Guard Units Prepare Camp Mobility 1950
Beckley National Guard members from the 1401 Regimental Combat Team head to Ft. Knox Ky for a major summer encampment. Lt Gilmer Smith leads the Second Battalion Headquarters with 88 men in Company F underscoring need for veterans. Brig Gen Charles R. Fox notes emphasis on tactics and armory training prior to deployment.
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National Guard
Beckley
West Virginia
Ft. Knox
Col
D. D. Holliday
Gilmer Smith
William S. Walls
Papa
Smith
Watts
Charles R. Fox
Beckley Guard
Park Avenue Armory
Moreshead
Fir
Knox
Estel Hall Faces Monday Trial for Wife Shooting
Estel Hall 35 of Eccles is to stand trial in Raleigh County Criminal Court at 9 am Monday charged with shooting his wife Mrs Hilda Hall. He was indicted last term for standing over her body and firing five shots into her head after beating her. The incident occurred in March at the E J Boyd home in Eccles during a visit with four others. State police said the shooting followed Boyd ordering them to leave the home after a quarrel. On discovery outside the Boyd gate the wife lay dead with five bullet wounds. The case is expected to end July term jury trials.
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Estel Hall
Eccles
Raleigh County
Hilda Hall
E. J. Boyd
Boyd
Ase
All
Centennial Planning Conference Set for Tomorrow Night
Representatives from the John B. Rogers Producing Company will meet at 7 30 p m Monday with the executive committee of the Raleigh County Centennial Committee to discuss plans for the upcoming centennial event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Rogers
Raleigh County
Centennial plans outlined for Woodrow Wilson pageant
Jan Campbell's condition improved after throat surgery at Beckley Hospital. Meeting chaired by Harold Lambert discussed 7 centennial events including nightly pageants at Woodrow Wilson High School athletic field and ticket sales. John B. Rogers Company retained to oversee renten nial preparations. Meeting set for Memorial Building Room 6.
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Aaaanseye
Harold Lambert
Woodrow Wilson High School
John B. Rogers
Sorel Fire
Memorial
Lambert
Jan Campbell
Beckley
Campbell
Beckley Hospital
Denmark Cancels Holidays for Military
In Copenhagen Denmark military personnel are forbidden to leave the country for holidays until further notice due to a global crisis. Officers must remain within Denmark and travel within a 12 hour journey from their quarters. The army considers emergency closure of Lillebæk Bridge linking Funen and Jutland with barbed wire fences prepared at both ends.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Lillebach
Funen
Jutland
Surgery Performed on Student Nurse Doris Adams
Miss Doris Adams, a student nurse at Raleigh General Hospital, had an acute appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Her mother, Mrs Frank Adams of 204 Church Street, reported her condition as good last night.
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Doris Adams
Raleigh General Hospital
Frank Adams
Church Street
Prenatal Clinic Set at Raleigh County Health Dept
A Negro prenatal clinic will be held Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Raleigh County Health Department office, officials announced yesterday.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Local Man Ends 1st Year of Study
Ralph D. Lambert of Mabscott completes his first professional year at Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery in Des Moines Iowa. A Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College alumnus he served as business manager of the school paper before joining the Marine Corps in World War II. He also attended Marshall College and plans to take the Iowa Basic Science Board exam before his junior year. He is living with his sister Mrs Robert Mentz in Skelton.
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Ralph D. Lambert
Joe 5
Lambert
Mabscott
Des Moines
Iowa Basic Science Board
Robert Mentz
Mine accident victim treated and released
John M. Smith of Scarbro was treated and released Friday from Beckley Hospital after being admitted for injuries sustained in a mine accident at the New River Company mine in Lochgelly.
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John M. Smith
Scarbro
Beckley Hospital
New River Company
Lochgelly
Lady Essex the Cat Arrives In Beckley Home
DAN DONAHUE reports Lady Essex a pedigree Siamese cat from England now living with Dr. K. Mosteller at 223 Granville Avenue in Beckley. The piece details her voyage, English lineage, and notes on Siamese history, with quotes about feline character and the owner’s hobby of breeding cats.
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Lady Essex
England
Dr. Mosteller
Pmany
Malayia
Hie
Lwa Aalyuvile
Lord Chesterfield
Teddy Roosevelt
White House
Mohammed
Dr. Clark Kessel In Fair Condition
Dr. Clark Kessel of 109 Bellevue Lane was reported in fair condition by an attendant at Beckley Hospital. He was admitted in serious condition about 11:30 p m Friday after becoming ill with nausea and vomiting and the attendant said the illness involves the heart.
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Clark Kessel
Bellevue Lane
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Hosts State Treasurer Candidate Visit
William H. Ansel, Democratic candidate for state treasurer in the August 1 primary, spoke in Beckley on a campaign tour. Ansel, a Springfield, Hampshire County resident and former assistant attorney general, seeks the unexpired treasurer term against Hiram Phillips of Sprigg.
