Veterans form local Reserve Officers of the Naval Services chapter
A year after demobilization a group of naval officers met at the American Legion club to form a local Reserve Officers of the Naval Services chapter. They discussed reintegration, future Navy policy, and the need to mobilize veteran know-how for national strength amid reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Club
Naval Services
Mufti
America
Pacific
Europe
RONS
Naval
Navy
Naval Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps
Army
National Guard
Guard
United States
Organized Naval Reserve
Beckley
Charleston
Sam
Georgia Governor by Mob Rule Claims Referenced in Crisis
The piece rebukes Herman Talmadge for attempting to seize the Georgia governorship through a midnight session with a hostile mob outside the executive offices. Ellis Arnall defends legal process while awaiting certification of Lieut. Gov.-elect M. E. Thompson. A court action seeks to stop any usurpation and uphold lawful transfers of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Young Talmadge
Talmadge
National Guard
Arnald
M. E. Thompson
Eugene Cook
Fulton Superior Court
Ducge
Walter C. Hendrix
Georgia General Assembly
Eugene Talmadge
Cook
Supreme Court of Georgia
County Urges Public Support For Infantile Paralysis Drive
Medical researchers seek the source of infantile paralysis as costly efforts continue. The annual county drive seeks funds for research and treatment, urging Raleigh County residents to donate so others may walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Water Company growth outpaces old forecast
W A Stanley, now on Beckley Planning and Zoning, once argued before the Public Service Commission that Beckley could not sustain higher water rates as the town was a coal mining area with little future. Since then the Beckley Water Company expanded outlets tenfold and built the Gladecreek treatment plant, becoming a valued utility with a wider reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Stanley
Planning and Zoning Commission of
Beckley
Public Service Commission
Beckley Water Company
Gladecreek
Ford Dealer Announces Ford Price Reductions
Adolph Bair of Bair Brothers confirms a cut in Ford prices and expects new price lists soon. Henry Ford states reductions apply to all models, some by up to 30 dollars, aiming to curb rising costs and support postwar production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Bair
Bair Brothers, Inc
Truman
Bair
Henry Ford
Beckley Water Company and Mr Stanley in Growth Debate
The piece reflects on the city’s development and how Beckley Water Company could serve the countryside. It notes Mr Stanley’s changing views, acknowledging earlier criticisms, and hopes he will contribute to Beckley’s future planning and projects despite past disagreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stanley
Beckley
Register
Beckley Water Company
Margaret Blevins Dies After Illness at Beckley Hospital
Margaret Ann Blevins 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Graham L Blevins of Sylvia Avenue Beckley died at Beckley Hospital at 10 43 P M after an extended illness She was born November 29 1932 in Beckley a ninth grade student at Beckley Junior High and a Regular Baptist Church member Survived by parents a brother Fred a sister Lorraine paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs T L Blevins and maternal grandmother Mrs Callie Mize all of Beckley The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Blevins
Graham L. Blevins
Sylvia
Fred
Lorraine
T. £. Bleyv‘ins
Callie Mize
Beckley
Calfee Funeral Home
Car and truck collision at South Heber and Prince Streets
A collision occurred this morning at the South Heber and Prince Streets intersection involving a car owned by Rahal Motor Sales and a truck owned by Bill Tate. Driver Jimmy Lewis of Glen Morgan operated the truck. no injuries were reported and the car sustained 50 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEG
South Heber
Prince Streets
King Powell Cox
Stanaford
Rahal Motor Sales Company
Heber Street
Bill Tate
Glen Morgan
Jimmy Lewis
Seven couples seek licenses to wed in Raleigh County
Seven couples have applied for marriage licenses and six others obtained permits to wed in Raleigh County. Applicants include Dallas Bradford and Vera Elizabeth White of Eunice. Paul James Cooper of Shady Spring and Nellie Louise Tipani of Mabscott. Clyde Cochran Jr. and Agnes Worley of Beaver. Licenses issued to Granville Sadler and Dolphines Taylor of Affinity. Sherman Pettry and Frances Pruitt of Naoma. Charles Jones Jr. and Ann Maleski of Layland. John Barone and Helen Shrode of Lanark. Arthur Fitzwater and Lizzie Redden of Grandview. Herbert Cooper and Peggy Gibson of Beckley.
