Wharton Plan Would Tie Road To Bolt Highway
O L Johnston of Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce says a Wharton Lions Club proposal to complete Kopperston Barrett road could tie into the Beckley Number One road program. The plan aims to connect Wharton Barrett Kopperston to shorten travel to Oceana Pineville and the state capitol, with local mines producing coal totaling 344 million tons yearly and about 2,000 workers. The project depends on completing the base road and will be discussed in Charleston by the chamber’s Highway Committee.
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Wharton
Johnston
Wharton Lions Club
Kopperston-Barrett Road
Beckley Area
C. R. Lamb
Lamb
Wharton-Barrett
Boone County
Wyoming
Wharton No. 1
Kopperston
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Barrett
Oceana
Pineville
State Capitol
Highways Committee
The
Transportation and Tourist Department of the Chamber
Charleston
Thomas F. Stafford
Fire Destroys Home Af Helen in Apparent Gas-Exploded Blaze
Fire Chief Frank Lovell reported a home at 5:05 p.m. burned after pea coal slowly ignited gas from a heater kept by neighbors to prevent pipes from freezing. The Scott house, valued at 4500 and insured, furnishings around 3000, were destroyed. Local 5767 United Mine Workers records stored inside were lost. Neighbors helped control most of the fire before arrival of the Sophia and Rhodes departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Scott
Detroit
Mich
Sophia
Frank Lovell
Scott
Lovell
United Mine Workers Union
Helen
Rhodes
Negro Events School to Note History Week
The Byrd-Prillerman High School P T A will celebrate Founder's Day at 2 pm Friday with J S Saundle as guest speaker. The program includes music from the band and glee club, with adult representatives from East Killigan and Roland Hayes P T A groups.
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Byrd-Prillerman High School
J. S. Saundle
Mercer County Schools
Glee Club
East Killigan
Roland Hayes
Harlem Heights
Homemakers Club
Odell Wilson
Lola Jackson
Margaret Brown
Annistine Jackson
Elsie Howard
Fay
Doris Howard
Winfred
Katherine Lee
Mesdames
Ruth Wilkerson
Neela Lee
Rosetta Diggs
Elsie Browder
Lucy Shepherdson
Del
Deeds Recorded Raleigh County Real Estate Transfers
A long list of deeds recorded in Raleigh County showing transfers of lots, acreage, and parcels in Beckley Glen Daniel Shady Spring and other districts. Buyers include Ed gar Hager Ester Hager Steve Abraham Mary Abraham Lewis Buchanan Minnie DeBord and many others with prices ranging from about 100 to 4,400 dollars and several transfers noted as no consideration.
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Alex and
Betty Perkowski
Edgar
Ester Hager
Orchard
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill
Matt and
Zofia Abraham
Steve and
Mary Abraham
Hedrick-Walker-Carter
Beckley
Ada
Grady Underwood
John G
Elizabeth Acree
Leevale
Clear Fork
Grady L
Marjorie W. Whitlock
Lewis C. Buchanan
Lilly Land
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Minnie DeBord
Sunset Memorial Park
Earl
Cora Wiley
William Thomas Wiley
Honaker's Bottom
Marsh Fork
Ira Ferguson
Macie Ferguson
Glade Creek
Shady Spring
Blanche Coburn
Rufus B. Coburn
McCreery Court
New River Co
William H
Betty V. Preston
Sprague
Ida Walker
Minnie Pierce
Surveyor Creek
Lewis
Helen Meadows
Walter F
Mollie Cooper
Slab Fork
French R
Joyce Williams
Cranberry
Lawrence
Virginia Rover
