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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1946

Page

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Fayette Board Buys Bus Bodies and Appoints Teachers

Fayette County board of education appointed teachers to fill vacancies and accepted resignations. Six bus bodies and a one and a half ton truck were purchased. Resignations included Ruth Lee Kingston High, Mildred O Dell Fisher Minden Elementary, and Kathleen O Farrell Montgomery High. Frank Criniti named to Montgomery High vacancy. Joseph Billy Scott named principal at Page Elementary. Frances Sailey to Summerlee Negro Elementary. A W Vickers resigned as office manager to join WMON Montgomery. Bus bodies bought from Baker Equipment Charleston. Carpenter bodies from R Steiner Huntington. Meadow Bridge petition seeks Layland students to Meadow Bridge High. board took no action. Four-H Agent Clifton Dotson salary set at $100 monthly from county. remainder paid by West Virginia Extension.

Sailey Summerlee Negro A. W. Vickers Board of Education WMON Montgomery Wayne Baker Equipment Company Charleston R. ¥. Steiner Company Huntington Brown Chevrolet Company Meadow Bridge Layland Meadow Bridge High School Nuttall High Nuttall Otway Gunnoe Guinoe Clifton Dotson West Virginia Agriculture Extension Department

Editor in hospital in Charleston after Mayo treatment

Roy H. Johnson of Fayetteville, editor of the Fayette Tribune, is a patient at Charleston General Hospital. He recently underwent treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and expects to spend about two weeks in the Charleston hospital before returning home.

Register Oak

Veterans Get Apprentice Help in Fayette County

Oak Hill report details 115 veterans employed as apprentices in Fayette County with supplemental government pay. 210 veterans study at West Virginia Tech in Montgomery in shop, welding, radio, arts, business, pre law and more, receiving the same apprentice pay. Roy V. Gwynn, VA training officer, assists veterans with employment and employer coordination, noting focus on disabled veterans.

Register Oak Hill Fayette County Roy V. Gwynn Veterans’ Administration Gwynn West Virginia Tech Montgomery Tech

Charleston Woman Reviews 15 Books at Fayette Study Day

Mrs. Thomas Davis of Charleston reviewed 15 books published this year at Fayette Study plus meeting held Wednesday at Hotel Hill. Mrs. Frank Graff of Mount Hope presided as 23 members and 23 guests attended the annual guest day gathering.

Register Oak Hill Thomas Davis Charleston Fayette Study Hotel Hill Frank Graff Mount Hope

Adkins Recovering From Mine Injury

Oak Hill miner and World War II veteran John R. Adkins, 28, injured in the Summerlee mine late Monday night, is reported to be getting along barely. He suffered fractures to an arm and leg.

Register Oak Hill John R. Adkins Summerlee Adkins

Registrars To Sit At Oak Hill June 19 22

Fayette district registrars will sit at Oak Hill City Hall from June 19 to 22 to register voters and update registrations. Precinct 10 on June 19, Precinct 1 on June 20, Precinct 42 on June 12, and Precinct 13 on June 22 will undergo registration changes.

Oak Hill Resistor Statt Fayette District City Hall

Brothers Enlist For Three Years

Two Whitt brothers James and John of Cunard join six recruits leaving for induction at Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio for three year Army service. John a WWII veteran reenters as a T4 officer with multiple theater ribbons. Accompanying recruits include Mullette Britt Jennings Holcomb Hess Burton Small and Ramsey. Army offers GI Bill benefits and a college education after discharge.

Register Stall Wyiter Oak Hill James M. Whitt John Lawrence Whitt, Jr Cunard Fort Hayes Columbus John Heas Whitt Brothers Army Air Corps Eugene G. Mullette Ingram Claude D. Britt Scarbro Mullette Britt Leonard L. Jennings Fayetteville Russell Holcomb Glen Jean Army Air Force Pacific Thomas A. Hess Harvey C. Burton L. H. Small Ser Ff. J. Ramsey Sgt. Small

Judge Easley Announces Criminal Cases To Be Tried At Beginning

Pineville report on Judge D M Easley altering the Wyoming circuit court docket for the July term. Criminal cases will be tried in opening days, with about 15 felonies set for July 9 and 10 and 14 chancery cases on July 8. Also lists indictments against W H Dutch DeLong and Josha West Jr for liquor store break in, Mullins brothers cases, numerous other felony and misdemeanor counts, and upcoming civil and appellate sessions.

