Raleigh County's First Highway Fatality in 1952
Raleigh County records its first highway fatality of 1952 when Laura Smith 76 of Glen Morgan died and her daughter Mrs John Worrell was injured in a Beaver area crash. The pickup driven by Worrell collided with Lemuel Eugene Cox of Beckley. Worrell said to be hospitalized then released with head cuts. Cox also injured. Damages estimated at 1000. Surviving Smith include three sons. A separate note reports a trailer truck rollover near Mt Tabor with driver Joseph Bradford Stone uninjured. Funeral services for John Manet 83 of Tams set in Mullens St John’s Church with burial at Wildwood Cemetery Beckley. Manet, a retired coal miner, resided in Tams for over 200 years. Survivors listed include three daughters and a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Morgan
Laura Smith
Beaver
Raleigh
John Worrell
Eugene Cox
Beckley
Cox
Smith
Ruff Smith
Ellis Smith
Mabscott
Everett Smith
Gladesboro County
Mt. Tabor
Joseph Bradford Stone
Marion
St. John's Catholic Church
Mullens
John Manet
Tams
Cleveland Hospital
E.B. Kraysiet i
Wildwood
United Mine Workers
Helen
Williams
Sophia
Albert Kovach
Kovach
Julia Mizda
Cleveland
Katie Crawford
Detroit
Sephew
John Harvest
Oak Hill
James A. Bair 63 Dies After Silicosis Illness
James A. Bair of Prosperity dies at home after a three year illness of silicosis. He was 63 and a United Mine Workers member. Survived by wife Annabelle and 12 children named from Skelton, Daniels, Eccles, Prosperity, Beckley, and MacArthur. brother J. R. Bair of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Bair
United Mine Workers of America
Annabelle Bair
George I
Simon P
Martha Elien Hinte
Virginia Ruth Marrix
Skelton
James H
Daniels
William P
David E
Kenneth L
Eccles
Andrew
Joseph
Prosperity
Ella Widell
Beckley
Lillian Anna Page
MacArthur
J. R. Bair
Oak Hill
PTA Talk Links Broken Homes to Delinquency
State Police Captain C L Walker cited broken or impoverished homes as common backgrounds for juvenile delinquency during a Beckley Junior High PTA meeting. He urged parental religious training and Sunday school, praised supervised recreation, and announced a visual test program by Dr Westwood Holliday with a committee to administer it to junior high students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Walker
Beckley Junior High Parent-Teacher Association
Westwood Holliday
PTA
J. K. Edmundson
Paul Ash
William Binderman
Otis Lyons
J. K. Thompson
Holliday
Fire destroys W M Shrewsbury store at Cool Ridge
Fire destroyed the W M Shrewsbury general store and service station at Cool Ridge around midnight Wednesday. Manager W E Shrewsbury, son of the owner, said about 14000 dollars in damages to the one story frame building and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Shrewsbury
Cool Ridge
W. E. Shrewsbury
Cooper Named Recruiter for Enlisted Reserve Corps
Cooper was named Enlisted Reserve Corps Recruiting Officer by Col. A. R. Reeves. He is assigned to the 433d Ordnance Motor Vehicle Assembly Company, Organized Reserve, Beckley. The change empowers him to administer the Enlisted Reserve oath of enlistment. Beth-El Temple service notes and speaker details follow with corrected time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Cooper
Oakwood Avenue
A. R. Reeves
Cooper
433D Ordnance Motor Vehicle ,Assembly Company
Organized Reserve Unit
Beckley
Beth-El
Glis P. Walker
Boy Scouts
Beth-El Temple
Triple damages in rental case awarded by magistrate jury
A six man jury in Magistrate T N Thurman s court awarded Mark Ford triple damages totaling 300 for rent overcharges claimed from May 15 1949 to Sept 15 1951 against landlords Mamie Bair and Wanda Phillips under federal rent control provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Thurman
Mark Ford
Mamie Bair
Wanda Phillips
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raleigh County
Alta
Colifernia Alta Vineyards Company
Freene
Colifernse
Coten's Drug
Neville St Beckley
Cohen's Cosmetic
Maxine Haley
Tussy Cosmetics
Cohen
Neville ST
Neville Sr
Mgeney Uiad
Dack Frost
Bor
Pillsbury
Vienna
Scott County
Leonard's Ne
Stokely’s
Athse & Sanborn
Donald. Duck
Donald Duck
Cheerios
Ivory
Pillsbury’s Best
Stratford Farms
Stokely
Meat Department
Sunnyland
Shir
Stark
Garden Gate
Camay
LUX
Pillsbury Balea
Golden Gate
Pillebur
Frew
Carolina
Crab Orchard
Rt. 16
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