Truman Named Man of the Year in 1948
Harry S. Truman, then President, chosen by AP editors as Man of the Year for 1948. The Missouri farmer turned wartime leader navigated politics, the Pendergast machine, and a pivotal 1948 victory. The AP list also highlights other notable figures and Truman’s postwar policy initiatives including housing, education, and civil rights.
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Bherry Bowen
AP Newsfeatures
Harry S. Truman
United States of America
Associated Press
Farm Show
Missouri
Roosevelt
U. S. Senate
Pendergast
Misssouri
Jackson County
U.S. Senate
Rishonessy
Truman
Tom Pendergast
George Dollars
U. S
Aed
United States
Republica
Congress
Murray
CIO
CLO
Wallace
Ford
Europe
Hoover
Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
U.S
Mailer
Brooklyn
Harvard
Boy Scout Board of Review Held at Beckley Junior High
A Boy Scout Board of Review was conducted at 7 20 o clock Thursday night in the Beckley Junior High School auditorium. Scouts seeking advancement in rank or merit badges should bring applications signed by their Scoutmasters and counselors. The program featured remarks by George Armstrong, chairman, and included discussion of postwar U S science and public service figures and education.
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Piney River
Beckley Junior High School
George Amstrong
Sai
Retired Miner to Be Buried Friday in Odd
Funeral services for Hampton L. Atkins 65 a retired miner will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Odd Baptist Church with Rev W E Winters officiating. Burial is in Jad Cemetery. Atkins died at his daughter's home in Virginia after a three year illness. Surviving are his widow Eva Atkins four sons Virgil Alvin Lacy and a pharmacist mate Atlie Atkins serving aboard the U S Shenandoah and three daughters Virginia Smith Hazel Harvey and one sister. The body will be taken to his daughter Virginia Smith's home in Josephine today.
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Odd
Odd Baptist Church
W. E. Winters
Rhoded
Jad
Atkins
Hazel. Harvey
Barkers Ridge
Min Giles
Virginia
Eva, Atkins
Ooie
Kessler
Mt. Hope
Virginia. Smith
Josephine
al Crum
Hazel ‘Harvey
Bakers Ridge
Virgil
Alvin
Coal City
Lacy
Fireco
Atlie Atkins
U.S
Shenandoah
Virginia Smith
Watch Services Set by Churches in Beckley
New Year's Eve watch services planned by First Baptist Memorial Baptist and First Methodist churches in Beckley. First Baptist will start at 8 p m with movies until 9 p m then 10 p m refreshments and group singing. candlelight communion at midnight. Memorial Baptist on F Street begins 8 p m and runs to midnight featuring Gillian quartet after choir music. 10 p m refreshments. Lord's Supper at 11 p m. First Methodist youth fellowship hosts 9 p m to midnight under Rev W B Peck.
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First Baptist
Memorial Baptist
First Methodist
Beckeley
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
F Street
Gillian
Hir
Henry R. Prewitt
Beaver
James Taylor
Glen Morgan
Earl Parker
Charles E. Walker
Decoration Prize Awarded by Club
Mrs Lacy McMilion won a Christmas decoration contest by the Woman's Club in Oceana. Members met in the high school library to share a luck supper. Mrs Jack Conley presented a baby package with a Santa miniature, wagon, drum, and a rocking horse. Local merchants funded Santa for 180 children on Christmas Eve and sent two food boxes to needy families along with fruit and candy for 50 patients. Pinecrest sanitarium, Mr George and Mrs Conley provided items for the community tree.
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Register
Oceana
Lacy McMillion
Woman's Club
Jack Conley
aSnta
Pinecrest
George
Conley
Malaya Government Targets Chinese Squatters in Anti Communist Campaign
In Malaya the British government says it is removing hundreds of thousands of landless Chinese squatters blamed for aiding Communist insurgents. Police move into squatter areas, evict families, burn huts, and separate those with suspected communists. Displaced are offered two acres of government land and six months of free food or repatriation to China.
