Mail Truck Service to Replace Fanny on Sunday
The Beckley Post Office awarded Hurley D. Thompson a contract to haul mail from Prince to Beckley starting Sunday, replacing Chesapeake and Ohio's Fanny. Thompson will use three trucks for first class mail and parcel post, with daily routes from Beckley to Prince and back and additional pickups from Washington and Cincinnati trains. A second contract to Roland Davis covers the Beckley to Surveyor, Crab Orchard, Glen White, and Lester section, with schedules through Beckley. Other route changes affect service from Prince to Beckley and between Mabscott and Beckley, expanding the Beckley office’s reach to about 80 post offices.
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Beckley
Hurley D. Thompson
Lillyhook
Prince
Thompson
Chesapeake and Ohio
A. Price
Yoompson
Prince Station
Wastigton
Cincinnati
Washington
Hove
Berkley
Trince
Sat Pan
Rice
B. Curry
Grafton
Curry
Post Office
Fanny
Roland Davis
Daniels
Heckley
MacArthur
Crab Orchard
Glen White
Lester
Surveyor
Eeeles
Harper
Rive
Davis
Wil
Teckley
Abe
Beexley
Chesapeake and Onia Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Elmer E. Akers
Beaver
Blue Jay
Heaver
Glen Morgin
Rateigin
East Beckley
Cranberry
Mabscott Railroad Station
Fred Ford
Mabe. Iscutt
Mabscott Post Office
Mabscott
Gen! White
Eccles
Skelton
Sprague
Raleigh
Affinity
Midway
Sophia
McAlpin
Stotesbury
Tams
Ury
Helen Amigo
Stephenson
Wyco
Allen Junction
Corinne
Mullens
Pemberton
Corl City
Princewick
Winding Gulf
Lolybrook
Lego
Besoco
Adventists Dedicate Local Church on Jennings Street
Seventh Day Adventist Church on Jennings Street to be dedicated tomorrow with opening services at the site Saturday afternoon. Rev J R Johnson now of Dayton Ohio will deliver the first sermon at 2 30 p m, Sabbath School at 1 30 p m. Construction finished in 13 weeks at $5 000, built by congregation with David C Coon supervising.
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Jennings Street
J. R. Johnson
Beckley
Dayton, Oho
David C. Coon
F. C. Webster
Charleston
C. U. Coon
Crab Orchard Scout Leaders to Be Chosen Tonight
Crab Orchard Boy Scout troop members will elect new leaders at 7 p.m. today in the Hilltop Baptist Church meeting hall. Scouts Executive Gus F. Walker of the Appalachian Council will preside, with assistant executive Don E B Garrett in attendance for the organizing event.
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Crab Orchard
Gus F. Walker
Appalachian Conneil
Don E B. Garrett
Hilltop Baptist Church
Milntown Birth Beloved Daughter Arjnestine Williams
A daughter named Arjnestine Williams was born Saturday at Charleston General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ernest Williams in Milltown.
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Register
Milltown
Arjnestine
Ernest Williams
Charleston General Hospital
Wilbur Bays to Head Raleigh Area Chamber in 1950
J Wilbur Hays was elected head of the Beckley Raleigh Chamber of Commerce for 1950 at a board meeting in the Memorial Building. Paul Harwood retires as president with W Falwin Rateliffe named first vice president and membership chair. An area industry proposal was floated by speaker A B Lyons, noting 67 000 acres of woodland in Raleigh Fayette Summers and Mercer counties unused.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
J. Wilbur Hays
Memorial Building
Rays
Paul Ho Rarwood
W. Falwin Rateliffe
C. C. Furmer
Wnt
D.C. Wade
Tursutce
A.B. Lyons
Weal Virninue University
Lyons
Raleigh
Fayene
Summers
Mercer Counties
Junior Red Cross Drive Nets 4 337 New Members
Membership in the Junior Red Cross rises to 347 with Raleigh County Chapter led by Mrs. T. C. Moorefield announcing funds totaling 100.74 from students across Raleigh County schools. Schools listed include Marl Yer Lincoln Edwight Tom Meadow Trap IHN Abrakan Ba contown Brooklyn Cirtavillte Clifttep Colcord Collins Daniels Dillon Creek Glen Leigh Guid view Griffith Iron Mountain Arabscott Musta teaves Shady Spring Shumate Sprague Spruce Tams Teel Wills West Wickham Eliott Sophia High iSchool Beckley Junior High iSchool. Beckley Junior High iSchool contributes the largest gift, 43. v2.
