Raleighs 1200 Acre Farm Drives War Effort and Local Growth
Roy L. Chambers manages 1200 acres of Huntington silt loam at Sand Lick Raleigh County praised as prime soil for farming by Agriculture Agent HH B Thomas The land includes 200 acres of pasture and nearly 100 cultivated with woodland Also part of Joseph Chambers farm linked to a Raleigh County School Board member family The operation yields 30 dozen eggs weekly and milk butter from cows with a large family and a wartime planting June 15 for corn with eight foot stalks and fields of oats clovers and timothy Markets via state route three to Whitesville and Beckley Mrs Chambers canned 77 quarts of blackberries and expects $130 value from garden produce Whitesville noted as best local market with beans selling at 3 90 per bushel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Counts
Huntington
Roy L. Chambers
Wingrove Creek
Sand Lick
Raleigh County
HH. B. Thomas
Chambers
Joseph Chambers
West Virginia
Wheeling
Chamber
Beckley
Bernard B. Chambers
Harry B. Chambers
Whitesville
United States
Chambers Place
Roy Chambers
Car
Thomas
Trap Hill FFA to elect delegates for Camp Caesar trip
Trap Hill high School FFA members will meet Thursday at 8 p m to select delegates for Camp Caesar Webster county August 9 11. G P Auld ridge vocational ag teacher said 200 pounds of spray and dust materials supplied by the FFA will be distributed after interest is shown. Delegates may attend with J M Collins from Shady Spring accompanying one Shady Spring chapter member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America of
Trap Hill High School
Camp Caesar
Webster County
G. P. Auldridge
Trap Hill
Auldridge
F.F.A
Glen Daniel
Caesar
J. M. Collins
Shady Spring
Need Office Help in Baltimore
Men and women may be hired as United States government office workers for duty in Baltimore Maryland. United States civil service commission and social security board representatives will interview applicants in person from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm on Thursday July 29 at the United States employment service office. Positions pay $1,560 annually for a 48 hour week. Applicants should be American citizens aged sixteen to fifty five. non citizens must bring citizenship papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore
Maryland
United States Employment Service Office
Beckley
United States Civil Service Commission
Social Security Board
Local Veteran Names Attorney in County Clerk Record
Hubert E. Nicewander, a first class private in the U S Army, designates Maxine Nicewander as his attorney per a record filed in County Clerk Harry Anderson's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert E. Nicewander
U. S. Army
Maxine Nicewander
Harry Anderson
Raleigh Baptists Plan All Day Program Wednesday
The Raleigh Baptist association schedules a full day at Memorial Baptist Church East Beckley on Wednesday July 98 with a theme The Church For Such a Time. Activities include morning sessions prayers scripture readings sermons reports and a noon lunch followed by an afternoon program and evening devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Baptist Association
Memorial Baptist
East Beckley
Henry Smith
Bessie Woodrum
Baptist Publication Society
Ray Patton
James E. Fidler
T. R. Cooper
R. V. Lilly
James Neal
Memorial Baptist Church
Harry May
Frances Deeds
G. A
Helen Horton
Raleigh Bypu
Bibb
Alderson-Broaddus
Maxine Elliott
the Christian College
J. W. Elfott
Alderson-Broad
Dus College
Prosperity Church
J. F. Frame
Fayetteville Baptist Church
E. Walker
W. A. Argenbright
J. P. Meadows
Margaret Sullivan
Seventy jurors chosen for Raleigh County circuit court
Seventy petit jurors were selected by Jury Commissioners Jackson Smith and Fred J. Bair for the August term of the Raleigh County circuit court. They will report August 24 with the court convening August 23, lists a long roster of juror names and hometowns across Beckley and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jackson Smith
Fred J. Bair
van Hunter
John Adams
Winding Gulf
Charles M. Akers
Beaver
James A. Armstrong
Stamaford
Claude Bailey
Johnstown
T. T. Bazzarre
Skelton
J. W. Bibb
Beckley
Fred Blake
Glen
George Blevens
East Beckley
Herman Bostic
Callaway Heights
W. J. Campbell
the Pines
James R. Carney
C. C. Callaway
W. H. Carter
Negro
Glen White
Henry Cook
Mabsentt
Jod Chambers
Cameron
Eldridge Craighead
J. A. Church
Coal City
Raleigh
H. Ruger
Piney View
J. H. Bads
Anthony Farmer
Bolt
James C. Finney
Stolesbury
Estell Foster
Besoco
D. P. Gadd
Donald Gamble
Crab Orchard
Milton Gillispie
Luther Goode
Wilmer Hardy
Sam Johnson
Egeria
L. M. Lafon
Beavery C. Colemon
J. G. Jilly
Posey Link
Craw
W. Lovell
Sophia
Marvin Maloney
Harper
Crewe Maples
