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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1951
Page
6
James Ernest Applegate former Beckley resident died in Chicago Illinois. He lived in Beckley about twenty years and worked for Beckley Newspapers Corp. Surviving are two sons Walter Applegate of Indiana and Ernestine Applegate of Chicago.
A hung jury in the murder trial of Constable W B Gilkerson led to a continuance to the October term of Criminal Court. The all white jury reported an eight to four deadlock after more than a day of testimony and final arguments. Gilkerson, who claimed self defense, testified he shot Newsome after Newsome reached for a shiny object he believed could be a gun. The court recessed the case after the foreman said the panel saw no possibility of a verdict.
Dr. Robert Lee Stewart pastor of Wesley Methodist Church in Wichita will preach at Beckley Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. He is Henrietta Kinzer and Nina Bruster’s brother-in-law and has led the Wichita church for six years. Stewart studied at Taylor University Upland Indiana and is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. The sermon title is What Do You Know About God.
After a visit this morning a Charleston OPS representative returns to Raleigh County Courthouse July 19 and 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to noon to field complaints and questions on price control. Similar sessions are listed for Fayetteville Pineville Princeton Union Lewisburg and Hinton with times varying.
The Board of Public Works announced Raleigh County public utility tangible property evaluation for next year at 18,006,900 dollars, up from 17,752,300 last year, part of a statewide valuation of 697,004,500 dollars for public utilities.
Eighteen year olds Curtis E Salyer and Warren J Gilley among fifteen men enlisting at Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Gilleys brother is missing in action since December. The article lists multiple locals enlisting for four years and being sent to Lackland and Langley Air Bases.
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