Crusade for Freedom Seeks Support for 1953 Voice Drive
West Virginia Crusade for Freedom chair D. Boone Dawson urges public support for the 1953 campaign to fund Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia. He says contributions will fund more short wave transmitters and cites backing from Truman Eisenhower and Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusade For Freedom
D. Boone Dawson
Dawson
West Virginia
Crusade
Truman
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Asia
National Bank of Commerce
Chanters to Be On Elks Yuletide Program Tonight
The Chanters a 40 voice choral group from the Los Angeles Elks Lodge will perform on the Christmas program broadcast at 10 45 tonight over the Mutual network. Led by Reed Stevens the group has twice won the order’s national championship. A Christmas message from Sam Stern, Grand Exalted Ruler, will also be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne ‘“Chanters
Los Angeles Elks Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Mutual Broadcasting System
John Schulte
Beckley Elks Lodge
Elkdom
Order
Reed Stevens
University of Minnesota
Air Force
Reed
Sam Stern
Fargo
N. D
Birth Announced for Richard Legg in Washington D C
Master Sergeant and Mrs Melvin Legg of Washington D C announce the birth of a son Richard born Sunday. The child weighs six pounds eight ounces and joins a former Oak Hill area family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Melvin Legg
Washington, D. C
Richard
Sergeant Legg
Oale Hill
Beckley Father Convicted in Child Support Case
James Edward Radford of Beckley was found guilty of non support of his two children by former wife Violet Ann Radford in Richmond District. Magistrate C T Kes singer ordered $25 monthly child support during the children's dependency years, to be paid to the maternal grandmother who cares for the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Radford
Beckley
Violet Ann Radford
Richmond
C. T. Kessinger
Radford
Waterline Breaks Linked to Subsurface Mine Settling
Beckley Water Company reports breaks along the Maxwell Hill line near Turner's store caused by earth settling from mining beneath the surface. Spokesman James B. Kessinger said crews worked into the night and returned with a new line to restore service. He noted multiple breaks in recent months and that the issue stems from abandoned mine workings beneath East Beckley and Woodlawn avenues. no serious threat is seen.
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Beckley Water Company
Water Company
Maxwell Hill
Turner’s
Beckley
James B. Kessinger
Kessinger
East Beckley
Woodlawn Avenue
Mayor Turns Detective To Solve Orange Case
Mayor George B. Chambers led the Police Department in a playful mystery after oranges were left by a mystery donor. A note from Ted J. Lilly of Wauchula Florida followed the fruit, hinting at the sender’s good will and solving the curious incident. A separate item notes a marriage license issued in Wyoming County for Bernard Thornton Jr. and Betty Alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Chambers
Ace
Express Company
Chambers
Pineville
Bernard Thornton Jr
Betty Alley
Covel
Wyoming
Negro Christmas Party and Community Notices Outline
The December meeting of the Elementary Principals and One-Room Teachers Association was held at Jones Sandwich Shop. Awards were given for Santa Claus assembling and riddles in verse. Numerous attendees and local officials were listed. Various church events and holiday programs are announced with service times and locations. A minister’s funeral is noted, with service details and burial. Rites for Rev J W Lee at Welcome Baptist Church are reported. Public notices include Christmas programs at Mabscott, Skelton, Bigstick, East Park, and Raleigh entities. A church meeting for officer elections and a missionary banquet are announced.
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Jones Sandwich Shop
G Street
Cassie Anderson
Mary Finnmey
Haze
Garland
Beulah Anderson
E. M. Cook
Laura Watkins
Laura Hall
Robert L. Harris
Watkins
Josephine Wright
Marion Brooks
Emma W.W. Capel
Tassie Anderson
Hattie Austin
Emma W. Capel
Louise Carter
Evangeline Cook
Mary Finney
Hazel Garland
Leona Hopson
Bertha Jones
J. B. Elliot
Anthony Calloway
M. K. Austin
Martha Moore
Israel Moore
Whiteville
N. C
C. D. Blakey
Church Street
Frances Blakey
L. C. Kerner
William Rutledge
Columbus
Ohio
Fannie Preston
Parthenia Stone
Raleigh General Hospital
J. W. Lee
Welcome Baptist Church of
East Park
H. E. Davis
C. M. Ellis
Greenwood Cemetery
Flossie Lee
Dorothy Lee
Baptist Sunday School of
Guitar Player to Explain Wander ing to Jurymen
A wandering troubadour who forgot his music box was mortgaged will explain to a Raleigh County grand jury why he took it to Maryland without finishing payments. John Levi Phillips of E Beck ley posted $500 bond after arraignment before Magistrate J P Meadows. Four men were fined for hazardous driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Maryland
John Levi Phillips
E. Beckley
J. P. Meadows
Meadows
Richard Lacy
Glen
Daniel
Billy Ray Tolley
Surveyor
Connie Wyatt
Glen Daniel
Billy Lafferty
Long Branch
Bobby Guilliams
Stamford
City Buys Beckley Playground in Hedrick-Walker-Carter Addition
The Beckley City Council authorized acquisition of Lot 216 in the Hedrick-Walker-Carter Addition for about $1,500, to develop a neighborhood playground in Beckley Junction. Additional deeds filed include transfers totaling about $15,000 involving properties in Clear Fork and Town districts.
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Beckley City
Beckley Junction
Hedrick-Walker- Carter
Hayse Bartton
Raleigh County
Etta Phipps
Wirt F. McGinnis
Clear Fork
B. E. Carter
Leslie R. Carter
B. E. Car
Bernard E. Carter
Margaret Alice Carter
Hedrick-Walker-Carter
Beckley
Lee ‘G. Holliday
James A. Walker
Park Heights
Professional Realty Company
New River Company
Stovers Fork
Legion Meeting of Raleigh County Post 32 Tonight
Members of Raleigh County American Legion Post 32 meet at 8 p.m. in Room 10 of the Memorial Building for routine business, per Commander W. M. Houchiazs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Meeting
Raleigh’ County
American Legion Post 32
Memorial Building
W. M. Houchiazs
County Clerk Hosts Annual Christmas Open House
The County Clerk's Office plans a Wednesday afternoon Christmas open house hosted by Clerk Harry Anderson and deputy clerks. Courthouse workers and other guests are invited to stop by for light refreshments before the holidays.
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County Clerk’s Office
Harry Anderson
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53 ‘Voice
Seal Sale Fund
James McCoy Jr
James C. McCoy
J. C. McCoy
MacArthur
James C. McCoy Jr
Iceland
Mark Twain High School
Japan
California
James McCoy
McCoy
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Dean F. Brooke
Christine Clay
Beckley Junior High School
Miss Clay
Brooke
Tuberculosis Association
Association
Central School
Ross Irle
William T. Pilkington
Seal Sale
Anjou, Plantagenet, Tudor, Hanover and
Windsor
Stuart
Rubinstein
Coty
Caron
Scandal & Reamer
Bond Street
Main Street
Roll’s Razors
Long Boat
Johnny Boat
the Beckley Drug CO
Atween Mayfair
Wooddell
Beckley Hotel
Sheld
Cleveland
Meadow Brook
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons
ING
Peoria, MK
Neville St
Caro
Brent
Aiy
Wards
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