Maple Lane
Harry R. May
George Maynor
Maynor
James P. Merritt
Oscar Miller
Okey Meadows
Princewick
Kyle Meadows
Vacationers Not To Get Gasoline
The local rationing board will not issue extra gasoline for vacation trips. Motorists must file a trip form for approval before leaving. B and C book holders have a 90 mile monthly allowance for occupational use, A book holders 240 miles, with limits enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Magee
Magee
Stansbury Sells Trap Hill Land
Real estate transfers admitted to record in County Clerk Harry Anderson's office include J A Stansbury selling multiple lots in Oak Grove addition to the Charles Stansbury property Trap Hill district and transfers involving J Miller de Richard Sanchez, Maple Fork Truck Farms Silas Walker to Flora B Kiser in Pinecrest subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
J. A. Stansbury
J. H. Lilly
Oak Grove
Charles Stansbury
Trap Hill
J. Miller de Richard Sanchez
Maple Fork Truck Farms
Silas Walker
Flora B. Kiser
Fot
Pinecrest
Local Names Listed Amid Beckley Area Notes
A list of residents and associations appears including Pete Spencer Princewick J L Springer Fast Gulf G P Stinnette Beckley J A Thompson Beckley Scott Tolbert Mabsentt Luca Thompson Beck ley James Walford Lester Clinton Wallace Odd Lacy Walker Pine Knob A K Walker Beck ley W D White Raleigh and J J Wills Dry Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Spencer
Princewick
J. L. Springer
Fast Gulf
G. P. Stinnette
Beckley
J. A. Thompson
Scott
Tolbert
Mabsentt
Luca Thompson
James Walford
Lester
Clinton Wallace
Odd
Lacy Walker
Pine Knob
A. K. Walker
W. D. White
Raleigh
J J. Wills
Dry Creek
Air Cadets to Get Mental Test Here Thursday
Aspirants for US Army Air Force aviation cadet training may qualify in a mental examination by the aviation cadet traveling examination board in Beckley on August 20. Last board produced 32 candidates. those failing first test with at least 50 can retry on August 12 after 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army Air Force
Aviation Cadet Traveling Examination Board
Beckley
Air Corps
Trade School Gets Citation for Safe Training
Raleigh County Vocational School in Beckley is among eight WV shops to earn a certificate for efficient service without personal injuries in the Vocational Program for War Production Workers. The award notes 78 634 man hours logged without a lost-time accident since opening April 20 1942, though a noted incident occurred later in the older Stratton building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
William B. Connolly
B. Yeung
West Virginia
Department of Education
Angell
Raleigh County Vocational School
Beckley
Stratton
Army Discharges Man Over Height Rule
Macon Ga. Pfc. Carl Smith 21 of Port Byron New York and Robins Field has been honorably discharged for being too tall at six foot eight inches. A medical board at the base cited sleep disruption and regulation length as reasons for the discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Macon
Sisteet
Carl Smith
Port Byron
N.Y
Robinsfield Army Air Base
Army
Smith
Peterson's Ointment Promises Relief From Eczema
An advertisement extols Peterson's Ointment as a cure for itching eczema and related skin blemishes. It claims quick relief, mentions a money back guarantee if not satisfied, and urges purchase from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Aioney
Board Saves $149 in School Repair Work
The Raleigh County Vocational School workers in the aircraft sheetmetal section completed repairs and paint for county schools from July 11 to July 24. Superintendent E. M. Ashworth reported to 10 board members that nine welding booth sides were built saving about ten dollars each, with extensive interior painting, new roofs, walkways, and fixtures across multiple schools and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Vocational School
Board of Education
E. M. Ashworth
Stuart B. Angell
Ashworth
Helen
Woodrow Wilson
Daniels
Shady Spring High School
Slab Fork
Douglas
Sylvia
Lillybrook
Fairview
Raleigh
Marsh Fork High School
Wells
Riley
Whitby
State Wins Fight Against Blister Rust in West Virginia
After a decade long campaign, Ralph W. Welch reported 6,000,000 infected gooseberry and currant bushes destroyed across almost 1,000,000 acres to protect white pines. The effort, led by U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U.S. Forest Service, and West Virginia Conservation Commission, has reduced blister rust in Watoga State Park and Monongahela National Forest, with further rework planned in Greenbrier Raleigh Mercer Summers Monroe Hardy and Hampshire counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marlinton
West Virginia
Ralph W. Welch
Welch
