Railroader Constructs Model Locomotive Over Nine Years
A Virginian Railway telegraph agent from Lester, Virginia, conceived a steam cylinder driven miniature locomotive. The 4-6-4 Pacific-type model uses about 2,000 parts with 600 more needed, built mostly from scrap and finished at Glen White shops. It runs on air, steam, coal or wood, with a top speed around 30 mph on blocks, and could fetch $500 if sold.
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J. L. Wood
Austin Avenue
Wood
Virginian Railway
Glen White Machine Shops
Scout Board Meet Tonight in Beckley Junior High School
H A Sloan will preside at the Finey River District board of review at Beckley Junior High School at 7 30 tonight Gus F Walker scout executive of the Appalachian Council Boy Scouts announced today The Court of Honor for this district is set for January 18 at 7 p m in the Raleigh County circuit court room with Judge Ben H Ashworth presiding A Slab Fork District scouters roundtable meeting will be held at 7 p m Tuesday at the Sophia Scout Cabin with District Commissioner T S McElrath presiding The program includes an opening ceremony by readers of Stotesbury Troop 144 directed by Scoutmaster W F Flanagan Troop 75 will demonstrate scoutcrafts under the di
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Jess Mc'Elrath
A. L. Sparks
John Kalasky
Slab Fork
Walker
Don Garrett
Clifford Flanagan
Helen
Mullens City Hall
Gordon D. Skidmore
Wyco
T. P. Mooney
Mullens
J. F.pendleton
Stephenson
Enoch , McKinsey
Wil
Raines
Troop 121
George E. Notley
H. A. Sloan
Finey River
Beckley Junnior High School
Gus F. Walker
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts
Raleigh County
Eircuit
Ben H. Ashworth
Sophia Scout Cabin
T. S. McElrath
Stotesbury
W. F. Flanagan
Reconstructed Radio Schedule Snippet With Names and Shows
Fragmentary OCR lists Jan 3 radio and TV program lineup with hosts and show titles across CBS and affiliates. Entries include News Broadcasts, Sinatra Songs, Jack Smith Show, Henry Aldrich, Dragnet, and Duffy’s Tavern among others.
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Nbe
Cbs Network
Mbs
Cbu
Cba
Abe Baulah
Abe
Mba Tith
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs
Abe Dinner
Dale
Nibs
Holllol
Nba
Dick Haymes
Cinb—ce Counter Spy
Able
Mba Tite
Dle Slove
Mber
Henry Aldrich
FBL
Cbew
Blondis & Daswood
Abo California Caravan
Mr. Keen
Judy
Abo Fish and Hunt Club
Seceen Guild
Duffy
Robert Montgomery
Petry Como Clib
Playhoure
Che Critlee
Sreel
at—Persorali
Tellywood Theater
Rotary Talk Highlights Garvin Vision for Oak Hill
Oak Hill Rotary Club heard Charles Garvin discuss Rotary past present and future at a Tuesday night meeting held in the Hotel Hill. Dr. Ross Newman of Beckley attended as a guest.
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Register
Oak Hill
Rotary
Charles
Garvin
Rotary Club
Ross Newman
Beckley
Hotel Hill
Private Richards Returns From Fuji Maneuvers
Private Edgar R. Richards 18 son of Mrs. Arthur Richards Sophia has returned to Camp King Omiya Japan from Mount Fuji where he participated in regimental maneuvers. He entered service last January, trained at Fort Knox Kentucky and sailed overseas for duty in Japan in April. A former Sophia High School student he plans to pursue education through the Arty Education Program.
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Sophia
Edgar R. Richards
Arthur Richards
Camp King
Omiya
Japan
Mount Fuji
Pvt. Richards
Fort Knox
Sophia High School
Paving Certificates Ready on Four City Streets
Paving certificates on four recently paved streets are ready at the city recorder's office. Recorder William F P Laren said this morning. The streets are Glenn Avenue Cannaday Street Beaver Avenue and an alley off Reservoir Road. Property owners may pay at City Hall.
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City Recorder’s Office
William FP. Laren
Glenn Avenue
Cannaday Street
Beaver Avenue
Reservoir Road
Recorder's Office
City Hall
West Virginia Veteran Hospitals Expansion Aims To Speed Care
Roy J. Smith of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs says completion of the Veterans Hospital in Beckley will ease hospitalization for about 250000 veterans. He notes Martinsburg Baker VA Center holds 1200 beds and Huntington averages 250 patients, stressing current staffing limits and occasional cross state admittances. He assures reorganizations since December 1 seek efficiency not service cuts, by cutting admin work to free doctors for patient care.
