State officials to speak at Beckley fluoride forum tonight
Two state health officials plan to join a public discussion on fluoridation in Beckley. Dr James Ruble and H K Gidley will answer questions at 7 30 p m in Raleigh County Court House circuit court room following city and county council inaction.
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Beckley
James Ruble
Bureau of Dental Health
H. K. Gidley
State Department of Health
Circuit Court Room
Raleigh County Court House
Sam Carman
The
Jaycees
Carman
Raleigh County
Water Company
Chairman Named For Moose Lodge 1606 Officers
Governor elect Ted Kessinger announced Beckley Moose Lodge 1606 officers and committee chairs to take office May 1 at a lodge dinner. New officers include Kes singer James Dearing junior governor Harry Hambric prelate Carl Cody treasurer William D. Nace secretary Woodrow Bales Raymond J. Lares D. B. Shumate trustees. Committee chairs include F. H. Carter W. D. White membership Cecil Kincaid W. D. Gunn civic affairs Paul Bowles J. O. Holliday delinquent Joe Dutton endowment James Dearing sick T. R. Allen Mooseheart Day Woodrow Bales athletic Harry Hambric fellowship and attendance Sam Raborn funeral Sid Reese publicity Fray Lilly Veterans Hospital Okey Mills chairman 40th Anniversary committee.
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Beckley Moose Lodge
Ted Kessinger
Kessinger
James Dearing
Harry Hambric
Carl Cody
William D. Nace
Woodrow Bales
Raymond J. Lares
D. B. Shumate
F. H. Carter
W. D. White
Cecil Kincaid
W. D. Gunn
Paul Bowles
J. O. Holliday
Joe Dutton
T. R. Allen
Sam Raborn
Sid Reese
Fray Lilly
Veterans Hospital
Okey Mills
Grover Jones Former Countian Dies at Welch
Grover Cleveland Jones aged 65, a Ward coal miner formerly of Raleigh County, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Welch Emergency Hospital after a three year illness. He last worked for Valley Camp Coal Co., Ward, and was a member of Local 340 and Ward Community Church. Born May 17, 1888 in Independence Virginia, he was survived by two daughters Mrs. Herbert Lilly of Crab Orchard and Mrs. Ralph Saunders of Prosperity. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Everett Shaffer officiating. Burial in Little Cemetery, Crab Orchard. Body to remain at the funeral home until the service.
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Grover Cleveland Jones
Ward
Raleigh County
Welch
Valley Camp Coal Co
Ward Community Church
Independence
James Jd. Jones
Herbert Lilly
Ralph Saunders
Prosperity
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Everett Shaffer
Little Cemetery
Crab Orchard
Two More Policemen Will Attend School
Police Chief Evan H. Hall asked city council to allow two more patrolmen to join a two week police school in Dunbar. The course would cost $100 for two men. Council granted permission. The attending officers are Howard Thompson and Lonnie Price.
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Dunbar
Evan H. Hall
Council
Hall
Howard Thompson
Lonnie Price
John C Ward Sent Invitation to North Bend Ramp Dinner
Sheriff John C Ward has received an invitation to the annual ramp dinner and pistol match at North Bend seven miles from Richwood today But he doubts he will be able to attend.
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John C. Ward
North Bend
Richwood
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report USDA
Livestock market summary from Baltimore shows cattle across weights 940 to 1069 pounds butcher steers 20.00 to 23.65, and cows 8.00 to 12.00. Calves bring 25.00 to 28.00 with prime lots up to 28.00. Hogs range by weight from 25.00 to 28.25 for lighter classes, down to 20.00 for over 500 pounds. sows under 400 pounds 23.75 to 24.00. Sheep listed as none.
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Baltimore
USDA
William A. Birchfield 62 Dies in Local Hospital
William A. Birchfield 62 dies at 2 25 p m after a year long illness in a local hospital. Born May 15 1892 in Stonecoal he was a janitor at Stoco Junior High School and a World War I veteran. Survived by wife Audra C Pitzer two sons Woodrow and Eldon a daughter Marcia Pitzer and a foster daughter Ella O and a foster son Billy Pitzer. Funeral arrangements set with services Friday at Resaco Methodist Church and burial at Magg Lilly Cemetery Princewick.
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William A. Birchfield
Lego
Stonecoal
Stoco
Missionary Baptist Church
Princewick
Coal City
Masonic Lodge
Audra C. Pitzer
Odene Birchfield
Woodrow
Eldon
Ella
Marcia Pitzer
Billy Pitzer
Colorado
Melton
Resaco Methodist Church
Everett R. Shafer
Beckley
T. E. Painter
Killarney
Magg Lilly Cemetery
Meeting to Plan X-Ray Campaign in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association will lead a mass TB X-ray survey for residents over 15. At 3 p.m. Tuesday the executive committee set a countywide meeting for 7:30 p.m. Friday April 23 in Memorial Building room 10 to organize local groups.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Raleigh
Memorial Building
Beclley S Oakwood parking ban protests prompt council meeting
Beckley city leaders heard 12 business delegates on South Oakwood Ave urge rescission of the parking prohibition in place a little over a week. They complained of lost business and traffic delays while urging meters, a third lane, or other relief. A joint City Council and Traffic Control Commission session is planned before the April 27 council meeting.
