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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1944

Page

5

Mullens Moose Women Appointed

Mullens news reports the Women of the Moose held their regular meeting with Hattie Sue Boling presiding. Three new committee chairmen were appointed Ellen Hawley ritual chair Mary Mullens angus and Marjorie Ball hospital guide. A $5 donation to the T B association and a $50 war savings bond were bought for the Sixth War Loan drive for Wyoming county. Christmas boxes for Moose Heart children are being prepared. Open house is set for December 13 with initiation of new members.

Register Mullens Women of the Moose Hattie Sue Boling Ellen Hawley Mary Mullens Angus Marjorie Ball T. B. Association Wyoming County Moosehart

Mat Holland Accident Victim in Mullens Truck Crash

Mat Holland, 66, Lovell Lumber employee, died instantly yesterday morning when he fell from a company truck near Black Eagle Coal company and was run over by the wheel. Corporal Roy D. Platt ruled the death accidental. the truck, driven by Wilbur Sylvester Johnston, had not stopped when Holland jumped off. He had no known relatives and lay in state at Robertson & Foglesong Funeral Home.

Register Mullens Mat Holland Lovell Lumber Company Black Feagle Coa! Company Virginia Roy D. Platt Mullens State Police Wilbur Sylvester Johnston Robertson & Foglesong

Deer Hunters Fill Raleigh Wyoming Woods In Mist

Heavy mist shrouds Raleigh Wyoming woods as deer hunters camp near Flat Top and head into Richmond district near Beckley water dam. Motorists stop for chains and windshield cleaning while local game protector Lee Anderson authorizes out of season kills for ill or injured deer, meat sent to hospitals. No confirmed kills yet. Summers Mercer could not be reached.

Raleigh Wyoming Mercer Summers Counties Flat Top Raleigh County Richmond Beckley Glade Creek Wyoming County Marianna Buck Lee Anderson Oceana Anderson Pineville Summers

Daily Crossword Puzzle Readout and Clues

A dense puzzle page lists across and down clues with word lengths varied. It includes thematic entries such as ferry boat, row ing implement, freight, daisy, and references to gods and languages, plus a cryptoquote at bottom. A mix of names, places, and common nouns populate the grid with standard crossword conventions and a final quotation.

Pacific Ontario Democratic Political Parties Eur

Court Asked to Decide on Constable Oath Timing

Acting Prosecuting Attorney W A Riffe will rule on how Roy W Keesee of Eccles may be sworn as justice of the peace for Trap Hill district if he cannot obtain a military furlough to return for oath and bond before January 1. Court noted that bond and oath are required prior to taking office.

W. A. Riffe Roy W. Keesee Eccles Trap Hill District Keesee H. G. Farmer

WPB OKs 150000 Improvements For Clarksburg Airport

The War Production Board has authorized $150,000 in improvements at Clarksburg Airport West Virginia to Washington. The plan includes complete grading of two landing strips and received approval from the regional WPB office in Cleveland.

Associated Press Cleveland Clarksburg W. Va War Production Board Washington W.P.B

Mullens Honors Soldier, Bride on First Anniversary

Mullens celebrates Sgt. and Mrs. Jimmy Nix on their first anniversary as they travel through town en route to Kopperston to settle. Nix, medical discharge, was Wyoming County’s first volunteer. he was wounded in the African invasion on December 7, 1942, later met his French bride at a camp in Palm Beach Algiers, married December 7, 1943, and returned to the States in September. Mrs. Nix served as U S Army interpreter during the interim. Gifts from local merchants and an anniversary dinner and theater invitation completed festivities.

Mullens Jimmy Nix Kopperston Nix Wyoming County Palm Beach Algiers States United States Army New York J. F Orr Brown’s Paint Mullens Dollar Store Peidmont Union Furniture Hash Furniture Clarks Store, Inc Eatwell Cafe

Emory Reeser Transferred From Mullens Manager Post

W M Reeser, vice president of Amere Gas Company of Beckley, announced Emory J Reeser local manager of Amere Gas Utilities Mullens has been transferred to Princeton effective January He will head the Princeton and Athens district P C Carr Jr of Beckley will take over Mullens Reeser and his wife and children will move to Princeton early in the year

Mullens W. M. Reeser Amere Gas Company Beckley Emory J. Reeser Amere Gas Utilities Company Princeton Athens P. C. Carr, Jr Reeser Buddy Rosanna

War Bond Premier Show Boosts Wyoming County Quota

Rain and sleet kept many away but the war bond premier show in Mullens brought in 1600 dollars in bonds sold. The program featured Across the Pacific and short reels on the Marianas and robot bomb damage to England. Admission required a bond, with no general tickets sold, and the band quota neared completion.

Mullens Pacific Marianas England

Miss Ada Jewell Weds Seaman Wiley Brooks

Ada Athylene Jewell wed Wiley T. Brooks Jr. in a Soulsville ceremony performed by Rev. Dewey A. Wilson. The couple, with Brooks on 23 day leave after 15 months in the South Pacific, are supported by families including Pau line Brooks and Bill Workman.

Jesse Ada Athylene Jewell Wiley T. Brooks, Jr United States Navy Harrison Jewell Jessee Wiley F. Brooks, Jr Dewey A. Wilson Soulsville Pauline Brooks Bill Workman Seaman Brooks South Pacific

Beware Coughs Following Flu

After the flu ends the lingering cough may become chronic bronchitis if untreated. Creomulsion claims to target the bronchial membranes and loosen phlegm to soothe irritation. Buy with the promise of a refund if the cough is not quickly relieved.

Basketball Season Opens for Mullens vs Baileysville

Mullens high school will open its basketball season tonight with a home game against Baileysville in the Mullens gymnasium.

Mullens Baileysville

Football Team To Be Honored At Mullens Banquet

Mullens high school’s football team and the cheerleaders will be guests at a banquet tonight in the high school. The event honors the squad for their season.

Mullens

Judge Orders Title Transfer In Boissin Estate

Judge Clarence W Meadows orders Herbert Stansbury to convey five Glenview lots to James Galbraith from the Henry Boissin estate. The order requires Stansbury to pay Galbraith his costs from the circuit court suit against Roissia and heirs.

Herbert Stansbury Henry Boissin Clarence W Meadows James Galbraith Glenview Boissin Gabraith Roissia

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