Beckley Auxiliary Formed Under West Virginia ANG
The Beckley Auxiliary to the 167th Fighter Squadron will be organized soon after authorization from the National Guard Bureau. Colonel James K. McLaughlin said the unit, designated the 8167th Replacement Training Squadron, will comprise about 25 pilots and 75 airmen and operate separately from Charleston. Two T-6 trainer aircraft may be based at Raleigh County Memorial Airport to support training and combat crew preparation for a potential fighter-bomber squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia Air National Guard
Charleston
James K. McLaughlin
State Air National Guard
McLaughlin
Ne Guard Bureau
Washington, DC
Co. McLaughlin
8167Th
Raleigh County Memorial
167Th
Beckley Squad
Ron
Col
Auxiliary
Two Arrests Over Weekend In Raleigh County Jail
Two people were held in Raleigh County Jail from Saturday to Sunday midnight. One charged with intoxication the other with trespassing. On Saturday 11 were jailed mainly for drunkenness. William E. Boggess Beckley remanded by Magistrate Meadows sentenced to 60 days and fined $50 plus costs for driving while drunk. Charles Thrush Beckley jailed on peace warrant. Claude Akers Slab Fork jailed for driving while drunk released on bond Sunday. Charles Moore Rhodell and William Hensley Ury released on bond. Moore charged with drunk driving and allowing an intoxicated person to drive. Hensley charged with driving drunk and no operator's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
William E. Boggess
Beckley
J. P. Meadows
Charles Thrush
Claude Akers
Slab Fork
Charles Moore
Rhodell
William Hensley
Ury
Meadows
Moore
Hensley
Rt 3 Project To Cost 12200 In Raleigh County West Virginia
State Road Commissioner H K Griffith authorizes 12200 to patch level and surface treat West Virginia Rt 3 in Raleigh County. Last week he signed authorizations totaling 157860 for road projects using State Road Commission funds and labor including 12250 to patch Rt 10 in Mercer County and 10000 to patch and surface U S 119 in Boone County.
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H. K. Griffith
West Virginia Rt. 3
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Rt. 10
Mercer County
U.S. 119
Boone County
Two Abrahams men fined for improper plates display
Kermit Meadows and Joe Bragg were tried before Magistrate Ted Kessinger Saturday on driving without proper license plates. Each man was fined five dollars plus court costs for the violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Ted Kessinger
Kermit Meadows
Joe Bragg
George W. Cook Taken by Death
George W. Cook 64 of Beaver died at 1 a m today in a local hospital. A native of Nicholas County he was born April 27 1890 the son of Frank and Ellen Williams Cook. He was a retired coal miner and had lived in Beaver 40 years. He belonged to Daniels Baptist Church. Survivors include wife Lucinda Pettry Cook four sons Kenneth and Clyde Beaver Harold Sulphur Springs Tex and Robert Navy at Yorktown Va two brothers Stewart Beaver and Charles Cool Ridge and six grandchildren. The body is at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cook
Beaver
Nicholas County
Frank and
Ellen Williams Cook
Daniels Baptist Church
Lucinda Pettry Cook
Kenneth
Clyde
Harold
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Robert
Navy
Yorktown
Stewart Cook
Charles Cook
Cool Ridge
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
School Board to Study Year's Budget Today
Raleigh County Board of Education meets at 3 p.m. to preliminarily consider the next fiscal year's budget. State law sets the budget adoption for Aug 3, but county boards may hold Aug 4 due to the Primary Election. State Supt. Trent explains boards may meet Wednesday Aug 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Bridge Whist Tournament Slated Friday for NAACP Funds
The Raleigh County NAACP branch will host a bridge and whist tournament at 8 p.m. Friday at the Amvets Club to raise funds for hosting the state convention in September. Local church and community notices follow, including obituaries and upcoming services across Mabscott, East Beckley, and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Amvets Club
NAACP
Doris Edwards
Millie Edwards
Bigstick
Marie Hairston
Stotesbury
C. H. Edwards
East Park
First Baptist Church
Mabscott
Evans
Queen Madison
Jim Moore
Bill Moton
Pearl Trice
Glen Jean
C. H. Jasper
Cunard
Nelle Preston
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Carolyn Trice
D. A. Trice
Lick Fork
Funeral Rites Planned for Sidney P Daniel
