Battle at Camp Allegheny Backs Confederate Hold
In December 1861 at Camp Allegheny near Bartow in Pocahontas County, Confederate forces under Colonel Johnson repelled Milroy’s Union attack among rugged terrain. The costly engagement ended with Confederate defense holding the camp while Union forces withdrew, marking the mountain campaign’s winter stand. The clash produced nearly even casualties and credited Johnson for disciplined defense while Milroy lamented skulkers and misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Jackson
Camp Bartow
Reynolds
Cheat Summit
Jackson
Philippi
Tygarts Valley
Cheat Mountain
Norwich Military Academy
Mexico
Allegheny Summit
52Nd
Virginia
Camp Baldwin
arkersburg-Staunton Pike
Greenbrier Crosse Ling
Edward Johnson
12Th Georgia Infantry
Milroy
Camp Allegheny
Beverly
Elkewater
Huttonsville
9Th Indiana Infantry
Gideon C. Moody
25Th
Ohio Infantry
James A
Tory
Johnson
12Th
Georgia Infantry
4. T. Conner
Virginia Infantry
John D. H. Ross
31St
Francis M. Boykin, Jr
Hansbrough
Reger
Pittsylvania Cavalry
C. E. Dabney
9Th Indiana
Allegheny
West) Virginia
Moody
Greenbank Road
Parkersburg- Staunton
Jones
13Th Indiana
Isaiah B. McDonald
2Nd
West
Camp
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Eight weeks of basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama completed by Shirley A Walker daughter of Nancy Z Walker Whitesville a 1957 Sheruman High School graduate. Five area men finished eight weeks of advanced artillery training at Fort Sill Oklahoma Pvt Bobby L Smith Mount Hope Pvt Rexford L MecMillion Glen Daniel Pvt Willie P Davis Mullens Pvt Joe C Lawson Wyoming and Pvt Gary W Campbell Rock Creek. The eighteen to nineteen year old sons of local families entered service last year and trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Two area men Pvt Wayne L Adkins Sprague and Pvt James D North Mount Hope have been assigned to Fort Jackson for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Army Corps Center
Fort McClellan
Ala
Shirley A. Walker
Nancy Z. Walker
Whitesville
Sheruman High School
Artlery and Missile Center
Fort ‘Sill
Oklo
Bobby L. ‘Smith
Mount Hope
Rex‘ford L. MecMillion
Glen Daniel
Willie P. Davis
Mullens
Joe C. Lawson
Ming
Gary W. Campbell
Rock Creek
Ernest H. Smith
Smith
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Pfc. McMillion
Ada B. McMillion
Trap Hill High School
Pvt. Davis
Aaron M. Davis
Mullens High School
Ar ‘My
Ss. C
Pvt. Lawson
Bascom Lawson
Pineville High School
Stanley C. Campbell
Campbell
Marsh Fork High School
David Garrick’s Origins Revealed as French Wine Merchant
The famed British actor David Garrick, who died in 1779, was actually born David Garrigue in France. He traveled to London to sell his family’s wine but left commerce to star in Shakespeare’s Richard III, shaping a legendary stage career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Garrick
David Garrigue
London
Police Court Takes In 354 From Fines and Forfeitures
The Monday night session of City Police Court collected 354 in bond forfeitures and fines. William Rose Beckley pled non contest to hazardous driving and paid 10 plus costs under Judge Ed ward P. Stansbury. Others forfeited 20 each for speeding including Willie Peoples Jerry B. Cole and Willie Lee Hinter. Arthur E Mills Cool Ridge and Felix Vaughn Beckley faced drunk driving and no license charges totaling 121.50 and 16.50 for assault and battery by Felix Vaughn, with William A. Wright Beckley fined 10 for invalid registration. Nine persons paid a collective 158 in drunk charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rose
Beckley
Edward P. Stansbury
Willie Peoples
Jerry B. Cole
Willie Lee Hinter
Eccles
Assault Charge Dropped for Beaver Man in Raleigh Hearing
Oral Redden, of Beaver, was released from Raleigh County Jail at 11 25 a m Monday after a warrant for assault and battery was withdrawn in a hearing before Magistrate J E Mays. He had been jailed by State Police at 9 03 p m Sunday and paid a 5 fine plus court costs on a drunk charge. William E Hicks of Beckley posted bond Friday to U S Commissioner W A Riffe awaiting Federal Court action on transporting a stolen vehicle from California. John Knight of Beckley was ordered to appear in City Police Court Thursday night after being cited Monday at 3 55 p m for operating a vehicle with invalid registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Oral Redden
William E. Hicks
Beckley
U. S
California
John Knight
West Virginia State Club Elects Reporter at Peabody
John Pack of 122 Quarry Street, a Beckley student at George Peabody College in Nashville, has been elected reporter for the West Virginia State Club. Pack majors in administration and elementary education and holds a B S from Davis Lipscomb College. He teaches in West Virginia schools. The club consists of West Virginia students enrolled at Peabody during the summer quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tenn
West Virginia
John Pack
Quarry St
Davis Lipscomb College
West Virginia State Club
Peabody
Milk consumption ranking shows U S fifteenth per capita
A historical note reports that the United States ranks fifteenth among nations in per capita milk consumption, reflecting global dietary patterns and potential shifts in nutrition emphasis during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Liquor tax distributions total for West Virginia cities
