County Schools Receive Repairs During December
The Raleigh Register reports extensive December work on 49 Raleigh County schools. General repairs included wiring, lighting, plumbing, doors, and windows, plus new fixtures, blinds, and furnaces at numerous sites such as Central, Lincoln, Sophia, Shady Spring, Beckley area schools, and the Vocational School. About 285 tons of coal were delivered to listed schools to support heating and operations.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Flaleigh County
Collins
Cliff
East Gulf
Grand View
Glen
Board of White
Hollywood
Moun F
Midway
Price Hall
Pettus
Central
Stamford Top
Sophia
Eincols
2Nd Tran Hill
Board of Education
Lincoln School
Ameagle
Byrd-Prillerman
Clear Fork High School
Seal Son
Cirtsville
Lilybrook
Mount Tabor
Richmond High
Cranverry
Pemberton
Caperton
Ebioty
Ghent
Helen
Institute
White Oak
Mark ‘Twain
Trail
Woodrow Wilson High School
Workman's Creek School
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Sprague Sprague Negro
Lester Junior
Trap Hill
East Park Negro
Shady Spring
Eccles
White
Mabscott
Cirlsville
Sylvia
Teel
Odd
Morton Reaves
Council Calls Investigation Of Street Lighting On Park Ave
Council member requests an inquiry into street lighting on Park Avenue and throughout the city. The council backs an probe into Woodrow Wilson High School street fights and other dark spots to increase illumination. Mayor Burke presents police regulations booklet praised by council.
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Park Ave
Elmer Davis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Gily Gouneil
Connclman H. A. Sloan
City Recorder
William P. Laren
Anthony Scalise
Police Department
Mayfor Wilelam A. Burke
Council
Scalise
Glen Morgan Man Enters Guilty Plea
Opie Reed, 45, of Glen Morgan, yesterday pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of fraudulent checks before Federal Judge Ben Moore in Charleston. Reed had been arraigned Friday and was charged in an information with passing two bad checks drawn on Lincoln Gand and Finance, Washington DC, for a car purchase from a Charleston dealer.
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Opie Reed
Glen Morgan
Ben Moore
Binefield
Raleigh
Charleston
Reed
Citizens Bank of Tacoma
Local Man Listed As Fund Booster
Joe L. Smith of Bee listed today as a donor to West Virginia University’s Loy alty Permanent Endowment Fund. Dr. Gary Hogg of Lewisburg chairs the fund's trust committee. Principal reached 26,583.02 dollars with 295 individuals and groups contributing. Other contributors include Charles E. Mahan Fayetteville J E Campbell Charleston Capt Kemble White Clarksburg Donald Q. Bragg Charleston Mrs John A Wade Charleston and John A Wade Charleston.
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Joe L. Smith
Bee
West Virginia University
Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
QR. Hogg
Charles E. Mahan
Fayetteville
J. E Campbell
Charleston
Kemble White
Clarksburg
Donald Q. Bragg
John A. Wade
Brewer Funeral Set Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Brewer 73 Mabscott will be held at Mabscott Methodist Church at 2 p m Thursday with Rev A F Clendenin and Rev 2 W French officiating Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park She died in a local hospital after a six week illness attributed to a heart ailment The body was moved from Keyser Funeral Home to her daughter Mrs Farr Rogers Mabscott home at 10 a m today She is survived by three daughters three sons two sisters one brother twenty four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Pallbearers will include the Men's Bible Class of the Mabscott Methodist Church
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Mabscott Methodist Church
Annie Brewer
Mabscott
A. F. Clendenin
Farr Rogers
Muadscott
Mary Mortis
Princeton
Emma Cox
Grace Rogers
Maliscatti
Frank Worley
Beckley
Lacy Worles
MacArthur
Luther Worles
Theda Prince
Raleigh
Rose Meadows
Mossy
Henry Shrewsbury
Odd
Mabsrott Methodist Church
Warehouseman Wanted by ORC Army Yard
ORC Army of North Oakwood Avenue advertises a civilian warehouseman role. Pays $124 hourly, requires at least one year in receiving and shipping equipment, stock records, requisitioning and keeping inventories. Federal employment offers 26 annual leave days. apply at the Unit Instructor's office.