Marion L
Emily Irene Bufferine
Pettry Brothers
Martha Mae Carter
Shiloh Baptist Church
Harper
Park Addition
Mattie Coburn
John Dellinger Jr
Glenna Dellinger
J. C
Ada R. Bailey
Mce- Creery Court
Walter
Georgia Shelton
FE. B
Mable K. Sullivan
Lilly-MacArthur
MacArthur
S. P
Cora Hight
Calloway Heights
Peachie Mape
Wade Barbour
Curtis Barbour
Frances Johnson
Harper Park Addition
Inez Rakes
Fileen Smith
Raymond Rakes
Little Beaver Creek
No Consideration Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Mary E. Wilson
J. H Lilly Land Co
John W Ard Vernie E. Shaw le
Lily Midway
Siab Fork
A. K
Sue Minter
Jesse
Leana Staples
Tommy's Creek
Leon Sanders
Rhodell
Rose Eien Sanders
John and Mae Osborn
Hillcrest Park
Jonnie Blake
Dixon Branch
Paint Creek
R. R
Georgia
Warren G
French
William Jones
Mary Jones
Bethel
John
Hattie Spencer
W. E. Underwood
Rita Hope Underwood
Kate Long Stone
Lilly Heights
John Frazier
Bessie and
Wilburn Stover
Four Road Projects Get Authorization of SRC
State Road Commissioner H. K. Griffith approved four road projects using SRC labor and funds. The largest covers grading drainage widening and base treatment on 1.63 miles from junction secondary 6-2 to 6-403 near Indian Run.
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SRC
State Road Commission
H. K. Griffith
Indian
Hardy County
West Virginia
Marietta
Williamson Bridge
Wood County
Brooke County
Board Vacancies To Be Pondered
S. Austin Caperton, president of the Raleigh County Board of Education, calls a Saturday 10:30 a.m. meeting to consider two vacancies caused by C. C. Ballard’s death and Jesse Daniel’s resignation. With three remaining members Caperton, Harold Lambert, and B. C. Calloway may appoint two persons to serve until the August primary when three posts are elected. Ballard’s and Calloway’s terms and two full six year terms open at the primary. Meeting is in the Raleigh County Courthouse Board offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Austin Caperton
Raleigh County Board of Education
C. C. Ballard
Jesse Daniel
Raleigh County Court
Caperton
Harold Lambert
B. C. Calloway
Calloway
R. W. Chambers
Ballard
Raleigh County
Morris Harvey College Adds Three Extension Courses
Ralph J. Brabhan announces three new Morris Harvey College extension courses for this month. English 482 Great Books studies books shaping western civilization taught by Oliver Short begins 6:30 p.m. Monday at Beckley Junior High. Sociology 341 Racial Relationships starts 6:30 p.m. today at Beckley High School. History 351 American Economic History covers colonial to present times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Brabhan
Morris Harvey College
U.S
Beckley
Oliver Short
Heart Fund Drive Sets 1500 Quota in Raleigh County
Rotary Club volunteers place plastic heart banks in stores and restaurants for a week. A house-to-house canvass runs Feb. 14 from 2 to 4 pm to raise funds for research on combating heart diseases, per E. G. Larrick Jr. the drive chairman.
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Raleigh County
Heart Association
Rotary Club
E. G. Larrick Jr
West Virginia University dean’s list students named
Twenty two College of Commerce students at West Virginia University earned dean’s list honors for the first semester with a 3.3 or higher. A group led by 3.99 graduates William Boyd Dickerson Charles ton William Marsh Dietz and others from Summersville South Charleston Wheeling Morgantown Petersburg Point Mallon Pa.
