West Virginia veterans bonus prep urged for ex GI
The Register outlines steps to prepare for the WV veterans bonus. Key items include certified discharge copies, proof of state residence, and service dates verification. Guidance notes Navy and WWI cases, survivor eligibility, and that applications likely won’t be ready until July 1951.
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Earl Christ
West Virginia
Roy I. Smith
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Beckley Veterans Administration
Memorial Building
Twelve couples file for Raleigh County marriage licenses
Twelve couples filed applications for marriage licenses in the Raleigh County Clerk's office. Names include Thomas Allen and Ann Allen. Lawrence Edwards and Rebecca Reed. David Eldridge and Juanita Keaton. Samuel Gillenwaters and Patty Riddle. Virgil Hornsby and Carlene Garrison. William Phillips and Jeanette Ford. William Parr and Margaret Winbush. Glen Sizemore and Effie Sizemore. Samuel Stone Jr and Virginia Molinari. Charles Radford and Edna Radford. Geneva Dillon. Jerry Watson and Charlotte Wright. Paul Cox and Deloris Bolen. Albert Rezzonica and Gloria Pinkerton.
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Raleigh County
Thomas Lovell Allen
Joseph
Effie Allen
Ann Lilly
Jonathan
Eula Lilly
Pemberton
Lawrence Clifford Edwards
Amigo
George H
Bessie E. Clifford
Rebecca Sue Reed
Egeria
Ida
Ike Reed
David Eldridge
Cleo
Emma Eldridge
Juanita Keaton
Bernard
Rebecca Keaton
Rhodell
Samuel Gillenwaters
Samuel
Evelyn Gillenwaters
Patty Ann Riddle
William Oscar
Emma Mae Riddle
Sophia
Virgil Wilson Hornsby
Odd
Frances H. Hornsby
Carlene Mae Garrison
Josephine
Lee
Georgia Taylor
William Howard Phillips
Clinton
Clara Phillips
Jeanette Ford
Ted
Juanita Ford
Coal City
William Parr
William
Jesse Parr
Margaret Winbush
John
Emma Winbush
Edwight
Glen Jackson Sizemore
Resoco
Emmett
Effie May Sizemore
Edith Garnet Pettry
Coal
Jerry Otis Watson
Kansas City
Charlotte Blair Wright
Beckley
James and
Wilma Wright
Paul Davis Cox
Fireco
George Jackson Cox
Flossie Mae Cox
Deloris Pearl Bolen
Elmer C. Bolen
Albert Rezzonica
Flori
Couch Relative Dies
Mrs. F A Couch of Shady Spring reports the death of her brother Charles F Akins 62 of Alexandria Louisiana.
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Couch
F. A. Couch
Shady Spring
Charles F., Akins
Alexandria
Acme Construction Wins $633 Judgment in Raleigh Court
Acme Construction Co. was awarded 633 dollars from N. H. Cisco in Raleigh County Circuit Court after Cisco did not appear. In a separate matter, Catherine Kingsley Fling’s contest of her father Earl E. Kingsley's will was dismissed for failure to post a 1500 dollar bond within 60 days, as ordered.
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Acme Construction Company
N. H. Cisco
Raleigh
Cisco
Catherine Kingsley Fling
Earl E. Kingsley
Ben H. Ashworth
Fling
Kingsley
Beckleyan Named To Defense Group
Beckleyan Hulett C. Smith, chair of the State Aeronautics Commission, is named to a six member civil defense air advisory council. The panel, chaired by State Aeronautics Director Hubert C. Stark, will compile airport and craft records, liaise with pilots, and aid mobilization of air facilities for civil defense. Other members include Robert G. Kelly, Guy Reynolds, Edward McKee, Col. C. E. Andrews, and David M. Giltinan.
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Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
State Aeronautics Commission
Hubert C. Stark
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Smith
Robert G. Kelly
Charleston
Guy Reynolds
Martinsburg
Edward McKee
Wheeling
Ohio County
Col
C. E. Andrews
Berkeley Springs
State
Civil Air Patrol
David M. Giltinan
Old State Aeronautics Board
Police Judge Fines T. R. Ramsey for Drunken Driving
Police Judge Anthony J. Sparacino fined Ted R. Ramsey of Helen $50 plus costs after pleading guilty to drunken driving. Ramsey’s license was revoked for six months with warnings of harsher penalties for future offenses. Ralph Williams’s case, also charged with drunken driving, was continued to December 29 due to illness.