Sidney Preston Daniel 67 a Raleigh County Board of Education employee and surveyor will be laid to rest Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev. C D Walker and Rev. Oris Basham officiating. Burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery with Odd Fellows graveside rites. He belonged to Surveyor Methodist church Trap Hill Lodge IOOF Rehoboth Encampment and Deborah Rebecca Lodge and served as past district deputy grand master and grand patriarch and a former deputy sheriff Marsh Fork District. The body to remain at Caffee Funeral Home until 4 p.m. today then to the residence. Pallbearers: Harvey F Stover Roy Stover Harry Lovell Sam Humphrey J A Worley Ed Covey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Preston Daniel
Surveyor
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
C. D. Walker
Oris Basham
Mount Tabor
Odd Fellows Lodge
Raleigh County
Deborah Rebecca
The
Odd Fellows
Marsh Fork
Caffee Funeral Home
Harvey F. Stover
Roy Stover
Harry Lovell
Sam Humphrey
J. A. Worley
Ed Covey
Flood Forces Change of District Moose Meet Location
The Sixth District convention of the West Virginia Moose Association will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Moose Home in Montgomery after Richwood was flooded and the site damaged. Secretary W. D. Nace said the agenda includes officer elections, judging of publicity scrapbooks, and awarding a trophy for the member who recruited the most new members. A nominating slate was approved in Beckley during the district officers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Moose Association
Montgomery
W. D. Nace
Richwood
Moose Lodge
Nace
Beckley
Moose
Mabscott Lions Plan Family Outing Aug 15
Mabscott Lion Club sets an outing for members and families at the Glade Creek home of Mr and Mrs Ted Kessinger on August 15. The club also approved nine committees for 1954-55 with chairs including Beauford Sisk, Henry E. Melton Jr., W F Vaughn, H V Waybright, E C Howell, L Bower, Boyd C. Humphreys, James Collins, and additional members listed for various roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott Lion Club
Glade Creek
Ted Kessinger
Beauford Sisk
Jim Sparacino
Jimmie Windle
Henry E. Melton Jr
W. F. Vaughn
H. V. Waybright
Clyde Wriston
George Dale
E. C. Howell
W. L. Bower
Gordon Richmond
Boyd C. Humphreys
Wriston
Norman Harless
Waybright
James Collins
Sisk
Fred E. Davis
Joe Bower
Carl Wood
J. D. Ballew
Beckleyan Plans To Appeal Police Court Conviction
Beckley resident Ward Price plans to appeal his Beckley Police Court conviction for possession of moonshine whisky to the Raleigh County Criminal Court. He was jailed for failing to pay a $50 fine and costs after a trial where he denied ownership of the whisky, claiming it belonged to a Flat Top youth. The case arose after police stopped a truck for a faulty tail light and excess passengers. officers testified a pint of moonshine was found in the vehicle. Price, who rode with three Flat Top youths, allegedly offered $20 to claim the whisky. Other jail and court actions included fines for Lilly, Akers, Combs, and Gore on various charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Price
Beckley
Raleigh County
Price
Raleigh
C. Berkley Lilly
Arless B. Lilly
Lilly
Brown Hugo Payne
Claude Akers
Slab Fork
Alec Combs
Lester Gore
Terry
James Wade Lilly
Odd
Quarterly Meeting Set For Tuberculosis Group
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association schedules a quarterly session at 7 30 tonight in Room 2 Memorial Building. Executive director Mrs C C Sanders announces. Mrs P B Barwood reports on the mobile x ray unit visit by the State Health Department. Committee members include Mrs Kermit Locke and Mrs C C Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Memorial Building
C. C. Sanders
P. B. Barwood
State Health Department
Kermit Locke
C. C. Lewis
Women enlist in WAC and WAF at Beckley center
Beulah Mae Leslie and Shelby Jean Workman, both 18, enlisted in the WAF and WAC respectively for three years and were sent to Lackland Air Force Base Texas and Fort McClellan Alabama. Six other Beckley USAF Recruiting Group enlistees include Thurman Lawrence William Conley Rodney Sanders Bobby Toney Junius Boling Jr John M Wimmer with home addresses in Charleston Oceana Glen Fork Dothan Pax Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
Armed Services
Beckley
Beulah Mae Leslie
Patrick A. Leslie
Wyoming
WAF
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Shelby Jean Workman
Linnell Workman
Jodie
WAC
Fort McCellan
Ala
Beckley Usaf
Thurman W. Lawrence
Thurman Lawrence
Charleston
William David Conley
George Conley
Oceana
Rodney E. Sanders
Croba Sanders
Glen Fork
Bobby E. Toney
Dismissal Follows Innocence Claim in Brake Case
Earl Lacy Long, 19, Clear Creek, was discharged after proving innocence in a case where he faced charges of driving a vehicle with defective brakes. John E. Scales of Sprague was fined $5 for a red light violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lacy Long
