Rainbow Girls Swimming Party Planned by Mount Hope Eastern Star
Mount Hope Rainbow Assembly for Girls will hold a swimming party and picnic at Little Beaver Park in Raleigh Courts on Friday. The Wheek Chapter 59 Star sponsors will provide transportation, with a gathering planned at the high school at 1 p.m. Members are urged to contact Mrs. Crelus Warless to join.
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Register
Mount Hope
Crelus Warless
Hortess
Jean Henson
Supreme Assembly
Toronto
Canada
Iinbow
Niigara Falls
Goat Island
International Houndry
Mark Sexton
MedAllister
Okla
Miss Benson
Sh W
Eastern Star
Rainbow
Att Knights Templar
Long Beach
Calif
Peggy Graff
Theodosis Maynor
Deat Lawhorn
Caroline Faulkner
Maclou Reed
iMargaret
Duncan
Worthy
Oak Hill Auxiliary meets to elect delegates and report year
Oak Hill unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Lilian Rapps home to hear yearly committee reports. Delegates to the state convention in Huntington were elected as Mrs. H. P. Thomas and Mrs. Lillian Mapp with alternates Mrs. D. D. Whitney and Mrs. George Longhenry. Betty Ann Rapp reported on Girls State activities and her county assessor election duties. Helly Alice Perry was named national committee man. Members and visitors attended.
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Register
Oak Hill
American Legion Auxiliary
Lilian Rapp
Woodlawn Avenue
Huntington
H. P. Thomas
Lillian Mapp
D. D. Whitney
George Longhenry
Betty Ann Rapp
Helly Alice Perry
Jack Mason
J. F. Hinson
H. G. McGinley
HL. van Camp
L. P. Almond
Lillian Rapp
T. B. Martin
Ann Overton
Father Jailed for Assault and Threat in Family Dispute
A 40 year old father of six, Kenneth Davis of Herndon, is jailed in Wyoming County after magistrate R M Stovall ordered a six month term for assault on his son Ray Davis and threats to kill. Davis failed to post a $500 peace bond after his wife testified he neglected his children and family finances.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
R. MM. Stovall
Kenneth Vis
Herndon
Ray Davis
Davis
Mather
Mary Ann Lilly Weds David Allison in Pomeroy Marriage
Announcement of the July 6 marriage of Miss Mary Ann Lilly to David Allison. The ceremony occurred at 2 p.m. before Justice Percy Peaples in Pomeroy Ohio. The bride is from Johnstown Road Beckley area. the groom is a Beckley service station manager and former U S Army staff sergeant.
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Mary Ann Lilly
G. W. Lilly
Johnstown Road
David Allison
Matscott
Percy Peaples
Justice of Peace
Pomeroy
Bernard Boggs
Point Pleasant
Beckley
Allison
Woodrow Wilson High School
U. S. Army
Comfort Infant to Be Interred Today in Comfort
Eighteen month old Mary Susan Williams daughter of Mrs Ruth Williams of Comfort will be buried today at 2pm at her grandparents home with Rev Sharp Estep officiating. The body lies at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville until 1 pm and burial is at Ferrell Cemetery in Comfort.
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Comfort
Register
Mary Susan Willams
Ruth Williams
Henry Buzzard
Sharp Estep
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Ferrell
Mullens Residents Return From Vacations and Travel
Mr and Mrs Arvel G Coffey of 1200 Poplar Street returned from a two week trip to Ontario Canada visiting Windsor Chatham and Battle Creek and touring Ohio Kentucky and Michigan. Robert Burcham Buddy Clark and Franklin Holland came home after a week at Virginia Beach. R L Peters returned to Mullens after a two day state Brotherhood of Railway Clerks conference in Parkersburg where he was elected president of Mullens Brotherhood and chair of the state board of trustees.
