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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
10
Renters in Raleigh County should contact the local rent control board within three or four weeks if they do not receive a landlord statement. Harold G Lambert, rent inspector, said failure to register by landlords is a criminal act and treble damages may be assessed if overcharge exists and no action is taken.
The State Industrial and Publicity Commission announced that Magic, Mineral, a short about coal, will have its world premiere in Bluefield on Sunday. Much of the film was shot in the Bluefield area including a scene at a local vocational mining school. Senator Harley M. Kilgore will attend, and invitations went to Governor Meadows and Virginia Governor Tuck.
Mrs. Delbert Sprouse 79 and her 18-year-old husband plan a 100-mile jeep ride to Huntington West Virginia for a visit to The Gladys amusement park. They rejected a $400 two week New York nightclub offer, preferring a trip away from farm chores. This will be Mrs Sprouse first outing beyond Lawrence County.
A historical advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a bulk-based, gentle food to prevent constipation. It claims regular Daily intake can reduce or eliminate need for laxatives, highlighting iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins, and protein from whole grain. It notes production by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and Omaha.
W A Stanley chairman of the First Christian Church official board represents West Virginia at a Committee of Twenty Five session in Indianapolis. The group of lay leaders and church heads drafts postwar program for Disciples of Christ in the U S and abroad, to be shown at the International Convention in Columbus, Ohio, August 6 to 13. Bethany College traces the denomination to western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.
Two county men received discharges from the United States Navy this morning from naval separation centers. Frank H. Roberts BM 2 C son of F E Roberts of 295 Beaver Avenue was discharged at Shoe maker California after six years service He earned the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars American Defense ribbon and European Middle East African Asiatic Pacific and American theaters. Okey R Plumley seaman first class of Abraham was discharged after honorable service in the navy at the personnel separation in Charleston South Carolina. About three-fourths of U S oil wells are stripers Hang pumps to strip the pool.
Alfred L. Terry of Clear Creek serves as seaman second class aboard the USS ATA 180. The vessel will join the Joint Task Force salvage unit for the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The report notes the mention of a Civil War era torpedo as a historical aside.
Raleigh County gardeners face a new menace to tomato plants aphids or plant lice that curl leaves and stiffen vines. County Agent H B Thomas urges growers to inspect for small green white or red lice on undersides of leaves and spray infected plants immediately with Black Leaf 40 solution using two teaspoons of Black Leaf 40 and one tablespoon of soap chips.
Beckley based Pfc George Lyons Ends AAF course and Lt jg Darrel Ashworth release to inactive duty. Report notes Lyons is son of DPT and a Beckley area resident. Training at Welch High School and Beckley College linked to aircraft mechanics program at Keesler Field.
The text notes additional specialized training in maintaining heavy bombers cargo planes jet and rotor aircraft. This suggests an expansion of technical aviation upkeep skills for multiple aircraft categories within a military or civil fleet.
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