North Carolina Democrats hear 22 candidates at Raleigh meeting
About 260 people packed the Raleigh County circuit courtroom for a candidate night featuring 22 Democratic hopefuls for various offices. Republican Johnny Lubich spoke briefly urging support in November after noting divisions among Democrats and Republicans.
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Raleigh
Johnny Lubich
House of Delegates
Okey A. Mills
Democratic Executive Committee
Lubich
Labid
Mills
People’s Choice
Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
Strake Walker
Lee Cole
Homer G. Bennett
Verlin H. Walker
Donald D. Hodson
J. O. Tutwiler
Bishop T. C. Glashen
Henry Lilly
Paul J. Vennari
Roy Lee Harmon
Charles
Two Beckley Men Held on Burglary Charge in Raleigh Jail
Nathaniel Reynolds and Willie Whitehead were arrested by City Police for attempted breaking and entering at the D. W. Anderson and Sons Store on Kanawha Street. They were jailed at 11:40 p.m. Thursday along with a third man who fled. Harry Anderson and Pete Meadows were in the building when the incident occurred.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Nathaniel Reynolds
Willie Whitehead
D. W. Anderson and Sons
NI Kanawha St
Harry Anderson
Pete Meadows
Anderson
Salt Recommendations For Hot Weather Health Warnings
A warning urges residents to watch salt intake during heat waves as doctors advise salt tablets to prevent heat illness. Workers in hot places face heat prostration cramps or strokes. some Beckley cases have occurred. Those on low salt diets should consult a doctor before use.
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Beckley
Man And Wife Injured As Car Runs Off Road
Two Cool Ridge residents Blair Bennington and Bertha Bennington were injured Thursday when their car ran off the road at about 3 10 p m They were taken to Beckley Memorial Hospital Blair Bennington had a forehead injury and was released Bertha Bennington was thrown from the vehicle with chest and shoulder injuries and is listed in satisfactory condition.
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Cool Ridge
Blair Bennington
Bertha Bennington
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Sprague Driver Appeals DD Case
A Sprague man named Wade L. Curtis appealed a Beckley Police Court drunk driving conviction to Criminal Court after being released on a $500 property bond. Curtis was arrested July 24 on Eisenhower Drive at Johnstown Road following an erratic drive observed from Eisenhower to South Kanawha Street.
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Sprague
Beckley
Wade L. Curtis
Curtis
Eisenhower Drive
Johnstown Road
South Kanawha Street
Charles Wilburn
Crow
Lewis Terminal
Jimmie Edward Meadows
Edward P. Stansbury
John Leslie Scales
Fifth Street
Howard Gillespie
MacArthur
Sarah Meadows
Heber Street
Juanita Spradley
Lloyd Clark
Eccles
Elizabeth Currie
Robert Bland
Crab Orchard
Countians Return From West Virginia Education Conference
Three Raleigh Countians Nelle Keefer Margaret Sullivan and Dewey Bone Jr returned home today after attending the 7th Annual West Virginia Work Conference on education at Camp Caesar Webster County The three day meeting drew about 130 laymen and school people from across the state Sponsored by the West Virginia Education Association the discussions covered paying for better schools attracting outside experts and overcoming disrespect for intelligence with respect for learning.
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West Virginia
Camp Caesar
Webster County
Nelle Keefer
Margaret Sullivan
Dewey Bone Jr
The
West Virginia Education Association
Egerhead
City Miner Listed in Fair Condition After Slate Fall
John Kilpatrick a 33 year old fire boss at the Stam ford No 2 mine is listed in fair condition at Beck ley Hospital after being buried under about a ton of slate during a Thursday evening accident. He was injured at the Stam ford No 2 mine and is reported to have survived the fall.
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John Kilpatrick
Vale St
Stamford No. 2
Beckley Hospital
Kilpatrick
Ther
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co Roots Traced To 1914
The Amigo Smokeless Coal Co history begins in 1914 when Dr. Joseph A. Wood opened a bituminous mine at Amigo. It notes strong demand for Pocahontas No 3 coal, Wood family leadership, sales in 1943, and Lillybrook Coal Co ownership from 1943 onward. The piece lists mine configurations, production figures, staffing, and union details.
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Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Joseph A. Wood
Amigo
Dr. Wood
Fred G. Wood
Joseph A. Wood Jr
BE. C. Minter Coal Co
Lillybrook Coal Co
Jefrey Manufacturing Co
Devil’s Fork Hollow
Butler Wilson
No. 2
Carl Morgan
No. 3
Paul Shrewsberry
Don McClung
W. W. Parnell
Jim Mckinney
R. N. Akers Jr
The
Rival Judges Face Off in Raleigh Circuit Clerk’s Office
Judge Norman Knapp, a State Supreme Court hopeful, confronted rival candidate Judge Harlan Calhoun in the Raleigh Circuit Clerk’s office. Calhoun, from Moorefield, was caught distributing election cards as he discussed campaigning over a soft drink. The incident ended with both jurists resuming their campaigns.
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Raleipfy County
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
State Supreme Court
Beckley
West Virginia
Harlan M. Calhoun
Moorefield
Knapp
Calhoun
Rev Wolfe to Speak at Crab Orchard Homecoming Sunday
The Rev Mark Wolfe former Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren pastor and now in Copper Hill Virginia will be guest speaker at Crab Orchard church homecoming services this Sunday at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m The event includes joint on the ground and an afternoon singing program James Stanlas choir director leads the senior choir and other presentations The church marked a 400th anniversary last year and is undergoing remodeling Wolfe was ordained in 1945 at Pine Grove Pa after attending Messiah Bible College in Granthan Pa and his first full time pastorate was at Crab Orchard church
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Mark Wolfe
Crab Orchard
Wolfe
Pine Grove
Messiah Bible College
Granthan
Lodges To Hold Joint Services At Ravencliff Lodge Hall
Joint public installation ceremonies set for Saturday at 8 p.m. at Ravencliff Lodge Hall. Weir Covey district deputy grand master to announce. Imogene Shumate district president to install officers for Rachel Rebekah Lodge No. 1 and Pine Grove Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 8. First joint installation for Pine Grove lodges anticipated. large crowd expected. Also brief: Ben Impson family story about three adopted Indian children Chippewa Choctaw and Cheyenne.
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RNS
Ravenclff Lodge
Weir Covey
Rachel Rebekah Lodge No
Pinegrove
Pine Grove
Durant
Okla
Ben Impson
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