Clear Creek
John E. Scales
Sprague
Psychiatric Treatment Ordered for Indicted Man
Warren Schernbeck 30 of Mount Hope was placed on probation after pleading guilty to an attempt to commit a felony and receiving a 12 month jail sentence. The Raleigh County Court, urged by two psychiatrists, ordered treatment at a psychiatric hospital and release to report to an Ohio hospital. He was arrested in March for allegedly abducting an 11 year old Beckley girl. The girl said he drove her in a truck to near the Beckley Mount Hope airport but was not harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Ohio
Beckley City
Beckley
Schernbeck
Beckley-Mount Hope
Livestock Market Report Baltimore USDA Scores Cattle and Hogs
Livestock makers report in Baltimore that cattle failed to establish a trading basis with 150 head. Calves 150 moving with good to prime deal ers 17.00 21.00, utilities 12.00 16.00, odd culls 8.00 or under. Hogs 400 head with ranges for various weights from 23.25 to 24.00 for 180 220 lb bar rows and gilts up to 23.75, lighter weights 21.00 23.75, odd lots over 300 lbs 19.00 20.50, and sow prices around 18.00 19.00 for under 400 lbs. Spring pigs 50 head and 90 lb springers 21.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Richwood Flood Victims Need Gifts of Furniture
Richwood flood victims need mattresses beds and bedding according to Capt Robert Boyce Beckley Salvation Army Citadel. Major Richard Bergren Charleston Citadel has aided flood relief since the disaster about a week ago. Red Cross rep Thad Baxter says chairs refrigerators and furniture are also desperately needed. Mrs. Moorefield says Walter Duncan will transport donations to Richwood Thursday morning but current gifts fall short of a full truck load. Donations totaling 202 dollars have been sent to Red Cross HQ in Washington.
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Richwood
Robert Boyce
Beckley
Salvation Army
Boyce
Richard Bergren
Charleston Citadel
Maj
Ter
Beckleyans
Bair
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Moorefield
Poultry Market Reports for Harrisonburg and Charleston Areas
Shenandoah Valley live poultry market remains steady with heavy receipts and fair to good demand. Prices show best quality at higher levels while off quality discounts prevail. farm prices listed for Friday through yesterday show broilers under 3 lbs at 22-24 cents, 3 lbs and over 24-25, heavy hens 17-18, small turkey fryers 26-27, heavy young hen turkeys 28-30, toms 24-26, breeder hens 23. Charleston South Branch Valley market steady with ample supplies and good demand. off grades discounted to 22 cents, some buyers paying a half-cent more for bulk. Farm prices through yesterday show broilers 24-26, mostly 25-26. no turkeys reported. South Branch Valley Poultry Auction runs about a cent lower than last week with demand fair to good. broilers 24-26, mostly 25-26. Auction sold 166,850 head of 171,650 offered in 71 lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Charleston
South Branch Valley
Dameron Native James E Chambers Dies in Huntington
James Ernest Chambers 63 of Dameron died Monday in Huntington after a career in the hotel business. Born 1889 in Dameron, he was the son of James and Viola Cook Chambers and is survived by brothers Grover and Robert L. Chambers. Burial is planned at Chambers Cemetery in Cameron Wednesday. funeral arrangements were incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ernest Chambers
Grover
Robert L. Chambers
Dameron
Huntington
James and
Viola Cook Chambers
Chambers
Cameron
Miner Injures Foot at West Gulf Coal Site
Ernest Davis of Maben was admitted to Beckley Hospital at 1 15 AM with a injured right foot after his foot became lodged in the sprocket chain of a machine he operated for West Gulf Coal Co in Maben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maben
Beckley Hospital
Ernest Davis
West Gulf Coal Co
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Air National Guard Auxiliary
Trent
Friendly Chapel
Church of God In Christ
Seven Golden Harps Quartet
Hallie Mae Jay
Gospel Tabernacle Church of God In Christ
East Beckley
Dorcas Missionary Society of Central Street Baptist Church
Thurmond
Luther Fletcher
Garten
Minden
Rose of Sharon
A. H. Callahan
Glen Rogers
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Glen White
Ing
Killarney
A. W. Woods
Jenny Rogers
Raleigh General Hospital
Hilda Rogers
New Jersey
Agnes Gilbert
James
Paris Island
S. C
Laudia Richardson
Evingston
Daniel
Mabscott Lions Plan
Crab Orchard Road
Beckleyan
Miner
South Oakwood Ave
Beckley R. L. Reed
Harry
A&p
America
Great Atlantic & Pacific
Main St
Oak Hill
C. M. Ferrer
E S Howard
Mullens
Ray Carter
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