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REG
Ted R. Ramsey
Helen
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ramsey
Sparacino
Ralph Williams
Russell Street
37 Area Nurses Now Registered After Passing State Board Exam
Public notice lists 37 area women among 254 graduates from 24 nursing schools who qualified as registered nurses. Names by hospital and area include Alderson-Broaddus College School of Nursing Philippi Frances Elizabeth Hall Rupert. Charleston General Margaret Ann Meador Beckley Lovey Mae Mullins Crichton. Kanawha Valley Camilla Fontana Martha R. Johnson Mount Hope Reba J. Grubbs Whitesville. Laird Memorial Gaye Skaggs Morrison Gauley Bridge Phala Hess McDaniel Emily A. Humphreys Betty Stull Metheney Montgomery. McMillan Josephine Hall Pauline Treola Beckley Mary Cumbow Stamford Betty L. Perry Raleigh Margaret M. Shirey Hinton Margaret A. Wilcox Beaver. Mountain State Alice J. Ratliff Hinton. Raleigh General Margaret E. Fink May Ingale Beulah A. Mounts Margaret R. Thompson Whitby. St. Francis Jean D. Gilly Daniels Mary T. Gore Mullens Mildred J. Hewitt MacArthur Nalva J. Phillips Beckley Virginia L. Wade Lookout Marjorie L. Morris Hinton Wanda A. Miller Ripley. St. Mary’s Huntington June Marie Martin Kathleen M. Wright Beckley Anna Graham Duncan Green Sulphur Springs Lena June Greene Herndon Reba Joy Kellam Glen Rogers Betty J. Meador Hinton.
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State Board of Examiners
Alderson - Broaddus College School of Nursing
Philippi
Frances Elizabeth Hall
Rupert
Anna Mae Montgomery
Beckley
Charleston General
Margaret Ann Meador
Lovey Mae Mullins
Crichton
Winona Phillips
Pineville
Patricia Anne Williams
Glen White
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Camilla Fontana
Martha R. Johnson
Mount Hope
Reba J. Grubbs
Whitesville
Laird Memorial
Montgomery
Gaye Skaggs Morrison
Gauley Bridge
Phala Hess McDaniel
Emily A. Humphreys
Betty Stull
Metheney
McMillan
Josephine Hall
Pauline Treola
Mary Cumbow
Stamford
Betty L. Perry
Raleigh
Margaret M. Shirey
Hinton
Margaret A. Wilcox
Beaver
Mountain State
Alice J. Ratliff
Raleigh General
Margret E. Fink
May Ingale
Ghent
Beulah A. Mounts
Margaret R. Thompson
Whitby
St. Francis
Jean D
Gilly
Daniels
Mary T. Gore
Mullens
Mildred J. Hewitt
MacArthur
Nalva J. Phillips
Virginia L. Wade
Lookout
Marjorie L. Morris
Wanda A. Miller
Ripley
St. Mary’s Huntington
June Marie Martin
Kathleen M. Wright
Anna Graham Duncan
Green Sulphur Springs
Lena June Greene
Herndon
Reba Joy Kellam
Glen Rogers
Betty J. Meador
Local enlistments up before holiday at Beckley station
Unusually large pre holiday enlistments are being made at the U S Army and Air Force Main Recruiting station in Beckley this week Capt Wyatte J Gay commanding officer said today He announced the enlistment of four men yesterday Leo R Holstein 24 Beckley and William K Goddard 20 Bellwood signed for three years in the airborne unassigned and were sent to Ft Knox Ky James W Wells 21 Bluefield Va and Charlie P Weaver 24 Long Branch enlisted for four years in the Air Force and were sent to Lackland Air Base San Antonio Tex
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U. S. Army
Air Force
Beckley
Wyatte J. Gay
Gay
Leo R. Holstein
William K. Goddard
Bellwood
Ft. Knox
James W. Wells
Bluefield
Charlie P. Weaver
Long Branch
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
Road crews clear most Raleigh County routes
County road supervisor George Gadd said main roads are clear today but warned of ice and snow on road edges. He urged drivers to use caution while traveling.
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Raleigh
George Gadd
Gadd
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Nita Byrd
Acme Construction
Beckleyan
T. R. Ramsey
ECHO
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling Company
Louisville
Charter
Bernheim Distilling Company, Inc
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