New River Acquires Stanaford Mines Amid Spokesman Statement
New River buys Stanaford mines for over 400000 and takes on all current personnel from Superintendent J L Workman downward. The deed was filed in Raleigh county clerk's office. property covers 3000 acres plus 3000 acres of ore and 2000 acres in mineral rights. Gain es says operations at Stamford to continue unchanged while plans develop Beckley seam holdings. The acquisition expands New River's Raleigh county footprint with Mabscott Cranberry Kelton Sprague Oswald and Samroy operations now under one umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Company Toorrow
Tanaford
J. L. Workman
L. Ebersole Gaines
New River Company
Gaines
Raleigh County
Beckley Eam
Stamford
Beckley
M. L. Workman
Douglas Nonkin
R. F. Tilson
C. Aerdue
B. H. James
Stanaford
Riverompany
Becky
Mabscott, Cranberry
Kelton, Sprague, Oswald and
Amroy
Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction Absent in Rural Districts
J K Cole of Rhodell West Virginia argues before a public forum that the 1945 West Virginia legislature should standardize justice of the peace jurisdiction by district rather than county wide. He contends rural districts lack local justice as cases are moved to Beckley, urging a “fare brake” system and district based authority under state law.
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Aif
Jlqiloe Aleigh Register
Justice OF the Peace
Aleigh County
Legislaire of
West Virginia
Tacleston
Nabfork
Beckley
Slabfork
Therisnor
Therisoner
Tate
Lorence W. Meadows
West
Virginia
School Supervisors from 10 Counties to Meet Here
Beckley will host an all day conference of school supervisors from 10 counties on Friday January 12 at the Raleigh County courthouse. About 40 superintendents assistants and some elementary principals will attend from Raleigh Wyoming McDowell Mercer Monroe Summers Greenbrier Fayette Nicholas and Pocahontas counties. The meeting is one of two regional conferences for elementary supervisors planned by the state department of education for next month.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Court House
E. M. Askworth
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Greenbrier
Fayette
Nicholas
Pocahontas
State Department of Education
Huntington
H. K. Baer
H. Clif Hamilton
Ashworth
Cecil R. Shrewsberry
Tao
State Department
Lincside
Waller Reed Hospital Discharge of V J Cooper
Vandal W Cooper district noted as a Shady Springs native and World War II veteran. He landed in France on D Day and served in North Africa and Sicily before hospital stay in England and discharge from the army in December 1944. He earned the Purple Heart the Combat Infantry Badge Good Conduct Medal Presidential Unit Citation Oak Leaf Cluster and three campaign stars. He enlisted in November 1942.
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France
Vandal W. Cooper
Cooper
Shady Springs
Waller Reed Hospital
Washington
D. C
Army
North Africa
Sicily
Set
England
People You Know Continued From Page 3
Families and individuals linked to Bea ver and nearby towns describe holiday visits and military service. Doris Tong of Kingston, United States Navy, stays with O L Walker family in Beaver while Andrew R Smith, Army, visits relatives in Meadows Court after serving 27 months in the South Pacific. Captain Lilly returns from Fort Worth leave. Robert M Plummer Jr. resides with his mother R.
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Doris Tong
Kingston
Baltimore
Maryland
O. L. Walker
North Oakwood Street
Clay Walker
United States Navy
United States Army
Camp Hood
Texas
Alf E. Murdock
Joe Harvey
Meadows Court
Sherman’ .Smith
Narrows
Virginia
Murdock
Smith
South Pacific
Irene Kasik
Harless Apartments
O. Evans
Hinton
Lois Meadows
Beaver
Normis Jean Dix
Johnson Street
W. M. Lilly
Fort Worth
A. 2
Lilly
North Kanawha Street
Robert M. Plummer, Jr
Beckley Area Methodists Exceed Postwar Fund Quota
The Beckley district of West Virginia Methodists oversubscribed their $432 725 goal, subscribing $555 827 for the national postwar reconversion program. Local churches across Beckley and surrounding areas report varied pledges with several exceeding quotas and totals reaching into the hundreds and thousands of dollars, as of January 1946. Rev. Rowland Aspinall cited the district’s $1 099 oversubscription and noted the program runs through 14 months starting this month.
