25 Cities and Towns Hold Elections Today
25 West Virginia cities and towns held municipal elections with Democrats seeking posts in Welch for the first time in a decade. Towns listed include Buckhannon Keyser Morgantown Nitro Richwood Romney Ronceverte Shepherdstown and Bayard Capon Bridge Delbarton Glen Dale Grant Town Hambleton Thomas Hamlin Lost Creek New Haven Oceana Pineville Smithers Parsons Wardensville and more. The Welch ballot featured Democratic mayoral candidate Edward Lockhart and five council hopefuls after a petition challenge. In Morgantown Democratic Mayor Cliff Hough and others sought re election while Republicans listed former Mayor Robert Boyd among hopefuls.
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Associated Press
Welch
West Virginia
Buckhannon
Keyser
Morgantown
Nitro
Richwood
Romney
Ronceverte
Shepherdstown
Bayard
Grant County
Bethany
Capon Bridge
Delbarton
Mingo County
Glen Dale
Marshall County
Grant Town
Hambleton
Thomas
Tucker County
Hamlin
Lost Creek
Harrison County
New Haven
Mason County
Oceana
Pineville
Wyoming
Smithers
Fayette County
Parsons
Wardensville
Hardy County
Supreme Court
Edward Lockhart
City Council
Local VA Office Reports May Form Totals in Beckley
The Beckley office of the Veterans Administration announced May totals: 1,140 forms completed for veterans survivors and dependents, 741 benefit applications, 1,279 personal and 995 telephone contacts, and 513 counter inquiries handled by the receptionist. Keith W. Bailes, officer in charge, released the figures.
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Beckley Office
The
Veterans Administration For Veterans
Keith W. Bailes
Veterans Administration
Bailes
Picnic Facilities To Be Improved In City Park
Beckley junior chamber plans outdoor fireplaces at City Park and earmarks 700 dollars donated by the Beckley Junior Woman's Club for picnic tables and benches. The Jaycees fix June 28 for inaugural banquet at Black Knight Country Club with pre banquet cocktail party and post dance. They also plan sending four Raleigh County underprivileged children to YMCA Camp Horseshoe June 11 to 17.
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Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Park
Benny McManus
Beckley Junior Woman's Club
McManus
Jaycees
Black Knight Country Club
David Abrams
George Haldane
Raleigh County
Parsons
Billy Finney Feted On Second Birthday
Billy Finney celebrated his second birthday with a party at the Highland Avenue home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. W E Finney. Guests wore paper caps and whistles, played games, and had ginger ale ice cream and cake. Movies were filmed during the party. Attending were a list of children from Stephenson Beckley Ghent and nearby areas.
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AeGister
Lens
Billy Finney
Highland Avenue
W. E. Finney
Donna
Judy Beckelheimer
Patty Kingdon
Karen
Hank Wells
Kathy Roten
Verna Jane Mullins
Darrell Gosnell
Johnny Maddox
Mikey Miller
Patsy Black
Pat
Kathy McGhee
Barbara Ann Pauley
Robert Pauley
Brenda Lou Pauley
Gial Stewart
Billy Delp
Cindy Sue Davis
Shelia Compton
Linda Kay Brammer
Larry
Buddy Mitcham
Stephenson
Aland
Beckley
Cecil and McKinney
Ghent
Trent family greets Caloric girl in 6 lb 8 oz birth
Mr and Mrs Cyrus Trent of Caloric announce the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces born at 8 15 am at the Diese home. Parents Zari Cook listed as the family.
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Trents
Register
Caloric
Cyrus Trent
Zari Cook
Beckleyans to Attend Methodist Conference
Nine Beckley residents will attend the West Virginia conference of the Methodist church in Charleston from Thursday through Sunday. Participants include Rev W B Peck, Mrs R L Herndon, Robert Higgins of First Methodist, and Rev W P Eastwood, C D Munson, Frank Vaughan, and Mr and Mrs George W Bright of the Methodist Temple. Pastoral assignments for the coming year will be announced at Sunday's closing session by Bishop Lloyd C Wicke. This year marks the conference’s first June meeting, moved from September to avoid school changes for pastors' children.