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Raleigh
Dallas Bradford
Vera Elizabeth White
Eunice
Paul James Cooper
Shady Spring
Nellie Louise Tipane
Mabscott
Clyde Raymond Cochran, Jr
Agnes Mae Worley
Beaver
Otha Henry Lilly
Margaret Elizabeth Kipps
Jonben
Samuel William Underwood
Barbara Lee Alderman
Dry Creek
Harry Stephen Waybright
Eunice Avalone Hawley
Glen Daniel
Clifford Maurice [Weeks
Fireeo
Nora Pearl Bolen
Odd
Granville Sadler
Dolphines Taylor
Affinity
Sherman Pettry
Frances Pruitt
Naoma
Charles 0. Jones, Jr
Layland
Ann Maleski
Terry
John Anthony Barone
Beckley
Helen Virginia Shrode
Lanark
Arthur E. Fitzwater
Lizzie Jane Redden
Grandview
Herbert Carol Cooper
Peggy Frances Gibson
Board Seeks Bids for New Flat Dump Truck
The Raleigh County Board of Education will weigh bids at 2 p.m. January on a flat dump truck to aid maintenance work. Dr R W Chambers announced the plan and said full specifications are available at the board office for eligible bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of Education
R. W. Chambers
Tam
Beckley Court Term Delays and Indictment Docket Details
In Raleigh County 1850 court records show trials set for Thornhill Lilly and Simon with motions to quash denied. Indictments allege grand larceny tampering with ballots and related charges after a courthouse break in November. A murder case against Ray Clowney Lilly is slated for January 21. docket adjustments delay finalization.
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Commonwealth
Beckley
Matthew Dunbar
Raleigh County
Sniffe
Trail
Thornhill
Wiliam Henry Lilly
James Edward Simon
Raleigh
State Senate
Eugene Scott
Lilly
Road Commission
Simon
Trail and Crouse
West Virginia
State of
Ray Clowney Lilly
Odd
J. W. Bradford
Amnesiac Stranger Found by Laurie's Aid in Mapleton
In Mapleton a dazed amnesia case appears when Laurie Trent finds a man on a beauty parlor run, offers him shelter at her home and seeks Bart's medical help. Monica worries about scandal while Laurie defends kindness. Annie reports a phone call as tension rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Laurie Trent
Bart
Laurie
Annie
Trent
Tatler
Laurié
Monher Bart
Monica
Monicas
Serene
New York
Mapleton
County Board Reorganization Proposals Area Debate
The measures aim to curb political shifts in board membership and overhaul county school governance. Proposals include electing county board members at primaries, raising superintendent qualifications and salaries, and changes to fiscal, supervisory, transportation, and employment rules.
County Farmers Earn Hybrid Corn Awards
Minor L. Scott and wife Margaret Scott of Table Rock win two awards for hybrid corn entries in a Southern States cooperative show. Scott's entry of three cars of hybrid corn earned blue ribbon and a bushel of seed. second place went to W. H. Riffe of Lester with Iowa 939. third to Mrs Scott with K-24. Honorable mentions to J. J. Carter and Bartley Redden for K-24 and Iowa-292 corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minor L. Scott
Irs
Margaret Scott
Table +Rock
Southern States Beckley Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative
Scott
J. J. M. Collins
Shady ‘Spring High School
W. H. Riffe
Lester
Iowa
Mrs. Scott
J. J. Carter
Pemberton
Bartley Redden
Grandview
Army Veteran to Address Beckley Church Dinner
Jack Davis a U S Army veteran of about three years will discuss India at a Beckley Presbyterian Church men dinner tonight at 6 30 The group president R H Magee says Vernon Barnard of Affinity will also address the gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Jack Davis
U. S. Army
Beckley Presbyterian Church
R. H. Magee
Vernon Barnard
Affinity
British Deport Jewish Leader From Britain
Prof. Johan J. Smertenko, vice president of the American League for a Free Palestine, was deported from Britain aboard a charter plane after an overnight detention in Wallington Police Station. Scotland Yard and immigration officers enforced a home office order, returning him to Paris amid accusations of financing terrorist groups and inflammatory remarks. Smertenko said his words were distorted and sought access to his files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Johan J. Smerfenko
American League For A Free Palestine
Britain
Paris
Wallington
Scotland Yard
Ims
Home Office
United Kingdom
Smertenko
Shim
House of Commons
Palestine
Holy Land
England
AWS
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Thomas F. Stafford
Ford Dealer
Margaret Blevins
Herman
Eugene
Thompson
Hendrix
Lmakers
Polish Peasant Party
Yalta
Moscow
Russia
Warsaw
Poland
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