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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
11
Southern California Trojans remained in the chase for the NCAA baseball title by defeating St John s of Brooklyn 12 to 4 in a ragged contest last night.
Miss Nellie Ellison of Beckley has been named assistant professor of business education and administration at Concord College for one year, replacing Mrs. Kathryn Croft Tulley who takes a leave to focus on personnel work at the University of Cincinnati. Ellison is a Concord graduate with a master's from the University of Kentucky and honors from Who's Who in American Colleges. Other Concord appointments include Ralph Cunningham as Secondary Education Supervisor, and Roy W. Hickman returning as geography professor after a two year leave while pursuing a doctorate at Maryland. Also noted, seaman Carlos W. Treadway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Treadway, will join the USS Missouri on a midshipmen cruise to England and France this summer.
Miss Rachel Allen a Beckley College graduate wed Beverly C Blalock of Bluefield in Bland Street Methodist Church Bluefield. Officiant Dr Glenn W Stewart. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Ashby Allen Wayside. Reception at Dr and Mrs T E Vass home.
Ansted mayoral loser Shirley Pridemore, supported by Frank Love of Fayetteville, seeks to overturn the canvassed results. He cites 12 grounds from voting irregularities including Fox not being legally eligible, unregistered voters casting ballots, and improper ballot handling. If council upholds the initial tally, the case may move to Circuit Court.
In Lewisburg, Richard Alderson and Francis Holcomb face reckless flying counts after a Piper Cub crash landed in the Greenbrier River near Alderson. Police say the incident began with a flight from Alderson-Hinton Airport Saturday afternoon. the plane, valued at $900 and owned by James Tolley, was demolished but no serious injuries occurred. The two men were uninjured except for minor scrapes and were treated by Dr. J M Brown. A misdemeanor charge could bring up to $300 fine and a year in jail.
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