Crews Restore Basin Road Buses Return After Weeks
Relief reached Basin area residents as state road crews with a tractor and road scraper reopened the rut filled Basin road between Herndon and Devil's Fork. Herndon High School principal Carl C. Ritchie notes repeated long standing conditions. Crews then moved to Beartown road to resume limited bus and truck service in recent weeks.
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Register
Mullens
Carl C. Ritchie
Herndon High School
Basin Area
Beartown
New GI Bill eases loan guarantees for veterans
Major Thomas M. Nial explains changes in the new GI Bill removing the term normal from value judgments. The VA now guarantees if value is reasonable, with higher limits for farm and real estate loans. Rules on bank eligibility and interest handling are clarified, reducing red tape and easing access to loans for homes farms or businesses.
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House
Senate
Focal
Joe A
Savings and Loan
Navy Discharge for Garth Kesling After Okinawa Service
Garth L. Kesling has been discharged from the United States Navy after nearly three years of service. He earned the Presidential Citation for Okinawa duty, plus Navy Unit Citation with one star, and Asiatic-Pacific ribbons with three combat stars. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kesling of South Mullens and enlisted March 16, 1943.
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Register
Mullens
Garth L
Kesling
United States Navy
Okinawa
J. W. Kesling
South Mullens
6Th U. S. Marine Division
Guam
Marshall Islands
States
U. S. S. Lunga Point
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Virginia
U S consumers use more than $0,000,000 quarts of fresh milk and cream a day
U S consumers drink and process substantial daily quantities of milk and cream with high daily consumption figures cited as part of an economic or industry report.
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U. S
Sea Water Evaporates Slower Than Fresh Water
A brief note states that sea water evaporates more slowly than fresh water due to salinity and density differences. The observation highlights how salt content lowers vaporization rate compared to pure water under similar conditions.
New Richmond Lot Bought By Palmers
D A Palmer and wife purchased lot four in New Richmond from J T Naylon and wife, deed filed today in Wyoming County Clerk's office.另 transfer shows Liza Rose and others selling lots 73 and 74 in New Richmond to W K Reed and Lillian Mae Reed.
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Register
Pineville
D. A. Palmer
New Richmond
J. T. Naylon
Wyoming County Merk
Liza Rose
W K. Reed
Lillian Mae Reed
Red Cross Tours Reach Sphinx and Pyramids Visitor Milestone
More than 150000 American military and civilian personnel have visited the Sphinx and Pyramids on American Red Cross tours, reflecting broad participation in humanitarian outreach programs.
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the Sphinx and
Pyramids
Red Cross
P T A Carnival Adds Over $300 To Playground Fund
Mullens PTA carnival at Ben Dunman Grade School drew over 600 attendees despite poor weather. Gross receipts reached 480 dollars with tax and expenses to be deducted, leaving more than 300 dollars for playground expenditures. Donna Nichols and Betty Holroyd named Miss Ben Dunman and Miss Mullens. Mrs. Ruth O’Deil supervised concessions and shows.
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Register
P.T.A. Carnival Committee
Bailey
Little Donna Nich
Fine Miner For Carrying Smokes Into Wyoming Pit
Hershel Prater was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate W. B. Wilson for having cigarettes and matches on his person while working at the Red Jacket mine in Wyoming. He was not arrested and appeared voluntarily for his hearing on Tuesday.
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Register
Pineville
Hershel Prater
W. B. Wilson
Red Jacket
Wyoming
Prater
Tuesay
Fields Funeral Held For 10-Year-Old Donald Fields
Funeral services will be held at 11 a m Saturday in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home chapel East Raineelle for Donald Franklin Fields age 10 son of Mr and Mrs Smith Fields. The Rev William Houchins will officiate and burial will follow at Trails End Cemetery. He died Monday in a Weston hospital and is survived by his parents.
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Register
Muctaulburg
Donald Franklin Fields
Smith Fields
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Raineelle
William Houchins
Trail's End
Weston
Wyoming County Officials Headed to State Tournament Refereeing
Sheriff Paul Goode and County Clerk Clarence Shufflebarger of Wyoming County departed for Morgantown to referee the state basketball tournament, aiding oversight of the event.
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Aw Bester
Pineville
Paul Goode
Clarence Shufflebarger
Wyoming County
Morgantown
Marriage license issued in Pineville
Jesse M. Griffith 81 and Barbara Hughes 17, both of Glen-Rogers, have received a marriage license from the Wyoming County Clerk.
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Register
Pineville
Jesse M. Griffith
Barbara Hughes
Glen Rogers
Wyoming
Brothers Reunite After 30 Years Plan West Virginia Move
Victor Waddle and Homer Stahle, once separated as children after adoption in Bluefield in 1916, have reunited in Detroit and now plan to live together in West Virginia. Homer, a Kopperston foreman for Koppers Coal, has five children. Victor has two. A Kentucky connection sparked contact, leading Homer to reach Victor, and the pair to travel back with Victor and his son Edward.
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Kopperston
Bluefield
West Virginia
Detroit
Michigan
Victor Waddle
Homer
Stahle
Koppers Coal Com
Pany
Victor
Kentucky
Isc
Louise
Edward
Moroline Petroleum Jelly Deal
Advertising offer touts Moroline petroleum jelly with a large jar priced at 106 cents. Claims benefit for minor burns bruises secretions chafes and chapped lips or hands. Appears as a consumer goods promo aimed at everyday first aid needs.
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Basin Road
Veterans’ Guide
Major Thomas M. Nial
Hal Boyle
Egypt
Bonnet
Ann Miller
Garth Kesling
Associated Press
Cairo
Tewfik Fi Hakim
George Bernard Shaw
Middle East
Tewfik el Hakim
Hakim
Casablanca
Calcutta
London
Garth L. Kelling
Ngrop
Palmers
Carson
Tom London
Op E
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Mabscott, W. VA
Davip
Sel Iwice Preemie
Ingrid Bergman
Gregory Peck
Alfred Hitchcock
Her
P. T. A. Carnival
Playground Fund
Orient
W. Va
Mullens Hardware and Appliance Company
Stewart Building
Mullens State
Sporting. Goods
Box
Mullens, W. VA
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