Weigh Station Reports Two Trucking Firms Pay Fines
Two trucking firms paid 74 percent of fines levied at the Shady Spring Truck Inspection Station last week. S and W Motor Lines of Greensboro paid $389.50 on overweight charges. Gerald Bower of Charleston paid $157. Ten violators were arrested over five days, paying $741.50 in fines plus costs. Magistrate T H Wills and Troopers from Beckley Detachment staffed the checkpoint about 40 hours weekly.
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Shady Spring
S and W Motor Lines
Greensboro
N. C
Gerald Bower
Charleston
T. H. Wills
Beckley
Wills
J. E. Mays
Fix Those Walks Council Orders Sidewalk Repairs
City council ordered notices to 144 property owners to repair sidewalks in front of businesses after Mayor Elmer Davis received Ivan Thompson's survey. Thompson, hired to review improvements since the 1951 council order, reported 233 sections, 89 compliant notices, 12 partial repairs, and 124 no repairs, with eight additional sidewalks needing work.
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Elmer Davis
Ivan C. Thompson
Thompson
Trucking firm seeks turnpike haul rights in West Virginia
The L and S Trucking Co of Princeton seeks a Public Service Commission permit to operate motor vehicles in Mercer and Raleigh counties. Frank Smith and Ralph Little, principals, were notified April 13 with a hearing set on their application to haul crushed stone sand and bulk cement.
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West Virginia Turnpike
Public Service Commission
Mercer
Raleigh
L & S Trucking Co
Princeton
Frank Smith
Ralph Little
Tavern Operator To Be Sentenced For Liquor Sale
Joseph Marion Buckland operator of a tavern at Price Hill will be sentenced April 8 in Raleigh County Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to possession of liquor for sale. Another case was remanded after he withdrew an appeal on unlawful sale of liquor. James Massey was ordered to pay $20 a month for infant support after pleading guilty to a bastardy charge.
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Joseph Marion Buckland
Price Hill
Raleigh County
James Massey
Torch Causes Eye Injury At Beckley Construction Site
Leonard Anderson of Beckley was treated Tuesday at Beckley Hospital for an eye injury after a torch mishap. He works for J. A. Jones Construction Co.
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Leonard Anderson
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Hearing Date Set and Rates Filed In Water Issue
The Public Service Commission schedules a hearing for April 16 at 10 a.m. in the Capitol Building Hearing Room on the Stotesbury and Helen Water Co petition to buy a system from Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Proposed charges include 2.50 monthly for inside fixtures, 0.35 for bathtubs, 0.35 for toilets, 0.35 for outside taps, 3.00 for commercial establishments, and 60.00 monthly for public bathhouses and schools.
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Stotesbury-Helen
Public Service Commission
Stotesbury and Helen Water Co
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
State Board
Capitol Building
William Brown 64 Dies Rites Thursday in Lester
Funeral services for William Brown 64 of Lester will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lower Church of God Lester with Rev. Ralph Parson and Rev. Henry Bailey officiating Burial follows in Lester Cemetery Brown died at his home Tuesday at 11 a.m. after a heart attack He was born Sept 2 1889 in Lester a son of Christopher and Callie Brown He was a retired miner and longtime Raleigh County resident He worked for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Eccles until 1948 He was a member of United Mine Workers Local 5770 Eccles Survivors include his wife Mrs Fannie Turner Brown one brother Henry Brown Beckley and one sister Mrs Minnie Murdock Beckley The body will be removed from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the residence at 3 p.m. today
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William Brown
Lester
Lower Church of God
Ralph Parson
Henry Bailey
Brown
Harry Ott
Lawrence Cochran
Melt Bolen
Clinton League
Edward Cochran
Alfred Hodge
Christopher
Callie Deweest Brown
Raleigh County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Eccles
United Mine Workers
Fannie Turner Brown
Henry Brown
Beckley
Minnie Murdock
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief For Kidney Troubles
Nagging backache loss of pep headaches and dizziness may signal slow kidney function Doctors stress kidney health and daily strain can slow it Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used for over 50 years claim to ease waste flush from kidneys and provide relief Get Doan’s Pills today
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Dean
Doan
Book Display at Raleigh County Vocational School
Raleigh County teachers are invited to a book display in the new assembly room of the Raleigh County Vocational School from April 5 to April 16. Hours are 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition, arranged by the county schools supervisory staff, aims to familiarize teachers with books suited to school needs.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational School
Coloring a toddler’s nose crayon removal at hospital
Mil lie Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Stevenson, was treated Tuesday afternoon at Raleigh General Hospital to remove a piece of crayon stuck in the right side of her nose.
