Play Site Returned To City Center For Negro Youth Aided
Beckley officials announced the Glenn Ave playground is back under city ownership after redemption of delinquent taxes plus interest totaling 14.23 dollars. The Recreation Board budgeted 450 for three months rent of the Payne Building to house the Youth Center Inc. program from April through June. John Henry Marsh will supervise the center at 100 dollars monthly through May 31, with the building to be renovated and utilities provided at no cost. The group negotiates with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for a steam locomotive to be displayed at Beckley City Park when acquired.
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Glenn Ave
Beckley
E. J. Smith
John Henry Marsh
Marsh
Fitzpatrick Park
Payne
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
New Beckley City Park
Kiwanis Forms Fire Prevention Sub-Committee
Kiwanis Club President G. C. Porter named a forest fire prevention sub-committee within the agriculture and conservation group. The season began last Tuesday and rainfall has aided prevention though the period runs to end of April. District Forester Carl Lucas partners with the group. members include Earl O. Snider as chairman and J. F. Dickerson J. L. Huffman Earl A. Hall and R. S. Brashear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
G. C. Porter
Carl Lucas
Earl O. Snider
J. FE. Dickerson
J. L. Huffman
Earl A. Hall
R. S. Brashear
Deeds on File Record of Real Estate Transfers
Real estate transfers recorded in Raleigh County clerk office include numerous parcels in Beckley Shady Spring and nearby areas with parties such as Homeseekers Land and Building Co Julia Belle Davis James H Miller Catherine Johnson Henry Foster Burl Hargrove Harold Stromberg John A Fink Lena Ison guardian Betty Lou Ison Thomas Richard Ison Noel Edward Ison Loretta Lee Ison Lena Ison Brenarey James Edward Agee J. Frank Watkins Subdivision Russell Garfield Streets Wipperman Construction Co J L Allen Jr Ray Gene Pack Ewart Heights Glen White Co Richard J Miller The Glen White Co George A Watkins trustee Thelma Porter Porter Hillcrest Park Addition Beckley Ball Truck Farms Mount Tabor and other properties involving cash values from $0 to about $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Julia Belle Davis
Rest Vale
Sunset Memorial Park
George B. Smedley
James H. Miller
Johnstown
Beckley
Lena Ison
Betty Lou Ison
Thomas Richard Ison
Noel Edward Ison
Loretta Lee Ison
Lena Ison Brenarey
James Edward Agee
J. Frank Watkins
Russell and Garfield Streets
Harold Stromberg
John A. Fink
See Heights
Catherine Johnson
Henry Foster
Burl Hargrove
Lincoln
Mahala E. Lovell
R. H. Vaught
Mary Gladys Moore
Shady Grove
Shady Spring
Roy D. Millican
Edward P. Stansbury
Ray Gene Pack
Ewart Heights
W. S. Henderson
Ethel Riffe
Crab Orchard Creek
Wipperman Construction Co
W. M. Mullins
S. B. Hager
Vipperman Construction Co
J. L. Allen Jr
P. C. Ballard
Lewis G. Ballard
Sand Lick
Clear Fork
Clyde Thomas
James Dotson
J. A. Barrett
Coal River
William B. Curtis
John Curtis
Skelton
Ned H. Ragland
McMillan Land and Finance Co
Soak Creek
Glen White Co
George A. Watkins
Richard J. Miller
George C. Porter
Thelma Porter
Hillcrest Park
James Trimboli
Domenic Trimboli
Dewey Slaughter
Sam_Congent
Mount Tabor
Engineers to Hear Talk By Mine Safety Official
Harry Gandy Jr., director of safety at the National Coal Association in Washington, D. C., will speak at the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical Mechanical Mining Institute meeting. The 7:30 p.m. event will be at the Appalachian Electric Power Co. building. Gandy, chair of the National Campaign for Prevention of Roof Fall Accidents, will outline the program. The campaign is led by multiple coal and mining groups and government agencies.
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Harry Gandy Jr
National Coal Association of
Washington, D. C
New River and Winding Gulf Electrical Mechanical Mining Institute
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Gandy
National Campaign For
National Coal Associations
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bituminous Coal Operations Association
City Rotarians Plan to Attend District Confab
Beckley Rotary members prepare for the 274th District Rotary International Golden Anniversary Conference at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs March 13 to 15. Principal speaker George R. Means Evanston N will address on The Golden Anniversary. District Gov Borge Rosing Huntington will preside. Arrangements director David Fox plans golf bridge and canasta events with a Governor’s Ball March 14 and Golden Anniversary banquet March 15. Mrs Basil Minter performed songs at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Rotary International
Greenbrier
White
Borge Rosing
Huntington
West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing Co
David Fox
Basil Minter
Drunken Driver Fined And License Suspended
James Buster Mullins of Princewick was released from Raleigh County Jail after paying a $50 fine and costs fixed by Magistrate J. E. Mays on a driving while intoxicated charge. His license will be suspended for six months. Mullins was arrested Thursday by state police after driving into a cinderblock garage in Coal City.
