Beaver Resident Dies with Friday Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Paul Lewh 69 of Beaver will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Worth May officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 11:50 a.m. after a six month illness at his residence. Survivors include his wife Stella Lech four daughters Bertha Sponduris and Thomas Bruni both of Allen Town Pa Mrs Jack Taylor Manteno Ill and Mrs Robert Lively Charlottesville Va two sons Gene Lake Washington D C and Stanley Lech Beaver two grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Paul Lewh 69
Beaver
Melton Mortuary
Worth May
Sunset Memorial Park
Stella Lech
Bertha Sponduris
Thomas Bruni
Allen Town
Jack Taylor
Manteno
Robert Lively
Charlottesville
Gene Lake
Washington, D. C
Stanley Lech
Safes Hit Again in Beckley Area by Thieves
Police confirm a fresh spree of break ins in Beckley area as King Tut's Drive-In on U S Route 1921 by pass is robbed of about 500 dollars and a radio. This seventh break in at the drive-in follows similar incidents at Creb Orchard Water Co and Pete and Bob's Drive-In on Valley Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
King Tut’s
U. S. Route 1921
J. O. Tutwiler
King Tut's
Tutwiler
Creb Orchard Water Co
Water Company
C. E. Lilly
Lilly
W. M. Horton Grocery
Horton
Pete
Bob
Valley Drive
Nalf
Court Launches Drive to Collect Delinquent Taxes
The Raleigh County Court authorized extra help in the sheriff office to pursue delinquent personal taxes, with an estimated potential collection up to 30 000. Sheriff Ward expects larger sums to be harder but achievable, and 1951 delinquent list stood at 82 000. The drive covers three years, targeting Beckley firms, starting around February 7, and court actions on airport contract and brush clearing were also decided. Meanwhile Mrs Gordon died at 307 Earl St Beckley with funeral plans pending.
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Raleigh
Harry E. Andersson
John C. Ward
H. G. Parmer
Beckley
Ward
Parmer
Robert L. Davis
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Piedmont
Davis
C. H. Hanks
Negro Activities Plan Regular Church Meetings
The group will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the president's home. Regular service days at the church are set for 2 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays.
Founder's Day Delta Sigma Theta Observed At Home Event
Founder's Day observed by Delta Sigma Theta Beta Chi Sigma at Mrs Olivia Williams home on South Fayette Street. Frances Flippen led ceremony written by Hallie Jeffries. Eighteen red tapers lit for living founders, four white for deceased. Members received souvenir powder boxes. Reports from Laurietta Davis on American Council of Human Rights convention in Cleveland. Additional notes on ACHR, convention delegates, and chapter officers.
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Beta Chi Sigma
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Olivia Williams
South Fayette Street
Frances Flippen
Hallie Jeffries
Marion Brooks
Katherine Dobson
Flippen
Laurietta Davis
Mullens
Cleveland
Fippen
Beatrice Hazzard
Josephine Wright
Marie Jefferson
Flippers
Blaise Per
Thatcher
Blaise
Delta Sigma Theta
Rennie
ACHR
Christmas
K- Dobson
Beatrice Evans
Girlshilis
Josephine Crawford
Josephine
Wright
Domina Harless
Jose Blaise
Anne Bland
Georgianne Brown
Laura Dudley
Martha Dawson
Norma Hinton
Beatrice Hazard
Betty Jackson
Hallye Jeffries
Loraine Seay
Marion Mitchell
Virginia Rosier
Mae Reid
Gunfire erupts as Blaise flees through town chase
The narrative recalls Spanish Range style events with Leonis witnessing the scene. Blaise is jostled as rushing men pass, he clings to a porch for support, then bolts toward the store and barn. Gunfire erupts in staccato bursts, Blaise draws his Colt and sprints the storefront length as bursts flash like thunder.
