New Director Of Institutions Has Long Public Service Record
Fayetteville native Joseph E. Hodgson, named by Governor-elect Barron as director of the state's public institutions, outlines a patient start by visiting each institution. A lawyer and former assistant attorney general, he served in war crimes investigations in the China Burma India theater and later worked on election fraud probes in Logan County. Hodgson plans to study needs, work with Keith Dunlap, and emphasizes modest expectations while praising co-workers and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Armstrong
Hodgson
Nickelville Road
Fayetteville
Morgantown
Keyser
Mineral County
Barron
Joseph E. Hodgson Sr
Davis-Elkins College
Frederick Barron
Fayette County
John Fox
Fox
State Tax Commissioner
Howard Carson
State Senate
Carson
Fayette
Greenbrier
Unemployment Compensation Department
Department of Employment Security
Renick
Japan
War Crimes Commission
Singapore
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Potomac State
West Virginia University
Barbara Bennett
Clara May Bennett
Herbert Bennett
Keith Dunlap
Logan County
Fayette Countian
C. C. McGraw
Oak Hill
Cecil Underwood
Sergeant McGraw
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
Buster Caudill
Ladder Fall Injures Construction Worker
Joe Howell, 41, suffered injuries in a ladder fall while working on a new building in East Oak Hill for Mullins Construction Co. The site, a building intended for Ore Auto Parts, was under construction when the incident occurred. Howell remained under X ray evaluation to assess extent of injuries, believed not to be serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Joe Howell
East Oak Hill
Howell
The
Mullins Construction Co
Ore Auto Parts
E. Oak Hill
DMA Insurance Plan Gains Support in Fayette County
About 60 of 100 required signatures have been collected for a DMA insurance contract in Fayette County. A second meeting is set for 2 p.m. January 28 at Oak Hill City Hall to finalize the 100 member threshold. The plan costs 10 dollars monthly plus 1 dollar administration and is open to disabled miners and area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
ANIS
Oak Hill Hospital
Fayette County
Disabled Miners’ Association
Steve Sokola
Sophia
Oak Hill City Hall
Sokola
North Fayette
Meadow Bridge
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
UMWA
Fayette
Abe
Wood's
Uncle Clay’s Place
Scarbro
Bradley Market
Bradley
Beckley Employment Office lists 44 job openings
Four dozen workers filed for work at Beckley Employment Security Office on Monday. Openings include two maids, two sales clerks, a carpenter, welders, lathe operators, road rollers, bakers, painters, truck drivers, mine foremen, coal loaders, electricians, and many more. Out of area posts offer chemical engineer, clerk typist, chemist, stenographer and watchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Pineville Social Notes Show Local Visits and Family Ties
Mrs Lee Broom returned to Logan after a week with son Alfred Broom and family in Pineville Crowley Worrell addition. Mrs Paul Weaver and daughter Burke visited Beckley with Mrs H B Lyon. Albert Aliff and C B Taylor were Beckley visitors. Earl Ledford and sons of Washington DC spent the weekend in Pineville. Mrs Rush Hall and son Thomas Virgil of Logan were weekend guests at the home of her son in-law and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rns
Lee Broom
Logan
Alfred Broom
Crowley - Worrell
Paul Weaver
Burke
Beckley
H. B. Lyon
Albert Aliff
C. B. Taylor
Earl Ledford and
Washington, D. C
Rush Hall
Thomas Virgil
Two Births at Oak Hill Hospital This Weekend
Two babies born at Oak Hill Hospital over the weekend. A 6 pound 11 ounce son to Mr and Mrs John McGuffin of Oak Hill and a 7 pound 1 ounce son to Mr and Mrs John Morgan of Lochgelly, born Sunday.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
John McGuffin
John H. Morgan
Lochgelly
Four Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Pineville
The county clerk's office in Pineville issued marriage licenses to four couples. Rev Donald Bowes, 33, and Arlene Bethel Elkins, 22, both of Oceana. Richard Jerald Turnmire, 18, and Donna Sue Waycaster, 16, from Allen Junction. Lonnie Gene Browning, 21, and Marcelena Frances Huff, 20, of Simon. Howard David Winesett, 20, and Lois Elene Mill, 19, Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Donald Bowes
Clearfork
Arlene Bethel Elkins
Oceana
Richard Jerald Turnmire
Donna Sue Waycaster
Allen Junction
Lonnie Gene Browning
Verner
Marcelena Frances Huff
Simon
Howard David Winesett
Lois Elene Mill
Bud
New Raleigh County Health Nurse Joins Staff
Mrs Linda Harris of 316 Woodlawn Ave becomes the latest public health nurse at Raleigh County Health Department. A Raleigh General Hospital School of Nursing graduate, she served at Ashford General Hospital during WWII and supervised civilian nursing in White Sulphur and local hospitals. She moved to Beckley in 1938 from Covington Virginia and is active in the First Methodist Church and nursing associations. Her husband William Harris works as assistant engineering officer at the VA hospital and they have a 14 year old daughter Linda Helen.
