Groups Asked to Donate $100 to Back Scout Councill
Appalachian Council executives appeal to 85 sponsoring organizations in Raleigh, Wyoming, and Summers counties to contribute $100 each to sustain operations through the fiscal year ending September 1. Budget cuts following Raleigh County United Fund failure reduced funding by about $13,000. total goal is $7,700 with 113 Scout troops under council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Council
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers
Joe L. Smith Jr
Smith
Gus Walker
West Virginia
Waldo LaFon
E. L. Fink
31 Are Accepted For Full Term At University
Acceptance of 31 applicants for admission to the September 1954 entering class of West Virginia University School of Medicine was announced today by Dr. E J Van Liere, dean. Names include Kenneth Allen Moundsville Donald Bailey Bluefield Louise Barich Rivesville Beverly Chambers Valley Fork Lowell Coleman Ansted Fayette County Harold Dinsmore Hedgesville Jimmy Ferrell Kenova Thomas Fieldson Amherstdale David Gocke Fairmont Carl Greever Donald Pickett Welch Phillip Hall Arnold Strother Clarksburg Earl Halloran Jr Hollister Harrison Canvas Webster Sherman Hatfield Oceana Robert Hess Bridgeport Bernard Hutchinson Sutton George Kosar Weirton Joseph Lancaster Charles Town Ronald Larry Mt Clare William Lilly Dunbar Louis Mantini Justus Pickett Morgantown Marcus Rogers Forest Hill Philip Rubin James Scott Parkersburg Marshall Whitehair Martinsburg Patrick Williams White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University School of Medicine
E. J. van Liere
Kenneth Jean Allen
Moundsville
Donald Richard Bailey
Bluefield
Louise Luke Barich
Rivesville
Beverly Noe Chambers
Valley Fork
Lowell Thomas Coleman
Ansted
Fayette County
Harold Pattey Dinsmore
Hedgesville
Jimmy Lee Ferrell
Kenova
Thomas Larkin Fieldson
Amherstdale
David Joseph Gocke
Fairmont
Carl Jackson Greever
Donald Pressley Stacks
William Travis Weaver
Welch
Phillip Warren Hall
Arnold Franklin Strother
Clarksburg
Earl Thomas Halloran Jr
Hinton
Hollister Summers Harrison
Canvas
Nicholas County
Sherman Eugene Hatfield
Oceana
Robert Dale Hess
Bridgeport
Bernard Thomas Hutchinson
Sutton
George Benton Irons Jr
Pickaway
Monroe County
George Steven Kosar
Weirton
Joseph Roy Lancaster
Charles Town
Ronald Colman Larry
Mt. Clare
William Douglas Lilly
Dunbar
Louis Emil Mantini
Justus Cunningham Pickett
Morgantown
Marcus Neil Rogers
Forest Hill
Philip Morris Rubin
Charleston
James Russell Scott
Parkersburg
Marshall Lee Whitehair
Martinsburg
Patrick C. Williams
White Sulphur Springs
Swim Is Elected Lake Association Leader for Year
Cecil Swim was elected president of the Flat Top Lake Association by the board of directors Monday night. He succeeds Leo Vecillio, Leslie Gates was elected vice president and E. S. Pugh Jr. was reelected secretary. Five board members were elected: A. J. Lilly, G. Burk Lynch, E. S. Pugh Jr., Leo Vecillio, and A. G. Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Swim
Flat Top Lake Association
Leo Vecillio
Leslie Gates
E. S. Pugh Jr
A. J. Lilly
G. Burk Lynch
A. G. Wilcox
Marine Corps Boosts Career Skills for Recruits
The Beckley Marine Recruiting Station notes that high school skills help enlistees in the Corps. The Windsock publication at Cherry Point advertises for journalists and staff. Sea Scout Ship 52 seeks adult leaders for a 45-foot shrimp boat during spring and summer, with dependents at bases often having their own facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Recruiting Service
Corps
Curtis E. Nelson
Beckley
Boy Scouts
Cherry Point
Sea Scout
