Beckley Livestock Market Approved For Beckley Area
C T Shackelford reports Rural Development Council will open a Beckley livestock market once funds are available. Authority from Agriculture Commissioner John T Johnson permits sales at a site north of Beckley on U S Route 21. The Beckley Farmers Market site will house pens, arena, offices, a dipping vat, and loading docks, with weekly sales on Wednesdays and a $10,000 bond required.
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Beckley
C. T. Shackleford
Rural Development Council
Shackelford
Commissioner of Agriculture
John T. Johnson
R. E. Hicks
Beckley Farmers Market
Hicks
Johnson
Ant
Shackel
Sprint
Ford
Raleigh
Alderson
Ronceverte
Caldwell
Dunbar
Spencer
Narrows
Tate
Shackelford Bond
Raleigh drive raises funds for Civil Defense rescue truck
Over $2,200 collected in Raleigh County drive for a Civil Defense rescue truck. Money over operating costs, including $44.95 turned in at Crab Orchard Drive-In Theatre, supports the effort led by drive chairman Bill Halstead. The county aims to raise $5,000 which will be matched by the Federal Civil Defense for the $10,000 truck.
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Civil Defense
Raleigh
Crab Orchard
Bill Halstead
Federal
Beckley Court Collections Hit All Time High
Beckley police court fines and bond forfeitures totaled 1281.1 dollars for the year, marking an all time high. In a session, 14 of 24 defendants faced intoxication charges and several individuals faced penalties for speeding drunk driving concealed weapons and other offenses.
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Beckley
Olynthia Jackson
Acca Club
John Meadows
Carl Long
William F. Mays
Jim Perdue
Danny Pittman
James Toler
Huntlington
Minnie Jones
Marcus Gamble
Lorena Mullins
Veterans Office Receives 30176.41 For Vets and Kin
West Virginia Veterans Affairs reports Raleigh and Fayette Counties paid beneficiaries 30176.41 for November burial allowances retroactive pay monthly pensions and compensations. Beckley field office handled 1072 cases with 739 personal interviews 331 calls 374 correspondence 17 death claims 25 disability and pension claims 12 hospitalization 3 outpatient requests 113 forms. The office helped convert 10000 in indemnity policies into GI insurance.
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Raleigh
Fayette Counties
West Virginia
Smith
The Soldier Call Chapter One A Strangest Christmas Tale
A fragment from a serialized children's tale recounts Alexander and siblings in a snowy Christmas scene with soldiers suddenly arriving, a royal kidnapping, and a quest to find a missing princess inside a barn setting. The strange adventure juxtaposes family warmth with looming danger as a door knock heralds soldiers and a royal mystery.
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Santa Claus
Alexander
Amanda
Thomas
Anne
Royal
Theyar
FASTEETH keeps false teeth secure and comfortable
Worry over slipping false teeth is eased by FASTEETH powder. It secures plates without a gummy taste, offering a firm hold and a pleasant alkaline feel. Available at drug counters.
Hidden hearing aid promises discreet aid at distance
CHICAGO Special announces Beltone Hearing Cases a compact invisible device hidden inside temple glasses that carries sounds to the ear without a visible receiver or card. Gabriel Hearter promotes the invention on a coast to coast broadcast and offers a free informative book with no obligation by writing Dept. 156 Restone Hearing Aid Co. Chicago 32.
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Chicago
Gabriel Hearter
Hearter
Beltone
Healter
Restone Hearing Aid Co
Two Cars Collide at Park and Ants Intersection
Beckley police estimate $130 damage after a two car collision about 10:45 a.m. Monday at the Park and Ants intersection. Drivers were J. W. Givens of 312 Woodlawn Ave and Leslie Walton of Mabscoti.
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Beckley
Park and Ants
J. W. Givens
Woodlawn Ave
Leslie Walton
Mabscoiti
Letter Carriers Name Officers Beckley Branch 2420
Gus Lilly of Beckley was elected president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2420 Beckley Supporting officers chosen were Omer Basham vice president Don Lilly secretary and Mrs Emma Fink treasurer The officers were elected at a banquet honoring the 33rd anniversary of the association at the Pull-E-Bone restaurant Saturday Attending the banquet were Harry Fisher James Bellamy Demmni Misco James Bennet John Cruz Paul Bowles Theamen Borrer Charlie Miller William Elkins and Chester Forreti
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Gus Lilly
Beckley
National Association of Letter Carriers
Omer Basham
Don Lilly
Emma Fink
Harry Fisher
James Bellamy
Demmni Misco
James Bennet
John Cruz
Paul Bowles
Theamen Borrer
Charlie Miller
William Elkins
Chester Forreti
Draft induction notices mailed to county men for Dec I
Miss Alma Smith clerk of the Selective Service Board announces that 15 county men have received induction notices. They must report at Beckley Recruiting Main Station at 9 30 a m on December l. Names include John Garnett Jr Dearborn Michigan formerly Skeltony Hubert Ezra Baldwin Jr Martinsville Virginia Raymond Joe Mendi Glen Jean Clyde Jackson Campbell Sophia Guy Randolph Aliff Rock Creek Leonard Call Snuffer Lester Clyde Edward Canaday Pine Knob Alva Jackson Parsons Jr Baltimore Maryland Prosperity Steve John Pactuta Beckley Joseph Benjiam Fireco William Blaine Gillard Bradley Wannie Carolyn Belcher Dorothy Ralph Burton Ellison Bradley Earl Delano Reles Odd Latella Lively Beckley.
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Alma Smith
Selective Service Board
Beckley
John Garnett Jr
Dearborn
Mich
Skeltony
Hubert Ezra Baldwin Jr
Martinsville
Glen Morgan
Raymond Joe Mendi
Glen Jean
Clyde Jackson Campbell
Sophia
Guy
Randolph Aliff
Rock Creek
Leonard Call Snuffer
Lester
Clyde Edward Canaday
Pine Knob
Alva Jackson Parsons Jr
Baltimore
Prosperity
Steve John Pactuta
Joseph Benjiam
Fireco
William Blaine Gillard
Bradley
Wannie Carolyn Belcher
Dorothy
Ralph Burton Ellison
Earl Delano Reles
Odd
Latella Lively
Driver Clyde Daniel Saxon Faces Reckless Driving Charge
Clyde Daniel Saxon is scheduled to appear before Magistrate J E B Mays to answer charges of reckless driving and improper registration. He was arrested Sunday by State Police and released from Raleigh County Jail after posting an appearance bond.
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Clyde Daniel
Saxon
J. EB. Mays
Daniel
Raleigh
Two-Vehicle Collision Causes $250 in Damages
Beckley police report a two-vehicle crash at S Fayette and F Streets Monday at about 7 55 pm. Harold E Lester 29 of Helen and Jack Price 36 of MacArthur drove the cars involved, with property damages estimated at 250 dollars.
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S. Fayette
F Sts
Beckley
Harold E. Lester
Helen
Jack Price
MacArthur
Miner Injures Finger at Gull Mining Conveyor
Lewis Canterbury Jr. 29 of Crab Orchard was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 12:55 a.m. for a fractured right wing finger after it was caught in the Gull Mining Co. conveyor chain.
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Lewis Canterbury Jr
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Gull Mining Co
Canterbury
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