Bert Hall Named to Direct Cub Activities for Mount Hope Pack
Mount Hope Lions Club announces Bert Hall will lead the Mount Hope Cub Pack replacing Rev J R Mallory who resigns due to limited time. The Mount Hope area hosts a Lions Club carnival at Glen Jean grounds and a limestone chips order for the parking lot upgrade.
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Raleigh Register
Beck Register
Beckley
W. van
Bert Hall
Mount Hope
Ny Register
Bert Mall
Bank of Mount Hope
Andrew Peter
Charleston
Tom Rogers
Don Coleman
Huntington
Kinstler
R. J. Lawrence
Mayville
James Wade
Charles Nelson
Ed Nelson
Bill Scott
John Scott
Merle Evans
Beckfey
Bill Barnard
C. E. Jones
Finance Committee
Duty House
Glen Jean Show
Jackson's Mill
12 Week Mine Safety Course Kicks Off Next Week
Registers Staff Writer reports 12 week mine safety courses start Monday in Minden Brooklyn Oakwood Lochgelly Caperton with lectures on Federal Mine Safety Code and West Virginia laws. Robert Lilly and Wallson Willard will present using demonstrations and air measurement lessons. Certificates awarded by State Department of Mines after completion.
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Registers
Oak Hill
Minden
Hrooslyn
Oakwood
Lochgelly
Caperston
Mineafety Council
Robert Lilly
Wallson Willard
State Department of Mines
Charleston
West Virginia
Union Hal
Brooklyn
The
Oval Company
Union Hall
Lochelly
Caperton
Thhe State Department of Mines
Lloyd Jurgevita
Mb Hope
Kilsyth
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Oswald and Garden Ground Union
Wreck Causes Slight Damage at Main Street and Kelly Avenue
Oak Hill patrol reports about 50 dollars in damages after a truck owned by Mangin's Transfer rear ended a car driven by Edgar Davis at the Main Street Kelly Avenue intersection. No arrests were made.
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Register
Oak Hill
Main Street
Kelly Avenue
L. K. Toney
Edgar Davis
Mangin
Toney
County Clerk Records Deeds Worth 8500 Dollars
Catherine V. Preat bought a home on Lini Street Lot 11 Section 9 Lilly Land Company Addition for about 4000 from W W Canterbury. Other deeds include Jesse Stone to Quinnie Blankenship for Lots 11 and 12 in Jarrett Addition No 1 about 1500 and Albert Webb to Demps ey Young for four acres in Marsh Fork District about 3000.
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Catherine V. Preat
Lini Street
Lilly Land Company
Addition
W.W. H. Canterbury
Jesse Stone
Quinnie Blankenship
Jarrett
Albert Webb
Dempsey Young
Marsh’ Fork
Polish Churches Discussed at Mabscott Meeting
The Mabscott Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service discussed churches in Poland with Mrs. Gordon Richmond presenting Restorer of Paths. Dennis Allen led worship. prayer by Mrs. Sumner followed. Treasurer report shared. $37.53 added from mite boxes. Four guests attended.
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Gordon Richmond
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mabscott Methodist Church
Polant
Richmond
Dennis Allen
Flobert
W. H. Brown
Anthony Kochalek
Treasury
J. W. [Pyran
W.h.beowa
Paul Shrewsbury
Sumner
Kock
Lolek
Denham seeks court order on union shop strike end
Denham has asked Goldsborough to issue an injunction to end the strike litigation and let the NLRB decide if Lewis is violating Taft Hartley by insisting on a union shop. An NLRB trial is set for July 22 as Goldsborough acts on the injunction plea.
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Denham
Goldsborough
NLRB
Lewis
Lawis
UMW
Guerrilla positions probed as search radius widens
An officer reported that planes were widening the search area for guerrilla forces while rocket firing Spitfires would strike if insurgents were found concentrated, signaling continued military vigilance in the region.
Writers, Casters To Clash Monday In Annual Contest
West Virginia sportswriters and sportscasters meet Monday for the Governor Meadows Trophy clash at Meadowbrook during the Writers and Broadcasters Associations annual convention. The event follows a Sunday dinner and bowling party, with business sessions Monday morning at the Daniel Boone Hotel and closing dinners and parties at the Quarrier Diner and Elks Club. Jack Bradley of WSAZ Shintington presides over the Sportscasters group. A L Shorty Hardman of the Charleston Gazette heads the writers association.
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Charleston
Governor Meadows
West Virginia
Meadowbrook
Writers and Broadcasters Associations
Boulevard Recreation Center
Daniel Boone Hotel
Quarrier Diner
Elks Club
Jack Bradley
WSAZ
Shintington
Sportscasters Association
A. L. (Shorty) Hardman
The
Charleston Gazette
Insect Control Outlined at Club Meet by Farm Agent
Farm agent J. Haynes Miller spoke to the Horticulture Chapter of the Cask Hill Garden Club, outlining Ridley insect control methods using rotenone and copper dust and urging a fall garden plus composting. Co-hostesses and members discussed winter plans including a August 2 picnic and notes from state convention attendance.