U. S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
U. S. Forest Service
West Virginia Conservation Commission
New England
North Carolina
White Pine
Watogaistate
Monongahela National Forest
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Hardy
Hamp
Tucker and Morgan
Feed Crisis Threatens Local Stock With Shortages
Grain elevators in Indianapolis are depleted and unable to supply feed for poultry and livestock. O R Taylor of Beckley Feed and Supply says country elevators and railroad officials are being tapped to expedite shipments while plans to visit Illinois mills are made. If relief fails, farmers may cull stock and sell off herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
O. R. Taylor
Beckley Feed and Supply Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
A. Rex Johnson
Marvin Jones
Food Distribution Administration
Taylor
Ilinois
Sal
Charleston
Johns
Frances Sayre Wins Beclley Theater Autograph Contest
Frances Sayre daughter of Floyd and Mrs Sayre of Woodlawn avenue won the Beckley Theater Raleigh Register autograph contest with 1442 signatures. Evelyn Kouvey placed second with 1347 autographs earning 5 defense stamps. Sonia Silverberg took third with 961 autographs earning 2 stamps. Crawford Jr manager says five extra theater tickets will go to other entrants due to close vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Sayre
Floyd Sayre
Woodlawn Avenue
Evelyn Kouvey
Fairlawn Avenue
Sonia Silverberg
Bellevue Lane
C. D. Crawford, Jr
Beckley Theater
Victor Rizzi
Robert Daniels
Jerry Conke
Diana Hontgas
Lorretta Alice Basham
Mary Jane Heath
Harold Harvit
Jamncie Ann Young
Selyers Williams
Agnes Rifie Reeder
Evan Mickel
Gulden Freeman
Selma Martha Rahall
Joseph Rizzi
Janet Sue ‘Shumate
Myrtle Williams
Mary Etina Beckett
Crawford
Sone
School Building Repairs and Furniture Upgrades Detailed
The report lists extensive repairs across multiple school buildings including new roofs, painting inside and out, exterior work, and new fire escapes. Maintenance supervisor Dewey Meadows oversees all projects. In July 180 seats were repaired at Beckley shops, with 162 tablet arm chairs and several other furnishings serviced and reinstalled. New surfacing work covered 300 feet of rum- (text cut)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Killarney
Oswald
Collins Elementary
Firero
Dunbar
Mark Twain
Statesbury
Fast Gulf
Tom Meadows
Dewey Meadows
Beckley
Earl Riner
School district tackles repairs and upgrades across facilities
Plumbing repairs from July 1 to July 23 overseen by Frank Israel cover Mt View gymnasium unit heaters replacement of burnside stoves and radiators at Teel and Beckley Junior high. The project lists new seats tables window ventilators shop equipment and a DeWalt cut-off saw plus motor work and switchboard panels in the district shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Israel
Mt. View
Teel
Beckley
McAlpin
Board
Montcoal
Capital Leads in Traffic Deaths
Charleston reports five of twelve traffic accidents in West Virginia cities with populations over 5 000 in the first half of 1943. No fatals in Fairmont or Beckley, but Wheeling Clarksburg and Parkersburg each had one death. State toll 111, down from 186 in early 1942. June fatalities 18 vs 25 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Charleseton
Department of Public
Fairmont
Beckley
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
State man missing in action from European bombing mission
Washington report says Second Lt. John J Dunbar a former Huntington and Bluefield newspaperman did not return from a bombing mission and is listed as missing in action by the War Department. His mother Mrs Mary A Dunbar lives at 236 Fifth Avenue Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J., Dunbar
Huntington
Bluefield
War Department
Mary A. Dunbar
Fifth Avenue
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Eeava
Wingrove
Register
Trap Hill Farm
Yo-Ag
Fife
Raleigh Baptists
Ration Board
Stansbury Sells
Trap Hill Land
Clyde Lee Fife
Beckley Minister's Assn
Sheldon Conard
C.A.P
Beckley Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Heber Street
Paul W. Feigley
Robert L. Davis
Harold Korn
United States Army
Memorial Building
Trade School
Eczema
New Sophia High School
James L. Hornbeck
Raleigh County Board of Education
Hornbeck
Gilmer County
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Wesleyan
West Virginia University
Stoco High
Renick
Greenbrier County
Glen White Junior High
James L. Jr
Blister Rust
Beckley Hotel
Justice Insurance
Heber SL 'Fley
W VA
Jimmie
J. F. Houchins
Rox
Bial
Waterdale Swimming Pool
Mt. Hope Road
Sprague
State Health Department
Jack A. Nuckoll
Alvin Dunkley
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