So Peaceful But Look out for Bulls and Snakes on Farms
Raleigh Register reports a warning about farm hazards in Raleigh County led by farm safety week proclaimed by President Truman. The piece cites deaths from barn incidents and machinery, noting mules, bulls, snakes, and plumbing dangers among common farm risks, with anecdotes from local farmers and farm agents about injuries and safety reminders.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Truman
Agriculture Department
USDA
John H. Wetzel
National Farm Safety Committee
Mather
Gertrude Humphrey
Seattle
Sam
Three Buses Crash Injuring Three at Prince and Fayette
Three people sustained minor injuries and about $1,000 damage resulted from a collision between two buses and an automobile at Prince and Fayette Streets around 10 a.m. yesterday. Injured were Mrs J F Desau of 400 Russell Street and Mrs H R Mills with her five year old son Charles of Charlottesville VA. They were taken to Beckley hospital for minor treatment and discharged. The city bus was driven by G K Crodly and the air brakes had failed when the crash occurred between Consolidated Bus Company and City Bus Lines.
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Prince and Fayette Streets
J. 5. Desau
Russell Street
H. R. Mills
Charles
Charlottesville
Beckley Hospital
Consolidated Bus Company
City Bus Lines
G. K. Crodly
Areobats to Perform Here Seen in Local Newsreels
Carl Dunn and Wiley Barham from Lynchburg Va will appear in the Beckley air show as the Dunn Barham stunt duo. They previewed in Raleigh County Newsreels at a local theatre, filmed at the Dixie Air Show in Chattanooga Tenn where they performed dangerous maneuvers. Over 3200 Raleigh County residents used a free X ray clinic run by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association, with Miss Frances Coleman securing extended hours in Beckley.
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Areobats
Carl Dunn
Wiley Marham
Dunn
Barham
An-Dixie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dana
Thims
Lynchburg
Ony J
Dunn-Barham
Beckley Air Force Association
Army
Air Force Training Command
Ying
Dorr Field
Arcadia
Fla
Grumman Aircraft
Grumman
F&f
Wilmington
Wilmington Airpark
Two Men Charged With Auto Theft In Raleigh County
Roy Harless and Hubert Plumiey are jailed in Raleigh County on auto theft charges after arrest yesterday by city policeman E. W. Mason. They were booked at 12 15 p m.
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Roy Harless
Hubert Plumiey
Raleigh
E. W. Mason
Rhorlell City
Fire Dept Moves To Use Only Approved Truck
Beckley fire department limits fighting to American LaFrance approved for firefighting and orders use on all calls. The International, bought earlier, remains emergency-use only until a new Quad truck arrives. The department also owns a Chevrolet and an aging truck nicknamed The Sea Hat. Mayor Hedrick aims for best protection and prioritizes the LaFrance on incidents.
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Beckley
G. C. Hedrick
LaFrance
Tedrick
International
Burea
Farm Agent Promotes Sulphur and Molasses Cure
Raleigh County gardeners are urged by Farm Agent H B Thomas to adopt a winter greens plan to combat spring fever. He recommends sowing a cover crop of crimson clover and Siberian kale between rows, with mustard and black seeded simpson lettuce optional, to yield fresh greens through winter and early spring. Kale provides vitamin A calcium and other minerals, while the mix tolerates frost and supports year round production.
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Raleigh
H. B.thomas
Thomas
Gold Star Pins For Next of Kin Available By Red Cross
Mrs. W R Witzel, Raleigh County Red Cross field secretary, announced that next of kin of World War I servicemen may now apply for gratuitous Gold Star lapel pins under an Aug 1 1947 act. Eligible relatives include widow, widower, mother, father, and certain adoptees. Applications via the Red Cross office in the Bair Building, with kinship verified by armed forces branches. Also: Nebraska game warden reports two unlicensed hunters who shot a chicken after failing to find pheasants.
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W. R. Witzel
Raleigh
American Red Cross
Wilzel
Red Cross
Bair Building
Woman Seeks 25000 Damages Over Route Crash
Mrs Delic Justice of Naoma sues Atlantic Greyhound Corporation of Charleston and Case Driveway Company for 25000 in Common Pleas court. She alleges serious leg injuries from a collision when a Case Driveway truck, driven by her husband, was struck after a Greyhound bus allegedly traveled on the wrong side of the road near Naoma.
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Register
Naoma
Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
Charleston
Case Driveway Company
Funtsington
Common Pleas Court
Delic Justice
Justice
Greyhound
Supreme Court Denies Nixon Plea for Appeal
Harry E. Nixon Jr a Raleigh County furniture dealer was convicted on a bastardy charge last October and denied an appeal by the State Supreme Court The court refused the late filed appeal and Nixon must pay 80 a month child support In February Circuit Judge Ben Ashworth granted a 60 day stay to pursue the state high court matter The news item also notes a separate road accident involving Mr Justice and a bus collision
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Harry E. Nixon, Jr
Beckley
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Nixon
Raleigh County Criminal and Circuit Court
Helen ‘Hicks
Ben K. Ashworth
iState Supreme Court
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Lenore Linsalath Bertate
Safety Council
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
G. L. Ferguson
Cool Ridge
Ferguson
Kelly Farmer
County Agricultural Adjustment Association
Tromas
Manny
Presbyterian Church
Frank Akers
Mattie Hoffman
Mary Steele
Irene Stover
Kathleen Greene
Anna Bryant
Ada Cox
First Christian Church
John W. Gray
Doris Collier
Alice Booth
Bertha Tdlanesworth
Charles Hughes
Meredith Clark
Janice Fink
Lorraine Tolbert
Louise Lonvavish
Norman W. Shumate
Robert L. Stover
J. D. Cullier
Adolph Dinkler, Jr
Warald Griffith
Professional Woman's Club
F. D. Devasher
Vera J. Kent
W. A. Fink
Women of the Moose
Agnes Taylor
Lillian Sutphin
Doris Mitchell
Helma Fisher
Pearl Lilly
Ruth Lynch
Ethel Bolt
Evr Bailey
Myrtle Nace
Ned Fourney
Bessie Carroll
Monnie Hodson
June Hilton
Raymond Morgan
Vella Hutchinson
Ann Reitz
Leola Durham
Jessie Mae Halstead
June Campbell
Johnsie Wheeler
Nelle Kiefer
Virginia Warthop
Siam
Associated Press
Banckok
Tass
Bangkok
Laround
Mullens
Fayette Street
Thomas Jeffries
City
Woodlawn Avenue
Ss. G. Crotty
Reed
Bern
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council
Sophia Music & Appliance
Sophia
Gibson Guitar
Banjo
Eletric
Ulf
Atlantic
Pacific
Dynafon
Dynaffon
Adel
Trire Ron ‘Amt
Fisher
Mountain Motors. Inc
First Avenue
Beckley, W. Va
A Am
Phataie Lee la Buich
ELD
Lyman
Nebr
George Weidman
Supreme Court
Mr. Justice
Dhig
Lydia
Pink- Hair
Pinkham
Toomen
Slydia E. Pinkham
Neville St
Beckley Theatre
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