VFW Members Plan Dance in Beckley
Members of the Jocal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post met in the Memorial Building to plan a dance at the Moose Club on October 4 open to the public. Committees were named, funds will aid building a bigger post in Beckley, an officer election filled vacancies, and several members were appointed to key posts.
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Jocal Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial
Moose Club
K. Lynn Stevenson
Stevenson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beckley
James R. Neely
William T. Harris
Forrest Gillespie
Beverly Hume
John Green
Gene Thoenen
Charles Hough
Beckley Hotel
West Virginia
4 H Park Swim Program to End
The Raleigh County 4 H Park will discontinue swimming on September 3. Lifeguards will be dismissed that day as C E Gillespie’s resignation as director was accepted. Willard Fleming will assume lake duties for the rest of the year with boats available at the dam and picnic facilities open to the public.
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Raleigh County
Nena Ross
Para Board
Ross
Park Board
C. E. Gillespie
Gillespie
Tates
Willard Fleming
Einstein backs foundation plan for Jewish university
Noted nuclear physicist Albert Einstein lends his support and name to the Albert Einstein Foundation of Higher Learning. The plan envisions a Jewish advanced university of top rank at Waltham, Massachusetts, open to students and faculty regardless of race creed or religious beliefs.
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Foundation of Higher Learning
Waltham, Mess
Group to Survey Hospital Needs
West Virginia health lawmakers plan a survey of hospital needs and draft bills for tuberculosis institutions after approval from doctors and authorities. A federal program may fund hospital construction, with WV's share about 1.5 million yearly if matched by state funds. Aimed for completion by 1947. Clear Creek Presbyterian Church seeks Boy Scout troop charter, listing officers and troop members.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Legislative Committee On Health
West Virginia
John Amos
Meadows
Clear Creek
Boy Scout
Presbyterian Church
Charles W. Pinidar
Charles W. Pindar
George D. Toney
Charles E. Fowler
Sherman Workman
Jack Stover
Ass't
Billy J. Lawrence
Rush Stover
James Coots
Young Democrats to Meet Tonight in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Young Democratic Club will hold its organizational meeting tonight at 8 in the county courthouse. W. Edwin Ratcliffe, the active chairman, says delegates will be named to attend the State meeting in Clarksburg September 12 to 14.
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Raleigh County
Young Democratic Club
W. Edwin Ratcliffe
Clarksburg
Sugar Shortage Delays Canning Across State
Canning of peaches and apples slowed by sugar shortage with relief areas in Beckley. Officials warn no near sugar resupply. only spare stamps Nos 9 and 10 in Rat on Book 4 cover five pounds. Housewives report inability to obtain additional sugar as clergy clerks confirm. Teachers to meet Charleston plan representative selection for a national clinic. Injured in fall June A Mills of JOnebrece treated at Beckley hospital for injuries to a drarher left arm state non.
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Register
Beckley
Panhandle
Raleigh County
Charlston
West Virginia Council On Cooperation In Teacher Education
Charleston
Genevieve Starcher
A. Mills
Jonben
Beckley Hospital
Delaware
Drarher
Crash Kills Head of N. Y. Tabloid
Fairfield Connecticut reports Roy C. Holliss 56 acting president of News Syndicate Company Inc publisher of the New York Daily News was killed when his automobile crashed into a tree on Connecticut Route 136 near Bedford's home. Frederick H. Bedford Jr 55 New York businessman and director of Standard Oil of New Jersey was driving. both men were thrown from the car and found on the highway. Holliss appeared killed instantly and Bedford was hospitalized.
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Fairfield
Ataches
Kessler
Holliss
Bedford
Green Farms
Crosby Returns On Air With ABC Sponsorship
New York report confirms Bing Crosby’s return to broadcasting under ABC with a new sponsor. Recordings will relay to 217 stations and 400 additional outlets, starting October 16 at 10 p.m. eastern, 9 p.m. central, via delayed relays, replacing the Frank Sinatra setup.
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Crosby
Associated Press
New York
Bing Crosby
ABC
Frank Sinatra
No Shovel For O Dwyer Miss West Virginia Still Puzzled
Miss Norma Lee Salisbury 18 year old Miss West Virginia remaining puzzled over the failed shovel presentation to Mayor William O Dwyer as a press agent controversy led to the mayor canceling the ceremony in New York. The agent denied responsibility while Salisbury traveled to events and sought to show Parkersburg’s shovel factory. A second item notes a Charleston delegation pressuring for education board rights over teacher placements and transfers in Webster County.
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Associated Press
New York
West Virginia
William O'Dingler
Norma Lee Salisbury
Golden
Charleston
W. W. Trent
County Boards of Education
George Arnold
Scott Bobbitt
Trent
Webster County Boardor Education
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Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
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