Twenty three divorces granted in circuit court finalizes
Judge Ben H. Ashworth entered 23 divorce decrees and dismissed three civil suits in the circuit clerk’s office. Dismissed actions include Lester Grubb vs Marks Shows incorporated Flora Yowko vs Consolidated Bus Lines and Arville E. Browning trustee for Grace E. Davis vs John W. Clark. Several divorces award child custody and monthly support, attorney fees, and restore maiden names where noted. Some cases allow future filings or rehearing within set periods if not served in state.
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Twely
Ben H. Ashworth
Circuit Clerk's
Lester Grubb
Marks Shows Incorporated
Flora Yowko
Consolidated Bus Lines
Plantiff
Arville E. Browning
Grace E. Davis
John W. Clark
Robert Evans
Verda Parnell Evans
Paul Changoy
Ann Changoy
James E. Jackson
Naomi Jackson
Clyde Brown
Lola Brown
Minnie Lee Robinson
John Theodore Robinson
Minnie Lee Stone
Anna Alley Boyles
Frederck Deen Boyles
Anna Alley Meadows
Hilda Graham
John Basil Graham
Verona Robinson
Frank A. Robinson
Dema Lilly Tonkin
Ernest FE. Ton
Ralph Hunter Greene
Pauline Okes
Ethel Pennington
Franklin Lee Pennington
Pansy Brewster
Lewis Stephen Brewster
Friday Baisley Kipps
Lena Estelle Moses Kipps
Lucy Richmond
Charley FE. Richmond
Annie L. Lewis
Jason Lewis
Curtis Koontz
Violet Koontz
Whitman Free Pending Hearing On Habeas Corpus
Robert Gordon Whitman, held on a New York prison return, was released on $2,000 bail by Circuit Judge Mark L. Jarrett and ordered to appear at a March 5 habeas corpus hearing in Greenbrier County. Auerbaugh’s bid to place Whitman in New York custody was denied. Whitman, Rainelle resident, was convicted in 1931 of first degree manslaughter in New York City and has long claimed innocence amid ongoing legal actions.
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Associated Press
Lewisburg
Robert Gordon Whitman
New York
Mark L. Jarrett
Greenbrier
James McClung
Jarrett
I. E. Auerbaugh
New York State Division of Parole
Whitman
Auerbaugh
Great Meadows State Prison
Comstock
N. Y
Rainelle
Troy Cattrell
New York City
Supreme Court of the United States
Alfred Bazzarre Receives Promotion in Shanghai
Alfred Bazzarre son of Mr and Mrs T E Bazzarre of Skelton has been promoted from second to first lieutenant at his Shanghai China base.
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Alfred B. Bazzarre
T. E. Bazzarre
Skelton
Shanghai
China
Piney River District Forms in New Scout Council
W S Beavers of Beckley is permanent chairman of the Piney River district, the first of five districts under the Appalachian council. The district spans Raleigh County areas outside Marsh Fork, Clear Fork, and Trap Hill, with Slab Fork near Amigo moving to Malens. John Ward, J B Deck, and J T Daniels were elected vice chairmen, six operating committee chairs named, and future full committees to be formed. Meetings set for the fourth Thursday each month at 7 30 p.m. at the Appalachian power building.
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W. S. Beavers
Beckley
Raleigh County
Piney River
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
Glen Daniel
Slab Fork
Amigo
Sophia
J. T. Daniels
Beavers
F. H. Halstead
J. B. Bibb
E. E. Bibb
B. C. Minter
Harry W. Hall
Jack van Winkle
The
Amato
Appalachian Power Building
Local Recruiters Lead In District In Enlistments
Beckley recruiting station tops Charleston district for February enlistments reaching 1858.28 percent of quota. Huntington ranks second at 82.24 percent. A local team will tour Pineville and Mullens for two days led by M Sgt Robert B Snider S Sgt Frederick Chancey T4 Robert H Snead and Pte James J Cline.
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Beckley
Charleston
Fifth Service Command
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Huntington
Pineville
Mullens
Robert B. Snider
Frederick
Chancey
Robert H. Snead
James J. Cline
Marshall Professor Guest At Luncheon At Local High
Hugh P. Lynch, professor of distributive education at Marshall College, was the guest of honor at a noonday luncheon at Woodrow Wilson High School. Local business leaders attended, and students in distributive education were in school half a day and then worked. Principal C. G. Peregoy noted the balance of the day in stores.
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Hugh P. Lynch
Marshall College
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Paper Invention Traced to Tsai Lun in 105 A.D.
Historical note credits Tsai Lun with the invention of paper in China around 105 A.D., marking a pivotal development in writing materials and record keeping.
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China
Tsai Lun
Beckley Chamber Proposes Highway Post Office Plan
Beckley chamber of commerce board backs a motorized highway post office run from Beckley to Bluefield and back to improve mail service. They note current mail travels by rail and road corridors, taking two days to reach Beckley from Bluefield Welch or Pineville.
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Beckley Chamber
Beckley
Bluefield-Welch-Pineville-Mullens
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Post Office Department
Bluefield
Highway
Chamber
Welch
Pineville
Renova
Quinnimont
Piney River
Eccles Sailor Named Outstanding Man of the Month
Orville L. Miller USNR of Eccles received the Outstanding Man of the Month honor from his base commander at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Virginia for outstanding yeoman service in charge of welfare recreation. Miller, a Trap Hill High School alumnus, previously worked for Western Electric in Baltimore Maryland before joining the Navy.
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Orville L. Miller
USNR
Eccles
Naval Amphibious Base
Little Creek
Virginia
Trap Hill
Naval Service
Western Electric Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Madison Wisconsin Has Largest Home Oil Furnaces Percentage
Madison Wisconsin is reported to have the world's highest share of homes heated with oil furnaces, a statistic highlighted by local energy officials and housing researchers.
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Madison
Wis
Negro Pastor Files For Delegate Seat
The Rev. T. C. Glashen a Negro pastor of the United Church of God Zion East Beckley filed as a Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates in the August 4 primary He was formerly superintendent of the Negro boys industrial school at Lakin and also worked as a café worker at Denmar sanitarium An elephant weighs 160 to 200 pounds at birth.
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T. C. Glashen
United Church of God Zion
East Beckley
House of Delegates
Negro Boys’ Industrial School
Lakin
Denmar Sanitarium
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C. O. Stephens
Walker Street
Stephens
Staunton
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Madalene Staton
Steve
New Scout Council
Guy Amato
Boy Scout
Eccles Sailor
Ries
Chesterfield
Bargain
Heber St
Cash & Charge
Payne
Mr. Shackleford
Main
Coats
Neville Street
Beckley Theatre
W.T. Grant CO
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