Betty Burgess Tistle Missing After Laundress Visit
Betty Burgess Tistle 29 of Alice disappeared Sunday evening after taking laundry to Sybil Griggs. Husband Joe Tistle suspects kidnapping and notes she was last seen departing Griggs’ home. Police are alerted and Burgess family says no motive is known.
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Betty Burgess Tistle
Alice
Joe Tistle
Tistle
Sybil Griggs
Betty
Piney Grove
Artie
Detroit
Quincy Burgess
Beckley
Whitesville
Burgess
Beckley Man Aids Vittles Effort to Break Berlin Ground Blockade
Hubert Clower from Beckley is among West Virginia volunteers aiding Operation Vittles to supply air corridors to Berlin. He serves as a radio mechanic with the AACS supporting navigational and ground to air communications for the US Air Force worldwide.
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Hubert Clower
David B. Clower
Prince St
Beckley
West Virginia
Vittles
Berlin
Clower
AACS
UAACS
United States Air Force
Youth for Christ Rally At Beckley School Auditorium
The Youth for Christ rally at Beckley Junior High School auditorium will feature Jim Lowden of Chicago as speaker. Lowden recently returned from Greece and will present color slides of scenes from that country.
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Youth For Christ
Beckley Junior High School
Jim Lowden
Chicago
Lowden
Greece
Logan Restaurateur Fined for Gambling Guilty Verdict
Luther Ghiz of Logan was found guilty by a circuit court jury after 45 minutes of deliberation for operating a gambling establishment at the Smokehouse Logan restaurant. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $250, with Judge C. C. Chambers overruling a motion to set aside the verdict.
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Logan Restaurateur
Associated Press
Logan
Luther Ghiz
Smokehouse
Ghiz
C. C. Chambers
Raleigh couples file marriage permit applications
Multiple couples submitted applications for marriage permits at the Raleigh County clerk office over recent days. Names include Willan Coakes Belcher and Clara Giese, Ervin Forney and uth Marie Stone, and Clarence Gilbert Lilly with Aldred Kathleen Rickman, among others.
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Raleigh County
Flaks
Willan Coakes Belcher
Alpeca
Clara Giese
Rhodell
Frank Berry
Layland
Dorothy Wrolwine
Prosperity
Stubert Ernest Bens
Junben
Mary Laville Garten
Yehitby
Willman Earhart
Der
Heck
Artatus Bailey
Clear Creek
Shelby Williams
Willians
Further Treatment Needed To Restore Girl's Sight
Linda Jataconcessful operation saved her life but left eyesight unrecovered. Judy Tih will seek further examination at Johns Hopkins and Elvia Miller eyespecialist fund may support future care. Local contributions from individuals, schools, civic groups and clubs total over 1000 with more expected.
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Linda
Savdaugster
Bobs Hepa
John Hopkins Hoospital
Bere
Lelvia Miller
Chacian
Milter
Funeral Services For Wills At Massey Branch
Virginia notes donations from outside the Two Local Men With 24th Division. Funeral services for Sam Ernest Wills of Beckley, 58, will be held at Massey Branch Church with burial in the church cemetery. Wills served with the 24th Infantry Division and died from injuries sustained in service. Private First Class Marvin Adkins was fined $10 for driving without proper brakes.
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Virginia
Kyushu
Lead Weidensal
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
6Th Infantry Division
Sam Ernest’Hawks
Nelsss
Masha
Shah Sis
Nels
Hawks Wills
Beckley
Sophia
Consolidated
Massey
George D. Weidensall
Son
Weidensall
Helen Weidensall
Dent
Woodrow Wilson High
Maagsstrafte T. N. ‘Thurman
iMarvin Adkins
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Beckley Man
Vittles’ Plus
Wight
Register
Witter Whitesville
Lions Club
Claude Worley
Marsh Fork High School
C. G. Blurner
Clear Fork High School
Aubrey Jackson
Clear Fork Hiigh School
Philippi
Mars’ Hill
Paul
Gallio
Corinth
Fash
Pres
Byrd’s General Food Store
Sophia Theatre
Wills
Ray S
Cabin Creek
Wilsan and
Jeannette Childress Wills
24Th Infantry Division
Insereeam Hawks
Fort Lewis
Washington
Lewis’ Dist
Lewis
Elis
Neville Street
Packard “Ners
Blessed Confort
Packard
Burleson Motor CO
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley, W. Va
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