465 Awarded to Plaintiff in Truck Crash Case
Circuit Court jury awarded 465 dollars to Ramire Workman of Clear Creek for a truck jeep wreck on Rayford road last August. Trials of M E Curtis versus Manden-Lene Coal Co were continued to February after a hung jury. Boone County Judge K K Hall presided after Judge Norman Knapp recused himself. State Supreme Court refused to hear another suit and dismissed it. Plaintiffs J E and Mary E Sharp faced defendants Edgar Mohler Alicia Mohler G A Mohler Jr and Fayette Motor Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramire Workman
Clear Creek
Workman
George Jarrell
Packsville
Rayford Road
M. E. Curtis
Beckley
Manden-Lene Coal Co
Boone County
K. K. Hall
Madison
Norman Knapp
State Supreme Court
J. E. Sharp
Mary E. Sharp
Edgar Mohler
Alicia T. Mohler
G. A. Mohler Jr
Fayette Motor Co
Naturalization Examiner Conducting Interviews in Columbus
E. J. Scantland, naturalization examiner from Columbus Ohio, is in the Circuit Clerk's office this week with six interviews scheduled for filing petitions for grant of citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Scantland
Columbus, O
Schools Prepare March of Dimes Literature Drive
The Board of Education staff prepare March of Dimes campaign envelopes for delivery to all county schools before the yearly drive opens at the start of the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
West Virginia Marine Company recruits aided by sheriff officials
Sheriff John C. Ward and deputies become honorary recruiters for the West Virginia Marine Company after M. Sgt. Edward A. Rudsinske appointed them during a Beckley visit. So far 74 men enlisted toward a 150 man quota, including 10 or 12 from Raleigh Mountains. The unit sails to Parris Island January 22 for training, with a Charleston parade planned. A high school girl “Sweetheart” contest, overseen by Andrew Ruckman, aims to honor the company.
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John C. Ward
West Virginia Marine Company
Edward A. Rudsinske
District Marine
South Charleston
Beckley
Special
Raleigh Mountains
Charleston
Parris Island
S. C
Rudsinske
State Board of Education
Andrew Ruckman
State Industrial and Publicity Commission
Sophians Qualify For Cadet Exams
Two Sophia residents, Danny D. Sorrells and Harold D. Davenport, qualified for advance Air Force Cadet Training exams. They completed preliminary physicals and interviews at Beckley station and will fly to Rochester, New York, for aircrew testing after further assessments at Sampson Air Force Base. Both are sophomores at Beckley College. Sorrells is a four year Air Force flight engineer veteran and student body president. Davenport previously attended Marshall College and was in the high school band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Air Force
Danny D. Sorrells
John Sorrells
Midway
Harold D. Davenport
Ds. Green
Beckley Air Force
Prince Street
Beckley
Rochester
N.Y
Beckley College
Sorrells
Sophia High School
Davenport
Marshall College
Huntington
Davenport and Sorrells
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
All Powerful Beckley Building Official Named in New Code
Beckley adopts the National Building Code. a Building Official will be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council to issue permits, inspect sites, and enforce building laws. The official may designate structures unsafe, require repairs or demolition, with appeals to a Board of Appeals and then courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
National Board of Fire Underwriters
City Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Board of Appeals
Zoning Commission
Highest Court Gets Appeal of Amere Gas Co
Amere Gas Utilities Co. denied a proposed rate increase has appealed to the U S Supreme Court from a state court decision denying relief against a Public Service Commission order. The PSC kept a temporary boost at 183 091 annually rather than 500 462, contending 258 807 of operating expense for gas purchased from Atlantic Sas board Corp. under a tariff of the Federal Power Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amere Gas Utilities Co
U. S. Supreme Court
Amere
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
PSC
Atlantic Sasboard Corp
Federal Power Commission
Fines Total $918.40 For 24 Truck Violators In County
