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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
6
A list of men from Raleigh County scheduled for induction examinations on January 21 at Beckley Armed Forces Examining Station. Notables include Rupert E. Vincent Jr of Beckley and Charles Bennett of Beaver among a larger group from Beckley, Mullens, Princeton, and surrounding towns. clerk Alma E. Smith of Bratt notes attendance at 8 30 a m.
William M Harmon Jr is named sales manager at Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Works effective Jan 1. He has worked at the company since 1937 and will oversee sales for Beckley Pineville plants serving Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties.
Angelo Scarafina 42 of Ury died at 7 03 pm Thursday in University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville after a several months illness. The body remains at Williams Funeral Home Sophia pending funeral arrangements. Survived by wife Anna Scarafina daughter Dora Ann and brother Martin all of Tams.
Raleigh County Education Board and advisory building committee meet to decide on using original Pettus Consolidated School plans with changes. Architect to draft rebuilding plans and present at next board meeting on January 29.
Funeral services are set for 1 a.m. Saturday at the residence for Merida Lee Plumley 46 of Abraham who died Wednesday night after a year illness. The Rev Owen P Lilly will officiate burial will be in Plumley Cemetery. Born April 19 1905 he was the son of the late Alfred and Miriam Martin Plumley. He was a farmer and a member of the New Sailor Baptist Church. Survived by wife Ada Plumley four sons Wilson Wilbert Charles Franklin all at home four brothers Everett Marion Pearl of Abraham Lonnie of Mt Hope. The body will be removed from the Caffee Funeral Home to the residence at 3 p.m. Friday.
Lima reports slow demand for lima beans with few volume shipments as Beckley markets show weak interest. Lettuce quality improves and prices expected to decline. cabbage and pole beans rise modestly. Citrus juices fall with Florida fruit abundance. some shippers hold product. Eyeing and shortening dip slightly while canned milk gains reflect last week’s price boost.
E C Brice of Charleston began a year in the Raleigh County jail after pleading no contest to charges of attempting to bribe an officer and attempting to operate a lottery. He paid $500 of a $1,500 total fines. Other Negro defendants also paid fines and received jail terms in the same session.
The Haleigh County Board of Education selects a steering panel to hire architects for a 2.4 million dollar school building program. Members include S. Austin Caperton, Harold Lambert, C. C. Ballard and advisory appointees J. Butts, H. A. Sloan, and J. S. Chapman. First meeting set for 3 p.m. January 28 at the board office.
Funeral services for Herbert Hill 83 of Coal City will be at 2 a.m. Sunday with Rev. Fred Cook and Rev. John Crews officiating. Burial follows at Pipestem Cemetery. Hill, hurt in a rock rail accident Jan. 41 at Lilybrook Coal Company mine near Abeny, died Thursday night. He was born Jan. 3 1871 in Pipestein and lived in Raleigh County six years. A World War II veteran, he belonged to the Beckley Moose Lodge. Surviving are son Frankie and Eugene at home, daughters Gayle Diana and Effie at home, brothers Cleveland of Coal City and Luther of Pipestein, sisters Bertha Oxley of Athens, Carl Pack of Coal City, Geneva Blankenship of Harrisonburg Va., Nona Mardews of Bluefield, and Ellis Law of Lerona.
Eight Concord College students joined Blue Key honorary fraternity at Concord College in Athens. Arlo Rogers of Flat Top class of 1952 and Jack Johnson of Princeton class of 1953 were among those initiated.
Marriage applications listed for Jesse Bernard Arthur of Mabscott and Guy Arthur with Martha Mae Daniels of Beckley. Also Kenneth Eugene Wilson of Glen Daniel, son of Fred Wilson and Nellie Wilson, and Margaret Delorse Kinder, daughter of Dewey Kinder.
The F and A A Y Masons of East Gulf plan a Saturday meeting at the usual time and place. Bloodstone Lodge officers were elected including Lewis Earley W M Rob ert Bly and James Austin wardens James Pickett chaplain and others. Several local residents, including service members and hospital patients, are noted in community updates.
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