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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
4
Beckley tobacco dealers report no change in retail cigarette orders ahead of a July 1 tax increase. Some wholesalers anticipate a jump in sales elsewhere in West Virginia, while local shops brace for a rush and a statewide tax to fund a $100 million veterans bonus.
Temple Masons elect Friday night officers led by William K. Farrar as wor shipful master T Vaughan Hutchison senior warden and C Bierne Canterbury junior warden Charles C Farmer re elected treasurer Cecil L Miller secretary Other officers include Luther D Fink H G Bird Stuart F Andrews Charles E Walker and E S Pugh Sr A 1940 sedan collided with a rear of a 050 sedan Sunday at S Fayette and G Streets causing slight damage to both cars William Mapler 140 Mabesett and Clarence H Price 28 Charleston were drivers
Ten men, all named Negroes, forfeited $15 bonds in City Police Court Monday after a gambling raid on a G Street establishment Sunday. Other defendants included Robert C. Brannon Bluefield charged with reckless driving Paul 2 Rader Harper speeding John K Price Beckley speeding and Nestor Saunders Roanoke fined 15 for speeding Earl Davis released on 500 appearance bond for alleged assault and battery wife Irene Davis Ralph Bassiam Bluefield fined 56 for drunk driving.
Edward L. Flint purchases multiple parcels in Clear Fork District from Mr and Mrs Maeveay pauywour and other sellers. The deed was recorded with Raleigh County Clerk's office by J H Lilly Land Company. Properties include four lots with appurtenances and two lots on Shriver Avenue, and another lot on East Avenue in Ily Town. Amounts cited range around 1000s and 3000.
Three men entered guilty pleas Monday in three Criminal Court cases with sentences deferred to a later date. Mabes and Fred Black, indicted for grand larceny, admitted guilt. auto theft charges were added. Sentencing set for July 17 and October term for Cisco who pled guilty on a board warrant.
Applications for three marriage licenses are on file at the county clerk's office. Glen Algie Lively and Ann Gertrude Belle. James Guy Shrewsbury and Monnie Juan. Ita Williams and John Paul Moore. Two well-baby clinics are scheduled this week by the Raleigh County Health Department, one for Negro babies Wednesday at 10 to noon, and another Thursday at Montcoal from 9:30 to 11:30 with Dr. Berry. A building permit was issued to Kelly Conley for a three room frame house in the Atkinsville Addition, cost about 2500 dollars.
The Raleigh County Board of Education voted to buy six acres on Raleigh Road from Beaver Coal Corporation for 5000 dollars to locate a consolidated Negro school. Assistant superintendents J B Deck and John B Elliott cited central position and expansion room and the board also approved renting a field at Amigo for 75 dollars and paying 59 dollars yearly for upkeep of the used athletic field.
Bentley and local officials pursue Beckley area defense plant development. Bentley tours Washington agencies with Hedrick and Kilgore, promoting the Merits of locating defense plants here. The Beckley Story booklet remains available at the Chamber office.
The Raleigh County Jail faces scrutiny after a jail trusty is arrested on a sodomy charge, prompting Sheriff Mills to acknowledge flaws in the trusty system while planning no immediate changes. Other inmates, including William Reno, face extended sentences for intoxication and burglary-related charges, with trusties repeatedly leaving jail grounds and raising questions about oversight and elevator upkeep.
Among Coal City and Beckley sites 239 plus 426 residents received free chest X-rays, totaling 1301 and 1062 over two days. Mrs. A J Ginkel notes lower early figures vs last year due to age limit rise to 17. Jayceeettes and local volunteers manned Beckley unit, urging adults to get X-rayed yearly to detect and curb tuberculosis.
Replacing Glenn Shanklin, Iva Holliday becomes Chef de Gare of Vor ture No 753 with Monday’s election. New officers include W M Houchins as Chef de Train and James Holiday as Correspondant, plus Crawford, Locke, Johnston, Barker, Moorefield, Dunkley, Pedro, and Fugitt in key posts. Trustees named Irving Goldstein Dunkley and Fugitt. Also notes a King for a Day program in Charleston and funeral plans for Pvt Kenneth Shadrick, the first American infantryman killed in Korea, in Beckley Sunday.
Howard A. Silverman, 20, of Beckley, West Virginia, is chosen as official delegate to the national Pi Lambda Phi convention in West End New Jersey June 21 to 24. He attends as Mu Chapter representative from the University of West Virginia, retiring treasurer of the local chapter, accompanied by Manuel Pickus who succeeds him as treasurer.
Chief Clerk G. G. Greene announced the Education Board saved 6795 dollars and 43 cents during the year ending June 30, 1951 by using every available discount on bills. He noted many bids do not allow discounts, but they maximize discounts whenever possible.
Beckley Elks Lodge ritualistic team earned first place at Southern West Virginia event in Beckley to represent the state at the Grand Lodge Convention in Chicago July 1 5. Coach Lawrence E Priett and secretary Ross Irle will attend. 50 000 delegates expected. housing at Palmer House Stevens Hotel with Elks from 48 states and distant territories.
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