State Bar Sets September Meet in Elkins WV
The seventh annual meeting of the West Virginia State Bar will be held in Elkins on Sept. 17 and 18. The Board of Governors will decide the program at its May meeting. Preceding the meeting, the Board will confer in Elkins on Sept. 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Bar
Elkins
Board of Governors
Owen Cleaner
Henry Conway
L. L. Ware
East Rainelle
W. Va
Scouter Roundtables Planned This Week
Two scouter roundtable sessions are planned this week. Piney River District officials meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Beckley Presbyterian Church with district chairman G Berk Lynch presiding. Friday at 7 30 p.m. Ebenezer Baptist Church hosts Winding Gulf District officials led by Rev. Corey O Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney River District
Beckley Presbyterian Church
G. Berk Lynch
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Winding Gulf District
Corey O. Mitchell
Road Law Violations Charged to Two Men
Two area men posted bond to appear in Beckley Police Court on road law violations. John Barnett 29 a surveyor posted 18 dollars for driving without an operator license and driving with improper registration. Robert Lee Anderson 24 a prosperity resident posted 56 dollars for driving while drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Police Court
John Barnett
Robert Lee Anderson
Prosperity
Countians Attend West Virginia Welfare Conference
Health welfare and recreation leaders in Raleigh County will join Countians at the annual West Virginia Welfare Conference in Charleston April 8 through 10. The theme People Are Important emphasizes people as the key resource with business, social sessions, and talks by national and state officials at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
It Happened In Raleigh Earn and Learn program report
Distributive Education Class at Woodrow Wilson High School logged 1162 March hours with total earnings of 883.15. Seven boys contributed 630 hours earning 586.68 and nine girls 532 hours earning 296.47. Since September the program has 10078 hours and total wages 7256.87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Betty S. Jarrell
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHIELDING COAL THEFT FINE
Local notices report Billy Vance Royal fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to stealing coal from Chesapeake and Ohio Railways at Royal. Other cases include Mullens man C R Jennings fined five dollars for dumping trash on Route 3 Raleigh County amid warnings by magistrate J E Mays. Dora Shumate Clemens, Howard Robert Wall, Rosie Ann Ford and Lewis Newsom Webb are listed in death notices with funeral details and arrangements across several West Virginia towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Vance
Royal
J. P. Meadows
Chesapeake and Ohio Railways
J. E. Mays
Mullens
C. R. Jennings
Jennings
Raleigh County
Beckley
Roy Taylor
Mays
Taylor
Disputes Settled Out of Court in Raleigh County Docket
Two cases were dismissed from the Raleigh County Circuit Court docket and one continued to April 9. Plaintiffs Jerome D. Powell and Viola Powell versus Louis Zeldin, and Raab and Co Inc versus Louis Zeldin. Also William S. Bolden vs Advance Machine and Manufacturing Co J H Williams J H Davis and Co E Davis. Bill Meddings of Raleigh released after paying a $10 fine and costs for speeding. he had been jailed after failing to pay the magistrate’s fine. State Police arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jerome D. Powell
Viola Powell
Louis Zeldin
Raab and Co., Inc
William S. Bolden
