Air Guardsmen Train as Relocation Decision Hinges
More than 400 West Virginia Air National Guardsmen train at Travis Field Savannah Ga as part of a tactical group forming the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Wing. About 40 pilots and 11 from the Replacement Squadron learn aerial gunnery and air defense tactics in F-51s while a Parkersburg survey nixesKanawha relocation. Martinsburg leads reviewed bases though Raleigh County fights on with Washington audiences possible.
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Travis Field
Savannah
Georgia Air National Guard
Memorial Airport
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Kanawha
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Beckley
Martinsburg
Raleigh County
Attorneys Set August Docket
Beckley lawyers met in Raleigh County Circuit Court to set the August term docket. President K. D. Bowers presided as Judge Norman Knapp was at Camp Breckinridge with the Army Reserve. The term opens Monday, Aug. 22.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Circuit
K. D. Bowers
Raleigh County Bar Association
Norman Knapp
Knapp
Camp Breckinridge
Army Reserve
City Hall Warns Speeders In Beckley Crackdown Planned
City Hall issued a warning to speeders in Beckley with a plan to crack down on violators. Mayor A K Minter urged residents in high speed areas to record license numbers and report them by phone or mail. Repeated offenders will receive notices from the Police Department.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Minter
Accidents injure two in Sunday fall incident
Two children sustained injuries in a fall. Harry Harvey, 12, son of Eugene Harvey of 105 Bishop Sr., was treated at Beckley Hospital for a cut chin and released. Richard Warden, seven, son of Earl Warden of Sprague, suffered a left arm injury and was treated and released.
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Harry Harvey
Eugene Harvey
Bishop Sr
Beckley Hospital
Richard Warden
Earl Warden
Sprague
Wiseman Family Reunion Planned for Rio Grande Event
The 42nd annual Wiseman Family Association reunion will be held August 28 at Rio Grande Ohio. Association dues for 1955 56 are 50 cents per adult member.
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The
Wiseman Family Association
Rio Grande
Personal safety bullet kills Terry resident Homer Jones
Homer Earl Jones, 29, of Terry, died at 12:45 am at Raleigh General Hospital from a gunshot wound to the stomach listed as personal safety related. Jones, a saw mill worker, was admitted Sunday. State Police had not been informed. Survivors are brothers Troy and Ernie of Danese, Houston of Hill Top, sister Martha Thompson of Denver. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Homer Earl Jones
Terry
Raleigh General Hospital
Jones
Troy
Ernie
Danese
Houston
Hill Top
Martha Thompson
Denver Cole
Wallace and Wallace
East Rainelle
Public Parks Draw Large Crowds in Raleigh County Heat
Public parks in Raleigh County drew large crowds as Beckley temperatures hit 90 degrees on Sunday. Scattered showers late in the day helped cool the heat, drawing residents outdoors for recreation and rest from the heat.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Winston White Succumbs at 59
Winston Dickie White, 59, of McAlpin, died at 5 a.m. today at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. The body is at C. D. Trent Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Winston “Dickie’’ White
McAlpin
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Beckley Straw Vote On Special Levy Receives Low Response
The Raleigh Register reports two straw vote ballots from Beckley residents on approving a proposed special levy. The ballot, requested at a special council meeting last Tuesday night, aims to gauge items residents would include. Since Aug 2 a ballot has appeared intermittently with little turnout from Beckley voters.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Register
Beckleyan to Appear In City Police Court
John H. Kelly Jr. of Beckley was released on a $100 bond to appear tonight in Beckley Police Court for driving while drunk. He was jailed in Raleigh County at 2:10 am. Two others, Clifton Carr of Sophia and Paul Edison Mann of Beckley, were also jailed for road violations and reckless driving.
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John H. Kelly Jr
Beckley
Raleigh
Clifton Carr
Sophia
Paul Edison Mann
Straw Vote Ballot From The Raleigh Register
Property owner or resident of St or Ave advised not to mark items to be excluded in a special levy election. Voter is instructed to clip and mail to the news room. The Raleigh Register guides participation in the local ballot process.
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News Room
THE
Raleigh Register
New Way To Shrink Painful Piles Promised
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne, used as Preparation H, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction, with patients saying piles have ceased to be a problem. Available as suppository or ointment. money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Russell Funeral Slated Tuesday
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Welcome Baptist Church for Emanuel Russell who died Friday night at his East Park residence. Elder W. M. Neal and Rev. Archie Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Survivors include his wife Flossie Russell and his mother and father-in-law Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jackson, East Park Funeral Home.
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Welcome Baptist Church
Emanuel Russell
East Park
W. M. Neal
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley
Flossie Russell
W. M. Jackson
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Ground Observer Corps and Cadet Unit Split Up Again
The Ground Observer Corps and Beckley Civil Air Patrol Cadets cease consolidated operation after nearly two months. Harold Soper says GOC to function as an independent unit with 50 existing members and 50 needed. A nationwide alert involved 15 to 20 thousand observers and 100 planes, including a B 29. Memorial Airport hosted the event with several local observers named.
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Ground Observer Corps
Beckley Squadron
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Harold Soper
Raleigh County Civil Defense
Sopher
GOC
The
Civil Defense
Post
JH 44 Red
Air Force
Eastern Air Defense Command
Roslyn Air Force Base
N. Y
P. E. Pauley
Beckley Group
Roanoke
Pauley
Memorial Airport
Funeral arrangements for Valeria Craig in Fayetteville
Funeral arrangements are complete for Valeria Craig aged 20 of Fayetteville who died in Los Angeles California on Thursday Details of the death are not known The body is being sent to the Ritchie and Johnson Parlor Home for disposition
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Valeria Craig
Fayetteville
Los Angeles
Calif
Ritchie and Johnson
The Best Policy Ends With Earning a Profit
The grocer Mac explains his aim in business is to earn a profit, joking about insuring the goose that lays the golden eggs. The exchange centers on why ownership translates to business purpose and risk management.
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Mac
R. D. Watts
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