Stanley Mills Buy Property at Auction
The county poor farm property on Main street near the courthouse sold for 10050 to magistrate Oleg Mills and Wilmer A. Stanley Jr of Beckley after a lively auction. The 34.04 acre Shady Spring tract fronts Bowle 1921 and Blue Jay No 6 road, with plans to subdivide into lots. Receipts go to the general county fund. final deed preparation by the prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Davis
Oleg Mills
Wilmer A. Stanley, Jr
Beckley
Court House
Shady Spring
Bowle
Blue Jay No. 6
E. H. Hedrick
Wyatt
Stanley
Harry Anderson
General County Fund
Five Raleigh Farmers Named Delegates to State Meet
Raleigh county farm bureau directors nominated fifteen farmers for the state farm bureau meeting to be held August 7 to 9 at Jackson's Mill. C E Shumate R C Skaggs G L Ferguson W V Gunter and Peers Darrell Jr named voting delegates with fifteen total nominees including alternates from Dry Creek Clear Creek Egeria Amigo Prosperity Pluto Table Rock and Cool Ridge. County agent H B Thomas noted representation from far corners and his first attendance since taking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Farm Bureau
Jackson’s Mill
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
Thomas
Laval Board of Directors
C. E. Shumate
Harper Road
R. C. Skaggs
Shady Spring
G L. Ferguson
Cool Ridge
W. V. Gunter
Glen White
Peers Darrell, Jr
Dry Creek
John L. Clay
Aden W. Toney
Clear Creek
W. F. Winston
C. L. Harvey
Cadet Phillips Returns to Blacksburg for Weekend
Cadet Gene Montague Phillips a sophomore at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs O A Phillips at Sophia. He will return to Blacksburg today. The text also notes a cooking tip about trimming cauliflower and using the tender insides in cream sauce later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Gene Montague Phillips
Virginia Pcartechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
O. A. Phillips
Sophia
Richmond Road Plea to E L Hundley for Surfaced Route
Richmond district citizens will present a petition to F L Hundley of Princeton and seek a findings visit from state road engineers. If warranted, they will bring the case to Charleston and State Road Commissioner Ernest Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond District
Walter Romine
F. L. Hundley
Princeton
Clyde C. Harris
Richmond
Harris
Road Commission
Edward FE. Kingsley
Otis Adk Tins
Calvin Plumley
Raleigh
Romine
Hundley
Charleston
Ernest Bailey
Hodge Funeral This Afternoon
Funeral services for William McKinley Hodge 55 of Crab Orchard will be held this afternoon at 2 30 at the Smith home with the Rev. Henry Smith of East Beckley presiding. Burial will follow at Mount Tabor cemetery. He is survived by his wife Anna Darnell Hodge and two children Fred J Hodge and Mrs Smith, seven grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. The body was moved from Caffee Funeral Home to the Smith home yesterday. He was born October 15 1888 in Watauga County North Carolina. Active pallbearers were W M Horton Roba Blevins the Rev De Board Glenn Justice and Dee Keaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Crab Orchard
William McKinley Hodge
Spencer Hospital
Henry Smith
East Beckley
Mount Tabor
Janna Darnell Hodge
Smith
Fred J. Hodge
Sophia
Hare
Avery Hodge
Beckley
George Hodge
Colbert
Okla
Mamie Darnell
Winding Gulf
Caffee
Watauga County
N. C
John
Mary Walters Hodge
W. M. Horton
Roba Blevins
de Board
Glenn Justice
Dee Keaton
Choice and care of Lubricants topic at meeting
J D Alspach of Huntington spoke on the choice and care of lubricants at the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute meeting in the Appalachian Electric Power company building. An open oil and grease discussion followed led by Conrad Stowers and Ralph Harris. A gadget program is planned for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Alspach
Huntington
Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Alspach
Conrad Stowers
Beckley
Ralph Harris
Morgantown
Republican Meet In Parkersburg Begins Saturday
West Virginia Republicans convene in Parkersburg on Saturday to select eight electors, adopt a platform, and hear speeches from key leaders while Democrats gather in Charleston next week for their own convention. Kay of Charleston will keynot. Wood of Wheeling to chair. 959 delegates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Fullerton
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Roosevelt
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Kay
Wood
GOP
Robert H.C. Kay
William S. Livengood
Pennsylvania
Walter S. Hallanan
D. W. Stubblefield
Jim H. Shott
Bluefield
New State
Young Republican's League
P. G. Meador
Charleston High School
M. M. Neely
Clarence W. Meadows
Joe L. Smith
Beckley
Meadows
Charles G. Peters
Chicago
Kilgore
W. E. Chilton, Jr
Harley
Knights of Pythias Council Cancels 1944 Grand Lodge
In Clarksburg West Virginia the grand council of the Knights of Pythias voted to cancel its 1944 grand lodge meeting, complying with requests from the Office of Defense Transportation. The article notes guidance on drinking water to replace lost salts during heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythians Council
Associated Press
Clarksburg
Grand ‘Council
The
Knights of Pythias
West Virginia
Office of Defense Transportation
War Production Board urges Beckley to salvage waste paper
Donald M. Nelson appeals to Beckley readers and the Beckley Newspapers to boost the U S victory waste paper campaign. He cites past strong newspaper cooperation and warns of potential mill closures and reduced civilian paper allotments if scrap drives lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Beckley
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Jallie
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Nelson
U. S. Victory
Edwin Friendly
U. S
Gallup
Afriscan
Pacific
Victory
Donald H. Nelson
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Mills
Janet Blair
Purina Growena
Purina
Layena
Our
Beckley Ice and Feed Company
Prince St
Richmond Road
E. L. Hundley
Hodge
War, Manpower Commission
Walter G. Francis
Norfolk Navy Yard
Relix X. Gygax
G. C. Roberts
Norfolk Yard
Roberts
U. S. Employment Service
Norfolk
Zantar
Imexsana
Woodrow Wilson High School
Home Guards
Walter T. Giles
Ashford Hospital
Gillette
Raleigh Tire & Rubber Co
Dial
Kanawha
Prince Streets
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