Future Teachers of America to Attend District Meet
About 125 students and teachers from seven counties in Raleigh district will gather at Concord College for an all day Future Teachers of America meeting. Mrs. Julia Smith of Lincoln Elementary School Beckley leads arrangements for over 125 delegates. Miss Cormay Mowry of Charleston will headline the program with college officials and a noon meal provided by the host college.
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Raleigh, County
Future Teacher of America
Concord College
Julia Smith
Lincoln
Beckley
State Classroom Teachers Executive Board
Summers
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Mercer
Monroe
Wyoming
McDowell
Grandview Man Found Dead in Garage
A 37 year old Grandview man Frank J. Bartusiak was found dead in a garage by Vernon Pack after doors were barred from inside and windows nailed shut State Police say he shot himself. Coroner B B Richmond said the bullet entered his right temple and did not exit Bartusiak worked as a truck driver for Mack Coal Co and belonged to the United Mine Workers of America Surviving are his father Joseph and two brothers Pete and Felix
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Frank J. Bartusiak
Raleigh
B. B.richmond
Vernon Pack
Beaver
Bartusiak
Mack Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph Bartusiak
Pete Bartusiak
Felix Bartusiak
Sprague
John W. Davis 57 Dies After Heart Attack in Raleigh County
John Wallace Davis 57 of 210 Myers Avenue died at 4 45 p m Thursday after a heart attack He operated a real estate business in Raleigh County for 35 years Born April 23 1894 in Rainval le son of Joseph and Catherine Fleshman Davis Deceased Survived by wife Mamie Kincaid Davis one brother A J Davis of Shady Spring one sister Mrs Minnie Myers of Laren Avenue two daughters Mrs Mae Moore of 108 Myers Avenue and Mrs Eva Short of Miami Fla Funeral arrangements from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home proceed to the residence at 1030 am Saturday then to St Marys Methodist Church for services at 2 pm Sunday Burial in Davis Cemetery at Landisburg Active pallbearers listed
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John Wallace Davis
Myers Avenue
Raleigh County
Rainvelle
Joseph
Catherine Fleshman Davis
Mamie Kincaid Davis
A. J. Davis
Shady Spring
Minnie Myers
Laren Avenue
Mae Moore
Myers
Avenue
Eva Short
Miami
Fla
Quesenberry and Webb
St. Mary's Methodist Church
Ray Wilson
Everett Shafer
Davis
Landisburg
Atkins
B. L. Lemon
B. K. Daniel
W. R. Daniel
Oscar Jones
Dennis Harper
Plea for Maxwell Hill Road Rejected by Governor
Residents of Maxwell Hill and nearby communities report a road petition to Governor Patteson was turned down. Rev W E Harvey led the Maxwell Hill committee, saying the group was refused an interview and was told the state road commissioner would check the road to Calloway Heights to Prosperity and contact them soon.
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Patteson
Maxwell Hill
Maxwell Hill Committee
W. E. Harvey
State Capitol
Mt. Hope
Harvey
U. S. Highway 21
Calloway Heights
Cavendish
Air Force Enlists Twelve Men at Beckley Station
Twelve men were enlisted at the Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station on Thursday and sent to Samp son Air Force Base New York. Enlistees include Richard Boyles 17 of Landisburg Vergil Reedy 18 of Odd Solomon Martin 20 of Delbarton Lewis Griffith 20 of Newton Mert Peters 21 of Lesage and Joseph Ferguson 21 of Richwood. Regular Army enlistees sent to Fort Meade Md include Edward Rowley 21 Mason City Adrian Massey 18 Winnifrede Paul Tucker 21 Grimms Thomas Johnson 18 Huntington George Dunnette 21 Kanawha City and Wallace Bailey 20 Muse.
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Beckley Army and Air Force
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Richard Boyles
Landisburg
Vergil Reedy
Odd
Solomon Martin
Delbarton
Lewis Griffith
Newton
Mert
Peters
Lesage
Joseph
Ferguson
Richwood
Fort George G. Meade
Edward Rowley
Driving Charge Follows Crash In City
Damages estimated at 825 dollars resulted from two automobile accidents in the city Thursday night. Ralph Morris of Piney View was ordered to appear in City Police Court Friday night on a charge of driving without an operator's license. His station wagon collided with a car owned by W. W. Hunter at North Kanawha and Wilson Streets. The other collision occurred at Vance Drive and Johnstown Road involving a taxi driven by Herbert Mead of Beckley and another automobile.
