Three City Juveniles Await Theft Hearing
Three Beckley youths aged 14 to 16 were arrested by City Police on grand larceny charges after allegedly taking a portable phonograph from S J Stephens Episcopal Church worth about 40 dollars. They are to appear Saturday before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L McCreery. The case is one of several thefts reported over the past days including entries at Sportsman cafe and vehicle thefts in the area.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
S J. Stephens Episcopal Church
D. Worth May
Sportsman Cafe
Beckley Police Court Fines Bond Forfeitures Report
Ten persons paid fines and forfeited bonds totaling 48 dollars in Beckley Police Court on Monday night. Two defendants from whisky raids on April 1, Ed ward D Walker and Izetta Neal, forfeited bonds totaling 310 dollars. Walker faced possession of whisky for resale and selling beer without a license. Neal was charged with selling taxed whisky. Four were fined for spearing, including Erlin K Chambers Harold Brammer James Holliday Jr and David Duane Hill. Holliday paid 5 dollars extra for unnecessary noise. Hill paid 20 dollars extra for driving without an operator’s license. Four individuals charged with drunkenness forfeited bonds totaling 65 dollars.
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Beckley
Edward D. Walker
Izetta Neal
Walker
Erlin K. Chambers
Harold Brammer
James Holliday Jr
David Duane Hill
Bradley
Holliday
Hill
Youth And Labor Market Local Conference Held In Beckley
Fourteen employees of the Department of Employment Security in Southern West Virginia attended a training conference on Service to Youth Programs at Raleigh County Vocational School in Beckley last week. An employment counselor and assistant director from Charleston led the session, focusing on youth entering the labor market after high school. Attendees included James P. Painter M L Tabor Lucile Bailey Hattie Spangler E R Bolton Francis McCline Delth Harrah Sarah K Elder Betty Ridgeway Mary Gillooly Kate Massey Phoebe Altizer and Woodrow Boyd.
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Department of Employment Security
West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Charleston
James P. Painter
M. .L. Tabor
Bluefield
Lucile Bailey
Davidson cadet earns Scabbard and Blade Medal at ceremony
Edward M. Payne of Beckley was among 11 ROTC cadets honored at Davidson College North Carolina during the annual federal inspection. Payne received the Scabbard and Blade Medal for leadership and classroom work. He graduates from Woodrow Wilson High School and studies economics. He participates in the Business Economics Club Spanish Club Philanthropic Literary Society golf team D Club and Davidsonian staff. He belongs to Kappa Alpha and Scabbard and Blade.
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E. M. Payne
Payne
Woodrow Wilson High School
Davidson College
Philanthropic Literary Society
Davidson
Davidsonian
Kappa Alpha
Scabbard
Blade
Richardson Honored For Scout Services
Richardson, a veteran Boy Scout with activity dating to 1910, received a renewal charter for Troop 7A at Sophia from Rex Johnson. He was awarded the Coveted Trainer's Key for 47 years of service and has held roles including district chairman, training chair, scoutmaster, and commissioner.
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Raleigh
Sophia
Sophia Lions Club
J. W. Richardson
Scotland
Richardson
Rex Johnson
di Tre
Lions’ Club
New Recruiter Assigned to Local Amy Recruiting Station
Sergeant 1 C. Cecil T. Blankenship has been assigned to the Lewisburg area as the new recruiter for the Amy Recruiting Station. Blankenship served eight years in the U S Army, is originally from Princeton, and is married with one child.
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C. Cecil T. Blankenship
Amy
Lewisburg
Blankenship
U. S. Army
Princeton
Rapechie Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Clemens Rapechie will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home by the Rev. John Hedlock. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Rapechie, 72, of Prosperity, died at home Tuesday evening after a four year illness. He was a retired coal miner, last employed by New River Coal Co at Cranberry after 30 years. He was a member of United Mine Workers Local 5822 at Cranberry. Born in Lithuania on November 23, 1885, he came to the United States in 1907. Surviving are his wife Anna Kokoski Rapechie, one son Tommy of Youngstown, Ohio, one stepson Tony Kokoski of Cranberry, one step-daughter Helen Kokoski of Youngstown, Ohio, one brother Paul Rapechie of Scarbro, and six grandchildren. The body will remain at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Clemens Rapechie
Rose and Quesenberry
John Hedlock
Sunset Memorial Park
Rapechie
Prosperity
New River Coal Co
Cranberry
United Mine Workers of America
Lithuania
Anna Kokoski Rapechie
Tommy
Youngstown
Ohio
Tony Kokoski
Helen Kokoski
Paul Rapechiec
Scarbro
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Award Night April 16 At Beckley VA Hospital
The Beckley VA Hospital will host annual Award Night on Tuesday April 16 at 7 30 p m in the hospital auditorium. About 129 volunteers from civic service and welfare groups are to receive certificates of appreciation and hour certificates. Dr Paul R Copeland and Dike Pisegna will present the awards to staff and volunteers.
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Veterans Administration
Beckley VA
Paul R. Copeland
Dike Pisegna
VAVA
Pisegna
Ex-Bluefield State College President Dickason Dies At 70
Funeral services for Henry L. Dickason 70 former president of Bluefield State College will be held at 1 p m Sunday at the college Dickason led the college from 1936 to 1954 and helped secure accreditation and launched a million dollar building program. Commodities are distributed today at the Capone Building Crab Orchard and at the Sprague warehouse Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm. Bring own containers.
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Henry L. Dickason
Bluefield State College
Dickason
Capone
Crab Orchard
Sprague Warehouse
Omar O. Stover Agent at 1510 Harper Road
Omar O Stover is listed as an agent residing at 1510 Harper Road with contact phone CL 3 4392. The sparse OCR entry provides no additional context or activity.
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Omar O. Stover
Harper RD
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