It's A Lot Like France Bride Falls For Beckley Area
Lucienne Philippe Jenkins a Grasse France native and wife of Navy man Franklin Jenkins settles in Beckley West Virginia after marriage in 1957. She adapted learning English drove an American car and enjoys the Beckley area’s shopping convenience while planning a long stay. The couple previously lived in Naples Italy and Cannes France where Jenkins served on a tanker. The dog Lassie a collie accompanies them and understands both languages. Jenkins hopes to settle in Beckley after his Navy service and continues diesel work training.
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America
France
Franklin Jenkins
MacArthur
Lucienne Philippe
Grasse
Riviera
Beckley
Lucienne
Jenkins
Bernie Jenkins
Register
Woodrow Wilson High School
Navy
Panama City
Florida
Naples
Italy
United States
Lassie
General DeGaulle
Unusual 20 ton truck hoisted by coal tipple belt line
A 20 ton truck became hung under a tipple belt at C. H. Mead Coal Co. when its bed folded into a dumping position. Grady Keaton drove under the line unaware, rescuers Jake Calvert Acie Fletcher and Sammy Sargent freed the truck after three hours with a bull dozer. Also, General Motors promotes a travel game for kids called Lookie to entertain families on long trips.
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C. H. Mead Coal Co
Tpple
Grady Keaton
Jake Calvert
Tipple Foreman
Acie Fletcher
Sammy Sargent
Rhodell
Service Promotion Department
General Motors
Eleven-year-old helps motherless birds find care
In Rhode Island, Walter Whittaker and his cousin Elizabeth Ann Wood rescue four deserted sparrow chicks. A shoe box nest provides warmth and food after the mother bird stops feeding, preventing a repeat of a prior summer tragedy when starving chicks died.
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Elizabeth Ann Wood
Rhodell
Elizabeth
Walter Whittaker
Walter
Whittaker
Elizabeth Ann Wood, Ll
Whittakers
Edna Smith Succumbs At 73 In Salem Virginia
Mrs Edna Tigrett Smith of Rt 3 Salem Va died Wednesday night in Clifton Forge Va at 72 73 as a retired clerk for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Her husband Ed Smith died in 1933 He was a C and D and Virginian Railway Co freight agent in Beckley Survivors include a sister Mrs Myrtle Gaujot Funeral services will be held 11 am Saturday at the John M Oakey and Son Funeral Home Salem Rev W Hugh Carter officiating Burial will be in Sherwood Cemetery Roanoke County
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Edna Tigrett Smith
Salem
Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Ed Smith
C and D and Virginian Railway Co
Beckley
Myrtle Gaujot
John M. Oakey and Son Funeral
Army reservists complete Fort Lee seminar session
Lt. Col. John E. Cooper of 704 Northwestern Ave returned Sunday from a top level supply management seminar in Fort Lee Virginia. He was among 81 high ranking Army reservists spending their two week duty tours at sessions run by the Army Logistics Management Center. Cooper is general manager of Beckley Lincoln Mercury Sales.
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John E. Cooper
Northwestern Ave
Fort Lee
Army
Army Logistics Management Center
Cooper
Beckley Lincoln-Mercury Sales
New Hope Baptist Church Sets Evening Meeting Today
The Rev Henry Dubois announces a 7 pm church business meeting for all members. The annual Sunday School picture is planned for Saturday at Hill Top and a bus will depart the church at 9 am for Hill Top.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Henry Dubois
Hill Top
Patent Granted for Airborne Self-Propelled Torpedo Launcher
On July 16 1912 Rear Admiral Bradley A Fiske received a patent for directing and delivering an attack by a self propelled torpedo launched from an airplane.
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Bradley A. Fiske
Veterans fared better than most in recession says report
Figures from the U S Labor Department show West Virginia veterans weathered the 15 month downturn with employment losses under three percent, compared with an average national drop near seven percent. The article notes veterans did lose jobs last year but to a lesser extent.
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West Virginia
U. S. Labor Department
Veterans Reap Jobs and School Gains While GI Programs Evolving
Veterans continue to secure skilled employment and higher education outcomes. GI benefits drive sustained housing activity but loans drift as lenders pull from VA markets. Pension and compensation inquiries rise at Beckley VA Hospital as program details guide eligible World War I II and Korean conflict veterans.
