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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1949
Page
4
Dolores Caves reports the Veterans Hospital expands with a basement mortuary and a first floor chapel to serve 125 seating, with wheelchair accessible pews. The six story building includes an ambulance and bus area, private elevator, an auditorium for 250, and a projection room on the balcony. Construction aims for completion in 1950.
The report lists numerous taxpayers in Marsh Fork and Masseyville areas with back taxes owed. Names include Massey, Pettry, Pattry, Petty, Johnson, Dickens, and others, tied to properties on Coal River, Peach Tree Creek, Rock Creek, and Dry Creek tracts. Amounts show back taxes and installments, with many entries referencing parcels in Marsh Fork and nearby communities.
A fragmented OCR list shows names of individuals and families connected to coal region lands and property, with numerous places like Clear Fork Sand Lick and Coal River appearing alongside householders and heirs. The garbled text preserves person names such as Ashworth, Armstrong, Dunbar, Daniels, and Farley, plus parcel references and near-illegible tract and lot notes.
Funeral services for Mrs Dotlie Bates Blevins 54 will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at MacArthur Missionary Baptist Church with Rev 8 Smith and Rev Howard Spencer officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park under Wilhins Funeral Home direction Mrs Blevins a four year resident of MacArthur was member of Fulton Methodist Church Grose Close Va Pythian Sisters Ladies Bible Class of the MacArthur Missionary Baptist Church She is survived by her husband Dr R Blevins of MacArthur one daughter Mrs Luke Tabor Bluefield W H Blevins of MacArthur one grandson Thomas Blevins two sisters Mrs J E Pickel Tams and Mrs ize Craw Adkins Va and two brothers F F Bales of Tams and G C Bales of Grosectose Va The body will be moved from Williams Funeral Home Sophia to the MacArthur residence at 5 p m today Members of the Tams Pythian Sisters and the Ladies Bible Class of the MacArthur Missionary Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers REMOVER TO HOSPITAL DANESE Ernest Gwinn of Danese was removed by ambulance Tuesday to the University Hospital Charlottesville Ia where he is reported to be seriously ill.
A Dec 5 notice from Excelsior Springs Missouri promotes a free book titled Rheumatism that claims to explain why drugs provide only temporary relief and how to obtain lasting relief from arthritis and rheumatism. The Clinic invites readers to write for the enlarged book Rhenimatism with no obligation, and directs letters to The Ball Clinic Dept. 4101.
The notice lists numerous properties and owners in Marsh Fork and the Towns of Lester and Mapscott, with back taxes and back tax amounts from 1946, across multiple Additions and Tracts. It warns that all listed tracts may be redeemed by paying the sheriff the total amount due, including interest and charges, by a specified sale date.
Final services were to be conducted at 2 30 p m today for Everett Curtis 88 of Skellon who died Saturday night at his home Born at Prosperity he was a tuberiminan He is survived by his wife Mrs Olivia Curtis two brothers J C of Beckley Luther Curtis of Mabscott a sister Mrs Lauri Sinffer of Eccles four sons Delmar of Beckley Burt of Lillybrook Bryan of Skelton and John of Skelton and one daughter Mrs Mary Rapp of Skelton The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill to the residence yesterday at 5 pm
Johnny Mize, born in 1913, stands as the oldest player on the New York Yankee roster highlighting veteran presence on the team.
The county budget shows total expenditures of 1,268,479.48 in the first four months of the fiscal year with the year’s budget set at 303,679. A downward October trend is noted, while several categories run over budget including repairs, stationery, and special levy election expenses.
An evocative ad style description touts agile handling and nimble power with Fireball valve-in-head straight-eight, soft coil springs for stable grip, and king-size interior space. It hints at Dynaflow as an optional feature at extra cost, noting WOR plans to build six units.
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