Britain Plans Burma Freedom and Independence
Britain's pledge to transfer governing power to Burma in January under a treaty with Thakin Nu marks Burma's path to full independence as a federal republic. Nu says Burma will seek UN membership and may pursue reparations from Japan for wartime damage.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Burma
Atlee
Thakin Nu
United Nations
Japan
India
Commonwealth
Kilsyth Resident Sues for 40000 Over Injured Boy
Kilsyth resident Megister staff reports a $40000 damages suit against The New River Company for 12 year old James Earl Haynes paralyzed from the waist down after an accident five weeks ago. Haynes hospital stay and doubtful return to walking are noted by attorney W O H Haynes.
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Megister
Meier Fayetteville
Stuby Haynes
Kilsyth
New River Company
James Earl Haynes
W. O H. Haynes
Iplainff
Oak Nite
Haynes
iMerchants and
Miners National Bank of
Oak Hill
James Oaken
Beulah Thomas
Willie Thomas
Louhgelly
Viola C. Bennett
Erskine K. Bennett
Odbert Dorsey
Grace Gorsey
Pauline Ratcliff
Wesley Radclift
Mount Hope Lions Plan Halloween Dance October 30
Mount Hope Lions Club outlined plans for a Halloween dance on Thursday October 30 to avoid a conflict with the Beetley Mount Hope game the next day. About 115 couples are invited, with a Halloween theme decor and the Concord Commanders orchestra providing music. Mass will be available at the door for costumed guests.
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Lions
Mount Hope
Kerister
Mount Hope Lions Club
Wool Poling
Concord Commancers Orchestra
Poling
Lion E. C. Amiex
Henry J. Danner
Trenton
M.C. Moore
Mount Hore
Elkins
Six Raleigh Land Transfers Filed
Six deeds listing property transfers in Raleigh County were recorded in the county clerk’s office. The entries include multiple parcels in Coal City Glade Park and Masseysville with values around 500 to 1600 dollars and notes of corrections and trustees.
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Raleigh County
A. B. Thompson
N. Fred E. Whorley
Coal City
Pial Fork
C. C. Harris
Fredi White
Glade Park
Shady Spring
Fred White
C. G. Patrick
William Pilkington
Chauncey
Wood
Judge Me
Gianis
Frank Massey
Joe Crank
IF. P. Cook
Herbert Cook
Raleigh Freewill Baptist Conference
Masseysville
Murray
CIO
Marsh Fork
W. BR. Daniel
Vivian Lox
Daniel
C. C. Patrick
Pine Grove Park
Girl Fined and Jailed for Dress Theft
Hazel Robinson aged 19 of Mabacolt was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail on a petit larceny charge by Magistrate G C Mills. Police said she stole a dress from the W T Grant store on Main Street.
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Hazel Robinson
Mabacolt
G. C. Mills
W. T. Grant
Main Street
Murray Deemed Strongest Labor Leader at CIO Convention
At the CIO Convention the final day featured a rousing demonstration for Murray with cheers and a 17 minute outburst. Jacob S. Potofsky called him the greatest labor leader in the world in a nominating speech. The event reflected a solid unity with one notable exception and included sharp critique of communist lines on foreign policy.
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CIO
Murray
Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Atlantic City
Distribution System Sale Fight Probed by Appalachian Electric
A dispute arose as Eastern Charider Associates seeks to distribute east Wity operated systems sold by S253. Appalachian Electric Power Company protested the application to provide electric service.
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East Wity
Eastern Charider Associates
Tai I
Appalachian’ Electric Power Company. i
Paris Subway Strike Sparks Political Tension and Labor Demands
The government rejects wage talks while planners press for partial subway operation. The CGT urges members to ignore back-to-work pleas as Socialist Premier Ramadier links the strike to upcoming municipal elections and refuses to renew CGT agreements until workers return. The dispute centers on a general wage increase.
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CGT
Planted and Stubble Millen Farming Needs Outlined
A fragment notes demands for 1,250,000 acres of stubble farming linked to broader agricultural planning. The terse item highlights land and crop strategy but lacks full context or sources.
Prices hit all time peak in AP weighted index
The Associated Press weighted price index of 35 commodities reached a new record high at 196.24, signaling unprecedented levels in the commodity market. Major components driving the surge include energy and metals while the broader basket shows sustained gains.
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Associated Press
VD Rise in Great Britain Alarms Health Officials
The notice warns that syphilis is increasing across Great Britain at a rate far higher than during World War I. The situation is described as catastrophic with potential disastrous effects on future generations.
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Great Briain
Housing Probers Hear Newsmen in Conspiracy Inquiry
A House Labor subcommittee on housing summoned two newspaper men from the Wall Street Journal as witnesses to probe alleged ties among builders and construction unions to raise costs and curb output. The panel said evidence will go to the Justice Department for possible prosecution and may seek changes to Taft-Hartley and antitrust laws when Congress reconvenes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Gwinn
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House Labor
Congress
Joseph M. Guilfoyle
John S. Cooper
The
Wall Street Journal
Winesses
Fayetteville braces for large crowd Sunday Legion event
Fayetteville expects a record crowd Sunday for a Legion led celebration honoring Alyron seattle. Delegates from numerous counties and towns join Woodrow Wilson High School Band Bluefield Drum and Bugle Corps Fayetteville High School band in a 1 30 p m parade with war trophies and souvenirs on display.
