Red Cross Fund Nearing $9000 in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross nears the $9,000 mark as schools contribute. Executive director Mrs. T. C. Moorefield notes donations from Woodrow Wilson, Slab Fork, Sprague and many more schools, plus support from numerous businesses and organizations including Keyser Funeral Home, Purple Box, Kroger Baking Co., Beckley College, Virginian Railway, and Temple Beth-E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
T. C. Moorefield
Woodrow Wilson
Slab Fork
Sprague
Montroal-Stickney
Trap Hill
Maxwell Hill
Harper Heights
Lester Junior and Elementary
Cranberry
Fairdale
Ghent
Dorothy
Lincoln
East Beckley
Price Hill
Workman's Creek
Elliott, Wells, Sanders
Clear Fork
Crab Orchard
Sprague Consolidated
Freezeland Mountain
Keyser Funeral Home
Purple Box
T. H. Keaton Insurance Agency
Marie's
Clark Stores
Nobil’s Shoe Store
Smith’s Beauty Shop
Sample Shop
Watkins Drug Store
Thrifty Shop
Howard Clothes
Virginian Railway
Pet Ice Cream
Beckley College
Raleigh Baking Co
James Dairy
Caffee Funeral Home
Montgomery Ward
Ladies Aid Society of the
Glen White Community Church
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Houchins Manufacturing Co
Kroger Baking Co
Woman's Society of Christian Service
McAlpin Church
New Deal Lunch
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Richmond
Perdue Storage
Means Lumber Co
Beckley Sisterhood
Temple Beth-E
Budget Shop
Mrs. E. H. Gilbert Dies in New York Hospital
Mrs. E. H. Gilbert, of New York City, died Monday April 19 after a long illness. Her daughter Mrs. R. S. Goldsmith of 917 Woodlawn Ave. has been notified of the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Goldsmith
Woodlawn Ave
E. H. Gilbert
New York City
Sprague Elementary PTA to elect officers at meeting
Deck to be Speaker James B Deck assistant superintendent of Raleigh County Schools will be the speaker for the 7 30 p m meeting today of the Sprague Elementary School Parent Teachers Association Officers will be elected for the coming school term
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Deck
Raleigh County
Sprague Elementary School
Parent-Teachers Association
Knapp Ruling Upheld In Matz Appeal Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court refused to disturb a Raleigh County ruling in a $200,000 lawsuit by Rose C. Matz against Beckley Hospital owners, Dr A A Tieche, and Dr R G Stoneburner. Matz alleged negligent surgery on May 20, 1952 damaged her left vocal cord, leaving her unable to speak above a whisper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ave
Neville St
Raleigh Circuit Court
City of
Beckley
E. H. Crouch
Knapp
Matz
State Supreme Court
Raleigh
Rose C. Matz
Norman Knapp
J. H. McCulloch
Polly Jo McCulloch
Beckley Hospital
A. A. Tieche
R. G. Stoneburner
County Republicans Seek Candidates for 1954 Race
Raleigh County Republicans meet 7 30 p m Thursday to discuss preliminary campaign plans and potential candidates for the 1954 race. Chairman Robert J Ashworth says the meeting will be in his office. Three Republicans have filed for commissioner of the Raleigh County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Robert J. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report
Baltimore market report lists cattle at 24.00 to 26.00 for 910 to 1071 lb slaughter steers and 24.00 to 27.00 for calves 200 head. Hogs show 28.50 to 29.00 for 180 to 220 lb barrows and gilts, with various weights from 25.00 to 28.50. Sheep with a few spring lambs at 24.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
Lightning Trimboli a Beckleyan teaching in Red Bluff High
James Trimboli, former Beckley student, now teaches at Red Bluff High School California. He and his wife and son Jimmy attended a Shasta College commercial teachers workshop where new typewriting and shorthand techniques were shown. Trimboli plans to visit Beckley this summer and says he earned the nickname Lightning from racing pumpkins as a boy in West Virginia.
