Free X rays offered as Raleigh County clinic draws crowds
The Raleigh Register reports 879 residents were X-rayed in Beckley and Montcoal as free clinics run by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association and Health Department closed in Montcoal today. Beckley logged 539 X rays at Memorial Building stage, Montcoal 240 at Marsh Fork High School. Women of the Moose and Jaycee-eks staffed the sites. results will be mailed to participants in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Montcoal
Memorial Building
Marsh Fork High School
Beckley Women of the Moose
Ruth Lynch
Margaret Lewis
Mary Ellen Lewis
Georgia Anderson
Charlotte Reed
Leatha Frankovich
Lydia Price
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Raleigh County Health Department
A. J. Ginkel
Nine Helen Miners Earn Company Safety Awards
Safety rewards go to miners at the Helen mine for low costs and high safety, with Evan Minor leading four years and others on three. Mine superintendent J H Benedict presented the honors at a luncheon at Black Knight Country Club, as foremen were feted. Beckley receives a $7,060.31 liquor tax share, from $187,854 in city sales taxes for Q2 1950. other cities listed include Moune Hope, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Pineville, Mullens, Princeton, and Charleston with the largest cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Liquor Control Commission
William P. Laren
Commission
Moune Hope
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Pineville
Mullens
Princeton
Charleston
Helen
Evan Minor
Tcredit
P. H. Thornley
Alonzo Bowers
W. F. Hutchins
Mack Maselchalk
Hoyle Poore
C.B. Clemons
C. H. Polk
W. T. Gallimore
J. H. Benedict
Black Keight Country Club
Harmon Heads Poets Society In West Virginia
Roy Lee Harmon of Beckley and state poet laureate was elected president of a new West Virginia poetry society. Officers named include Bruce Crawford Charleston vice president Mackl Thomas Charleston secretary treasurer and Doris Hicks Charleston chair of the advisory board. The group aims to encourage poetry and will subsidize small poetry books to help poets publish their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Harmon
Beckleyan
West Virginia
Charleston
Bruce Crawford
Mackl Thomas
Doris Hicks
Jolues
Two Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Raleigh County
Marriage license applications were filed in the Raleigh County Clerk's office yesterday by two couples. Robert Bashore, 25, of Philadelphia, and Betty Johnston, 19, of Beckley, are listed as the first pair. Alex Martin, Jr., 29, of MacArthur, and Frieda Thewlis, 22, of MacArthur, are the second couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Robert Guy Bashore
Philadelphia
Betty Marshall Johnston
Beckley
Charles Marshall Johnston
Alex Martin, Jr
MacArthur
Alex Martin
Frieda Mac Thewlis
Fines Assessed For Drunk Driving and Other Violations
Four Beckley area men appeared before Judge Anthony J. Sparacino in City Police Court. James Farris of Crab Orchard pleaded guilty to driving while drunk, fined 350 with costs, and had his license revoked for six months. Andrew Pessaro of ?, charged with unnecessary noise, the count dismissed after warning. Clarence Akers of Beesley pleaded guilty to blocking traffic, fined 10 dollars and costs. Joseph Maynor of Harper pleaded guilty to speeding, fined 15 dollars and costs. John C. Wickline of East Calf forfeited a 15 dollar bond for failing to appear.
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Beckley Area
Anthony J. Spare
Acino
James Farris
Crab Orchard
Sparacino
Andrew Pessaro
Aceu
Tessaro
Harper Road
Ely
Clarence Akers
Beesley
Waffie
Joseph Maynor
Harper
John C. Wickline
Three Held for Armed Robbery in Raleigh County
Three Beckley area men Jess Hardin Edward R Wilburn and SBennett B Bowden face armed robbery charges after a holdup at a station in which $48 was taken from Kenneth Edwards the lone attendant Police say Bowden and Wilburn were caught Friday and Hardin the next day Each man is held in Raleigh County Jail in lieu of bonds set at 2300 pending grand jury action.
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Beckley
T. Thurman
Raleigh
Jess Hardin
Coal City
Edward R. Wilburn
Mount View
Sbennett B. Bowden
Kenneth Edwards
Bowden
Wilburn
Hardin
Takiing Place
Edwards
Land Transfers Totaled Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
Land transfers totaling 3500 dollars were filed yesterday with the Raleigh County Clerk. Five deeds describe transfers from Big Heath and wife to W A Lowerton in Lilly Land Company's Lincoln Addition to Beckley about 500 dollars. W A Howerton and wife to O Dell Washington, Lots 11 and 12 in Section 6 of Lilly Land Company's Addition to Beckley. Pettry and wife to W Realfee, a tract in Pettry Bottom at Naoma Marsh Fork District about 300 dollars. Lowery Athey and wife to Mike Petros and wife and Gus Vassos, one half undivided interest in two tracts totaling about one acre on Millers Camp Branch Trap Hill District about 1000 dollars. Paul Bond and wife tooley E Athey, a 16 acre tract on Clay Pool Branch Trap Hill District about 1000 dollars.
