Household electrical safety and common wiring mistakes warned
The article urges caution with home electrical work, stressing dangers from improper wiring and overloading circuits. It explains fuse function, code requirements, and the risk to fire insurance, while advising on master switches, dedicated circuits for heavy appliances, proper splicing, and avoiding DIY fixes. It cautions on using correct fuse sizes and notes common amateur errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.S
National “Board of Fire
Deeds Recorded Involving Multiple Property Transfers
Deeds recorded show transfers in Sophia New River Subdivision No 3 and Beckley areas. Names include Rhoda A Rowels Charles Kennedy James Holley Fred Blackburn Carlos Walker Emmitt Scarbrough Lola Scarbrough J W Walters Powers III Ray McCray Edward Burgess Larry Bolin B Campbell Vanney Stansbury and others with prices approx 1000 to 56000 and partial lots described in various districts.
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Rhoda A. Rowels
Charles Kennedy
Sophia
James Holley
Fred S. Blackburn
New River Subdivision
Carlos E. Walker
Emmitt Scarbrough
Lola‘ Scarbrough
Clear Fork
S. J. Bowers
J. W. Walters
M. W. Powers III
Wickham
Ray McCray
Edward Burgess
Lester
Park Heights
Larry D. Bolin
Beckley
B. Campbell
W. R. Vanney
Edward P. Stansbury
Collision damages set at 300 in Skelton crash
A two car collision occurred in Skelton Sunday causing about 300 dollars in damages. Drivers were Carl Junior Cox of Skelton and Perry Robert Taylor of Shady Spring. State Police reported the incident.
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Skelton
Carl Junior Cox
Perry Robert Taylor
Shady Spring
Beckley land deals shown with multiple parcels
A Raleigh Court addition to Beckley transfers about 1000 dollars value to Crab Orchard Drive-In Theatre Inc. MacMilland Land and Finance Company acquire a lot in Nuckols addition to MacArthur for around 1000 dollars. Mr and Mrs K T Ford sell a Johns town road lot in Beckley for about 4000 dollars.
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Raleigh Court
Beckley
Crab Orchard
Drive-In’ Theatre Inc
MacMilland Land and ‘Finance Company
Nuckols
MacArthur
Community notices and obituaries from Beckley area
Jackie Cooper and Varnell Green visiting parents in Beckley. Frank Cave, son of Roy and Mrs. Cave, died in Richmond and body to Beckley for burial. arrangements to be announced. Lester PTA meets at 2 pm. Golden Hours Quartet meet at 7 30 pm. Ebenities Savings Club Friday. Blue Bell Club Monday. Birthday party for Marchia Ann Moore. many neighbors attend. Ever Ready Missionary Society to meet 6 30 pm. District Singers League to meet 5 30 pm. Weekend visits from Cleveland and Wheeling guests. Tommy Eccles and Julius Burton recovering from car injuries. Beckley clergy and residents host guests. Judge Davidson visiting Lynchburg. Mrs. Hairston visiting Logan.
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Richmond
Frank Cave
Roy Cave
South Fayette Street
Beckley
Lester P.t.a
Mattie
Moore
Golden Hoirs
East Park
John Belcher
Spm
Mereline Scott
Marchia Ann Moore
B. L. Moore
Mary Ann Payne
Sallie
Ann Lockhart
Patty
Jo Ann Jackson
Regina
Leslie Mae Teylor
Lenarda Payne
Anta Owens
Ella Baker
Delores Mils
Priscilla Calloway
Leonard Payne, Jr
Aliese Wilson
Washington, D. C
Robert Harris
Fort Meyers
James
Dallas Davis
Tommy Eccles
Julius Burton
Edwards of
Sally Burton
Lucy Clemons
Davidson
Lynchburg
Alza Hairston
Logan
Beep Recording Devices On Phone Lines In Beckley Area
A reader warns of a hidden recording beeping on a telephone line at the Veterans Administration Hospital admissions room in Beckley. The local Bell system manager says recorder connectors exist and must beep by law. Other recorders are reported in government offices nationwide, including covert desk devices used to capture conversations.
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Beckley Section
Veterans Administration Hospital
Theodore Robinson
Beckley Exchange
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Robinson
Washington
Mine Theme In Chamber Drive For Members
Beckley Chamber of Commerce launches a mining themed membership drive aiming for 600 members. Led by Leslie C. Gates as general manager, D. O. Means and J. S. Fisher head two mine teams with chores to recruit new members and renewals, including outlying districts with five district chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Better Beckley Area Coal Company
Milnes
L. C
Gates
Ddo
Means
Fisher
M. W. Powers
Chamber
Leslie C. Gates
D. O. Means
J. S
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Powers
Chamber of
Lawrence Pruitt
Beaver
Daniels
Raleigh
Shady Spring
G. A. Bentley
D. C. Means
Marshall’ Johnston
Holt Kester
J. 5. Fisher
C. C. Farmer
Robert Kemp
Johnston
J. S. Larrick
Basil Minter
E. D. Armstrong
Kester
Joe L. Smith
R. B. Armentrout
William F. Watts
DB. C. Wade
Robert S. Burton
Wilbur Bays
R. L. Davis
Hall
J. E. Sharp
Gene Keatley
D. C. Lyon
George Bright
FG. Lar
Schools Gave Funds to Raleigh March of Dimes
Schools at Mark Twain High and Elementary donated 629.68 to the Raleigh County March of Dimes Fund, correcting a prior report of 29.68. Edwin Ratcliffe of Beckley withdrew from the Democratic bid for the Raleigh County Court short-term seat claiming party unity.
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Mark- Twain High
Raleigh County March of Dimes Fund
Edwin Ratcliffe
Beckley
Ra‘leign
Ratcliffe
Trainees Under GI Bill Reach 112 Million End 1951
End of 1951 shows about 1.5 million World War I veterans and others training under the GI Bill, with Raleigh County residents among them. Official R A Barcel notes enrollments 16 percent below the 1.7 million figure a year earlier, marking a smaller decline than 1949 to 1950. The December 1951 breakdown lists 400,000 in colleges, 700,000 in noncollege schools, 236,000 in on-the-farm programs, and nearly 97,000 in on-the-job training, with on-the-job training dropping below 100,000 for the first time since January.
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Raleigh County
R. A. Barcel
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Barcel
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