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Fayetteville
Ita
Sien
American Legion
Alyron Seattle
Ate
Ab Ovice
Masete County
Business Legion
Bar Associencriare
Fayette+ Men
Restau
Fayette Post
Joesph &. Hodgson
Harry W. Miller
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Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Reorganized
The Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Association held a meeting at Beckley Junior High School reactivating the group. William B. Ware was elected president and Robert M. French named secretary treasurer. Dues set at a minimum of one dollar. plans include a homecoming booth to recruit members and mail notices to all alumni.
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Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Association
Beckley Junior High School
William B. Ware
Robert M. French
Pala
Promi.e
Woodrow Wilson High
Baptist Association Meeting Rescheduled to November 6
Pineville reports the Rockcastle Baptist Association meeting has been postponed to Thursday, November 6, at War. The event was previously set for October 18 and later for November 8, but dates were changed to accommodate attendees.
Jack Patrick Visits Relatives in Oceana
Seaman Second Class Jack F E visits his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Russell Garris and other relatives in Oceana after completing training at Great Lakes. He will report for further assignment upon finishing leave, having joined the navy soon after graduating from the local high school.
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Qidea Wetter
Great Training Center
Jack F E Seaman
Russell Garris
Oceana
Great Lakes
Navy
Iocal High School
Gibson Named To Head Pineville Police Force
Pineville appoints James Gibson to succeed Jay Cook as police chief. Gibson, formerly of Logan County, has resided in North Roast Pureville and will take the post after Cook resigns effective October 45, with council approval noted.
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Gibson
Pineville
Pinevill
James Gibson
Jay Cook
United Jewish Appeal Campaign Set Locally
Local drive to raise ten thousand dollars for the United Jewish Appeal announced by J Robein campaign chairman The event at El Chico Cafe features Milton K Susman as main speaker Susman a Pittsburgh attorney observed concentration camps and displaced Jews during Allied advance The drive supports Joint Distribution Committee United Palestine Appeal and United Service for New Americans with six couples seeking marriage licenses in Raleigh County and surrounding areas
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el Chica Cafe
United Jewish Appeal
J. Robein
B'nai Bible
Temple Beth-El
Milton K. Susman
Ittsburgh
Susman
Dachau
Buchenwald
Nordhausen
Auschwitz
Bergen-Belsen
Flossenberg
Beckley
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Joint Distribution Committee
Europe
United Palestine Appeal
Palestine
United Service For New Americans
United States
Wein
Charles Levine
L. J. Fink
Sam Abrams
Tilley Rites To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julda Catterine Tilley 165 Keyrock will be at the Coon Fork Church of God Saturday at 11 am. The Rev. O A Sparks Rev. Garland Phillips Rev. Orville Belcher and Rev. James Bower will officiate. Burial in Buchannon Cemetery Bear Hole Fork. She died Wednesday at her daughter's home from leukemia. She was born May 13 1882 in Wyoming County and was a longtime minister of the Coon Fork Church of God. Survived by husband Charles Tilley four sons Fred Bord Tilley Keyrock Paul Tilley Marianna William Tilley Pineville five daughters Ina Gunter Vergie Reed Nola Green Corbin Pendry Bonnie Tilley one brother Thomas Buchannon Soulsville one sister Virginia Tilley Oceana.
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Keyrock
Julda Catterine Tilley
Bud Pendry
Coon Fork
Church of God
O. A. Sparks
Garland Phillips
Orville Belcher
James’ Bower
Fred
Bord Tilley
Keyrack
Paul Tilley
Students 10 Take Over Adult Duties At Toneda Baptist
Ten students will replace all officers for a Toneda Baptist Sunday School rally service. Attendees aim for 260. Appointed for the day are Jobs Rollins as superintendent Orvis Lusk assistant superintendent Ernilee Justice secretary Virgil Bowden adult teacher Grace Toter young people’s teacher Alice Joe Davidson or Susie Matney intermediate teacher Shirley Amb junior Norma Jean McKinney primary Shirley Toter or Marion Cook beginners.
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Wiceet Oceana
Toneda Baptist Sunday School
Jobs Rollins
Norma Jean McKinney
Shirley Toter
Marion Cook
Book Sale to Benefit Moose Chapter Opens This Month
Local Women of the Moose chapter plans a book sale to benefit the organization. Funds from sales of General Marshall's Victory Report will include Wyoming County honor roll of servicemen and gold star mothers names. Matlents Band associates to share profits. Senior Regent Mildred Martin reported on a Washington trip and Red Cross training. The chapter voted to sponsor Long Branch Grade School under Save the Child Federation. Next week members bring groceries to aid an indigent family in South Mulloss.
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Ay Register
Wieister Mullens
Women of the Moose
General Marshall
Europe
Pacific
Wyoming County
Matlens Band Association
Mildred Martin
Washington, D.C
Red Cross
Save the Child Federation
Long Branch
Incherling
South Mulloss
Wyoming County Women Attend Virginia Federation Convention
Twelve delegates from the Wyoming County Republican Women's Club were named to attend the seventh biennial convention of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women's clubs in Bluefield at the West Virginian Hotel. The convention opened with an executive board meeting Thursday night.
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Hegster
Wes Maclens
Wyoming County
Republican Women’s Club
Ss Virginia Federation of Republican Woman's Clubs
Bluefield
West Virginian
Federation
Public Notice by James A Lucas on Debt Authority
Public notice from James A Lucas of Fairdale appears about debt handling and payment authorization. The fragment references not to be held liable by others for debts, suggesting a personal legal statement or notice regarding financial responsibilities.
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James A Lucas
Fairdale
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