Eleven Recruits Sworn In At Beckley Station
Eleven recruits were sworn in at Beckley’s Main Recruiting and Examining Station. Three Army enlistees headed to Fort Knox Kentucky and eight joined the Air Force bound for Sampson Air Force Base Geneva New York. Enlistees include Ted Jackson Perkins Beckley Robert William Hunter and Frank James Reid. Others poised for Air Force service include Lesley Elmer Spade Glenn Elkins Thomas Carter Joe Law son Freddie Law son William Giles Jr Robert Schrader and Billie Joe Myers.
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Fort Knox
Ted Jackson Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins
Whitby
Robert William Hunter
van Hunter
Beckley
Frank James Reid
George Reid
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Air Force
Air Force Blue Are Lesley Elmer Spade, 17, Son of Beulah Irene Adkins
Hinton
Glenn Willis Elkins
Margaret Elkins
Squire
Thomas Russell Carter Jr
Thomas Russell Carter
Brooklyn
W. Va
Joe Elbert Lawson
Sallie Lawson
Cunard
Freddie Owen Lawson
Ester Lawson
Fayetteville
William
Robert Giles Jr
William R. Giles
Gallagher
Robert James Schrader
Dave Butler
Billie Joe Myers
Fred A. Myers
Charmco
State to receive 7975 acre Holly River Park title
The state is poised to acquire title to 7975 acre Holly River State Park in Webster and Upshur counties from the federal government after a Forest Service deed draft with a minor change. Negotiations began about a year ago, with title transfer likely in weeks for a nominal $1 fee. The state will then control improvements previously limited by leasing and CCC-developed facilities.
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No Aston Wi
Holly River
Webster
Upshur
Carl J. Johnson
Attorney General's Office
US. Forest Service
Conservation Commission
Johnson
Broiler Price Market Advances Amid Stagnant Recovery
The broiler market price records a second advance since mid December. Prices sit around 21 to 23 cents, mostly 22, after December low of 18 cents. January showed a brief uptick but the market receded and delays a full recovery until late March. Chick placements on farms remain high, potentially hindering early recovery.
Elk Refining Acquires Atlas Lubricant Corp
Elk Refining Company has acquired Atlas Lubricant Corp of New Orleans. The deal expands production and employment in West Virginia by creating a southern market for Elk products. Atlas assets include 250000 square feet of warehouse space, bulk storage, tires and accessories, high speed canning and drumming, and facilities able to load 34 rail cars and 22 trucks. F J Henry remains Atlas president. Walter W May stays as vice president. Atlas’ primary business is packaging and marketing petroleum products under its brands and providing packaging services nationally and abroad. Elk Refining operates a large refinery processing Pennsylvania Grade crude oil and shipping nationwide and internationally. Immediate improvements are planned for the Atlas plant to enhance customer service. Grover L Howard named secretary treasurer of Atlas. Atlas directors include Henry, May, Howard, R D Lowe, and J R Schmitt.
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Atlas Corporation
F. J. Henry
Atlas
Walter W. May
Atlas Lubricant Corporation
United States
Elk Refining Company
Pennsylvania
F. G. Bannerot Jr
Elk
Grover L. Howard
Henry
May and Howard
R D. Lowe
Charleston
The
J. R. Schmitt
Philadelphia
Tiona Petroleum Co
Engineers to Hear Talk On Rural Development
The Appalachian Chapter of West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers will hear an explanation of the Rural Development Program at its March 8 meeting at 7 p.m. at El Chico. T. Shackelford RDC manager will outline the program and dairy developments. O. C. Hutchison RDC poultry coordinator will discuss broiler and egg production. Robert Dwight, RDC Country Life Commission chairman, will discuss the self-improvement program across 28 communities in the New River Country Life Program.
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Appalachian Chapter
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
el Chico
Co. T. Shackelford
RDC
O. C. Hutchison
Robert Dwight
RDC Country Life Commission
New River Country Life
Former Resident Paul Richmond Dies in Columbus Hospital
Paul Richmond, formerly of Shady Springs, died at 9 p.m. Monday in a Columbus Ohio hospital. The body is to be taken to Caffee Funeral Home today and will lie there until funeral arrangements are finalized.
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Paul Richmond
Shady Springs
Columbus
Caffee Funeral
Caffee Funeral Home
County Draft Quota Set for March Inductees
Beckley announces a quota of 18 inductees for March under the Selective Service Act of 1948. Reporting date is March 23 with notices mailed around March 8. Selectees enter the U S Army for two years.
