Scalise Honored for Twenty-Five Years Service at Beckley Dinner
Sergeant Anthony Scalise a 25 year WV State Police veteran was honored at Black Knight Country Club as he retires to become Beckley police chief on May 1. Father Halpin U.S. Marshal McGinnis and Mayor Hedrick led tributes with remarks about Scalise’s career and future leadership. A quartet entertained as officers and community leaders praised his service.
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Anthony Scalise
West Virginia State Police
Black Knight Country Club
Scalise
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Beckley
John Halpin
State Police
Father Halpin
U.S
W. H. McGinnis
United States
G. C. Hedrick
Raleigh County
W. A. Burke
Ben H. Ashworth
W. A. Riffe
C. C. Lewis
Millard Tyree
Ralph Summers
E. S. Duckworth
Ned H. Ragland
Ted G. McDowell
Captain
Duckworth
B. H. Hopkins
Eddie Gilmer
Jerry Yore
Boy Scout Exposition Opens With 71 Booths Tonight
The Appalachian Council of the Boy Scouts of America hosts a 71 booth exposition at the new recreation building. Displays cover nature craft air scouting and more. The program includes a little theater and bands from Woodrow Wilson and Stralton High Schools. Continuous demonstrations run 7 to 10 pm tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm tomorrow.
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Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Gus Walker
The
Woodrow Wilson
Stralton
Heaths
Boy’ Scouts
Raleigh County Vocational School
Girl Scouts of America
Future Farmers of America
Junior Red Cross
Raleigh County
New Farmers of America
United Mine Workers Safety Teams
American Navy men Welcome in Dublin During First Courtesy Visit
Glen Jean man Wesley S. Elkins, a fireman apprentice in the United States Navy, was among about 1000 officers and enlisted men welcomed in Dublin. He serves aboard the destroyer U S S Johnston as part of a cruiser and destroyer escort group visiting the Irish Free State.
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Glen Jean
Ireland
Register
Wesley S._ Elkins
United States Navy
Ralph Elkins
Dublin
Eire
Irish Free State
Elkins
U.S.S. Johnston
Stationer in Japan Hy Register State Water
Baileysville resident Lowell Blankenship son of Mr and Mrs A B Blankenship serves as battalion file clerk with the 192nd ordnance battalion in Kobe Japan arriving November 1947 and assigned to the Kobe base since then. A separate notice from Oak Hill reports the birth of a seven pound son Dennis Boyd to Mr and Mrs Robert Bunch on April 17 at the grandparents Armick Malays home in Robson.
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Japan
Baileysville
Lowell Blankenship
A. B. Blankenship
192Nd Ordnance Battalion
Kobe
Honshu
Blankenship
Register
Oak Hill
Robert Bunch
Dennis Boyd
Armick Malays
Pinecrest Head Emphasizes Early Tuberculosis Testing
Dr. H. S. Edwards of Pinecrest Sanitarium urged routine testing of all contacts to detect TB early. He endorsed X rays and tuberculin tests as key tools, advocated testing children under school age, and urged observation of contacts for three months even if initial results are negative.
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H. S. Edwards
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Raleigh County
Edwards
Baileysville Circle Plans Quilt Making Meeting
Baileysville Baptist Church Missionary Society discussed a quilt project at the Baileysville home of Mrs. Gledia Short with program leader Mrs. Anna Bailey. Frances Short joined as a new member and April 30 was set for the next gathering at Henriott Lester’s home.
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Baileysville
Missionary Society
Baileysville Baptist Church
Gledia Short
Anna Bailey
Frances Short
Arnold Rose
Charles Kelly
Short
Henrietta Lester
Funeral Service for Pic. George H. Rice Planned Sunday
Funeral services for Pic. George Henry Rice of 310 Worley Road are set for Sunday at 3 30 p m at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Alvin J Cook officiating The war hero died on Guam August 20 1944 and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and a Presidential Unit Citation He is survived by five brothers two sisters and his parents with burial at Sunset Memorial Park under American Legion graveside rites Active pallbearers are named in the notice Two hundred eleven women are now serving in 48 state legislatures in the United States.
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Pic
George Henry Rice
Ancil and
Sadie, Rice
Worley Road
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Rice
Beckley
Guam
Woodrow Wilson High School
James
Robert
Howard
Salem
Ohio
Dennis
Lexington
Gildrey
Baltimore
Sadie Marie Rice
Mary Cornelius
Charleston
Sunset Memorial Park
American Legion
Carl Edwards
Carl Edward, Jr
Kenneth
Lowell Dodson
Roy Samuel
Oliver, Joe
Alford Harper
Charles Pennington Birthday Honoree Remembered
Mullens Charles Pennington son of Mr and Mrs H E Pennington was honored at a party at their home in observance of his 10th birthday. Guests included Delores and Donnie Duncan Jackie Kirk and many others. prizes were awarded and the event featured games.
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Charles Pennington
Register
Mullens
Charles — Pennington
H. E. Pennington
South Mullens
Delores
Donnie Duncan
Jackie Kirk
J. QO. Kingrea
Penningfon
Marty
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Pinecrest
Baileysville Circle
Iter
Associated Press
Wendell G. Swank
Conservation Commissior
Schenley Decanter
Sunny Eai
Schenleys
Cauany
G. M. Powers
Mule Tneeee
Preeney
Bobby Ottawa
Canada
Kirk
Darrel Weaver
Wayne
Bradbury
Buz
Wey
Berman
Neville ST
Bethley Theatre
Beckley Hotel Hill Building
Fiere
Brerechal
T. Grant CO
Neville Street
Mullens High School
Trap Hill High School
WUCFC
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