Magistrate T W Wills and state police fined 24 truck law violators at the Shady Spring Truck Inspection Station over a five day period. The total fines plus costs reached $918.40. Overweight, overlength, and over width violations were charged, with daily counts of four, three, four, six, and seven. The largest fine was $361 against B M Church of Miller's Creek for overweight on a tandem axle. Tower Trucking Co of Wheeling received $100 for overweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Wills
Shady Spring
Wills
B. M. Church
Miller's Creek
N. C
Tower Trucking Co
Wheeling
J. E. Mays
State Police
Directors to Name Most Needed Roads
The Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce Board will select the five most needed roads in the area at its final monthly meeting of the year, scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 in the chamber office. Newly elected board members are invited to attend for orientation, though they will not have voting rights at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Building permit granted for two car garage
City records show John H. Stump of 202 Bible Ave received a building permit for a two car garage valued at $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Stump
Bible Ave
City Recorders Office
Visual Difficulty Noted in Mt. Tabor Area
Mt Black Mt Tabbor Elementary School parents receive notices about visual difficulty among 58 students after the PTA conducted the Keystone Visual Survey. 141 children were examined in five days, focusing on grades one through six. A form signed by the principal and nurse advises seeing a vision specialist for evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Tabor
Mt. Tabbor Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Scout Drive Update Sets Tentative Checkup Date
Scout Drive co-chairmen Will Jackson said Thursday is a tentative date for a check-up on the Appalachian Council fund drive. A report planned for Tuesday was cancelled due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Jackson
Appalachian Council
Operation Keeps Her from Wedding But Gets Flowers
Sarah Bolen, an 11 year old from Athens, was slated to light candles at the wedding of Miss Mary Elizabeth Bolen and Private Richard A. Courtney. She was hospitalized at Raleigh General after an emergency appendectomy at 11 a.m. Saturday, five hours before the ceremony. The couple and guests sent all white flowers to her, celebrating her role in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bolen
Athens
Raleigh General Hospital
H. H. Bolen
Concord College
Mary Elizabeth Bolen
Richard A. Courtney
Sarah
Bolen
One Suspect Posts Bond in Robbery Case
William J. Jones, 22, of Fitzpatrick Road, posted 5000 bond two charges armed robbery at Kaye Service Station Daniels and Keystone Truck Stop Cherry Creek. Jim Morgan Skiles Jr., 24, of Crab Orchard, did not post bond after arrest with Jones last weekend. State Police charged the pair with the two robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Jones
Fitzpatrick Road
Jim Morgan Skiles Jr
Crab Orchard
Jones
Kaye
Daniels
Keystone
Cherry Creek
Spanish Net Attainment of Mayor of Beckley
Mayor George B. Chambers received new reading in Tuesday’s mail. A portion of it he does not plan to read. The illustrated book recounts municipal proceedings in San Juan Bautista Puerto Rico and is presented in both Spanish and English as a souvenir of the Inter American Congress of Municipalities fifth annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Chambers
San Juan Bautista
Puerto Rico
Inter- American Congress of Municipalities
Sand Lick Man Fined for Whiskey Charge
George Hall of Sand Lick was fined 500 for unlawful possession of tax paid liquor at home. He was arrested by State Police and arraigned before Magistrate Loren Daniels, then jailed for failure to pay 100 in fines and costs. Dempsey Dickens of Arnett faces 60 days if he pays or 12 months if he cannot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hall
Sand Lick
Loren Daniels
Daniels
Dempsey Dickens
Arnett
Dickens
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Randall Dillon
George Dillon
Harper Rd
Roger Thomas
Orville Thomas
MacArthur
Bourbon
National Distillers Productscorp
Sheriff's Office
Sophians
B.T.U
W Va
City of Beckley
By Charles Hurst
Amere Gas Co
Webb’s Florists
Beckley Hotel
Richard
Mrs. Bolen
Eet Agit
Gruen
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Mccreery ST
Philco
Philcq
Tvang
RADIO
Sand Lick Man
Philco Television & Radio
Beckley Music
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