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Selective Service Board 18
Beckley
U. S. Army
Live poultry market reports from Shenandoah and South Branch areas
Shenandoah Valley market shows broilers and fryers at 21 to 23 cents, heavy hens 24 to 25, one lot turkey fryers at 37, breeder hens at 35. receipts heavy and demand fair to good. South Branch reports 93,000 head of broilers at 21 to 24 cents, one lot heavy hens at 24, and 800 head Beltsville turkeys at 35. South Branch Poultry Auction about 1 cent higher with 107,800 head offered in 41 lots.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Charleston
South Branch Valley
Beltsville
South Branch
Evangelist Sears to Speak at Youth for Christ Rally Tonight
The evangelist Cedric Sears, longtime Youth for Christ leader linked with Robert Cook and Billy Graham, will address a 7:30 p.m. rally in Owen Sound Ontario at a dilapidated high school where he warned the building might burn. The Sunday fire followed, and the grateful mayor awarded him a key to the city, though Sears calls it coincidence.
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Youth For Christ
Cedric Sears
Youth For Christ Work
Robert Cook
Billy Graham
Owen Sound High School
Ontario
Sears
Providence
Pep Boy claims Ostrex boosts vitality and energy
An elderly man credits Ostrex with added vigor, claiming it gave him a youthful boost. The ad targets iron deficiency in adults over 40 warning of fatigue and offering Ostrex Tonic Tablets for 50 cents.
Feast of Purim To Be Observed In Beckley
The Feast of Purim will be observed on March 18 by Beckley Jews and others worldwide. The holiday recalls Esther's courage in Persia and the defeat of Haman, with synagogue services, re readings from the Book of Esther, and celebrations in schools and homes.
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Beckley
Haman
Mordecai
Esther
Persia
New Baby Stamp Reminder Highlights Post Office Fees
Deeds totaling about nineteen thousand dollars were filed in Raleigh County today. Several parcels changed hands between Cook and Maxwell, with values around seven and eleven thousand dollars, plus smaller transfers in Beckley and Shady Spring. Acting Postmaster Lilly warns birth announcements and invitations often omit last names and addresses, causing postage due delays.
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Raleigh
Ruben H
Alva Lee Cook
R. L
Martha O. Maxwell
Beckley
Beckley-Prince Highway 41
William T
Corinthia Mercer
J. W. Walters
M. W. Powers
Beckley Court
Sarah Powers
G. M. Powers
Kermit D
Willa May White
J. S. Welch
Inez White
Pauline Hedren
Shady Spring
New
Clear Fork
Mamie
James D. Scarbro
Tellie Workman
A. Fray Lilly
Joe
Mary
Lilly
Attendance in Raleigh County Schools Nearly Back to Normal
Raleigh County schools were nearly back to normal after the winter storm. Most schools will operate today per Supt. D. W. Bryson, with exceptions where roads remain impassable for buses and travel is hazardous.
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Raleigh County
Supt
D. W. Bryson
Infant McGrady Dies at Birth in Beckley
Phillip Blane McGrady infant son of Mr and Mrs Raymond McGrady of Laurel Terrace Beckley died at 12 30 am in a local hospital. Survived by sister Debra Sue maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hicks Beckley paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Earl McGrady Beckley. Body at Coffee Funeral Home until funeral arrangements are completed.
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Phillip Blane McGrady
Raymond MceGrady
Laurel Terrace
Beckley
Debra Sue
Lawrence Hicks
Earl McGrady
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Red Cross
Elmer L. Davis
S. Roger Brown
Earl C. Carter
Army
Don R. Woodard
Internal Revenue
Woodard
Brown
Social Security Office
Social Security
Internal Revenue Office
Howe St
Beckley Main
Elk Refining
Atlas Lubricant Corp
New Orleans
George B. Chambers
Elk Refining Co
Chambers
Louisiana Corporation
West Virginia
Purim
Reson
Jane Parker
America
Azp Food Stores
Stanley Bender
Veterans Division
American Red Cross
William Cumbey
Beckley U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Prince St
McGrady
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont Ticket
Piedmont
Lexington
Louisville
St. Louis Kansas City
West Coast
Richmond
Norfolk
Greensboro
Raleigh-Durham
Fay
Etteville
Fort Bragg
Wilmington
Cincinnati
Huntington-Ashland
Roanoke
TAFON
ALL Cohen Drug Stores
Yea
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