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Ty Register Slath
Mullens
Arvell G. Coffey
Poplar Street
Ontario
Canada
Windsor
Chatham
Battlecreek
Mich
Ohio
Kentucky
Indian
Michigan
Beckley
Robert Burcham
Buddy Clark
Franklin Holland
Virginia Beach
R. L. Peters
State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Parkersburg
Mullens Brotherhood
States Organization
Birth of Martha Jane Lively in Fayetteville
Mr and Mrs M E F Lively of Fayetteville announce the birth of a seven and one fourth pound daughter Martha Jane on Saturday July 3 at their home. Lively is local manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and Mrs Lively is the former Ruth Ann Curtis of Beckley.
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Meguler
Fayetteville
EF. Lively
Martha Jane
Lively
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Ruth Ann Curtis
Beckley
Mediator's 7 Page Report On Middle East Negotiations
The mediator outlines talks with Jewish and Arab leaders. He says Arabs rejected a longer truce as it would aid Jewish military leverage. He notes the four week cease fire ended Friday and slowed Arab momentum while letting Jews fortify defenses. He traveled to Lake Success seeking U N intervention as decisive for the crisis.
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Hig
Bernadete
Security Council
Kopperston Motorist Fined for Speeding
Lloyd Maynard, 19, of Kopperston, was fined $15 after speeding 75 mph in a restricted zone. Trooper William Simon arrested him and he was arraigned before Magistrate W B Wilson in Pineville.
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Hexister
Stall Weiler Mullens
Lloyd Maynard
Kopperston
Bas
Wiliam Simon
W.B. Wilson
Cat Pineville
Red Cross Nurses to Be Enrolled Locally
Beckley Red Cross nurses to be enrolled locally according to Jaycee plans. Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce backs a July 28 outing at the Beck ley Water Company dam at Glade Creek pending member approval at the July 19 meeting announced by James B. Kes singer secretary.
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Red Cross
Beckley
Local Red Cross Nursing Enrollment Changes Noted
Mia Edith Petry chairs a Raleigh County Red Cross meeting noting shifts to local chapters and re enrollment for nurses. After Public Law 247 in 1947 the corps reorganized enlistment with plans for re enrollment and home nursing, inviting professional nurses to enroll at the Raleigh office.
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Mer Crass
Mia Edith Petry
Red Cross
Sarah Brown
Nileg
Clarence Bloch
Kellar
Munzy Hare
Ype Rel Cross
Miss Petty
Raleigh County
Bairt
Man Accused of Grand Larceny In Motor Bike Theft
Woodrow Kelly was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Okey Meadows and jailed in Raleigh County awaiting a hearing on grand larceny after allegedly stealing a motor bike valued at 220 dollars from Hilbert Nelson of Princewick. He faces a hearing before Magistrate Charles T. Burdiss.
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Woodrow Kelly
Okey Meadows
Raleigh
Kelly
Hilbert Nelson
Princewick
Charles T. Burdiss
Aging West Virginia Miner Reflects on Past and Memory
The interview with an elderly resident recalls childhood with Indian tales, coal mining, and old Raleigh County life. He notes times were better, wonders about money value, and details his daily routine as he contemplates the future.
Fast Beckley Circle Honors Members With Stork Shower
The Mission Circle No 2 at Memorial Baptist Church of Fast Beckley met at Mrs. Robert Davis's Johnstown Road home. A song opened the meeting, devotional theme was Work, Titus was cited, prayers led by Mrs. Adam Kosnoski, Meritle Lowe sang, and Mrs Chiee Dickerson closed with prayer. A bake sale was planned, Pollyanna gifts exchanged, and a store shower given for Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Edward Haleler will host the August meeting.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Fast Beckley
Robert Davis
Johnstown Road
Donald Lowe
Titus
Adam Kosnoski
Lowe
Meritle
Chiee Dickerson
Edward Haleler
Israeli Forces Repel Crossings Near Lydda
Associated Press reporter James M. Long described Israeli troops pushing from Palestine's coastal plains toward Jerusalem. The attacking force was repelled at Lydda, two armored vehicles knocked out, while Israelis prepared for a potential clash with King Abdullah's Legion.