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Beckley
Veteran's Hospital
Roy J
Smith
West Virginia
Local Guardsmen Get 26 New Stripes in Beckley
Beckley National Guard units promote 26 men effective January 1. In F Company 18 are promoted including Sgt l c Edwin Miller to Master Sergeant and Col Noah E Wallace to sergeant. Second Battalion Headquarters Company promotes five, led by Sgt Harold R Perry to Master Sergeant and Sgt William J Carman to sergeant first class. Enlistments are frozen as of December 23, with about five vacancies in F Company and 92 current members. The drill hour includes a viewing of the film God and the Atom and Bikini explosions.
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Beckley
National Guard
Samuel J. Massey
Walter G. Mass ‘Sey
Marlin G. Meadows
Ronald D. Richmond
Carl W. Rorrer
James H. Rorrer
John F. Rorrer
Billy W. Schoolcraft
L c Harold R. Perry
William J. Carman
Cpl Wayland
Feamster
Lsergeant
Theo Hatcher, Jr
Ito
Robert FE. Matherly Ito
Ptc
James E. Sanger
William R. Watts
F Company
Lompany
Watts
Petitions Open for City Paving Under New Rules
City records show petitions available at the recorder's office for paving streets or sidewalks. Recorder William P. Laren says the new administration requires petitioning before paving and at least 50 percent ownership on a street must sign. City engineers will prepare plans now to begin paving early in the spring.
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City Recorder’s
William P. Laren
Laren
Christmas Jobs Cut Local Unemployment
December unemployment claims at Beckley Employment Security office fell as wholesale and retail demand rose. McSpadden reported 231 job applicants with 18 females and 63 veterans amid 1989- era context, while 6,787 claims were filed with 1,253 women and 490 veterans.
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Suas
gVovender
McSpadden
MacSpadden
Scouts Form First Patrol in Appalachian Council at Coot Ridge
The Appalachian Boy Scout Council forms its first Neighborhood Patrol at Coot Ridge with three boys Don F. Garrett assistant executive announces Patrol No 18 includes Charles C Dewees Buddy Gwinn and George Mullins Charles McKinney is scoutmaster and Hl B Dewees Emory Gwinn and George Mankins serve on the committee Garrett says neighborhood patrols form when groups are under five and will become a troop when six join.
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Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Coot Ridge
Don F. Garrett
Charles C. Dewees
Buddy Gwinn
George Mullins
Charles McKinney
Hl. B. Dewees
Emory Gwiim
George Mankins
Garrett
Bacome &Roop
Courthouse Offices Close for County Clerk's Mother's Funeral
Raleigh County courthouse offices except the Board of Education will close from 12 noon to 3 PM for the funeral of Mrs. D. W. Anderson, mother of County Clerk Urary Anderson. Offices affected include circuit clerk sheriff assessor health and agriculture. The county clerk's office remains closed all afternoon and will reopen at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
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Raleigh County
Board ‘of ‘Education
Uarry
Canadian Dies In Hospital Here
Peter Vance Swan a 50 year old Canadian resident died in a local hospital mid week from adhesions linked to a prior operation. A native of Duntocher Scotland he lived in Cobourg Ontario and was visiting Cranberry Township with Miss Annie Venters when ill. He was a World War II veteran of the Canadian Army and is survived by two sisters Charlote Williams Detroit and Nancy Church Orillia Ontario. The body will lie at Rose Funeral Home from 4 to 6 p.m. today and be shipped to Cobourg for Monday funeral services with burial at Union Cemetery.
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Peter Vance Swan
Canada
Duntocher
Scotland
Swan
Cobourg
Ontario
Annie Venters
Cran‘berry
Charlote Williams
Detroit
Nancy Church
Orille
Rose Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Housing shortage persists says Raleigh County director
Rent director Richard E. Bailey reports ongoing housing shortages for average income families in Raleigh County. He urges landlords and tenants to report vacancies, rents, and new units, to inform local advisory boards and the national housing expediter. He notes federal law is not his decision to change.