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Blaise
Leonis
Rennie
Chavez
Wight
Vasquez
Raikes
Firefight at Calabasas ends behind barn showdown
Blaise and the Scorpion gang trap the renegades in a night siege at Calabasas. Vasquez strikes hard, Thatcher and Leonis plan the next move as Montanas hold the line. Hal offers a risky trap while Rennie fears for Blaise and a door to safety opens then closes in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonis
Blaise
Vasquez
Blaine
Hal
Thatcher
Loomis
Rennie
Raikes
Scor
Pion
Montanas
Burn R Bland Services Set
Funeral services for Burn R Bland who died at his daughter’s home in Beckley will be held Thursday at 11 a m in Rose Funeral home chapel with Rev A B Wilson officiating. Burial will be at Pickaway. Survivors include his wife Masel Bland three daughters Gladys Humphries Ronald Highlander and John Mason and one son Jack Bland Active pallbearers include Edward J Newman Mark Skaggs George Green Jr Donald Highlander Stewart Andrews and George Vance. The body will remain at the Rose Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burn R. Bland
Ronad Highlander
Jefferson Street
Beckley
Rose Funeral Home
A. B. Wilson
Pickaway
Masel Bland
Gladys Humphries
Ronceverte
Ronald Highlander
John Mason
Jack Bland
Alten Park
Mich
Edward J. Newman
Mark Skaggs
George Green Jr
Donald Highlander
Stewart Andrews
George Vance
BLAND _ BLAND
Bumn R
Ronald Righlander
Miam
A. H. Wilson
Edward J Newman
Evan Hall
George Green
Raymond Fahiey
Cubby Bair
Garland Williams
Rose Guneral
Et Wheeler Wheeler
Mamie Edythe
Maxwell Hill
Calfee
Pam
Sprague Church of God
Earl P. King
Mi Tabor
E. R. Davis
L. G. Chandler
Willard Mullens
James Sanger
John Frazier
E. J. Ollinger
Bible School
Church of God
Jaycee Radio Program During National Jaycee Week
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce will present a radio program at 6 15 p m Friday Rodney Webb president Hulett Smith and Larry Norris will participate in the show The event marks National Jaycee Week and highlights local civic leadership through the broadcast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rodney Webb
Hulett Smith
Larry Norris
Raleigh Tuberculosis Health Board Meeting Notes
A Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association board meeting will be held February 17. The By laws Committee will report suggested changes to the associations by laws during the session.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
County Library Adds 53 New Books in Beckley Building
Raleigh County Library expanded holdings with 53 new General Interest and Fiction titles. Notable additions include Readings From the Bible, This I Believe, Kris tin Lavransdatter, Anthony Adverse, The Amazing Lamb amazon, This is My Desire, and Clue in the Diary among others. A separate Trustee's Sale notice outlines sale of property of Emerson H. Lewis and Lorena Mae Lewis by Beckley National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Chase
Arnold Gesell
Edward R. Murrow
John Chapman
Sigmund Freud
Rachel Baker
Leigh Brackett
John Held, Jr
Frank Gil‘breth
Geoffrey Chaucer
London
Aldous Huxley
Alistair Cooke
Marguerite Kohl
Walter E. Myer
Odd’s
al. J. Stump
D. &. Shuttlesworth
Lamazon
Willard Price
Norman Vincent Peale
Ter
Jessie P. Guzman
Harold F. Williamson
Ishbel Ross
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
Zane Grey
Walter
D. Edmonds
John Masters
Michael Gilbert
D. B. Olsen
the Galilenns
Frank Slaughter
the Sojourner
M. K. Rawlings
Richard and
Frances Lockridge
Herbert Brean
Lee Thomas
Hamilton Wade
Mik
Emerson H. Lewis
Lorena Mae Lewis
Grover C. Trall
Ralleh County
West Virginia
Berkley National Bank
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Grover C. Trail
Funeral notices from Beckley area residents
Funeral notices report Bland Bland and Mamie Edythe Wheeler among local deceased, with services scheduled at Rose and Calfee Funeral Homes. Details include dates, times, churches, burial places, pallbearers, flower bearers, and local church class participants. Several obituaries list ages, residences, and surviving relatives.