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Raleigh
Big Heath
W. A. Lowerton
Lilly Land Company
Lincoln
Beek'ly
W. A. Howerton
O'Dell Washington
Beckley
Tis Pettry
W. Realfee
Pet
First Methodist Church Centennial Recounts Beckley History
The Beckley First Methodist Church marks a centennial with notes on origins in Raleigh and Fayette counties, early log structures, and a long line of pastors from 1850 onward. The article traces circuit riders, shifts during the Civil War, and the eventual construction of the present gray stone church on Heber Street, highlighting key figures and milestones.
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Neville and
Heber Streets
Heber and
Burwood Streets
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Prince and Heber Streets
Tabernacle
Lincoln School
S. Kanawha Street
Heber Street
Southern Church
Alfred Beckley
Andrew Workman
Beckley
John T. Coleman
Neville C. Beckley
First Methodist Church
Jumping Branch
Crab Orchard
Bee's
David A. McGinnis
Lorenzo D. Hill
Robert Brooks
D. H. K. Dise
J.M. Phelps
H. J. King
Renix Wease
G. C. Lo
L. 5. Carter
J. W. Clayname
J. M. Grose
M. C. Reed
Mr. Shaffer
Alfred Backus
Mr. Octyletree
C. Hedrick
C. Fred Anderson
J. E. Bird
Ross Culpepper
Ben Donnelly
S. Faris Belle
O. P. Clarke
W. B. Péck
Carden A. Hillman
Popular Fighter Proves Hadacol Great Builder-Upper for Athletes
Orris Lee Story, a Wichita boxer, credits Hadacol with ending neuritis pain and boosting stamina. He describes past troubles with reach and fatigue, then notes winning a state title after using Hadacol. He urges athletes and others to try the product, touting its vitamins and minerals and quick absorption. Trial bottle $1.25. large size $3.50.
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Hadacol
Orris Lee Story
Wichita
Kansas
Arkansas
Bytron
Adj
Te Leen Corpe
Army Air Force Take 13 Recruits in Latest Enlistments
Thirteen enlistments were reported at the U S Army and U S Air Force Recruiting Main Station by Capt Robert G. Wilson. Five air force enlistees signed for four years and were sent to Lackland AFB Texas. The remaining eight joined for three years and were sent to Fort Knox Kentucky. Names, ages, and hometowns include John B Jones 20 East Beckley and others from Mead Corliss Lillybrook Glen Rogers Friars Hill Kingston Pemberton Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Robert G. Wilson
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
John B. Jones
East Beckley
John J. Martin, Jr
Mead
Zed O. Lilly
Corliss
George H. Askew
John E. Strong
Lillybrook
Regular Army
Fort Knox
Billy J. Alston
Hill Top
Infantry
Robert E. Massie
Charles R. Woody
Corps of Engineers
Carlos R. Nichols
Glen Rogers
George H. Faulkner
Friars Hill
James Leroy
Kingston
Bobbie Cassity
Pemberton
Harold L. Ball
Dothan
Beckley Women Attend U Workshop At WVU
Clara Vecellio and Andessa White both of Beckley join 35 participants in a Family Relations workshop at West Virginia University. Dr. Reuben L. Hill of UNC Sociology leads the program through Aug 9. Other summer workshops from the Division of Home Economics cover home furnishings clothing construction and nutrition education. History chair C. E. Beavers heads the service details with C. G. Peregoy and committee members noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Vecellio
Andessa White
Beckley
West Virginia University
Reuben L. Hill
University of North Carolina
Hill
Division of Home Economics
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DuPont Nylon
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Harmon Heads Poets’ Society
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Peggy Kessinger
Raleigh Coun Ity
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Ross S. McClung
Monroe County
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Fayette County
Beckley First Methodist Church
Lorenzo D. Agn
Maxwell
McGinnis
Bragg
Abraham Bragg
John Beckley
Bing
Raleigh and Fayette
Little Beaver Creek
Clarkson Prince
Yours
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Army
Beckley Women Atu
C. E. Beavers
C. G. Peregoy
Roy L. Herndan
Leslie Williams
Thomas Dickerson
Mark
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