Raleigh County Claims Top Sheep Grower Honor
Raleigh County's P. C. Ballard of Sand Lick emerges as a leading master shepherd candidate with an average of $40.06 per sheep, second only to last year’s state winner. Ballard reports over 300 acres of pasture, pure bred Hamp shire stock, and uses pheno thiazine to combat parasites as he promotes Raleigh County farming prestige.
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Raleigh
H. B. Thomas
P. C. Ballard
Sand Lick
Ballard
Thomas
Herman Schneider
Randolph County
Hampshire
Raleigh County
Man Receives Private Pilot License at Beckley Airport
Thomas J. Burns of Itmann earned his private pilot license last week after completing SAA requirements at Beckley Mount Hope Airport. Mark Weikle flew er.
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Thomas J. Burns
Itmann
Beckley-Mount Hope
Mark Weikle
VFW Candidates Queried on War Readiness and Laws
Congressional hopefuls and local officials including Senator Chapman Revercomb M M Neeley and others received a 10 question VFW survey. The items ask stance on mobilizing industry and manpower for war readiness, tightening anti espionage laws, and authority to build 500000 public housing units for veterans and cooperatives.
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Lew Sheffler Lpost
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Chapman Revercomb
Charleston
M. M. Neeley
Fairmont
J. Salisbury
Dunbar
House of Representatives
E. WH. Hedrick
Beckley
United States
Veterans and ‘Veterans’co-Operatives
Marsh Fork High elects new officers and announces Bulldog Barks
The Marsh Fork High School Journalism class and Honorary Society elected officers for the year. Society leaders include President Steve Maxey and Secretary June Wiley with new members Ramona Harris and Katherine Jarrell among others. The Journalism class named Katherine Jarrell editor and announced Bulldog Barks as the semi monthly paper with first issue Friday October.
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Marsh Fork
Montcoal
Marsh Fork High School
Steve Maxey
Barbara Elkins
June Wiley
Peggy Ann Workman
Ramona Harris
Katherine Jarrell
Ruth Bulmer
Jane Burnside
Reba Wiley
Polly Ann Peters
Patty Bryant
Nedra Massey
Bessie Williams
Ann Tabor
Maxine Williams
Gaynell Sifers
Ethelesko
Eunice Bradford
Claudie Taylor
Donna Raines
Charlotte Stewart
Jane’ Griffith
Bulldog Barks
Crab Orchard Girl In Serious Condition At Johns Hopkins
Darla Mae Cox, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Cox of Crab Orchard, remains in serious condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland. She has been a patient since September 21 and underwent an operation October 3 removing the lower lobe of her left ear. In July she had a radical mastoid operation at Johns Hopkins. Mrs Cox is in Baltimore now.
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Darla Mae Cox
Elmer Cox
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Cox
Miner DeMoss Leads State Police American Legion Post 112
W E DeMoss of Beckley named commander of the State Police American Legion Post 112 at its annual meeting succeeding Ernest C Holmboe Jr Other officers named include W R Callaghan E J Newsman L E Mullins C C McGraw B B Bunn B V Lilly and more Trustees J Starbuck W J Pence Anthony Scalise Also reports Whitesville notices including Christin Ohlinger ill at Raleigh General Hospital visits and local post activities and partisan civic notes
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W. E. DeMoss
Beckley
American Legion
DeMoss
Ernest C. Holmboe, Jr
Charleston
W. R. Callaghan
Montgomery
E. J. Newsman
L. E. Mullins
Mullens
C. C. McGraw
B. B. Bunn
Triadelphia
B. V. Lilly
Buryle Langford
Barboursville
H. F. Myers
J. Russell Hogg
J. Starbuck
W. J. Pence
Anthony Scalise
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W. Va
Tmann
Huntington
Vest Monty
Miner
de Moss
Legion
Whitesville
Christin Ohlnger
Raleigh General Hospital
M. E. Wickle
Clinton
Evelyn
Bil Cowley
Ernest Kaddad
Donnie Williams
Robert E. Lester
Juniorazoerica Legion
Ed Pettigrew
Luntee
Glen Lynn
Eldridge Galloway
Anawha Valley Hospital
Hattie Sarratt
Virginia Myles
Fayetteville
R. A. Shiplett
Mrs. Shiplett
Roanoke
Elva Lee Harvey
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Permanente Foundation
California
St.joseph
Philip Morris
Callfor Anais Philip Morrie
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