Sand Lick Man Jailed on Moonshine Charge
Atha Dallas of Sand Lick was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 4 p.m. Saturday charged with assault and moonshine whiskey possession, released at 6 p.m. on an appearance bond. Frank Rhodes of Coal City was jailed Friday for non support. A 13 year old Negro boy escaped from the Industrial School at Lakin and held Saturday night. Edward Carman of Beckley charged with non support. James Tidwell of Layland charged with AWOL.
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Atha Dallas
Sand Lick
Raleigh
Dallas
J. H. McGhee
Frank Rhodes
Coal City
F. M. Morris
Ripley
Jackson County
Industrial School For Negro Boys
Lakin
William Woody
Edward F. Carman
Beckley
James W. Tidwell
Layland
Tidwell
City Poice
Raleigh County Negro Democrats Meet At Playland Today
Chairman Clint Howard calls Raleigh County Negro Democrats to convene at 4 p m today at Playland on New Raleigh Road. Attendees will organize for upcoming primary and general elections and make preparations. Howard asks all interested Democrats to attend.
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Raleigh County
Clint Howard
Playland
New Raleigh Road
Howard
Greenbrier Countians Must Answer To Grand Jury on Larceny
Raleigh County Magistrate fT. X. Thurman handled cases yesterday. Greenbrier County residents Herman McClung and Harper McCloud were held to the grand jury on grand larceny charges for allegedly taking mining equipment valued at 66 dollars from L. W. McCracken. Mean CALIOTA NAINWELL waived preliminary hearing to await grand jury action and posted 500 dollar bonds on two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Julius Ratliff of Crow was fined 50 dollars and costs and sent to Raleigh County Jail for nonpayment after a drunken driving arrest. D W Adaway and Elizabeth Adaway, Beckley, paid 10 dollar fines plus costs for assault.
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Ft. X
Caliota Nainwell
al Kvapywriy
Thurman
Julius Ratliff
Crow
Raleigh
Ratliff
D. W. Adaway
Elizabeth Adaway
Beckley
Social Security Benefit Suspensions and Terminations
Social Security administration rules allow suspending or terminating benefits. Suspension can be lifted when the cause ends, but termination ends payments entirely. Suspensions occur if a beneficiary earns over 14.99 per month in covered work or certain family situations change. Termination follows death, marriage or remarriage of a widow, loss of a dependent child, or no eligible minors remaining.
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Social Security Administration
S. Roger Brown
Beckley Social Security Office
Rev Witherspoon Improves After Appendectomy at Beckley Hospital
Rev. James W. Witherspoon pastor of Beckley Presbyterian Church is reported improved by attendants at Beckley Hospital after undergoing an appendectomy last Monday.
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James W. Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Hospital
Firms Must File For Sub-Minimum Wage Certificates
Roy Smith of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs Beckley warns firms employing veterans and paying subminimum wages that July 25 is the filing deadline for certificates. Subminimum wages apply under GI Bill apprenticeship and student-learner programs with requires Labor Department approval and state education division consent. If no certificate is filed, employers must pay veterans at least the minimum wage.
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Roy Smith
West Virginia
Department of Veterans Affairs
Beckley
United States Department of Labor
Veterans’ Education Division
Labor Department
Midway Man Develops Mine Car Retailer Patent Plan
P M Cooper of Midway and four partners form The Cooper Metal Corporation to manufacture derailed mine car rerailers. The device, eight and a half feet long, made of impact resistant metal, promises rapid installation, reduced derailment costs, and mass production potential. Cooper and partners reserve patent rights.
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P. M. Cooper
Midway
Poe
Cooper
Ben H. Wender
Sophia
C. A. Cullis
Isadore R. Wein
Beckley
J. A. Wallace
Cockhill
Cooper |S Mitte Metal Corporation
Owls
Majoaka
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Burial Thursday For Sqft Stovall
The body of Staff Sgt. Henry Paul Stovall, son of Mr. and Mrs. 4. T. Stovall, of Beaver Avenue, will arrive at Rose Funeral home Tuesday morning and will be taken to the Stovall residence at 3 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Temple with the Rev. Glen W. Stewart, the Rev. J. D. Roe and Dr. Alvin J. Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with American Legion Post 32 of Beckley in charge of the military rites. Active pallbearers will be: Kenneth and Howard Cunningham, C. S. Collier, Glen Winchell, John Porter, Herbert Tolly, Paul Tosh, and James Lowe. Sergeant Stovall, 25, was killed in Milburg Germany on Nov. 26, 1944, while serving in the U.S. Army Air Force. He enlisted in 1942 and received his wings at Laredo, Tex. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Stovall attended Beckley College and Concord College and was graduated from West Virginia University. He was born in Mercer County but had lived in Beckley most of his life.
