Club Members Must Act Before February To Buy Black Knight
The Black Knight County Club faces possible sale as Raleigh Coal and Coke Company may dispose of the property. Stock at $200 per share is issued January to current and charter members with one share limit. those not subscribing by Feb 1 lose membership and receive pro rata dues refunds. A Feb 1 meeting will decide financing through a nonprofit structure if funds suffice. otherwise checks are returned. Unmarried daughters, active service members, and sons under 21 living at home are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight County Club
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Board of Directors
S. A. Caperton
R. D. Watts
L. L. Scherer
Pinecrest Fund Reaches 1359 as Donations Continue
Pinecrest Fund stands at 1359 with continued donations accepted. Mrs. Kermit Locke, chairwoman of Beckley Woman's Club Civic Department, reports pleased with response and notes new donors from Logan Summers Kanawha Mercer counties. Donations mailed to 207 Beavers Avenue Beckley and are used for Pinecrest Sanitarium patient needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest
Kermit Locke
Beckley Woman's Club
DereEyber
Icke
Summers
Kanawha
Mercer
Locke
Beckley
Beaver’ S Avenue
Principal George W. Foy Dies After Illness
George W. Foy 44 principal of Roland Hayes Elementary School Slab Fork died Tuesday evening after a four day illness from a heart attack. Services Friday at Central Street Baptist Church Raleigh County native. survived by wife Frances Flynn two daughters Mary Frances Rosita and other relatives. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. He was active in Alpha Phi Alpha and local teachers associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Street
George W. Foy
Roland Hayes
Slab Fork
Williamson
George
Rosa Foy
Raleigh County
Scott High School
Glen Rogers
West Virginia State College
West Virginia University
Frances Flynn
Mary Frances
Rosita Foy
Mrs. Darthula Toler Services Set in Mullens
Funeral services for Mrs. Darthula Brown Toler aged about 97 will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Clear Fork Christian Advent Church with Rev. Ike Mullins presiding. Burial follows in the family cemetery at Clear Fork. She died at 6 p.m. yesterday at the Acord home. Born on Big Butt Creek, she was a native of Wyoming County and a Baptist. She was predeceased by husband Henry P. Toler in 1918 and survived by six of 11 children, including Roxie Graham and Cora Aliff, plus 24 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toler
Acord
Wyoming County
Big Butt Creek
Cyclone
Andrew Jackson Brown
Henry P. Toler
The
Baptist Church
Roxie Graham
Cora Aliff
Fayetteville
Two Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses at County Clerk
Two couples appeared at the County Clerk's office for licenses. The pairs are Thomas Jerry Kelly 22 of Winding Gulf and Margaret Elizabeth Wickline 18 of Princewick. Sterling Lilly Jr 23 of Beckley and Ernestine Marie Hall 24 of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jerry Kelly
Winding Gulf
Lucille Lyon
Margaret Elizabeth Wickline
Princewick
Lockie Woods
Sterling Lilly, Jr
Beckley
Sterling Lilly
Ernestine Marie Hall
Charles Hall
Negro Will Appeal Gambling Verdict To Criminal Court
Ed Phillips of S Fayette Street was found guilty of operating a business without a license and running a gambling game in City Police Court and will appeal to Raleigh County Criminal Court after posting a $500 bond. Five other defendants from Beckley forfeited bonds. two more pleaded guilty to speeding and paid fines. Joe Pisa of Oceana forfeited bond and lost license for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Phillips
S. Fayette Street
Raleigh County Criminal Court
South Fayette
Phillips
Philips
Alonzo Rice
Lindsay Williams
James Burton
Harpace Taylor
Bielar Moore
Beckley
Billy Ray Short
Thuriman’ Davis
Army Instructor Promoted to Major in West Virginia Guard
R. W. Anderson, an Army instructor for the Second Battalion 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard, is promoted from captain to major. He is stationed at Beckley and lives with his family at 226 Vine Street. A South Carolinian, he served with the 91st Division in Italy during World War II, was taken prisoner by Germans, escaped, and has served about 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Anderson
150Th Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
Anderson
Beckley
Ft. Benning
Vine Street
91St
Haly
Miscellaneous discounted apparel and hardware items list
A sale listing itemizes large cuts on misses blouses and skirts, girls dresses, riding breeches, boys shirts, and other clothing. It also notes strong discounts on willows, reels, shotguns, solvents, and home improvement goods with limited quantities and special buys.
Retail Deals Show Wide Range of Clothing and Housewares
Catalog style list offers boys shirts and overalls to women's slippers and men's loafers with prices next to each item. Home goods include fluorescent lights, a popcorn bowl set, percolator, and plastic bowl covers, plus an auto radiator for Ford 34-36.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pinecrest Fund
Darthula Toler
ARMY
Beckleyans
RED Cross
Charlesing Sf
Redton
American Red Cross
T. C. Moorefield
George W. Bright
A. F. Matson
J. E. MceCree+ Ty
Daniel Boone Hotel
Cecil Graham
Graham
E. L.J .Allenbaugh
Allenbaugh
Florida
Library Commission Today
Felix Fisher
Smalloran
Register
Hinton
Percy B. Halloran
Talcott
Summers County Board of Education
Neville ST
Bedford
Noor
Melton
Beacon
Rudolph Reindeer
Miner’s
Ford
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