Payne Rites Draw Near Capacity Memorial Service
A near capacity crowd honors Brown W. Payne, prominent Beckley attorney, at a Memorial Building service attended by diverse community members. The Rev. L. R. Robinson led invocations, with tributes from Rev. S. A. Abram and Rev. H. C. Nabrit, and a memorial from the Raleigh County Bar Association honoring Payne’s 31 years of practice. The procession then proceeded to Greenwood Cemetery for burial.
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Memorial Building
Brown W. Payne
Bluefield
Ebenezer Baptist Church
L. R. Robinson
Beckley
Payne
Greenwood Cemetery
Buses Rejected In Taylor County School Fleet Review
Three of eleven Taylor County school buses examined by state police were rejected for defects. Officials said two vehicles had de- resulting issues and the probe continues.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Raleigh Airmen Addresses Sought for Airport Plan
Raleigh county parents with sons in the U S air forces are urged to send addresses of all Raleigh County men in the air services. The Register reports more than 200 addresses received and asks for the war service and home addresses to aid local airport development.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
U. S
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Tam
Air Force
Policeman In Class 1-A In State Draft List
Police officer Charles Padden of the State Police detachment and lawyer Dwight A. File join the local selective service board one 1-A class along with a long list of registrants led by Tuljan L. Evans and Cather R. Wingrove. Other 1-A names include Johnie Banco Clarence J. Lilly Pete R. Ward and many more across communities and counties.
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Charles Padden
Dwight A. File
Beckley
Selective Service Board
Tuljan L. Evans
Cather R. Wingrove
Johnie Banco
Clarence J. Lilly
Pete R. Ward
Emory M. Huffman
John Henry Smith
Richard A. Cook
Joe Dull
Bryan E. Spaun
Jr. Harmon
Manderville
James A. Flanery
John W. Yarner
Olvin O. ‘Thompson
Houston £. Thomas
Cecil C. Aughes
Basil Adkins
William W. Gravley
Samuel W. Caudill
Eugene C. Lusk
Ira H. Lemons
Herbert E. Cohen
Paul R. Gunter
Edmond H. Angles
Sam Coneath
William A. Avey
Linda C
French D. Williams
Kenneth C. Boblett
Otis W. Cave
Robert L. Stone
William C. Thurman
Eldridge E. Craddock
Moose Convention Set Here in September
The West Virginia State Moose Association will hold its annual convention here from September 21 to 24. A committee met at the Beckley hotel with officials including W. D. Nace and Delbert Jenkins in attendance. Attendees included Dr. Richard Aspinall Morisontown president and university aide. Fred T. Wilson Fairmont mayor. Leo Thrash Buckhannon treasurer. C. Gartsen Parkersburg treasurer. Joe Hunt Welch. Lassie Massey Welch. Miss Mary Davis and others.
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West Virginia State Moose Association
Beckley Hotel
W. D. Nace
Berkley Lodge
Richard Aspinall
Morisontown
C. D. Garten
C. &. Davis
Joe Hunt
Lassie Massey
Welch
Mary Davis
Nace
Edwards Rites This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Harman Edwards of Killarney are set for 2 p m at the Killarney schoolhouse with Rev. Costello of Coal City officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park at Beckley. She died at 8 45 a m Thursday after a decade of illness and a year in Pinecrest Sanitarium. She was born March 22 1919 in Mercer county, daughter of Wingo Harman and Teresa Rose Harman, and she was a Freewill Baptist at Resaco. She leaves five brothers, four sisters, her husband Robert Edwards, and six children.
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Mabel Harman Edwards
Mkillarney
Killarney
Costello
Coal City
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Edward
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Wingo Harman
Teresae Rose Itar
Mercer County
Freewill Baptist Church
Resaco
Fred Harman
Clyde Harman
Basin
Roy Harman
Buster Harman
United States Army
O. W. Harman
Ronnie Austin
Sandy Lever
Virginia
Otis Kester
Wyce
Frank Belcher
Stephenson
Blanche Delp
Elkton
Robert Edwards
Bobby Edwards
Rosetta Edwards
Betty Lou Edwards
Noram Rae Edwards
Donzie Edwards
Lloyd Edwards
Policy Changes Mapped By Civilian Defense Directors
The Associated Press reports state directors in 30 inland states will meet December 14 15 to shift volunteer civilian defense groups from defense duties to other war efforts. John B. Martin says the aim is a uniform inland policy amid reduced raid precautions and changed wartime needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
John B. Martin
Office of Civilian Defense
Kilgore Calls For National Liquor Rationing
Senator Kilgore proposes nationwide liquor rations to curb the whiskey shortage. He argues government control should shift to a national quota system to protect consumers and treat alcohol as a war material, while noting ongoing drought effects on retailers.
