Pagoda Market to Relocate. Cole’s Market to Open
McCollum plans move of The Mack Market to Neville Street and expand, linking with Pagoda drive-in. Cole’s Market will occupy 125 Main Street with new equipment and hours targeting workers. Quality Pastry reopens at 435 Neville Street after remodeling. service emblems noted at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone West Virginia offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ML V. McCollum
Cincinnati College of
Mack Market
Whitesville
Main Street
Neville Street
Valley Funeral
McCollum
H. Cole
A. L. Cole
Cole's Market
Coles
M. V. McCollum
First Baptist Church
Paul Nichol
Fred L. Miller
Robinson
West Virginia
E. M. Payne CO
E. M. Payne
Children's Department
Hutchison Rites Set Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs Newton P Hutchison of Lester will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Church of God in Lester with Rev Lucile Flory officiating. Burial in Lester Cemetery. She died at 2 p.m. Wednesday after years of ill health. Survived by Newton P Hutchison husband one daughter Hattie Armstrong three sons Wayman J Car B Hutchison Ernest W Hutchison one brother Jake Weeks sister H Huff 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Body at Caffee Funeral Home until 12:30 p.m. Saturday then moved to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Flory
Lester
Lester First Church of God
Newton P. Hutchison
Hattie Armstrong
Wayman J
Car. B. Hutchison
Miami
Pia
Ernest W. Hutchison
Whitesville
Jake Weeks
Athens
H. Huff
Caffee Funeral Home
Beckley Fifth in State In Liquor Tax Collections
Beckley ranked fifth in the state for the first quarter of 1951 with $6,857.34 in liquor tax receipts from the State Liquor Control Commission. Twenty eight cities shared state revenues totaling $194,848.40. Charleston led with $24,786.03 and Parkersburg at $35,878.74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
State Liquor Control Commnnism
Associated Press
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Logan
Morgantown
South Charleston
Weirton
Williamson
Welch
Martinsburg
Princeton
Oak Hill
Elkins
Montgomery
Weston
Moundsville
Grafton
Airmen Urged to File for CAA Identification Cards
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announces airmen must obtain identification cards to exercise certificate privileges. Beginning Sept 1 1951 airmen with certificates must have the card issued from April 15 or later. Cards may be issued on scheduled dates at the Aviation Safety District Office Woodrum Field Roanoke Virginia by appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Aviation Safety District Office
Woodrum Field
Roanoke
I Caa
Seek Marriage License In Raleigh County
Ray Snodgrass 45 of Whitesville and Hallie Miller 35 of Naoma applied for a marriage license at the Raleigh County clerk's office on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Snodgrass
Whitesville
Hallie Miller
Naoma
Raleigh County
Cr arb Orchard Soldier Wounded in Korea Named Kenneth Supuia
The Department of Defense reports Pfc. Kenneth Supuia, 20, of Crab Orchard, was wounded in Korea while serving with the 25th Division since June. He enlisted January 6 1949 trained at Fort Knox and later served in Japan before deployment. His parents Mr and Mrs Everett L Armstrong received word. The article notes a local sewerage plant project nearing completion under Mayor Elgie Ballard with weather delaying progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett L. Armstrong
Crab Orchard
Department of Defense
Pfc
Kenneth Supuia
Vuu
Armstrong
Korea
Elgie Ballard
West Virginia
Ft. Knox
Japan
Planning Board Abandons Alley and Approves Closing
The Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission approved closing the alley between Garfield and Jefferson streets, with nearby landowners allowed to buy the adjoining land. Grant Sisson’s plan for a store with eight apartments above at Johns town Road and Houston Street was rejected for insufficient living-space area. J Wilbur Bays received approval to open a Dairy Queen ice cream store at Johnstown Road and Route 1921 B-Pass, continuing a similar operation on Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Planning and Zoning
Garfield
J. Wilbur Bays
Dairy Queen
Johnstown Road
Bays
Second Street
Veterans Warned On GI Insurance Policy Rules