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Try Register
Oak Hill
J. Haynes Miller
Cask Hill Yarden Club
C. P. Anderson
Miller
John Kincaid
W. P. Bittinger
J. W.W. E. Bundy, Jr
H. F. Zeek
Spade and Trowel
John Harsany
C. L. Garvin
C. P
R. E. Bryant
Comer Gray
George Longhenry
EL. L. van Camp
J. W. Jones
R. E. Kelly
Ita L. G. Almond
Hugh S Barntienn
J. T Brooks
Rel Bryant
G. Steele Collison
F. W. Dickinson
Ip Op. Ford
Earl Stolgos
Carl
John Frisk
Ere Gants
E. S. Hamilton
Oc. Harvey
H. Pilat
Charles James
Eastern railways win 17 percent fare hike nationwide
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized an average 17 percent rise in passenger fares for eastern railroads north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and east of Chicago. Railroads may implement the increase with five days notice, including a 20 percent boost in basic coach fares and 14.3 percent in sleeping and parlor cars, on top of last year’s 10 percent general hike.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
Chicago
ICC
Plane named Phe Arnold linked to Bangkok raid and Russian internment
The narrative describes a B 29 aircraft involved in the Bangkok occupation area on June 5 1944 and later in exploratory raids against Japan. It notes surviving severe damage and being interned by Russians on Russian soil. The passage also includes a paragraph on average heart size.
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Hy Arnold
RAF
Phe Arnold
Middle East War Escalates as Armies Move Toward Jerusalem
Reports claim Israel attacked at dawn breaking the truce with infantry armor and tanks. Arab forces reinforced from Transjordan moved toward Jerusalem while mortar fire flared in the Holy City. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion warned both sides would return to war with heavier gear and renewed clashes anticipated.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Transedordan Arab Legion
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Holy City
David Ben-Girrion
State Council
Sta Terusaten
Bernard Jose
Barking Dog Triggers 100 Pound Dynamite Blast
Arnold Maki 21, a farm worker, fired a shotgun at night after a stray dog barking. He tripped, the shotgun discharged into a dynamite pit causing 100 pounds of explosive to detonate. Windows shattered, a machine shell moved, trees stripped. Maki survived with cuts and bruises. dog unharmed.
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Associated Press
Stokcholm
Arnold Maki
Orville Turud
Maki
Doctor and Miss Darling Face Murder Charge in Abortion Case
Testimony shows Miss Ferguson arrived at Memorial Hospital with severe internal injuries and died the same day after surgery. Dr. Lewis aided Dr. Hatfield in the operation. The pair are charged jointly with murder and performing an abortion. a sister and the deceased's sweetheart testified to her prior good health. Miss Ferguson’s trial is scheduled later.
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Miss Ferguson
Memorial Hospital
Lewis
Henry D. Hatfield
Legion to Bury Three War Dead in Beckley
The American Legion will conduct burial services for three Beckley area war dead. Bodies arrive at 6:43 a.m. and are taken to Caffee Funeral Home. Walter Carl Walker 20 of 115 Miller Street is to be remembered at Memorial Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Walter enlisted in 1942 and was killed on Bougainville in 1943 earning the Purple Heart and presidential unit citation. Eugene Lee Thompson of Glen White Road will be honored at Glen White Community Church at 2 p.m. with services noting his service in the 78th Lightning division and death at St Lo in 1944. William L. McCormick Jr. 22 of Beaver will be buried at Caffee chapel at 1:30 p.m. with funeral rites noting his Army service, death in France in 1944, and surviving family members.
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The
American Legion
Beckley Area
Beckley
Caffee Funeral
Walter Carl Walker
Miller Street
Memorial Baptist
Bougainville
Walter Hi
Carrie Cummings Walker
D. J. Cummings
Lexington
Wyoming County
Thompson
Eugene Lee Thompson
Glen White Road
Glen White Community
Meador
Army
78Th Lightning Division
Camp Buckner
N. C
Camp Pickett
Ft. George Meade
Carl, Worley
Raleigh Reed
Jackie McGinnis
Armette Anderson
Vernon
Lee T. Smith
Jackson
Miss
Jenallee MecCormick
Fred
U.S. Army
Chandler, Ariz
Thurmond Man A. J. Smiley Dies at 71
Thurmond resident A. J. Smiley, 71, died Thursday afternoon in Oak Hill Hospital. His body is at Collins Funeral Home where funeral rites are incomplete.
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Thurmond
Register
A. J. Smiley
Fof Thurmond
Oak Hill Hospital
Collins Funeral
I Mullens Police Force To Remain the Same
Pineville Wyoming County Court officials appointed Ralph Hale and Rivers Jones as notaries public and approved various estate guardianships and administrators. Mullens council heard Hubert Hickok ask about police chief status. the force will remain unchanged for now with 15 chief applications under review.
