Bluestone Reservoir Camp Site Gets Oked Of National Scouter
National Boy Scout camp engineering staff member Stanley Hawkins endorsed the Bluestone Reservoir site for the Appalachian Council camp. He projected a ten year plan including administration buildings and waterfront facilities on about 60 flat acres with varied terrain and forests. Scout executive Gus Walker said preliminary work will include swimming and water facilities this coming summer.
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Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Bluestone Reservoir
Stanley Hawkins
Hawkins
New York
National Boy Scout Camp
Blue Hawkins
Jarea
Walker
TUE
T Gus F. Walker
Appalachian
Maat Ceqants
H Bomb Plan Greeted With Wide Approval
President Truman announced continuation of work on the hydrogen bomb as part of the US defense program. The decision drew broad support in Congress and at the United Nations, with debates over international control and costs estimated from 100 million to several billion dollars.
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Russia
U. N
State Department
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Millkin
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Service Committee
Cale
R-Ny
Atomic Colmnittes
United Nations
New York
Evening Radio Schedule and Program Highlights
A detailed radio and television listing for the evening of Wednesday February with multiple shows, times, and networks. Notable items include Theophis Serles-ebe, News Brandia vache, The Ik Tour Lite, Mr. Chanjston Vrama-cbs Doe, and The Bing Crosby Show. Broadcaster lineups cover news, commentary, mysteries, sports, and musical variety.
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Yao He
Newecaebs
Abe
Brandia Vache
Nhe Bauia
Echoes of
Tiny
Dick Haymes
Lone Ranger
Pranov
Mbs
Pdb
Dhe
Chanjston
Vrama
Cbs Doe
Coristln
Drana—eba Bherlosh Walmes
Abe Internatioral
Ats aSh
Johnny Desmond
Nbc-Tv
Groucho Marx
Cbs
Gregory Hood
Rama—Ate Sr. Feathers
Mta
Atersry
Abe Bing Crosby
de Burk
Adam Progress
Abe Family Theater
Abde Burns
Adlen
Lawrence Welke
Delma
Abe Lum
Abparcelos
Oklahoma Symphony
Nbe
Ahe Navas
Slab Fork Mine Praised for Safety Upgrades
Slab Fork No. 8 mine, owned by Slab Fork Coal Company and employing 244 men, was commended in a Bureau of Mines report after inspection by L A Lewallen. Improvements include safer explosive storage, restrictions on blasting from trolley power, dust control, and corrected electrical and mechanical hazards.
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Slab Fork
Aureau of Mines
Slab Fork Coal Company
L. A.lewallen
Spector Lewallen
Ins Spector
Xmas Seal Sale Boosted by $20 Funds for Raleigh County TB Drive
Contributions to the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association total 4 491 32 this year from the annual Christmas Seal Sale drive, a shortfall of about 1200 from last year. Miss Frances Coleman, executive secretary, notes the drive funds fight the disease in the county.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Jasgine
Frances Coleman
Hearings Waived By 2 on Charge Of Grocery B&E
Two men James Daniel Craft and George Fox waived preliminary hearing in Magistrate Court on a breaking and entering charge connected to the H and B Grocery on G Street. They and James Fuller were bound over to the grand jury and sent to Raleigh County Jail in default of 1000 bond. The trio allegedly took about 35 dollars worth of meats and groceries. Other local matters include two intoxicated driving convictions with fines, and speeding cases with several defendants.
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H and B
G Street
James Daniel Craft
George Fox
F T. N. Thurman
James Fuller
FRREE
Grand Jury
Raleigh
Robert Hairstan
Thurman
Frank Radford Adkins
Beaver
Margaret Mull
Gten Morgan
J. P. Meadows
Carl Keaton
Keaton
J. KJ. Buckland
Dan Nagy
Skelton
Yestern
Meadows
W. B. Gilkerson
Nagy
Mount Tabor Church Ordains Five Deacons
Mount Tabor Baptist Church ordained five members as deacons in a Sunday service. Woodrow Toney. LI Piltacnna Odell Jessup. Chematecanese Torres-Warren Patton, all from Mount Tabor, and Carl W. Masa of Mab- SCOR were installed. The ordination sermon was by Rev. Nordlund in a service led by Rev. B.C. Jennne with assistance from Rev. Ralph Nordlund and others.
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Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Woodrow Toney
LI Piltacnna Odell Jessup
Torres - Warren Patton
Mount Tabor
Carl W. Masa
Mab- Scor
B.C. Jennne
Ralph Nordlund
Owen P. Lilly
Lester Baptist Church
John Henry Cook
Beaver Baptist Church
Nordland
Church of Jesus Christ
Moving Picture Industry
Operation Streamline Set for ORC Reorganization
Secretary Gordon Gray announced a streamlined Organized Reserve Corps plan to create Active, Inactive, and Honorary reserves with a new promotion system. The Active Reserve will include Organized and Volunteer Reserve units to mobilize and augment the Army, while the Inactive Reserve covers those unable or unwilling to participate but still subject to call. The program aims at 34 reserve training centers and improved efficiency, training, and reduced costs, with centralized, closer cooperation with nearby installations.
