Beckley Council Eyes Speedy Street Paving Push
Beckley city officials plan to accelerate long delayed street projects on City Avenue Westwood Avenue and Prince Street. Mayor George B Chambers cites favorable paving weather and prior delays as urgency, with routine matters and ongoing repairs across the city on the agenda tonight in City Hall.
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Beckley
George B. Chambers
City Avenue
Westwood Avenue
Prince Street
Chamber
Council
City Hall
Chambers
Public Hearing Slated for City Parking Lot Plan
Mayor George B. Chambers announced no council decision yet and a public hearing may be ordered within ten days on the planned municipal metered parking lot on Prince Street. The project, financed by a 1951 bond, would be self liquidating and repaid over up to 30 years per revenue estimates.
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Dpal
George B. Chambers
Prince Street
Air Force And Army Enlist 10 In Beckley Area
Ten men from Kentucky and West Virginia enlisted at the Beckley recruiting station for the U S Army and Air Force. Army members were sent to Fort Meade Maryland to begin service, including Daniel Fraley and Roy Dalton. Air Force enlistees joined for four years and were assigned to Hunter Air Force Base New York along with six others.
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West
Roy Eugene Dalton
Bluefield
Hatti Florence Dalton
Bluestone
George van Carter, Jr
Hope
Lucindda Sears
Franklin Leonard O'R Lochgelly
M O'Boyle
Air Force
Wpon Airree Base
N. Y
Fidon Frye
Verdunvilles
Ray Fugene Cartwright
Dehue
Charles Edgar Burres
Yoin
Julius C. Scott
Erset Scout
Victor Raypurn
Har
Blackwell Funeral Rites Planned For Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Marvell Blackwell, 69, will be held on Wednesday at 12 pm at Sophia Methodist Church. The Rev Roland Kennedy will officiate and burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs Blackwell died Monday morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. Local authorities investigate a break in at Cittsville Elementary School earlier Monday. entry was through a broken window. State Police Trooper England reports stolen items included cooking utensils canned goods a saw and $4 in cash. The body will be taken to Wilhems Funeral Home today at 4 pm. Active pallbearers are John Barr Crutchfield Jerry Polk Ivde Stone Ed Davis Paul Burney E L Mann Sr and J L Thornbeek.
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Delilah Black
Sa Ets
Marvell
Sophia
Methordist
Roland Kennedy
Offerte
We Sunset Memorial Park
Blackwell
John Blackwell
Sop Lorathes
Do L
Pval
Monroe
Cittsville
Helen
C. M. England
Lindsey
Gating
Ates
Wilhems Funeral
Pitl
John Barr
Ch Crutchield
Jerry Polk
Ivde Stone
Ed Davis
Paul Burney
E. L. Mann, Sr
J. L. Tlornbeek
Several Clubs Aid Easter Seal Drive in Raleigh County
Three local clubs and many individuals contributed time to the 1952 Easter Seal Appeal campaign led by Vi Miller president of the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Clubs included the Junior Woman's Club Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club and the Welcome Wagon's Newcomers Chit. Volunteers listed include Mrs William Klein Mrs Archie Blenhegan Mrs Harald Stromberg Mrs Charles Levine Mrs Joseph Miller Airs Abraham Gellar and Mrs Arthur Goldstein who helped with the Saturday lily sale plus Mildred Terry Miss Frances Keaton Miss Emogene Shirley Miss Ruth Ormandy Mrs Russell Gilliam Mrs Ezra Tiles Mr and Mrs Randall Woddell Me and Mrs Julian Kent and W E Prohaska in other roles.
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Vi Miller
Raleigh County Society For
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Welcome Wagon
William Klein
Archie Blenhegan
Harald Stromberg
Charles Levine
Joseph Miller
Abraham Gellar
Arthur Goldstein
Lily Sale
Mildred Terry
Frances Keaton
Emogene Shirley
Ruth Ormandy
Russell Gilliam
Ezra Tiles
Randall Wooddell
Julian Kent
Iw. E. Prohaska
Infant Roy Elam rites set for Sunset Memorial Park
Services were scheduled today at Sunset Memorial Park for Roy L Elam infant son of Roham and Aritweid Elam Sprapie died in a local hospital at 4 pm Monday He is survived by parents two brothers Daniel and Clay a sister Juanita paternal grandmother Martha Elam of Sprague maternal grandmother Lizzie Atkins of Winfield and other relatives. Robert Goldmann 27 and Christa Nasemann 21 both of Beckley applying for marriage. both born in Hannover Germany.