Easley Register Pineville Wyoming Circuit Court D. M. Easley Wyoming W. H Dutch” DeLong Josha West Jr Avondale Mcdowell County Raymond Okey Mullins Okey Raymond Mullins Christine Gore Martens Essie Walls Ella F. Anderson Jack W. Hall Billy G. Hatfield Ashly Stowers Bill Pritt Neal Johnson W. S. Dixon Linda Elswick Charles Elswick Vernon Repass Mercer County Thomas Reno Jack Taylor Gilbert and Golden Billings Herndon Brothers Babe Morgan Leonard D. Douglas Mullens Negro Nolle Vince Fugate, Jr Lawrence Gunnell Otis Halsey Edsel Ford James Dillon John Gilbert Chloe Roberts C. L. Lanta Adora Cook Worley Walker Et J. Frank Birley T. A. Niggemeyer James Page Bessie Short Darwin Lee Short Everett M. Lester W. G. Buchanan W. M. Ritter Lumber Company R. L. Lambert W. P. Hennitzer A. A. Lilly J. B. Swope R. M. Hall W. M. Ritter Mullens Maxine Byrd Harry Burn Fergel Betty Jo Stewart Luther Brown State of West Virginia Jean Crouch State of West Virginia John Thomas Roberts. Cawley Onnie Beverly Arthur K. Jones Griffith Daniels Roy Cook Avery D. Dunford Floyd Bryant Roy G. Harvey Garnet J. Walker Gale Belcher Ben File James Reynolds Garrett Whitt Mason Reynolds Jesse O'Neal Joseph H. Beavers Wayne Sisk State of West Ginia Semet Dwight Meadows W. C. Harvey Clarence — Williams Clarence Williams Robert Shrewsbury Robert Lee Hersey St- Mann Raleigh Coca Cola Gay Bell Turner Allen Jonclion Robert Craft Jd. D. A. Gatsos Virginian Railway Company Virginia Cook Virginian Railway Bid Altizer Virginian Rail Way Ce - Altizer Lacy L. Green L. O. Riley BE. E. Lusk Bert Cline Bert Hughes Clarence Willams

Miss Lambert Weds Albon Blankenship

Miss Vesta Lambert and Albon Blankenship wed on June 6 at the home of Rev. Harry L. Stevens with attendants Mildred Walker and Luther Blankenship. The bride is the daughter of Dewey and (mis sp) Lambert of Pineville, and the groom is son of Jeff Blankenship of Mullens. The couple will reside at the groom's parents’ home in Mullens.

Register Pineville Rock Castle Northern Baptist Convention Misssouri R.a.godfrey Bobby Beckiey Vesta Lambert Albon Blankenship Harry L. Stevens Stevens Mildred Walker Luther Blankenship Deap Dewey Lambert Jeff Blankenship Mullens

Employment Service Trains Handicapped Counsellors

The U S Employment Service in Oak Hill trains selective placement counsellors under Miss Ethel Fryer to place physically handicapped individuals in suitable jobs. Lt Col Fred D Knapp assists, with teachers from Charleston. Training covers physical demands analysis, job environments, and occupations for common handicaps to improve placement outcomes.

Lyndell Bennett Oak Hill Otis Garrison Hinton Helen Patterson Lewisburg Hattie Spangler Bluefield Jeannette Brindley Helen Mitchell Beckley U. S Miss Fryer Wheeling West Virginia Fryer Miss Freyer Department of Labor

Mullens High Being Painted by Workmen this Week

Mullens High School undergoes interior painting as part of a summer renovation. Claude Phillips, supervisor, notes plans include new window shades, sound-proofing on hall floors and stairways, and installation of steel fence posts once delivered.

Y Register Mullens

Union Service Planned for Marianna and Glover Churches

The Rev Karl C Lilly of Kopperston will preach at union services of the Marianna and Glover Community churches on June 30 at 11 am.

Register Karl C. Lilly Kopperston Marianna Glover

Pineville Mason Lodge to Elect Officers Thursday Night

Pineville Mason ic Lodge No. 138 will elect officers for the coming year at a meeting in Masonic Hall Thursday night.

Resistor Pineville Masonic Lodge No. 138 Masonic Hall

Disabled workers boost efficiency and safer labor outlook

The report notes turnover fell by 98 percent and accidents dropped 51 percent, while efficiency rose 7.8 percent. The Association of Casualty and Surety Executives backs hiring disabled workers and endorses the selective placement method used by the U. S. Employment Service.

Association of Casualty and Surety Executives U. S. Employment Service

All Bran Ad Cites Laxative Alternatives

An unsolicited letter endorses All Bran as a natural laxative alternative for constipation. The ad claims Kellogg's cereal provides gentle bulk to aid regularity and invites readers to request a free sample or buy the product, noting Laxatives are unnecessary with daily bran intake and water.

Kellogg Kellogg Company Dept. B Battle Creek Mich

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fayette Board America Maureen O'Hara Derg Irynk Charleston Woman Reviews Janet Blair Chester Morris Rita Hayworth George Vaceaby Femeie & Bine Miss Lambert Employment Service Senate Snyder Senate Finance Committee John W. Snyder the Treasury Walter George Georgia Fred M. Vinson Supreme Court International Jane Russell Luscious Outlaw Mullens High Union Service Masons Palace Sara Haden Una O’connor She Wolf of London R. A. Boyd & Co Neville St First Baptist Church Matthew J. McFarhlen Center Ave Maple Shade Nvd J. G. Anderson Nus&soup Coffee
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