New Negro Scout Troop Chartered in Raleigh County
A new Negro Boy Scout Troop is operating in the Appalachian Council with Troop 70 chartered under Raleigh County Weare American Legion Post No. Seven members have completed Second class requirements, nine more earned tender foot badges at the charter ceremony at the new Legion club room on South Fayette Street. Fred Morgan accepted the charter for the Legion, which plans to send the troop to Camp Wilderness starting July 3. The Legion also plans a Cub Pack and a Senior Scout unit, with officials listed including A W Calloway and Cleveland Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Council
Raleigh County Weare
American Legion Post No. Ay
Charles Hull
Guy ‘Amato
New Legion Club
South Fayette Street
Fred Morgan
Legion Post
Legionnaires
Camp Wilderness
Morgan
A. W. Calloway
Cleveland Warren
Arthur Payne
Hetle J. Trent
Auxiliary
Frances Taylor
Lessie Burdine
A. Lee Hull
Cleveland Warren, Jr
Carl Walker
William Heston
Fred Merchant
Clifford Warren
Robert Penny
William Scott
Carl Vaughan
Ennis Colvin
John Fellock
Floyd James Lloyd Dillard
Donald Walker
Clarence Smith
Kelly Pannel
Dudley Saunders
American Legion Post 70
Guy Amato
Negro Legionnaires
Arthurs Payne
Post
Fairmont State Falcons win name contest in athletics vote
Fairmont I State College students chose Falcon$ over Thunderbirds 157 to 105 in a campus vote. Sophomore Jenna West submitted the winning name and earned a lifetime pass to all college athletic events as the prize. The AP reports the nation nears its sixth bumper harvest with record crops expected in corn wheat oats potatoes and rice. The agriculture department notes grain supplies strained by relief needs and livestock feeding, with aims to export 250 million bushels of wheat next year while maintaining livestock product levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Fairmont I State College
Thunderbirds
Jenna West
Chester C. Davis
Truman
Pinecrest Veterans Receive Public Visits In Beckley
Beckley citizens were urged by Robert Burton to visit 13 veterans under treatment at Pinecrest Sanitarium. The group, transferred from Army and Navy hospitals, include World War II veterans in need of support and rehab. Local clubs are asked to adopt visits and aid rehabilitation through ongoing attention and small gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Robert Burton
Veterans Administration
Pinecrest Sanitarium
United States Army and Navy
State Mayors to Address City Budgets in WV Session
West Virginia mayors city managers and municipal leaders opened a two day State League of Municipalities session focusing on finances and budgets. Mayor Paul Fielder Huntington and City Manager Roy Ash Clarksburg led budget discussions with plans to raise additional revenues. A police training report from Jacksons Mill will be heard and a jetty firemen instruction program discussed. Attendance was expected to reach 50 to 60 officials.
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Bay
Associated Press
Jackson's Mill
Golden Underwood
Parkersburg
Fielder
League
Junior Staff Named For Boy Scout Camp Opens Nearby
Six members of the junior staff prep for a one week camp at Camp Wilderness near Daniels. The first period will host six troops of the Appalachian Council including Troop 60 Eccles led by Roy Keesee and Troop 65 sponsored by American Legion Post No 32 led by John W Engleby. Other units include Troop 108 First Presbyterian Church led by Robert P Richardson, Troop 80 Methodist Temple led by N S Lilly, Troop 139 St Marys Methodist East Beckley led by John Bennett, and Troop 416 Surveyor citizens led by John Richardson.
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Camp Wilderness
Daniels
Appalachian Council
Montague Millstead
Beckley
George McCollum
Rob‘Vert McGraw
Mullens
Donald Maxey
Montcoal
Frank Cain
Edward Patterson
Hinton
Beckley Fire Department To Hold Annual Picnic
Fire Chief Bernard Martin announced Beckley Fire Department will host its annual picnic at Glade Creek Sunday. Members and their wives or dates are invited. four members will stay at the station in the morning and be relieved by four others in the afternoon.
