Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan Co promotes three
Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan Co announces three promotions Mary Kleiman becomes credit manager John H Davis advances to collections manager and Robert Easley named cashier Kleiman arrives after seven years with the company Davis has 19 years service previously an adjustor Easley a year with the firm formerly a bookkeeper Also notes on local business The Quality Shop enters its 33rd year and Kyle E Bahr joins Commercial Printing Division of Beckley Newspapers Corp as salesman Bahr previously worked at F J Herr Printing Co in Columbus Ohio Married with two children and Beckley resident of 22 years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Industrial Savings and Loan Co
Mary Kleiman
John H. Davis
Robert Easley
Kleiman
Davis
Easley
Kyle E. Bahr
Beckley Newspapers Corp
BNC
Bahr
F. J. Herr Printing Co
Columbus
Beckley
West Virginia
Road Projects Authorized For Total of $88,280
State Road Commissioner H K Griffith announced six road and bridge projects totaling 88280 using commission equipment and labor. Primary work on State Route 3 near Summers County reshapes old railroad grade and lays shale base to fix a bad Lowell curve for 2990 dollars.
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State Road Commission
H. K. Griffith
Summers County
Lowell
Kanawha County
Paint Creek
Kanawha-Fayette
Clay County
W.va
Doddridge County
Buckeye Creek
Mercer County
Old Bluff Mountain
McDowell County
Burke Hollow
Corporation Line
North Fork
Bureau of Public Roads
Cabell
Wayne
Monongalia
Boone
East Madison Bridge
U.S. 119
Coal River
U.S. 60
Milton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Public Service Commission
Osage
Pennsylvania Line
Pennsylvania Highway Commission
Pleasant Street
Ohio
Market Street
Wheeling City Limits
6Th
19Th Streets
Kenova
Rabies Warning Issued for Blue Jay and Beaver Areas
Allen County residents warned by A C Allen director of the Raleigh County Animal Shelter to watch dogs for rabies signs. A dog owned by Russell Redden of Blue Jay was killed at the shelter after noon Monday as a rabies suspect. The animal is said to have bitten several dogs before capture. Vets urged monitoring and prompt reporting of any signs.
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Beaver and
Blue Jay
A. C. Allen
Raleigh County
Animal Shelter
Allen
Russell Redden
Blue Jay-Beaver
Deeds on File Record of Real Estate Transcations
Raleigh County Court records list transfers: Charles E. Wiley and Arizona Wiley to Sidney Miller a Marsh Fork District land for 3000 dollars with P W Hendricks as trustee. Robert S Lyons and Ruth Lyons to Roy Flint a Clear Fork District Ameagle land with no specified consideration. Creed and Linda Cook Bryant to Enis Agneni Lot 1 Crab Orchard Town 500 dollars. Herbert E Snuffer and Hazel G Snuffer to Ira Lee and Charlotte Robertson Lot 61 Baby Farm Addition Town District 8500 dollars. Creed and Linda Cook Bryant to Ennis Agneni Lot 1 Section 14 Crab Orchard about 500. Snuffer Robertson to Robertson Lot 61 Baby Farm Addition Beckley about 8500 dollars.