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Register
Pineville
Ralph Hale
Rivers €. Jones
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Court
Oepurk
James Pizzino
Margaret Johnson
Isabel Thompson
A. G. Thompson
Tom Golding
Howard Golding
J. F. Fowler
Mazella Wells
Mullens
Hubert Hickok
Hickok
William Holroyd
Clyde Newsome
Bob Barnett
Leer
Singing Convention Set At Bright Prospect Church Sunday
Officials of the Wyoming County Singing Convention announce a 1:30 p.m. Sunday gathering at Bright Prospect Baptist Church near Cyclone. The event blends an all day service with an annual homecoming, featuring forenoon preaching and afternoon singing, with an old fashioned basket dinner and visitors anticipated from Logan County.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
Bright Prospect
County Sanitarian Joins State Association Executive Board
Joseph E. Williams, county sanitarian officer, attends the State Association of Sanitarians executive board meeting at the county health department in Weston. He was elected vice president of the association with officers including IE J. Powell of Weston as chairman, L. B. Baker of Charleston as executive secretary, A. L. Lively of Bluefield, and R. O. Criss of Point Pleasant. The board will plan measures for association welfare and sanitarians' betterment.
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Joseph E. Williams
State Association of Sanitarians
County Heall Department
Weston
Williams
IE J. Powell
L. B. Baker
Charleston
A. L. Lively
Bluefield
R. O. Criss
Point Teasant
Negotiators Report Swapping Helped Close Settlement Gap
Railroad negotiators told reporters at the White House that there was a little swapping involved and the settlement is close to the Emergency Board's findings. The remarks suggest progress toward an agreement on labor dispute terms.
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White House
Whitestick Lodge Members Plan Funeral Arrangements
Members of the Whitestick Lodge of Odd Fellows meet at Mabscott hall to arrange the funeral for Joseph W. Dickengan who died yesterday. H. Ray Fink treasurer announces. Lodge members serve as pallbearers. Mullens announces birth of an eight pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Leo Roach at Taylor Hospital Mullens.
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Whitestick Lodge
Odd Fellow's
Mabscott Hall
Joseph W. Dickengan
H. Ray Fink
Stachweiver Mullens
Leo Roach
Mullens
Taylor
Seven Area Men Recruited Here In Army Air Force
One veteran was among seven area men who enlisted in the United States Army and Air Force Capt. R E Bruns of the Beckley Recruiting Station announced Alva L Roberts 20 of Naoma who served one year and eight months reenlisted for three years in the 3rd Armored Division with headquarters at Fort Knox Ky Other recruits are Norman Harold Staples 17 of Scrabro three years with the Corps of Engineers Billy Gene McGraw 17 of Germaco Fayette County three years with the 1st Cavalry Div Pacific theater William Arthur Bowman Jr 17 of Clear Fork Wyoming County three years with the armored division unassigned Junior Harold Christian 18 of Harper Heights three years with the infantry unassigned Hubert Nelson Morgan 18 of Clear Fork Wyoming three years with the armored forces unassigned and Rockford toward Meadows 20 of Crab Orchard three years with the Air Force
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United States Army and
Air Force
R. £. Bruns
Beckley
Alva L. Roberts
Naoma
3Rd Armored Division
Fort Knox
Norman Harold Staples
Scrabro
Corps of Engineers
Billy Gene McGraw
Germaco
Fayette County
William Arthur Bowman, Jr
Clear Fork
Wyoming County
Armored
Harold Christian
Harper Heights
Infantry
Hubert Nelson Morgan
Wyoming
Rockford
Meadows
Crab Orchard
Telephone Strike Threatens France
Paris reports a planned strike by 100,000 postal telegraph and telephone workers as cabinet talks failed to decide on worker demands. A meeting was held tonight to determine if the strike would proceed and union sources warned action would occur if the demands were not met.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Communications
Police Court to Hear Traffic Violations
J. Mullins, a Negro resident of Columbus Ohio, ordered to appear in Police Court tonight on a reckless driving charge. He was arrested at 9 20 p m yesterday on Second Street and posted 30 bonds for his appearance. George H Davis of Shelbyville Tennessee is in Raleigh County Jail awaiting a Police Court appearance tonight. Davis was arrested on West Neville Street at 2 50 a m today charged with driving while drunk.
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J. &. Mullins
Columbus
Second Street
George H. Davis
Shelbyville
Tenn
Raleigh
Davis
West Neville Street
Farmington Electrician Electrocuted Installing Store Heater
John D. Wy ers, 47, a Farmington electrician, was electrocuted while wiring a heater in a local store. The incident occurred while he worked solo, and authorities investigated the accident.
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Eddy Tae
Farmington
John DR. Wyers
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