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Beckley
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Charleston
W. B. Peck
R. L. Herndon
Robert Higgins
First Methodist Church
W. P. Eastwood
C. D. Munson
Frank Vaughan
George W. Bright
Methodist Temple
Lloyd C Wicke
Deeds On File In Raleigh County Land Transfers
Deeds filed yesterday in Raleigh County Clerk's office show Theo Hatcher and wife purchasing part of Lot 4 Section 3 Lilly Land Company Addition Beckley for about 4000 dollars from Benjamin D Tissue trustee. Other filings include Sparacino to Locke 19.62 acres Shady Spring District, Carter Hedrick to Stover 91.40 acres Lick Run Clear Fork District, Strock to Hatcher spouses Lot 2 Hollywood Truck Farms Addition Town District, Zimrick to Evans Koontz Lot 5 Daniel Section Beckley about 1000 dollars, Meador and wives to Norman Meador Garland Meador four Richmond District tracts.
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Theo Hatcher
Lilly Land Company
Beckley
Benjamin D. Tissue
Raleigh
Anthony J. Sparacino
Kermit Locke
Shady Spring District
B. E. Carter
Hedrick
James A. Stover
Lick Run
Clear Fork
James M. Strock
Ladie A. Hatcher
Vinson C. Hatcher
Hollywood Truck Farms
Julia Zimrick
Ross Evans
Margaret Koontz
Daniel
A. F. Meador
Norman FE. Meador
Garland D. Meador
Richmond
Safety Upgrades Urged for Leevale No 2 Mine
Federal reinspection of Leevale No 2 mine, 600 tons daily, recommends stronger ventilation and air locks, better haulageway upkeep, and safer electrical systems. Inspector M E Hall notes 147 workers were employed in May and praises timbering, permissible blasting, dust suppression, and conveyor protections while urging removal of slate falls and eye hazards.
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Leevale No
Leevale Collieries, Inc
Leevale
M. E. Hall
Hall
Army Men Visit Barrett on Furloughs
Two Army privates on furloughs visit Barrett this week. Pvt. Loren Tincher, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Tincher, and Pvt. Hillis Wallace, both stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky, are the visitors.
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Register
Barrett
Pvt
Loren Tincher
George Tincher
Hillis Wallace
Ft. Knox, Ky
Lanark Man Jailed on Destruction Charge
Archie Smith of Lanark held in Raleigh County jail on destruction of property and drunkenness after state police arrested him for throwing rocks at passing cars. Two other men, Walter Lucas of East Gulf and Oscar D Lilly, were jailed on assault and peace warrants.
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Lanark
Archie Smith
Raleigh
Walter Lucas
East Gulf
Oscar D. Lilly
Brammer Funeral Tomorrow For Mrs Lula Brammer
Funeral services for Lula Jane Brammer 63 of Calloway Heights will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Calloway Heights Community Church with Rev W E Thomas officiating Burial will be in Prosperity Cemetery She died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital after a short illness Born in Monroe County she was a daughter of the late H T and S W Hancock She lived in Raleigh County 48 years and belonged to Calloway Heights Community Church She is survived by husband William P Brammer four daughters four Hancock brothers two sisters and three grandchildren The body will be removed this afternoon from Calfee Funeral Home to the residence Active pallbearers are James Hancock Roy Hancock John Hancock Thedford Brammer W E Arndt and Edsel Arndt.
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Lula Jane Brammer
Calloway Heights
W. E. Thomas
Prosperity Cemetery
Brammer
Monroe County
H. T
S. W. Harvey Hancock
Raleigh County
William P. Brammer
Cleo Evelyn Hensley
Skelton
Clifford Gillespie
Piney View
Ormel Jones
Sprague
Anna Lee Brammer
W. E. Hancock
C. E. Hancock
Wolf Creek
W. E. Arndt
Edsel Arndt
Brammer Brammer
Lula Jane
Calfee
Prosperity
James Hancock
Roy Hancock
Johnny Hancock
Thedford Brammer
Caffee Funeral Home
Aldon Smith Dies At Home Of His Son
Aldon Smith, 70, died at the Mead home of his son Ola Smith at 10:35 last night after a 13 month illness. Funeral services will be 2 p m tomorrow at Farley Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Cleve Young and Rev. Wiley Cullop officiating. Burial in Farley Hill Cemetery. Survivors include brother John H. Smith of East Gulf, sister Mrs Annie Accord of Soulsville, daughters Mrs Lona Morris Export Pa, Mrs Bertha Cadle Winding Gulf, Mrs Nora Cadle Whitby, and sons Ola and Leonard Smith Mead. Body to be taken to Ola Smith home from Williams Funeral Home at Sophia at 2 p m today.