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Beckley Water Company
Jdam
Glade Creek
Beckley Fire Department
Bernard Martin
Martin
Heber Street Home Sells For Fifteen Thousand Dollars
A 10 room frame house at 228 Heber Street was bought by Mr and Mrs A C Cook and son Clarence from Equitable Holding Company for about 15000 according to the deed filed in the County Clerk's office this morning Other deeds filed include Professional Realty to Sam and Finnia Segle Lot 31 Mabscott Heights for about 3500 Homeseekers Land and Building to John C Smallwood Lot in Sunset Memorial Park no price given Criss and Bertha Lee Ruble to R F and Lula Allen Lot 106 Fairview Addition Sophia for about 500 Essie Mae Lilly to Walter L and Ruth P Humphrey Lot 2 Section 8 South Beckley Addition for about 2500 Co P and Gula E Warren to Raymond J and William Pinkney Thacker Part of Lot 10 West Raleigh Skelton Road and Part of Lot 5 Johnstown Road for about 8000 Cosimo Gugliotta to Sam and Mamie Canneth Lot 410 A Nedrick Walker Carter Addition Beckley for about 4500 Blackburn Patteson Realty to W Y and Callie Bette Sweeney Lot 57 New River Subdivision Town District for about 500 McMillan Land and Finance to D M Bowles Lot 9 B Section 4 Fairview Add Beckley for about 1000 C E and Beulah M Stroud to L B and Ethel Moore Shrewsbury .64 of an acre Town District for about 300 Company to Basile N Meadows Lot 13 Section 45 McCreery Court Addition Beckley for about 1000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. P
Gula E. Warren
Raymond J
William Pinkney Thacker
Raleigh-Skelton Road
Johnstown Road
Cosimo Gugliotta
Sam and
Mamie Canneth
Nedrick-Walker Carter
Beckley
Admitted For T B Treatment In Raleigh County
From March 18 to July 31, Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association sponsored 31 persons admitted to state sanitariums for treatment. Mrs Phil Wilson announced nine deaths from tuberculosis, 22 discharged as arrested cases, nine discharged against doctors. Monthly bed and care charge is 30 dollars. indigents covered by the state. Many in early TB stages avoid sanitarium services. GOP Women To Meet Charleston July 13 indicates WV Federation of Republican Women's Clubs executive board meeting in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Phil Wilson
Wilson
GOP
Charleston
West Virginia Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
W. W. Wertz
Federation
Trial Reveals Kissed Wife Suspect In Slaying Case
Amon J. Gusler, 52, furniture plant machinist, stands trial for the June 13 murder of J Russell Smith in Martinsville Virginia. He testified a kiss at a drinking party sparked ill will and that he placed dynamite under Smiths desk to kill him, framing his plan around a hidden wiring setup and a detonating cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Martinsville
Amon
J. Gusler
J. Russell Smith
Henry County
Commonwealth
Gusler
Smith
WR. Broaddus, Jr
Bassett
O. T. McCray
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New Negro Scout Troop
New Beckley
Falcons
Washington
Agriculture Department
Davis
United States
al Leaady
Pinecrest
Cordelia’ Jones
Willie Smith
Pickshin
Zoillie Harrisson
New York
Clevan’ Murray
Minden
Ruth Harrisson
Bluefield
Ada Bailey
East Park
Beckley Hospital
C. H. Rawling
West Wick‘ham
G. B. Anderson
Morton,Reaves
Zetas
Alpha—Zeta Chhapter
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Cassie Anderson
Twelfth Street
Geraldine Williams
Mt. Hope
J. A. Divers
Royal Trumpets
Glen Jean
Pilgrim Travelers
Sprague
Sons of Harmony
Heston of
Whipple
Anjean Noles Dewitt Scales
Sady
Egypt
Antal
Kanawha
Beckley Hotel
Fire Department
Heber St
Blackburn - Patteson Realty Company
W. Y
Callie Bette Sweeney
New River
McMillan Land and Finance Company
D. M. Bowles
Fairview
C, E
Beulah M. Stroud
L. B
Ethel Moore
Shrewsbury
Basile N. Meadows
McCreery Court
Rhodes
Kiss of Death
Logan—City
Jesse P.rich
Rich
Iq Mount
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Mabscott, W. VA
Neville
W, Va
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