Two Area Men Serve On Battleship Missouri
Two men from the Beckley area are serving aboard the battleship Missouri on fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea with the Second Task Fleet. Charles Baker, son of Mrs. Nora Baker of Imam Branch, is a ship’s serviceman laundry third class USN, and Homer V. Harrah, son of Mrs. G. L. Harrah of Meadow Bridge, is a coxswain in the USNR.
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Beckley
Missouri
Caribbean
Charles Baker
Nora Baker
Imam Branch
USN
Homer V. Harrah
G. L. Harrah
Meadow Bridge
USNR
Sterling Silver Purity Defined by Law
Sterling refers to 92.5 percent silver with 7.5 percent other metals to add hardness and durability. The standard is fixed by law and does not vary, ensuring a consistent composition for all sterling pieces.
Tentative YMCA Plans Outlined At Special Committee Meeting
A YMCA committee outlined five points for a county wide campaign to build a new Y. Plans call for a large modern facility with a swimming pool gymnasium convertible to an auditorium and club rooms financed over several years. Chairman Dr. Ross Newman noted visits by A T. R. Deiss and Columbus directors for the April 1 meeting.
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Special Ymca Committee
Bair
Ite
YMCA
Ross Newman
A. TR. Deiss
Charleston
Columbus
Ohio
B.C. Minter
Beckley Plan Seeks Unified Community Investment
A speech urged all groups to focus on a single major project to develop Beckley. The speaker argued that contributions should be viewed as investments in the community rather than mere donations, stressing the need for adequate financial support.
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Beckley
Long Henry Ashley of Mc Mamas Dies in Mine Accident
Funeral services will be held at 2 from Lorton Lick Church of God for Henry Ashley Long 35 of Mc Mamas brother of Roby Long Crab Orchard killed in the McComas mine of the American Coal Company on Wednesday Interment at Rest Haven cemetery Princeton follows services He is survived by his wife Juanita Long two children Pansy Eileen 9 Harold Lee 6 two sisters Mrs Kenner Elkins Hinton and Mrs Clyde Gentry Shady Valley Tenn and his brother
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Henry Ashley Long
McMamas
Roby Long
Crab Orchard
McComas
American Coal Company
Rest Haven
Princeton
Lorton Lick Church of God
Juanita Long
Pansy Eileen
Harold Lee
Kenner Elkins
Hinton
Clyde Gentry
Shady Valley
Tenn
Carmen Miranda Weds Film Producer in Beverly Hills Honeymoon
Carmen Miranda and producer David A. Sebastian wed in Beverly Hills after a quick ceremony at the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd. The couple announced plans to honeymoon in San Francisco, following a marriage license bureau appearance earlier. Sebastian, 38, helped produce Copacabana, the film that linked them.
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Associated Press
Beverly Hills
Calif
Carmen Miranda
David A. Sebastian
Miss Miranda
San Francisco
Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd
Patrick J. Concannon
Aurora Miranda Richard
Sebastian
Maurice Sebastian
Miranda
Lisbon
Portugal
Copacabana
Urge Suspension Of Duck Hunting
The Associated Press reports the National Audubon Society calls for a 12 month duck hunting moratorium to allow breeding stock to recover. President John H. Baker notes support for regulated take and continued purchase of $1 federal duck stamps during the holiday. Fish and Wildlife Service must prepare seasonal schedules by August for October openings.
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Associated. Press
Washington
National Audubon Society
John H. Baker
Audubon Magazine
Baker
Fish and Wildlife Service
Retired Mabscott Farmer James H Alley Dies at 86
James H Alley 86, a Mabscott resident and long time Baptist church member, died Thursday after a brief illness at his grandson George Alleys home. Born 1861 in Floyd County Virginia he leaves two sons John Alley Rainelle two daughters Eunice Cox Oak Hill Maggie Smith Hinton and four Mabscott step-daughters Connie Dessie Fannie Mattie all of Hinton plus a half brother Mark Radford Stotesbury and half sister Fannie Miller Montgomery. The Calfee Funeral Home holds the body pending funeral arrangements.
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James H. Alley
George Alley
Mabscott
Floyd County
Virginia
John
Margaret Alley
The
Baptist Church
Sarah Tincher
Hinton
Tiny Holbrook Alley
Alley
MacArthur
Frank
John Alley
Rainelle
Eunice Cox
Oak Hill
Maggie Smith
Connie Smith
Dessie Bailey
Fannie Foster
Mattie Ellison
Mark Radford
Stotesbury
Fannie Miller
Montgomery
Calfee Funeral Home
Holiday proposals flood calendar with new observances
Washington lawmakers consider many potential national days and legal holidays including Farm Day Good Friday Lincoln Birthday World War II Victory Day and Constitution Day while some plans aim for full holiday closures and presidential proclamations. Mrs Cline improves after medical treatment in Welch and returns home to Pineville.
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House
Judiciary
Congress
Rep
Mundt
S. D
Lasscher
Abr
Abraham Lincoln
Paurel Garden Club Meeting Near South Mullens
The club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Griffen in South Mullens at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The note references Nina as a Sumerian deity in a decorative context and mentions a priestess association.
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Byres
Wri Lens
Paurel Gardenee
John Griffen
South Mullens
Noxzema Medicated Cream Promises Skin Help
Modern women seek clearer skin using Noxzema the snow white Medicated Cream. The ad emphasizes skincare benefits and everyday use for a brighter complexion.
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E. M. Payne CO
Main Street
Beckley, W. Va
State Road Commission
Raleigh
George Gadd
Boy Scout Council
John Smart
Cincinnati
Boy Scouts of America
Jeff
Appalachian Council
G. T. Gibson
Eunice
W. S. Beavers
R. W. Kirby
Mullens
Smart
James B. Deek
Sophia
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Slab Fork
Kay
Neville Street
Beckiey
W. Va
Wilson & Co
Wilson
Harch
George Rector
Eton
W. T. Grant CO
Cadet
Neville St
Japan
Nina
Prieix
Cold Steem
Ds Guid
Aeeantr
Pillsbury's Best
Pillsburys
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Minnnesota
Minnecapolis
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