Ministers Will and Fluoridation Bid Headline Raleigh Court
A Raleigh County Court recognized handwriting on a deceased minister’s will leaving all belongings to Mrs. Martha Hickman who cared for him. The court also considered a request to divide Blossom Dairy’s county jail milk business and declined to call a fluoridation meeting, suggesting civic groups sponsor instead. County prisoners continue courthouse painting as spring cleanup proceeds.
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Raleigh
T. &. Jennings
Harper Heights
Martha Hickman
Beckley
Jaycees
John C. Ward
Circuit Court
Twenty Inductees Leave For Fort Jackson
Twenty area men departed at 7 a.m. for Fort Jackson to begin a two year hitch with the U S Army after being inducted at the Beckley recruiting station on Prince Street. Inductees include Charlie Wilkerson Jr and James Farley among others. three were rejected and one failed to appear out of twenty four scheduled.
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Fort Jackson
D. C
U. S. Army
Beckley Main
Prince Street
Charlie Wilkerson Jr
Raleigh
Patterson D. Perry Jr
Beckley
James A. Farley
Peter W. Chillingworth
Robert Lee O'Dell
William D. Meadows
Peterstown
Willard Whited
Lindaide
Robert M. Furey
Glen Daniel
Frederick G. Thornton
Skelton
Robert W. Crawford
MacArthur
James B. Graham
Odd
Willard M. Wood
Crab Orchard
Dewey L. Compton
Prosperity
Buck Jones
Vernal B. Meadows
Linques H. Shrewsbury
Herndon
Paul S. Blankenship
Oswald Man In Jail After Two Convictions
Henry Lee Johnson known as Oswald remains in Raleigh County Jail after a Tuesday preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. E. Mays on burglary and intoxication charges. He received a 10 dollar fine and 30 days in jail on the intoxication count. For burglary at the Price Hill Company Store he was bound over to the Raleigh County Grand Jury with bond set at 1000 dollars and will not be eligible to post bond until serving the jail sentence. Johnson was identified among three by John Sears who reported a truck and two men at the store’s rear and alerted police. Oak Hill State Police and Mount Hope Patrolman Claude Williams arrested him while the other two fled.
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Henry Lee Johnson
Oswald
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Price Hill Company
Raleigh County
Johnson
John Sears
Price Hill
Oak Hill
Council urged to adopt model rabies ordinance
City officials discussed strengthening public safety by considering a model rabies ordinance for Raleigh County. City attorney W. H. File Jr. proposed drafting additional measures, including firearm sale reporting by stores and pawn shops. Police Chief Evan Hall urged adopting 24 hour reporting rules for pawn shops and sought copies from other cities.
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Evan Hall
Hall
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report
USDA market bulletin from Baltimore shows cattle with odd lots at 12.50 to 13.50 for commercial cows, canners and cutters 8.00 to 11.00, stockers 20.00 to 21.10, calves up to 32.00 for high quality, and hogs with various weights trading from 23.75 to 27.00 for middle weights, down to 23.00 for over 300 pounds. Sheep not estimated. Lambs around 23.00 for 80 pound wooly slaughter lambs.
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Baltimore
USDA
Sheriff Ward to Attend Tax Instruction Course
Sheriff John C Ward of Raleigh County plans to attend a one day tax instruction course in Charleston on March 1. The event, organized by Tax Commissioner Milton Ferguson and the West Virginia Sheriff's Association, seeks a uniform program across all 55 counties for tax fund handling from collection to disbursement.
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Charleston
Milton Ferguson
Raleigh
John C Ward
Ferguson
Commission
West Virginia Sheriff's Association
Association
Four Streets To Be Cleaned In Beckley This Week
Weather permitting Beckley will clean four streets by the weekend. Street Commissioner Dr E Warden said crews are on Virginia St today. Thursday they will clean Woodlawn Ave from the post office to the stop light at Second St. Friday is South Heber St and Saturday South Kanawha St from Williams St to Johnstown Road. Residents should move cars by 8 am.
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Beckley
Dr. E Warden
Virginia St
Woodlawn Ave
Second St
Heber St
South
Kanawha St
Williams St
Johnstown Road
Warden
Beckley Adopts Sidewalk Obstruction Ordinance
City council approved a new ordinance drafted by City Attorney W H File Jr banning walls fences trees shrubs or other obstructions from protruding over streets alleys or sidewalks. Violators face a misdemeanor and fines from one to twenty five dollars per day 30 days to remove after written notice.
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W. H File Jr
New Uniforms To Be Secured For Policemen
Beckley City Council approved funding for new policemen uniforms and 50 galvanized trash disposal cans. The move, supported by Councilman Clarence Bibb, allocates about 3350 for uniforms and 1257 for cans, with future annual set asides to cover replacements and overcoats.
