Judge Meadows Quits Bench With An Order
Governor elect Clarence W. Meadows retires from the tenth judicial circuit bench and adjourns the November 1944 Raleigh county term. Final act includes filing of objections to testimony in the Price case involving real estate ownership and rents since 1936. Around $1,400 involved. only three county lawyers present witness retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Meadows
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Raleigh
London
EF. Price
Mary Price
G. K. Basham
Beckley
East Beckley
Landon Price
Hutchinson, Ballard
Preston
Meadows
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Dortha E. Dickenson
William M. Dickenson
Hazel Ayers
Clarence Ayers
Early April Fool? Candy boxes haunt Army lieutenant
Seattle Army Lt. W. G. Costello received a box of candy four times in an hour and a half. He called police saying I's not funny and he doesn't like candy. Two patrolmen investigated after a loud back-door pounding. He found another candy box. The note mentions St Augustine changing hands 13 times under various flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Army
W. G. Costello
Costello
Paper Bag Shortage Forces Customers To Bring Own Sacks
Elizabeth Leith reports Beckley grocers warn paper bag supplies will drop further next month. Stores shift to boxes and plain paper, urging customers to bring baskets, bags, or sacks. Managers note shortage worsens after year’s start, with scrap paper salvage urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Leith
Beckley
R. L. Reed
Prince Street
McCollum
Elmer Davis
Davis
Soldier Sol Martin Wounded in France, Sister Reports
Staff Sgt. Frank L. Martin, 35, son of Mrs. R. V. Martin of 100 Bishop Street, was wounded in action in France on December 1, per War Department notice. He belongs to the 142nd Infantry Division, Seventh Army, overseas since last May, with prior service in the Philippines and two years in the army. His sister Mrs. Marie Ames and Mrs. H. A. Sloan share the same address. His mother received a Red Cross letter stating a broken right arm but that he is “getting along fine.” He previously trained at Fort Wadsworth and was to be part of the Italian invasion forces before fever interrupted the plan and sent him to Italy for hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Martin
R. V. Martin
Bishop Street
France
War Department
Sal. Martin
Marie Ames
H. A. Sloan
East Prince Street
142Nd Infantry Division
Seventh Army
Red Cross
Army
Martin
Philippine Islands
States
Pearl Harbor
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
New York
Italy
Two Held On Larceny Charges In Raleigh County Court
Two people appeared before Magistrate Oley Mills charged with grand larceny. Carl Drysdale of Mabscott had hearing postponed to January 4 for theft of fishing equipment from A. K. Canterbury. Francis Miller of Beckley waived preliminary hearing for grand jury after stealing $23 from J. E. Lickliter. Both held in Raleigh County jail. Lightning Delivery burglaries in Phoenix involve cases of cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oley Mills
Carl Drysdale
Mabscott
A. K. Canterbury
Francis Miller
Beckley
J. E. Lickliter
Prince Street
Drysdale
Miller
Raleigh County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge Meadows
Ot. Augustine, Fla
U. S
Beckleyan
Rio
Roy J. Merrick
Beckley Coast Guardsman
Brazil
Yankee G.1’s
Coast
Reed
Mick Or Mack’s
Mainstreet
M. W. McCollum
Raleigh Fire & Rubber Company
Gillette
Beckley, W. Vx
Kanawha and
Prince Sts
Dial
Sol
Phoenix, Ariz
Lightning Delivery
Beloviy
Coats
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