Students raise funds for March of Dimes at Sophia Elementary
Sophia Elementary students emptied piggy banks and collected 393.40 dollars for the Raleigh County March of Dimes drive. Rooms crowned king and queen for highest totals included Nelie Wray’s lower-grade room with 53.72 and Margaret Lynchis upper-grade room with 36.40, honoring top earners and individual contributors across grades.
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Nelie Wray
Tommy Lovell
Barbara Basham
Margaret
Lynchis
Bobby
McPherson
Caro Mann
Evelyn Rogers
Douglas Blevins
Kings and Queens
Frances Straughan
Byran Je
Connie Lawrence
Ruth Kehiran
Jack Hampton
Jonnie
Sophia Firemen Join First Aid Training at City Hall
Ten volunteers from the Sophia Fire Department enrolled in a First Aid course at City Hall alongside 15 other registrants. The two hour weekly classes are led by H. Strubeck of the Federal Bureau of Mines and J A Staton Jr of the State Department of Mines. Mayor Ballard said late additions can still enroll. The program trains fire department members to handle emergencies.
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Sophia Fire Department
City Hall
H. Strubeck
Federal Bureau of Mines
J., A. Staton, Jr
State Department of Mines
Elgie Ballard
Fire Department
District 29 Official Heads Committee For Safety Meet
The Committee on Engineering for the Governor's Conference on Industrial Safety will meet February 0 in Charleston. C. K. Jones of Beckley, safety director of District 29 UMWA, chairs the group. Initial meeting held last Friday in Charleston organized and elected officers. Jones chair, P. W. Wimmer vice chair, Joseph Blerer secretary. The committee includes labor and industry reps, state agencies, and advisory members.
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Charleston
C. K. Jones
Beckley
Jones
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
P. W. Wimmer
Joseph Blerer
State Department of Mines
Abor
Charles Saiter
Telephone Girls Enlist for WAC at Beckley Station
The Women's Army Corps welcomed three new enlistees at Beckley Army and Air Force recruiting station. Malinda Casto 21 Mary Vallandingham 16 and Mimi Reed 18 from White Sulphur Springs joined for three years and were sent to Camp Lee Virginia.
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Women's Army Corps
Beckley Army and Air Force
Aly
White Sulphur Springs
Malinda QO. Casto
Mary E. Vallandingham
Mimi F. Reed
Carho Lee
Deeds on File Involving L. L. Lilly and Others
Transfers filed in Raleigh County include L. L. Lilly buying four Crab Orchard lots for about 86000, Lessie Lilly buying property in Crab Orchard Heights Addition, and numerous other land transfers among individuals and companies in Beckley and surrounding districts. Also promotes two needlework patterns and catalogs available by mail.
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Lessie A. Lilly
Additon
Vaughan Brooks
Raleigh County
James B. Hornbeck, Jr
James 1. Hornbeck
Sophia Heighs
Sophia
Douglas Bowers
Eleo Lumber Company
Lilly Land Company
Shady Grove
Shady Spring
Walter Polk
Dexter [Battebor
Tommy's Creek
Slab Fork
Frankie Pettry
William’ ‘Dickens
Drews Creek
Marsh Fork
S. E. Jarrell
Lily
Lessie Lilly
Crab Orchard
Heights
Sarah Elizabeth Lambert Akers
Fair- View
Sophia Heights
Orchard Heights
James Whakers
Sarahi Elizabeth Lambert Akers
Soak Creek
Fairview
Carlen
Beckley
Brammer
Catlett
Sharman T. Gray
H. T. Hatcher
Dorcas Society Gives $10 to Polio Drive
The Dorcas Society of the Seventh Day Adventist Church donated ten dollars to the March of Dimes Drive. G C Hedrick led church contributions with members making the offering during a church gathering.
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Dorcas Society
G. C. Hedrick
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Marianna Miner Hurt in Mine Accident
Marianna Jasper Gross of Marianna is hospitalized at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch with fractured ribs from a mine accident. His condition was reported satisfactory yesterday as services were held last Saturday at the new church site on Jennings Street.
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Marianna Miner
Register
Marianna
Jasper Gross
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Jennings Street
Civilians urged to aid Air Force enlistment drive
Capt. Robert G. Wilson at Beckley recruiting station told Civilan Club members how civilians can boost Air Force manpower. He urged five steps including offering station help, discussing careers, providing eligible lists, arranging appearances, and publicizing the program through meetings and media. He cited a 25 percent annual turnover and the need for broad public support.
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Air Force
Robert G. Wilson
Beckley Army and Air Force
Civilan Club
Wilson
Civitans
P America
Membe
Air
Omar A. Bradley
Local enlistments flow through Beckley station
Eight men were enlisted or reenlisted at the Beckley Army and Air Force recruiting station. Names include Carl Wickline Roy Taylor Donald Wood Roscoe Browning and others. Air Force enlistees head to Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas for four year terms.
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Beckley
Army
Air Force
Ft. Knox
Carl Austin Wickline
iWayside
Monroe County
Navy
Roy Alvin Taylor
Binefield
Donald Lee Wood
Lester
Roscoe David Browning
Blair
Logan’ County
Offi Lester
James Marshall Ennis
Mabkscott
Kilgore Addresses Petroleum Group in West Virginia
Senator Harley M. Kilgore of Beckley spoke at the Sixth Congressional District dinner of the West Virginia Petroleum Association in the Daniel Boone Hotel. He warned that major cuts to the national budget could harm the economy and world peace efforts, while advocating a balanced budget aided by reductions in foreign aid veterans’ commitments and possibly military needs.
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Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
West Virginia Petroleum Association
Daniel Boone Hotel
Kilgore
Truck and car collide on Route 3 near Surveyor
A tractor-trailer owned by Coastal Tank Lines of Charleston and a car driven by Orville Cole of Resaco collided on Route 3 near Surveyor yesterday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Cole skidded on the wet road and left the scene. the truck cab was damaged and replaced.
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Coastal Tank Lines
Charleston
Orville Cole
Resaco
Surveyor Yesterniday
Cole
Winter Driving Dangers Warn as Temperature Drops
State Police warns of increased hazards on winter highways as temperatures fall. Ice forms on bridges and hills after heavy rains, with glare ice sheets and reduced traction. Officers urge caution, proper lighting, careful braking, and chains for protection. Carbon monoxide risk rises in idle cars. keep engines off when parked and crack a window.
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Beckley
Ezra Zirkle
Zirkle
Forest Fires Rise in District 6 January Totals
District 6 forest protectors logged 16 fires in January due to careless brush burning. Fank O. Frazier notes January fires rose from 13 the previous year, with six in Fayette, five in Raleigh, three in McDowell, and one each in Sumner and Mercer, burning about 48 acres.
Two Couples Apply for Raleigh County Wedding Licenses
Marriage license applications were filed in the Raleigh County Clerk office by two couples. Kerry Eanes, 19, of Sophia, and Edith Mullins, 16, of Sophia, pair with Fontaine Veid, 21, of Sullivan, and Ramona Ward, 18, of Sullivan.
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Raleigh
Civil Service Jobs Open in DC Area
Civil Service Commission announces open positions in Washington DC Maryland and Virginia for traffic and transportation specialist rate examiner transportation rate auditor and tariff examiner. Salaries range 3100 to 6200 dollars annually no written test required applicants must show pertinent experience education may substitute for part of experience blanks available at Beckley Post Office.
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Civil Service Comission
Washington
D. C
Maryland
Virginia
Henry Kent
Beckley Commission
Kent
Beckley
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Raleigh Register
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