Methodist Circles to Begin Joint Six Hour Study Plan
Mullens report on five Methodist Circles joining for a six hour mission study course to be held over three consecutive evenings at the church starting Monday at 7 30. Circles discussed leaders and programs with devotional guides and prayers led by Circle hosts across Friendship Hall and local homes.
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Register
Mullens
C. D. Fisher
Ray Bowling
Moran Avenue
H. P. Stewart
Carl Moran
H.P. Stewart
T. F. Brammer
W. W. Wells
Cassie Beckelheimer
M. M. Shurate
Lee Hodson
William Rezzonica
Ray Welch
Bowling
Friendship Hall
M. M Shumate
Cirle
Corinthians
G. S. Hodian
Psayer
Walter H. Akers
Eli Dushkoff
Walter H
5. B. Perdue
Frank Holland
S R. Camper
Perry Cook
South
Clark Butter
J.S. Gravely
Carolyn Thorn
Circle Five
R. E
Williams
Gilbert Cook
Genesis
Joe Lyttle
F. &. Gary
L. R. Nichols
R. E. Bowles
R. E. Williams
Enrollment at Beckley College reaches 725
Day school enrollment totals 475 with night students about 250. Beckley College in its 14th year reports expanding space use as classrooms are readied. A Crab Orchard child, Charles Thomas Shrewsbury, 4, treated for head lacerations after a board injury and later discharged. Flossie Combs, 40, Crab Orchard, treated for severe left hand lacerations from broken glass at Beckley Hospital.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Charles Thomas Shrewsbury
W. F. Shrewsbury
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Jury Disallows Recovery in Wood v People's Life Insurance case
A Circuit Court jury ruled for the defendant in the W. H. Wood vs. People's Life Insurance Company appeal, denying recovery of a $96.74 lost check cashed by the insurer. Wood must pay court costs and a statutory attorney's fee.
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W. H. Wood
People’s Life Insurance ‘Company
C. J. Harvey
Bas
Tony Ciciuccio
Charleston Laundry Company
Ashworth
Angelo del Maro
Dora Miller
Jake Miller
del Moro
Millers
Shady Spring
Hall Reports Campaign Expenses for State Senate Run
O D Hall of Beckley, an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for State Senate ninth district, reported to the Secretary of State that his primary campaign expenses totaled 219.21 dollars with no contributions listed.
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O. D. Hall
Beckley
Senate
Secretary of State Today
Two Veterans File Discharges Here
Two Raleigh County veterans, Emerson Wood of Beckley and Benjamin R Hopkins of Mabseett, filed military discharge notices with Selective Service Board No. 1 this morning, indicating their exit from the armed forces.
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Raleigh County Selective Service Board No. 1
Armed Forces
Emerson Wood
Beverley Street
Beckley
Navy
Benjamin R. Hopkins
May denies signing Cumberland Lumber check claims
May submitted a statement of account from 1934 to 1946 showing receipts of 28 634.07 and outlays of 29 293.38 from Cumberland Lumber. He denies ever being president or endorsing a check bearing his name and says a separate 3156.47 reimbursement covered personal advances in business handling for the firm.
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May
A. J. May
Cumberland Lumber Company
Erie Bas ‘Ia Metal Products Company
Batavia Metal Products Company
Cumberland ‘Lumter Company
Three New Homes Authorized on Wilson Street
City permits granted to the Cline and Lily Lumber Company for three four room frame houses in the Pinecrest Addition. Construction cost estimated at 2000 dollars per house with a 30 dollar permit fee paid, city recorder William P. Laren reports.
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Wilson Street
Pinecrest
Cline and Lilly Lumber Company
William P. Laren
Princewick Boy Dies In Hospital
Funeral services for Howard Quincy Myers 11 of Princewick will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Princewick Church with Rev C H Costrow officiating. Interment at Farley Hill cemetery Winding Gulf. Survived by parents James P Myers Jimmy Myers Bill Myers Mary Alice Myers of North Wilksboro NC and half siblings Mrs Glenna Lelfen Winding Gulf Mrs Paul Baker Helen Dewey Baker Bradshaw Orvil Baker Helen Pauline Baker Starrit.