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James Buster Mullins
Princewick
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Mullins
Coal City
Coal Firms Granted Charters and Local Business Moves
Three coal companies received charters from the Secretary of State including The S. B. and C. Coal Co with Beckley offices and Fayetteville works. Bryant Coal Co of Rupert, Greenbrier County, and C. B. W. and M. Coal Co of Peytona Boone County were also chartered. Frank Alderson named Coleman Vit-Rock dealer. Jack Beard joins Joseph X. Fazio and Co. Kroger Employe Savings share plan totals exceed 14.75 million with 67 thousand in Charleston area. New Kroger directors elected in Cincinnati. Nashville branch awarded president's trophy for 1954 performance.
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Secretary of State
S. B. and C. Coal Co
Beckiey
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Charles A. Bowyer
Samuel L. Sweeney
Mount Hope
Clay S. Crouse
Beckley
Bryant Coal Co
Rupert
Greenbrier County
Dewey E. Bryant
Helena Virginia Bryant
Kenneth L. Bryant
C. B. W. and M. Coal Co
Peytona
Boone County
Claude Williams
Bernard S. Meadows
Margaret F. Meadows
Bloomingrose
Frank Alderson
Frank’s Plumbing and Heating Co
Sprague
Kroger Co
Kroger
C. J. Finn
Charleston
Cincinnati
David L. Rike
Rike-Kumler Co
Dayton, O
T. Spencer Shore
Eagle-Picker Co
Edward D. Smith
First National Bank
Atlanta
Walter A. Draper
Charles M. Robertson
Donald M. Wood
Chicago
Draper and Robertson
Wood
Manufacturers and Merchants Indemnity Company
John C. Baker
William E. Carter
Jacob E. Davis
Charles W. Dupuis
Harry J. Giligan
Joseph B. Hall
Carl M. Jacobs
A. T. Kearney
John M. Lockhart
Stanley M. Rowe
Hall
Nashville
Nelson Robinson
West Virginia University draws 5341 students for 1954 55
The 1954 55 second semester totals show 5341 students at WVU with 4734 from West Virginia. Raleigh County is listed with 82 students, while Monongalia leads with 1209. Pennsylvania sends the most out of state at 400, followed by Maryland 44 and New Jersey 38.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University
J. Everett Long
West
Randolph
Taylor
Mercer
Logan
Brooke
Lewis and Nicholas
Mineral
McDowell
Barbour
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Virginia
Illinois
Florida
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Michigan
North Carolina
California
Delaware
Hawaii
One Freed on Bond and Another Dismissed
Kenneth Ray Webb of Raleigh was released on $500 bond after posting for his March grand jury appearance on a breaking and entering charge tied to a September break-in at Teel's General Store in Jonben. Howard Coleman of Beckley was released from Raleigh County Jail as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ray Webb
Raleigh
March Grand Jury
Teel’s
Jonben
Howard Coleman
Beckley
Diversity Among Students At Foreign Countries Exhibit
The display shows students from multiple nations with counts: China seven, Colombia four, Iran three, Chile two, and one each from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, India, Korea, Philippines, and Turkey. Additional nations include Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Texas represented by one student each. Twenty-three students from abroad attend classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Texas
China
Colombia
Iran
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
India
Korea
Philippines
Turkey
County Jail Thursday Warrant Withdrawals
A county jail report notes that three warrants were withdrawn Thursday, charging an individual with assault and non support. The action affects pending charges and custody status. Authorities provided no further details on the case or the person involved.
Plea For Large Aerial Is Tabled In Sophia
Sophia Town Council tabled a request for a franchise to operate a large television aerial on a hill near Sophia. The owner seeks to allow residents to hook onto lines for better reception with a service fee. Council also tabled Polk Street paving until a March 21 meeting to enable simultaneous paving on two other streets for savings.
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Sophia
Polk St
D. B. Winfrey
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Life and Accident and Health
Henry E. Mallette
Alderson
Conrad Stowers
Beckley Tire and Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
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Goodrich
Nash
NewWay
Nash Motors
American Motors Corp
Detroit
Mick
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Rainelle
A & W Motor Company, Inc
McRoss St
Rainele
Ramey Nash
Ockwood Ave
Walt Disney Productions
Disneyland
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Raleigh County
Clay and
Wayne
Wirt
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Red Cross
James MacManamay
Crewe Maples Jr
Larry Smith
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Portland
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Neville St. Beckley
Ricut Travel
Louisville
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