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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1946

Page

3

Health Staff To Attend West Virginia Health Meeting in Bluefield

Raleigh County Health Department staff will travel to Bluefield for the Southern District meeting of the West Virginia Health Association at the Virginian Hotel. Dr. W A Hume will preside after welcome by Mayor Harry A West as public health officials discuss food handlers programs retirement bills school lunch efforts and health legislation. Local officials joining include Dr W W Hume Mrs Minna Belle Keltman Frances Coleman Edna Hyatt Richmond Joseph E Williams and Siles Frame.

Raleigh County Health Department West Virginia Health Association Bluefield Virginian Hotel Health Department West Virginia W. A W. Hume Raleigh County Harry A. West E. B. Carroll Charleston C. B. Lyons Morgantown Stargaret Pyles Huntington

Delay in Collins Death Date Set by Court Order

Richard Lee Collins, convicted killer, will be hanged at the state penitentiary on October 11 instead of October 4. Judge Cyrus W. Hall issued the new date after a Supreme Court document denying Collins appeal moved through the courts. Collins remains in the penitentiary death house awaiting execution as he reads and listens to radio.

Associated Press Charleston Mounds Ville Richard Lee Collins State Penitentiary Intermediate Court Cyrus W. Hall Supreme Court Collins Kanawha Circuit Court Trial Tribune M. E. Ketchum

Area Veterans Discharged at Fort Meade

Three area men, Virgil R. Martin Oak Hill Marvin B. Morrison Rich Wood and Jack P. Huffman Jr Fayetteville were discharged from the United States Army at Fort George G. Meade. Navy Day chairmen named fourteen community leaders in Charleston to plan local events for October 27.

United States Army Fort George G. Meade Eenaer Sel Virgil R. Martin Oak Hill Marvin B. Morrison Rich Wood Jack P. Huffman, Jr Fayetteville Charleston Philip H. Hill Moundsville Laurence M. Evans Logan A. B. C. Bray, Jr Welch Thornton Berry, Jr

Goering’s Fate Dominates Postwar Trial Reflections

The piece recalls the Nuremberg judgments and Hermann Goering’s pivotal role and attitude. It notes Goering’s pragmatic stance toward the trial and his prediction that he would hang, while recounting contemporary reactions from reporters on the ground.

Salvation Army Citadel Mortgage Burned At Beckley Ceremony

The Beckley Salvation Army citadel on South Fayette Street marked mortgage payment by burning a copy of the $226,000 mortgage during a ceremony led by Major James Longino. Col. George H. Marshall of Atlanta spoke on global peace and brotherhood as the audience reflected on the Army’s 80 plus years of ministry.

Salvation Army Fayette Street James Longins Richmond George H. Marshall Atlanta Southern Territory Prin ‘Cipal Col. Marshall Salvationists J Lady Astor Salvationi Army James Longino Virginia Southern West Virginia Oklahoma Mines RB. D. Watts Beckley Bluefield Corps Watts Glenn W. Stewart Methodist Temple A. H. Wilson First Christian Church Charleston Citadel Band Beckley Young People's Chorus Citadel C. Spitler C. L. Frazier Beckley Chapter The R. D. Watts George Hl, Marshall Maj

Government offers three surplus coking coal mines for sale

Washington reports the War Assets Administration offered three surplus coking coal mines near McAlester Oklahoma for sale or lease. The McCurtin mine capacity is 433000 tons annually while Carbon No 5 yields 215009 tons and Carbon No 4 1515000 tons. The mines were operated during the war by the Sheffield Steel Company of Texas and the Lone Star Steel Company.

Associated Press Washington McAlester Okla War Assets Administration McCurtain WAA She~ ‘Fied Steel Company, of Texas Lone Star Steel Company

Berkeley County School Superintendent Injured in Wreck

Berkeley County School Superintendent G William Ropp fractured rib. His daughter Lucy Wallace Ropp was hospitalized after an auto accident returning home from Hagerstown Maryland. Transportation coordinator Paul Swope suffered a broken nose. Mrs. Ropp escaped injury.

Tre Associated Press Startinsburg Berkeley County G. William Ropp Lucy Wallace Ropp Hagerstown Paul Swope Ropp

Sanitarian to Attend State Board Meeting

Joseph F. Williams, Haleigh County sanitarian, leaves tonight for Bluefield to attend an executive board meeting of the West Virginia Health Association. Williams was elected to the board at the last Charleston meeting. The executive session follows the Southern District fall session at the Virginian Hotel tomorrow at 7 30 p.m.

Joseph F. Williams Haleigh County Bluefield West Virginia Health Association Williams Charleston Virginian Hotel

Special Grand Jury Seeks Extra Session Over Irregularities

Huntington Cabell county election probe requires an extra October grand jury session. Prosecutor Edward H. Greene said the first panel cannot finish election evidence in time and will ask Judge H. Clay Worth to approve a special session. A separate item reports Purdue student William L. O Brien Jr racing to the hospital to beat the stork by 70 minutes, delivering a baby girl.

Associated Press Huntington Cabell County Edward H. Greene Greene Common Pleas H. Clay Worth Lafayette Ind Wiliam L. O'Brien, Jr Evansville Purdue University al Girl

Relief for Cough Promises Quick Rest and Sleep

An advertisement urges relief from coughs bronchitis and chest colds with Creomulsion. It claims the treatment reaches the trouble loosens phlegm soothes inflamed membranes and helps rest and sleep with a money back guarantee if the user is not satisfied.

Fragmented Cleaning Tips For Delicate Lace Items

A garbled note describes washing thin lace in warm soapy water, shaking, rinsing in fresh water, and tightening a screw cap for rinses. The fragmented instructions are unclear and mix unrelated phrases.

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