Four-H club officers attend Beckley conference from county
Four-H club members Dorothy Harmon Irene Mills Lenox Warner and two others traveled day and night from Resoco to Beckley for a county officers training school at the Raleigh Coca Cola plant. Attending leaders included Miss Mary Elizabeth Wolfe and Miss Clifton Dotson with about 165 youths and 15 leaders present.
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Egeria
Beckley
Raleigh
Coca-Cola
South Oakwood Avenue
Dorothy
Florence Harmon
Irene Mills
Lenox Warner
Resoco
Gulf Ous
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe
Miss Wolfe
Reynolds Rites Set Monday by Register Staff Writer
Funeral services for Raymond C. Reynolds 85 a Greenbrier county school bus driver who died at breakfast Friday morning of a heart attack will be conducted by the Rev W A Benfield of Sinks Grove Monday at 2 p.m. at the Elizabeth Chapel church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Reynolds home is in the Brushy Drive area near Bonecerville he is survived by his widow one son Pvt Ralph Reynolds US army in the Mediterranean theater a daughter Miss Helen Reynalds at home and three sisters Mrs Howard Lynch White Sulphur Springs Mrs Charles Headstion and Mrs Andy Reeser of Ronceverte.
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Register
Rondeverte
Raymond C. Reynolds
Greenbrier
W. A. Benfield
Sinks Grove
Elizabeth Chapel
Reynolds
Brushy Drive
Boneceverie
Pvt
Ralph Reynolds
U. S
Helen Reynalds
Howard Lynch
White Sulphur Springs
Charles Headstion
Andy Reeser
Ronceverte
Wyoming Go to Carolina
Charles Holmes of Oveuna and Lloyd Shields of Baileysville have been sent to Camp Croft South Carolina, according to Remster staff writer.
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Wyoming
Carolina
Iy Remster
Pineville
Charles, Holmes
Oveuna
Lloyd Shields
Baileysville
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Anderson Recovers From Influenza Confinement
L A Anderson is out again after several days at home with influenza. George H Brage visits Ansted with two children, staying with relatives. Ladybugs are used in California citrus groves to control mealybugs. Over 400 fish species observed in the Mediterranean.
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Anderson
Wester
Ansted
Pineville
George H. Brage
Citrus
California
Mediterranean
Ambiguous Periodic Rates Noted in Fragment
The fragment lists durations and figures such as 12 months and 6 months with amounts like 8.50 and 450, followed by 3 months and an additional 250. No clear context or entities are identifiable from the OCR snippet.
Look Here Mr Striker Sailor Speaks of South Pacific War Ground
A warship correspondent invites Mr Striker to witness Arlington Cemetery of the South Pacific in Sealark Channel at dawn. He describes a shore party of Marines and sailors stepping into danger, earning $50 a month, and the sacrifice behind seven acres of ground with white crosses and fallen brothers from many states and nations.
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Muncie
Striker
Death
Tom Jones
Dick Brown
Harry Smith
Cocoanut Grove
Tropics
Coal Miner
Uncle Sam
America
Free
Georgia
Italiana
North Dakota
Ohio
Mr. Striker
Mr Striker
Junate River
Negro Sailor Earned His Visit To Old Home Town
J W Benjamin Lewisburg reports 21 year old Negro chief petty officer Johnson of the navy returns home for a visit after serving on the destroyer O Bannon in five major South Pacific engagements. He notes the ship’s actions near Guadalcanal Munda Point and other Pacific operations including shooting down enemy planes and supporting landings.
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J. W. Benjamin Lewisburg
Griffin Johnson, Jr
Navy
O'Bannon
South Pacific
California
Guadalcanal
Munda Point
Helena
Johnson
Ning Jap
G.P.O. Johnson
Lewisburg
Bowling High School
Pearl Harbor
William Booker Johnson
Phillip
George Adams
H. B. Clibbett
C.p.co. Johnson
Munda
New Georgia
Kolombangara
Vila
Vella la Vella
Estimated slave import rate to the United States in 1808
By 1808 when further importation of African slaves was prohibited, it was estimated Negroes were being imported to the U.S. at the rate of 20,000 a year.
