Local residents visit relatives and travel around
WYOMING COUNTY NEWS notes residents visiting relatives in Mullens Pineville and nearby towns. The roster includes Mrs Ted Cooke of Charleston Miss Burl Crockett Princeton James H McGraw Tipple and many others on visits business trips and weekend stays across Mullens Baileyville Glen Rogers Huntington Madison Kingsport and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Cooke
Charleston
Mullens
Pineville
Burl Crockett
Princeton
Carl Pope, Jr
Tennessee
C. E. Rayfield
Oscar Vecellio
Itman
Posey W. Bailey
Oceana
William T. Brook
Glen Rogers
John Yanler
J. C. Blankenship
Baileysville
James H. McGraw
Tipple
Frank Cadwallader
Charleston Store Equipment Company
Jacqueline Kirk
Athens
Elmer Morgan
Davy
Edgar B. Rose
J. E. Stone
Dott Cook
Evelyn Grove
Marianna
Mary Joe Cooke James Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Josie Cook
Algie Green
Green
Booster Cook
Cook
W. S. Brooks
M. P. Howard
W. James Smith
Huntington
C. EF. Barrett
Mildred
Madison
I. P. Brooks
Paul Steele
Kingsport
Beckley
C. S. Smith
Bobby Stewart is Home on Furlough
Army private Bobby Stewart son of C H Stewart was home on a brief furlough before departing for California where he has been reassigned. A 7 pound daughter named June 20 was born to Mr and Mrs L Croney. Relatives and friends including the Crawans and Nunns are mentioned in local visits and weekend gatherings. The note recalls the first American merchant ship anchoring in Canton harbor in 1784.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Bobby Stewart
C. H. Stewart
United States Army
North Carolina
California
L. Croney
Jim Justice
Kopperston
Foley Cook
Tony Griffith
Mr. Morgan
Larkin Morgan
Cub Creek
USO Camp Shows Highlight War Chest Drive
Drive Chairman A J Truman outlined USO Camp Shows work in Raleigh County War Chest fund drive. He cited 2 5 million entertainments for service men in five months and 2 2 million in camps and stations, plus 15 875 hospital shows. County funds will support USO and other relief agencies.
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Raleigh County
United Service Organizations
A. J. Truman
USO Board of Directors
Truman
Army
Navy
U.S. C
Army and Navy
USO
Navy Relief
Army Relief
Save the Children
State Prison Minstrel May Be Called Off
MOUNDSVILLE The annual state prison minstrels a Thanksgiving fixture for 36 years may be postponed for the duration of the war. L Budd Haberstick the show director is in the armed services while his father Pete Haberstick founder of the revues is ill. Rationing and travel difficulties would seriously affect attendance.
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Asociated Press
Moundsville
L. Budd Haberstick
Armed Services
Pete Haberstick
Mississippi River Change Amid 1811 Earthquake Event
During the great earthquake of 1811 the Mississippi river temporarily flowed northward altering currents and river paths. The quake triggered unusual water movement, reported by observers along the river and in nearby settlements.
Ward Wylie Visits Mullens City as Army Officer
Dr Ward Wylie formerly in charge of Wylie Hospital now in the United States Army visited Mullens on Tuesday. Several local residents including Lt William Patton of Mullens, son of Mr and Mrs Patton, returned to Virginia Tech for college. Other locals such as Ruby Wall, Orville Kidd bound for Charleston for Navy induction, and families from Norfork Rhodell Pineville Bluefield visited Mullens over the weekend.
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Register
Mullens
Ward Wylie
Wylie Hospital
United States Army
William Patton
W. P. Patton
G. E. Kirk
Jackie
John Lambert
Pineville
Dot Cook
James Key
Marie Key
Jean Bowling
Garnette Gayleen
Corinne Hosts Sunday School Convention Visitors
Miss Helen Crabtree Welch Young People's Director visited Corinne Wednesday for the Sunday School Convention. Estel Morgan Pineville and Rev J M Criswell Mullens attended. Clayton D Sweet Bluefield West Virginia also visited Wednesday. Mrs W R Maxey Lillybrook and her son Billy visit Noel Meadows Corrine this week.
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Register
Corinne
Helen Crabtree
Welch
Estel Morgan
Pineville
J. M. Criswell
Mullens
Corrine
Clayton D. Sweet
Bluefield
W. Va
W. R. Maxey
Billy
Lillybrook
Baptism to Highlight Last Night of Revival Meeting
Revival led by Dr. M F Coleman of Fres Virginia concludes with baptism as the final service. Attendance has been strong throughout the campaign. Pennsylvania State College admitted its first students on Feb 16 1859 when named Farmer's High School.
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Register
Alpoca
M. F. Coleman
Fres, Virginia
Pennsylvania State College
Farmer’s High School
Board member may vote for his own son as superintendent
Charleston reports that Indiana's attorney general says no statute prohibits a county board of education member from voting for his son as county superintendent. Assistant AG James A. Bibby Jr. found no pecuniary interest for the board member and cited a court ruling allowing a superintendent to include his name on the teacher payroll list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Education
D. E. Cuppett, Jr
Grant County
James A. Bibby
Bibby
Major Knapp Named State Guard Officer
Major A. A. Knapp assistant state civilian defense coordinator named supply officer for the second southern regiment of the West Virginia state guard. He also serves as property officer handling equipment for both southern and northern regiments under Acting Adjutant General C. C. Pierce.
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Associated Press
Charleston
A. A. Knapp
C. C. Pierce
West Virginia State Guard
Knapp
Runway Extension Enables Bomber Departure at Wheeling Airport
Workers added 1000 feet of blacktop to a partially completed runway at Wheeling's airport to permit a stranded army bomber to take off. The Ohio County commissioners ordered the extension after a forced landing Tuesday night. State police guard the craft as crews expect completion in a week to 10 days.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Ohio County Board of Commissioners
Local Missionary on Way Home from China
The state department lists 629 Americans to be returned within 60 days from enemy zones in the Far East. Rev. Charles C. Higgins of Beckley is among those from Hong Kong, via the Gripsholm, in a prisoner exchange arranged with Swiss authorities. Other names include C A Higgins Beckley and several Virginians and Marylanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Episcopal Church
Charles C. Higgins
C. M. Higgins
Beckley
China
United States
Far East
Higgins
Hong Kong
Gripsholm
Lourenco Marques
Portuguese West Africa
Manchuria
Korea
Japan
Hongkong
Indo- China
Thailand
Philippines
John Walsh
Cumberland, Md
Harold Walden
Scottsburg
C. A. Higgins
W. Va
A. R Knipp
Baltimore, Md
Knipp
N. F. Allman
Rocky
Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde stand as best preserved in U S
The best preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings in the United States are at Mesa Verde in Colorado. The site showcases intricate masonry, strategic placement on canyon walls, and evidence of Ancestral Puebloan culture dating back centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mesa Verde
Colorado
United States tops world petroleum output by far
The United States produces nearly twice as much petroleum as the rest of the world, underscoring its dominant role in global oil markets and energy production trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
World
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