Pipe to be Laid Soon for Water System at Coal City
Coal City water project advances as a six inch pipe carload is expected the first of March and main line work begins after weather allows. A. A. Ross, stockholder, says a water Yank stands by Abney Road and a $14,000 ditch digger will speed the job. Dennis M. Leary Jr. heads the company with J. E. Sharp formerly owning the holdings and Oleg Griffith as a third stockholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register Starf
Coal City
A. A. Ross
Water Company
Abney Road
Ross
Fireco
Lynwin Road
Dennis M. Leary, Jr
J. E Sharp
Oleg Griffith
Canvass Started On New City Directory
Postmaster John T. Hollandsworth urges cooperation of businesses and the public as enumerators canvass homes stores offices and industries for a new Heckley City Directory. Accurate listings help mail delivery and reduce dead letter losses, with over 20 million letters sent to the dead letter office annually and millions in checks money orders and stamps found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hollandsworth
Post Office Department
Washington
Plans Set for Scout Exposition in Beckley Fieldhouse
Plans were laid in Beckley for the Appalachian Council Boy Scouts exposition to be held in Beckley Fieldhouse in April. Committee members from Beckley and surrounding towns mapped booth sponsorships and decorations with Rotary Kiwanis Lions Civitan and 4 H groups invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
New Beckley Fieldhouse
H. B. Eagle
Hinton
Roy J. Smith
H. B. Fillmer
Abram C. Hill
Douglas ‘Schwank
C. A. Baker
Gus F. Walker
Beckley
J. S. Chapman
Monte
E. E. Bibb
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Civcilan
Mullens
Sophia
Pineville
Berkley
Walker
Future Farmers of America
Girl Scouts of
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers County
Divorces Issued In Seven Circuit Cases
Judge Ben H. Ashworth issued seven divorce decrees in Raleigh County circuit court. Arvella Stokes won custody of their son and Paul J. Stokes must pay $50 monthly support. Berilla and Wiley restored her maiden name Wiley. Other decrees covered Marshall, Johnson, Dunlap, and Murray separations, with various custody or name restoration orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s
Paul J. Stokes
Arvella Stokes
Jenes
Dean Berilla
A.D. Wiley
Joe Kenneth Berilla
Wiley
S John Marshall
Nellie Lorcratna Marshall
Mary B. Johnson
Walter Fahnson
Nares Dunlap
Dunlap
Blanche’ Meador
Nathan ‘Meador
Clevon Murray
Agnes Murray
Dudgament
Ruby ‘Dickens
Alle Dickens
Coe Scores Fo Major League Team Standings In WoL Pts
Eastern Gas leads with 17 wins 10 losses for 45 points followed by Elk and Moose Clubs tied 14 13. Silver Brand Mack Drake Quality Lumber and others show a mix of wins and losses with top scores including Jim Beard 697 and P C Johnson 289.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wol
Eastern Gas
Elks Club
Moose Club
Silver Brand
Mack Drake
Quality Lumber
Jim Beard
C Johnson
Big Stick School To Be Dismantled And Salvage Planned
Raleigh County Board of Education votes to dismantle the Big Stick school building as lumber is salvaged for use by the Fireco project and other nearby needs. Real estate transfers and donor Lumber Company support influence the plan with Superintendent Rucker guiding the final decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack-Drake Motors
Garrett Reves
French
Campbell
M. French
Wilchever
Son
Raleigh County
Joheason ‘Board of Education
Silver Brand
jRucker
Bryson
Suz- Smith
Bormpuili
Robert Gray
Ranneee EE
Robinette
Beard
Waugh
Buice
Canterbury
Harris
Leckie Fire Creek Coal
Fireco
Eastern Gas & Fuel
Greco
Lilly
Abraham
Bond Company
Krzysiek
Aneuiltyorook Coal Company
Firecori
College Now Has 550 Enrollment At Beckley College