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U.S
Summers Men Are Reclassified by Draft Board
Classification changes for Summers county registrants move 17 men to 1-A and shift nine others to deferments. Notable moves include from 3-A to 1-A and from 2-B to 4-A with several name changes and a concluding note on the origin of mathematics in ancient Greece.
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Register
Winton
Summers County
Selective Service
James H. Dubbar
Garnett L. Wil Jey
Forrest M. Lilly
Homer Honaker
Floyd W. Leach
James R. Lilly
Rufus A. Keaton
Edgar Cales
Vernon O. Basham
Jesse L. Romanello
Zeb Young
Marvin D. Mullins
Harry F. Morrell, Jr
Ray D. Workman
Arnold F. Ward
Richard R Ripley
Alvin M. Burton
Kenneth L. Harvey
Dewey Lane
George R. Scott
Elvin Stevenson
Crorkett A. Pettry
Ray A. Cales
Waller H. Stevens
Joe C. Dickinson
John F. Conner
Dowdy Will Probated In Monroe County Court
The will of John H. Dowdy of near Greenville was probated December 13, 1943, before Monroe County clerk. Edna Mae Dowdy is named executrix with life use of property for her widowhood. the estate in remainder goes equally to four sons Guy Glen Ruben Lee and John Hedley Dandy. The 1937 will dates noted.
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Register Star
Alderson
John H. Dowdy
Greenville
Monroe
Edna Mae Dowdy
Guy
Glen
Ruben Lee
John Hedley Dandy
D. J. Young
Lindside
Union
Laura Young
Blue Lick
5. P. Mann
Missing Soldier Writes Home From Hal y
Pvt. Allen A. Deeds of 11th Avenue, reported missing in action October 12, writes from somewhere in Hal y that he is well and enjoying a Christmas turkey dinner. Parents Mr and Mrs A G Deeds received the letter dated December 23 and note no new information from the War Department since the telegram.
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Register
Tinton
A. G. Deeds
Eleventh Avenue
Pvt
Allen A. Deeds
War Department
Luly
Haly
Pvt. Deeds
Turkey
George Sianer Struck By Car In Ronceverte
George Sianer, 78, a retired C&O car repairman of West Ronceverte, was struck by a car driven by Homer Bostic of Second Creek on Main street. He was taken to Greenbrier Valley Hospital with a fractured hip after attempting to avoid ice on the sidewalk. police chief Thomas Moss said Bostic could not avoid the collision.
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Register
Ronceverte
George Sigrer
West Ronceverte
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Homer Bostic
Second Creek
Thomas Moss
Bostic
Signer
Main Street
Miss Helen Hedrick and Vernon Wickline Wed in Hinton
The marriage of Miss Helen O'Dell Hedrick to Vernon Wickline was held Thursday December 30 1943 at the Methodist Parsonage in Hinton. Reverend Moor man Parker officiated the ceremony with two attendants. The couple will reside in Mansfield Ohio after a reception hosted by the bride's relatives.
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Weiler Alderson
C. C. Hedrick
Greenville
Monrse County
Helen O'Dell Hedrick
Vernon, Wickline
A. G. Wickline
Ssn
Hinton
Moorman Parker
Ira Rogers
Leroy Shanklin
Mrs. Wickline
Greenville High School
Business College
Bluefield
Wickline
Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company
Mansfield
Ohio
Henderson Road
Baldwin Ballard
Summers Chairman Urges Support of Birthday Ball
Summers county chairman urges residents to back the Birthday Ball and the Mile of Dimes drive to fight infantile paralysis. The event, January 31 at the Memorial building features Dick Halsy and his Bluefield orchestra. Proceeds stay partly in the county, with local groups soliciting funds January 15 to 18.
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Register
Hinton
G. S. Alderson, Jr
Summers County
T. L. Read
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Mary Pickford
Loyal Order of Moose
Ithe Memorial Building
Dick Halsey
Bluefield
W. Ray Campbell
Moose
Nual
Coonhunter's Association
Memorial Building
Ralph
Ruth
WHIS
Moose Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
March of Dimes
Niwanians
Alderson
Black Widow P-61 Night Fighter Joins Air Forces
The Army unveils The Black Widow as the newest P-61 night fighter. Described as heavily armored and armed with two Pratt and Whitney engines, the plane features long range and strong speed and climb. Utah is noted for systematic settlement by Brigham Young scouts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
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