Local Beckley Classifieds Offer Jobs and Services
A dense page of classified ads from Beckley lists plumbing and radio repair services, upholstering, sewing and tailoring, termite control, remnants of sales pitches, and job notices. It includes WANTED help in several trades, sales positions, and driving instruction, plus items for sale and moving services. Names like Mountain State Termite Control and Armstrong Candy Company appear among personalized inquiries and labor opportunities.
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Gordon
Mirae
Katy Gordon
Earl St. E. Beckley
Trent Funeral Home
NAACP
Welcome Baptist
Ian
Calabasas
Scorpion Men
Leopic Esta
Hadesle
Hall
Institute
Ted Kessinger
Parent-Teacher Association
F. A. Freeman
R. A. Shackelford
Cecilia Williams
Douglas Miser
James Morgan
Burn R. Bland Services
Jaycee Radio
TB Board Meeting
County Library
Raleign
Beckley Memorial
Hail Solviev
Lydia
H. E. Bates
Janes Street
Nanscy Wilson Ross
Frederic Brown
Mackinlay Kantor
H. M. Prescott
Erle Stanley Gardiner
Desiree
Ansemarie — Setinko
Kenneth M. Swezey
Elizabeth H. Lansing
Edith Heal
Jessica Lyon
Sally Benson
Milestone Howard Pease
Esther E. Carlson
Carolyn Keene
Falfee Funeral Home
Jones
John C
Sand Branch
Hodges Street
Keyser
Johnstown Road
Everett Shaffer
Prosperity
Keyser Funeral Home
Gussie Remley
McClung Hospital
Richwood
Hklausman
Rupert
Nickell Funers
Joe Smith
Nillian Faini
Kessier
Lonnie Remley
Dana H. Smith
Simms Crossing
Rt. 20
Rainelle
Milton Young
W. E. Harvey
Earl Hendrick
del Mar Beauty Shop
Neville Steel Peeae
Marguerite
AC. Kinzer
Main St
Gene A. Church
DIAL
B. E Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Klaus & Page CO
McCreery St
Lovitz Television Service
MADIO
Mt Hope
Sophia Plumbing
Sophia
Erskine
Vance Drive
John W. Eye
West Neville ST
Bendix
Hotpoint Thor
Westinghouse Automatics
South Oakwood
Crab Orchard
Blue Flam Equipment Company
Barnoo Street
Rotison
Walt
Thane
VaHey Drive
W. James Dial
Wayland H. Redden Galperin Music Co
South Kanawha St
Artis c
Elmira
New_York
New Depot Cafe
Cherry Creek
Goodle Shop
Prince Street
Pine Chevrolet Company
Pineville
W. Va
Fayette
Wyoming
Morton
Standard Coffee Company
East Wainelle
K Ind
C. F. Barnette
West Washington Street
Charleston
Florida
Armstrong Candy Company
Martel
Tenn
Swinpy
Lewis Transfer CO
Coopermster
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Boundary Ball Lumber Company
Sox
Hinton
le Coly
United States
Beckley Safe
D. M. Chambers
Bradley
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Hope
Willam Loy Eggleston
Fort Spring
Chamberlin CO
G. Wood
Roy Jones
First Ave
W. S. Gregg
W.B. Jones
R. L
J. H. Stinson
Kanawha
Milo
Neville Street
Nice Shoats
Poland
John Game
Skeltos Wrecking
Fred Mann
Coleman Poultry
See
Bill Jamea
Ayrshire
Hale Halestein
Jersey
Guernsey
Montgomery Ward
Remington
Anna Construction and Supply Co
Mankin Lumber CO
North Kanawha Dlat
Beckley Glass Co
Alex N Breckinridge
North Oakwood
Southern W. Va
Ato Club
Beckley Hotel
Dist
Raleigh Glass & Mirror, Inc. A
Landers
S. Oakwood
Lise Loole
Hotpoint
Universal Home Equipment
S. Fayette St
Dis
Owens-Illinois
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton
Atlantic City
South Fayette St
Wil
Wecheld
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