Mason Biggs Retires After 41 Years as Miner in WV and IL
Mason Biggs, 64, of Stamford, a coal miner with 41 years in West Virginia and Illinois, retires. Born April 19, 1891 near Cranberry, he served in the Army for seven years and traveled through Panama, the Philippines, and Siberia. He began as a coal loader’s helper in 1907 and later chaired Stamford No. 1 UMLWA Local 2325.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Biggs
Stamaford
Hay
West Virginia
Illinois
Sam
Panama
Philippine Islands
Siberia
Cranberry
Jack Biggs
Stamford No. 1
Umlwa Local Union
Boundary Clash Signals Between Bradley and Prosperity
Prosperity has hired legal counsel over a boundary dispute with Bradley. The communities contest the limits and seek guidance on possible actions to define jurisdiction.
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Bradley
Prosperity
Piedmont Airlines Reports Sharp Passenger Increase
Memorial Airport officials report a strong rise in Piedmont Airlines passenger traffic. 1955 totals show expansions from 1954 with December figures reaching about 360,982 passengers, and an expected annual load factor around 53 percent.
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Piedmont Airlines
Hager
Winston-Salem
Memorial Airport
Robert
Wilson
Opera Wilson
Piedmont
Piedmont Carlson
R. D.cess
Beckley City's 1955 56 six month financial report listed
The City of Beckley published its six month fiscal summary showing estimated budgets, disbursements to date, and remaining balances across departments. Major items include police and street budgets, fire equipment, utilities, salaries, and public works costs, with notable variances between appropriations and expenditures.
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Beckley
League of Municipalities
Woodrow Wilson seniors earn 1758 dollars in December
Twenty one WWHS distributive education seniors worked over 2500 hours in December and earned 1758.93. They were employed in drug stores, variety stores and supermarkets and kept hourly records as part of the program.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
First Tag Day In Polio Drive Set Saturday
The first tag day in a series to support the March of Dimes drive will be held Saturday in Raleigh County. Sponsored by International Order of Odd Fellows lodges and Rebekah lodges, donors will receive a blue crutch pin reading March of Dimes. Lodges from Sophia Trap Hill Mabscott Lester and their Rebekah counterparts sponsor the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
International Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Coal Output Surges 342 Percent Across Districts In 1955
Winding Gulf district produced 6 810 435 tons in 1955 up from 5 074 646 in 1934. Pocahontas district reached 26 936 272 tons by Dec 24 1955 vs 22 395 1614 in 1954. Weekly totals show 122 925 tons from 21 mines in Winding Gulf and 479 668 tons in Pocahontas for late December, with holiday losses.
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Winding Gulf
Pocahontas District
Pocahontas
Slab Fork Coal Co House Damaged by Fire
A Slab Fork Coal Co house occupied by Mr and Mrs Buster Foster was badly damaged by a fire around 2 p m Thursday. The company fire department responded and owners will relocate during repairs. No damage estimate was given.
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Slab Fork Coal Co
Buster Foster
Foster
Coal Company
Slab Fork
D. Butterworth
Butterworth
Slab Fork Company
Stanleys to Observe 60th Wedding Date
Mr and Mrs W A Stanley of Beckley celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary three months from this Sunday. He is Beckley Water Co president, bank vice president, and active civic member. she enjoys gardening despite an injured hip. They married April 8 1896 and have five children, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
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W. A. Stanley
Beckley
Stanley
Beckley Water Co
Beckley National Bank
Planning and “Bering Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Christian
Engan County
Finest Christian Church
Army and Air Force enlist 43 men in Beckley area
Forty men joined the Air Force and three enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names listed include Jerry A. Summerfield of Charleston and Charles A. Brown of Maybury among others, with transfers to Fort Jackson and Lackland AFB. A three cent Mellon birth stamp is on sale at Beckley Post Office with 1190000 printed and first day cancellations offered.
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Andrew Mellon
Beckley Post Office
Fray Lilly
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Air Force
Army
Fort Jackson Army Base
Jerry A. Summerfield
Charleston
Charles A. Brown
Maybury
Frankie C. Neal
Bluefield
Lackland Air Force Base
Billy N. Kaylor
Grace Kaylor
Sophia
Michael W. Akers
Lee Akers
Fawyettevile
Darrell L. Richmond
Robert Richmond
Hinton
Harry L. Ingles
Russell Ingles
Minden
Charles E. Chestock
Charles Chestock
Fayetteville
Robert R. Conley
Clark Conley
Wiliam B. Law
Renzel Law
Oak Hill
Harold B. Treadway
Allen Treadway
Michael Muscatello Jr
Rose Muscatello
Welch
Richard P. Harper
Frame
Richard A. Roberts
Alvah H. Worley Jr
Harold E. Robertson
Cameo Mune
Lori
Robert Robertson
James N. Wilson
Nitro
Frank
Princeton
David Reynolds
D. Adkins
Naaman H. Lilly
Oscar Adking
Omar
Donald W
Hugh Lilly
Flint
Waggoner
James C. Keith
Top
Eddie L. Starling
Hunting Jr
J. O. Keith
Crab Orchard
Prince Soldiers Forfeit $196 In Police Court
Beckley police court Friday dealt fines and forfeitures for New Year incidents. Army personnel from Prince Engineer Camp forfeited $196 of $495 collected. Lavin and Hornbeck faced charges of disturbing the peace. Padlesko paid $120 bond for drunken driving and registration offenses.
