County Seal Sale Reaches Five Thousand Five Hundred
Raleigh County Health and Tuberculosis Association reports total receipts of 5157.07 from the 1950 51 Seal Sale Drive through Thursday. Drive chair man Larkin S Philpott notes progress toward the 10000 goal and urges more contributions. Executive secretary Mrs A J Ginkel says the Board of Directors meets at 4 pm in Memorial Building Room 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Larkin S. Philpott
Raleigh County
A. J. Ginkel
Association
Memorial Building
WWHS Students Lead Annual Christmas Drive
Roy Jones of the Salvation Army accepts the school’s annual collection of food and clothing from C. G. Peregoy, Woodrow Wilson High School Student Council director, as club presidents and members look on. Front row includes Rosanna Riffe Pat Sydenstrick Agnes Garnett Margaret Cox. Back row shows Andy Hoke David Riffe Richard Richmond Jones and Peregoy.
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Roy Jones
Salvation Army
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rosanna Riffe
Pat Sydenstrick
Agnes Garnett
Margaret Cox
Andy Hoke
David Riffe
Richard Richmond
Jones
Peregoy
Norman Knapp Named New Prosecutor for Raleigh County
Norman Knapp of Beckley is named assistant prosecuting attorney and will assume duties January 1. He succeeds Harry L. McCreery, who will become Raleigh County Criminal Court judge the same day, replacing W. A. Riffe. Knapp, 33, a Fairmont native with WVU Law 1948, served as Army major in the South Pacific and practiced with Clay S. Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Knapp
Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh County Criminal Court
W. A. Riffe
Knapp
Ned H. Ragland
Jack Nuckols
Fairmont
Park Ridge
Chicago
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
South Pacific
Beckleyan
West Virginia University Law School
Clay S. Crouse
4-H Lake Opened for Area Skaters in Raleigh County
Walter Duncan of the Raleigh County Park Board announced that the 4-H Lake is open for skating for the first time in over three years. Golden Meadows, the park caretaker, oversees activities while no night lighting or administrative building are yet available. Duncan urged skaters to observe safety rules and proceed with caution.
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Walter Duncan
Raleigh County Park Board
Golden Meadows
Duncan
Beaver Woman Jailed on Trespass and Drunken Charges
Ada Redden, 30, of Beaver, was lodged in Raleigh County Jail yesterday on trespassing and drunkenness charges. Deputy Sheriff F W Bowles arrested her. Also jailed was William Terry Henry, address unknown, on a petty larceny charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Redden
Beaver
Raleigh County
F W. Bowles
William Terry Henry
Club plans to buy Black Knight by stock sale
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co owns Black Knight grounds. More than 75 members at a special meeting backed forming a non profit to buy the club by selling $200 stock per member. Each member would hold one share with a Feb 1 deadline to join ownership, and a six member committee will draft the plan for letter to the 525 members, with further meetings to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Board of Governors
Raleigh Coal
S. Austin Caperton
Sec
Board trustees named for price study and clinic set
A committee including Caperton Scherer Moss Smith Jr and Stromp will study reaction while W D Watts and governors Boyd Duncan White Pugh and Burger act as trustees. A white well baby clinic is scheduled from 11 a m to 11 p m Wednesday Dec 27 at Sophia City Hall per Raleigh County Health Department notice.
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Caperton
L. L. Scherer
George H. Moss
C. A. Smith
Joe L. Smith, Jr
E. T. Stromp
W. D. Watts
Boucher Boyd
Walter Duncan
C. P. White
E. S. Pugh, Sr
Jack Burger
Watts, Scherer and Caperton
Sophia City Hall
Raleighounty Health Department
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