U S Chamber Official To Speak In Beckley
Duane Strawbridge of the National Chamber of Commerce will discuss the impact of partial mobilization on Beckley businessmen at a March 15 luncheon at El Chico Cafe. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event and asks attendees to notify G A Bentley for reservations.
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Beckley
Duane Strawbridge
National Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
el Chico Cafe
G. A. Bentley
Strawbridge
Bentley
Washington
Pentagon
Three Area Reservists Volunteer for Active Duty
Three Army Reservists from the region have volunteered for active service. Pic. Luen E. Williams of East Beckley, Pic. Glen C. Hall of Mabscott, and Cpl. Sonny J. Peake of Princeton will serve 21 months unless sooner released or Congress extends their tours. Col. Willard B. Carlock, senior West Virginia Army Reserve instructor, announced the details.
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Pic
Luen E. Williams
Limit Street
East Beckley
Glen C. Hall
Mabscott
Sonny J. Peake
Princeton
Willard B. Carlock
West Virginia
Congress
Crawford Funeral for Mrs Lillie Ann Crawford
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Ann Crawford 71 of Sprague are set for Sunday at 2 p m in Rose Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mont Carr and the Rev. Ernest Barley officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park She died at 2 25 am yesterday in an Oak Hill hospital Survivors include two daughters Mrs K E Hudson of Carlisle and Mrs H R Brown of Beckley six grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Lillie Ann Crawford
Sprague
Rose Funeral Home
Mont Carr
Ernest Barley
Sunset Memorial Park
Two Chambers to Seek Route 21 Improvement
Beckley and Bluefield chambers plan a joint effort to improve U S Route 21 between the cities. Beckley reps G A Bentley A K Canterbury E E Bibb Charles Hadel W M Kessel Cecil W Lovell Warren M Reeser join Bluefield officials to map strategy after complaints about the main link’s condition.
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Beckley and
Bluefield
Warren M. Reeser
Chambers of Commerce
Beckley
Circuit Jury Awards $800 in West Virginia Car Crash Case
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury awarded John Mason $800 after a two car collision at Routes 41 and 19 21 near Beckley on April 25 1950. Mason sued George McClanahan and Jack Quesenberry of Lanark for damages claiming his car was heavily damaged by McClanahan who drove the other vehicle owned by Quesenberry. Quesenberry was dismissed as a defendant by Judge Ben H. Ashworth for lack of showing he acted as McClanahan’s agent.
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Raleigh
John Mason
Harper Road
Beckley
Mason
George McClanahan
Jack Quesenberry
Lanark
McClanahan
Quesenberry
Ben H. Ashworth
Two Area Men Enlist For Marine Service
Harold K Harrison 18 of Renick and Donald Ray Young 19 of East Rainelle enlisted as privates in the U S Marine Corps for the duration of the national emergency. They were sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina for training under S Sgt C B V Hisel.
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Marine Service
U. S. Marine Corps
S Sgt. C. B.v .Hisel
Marine
Harold K. Harrison
Renick
Donald Ray Young
East Rainelle
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Stolen Tire Ring Warned to Report Purchasers
Beckley State Police warn any buyers who purchased tires from a Mabscott man in recent months to report immediately. Ira M. Helm known as Speedy or Stormy waived 10 action of the grand jury in February for theft of tires worth $1000. Two Beckley men also waived hearings on charges of buying stolen property. Police urged prompt reporting at the local State Police headquarters.
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Beckley
Ira M. Helm
28 Area Men Enter Fraternities at Concord College
Twenty eight area men signed to prep for four fraternities at Concord College in Athens. They will complete their six week prep season on April 4. Names include Coleman Ogg Randy Snyder both of Beckley and others from Fayetteville Pineville Mabscott Mulll Tens and nearby towns across the region.
