Beckley farmers urged to grow berries for market
The Register highlights Beckley area farmers expanding berry crops as a profitable venture. County Agent He Bo Thomas notes Beckley soil suits berry cultivation and urges more farmers to supply the legal market, with buyers in Beckley Mount Hope Oak Hill Mullens and nearby coal towns already active.
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Today
Register
Beckley
Raleigh County
Jin Phillips
Beckley Staves
Pisalivble Yparket
Beykles and
Civdrons
Bo Thomas
Beukley
Berkley
Mount Iope
Oalt
Flill
Mullens
Swiss kin trail leads to Monroe cousins reunion
The Beckley publisher Charles Hodel and his brother Emil traced Swiss ancestry to Monroe Wisconsin cousins. They found Fred Fritz Zimmerman and Chris Kappeler were once in New Philadelphia Ohio area aligned with a Swiss community. Hodel’s journey uncovered a large family network spanning Twin Grove Artesian Beloit and New Glarus with stories of migration, adoption, and wartime service.
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Fred Zimmerman
Chris Kappeler
Switzerland
America
Philadelphia
Fritz
Hoel Brothers
New Philadelphia
Wilds
Wisconsin
Tobias Zweiffel
Monroe
Pritz
Fred
William
Twin Grove
Herman
Rock Valley
Otto
Artesian
S. D
Carl
Duncan Hill
Arthur Discher
F. Boxer
Chicago
Carl Gales
Beloit
Zimmerman
Arthur
John Discher
South Dekota
Will Zimmermans
Horatio Alger
Tag
Charles Hodel
Hodel
Monroe Evening Times
Mancow
Green County
Beckley
Wallenwiel
Thun
Canton Bern
Switserland
Charles Handel
W. Va
Emil
Ohio
Will Zimmerman
Fritz) Zimmerman
Tobias Zweifel
Kappeler
Nineteenth Avenue
Mr. Kappeler
Hodels
Sli
Mr. Hodel
Manvog
New Glarus
Becnme
Beirut
Syria
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Neats
Dover
Chile
Women at the peace table as world leaders in postwar order
War correspondent Frazier Nuit argues for including women like Eleanor Roosevelt Pearl Buck Helen Keller Sigrid Undset Eve Curie Lady Astor Jawaharlal Nehru Chiang Kai shek Sun Yat Sen Molotovs wife and others in future peace talks. He says such an array of feminine idealism would pressure leaders to pursue true peace and that only gender equal effort can turn war into lasting harmony.
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Frazier Nuit
Hal Shen
Woodrow Wilson
George Clemenceau
Wilson
Jesus Christ
Scrap Rubber Drive Urges Nationwide Collection
President Roosevelt calls for a broad scrap rubber drive to end by June 30, urging all households offices and stores to gather old tires tubes batteries and rubber scraps. War Production Board will buy discarded rubber at one cent per pound, turning waste into essential war material and reducing clutter.
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Househall
Roosevelt
Lafavelio
Keep It Alive Memorial Day Parade Plan Proposed
Community leader Mr George Bright proposes Beckley Chamber of Commerce sponsor a fourth July style celebration on Memorial Day May 30 in Beckley to boost local patriotism. The idea cites civic tradition, independence and democratic ideals, urging a countywide program with a bright, traditional tone and emphasis on unity and heritage.
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George Bright
Beckley Chamber of
Jegan
Use of State Cars by Road Commission Employees
State cars are to be used only for official duties. The Road Commission plans to keep vehicles at approved stations and storage shops, with access limited to authorized custodians. Personal use is strictly prohibited and misuse will be punished. officials may face dismissal or legal action.
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Tuad Commission
Wisness
Aig
Puma Ston
Metel Anders Lawn
Teltig Ty Paninisshou
Eypeyl Tv
Barlows
Gorhvin
Pia
Road Commission
Vane Hemsted
Virg Miller Family Welcomes Baby Ricky at North Kanawha
Virg Miller and his daughter Ricky have settled at 342 North Kanawha Street in Beckley. Virgil, a newsstand proprietor, cares for Ricky with help from Mrs. Elizabeth Pendleton. Ricky weighs five pounds thirteen ounces at birth and now grows steadily. The story mixes home life, humor, and small-town details of a new family milestone.
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Kanawha Street
Virg el Miller
Beckley
Ricky
Virgil
Elizabeth Pendleton
Sprague
Tarany
Alway
Pendleton
Safe
J.C. Farley
South Kanawha Street
Farleys
Prince
Men of War in the News highlight Army pilots in training
A Beckley area spread details cadets Henry Herring and Homer Dew at Tulare California Aviation Training Center with grueling schedules and flight hours. It notes Herring’s acrobatics and final check hopes, plus other region youths serving in the air corps and Marines, including Leonard Hopkins at Scott Field and Gilmore Brown at Fort Clayton.
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Henry Herring
N. J. Herring
Clyde Street
Herring
Air Corps
South Charleston
Aviation Training Center
Tulare
California
Beckley
Homer Dew
Leonard G. Hopkins
L. M. Hopkins
Harding Street
Scott Field
Ilinois
Young Hopkins
Sheppard Field
Texas
Mlinois
Stamaford
Buford Crouch
EB. Fr. Crouch
India
United States
Army Air Corps
William E. Thompson
W. A. Thompson
South Street
Army
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
March Field
16Th
Australia
Thompson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Gilmore
Brown
Sam Brown
Sureveyor
Fort Clayton
Canal Zone
Eccles
Tolbert
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Neville Street
Vergil Miller
Wortart Knox
Crouch
Knox
Parris Island
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Leonard Hopkins
Willian Thompson
Gilmore Brown
Winfield McCullagh
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