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Beckleyan
Red Bluff High School
Red Bluff
Calif
James Trimboli
Domenick Trimboli
Westwood Drive
California
West Virginia
Shasta College
Trimboli
Jimmy
Shasta Dam
Beckley
Retail Group of C. C. To Meet Tomorrow
The Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce will host an organizational meeting of its Retail Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Room 10 of the Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Bids Opened on County Road Projects in Raleigh and Wyoming
Bids opened in Charleston by the State Road Commission sought widening the Glen Hedrick bridge and the Beaver Creek bridge on U S 1 921 in Raleigh County. Another bid called for paving five miles of State Route 10 in Wyoming County between Herndon and the Mercer County line road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Road Commission
Glen Hedrick
Beaver Creek
U. S. 1921
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Herndon
Mercer County Line
School Teacher Awarded 8000 Damages in Charleston Case
Beatrice W. Grimm, a Stamford schoolteacher, won 8000 in damages from Aero- Mayflower Transit Co. in U S District Court after a July 30 1952 collision on the Princeton Beckley highway. The tractor trailer crossed the center line and struck her car, causing a dislocated left shoulder and permanent disability plus serious knee injury. The company admitted liability. damages were for the jury to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Beatrice W. Grimm
Aero- Mayflower Transit Co
U .S. District Court
Charleston
Princeton- Beckley
Grimm
Movie of WWHS Mullens Game to Be Shown
Beckley fans who missed the Woodrow Wilson High School Mullens championship game may view motion pictures of the tilt. WW HS principal Cr Peregoy announced showings in the high school auditorium tomorrow from 9 to 3 with sessions at 9 10 11 and 1 2. Attendees should go directly to the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Pistol and Whisky Case Yields Jail Time and Fine
Hubert Meadows, known as Odd, was sentenced by Magistrate J. K. Cole in Slab Fork Raleigh County to seven months in Raleigh County Jail and $150 fine plus costs after being found guilty of carrying a pistol and possessing moonshine whisky. The pistol count drew six months and $50, while the moonshine charge brought 30 days and $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Meadows
Odd
Raleigh
J. K. Cole
Slab Fork
Meadows
Head Cut on Bottle Sends Man to Hospital
Glen Morgan McGhee 38, son of Mr and Mrs Albert McGhee, suffered a head cut after falling on a broken bottle Monday. He required four stitches and was treated at Raleigh General Hospital at 6 p m.
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Glen Morgan McGhee
Albert McGhee
Glen Morgan
Raleigh General Hospital
Pike Landscaping Conference Topic
A morning conference in Princeton brought together officials and supervisors from the West Virginia Turnpike Commission and the Virginia Highway Department to discuss Turnpike landscaping. WVTC outlined its ongoing landscaping program while Virginia plans for two turnpikes and considers landscaping steps for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Virginia Highway Department
Virginia
Princewick Youths Held On Store Break-In Charge
Two Princewick juveniles are held in Raleigh County Jail on charges of breaking and entering Homer Saunder's Store at Coal City. They are accused of damaging property totaling 85 dollars. Deputy Mason Farley arrested them, saying loot was hidden near Princewick and scattered along the Coal City to Princewick road. About 10 pounds of hamburger were discarded from a store window and trampled in dirt.
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Princewick
Raleigh County
Homer Saunder
Coal City
Mason Farley
Parole Conferences To Be Held Saturdays
State parole officer C E Honaker said public conferences will be held Saturdays at the State Capitol Building in Charleston by the State Parole Board until further notice. Previously these conferences with relatives of penitentiary inmates were held on weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Honaker
State Parole Board
State Capitol
Charleston
State Penitentiary
Injuries Among Beckley Hospital Patients Reported
A Beckley Hospital report lists varied injuries treated yesterday and today including head injuries eye burns and back and hip injuries. Names include Barnes Scott Everette Roark Lee Calvin Clark.Frank F Crickmer suffered electric eye burns at the Stanford mine and a motor injury at Meadows Coal Co.
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Beckley Hospital
Barnes Scott
Ethel Scott
S. Fayette St
Beckley
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
Tams
Frank F. Crickmer
Beckley Ave
Stanaford
New River Co
Everette Roark
Fireco
Meadows Coal Co
Lee Calvin Clark
Wycominer
E. C. Minter Coal Co
Child cyclist treated after tri cycle fall
Five year old James Lee Eastridge of 1313 S Kanawha Street was treated at Raleigh General Hospital for a cut tongue after tumbling from his three wheeler on concrete. His parents are Elden and Mrs. Eastridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Eastridge
Elden Eastridge
S. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Conservation Chief To Meet on Grandview Improvements
Carl J. Johnson director of the State Conservation Commission will meet Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce park committee at 2 p.m. today to discuss Grandview State Park improvements. Kermit McKeever chief of the division of state parks will join. They will gather at the chamber offices in the Memorial Building and may drive to Grandview for an inspection. The group will review flag stone walk extensions and paving of park roads funded by a $30,000 appropriation from the last Legislature. Future planning and additional funding prospects will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Johnson
State Conservation Commission
Beckley Area
Johnson
Chamber
Tracy Minnick of Affinity jailed for AWOL from Marine station
State Police arrest Tracy Minnick for absence without leave from his Marine station and commit him to Raleigh County Jail. Minnick faces military authorities and local processing after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Minnick
Affinity
Marine Station
Raleigh
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Red Cross
Deck
Red Bluff HS
Tafon
Cohen's
Odd Man
Pike Landscaping
Ance
Blanche Matherly
Judith A.n Meador “Darrell” Farley
Barbara Perdue
Judith Ann Meador
Darrell Farley
Howard Ave
Mullens
Grandview
Toote
S&h
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Neville St. Beckley
RCA Estate
RCA
Emcee
Duncan Hines
W. Neville St
Nailsett Gas Range
Amere Gas Utilities Company
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