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William H. Ansel
Beckley
Ansel
Springfield
Hampshire County
Patteson
R. E. Talbott
Hiram Phillips
Sprigg
Negro Activities Youth Dance Planned By Recreation Heads
A youth dance is planned at the Recreation Building Wednesday night under recreation supervisor sponsorship. Mrs Lola Clay Mrs Mary Finney and Herb Jeffries will help organize. Music by Phil King and his Band Beckley.
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Lola Clay
Mary Finney
Herb Jeffries
Phil King
Beckley
Unit 70
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
VFW Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Post
S. Fayette Street
Victor Stovall
New Hope Church
Watermelon Feast Leads Crab Orchard Junior 4-H Club
Members of the Crab Orchard Junior 4-H Club enjoyed a Friday watermelon gathering at Mr and Mrs Noel Meadows home. The evening featured a two vesper style program with Mason Lilly leading a devotional, Rosanna Riffe singing and a duett by Rosanna and Eunice Riffe, plus a reading from Nila Riffe and an obedience talk by Lilly. Attendees included Nila and Shirley Riffe, Mason Lilly, the Stover and Meadows families, Rosanna and Eunice Riffe, Joan Wilkes, Robert and Clarence Wooten, Dane Gunter, Freddie Redman, Franklin Prince, Darrel Egnor, Mark Riffe, Bobby Beane, Billie Gates, Mary Jean Meadows, Mary Lou Lewis, Selva Jean Meadows, and Miss Betty Wilkes.
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Crab Orchard
Noel Meadows
Robert Lewis
Mason Lilly
Shirley Riffe
Rosanna Riffe
Nila Riffe
Rosanna
Eunice
Beckley Man Listed as Arrested. Was Just Warned
Beckley resident Pete Henderson was mislisted in Friday's Register as arrested for speeding due to a records error. In fact, police only gave him a warning. The correction clarifies there was no arrest.
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Beckley
Pete Henderson
Special Judge Appointed to Hear Guilty Plea in Auto Theft Case
Special Judge Carl Sanders was named to Raleigh County Criminal Court on Saturday to hear Ormond Winton Long's guilty plea for auto theft. Due to a relative relation between Long and Judge W A Riffe, Long was disqualified from the case and Sanders was appointed with agreement from the prosecutor and defense. Sentencing will occur at a later date. Shady Spring Canning Center Opens Tuesday with a watermelon feast hosted by Mrs. Billie Miles for the Baptist Youth Fellowship at the home of Mrs. Ross Houchins. Attendees included Anna Lou Salyards, Doris Salyards, Doreen Anderson, Charlotte Marshall, Iris Coffey, Charles Simmons, Warren Simmons, Roosevelt Rich, John Rich, Tommy Bryant, Shelby Bryant, Emel Farrow, Talmadge Coffey, and Arthur Marshall. guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Houchins, Ross Jr., Billie Miles and children Sharon Lou and Billie Jr.
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Carl Sanders
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Ormond Winton Long
W. A. Riffe
Sanders
Long
Shady Spring Canning Center
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
Billie Miles
Ross Houchins
Anna Lou Salyards
Doris Salyards
Doreen Anderson
Charlotte Marshall
Iris Coffey
Charles Simmons
Warren Simmons
Roosevelt Rich
John Rich
Tommy Bryant
Shelby Bryant
Emel Farrow
Talmadge Coffey
Arthur Marshall
Mrs. Ross
Houchins and
Ross, Jr
Billie ‘Miles
Sharon Loufand
Billie, Jr
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Time Service
Okey L. Patteson
Concht
Herkley
Gov
Inerhor Okey GL. Patteson
AR. Smiley
Roy J. Lucas
RK. K. Smiley
Beckley Shrine Club
A. A. Ross
Frank H. Wise
R. F. Cornett
W. C. Money
Anthony J. Sparacing
Democratic
Joseph Sparacino, Sr
Union
Raleigh
West Virginia University Law School
U. S. Navy
Edgar B. Sims
Young Democratic Club
City Police Court
Joeann Robertson
South Oakwood Avenue
American Legion Post
Black Knight Country Club
Moose Club
Elks Club
Raleigh County Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
Dan Donahue
Register
Weller
Royal
Siam
General Walker
America
Mosteller
E. B. Martin
Essex Province
Duncan Hindley
Mary Martin
South Pacific
Pakistan
Australia
Essex
New York
Charleston
City
J.ady
Mostetler
the Lady and the Doctor
Recreation Heads
East Beckley
H. M. Brown
Gladys Hope Smit
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Allison
The
Angelic Gospel Singers
Philadelphia
Pas
W. D. Kelly
Welcome Baptist Church
East Park
Lawrence Burger
Church At & Ph
Wyoming Counties
Robert C. Byrd
House of Delegates
Pal
Adv
Box
Merchan
Wade and
Jack Bailey
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Neville St. — Beckley
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Kwikee-Feld
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John W. Eye
Neville St
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