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Health Dept
Linda Harris
Woodlawn Ave
Raleigh County Health Department
Raleigh General Hospital School of Nursing
Harris
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur
Health Department
Beckley
Covington
First Methodist Church
The
American Nurses
West Virginia Nurses Association
American Red Cross
William Harris
Veterans Administration Hospital
Linda Helen
Beckley Junior High School
335 Forfeited In Police Court
Bonds total 335 were forfeited in Beckley Police Court Monday night led by Samuel A Pack 118 on charges of being drunk and resisting arrest. Other forfeitures include Talmage Calloway 15 for improper registration Carlos Lilly 30 for improper registration and passing at an intersection Junior Pate 5 for a red light violation Boyd G Lilly Jr 20 for failure to control Rosa Terry 15 for permitting an unlicensed driver Sidney Clark 25 for improper registration and no chauffeur and David Toney 20 for speeding.
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Beckley
Samuel A. Pack
Mabscott
Talmage Calloway
Eccles
Carlos Lilly
Crab Orchard
Junior Pate
Sophia
Boyd G. Lilly Jr
Grandview
Rosa Terry
Harper Heights
Sidney Clark
David Toney
Prosperity
Mine to Open Farley Coal Co Mine No 1
The West Virginia Department of Mines announces the opening of Farley Coal Co Mine No 1 by Lesley Farley of Whitby. This marks a new mining operation in the region with expected employment and production implications for local industry.
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Farley Coal Co
Lesley Farley
Whitby
West Virginia
Local families visit relatives and attend illness in region
Pax Thompson family from Mount Hope visits John Thompson’s parents in town. Mrs Kelly and daughter Vickie tour Montgomery as business visitors. Wilson family from Fort Wayne spent a week with C D Wilson and Raymond Kelly in Long Branch. Saturday guests include Janet Thompson Debra Scory and others from Charleston and St Albans. Charlie Lafferty of Weirwood breaks a hip in a Boyds Branch fall. taken to Beckley Memorial Hospital. Frank Akers ill with influenza. Sgt Wright on emergency army leave due to his father’s illness.
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C. D. Wilson
Raymond Kelly
Long Branch
Oleta Shumate
Janet Thompson
Debra
Ben Scory
Charleston
Bernice Elliott
Mount Hope
Charles Hendrickson
Michael
St. Albans
Clifton Dotson
Princeton
Harry Wright
Johnny
Cathy
Larry Kelly
Vickie
C. L. Lucas
Glen Daniel
A. B.brace
Wright
Wilfred James
Duane
Elizabeth Town
Sgt
Army
B. A. Wright
Frank Akers
Charlie Lafferty
Weirwood
Boyds Branch
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Dry Hill Man Faces 2 Counts
A Dry Hill man, Bill Keith Evans, 26, sits in Raleigh County Jail on two charges after Beckley Police arrest at 1 a. m. Sunday. Evans faces driving at night without lights and a bad check warrant issued by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Several others were released from the county jail Sunday or transferred to other states, including Denny Burgess of Artie, Elmer Dickens of Dry Creek, Charles McClure of 114 Whistkick Street, James A. Chambers of Wilmington Del, Victor A. Lindermann of New Orleans, and Richard Wood of Scranton Pa, all tied to prior arrests or transfers.
