Retired Sprague Miner Walter Black Dies at 74
Walter Preston Black 74 of Sprague dies at home after a five year illness. Retired miner and Presbyterian Church member funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at Calfee Funeral Home chapel with Rev. B L Jones officiating. Burial at Mount Tabor Cemetery. Survived by widow Ella Black two daughters Lona Wassell and Florence Lewis four sons William Gatley Bridge Preston Jo rn Woodrow Black three brothers Carl Don Black Emory Blacks Top and Della Persinger Ida Osborne and Mrs Petty Craft.
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Sprague
Presbyterian Church
B. L. Jones
Calfee Funeral Home
Mount Tabor
Ella Black
Lona Wassell
Florence Lewis
William Black
Gatley Bridge
Preston Black
Chicago
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Woodrow Black
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Don Black
Emory Blacks Top
Della Persinger
Ida Osborne
Petty Craft
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Highway Perils Loom For Careless Walkers
State troopers warn West Virginia pedestrians face grave danger as road deaths rise this year. They urge walkers to stay off roads at night, walk on the left facing traffic, and avoid claiming road rights that risk life and limb.
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West Virginia
Navy Recruiter to Visit Beckley Courthouse This Week
Navy recruiter from the Navy Recruiting Service, Schmid, will be in the Beckley courthouse from 10:30 a.m. each day this week. Men interested in enlisting or veterans seeking information on the Naval Reserve or related matters are urged to consult Schmidt during those hours.
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Schmid
Navy
Beckley
Naval Reserve
72 Raleigh Land Transfers Filed
The Raleigh County clerk's office lists 22 deeds filed for transfer of land in Beckley and surrounding areas. Transfers include Jennings to Miller in Lilly Heights, Blake to Dempsey on Young Street, and Persinger to McNeal in Crab Orchard Heights, among others. Several parcels in Beckley Town District, Shady Spring, and Marsh Fork District are noted with values around $500 to $4,000.
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Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
J. Ro
Carrie Jennings
Buford
Mabel Miller
Lilly Heights
Pearl Blake
Sarah Jane Pawars
Young Street
Lawrence Persinger
John
May McNeal
Crab Orchard Heights
Pearl B
Harry E. Buskirk
Seth A
Grace Dempsey
Beaver Heights
Beckley
W. M
Mable McCutcheon
Everett L
Mary Warren
McCreery Court
Harry Preston
Edith Wadde Thompson
James C
Mary Losi Dutton
Ford
M. C
Grace Walls
Otis Ray Cole
Pines Creek Baby Farms
Slab Fork
B. D
Nola M. Lilly
iCharles Edward Starks
Lilly View
B. E. Carter
Et Als
Blanche M. Via
Whitestick
Mabscott
Basil
Ova Hawley
H. A. Stansbury
Deanfield
Charles Stansbury
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill
K. Minter
Lee Roy Robinson
South Fayette Street
Coal Reserves Spotlighted as Key Mineral Resource
Dr. Harold J. Rose told the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that US coal reserves are vast and could meet 1500 years of demand for heat power and fuels. He said US deposits amount to about half the world’s known reserves and remain the nation’s cornerstone resource amid rising global scarcity.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Harold J. Rose
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Pittsburgh
U. S
Rose
Five Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Raleigh County
Five new applications for marriage licenses are on file at the Raleigh County clerk’s office. Prospective couples include Vernon J. Bays and Margaret Ann Bailey. Hart Bailey and Bessie Jane Hunt. John Robert Boyden and Cleola Mae Wood. Carl Collis Hodge and Irene Frances Spears. Alonzo Moore and Mary Catherine Ewing.
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Raleigh County
Vernon J. Bays
Margaret Ann Bailey
Beckley
Hart Bailey
Clear Creek
Bessie Jane Hunt
Piney View
John Robert Boyden
East Gulf
Cleola Mae Wood
Glen White
Carl Collis Hodge
Ameagle
Irene Frances Spears
Eunice
Alonzo Moore
Wickham
Mary Catherine Ewing
Lanark
How to Keep Dentures Firm and Comfortable
Advertisement promotes an alkaline denture powder that keeps false teeth in place during eating talking and laughing. It claims a firmer fit without gummy taste or plate odor and no foamy aftertaste. It urges readers to try the product today.
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