Why Raleigh County Should Buy Penman Airport Site
An editorial argues for a 150000 bond to purchase the Penman site and cover federal airport requirements. It explains why extra funds are needed to satisfy laws and future hangars and facilities, compares with Kanawha and Charleston sites, and touts Penman’s level, habitation-free location near Beckley as the best available choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Penman
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Coonskin Ridge
Charleston
Skelton
War unity urged as all citizens must aid victory
In urging national resolve, the message insists every citizen must do their full part in supporting the war effort and condemns actions that sabotage victory, whether by active opposition or by refusal to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lige
Algo
Focal News
Katz Agency
Iion
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Beckley
Scvewseree
Esse
Aavanco
West Virewlalt
Mine workers stay to deadline in District 20 strike stance
District 20 miners, loyal to their union, extended work until the Friday deadline and stopped only at midnight, risking disruption but preserving the United Mine Workers. Roosevelt powers may prompt a rapid resumption of mine production while negotiations continue with operators.
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District 20
John L. Lewis
United States of America
UAL
Roosevelt
Sophia Takes Lead In Raleigh County Airport Bond Plan
Sophia shows kinetic energy backing the Raleigh County airport bond proposal. The town pledges funds to underwrite the election costs, with committee chair Jack Nuckols praising Sophia’s energy and resolve while asserting the county’s shared farsightedness will place the air field on main lines of air commerce and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Sophia
Jack Nuckols
Beckley Water Rates Approved After PSC Hearing
The Public Service Commission approved a water rate increase for Beckley and surrounding areas, about a third of the original request. The decision followed thorough hearings and a study of the local supply, despite opposition from the Office of Price Administration. Consumers are told the new price reflects the value of water from Glade Creek reservate and midwinter shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Water Companys
Public Service Commission
Office of Price Administration
What About the Control in Federal Education Aid
Editors warn a proposed federal aid bill to fund schools could grant Washington power to shape state education policies. They note federal funding often comes with strings and controls, as seen in public assistance and other federally financed programs. The piece questions whether education aid will differ.
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Congress
West Virginia
Bear Tales On Beaver Creek Fishing Trip
The narrator and Advertising Manager Palmer Farley brave a cold morning at Little Beaver Creek to start the new fishing season. They find veteran anglers by a pine fire sharing tall tales while the wind bites. A big dam catch by others contrasts with their empty haul and boss’s laughter.
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Little Beaver Creek
Palmer Farley
Farley
Palmer
Fred Stone
Beckley Real Estate
Roy Lee Harman
George Chambers
H. B. Snead
Rod and Gun Club
Georgia Boy and the Tobacco Road Echoes in Cald well Review
John Selby reviews Erskine Caldwell's Georgia Boy noting Mor ris Stroup as a lazy, scheming father figure whose antics disrupt Ma Stroup and family life. The piece highlights the pa’s quick riches schemes, including a paper hailing machine and gypsy trading, plus political misadventures, dog rounds, and a failed church bell episode.
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Georgia
Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Morris Stroup
Ma Stroup
Georgia Boy
Handsome Brown
Grandpa
Srass
Meriweather County
College Bay
Anere
Aldoman
New Corporals in Uncle Sam's Army
In the Beckley area two new corporals, Harry Worth Meadows of Beckley and William T. Shrewsbury of Sophia, have advanced after completing training in aircraft mechanics and signal corps. Meadows, stationed at Chantillian Field, Illinois, will study airplane instruments. Shrewsbury, now in Australia since May 1942, enlisted February 3, 1942, after basic at Fort Bragg and Drew Field.
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Pwo
Uncle Sam's Army
Harry Worth Meadows
L. L. Meadows
Johnstown Road
Beckley
William T. Shrewsbury
I. A. Shrewsbury
Sophia
Meadows
Army Air Corps
Chanttle Field
Tilionis
The
Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company
Resaca
W. Shrewsbury
Island feud drama deepens with Landa and Jim
On a moonlit beach Landa confides heartbreak to Jim and rejects Uncle Mike’s hard line. Back at the castle Mike O Shannessey accuses Jim of treachery, threatening violence as the feud escalates toward a dangerous confrontation.
