West Virginia Leads Nation in Bituminous Coal 1949 Output
State total mined 123,834,000 tons with Southern West Virginia producing 42,594,000 tons and Northern West Virginia 40,840,000. United States overall reached 433,000,000 tons. May and January set monthly highs in regional and national output. Winding Gulf and New River fields show a post-strike rebound with weekly totals around 233,000 tons in 1950.
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West Virginia
National Coal Association
Shay
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginian
T&o.c
Bc.&g
Baltimore and Ohio
Kanawha
Mason and
Clay
Panhandle
District
Grant, Mineral
Tucker Counties
United States
UULML
Winding Gulf Operators Association
NEW River Operators Association
Execu
Beckley Bridge Studio to open under Klein and Hoehman
An innovation in bridge instruction opens at 7:30 p.m. Monday March 27 in the Beckley Hotel. Directors William Klein and Sam Hoehman will head classes twice weekly with eight lesson courses on bidding, signaling, and strategy. The studio will use the current point count bidding system and later host public contract bridge play.
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Beckley Bridge
Beckley Hotel
William Klein
Sam Hoehman
Klein and Hochman
Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia
Attempted Rape Charge in Crab Orchard
Walter Bartley, 36, of Crab Orchard, arrested on a charge of attempted rape. Warrant requested by Velma Gunter, sister of the under 16 victim. Also, Mike Staneck of 303 I Street jailed on auto larceny. warrant from Dominick Staneck dated March 20. Vehicle alleged: a 1949 four door Dodge sedan.
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Waller Bartley
Crab Orchard
Velma Gunter
Mike Staneck
I” Street
Dominick Staneck
Deeds on File Show 7000 Realized on Local Lots
Ellen Calloway Jackson bought four Becksley area lots from Lucas Calloway and wife now in New York City for about 2000. The deed filed yesterday in Raleigh County Clerk's office covers Lots 5 and 6 of the J W Harper Addition and Lots 33 and 44 of Section 23 in the Central Addition.
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Ellen Calloway Jackson
Becksley
Lucas Calloway
New York City
Raleign County
J. WW. Harper
Plans Readied For Board of Ed
Beckley architects T. S. Rice and 3 H Bridges prepare plans for three school buildings to submit to Raleigh County Board of Education. Bridges to remodel Clear Creek Elementary School. Rice to draw plans for Bycd-Pritter man and Princewick schools.
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T. S. Rice
3. H. Bridges
Beckley
Raleigh County Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
Bridges
Clear Creek
Rice
Bycd-Pritter
Welfare group appeals eight WV cities against DPA aid cuts
The Raleigh County Local Welfare Assembly led by Gus F. Walker mailed letters to eight cities Bluefield Logan Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown urging protests against a 23 percent DPA cut. If successful, further county agencies may join. impact includes 26,000 aged 48,000 dependent children and 1,000 blind people statewide.
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West Virginia
Department of Publc
Raleigh County
Gus F. Walker
Bluefield
Logan
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairhmost
Morgantown
Okey L. Patteson
DPA
Walker
Wheelling Citizens Committee On Public Assistance
Raleigh
L. F E. Browning
Browning
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
Boone
Fayette
Potato Distribution Underway at Citadel
The fifth shipment of surplus potatoes arrived and was distributed at the Salvation Army Citadel in Raleigh County. By mid morning about 116 families received nearly 4,000 pounds. The process runs 9 am to 3 pm today and 9 am to 12 pm tomorrow. The full load totals 45,450 pounds split between Citadel and outlying committees. Freight costs still need 527 dollars to cover the last two shipments, with donations directed to Dr J L Lineweaver.
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Salvation Army
John Roy Jones
Citadel
Gus F. Walker
Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly
J. L. Lineweaver
Beckley-Mabscott Emergency Community Charities Committee
Fire Observers to Man Posts Across District Six
Fire tower observers will man posts tomorrow at M4 towers across District Six. H. M. Hart district forester announced. The watch covers 1 592 440 acres of woodlands for the spring fire season ending May 20. Observers spot fires and report to district offices for coordinated firefighting. Mild dry weather could prompt outbreaks beginning tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Six
H. M. Hart
Harr
St Stephen's Club to Hear Bluefield Man
The Hev Frank Rowley of Bluefield will be guest speaker at the St Stephen's Mens Club meeting at St Stephen's Episcopal Church at 8 p m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Club
Bluefield
Hev
Frank Rowley
St. Stephen's
Contagious Disease Cases Found in County
Two cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Rayleigh County Health Department today. The notices mention a one month old infant with diphtheria and a first grade pupil with scarlet fever in the Ellison Avenue area.
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Rayleigh County Health Department
Iprenter
PFA
John Dilley
lBy Register
M. P. Dilley
Prenter
Ellison Avenue
Scarlet Iprenter
Ralph Michael Johnlation
Underland
Ralph Johnson
Birch
R. W. Moreton
Gan
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
s.Guif
New River Fields
Tive
Stanley Higgins
Garment Co
Raleigh Garment Company
Joseph and
Ernest Haddad
North Kanawha Street
Paul VP. Payne
Purity Baking Company
Willian F. Grady
Weckley
Welch
Rainelle
Payne
QualityLumber and Supply Company
City Avenue
Owen House
Origigamery Ward Company
Mally
The
Monton
Martin Smith
G. A. Mohler, JR
Botders Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Beckleyan
Association
Colie H. Minter
W. J .Waybright
Richmond
Ray Martin
Alfard Igaret Sloan
Webster Springs
James Pressler
Montgomery Ward Company
Chicago
U.S. Rubber Company
Pressler
Baltimore
Walter Bartley
Philco Refrigerator
Philco
America
Horna Freeze
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Colin McLuckey, Mer
Fayette &T
Board of Ed
South
Kanawha Street
Beckley Hotel RR
Bourbon
OLD Hickory Strake
Weisky
OLD Hickory Distuing Corporation
Phra, PA
Uae
Axminster
Tomoorrow
FELT
Ello
SSM
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