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Organized Repense Corp
North
Oakwood Avenue
ORC
State Forester Meets West Virginia Forest Fire Group
State Forester W. B. Sayers of Charleston presided as the West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Association met in Beckley. The group discussed procedures for distributing funds under the Clarke-McNary Act and reviewed state forestry needs, with E D Currence, D B Bonebrake, G H Overholt, L M LaFollette, and Frank Halstead in attendance.
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W. B. Sayers
Charleston
Beckley
Forest Fire Committee
West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Association
E. D. Currence
Swandale
D. B. Bonebrake
Bluefield
G. H. Overholt
Lb. M. LaFollette
Frank Halstead
West Nation
Virginia Woodland
Dar
West Virginia
Sayers
VPI Student to Address Youth for Christ Rally
Glen Shetor, president of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Va, will address the Youth For Christ rally at Beckley Junior High School at 730 p m Saturday Carl Johnson director announced He will be accompanied here by W A Turner Henry A Moss J C Boullin George Shaefer Dean Albright Robert Moyer and Joan Hughiette VP I students The speech will be based on John 6 about feeding 5000 with emphasis Until Our Lives Are In the Hands of Christ We Are Worthless Ten minute testimonies will be given by Bouldin and Hughlette and the group will provide music
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Glen Shetor
Christian Fellowship of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Youth For Christ
Beckley Junior High School
Carl Johnson
W. A. Turner
Henry A. Moss
J.C. Boullin
George Shaefer
Dean Albright
Robert Moyer
Joan Hughiette
VP. I
Umbrella Men Hired by Geological Survey
Denver AP reports Robert C. Davis, regional engineer for the U S Geological Survey, says umbrella men shade survey crews in summer to counter sun refraction. About 50 to 100 crews operate, each with a man holding an umbrella over the level to aid accuracy.
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Associated Press
Denver
Robert C. Davis
Davis
U. S. Geological Survey
Russia’s Shadow Lingers in Sofia Landmarks
In central Sofia, Bulgarian memory ties Russia to its modern state. Georgi Dimitrov returns from 22 years in exile to lead Bulgaria as Communist premier while streets honor Alexander II and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. A statue of Alexander on horseback graces the route alongside Tolbukhin’s statue, reflecting wartime ties.
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Russia
Softa
Bulgaria
Sofia
Georgi Dimitrov
Moscow
Alexander II
St. Alexander Nevsky
Alexander
Tolbukhin
West Virginia VEW Commander Pushes State Bonus Plan
The West Virginia VEW commander James A. Mack urged voters to back a proposed state veterans bonus in the November referendum. The plan would pay WWI and WWII veterans monthly sums with caps, aiming to aid veterans and families. He noted the bill only grants permission for voters to approve or reject this payment. The visit also included the presentation of the VEW Citizenship Medal to Mrs. Ted G. Afe Dowell, widow of editor MacDowell, in Beckley with VFW officials present.
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West Virginia
Jis
Mack
Veterans of
James A. Mack
General Fund
Spencer
West
Virginia
Beckey
Low Sheffler Post
Ted G. Afe~ Dowell
Beckley Post-Herald
BIATE
MacDowell
Williams Street
VFW
Mac's Toy Fund
VEW
A. H. Sizemore
Ray Ferrell
Beckleyan Takes Special Training for Navigator Radar Bombardier
First Lt. Oscar W. Yon, son of Mrs Rita Ribes of Barwood St, is enrolled in a nine month course at the Air Force Bombardment School, Mather Air Force Base, Cal to become a navigator radar bombardier. Yon, Oak Hill High School 1843 graduate, entered service in 1944 and earned his bombardier commission at Big Springs, Texas. He was stationed at MacDill Field, Florida before transferring to Mather for training.
