Wardrup Dies in Skelton After Illness
Morgan D. G Wardrup 65 of Skelton died at his home at 12 40 am after an extended illness He was a native of Madison County North Carolina came to Skelton in 1921 and worked for New River Coal Company He leaves wife Mildred two daughters Mrs Earl Warden and Mrs Fitchell Merrix a son Richard Wardup a step daughter and a step son plus siblings and other relatives Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Calloway Heights Church with Rev B L Jones and burial in Blue Jay Cemetery at Calloway Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan DG. Wardrup
Skelton
Madison County
N.C
New River Coal ‘Company
Missionary Baptist Church of Prosperity
Mildred Wardup
Earl
N. C
Jim Wardrup
Walnut, N. C
Woodard Wardrup
Black Mount, We
Keyser
Calloway Heights
B. L. Jones
Blue Jay Cemetery
Coal shutdown slashes freight through Keyser by eighty percent
District Vice-President Cecil Urbaniak said ship mines will resume after peaceful talks with owners or managers. Superintendent H F Hyatt reported Baltimore and Ohio Railroad traffic through Keyser fell about 80 percent, with only 350 eastbound cars daily, 800 to 900 fewer than normal. Westbound traffic was about normal.
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Cecil Urbaniak
H. F. Hyatt
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Keyser
Kormel
Trial Set Tuesday In Embee Robbery Case
William Porter Dewain Burford and Robert Taylor are indicted for breaking into Embee's Beckley store and stealing a safe with papers and merchandise. The case goes to trial next Tuesday at 9 a.m. before Judge W A Riffe in the Criminal Court. The safe was dumped into a creek at Nitro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter
Dewain Burford
Robert Taylor
Embee
Beckley
W. A. Riffe
Criminal Court
Iran oil talks shadowed by UN council moves at Lake Success
The Security Council, including Andrei Gromyko, debated Iran as Russia agreed to withdraw troops by early May with a conditional report on May 6. American officials seek standard commercial concessions, avoiding Soviet political privileges, while concerns linger over an Azeri autonomous movement and broader oil negotiations.
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London
Byrnes
Washington
United States
Edward R. Sletlinius, Jr
Andrei Gromyko
Lake Success
Long Island
Hunter College
Bronx
Security Council
Russia
Tran
Lne
Soviet Union
Iran
United Nations Security Council
Azerbaijan
No Meeting Set By Beckley Garbage Committee
A Beckley garbage disposal study committee appointed by Mayor W A Burke plans a meeting soon. Chairman W A Stanley says no date is set until all members can attend. Members include Elmer L Davis L W Lobenstein Glenn Webb and A L Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Burke
Beckley
W. A. Stanley
Stanley
Elmer L. Davis
L. W. Lobenstein
Glenn Webb
A. L. Davis
Three Men to Take Navy Examination Next Monday
Albert Lée Grimmett of Raleigh Leonard Morris Cox of Glen Rogers and William Edward Cochran of Mt. Hope will travel to Huntington next Monday to complete their enlistments in the U S Navy, stated John Rudin recruiting officer from the Bluefield office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lée Grimmett
Raleigh
Leonard Morris Cox
Glen Rogers
William Edward Cochran
Mt. Hope
Huntington
U. S. Navy
John Rudin
Bluefield
County Girl Scouts Parade Plans Draw Attention
Older boys must meet at Woodrow Wilson High School at 8 30 tomorrow morning while Cub Scouts skip the Methodist Temple. Mrs J E McKenzie announces all county Girl Scouts will join the parade with 105 registered Negro girls. Brownie Scouts exit at First Baptist Church on the return to the high school. Congressman Dulland will speak at tomorrow nights ceremonies in the Memorial Building. The local Army Recruiting station holds open house through the day.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Méthodist Temple
J. E. McKenzie
First Baptist Church
Congressman Dulland
Army
Network Schedule Highlights From Bushnell General Hospital Broadcasts
The schedule lists 3:30 C B S from Bushnell General Hospital in Brig ham City Utah, 4:00 All networks Pres Truman address, 4:30 A B C George Hicks interviews at Waller Reed Hospital Washington, 6:15 NBC Joseph M Stack VFW on Army Day, 7:30 ABC James Stewart in This Is It drama of a returned G L
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Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Trusman
A.B.C
George Hicks
Waller Reed Hospital
Washington
N.B.C
Jos. M. Stack
Beckley Women Named Episcopal Officers in New River Convocation
Beckley’s Mrs. Yula Durrett was named secretary and Mrs. R. M. Walz was elected educational and personnel secretary at the New River Convocation meeting in Roncerverle. Mrs. Earl Duncan of White Sulphur replaces Mrs. C. M. Higgins as chairman. nine Beckley delegates attended among 57.