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Ralph Morris
Piney View
W. W. Hunter
N. Kanawha
Wilson Streets
Vance Drive
Johnstown Road
Herbert Meador
Beckley
Red Cross Fund Tops $2,512 Raleigh County Drive
Money from house-to-house canvass for Red Cross funds in Raleigh County brought the first report total to $2,512.78. Campaign leader Mrs. John Boley said $1,808.75 came from special gifts and school contributions, with $704 from the residential division.
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Red Cross
Wedsey
Raleigh
John Boley
Forty Pr e Draft Call Ordered for Induction Examinations
Forty Ratelan County men are ordered to report for pre induction examinations at 8 30 a m Thursday at the Beckley Armed Forces Induction and Examining Station. Names include Arvel Riggs Monroe Mich Alphonso Lynch East Beckley Joseph Redden Mab y Scout Maynard Daniel Marfork Joseph Muller Naema Gordon Lowers Fombell Pa Thomas Wilson Mead Elmo Dunbar Clear Creek William Mc Nash Dorothy Byron Segle Beck ley Clarence Smots Eccles Richard Mullins Clear Creek LeeRoy Fox East Beckley Adrian Harper Harper Glen Kelly Princewick Richard Cook Beck ley George Gilbert Killarney Robert Honeycutt Epperly Charles Quesenberry Hast Beckles Joe Reedy Odd William Underwood Coal City Harold McGhee Eccles Robert Wiseman Jr Prosperity John Crawford Coal Ridge James Bonds Rock Creek John Westmoreland Roanoke War Joseph Carnet Jr Lillybrook Lawson Jarrell Dry Creek Bobby Nichols Killarney Howard Richards Massillon Ohio Harold Brown Sprague Emmitt Hungate Lillybrook Raymond Meadows Jonben James Teets Beckley Billy Oney Huntington Reece Mabry Jr East Beckley Jody Bass Washington Ohio Vona Powell East Beckley Charles Smith Piney View Carl McGuire Beckley
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Ratelan County
Beckley
Recruiting Station Moved to Beckley Post Office
M-Sgt. Antonio Junco and M-Sgt. William C. Young of the Air Force take charge of the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station at Beckley Post Office. They replace non commissioned officer in charge Army M-Sgt. Robert Elmore. Junco slated to attend three week recruiting school at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Ind starting March 20.
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Antonio Junco
William C. Young
Air Force
Army
Beckley
Robert Elmore
Gonorrhea Cases Reported Across Raleigh County
Eleven gonorrhea cases are listed for Raleigh County for the week ending March 2 by the State Health Department. Mercer County reports 15 gonorrhea cases, tied with Raleigh. Kanawha County has 1. Other Raleigh diseases include four tuberculosis cases and additional counts for neighboring counties across chickenpox measles mumps and whooping cough.
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Raleigh County
State Department of Health Disease Control
Mercer County
Kanawha County
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Wyoming
Nicholas
Beckley Youth Robert Pulliam Wins District American Legion Oratorical
Robert Pulliam, 15, son of Mr and Mrs H H Pulliam of Beckley, won first place in the District Six Ameri American Legion Oratorical Contest at Mullens. He will advance to the Southern regional contest in Beckley Tuesday at 1 30 PM for a chance to reach the state finals in Charleston March 26. Pulliam earns a four year college scholarship excluding West Virginia University, courtesy of the West Virginia Department of the American Legion and the State Board of Education. He is coached by Miss Virginia Reardon. Second place goes to James Alton Turner, 16, Beaver High School Bluefield, coached by Mary Dean, with third place to Betty Jo Martin, Bramiel High School senior. Loving cups and medals will be awarded by Varney Cline American Legion Post 133 Pineville to the top contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pulliam
H. H. Pulliam
Beckley
Ameri
Ean Legion
Mullens
Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Building
Charleston
Young Pulliam
West Virginia University
West’ Virginia Department of the American Legion
State Board of
Edu
Pineville
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Future Teachers of America
Betty Brown
Alica Wilson
John W. Davis
Assembly OF God Church
Valley Brive
Roger Quartet
T. M. Waldron
Brushoff
Teorica Tox
Corretion
Cary Te
Nghe Stores
Neville ST
Beckley, W
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Army Pal
Pointer Floral Shop
S. Kanawha ST
Soaey
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