Panel to discuss teacher retirement plan at Raleigh County meeting
A Raleigh County Education Association session will cover a teacher retirement plan during a Saturday Beckley meeting at Beckley Junior High School from 9 30 to 11 20 a.m. The program features Margaret Sullivan and panelists from Woodrow Wilson High School, Stoco Junior High, Pets Elementary, Shady Spring and Mabscott Elementary. A 4 p.m. parade by Woodrow Wilson High School Band through Beckley will celebrate the project to fund new band uniforms.
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Raleigh County Education Association
Margaret Sullivan
Beckley Junior High
Margaret Thomson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Gerlaida Amato
Stoco Junior High Schoo
Dewey Bone
Pets Elementary School
John Saunders
Shady Spring
Beckley
Woodrow ‘Wilson High School
Thelma Meador
Mabscott
K. D. Munson
Ini
Inquiries Slow on NSLI 1952 Dividend Payment
National Service Life Insurance policy holders were warned in May that inquiries about the 1952 dividend would slow final payment. VA official R A Barcel said pulling veteran records causes delays. A special post card to request cash payment is being mailed to eligible holders and must be sent directly to VA with two cents postage and the policy holder’s signature.
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National Life Insurance
R. A. Barcel
Beckley Veterans Admitration Office
Barcel
NSLI
Veterans. Administration
Im Rae
False Teeth Care Powder Promises Secure Fit
Ad copy touts FASTEETH powder to stabilize plates during eating talking and laughing. Claims no gummy taste, non acid formula, and quick comfort. Available at drug stores.
Directors Meet Thursday Open to D C Members
Becksley Chamber of Commerce directors meeting open to all members. Managing Director GA Bentley announced the session will be held in Room 10 Memorial Building at 1 30 p m Thursday. Bentley said attendance by the membership is welcome and sessions are ordinarily open.
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Becksley Chamber of Commerce
Ga, Bentley
Mond Bentley
Memorial Building
Army and Air Force announce local enlistees in wartime draw
Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station reports 8 Army enlistees and 25 Air Force recruits. Names span Beckley, Bluefield, Milton, Charleston, Princeton, Oakvale, Mammoth, Huntington and Hamp ton areas with bases in Samp son Langley Lackland and local destinations. Ages range from 17 to 37 with multiple hometowns listed.
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Air Force
Beckley
Army and
Air ‘Force
Army
Basil Hud
Hart
Marfrance
Jacob de Weese
Affinity
Ralph Lowe
Cedar Bluff
Harless Wiley
Lovern
Charles Smith
Thomas Jackson
Thurmond
James Scarbro
Dry Creek
Guy Herman
Bluefield
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Charles Lowe
Boomer
Aubrey Taylor
James Thompson
Boissevaine
Lennis Tabor
Herman Shradey
Ernest Fowler
Tiega
David Meadows
Milton
Jack Davis
Bernard Stephens
Norman Skidmore
Charleston
Charles O'Dell
Summersville
John Harris, Jr
Princeton
Ray Calloway
Matoka
Jimimie Camden
Oakvale
lArlin Jiden
Elmwood
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Robert Wood
Decota
Oliver Hodge
Decata
Charles Winston
Mammoth
James R. Knight
Huntington
Lonnie Chapman
David Williamson
Marmet
David McCallister
Holden
Robert Fixer
Paul Wilmoth
Harald Shires
Zenith
Langley Air Force Base
Hampton
Banks Report Show Beckley Leads West Virginia Debit Totals
December debits across three Berkley area banks reached 27.94 million, up from 1950 and 1949 levels. Beckley led with 27.94 million, followed by Bluefield and individual counties like Oak Hill and Princeton. statewide totals rose to 763.19 million.
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Berkley
West Virginia
Beckley
Bluefield
Boone County
Hinton
Montgomery
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Princeton
Wyoming County
Burleigh dies in Washington D C at 69
B F Burleigh of 104 Maple Avenue died at Mount Alto Hospital Washington DC at 9 am Sunday after years of ill health. A former State Road Commission and Beckley Street Department employee he lived in Beckley about 25 years. Also note: Concord College Dean’s List honors include Beckley area students Euelah Irene Edwards Beckley Lacy Arlo Rogers Flat Top and Vivian Frances Crane Rupert all with 4 7 averages or better.