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Aldon Smith
Mead
Ola Smith
Farley Hill Baptist Church
Cleve Young
Wiley Cullop
Farley Hill Cemetery
John H. Smith
East Gulf
Annie Accord
Soulsville
Lona Morris
Export
Bertha Cadle
Winding Gulf
Nora Cadle
Whitby
Ola
Leonard Smith
Williams
Sophia
Government Lab Jobs Open in Washington DC Area
Applications are invited for Laboratory Mechanic and Laboratory Machinist positions by the U S Civil Service Commission. Henry Kent, local commission secretary, announced today. Examinations also open for Chemist Metallurgist Physicist Mathematician and Engineer with postings in the Potomac River Naval Command area. Details available from Kent at the local post office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Henry Kent
Civil Service Commission
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Potomac River Naval Command
Washington, D. C
Kent
Six ORC Units Meet This Week
Six local Organized Reserve Corps units will hold drill sessions this week under BEckley area instructors. Meetings include Company C 497th Engineer Combat Battalion at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the ORC armory with Marksmanship instruction.
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Organized Reserve Corps
Carl C. Dunham
Beckley
497Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Theeorc
North Oakwood Avenue
D .,. Casto
971St Engineer Combat Battalion
ORC
L. W. Peterson
780Th
Felix E Fisher
John E. Cooper
2894Th Ordnance Special Training Group
Lincoln-Mercury
Oakwood Avenue
Peterson
2824Th
Odi Casali
326Th Medical Base Depot Company
William J. Smith
Smith
Mullens Personal News Roundup From Local Suburbs
Mullens residents and visitors share summer plans and travel. Effie Delp travels to Glen Ferris to visit relatives. O H Martin Jr visits Ridge Crest Baptist Assembly near Asheville after college term. Several classmates and relatives, including Bill Gleaton and Dorothy Williams, plan summers elsewhere. NBC and CBS histories note the first radio network launch and rollouts.
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Register
Mullens
Effie Delp
West Mullens
Glen Ferris
Hugh H. Rogers
O. H. Martin, Jr
South Mullens
Carson-Newman Baptist College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Bill Gleaton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Death notice and assorted classifieds from True WV area
Silas N. Lucas of Beaver died at home on Monday June 5 at 11 30 am. Funeral service June 7 at 2 pm at James Chapel True using Rev Lois Whitley. Burial Tickie cemetery True. Also lists florists, ads for painting, floor sanding, tools, and job notices from Beckley to Oak Hill with various contact numbers. Includes found pets, rewards, and help wanted.
Pineville Personal News Highlights from Home Visits and Graduations
Last week at the Robertson home in Pineville the Damerons and their children Nancy Charles Albert and Linda Carole from Canvas visited. The Damerons plan to attend the Charleston Methodist Church annual conference this week. In Athens Concord College exercises were attended by local residents Mr and Mrs W M Lewis with their son William Lewis a graduate Miss Betty Lee Byrd and Mrs Goldin Cook and Mrs Ruby Layman who saw their granddaughter Rosa Marie Kidd graduate.
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Register
Pineville
A. B. Robertson
Charles Dameron
Nancy
Charles Albert
Linda Carole
Canvas
William Lewis
Lon F. Byrd
Betty Lee Byrd
Goldin Cook
Ruby Layman
Rosa Marie Kidd
Post War Trend Continues Toward Europe Union Talk
The piece argues a shift toward preparing for war to secure peace, with rising U S spending and closer transatlantic ties. It notes Secretary Acheson signals economic help to Europe after the Marshall Plan ends in 1952 and President Truman’s call for large arms spending, while over 50 lawmakers, including 25 senators, back federal union discussions with Europe.
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Russia
Europe
State Acheson
Truman
Congress
Evening schedule highlights from a mid century radio network
A dense, fragmented listing outlines daily 6 to 11 PM radio programming across networks CBS ABC MBS and CBA. It names shows such as News Broadcast One Man's Family Cavalcade of America Starlight Concert Bob Hope Life with Luigi This Is Your Life and It’s Our Business plus music dance and dramatic programs with multiple network affiliations and repeat slots.
