Gas Rate Hike Starts in Beckley Area Today
Amere Gas Utilities boosts the first 1 000 cubic feet rate by five cents, making the monthly minimum 1 35 in Beckley and nearby areas while Athens Princeton Lewisburg and other counties set a 1 40 minimum. The Public Service Commission approved the increase to raise annual revenue by 108 000, with about 16 000 customers affected across Southern West Virginia.
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Beckley
Amere Gas Utilities Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
PSC
Mabscott
Lester
Sophia
Mullens
Raleigh
Wyoming
Athens
Princeton
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
Mercer
Summers
Amere
Fairfax Rites Slated In Wheeling Thursday
Funeral services will be conducted in Wheeling Thursday for Dennis Fairfax of Wheeling who died Sunday at the West Virginia Home for the Aged and Infirm. The body was taken to Brown Funeral Home in Wheeling Monday morning from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
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Fairfax
Wheeling
Dennis Fairfax
West Virginia
McKendree
Brown Funeral Home
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Skelton Entries Probed by Police
Equipment valued at 200 to 250 dollars was stolen from Beckley Manufacturing Co. in Skelton in a weekend burglary being investigated by State Police. Small tools and a micrometer were taken. A second break-in occurred at the State Conservation Commission Warehouse in Skelton, with seven gallons of paint, shovels, mattocks and barbed wire stolen. Both thefts were reported Monday.
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Beckley Manufacturing Co
Skelton
State Conservation Commission
Recreation director post open in Beckley Board forms committee
Beckley Recreation Board appointed a three member committee at a Monday meeting to study the need for a recreation director and to set the salary. Fred Hurt is chairman with J S Butts and James Kessinger on the panel. The post opened after James Snead left for another state. The committee reports in two weeks and may hold a special meeting if a strong candidate is found. Julius Flynn billed $24 for park garbage pickup. Emery J. Smith said he cannot pay due to lack of funds and suggested deduction from the $30 monthly dump fee, but was told to be patient and that payment should come soon.
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Beckley Recreation Board
Fred Hurt
J. S. Butts
James Kessinger
James Snead
Julius Flynn
Emery J. Smith
Flynn
Smith
Dolinger Infant Services Set Today
Graveside rites will be conducted at 5 p.m. today at Coal City Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dolinger of Midway who died at 5 p.m. Monday in a local hospital. The Rev. F. C. Calhoun will officiate. Surviving are one brother Mickey and one sister Ruth Ann, both at home. maternal grandmother Mrs. Mertie Dolinger of Midway. and maternal grandfather H. W. Couglin of McAlpin. Williams Funeral Home is in charge.
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Coal City
Frank Dolinger
Midway
F. C. Calhoun
Mickey
Ruth Ann
Mertie Dolinger
H. W. Couglin
McAlpin
Williams Funeral Home
Funeral services Wednesday for William D. Cowen
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the C. D. Trent Funeral Home chapel for William D. Cowen. Elder June Richardson will officiate, and burial will be in the Trent Cemetery, Stanaford. He is survived by a niece, Mrs. Lula Welch of Stanaford, Kentucky.
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C. D. Trent Funeral Home
William D. Cowen
Terry
June Richardson
Trent Cemetery
Stanaford
Cowen
Lula Welch
Ten Enlistments at Beckley Recruiting Stations
Ten enlistments were recorded at Beckley Army and Air Force stations on Friday. Army carried six enrollments to Ft. Jackson South Carolina, including Harry L. Taylor and others. Air Force assigned four to Sampson Air Force Base New York, including James F. Cloud and Charles E. Kincaid.
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Beckley
Air Force
Army
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Harry L. Taylor
Mary F. Richards
Henlawson
Ervin L. Belcher
Della E. Blevins
Welch
Jackie R. Johnson
Rex. A. Johnson
Leslie
Perry Bailey
Dora Bailey
Alderson
Carl M. Whiteley
Morris C. Whiteley
Thomas B. Edgerton
Pink Edgerton
Keystone
Daniels Resident Fined For Reckless Driving
Daniels resident Bailey Daniels was misreported as arrested for driving while drunk. He was jailed on a reckless driving charge and fined $25 plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate J. E. Mays in Beaver.
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Woodrow Jennings Bailey
Daniels
Bailey
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Two Collisions In Beckley Involving Five Vehicles
Two separate crashes Monday investigated by Beckley Police involved five vehicles. The first crash at 2 50 p m near the Kroger on Second Avenue saw a parked car drift across the street, damaging two other parked vehicles. The drifting car owner was Mrs William Lucas of Layland. A car owned by James Braughman and a truck owned by R E Bryant, both of Beckley, were damaged. Total damage to the three vehicles was about 500 dollars. The second crash occurred at 4 23 p m at the 1921 By P ass and Johnstown Road, involving cars driven by Ervin Washington 47 of Stanaford and Nina Williams 31 of McRoss.
