Jordan Appeals DC Conviction
Charlie Frank Jordan, 55, appealed a driving while drunk conviction to the Raleigh County Criminal Court after being released on a $500 property bond. He was jailed after a collision on South Fayette Street. Witnesses described intoxication and whisky on his breath. officers noted incoherent speech and seven dollars offered for license papers. Garfield Jennings and Eugene Scott forfeited bonds on separate charges.
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Charlie Frank Jordan
Crow
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Jordan
South Fayette Street
E Street
David Earl Graybear
Beckley
Graybear
Pagoda
Harper Road
Eugene Scott
East Park
Tor
Scott
Bobby DeBerry
Mabscott
John D. Amon
Roger Henderson
Eccles
Leonard N. Jones
Beaver
End of Summer at Bluefield State Terraced Hills
Bluefield State College marks the end of summer session and an undergraduate era. The west gate auto entrance is closed, altering campus life as two temporary buildings near completion for the new semester.
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Bluefield State
BSC
Bluefield
Health Service
Home Economics
Lewis Hall
Iran
Floyd Craft
Mullens
Gwendolyn Chamber
Rhodell
Mary Lacey
Beckley
Marconi Dawson
Harper
Wanda B. Wright
FASTEETH and local show updates from 1920s era
An ad trades in dental powder FASTEETH for secure false teeth with no taste. It notes winners in several shows and mentions a pony with a $2,500 rig owned by R L Cook of Matewan. Also reports a harness pony class trophy at Dry Hill Prosperity show and Toledo bowling league for mothers of twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Cook
Matewan
Troublemaker
Dry Hill
Toledo
Ohio
University Freshman Week Plans Announced
West Virginia University Morgantown announces Freshman Week from September 9 to 15. The program opens with an 8 30 a m convocation led by President Elvis J Stahl Jr. and welcomes by student body president Jack Bowman along with a Morgantown official. Registrar J Everett Long explains courses and assigns advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Joseph C. Gluck
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Jack Bowman
Petersburg
J. Everett Long
Sweeney Family Celebrates Five Generations Across Two Lines
John Edward and Jack Jr. Sweeney represent five generations in Crab Orchard and Ghent families. Dora Sweeney, 98, and Alice Walker, 84, share long lineages with 29 and 36 grandchildren respectively. Both women note large families and recent health changes, reflecting deep roots in Ghent Odd and Jumping Branch communities.
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John Edward Sweeney
Jack Jr
Jack Sweeney
Crab Orchard
John Edward
Dora Sweeney
Ghent
Londa Sweeney
James Tolliver
Jumping Branch
John Sweeney
Alice Walker
Olin Vines
Otis Vines
Odd
Tom
Sarah Abigail Turner Lilly
Lilly
Bluestone River
Hinton
Sweeney
Mrs. Walker
Giles County
McDowell County
Pinoak
Walker
Trap Hill Saddle Club Exhibition at Bradley Arena
The Trap Hill Saddle Club will stage a riding exhibition for the Raleigh County Horsemen's Association and general public at Bradley Arena. Games on horseback and three open classes include Western parade open, western pleasure for riders 14 and under, and western pleasure for riders 14 and over. Sponsored by Bradley and Mount Hope Lions Clubs, small admission charged with proceeds for arena and grounds improvements.
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Trap Hill Saddle Club
Raleigh County Horsemen's Association
Bradley Arena
Bradley and
Mount Hoe
Lions Clubs
Animal Exhibit at Southern West Virginia Fair
West Virginia native animals will headline the Southern West Virginia Fair September 2 to 7 at the Kanawha County Fairgrounds near Dunbar. The state conservation commission runs a large trailer exhibit with each animal in its own age. The fair also features a National Guard exhibit of weapons tanks and army equipment and a county civil defense replica of an atomic attack. The Agriculture Commission shows foods home canning and farm products. Livestock entries include states beyond West Virginia and as far south as Georgia. New departments include draft horses and swine.
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West Virginia
Kanawha County Fairgrounds
Dunbar
State Conservation Commission
West Virginia National Guard
Agriculture Commission
Georgia
Charles E. Hurt
Parachute Wings Awarded to West Virginia Guardsmen
Beckley based First Lt Eugene Wallace and Sgt Larry N Riley of the West Virginia National Guard earned parachute wings after four weeks of training at Fort Benning Georgia. Major William F Watts, Special Forces commander, said they are the first non jumpers in the newly organized team to qualify as parachutists.
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Special Forces
West Virginia National Guard
Beckley
Eugene Wallace
Larry N. Riley
Fort Benning
Beecome
William F. Watts
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Bluefield State College
Laura Ross
Mount Hope
Laura
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
David Cook
Bruce Jones
Gregory
Willin, W. Va
Mr. Jones
Fan Power Company
Appalach
Roanoke
Virginia
Sale Son
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Phil
Alice
Jack Sweeney Jr
John
By Cordie Nugen
Wesley Youth Center
Boke
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