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Beckley
Clarence Bibb
Council On
Policemen's
Emery Smith
Millard Tyree
Elmer Davis
Bibb
Teen Town Plans An Indoor Circus
Teen Town Inc adult advisory board approved an indoor circus to boost its treasury. Fred St John of the Beckley Jaycees outlined proceeds with 50 percent of advance ticket sales and 25 percent of door sales. Frank Bowman coordinates with Jaycee on sales for March 14 to 16 at Beckley Recreation Building.
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Teen Town
Adult Advisory Board of
Teen Town Inc
Prince St
Fred St. John
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frank Bowman
Jaycee
Beckley Recreation Building
WAF Enlists Area Women in Beckley Report
Two Women’s Air Force enrollments were announced by the Beckley Main Recruiting and Examining Station on Tuesday. The enlistees, Karen Delores Hamilton and Patsy Marlene Lyon, both 20, were sent to Lackland AFB in Texas.
Sidewalk Repair Check Ordered by Beckley Officials
Beckley will hire a new employee within days to verify the sidewalk survey of August 1951 by J. M. Clark Jr. The task should take two to three days. Mayor Elmer Davis asked council whether a third notice should be sent to merchants still not complying. Councilman Bibb urged protection for those who adhered to notices while addressing noncompliant businesses.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
J. M. Clark Jr
Davis
Clarence Bibb
NAACP Meeting Relocated To A.M.E. Church
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds its Thursday meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the A.M.E. Methodist Church on Mill Street, moved from the Central Street Baptist Church due to scheduling conflicts.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
A.M.E. Methodist Church
Mill Street
Central Street Baptist Church
Curfew Proposal and Wall Hazards Dominate Beckley Council
Beckley city council defers curfew action for teens and tables sidewalk plan after reports on dangerous walls along South Kanawha Street. Engineer Dennis Leary warned walls at 706 708 and 710 S Kanawha St lean out and crack, threatening pedestrians as spring rains approach. Mayor Elmer Davis discussed paying Attorney E P Stansbury to link sidewalks, with owner costs or certificates of necessity shifting fees, though council moved to table the proposals.
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South Kanawha St
Elmer Davis
E. P. Stansbury
Dennis Leary
S. Kanawha
Leary
S. Kanawha St
Kanawha St
Clarence Bib
James Clark
12Th St
East
Beckley
Clark
Bibb
Davis
Stansbury
Council
Noel Christian
Cub Scout Pack 10 Commemorates AMth Anniversary of Boy Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 10 in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church marked the 44th anniversary of the Boy Scouts with a Blue and Gold dinner. Guests honored include Rev. Dr. Worth May, Gus Walker, and Mrs. Gus Walker. Pack 10 awarded lion, wolf, bear, silver, and gold arrow badges to seventeen of nineteen members, led by first lion badges to Vincent Miller and Ralph McDaniel.
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Worth May
Gus Walker
Joe Fazio
David Abrams
Dens 1
Vincent Miller
Ralph McDaniel
Fall Hospitalizes Child After Chair Tip
An eight month old, Steven Caldwell, son of Mr and Mrs Dannie Caldwell of Sprague, was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital around 5:15 PM after a fall from a chair. He remained under observation for head injury for about four hours and was released home about 9 PM.
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Steven Caldwell
Dannie Caldwell
Sprague
Raleigh General Hospital
Foot Injury Suffered by Beckley Man at Mine
Robert Samuel Moore of Beckley is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital for treatment of a foot injury. He was admitted around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting his right foot caught in a moving belt at the Cranberry mine operated by New River Coal Co.
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Robert Samuel Moore
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Cranberry
New River Coal Co
Leonard Moore and Marilyn Sawyer From Slab Fork
Leonard Moore aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Ranzy Moore of Slab Fork and Marilyn Sawyer aged 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Sawyer of Slab Fork are mentioned.
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Leonard Moore
Ranzy Moore
Slab Fork
Marilyn Sawyer
Samuel Sawyer
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Ned H. Ragland
C. E. Nichter
Blossom Dairy
County
Grenbrier
Valley Bell Dairies
John Ashworth
City Council
Institute Parent-Teacher Association
File
Sheriff Ward
City of
WAF
John Schulte
Oakwood Ave
Vance
Burtone
Ival Kowel
Howard Camp
Boweht Cohen
Neville St. Beckley
John W. Smith
W. R. Campbell
Smith
Emery J. Smith
Vona Belle Dempsey
Naacp Meeting
Cub Scout
Boy Scouts
Tommy Vidovich
Billy Wooten
Tommy Cobb
Bane Sarratt
David Abram Jr
David Huffman
David Barksdale
Jimmy Coram
Denny Isley
Roger Burns
Benny James
Billy Shanklin
Donald Surbaugh
Anthony Terzis
David Abrams Jr
Dale Fazio
Robert Burns
Baker Street
London
N. W
Sherlock Holmes
Criminology
G. M. Powers
Main St
Appalachian
Electric Power Company
Schenley
Schenley Distr, Inc
New York
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