Forty and Eight sponsor two children to camps this summer
After an officers election Raleigh County Volture No 753 of the Forty and Eight voted to sponsor two children this summer. One crippled child will go to Camp Limp-A-Little in Huntington in July and another to Virginia Beach for a week in August. New officer Charles Barefoot elected Chef de Gare, replacing C. C. Crawford.
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Raleigh County
Volture No
Limp- A-Little
Huntington
Virginia Beach
Charles Barefoot
C. C. Crawford
Rites Incomplete For Mine Victim Samuel Wiley
An East Park miner Samuel Wiley was killed Monday afternoon at Gulf Smokeless Coal Co. Tams No 2 mine. A half open electric switch tripped cars, Wiley a brake man, leaped, but the wreck struck him. The body is at Trent Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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East Park
Samuel Wiley
Tams No
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
Tams
Wiley
West Virginia
Trent Funeral Home
Three Miners Treated At Beckley Hospital
The Beckley Hospital treated three area men injured in separate mine accidents Monday night. Leonard Joe Martin 36 of Lanark injured his left foot at New River Co Stamford No. 2 Mine at 6 p.m. He was admitted at 8:30 p.m. with good condition. Joseph Richards 41 of Skelton admitted 10:45 p.m. after injuring the little finger of his right hand at 10 p.m. while back at work post incident. Shelby David Wolford 35 of Sophia admitted 10:30 p.m. with head and right ankle injuries from an 8 p.m. fall at Buckeye Coal and Coke Co. mine in Stephenson. His condition is fair.
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Beckley
Leonard Joe Martin
Lanark
New River Co
Stamford No. 2
Joseph Richards
Skelton
Richards
Martin
Shelby David Wolford
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Buckeye
Half Way Mark In Summer School At Wilson High
About 97 students from Sophia Trap Hill Mt Hope Oak Hill Shady Spring and Stovocvicinities have reached the half way mark in six week summer courses at Woodrow Wilson High School. The first term ends July 15. Courses include English US history and advanced social studies. Principal C G Peregoy says most are making up work while others aim to get ahead. Students are taught by regular high school faculty.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Sophia
Trap Hill
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Shady Spring
Stoco
Clifford Hoff Begins Six Month Jail Sentence
Clifford Hoff began a six month sentence in the Raleigh County Jail after arraignment before Magistrate Loren G. Daniels Sundial Goff faced charges of formation and intoxication. He could be released if he pays a $68 fine plus costs. He was lodged by State Police from Whitesville.
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Clifford Hoff
Raleigh
Loren G. Daniels
Sundial
Goff
Whitesville
Night Swimming To Be Supervised At Local Beach
To let residents use Little Beaver swimming facilities the beach will open this summer from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. A lifeguard will be on duty during these hours, said Frank Bowman park director. Beaches with new sand are in top condition and the lake is well lighted. Boats will be available until 10 p.m.
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Little Beaver
Frank Bowman
Bowman
Four Suits Filed Totaling 126000 in Raleigh County
Four suits totaling 126000 have been entered. J B Clay sues Anchor Coal Co for 75000 with P W Hendricks of Whitesville as attorney. Atlantic Greyhound Corp faces a 235000 suit by Ethel Bruno. Fred Elmore sues Okey Ray Stover for 25000 through Harriet Elmore. George Harizanoff Jr sues John M Baldwin and Jon Karl Baldwin for 1000 in Beckley.
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J. B. Clay
Anchor Coal Co
P. W. Hendricks
Whitesville
Clay
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Ethel Bruno
Fred Elmore
Harriet Elmore
Okey Ray Stover
Dry Hill
George Harizanoff Jr
T. H. 'Pat' McGowran To Address Churchmen
The Presbyterian Church group will meet at 6 15 p m Thursday for their monthly dinner. P H Pat McGo Director of Veterans Affairs in West Virginia will be the speaker.
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The
Presbyterian Church
P. H
Pat” McGo
Veterans Affairs
West Virginia
Virginia rejects Confederate bond request from 1863
A letter from Neuilly France to Gouverneur Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia asked payment of a $100 bond and 20 coupons issued by the States of America in 1863. State Treasurer Jesse Dillon said Virginia cannot be responsible for bonds of the entire Confederacy and that payment cannot be made under Federal and State Constitutions.
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Richmond
Neuilly
France
Monsieur le Gouverneur
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Eee States of America
Jesse Dillon
Pioneer Camp Opens At 4-H Beckwith Site
The Bluestone Pioneer Camp began Monday at the 4-H Camp in Beckwith with youths from Beckley Presbyterian Church. Attendees include Patty Anderson Harold Casali Flicka Daniel Sandra Lee Fox Martha Janutolo Joan Kushner Mary Keith Alma Payne Mary Lee Peter Rita Pietrantozzi Jean Bardin Sharon Rice Betsy Roberts Helen Smith Linda Tanner and Millard Thurmond. Counselors are Miss Ann Lou Ford and Miss Frances Sayre. New York state has a town named Alabama.
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Bluestone
Beckwith
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Patty Anderson
Harold Casali Flicka Daniel
Sandra Lee Fox
Martha Janutolo
Joan Kushner
Mary Keith
Alma Payne
Mary Lee Peter
Rita Pietrantozzi
Jean Bardin
Sharon Rice
Betsy Roberts
Helen Smith
Linda Tanner
Millard Thurmond
Ann Lou Ford
Frances Sayre
Union Discusses Store Conditions in Beckley Meeting
A Food Store Employees Union AFL gathering in Beckley discussed conditions in local stores and communities. Sherwood Spencer of Charleston led the general assembly held in the Memorial Building, addressing members from Beckley Mullens Mount Hope Lewisburg Rainelle and nearby areas.
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AFL
Beckley
General Assembly
Memorial
Sherwood Spencer
Charleston
Spencer
Mullens
Mount Hope
Lewisburg
Rainelle
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