia
California
Thompson
United States
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Marmet
James Pegram
R. C. Carter
Camp Claiborne
Camp Croft
South Carolina
National Guards
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Panama Canal Zone
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Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
H Randolph Norton
National Advertising
Katz Agency
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Randolph Norton
Raleigh
Monroe Counties
Monroe County
Summera County
Lowell
Tin
South
Aerica
Buenos
Monte Cristo
Hunt
Chase
Mexico City
Avenida Juarez
Mes
Taggard
Cart A. Paterson
Alter B. Crickmer, JR
W. B. Crickmer
McAlpin
Kingman Army Airfield
Kingman
Arizona
Mark Twain
C Bbirne Canterbury
United States Army
Adjutant General’s School
Fort Washington
Army
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Scohol
Beckley and
Uncle Sam's Navy
Great Lakes
Ilinois
William D. Moore
4Th Avenue
East
Joe Rodriguez, Jr
Neville Street
Jesse R. Lilly, Jr
Jimmy Bakalis
Piney Avenue
Jesse C. Walker
Beaver
James R. Dorsey
Blue Jay
Alfred C. Crews
William A. Cole
Lillybrook
Ernest J. Quensenberry
Lanark
Carl Dietch
Prosperity
Carl M. Barr
Sophia
Luther Pritchard
Princewick
Claude F. Akers
Slab Fork
Bernard G. McQuade
Stotesbury
Richard Sanichez
Tams
C. Belrne Canterbury
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