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Prince Engineer I Camp
Beckley Police Court
Henry Padlesko
Prince Army Camp
Adolph J. Lavin
Robert Hornbeck
Lavin
Hornbeck
Sons of Italy Club
Stanford Spinks
Beckley
Don Collis Amon
Mount Hope
Lilly
Raymond Abrams
Raleigh County Juvenile Court
Percy Wright
Former Countian Nancy Wiseman Arnold Dies in Ohio
Raleigh Countian Nancy Matilda Wiseman Arnold 70 died January 1 in Lucasville Ohio. She was the daughter of James and Amanda Wiseman one of 13 children with ten predeceased. Survived by two sons and two daughters including Gladys Williams of Fayette County. She belonged to Madison Free Will Baptist Church Owl Creek.
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Raleigh Countian
Nancy Matilda Wiseman Arnold
Lucasville
Ohio
James
Amanda Wiseman
Fayette County
Gladys Williams
Pax
Madison Free Will Baptist Church
Owl Creek
Fifty Aliens File Reports at Beckley Post Office
About 50 aliens filed annual reports at the Beckley Post Office in the past week, per postmaster A. Fray Lilly. Noncitizens not born in the U S must file each January and may obtain forms at Beckley Post Office, but must be retained before January 31. Reports go to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization.
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Beckley Post Office
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
Elks Rest Debt Free as Mortgage Burning Held
Mortgage burning ceremonies were held December 3 at the Elks Rest 5 Fayette St by John Scott Lodge 1070 and Maggie L Walker Temple 738. A banquet hosted with M K Austin as toastmaster featured remarks by G B Hannah and J T White guest speaker.
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the Elks ‘Rest
Fayette St
John Scott Lodge
Maggie L .Walker Temple
M. K. Austin
G. B. Hannah
Walter Parks
C. R. Jones
Bernice Henry
J.T. White
Beckley
Hannah
Hiram Abiff Lodge
William Harvey
True Holiness Mission
Otha Stewart
Scott Ave
Bernice Dickerson
St. Marys Ame
Harper Park
Shitoh Baptist Church
Raymond Mann
Mission Circle
W. N. Newman
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City
Bill Lilly
Raleigh County
Second St
Stanleys
Mellon
Ermilk
James R. Childers
Edna Childers
Bernard L. O'Dell
Holister O'Dell
Orient Hill
Garnett E. Thompson
Dale L. Harris
Mitchell T. Harfess
Lyburn
Freddie Finley
Ethel
Carl H. Brage
Garretts Bend
Carl Vance Jr
Fairlea
Billy J. Feathers
Thorpe
Robert M. Weikle
Kyle D. Rader
Canvas
Delvin A. Dawson
Ronald Dawson
Julio H. Gomez
Havana
Cuba
Bobby F. Gunther
Mire Tamoe Munthan
Tosa
Prince
Getiet
Aetd Eégernen
Elks
John Burns Jr
Glen White
Frank Carter
Nannie B. Moore
Freeport
Roger D. Moore
Fort Leonard
Thomas H. Moore
Laraine
Memphis Moore
Moore
Sgt. Moore
Annie Royal
Red Star
Mable Edwards
N. Y
John Eanes
Tom Davis
Killarney
Ann
Robert Tucker
Wash Fington
D. C
Sterling
J. T. Gilbert
Cleveland
John Gilbert
William Clayton
Johnson City
Tenn
B. F. Turner
M. L. Graves
Harry Mosley
W. P. Strickland
Emma Bowles
James Earl
New York
Sam Earl
Glen Jean
Pearl Trice
M. Z. Luster
Sophia High
Legion
H. L. Knapp, Jr
Sophia High School
American Legion
Columbia
West Virginia College of His Choice
State Board of Education
St. ‘John Baptist Church of
Ottie Mealow
Thisleigh County
H. E. Davis
A. B. Monroe
W. M. Harvey
Meadows
T. N. Thurman
St. Johns
Sher- Raleigh
Griff
Samuel Ma
Thurman
Hun
Gertrude Wilson
Hazel Meadows
Maxwell House Coffee
Crisco
Kansas
Vance Drive
Strietmone Sugar Giants
Johnstown Road
Beckley Federal Savings & Loan Association
Beckley, W. Va
Wender Jewelry
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