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Pam
Sunset Memorial Park
Roy L. Elam
Aritweid
Roham
Sprapie
Daniel
Clay
Juanita
Martha Elam
Sprague
Lizzie Atkins
Winfield
Robert Goldmann
Beckley
Joseph Choldmann
Christa Nasemann
Adelph Nasemann
Broom
Hannover
Germany
Sylvia PTA Installs Officers for 1952 53
Sylvia Parents Teachers Association installed the 1952 53 officers last night. Mrs Paul S Myers and Mrs Darwin Meador served as installing officers. New officers taking oath were Mrs H Q Phillips president Mrs M A Horvath vice president Mrs Luther Greer secretary and Mrs Pierce Fink treasurer.
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Sylvia Parents Teacher Association
Paul S. Myers
Darwin Meador
H. QO. Phillips
M. A. Horvath
Luther Greer
Pierce Fink
Phillips
Brades
Nora Bailey
Roy Cawley
Charter Confab University And City Men Meet Here Wednesday
A conference in the proposed City Charter for Beckley is set for Wednesday night at City Hall. City Council members will discuss with the City Charter Commission and Dr. Carl Frazier head of West Virginia University’s political science department who will review the charter study and offer recommendations.
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City of
Beckley
City Charter Commission
Carl Frazier
West Virginia University
Frazier
Charter Study Commission
Deeds Recorded In Shady Spring And Beckley Regions
Deeds show transfers from Mr. and Mrs. W F Williams to Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Griffith for .43 acre in McCormack Heirs Addition at Shady Spring for about 1000 dollars. Van Hunter and L H Hunter to Denver Cook for Lot 123 on Marsh Fork of Coal River in Marsh Fork District for about 1000 dollars. Clyde Meador to Wilmer K Lilly for two tracts on Giles Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike and Glade Creek waters in Shady Spring District for about 2000 dollars. Lilly Land Co to T L Canna Day for Lots 9 10 11 and 12 in Lilly Plane on 0 S 19 21 in Shady Spring District for 2625 dollars. A L Bowling to Lennie R Linkous and Evers M Starr for ten tracts including Lot 3 Section 2 of Gadds Addition and a one acre Beckley Princeaton road tract in Shady Spring District for about 7000 dollars. Guy Duball to Virgie Parrott Lot 16 Section 16 of Lily Land Co Addition Beckley for about 4000 dollars. Nurse McGraw to Mr and Mrs Charles McGraw Lot 1 of the J D Lilly tract on Breckinridge tributary of Marsh Fork for about 2000 dollars. Robert Harvey Todd Jr to Robert Harvey Todd Sr Lot 35 of the Baby Farms Addition Beckley for about 500 dollars. Odessa Johnson receives Lot 174 in Mannix Addition Shady Spring District from J M Mannix for about 500 dollars.
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W. F. Williams
Shelby Griffith
McCormack
Shady Spring
Hinton
van Hunter
L. H. Hunter
Denver Cook
Marsh Fork
Coal River
Hunter Addition
Marsh ‘Fork
Clyde
Meador
Wilmer K. Lilly
Giles, Fayette, and
Kanawha
Glade Creek
Lilly Land Co
T. L. Canna
Lilly iPlane
A. L. Bowling
Lennie R. Linkous
Evers M. Starr
Gadd
Beckley-Princealton Road
Guy Duball
Virgie Parrott
Lily Land Co
Beckley
Nurse McGraw
Charles McGraw
J. D. Lilly
Breckinridge
Robert Harvey Todd, Jr
Robert Harvey Todd
Baby Farms
J. M. Mannix
Odessa Johnson
Mannix
Co-owners fined for whisky possession in Mab Scott raid
Donald Smith and Mabel Rice co-owners of the Sweetheart Club on Mab Scott Road were fined 100 each after a state police raid at 1 a.m. Sunday. The pair were tried before Magistrate Jo El Mays.
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Donald Smith
Mabel Rice
Sweetheart Club
Mabscott Road
Jo EL Mays
Winding Gulf coal output dips slightly in latest WGCA report
In the Winding Gulf field net tonnage for the week ending April 19 fell modestly from the prior week. WGCA report shows 179 151 net tons produced, with 86 187 tons for April 12 and 149 852 for April 5. Cumulative 1952 output through April 19 totals 3 157 467 tons versus 3 117 163 in 1951. A well baby clinic runs 11 am to 1 pm Wednesday at Sophia City Hall per the Raleigh County Health Department with Dr Edward Gliserman as clinician.
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Winding Gulf
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Winding Gulf Field
Sophia City Hall
Raleigh County Health Department
Edward Gliserman
Missed in Red Cross Drive Clean-up Team Finishes Canvass
Raleigh County Red Cross officials urge residents missed in the house-to-house canvass to notify the local office. Mrs. Joe Lockabell and Mrs. James Spangler are members of a cleanup detail to finish the town canvass for the campaign.
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Raleigh County Red Cross
Joe Lockabell
James Spangler
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