Lee Scalf Paroled From Kentucky Conviction Robbery Case
Lee Scalf of Harper was sentenced twice to life under habitual criminal law after a Raleigh County jury found him guilty January 7 of robbing Luther Jones at the Jones store between Bell and Arnett. He was on parole from a Kentucky life sentence and had served about 12 years. An unsolved jail escape attempt injured jailer R L Woofler.
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Lee Scalf
Harper
Raleigh County
Scalf
Jones
Luther Jones
Jones Store
Bell and
Arnett
Sealf
Kentucky
Raleigh
R. L. Woofler
Three Beckley Students to Attend WV Tech Meet
Beckley College students Lewis McManus Skelton Don Blevins and Charles Browning will join West Virginia Federation students at West Virginia Tech in Montgomery on Monday for a two day tour of 14 colleges. The trip was announced today.
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Beckley College
West Virginia Federation
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Lewis McManus
Skelton
Don Blevins
Beckley
Charles Browning
Bell
Beckley College Executive
Farmers Urged to Stress Soil Building Now
Kelly Farmer, chair of the Raleigh County Agricultural Conservation Program, urges farmers to rotate crops and restore soil via grass and legume rotations. He cites war driven overcropping, erosion, and loss of humus, calling for adjustments to favor pasture and hay to reduce soil loss and improve structure.
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Kelly Farmer
Radeigh County Agricultural Conservation Program
Farmer
America
Chauman
Avaiel
Bot Fly Campaign Ends Two Day Treatment Effort
Dr. C F Hale veterinarian will end the county bot eradication drive at 1 30 pm tomorrow at the H Allen farm in Bolt In the morning he will be at Counsehurst store in Posey Earlier he visited P C Ballard farm Sand Lick Farnest Chambers farm also in Sand Lick and Perry Jarrell farm Dry Creek County Agent H B Thomas says all farmers are invited to bring their horses to the designated treatment sites permaneent officials noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Hale
Homorrow
H. ¥. Allen
Bolt
Counsehurst
Posey
P. C. Ballard
Sand Lick
Farnest Chambers
Perry Jarrell
Creek
H. B. Thomas
Sullivan Soldier To be Reburied
Sullivan Soldier James T. Rasco, killed in action in Germany on August 17, 1945, will be reburied at 2 pm Sunday at Pemberton Methodist Church. Interment follows at Sunset Memorial Park with American Legion Post 32 in charge. He was 22, survived by parents Marvin and Mrs Rasco and two sisters Gladys Kelly and Leebitrn Pack.
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Pe. James ‘T. Rasco
Sullivan
Arosen
Germany
Fourth Armored Signal Battalion
Pemberton Methodist Church
C. G. Roark
Hey. C
Shady Spring
Lilly
Brook Coal Company
Marvin T. Rasco
Gladys Kelly
Piney View
Leebitrn Pack
Beckley
Grandview Land Company Formed In West Virginia
The West Virginia Secretary of State granted a charter for Grandview Land Company with 50000 dollars capital. Incorporators are Vincent A. Carter Opal Carter both of Grandview and Minor L Sratt of Glen Morgan.
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West Virginia
Grandview Land Company
Vincent A. Carter
Opal Carter
Grandview
Minor L. Sratt
Glen Morgan
Funeral services for Charlotte Fay Dickens
The 18 day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Dickens of Sundial died Tuesday. Services were set for 1 p.m. today at Pettry Bottom Church with Rev Tollie Bonds officiating. Burial would be in Peltry Cemetery at the Cooper subdivision. Survived by parents and two brothers Ronald Lynn and Carol Leon, both at home.
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Reetsier
Willer Whietesville
Funrea
Charlotte Fay Dickens
Clarence Dickens
Sundial
Pettry Bottom
Tollie Bonds
Peltry
Cooper
Ronald Lynn
Carol Leon
Dorothy Child Dies of Burns
Funeral services were set for today for three year old Harry Toumar Dickerson of Dorulay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clareme Qezesun, who died Wednesday night of severe burns. Burial was to be at Chat-Baley Cemetery at Aniengle.
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Reaider
Stub
Harry ‘Toumar Dickerson
Sen
Mrr
Clareme Qezesun
Dorulay
Hural
Movie to be Shown On White Pine Rust
A film titled Return of the Pines will be shown to Shady Spring High School students at 11 am on Tuesday. Gleedon E. Keates of the U S Department of Agriculture will supervise the presentation and also view the film at Hiam and Hinton High Schools, with a Wednesday night showing at Sandstone for veterans.
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Shady Spring Hight
Gleedon E. Keates
U. S. Department of Agrculture
Keaton
Hiam
Hinton High School
Sandstone
City Buys Snow Plow and Seeks Swine Feed Ban
City Council approved purchase of a motor driven snow plow for Beckley sidewalks at 409 dollars after a satisfactory trial with no scoop. They referred Mayor Hedrick's request for an ordinance banning hauling city garbage to feed swine to the city attorney for action.
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Beckley
Hedrick
Area Men Enlist in Organized Reserve Corps
Major Carl C. Dunham announced the enlistment of 11 area men into the Organized Reserve Corps including Clinton R. Washington of Raleigh and James D. Prince of Beckley with ranks from private to corporal. Mayor Hedrick reported a proposed new garbage law, Bluefield loan of tape to Beckley for traffic lanes, and a college probation policy. also a property deed on Hargrove Street for paving.
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Carl C. Dunham
Todig
Organized Reserve Corps
Clinton R. Washington
Raleigh
Oxey C. Wiseman
Boomer
Monroe H. Johnson
Edwight
James P. Kincaid
Kilsyth
Lionel C. Buckland
Oak Hill
Treoron Jarrett, Jr
Milburn
Henry Beals
Glen White
Burton P. Holmes
Scarbre
Clinton R. Brown
Charmeo
Ambis A. Evans
Scartre
James D. Prince
Beckley
Hedrick
Bluefield
Scalise
Hargrove Street
A D Preston Injured in Fall in Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley attorney and U S District Commissioner A D Preston lies in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital where he has been a patient since January 31. The former Raleigh County Criminal Court judge sustained a broken shoulder after a fall near his home.
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A. D. Preston
Beckley
U. S
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
Feed Company Signs Contract For Beckley Employees
Beckley ice and feed company workers, twenty in all, receive a 19 cent hourly raise under a new contract renegotiated with the United Construction Workers. Operations halted briefly yesterday from shortly after 2 p.m. to oversee the wage settlement. The scale now ranges from 70 cents to $1 per hour with one week’s vacation after one year and two weeks after two years of service. The forest products industry spends about $3,000,000 annually on research and development.
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Beckley Ice and Feed Company
United ‘Construction Workers
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Wooster
Billie Sallie
Clarence Farmer
James
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Lester Negro
Fash
Ates
Kingan’s Pride
Tanauc
Bor Ole
Byrd’s General Food
Sprague March Winds
All Girl! 4-H Club
Atheline Robers
Orla
Riga
Directions
Clorox
Mt Gee Housewives
BOON
Dorothy Child
Feed Company
Simmons
Gunge
Estry
Otto
Man
Heavy
BAO TT Ae
Elis
Tland Dees
Neville
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