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Concord College
Athens
Sigma Tau Gamma
Coleman Ogg
Randy Snyder
Beckley
Austin Woolwine
Leo Massocchi
Jerald Martin
Fayetteville
Fred Ashafer
Pineville
Carlos Cook
Mabscott
Jack Burford
Mul-l Tens
Delta Delta Delta Tau
Robert David Warden
Don Miller
Bill Warden
Frank Samples
Pemberton
Donald Baugess
Beles
Arlo Rogers
Flat Top
Eric Edwards
Matthew Edwards
Oak Hill
Phi Delta Pi
Ken Nutter
Dick Smith
Bill Ward
Bob Evans
Hubert Stone
Mt. Hope
Hubert Fletcher
Killarney
Tom Gillian
Sandstone
Carlile Moye
Epperly
Tom Roush
Alderson
jRappa Sigma Kappa
Arthur Jarrell
Pine Knob
Dallasy Comuzzi
Laurel Creek
Church of God Plans 16 Day Campaign Here
The Church of God schedules a 16 day meeting March 3 to 18 at the Memorial Building with Rev. T F Jones of Cleveland Tennessee in charge of evening services and Rev A C Wilson of London England as afternoon lecturer at Sprague Church of God. Building permits issued total 3000 dollars for two houses on Vance Drive and the By Pass Pinecrest Addition with values 5000 and 2500 respectively.
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Church OF God
Memorial
Churches of God
Beckley
T. F. Jones
Cleveland
Tenn
A. C. Wilson
London
England
Jones
Wilson
Sprague
William P. la- Tew
Virgil Elkins
Reba Elkins
Vance Drive
Johnstown
J. E. Davis
Pinecrest Addition
Meeting to Plan Two New Scout Troops
Scout executive Gus F. Walker says a planning meeting will form two new Boy Scout troops in Coal City and Princewick. The session is set for 3 p.m. Saturday at the Coal City Freewill Baptist Church.
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Coal City
Princewick
Gus F. Walker
Coal City Freewill Baptist Church
Scouters Inspect Returns From Five Districts
About $11 981 has been realized from five districts taking part in the drive. Summers District planned its campaign in the fall. Johnson spoke at the meeting of drive workers Wednesday night at El Chico.
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Summers
Johnson
EL Chico
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
William Andrew Morgan of Beckley pleaded guilty to driving while drunk before Magistrate T. N. Thurman and was fined 50 dollars and costs.
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William Andrew Morgan
Beckley
T. N. Thurman
Richmond Man Alfonso Richmond dies suddenly at 52
Alfonso Richmond, 52, of Beaver, a saw filer and Beckley Masonic member, died suddenly at 3 p m yesterday of a heart attack while at work. Funeral services at 2 p m Saturday at Beaver Community Church with Masonic rites. Burial at Blue Ridge Cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Belle Richmond Beaver and sister Mrs Lucille Underwood Lillybrook. Body at Calfee Funeral Home until 4 p.m Friday then moved to Beaver residence.
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Belle Christian Richmond
Raleigh County
Beckley Lodge
A. F
A. M
Beckley
Royal Arch 38
Belle Richmond
Beaver
Lucille Undderwood
Lillybrook
Calfee
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Mead
Howard ©. Treadway
George Holmes
Dempsey J. Crouse
Marvin J. Sweeney
U.S. Chamber
Crawford
Kyle's Certified Cleaners
South Kanawha St
Beter
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Canada
Oak Hill Fayetteville
Mount Hope
Beckley Music & Electric Company
DuMont Television
Fayette County
du Mont
Revere
Beckley Music
Ba Television
St. Fayette St
Axminster
Neville Street
Tamora
China
Ay Liege
Lewis
Howard B. Fitnier
Appalachian Council
M. L. Johnson
Boy Scouts of America
G. M. Powers
Main St
Richmond
William Nixon and
Jack Wagner
Charleston
Hickey-Freeman
Dobbs
Alfred
Hathaway
Countess Mara
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