Troopers to Continue Enforcing West Virginia Vehicle Code
State Police will keep enforcing the 1951 motor vehicle code until directed otherwise. Judge Charles E. Miller of Marion County ruled the code unconstitutional, citing passage after the legislature’s constitutional adjournment. Captain C. L. Walker said enforcement would continue pending official instruction from state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Charles E. Miller
Marion County
C. L. Walker
Acae
Burchett
Wiliam C. Marland
Biates Supreme Court
Miller
State Senate
Appalachian Engineers To Exhibit In National Engineers Week
Appalachian Engineers and 11 other professional groups from Bluefield Clarksburg Elkins Fairmont Huntington Logan Morgantown Parkersburg Weirton Wheeling and Williamson will take part in a Charleston exhibit February 17 to 23 in celebration of National Engineers Week. Thirty industrial exhibitors have reserved space for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Due Appalacian Council of the
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Charleston
Connecion
National Engineers
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Huntington
Logan
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Weirton
Wheeling
Williamson
Piedmont Flight Okected By Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board examiner Ferdinand Moran recommended extending Piedmont Aviation segment two from Beckley West Virginia to Lexington Kentucky for three years. Piedmont is not serving Beckley or Princeton Bluefield at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Piedmont Avitation, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ferdinand D. Moran
I Beckley
W. Va
Lexington
Piedmont
Beckley
Princeton-Bluefield
Raleigh County approves 27 urgent school projects to six architects
A five member committee selected six architects from two states to design plans for 27 urgent Raleigh County school projects costing just over 1.5 million dollars of a 2.4 million bond. Projects to contracts include Central Elementary and Shady Spring Elementary. 14 will be built by the maintenance department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Howard Eberhart
Walter Martens
Henry T. Elden
Charleston
Alex Mahood
Bluefield
Donald Stark
Mt. Hope
Tibbas, Crumley
Musson
Columbus
S. H Bridge
Beckley
Central
Eccles
Clear Fork
New Raleigh Road
Soak Creek
Sophia
Mt. View
Stocco High
Woodrow Wilson High
Shady Spring
Piney View
Stratton High
Raleigh County Vocational School
Marsh Fork
Hollywood
Byrd-Prillerman High
Cirtsville
Crab Orchard
Crow
Daniels
Glen White
Glen White Negro
Institute
Mark Twain
Shiloh
iStanford Top
West Wickham
Cost of Polio Care Driven Higher by Rising Need
W A Burke chair of the March of Dimes fund campaign in Beckley Raleigh County urges increased community giving. He notes 195% by end of year and 332000 polio cases in four years with $79000000 spent by the National Foundation on patient care. He stresses rising incidence costs and long term cases require solid public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Burke
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Raleigh County
B P Farley 74 Dies Rites Wednesday in Beckley
Funeral services for B P Farley 74 of 1708 S Kanawha Street East Beckley will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at St Marys Methodist Church East Beckley with the Rev Ray W Wilson and Rev C E Walker officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park He began as a store operator at Mt Hope later worked as a mine contractor for Raleigh Coal and Coke Co in 1920 he became a merchant at East Beckley retiring in 1947 Survivors include two daughters a sister two grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body will be removed to the Gregory home on Tolbert Street Tuesday from Calfee Funeral Home Pallbearers include former store employees. Mrs Permissa Phillips 80 formerly of Beckley died Monday in Charlotte N C Funeral arrangements incomplete Burial in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Farley
S. Kanawha Street
East Beckley
Ray W. Wilson
C. E. Walker
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Pipestein
Summers County
George
Mary Farley
Raleigh County
Mt. Hope
Raleigh
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Beckley
Irene Wilburn Farley
Hattie Marie Gregory
Faye Farley
D. R. Sullivan
Mabscott
Walter Farley
Gregory
Tolbert, Street
Calfeé
Leonard Sluss
John Rakes
James Crawford
Dennis Meadows
Partis Sutphin
Roy Meadows
Aubrey Miller
John Beaver
Ten enlist in air force and five in the army
Fifteen men enlisted Monday at Beckley Recruiting Station. Ten joined the Air Force with eight sent to Lackland AFB Texas. Five signed for the U S Army with some sent to Fort Meade Maryland and others to Langley VA. Names include Bardon Brown Kyle Jones Gevin Meadows Gravely Hoffman Runyon Holton Burgess Stewart Caldwell Walthew Moore.