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Beckley
New River
Episcopal
Ron Iceverte
Yula Durrett
St. Steven's Episcopal Church
Afrs. C. S.tros Per
R. M. Walz
Earl Duncan
C. M Higgins
Church of the Incarnation
Ronceverle
G. C Callahan
Convotation
R. BE. L. Strider
Peterkin Conference Center
J. Moulton Thomas
St. Matthew's Church
Wheeling
New Jersey Seizes Nine Gas Works Amid Labor Strike
The state took control of nine gas works owned by Public Service Electric and Gas at midnight to maintain gas supply for heating and cooking across three quarters of New Jersey. Gov. Walter E. Edge signed the order, appointing Labor Commissioner Harry C. Harper to run the plants and keep operations, with workers and management continuing under existing pay and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Walter E. Edge
Harry C. Harper
Harper
Clendenin Youth Convicted Of Murder In New York
Denvis F. Dotson, 24, of Clendenin West Virginia, was found guilty by a Nassau County Court jury of second degree murder in the February 4 shooting of Patrolman John B. West. sentencing set for April 24. conviction carries 20 years to life, with possibility of five additional years.
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Associates Press
Mineola
N. Y
Denvis F. Dotson
Clendenin
W. Va
Nassau County Court
John B. West
Nassau County
Dotson
Henry J. A. Cofline
George Fleckenstein
West
Boyd T. Dotson
Florence West
Patolman
Shower Honors Mrs. E. R. Cantley Jr. as First Home Keeper
Mrs. E. R. Cantley Jr. received a household shower from her sisters in law at Mrs. Collier’s Westwood Drive home. The bride, formerly Martha Cecil of Charleston, recently married Cantley in the Army Air Corps era and now lives with him on Bellevue Lane. Attendants included numerous relatives and friends such as Mrs. J. D. Collier and Mrs. Harold Stafford.
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E. R. Cantley, Jr
J. D. Collier
Harold Stafford
Bellevue Lane
E. R. Cantley
C. B. Landreth
Wilmer Stanley
Joe Pennington
Harold Griffith
Sam Turner
Sue Woods
Charles Harvey
Paris Sutphin
Joe LonCavish
Fred Collier
Bill Monk
Lloyd Molahan
Frances Cantley
Catherine Cantley
Hugh Holliday
French Williame
Ernest Quesenberry
H. R. Hunter
Jack Fleener
Paul Stanley
Carl Stanley
W. A. Stanley
C. Wood
Smith Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Truck
Jesse E. Smith of Mabscott pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Judge W A Riffe and received a sentence of one to ten years in the State Penitentiary. He had entered a similar guilty plea in Fayette county the day before and received a concurrent sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jesse E. Smith
Mabscott
W. A.riffe
Fayette County
Riffe
Unclear Local Route Description Mentioned
Fragmentary list of street names and routes in Beckley and surrounding areas includes 44 Grove Avenue Johnstown Road South Kanawha Street Scott Street and Power Line Drive. Also mentions Mrs. Helen M. Smiley Raleigh Heights First Avenue East Beckley and Highways 19 routes within city limits.
Arnsteins Buy Oakwood Ave Home in $10,500 Deal
Mr and Mrs David Arnstein purchased an eight room frame house on Oakwood Avenue from J M and Lucy J Jessup for about $10 500 per Federal revenue stamps on the deed in the County Clerk s office Other deeds include H A and Ada Stansbury to T W Burleson three Glen Daniel lots for about $3 000
Lovely Cottage Wins Grand National At Aintree
Lovely Cottage captures the Grand National at Aintree in the 109th running. Jack Finlay finishes second with Prince Regent third as Captain R Petre rides the winner. Owned by M Morant, the 25-1 shot led late to beat the long shot Jack Finlay amid a crowd of about 400000.
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Lovely Cottage
Aintree
England
Jack Finlay
Prince Regent
M. Morant
R. Petre
Lovely Collage
Elwell
Dry Creek Man On Trial For Shooting
Roscoe Meadows of Dry Creek faces a pistol charge in Criminal Court before Judge W A Rife. He was arrested last January after M F Eskew claimed Meadows fired at him after an argument near Eskew’s home. Meanwhile John and Edward Mowell’s maiming case is continued to June due to two missing witnesses. they remain on bond. Jury members not involved in Meadows’ trial are released until Tuesday at 9 a m.
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Roscoe Meadows
Dry Creek
W. A. Rife
Meadows
M. F. Eskew
Eskew
John
Edward Mowell
Bailey to Face Hearing on Profanity and Disturbing the Peace
Amos Bailey will be given a hearing today before Magistrate Raymond Coots in Ameagle on charges of profanity and disturbing the peace. Bailey was jailed yesterday by Constable Joe W. Thompson of Colcord in the Clear Fork District.
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Amos Bailey
Raymond Coots
Ameagle
Bailey
Joe W. Thompson
Colcord
Clear Fork
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O. A. Phillips, Jr
Sophia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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the Goodie Shop
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Prince St
Dial
Western Auto -Associate
N. Fayette Dial
Mal
Gillette Blue Blades
Roux
Clairol
Seaforth
Deans Pills
Lydia Pinkhams
Absorbine Jr
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Vee Boc
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Kolor-Bak
Pana
Chamberlain
Ation
Prince Albert
Alka Seltzer
Carters Pills
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Toda
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Main Street
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