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Associated Preps
Washington
Kilgore
D-Wva
Judiciary
Beckley Girl Scouts Organize Projects For Wounded Soldiers
Beckley area Girl Scouts under Mrs. J. E. McKenzie report multiple drives for Ashford General Hospital. Troop four of Beckley Presbyterian leads Afghan and angel crafts for Christmas trays. donations to Red Cross and toy funds. plus support for a poor Beckley family. Brownie troop 12 at Episcopal church and troop 14 work on afghans, favors, and Red Cross gifts. Brownie fly-up ceremonies held for troop 16. Other troops, including troop six at Lester, organize Christmas plans and meetings.
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Ashford General Hospital
Red Cross
Beckley
J. E. McKenzie
Beckley Presbyterian Church
A. S. Johnston, Jr
Ashford Hospital
Ashford
John Pollock Bonner
Episcopal Church
Red Cross and
Glen Morgan
George Daniel
Browne
Isi
Private Walter Walker Reported Missing in Action
Private First Class Walter Carl Walker of Twelfth Street is reported missing in action in the Southwest Pacific while serving with the United States Marine Corps. Enlisted November 16, 1942, he trained at Parris Island and New River and previously worked at Raleigh Steam Laundry after attending Woodrow Wilson School.
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Walter Carl Walker
Walter H. Walker
L'Welfth Street
Southwest Pacific
United States Marine Corps
United State Marine Corps
Marines
Parris Island
South Carolina
New River
North Carolina
Woodrow Wilson School
Raleigh
Eastern Star Members Gather For Hospital Favors
Members of the Order of the Eastern Star meet in the Masonic lodge hall at 7:30 tomorrow evening to craft gifts for patients at Ashford General hospital White Sulphur Springs for Christmas morning. Delivers through the local American Legion auxiliary on Monday December 20.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
American Legion Auxiliary
Penetro Nose Drops Advertised for Instant Relief
An ad promotes Penetro Nose Drops claiming immediate nasal relief for head colds. It states a dosage of two drops per nostril and cautions use only as directed with a price of 40 cents.
Mrs. J. E. Shrewsbury Dies in Daniels
Mrs. J. E. Shrewsbury, 45, of Daniels, died in a local hospital of heart disease after living in Shady Spring for years. She belonged to the Methodist church and is survived by her husband and many children, with arrangements pending at the Coffee funeral home.
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J. E.shrewsbury
Daniels
Shady Spring
Methodist Church
Paris Shrewsbury
Lillian Barnett
Laymar
Charles Shrewsbury
Pearl Harbor
Roy Shrewsbury
United States Army
Lillian
Joseph
Lilly
Gledas
Gledis
Bedly
Remarkable Treatment For Stomach Trouble From Excess Acid
An advertisement touts von's tablets as a remedy for pain from excess stomach acid including indigestion gas and heartburn. It claims fast relief without strict diet or time off work and asks readers to ask for Cleveland Von Tablets at their druggists.
Rat meal or laundry? San Francisco supplies in 1850
A rat can consume 100 pounds of grain yearly. In 1850 San Franciscans sent laundry to Honolulu for washing, reflecting distant service links.
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Honolulu
Chungking to Chicago Ue Fly Straight Air Route North Pole
Three quarters of the globe remains covered by ocean as travelers discuss an unlikely air route linking Chungking and Chicago Ue via a polar path. The proposed route highlights vast ocean areas and extreme Arctic conditions.
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Chungking
Chicago Ue
North Pole
Children Surpass War Bond Quota in West Virginia
West Virginia students contribute through a school war bond drive with Nickels and dimes toward a $2,000,000 goal. Early reports from four counties show $664,293 raised versus $173,662 quota, about 382 percent of target for that area. Sam M. Lambert Jr and Mrs Hanna Y. Klein oversee the effort for education and finance departments.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Education Department
Finance Committee
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