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Beckley City
S. Oakwood Ave
B. H. Hopkins
Hopkins Motor Co
Traffic Control Commission
Hopkins
Douglas Bryant
Keyser Funeral Home
E. C. Fleshman
Albert Wheley
Council
Zo Gilliam
Beckley Beauty Salon
Wheley
John O'Dell
Hall
Sam Thies
Ward Irvin Jr
South Oakwood Ave
Appalachian Electric Power Co
South Oakwood- Neville St
Clarence Bibb
City Council
Council Adopts Dog Ordinance
City Council formally adopts an ordinance regulating and licensing dogs to take effect May 1. Owners must show a rabies vaccination certificate to obtain a license. Dog tags for 1954 55 are ready for issue from May 1 through June 30 1955 with 500 tags ordered by Recorder Emery J. Smith.
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W. H. File Jr
Emery J. Smith
Smith
Top of Asharah-George Building To Be Removed
Fire damaged Asharah-George Building on Neville Street to have top floor removed to reduce danger. City officials expect immediate action with pedestrian protection and sidewalk kept open while owners clear basement and floors then inspect remaining walls.
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Asharah - George
Neville St
Bernard Martin
Evan H. Hall
Rahall
Main St
Philip Bsharah
Sophia High School to display new addition at night
A public inspection of Sophia High School is planned at 8 oclock tonight to show the recent addition which Raleigh County Board of Education recently accepted. All teachers are expected to be present.
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Sophia
Sophia High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Sprague Church of God Holds Special Services
Special services continue at Sprague Church of God through Friday led by Rev. Charles Sanger of the Wierton Church of God. Services begin each evening at 7 o clock.
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Sprague Church
Sprague
George W Blake 13 Succumbs at MacArthur Home
George W Blake aged 78 died after a yearlong illness at his MacArthur home at 9 p m. He was a machinist for 34 years with Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates and was born Feb 25 1881 in Oak Hill. Survived by wife Maggie Blake four sons a daughter two brothers two sisters seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at Helen Community Church with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers named.
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George W. Blake
MacArthur
Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Oak Hill
Lewis and
Martha Blake
Maggie Blake
Robert L
Jenkins
Russell
Sophia
Ralph
George R
Phyllis
Dennis
Maxwell Hill
Kenneth
Summerlee
Henry Dove
Sallie Thomas
Sun
Williams
Helen Community Church
Dewey E. Wilson
L. B. James
High Lawn Memorial Park
Charley Crumpey
Ross Laws
Basil Cochran
Stanley Seletyn
Harry Smith
Ora Shrewsbury
Prison choir to sing Easter music at Crab Orchard
Twenty women from Peace Spring Prison will sing Easter music at the Robert C. Byrd Bible Class in Crab Orchard at 9 45 a m on Easter Sunday. Superintendent Mrs Mabel Sims will accompany the group.
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Peace Spring Prison
Robert C. Byrd
Crab Orchard
Mabel Sims
Army man faces Beckley court over no plate drive
Arthur W. Hauer, 22, stationed with the Army at Prince, is ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night on a charge of driving a motor vehicle without license plates.
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Arthur W. Hauer
Prince
Beckley
Absentee Soldier Held at Raleigh County Jail
Harry Lee Goldie known as Flat Top is detained at Raleigh County Jail on charges from military authorities for being absent without official leave from his post.
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Harry Lee Goldie
Raleigh County
No Objectors to Power Franchise for AEP Co
At the Tuesday city council meeting a public hearing on a 20 year franchise for Appalachian Electric Power Co. drew no objections. The council adopted the franchise ordinance and an agreement allowing use of poles for traffic lights and fire signals. Waldo S. LaFon, district manager of AEP, attended the meeting.
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
Waldo S. LaFon
AEP
Monoxide Victim To VA Hospital Transfer
Richard Daniel a 34 year old resident of 110 S Oakwood Ave was transferred to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. He had grown worse over the weekend after reporting exposure from a small heater at his workplace and had previously suffered a similar incident with a coal stove years ago.
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Richard Daniel
S. Oakwood Ave
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Daniel
Beckley Hospital
MacArthur
Peace Warrant Arrest in Raleigh County Jail
Danny Crawford of Myers Ave was lodged in the Raleigh County Jail at 12 30 a.m. today on a peace warrant. He was arrested by City Police.
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Danny Crawford
Myers Ave
Raleigh County
Fix It or Close It Ultimatum On Center St
City Engineer Dennis M. Leary warned Center St may collapse due to rotting wooden cribbing under the street. He said the failure could be sudden, affecting motorists in icy weather, and urged action as a look‑see and land negotiations proceed. The plan costs 2781 dollars plus potential property purchase, with First Ave extension paving 75 percent done.
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Dennis M. Leary
Center St
Leary
Elmer Davis
Davis
Central Ave
Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
First Ave
Rounding Corner Work at Third Ave and Neville St
City Council moved to condemn land owned by E H and Jean Crouch to finish rounding the corner at Third Ave and Neville St. Work is slated to begin soon with Mayor Davis expecting start by Thursday. Judge Knapp signed a right of entry and set May 17 for boundary commissioners to value the land.
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Third Ave
Neville St
E. H
Jean Crouch
Elmer Davis
Norman Knapp
Poultry Market Report from Harrisburg Virginia
Shenandoah Valley live poultry market unsettled for broilers and fryers. Demand only fair as buyers hesitate. Farm prices reported for 24 hours ending noon yesterday show broilers 24-25 cents per pound, heavy hens 22-23, one lot of fancy 27, small type turkey fryers 32-33.
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Harrisburg
Shenandoah Valley
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Moose Lodge
Grover
Jones
John
S. Oakwood
South Oakwood
Kay
Neville Street
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Cool Ridge
Summers County
E. R. Turner
Hinton
AEP Co
Bellans
Neville
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St
America
Ford
H.p
Bair Brothers, Inc
East Main Street
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