Mabscott Council to Hold Closed Session on Annexation
Mabscott Town Council announced a special closed meeting within a week to discuss the Mabscott Beckley annexation proposal. City recorder Page Cook said a vote by residents is likely. Emile Hodel, representing merger petitioners, was barred from attending the session. The council will inspect Fourth Street extension and pool drainage at 5:30 p.m. today to seek a fix.
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Mabscott Town
Cook
Hodel
Fourth St
Mabscott Council Gridlock Over Police Appointee
Mabscott town council clashed over appointing James Collins as a special police officer. After a heated meeting, Collins and Layne voted for appointment while Sparacino opposed, citing legality and pay concerns. Collins has served two weeks as special assistant to Chief H B McGhee without pay, while the mayor denied prior knowledge of the action.
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James Collins
Mabscott
Mabscott Town
Collins
H. B. McGhee
McGhee
Wiseman
James Sparacino
Frelon Layne
Sparacino
Irvin F. West Taken by Death
Irvin Floyd West 62 of Mount Tabor died Monday at a local hospital after a five year illness. A shaft and tunnel contractor, his company helped open mines for major operations in West Virginia. He owned the Kitt and Kurt Beauty Salon in Beckley and was active in several Masonic and Scottish Rite bodies. Born March 12, 1892 in Floyd County Virginia, he was predeceased by his parents and survived by his widow Mabel Phillips, numerous children including Mary Sue, Barbara Jane, Evelyn Johnston, Marie Ann West, Ruby West, Dave Boone, Elwood, and Harry, plus siblings Pearl Gearhart Kempie Light and J. S., William, Lemuel.
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Irvin Floyd West
Mount Tabor
West Virginia
Kitt and Kurt
Beckley
AF & AM
Beni Kedem ‘Temple of Charleston
Bluefield Lodge of Perfection
John W. Morris Consistory
Scottish Rite of
Charleston
Floyd County
Irvin
Mary Angle West
Mabel Phillips
Mary Sue
Barbara Jane
Evelyn Johnston
Marie Ann West
Ohio
Ruby West
Roanoke
Dave Boone
Salem
Elwood
Harry
Bluefield
Pearl Gearhart
Kempie Light
Pilot
J. S
Charlottesville
William
Lemuel
McComas
W. Va
Pvt. Fred Adkins Rites Scheduled for Thursday
Funeral services for Pvt. Fred Adkins 18 formerly of Sprague will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sprague Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Dean officiating. Burial in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Adkins was killed in an automobile accident at Fort Campbell Ky. The body arrives at 6 a.m. Wednesday and will be taken to the home of sister Mrs E E Harris Sprague by a Caffee Funeral Home ambulance. Pallbearers: Jerry Handley Frank Gravely Bob Way Jimmy Brown Tommy Brown and Frank Parkulo.
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Pvt
Fred Adkins
Sprague
Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
Robert Dean
Caffee Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Adkins
Fort Campbell
E. E. Harris Sprague
Jerry Handley
Frank Gravely
Bob Way
Jimmy
Tommy Brown
Frank Parkulo
Deck to Speak on What It Takes to Make a Good School
James B. Deck assistant superintendent of Raleigh County Schools will discuss What It Takes to Make a Good School at a Soak Creek Elementary PTA meeting at 7 30 p m today.
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James B. Deck
Raleigh County
Soak Creek
Parent-Teachers Association
Eight Enlistments Reported in Day Eight
Four enlistees join the Army and four join the Air Force as Beckley Enlistment Center reports eight new recruits. Army inductees to Fort Jackson include Charles Neff, Alton Burgess, Josh Chafin Jr., and Bobby Aliff. Air Force enlistees are Alfred Gordon Minton assigned to Boling Air Force Base and Charles Leslie Brewster, James R. Cyrus, and Ernest Edward Bradley assigned to Sampson Air Force Base.
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Army
Air Force
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Charles Neff
Jettie Taylor
Summersville
Alton Paul Burgess
Anna Burgess
Josh Chafin Jr
Mary Chafin
Omar
Bobby Aliff
Ethel Aliff
Fayetteville
Alfred Gordon Minton
Margaret Minton
West Graham
Boling Air Force Base
Washington
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Charles Leslie Brewster
Dorothy Brewster
Peach Creek
James R. Cyrus
Zeri Cyrus
Holden
Ernest Edward Bradley
Stella Bradley
Ethel
Junior Safety Patrol To Be Topic of PTA
Plans for Beckley Junior Safety Patrols trip to Washington D C will be discussed at the Sylvia Elementary School PTA meeting at 7 30 p m. Patrolman Lonnie Price will describe the annual trip with a three day stay costing 33 per person. Donations to send the patrolmen will be accepted by Price Wilson or E J Smith.
