City Editor outlines journalism careers to Beckley students
Raleigh Wyom ing Press Association members heard Raleigh Register editor Charles L. Hurst discuss career paths in journalism at Woodrow Wilson High School. He urged pursuing small town papers for training and warned against payroll reporters. A musical program followed with Beckley High students performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hela
Beckley
Raleigh- Wyoming Press Association
Charles L. Hurst
Raleigh Register
Woodrow Wilson High School
America
Hurst
Secre! Journalism
Ann Ross Hoffman
Ramon McCarus
Nancy Carpenter
Carol Sue Truman
Larry George
C. D. Hall, Jr
Beckley High School
Trap Hill
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
George Dunkley
WWHS
Speeding Charges Bring $10 Fines
Two men were fined ten dollars each for speeding in Manda Magistrate court with State Police making the arrests. Other local fines include Sede Scruggs of Wirtz charged with driving without an operator card, Bradsbury of Rhodes fined ten for hazardous driving, and Abing of Beckley fined ten for speeding. A child's funeral was held at Allen Cemetery in Bolt for the infant son of Mr and Mrs James Paul Sauls with burial following in Bolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manda
T. N. Thurman
Julius George Nagy
Skelton
Robert Herbert Penn
Raleigh Junk Co
J. E. Mays
Sede
Jesse H. Scruggs
Wirtz
Ray Andrew Bradsbury
Rhodes
H. H. J. Abbing
Beckley
Enlistments Reported for Beckley Station and Base Assignments
Twelve men enlisted at the Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station Monday. Four year enlistments assigned to Sampson Air Force Base New York include Daniel Do Martin Pipestein Paul F Swanson Salt Rock Everett C White Huntington Frederick R Bias Lesage John P Barksdale Jr Gilliam. Others sent to Lackland Air Force Base Antonio Texas for four year terms: Walden H Burnette Giotto Bill Richardson Flat Top James R Armstrong Macarthur Hobert N Morgan Clear Fork. Officer elections at Langley Air Force Base noted. Mrs H O Phillips press Beckley named nominating committee: Kathryn Moore chair Mrs Oswald L Hughes Mike Horvath Mrs C O Hatcher. The PTA will sponsor a hotlace dog safe at the school Wednesday.
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Beckley Army and Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Daniel Do
Martin
Pipestein
Paul F. Swanson
Salt Rock
Everett C. White
Huntington
Frederick R. Bias
Lesage
John P. Barksdale
Jr. Gilliam
Lagkland Air Force Base
Antonio
Texas
Walden H. Burnette
Giotto
Bill Richardson
James R. Armstrong
Macarthur
Hobert’ N. Morgan
Clear Fork
Will Bel
Langley Air Force
H. O. Phillips
Hampton
Vadent
Fort George Meade
Cutire
Kathryn Moore
Oswald L. Hughes
Beckley
Mike Horvath
C. O
Lycer
George W. Gar- Hatcher
Lington
Sylvia School PTA Potluck Dinner Scheduled
The Sylvia School Parent-Teacher Association will hold its annual potluck dinner on March 10 at St. Marys Methodist Church in East Beckley. The event features the school basketball team and Cecil Miller as principal coach.
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Sylvia School
St. Mary's Methodist Church
East Beckley
Cecil Miller
Eiests
Man Faints in Court as Eight Month Jail Sentence Imposed
Leste Workman, 27, of Die Creek, fainted in Raleigh County Criminal Court when given an eight month jail term for assault and battery. His probation petition on claustrophobia was denied by Judge McCreery, and he was remanded to jail after revival. The incident followed a fight with Virg il Long of Clear Creek.
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Leste Workman
Die Creek
Raleigh County
McCreery
Harry L. McCreery
Workman
Kopen Winston
Workmas
Virgil Long
Clear Creek
Franklin Lewis Succumbs at 62
Franklin Pierce Lewis 62 of Beckley died Monday at his home after a brief illness. Born January 8 1890 in Prosperity he was a longtime Raleigh County resident employed by Eastern Gas and Fuel at Eccles. Survivors include wife Bertha Lewis two sons Pierce and William five daughters and 21 grandchildren with services at Mt Itabor Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Gilvie Huffman and Rev L A Garden.
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Mt. Itabor Baptist Church
Franklin ‘Pierce Lewis
Befteles Road
Lewis
Eccles
Gilvie Huffman
L. A. Garden
Prosperity
Frank
Virgie Walker Lewis
Raleigh County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
United Mine Workers
Bertha Lewis
Gilmer
Pierce Lewis
Augusta
Wiliam G. Lewis
Margaret Minor
Manetta Gill
Ruby
Coleman
Beckley
Mary Wright
Petersburg
Gloria Lewis
Ted Stover
Genoa Peters
Huntington
Earle
Hurst Smith
Sweenyburg
Elmer Smith
Winona Hall
O. D. Bostick
Paul Hutchens
Hubert Hinkle
Henryriffith
Booker Brown
James Daniel
Plaintiff Wins Suit Against Harris Brothers Mining
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury on Monday returned a verdict for Swim Inc Beckley for 247 dollars, the full amount requested, against Harris Brothers Mining Company of Shady Spring.
