Large-scale cock fight raid nets 80 arrests in West Virginia
Be cing detachment reports 80 held on cock fighting charges after midnight raid at Gilmer Athey residence Sand Lick Nine accused were released on bond on the spot and 77 others posted 10 cash bonds each. Magistrate Raymond Coots proceeded with on-site bonds as officers from West Virginia Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania noted attendance from 35 communities.
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West Virginia
Gilmer Athey
Sand Lick
Beckley
W. E. Webb
Raymond Coots
Ameagte
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Athey
Coots
J. P. Meadows
Gay
Webb
L. J. Trupp
K. J. Neely
Purple Door Knob earns superior rating at West Virginia festival
Shady Spring High School Thespians entered The Purple Door Knob in the West Virginia Interscuelastic Drama Festival and earned a superior rating. Cast included Marjorie Prince Erdine MecClamah Mary Ames and Ana Bregan with Miss McClanahan as star and Miss Ames as housekeeper. Mrs Hutch ens directed the production with Miss McClanahan on the All-Festival Cast.
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Thespians
Shady Spring High School
Marjorie Prince
Erdine MecClamahas
Mary Ames
Ana Bregan
Miss McClanahan
Miss Ames
Miss Prince
West Vir
Sinla
Water Pressure Dwindles in Midway Area
Sophia Mayor James Salyers reports ongoing water pressure problems affecting Midway served by the Sophia Water System. A pressure pump in Green Valley feeds an eight inch main uphill. readings at the pump are normal, yet residents like Mrs. Burton Gautier and Mike Marcinko report low pressure and nighttime outages.
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Crab Orchard Hill
Burton Gautier
Midway
Green Valley
Fort Worth Police Break Up Nonexistent Gang Fight
In downtown Fort Worth a reported gang brawl at a tavern turned out to be a wrecked bar with no crowd. An empty tavern housed a lone one year old who said he came to deliver hot tamales.
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Fort Worth
Texis
Myers Starts Week Long Northern West Virginia Campaign
Independent candidate J. Howard Myers kicks off a week long tour through at least 10 northern counties as he seeks the Democratic nomination for governor. Open houses are planned each evening starting in Wheeling at the McClure Hotel and visiting Morgantown Fairmont Kingwood Parsons Elkins Buckhanton Clerksburg and Grayson among others with a rally in Flem at the end of the week.
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Charleston
J. Howard Myers
Wheeling
West Virginia
McClure
Myers
State Senate
New Cumberland
Wellsburg
Hancock
Brooke
Morgantown
Morgan
Marion County
Fairmont
Kingwood
Preston County
Parsons
Tucker County
Tygart Hotel
Elkins
Randolph County
Buckhanton
Upshur County
Clerksburg
Stonewall Jackson
Grayton
Young Democratic Club
Taylor County
Flems
Ex Countian Wounds Wife and Kills Himself in Florida
Former Raleigh County resident Herman Hamilton, 51, wounded his estranged wife and killed himself Saturday night in their St. Petersburg home after a divorce dispute. Mrs. Hamilton, reported in critical condition, had begun divorce proceedings and refused to let him return from jail. Survivors include four sons, three daughters, three brothers, and in laws. Funeral slated in St. Petersburg Tuesday at 2 pm.
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Raleigh
St. Petersburg
Fla
Colcord
Herman Hamilton
Hamilton
Norma Cowley
Donnie Hamilton
Hamiltons
Richard
Sylvester
James
Hoboken
N. J
Donnie
Bobby
Indiana
Cowley
Norma
Wanda Hamilton
Douglas of
Earl of
Ameagle
Clarence
Sadie Rowe
Alexandria, Va
Public Library Shelves Add 142 New Books
Ra leigh Countians gain access to 142 new books acquired over the last two months. Non fiction general interest, fiction, and juvenile sections include titles such as Our Backward Children, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, and Dying Fall among many others.
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Raleigh
C. H. Graham
Abearian
Leslie Weatherhead
Bride Murphy
Moreynstein
Rachel Carson
Edith Dean
Robert Linscott
Lewis
Orville Prescott
Hna Cloete
Hanson W. Baldwin
Eugene O'Neill
Olver LaFarge
E. G. Carey
Jar de Hartogs
Brother Adiai
Elizabeth Ives
W. K. Kellogg
Horace Powell
Norah Burke
Campbell
Howard
Doctor Kate
Angel
Adele Comandini
Beckley
U.S.A
Harlow Warren
Bruce Catton
John Schindler
Engie and
Martin
David Dreiman
Edmund Wilson
Henry Wade
Strage Bedfellow
Evelyn
WWHS Minstel Dates Announced
The Flying Eagle Band Minstrel runs March 19 and 2 with intensive rehearsals starting this week. Phill Payne and Danny McVey serve as interlocutors for parts one and two, Earl and Lilly narrate, Danny Coleman directs prologue, and a cast includes Douglas Lewis, David Ritz, Lewis Odell, Jackie Mays, John Brunk, Danny Swann, Tony Mellish, George Thompson, Kay Carol Short, and Hall. Dances rehearsed by Kathryn Ross, Harlene Burton, and Carolyn Patton. eight dances are planned.
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Flying Eagle Band
Phill Payne
Danny McVey
Earl and
Lilly
Danny Coleman
Ead
Douglas Lewis
David Ritz
Lewis Odell
Jackie Mays
John Brunk
Danny Swann
Tony Mellish
George Thompson
Conference for Ohio Church of God Ministers Opens
A statewide ministerial conference for the Church of God opened today and will run through Tuesday. Overseer Walker of Ohio led the opening with a special message as pastors prepare for focused prayer sessions to strengthen church activities.
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Berd
Rhodell
Candidates Cross Paths in West Virginia Campaigns
John M. Pierpolst of Clarksburg and Howard Dawkins of Parkersburg trail through Beckley and other Southern counties in a two day swing. Pierpolst backs an agricultural advisory committee and state project growth while Dawkins emphasizes farm income, marketing, and auctioneering experience across West Virginia.
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John M. Pierpolst
Clarksburg
Howard Kay Daikins
Parkersburg
Beckley
West Virginia
Robert H. Mollahan
Pierpoint
Harrison County
Raleigh
Greenbrier
Meccer
Poahontas
Dawkins
Maxwell Hill PTA Meeting Focuses on Child Welfare
Maxwell Hill Parent-Teacher Association will meet Tuesday at 7:30 PM to present a program on homework safety education and parents' responsibilities. The session covers what a child should do for himself when starting school and methods to encourage a healthy breakfast.
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Maxwell Hill
Parent - Teacher. Association
Nurses Cap Recipients at Laird Memorial Capping
Two Beckleyans received nursing caps at Laird Memorial Hospital School of Nursing during capping exercises held Friday night at the First Methodist Church in Montgomery. Graduates Miss Lucille Stanley and Miss Martha Hall, daughters of local residents, earned their nursing caps.
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Laird Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
First Methodist
Montgomery
Beckleyans
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lucille Stanley
H .E. Stanley
Orchard Ave
Martha Hall
R. P.hall
Burgess St
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