Every Pigpen in Raleigh County Judge Riffe's Lifetime Hobby
Judge W A Riffe of Daallow a pennney, Raleigh County Criminal Court, is famed for a life spent gathering county history. He catalogs old courthouse records, traces family lines from Pennsylvania Germans, and memorizes local place names. His private library and three volume set on Pennsylvania Germans bolster his research into Southern West Virginia families.
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JIM Wood Register
Riffe
Raleigh County
W. A. Riffe
Daallow
Pennney
West Virginia
Judge Riffe
Judge Qiffe
Roanoke County
Glen White
Virginia
Monroe County
Miffe
Giles
Floyd
Americas
West
ITVW
Judge Hutte
Anany Ott
Ralewh
Clear Fork
Beckley
Floyd County
Pink” Wood
Raleigh
All Teaching Positions Are Assigned in County Raleigh
The Raleigh County Board of Education filled all teaching posts. 21 teachers will work with emergency certificates while others hold valid certificates. Several resignations and transfers occurred in elementary and high schools, with multiple new appointments in both elementary and secondary levels and two new vocational instructors added.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
Glenna Mie Moore
Shumate
Irish Mountain
Teresa Gilmore
Woodrow Wilson
Rosemary Williams
Shady Spring
Sibyl Meadows
Sophia
Belly Jane Rorrer
Ercles Junior High
Ruth Laren
Trap Hill
Woodrow Whi
Board Approves School Bus Drivers for Raleish County
The Board of Education approved the appointment of drivers for the county school buses. Names listed include Angelo J. Albanese, A. M. Anderson, Carl H. Bennett, Oscar Bowling, W. C. Bowyer, George R. Bryant, Cecil Campbell, James Basil Clay, Dale BR. Cole, Henry Wilbur Cole, Roles D. Cook, Junior WV. Daniel, J. W. Foster, Joseph Farrow, William Howard Gill, Davie E. Godbey, Boston V. Green, C. B. Horton, Charles Lee Howell, James C. Hutchens, Boyd Hutchinson, Garland Jackson, Ira Klarshall, Clyde L. McClure, Oral Meador, Hubert Moses, Cal Pettry, Hubert Richmond, Arthur Sarrett, Paul J. Scarbro, Glen W. Shumate, Charles E. Stover, Donally Stover, Grover L. Walker, Harley C. Walker, N. E. Walker, Burnley Williams, Asel V. Wood.
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Raleish County
Board of Education
Angelo J. Albanese
A. M. Anderson
Carl H. Bennett
Oscar Bowling
W. C. Bowyer
George R. Bryant
Cecil Campbell
James “Basil Clay
Dale BR. Cole
Henry Wilbur i Cole
Roles D. Cook
Daniel
J. W. Foster
Joseph Farrow
William Howard Gill
Davie E. Godbey
Boston V. Green
C. B. Horton
Charles Lee Howell
James C. Hutchens
Boyd Hutchinson
Garland Jackson
Ira &. Klarshall
Clyde L. McClure
Oral Meador
Hubert Moses
Cal Pettry
Hubert Richmond
Arthur Sarrett
Paul J. Scarbro
Glen W . Shumate
Charles £. Stover
Donally Stover
Grover L. Walker
Harley C. Walker
N. E. Walker
Burnley Wiliams
Asel
Two Are Assigned To Service School
Two Raleigh County residents attend service schools. Pfe Car, D. Carper, son of Delmar Carper of 14 Miller Street, trains as an air Force technician at Fort Francis E. Warren Wyoming. Recruit Ruth B. Will, daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Hill of Crab Orchard, studies medical technician at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. Joseph B. Corns of East Beckley makes Purdue University engineering honor roll for second semester ending June 20.
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Raleigh County
Mane
Twoman
Pfe
D. Carper
Delmar Carper
Miller Street
Air Force
Usaf Technical School
Fort Francis W. Warren
Wyoming
Ruth BR. Will
J. A. Hill
Crab Orchard
Brooke Aviny Medical Center
tFort Sam Houston
Texas
Joseph B. Corns
Rast Beckley
jPurdue University
C. E Damon
County Sailors Given Sea Duty Assignments
Two Raleigh County sailors are on sea duty and another has been assigned to base, the Navy announced today. Clenda C. Cox of MacAlpin serves aboard the survey ship Tanner with Hydrographic Survey Group 2 in the Atlantic Fleet as a quartermaster first class. The Tanner is on a North Atlantic cruise and will return to Newport, Rhode Island, in October. John A. Kostos of Navassa is aboard the tender USS Grand Canyon on a four month Mediterranean cruise, with the Grand Canyon visiting Crete and Naples in August. Mel G. Quesenberry of Elkins Street is serving with Naval Beach Group 2 at Little Creek Virginia as boatswain's mate first class.
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Raleigh County
Navy
Clenda C. Cox
J. Lewrinda Ellison
MacAlpin
Bette Janne Kestos
Navnsa
Mediterranean
Grand Canyon
Kostos
Crete
Naples
Italy
Meal G. Quesenberry
Marie Quesenberry
Elkins Street
Naval Beach Group 2
Naval Amphibious
Little Creek
Thaatswain's
Rotarians to Hold Children Clinic at Courthouse
Rotary Club to examine 45 to 50 children aged infants to 16 at the courthouse on Friday starting 11 a.m. A noon meal will be served. Clinic aims to identify children needing further treatment at Millon Memorial Hospital and braces may be fitted as progress allows. Also notes a livestock sale slated at Oakvale on August 20.
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Rotary Club
George Watkins
Watkins
Millon Memorial Hospital
Beckley Assured Express Service If Trains Stopped
Beckley civic leaders say railway express service would still run if passenger and mail trains are abandoned. Officials in Washington and Richmond discuss highway post or truck relay from Hinton or Prince to Beckley with express handled via road if needed. A birth notice from Mount Hope reports a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J C Gwinn on August 6.
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Beckley
Hedrick
Post Office Department
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Publi Service Commission
Permissio
Fanny
J. W. Paul
C&o
Register
Washington
Panny
Barrett
H. R van Denbergh
Railway Express Agency
Richmond
Express
Denbergh
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service Commission
Wenbergh
Hinton
Prince Rather
City Council Seeks Legal Opinion On Thornhill Parking Dispute
Beckley council discusses Thornhill and city land row over a South Fayette parking lot used by Thornhill and the city. City Attorney to rule whether the city holds any lease or legal claim while Bonham proposes U-Driver-It use and potential parking revenue amid ongoing negotiations.
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City Council
Thornhill Land
South Fayette
Howe
W. A. Thornhill
J. A. Bonham
Rainham
William Laren
Council
W. HL. File, Jr
Hedrick
Borham
Thornhill
Sham
Bonham
Beckley
Fletcher Freeman
Ban“ham
Charleston
Morgantown
White Sulphur Springs
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Janiel K. Lowry
Benjamin W. Caravy
Eccles Junior High
Geraldine Whi
Lois P. Schneider
Charles Wilfred Graham
Hubert E. Bunner
Rotarians
Ay Register
Princeton
KING
Famous
Old Forester
King Black
AM Distillers Corp
Dowticlio
Kentwck
MING
Bip Forester
Ambaigumery Chal
Neville St
NCR As
Cy Ae
City
Saks Jewelers
Aiy Neville
Becktey
ABC
Beckley Music & Electric Co
S. Fayette St
Tampa
Florida
Cole
Rina Cort
Coca-Cola Company
AY Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Pinevare
Coca-Cola
Nixon
Neville Street
Prince Street
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