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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1946

Page

4

Mark Phillips Returns Home From Navy With Civics Swell

Mark Phillips after six years in the U S Navy returns to civilian life and to his growing frame, reflecting on service aboard ships including the USS Glennon and USS Brooklyn. He discharged at Bainbridge and plans to consider merchant marine work.

3Y Register Mullens Sam Navy Mark Phillips Atlantic Pacific Naval Separation Center Bainbridge, Mary Phillips West Mullens John G. Phillips Mullens High School Glennon Normandy Notre Dame Sicily Maddox New York Norfolk Virginia Brooklyn D. J. Buckley M. C. Fox Fox San Francisco Merchant Marine

Rev Warren Carr addresses Mullens Rotary on modern norms

The Rev Warren Carr former pastor of First Baptist Princeton spoke at Mullens Rotary on Apples We Can Eat in the Dark. He outlined four current norms education international relations free enterprise and religion and warned about their implications for society and individuals. He noted education shapes society and criticized dependence on atomic-age problems while calling for honesty to curb exploitation and citing religion as the major challenge. Mayor J E Orr oversaw the program and Carr attended as guest of City Recorder Gordon B McGraw.

Warren Carr Rotary Register Sta Mullens First Baptist Church Princeton Rotary Club Carr Durham N. C J. E. Orr Rey Gordon B. McGraw

Charge Dropped In Kidnapping Case

Russell Lee Staples, 21, of Matoaka, was exonerated from a kidnapping charge after a compromise settlement with Mrs. Homer McKinney. The warrant was withdrawn following a $77 costs payment and an attorney miss in court. Mary Catherine McKinney, nine months, is the child involved.

Register Mullens Russell Lee Staples Matoaka R. M. Stovall Homer McKinney Staples Staple Geneva McKinney

Hearing Postponed On Cohabitation Case In Mullens

A Mullens hearing for Jack Sizemore and Gladys Short on illegal cohabitation charges was postponed until Tuesday at 10 a.m. before Magistrate W. R. Haga. Their witnesses failed to appear, and the couple was released on a $3000 bond each.

Mullens Jack Sizemore Gladys Short Mullens State Wyoming County W. R. Haga

Baileysville Medford To Get Water Service

The Public Service Commission approved Ben Short’s plan to supply water to Baileysville and Medford. J C Evans withdrew Baileysville and Belo Lenore water service applications due to material and labor shortages but remains authorized to serve Nelbarton Puritan Bias in Mingo County. His Mingo Gas Company is cleared to supply gas to the three towns and to Belo and Lenore.

Register Wesler Baileysville Medford Public Service Commission Ben Short J. C. Evans Mingo Water Company Evans Belo Lenore Commission Nelbarton Puritan Bias Mingo County Mingo

Pair Questioned In Otsego Theft

Two fugitives from the Mingo County jail, Lloyd Cantrell and Roy Brown, were wounded and recaptured by a posse including Sheriff Goode and State Trooper Hyer after a pursuit through Ben Creek in Mingo County. Cantrell, shot in the leg, is hospitalized in Williamson. Brown, also wounded, is jailed in Pineville. They escaped April 4 while being held on charges related to a forged $110 check and a conceal weapon case.

Register Mullens Mingo County Ben Creek Wyoming Lloyd Cantrell Roy Brown Barrett Smokeless Coal Company Oswego Paul Goode Cantrell Williamson Brown Pineville Mingo Goode Max Hyer

County Candidates List Campaign Costs

Campaign expense accounts for five county elective candidates were filed with the County Clerk. Candidates faced a July 30 filing deadline. no contributions were reported for Marshall Bailey, Keith D. Bobbitt, B C Callaway, Oakey Meadows, or Arnett Stover, with expenditures ranging from 4.10 to 120.96 dollars mainly for filing fees and printing.

Marshall Bailey Monteval Republican Marsh Fork Keith D. Bobbitt Beaver Board of Educa

FFA Members To Fly To Jackson's Mill Meet

A Beckley Federation of the Future Farmers of America plans a 13 member delegation to Jackson's Mill for the state meeting August 3 to 7. Members from Shady Spring Trap Hill and Pineville high schools will charter two planes from Mount Hope Beckley Airport.

Beckley Federation of the Future Farmers of America Federation Jackson's Mill J. M. Collins Collins Shady Spring High School Trap [Hill High School Pineville ‘High School Mount Hope-Beckley Shady Spring Fred L. Delp Trap Hill George F. Brown Pineville Grant Richmond Future Farmers of America Kenneth Jordon Milford Bobbitt Bobby Bennett Billy Whitely Buster Davis Howard Akers Kenneth Jordan Trap Hill High School

Veterans File Discharges At Local Boards

Four area veterans filed their discharge papers with local selective service boards yesterday. Board 1 entries include Billy Gerald Cadle Beckley Marine Corps Clarence J Norris Oswald Navy and Thomas A Gatherum Huntington Army. Board 3 record shows Harry Dalton Forren Jr Harper Navy. Scientists estimate that the world's known deposits of readily available uranium total about 30000 tons.

Selective Service Boards Billy Gerald Cadle Beckley Marine Corps Clarence J. Norris Oswald Navy Thomas A. Gatherum Huntington Army Harry Dalton Forren Jr Harper

Boy Scouts Camp Session Draws Forty Six Leaders and Scouts

Forty six scouts from the Appalachian Council of the Boy Scouts of America attend the second camp session at Camp Wilderness near Daniels July 21 to 27, with troops from Crab Orchard Beckley and East Beckley represented by named leaders and scouts. Dr J Paul Stoakes to join University of Kentucky English department in September. Bluefield and Fayetteville travel plans mentioned.

Appalachian Council Boy Scouts of America Camp Wilderness Daniels Gus Walker Crab Orchard Eugene Gill Bobby Thompson Donald Thompson Ralph Beskett Jack Hale Donald Lilly Dewain Lily The Methodist Temple Beckley Fred Bailes Albert Suter Dick Jarrett Carl McGuire St. Mary’s Methodist Church East Beckley Jimmy Adams David Rice Bobby Francisco Luen Williams Conrad Bowles Beckley Recoverian Pat Nickels Dick Stout Dick Kidd Warren Patton Charles Wilson Bobby Looney Bob Manning Gerald Wood Earl Whitman Jack Stone Don Miller Bob Mickus Raleigh Mike Lacek D. R. Day Pat Day Jimmy Leguisky Frank Filipek Jack Fisher George Walker Eddie Filipek Donald Ray Allen Richard West Robert Calloway Mike Seelinger Caruel Leguisky Steve Peelish Walter McNeil Ernest Ear Alten Kentuck Associated Press Huntington J. Paul Stoakes Marshall College University of Kentucky

Miss Dorothy Johnson Wins Fayette County Beauty Crown

Miss Dorothy Johnson of Ansted won the Fayette County title at a beauty contest in Oak Hill and will represent the county in the state contest at Moundsville. She is a 21 year old Ohio State University student majoring in physical education and was the unanimous choice of three judges.

Register Oak Hill Dorothy Johnson Ansted Fayette County Moundsville Ohio State University Johnson Mason Johnson Frances Aliff Norma Lee Bowman Betle Holt Mount Hope Fayette Darwin Meador Dorsey Biggs Eid L. M. O'Reilly Beck Tey Grandmother Oak Hill Fayetteville Mss Howse Dunlap Beck West Virginia University Hill South Carolina

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