Beckley Promotes Regional Growth and Community Assets
The plan envisions more mining workers on subsistence homesteads, expanded farming in the Smokeless Coal Region, new parks in Beckley, and a managerial government form for Beckley and Raleigh County. It calls for a one cent per ton levy for West Virginia Smokeless Coal advertising, a community forest acquisition, boosted tourist traffic with better accommodations, and completion of a four county regional promotion organization. The emphasis highlights altitude, climate, and scenery as the area’s inexhaustible assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
West Virginia
County Commissioners Return 75 Dollar Pay Increase Claim
In a contentious move, County Commissioners John R. Smith and E. E. Justice announce the return of their $75 per month salary raise while inviting legal challenge. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce and taxpayers consider the matter, with court action possible to settle the legality of the increase.
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John R. Smith
E. E. Justice
House of Delegates
Capitol
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Ward Wylie
Supreme Court
Chamber of Commerce
Welcome Back Dairymen Face Tire Wear and OPM Cut
The article notes dairymen delay comment on future business stability as tires wear out. Washington’s Office of Price Management says continued operation will be required, signaling a potential constraint on dairy supply and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.P.M
Washington
Bug Dust by Randolph Norton and Beckley Musings
A column blends letters from Mrs. Pruett in Pemberton with humor about rural life and taxes. It spotlights Beckley residents reacting to war mood and income tax, plus praise for traditional horse drawn deliveries over modern trucks. It notes Mrs. Cottle feeding birds despite war and Leighton Farley promoting rules of order for public gatherings. It ends with nostalgia for dairy horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Pruett
Pemberton
Big Stick
Farley
Beckley men pursue Navy careers amid fires and mishaps
Three Beckley businessmen travel to Charleston to pursue Navy officer commissions. Flynn secures a commission after quick tests while Ratcliffe and Stafford miss him. A fire breaks out at the local store with Ritchie and Nicely coping with flames and a toppled ladder. Telephone outages disrupt orders from Beckley to Rhodell and Amigo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charleston
Navy
Ed Ratcliffe
Tommy Stafford
Bill Flynn
Saunders
Flynn
Beckleyan
Ratcliffe
Stafford
Flavis Alman
Tommy's Creek
Harlan Ritchie
Ritchie
Harold Nicely
Nicely
Eddie Coleman
Rhodell
Amigo
Presidential Trio at Raleigh County Courthouse
A courthouse worker notes Raleigh County houses three state presidents under its roof E W Worrell heads the state association of county directors of public assistance Harry Anderson leads the county clerks association and Dr J M Coram presides over the county health officers group all elected within months of each other.
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Raleigh County
E. W. Worrell
State Association of County Directors of Public Assistance
Harry Anderson
J. M. Coram
Store With a Jinx and a Sailor's Christmas Gift
A clerk recalls a Friday at Frances E C Minter Company where misfortune began at noon and a scare hit the shop. Roy Lee Harmon secretary of the Mount Hope Chamber of Commerce tells how he picked up a hitchhiking sailor from Racine Ohio on a Christmas leave thwarted by orders. He bought defense stamps and faced a tough ride home, moved to tears by the sailor's patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Minter Company
Frances
Roy Lee Harmon
Mount Hope
Harmon
Beckley
Public speech urges fuller tuberculosis control in Raleigh County
Attorney A D Preston spoke to the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association urging stronger efforts to find and treat carriers. He warned against carelessness and indolence, noting 29 white and seven colored patients in sanatoria and nine more on file, and urged ventilation, proper food, and early care to curb the disease regarded as the White Plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Preston
Raleigh County PLC
Preston
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Europe
Raleigh County Prepares for Large Lime Shipments
Twenty six carloads of ground limestone totaling 1560 tons are ordered for Raleigh County farms this January. Distribution covers Colcord Sprague Beaver and Pemberton with deliveries lit by late week. Farmers urged to secure supply now as delays could push deliveries past spring.
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Raleigh County
A. R. Williams
County Agricultural Conservation Program
Raleigh
Williams
A.C.P
Colcord
Clear Fork
Sprague
Beaver
Pemberton
University To Speed Graduates
West Virginia University adopts a war emergency plan to accelerate graduation for the 1941-42 term. The second semester ends May 16, eliminating the Easter recess and final exams, with six day classes and tests during courses. Registration shifts to February 2 for the second semester and exceptional third-year high school students may register as freshmen.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Council of Administration of
West Virginia University
L. L. Friend
Cows and Hens Do Their Part in Victory Effort
West Virginia reports stronger dairy and poultry output under the food for victory program. Milk per cow averaged 9.5 pounds on January 1, up from last year and above the 1931 40 level, while eggs rose to 31 per 100 hens from 28.3. Feed stocks also increased with wheat, corn, and oats on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Food For Victory
West Virginia
Federal State Cooperative Corp Reporting Service
Lime shipments to arrive for January orders
Farmers with lime orders should expect shipments as January arrivals loom. Williams said demand is high and enough orders are already placed to cover the large January shipments, urging others to place orders this month to secure supply.
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Pax
Williams
Romantic entanglements unfold in Walton family saga
Dancer Lucille La Marr causes a car crash and asserts the vehicle belongs to Dick Walton, her fiancé, who denies the engagement in front of his father. The family seeks control with money and work, while Susan Lapham navigates love, loyalty, and a looming dinner with Dick, Chloe Marsden, and a complex past.
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Lucille LA Marr
Dick Walton
Susan Lapham
la Marr
Mr. Walton
Susan
Walton
Walton’s
Chloe
Susan and Dick face a tense, passing morning after dreams
Susan awakens from a troubling dream about Dick and a mysterious singing woman. She resolves to trust him despite a night apart and rude telegrams, then joins Dick and his father at breakfast where playful banter masks underlying tension. Ophelia is absent as Susan tries to prove her loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Chloe Marsden
Paris
Chloe
Ophelia
Dickey Boy
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Pillsbury
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