Legion Appoints Sponsoring Group For Housing Units
Raleigh County Post No. 32 of the American Legion has been designated by the City Council as the sponsoring agency for the temporary veterans housing unit to be erected in Beckley. The council approved endorsement papers and noted Army-type barracks have been allocated by the Federal Housing Authority for Beckley, with site selection at Pinecrest addition pending final approval.
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Raleigh County
American Legion
Beckley
William P. Laren
W. R. Fugitt
Glen Webb
The
Legion
Webb
W. H. File, Jr
Legion Housing Committee
Cleveland
Federal Housing Authority
Pinecrest
Mrs Hill at Mill councilor at Girls State this week
Oak Hill reports Mrs C R Hill rehabilitation chairman of the Oak Hill American Legion auxiliary is serving as councilor at Girls State Jackson's Mill this week. Wanted men and women who are hard of hearing offered a risk free hearing test with Ourine drops via syringe. If you are deafened or bothered by ringing or buzzing, try Ourina Ear Drops. Money back if you do not hear better after the test. Cohen Drug Co offers the drops.
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Register
Oak Hill
C. R. Hill
American Legion Auxiliary
Girls State
Jackson’s Mill
Ouriea
Cohen Drug Co
Raleigh West Virginia Army Dead List Details Raleigh County’s seventh highest war toll reported
War Department released the World War II casualty list for West Virginia showing 4 865 total deaths across 55 counties. Raleigh County, the fourth largest, tallied 200 deaths ranking seventh in the state with breakdowns by cause. The list includes numerous Raleigh residents among the 200 names headed by Paul Adamos Warren Adams Jordan Adkins Raymond Allen and many others.
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Raleigh County
War Department
West Virginia
Paul Adamos
Warren S. Adams
Jordan J. Adkins
Raymond R. Allen
Robert J. Allen
Sidney Allen
Clarence B. Anderson
Cammon C. Ayers
Eugene Bailey
Frank F. Barnett
James E. Berger
Thomas C
Make It a Million Enlist in a Grade With Your Army MOS
Amy veterans who held certain Military Occupational Specialties may reenlist in a grade commensurate with their skill and experience, provided they were honorably discharged on or after May 12, 1945 and reenlist before July 1, 1946. Over three quarters of a million men have joined the Regular Army already. Full facts are at any Army Camp, Post, or Recruiting Station.
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Amy
Moone’s Emerald Of Skin Relief Ad
An old advertorial promises quick relief from pimples rashes and skin irritation with Moone’s Emerald Of at a nearby drug store. The claim is rapid improvement within ten days and a money back guarantee through White Cross Pharmacy.
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Moone
White Cross Pharmacy
Coal City Veteran Enters University
Clarence Reaves of Coal City leaves for Milwaukee to enter the University of Milwaukee school of engineering after naval discharge. A Collins High School graduate and former VPI student, he worked as a chemist for Lillybrook Coal Co at Killarney before service. His studies will take a year with credit equal to a full year of college work if he finishes a full college program.
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Coal City
Clarence Reaves
Steve Reaves
Milwaukee
Wis
University of Milwaukee School of Engineering
Reaves
Navy
Collins High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Lillybrook Coal Company
Killarney
Local Auto Dealers To Dine After Monthly Meeting
The Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association will hold a dinner meeting following its regular monthly business session tomorrow at 6:30 PM at the Black Knight Country Club. A synthetic vegetable tanning agent has been developed.
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Raleigh County Automobile Dealer's Association
Black Knight Country Club
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Emerges in Cairo Seeks Asylum
The Grand Mufti Haj Amin el Husseini has surfaced in Cairo and requests asylum from the King of Egypt. Reports indicate he may receive his wish under the ancient Moslem tradition of hospitality, signaling a potential political move amid regional tensions.
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Egypt
Jerusalem
Haj Amin el Husseine
Cairo
International
Saved by a Shoot Coffee Rescue at Iowa State House Cafeteria
Mid morning coffee break at the Iowa state capitol ended with doors locking three men inside a cafeteria walk in. Their shouts and effort drew in coffee drinkers who freed them. The scene underscores strict cafeteria codes and a brief scare. Vermont is New England's only inland state.
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Des
Moines
Statehouse
Iowa
Harry D. Linn
Vermont
New England
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Lawrence Johnson
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Ruthleigh General Hospital
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J. J. Ritter
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Joseph M. O'Neal
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