Registrars To Get Supplies For Pre-Primary Work
All 216 county registrars were asked to call on Saturday at the county clerk's office to receive supplies for two days of pre-primary sittings on July 17 and 18. They will staff 108 precincts to finish registration ahead of the August 4 primary. Deputy clerk Mrs. Marie Ames said supplies will be issued Saturday afternoon and permanent registration books are ready except for filing of office copies, which will be completed soon.
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Marie Ames
Beckley Man Held for Grand Jury in Stabbing Death
Steve Craft of Beckley is jailed after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Oleg Mills on a murder charge. Craft confessed to the fatal stabbing of Charles Smith over a loaned cloak in a Glass Street home, aided officers in locating the weapon, a switchblade, hidden in Craft’s bathroom. Smith worked at a local bank and had previously had a warrant issued for him by Mills. No bond was set.
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Steve Craft
Beckley
Chared
Oleg Mills
Mills
Charles Smith
Smith
Craft
Tommy Roberts
Sisson Street
Roberts
funeral set for Alvin Perry in Whitesville
Funeral services for Alvin Perry 31 who died in Charleston hospital from yellow jaundice will be at Eunice church Sunday at 1 PM with Rev Mrs Hood officiating. Burial is in Glegora Coal Company Cemetery MorDue. Survived by son John Alvin 9 father L E Perry Eunice three brothers Claud in Iceland Norman two sisters Edna Austin Keith and Ivy Snead Eunice. Perry operated a restaurant and for three years ran Playmates Inn near Anchor Field ballpark. He had been ill for three weeks.
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Register
Whitesville
Alvin Perry
Charleston
Eunice Church
W. T. Hood
Presbyterian Church of
Eunice
Claud
Iceland
Norman
Edna Austin
Keith
Ivy Snead
Perry
Anchor Field
Gallused pursuit ends in comical arrest
In Minneapolis detective William O'Rourke chased a burglary suspect toward headquarters when the suspect bolted away. O'Rourke grabbed the thief by his galluses, tearing them and sending the man to the ground with his trousers around his knees.
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Minneapolis
William O'Rouke
O’rouke
Guive
German Push Threatens Russian Front At Rossosh Area
The German advance presses toward Orel and Rossosh as Soviet forces resist near Rossosh and Kupyansk. Red Star reports a difficult situation at Rossosh with a counter "double-barrel" Nazi offensive, while a bulletin notes von Back’s army pushing 90 miles east from Kupyansk and threatening rail links.
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Orel
Voronezh
Red Star
Rossosh
Red Army
Fedor von Back
Kupyansk
Russia
Six to Enlist In U. S. Navy Opens Applicants
Chief Petty Officer John Anthony announced six men have been accepted as applicants for Navy enlistment. They are Gilmore Hayward Jesup of Crab Orchard Frank Floyd Davis of Kopperston Ray Herman Foose of Fire Creek James Nelson McGinnis of Beckley David Ira Hunter of Hinton and Seber Cragg Jr of Brooks.
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John Anthony
Navy
Gilmore Hayward Jessup
Crab Orchard
Frank Floyd Davis
Kopperston
Ray Herman Foose
Fire Creek
James Nelson McGinnis
Beckley
David Ira Hunter
Hinton
Seber Cragg, Jr
Brooks
Brothers Among Army Recruits
Henry E. Smith from Skelton John Stanley Tolbert from Helen Hazel Elonzo Harvey from Lanark James Crews Bragg from Lanark Cecil Elwood Garnner and James Franklin Garnner brothers of Kathryn McNeer? were accepted for enlistment at the local Army Recruiting Station Sergeant Rudolf Linek reported. Thomas L. Rollins of Kopperston was sent to an army reception today Vacancies remain in the Engineers Amphibian Corps and four parachutist positions are open.
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United States Army
Henry E. Smith
Skelton
John Stanley Tolbert
Helen
Hazel Elonzo Harvey
Lanark
James Crews Bragg
Cecil Elwood Garnner
James Franklin Garnner
Kathryn
Rudolf Linek
Linek
Thomas L. Rollins
Kopperston
Engineer
Mrs Archer Dies After Long Illness in Raleigh County
Mrs Lucille V Archer 61 died at her daughter’s Beckley home after a year long illness. She lived 21 years in Raleigh County and was a Missionary Baptist Church member. Survived by husband Alexander Archer daughter Mrs W E Cash son G J Archer two grandchildren Jean and Jetta Archer sister Mrs P M Mabbery brothers Eli Craegger Henry Cregger. Funeral arrangements are in
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Lucille V. Archer
W. E. Cash
French Street
Missionary Baptist Church
Colburn
Virginia
Raleigh County
Alexander Archer
Beckley
G. J. Archer
Crab Orchard
Jean
Jetta Archer
New Mine Earns Safety Award Near State Line
A newer operation in the rich Scott's Run field in Northern West Virginia lies near the West Virginia Pennsylvania line. About a year ago No 2 mine received a U S Bureau of Mines award for producing more than 3 000 000 tons of coal without a fatal accident.
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Pennsylvania
Scott’s Run
West Virginia
No. 2
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Slab Fork Coal Employees Donate To Raleigh War Chest
Slab Fork Coal employees at Slab Fork turned over a contribution of 452.25 to Raleigh County War Relief Chest officials. The fund total reached 20,900.99, with about 4,000 still needed to meet the 25,000 quota. Drive Chairman A. J. Truman said solicitations continue through July 15.
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Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork
Raleigh County War Relief Chest
Drive
A. J. Truman
City Reclaims Rubber Mats For Home Front Duty
YONKERS N Y The rubber mats from city hall corridors used for a national salvage drive have been returned for home front use to prevent slips on uncovered marble during rain Mayor Benjamin F Birnes said the mats are not fully rubber awaiting arrival of relatives.
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Yonkers
N. Y
City Hall
National
Benjamin F Birnes
Veteran Conductor Robert O Murrell Dies at 66
Robert O Murrell aged 66 long time Chesapeake and Ohio Railway conductor and veteran employee died after a month long illness in a Hinton hospital. He is survived by his widow a son and several sisters living in Roanoke Virginia.
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Associated Press
Hinton
Robert O. Murrell
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Roanoke
Child Injured By Glass Fall At Mabscott
Ten year old Roy Tygrett of Mabscott was admitted to Beckley Hospital with a severe cut to his hand after falling on a jagged piece of glass yesterday. Hospital attendants expect he will be allowed to leave soon.
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Roy Tygrett
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
Flooding Hits Paint Creek Area After Major Rise
The floodwaters caused severe damage to a new street and washed away the bridge to Virginian station. No injuries were reported though many homes in Pax and Weirwood flooded. Residents described the flood as the worst ever on Paint Creek with water up to 15 feet in spots.
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Pax
Fayette County
Lee’s Tree Tavern
Midland Trail
Paint Creek
W. E. O’neal
O'Neal
Pax and
Weirwood
Paint Creek flood washes away crops and gardens
O'Neal said raging floodwaters swept away outbuildings and damaged dozens of gardens. Several miles of the Paint Creek highway between Pax and Kingston were flooded at many points, and the crop damage along Paint Creek was heavy. One farmer who had just cut his wheat lost the entire crop.
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Paint Creek
Pax
Kingston
Rationing Boards To Meet Together Raleigh Meeting Tonight
The first joint session of Raleigh County rationing boards is set for Memorial Building at 7:45 tonight under co chairs R H Magee and B H Sloan. C D Crawford Jr, member of Board No 406, announced the gathering.
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Raleigh County
Memorial Building
R. H. Magee
BH. A. Sloan
C. D. Crawford, Jr
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