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Oscar W. Yon
Rita Ribes
Barwood St
Air Force Bombardment School
Mather Air Force Base
Cal
Air Force
Yon
Oak Hill High School
Big Springs
Tex
MacDill Air Force Base
Fla
Mather
Termites Solve Own Problems in Crime
In Berkeley California visiting UC zoology professor Alfred E Emerson says termites manage conflict by milking insect cows and harvesting fungi for food. He notes humans could learn from the bugs but cannot copy their behavior exactly because humans must think and learn before acting.
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Associated Press
Berkley
Calif
Alfred E. Emerson
University of California
Emerson
Marker System Suggested City Maps Inadequate, Engineer Tells Council
Beckley city maps described as mere picture maps. Acting city engineer Dennis Leary urged establishing a permanent monument system starting at the sewage treatment plants to create a grid for future surveys. He warned that current markers like apple trees and outhouses render boundary data unreliable. The council took no action.
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Beckley
Dennis Leary
Leary
Council
Lapple Tre
Woodlawn Residents Urge Council Action On Parking
Woodlawn Avenue residents petitioned City Council to ban parking on a block below the alley to Woodlawn and Jleber Streets. Four residents spoke of difficulty backing out and cars overrun driveways. Dust and street cleaning issues were noted as parked cars prevent sweeping. Council referred the matter to Police Chief Scalise for investigation and next meeting update. The session also approved plans for a $140,000 Beckley Newspapers building on Prince Street and other developments, plus inspection of a street corner near Whitestick and Sour streets due to a dangerous grade and lack of drainage. The Valley Drive underpass contract was slated for late February.
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Woodlawn Avenue
City Council Last Nvil
Woodlawn
Jleber Street
Anthony Scalise
Planning and Zoning Commission
Prince Street
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Flatland Truck Farms
Parkview Road
Sunset Memorial Park
Mamie Hancock
Walker Avenue
Clarence Bibb
Bibb
Frank Dunbar
Whitestick Street
William P. Laren
Dunbar
Larew
H. C. Sloan
William P. Larew
State Road Commission
Valley Drive
Vet Law Changes To Be Discussed At 10 County Meet
Veterans law and regulations changes will be discussed at a 10 county meeting of deputy directors from the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs. The 9 am session in Memorial Building Room 10 will be led by Robert B. Moran with Ty. WH. McGovran presiding. Attendees include state officials from Bluefield Welch Logan Huntington Charleston and Beckley offices, with Moran stating directors may attend Raleigh County American Legion Post 32’s 8 pm event. Walker Long will headline the Legion gathering as commander of the West Virginia American Legion.
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West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Memorial Building
Robert B. Moran
Division of Information
Ty. WH. McGovran
State Department of Veterans Affairs
C. S. Collier
Dean Coffey
Bluefield
Carlyle Haun
Welch
Claude White
Logan
Ralph Mitchell
Huntington
Eugene Crutchfield
Thief of Claims
Elmo McCormick
Charleston
Roy
Smith
Beckley
Moran
Raleigh County
American Legion Post 32
Legion
Walker Long
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Lillybrook PTA Plans Student Garden and Sewing Club
Lillybrook Elementary PTA at January meeting outlined a flower garden project and a sewing club for students. Eighteen members attended, with fifth and sixth graders well represented. A program by students preceded business. Mrs. Pugh spoke on a happy home life and good citizenship. Appointments were made to spend $10 on cooking utensils, and subscriptions for PTA magazine were reviewed. Home room mothers urged parent involvement, and Mrs. Helvey closed with a prayer. Refreshments were provided by a hosting committee.
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Lillybrook
Parent-Teachers Association
A. 3. Pugh
Eldred Hampton
James Lusher
PTA
Charles Helvey
Charles Miles
Paul Underwood
Additional POW claim forms available here
Department of Veterans Affairs deputy director Roy I Smith announced today that extra application blanks for prisoner of war benefits are available. Beckley area veterans have already obtained 50 applications for the $1 per day allowances to be paid by the War Claims Commission to those held as prisoners of war and improperly fed.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Roy I. Smith
Beckley Area
War Claims Commission
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Roy Childs
J. P. Meadows
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Coal City
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Harpee Heights
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