Baer Rites to be Held Thursday
Funeral services for J. Leonard Baer Beckley attorney who died unexpectedly yesterday morning will be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Keyser Funeral Home R. Wein will officiate and burial will be in Mount Wood Cemetery Wheeling Baer practiced law in Beckley since 1941 and died in Raleigh General Hospital at 2 10 a.m. Tuesday three hours after a heart attack in his Burleson Apartments home Born in Baltimore Md July 1 1888 he was the son of the late Simon and Leah Baer and was married to Hose Reichbaum on June 5 1924.
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J. Leonard Baer
Beckley
Keyser
R. Wein
Mount Wood Cemetery
Wheeling
Baer
Raleigh General Hospital
Burleson
Baltimore
Simon and
Leahh Baer
Hose Reichbaum
Writer to Speak At Church of God
Writer Roma Cain Carter will speak at 7 30 tonight at the First Church of God in Beckley on South Oakwood Avenue. She is a Maryland graduate class of 1912 and 1916 law office founder in Wheeling. Her topic is In My Father’s House. She writes for Christian Advoyodite and Young People Digest and has completed Bible courses at Moody Bible Institute.
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Uni
Roma Cain Carter
Diversity of
Maryland
Mariscoll
Wheelingck
Young People's Digest
Washington College
Moody Bible Institute
Beckley Council Plans Special Meeting on Traffic Solutions
City officials will host a special meeting Friday with businessmen invited to present ideas on easing Beckley traffic. The program centers on a Jaycee survey led by planning engineer Rothrock and a senior parking plan endorsed by Mayor Hedrick and others. The plan urges one way streets, uniform controls, stricter enforcement, and more off street parking.
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Beckley
Paiven
Chamber of , Commerce
Tt. Rothrock
State Road Commission
G. C. Hedrick
Imothrock
L. W. “Lobenstein
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
A. K. Minter
Jaycee Committee
City Planning ‘and Zoning Commission
Valley Drive
National Conference On Street and Highway Safety
City of
Beckley Moose Lodge Member Survived by Son and Grandchildren
He was a member of the Beckley Moose lodge. In addition to his widow he is survived by one son, Maurice Baer, of Beckley, and two grandchildren.
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The
Beckley
Porters Win $200 in Tipple Suit Over Fayette County Property
A Raleigh County jury awarded Cecil T. Porter and wife $200 damages after finding U S Shumate and James Green erected two tipples on their Fayette County land without permission. The couple sought $4,500, claiming disturbance of sleep and health impacts from the operation and related issues on their property.
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Fayette County
Raleigh County
Birs
Cecil T. Porter
U. S. Shumate
James Green
Beckley
Porter
WVU Names 21 New Members to Fi Batar Cappar Honorary
Beckley’s John H. McCulloch and Scarbro’s Charles M. Henderson join 21 new members of the Fi Batar Cappar mock honorary at West Virginia University. Also initiated was Dudley S. DeGroot, the head university coach.
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John H. McCulloch
Beckley
Charles M. Henderson
Scarbro
Fi Batar Cappar
West Virginia University
Dudley S. DeGroot
Italians Seek New Name for Cognac
Italian brandy makers search for a substitute name as a pact protects the Cognac label in Italy. By next July they must adopt a new term with options like contac vintac arzen to or brandy tre stelle.
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Rome
Beaver Soldier To Be Reburied
Funeral services for Leroy B. Ransom 35 of Beaver will be at Table Rock Church with Rev. D R Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Ransom Cemetery. Ransom served with the 88th Infantry Division and was killed in Italy on October 6 1944. The body arrives Beckley at 8 43 am today and is taken to his mother's residence in Beaver before services. He is survived by his widow Docie and three children Larry Roger and Linda Kay, plus five sisters and two brothers. The article notes a rhino factoid unrelated to the obituary.
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Leroy B. Ransom
Beaver
Italy
Table Rock
D. R. Carter
Ransom
88Th Infantry Division
Beckley
Oppie Lee
Cora Ransom
Docie M. Ransom
Larry A
Roger W
Linda Kay
Charles J
John Noel
Watson Litly
Daniels
Robert Campbell
Parin L. Hall
Glen Morgan
Jennings Underwood
Shady Spring
Roy J. Bastiam
Mullens
Fifteen Beckley Men Enlist in Army and Air Force
A total of 15 Beckley area men enlisted in the army and air force yesterday said Capt. R. E. Bruns of the Beckley recruiting station. Enlistees include James C. Moody of Renceverte for six years in the regular army unassigned in the Far Eastern command, sent to Ft. Knox for processing. several three year regular army enlistees from Epperly, Resaco, Meadow Bridge, Landisburg, Posey, and East Rainelle sent to Ft. Knox. three year air force enlistees sent to Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. and others from Cirtsville and McRoss.
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Beckley Area
Army
Air Force
R. E. Bruns
Beckley
James C. Moody
Renceverte
Regular Army
Far Eastern Command
Ft. Knox
Burley Caudel
Knox
Kenneth K. Reed
Hinton
Howard F. Smith
Rainelle
John B. Flayes
East Rainelle
van Napier
McRoss
Robert TR. Hope, Jr
Fireco
United States
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Vernon
AlcKinney
Cirtsville
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Bing
Crosby
WJLS
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Colin McLackey
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A. J. Adame
Fayette St
Cone
Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Fconomic Cooperation Administration
U. S. Air Force
Langley Air Force Base
Hampton
Richmond Cleners Laundry
Your Gift Shopping Center
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Pemberton
Oceana — Kepperston
Percale
General Deparnment Stores
Tooraye
Wice
Mount Vernon
National Distillers Products Corp
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