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B. F. Burleigh
Maple Avenue
Mount Alto Hospital
Washington, D. C
State Road Commission
Beckley Street
Beckley
Concord College
L. McGraw
Euelah Irene Edwards
Lacy Arlo Rogers
Vivian Frances Crane
Rupert
Blood drive returns 791 pints for Raleigh County
Figures from the American Red Cross area office Huntington show 792 pints of blood were returned to Beckley for civilian use during the first six months of the volunteer program. In 19 visits to Raleigh County centers the bloodmobile collected 969 pints, averaging over 100 pints per visit, with Moose Club at 158 pints, Mark Twain High School 150 pints, and Elks Club 146 pints leading centers.
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Huntington
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Moose Club
Mark Twain High School
The
Elks Club
Two Men Sought After Holdup Of Taxi Driver
State Police continued the investigation into a Sunday morning holdup of a Yellow Cab driver near Eccles. The driver, John Marshall Loving, a 75-year-old retired coal miner, died later Sunday. He and Robert Fields said the two assailants, in their late 20s and early 20s with dark and blonde hair, fled with about 23 dollars. The incident was the third cab robbery in a year, following prior attacks on drivers near Hinton and to Fayette County.
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Robert Fields
Sandy Spring
Pistol Point
Cherry
John Marshall Loving
Florence
Ab, Hines
United Mine Work
Keys
Fields
Eccles
Baptist Chivall
Yellow Cab CO
Paul Lester
Hinton
J. G. Lemons
Fayette County
Charles Rice 73 Dies in Sullivan Parish Area
Charles Rice—73, lifelong Sullivan resident and retired coal miner—died about 1:30 p m Sunday at the home of his son Charles B. Rice in MacArthur. Born January 23, 1873, in Madison County North Carolina, he was the son of William and Margaret Rice, both deceased. He is survived by his wife Magnolia Treadway Rice and eight daughters Reba Malone of, and eight daughters listed include Mrs. Reba Malone of. The obituary notes two sons Charles B. Rice and Geecil H. Rice of MacArthur.
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MacArthur
Reba Malone
Gilkerson in Sick Room Cell at Raleigh County Jail
W. B. Gilerson, a convicted ex constable serving a 12 month term for shooting two men to death, lies in the 'sick room' cell on the fourth floor of Raleigh County Jail. He is three cells from E. C. Brice, a convicted numbers boss also serving a 12 month term, in a private sick room cell deemed necessary by the sheriff due to the prisoner’s condition.
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W. B. Gilerson
Rayleigh County
Gilkerson
E. C. Brice
Rites for Lilibeth Rice Held After Death
Funeral services for Lilibeth Rice were set for 2 p.m. at the Geneva New York home of Mrs. Thelma Hood with burial at Blue Jay Cemetery. Survivors include Marmet Mrs Drenna Price sister Mrs J W Fritz and several relatives from Glen Morgan Way Sullivan and Piney View. The Rev Claude Jop of St Alvans officiated with Rob Garten and other grandchildren among those listed.
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Marmet
Drenna Price
Aty Sisters
J. W. Fritz
Glen
Keyser
Lottie Hastings
Morgan
Ira Allen
Way- Funeral
Charleston
Thelma Hood
Glen Morgan
Ira
Charles B. Rice
Ian Pemberton
Opal Stump
Side
Garfield Davis
Geneva
N.Y
Mildred Ward
Clove Powerhouse Zanzibar and Pemba Dominate Trade
Zanzibar and its neighbor island Pemba off Africa’s east coast produce about four-fifths of the world’s supply of cloves, underscoring their crucial role in global spice markets and regional economies.
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Anzibar
Pemba
Africa
East Beckley Man In Fair Condition After Truck Crash
An East Beckley man, Turner William Paris, 34, was in fair condition Monday after a Sunday truck accident at Harper Heights. Raleigh General Hospital attendants said he was unconscious on arrival Sunday night but regained consciousness Monday morning. State Police reported the truck went over an embankment with only slight damage.
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East Beckley
Harper Heights
Raleigh General Hospital
Turner William Paris
Drunken driving charge after Mabscott Hill wreck
Garland Ellis Lewis of Helen was jailed on a drunken driving charge after his truck collided with an auto driven by Thomas Dale Camper of Beckley on Mabscott Hill Friday night. Damages were estimated at 400 dollars, according to State Police.
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Mabscott Hill
Garland Ellis Lewis
Helen
Thomas Dale Camper
Beckley
Relief at Last for Your Cough Propaganda Ad
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as relief for coughs chest colds and bronchitis claiming it reaches the problem area to loosen and expel phlegm soothe inflamed membranes and aid natural healing. It emphasizes beechwood creosote blends with other medicines contains no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee after many users.
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Slowel Insurance
Beckley Insulation Co
D.C
John M. Loving
Charles Rice
Hash
Cooking
Your Friendly Hash Furniture
W. Va
Senvel. Sc
Amere Gas Utilities Company
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