Fewer Births and More Deaths in Raleigh County in 1951
Raleigh County reports about 2,500 births and 750 deaths in 1951, with figures approximated due to incomplete tabulation. The 1950 totals were 2,701 births and 670 deaths, per the State Department of Health, with county breakdowns for Boone Fayette Greenbrier Mercer Wyoming and other counties.
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Raleigh County
County Health Office
State Department of Health
Boone County
Fayette County
Greenbrier
Mercer County
Wyoming County
City Three West Virginia Cities Report No Traffic Deaths in 1951
Beckley Bluefield and Martinsburg were the only WV towns over 10 000 population to report no traffic fatalities in 1951. Weirton topped state losses with 17 deaths, Huntington 10, Wheeling eight, Parkersburg seven, Charleston and Charleston five each.
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Beckley
Bluefield
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Weirton
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charleston
Marriage Applications List for Peters Burnside Floyd Brammer
Ann R Lee Peters 30 of Dorothy and Elle O D Burnside 22 of Rock Creek seek marriage. James D Floyd 26 of Beckley and Bonnie J Brammer 26 of Beckley file for marriage.
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Ann Rovert Lee Peters
Dorothy
Arthur Lee Peters
Elle
O'Dessie Burnside
Rock Creek
Andrew Burnside
James Dallas Floyd
Beckley
Eugene Floyd
Bonnie June Brammer
Boone Brammer
Council to Pay Animal Shelter in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Animal Shelter will receive 25 dollars monthly for stray dog care within Beckley city limits. Previously payments went to local veterinarian C. F. Hale who requested dogs be moved to the county pond. Hale will also receive 50 dollars for care through January and February.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
C. F. Hale
Hale
Scherer, Bowers, and File
L. L. Scherer
K. D. Bowers
W. H. File, Jr
Bazzarre Named Secretary For Zoning Group
City Council on Tuesday night named Thomas Bazzarre Sr secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission. H A Sloan was approved as a member to replace J C Freeman and City Attorney Ben Tissue was named legal adviser. Three building permits were approved including a Medical Arts Building in Raleigh Heights and a remodel by Byus Mankin Lumber. Tommy E Jones returns to duties as deputy circuit clerk after a wreck near Ripley.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
City ‘Council
Thomas Bazzarre,Sr
I Group
Ithe Planning and Zoning Commission
Sanitary Board
H. A. Sloan
George B. Chambers
Zoning Commission
J. C. Freeman
Ben Tissue
Raleigh Heights
South Fayette Street
Byus-Mankin Lumber Company
Raleigh County Library sets January circulation record
The Raleigh County Library circulated 3 115 books in January, first month over 3 000. Adult fiction reached 1 398, juvenile fiction 1 094, adult non fiction 481, and juvenile non fiction 152. 58 new books added, including 31 fiction and 10 for juvenile readers, with numerous titles listed by genre.
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Raleigh County
C. H Graham
Libraria
James A. Pike
W. N. Pittenger
Horace Kep
Hart
Wm. C. Douglas
John Kieran
Hampden Gordon
Walter B. Gibson
Agnes de Mille
Singapore
Cap’ Russell Grenfell
R.N
Bob Becker
A. Cook
Antoinette and
F. Pope
R. J. Harrison
Leon A. Hausman
ABC
Carl W
Curb Service Plan For Beckley Bank Teller Booth
Beckley National Bank will install curb service with a basement teller booth at car level on S Fayette Street. A one car lane will be marked for deposits and quick transactions, with mirrors and a speaking tube for communication. Installation expected in four to six months.
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Beckley National Bank
Frank N. Gans
S. Fayette Street
Gans
City Council
Local Suit Seeks Supreme Court Review Of $9000 Damages
Mrs. Marie Faull of Beckley sued H. R. Abbot and W. S. Abbot partners over injuries from a July 13 1950 collision on U S 19 in Nicholas County during resurfacing work. The Abbots contest liability citing no flagman at the private lane intersection and say the accident stemmed from Hayslett leaving his private lane onto the one way strip.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Kanawha
Marie Faull
Beckley
H. R. Abbot
W. S. Abbot Partners
U. S. 19
Nicholas County
Faull
U.S. 19
Abbots
Marshall Hays
Lett
Hayslett
Time Extension Denied for Aracoma Hotel Demo
City Council denied the Aracoma Hotel owners an extension for tearing down the walls. Joseph Rahall signed the extension request asking to delay start until March 15 to use scaffolding for dismantling and rebuilding. Walls must be down by March 10 with work to begin February 9.
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Aracoma
Joseph Rahall
Rahall
City records show gross sales tax totals for 1951 52 period
City records indicate gross sales tax receipts from July through December 1951 totaled 18 482.06 with January 1952 bringing the larger annual figure of 41 146.26. City Recorder Thomas Bazzarre notes the rise in gross receipts reflects a seasonal upsurge in film business during the Christmas year.
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Thomas Bazzarre
Filmn
Kiwanis Observe Telephone’s 75th Anniversary Film
E. T. Stromp, district manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia, will present a film titled Many Voices at the Beckley Kiwanis meeting Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the telephone. He will also discuss local developments in the telephone industry.
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E. T. Stromp
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Tha ‘Telephone
Beckley Kiwanis
Stromp
Evan Hall
Troper Evan Hall
Beckley
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
George B. Chambers
Damage Suit Filed In Madison County Accident
Weeks sues Hubbard Corp and Joseph H Sowers for 1000 damages from a two car crash at Madison last October. Weeks alleges his vehicle was sideswiped by a Hubbard Corp vehicle operated by Sowers causing heavy damage. Case filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ue U. Weeks
Seckley
Lewis Hubbard Corp
Joseph H. Sowers
Madison
Weeks
Hubbard Corporation
Sowers
Raleigh County
City Council Eyes Hodge Street Widening and Sidewalk Repair
Beckley City Council discussed widening Hodge Street and repairing sidewalks after residents petitioned. City Engineer P H Wilson reported the sidewalk on Hodge Street settlement and cave-in concerns near South Fayette Street and the parking lot. permits totaling 18058 were issued for four dwellings and one land extension on King Street.
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Hodge Street
Beckley
Beckley Corpora-l Council
Iton
James Ranzo
Steve Horwath
McCreery and
South Fayette
Fort Cova
Sunrise Avenue
Recorder's Office
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Jesus
Joan G. Thomas
Lancelot Hogben
Howard Thurston
Julienne Hallen
Billy Bass
R. Www
Eschmerger
Betsy Allen
Rudyard Kipling
Mary F. Murra
Richard T. Floo
Catherine Roberts
Beckley Insulation. Co
Charter Wentlcky
Bernheim Distilling Company, Inc
Louisville
Ae Sdervice
Council
Okeh
Kiwanis
Gabardine
Howard
Genuine
Pacific Mills
Gabardines
Aina
Neville ST
Capitol ST
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