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Howard Quincy Myers
James P. Myers
Princewick
C. H. Costrow
Farley Hill
Winding Gulf
Lis
Jimmy Myers
Bill Myers
Mary Alice Myers
North Wilksboro
N. C
Glenna Lelfen
Paul Baker
Helen
Dewey Baker
Bradshaw
Orvil Baker
Pauline Baker
Starrit
Gasoline Ignites In Local Garage Blaze Damages Raleigh Shop
Fire at Raleigh Motor Sales on South Oakwood Avenue started when workers draining a car gas tank stored it in a can. A nearby mechanic used a torch to pull a spring and sparks ignited the fuel causing a barrel of kerosene to explode and smoke to fill the apartments above.
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Raleigh Motor Sales
South Oakwood Avenue
Bernard Martin
Pineville installs 73 meters to tackle traffic issue
Pineville under Mayor Vaughan Stewart orders 73 parking meters to be installed on Second Avenue and B Street. The meters charge a penny for 12 minutes or five cents for an hour, with Rhodes Meter Company to repair them and receive half the proceeds for the period before full payment.
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Pineville
Vaughan Stewart
Second Avenue
B Street
Rhodes Meter Company
Young Democrats To Reorganize In Wyoming County
A reorganization meeting of the Wyoming County Young Democratic Club will be held Monday night at the Wyoming County Court House in Pineville. Moler said he was asked to call the meeting by Henry Clay, president and Wyoming County successor, with delegates to attend the State convention at Clarksburg September 12 to 14 and plans to create clubs to boost votes in each precinct.
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Ay Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
Young Democratic Club
Pineville
D. Grove Moler
Moler
Henry Clay
Clarksburg
Woman Held For Attempt To Kill By Lye Water
Mrs. Frank McCrimmons of Mullens was held to the Wyoming County grand jury on felonious assault after her husband charged she tried to kill him by drenching him with lye water. Magistrate R. Mr. Stovall said she was released on $1,000 bond with Claude Weatherspoon as surety, and she said she would have used a gun if available.
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Register Stall
LLENS
Frank McCrimmons
Mullens
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Stovall
Claude Weatherspoon
Oceana Boy Hurt In Road Mishap
Kenneth Skeen a 17 year old of Oceana is in Raleigh General Hospital after a car crash that overturned seven times on the Pineville to Oceana highway. He had a fractured pelvis and facial and arm lacerations and was described as fair by attendants. Four other passengers suffered minor injuries.
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Realster
Ceana
Kenneth Skeen
Oceana
Raleigh General Hospital
Skeen
Pineville
Beckleyan Appeals Driving Conviction In Wyoming County
George Hajash of East Beckley posted 500 bond pending appeal to the Wyoming County Circuit Court on a reckless driving charge connected to a Mullens street incident. He was fined 10 dollars and costs for the related rockless driving count, after two Mullens street sweepers were injured when his truck struck a broom and pushed J. S. Cowan, 72, onto the sidewalk.
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J. S. Cowan
McGraw
Willnaccne
Fayette Youths Enlist in Army for Three Years
Two Fayette County youths enlist in the Army Air Force for three years and head to Fort Hayes Ohio. Thomas E. McVey of Ansted and Orman Staple of Oak Hill are the enlistees, according to Sgt H L Small at the local recruiting office.
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Fayette
Army Oak Hill
Armed Forces
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
H. L. Small
Thomas E. McVey
Ansted
Orman Staple
Oak Hill
Army Air Force
Pacific
William Harrison
McGraw
Government panel to delay hearing on price ceilings
A panel spokesman said no hearing is planned on price control, signaling a pause in recontrol steps. The three members met for the first time since August 20, when ceilings were ordered on meats but not dairy or grain.
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Roy L. Thompson
Local residents take trips and visit relatives from area
Mr and Mrs Colin McLuckey of Bexter Avenue returned from Baileys Island Maine where they visited Lt Cdr and Mrs R E Henkle. Betty Evans of Beckley and Ben ty Simpson of Mabscott returned from Virginia Beach. Mrs F W Rucker of Teter Apartments Woodlawn Avenue returned to Virginia with her daughter Miss Maxine Burke a registered nurse. Before returning to Beckley Mrs Rucker plans visits in North Carolina. Mr and Mrs J A Myers of Crab Orchard hosted their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs R A Law of Merryville Tennessee as their guests. Americans chew about 12 000 000 pounds of gum a year.
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Colin McLuckey
Bexter Avenue
Baileys Island
Maine
Cdr
R E. Henkle
Betty Evans
Beckley
Benty Simpson
Mabscott
Virginia Beach
F. W. Rucker
Teter Apartments
Woodlawn Avenue
Virginia
Maxine Burke
Livestock Markets See Unusual Trade and High Prices
Livestock men note unpredictable receipts with hogs and cattle near record levels. Last week markets were flooded with cake and hogs as prime steer prices reached 30.25, while Seattle ceilings rose to 20.25 for steers and 16.25 for hogs, up from prior highs.