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Gordon Gray
Army of the
Gray
ORC
West Virginia utility rates rise as dial system completes
Public Service Commission authorizes Central Telephone to raise monthly charges to 4.25 for business lines and 3 for residential once the Petersburg dial system is installed. Other briefs note bids for a Salem Industrial Home for Girls project, a full special tax collection, and legal notices including an attorney fee question and a state Senate bid. A funeral, court, and accident items follow in regional briefs.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Central Telephone Company
Petersburg
Harry C. Deisher
Rev A B Jones Accepts Pastorate in Baltimore
The Rev Andrew B Jones former pastor of St Stephens Beckley has accepted a call to Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church in North Baltimore. Announcement came in Epiphany Church bulletin and in a letter to St Marks parish in Washington and Frederic counties Maryland. He will move to Baltimore February 21. Jones is a native of Albany Indiana and a graduate of Albany Academy Williams College and Virginia Theological Seminary.
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Andrew B. Jones
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Beckley
Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church
North
Baltimore
St. Mark's Parish
Washington
Frederic Counties
Maryland
Jones
St. Marks
Brunswick
Pleasant Valley
Welch
Mr. Jones
Albany
Albany Academy
Williams College
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Richard Adkins Hearing Set After Assault Charge
Beckley housewife MRS RICHARD ADKINS of Harper Road obtained warrants against her husband for assault and for threats to kill. The hearing before Justice T N Tourman was scheduled for Friday after Magistrate Thurman issued the war rants. Adkins posted $50 bonds on each charge and remained in custody pending Friday's hearing.
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Justice of the Peace
T. N. Tourman
Beckley
Richard Adkins
Harper Road
Thurman
Adkins
Earl Martin
Reed
Beckley Navy Man Arrives at Gibraltar
John C. Scruggs a first class naval steward arrives at Gibraltar aboard the destroyer tender USS Sierra. He is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Scruggs of Beckley. The Sierra is part of ships relieving the Sixth Task Fleet in the Mediterranean. While with the ship Scruggs will have no chance to visit many countries in the area.
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Beckley
Gibraltar
John C. Scruggs
Bock
Elizabeth Scruggs
Mediterranean
Scruggs
Influenza Through the Ages Says Health Officials
Health officials in Raleigh County warn that influenza remains dangerous after World War I. The piece outlines flu causes, transmission, symptoms, pneumonia risk, bed rest, early doctor care, vaccines, and prevention strategies across all ages.
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Health Dept
Berly
Cully
Hidden Stairway at Hawthorne House Revealed
Reporter Hackett tours a Hawthorne era mansion near Salem and uncovers a hidden stairway behind a moving wall in Clifford's room. The guide explains the secret passage was built to protect valuables during Indian raids, while Hackett confronts suspect Scott over testimony and plans further actions with Inspector Lavin.
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Chanter
Larry
Andrews
Holderness
Hit
Salem
Hackett
Hawthorne Shrine
Ville
Kiss Vistlons
Young Wana
Widergrad
Franklin Sayre
Patent
Swateha
Windsor
Tum
Clifford
Jintouga
Hackjest
Fong
Hawthorne
Unis House
Boston
Hacksell
Rheodore Carthweight
New York
Savoy Plaza
Deeds on File Show Only Two Transfers in Raleigh County
Monday sees just two property transfers recorded in the Raleigh County Clerk’s office. Wayne Farly and wife sell Lot 21 on Soak Creek Slab Fork District for about $500 to Hazel Crawford. Maltin Maxwell transfers Lots 0 and 81 in Pinecrest Addition to Beckley Town District to G. E. Mann with no stated consideration. The Pribilof Islands sealing industry yields over $1,000,000 annually for the U S government.
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Raleigh
Wayne Farly
Hazel Crawford
Soak Creek
Slab Fork
Maltin Maxwell
G. E. Mann
Pinecrest
Beckley
House of Delegates Leader to Attend GOP Dinner
Cecil Underwood, minority floor leader and former House member from Tyler County, will speak at the Raleigh County GOP Lincoln Day dinner Feb 9. The event at First Methodist Church basement hall, Elkins, features Walter Hallanan as principal speaker and warns of a near sellout as tickets sell briskly.
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House of Delegates
Walter S. Hatlanan
Raleigh County
Delraas Elkins
Young Republican Club
Cecil
Underwood
He Underwood
Thej
Young Republican League of West Virginia
Wouig Defers Underwood
Tyler County
State Young Republican League
Elkins
First Methodist Church
Heber Street
Hallanan
Republican National
State Business Both Good And Bad Last Year
The West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce reported 1949 saw strong dollar volume of wage payments near 1948 levels, yet physical output and profits fell sharply. The index warns the inflated dollar misleads the picture as coal, gas, and lumber production declined double digits while total wages were down eight percent from 1948.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber
Monthly Business Index
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John M. Hightower
United States
OMAHA
Winky Smith
Wrform
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Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Lord Jesus Christ
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Wheeling
Attorney General's Office
Clarksburg
Walter A. Holden
Clarksburg Victory High School
State Senate
Holden
State House of Delegates
Morrison
Lewis
Doddridge
Rupert A Sinsel
ST. Albans
B. L. Sizer
Hazel Sizer
Elementary Principals Association
Wayne County
H. A. Pelfrey
Court of Claims
Raleigh County Court Commissioners
Lack A. Nuckols
Nuckols
Mmomove. Ry
National Guard
A B. Jones
Baltimore, Md
By Tom T. Ness
Eben Daniels
Myron [Seer
Chippendale
Scott
Yagete
iScom
Virginia Lambert
Tony
Hou
Tony's
Cartwright
Ed Bender
Pribilof Islands
U. S
Raymond City
A.W. Lanham
Medical College
Oliver Frozen Food Service
Beckley, W. Wa
Visit Airport 90
Beaver, W. Va
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