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College of Commerce
West Virginia University
William Boyd Dickerson
Charleston
William Marsh Dietz
Summersville
Barbara Lee Fox
South Charleston
D. Milton Gutman
Wheeling
George Ralph Ours Jr
Petersburg
Theodore N. Williams
Morgantown
Ralph Raymond Capelli
Point Mallon
Karl Burdell Cornwell
Moatsville
David John Metz
Spencer
John Talbot Mullennex
Elkins
Carol Virginia Raines
Aubrey Talmadge Richey
Herbert Eldon Roach
Naomi Beth Rose
Royce Jackson Watts
Edwin Chaney Shaffer
Virginia Showalter
Joann Travis
Fairmont
Ann Howell Throp
Daniel Walter Williams
Belle
John William Metz
Hopwood Pa
Car Collision Causes $50 In Damages On Third Ave
City police estimated $50 in damages after a 1:50 a.m. Monday crash on Third Ave. Cpl. Marion Gore, 22, of Prince, drove into the front of Jim Moncada, 46, of Besoco, as Moncada turned left from Second St. onto Third Ave.
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Third Ave
Cpl
Marion Gore
Prince
Jim Moncada
Besoco
Moncada
Second St
Cancer Society Seeks Donations in Beckley Area
The Raleigh County Cancer Society appeals for funds as United Fund misses its goal this fall. Donations to Beckley Cancer Society, Beckley Newspapers Building, Beckley, support care for about 150 cancer victims yearly. A $50 check from Local 6522 Jonben Arthur Pack and a gift from Beth El Temple’s youth group highlight community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Cancer Society
Isadore Wein
Wein
United Fund
The
Cancer Society
Beckley Newspapers
Beckley
Jonben
Arthur Pack
Beth el] Temple
Man Held for Grand Jury in Forgery Case
Alfred G. Bragg of 416 Vance Drive Beckley waives preliminary hearing before Magistrate T N Thurman on forgery charge. Alleged to have forged a 165 dollar check to Jannett Anderson of Pinecrest Food Market. Bond set at 500 dollars by F Leon Neal for grand jury appearance.
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Alfred G. Bragg
Vance Drive
Beckley
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
T. N. Thurman
Bragg
Jannett Anderson
Pinecrest
F. Leon Neal
Skier Jerry Meadows Injures Hand at Skiing Sunday
16 year old Sofia skier Jerry Meadows suffered a left hand injury while skiing Sunday. He was treated and released from Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Meadows
Sophia Skier
Beckley Hospital
Larceny Suspect Bonded In Maple Fork Theft
George Burns Vicks 18 of Maple Fork posted 500 bond and was released from Raleigh County Jail after waiving preliminary hearing on a grand larceny charge. State Police arrested him at 1 p m for allegedly taking a battery and radio from J B Clay's automobile. Two other youths ages 15 and 19 are implicated in the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burns Vicks
Maple Fork
Raleigh
T. N. Thurman
Vicks
J. B. Clay
Ritz Tavern Proprietor Fined For Tax Paid Whisky
Roy Carter of MacArthur was fined 50 dollars and costs by Magistrate J P Meadowson for selling tax paid whisky. Carter runs the Ritz Tavern on Route 36 and faced charges tied to liquor sales in his establishment.
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Roy Carter
MacArthur
J. P. Meadowson
Carter
Hal Scott Heads Group Planning '09 Region
West Virginia University Class of 1909 prepares a 45th anniversary reunion for May 28 29 with a dinner at Hotel Morgan Morgantown and Alumni Day activities. R O Hall Morgantown class secretary announces. Hal M Scott Beckley chairs the arrangements with Hall Neal Huntington Reynolds Boston treasurer. Sixteen of the original 57 members are deceased.
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West Virginia University
R. O. Hall
Morgantown
Hall
Hotel Morgan
Hal M. Scott
Beckley
Miner Draws Probation In Death of 4 Persons
Bellew a 31 year old Asco coal miner received one year in jail and fined 50 dollars on each of four involuntary manslaughter counts. He was placed on four years probation. The deaths occurred Christmas morning when four people including three men and a woman were struck on West Virginia 16 three miles north of Welch. Judge Richard Parsons imposed sentence in McDowell County Criminal Court after Bellew pled guilty last month.
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Welch
Clayton Bellew
Asco
Bellew
W. Va
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L. K. Seay
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Katherine Huffman
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Roy M. Coulson
Eccles Road
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