Red Dogon Mud Roads Church is Planned by State
Raleigh County roads face heavy mud issues as county road supervisor George Gadd announces state crews will patch mud holes. A power shovel will be moved from Besoco to Beckley to supply red dog for patches, with work also planned on Arnett-Saxon and Cherry Creek roads to improve drainage and widen routes. Elder D A Ochs of the Columbia Union will speak at Beckley’s new Seventh Day Adventist Church dedication at 2:30 PM Saturday, welcoming over 50 members and the public.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Red Dogon Mud Roads
Raleigh Couilians
George Gadd
Besoco
Red Dog
Odd
Coal City
Sprague
Skelton
Gadd
Raleigh
Gader
Cherry Creek
D. A. Ochs
Columbia Union
Middle Atlantic States
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Jennings Street
F.C. Webster
Charleston
Dedication Planned for Dayton Adventist Church Building
The Seventh-Day Adventist church in Dayton Ohio stars a dedication led by Elder J R Johnson pastor elect. Elder C J Coon of Parkersburg attends as a guest and Adventist leaders note world membership of 687196 with 17000 workers in evangelism and 20000 employed in schools and medical institutions worldwide.
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J. R. Johnson
Seventh-Day Adventist’ S
Dayton
Ohio
Johnson
Beckley
C. J. Coon
Parkersburg
West “Virginia
Church
WVU Biology Building Opens Next September
WVU opens a new 2 million dollar Biology Building as part of a campus quadrangle project. The facility will provide labs for biology botany and zoology with plant pathology and bacteriology space, an auditorium for 250, demonstration rooms, a greenhouse and a natural history museum near the south entrance.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Fower
Earl L. Care
WVU
Core
Flu and TB cases soar in state totals up in 1949
New weekly influenza and tuberculosis cases jumped sharply with chickenpox rising from 36 to 65 and influenza from 12 to 45 while tuberculosis more than doubled from 43 to 104. Dips in mumps scarlet fever and strep sore throat followed. totals for 1949 adjust compares with 1929 figures across diseases including measles pneumonia and whooping cough.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Health Department
Prank Costs Life Of Kentucky Lad
Pikeville Kentucky report of a tragic prank in a mining community. Charles Robinette, nearly 16, startled his siblings by knocking and wearing a sack over his head. Frank Robinette fired a shotgun from fear, striking Charles in the neck and killing him. Parents Ira and Me Robinette faced the shock of an accidental, fatal misjudgment.
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Eves
Pikeville
Majestic
Bike County
Charles Robinette
Frank
Charles
Ira Robinelle
Maller
West Virginia Briefs Reported Local Election and Dues
West Virginia Merit System Council extended application periods to January 14 for positions with the state employment security and public assistance departments. In Clarksburg a Loyal Order of Moose lodge dedicates a $300,000 home with Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson as keynote speaker. Fairmont notes Marshall Russell Nichols remains in service. Mollohan is nominated for the Boys and Girls School post. Williamstown voters reelect Mayor John Everett but reject a $3,200 levy for a tractor and police car. Wheeling plans possible legal action to halt Swift and Company plant picketing.
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Charleston
State Merit System Council
State Department of Employment Security and Public Assistance
Clarksburg
Loyal Order of Moose
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Lodge
Malcolm R. Giles
Morseheart
Patteson
West Virginia Neenbecs
Congress
Fairmont
Russell Nichols
A. S. Marshall
Robert J. Mollohan
Boys and Trial School
Pruntytown
Sen. Neely
WVA
Williamstown
John ¥. Everett
Village Club Bartender Seeks New Trial in Liquor Case
Farish, a waiter at the Village Club on route 19 21, petitions the criminal court for a new trial citing ten grounds. The petition includes an affiant from Joanne Reed and others as key evidence. Earl Carter, manager of the club, awaits trial as proceedings begin in Raleigh County.