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T. Stovall
Beaver Avenue
Rose Funeral Home
Stovall
Methodist Temple
Glen W. Stewart
J. D. Roe
Alvin J. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
American Legion Post 32
Beckley
Kenneth and
Howard Cunningham
C. S. Collier
Glen Winchell
John Porter
Herbert Tolly
Paul Tosh
James Lowe
Milburg
Germany
U. S. Army Air Force
Laredo
Tex
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Concord College
West Virginia University
Mercer County
Boy Scouts Build Big Business in Appalachia
Staff writer Dolores Davis notes the Appalachian Council of the Boy Scouts has grown to 2,186 members in 20 units with 940 volunteers, logging 103,760 volunteer hours last year. Since 1946, Cub units jumped from seven to 28, with 202 to 30 boys enrolled, and plans aim for 63 units. The council relies on former scouts for funding, about $6,000 from the Community Chest of an $18,600 yearly budget. it seeks land at Camp Jerness and 533 acres near Bluestone Dam to expand facilities, though funds remain limited.
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Boy Scouts
BSA
Appalachian Council
Gus F. Walker
Beckley
Counsil
Walker
Walk
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Biger Creek
Camp
Jerness
Bluestone Dam
Hinton
Shanklin’s Ferry
A Ara
Indian Teaching Positions Open
Applications are invited by the United States Civil Service Commission for elementary teachers in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Positions pay 53100 yearly, located in Indian schools across many states. Applicants must have completed a four year college program or equivalent with related education hours and one year of elementary teaching experience. Apply by July 27 or request calls for applications.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Henry Kent
Beckley
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Beckley Youths Head to Virginia Salvation Army Camp
Capt John Boy Jones takes ten Beckley youths ages 12 to 16 to Richmond Virginia for a 10 day Salvation Army Youth Camp. The program covers Bible study morning and noon, Christ centered instruction, and activities such as swimming hiking and outdoor games with nightly campfires. Participants named include Saylor Sheets Columbus Dew Earl Gravely Pat Carver Loretta Strock Charlotte Fitt Gerald Pyle Sheets and Margaret Jones.
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Beckley
Richmond
Salvation Army
Childres
Jones
Swim
Saylor
Patty Sheets
Columbus
Dew
Earl Gravely
Pat Carver
Loretta Strock
Charlotte Fitt
Capt. Jones
Gerald
Pegey Sheets
Mar
Garet Jones
Tuberculosis Killer Stalks Beckley
A Beckley health drive urges residents to get X-ray screening July 24 to 28 as a mobile unit fights tuberculosis. Mrs. A J Ginkel warns TB affects all ages and social classes, and early detection via X-ray is vital for cure. The piece cautions that TB often lacks early symptoms and emphasizes screening to protect the community.
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Beckley
Magistrate Fines Boosted by 3651 Dollar Total June receipts
Total fines collected by Raleigh County Magistrates in June rose to 3651 dollars as W T Harris and E A Large of Marsh Fork District filed monthly reports. Harris handled 35 persons with 290 in fines and 449 overall after costs. Large reported 33 fined 825 in fines with 123 costs and 27 jail fees. Other magistrates listed include J H McGhee 1137.50, T N Thurman 769, J P Meadows 340, J K Cole 255, C E White 85.50, and T H Wills 69.
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Raleigh County
W. T. Harris
E. A. Large
Marsh Fork District
Sheriff's Office
Harris
Large
J. HR. McGhee
Shady Spring
T. N. Thurman
J.P. Meadows
J. K. Cole
Slab Fork
C. E. White
Clear Fork
T. H. Wills
Lilly Cawley Seek Mabscott Marriage License
Luther Basil Lilly 29 and Arlene Cawley 19, both of Mabscott, applied yesterday at Raleigh County Clerk's office for a marriage license.
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Luther Basil Lilly
Luther R. Lilly
Arlene Cawley
William Cawley
Mabscott
Raleigh County Clerk's Office
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