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Charles E
Arizona Wiley
Earl B
Cora Wiley
Sidney Miller
Marsh Fork
P. W. Hendricks
Robert S
Ruth Lyons
Roy Flint
Ameagle
Clear Fork
Creed
Linda Cook Bryant
Enis Agneni
Crab Orchard
Herbert E
Hazel G. Snuffer
Ira Lee
Charlotte Maxine Robertson
Baby Farm
Ennis Agneni
Beckley
Beckleyan Helps Arrange WVU Student Confab
High school students from across West Virginia will attend a West Virginia University High School Leadership Conference February 25 to 27. The 1955 theme What a Leader Does and Should do in the Face of a Trying Situation guides discussions on leadership in student government youth organizations service clubs and religious groups. Conference chairmen include Eugene Dickinson Oak Hill and Patricia Shumate Beckley Adrian Nestor Parkersburg Yvonne Gump Barrackville William Vickerson Clarksburg Andrew Kerr Morgantown Marjorie Dodd Spencer and Jack Front Beckley with housing entertainment program publicity applications registration and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Eugene Dickinson
Oak Hill
Patricia Shumate
Beckley
Adrian Nestor
Parkersburg
Yvonne Gump
Barrackville
William Vickerson
Clarksburg
Andrew Kerr
Morgantown
Kiwanis Key Club Meet May Become Annual Affair
Beckley Kiwanis Club met with Key Club sponsors at Woodrow Wilson High School to discuss turning a joint luncheon into an annual affair. Charles Lucas led the meeting with Key Club. John Kilpatrick sang while Richard Vecellio and Dick Yates performed. Steve Vermillion and Carolyn James provided accompaniments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charles Lucas
John Kilpatrick
Richard Vecellio
Dick Yates
Steve Vermillion
Carolyn James
Verdict Stands In Damage Suit In Raleigh County Court
The defense motion to set aside the jury verdict in the suit of M. E. Curtis v Maude A Lene Coal Co was overruled in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Curtis is awarded 915 dollars with a 90 day stay to allow an appeal. The court also approved 410.75 each for two minor suits against Arthur Saunders, one by Walter Adams and the other by William Terry.
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M. E. Curtis
Maude- A-Lene Coal Co
Raleigh
Arthur Saunders
Walter Adams
Elbert Adams
William Terry
J. S. Butts
Raleigh County Bar Association Elects New Meeting Date
The Raleigh County Bar Association election meeting, postponed from last Friday due to Kermit A. Locke’s absence caused by his father’s illness, is tentatively set for Thursday per Locke, the retiring president.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
Kermit A. Locke
Locke
Honor Blind Poetess At Birthday Program
The 71st birthday of Mrs. Sarah G Braxton a blind poetess opens with morning prayer at her Broadway Street home and continues with a 8 p.m. program at the Church of the Living God. she will speak on The Beauty of Blindness When the Lord Undertakes accompanied by granddaughter and four great grandchildren. Circle No 1 Dorcas Missionary Society meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Central Street Baptist Church with Mrs J O Payne leader. A two week rally service runs from 7 30 p.m. Monday to Feb 13 at the Glorious Church of God in Christ of Sun. Daughters of Isis Council No 4 meeting Tuesday postponed.
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Sarah G. Braxton
Broadway Street
Geraldine Coleman
Church of the Living God
Dorcas Missionary Society
Central Street Baptist Church
J. O. Payne
Church of God In Christ of Sun
Daughters of Isis Council No. 4
Outdoor drama eyed for West Virginia in 1956
Dr Kermit Hunter UNC professor told Beckley crowds that two thirds of the US population could reach a proposed outdoor drama in two days by car. The plan aims to boost local economy with a 1956 opening, a $300000 seasonal budget, and a $90000 to $100000 annual attendance impact, relying on heavy promotion and a suitable Grandview site.
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James Pickus
Kyle FE
DR. Drake
Ballerinas
Heber ST. OR Main ST
Beckleyan
WVU
Kiwanis
Raleigh County .Court
Memorial Airport
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Robert L. Davis
CAA
Anderson
United States
Kermit Hunter
University of North Carolina
Waldo LaFon
Carol J. Johnson
State Conservation Commission
Kermit McKeever
Division of State Parks
Andrew Ruckman
State Industrial and Publicity Commission
Hunter
Ohio State University
North Carolina
Illinois
Arizona
Florida
Kentucky
Salem
Roanoke
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New River Gorge
Bluestone Reservoir
Grandview
Grand Canyon
Welch
U.S.S
J Shell
Sutton, W.va
Huntington, W.va
Dallas, Texas
Miami, Fla
Morgantown, W.va
Virginia Beach, Va
Parkersburg, W.va
Wheeling, W.va
Hollywood
Calif
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Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
W.T. Grant
Neville Street
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