Fire Burns Acreage Across Counties In Wyoming Area
A series of wildfires destroyed thirteen acres of woodland in Raleigh and Mercer counties with the heaviest damage in Mercer on Indian Ridge where 10 acres burned before containment. Two acres burned near Slab Fork and a one acre blaze on Big Branch along the Guyan River. Forecasters warned fire danger remains high if winds pick up while local crews fight the fronts. In a separate event, an arson or accident occurred in the Reserve Instructors Explain ORC Function during a drill at Oakwood Avenue armory where Capt. Thomas R. Cooper outlined duties of the Organized Reserve Corps and reservist roles.
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Fraziey
Releigh
Wyoming
Mercer
Mercer County
Indian Ridge
Slab Fork
Raleigh County
Big Branch
Guyan River
Organized Reserve Corps
Oakwood Avenue
Thomas R. Cooper
433Rd Motor Vehicle’ ‘Ordnance Company
Eric's Jewelry Grand Opening In Beckley
Eric's Jewelry announced a grand opening today from 6 to 9 p.m. and all day Saturday at 207 McCreery Street Wasco Building. Owner Eric Rosenbaum noted the Beckley store opened at the new location last Friday. Also mentioned are a conference in Pittsburgh and a forthcoming Beer Wholesalers Association meeting with area attendees.
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Eric
Quality Pastry Shop to Reopen After Remodel
Quality Pastry Shop at 435 Nevile Street remains closed for remodeling under owner Lorenzo Tertone. It is expected to reopen by late next week with a formal opening planned for the following week. Area beer distributors will attend parts of a two day meeting in Charleston, tied to the West Virginia Beer Distributors and Operating Brewers.
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Nevile Street
Lorenzo ‘Tertone
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Beer Whole Salers Association
State Divi
Beckley Chamber Members Set for Washington Convention
Beckley Chamber of Commerce plans show two members elected at a recent meeting I Wilbur Bays as counselor and EK Bibb as delegate. Leslie Gates reported Beckley’s industrial prospects including labor, transport, utilities, sites, housing and data for a Beckley industrial manual. The group noted 357 members, with effort to rejoin 68 firms not renewing for 1951.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
W.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
I. Wilbur Bays
Bibb
Chamber, of Commerce
Beckley
Leslie C. Gates
Ferguson- Gates Engineering Company
Gates
Chamber
G. A. Bentley
Beckleyan Loses Leg in C&O Shops
Thomas J McDermitt a machinist at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway shops in Raleigh had his right leg amputated below the knee after his foot and leg were crushed beneath a locomotive wheel in the roundhouse. He is resting fairly comfortably at Raleigh General Hospital. his other leg was previously amputated. McDermitt has long served as a railway worker and has lived in Beckley for years.
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Thomas. J
McDermitt
Avon Street
Raleigh’ General Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Raleigh
Yeblentas
Beckley
Scarber Funeral Set for Tomorrow at Workman Creek
Funeral services for Webb Scarber 67 of Sand Lick will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Workman Creek Church with Rev Elbert Hall presiding. Burial will follow in Workman Creek Cemetery. He died at 1 p.m. yesterday after an extended illness. Survived by sister Rosie Stover of Sandlick and brothers McKinley Searber of Cameron and Weese Searber of Sand Lick. Body to be removed from Caffee Funeral Home to sister’s home.
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West
West Virginia
Chesapeake and’ Ohio Railway
Walter J. Tuohy
C& O
I. F.clinebell
Rencelverte
B. J. Farry
Thurmond
Contea
C & O Theit
Tabor
B. L. Jones
Mt. Tabor
Floyd
Millie Cobler Stover
William Overton Cook
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Myrtle Saunders
Sprague
Ronnie E. Cook
Harper Road
Frank F. Cook
MacArthur
Ray’ C.cook
Mabscott
Harry L. Cook
Jessie F. Coo
Frante
Billa Stanley
Melton Mortuary
Lester Willis
Monis Stanley
Herbert Shumate
Edward Phipps
Boyd Stanley
George F. Cook
Workman Creek
Webb Scarber
Sand Lick
Elbert Hall
Rosie Stover
Sandlick
McKinley Searber
Cameron
Weese Searber
Sand ‘Lick
Caffee
Estep Infant Funeral Set for Tomorrow
The newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Estep of 104 Temple Street will be laid to rest at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Calfee Cemetery Mt. Tabor. The infant died at birth at 10 a.m. today. Surviving are the parents paternal grandmother Edna Estep of Beckley and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rogers of Beckley. The mother is Joyce Rogers. The body remains at Caffee Funeral Home until services.
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Ana Parial
Robert Estep
Temple Street
Calfee
Mt. Tabor
Edna. Estep
Beckley
Joyce Rogers
Caffee Funeral Home
Scout Negro Division Meeting Postponed
The Appalachian Council Negro Division meeting scheduled for 7 30 p today at Morton Reaves School has been postponed. Commissioner Rev Corey O Mitchell will announce a new date later.
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Appalachian Council
Royarty
Morton Reaves
Corey
O. Mitchell
Stenographers Sought for Civil Service Recruitment
Stenographers are requested to apply for government typing positions. Frank L. Storm announced a recruitment event in Beckley to fill critical clerical roles in the fourth regional office. Qualified applicants are urged to contact the United States Civil Service representative today.
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Frank L. Storm
United. States Civil Service
Storm
Beckley
Naval Commander Visits Beckley Reserve Unit
Commander Glen E. Talbutt of the Fifth Naval District met with Beckley’s Naval Reserve Electronics Company at WCFC radio. He said West Virginia electronics units will undergo an annual Navy inspection in May. He plans visits to Bluefield Princeton Fairmont and Parkersburg.
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Fifth Naval District
Naval Reserve
WCFC
Beckley
Glen E. Talbutt
West Virginia
Navy
Talbutt
Bluefield
Princeton
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Norfolk
Four Area Servicemen Listed as Casualties
Department of Defense reports four area service members as casualties. Killed in action is Cpl. James L. McClure of Sophia. Wounded: Sgt S Harold H Carter of Dorothy and Pvt. Alus Grant of Beckley. Cpl Charles W Cantrell of Richwood is injured in Korea.
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Department of Defense
James L. McClure
William A. McClure
Sophia
Harold H. Carter
Pobart
East Park
Beckley
Korea
Charles W. Cantrell
Billa Mae Cantrell
E. Cranberry Street
Richwood
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
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Carman
A & P Ore
Edwards
R. H. Hartingon
B. W. Taylor
High Line Distributing Co
G. C. Buchanan
L. C. Buchanan
James E. Wilkes
W. W. Wilkes
Wilkes Distributing Co, Inc
C of C
Beckleyan
C&o
Scarber
Estep Infant
Halle
Calrod
To .H
Mullens
Beckley Reserve
Lewis
Rews
Cash & Carry
Nash Campbell
Hotpoint
Theiftmaster
Corretion
Pressel
Shel
Ice Fey
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