AEP Board Expands With Ex Governor Battle and Dr Brown
The American Gas and Electric Co. elected former Virginia governor John Battle and Columbia University dean Dr. Courtney C. Brown to its board, bringing board members to 11. Battle, of Charlottesville law firm Perkins Battle and Minor, and Brown, who joined Columbia after eight years at Standard Oil, attended the AGE system’s Muskingum River plant dedication near Beverly, Ohio.
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John
Battle of Virginia
Courtney C. Brown
Columbia University Graduate School of Business
American Gas and Electric Co
Appalachian Electric Power Co
AGE System
Ohio Power Company
Muskingum River
Beverly
Brown
Columbia University
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Esso Standard Oil Co
Singers Unit Meets Sunday At Beckwith
West Virginia Singers League Inc No 3 District meets Sunday at 11 a.m. at Beckwith Baptist Church led by Pastor Rev C A Davis. Program includes Davis Quintet Victor Mrs Washington Beckwith and multiple choruses and named groups. Also notes dinner guests and Federation meeting set for East Beckley New Hope Baptist Church with Rev H Dubois. Sojourners Truth WGTU meeting postponed to later date.
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Beckwith
West Virginia Singers’ League Inc
Baptist Church
C. A. Davis
Bernice Blont
John Redmean
Fayetteville
Julia Jackson
Glen White
Davis
Victor
Sadie Corbett
Glen Jean
Eugenia Davis
G. W. Nelson
Mount Hope
Elsie Wright
Ruby Dawson Beckley
Sadie Crockett
Davis Quintet
Washington
Amanda Hargrove
East Beckley
Philip Hart
Church of the Living God
Beckley
Eva Hart
Edith Evans
Sun
Vanhook
East Park
Rose Brown
Laura Pryor
Laural Carl
Luster
Sigger
Montgomery
Capitol City Chorus
Charleston
Lola Jackson
Armstead
Christine Wright
Ollie Calloway
Carlisle
Robert Dooley
Robert Jr
Fay Dooley
Bluefield
Robert Clayborn
New Era District
Usher Federation
New Hope
Beckley Area
Sojourners Truth Wgtu
Hit and Run Collision Reported in Beckley
Police report a hit-and-run at 8:23 p.m. Monday when a driver in an old model Oldsmobile struck Mrs. Kyle Lilly on Temple Street near Johnstown Road. The operator fled toward the 1921 By-Pass after the collision. John W. Gray, Beckley Junior High teacher, is among 51 MS in Education degree candidates at Illinois State Normal University commencement on Aug. 13.
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Kyle Lilly
Beckley
Temple Street
Johnstown Road
John W. Gray
Illinois State Normal
Carter Brothers Sisters Reunited In West Virginia Reunion
The oldest complete living set of West Virginian brothers and sisters, six Carter siblings aged 56 to 72, reunited in Beckley after 23 years. They include W. S. Carter, Cora B. Martin, James D. Carter, H. L. Carter, Georgia Wolfe, and Ida Virginia Connor.
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Beckley
W. S. Carter
Crab Orchard
Cora B. Martin
Myers Ave
James D. Carter
H. L. Carter
Roanoke
Georgia Wolfe
Ida Virginia Conner
Oxford
Mich
Virginia
Pipestein
H. C. Carter
The
American Viscose Co
Hazardous driving charge in Beckley court
Sonny Boy Herbert of Beckley was charged by State Police with hazardous driving. He paid a $10 fine and court costs in Magistrate T. N. Thurman’s court on Monday.
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Sonny Boy Herbert
Beckley
T. N. Thurman
Johnstown Road Paving Finished
Cement pour on Johnstown Road ends a negotiation between Beckley city and residents Mrs. W. Rambeau and Don Stinett. Street Commissioner D. E. Warden says a four foot sidewalk is complete in front of their properties in Johnstown Road. In exchange the families grant the city a deed to the needed sidewalk easement.
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Johnstown Road
Beckley
D. E. Warden
W. Rambeau
Don Stinett
First Church of God Exceeds Fund Goal
The Beckley First Church of God led by Rev. A J Cain surpassed the world service fund target, donating $19 13 per member. National aims set at $13 per member to raise over $1 million for home and foreign missions education the church college and ministers pensions and aid.
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Beckley First Church of God
A. J. Cain
Church In America
World Service Fund
National Church Organization
World Service
Fink Ordered to Appear in Beckley Court for Speeding
Fred Fink aged 36 of 100 Thornton Avenue must appear at Beckley Police Court on Thursday at 7 30 p m to answer a speeding charge.
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Fred Fink
Thornton Ave
Beckley Police Court
State Fire Marshal Asked to Probe Fire
The State Fire Marshal's office was asked to investigate a Sunday fire at Henry F. Fields's home at 205 Summers St. Fire Chief Bernard Martin announced Parker Wilson of Princeton, assistant state fire marshal, will determine the fire's origin after Chief Martin found definite signs it was deliberately started.
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Henry F. Fields
Summers St
Bernard Martin
Martin
Parker Wilson
Princeton
Fields
Price given six months for breach of peace and moonshine
Herman Price of Harper started a seven months sentence at Raleigh County Jail after a hearing before Magistrate Raymond Coots. He received six months for breach of the peace with a $25 fine and costs and 30 days for moonshine with a $100 fine and costs. Deputy Jay Miller arrested him yesterday.
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Herman Price
Harper
Raleigh
Raymond Coots
Price
Jay Miller
Permits Issued for New Construction in July
Twenty four building permits authorizing about $61,850 in new construction were issued by the City Recorder's office during July. Permit fees for new construction totaled $144.
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City Recorder's Office
Luther Gill
Antonio Ave
Gill
Rosetta Flint
Park St
City Recorder’s Office
Jaly
Beckelyan to Receive Commission in Marines
Ken A Nutter brother of S Sgt Lonnie J Nutter recruiter at Beckley Marine Substation was to leave for Quantico Va to be commissioned as a second lieutenant after a six week platoon leaders course The younger Nutter is a sergeant in the U S Marine Corps Reserve and recently graduated from Concord College He holds a Bachelor of Science in education and minored in psychology His home is 209 Northwestern Ave
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Ken ‘A. Nutter
Lonnie J. Nutter
Beckley Marine Substation
Marine Base
Quantico
Nutter
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Concord College
Northwestern Ave
Beckley Fire Department Log Totals July Losses and Calls
Fire loss in Beckley during July amounted to about 5 625 dollars according to Fire Chief Bernard Martin. The Beckley Fire Department answered 10 city calls and five outside calls, with three first aid responses by the rescue squad. Two first aid calls were in the city and one outside.
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Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
County Farmers Market Opens Second Week of Operations
The Beckley Farmers Market began its second week with a Thursday to noon opening. Market manager O C Hutchinson urged producers to grade and package produce carefully, citing higher prices for well-packaged cucumbers. He advised uniform packing, proper baskets for tomatoes, mesh bags for corn, and uniform potato sizes, noting peppers and squash were scarce on opening day.
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County Farmers Market
Beckley
O. C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Red Cross Plans New Blood Program in Huntington
Final plans for a new blood donor program will be laid Thursday afternoon in Huntington as the executive committee of the Huntington Regional Blood Center meets. Mrs. C. C. Lewis, chairman of the Raleigh County Red Cross chapter and a committee member, says the group will discuss implementing the New York Insurance blood plan for 41 chapters in the center's region.
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Huntington
Huntington Regional
C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County
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