Post Office on Wheels marks first anniversary in West Virginia
The Highway Post Office service from Charleston to Fayetteville marks its first anniversary with a 9:12 a.m. arrival. The bus covers Whitesville Crab Orchard Beckley Mount Hope Oak Hill daily, reaching Fayetteville by 10 a.m. and returning to Charleston by 7 p.m. Crew members driver Harry J. Appell and clerk Glenn H. Norville remain aboard as the service reports brisk mail handling and 40 air mail pouches now routine.
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Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Harry J. Appell
Huntington
Glenn H. Norville
St. Albans
West Virginia
Norville
West
Beckley Chamber Plans Monday Beckley Story Review
Beckley Chamber of Commerce will present The Beckley Story to its board at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Building Room 10 for approval. The group aims to publish a labor manual about local industry to attract manufacturers and plans a major membership drive to reach 500.
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G. A. Bentley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Board of Directors
Memorial Building
Bentley
Chamber of Commerce
Bentleyt
Chamber
Red Cross Drive Fails to Meet Raleigh County Goal
The Raleigh County American Red Cross reports eight weeks into an extended fund drive it has raised 37,966.30 toward a 19,631 goal. W. M. Reeser urges drive workers to increase solicitations as divisions show mixed progress against quotas.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
W. M. Reeser
Reeser
Cmparison
H.A. Sloan
E.E. Bibb
Norman Knapp
Wilbur Bays
Jack Bazzparte
Elmer Davis
Harold Lambert
Fletcher Freeman
Beaver Woman Returns From Health Conference
Dr. Eva L. Teter returns to Beaver after attending a three day child health conference and clinic in Kansas City Missouri. Pediatricians presented illustrated cases including Dr. F Monroe Purse who lectured on physical handicaps prematurity and infants. Other speakers included Dr. Leon C Wagner on the Rh factor and management and Dr. R P Morhardt on treating the critical patient.
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Eva L. Teter
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City
F. Monroe Purse
Philadelphia
Leon C. Wagner
R. P. Morhardt
Los’ Angeles
Calif
Crab Orchard Teacher Heads Education Group
The Raleigh County Education Association executive committee chose Miss Margaret Sullivan of Crab Orchard Elementary School as association president for the coming year. Retiring president is Herbert E. Ash of Central Elementary School. other officers were elected April 10 after a small turnout and few nominations.
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Crab Orchard
Raleigh County Education Association
Margaret Sullivan
Herbert E. Ash
Central
Services Set for M. J. Meadows 77
Funeral services for M. J. Meadows 77 of 615 Johnstown Road will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church with the Rev. A H. Wilson and Rev. C E. Walker officiating. Active pallbearers will be nephews Howard F Meadows Clarence W Meadows Darrah Meadows Pierce Fink Ross Meadows and Edward Wallace. The body will be moved from Caffee Funeral Home to the residence at 4 p.m. today and to the church one hour before the service.
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First Christian Church
M. J. Meadows
Johnstown Road
A. H. Wilson
C. E. Walker
Howard F. Meadows
Clarence W. Meadows
Darrah Meadows
Pierce Fink
Ross Meadows
Edward Wallace
SRC Plans Bids On County Road Projects
The State Road Commission opened 19 projects for bids, with five in the area to cost about 1 million dollars. Raleigh County 5.80 miles on Raleigh Sullivan road surface treatment. Boohe County 3.1 miles on State Route 3 surface treatment. Fayette County 8.81 miles on State Route 61 surface treatment. Nicholas County 3.71 miles on State Route 39 road mix surface. Pocahontas County 9.85 miles of U S 219 surface treatment. Bids due by 10 p m Tuesday May 8. Beckley student Ralph Dover and four others named to Phi Beta Kappa at West Virginia University.
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State Road Commission
Raleigh County
Boohe County
Fayette County
Nicholas County
Pocahontas County
Beckley
Ralph.s. Dover
West Virginia
U. S. 219
Commission
Tuberculosis cases highlighted in Raleigh County report
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association disclosed 35 active TB cases found among 1,902 X-rayed, with 45 suspects for TB and 40 for silicosis. The annual report cites 94 physician visits and 190 field visits, 60 sanitarium visits, 29 admissions, and 250 sputum tests, plus a shortfall in the 1950 Christmas Seal Sale. A PTA meeting at Central Elementary was reset to Monday April 30 at Beckley Junior High.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
A. J. Ginkel
Association
Raleigh County
PTA
Central Elementary School Parents Teacher Association
Beckley Junior High School
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