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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1942

Page

12

West Virginia medical association backs group insurance plan

Huntington coverage plan would cover major surgery and childbirth for an average of 24 dollars per year. Governor Neely urged forming a cancer retreat and offered legislative support for funding. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe shared the Dionne quintuplets story and was named honorary Huntington citizen.

Huntington West Virginia Medical Association Neely West Virginia Physicians Charleston Washington Kingston N. Y Frederic Snyder Allan Roy Dafoe Dafoe City Hall

Registration Friday and Saturday for primary ballots

Deputy county clerk Marie Ames announced that any unaffiliated voters may register Friday or Saturday in their precincts. Ten of 108 precincts lack supplies for registration sittings. call at the clerk's office for blanks. Unsupplied precincts include 30 Calloway 43 Sullivan 71 Egeria 13 Helen 85 Lillybrook 88 Walkertown 95 Ghent 122 Pineknob 129 Ameagle 135 Cordord.

Marie Ames Calloway Sullivan Egeria Helen Lillybrook Walkertown Ghent Pineknob Ameagle Colcord

Women Join WAAC Enlistment Begins At Local Stations

The War Department announced that the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps will begin recruiting at all army recruiting stations next Monday. Local enlistments will be handled by Sergeant Rudolf Linek at the post office basement office. Applicants must be 21 to 35, with no education requirement unless specific jobs are sought. Initial basic training starts August 17 at Fort Des Moines with 128 women, and by mid October 800 per week are expected to enroll. Early targeted roles include clerks cooks bakers bookkeepers stenographers switchboard operators chauffeurs and more. Harding C Rawn of Oak Hill and George N Lane of Edwight were accepted today.

Army Auxiliary Corps Army War Department Rudolf Linek Linek William P. Hobby WAAC Fort Des Moines Iowa W.A.A.C Harding C. Rawn Oak Hill George N. Lane Edwight

Helium Production Since Discovery Reaches 200 Million Cubic Feet

About 200 million cubic feet of helium have been produced since its discovery, with more than nine tenths produced in the United States.

United States

District 29 Re Established Here For United Mine Workers

About 50,000 United Mine Workers in the smokeless coal region begin using the new District 29 headquarters in Beckley as their provincial capital. The district, re created after splitting from District 17, covers Winding Gulf New River Pocahontas and Greenbrier fields with offices opening tomorrow. District 29 leaders Titler Aiello and Stamper meet in Charleston with other officials. District 17 remains in Charleston serving the other 50,000 miners in Southern West Virginia. Sevastopol’s sheltered basin described at length with bays along the coast.

United Mine Workers of America Winding Gulf New River Pocahontas Greenbrier Raleigh County Bank Gorge J District 17 West Virginia

Doan's Pills Backache Relief from Kidney Cause

Many people suspect their back pain has a simple cause, but this old treatment argues tired kidneys drive the issue. It claims kidneys filter acids and waste, with about three pints daily, and that kidney problems cause backache, fatigue, swelling, and night urination. The ad urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's Pills, used by millions for over four decades.

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FASTREETH DENTURE SEAL PROMISES COMFORTABLE WEAR

False teeth wearers face embarrassment when plates loosen at awkward moments. Apply FASTREETH powder to dentures to hold teeth more securely, reduce odor, and feel more comfortable. Non acid formula claims to avoid souring dentures. Available at drug stores.

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