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Methodist
Beckley
Methodist Churches of
West Virginia
Rowland Aspinall
C. €. Clark
Methodist Temple
G. W. Stewart
W. A. Gose
East Beckley
A. F. Eegleston
Berkley
GN. Ford
Karl Church
Gull
J .H. Lotsspeiehs
J. Uy Foglesong
Frayetteville
Hirch
Carter
Fayette
Fireca
C.D. Walker
Harper-Eccles
C CG. Roark
Telen
G.N. Crites
W.G. Lantz
Hilltop Church
Jeffrey Church
F. Cooper
W. N. Bowling
Kincaid Church
Lillybrook
Roy Fraly
Fletcher Arritt
Maben
Orville Belcher
Clyde Hensley
Madison
Mariana
J. B. Dryfield
Mullens
H. N. Boley
Marsh Fork
140 Babies Attend Clinics
Raleigh county health office reports 240 babies treated in well-baby clinics over the past year with 144 new cases admitted. White baby attendance has fallen off. efforts will aim to rebuild the clinic. The first 1945 white baby clinic will be held next Friday from 10 am to noon at the courthouse offices with Dr Henrietta Marquis examining and Beckley Woman's club sponsors.
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Raleigh County
Bonnie Fadeley
Court House
Henrietta Marquis
Beckley Woman's Chib
Health examination program for mothers and babies in Beckley
From that organization are Mrs. Carlyn Bibb, Mrs. J. Remmyns and Mrs. Fred Brewer, all of Beckley. Children up to six years of age are eligible to attend. They are given a thorough examination as to weight, measurement, eyes, heart and diet, and mothers receive advice on how to counteract diet deficiencies and take care of other matters pertaining to their babies health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyn Bibb
J. Remmyns
Fred Brewer
Beckley
DAR Meets January 8 At Mrs Bibb Home
The Captain James Allen chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet January 8 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs. B E Bibb on South Oakwood Avenue according to chapter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain
James Allen
Daughter's of the
Be, Bibb
South Oakwood Avenue
Inves tors Mutual reports 1944 dividend per share totals
E. L Crabb, chairman and president, stated the 1944 dividend distribution totals 80 cents per share. About 42 cents comes from ordinary income and 38 cents from security profits realized in 1944. Fund assets on December 8, 1944 were 45,913,913.03 dollars. Market value of securities exceeded cost by 5,800,799.41 dollars as of that date. December 12, 1944.
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E. £. Crabb
Investors Mutual, Inc
Crabb
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Aoe Public Forum
Very Truly Yours
J. K. Cole
I.e. Rhodell
West, Va
Congress
E.W. Hedrick
Washington, D. C
Mayflower Hotel
Congressman Hedrick
Old
Congressional Building
Edward L. King
Charleston
Register
Oak Hill
Pfie
Willington R. Murdock, Jr
War Department
Elizabeth M. Murdock
Land
Lena Hicks
James Hicks
Beckley Area
Terry Robinson
Powellton
Summerville
Alp. Coepery
P. O. Gravely
Summersville
Van
E. ‘Re. Parker
Winding Gulf
RW. Kennedy
M. M. Forren
Winona
McBride
George McBride
Skelton
St. Francis de Sales Church
John Halpin
Sunset Memorial
Glasgow
Scotland
New River Coal Company
Mary Douglas
Eric Olson
Calloway Heights
Susan McLaren
James McBride
Sealand
Charlie McBride
Culfee
M. Plummer
North
Oakland Avenue
United States Hospital
Bethesda
Normandy
Plummer
ELK Club
Ash
LAW Office
Clay
Crouse
Main St. Beckley
Board of Directors of
Feller
United Nations
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