Beckley Sets Schoolmates in City Posts for Civic Swap
Beckley to swap city leadership Thursday as Mayor Gwinn assigns seven senior Shady Spring High School students to top posts. Police judge, police chief, city engineer, recorder, fire chief, mayor's secretary, and street commissioner are filled by Gwinn’s Blue and Gold ticket peers, while aides visit city hall for pointers before the handover.
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Buddy Glenville Gwinn
Beckley
Gwinn
Shady Spring High School
Activi
Mike Fourney
Blue Party
Sue Lilly
Gaye Meadows
George Brown
Phyllis Meadows
Gold
Neil Gray
Richard Gravely
Shirley Moye
Nancy Payne
Jane O'Neal
Wesley
City to Install About 60 New Downtown Trash Cans
Beckley will receive around 60 new trash receptacles as part of Mayor Elmer Davis cleanup push. Price negotiations are under way to replace old cans. Corner rounding at S Kanawha St and E Main St begins this week to ease traffic and street cleaning continues in alleys and business areas.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
S. Kanawha St
E. Main St
37 States Set All Time High For Construction in Opening Month
37 states posted an all time high for January construction contracts per F W Dodge. The Dodge Reports total reached 1 151 987 000 dollars, up 7 percent from January 1953 and 28 percent from January 1952. Nonresidential work rose 16 percent, residential 1 percent, and heavy engineering 4 percent higher than a year ago.
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F. W. Dodge Corporation
Dodge
Rcord
Thomas S. Holdren
Polio Fund Tops $20,000 as New Donations Listed
The Raleigh County March of Dimes campaign surpassed the $20,000 mark with further gifts from churches and groups. W. A. Burke, campaign chair, expressed gratitude for the continued countywide support and acknowledged donations from Blue Jay Sunday School and several local congregations and organizations, including a mine workers unit and a sorority chapter.
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Raleigh County
March of Dimes
W. A. Burke
Blue Jay
Order of Eagles
Whittley Community Church
Whittley
Whittley Wscs
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Jonben
United Mine Workers of America
1428Th Engineering Bridge Co
Prince
First Baptist Church of Sophia
Alpha Psi
Phi Delta Kappa
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Shows Broad Price Spread
USDA notes cattle lacking traded basis as 150 head market appears unsettled. Calves to prime dealers fetch 28.00 to 32.00, 125 head, with hogs and sows priced by weight from 18.50 to 27.75 for various classes, including 600 lb hogs and 240 to 300 lb sows. Prices trend lower for heavier cattle above 300 lbs, with mid-range weights quoted at 24.75 to 27.25.
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Baltimore
USDA
Carrie Dow Dies in Raleigh Home Transition
Mrs Carrie Dow of Raleigh died at home. The body will be moved to Trent Funeral Home for funeral arrangements. Also noted are Sunday guests Mr and Mrs Murvan Walker and Mr and Mrs Ken ner Brown with their son of Glen Rogers.
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Oceana
RNS
Murvan Walker
Kenner Brown
Glen Rogers
Carrie Dow
Raleigh
Trent Funeral Home
Philco
Miss Bradley
Memorial Building
Fifteen Final Decrees Filed In Circuit Court
Fifteen divorce decrees were granted in orders signed Tuesday by Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Cases listed include Edith Barer Carney vs Buck Carney, Nylan Walker vs Andrew Walker, Mildred Whitley vs James Whitley, Kansas Fink vs Cecil Fink, Ronald Clark vs Jo Ann Clark, Ernest Chambers vs Agnes Chambers, Billie Goode vs Carlos Goode, Glada Myers vs Ellis Myers, Robert Mullins vs Dora Mullins, Juanita Payne vs Nathaniel Payne, Delores Stevens vs Thomas Stevens, Charles Solomon vs Berthelia Solomon, Vada White vs Kermit White, Reba Hollandsworth vs Morris Hollandsworth, and Joan Griffith vs Charles Griffith.
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Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Edith Emmagene Barer Carney
Buck Carney
Nylan E. Walker
Andrew L. Walker
Mildred Josephine Whitley
James Denver Whitley
Kansas Fink
Cecil Howard Fink
Ronald Wilbert Clark
Jo Ann Verduce Clark
Ernest E. Chambers
Agnes M. Chambers
Billie Lou Goode
Carlos FE. Goode
Glada Mae Myers
Ellis Leon Myers
Robert Mullins
Dora Mullins
Juanita Payne
Nathaniel Payne
Delores Ollie Penn Stevens
Thomas Lynwood Stevens
Charles Solomon
Berthelia Solomon
Vada Louise White
Kermit Alvin White
Reba Frances Hollandsworth
Morris Buford Hollandsworth
Joan Price Griffith
Charles William Griffith
Three Deeds Filed Today Totaling 8500 Dollars
Three deeds totaling 8500 dollars were recorded in Raleigh County during the morning. Paulina Miller transfers a parcel to the State Road Commission of West Virginia in Marsh Fork for 3600. Leslie R Carter and Elizabeth Carter sell lots 5 and 6 in Stafford Addition Beckley to Ted and Juanita Ford for about 5000. Reed and Goldie May Eldrith transfer lot 20 Pineydale Addition Shady Spring to James E F and Carol Dolinger for about 500. One deed yesterday moved Mamie and Curtis Johnson to V Allen Christian covering parts of lots 302 and 22 Trap Hill District Lester for around 2000.
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Raleigh County
Paulina Miller
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Marsh Fork
Leslie R
Elizabeth Carter
Ted
Juanita Ford
Stafford Addition
Mamie
Curtis Johnson
V. Allen Christian
Trap Hill
Lester
Marriage Applications Filed in Raleigh County
One marriage permit application was received this morning for Garvie Lee Tolliver aged 22 and Lenora Shrewsberry aged 21. A second application filed yesterday lists Edward Akin aged 30 and Iris Faye Shirkey aged 16.
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Raleigh County Clerk's Office
Garvie Lee Tolliver
G. L. Tolliver
Wyce
Lenora Shrewsberry
Rae
Luther Shrewsberry
Resoco
Edward Akin
Clemen Akin
Beckley
Iris Faye Shirkey
Doreen Morris
Prosperity
Coal Tonnage Up 4 949 in Week for Winding Gulf
Net tonnage increased by 4 949 in the Winding Gulf district for the week ending February 13, with 22 reporting mines pushing district production to 659 348 net tons from January 1 to February 13. Al C Jesse Combs of the Beckley Armed Forces Examining Station is promoted to staff sergeant after serving since 1951 and prior Army Air Force service in the China Burma India Theater.
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Winding Gulf District
Winding Gulf Operator's Association
al c
Jesse Combs
Beckley Armed Forces Examining Station
Combs
Air Force
Army Air Force
China
Burma India
Beckley
Prince St
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Oceana Personals
United States Savings
Mercer County
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Summers
Boone
Monroe
Pocahontas
Glenmore
Kentucky
SPD
Lacie
Oaney
Mmore DI Stillemies Company
Glenmore Distilleries Company
Louisville, Kentucky
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Beckley Music & Electric
Fayette ST
Melo & Electrie
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