Selective Service Re-Employment Provisions Listed
Capt J C Mathis of the Beck le Recruiting Station explains re-employment rights under the 1948 Selective Service Act. Inductees enlistees and reservists on active duty gain re employment, with eligibility extending to those who enlisted before June 24 1948 and later re enlisted. Reinstated veterans may receive promotions based on seniority and must prove would have been promoted. Employers must restore disabled veterans to a like seniority and pay or nearest similar position.
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J. C. Mathis
Beckle
United States
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
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Beckley Area Residents Warned Of Increased Home Fire Hazards
Beckley residents are urged to prevent winter fires as fires rise when temperatures drop. Fire Chief Bernard Martin warns defective chimneys and flues, overheated stoves, and forced heaters cause many fires in cold months. inspect chimneys, clean flues, and keep heaters well maintained. Tips include choosing a small Christmas tree, placing it away from heat, using safe lights, avoiding decorations near chairs, and not leaving lights on when unattended. Keep ash trays available and remove wrapping material after gifts.
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Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
Ure
Whitesville Moose Lodge Hosts Free Kids Christmas Program
Whitesville Moose Lodge No 1523 presented its annual free children’s Christmas program at the Liberty Theatre. The Sherman High School Band opened, with solos and group dances by Sandra Soto Shirley Jelsomine Ginger Jelsomine Linda Reed Tomasino Soto and others, plus poems and songs concluding with a tap dance and further band numbers.
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Register
Whitesville
Liberty Theatre
Moose Lodge
Sherman Hligh
Sandra Soto
Erna Reulter
Shirley Jelsomine
Ginger Jelsomine
Linda Reed
Tomasino Soto
Dinky, King
Linda Lee Johnson
Shirley Soto
Jackie ‘DuLowe
Joan Lipari
Carol Williams
Nancy Wail
Marilyn Reutter
Barbara ‘Elkins
Jerry Foster
Deanna Lipari
Erna Reutter
Tomasino
Solo
Jackie DuLowe
Dinky King
Nancy Walls
Marilyn Reulter
Barbara Elkins
Trackful of Toys Temporarily Lost
A toy fund party at the Memorial Building faced a shortage as a shipment from Charleston was misrouted to Beckley. Superintendent Al Hazelwood traced the cargo to the Charleston terminal and ordered its return by 9 a.m. The truck, unaware of the statewide search, arrived in Beckley where volunteers unloaded and sorted the toys for the event.
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Memorial Building
Charleston
Beckley
al Hazelwood
Glogora Coal Company Gives Turkeys to Blue Pennant Workers
The Glogora Coal Company of Blue Pennant distributed turkeys to each employee for Christmas. The gobblers were handed out yesterday.
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Register
Blue Pennant
Glogora Coal Company
Two Fliers Earn Private Pilot Licenses at Beckley Airport
Two men, Homer Dale Fletcher of Beckley and Joseph B. Hodgson of Fayetteville, received private pilot licenses at Beckley Mount Hope airport this month. Jack Clemens of Sophia soloed after required dual instruction. Charles W. Stinson of Skelton made a solo cross country flight to Covington Virginia. Paul Neal, manager, Howard Keatley, owner, and Don Keatley flew cross country to Fairmont this week.
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Beckley- Mount Hope
Homer Dale Fletcher
Beckley
Joseph B. Hodgson
Fayetteville
Jack Clemens
Sophia
Beckley-Mount Hope
Charles W. Stinson
Skelton
Covington
Paul Neal
Howard Keatley
Don Keatley
Fairmont
Nap Nearly Costs Youth His Life
Earl Manning a 19 year old from Stickney Raleigh County drove a large truck into a St Albans filling station driveway around 4 am for a nap. Attendants found him unconscious three hours later with the truck engine running. Doctors in South Charleston hospital expect recovery from carbon monoxide effects.
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Earl Manning
Visit to Mother Prompts Holiday Plans
The note describes Gerald Miller with his mother Mrs Blanch Montcoal plans to visit his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs James Kirk in Charleston during Christmas holidays while continuing Elk Run instruction at Starsh Fork Kentucky.
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Blanch Montcoal
Gerald Miller
Starsh Fork
Kentucky
Charleston
James Kirk
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