Centennial Parking Plan Set for Raleigh County Visitors
Beckley announces a county centennial parking plan with red directional signs guiding visitors to designated lots near Valley Drive and Woodrow Wilson High School. Buses run every fifteen minutes from the city center to the field, five cent fare, to relieve downtown congestion and free up space for out-of-towners. Police Chief Anthony Scalise notes Beckleyans should leave cars at home if space is tight.
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Raleigh County Centennial
Motter
Valley Drive
Woodrow Wilson
William Laren
Anthony Scalisejcorder
15 Area Men Enlist For Armed Forces
Fifteen Beckley area men enlisted yesterday in Army Navy and Air Force ranks. Navy recruits included Lacey Warren Neal Jr 25 who joined USNR for a year recall to active duty and was sent to Great Lakes for three weeks training. Willie Anderson Sutphin 35 with prior service became a seaman recruit and went to Norfolk for further assignment. Forrest Joseph Quesenberry 18 of Lanark joined for four years in the Navy and was sent to Great Lakes for a week of training. Twelve men enlisted at the Army and Air Force station with seven entering regular Army duty and headed to Fort Knox for training. Names include Malachi Green 20 Dehue Fredrie Lee O'Brien 17 Alderson Ben David Justice 22 Williamson Preston Everette Price 19 Peterstown Jackie Wilmer Hawks 17 Barrett Jack Edward Martin 17 Sophia and Harry Vernon Steele 18 Landgraff while Steele signed for two years. The other six RA enlistees.
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Beckley
U.S. Navy
W. E. Bartlett
Lacey Warren Neal, Jr
USNR
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Willie’ Anderson Sutphin
Stephenson
Norfolk
Forrest Joseph Quesenberry
Lanark
Navy
Sea
Great Lakes
U. S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Wyatte J. Gay
3Rd Armored Division
Fort Knox
Malachi Green
Dehue
Fredrie Lee O'Brien
Alderson
Ben David Justice
Williamson
Preston Everette Price
Peterstown
Jackie Wilmer Hawks
Barrett
Jack Edward Martin
Sophia
Harry Vernon Steele
Landgraff
Steele
Air Force
Hospital job exams offered by Civil Service Commission
Examinations for Laborer CPC-2 and 3 and Janitor CPC-2 and 3 at VA Hospital Huntington will be given by the U S Civil Service Commission through the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners. Salaries range from 2120 to 2252 per year with no written test required but certain experience rules apply.
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Veteran's Administration Hospital
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Huntington
Civil Service Secretary
Beckley
Board of Examiners
U. S
Civil Service Region
3Rd and
Jefferson Drive
S. W
Washington
D. Sa
West Virginia
Local Beckley Stores Open Two Wednesdays
Beckley Business Bureau member stores will stay open all day on Wednesday for the next two weeks as announced by President W M Kessel. On April 30 the stores will remain open in observance of Raleigh County Centennial Week instead of the usual 6 p m closing. The Bureau Board approved the action and noted Labor Day week hours.
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Beckley Business Bureau
W. M. Kessel
Raleigh County
Bureau
Kessel
Juvenile Fined on Four Assault Counts
A Blue Jay juvenile, before Magistrate J. P. Meadows, was found guilty on four assault charges and fined $5 plus costs on each count. The case involved the juvenile allegedly following a family home from church last Sunday while cursing and throwing stones. Two additional men, Harvey Harrah and Ray Adkins of Affinity, were convicted of road law violations before Magistrate Charles Burdiss in Sophia. Each was fined $25 and costs for driving without a license, with Harrah fined an extra $10 and costs for no license plates. They were arrested by Constable R. E. Bonham and Constable J. A. Farley.
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J. P. Meadows
Blue Jay
Meadows
Charles Burdiss
Sophia
Harvey Harrah
Ray Adkins
Affinity
Harrah
R. E. Bonham
J. A. Farley
Civitan Dental Tag Sale At Kangaroo Court
Civitan Club members will host a dental tag sale at Kangaroo Court tomorrow. About 800 aluminum tags feature a coal mine stamp and the word Berkley. Tags cost $2 each to raise funds for free dental care for underprivileged residents in the area. sales run from 10 a.m. to late afternoon.
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Civitan Club
Kangaroo Court
Berkley
Three Arrested and One Held in Raleigh County Jail
City Police jailed six individuals yesterday including Jesse Webb Pine Knob rearrested for failure to pay a fine, Thurman Gunn Beckley on an attachment order, Robert Reed Tanis on a peace warrant, Franklin Carter Beckley for drunkenness and profanity, Herbert Shellon Beckley for assault, and Edward Spicer Sophia for disorderly conduct. A speeding ticket was issued to William Scott Grandview who will appear before Police Court Judge Anthony Sparacino tonight.
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Raleigh
Jesse Webb
Pine Knob
Elly
Webb
Thurman W. Gunn
Beckley
Robert Reed
Tanis
Franklin Carter
Herbert Shellon
Edward Spicer
Sophia
William Scott
Grandview
Scott
Anthony Sparacino
West Virginia Baptist State Convention elects officers
The convention reelected its officers including first vice president Rev W M Jones and second vice president Rev J B Eaton. Rev Co E Wright Charleston was statistical secretary and Rev W A Pittard Welch auditor. Rev P A Banks Charles Town and Rev J J Turner Montgomery were named other officers with Turner chosen for his 62nd term as corresponding secretary.
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W. M. Jones
Lester
J. B. Eaton
Logan
Co. E. Wright
Charleston
W. A. Pittard
Welch
Au- Gitor
P. A. Banks
Charles
Presbyterians Hear Rev Salange Sunday in Beckley
The Rev James Salange pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Hinton will preach at the Beckley Presbyterian Church on Sunday in the absence of Dr J W Witherspoon who is set to return around Sept 1. The former Beckleyan is a former member of the local church and will speak as part of a weekend in Charleston Convention coverage. Roy J Smith of the West Virginia Department of Veteran Affairs will leave this afternoon for the American Legion convention at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. He will return late Sunday and notes the office will be closed all day Saturday. James Dillon, 37, of Lynco is hospitalized in Welch for a foot injury from an accident at Crozier Coast and Land Company operation. A Whitesville trip report notes Mrs C N Otto of Victory Street, Fawnormonbig travels to Myrtle Beach on vacation.
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Roy J. Smith
West Virginia Department of Veteran Affairs
American Legion
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Smith
Register
LYNCO
James Dillon
Welch
Crozier Coast and Land Company
James Salange
First Presbyterian Church of
Hinton
The Truth About Hormones for Men Over 35
An advertisement claims hormone deficiency affects happiness and tone in men over 35. It promotes Hudson Male Sex Hormones from Cohen Drug Co with a 30 day trial and full refund if not satisfied. Address listed at 322 Neville St.
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Cohen Drug CO
Neville ST
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
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Ortater
FORD
Bair Bros., Inc
E. Main St. — Beckley, W. Va
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Neville
Civitans
A. Abram
Rev
Salange
Whitesville
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