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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1946

Page

9

Husband Of Fireco Woman Sees Son For First Time

Mrs. Mary Helen Yager has returned to Fireco to be with her parents after months in California. Her husband John Yager then stationed in Wyoming with the Army saw their three year old son Bill for the first time. They have a daughter almost a year old who he has not met as he serves overseas. She will work at Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company store in Fireco.

Ay Register Fireco Mary Helen, Yager W. C. Halbert California John Yager Wyoming Bill Yager Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company David Rubin Yeager Halbert

WVU Plans Temporary Housing for GI Students

Morgantown based West Virginia University will use a 40009 allocation from the Board of Public Works to acquire sites for temporary nonhousing facilities for GI students. President Irvin Stewart said the project fits a 1945 act funding 75 million for educational facilities at colleges with rising veterans enrollment. Barrack like structures would add cafeterias a student center classrooms laboratories a library reading room and gymnas ium to serve returning servicemen entering college.Enrollment is expected to reach about double prewar levels making the project timely. An immediate Washington application is planned to start the Morgantown program without delay.

Associated Press Morgantown West Virginia University Board of Public Works Irvin Stewart Stewart Washington

Singing Convention Sunday at Sprague Church of God

The Raleigh County Singing Convention will meet Sunday at Sprague Church of God from 1 30 to 4 p m. J L Hamlet, chairman, invites all quartets and choirs in the county to attend. The group last gathered at Midway with several participants and meets the first Sunday of each month. The public is invited. Little birds eat hundreds of meals daily per Britannica.

Raleigh County Sprague Church

Judge Moore Enforces Price Ceiling Violations in Charleston

Judge Ben Moore entered consent injunctions in U S District Court restraining Albert W Richardson of Charleston from selling electric refrigerators or used gas ranges above ceiling prices. Richardson settled OPA treble damages totaling 557.46, with 371.64 to the Treasury and the rest refunded to purchasers. A separate consent injunction restrained JA Houck of Lewisburg from further food price violations after paying 25 to the Treasury.

Charleston Ben Moore U. S. District Court Albert W. Richardson Richardson Office of Price Administration U. S. Treasury Moore JA. K. Houck Lewisburg Grocer Houck The Treasury

Altman Cash Feed Store Beckley Oak Hill listing

Advertises Trojan Flour 25 lb sacks Scratch Feed 100 lb bag Egg Mash and Oats with prices. Canning jars lids caps in various sizes. Stores in Beckley and Oak Hill.

Beckley - Oak Hill

Homer Plumley Dies at Abraham at 44

Homer Washington Plumley 44 died at Abraham Thursday at 3 30 p m Funeral services will be at his residence in Abraham Saturday with Rev Earl Ward officiating Burial will follow at Abraham Cemetery Saturday at 1 pm He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church and active in church work Surviving are his father Jackson Plumley of Abraham and five children Erville Robert Harold all of Abraham

Homer Washington Plumley Abraham Earl Ward Plumley New Salem

CAB Attorney Questions Planned Air Routes in Southeast

Merle Lyon Civil Aeronautics Board public counsel urged deleting several new routes and stops proposed by examiners in southeastern states including West Virginia. He favored denying feeder routes for Commonwealth Air Transport between Huntington and coal region cities and concurred with examiners on four other lines. Globeair Lines plans to start Beckley service by Sept. 15 were not addressed. PAYNES TO BEGIN NEW STORE HOURS and other text follows.

Merle Lyon Civil Aeronautics Board West Virginia Washington Meadow Creek Kathleen Betty Lou Abraham Calvin Norma Craft Eccles Commonwealth Air Transport Huntington Commonwealth Air Transport Company Beckley Charleston Bluefield Welch Williamson Lyons Ross Newman Curtis Henderson Piedmont Aviation, Inc Southern Airways Tie Commonwealth Aly ‘Transport State Ailines, Inc Hem

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