Beckley College reports a total enrollment of 550 with 93 new registrants. Of these, 83 are non veterans and 30 are veterans led by listed non veteran enrollees and veterans including Virgil Adkins Brent Belcher Fred Bonham Earl Brown and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Ruby Adair
Fenext E. Allen
Kathleen Anderson
Phoebe Ann Bledsoe
Carolyn Bowling
Violet Cavendish
Pearl Chambers
Arbutus Clay
William Connoley
Agnes Ruth Cook
Kennis Cooke
Dorothy Craig
Hazel Davenport
Charles Delaney
Nannie Delaney
Lois Dunbar
Mary Duncan
Clari
Corda Rilfe
Helen Bor~ Rer
Kathleen Shannon
Doris Slater
Pearl Smith
Yvonne Souder
Jack Stevenson
Rosemary Stewart
Virginia Stover
Ocie Mae Stover
Harry Swillinger
Mary Vass
Gloria Waddell
Henry Watkins
Peggie Ann White
Marian Willis
Edith Wilson
Jean Winner
William Wiseman
Wilson Volihhovich
Jeannette Wyatt
Marguerite Zanella
Chemistry yields shampoo from coffee and new plastics from acetylene
The report notes chemist Robert Brown discusses coffee-based shampoo using substandard coffee beans and oils with tannic acid and glycerized materials. It also cites Dr W F Hanford of MLW Kelluge Co on acetylene chemistry enabling new plastics and other synthetic products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tycials
Ued Williams
F. Williams
T. Rorver
Rubinson
Tokach
Elks Club
E.S. Pugh
Associated Presa
Pugh
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tolala
Chinese Nab Jap Prisoner of War Escaped Suspect Captured
Shanghai reports an escaped Japanese wartime gendarme chief on Tsungming Island was captured when he spoke with a Chinese accent and drew attention during a taxi ride. He had escaped from Kiahgwan Prisoner of War Camp last December before being questioned for drug trafficking but released for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghai
K. Nakano
Tsungming Island
Nakano
Kiahgwan
Jast
Montcoal Man Seeks GOP Delegate Post
Charles W. Connor of Montcoal filed a certificate to run as a delegate to the Republican national convention from West Virginia sixth district. Connor is general manager of the mining division of the American Rolling Mail Company and has long civic involvement in Boone and Raleigh counties and the Appalachian Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Sixth
Charles W. Connor
Montcoal
American Rolling Mail Company
American Rolling Mill
Nellis
Boone County
Montreal
Connor
Boone
Raleigh
Appalachian Area Council
Boy Scouta of America
Moose Women Host Popcorn Party at Oak Hall
The Women of the Moose plan a popcorn party tonight at 7 30 p m at Oak Hall. Only members will be invited per publicity chairman Mrs W C Caldwell. The previous meeting featured a program by Elsie Bianco Lettie Snell and Yalanda Unil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Remistar
OAK Hall
Women of the Moose
Lodge
W. C. Caldwell
Chhairman
Elsie Bianco
Lettie Snell
Yalanda Unil
Deaths Virginia Catherine Querer Stover
Mrs. Virginia Catherine Querer Stover of Beckley died at home Sunday February 22. The body was moved to the funeral home and returned to the home Monday. Services will be held Wednesday February 25 at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ West Neville Street Beckley with Minister Atmos Orrison officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Active pallbearers include John Williams Woodrow Nate Johnny Richmond Roy Teel Melvin Teel Crowder. Young People's Class of the Church of Christ will serve as flowerbearers. Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willams
Wodrow Nate
Joh~hy Richmond
Roy Teel
Melvin Teel
A Crowder
Church of Christ
Tyree Funeral Home
Obituary notices and classified requests from Beckley area
Lucan Muck dies at 64 in Eccles with funeral set at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel on Feb 26. Memorials express thanks for kindness after the death of Maggie Pittman and other family bereavements. Classifieds include repair services, employment ads, livestock for sale, and various local notices.
