James Grocery Closes After 24 Years In Crab Orchard
The Crab Orchard James Grocery, opened January 1, 1942 by Mr. and Mrs. K. R. James, will close Saturday. Richmond Dry Cleaners will remodel the building into a pickup station as Route 16 expansion salvages the current site.
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James
Sealright Co
Fulton, N.Y
Beckley
Duke James
Naval Academy
Annapolis
James’ Grocery
Crab Orchard
Richmond
K. R. James
One Cause of War 1812 Seizure of Britishborn American Seamen
One cause of the War of 1812 was Britain seizing seamen born in Great Britain who held American nationality, a practice that angered American merchants and emphasized tensions over lawful allegiance and trade rights.
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Great Britain
Why the Great Smoky Mountains Are Called Smoky
The smoky haze giving the mountains their name comes from a blue atmospheric mist in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, not wood smoke. The haze is so dense that it obscures clear photographs and is a natural phenomenon.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
Merchants Plan New Drive After Sunday Sales Debates
A Mercantile Division special meeting set for January 6 will consider a public drive to call another election to enforce blue laws. Kern may ask the board to push Sunday closing, amid open Sunday activity at some local stores and protests from merchants, the Beckley ministerial association and others. Committees will form to boost membership, civic affairs, downtown improvement, sales planning and more as plans include city council engagement and downtown promotions.
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Mercantile Division
Kern
Pagoda Foodland
Leed’s Discount
Aide’s Discount
Chain
Loca
Phillip Payne
E. M. Payne
Mercantile Board
Beckley Ministerial Association
Mercantile
Civic Affairs
City Council
Honey In the Rock
Art and Craft
United Fund
Beckley
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Navy cadet Mickey Bowles attends Naval Pre-Flight School in Pensacola for 14 weeks covering aerodynamics math physics navigation and leadership before flight training. Army sergeant Rexford L. McMillion and others from the 24th Infantry Division participated in Exercise Victory Express in Germany involving 25 000 troops and 6 000 vehicles. Specialist James V. West II promoted to specialist five at U S Army Hospital in Muenchweiler Germany. Sgt Roy D Hawley of Crab Orchard part of 51st Artillery at McGregor Range N M fired missiles at targets in a short notice annual practice. Navy enlistees Daniel Wayne Hazie William Ray Bibb and others listed from West Virginia area.
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Naval Aviation
Mickey P. Bowles
USN
Paul Bowles
Campbell St
Naval
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Basic Training ‘Command
Rexford L. McMillion
Icie Bonds
Glen Daniel
24Th Infantry Division
Germany
3D Infantry Division
McMillion
Wildflecken
Fort Riley
Kan
Trap Hill High School
Muenchweiler
Specialist West
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
West
Wood‘row Wilson High School
Alderson-Broaddust College
Phillippi
W. Va
L Roy D. Hawley
Roy W. Hawley
Crab Orchard
51St Artillery
San Rafael
Calif
McGregor
N. M
Hawley
Martha
Novato
Seal Donations Slow To Trickle in Raleigh County
Donations to the Christmas Seal campaign have dwindled to a trickle with only 45 dollars received since Tuesday. Frances Lowe, executive secretary of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association, said the total reached 7,702.35 dollars as of Thursday, about 64 percent of the 12,000 dollar goal, with the campaign's official closing date today. Three thousand second reminders are being mailed to county residents in hopes of lifting contributions.
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Frances Lowe
Raleigh County
Claimed By God For Mission Opens at Beckley Temple
A Methodist Mission study titled Claimed By God For Mission starts Sunday at Beckley Methodist Temple. A 6 p.m. potluck precedes the class with Rev. Emmett Hall as guest speaker and Mona Wood leading devotion. The series runs Sundays through January.
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Beckley Methodist Temple
Emmett Hall
Mona Wood
First locomotive to break 100 mph at 1893 test
The first locomotive to exceed 100 miles per hour was locomotive No 999, which completed a mile in 32 seconds, reaching about 112.5 mph in 1893.
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Caro
Lina Super Market
Janet Pugh
Mae Mills
Mae
MacArthur
Donna Gunther
Carolina
P. E. Rhodes
Raleigh
Rhodes
Norfolk and Western Railway
Herman H. Perler
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Chamber
West Viroy
James V. West II
Christine Souder
Freeman St
U. S
NAVY
Daniel Wayne Hazie
Colcord
Beulah Treadway
Clear Fork High School
William
Bill) Ray Bibb
Minden
Jesse J. Bibb
Collins High Schoo
William Ray Worley,Jr
Spring
W. R. Worley
Pers
Shady Spring High School
Richard Wayne Billups
Pax
W. R. Billups
Mt. Hope High School
Appalachian Power CO
Bank of Raleigh
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