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Cry
Raleigh County
Marl Yer
Lincoln
Edwight
Tom Meadows
Trap Ihn
Abrakan
Bacontown
Brooklyn
Cirtavillte
Clifttep
Colcord
Collins
Daniels
Dillon Creek
Glen Leigh
Giidview
Griffith
Irist Mountain
Arabscott Negro
Musta Teaves
Shady Spring
Shumate
Sprague
Spruce
Wills
West Wickham
Eliott
Sophia High iSchool
Beckley Junior High
Raleigh County Students Add To 1B Fund Drive
Raleigh County students join the Christmas Seal sale to raise funds for the tuberculosis association. Only 61.50 was collected yesterday, part of a $3,848 total toward a $10,000 goal. Miss Frances Coleman notes seal proceeds fund health education, case funding, and rehabilitation efforts in the county.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh
Frances Coleman
Association
Owls Nest at Sophia Elects 1950 Officers
The Sophia Fraternal Order of Owls elected H. D. McGraw as its first worthy president for 1950. A. Wo Reed announced the officers, with Pershing, Clark as first worthy vice president, and McClure named chairman of the board.
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Sophia Fraternal Order of Owls
H. D. McGraw
A. Wo Reed
Pershing
Clark
McClure
Roy Milliron's Father Succumbs
Edward Milliron, 77, of Mount Hope, father of Roy Alibiron, Beckley, died at 11 p m in a Huntington hospital after months of illness. He is survived by his wife Mary five daughters and one brother. The body is at Lindamood Funeral Home in Mount Hope.
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Edward Milliron
Mount Hope
Roy Alibiron
Beckley
Huntington Hospital
Mary
Lindamood Funneral
Police Court to Hear Assault Charge Tonight
Erwin Forney of East Beckley was arrested by city police on an assault warrant sworn by Gi W Forney another East Beckley resident. He is to appear in Police Court tonight and remains in Raleigh County Jail until the hearing. Harold K Alford of Seventh Street was arrested on speeding and running a red light charges while riding a motorcycle and will appear in Police Court tonight.
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Erwin Forney
East Beckley
Gi. W. Forney
Vorney
Raleigh County
Harold K. Alford
Seventh Street
Alford
Coal Industry Faces Three Day Week Impact In 1950
A Cincinnati meeting revealed that a three day week for miners in early 1950 could cut railroad coal car needs to about 585000 for the first quarter and reduce output to roughly 29250000 tons from 36000000. Officials noted about 7000000 tons might remain underground under curtailed operations.
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Southern District
Coal and Coke Committee
Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board
Cincinmati
Jal M. Scult
Beckley
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Traffic Club
Stanley Higgins
Mount Hope
New Hiver Operators Association
610 Children Get Fluoride at Mabscott Elementary
Unanimous PTA approval allowed Mabscott Elementary to begin a dental program. Dr. Richard Woelfel led a two-dental team in treating 610 students with a sodium fluoride solution over several weeks to reduce tooth decay.
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Parent
Mabscott
Richard Woelfel
Woelfel
Fluoride Treatments Begin Early To Protect Developing Teeth
Dentists advise starting fluoride applications at age three to protect developing teeth. Four applications over three days to a week are typical, with repeat intervals during growth. Experts note benefits for children but warn adult effectiveness data remain inconclusive.
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Higgins Jtrons
Higgins
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Wilbur Bays
Red Cross Drive
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T. C. Moorefield
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United Nations
New York City
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Inez Nelson
Main Street
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Amb Bute
West Virginia
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Leo Brids
RCA Victor
Vaughn Monroe
Bali Hai — Perry
My Two Front Teeth
Spike Jones
Will Santy
Shantytown
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St. Mary’s
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Jolson
Merry Christmas
Perry
Wayne King
John W. Eye
W. Neville ST
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Lllis
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Catherelle
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