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Raleigh County
Swim, Inc
Beckley
Harris Brothers Mining Company
Shady Spring
Farley Services Set For Wednesday In Beckley
Funeral services for Louis D. Farley 35 of 304 Mankin Avenue will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Temple Beckley with Chaplain Lyle O Snyder and Rev C A Hillman officiating. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery Legion plot with graveside rites by Legion Post 32 and Company F. Farley, a WWI veteran and carpenter, died Sunday night of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Pauline Farley parents H E and Lessie Farley of Beckley a son Ross Damon Farley from a former marriage a sister Lent Arnberger of Bluefield and brothers James and Ross both of Beckley. The body will be taken to the residence Tuesday at 4 30 p.m. and moved to the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Methodist Temple
Beckley
Louis D. Farley
Mankin Avenue
Farley
Beckley Hospital
Lyle O. Snyder
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
C. A. Hillman
First Methodist Church
Mead
Pauline Farley
H. E. and
Lessie Thompson Farley
Ross Damon Farley
Mabscott
Lent Arnberger
Bluefield
James and
Ross
American Legion
Wildwood
Legion Post 32 I
Company F
150Th Infantry
Woodrow
Jimmy
Donald
Orin Vines
Tom
Gene Shrewsbury
Raymond Smith
Quincy Walker 49 Dies After Short Illness
Quincy Walker aged 49 died at Oak Hill Hospital at midnight Monday after a brief illness. Born June 31 1902 in Odd he was the son of Nancy Roles Walker and the late A J Walker. Survived by brothers Samuel and Glenn Odd Emery Resoca Mrs R L Barlow Oak Hill Mrs Annie Caldwell Odd Mrs Rayola Graham Roanoke Va and Mrs Laura McGrady Florida. Body at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Quincy Walker
Odd
Oak Hill
Nancy Roles Walker
A. J. Walker
Samuel
Glenn
Emery
Resoca
R. L. Barlow
Annie Caldwell
Rayola Graham
Roanoke
Laura McGrad
Red Cross Campaign Seeks 19000 in Raleigh County Drive
Red Cross aims for a 19000 county goal as additional volunteers join the Raleigh County drive. The effort opens Wednesday with a county target of 19924 and a national goal of 35 million.
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Red Cross
Raleigh County
S. A. ‘Abrams
Beckley
Brown
Lack of Evidence Dismisses Trash Burning Charge
An Antonio Avenue woman, Ollie Baker, had a trash burning charge dismissed in City Police Court for lack of evidence after firemen extinguished a blaze near Miners Inn. She claimed she was asleep in a nightgown when the fire started. The case involved alleged insulation skimming from copper wire stolen from Appalachian Electric Power Co. Also in court, George Dickerson was fined $50 with six months suspended for carrying an unlicensed pistol and $10 for a drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Avenue
Ollie Baker
Miners Inn
Anthony K. Sparacino
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Eorge Dickerson
Eccles Negro
Eight Beckley Women Graduate Red Cross Instructors
Eight Beckley women completed a 30 hour Red Cross home nursing instructors training course. The graduates are Miss Mary Belle Mahaffey Mrs Fio Canterbury Mrs Lillian Monroe Mrs Tressa Howard Miss Pauline Alderman Mrs Hazel Jameson and Mrs Wayne Rey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Flo Canterbury
Belle Mahaffey
Lillian Monroe
Tressiz Howard
Beckley
Mary Belle Mahaffey
Fio Canterbury
Tressa Howard
Pauline Alderman
Hazel Jameson
Wayne Rey
Lu ¥An Powers
Kathryn Shay
Alexandr Va
Eastern Area
Woodrow Wilson High School
Alderman
Reyjnolds
Four New Members Added To Armed Forces Center
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Station announces four new staff members assigned to the examining station in Shady Springs District. Ira D. Dooley and Cpl. Lewis M. Spriggs will replace Sgt. J C. Combs and Sgt. Donald R. Russell. Willie Miller, a tract owner, joins as recruiting officer with $1000 value noted. Mrs. S A Furrows and Capt Wyatt J Gay lead training and nursing instruction efforts for area civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Hunt
Gillian Manns
Harper Park
J. H. Lilly Land Company
Alvin Farley
Lilly Highland
Mabscott
Charles Webb
Mack Lilly
Beckley Armed Forcee
Ste Otland
Cooper’s Creek
Shadyes
Ira D. Dooley
Lewis M.springs
Army
A. Furrows
Wyatt J. Gay
Donald R. Russell
Willie Miller
Beckley Evangelistic Meeting At First Christian Church
Harold Burkhart of Kansas City Me directs singing and special music for the evangelistic meeting March 30 to April 13 at the First Christian Church Beckley. Rev A H Wilson will be the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Burkhart
Kansas City
Maroh
First Christian Church
Beckley
A. H. Wilson
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Quick Constipation Relief
A New Jersey woman shares relief after using Kellogg's All-Bran daily. The ad touts All-Bran as a ready-to-eat cereal with bulk, iron, protein, and vitamins, claiming non habit forming benefits and a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
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New Jersey
Kellogg's
Hellogg’s
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Allen Cemetery
Bolt
James Paul Sauls
Wyoming General Hospital
Malens
Jacqueline Cochran
Ernest Sauls
Henry Amick
PTA
Man
Franklin Lewis
Armed Forces Center
Russell E. Scott
Ruth’ Scott
Lily Land Company
James FP. Martin
Shady Springs
Beckley Insulation Co
Beckley Ice
Sunbeam
General Electric
Westinghouse
Dormeyer
Hamilton Beach
Sherwin-Williams
Purina Chews
Ohio Feeds
Acme
Prince
Mth
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AMANA
Dazey
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