State Treasury sent 172469 to about 105 municipalities for the June quarter liquor taxes. Beckley received 5020, Charleston 23281, Huntington 15073, Parkersburg 6651, Wheeling 10199, Williamson 92548, and other towns across the state received smaller amounts. The distribution compares with 164318 in the previous quarter and 173007 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Beckley
Benwood
Bluefield
Bridgeport
Chester
Clarksburg
Dunbar
Airport plan eyed for Williamson Tug Valley area
Mt State Miscellany notes a proposed airport as a potential lift for local morale. Steve Hanifin of the State Aeronautics Commission discusses the idea with residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson- Tug Valley
Steve Hanifin
State Aeronautics Commission
Good Vegetable Supply Available At Market
Beckley Market offers vegetables for auction including beans potatoes cabbage sweet corn beets and greens. Auction ends Thursday with daily sale of produce from area farmers open to the public formerly wholesale only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
O. C. Hutchison
Oak Wilt War On In County In West Virginia
Oak wilt has been found in Raleigh and Fayette counties with outbreaks in Clear Creek Slab Fork and Windin Gulf in Raleigh and dispersed throughout Fayette. USDA Extension, state Agriculture and Conservation Commission crews fly surveys led by William Gillispie to locate diseased trees. Ground crews map and process the trees, with about 80 percent effectiveness in preventing spread, as Logan Boone and Lincoln counties are the current hotspots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Fayette
John L. Eye
Beckley
West Virginia
Clear Creek
Slab Fork
Gulf
Fayette County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
State
Logan
Boone l
Lincoln
Harvit to present film for Beckley Optimist Club
Bob Harvit, news director at WWNR, will show a film on the workings of radio at the Beckley Optimist Club meeting at El Chico. The program begins at 6 30 p m Thursday. Nelson Christian, club president, urges members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Harvit
Beckley Optimist Club
el Chico
Harvit
WWNR
Nelson Christian
First Patients Expected in Dental School In West Virginia
West Virginia University School of Dentistry installs chairs lights and equipment in clinics. President Stahl says 85 work stations to be ready by Sept 1 with first patients admitted around Sept 21. Junior students under strict supervision will perform all types of dental work once qualified in each field. First visits are walk in with later appointments. Modern motor chairs and equipment are installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Kenneth V. Randolph
School of Dentistry
Red Cross Classes Open at Little Beaver Lake
Registration for intermediate swimmers opens Thursday at Little Beaver Lake under the American Red Cross. Beginning swimmers classes with Ralph Staten and Willie Joe Chandler wrap up at Little Beaver on Wednesday. An-August Waterdale Pool class opens August 3 with Janet Wood and Colette Minter leading the 77-student program. All Red Cross instruction is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Beaver Lake
American Red Cross
James K. Lowry
Little Beaver Park
Ralph Staten
Willie Joe Chandler
Little Beaver
The
Red Cross
Waterdale Pool
Janet Wood
Colette Minter
Gasoline Gauges Spread in 1920s Cars and Ads Rise
In 1922 several car makers added gasoline gauges to instrument panels. Last year gasoline and oil advertisers spent over $30 million in newspaper ads, signaling a growing market for fuel and lubricants.
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Boyd B. Stutler
Cheat Mountain-Allegheny
Joseph J. Reynolds
Greenbrier River
Bartow
Pocahontas County
Travelers Repose
Robert H. Milroy
Cheat Mountain Division
9Th
Indiana
Neville Street
Thru Service
Jacksonville
Fla
Columbus, Ohio
Detroit, Mich
Washington, D. C
Virginia Beach, VA
Prince ST
National Board of Review
Spencer Tracy
Ernest Hemingway
STORT
Warner Baos
Greeneyed Blonde
Susan Oliver
Linda Plowman
Beverly Long
Fort Jackson, S. C
Wayne L, Adkins
Sprague
Fifth Training Regiment
James D. North
Frank H. North
W. L. Adkins
J. D, North
Walt Disneys
Tecrwem Amas Techmicolor
Pineville Drive
Pineville
W. Va
Resent Mitchum
Mountain Air Drive-In
Glen Jean Family
Vista Vision
Cary Grant
Sophia Loren
Andy Hardy
Patricia Breslin
Fay Holden “As
Gary
MARIA” KARL SCHELL + MALDEN S
Warner Bros
Baroda
Jean Simmons
Vrw
Kent Smith
Scott Candy Robeins
Ilkins
Fairmont
Follawsbee
Fayettesville
Grafton
Hinton
Huntington
Keyser
Kingwood
Martinsburg
Montgomery
Morgantown
Moundsville
New Cumberland
Nitro
Oak Hill
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Princeton
Shinnston
South Charleston
Weirton
Welch
Wellsburg
Wheeling
Williamson
New Martinsville
Moorefield
Ronceverte
Weston
Mt. State Miscellany
Associated Press
Richard Earle Davis
American Legion, Auxiliary
West Virginia Hillbilly
Jim Comstock
Richwood News-Leader
Hillbilly
D. D. Morgan
Wyoming County
John T. Copen
Wirt County
Elizabeth
Buckhannon
Roane County
Jason Taylor
Open Air Theatre
Stanatford Rd
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
DE Luxe
Mullens and
Herndon
Clifton Webb
Dorothy McGuire
Jean Peters
Louis Joardas
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