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Dry Hill
Raleigh
Beckley
Bill Keith Evans
Joe Rodriguez
Denny Burgess
Artie
Elmer Dickens
Dry Creek
Charles McClure
Whitestick St
W. A. Burke
McClure
James A. Chambers
Wilmington
Del
Victor A. Lindermann
New Orleans
Lewisburg
Lindermann
U. S
Richard Wood
Scranton
Acords welcome daughter Tressa Sue in Houston birth
Mr and Mrs Gerald Acord former Pineville residents announce the birth of a girl in Houston Texas weighing seven pounds eight ounces named Tressa Sue The couple also have two other children Michael age seven and David age five
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Pineville
Rns
Gerald Acord
Houston
Tex
Tressa Sue
Acords
Michael
David
Hospital Patient Said Satisfactory
Mrs. J. O. Payne of 307 G St is reported in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after admission Thursday for observation and treatment. SGT. 1 C. JERRY WATSON has returned to Fort Jackson South Carolina after holidays with family at 110 Adkins St. JERRY GOODMAN of Brooklyn previously Beckley visited his mother-in-law Mrs. Channie Prince at 1015 South Fayette St before continuing home from Selma Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Payne
G St
Beckley Hospital
Jerry Watson
Fort Jackson
S. C
Adkins St
Jerry Goodman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Beckley
Inlaw
Channie Prince
South Fayette St
Selma
Ala
Watchmen Job Openings In Washington DC
Job openings exist for 50 watch men with the General Service Administration in Washington DC, stated by M L Mc Spadden manager of Beckley District Employment Security. An interviewer will be at the local office January 18 19 to talk with applicants who must be veterans 18 or older and pass a rigid physical exam. Work in Washington DC with pay from 3500 to 4040 per year for 40 hour weeks. No specific education required but must pass Civil Service exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Service Administration
Washington, D. C
M. L. McSpadden
Beckley District of Employment Security
McSpadden
Mary Meadows Admitted After Fall At Beckley Plant
Mary Meadows of MacArthur was admitted to Beckley Hospital about 9 a m Monday for observation and treatment of a head injury from a fall at Beckley Manufacturing Corp plant. She is in satisfactory condition.
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Mary Meadows
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Prosperity Cub Scout Pack 230 Holds First Meet
Prosperity Cub Scout Pack 230 sponsored by Prosperity First Baptist Church held its first meeting of the year at 7:30 p m in the church. Rev Donald A Lowe opened with a prayer and Robert Nichols led the session assisted by Den Mothers Mrs ee Short and Mrs Robert Nichols. Harry Neal read the minutes. The gathering discussed last year s projects and planning for the year ahead. A leaders meeting every third Friday was approved to plan the next pack meeting. A report on the Dog House Project announced 200 raised. Members voted to aid boys unable to pay dues or buy uniforms. Advancements included Ronald Dalton three silver arrows Robbie Nichols one silver arrow Sam Neal wolf badge Larry Morris bear badge one gold arrow and two silver arrows Dewey Lowe bear badge Den 2 Ernest Toney wolf badge one gold arrow and four silver arrows Randy Fitzwater one gold arrow and four silver arrows Danny Loud erm ilk bear badge. Next meeting set for Feb 3. Mrs Carl Short closed with a prayer.
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Prosperity First Baptist Church
Donald A. Lowe
Robert Nichols
Ee Short
Robert Nichlols
Harry Neal
den. No
Ronald Dalton
Robbie Nichlols
Sam Neal
Larry Morris
Dewey Lowe
Den
Ernest Toney
Randy Fitzwater
Danny Loudermilk
Carl Short
Dip Your Cutter In Warm Salad Oil For Easy Release
A short tip advises dipping a cookie cutter in slightly warm salad oil to prevent sticking, promising a clean cut and smoother release when shaping dough.
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Edgewood County Club
Joseph E. Hodgson
Coats
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Miami Springs Villas
America
A. J. Reid
Eastern Air Lines, Inc
Miami Int'l
Florida
Cherd
Prosperity Cubs
Fo Anel Sale
Ford
Chevrolet
Dart
Dodge
Comet
Corvair
Falcon
Lancer
Dodge Langer
Duncan-Catron Motor Co., Inc
Prince Street
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