The article explains NSLI policy rules for veterans whose first service began after Sept 2 1945. They must renew for five years or convert to permanent NSLI plans before term policies expire to retain insurance. If they do neither they cannot obtain new coverage without reentering active service. Also notes expiration timelines for NSLI policies issued before and after Jan 1 1960. Leon Rudolph Tanks sustains a hand injury at work in Killarney and is hospitalized in Raleigh General Hospital with satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barcel
Veterans Administration
NSLI
Bpree
Killarney
Leon Rudolph Tanks
Negro
Raleigh General Hospital
Tanks
Lillybrook Coal Company
Negro Baptist Deacons Buy Property for Home
The West Virginia Negro Baptist Deacons Convention bought the building once used by Miners Tin in East Beckley to be remodeled into a home for aged and disabled deacons and missionaries who served faithfully. A special congregational service will be held on the former Palisade Park site once the present lessee O L Gilcrest releases it. State President J T Thompson announced the service will be directed by state and district officers after two key meetings in Thurmond on March 12 and at the Welcome Baptist Church in East Park on April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Negro Baptist Deacons Convention
East Beckley
Palisade Park
O. L. Gilcrest
J. T. Thompson
Thurmond
Beckley Man Escapes Greenville Bank Run Accident
William M. Shanklin of Beckley escaped injury Monday as his trip to work at the Bank of Greenville in Greenville Monroe County avoided a collision or crash during the morning hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
William M. Shanklin
Bank of Greenville
Greenville
Monroe County
King Bros Circus Coming to Beckley May 3
The Great King Bros. Combined Shows head to Beckley. Performances slated for 2 and 8 p m at Sprag Show Grounds, promoted by the Beaver Lions Club. Local residents urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Bros. Circus
King Bros
Beckley
Sprag Show Grounds
Aus
Beaver ‘Lions Club
Sheriff begins district tax collection effort in Raleigh County
Deputies stationed across Raleigh County begin collecting the first and second halves of 1950 taxes. Discounts apply for early second-half payments, while late first-half payments incur interest. Tax rounds list district deputies and visit schedules in Shady Spring, Richmond, Trap Hill, Clear Fork, Slab Fork, and Beckley areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
R. S. Taylor
Taylor
Beckley
Sheriff's
Raleigh County
Marsh Fork
Zina Preach
Richmond
Shady / Spring
Flynn Canaday
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Jay Miller
Mason
Farley
Slab Fork
Shady Spring
Fireca
Jonben
Whitby
Sullivan
Glen Morgan
Beaver
Grandview
Daniels
Cool Ridge
Ghent
Merchants Panel Plans OPS Price Regulation Discussion
A five member merchants panel will lead a mass meeting at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courtroom to discuss OPS Ceiling Price Regulation seven. Panel heads include Robert Kemp with OPS representative Wayne Thompson assisting. pricing charts due by May 1. distribution of regulation guides and charts provided.
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Merchants
Mass
re +al
Mens
Robert Kemp
Mercantile Division
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
General Mass
Raleigh
OPS
Wayne Thompson
Charleston
E.’E. Bibb
Thomas Bazarre
Henry Hersting
R. A. Shackleford
W. R.davidi i
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Ationac
Pic ‘Beckley
Nation Guard
Greene
Second Army
Maj
James Miller
Pagoda Drive-In
McCollam
Vecellio Coal Company
Vecellio
Guy Amato
Domonic Massinople
Chesapeake
iPotomac
Telephone Company of
W. A. Withrow, Jr
Ted Robinson
J. W. Whitday
Fred Griffith
G. Beckley
John Callaway
Burdleson
Hutchison
Goo
Beckley Junior High School
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
St.Joseph Aspirin
Cohen
Cohens
ASTIC
Cohen's
Pertic
Cher
Larcha Tory
Cohen’ Ss
duPont Poythens
Chacleefon
Corry
Kit Williams
Bagoma
Basrel
Akon Sentery
Pricid Res
Blue Jay
Madams Creek
Long Bottom
Abraham
Pluto
Surveyor
Glen Daniel
Fairdale
Eccles
Harper
Bolt
Leevale
Boon
Dorothy
Colcord
Ameagle
Artie
Clear Creek
Sandlick
Slab’ Fork
Coal City
Odd
Walkers Town
Rhodei
Sophia
Edward ©. Trump
Grey Daniel
Beckley Posse
Oxey
Charles BR
Mery
Cuttit
National Guard
Ralph
Karen Sue
Dodrill
Macil ‘Robin Sheppard
Charles Shepipard
Thayer
Budget Shop
Fayette St
Company m Wm
Kanawha
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