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Chanter
Senorita
Landa
O'Shannessey
Don
Maria
Mike O'Shannessey
Jim C Lair
O’shaunessey
Mike
Jim
O'Shaunessey
Alf
Mr. Blair
O’shannessey
Yellow Skunk
Ilbur Lowman McClung Promoted to Seaman First Class
Ilbur Lowman McClung son of Mr and Mrs Cecil McClung Glen Jean has been promoted to Seaman First Class in the United States Navy. Entering in October 1942 he trained at Norfolk Virginia and is on active sea duty in the Atlantic. He attended Mount Hope High School. Wade H Clark promoted to Corporal in the Army Air Forces at Malden Missouri. Corporal Clark is the son of Mrs Ethel Waugh of North Tatwell Virginia. Wilbur MeChing
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Ace Cook
A. D. Cook
Queen Street
Beckley
Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval Service
Cook
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
West Virginia
Fiie
Beckley National Bank
Ilbur Lowman McClung
Cecil McClung
Glen Jean
United States Navy
Seaman Lowman
Norfolk
Virginia
Atlantic
Mount Hope High School
Wade H. Clark
United States Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Flying School
Malden
Missouri
Corporal Clark
Ethel Waugh
North Tatwell
Wilbur MeChing
Recruits Connected to Fort Thomas and AAF Training
Fort Thomas reception center sent recruits to the Air Force Command M and Keesler Field Mississippi and to the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command at Greensboro NC. Names include Caffee, Pietrowski, Thomas of Beckley and more from Beckley Crab Orchard and nearby areas. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS James H. Fitzgerald has graduated from an intensive airplane mechanics course at Sheppard Field Texas. General Stillwell recounts his jungle trek in the China Burma India theater after reuniting with his wife in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Ohio
Billy G. Harrah
Cranberry
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Alonzo Levern, Jr
Slab Fork
Station Hospital
San Francisco
Fort Mason
California
Clyde F. Blevins
Beckley
Isaac A. Gadd, Jr
Amigo
Richard E. Justice
Medical
Camp Barkley
Texas
Fred Miller
Sophia
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Frank F. Winner, Jr
James Allen
Air Force Command
Military Police
Miami Beach
Florida
Elmer F. Lester
Pemberton
Alonzo K. Moore
Wickham T
Air Force Command, Medical
Kearns Field
Utah
Hubert D. Geiger
Oscar G. Richardson
Edgar Moran
East Beckley
Air Force Command, Ordnance
Carson C. Kelly
Glen White
Charles L. White
Stanaford
THER
Cavey A. Thomas
Carl O. Edwards, Jr
Vernon H. Allen
Raleigh
John R. Allen
Crab Orchard
Delmar EF. Ball
Skelton
Kenna BE
Martin
Robert Scott
Stamford
Howard R. Shrewsbury
West Berkley
Alvin C. Jones
Delbert C. Williams
Leevale
James H. Fitzgerald
Agnes Fitzgerald
Alderson
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Stilwell
East
Joseph
Vinegar Joe” Stillwell
U. S. Army
China-Burma-India
Burma
Washington
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W. Randolph Norton
Nortons
Randolph No
Beaver Creek
Book Review
John Selby
Duell, Sloan &Pearce, Inc
Hill Gwinn
Meadow Bridge
Melvin M. Gwin
Army
Delvalle Field Army Air Base
Austin
Marlin C. Gwinn
Fort Knox
Gwinn
Staten Island
New York
Nathaniel H. Gwinn
Thes Army
Hammonds General Hospital
Modesto
Joan Selby
Charles Morray Wilson
Henry Holt
Charles Morrow Wilson
Jeffers
Wilson
Columbus
Haiti
Din Particeular
India
Oman
Charles Candyear
Gandyear
Ewly
United States Army
Brazil
Mr. Wilson
War Production Board
Western Hemisphere
United States
Wilton
Pearl Harbor
Melvin Gwinn
Marlin
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