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Ortner
Seattle
Yugoslavia, Trieste Port Dispute Amid Justice Debate
In a blunt stance, Vishinsky backed Yugoslavia’s claim to Trieste port while supporting the Big Four’s free territory plan. He argued the ministers’ decision has a minimum of justice but not a maximum, noting political realities can defy strict logic. Also, Bernard W. McClung Jr., 14, of Eccles, was treated for a left knee injury at Beckley Hospital after an August 30 incident.
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Adriatic
Italy
Vishinsky
Russia
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Beckley Hospital
Bernard W. McClung, Jr
Eccles
Communist Forces Retreat as Nationalist Push Advances
The Nationalists push through Southern Jebol encircling 10 forces and backing them to the sea while Yenan and Tatung remain distant goals. The chief of staff acknowledged Yenan is not an immediate objective despite heavy pressure in the south.
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Jebol
Yenan
Tatung
Charter Commission Members Named
The charter commission lists members as FE D Armstrong chairman F W Mann J S Butts Cc C Farmer Miss Ethel Keyser George W Bright Dorsey EF Biggs K D Bowers L H Davis Isaac McKinney and R DB Watts.
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Charter Commission
FE. D. Armstrong
Ihhairman
F. W. Mann
J. S. Butts
Cc. C. Farmer
Miss Ethel Keyser
George W. Bright
Dorsey EF. Biggs
K. D. Bowers
L. H. Davis
Isaac McKinney
R. DB. Watts
WBS Wage Dispute Sparks Labor Board Ruling
The dispute centers on whether to approve a $27.50 monthly wage increase agreed by both sides, with the board ruling that any raise above $17.50 would be national policy. The statement urged cooperation and respect for all picket lines during the dispute.
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Union
WBS
Nationary
Editorial urges ramped building material output in Soviet Union
The Tevestia editorial argues production of building materials in Ukraine White Rus Armenia and Turkmenia is unfaltering and stresses rebuilding war devastated areas. It blames local Soviets for undervaluing material production and calls cement and clay a scarce need.
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Tevestia
Ukraine
White Rusisia
Armenia
Turkmenia
Tavestia
Javestia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Teaching staffs picked for Marsh Fork schools and Trap Hill
Joy Cooper who taught last year at Marsh Fork Elementary will teach science at Marsh Fork High School. Ruby Clyburne of Harper accepts mathematics teaching at Trap Hill as part of new staffing.
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Joy Cooper
Marsh Fork
Marsh Fork High School
Ruby Clyburne
Harper
Trap Hill
Beckley Hospitals To Receive Miracle Drug
Beckley two hospitals will receive streptomycin allotments amid caution that the medicine is not a substitute for existing treatments. Beckley and Raleigh General hospitals will get 60 and 40 grams respectively with distribution to several West Virginia facilities. The drug is listed at 20.4 per gram and is advised for specific infections and tuberculosis, though its role remains not definitively defined.
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Spitals
Beckley Hospital
National Research Council
Boston
Raleigh General
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Elkins
Aarq Ree
Keeler Medical Committee
Hindu rites cast Ganesh images into sea to avert pollution
56 devotees carried Ganesh statues to the shore and cast them into the sea in a cleansing ritual. Authorities feared processions could spark clashes with Muslims amid anticipated Moslem prayers at the mosques tomorrow.
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Ganesh
Fortune
Negro Activities and Local Church Events Stream Through Week
Community notices list events for Sunday September 13 led by Pastor R V Coger at Mt Hope and a college dance Friday September 6 at the American Legion Hall. Obituary notes Mrs Mary Mitchell of Lester dies. funeral plans to follow. East Park News covers missionary society, choir meetings, and White Rose Quartet schedule with venues Semoca Memorial Building and Fireco. Initiation at Gulf Temple Lodge 42 A F and A M Sept 7. members to bring lunch.
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Mt Hope
Temple
Maggie L. Walker
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Virgina Byrd
Cunninghan
Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
Lester
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the Missionary Society
Mary Person
Roberta Merchant
White Rose
Semoca
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Sallie Edwards
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Berlin’ Goins
Johnson
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S. H. Dunlap
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Elder
John Steward
Lillybrook
Wesley Scott
Gulf Temple Lodge
A. F
A. M
Tams
James Arnold
James Braxton
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