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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1946

Page

10

Registrars Sit In 15 Raleigh County Precincts

Registrars are sitting today in 15 Raleigh County precincts to register voters for the November 5 general election. Beginning tomorrow registrars will sit in five more precincts for a two day period. Readable names and地点s of precincts and Republican and Democrat registrars are listed, with additional sites and dates for tomorrow and Saturday.

Raleigh County Central Roberta Farley J. W. Ward Johntown J. H. Cook Macil Long New Station R. £. Turner Carrie Hill Wright Stovers Fork J. Lilly Oliver Snuffer Skelton C. P. Maynor Garnet Holliday Amigo Bess Halsey J. BR. Brooks Tams Houston Lowe Josephine Foster Hot Coal Juanita Banks Lorg Jiiden Lee Killarney Aileen Mullens Lyon Hampton Lillybrook Frances Lilly Margaret Burdiss Beaverra Lilly Cleve Lilly Royal Thomas Lilly Forest Noel Pettus Dewey Pettry Nelson Beard Flats King Wiley Harley C. Walker Arnett Edna Wills Wilbur Wright Sitomorrow North Kanawha Diunean Catron Motor Company Hollywood Blevin's

Aviation Magazine Highlights Sessler Story Inside Back Cover

Herbert Sessler, operator of Beckley-Mount Hope airport, is featured in the October Flying magazine inside back cover. He runs Beckley field, a Beckley–Baltimore freight line, and a Beckley–Miami passenger route. He trains WWII veterans in GI flight, aircraft and engine basics, with about 125 students in four phases: private, commercial, instructors, and multi-engine. A recipe note adds cottage roll with grape jelly glaze as a kitchen tip.

Herbert Sessler Beckley-Mount Hope Beckley Field Beckley Baltimore Miami Sessler

New Local Forest Protectors Named Wade Trump Announces List

Wade Trump district forest protector said all lookout towers to be staffed by opening of hunting season October 5 due to heavy foliage and drought. He announced protectors for Raleigh County Ameagle Issac Massey Leevale Kelly and others in Cherry Creek Fayette and Scarbro including J B Settle Cecil Sweeney and many more.

Wade Trump Trump Raleigh County Wilt Stover Ameagle Issac Massey Leevale T. A. Kelly Cherry Creek J. B Settle Maynor Cecil Sweeney Harper Fayette County General Fleetman Minden F. H. Belcher Mount Hope J. W. Weeks Robson Alen Forren Meadow Bridge Bennie Avancini Laurel Creek Troy W. Winston Scarbro F. B. Smith Lawton D.E. Brown Elverton James Thrasher H. Fleshman Thomas L. Shumaker Caperton Wilbur D. Toney

Lillybrook Troop Names New Scout Leaders

Mounts named scout master of Lillybrook Boy Scout Troop at a charter review. Tom Crawford to assist. Lee Brogan to chair the Troop committee with Bryan Burton as treasurer. Members include Linsey Basham Eldred Hampton LeRoy Fraley Tom Walker Clarence Brown and Hurley Thompson.

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Family Finds Shelter After Courthouse Grounds Shelter Hunt

The Slayton family of Beckley and eight children were housed at Stella Fuller Settlement in Huntington after sleeping on Cabell County Jail grounds. Sheriff Freusel had moved them from the courthouse lawn, and a six room house offered by a private donor was declined. They will stay at the settlement until a nearby Ohio site is ready. The family previously slept in a side street hotel and in the jail office as they sought a permanent home.

Huntington Cabell County Stella Fuller Carl Slayton Beckley Slaytons D. L. Freusel Fulier Lawrence County Ohio Slayton Chesapeake Salvation Army Freasel

Marshall Plagued by Textbook Shortage

Acting President Stewart H. Smith reported Marshall College faces a textbook shortage as the college book store runs out of many texts due to publishers failing to fill orders placed last winter. Also noted is Army clerk-typist course completion by Pfc. Harless Milam of Saxon, son of Mr and Mrs A B Milam at Lowry Field Colorado.

Associated Press Huntington Marshall College Stewart H. Smith Smith Harless F Milam Saxon Lowry Field Colo A. B. Milam

More Veterans Using Contact Unit Services

A steady rise in West Virginia veterans using VA Contact offices is reported with 230000 veterans served state wide. From January to August the count of monthly contacts grew as offices expanded in Beckley and surrounding counties.

West Virginia Dean L Ricketts Becks Main Street Beckley

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