Open Beckley Rent Control Hearing Sparks Claims
About 50 residents filled Beckley Memorial Building for a rent control hearing. Citizens argued over overcharging and socialism with landlords and tenants offering experiences and data on rent amounts, calls for "wanted to rent" ads, and the potential impact if controls end. City leaders scheduled further review as they weigh extending controls or letting them lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Memorial Building
W. A. Burke
Ben Rhodes
Mercer Street
Truman
Alex Beavers
Rice Street
Clarence Bibb
John Ford
S. Heber Street
Burke
Ford
Jack Hunt
Wilson Street
Skelton
J. C. Seymore
C. R. Harless
Bibb
Harrless
Harless
Richard E. Bailey
Raleigh County
Bailey
Gress
Coley
Minter
William File
Congress
Ross Daniel, Jr
Charles Ross
Ross
Boone, Fayette
Summers
Bluefield
Antihist From Yonkers Named In Ad Copy
An ad for ANAHIST CO Inc Yonkers N Y promises prompt relief from sniffles sneezes watery nasal discharge and similar cold symptoms by following directions on the label Hay fever symptoms are also addressed with the same product in this brief marketing blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anahist Co., Inc
Yonkers 2
N. Y
Judge Signs Order In Divorce Case
The defendant was ordered to pay 100 dollars attorney fee and 36 dollars court costs in the divorce suit of Wayie Stover against Carlin Stover in Raleigh County Circuit Court. A separate suit by Henry G. Wipperman against Kroger Company was dismissed after it was disclosed the case had been settled out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayie Stover
Carlin Stover
Raleigh County
Henry G. Wipperman
Kroger Company
Council Set To Discuss Cross Street Paving
City Council will hold an open meeting tonight at City Hall to discuss the assessment for Cross Street paving. City Recorder William P. Loren said the session starts at 7:30 sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Street
City Council
William P. Laren
City Hall
Principal Authors PTA Article in West Virginia School Journal
Sherman C Trail principal of Stoco High School Lego writes in the current West Virginia School Journal that the PTA can be a potent force in a school's public relations with its wide contacts. He warns success comes from viewing the PTA as a cooperative body built on construction not destruction.
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West Virginia School Journal
Sherman C. Trail
Stoco High School
Lego
PTA
Trail
Parent-Teacher Association
County School Principals To Meet Here Dec 11
The Raleigh County Elementary Principals Association will meet at 7 30 p m Monday Dec 11 in Beckley Junior High auditorium. Association president S W Moye Slab Fork Elementary principal will lead the session focusing on current county school administration problems.
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Raleigh County Elementary Principals Association
Beckley Junior High
W. Moye
Slab Fork
Police Probe Store Robbery at Moses Department Store
State police investigate Sunday night robbery of O. E. Moses Department Store in Sylvester. The case was found Monday when a newspaper carrier noticed a broken door. Missing items include $800 to $1,000 in currency and merchandise, with $18 in half dollars, plus clothing, jewelry, and other goods.
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Sylvester
O. E. Moses Department Store
Moses
Seventeen Men Enlist Locally In Army And Air Force
Seventeen men volunteered for U S Army and Air Force service at the main recruiting station. Nine joined the Air Force for four years and were sent to Lackland AFB in San Antonio for training. Names include Breeding, Rigsby, Fagg, Dalton, Cannon, Bryant, Taylor, Jackson, Mullens. The remaining eight enlisted in the regular Army for three years and were sent to Fort Knox. Names include Mahaffey, Robinson, Salmons, Clark Jr, Kobeski, Scott, Hager, Robinson.
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U. S. Army
Air Force
Wyatte J. Gay
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Beechel Delmas Breeding
Mhardy
Charles Marion Rigsby
Renick
William Ward Fagg
Montcalm
Roy
Toler
Robert Salmons
Roadfork
Hershel Clark, Jr
Eccles
Charlie Junior Kobeski
Bartley
Harold Lloyd Scott
Ransom
Claud Cather Hager
War Eagle
George Daniel Robinson
Three Couples Seek Marriage Permits In Raleigh County
Three couples filed marriage license applications in the Raleigh County Clerk's office. Johnny Long 21 of Fireco and Selma Wood 17 of Fireco. Ordie Shrewsbury 26 of MacArthur and Helen Nichols 21 of Beckley. Hugh Williams 28 of Beckley and Marjorie Rombeau 25 of Beckley appear among the applicants.
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Raleigh County
Magistrate Reports November Fines Totaling 506 Dollars
Magistrate J. H. McGhee of Shady Springs District filed the monthly report with the Raleigh County Sheriff's office. Total fines were 506 dollars for November with 2.49 dollars for officer costs and 17 dollars for October costs.
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J. H. McGhee
Shady Springs
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Plans Social Security For All County Workers
Raleigh County Court considers joining the state social security program under Senate Bill 250. Workers would contribute 1.5 percent of earnings, with the county matching, while those in existing retirement plans would be excluded. Eligible officials may include elected clerks and court members, with no age limit. participation requires universal employee contributions by June 1, 1951, for a July 1 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
West Virginia
State Auditors Office
Anderson
Pruett Funeral Set for Friday
Nancy Jane Pruett 72 died at her son Harvey Pruett’s Kopperston home. A Helen resident for 30 years she lived with her son in Kopperston the past year. Survived by husband Henry H. Pruett, three brothers, one sister, two daughters, two adopted daughters, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body rests at Williams Funeral Home Sophia until 10 am Friday then at Helen Community Church. service 11 am burial Grassy Spur Cemetery Bishop with pallbearers George Blake Glenn Craven Abner Lester Guy Sweeney Enoch Greer Eugene Blake.
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Nancy Jane Pruett
Harvey Pruett
Kopperston
Sarah Marrs
Huntington
Stanley Selepsyn
Joe Blake
Helen
Luther Hutchinson
Big Auger
Ralph Peak
Cincinnati
Williams
Sophia
Helen Community Church
Grassy Spur
Bishop, Va
George Blake
Glenn Craven
Abner Lester
Guy Sweeney
Enoch Greer
Eugene Blake
Juvenile 15 Disrupts School Then Goes to Jail
A fifteen-year-old Beckley youth was lodged in Raleigh County Jail yesterday for not attending school. He is expected to appear before Juvenile Judge W. A. Riffe today. Also jailed were Clarence Lilly, 44, of Beckley on a drunk warrant and Bob Baker, 44, of Beckley on drunk and profanity charges.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
W. A. Riffe
Clarence Lilly
Bob Baker
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Joseph Galluccio
Beckley Newspapers
William Shanklin
J. O. Freeman
H. A. Sloan
Elmer Davis
Ray G. Kunts
Madison Rd
Scarsdale
Anahist
Rly
Good Housekeeping
Santa Claus
Nohr, Schmohr
Kapop
North Pole
Remus
Santa
Register
Chiropodist
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh Co. Bank
Schenley
Schenley Dist., Inc
N.Y. C
Buick
Roadmaster
Dell Mountain Motors
First Ave
W. VA
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