Local notices list lost items and service ads across towns
Fragmented ad page lists lost wrist watch rewards and items including bows and feather hunt gear. It shows addresses and contact phrases for painting plastering wallpaper and floor sanding services. Names like Joe Ashworth and George Worrell appear with phone style numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imnrad
Ola J. LiNyab
Joe B. Ashworth
Earl
Pinecrest
Sf Scarborough
Piney View
Virginia
Glen Daniels
Callahan
Raymond Feckett
George Worrell
Co.s
Milton Young
Beckley
Fe Clyde St
Malipa Foh Noor
Calloway Heights
Thal
Miscellaneous ads for sale from Kas nawha Street area
Local notices advertise a late MAGIC Diel gas range model 686 South Kas nawha Street LED electric sewing machine in good condition. Also offered is an Army hospital tent 18 by 36 feet weather and fireproof, priced as a bargain. Contact phone numbers appear for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barg’s Equipment Co
Meadow Bridge
W. Va
Victor Beverage
Underwood Number Company
Shady Spring
Martina Tile CO
Beckey Wood ‘Craft Industies
French Street
Harper, Welding and Supply Co
Ranayan St
Belic
Voomva
Helle
Kenera We
Vitaly
Batcack State Park
Top Coal Co
Hinton
South Kas
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Raleigh Register
Mt. Hope
Marshall
Sy Register
Mount Hope
Larr Mandich
Henry Danner
Mount Hope High School
Huntington
Marshall College
Western Kentucky
Mustangs
Kingston
Bluefield
Scout
Australia
Coe
Big Stick
College
GOP
Staples Staples
Lucan Muck
Eccles
Tueeday
Lay
Stapler, Jr
Tyree
Tome
Tyree Uneral Hone
C. Ss Ponnells
Hall “Voor
Tyrer
Mary
Maggie Pittman
E. B. Wray
Pdf. Rowman
Howers
Alvin Pittman
Dempsey Putian
Thema Puttman
Cecil Pallman
Paul Pitman
Gladys Shrewsb
Harvey Consbs
Sun
Daugiter
Grover C Curve
A.M Long
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Preston Lewis
Dad
Earth
Neemary
Ivan
Henry C. Lews
Lita Day
Ruth Lewis
Searar Jackson
John Swanson
Abs
Dorothy Swanson
Alex George
Julia George
CIA A Monuments
Perdue
Andrews and Son
Soureer
HC Kinzer
Becktey
Wss
Main St
Singers
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Kanawha St
Dia
General Electric
Nixon
Pat Harmon
Auto Spring Service & Manufacturing CO
Fayette St
Wright
Troy
NORGE
Lowe
Sprague Ig
Sterling Sre
Guo
Dial
Valley Drive
Windle
North Kanawha St
Red Dog
Windle Construction Company
Mabicott
Rouse
Lloyd Ff McKinney
Pressor
Ita
Mulvlens
Compton Construction
Am.go
Weerers
Mandeville, Transfer & Storage Co
Phat
Lewis Transfer Campane
Carolina
Carolina Super
Sal
Jonly
Breatheasy Co
Empire
Pittebirth
Robert A
Justice of the Peace
Jona Avenue
Gallipgh
Ohio
Anail
Dany
Poly
Merriman Road
Akron
Relia Adies
Massenettte
Spring Lane
Iniddte
Toad Company
Rainelle
Tom's Soda Grill
Psince Street
Berson
Elta
Novy
Prince Si
Rive
Wayne
Charleston
WW Va
Standard Comite
Bond
Soa
South Fayette, Stree
Paul M. Shale
Route 1
Pullsrum
Rhodes Hatchery
Harry Reed
Bluffton
Indiana
Jersey
Calloway x
C. B. Stover
Fayetteville
W Va
I Harress
Martin Madich
Skelton
Ross Stover
W.va
James
Prosperity
WoVa Diat
J. K. Whitlock
Jak
Fred Walkey
W. Vama
Fred. Alan
Walter A. Brewer
North Fayette Street
Carter
North Oakwood
Frank _Mann
Sprague
Bud
Bal James
Allis Chalmers Bulldozer
Motel MD
Lord Garweed Khale
Cmington
K. J. Klaus
Wil Spewriters
Initel Son St. Bilal Electric
Ele Spade Furniture Co
Nevi'le
KIRBY
Easy Trains
Prince St
United Recovery Inc
Beaver
Sears Monument Co
Va. St
Robert C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Snow Thornton Florists
Prince Street
Fisher’s Flowers
Lind Fay
Park Heights
City Park
Montgomery Ward
Geiger’s
Beckley Dial
Racoal Refrigeration
Eli S. Harris
Mer
Second St
Fawn
Smith & Weesan
Uncle Ben's Loan Co
Ben's Army
Nevisle Steret
Nest Fo Moailefmers
Remington Portable
Skelon
Acme Construction
White Johowatt
FUGOR
Caltoway Heights
Srott Avenue
Ben Dial
Shrewsbury Crow
Igen
Cook's Mucie
Gate Ave
Spinel
Wiltet
Con Sary
Red Haven
Norginiars
Wo Mays
Cranberry Stove Coal
Dial 77A Co
D. Clark
Dames
Zeneral
Mabecatt Coal Co
Cranberry Stove
James Logan
Siscon Street
Earle H. Cranberry
Stover
Beckley Maytag Company
Neville St
We. Va
Craver Advertising Co
Wade Batley
Mgr
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