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Beckley Army and Air Force
Air Force
U.S. Army
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Earl Bardon
Spencer
Vernard Brown
Zela
Paul Kyle
Huntington
James Jones
Summersville
John Gevin
Meadow Bridge
Curby Meadows
East Rainelle
Paul Gravely
Danes
City Solves It and Two Householders Need Not Worry about the Rains
Beckley city administration ends two year drainage problems on Winger Avenue and Limit Street. Charles Zinovich and Mrs Venna Phillips faced repeated flooding during heavy rains. A new drain pipe from under Winger Avenue to a storm sewer will solve Zinovich flooding, and a pipe from an adjoining lot will aid Phillips.
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New Beckley
Winger Avenue
Limit Street
Lerty
Thomas 5. Bazzarre, Jr
Charles Zinovich
Venna Phillips
Zinovich
Forfeitures in City Police Court Draw Street Names
Ten persons forfeited bonds by failing to appear in City Police Court on Friday and Monday. Names include T. B. Calehan Emo L. Foley Eddie P. Daniels Ronald Ray Brammer Ned Ragland and Jess Richmond. Assault and traffic charges cited. complainant details withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Calehan
East Beckley
Emo L
Foley
Matoka
Eddie P. Daniels
Piney View
Ronald Ray Brammer
Mabscott
Ned Ragland
Raleigh County
Jess Richmond
Richmond Cleaners ‘and Laundry, Inc
City Hall
GI Course Change Rules for Veterans Under VA Training
Veterans using GI bill training may change courses only while in training or during a needed interruption after July 23 1951. Beckley VA officer R A Barcel warns changes require satisfactory VA reasons such as poor progress not due to misconduct and a switch to a course better matching aptitudes or experience. Mere change of mind is not enough unless misfit is evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barcel
Beckley Veterans Administration Office
Beckley WVU Alumni to Observe 85th Anniversary Dinner
William G. Thompson former WVU Board of Governors member will speak at a Beckley dinner on Feb 7 marking the university’s 85th anniversary. Raleigh County alumni chapter McMilland Land and Finance Beckley service clubs sponsor the event at El Chico with Rotaries and Kiwanis involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam G. Thompson
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Beckley
Raleigh County
University Alumni Association
McMilland Land and Finance
Beckley Service Clubs
William Russell Thompson
Lilly Land
Bluefield
Don P. Wolfe
Kyle Daniels
Trap Hill
Oak Hill
Upi Haga
Ishur Higginbotham
iBowling
Northfork Kiwanis
iClub
Albert A. Barley
Williams
Amos Welch
Sophie Pantopius
Park Heights
Bert H. Combs
el Chico
Luther Dickens
Rotary
Kiwanis Dot
Marsh Fork
Clinton Dickens
Norma Taylor
James W. Walters
J. W
Ina Byers
Ameagis
Lilly Land Company
John A. Brooks
Lilly
Coal City
Orvat L. Williams Sr
Omer Parker
Harper Park Addition
C. R. Clay
M.A Clay
Ira
Dry Creek
Fussell Riddle
Nelson C. Stanley
Piney River
Homeseekers Land and ‘Building Company
E. M. Harvey
Sunseth Park
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Io Black Knight Industries Inc
Burmeister Avenue
Ison District
Civitan Clubs
Lions Club
WVU
Thomas R. Wilson, Jr
Thompson
March of Dimes Fund Fights On 2 Fronts
The March of Dimes drives in 1952 channel funds to support polio care, patient aid, and research. County director W A Burke says half stays locally for patient relief and emergencies, the other half goes to the national epidemic fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes Fund
W. A. Burke
Polio Research Drive and Professional Education Notes
National Headquarters supports extensive polio research programs aimed at prevention or cure. Major universities and laboratories receive backing for polio studies. Education notes highlight shortages of professional personnel due to rising demand and military requirements, stressing the need for trained staff to aid polio victims and operate labs.
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Natonal
Brants
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W. E. Burchett
Piedmont Flight
Aeronautics Board
Kate Greenaway
Cindrella Petti
Teen Chubbies
Don River
Child's Winter Caps
Heber
Beceley
B.P. Farley
Permissa Phillips
Ben F. Conner
Charlotte
N. C
Clarkson Prince Phillips
Rocky Mount
Army
Beckley Wvii
Ward-Evans Motor Company
S. Oakwood Avenue
Bernard Markin
United States Civil Service Commission
Vicks
Earl Smith
Blue Sulphur Springs
Set
Harold FE. Smith
Korea
American Legion Post
Carson R. Scott
U. S. Army Organized Reserve Corps
Paris
Denton
Gordon
Kleinert
Raenr
Mary O'Brien Styles
Beckley, W.va
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