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Beckley
Kroger
Second Avenue
William Lucas
Layland
James Braughman
R. E. Bryant
Johnstown Road
Ervin Washington
Stanaford
Nina Williams
McRoss
Delegate Picked For July Meet
Mrs Patsy Hudson chosen by the Missionary Union of Beckley as delegate to the missionary and educational convention July 13 14. 4 H campers from McAlpin plus leader Mrs Viola Braxton return from Washington Carver Camp at Clifftop with list of family visitors and relatives.
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Patsy Hudson
The
Missionary Union of
Beckley
Missionary and Educational Convention
McAlpin
Washington Carver
Janet Covington
Patricia Lewis
Meritha Hairston
Millie Goldston
Marshall Powell
George Pemberton
David Evans
George Bester
Viola Braxton
Moe Alpin
Blanche Goldston
Andrew J. Evans
Rudolph Evans
Sarah G. Braxton
Raleigh County Nears Black Budget for Fiscal Year
Raleigh County Clerk Harry E. Anderson said the county hopes to wind up the last fiscal year in the black with a modest pay rise for courthouse staff. Budget talks shifted from today to next Tuesday awaiting state utility assessments. Improvements at 4-H camp Little Beaver Park Farmers Market and Fitzpatrick Park proceed with new quonset hut foundations and a picnic shelter at Little Beaver. A bridge at Fitzpatrick over Piney River nears completion and bus stop wiring is in final stages.
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Harry E. Anderson
Anderson
Little Beaver Park
Farmers Market
Fitzpatrick Park
John C. Ward
Alfred Beckley
Main and
Fayette Streets
Heber
Main
Little Beaver
Fitzpatrick
Piney River
Council to Air Blasting Incident
City Council will review a blasting incident from Monday in which rocks flew into the yard of an Ewart Addition resident during a Todd Construction Co blast of Beaver. No injuries occurred to two children and the complainant. Mayor Minter and police investigated. permit and insurance bond cited. fire chief noted prior notice. scene deemed improperly prepared with excessive dynamite.
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Ewart Addition
Todd Construction Co
Beaver
A. K. Minter
M. E. Tyree
Fred Burdiss
Bernard Martin
Building Permits Issued for City Projects
Permits totaling 1500 were issued to Luther Gill of 218 Antonio Ave by the City Recorder's Office on Friday. One permit covers construction of three rooms over a garage to be used as an apartment with estimated 1000 for construction and a 1 fee to the city. A remodeling permit converts a back porch into a kitchen costing 500 with a 1 city fee.
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Luther Gill
Antonio Ave
City Recorder’s
Weekend Visits and Local Illness in Stotesbury Area
Families from Wilmington Baltimore and Cleveland visited Stotesbury and Westmoreland Street during the weekend. Illness confines Elizabeth Cunningham at 782 S Fayette. Mrs Superior Spence and daughter from Philadelphia visited John Persingers. J T Waters vacationing in Wilmington NC. Mildred Reid improving after Raleigh General Hospital surgery.
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Elizabeth Thurston
George
Wilmington
Del
Elisha Lockett
Cecia
Marylene
Thomas
Baltimore
Thomas Simpson
W. R. Penn
Elizabeth Cunningham
S. Fayette St
Superior Spence
Philadelphia
John Persingers
Westmoreland Street
Deloris Scott
Cleveland
Ohio
R. L. Scott
S. Kanawha
Fred Harper
J. T. Waters
East Beckley
N. C
Mildred Reid
Skelton
Raleigh General Hospital
Legion to Plan Official's Visit Plans July 22 WV Commander Visit
Raleigh County American Legion Post 32 meets tonight to map events for the July 22 visit by Department of West Virginia commander L O Bickel of Fairmont. A report will also cover the District 6 Legion meeting at Pineville held Sunday.
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Raleigh County
American Legion
Department of West Virginia
L. O. Bickel
Fairmont
District 6 Legion
Pineville
Lodge Plans First Annual Picnic at Little Beaver Park
The Leonardo DeVinci Lodge schedules its first annual picnic for July 31 at Little Beaver Park. Notices are mailed to lodge members and they are asked to meet at the Sons of Italy Lodge Hall on Prince Street at 11 a.m. for transportation to the park.
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Leonardo DeVinci
Little Beaver Park
Sons of Italy
Prince St
Judge Dismisses Suit in Raleigh County Case
Monday in Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp dismissed the suit of G. V. Gillespie against George W. Brammer and Vernon Ray Pack upon motion from the plaintiff.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
G. V. Gillespie
George W. Brammer
Vernon Ray Pack
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