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Village Club
Joanne Reed
Farrish
Earl Carter
Carter
Raleigh County
Tery
Daniel
Lee Farish
Gctob
W. A. Hifte
Farish
Rial
Atttorney
Christmas Lights Stored for Year
Beckley completes Christmas season 1949 as city streets lose their decorations. A Junior Chamber of Commerce spokesman said lights would be taken down over the weekend, while Appalachian Electric Power Company workers were already removing strands.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Sub Zero Blasts Hit Large Part of Nation
A brutal cold snap and heavy snow swept the nation as a cold front from the Rockies moved east. Minot North Dakota logged 31 below while Minnesota and Montana areas saw zero and worse, halting highways and grounding flights. Portland Oregon measured four inches of snow while the East and Gulf states enjoyed milder weather with rising temperatures.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Central States
Texas Panhandle
Dakota Prairies
Indianapolis
Minnesota
New York
Angre
Mont
Montana
Chester
Nesota
Texas
Lone
Mid-Continent
Great Plains
Great Lakes
North Central States
Minot
N. D
Moorcroft
Wyo
Philip
S. D
Pembina
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Eastern Seaboard
I Gulf States
Pye
Toronto
Ohio River Valles
Ade Ae Oyer
Avanta
Bop
Chamber to Hear History of Town Anniversary Meeting
Joseph K T Van Pelt assistant manager of the Greenbrier will address White Sulphur Springs Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 Thursday night in the Memorial Building. It is the town anniversary and Van Pelt will speak on the city's history with Arthur C Cundy Beckley Chamber executive director noting the topic. I Wilbur Bays is the new president opening the meeting with officers W Fewin Ratcliffe C C Farmer and D C Wade taking roles.
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Joseph K. T. van Pelt
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Building
van Pelt
Arthur C. ‘Cundy
Beckley Chamber
I. Wilbur Bays
W. Fewin Ratcliffe
C. C. Farmer
D. C. Wade
Watchman Cahill Hints at Daniels Case in Shop
AP Newsfeatures Chapter 4 follows reporter Hackett as he interviews Francis Cahill and studies the crime scene. The watchman copies the victim Daniels’s nephew contacts while Cahill relays the fatal news to Myron Scott Hunt and Edward Bender, revealing tense motives and hidden items in the spinet. The scene closes with Hackett discovering peculiar books and a rabbit’s foot as tension mounts.
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Daniels
Daniel
Scott
1 Bender
Myron
Bender
Francis X. Cahill
News
Francis
Ant
Edward Bender
Ted
Mebbe
Cantliz
Francis X Cabith
Hender
Ar. Scott
Protective Association
Myron Scott
Ferward Bender
Iackett
Hackell
Cahill
Fateful Fifty Years Of Notable World Events 1931
A compact timeline previews pivotal 1931 happenings from invention and economic turmoil to political upheavals. It notes the cyclotron breakthrough, Britain abandoning the gold standard, Latin American revolutions, the Empire State Building opening, a deadly Bonus Army clash, and early sports and social milestones shaping the era.
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Great Britain
Peru
Cuba
Chile
Salvador
Paraguay
Alfonso XII
Madrid
Spain
Alcalo Zamora
Empire State Building
New York City
Knute Rockne
University of Notre Dame
Bazaar
Kas
St. Louis Cardinals
Gas House Gang
Philadellhia Athletics
Beckley Meter Receipts Rise Four Thousand Over 1948
City Recorder William P. Larew reports 1949 Beckley parking meter receipts totaled 24 199 18, about 4 000 more than 1948. Monthly totals show a peak in December at 2 590 65 and an average of 2 018 60 vs 1 690 in 1948.
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Beckley
William P. Larew
Larew
Laren
County Court Meeting Adjourned to Tuesday
Jacksonville Florida headlines note county court adjournment due to a death in the clerk’s family and urgent business guidance. The Senior Bowl practices show top players preparing under coaches Bo McMillin Steve Owen and All-America selections including Justice Walker Wade and Townemaker.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Doak Walker
Yankees
Bo McMillin
Charlie Justice
Rebels
Steve Owen
Justice
North Carolina
Don? Walker
Southern Methodist
Wade Walker
Oklahoma
Negro Advisory Committee
Recreation Park
Raleigh
D. W. Anderson
Harry Anderson
Jack Nuckols
Fred Hart
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