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Legitimnaires
Lydda
Associated Press
James M. Long al Ee Ranile
Palestine
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Relatives Seek To Have Soldier Returned Home
Relatives of Mrs. Viola Tennett urge army officials to grant emergency leave for Homer Tennett stationed with occupation forces in Germany. Tennett's wife is critically ill, bedridden since December, unable to walk or keep food down, with high fever. Her sister says the family hopes to bring Homer Tennett home to his mother's bedside. She has two other sons in Kilsyth and Virginia.
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Mount Hope
Viola Tennett
Homer Tennett
Germany
L. C. Robinson
Girls Class Meets In Bishop Home
Oak Hill Baptist Church Senior High Department Girls Class met at Bishop on Jones Avenue last night. Members planned to attend a sprayer meeting and service tomorrow and prepared the program for Sunday School. A Wiener roast was planned at Mrs Slater's home Thursday evening with refreshments for the class members listed.
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Register
Qak Hill
Dean Bishop
Oak Hill
June Zink
Mary Welfe
Billy Joe Carver
Delores Jones
Barbara Tyree
Joe Slater
Jean ‘Bishop
Seaman Mullens Home on 11 Day Leave Before Duty
Seaman Second Class Brite Clarke Mullens of Highland Avenue returns home for an 11 day leave from submarine school in New London Connecticut. He enlisted January 15 and recently completed basic training at Great Lakes naval training center. He is scheduled to depart July 19 for Mare Island California for sea duty assignment.
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Hogistec
Mullens
Brite Clarke
Jennett Clarke Hartley
Calif
Sarah Miller Buys Sewell Property in Fayetteville District
Fayet teville S data shows Sarah B. Miller purchased 91 acres in Sewell Mountain District for about $1 000, deed on file in county clerk's office. Purchasers include Mr and Mrs Watson Ry Anderson and other recent land transfers feature multiple parcels, acres, and approximate prices across Ansted Oak Marberry Park and Laurel Creek areas.
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Register
Fayetteville
Sarah B. Miller
Sewell Mountain District
Watson Ry
Ansted
H. A. Berry
John F. Elmore
Marberry Park
Oak
Blackburn-Palleson Realty Company
Basil W. Askins
Robert P. Heath
Ernest L. Arthur
Heath
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
John Blaner
Mightawn Addition
Clyde Vance
Ray W. Wright
Packs
Used Car Concern Moves from Mullens to Charleston
West Virginia Discount Corporation workers load cars as they move operations to Charleston. Property-attachment suits filed in Magistrate R A M Stovall's office claim $43.35 plus $250 to Homer Lilly, $250 to De Forrest Lilly, and $143.35 for a Fourth Street Service Station run by Jack Baker. Harry Hicks originally led Mullens operation with Larry Teels as manager.
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Register Statt
Mullens
West Virginia Discount Corporation
Charleston
R. A M. Stovall
Homer FE
Lilly
de Forrest Lilly
Fourth Street
Jack Baker
Harry Hicks
Larry Teels
Hicks
Bibb Street Home Sells for 19000
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Lowe bought a six room brick on Bibb Street for about 10000 from Mer and Mrs. Joe Andrew Haynal, per a county deed. Other transfers include Walter Borrer to Henry G. Roner for 10.6 acres in Marsh Fork about 1, Beckley Building Co to Ruby Flennecy for lot 12 Piney View Farms about 590, and Woodrow Shuck to B E Carter for lot 2d section 2 Whitestice Mabscott with no stated consideration.
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Donald A. Lowe
Bibb Street
Mer
Joe Andrew Haynal
Walter Borrer
Henry G. Roner
Marsh Fork
Beckley Building Company
Ruby Flennecy
Piney View Farms
Woodrow Shuck
B. E. Carter
Whitestice
Mabscott
Labor and foreign policy planks outlined in party platform
The document outlines race and labor positions including housing and education funding, inflation controls, and aid to Israel. It calls for 400,000 European refugee entrants, condemns tax cuts for the rich, and emphasizes non discrimination on race creed or color. A committee member notes a stronger rewritten plank on equal opportunity.
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Truman
Palestine
Israel
Jerusalem
Republican Party
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