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Washington, D. C
Beckley Junior Safety Patrols
Sylvia Elementary School
Beckley
Lonnie Price
Washington
Price
Booster Committee
T. R. Wilson
Wilson
E. J. Smith
James William Oyler Retired Miner Dies at 82
James William Oyler 82 a retired miner died at 9 30 a m Monday at his Crab Orchard home He is survived by three daughters Nellie Hicks Laurel Md Mary Miller Beltsville Md and Naomi Haga Crab Orchard He belonged to the Baptist Church and the United Mine Workers local Killarney Funeral arrangements call for removal to his home at 2 p m Wednesday service at 11 a m Thursday at Pem berton Methodist Church followed by burial in Lone Star Cemetery Covington Va
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James William Oyler
Crab Orchard
Nellie Hicks
Laurel
Mary Miller
Beltsville
Naomi Haga
Baptist Church
Killarney
United Miine Workers of America
Williams
Pemberton Methodist Church
Covington
Lone Star Cemetery
Beckley Beautiful Group Sets City Entrances Upgrade Plan
Beckley Beautiful Committee to improve entrance routes as its first project. It will partner with civic and fraternal groups and garden clubs to begin work. The group aims to involve Beckley residents in cleaning up and beautifying the city, operating as an advisory body with no current budget. Public invites input at meetings.
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Beckley Beautiful
Beckley
Game Protectors Group Convenes General Meeting
The Game Protectors Association will hold a general membership meeting tonight at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courtroom.
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Game Protectors
White Oak Game Protectors Association
Raleigh County
Six Promotions at Prince for 100th Engineer Company
Six promotions announced at Prince by the 100th Engineer Company (Float Bridge). Russell D. Austin of Marshall Illinois rises from sergeant to sergeant first class and serves as first platoon sergeant assigned to Prince since January 25, 1954. Five soldiers advance from private to private first class Elmer R. Banyas of Munhall Pennsylvania Robert Coen of Contoocook New Hampshire Paul Mitchell of Albury Vermont Robert L. Tindell of Phillipsburg Kansas and Johnnie F. Yarbrough of Loachapoka Alabama. All are bridge specialists with Prince.
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100Th Engineer Company
Prince
Russell D. Austin
Marshall, Ill
Sfc
Austin
Elmer R. Banyas
Munhall
Robert Coen
Con
Floods Trim Winding Gulf Coal Output in Week Ended March 5
The Winding Gulf Operators Association reports high water reduced coal tonnage by 8 054 net tons for the week ending March 5, leaving total Wind ing Gulf production at 109 185 net tons. Output for the period Jan 1 to Mar 5 reaches 1 056 081 net tons, up 122 967 from a year earlier, with Pocahontas through Feb 26 at 4 017 503 net tons versus 3 753 861 last year.
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Winding Glaf Operators Association
WGOA
Winding Gulf
Three Injured In Separate Accidents Across Hospitals
Three people were treated for injuries from separate accidents on Monday. James H. Powell, 41, of Rhodell, injured his left hip in a state fall and was treated at Beckley Hospital. Beulah Price Henderson, 32, of Beckley, injured her arm and mouth in a fall the previous day and received care at Beckley Hospital. James R. Bennett, 242 Main St in Hinton, was treated at Raleigh General Hospital for a hurt right little finger following a separate incident.
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James H. Powell
Rhodell
Beckley Hospital
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Amigo
Powell
Beulah Price Henderson
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
James R. Bennett
Main St
Hinton
Shumate Wins Verdict in Condemnation Suit
John Shumate received a $2,090 jury verdict from a Raleigh County Circuit Court panel after evidence in a condemnation case brought by the West Virginia Turnpike Commission. The disputed land lies near the Glass House restaurant.
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Shumate
John Shumate
Raleigh County
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Glass House
William C Hollandsworth dies at 72 at home
William C. Hollandsworth aged 72 of 207 North Heber Street died at home at 9 p.m. Monday after a short illness. Born September 15, 1882 in Cranberry, he was son of J T and Elizabeth Burgess Hollandsworth. A former meat cutter, he retired about six years ago. Survived by daughter Mrs. Bessel Gilbert of Dallas and two sons Leslie of Dallas.
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William C. Hollandsworth
N. Heber St
Cranberry
J. T
Elizabeth Burgess Hollandsworth
Bessel Gilbert
Dallas
Tex
Leslie
Obituary of Local Family Members Mentioned in Cranberry Burial
The notice lists Ray of Greenburg Pennsylvania and two brothers J. T. Beckley and C. R. Spokane Washington, two sisters Mrs. Annie Gunn and Mrs. Eliza Bunch of Dayton Ohio, and one grandchild. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A. H. Wilson presiding. Burial follows in the family cemetery at Cranberry.
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Ray
Greenburg
J. T
Beckley
C. R
Spokane
Wash
Annie Gunn
Eliza Bunch
Dayton
Caffee Funeral Home
A. H. Wilson
Cranberry
Scout Troop 175 Sets Plans for Summer Camp
Sophia Scout Troop 175 begins planning for summer camp at Shanklin's Ferry on New River. Work started Monday with aims for Saturday hikes and overnight camping to help Tenderfoot Scouts meet second class requirements.
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Montcoal
Marsh Fork High School
Jimmy Kane
Danny Kane
Mabscott Police
Ellet Wiseman
Irvin F. West
Deck
Ohio District Office
Beggs Building
Columbus
East Rainelle
Greenbrier County
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W. Hollandsworth
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West Virginia University
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Frank Thomas Whebey
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Prince St
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Oakwood Ave
Penney
Chambray
Penney’s
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IN Rayon
Penney's
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