Dad Dates 18 Year old Son for Navy Enlistment
Beckley navy recruiting office sees surge as 18 year olds enlist for a year with few vacancies. A father plans July 29 for the August quota and vows to return early. Navy recruiting notes rising interest in high school graduate applicants and stricter mental standards push delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Navy
Lenore
T. A. Sherman
Navy Trade
Huntington
Sherman
Delegates Contribute 25169 for Charity at Church of God Convention
The three day Church of God state convention ended with delegates contributing 25 189 59 for charity. Of this 5 037 funds go to the Cleveland Tennessee national orphanage. Remainder finances foreign missions. Over 1000 attendees filled the Memorial Building Auditorium.
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Church of God
Paul H. Walker
Beckley
Cleveland
Tenn
Rcon
Orp
Memorial Building
Walker
Orphange
West Virginia
Thompson
West
Spangler Funeral Services Slated for Pvt Harry E Spangler
Funeral services are planned at the Caffee Chapel for Pvt Harry E Spangler of Beckley laid to rest after being killed May 13 1944 on the Anzio beachhead. Burial will follow at American Legion Cemetery with Moose Club pallbearers. He entered the Army Sept 29 1943. He was born Oct 9 1908 in Fayette County. He is survived by his wife Delma B Spangler a sister Mrs E D Terry Beckley and a brother Robert Spangler of Norfolk Virginia.
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Harry E. Spangler
Beckley
Anzio
Caffee Chapel
American Legion
Moose Club
Callee
Underwood
Henry Spangler
Lauren Riner Spangler
Fayette County
Delma B. Spangler
E. D. Terry
Robert Spangler
Norfolk
Mothers to Eat Daughters Food at Whitesville camp
Whitesville Girl Scout Troop begins a week long camping trip at Pattie C Stockdale Home School grounds Colcord. Scoutmaster Vee Cocke says mothers will join one night. Troop charter dated April 1 with 18 members, now expanding. Funds from bake and rummage sales and civic donations cover camping and uniforms. Industry uses of silver in the U S total about 100 million ounces yearly since World War I, more than tripling prewar levels.
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Ay Megister Piaff
Whitesville
Pattie C. Stockdale
Colcord
Vee Cocke
United States
Army Air Force Recruiting Drive To be Continued
Capt Q E Bruns commanding officer at the Beck ley Recruiting Station said the army and air force recruiting drives would continue without set up though draft legislation passed He announced the three year enlistment of Frank Jackson Seechalk of Glen Jean with prior service and Harry Gordon Stull of Fayetteville in the air force Both services will rely on voluntary enlistments as the main manpower source with the selective service act used to fill gaps Volunteers are the backbone of our regular forces Brilliant tone reflects wartime recruitment urging continued voluntary enlistment.
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Army
Air Force
Q. E. Bruns
Beckley
Tie
Frank Jackson Seechalk
Bruns
Mullens Volunteers Attend Fire School in Morihantown
Mullens volunteers led by Fire Chief Clyde Newsome attend the 18th annual West Virginia state fire school in Morihantown, sponsored by WVU Mines, the state fire marshal, Mullens city, and the Mullens Chamber of Commerce. Classes run today through Thursday with officers Okey Whitt, Bill Good, Bill Riggins, and Newsome among the participants.
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Ry Register
Mullens
Clyde Newsome
Morihantown
West Virginia University
School of Mines
State Fire Marshal's Office
Okey Whitt
Bill Good
Bill Riggins
Newsome
City of
Alullens
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Draft Service Provisions For Volunteers And Career Men
Capt Bruns explains volunteer options for career military service. Draft age men may enlist 21 months active duty while eighteen-year-olds can volunteer for one year. In both cases volunteers must join the reserve after active service ends.
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Bruns
Man Crashes With Patrol Auto in Beckley
Cecil E. Tabor 26 of Eccles pulled over on Prince Street after being flagged by a Beckley officer. He struck the city police sedan driven by William Teubert, causing about 100 dollars in damage. Tabor was arrested for reckless driving and released on bond.
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Cecil E. Tabor
Eccles
Beckley
Prince Street
Tabor
William Teubert
Teubert
Prince
Street
Raleigh
Miner's Body Found in New River by Two Fishermen
Funeral services for William Baker 46 will be held at 2 p m today at Rose Funeral Home with the Rev Austin Darby officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Baker was found floating in New River near Terry by Raymond Richardson and Ray Brooks of Sabine He was last seen July 15 near a river barge landing by two unidentified fishermen and a woman Police say a letter from his brother dated 1938 was found The pallbearers were Jackie Hall Gene Stall J M Murdock Russell Wood and Daniel Wood
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Willamer
Murphy Baker
Rose Funeral Home
Austin Darby
Sunset Memorial Park
Baker
New River
Terry
Raymond Rich
Ardson
Ray Brooks
Sabine
Murphy
Pineville
Jackie Hall
Gene Stall
J. M. Murdock
Russell Wood
Daniel Wood
Americanism Program Set For Schools in Raleigh County
AmericanismFilms and essay contests will be held in Raleigh County schools under the Junior Chamber of Commerce committee. Arthur Goldstein said movies highlighting The American Way of Life and the U S government will be shown to students with a trophy awarded to the winning school. Naturalization classes will be paused for summer with sessions resuming soon. The program includes a full week of public events and appearances by nationally known speakers in Beckley.
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Raleigh
Junior Chamber of Commerce Americanism Committee
Arthur Goldstein
United States
Goldstein
Jack Bailey
Gohdstein
Beckley
Ex Wacs May Get Enlistment Forms
Ex Wac officers seeking recall to active duty may pick up necessary forms at Beckley Army Recruiting Station. Capt R E Bruns said six women with no prior service have requested officer candidate training forms locally. No women will be accepted before September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wac
Beckley Army
R. E. Bruns
West Virginia Military District
Adjutant General
Washington
Bruns
2 500 Seek Jobs At State Agency
Approximately 2 500 reception contacts were made during June 1 at the Beckley office of the State Employment Service. The increase follows the end of school terms and affects the entire state. About 200 were placed locally and outside the state, 77 received general aptitude tests, and 60 employers were visited for labor market information. Nationwide, 76 619 persons were contacted across seven offices with 3 648 June placements including 1 169 veterans, 1 144 male non veterans, and 4 335 women. Placements by industry totaled 979 in industry, 688 in wholesale and retail, and 544 in construction in West Virginia.
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Beckley
State Employment Service
N. G. Underwood
West Virginia
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Elks
G. C. Hedrick
Beckley Elks
Heher
Barwood
Robert Ashworth
C. L. Bibb
Wipperman Construction Company
Patrol
Los Angeles
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Inkham
Philco
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