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Raleigh
Richard E. Bailey
Bailey
Commerce Street
Bluefield
Jaycee group finds volunteer chair for charity card party
The Jayceéelle presidency seeks a March of Dimes card party chair. Mrs. William Bruster finds a volunteer in her two year old daughter Louise who briefly sits the meeting before returning with her father.
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Jayceéelle
William Bruster
March of Dimes
Louise
Greenbrier Court Apartments Sold by Harless for $30,000
Real estate transfers listed total nearly $30,000 with several parcels across Beckley and Sullivan area. Transactions include J McVey to Lilly and Emil Hodson to Donald David Hudson among land deeds and Lot 1 Section 1 in Hillcrest Park Addition to Beckley.
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Greenbrier Court
Harless
Marzin M. Jacobs
Homeseekers
Beckley
C. R. Harless
J. McVey
Lilly
Raleigh County
Sullivan
Shady Spring
Piney River
Emil Hodson
Donald David Hudson
Hilllcrest Park
Okla H. Meadows
Homeseekers Land Land Building ‘Company
Edgewood
New River Company
Mabscott
Mary C. Bailey
R. L. Bailey
R. G. Bailey
Prosperity
E. M. Maxwell
H. G. Sterne
Combs
jJohn Reid
Doff Pateson
Paint Creek Road
The Fateful Fifty Years Noteworthy Events of Our Time 1900-1949
A compact timeline highlighting key 20th century events from 1936 to 1939 through geopolitical shifts, royal changes, and early World War II developments. Includes Nazi expansion, court rulings, and notable aviation records.
World War II and Atomic Era Milestones Highlight Turbulent Era
A dense chronology recounts world events from 1946 including Graf Spee’s sinking, the Columbus scuttling, and the atomic fission milestone. It notes Spain’s Loyalist surrender, Papal succession, Italy’s invasion of Albania, King Zog’s exile, and a Broadway hit. Contemporaries include U S wartime leadership, Blitz events, and the Reds winning the World Series.
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Spain
Pope Pius XT
Pope Pius
New York Yankees
Shemberielh
Cincinnati Reds
Red Army
Germany
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Brussels
Dunkirk
Italy
France
Great Britain
Paris
Russia
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
London
Libya
North Africa
Lingerh Lamulanchu
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Leon Trotzky
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Detroit Tigers
Oak Hill Soldier Serves in Kobe Port Command
Private Robert R. Spurling Jr. of Oak Hill serves in Kobe Port Command Japan as part of the combat effectiveness program. He entered the Army in January 1949 at Beckley and arrived in the Far East in August 1949. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Spurling.
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Register
Oak Hill
Robert R.spurling, Jr
Kobe Port Command
Japan
Kobe
Spurling
Edward R. Spurling
Army
Beckley
Far East
Mrs Shields Honored at Birthday Party in Oceana
Mrs Ire Shields was the guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Warren Stewart at their home on Saturday night. Guests included Mrs Miley Adams Mrs Everett Pack Mrs Ted Bailey Mrs How ard Pack Mrs Bud Daniels Mrs Virgil Browning Mrs Warren Stewart Mrs Allen Tomlinson Warren Stewart Allen Tomlinson Ira Shields and the honoree Mrs Ira Shields.
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Shields
Wesler Oceana
Ire K. Shields
Warren Stewart
Miley Adams
Everett Pack
Ted Bailey
Howard Pack
Bud Daniels
Virgil Browning
Allen Tomlinson
Ira Shields
Ira
Livestock market report from Baltimore notes mixed cattle and hog bids
USDA prices show slaughter steers mostly 25.00 to 25.23, cows 16.00 to 13.00, calves 29.00 to 35.00 top, hogs mostly 17.25 to 16.00 for various weights, sows 14.00 to 25. sheep weak with no sales. Market held from earlier in week with some highs and lows across weight classes.
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Baltimore
USDA
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Scout Board
Stanidards
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Millard Tyree
Fred Burdiss
Robert E. McKinney
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Robertson and Foglesong
Afulens
Mt. Valley Baptist Church
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Lindsay Bashem
Tog. Birlal
Roy Phillips
John Morgan
Paul Brice
Joe Ellison
Charles Wickline
Harold Holley
Robertson and
Foglesomg Funeral
Anderson Anderson
Alice C
Kanawha Street
Keyser
Methodist Temple
Thureday
W. P. East
Sunest Memorial Park
H. H. Christian
Sam Thompson
Muliron
Robert Ashworth
Iikes
Everett Keyser
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