City Ordinance Seeks Bond Taking Duty Shift in Beckley
Beckley city council considers an ordinance to shift cash bond duties from police to deputy city recorders. Mayor appoints city employees to handle bonds while police chief or designee oversees operations. Police Chief Dee Hedrick warns of practical difficulties, including escorting prisoners to the station.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Wa. Va
WH. File, Jr
State Supreme Court
Tommy Roberts
File
Supreme Court
Roberts
Dee Hedrick
Five Raleigh County men plead guilty in theft cases
Five young Raleigh County men pleaded guilty to charges from breaking and entering to automobile theft. Sentencing is set for Saturday June 21 at 10 a.m. A sixth defendant received a jail term.
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Raleigh County
William Blankenship
Dorothy
Truax-Tract Coal Company
Thomas H. Sammions
Mingo County
Riffe
Nelle
Sammions
William Albert Hundley
Roanoke County
T Ms Produce Company
Vernon Rachburn Pritt
Lanark
Stanley General Store
Benny Benjamin Smith
Frank Albanese
Heber Street
Frank Wright
Beckley Negro
Robert Hicks
Donald Keener
Ward-Evans Motor Company
Rilfe
Onion juice boosts weed killer potency says MSU researchers
Michigan State College Experiment Station horticulturists report onion juice can raise 2 4 D weed killer potency by 10 to 20 times when diluted one part onion juice to 20 or 30 parts water. Drs. E H Luces and C L Hammer note field tests are planned and aim to cut chemical costs for weed control.
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New York
Michigan State College Experiment Station
E. H. Luces
C. L. Hammer
W. R. Gardner
Foreign bidding for meat pushes U S price upward
The Associated Press reports foreign buyers paying up to four cents a pound more for export meat is blamed for rising U S retail prices. Industry spokesmen in New York, Philadelphia cite European demand and overseas shipments as key factors, with prices climbing locally and in Philadelphia and Chicago packers noting varied effects.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Europe
Jack Kranis
National Meat Industry Council
England
Germany
Poland
Belgium
France
Kranis
Russia
District of Columbia
OPA
Eugene G. Schulz
New York City
Department of Markets
Manhattan
John 2. Diendorfer
Pennsylvania Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Midwest
Chicago
A Job For Boy Calling Extra
A garbled AP wire item from New York discusses radio news alerts. The fragment mentions a gadget to notify when a radio is turning on or off and hints at big news announcements or televised shows. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear names or dates.
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Associated Press
New York
Electronics! Magazine
Suits Dismissed in Circuit Court in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County circuit court a set of five cases saw three dismissals, one continuation, and a non-suit. Judge Ben H. Ashworth filed dismissal orders for Raymond Coots vs Provident Life and Accident. J H Buchanan Ida Wheeler vs Julia Elkin and Roy Elkin Jr.. Delma Kirby vs Ray Williams. The DeMilla vs Richmond case was continued for next term due to conflict with Kanawha County cases. Mrs Marion Brooks vs R R Noel was non-suited with court costs and a $10 attorney’s fee awarded to the defendant.
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Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office
Ben H. Ashworth
Raymond Coots
Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company
J. H. Buchanan
Ida Wheeler
Julia Elkin
Roy Elkin, Jr
Delma Kirby
Ray Williams
Ashworth
Isolated Ulithi Atoll Becomes Quiet Strait Post
Ulithi Atoll once a major fleet anchor and supply hub now hosts under two dozen Navy and Coast Guard personnel. The weather station and loran aid run dull life as sailors adapt to six month tours, limited contact, and rare visits by supply ships.
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Don Whetenead
Pontageras Island
Ulithi Atol
Ulithi Atoll
Coast Guard
Ulithi
Goldman
Bus Service Proposed For Clothing Factory
Beckley bus firms seek PSC permission to extend lines to serve a men’s clothing factory on U S Route 19 21 By Pass. Proposals cover routes through Calloway Heights Pinecrest Noel Avenue and Ball Street and possible transfers among local companies before PSC hearings June 19.
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Beckley
Public Service Commission
Charleston
U. S
Quesenberry Bus
Raleigh Transit Company
Calloway Heights
Lower State
Warden Road
Pinecrest
Sanitarium
Noel Avenue
Ball Street
PSC
Consolidated Bus Company
Quesenberry Bus Company
Wravel
Maxwell Hill Road
WJLS
Scooter Girl
Mrs EB C Swisher a 70 plus year old resident of Lawton Oklahoma has bought a three wheel motor scooter for town errands She recalls riding a bay horse when the city began in 1901 and notes she never wanted a car until now a scooter felt closest to one.
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Lawton
Okla
EB. C. Swisher
Family Doctor Should Have Prestige Says AMA Heads
AMA leaders Harrison H. Shoulders and his successor in Atlantic City urged restoring the family doctor to prominence and prestige. They cited that 85 percent of diseases presented by patients can be diagnosed and treated properly by the family doctor.
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Ama
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
Harrison H. Shoulders
Nashville, Tenn
Organization
House of Delegates
Smiths Team Up To Help Justice In Raleigh County
Two members of the Smiths collaborate in a legal matter in Raleigh County criminal court. The event references a House address, grand jury issues, and appointments for replacements as a two day general session is planned.
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Smiths
Justice
Raleigh County
House
AMA
Edward L. Bortz
W. A. Riffe
Apd
Philadelphia
Association
Tor
Roy’ I. Smith
Veterans Affairs
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