Hylton Brothers Are Civilians After War Discharges
COAL CITY Five brothers of Mrs. E. D. Lilly of Coal City have received discharges and return to civilian life. Dee Hylton Navy veteran, Perk in Army Europe, Wesley in Army England, Eugene Navy in Pacific, Dave Marine Corps then Lilly Co. partner. One son Jessie serves with the Marine Corps in China.
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Coal City
E. D. Lilly
Bill Hylton
Fireco
Lilly
David E. “Dee” Hylton
United States Navy
Bainbridge
D. M.S. Charger
Carlo Bianchi
Navy
Carlo Bianchi and Company, Inc
Helen
Marine Corps
Dave Hylton
Lillybrook Coal Company
Big Stick No. 2
Florida
Jessie
China
Railroad Car Is Home To Cast Of Minstrel Show
The Silas Green Show, a traveling minstrel troupe of 62, travels in Henristra a 80 foot railroad car near Beckley and Oak Hill before moving to Montgomery. W. P. Jones notes the cast is like a big family with daily meals by Fred Wise the cook while the car serves as kitchen and living space amid maps and games. The railroad car tour blends performance with a mobile community as the group seeks audiences across West Virginia and beyond.
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Silas Green
Beckley
Oak Hill
Beckley Newspapers
Montgomery
W. P. Jones
Henristra
West Virginia
Fred Wise
Wise
Jones
Sunken ships suffer heavy damage from atomic test
Lt Commander J T Simpson and nine divers described the wrecks from the Bikini Lagoon blast with Gilliam's superstructure gone and wreckage strewn. Lamson lay capsized in 63 feet, its hull wrinkled. no fusing from heat but lingering radioactivity remained dangerous days after.
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Associated Press
U.S. S. Mount Mckinley
Bikini Lagoon
J. T. Simpson
Lynchburg
Gilliam
Pittsburgh
Lamson
Simpson
County Alloted 7 More Teachers
Raleigh County will add seven teachers for 1946 47 based on rising attendance. Superintendent D W Bryson said total teachers will reach 742 if projections hold, with buildings already adequate. He noted attendance gains despite a severe influenza epidemic last December.
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Raleigh County
D. W. Bryson
Bryson
Scarcity hits West Virginia poultry and eggs as hatcheries shrink
West Virginians who substituted chicken for red meat face a new shortage of white meat and eggs as farmers cull flocks. The USDA crop service reports June hatchery output at 185000 chicks, far below May 950000 and June 1945 levels, while garden crops thrive and pastures brown in dry areas.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West
Grandview Road Tops State Program Billing
Grandview Road is named first priority for Raleigh County road work next year in the state program. Beckley Chamber reports no start date from the State Road Commission. A bid inquiry on land near Grandview State Park drew no reply. A Wester-Malens road delegation urged construction in Charleston with no firm commitment. Beckley signs request and city directory material also noted.
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Grandview State Park
Raleigh
W. J. Fugitt
Beckley
Fupith
Chamber of Commerce
Wester-Malens Road
Charleston
State Road Commission
Emile Hodel
Booth to Leave Hospital for Coal City Recovery
F C Booth expected to return to his home in Coal City by week end from Beckley Hospital where he underwent a major abdominal operation. He is a mechanic for Lillybrook Coal Company and services the company's cars and trucks at all mines.
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F. C. Booth
Coal City
Beckley Hospital
Lillybrook Coal Company
Local men enter Army after Beckley recruitment drive
Two Cranberry and Landisburg residents are at Fort Hayes Columbus today taking physical exams for regular Army duty after enlisting at Beckley station. Bill Clinton Kooniz enlists for three years as a private assigned to the Pacific theater. Charles Forrester Safford Jr enlists for three years as a private assigned to the Alaskan theater.
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Fort Hayes
Columbus
Beckley Army
Bill Clinton Kooniz
Cranberry
Pacific
Charles Forrester Safford Jr
Landisburg
114 Mines Idle In Northern Field
In Fairmont, United Mines Workers District 31 president C Fremont Davis urged Northern West Virginia civic groups to back a coal car shortage solution. He warned the lack of cars from Baltimore and Ohio and Monongahelia Railroads threatens community life as 114 mines idle yesterday produced about 100000 tons less coal.
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Pres. Fairmont
C. Fremont Davis
United Mines Workers District 31
West Virgina
Davis
Baltimore and Ohio
Monongahelia
Expensive Meal Spurs Damages Suit in Clarksburg
Suburban Norwood residents sue A. L. Gate-Wood for 950 dollars claiming rodeo animals ate crops in their gardens. Liquor Control Commission begins mailing ration cards to hundreds who registered at state stores since last Monday.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
Norwood
A. L. Gate- Wood
Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Hylton Brothers
Wesley
Eugene
Mary Belle Davis
Douglas
Wyo
Floyd Lore
Lore
Fayette
County
Grandview Road
Alyy
Jerome Kern
Roberta
May
Sally
Fritz Kreisler
Flamingo
Rutty A. Ce
Beckley Music
Colin Mclanchey
Mgr
South Fayette Street
BIG Ben
BIG Ben Jackets
BIG Ben Dungarees
Facudd
del Monte
Koppers
Franklin
van Camp's
Cam
Reinz
Asior
McCall's
Dot
Chambray
U. S
Elby
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