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Veterans Administration
E. F. Gibbs
Lontact
Beckley
Gibbs
Revised primary grade cards ready by September
Revised grade cards will be ready for Raleigh County pupils in September. Superintendent Sherman C Trail approved revisions to fit the primary block with eight levels of instruction. The Primary block aims to ground students in reading fundamentals and allows self paced progress through four levels first year, two second year, and three third year, with some completing in two or four years.
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Raleigh County
Sherman C. Trail
Mason Anderson
Dewey Bone
Anderson
Crab Orchard
Shady Spring
Boots Dilley
Lottie Dew
Glenna Underwood
Mary Scott
Bolen Sentenced On Moonshine Charge In Federal Court
U S District Judge Harry E Watkins sentenced Dewey Bolen 54 to two years in Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary after pleading guilty to moonshine possession He was fined 100 and hit with a 500 penalty fee The case opened a two day comeback session in the Raleigh County Criminal Court room The judge noted Bolens prior arrests for moonshine cockfighting breaking and entering and theft A juvenile hearing followed in chambers
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U. S
Harry E. Watkins
Dewey Bolen
Odd
Lewisburg
Federal District Court
Raleigh
Bolen
Forfeitures Totaled 135.50 In City Police Court
A Thursday night session of City Police Court saw total forfeitures of 135.50. Jimhazel Milam of Helen forfeited a 20 bond on a speeding charge, while Jerry Spangler of Beckley lost 15 for failing to keep his vehicle under control. John Knight of 303 Canady St forfeited 10 for operating with invalid registration, and William Hatcher of Reservation Avenue 10 for the same offense. Roger P Keeney of Mount Hope forfeited 5 for running a red light, and William Hairston of Beckley paid 5 costs on a traffic warrant. Four others charged with drunkenness forfeited 70.50. The note adds Navy midshipman origins as messengers on early warships.</s>
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Jimhazel Milam
Helen
Jerry Spangler
Beckley
John Knight
Canady St
William Hatcher
Reservation Avenue
Roger P. Keeney
Mount Hope
William Hairston
Barbour Bonded On Moonshine Transport Charge
Beckleyan George Howard Barbour posted a 500 bond in Raleigh County Court Thursday after arrest by city police for transporting moonshine whisky. Barbour appeared before U S Commissioner W A Riffe, jailed at 10 15 a m, and police found 17 gallons of illicit whisky. His 1949 model car was seized by agents of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division.
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Beckleyan
Raleigh
U. S. Southern Federal District Court
George Howard Barbour
U. S
W. A. Riffe
Barbour
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Beclkey Man’s Mother Dies in Grundy Residence
The mother of two Beckley men, Mrs Leventha Smith Stacy, 72, Grundy Virginia, died at 6 30 a m Thursday in her Grundy residence. Surviving are five sons Ted and Fred Stacy of Beckley and Bill Seattle Joe Shinnston George Ft Lauderdale Fla. four daughters Mrs Virgie …
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Beckley
Leventha Smith Stacy
Grundy
Ted
Fred Stacy
Beckey
Bill
Seattle
Wash
Joe
Shinnston
George
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Virgie
Marine Career Draws Closer For County Girl
Joan E Carman of Stotesbury, a Marshall College senior, completes a six week Marine Corps Officer Candidate course at Quantico. Upon graduation she will be commissioned a second lieutenant and serve two years on active duty in the United States Hawaii or Europe. Carman is majoring in geography with minors in Spanish and business administration and active in International Relations and Spanish Clubs.
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Marine Corps
Quantico
Joan FE. Carman
Stotesbury
Marshall College
Marshall
Carman
Hawaii
Europe
The
Interna
Notable Family Group from Rise Washington Mentioned in Obituary
Justus, Hurley, Idna Meadows, Hurley, Margie Brooks, Cor liss, and Orpha Kerr are connected to San Diego California. The obituary lists two brothers Han nibal Smith and Ted Smith both of Rise Washington along with two sisters Leane and Iva of Rise. The family includes 35 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
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Justus
Hurley
Idna Meadows
Margie Brooks
Corliss
Orpha Kerr
San Diego
Calif
Hannibal Smith
Ted Smith
Rise, Wash
Leane
Iva
Rise
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Cline
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JC. O. Carman
Miss Carman
Mark Twain High School
Joan E, Carman
L& B
Kingan Piedmont Sliced
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Swift
L&b
Luzianne
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