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Associated Press
Pruala
Lumpur
Federation of Malaya
Malaya
Mateyan ‘Peninsulas
Penin
China
Ill Health Forces Princeton Pastor to Resign
Dr. Jennings Wise Hobson rector of Christ Episcopal Church Bluefield and Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Princeton resigns due to ill health after 25 years serving Princeton area and 32 years at Bluefield church plans a year leave of absence from the West Virginia diocese vestry has no immediate plans to fill the vacancy
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Princeton
Jennings Wise Hobson
Christ Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
Hobson
West Virginia
Diocense
Princeton Man Dies in Hospital
Funeral services were held yesterday for Charles M. Mathena 52 who died in the Veterans Hospital at Baltimore on Christmas Eve after an illness of several months. He was born near Princeton in 1896 and was a anar by trade. He is survived by his widow four brothers Wis Saif George and Sidney BV of Princeton and a sister Mrs Minnie Brown of Norfolk Va. The Rev Z Fr Mayberry conducted the services at the Chapel and burial followed in Rest Haven cemetery.
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Princeton
Charles
Mathena
Veterans Hospital
Baltimore
Anness
Wis, Saif
George
Sidney
Minnie’ Brown
Norfolk
Mayberry
Rest Haven Cemetery
Three $5,000 damage suits filed in Raleigh County
John D. Burnett of Shady Spring sues Chesapeake and Ohio Railway claiming his left ear was severed by an elevator guard at Beckley depot last summer. Miss Hattie Tyree of near Mt Hope sues Mangus Hodge and Harold Hodge for injuries from a July rear-end collision on Pax Mount Hope Road. Don Tanner of East Beckley seeks $5,000 from Thomas and Daisy Williams of No-Way Cab Co for a leg injury at Raleigh County Service Station on November 1.
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Raleigh County
John D. Burnett
Shady Spring
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Beckley
Burnett
Hattie Tyree
Mt. Hope
Mangus
Harold Hodge
Artie
Miss Tyree
Mangus Hodge
Mount Hope
Don Tanner
East Beckley
Thomas A. Williams
Daisy Williams
Flames Destroy Two Story Home At Trace Fork
Pineville residents report a two story frame dwelling burned early Monday destroying the structure and new furniture. O W Lusk, employed by Atlantic Smokeless Coal, confirms the loss. Creditors of Jacob S Coray estate are notified to file claims by July 15 1949 at 108 108 South Heber Beckley West Virginia.
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Register
Pineville
Trace Fork
O. W. Lusk
Lusk
Atlantic Smokeless Coal Company
Asco
Jacob S. Coray
South
Heber Street
Beckley
Raleigh County
West Ff Virginia
Leo Saidi
Raleieh County
Wes
Virginia
Breneman Family News From Athens Holiday Visit
Pharmacist Mate Homer F. Breneman Jr. arrives from Norfolk to spend a brief leave with his parents on Vermillion Street. Miss Roberta Brenaman departs after Christmas to work at a Detroit radio station. Miss Elsie Brenaman heads to East Detroit High School. Mrs. Smith Bradley takes a two day vacation. Howard K. Taulbee, a Concord college student, visits town. Dr. Donzie Lilly visits Vermillion Street home during holidays.
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Ty" Roelster
Athens
Homer FP. Breneman, Jr
H. P. Breneman
Vermillion
Street
Seaman Breneman
Midway
Norfolk
Roberta Brenaman
Brenaman
Farleys to Return Home After Holidays in Knoxville
Mr and Mrs Farley of Caperton Apartments plan to return Sunday from Christmas and New Year holidays spent in Knoxville Tennessee. Farley is coach at Spanishburg High School and Mrs Farley is home economics instructor at Concord Training School.
Funeral Services for Atkins Hampton Lary Atkins
Hampton Lary Atkins age 65 died at 11 90 p m December 3 at his daughter's home Mrs Hazel Harvey Barker Hidze. Body taken from Rose Funeral Home to daughter Mrs Virginia Smith Josephine Thursday 3 pm. Funeral Friday Dec List at 9 am Odd Baptist Church with Rev W B Winters Rodell officiating. Burial in Odd cemetery pallbearers Lennie Garretson Okey Col Ordie Cole Eldridge Logan Ernest Logan Harold Meadows. Arrangements by Rose Funeral Home.
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Atkine Atkins
Hampton Lary
Odd
Hazel Harvey
Barker Hidze
Rose
Virginia Smith
Josephine
Odd Baptist Church
W. B. Winters
Rhodell
Burla
Lennie Garretson
Okey Col
Ordie Cole
Eldridge Logan
Ernest Logan
Harold Meadows
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