Beckley Welcomes Carriers Delegates For Rural Letter Convention
More than 100 members of the West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association gather in Beckley for their 34th annual convention. Delegates arrive throughout the day with a 10 a.m. opening session featuring Mayor A. K. Minter and postmaster J. T. Hollandsworth. Gordon C. Walters of Georgia headlines tonight’s banquet, with Reverend F L. Grose speaking at dinner. Olin N. Marshall presides at the opening, members and officers are introduced, and the auxiliary presents its officers. Afternoon reports, a national convention delegate update, and a 6:30 p.m. banquet toast mark the day.
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West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association
A. K. Minter
J. T. Hollandsworth
Beckley
Gordon C. Walters
Toloa
Georgia
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Henry L. Wooly
State Association
Clem E. Montgomery
Keyser
Woody
Milton
John W. Phillips
Cameron
Guy V. Hill
Sistersville
H. N. Holliday
Berkeley Springs
M. C. Marple
Buckhannon
W. H. Miller
Brandonville
Lucian Jones
East Lynn
Glen Allen
Morgansville
O. B. Buck
Pearl Golliday
O. W. Bennett
Parkersburg
Fred Foster
Wayne Herner
Morgantown
Bennett
J. L. Lineweaver
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Junior High School
J. Q. Hutchinson
Lancenese Brothers
Grose
Hubert Maynor
Raleigh County
Jones
New serial about Kathleen Vaughan torn between loves
The story follows a girl torn between two worlds and two loves as Kathleen Vaughan faces a theater career and a lasting romance. Watkins E. Wright delivers fresh meaning in a grand wartime relief era serial that readers should watch for.
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Kathleen Vaughan
Watkins E. Wright
Phone trouble epic in Ensign Kansas ends in shutdown
TOPEKA Kansas tele phone subscribers in Ensign once held the line but faced abrupt loss of service after a ten year dispute. Owner Mrs H H Momyer sought permission to quit as 110 of 133 subscribers demanded rate cuts from 1 50 to 1 per month. They quit and have been without service since. Momyer later became city clerk and now works in Wichita while seeking to sell or trade the exchange. State commission hearing set for July 28.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Ensign
H. H. Momyer
State Corporation Commission
Momyer
Wichita
One Republican in Wyoming County Primary Race
In Wyoming County only one Republican will appear on the August 4 primary ballot. Kade Cooper of East Pineville filed for the county court seat as the sole Republican candidate. The Democrats now outnumber Republicans by about 3,000 voters after longtime Republican strength waned.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Kade Cooper
East Pineville
Red Bombers Damage Northern Nazi Bases
Moscow reports say the Red Air Force struck northern Norway and Finland bases used by German raiders. Heavy damage was inflicted on bases that supported Arctic supply lines to Russia. Warfront dispatches note ongoing committee announcements and preparations for next year’s convention.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Norway
Finland
Red Air Force
Arctic
Russia
Ious
S. Paris Bell
Funeral for Mrs Ora Carper Saturday at Maple Meadow
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Carper 62 who died Thursday will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m at her brother G F Davis home Maple Meadow. Burial in Maple Meadow cemetery follows. Survived by husband Walter two daughters two sons three sisters one brother and ten grandchildren.
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Ora Carper
G. F. Davis
Maple Meadow
Delmer Carper
Miller Street
Sam West
Paul Smith
Carper
Walter Carper
Joe Wardensky
Calloway Heights
Robert McClure
Grandview
Everett Carper
Beckley
J. P. Daniel
East Beckley
W. O Shumate
J. H. McGrady
White Sulphur Springs
Army Controls Travel To And From Alaska
The army imposes control over civilian travel to and from Alaska with restrictions announced from San Francisco. Officials emphasize security measures and civilian movement regulation during the period of enforcement.
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Alaska
Associated Press
San Francisco
Resign, Kump Advises Neely in West Virginia Battle
Charleston report says former Governor H Grump urged Governor Neely to resign and seek the U S Senate as a private citizen. Hanna forecast Neely winning in most counties. Neely appointed Hanna as director of unemployment, while Cabell S Davis became acting director. Kump accused Neely of ambition, dictatorship and flouting the legislature. Political advertising.
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U. S
H. Grump
Neely
Homer W. Hanna
Hanna
Charleston
Roosevelt- Neely-Kilgore
West Virginia
Cabell S. Davis
Kump
United States Senate
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Senate
Alaska Placed Under Army Control and Passes
Alaska is placed under military authority with all entry and exit requiring an official army permit. The order comes from Lieut. Gen. J. L. Dewitt, head of the western defense command, as the territory shifts to military oversight.
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Alaska
J. L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
Personnel Officers Needed in Capitol War Serving Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission seeks personnel officers and assistants in Washington for war work. No age limit. Applications to the Civil Service Commission in Washington until needs are met. Salaries range from 1,620 to 6,500 dollars yearly. Requires six years of relevant experience for higher posts. Also hiring tabulating equipment operators and public health nurses for the Indian Service including Alaska.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Civil Service Commission
R. E. Caffee
Civil Service Examining Board
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Commission
Indian Service
Alaska
Public Health Service
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Homer Hanna
State Senate
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McCreery
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Mr. Caffee
Post Office
Raymond J. Funkhouser
U. S. Senator
R. J. Funkhouser
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