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Abe
Cbs Network
Abe-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Cbs
One Man's Family
Abe Beulah
Cba
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Counter Spy
Monte Cristo
Gentlemen of Press
Mbs
Mbsa
Bob Hope
Luigi
Abe John Steelema
Penelope
Cbs News
Abec
Abe Johnny Dollar
Cbe
Abc
Abe Filiparlone
Mbe
Robert Nathan
Funeral notices for Brammer and Davis in local church services
Lula Jane Brammer aged 63 of Calloway Heights died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral from Calfee Funeral Home Tuesday at 4 pm. services Wednesday at 2 pm at Calloway Heights Community Church. burial Prosperity cemetery. Emmett Davis, 78 of Harper Road, died Sunday. service Tuesday 2 pm at Mt Tabor Baptist Church. burial Mount Tabor cemetery. Active pallbearers listed for both, with other names and honorary pallbearers. Field growth perennials advertised at H B Inn 308 Limit Street.
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Davis Davis
Emmett
Harper Road
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
B. C. Jennings
Mount Tabor
Frank Snuffer
Andy Cook
Kyle Davis
Robert Davis
Hess Davis
Jim Y Davis
Ay Petheonies
Wilts
Oreea
Ere
Felt Arper
Ule
Are Ook
Davis
Quate Lively
Howard O'Neal
Caffee Funeral Home
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John Morris
Robert Boyd
Methodist
Solons
Raymond Swarzyna
Civil Air Patrol
Washington
Shoreham Hotel
Col
L. E. Farnsworth
Huntington
CAP
M. G. Burnside
T. J. Hanley
Air Force
Thomas W. Wood
E. T. Andrews
Art Macdoules
William Johnson
William Aull
E. H. Hedrick
Gleaton
Martin
Ridge Crest Baptist Assembly
Ashville
N. C
Dorothy Williams
F. G. Williams
Mattie Carroll
Bluefield
Ann King
Knoxville
Joe Parsons
Moran Avenue
Cecil Taylor
Detroit
Mich
Taylor
Kenneth Dillon
Beckley and Pocahontas
Quebec
Montreal
Canada
Sarah Margaret
Anna Marie
Mrs. J. Slack
Pulaski
NBC
Cook Book
Wee Eee
Post-Herald Cook Books
Kroger Beckley
Michael’s
Mack Market
Clover Blossom Meat Market
Pase
Davies
Willard’s
Maxwell Hill
Shady Spring
Wood's
Beaver
Beckley Post-Herald
Post Herald
Cook Book Department
Rainelle
Bowyer and McClintic
Springdale
W. Va
Lucas
Snow Thornton Florists
Dia
Prince Street
Calloway Heights Community
Dial
Ra—_ County Humane Society
Glen Daniel
Carl Clark
Foster Hardware
M Wemp
Us Rvey
J. A
Montgomery Ward
Man Emro
Akill
Vergi Cox
Springdale Ave
Amiet Kitchen
Hospital
Swan Cleaners
Fuller Brush
Beckley and
Ee Territories
South Kanawha Stree
Watkins
E. K. Shuey
Sta. A
Columbus
Ohio
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Call Resoco
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine CO
S. Kanawhes St
Marguerite’s
Embees
Professional Directory
H. C. Kinzer
Howard L. Miller
Heber St. Dial
FMAN
KODAK
Virgil
Beckley W . Va
Nome
Beckley Ave
Hall & Mantle
Time Is
Time and Gift Shop
Neville
3Rd Ave
Aumarentan
Quarontaen
John W. Eye
Neville ST
Wright
Crab Orchard
Market Center
Kanawha Street
Home Builders
Beckley, W. Va
Houchins Mfg. Co., Inc
Tim
Locksmith Service
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
City Ave
Beckley Diat
H. B
Limit Street
Dee Lusesork
Glen di Daniel i
Orchard Avenue
Zenith
Maytag
Crosley
Maytag CO
Houchins Mfg. Co. Inc. Makers of
Houchins Blocks
Maxwell & Keyser
Prince St
Plumbing
Raleigh Glass
American Glass
South Oakwood and
Mabscott
Post-Herald & Register
Sunday Register
Beckley Newspapers
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