Advance Machine and Manufacturing Co
J. H. Williams
J. H. Davis
Bill Meddings
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Beaver
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Swim
Lake Association
Kentucky
Hs Arms
THE
Hill and Hill Company
Louisville, KY
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Amos E. Queenberry
Sears
Sears Monument CO
Fred Davie
Ier
B. Rainelle
L. W
Doc’ Watts
Barre Guild
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO
Crab Orchard — Dial
Oak Hill
Logan
Madison Fine Monuments & Family
B. Snead Gardens
Ianton
SIS
Prince St. Dial
G. H. Church
Crab Orchard
Airan
Neville Street
Cohen Drug Store
K. Kinzer
Cam Thompson
Dial
Ford Tractor
George Sweeney
Cooper
Cocemioure
Valley Drive
Halstead’s
S. Oakwood
Ashworth Home & Auto Television Repair Dept
Geo. Sparks, Mer
Prince St
Lovitz Television
Avis
Maxwell & Keyser
Prince Street
Upholstery Landers Upholstery CO
South Oakwood Ave
Beckley Furniture
W. N. Tench
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
West Neville
Foster Hardware Com
Main St
Beckley Newspapers
Jackson Street
Thomas Snuffer
Gallet
Hope
Nash Campbell
Samuel
Croy
Ivan Quesenberry
Nellie Yambor
Glen Rogers
Love Love
Artie Blevins
Sophia
Williams
First Baptist Church
William Tuell
J Perkins
Dewey Wilson
Okey Cox
Williams Funeral Home
Clemens Clemens
Dora Shumate
Woodlawn Avenue
Lula Burleson
Quesenberry
Webb
Alvin J. Cook
Mt. Tab
J. Q. Hutchinson
Kelly Farmer
Oscar Trump
J. E. Richmond
W. B. Claypool
Emmett Phipps
Ann Rose
Quesenberry and
Webb Funeral Home
Ford Ford
Rosie Ann
Kissimmee
Florida
Prince
Caffee Funeral
Maplewood Methodist Church
Maplewood
F. C. Cook
Qwinna Anderson
Aplew
Calfee Funeral Home
Webb Webb
Lewis Newsom
Posey
Calfee
Posey Community Church
Virgil Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
T. J. McGinnis
Ay Stover
Bert Hendricks
Roy Milam
Alonzo Taylor
Clifford Gilkerson
FDR
W. E. Harvey
Donny Ford
Montgomery Ward
Sanders
Edgers
Fabulon
Foster Hardware Co
W. W. Vandivort
R. E. Adkins
Co. L. Wills
Intermont Express, Inc
Glen Morgan
W. Va. Va
W. M. Beaver
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Dial 6105
Homer
Mountain State
James Dial
Louise Miller
Miller
Sue Miller
Nice
Audrey Alder
Avon Manager
106
Home Coure
Metuchen
Ere
University
Champaign
Black Knight Country Club
Parker
Fidelity Interstate Casualty CO
ED Campbell
Bluefield Ave
Bluffield
General Motors
Lincoln Logs
Shady Springs
Fuller Brush Company
Standard Coffee Company
East Vnelle
Seidman
Mar
Thrifty Shop
Neville St
Raleigh County Sanitary Service
R. L. and
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
W. B. Jones
Marguerite’s
Helene Curtis
Main Street
Kut & Kurl
Mabel West Corinna Maddox
Murphy's
Mabel’s Beauty Shop
Mabel Lovell
Maxine Abbott
Hila Cole
Roya
First Ave
A Concrete CO
Beaver, W. Va
Henry Conway Hardware
Neville St. Dial
Baby
W Va
U.S
New
Warren Lovell
Ghent
Guernsey
John Game
Skelton
Fred Mann
Dry Hill Road
Charles Crumpley
MacArthur
Strake Walker
Radford
Daniels
John O'Dell
Hill St
Susie
HENRY /CONWAY HARDWARE
Westinghouse
Winchester
Ithaca
Remington
General Electric
William Rogers
AL Cohen
Court
Angelo Gialdella
Harper
Georgia Hendrick
Lewis Furniture CO
Hardwick
Electric Wational
O. O. Whitt
Soak Creek
Frank
GMC
Sprague _ ROPER gas
Wyoming Avenue
Ewart
Chamberlin Co
F.H.A
Beffore
Boran
Beckley, Coop
Second Ave
Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
US Royal Tires
South Fayette St
S&h
Edward Parrish
Aluma Kraft Aluminum
American Glass & Mirror Co., Inc
Herbert Athe
Mgr
City Ave
Oakwood
Youngstown
Maytag
Aires
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