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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1947

Page

6

Raleigh County Clerk Records Show Marriage Applications

Applications for marriage licenses filed Wednesday at the Raleigh County clerk’s office list numerous couples including Eugene Bert y 25 and Wanda Lucille Gilmore 23 of Beckley Carl Garson Hannah 42 and Lessie Robinson 31 Lillybrook Negroes Jerry Jack Johnson 26 and Bu Mice Johnson 26 Beckley Negroes Dallas G Lilly 22 and Elia Graye Meador 21 Ghent William Mankin Matis 19 Crab Orchard and Opal Jeanette Griffith 18 Shady Spring Jack Mallory 22 Beckley Elizabeth Branch 20 Negroes Emidio Mastrippolito 36 and Louella Goodgan 16 Crab Orchard.

Raleigh Unty Eugene V. Berty Wanda Lucille Gilmore Beckley Carl “Garson Hannah Lessie ‘Robinson Lillybrook Jerry Jack.Johnson Bu‘Mice Johnson Dallas G. Lilly Elia‘Graye Meador Ghent William Mankin Matis Crab Orchard Opal Jeanette Griffith Shady Spring Jack Mallory Sprague Elizabeth Branch Negroes Emidio Mastrippolito Louella Goodgan

Husband of Stanaford Woman with Adm Byrd Husband of Stanaford Woman

Joseph John Minchak, aviation chief machinist mate, served aboard ships including the Henderson Long Island Saratoga Wasp and Manila Bay as part of Admiral Byrd’s South Pole expedition support. He led R 4D Douglas transport plane upkeep for mapping and photography in Antarctica. He left Norfolk January 2 aboard the Philippine Sea on an expedition bound for home. He is son of Mr and Mrs John Minchak Milford Connecticut. Mrs Minchak resides with Herbert Collins in Stanaford Washington and has a daughter Paula.

Joseph John Minchak U. S. S. Hender U. S. S. Long Island Ruby Collins U.S. S. Saratoga U. SS. Ran Stanaford Admiralger Byrd South U. S. S. Manila Bay Pole Norfolk Virginia Seattle Washington Jackson‘sville Florida Gilberts Marshalls Truk Saipan Caroline Islands Minchak Antarctic U. S. S. Phillippine Sea Navall John Minchak Milford Connecticut

Soak Creek Home Sells For About Four Thousand Dollars

Deed record shows Mr and Mrs Dewey Evans sold a house and lot on Soak Creek near Sophia to Clinton Shumate and wife for about 4000 dollars Other transfers include W H Canterbury to Johnny Kacs maryk for about 4500 and Beaver Weaver to Galaspie for about 1000 plus several Beckley area parcels and Raleigh Coal and Coke Company transfers valued around 500 to 1000 dollars

Dewey Evans Soak Creek Sophia Clinton Shumate Raleigh J. H. Farley W. H. Canterbury Dorothy Canterbury Johnny G. Kacsmaryk Pinecrest Beckley Benjamin M. Weaver Beatrice M. Weaver C. E. Galaspie Mona Galaspie Glen Morgan Raleigh Coal and Coke Company Lilly Land Company Dennis Johnson Coral Johnson Beckley Court

Comer Wins Appeal In Suit Against Nelson Sullivan

A Raleigh County circuit court clerk records a decision in favor of H. E. Comer against Nelson Sullivan. Judge Ben H. Ashworth ordered Comer to receive 527.75 plus interest from January 1, 1947, court costs and a 10 attorney fee after Sullivan did not appear. Three cases were settled and dismissed: Elgie Thompson versus J. E. Skeins and W. E. Peters. William E. Peters versus Elgie Thompson. J. E. Smort Mountford Ballard.

H. E. Comer Nelson Sullivan Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office Ben H. Ashworth Elgie Thompson J. E. Skeins W. E. Peters Magistrate’s Court William E. Peters J. E. Smort Mountford Ballard

Plane Found. 119 Aboard Dead Near Chungking

Wreckage of a China National Aviation Corp airliner missing since January 25 was found 100 miles east of Chungking with 119 aboard dead. The sole American on board was pilot James M. Blackmore of Los Angeles. A search team recovered the plane after three weeks through bandit-infested terrain.

Ciene Associated Shanghai China National Aviation Corporation Chungking Hong Kong C.N.A.C James M. Blackmore Los Angeles Calif

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