Air map sparks Raleigh County airport levy drive
Campaigners push a 150000 bond to acquire the airport site and develop Raleigh County air facilities. A systematic canvass expects a solid vote on June 4 with a three dozen supporters intensifying efforts, led by A A Buck Ross and others and aided by the junior chamber of commerce.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Supp
Grand‘view
Stallow W.I.L.S
U. S
West Virginia
U.S. Army Engineers
Robert Lowell Davis
Coal Production Up 53 313 Tons in Winding Gulf Field
Winding Gulf field produced 241 891 tons for the week ending May 15, up 53 313 tons from the previous week. Output loss due to car shortages, 1 238 tons, and mine disability, 243 tons, reduced totals. New River 251 155 tons, Pocahontas 690 690 tons. year to date Winding Gulf 4 359 876 tons.
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Winding Gulf
Winding Gulf Operators Association
New River
Pocahontas
Two Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in County Clerk Office
Applications for two marriage licenses appear on file. Elmer Leroy Blevins age 22 of Rhodell and Ada Marie Smith age 18 of Rhodell seek a license, while William Everette Stoney age 22 of Ameagle and Dimple Irene Burton age 17 of Artie also seek a license. Evangelist Cora R. Fannin leads revival services nightly at the Assemblies of God in Mount Hope beginning 8 45 p m with special music by Rev. W P Broyles.
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Elmer Leroy Blevins
Rhodell
Ada Marie Smith
William Everette Stoney
Ameagle
Irene Burton
Artie
Mount Hope
Cora R. Fannin
Assemblies of God
W. P. Broyles
Beckley Area Towns Prepare for June 1 Elections
Towns across Raleigh Greenbrier Monroe and Fayette counties set municipal elections for June 1 with some places voting June 8. Rhodell Alderson Mariscott and Sophia feature contested races while Lester Mabscott and other incumbents face no opposition. Contingent slates include Citizens and Labor tickets with mayoral candidates Sam Lilly Lacy Meadows Leighton Farley and W. B. Murray among those named and several council posts debated amid resignations and scheduling quirks.
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Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Greenbrier
Monroe County
Lester
Mabscott
Sophia
West Virginia
Blue Book
Rhodell
Lewisburg
Rainelle
Ronceverte
Alderson
Monroe
Fayetteville
Thurmond
Ansted
Pax
Oak Hill
Hinton
Beckley
Mount Hope
Mullens
Citizens
Progressive
A. F. Mann
Sam Lilly
Lacy Meadows
Recorder
T. C. McConnel
O. A. Kagey
Ray Shrewsbury
Joe D'Antoni
C. C. Conner
L. A. Foley
Arlie Dupuy
A.C. Fletcher
Frank Lickliter
E. W. Copen
A. Ray Fink
L. C. Simpson
J. B. Kirk
B. L. Loflin
Luther D. Fink
C. J. Walker
Criss
Dad) Ruble
Leighton Farley
Big Stick
United Mine Workers of America
Labor
Ruble
O. G. Richardson
J. A. Denny
W. J. Lovell
J. B. Deck
Henry Stone
F. L. Daniels
Council
J. C. Shumale
McAlpin
Dub Recorder
James Salyer
Affinity Miner
Steve Sokola
Miner
R. H H. Hanson
Merchant
Raymond Preast
James Akers
Carpeter
T. A. Myles
Ben D. Keller
A. R. Long
Frank Love
C. G. Janatolo
C. B. Selvey
H. BF. Woolwine
J. C. Shorter
Ernest Phillips
Roy Thompson
Clyde Harris
Marl Gore
G .S. Given
FR. N. Goode
R. R Thomas
J. S. Trump
C. J. Robserston
Frank Tillon
H. A. Berry
R. C. Woods
R. E. Kelly
Glen White Class Sermon Is Today
Graduation activities at Glen White junior high begin with the baccalaureate sermon at 11 this morning led by Rev. H B Fisher with music from the senior class. Commencement is 8:30 p m Wednesday with Doris Imogene Stamper delivering the salutatory New Frontiers and Norma Jean Nenegar the valedictory Earning the Heritage. Randolph Norton Raleigh Register editor will speak. James L Hornbeck presents the class. diplomas by Dr F J Moore.
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Glen White Junior High School
H. B. Fisher
Doris Imogene Stamper
Randolph Norton
Raleigh Register
James L. Hornbeck
Courts Let Roane County Jurors Return to Fields
Circuit Judge Lewis H. Miller ruled that crops demand attention over litigation. Roane county's spring term of court was dispensed with and all cases continued until September. Prosecutor John M. Baker moved to excuse jurors whose farming duties were delayed by bad weather.
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Associated Press
Spencer
Lewis H. Miller
Roane County
John M. Baker
Unopposed Mayor Wins in Hinton Election
In Hinton Summers municipality held an election with Mayor R C Haynes unopposed. The May 11 primary featured one council race, won by W W Roberts Jr J Norman Wilson H R Gunnoe and Ross Allen.
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Hinton
Summers
R. C. Haynes
W. WH. Roberts
J. Norman Wilson
H. R. Gunnoe
Ross Allen
Raleigh County Reports 1000 Graduation Eligible Students
E M Ashworth announces that one thousand candidates from Raleigh county high and junior high schools are eligible for graduation with diplomas ordered. Final recipients may be fewer after exams. this is the largest number ever ordered for the county.
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Raleigh County
E. M. Ashworth
Beckley Seniors Prepare for Graduation Ceremonies Tonight
Beckley enters final week of school with Woodrow Wilson high seniors to graduate in the high school auditorium at 8 pm. The Rev. David I. Rees will deliver the address and sermon, with multiple clergy giving invocations scripture and benediction. Senator Harley M. Kilgore will speak Friday night as 269 diplomas are awarded along with eight service family diplomas. school leaders Peregoy Ashworth and Dr Moore will also speak.
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Harley M. Kilgore
CC. G. Peregoy
E. M. Ashworth
F. J. Moore
Board of Education
McAlpin Man Exposes Job Racket in New York Camp
Howard E. Little, a Beckley resident and former McAlpin man, exposed labor racketeering at Camp Shanks in Rockland County New York. He filed sworn affidavits alleging payroll fraud liquor trafficking gambling job selling stalling and phony FBI agents. He warned workers upon return to Beckley that those exposed might threaten him and planned to leave for the army in June.
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McAlpin
Howard E. Little
Fourth Street
Beckley
New York Daily News
New York City
Army
Mark Twain High School
Elizabeth Lieber
Camp Shanks
Rockland County
New York
Little
United States
FBI
Eccles Sailor Ends Visit Home
Arden Griffith of the United States Navy ends an 18 day furlough with his parents in Eccles and heads to Brooklyn after serving in foreign theaters since July 1942. He sailed on the first American ship to enter Algiers and made three trips from England, expressing relief to smoke American cigarettes again.
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Register
Eccles — Arden Griffith
United States Navy
Brooklyn
New York
Algiers
England
Griffith
States
Rev Overstreet To Address Lego High School Graduates
Stoco high school graduates hear Rev Walter S Overstreet of Spencer at baccalaureate services at Lego tonight at 8. Miss Catherine Minton will play the processional. Rev Clyde Hensley delivers invocation. Glee club sings and C D Munson Jr. makes announcements. Rev J W Lotspiech reads the scripture. Dr Gverstreet delivers the main address followed by a glee club rendition of Beautiful Dreamer.
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Stoco High School
Walter S. Overstreet
Spencer
Lego
Catherine Minton
Cldye ‘Hensley
Glee Club
C. D. Munson, Jr
J. W. Lotspiech
Dr. Gverstreet
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