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Millie Stevenson
Jason Stevenson
Raleigh General Hospital
Baltimore Livestock Market Summary
USDA reports cattle offerings in Baltimore with prices from 9.00 to 28.00 for calves and primes up to 28.00. Hogs range 23.50 to 27.75 per hundred weight for various weights. sows and heavier hogs shown, with mixed lots, and no sheep recorded. Wool sheep data notes prime lambs around 27.00 and under 115 pound wooled ewes to 9.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
City Attorney to Report on Dogs and Roads
City Attorney W H File Jr has four assignments before the April 13 council meeting. He will report on a proposed ordinance to require pawned articles be reported to police, a Kentucky Ave closing resolution, final adoption of a dog ordinance after March 16 changes, and starting condemnation to acquire property for the Third Ave and Neville St corner. He noted street conditions hinder access to Morton Reaves Elementary and asked the city engineer to verify property lines before condemnation. He also discussed seat mileage tax revenue with the West Virginia League of Municipalities, reporting $415.96 received and $1,350 estimated. an AG opinion last January deemed bus revenue unconstitutional, and no word yet from the League.
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W. H. File Jr
Police Department
Kentucky Ave
Third Ave
Neville St
M. E. English
Morton-Reaves
File
Council
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Beckley
Attorney General’s Office
League
Coach Van Meter to report on state tourney to Kiwanis
Jerome Van Meter will present a first hand report of the state basketball tournament to the Kiwanis Club at Friday’s meeting. Beckley High School’s team, under Van Meter, won its fourth straight championship. Ralph Byrd, lieutenant governor of Kiwanis district four, will lead the program.
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Kiwanis
Jerome van Meter
Beckley High School
Ralph Byrd
Roy N. Smith
Resignations and transfers approved by Raleigh County board
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved 11 personnel changes in elementary schools and board offices. Resignations included Miss Bladene Pickle. Virginia Prince was appointed to clerical duties. Leaves of absence were granted for Lillian Ward Sylvia Ruth Blake and others with Mount View and Piney View staff affected. Frances Bragg will fill Thelma Cantley’s leave at Mount View. In Lillybrook and Beulah Wiley, Martha Dawson and Beulah Wiley were granted or appointed to leaves of absence respectively.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Bladene Pickle
Virginia Prince
Lillian Ward
Sylvia
Ruth Blake
Midway
Thelma Cantley
Mount View
Shirley Cook
Mt. View
Frances Bragg
Ella Garten
Piney View
Ruby Flannery
Martha Dawson
Lillybrook School
Beulah Wiley
Jury Finds Samuel Jones Guilty of Break-In at Richmond Cleaners
Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Samuel Creed Jones of East Beckley for breaking into the Richmond Cleaners and Laundry on Kanawha Street March 1. A hear ing to set aside the verdict is scheduled for April 9 in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Police testified tracking showed Jones’ heel prints leading from the plant to his home the morning of the entry.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Samuel Creed Jones
East Beckley
Jones
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Kanawha St
Raleigh County
Enstall Sisson St Storm Sewer And City Projects Progress
The City Street Department started the Sisson Street storm sewer project with work through this month and April. City officials said this project plus sewers on Chip Street and Slope Hill will occupy the department for some time. A shaft will be excavated near the railroad right of way and a four foot tunnel under the tracks will feed Sisson Street. The city plans to finish by March 23, reporting progress on 270 feet of six inch sewer, street signs, street cleaning, ditch work, and hauling red dog. A petition with C and O seeks 90 percent federal funds for crossing signals at Sprague and Skelton, with the railway covering 10 percent.
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Sisson St
City Street Department
D. E. Warden
City Council
Chip St
Slope Hill
Prince St
State Road Commission
Sprague and
Skelton
GC & O
Quicksey Case Delayed by Physician Report in Raleigh Court
Disposition of Grady Quicksey’s moonshine case in Raleigh County Criminal Court is delayed pending a physician’s report after his December arrest. His attorney cited potential hardship from jail while awaiting evaluation. His wife Mary Jane Quicksey, also charged, pleaded guilty and received a 12 month term, with possible time off for good behavior and work.
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Quicksey
Grady Quicksey
Raleigh County
James H. Rowland
Beckley
Har
Ry L. McCreery
Rowland
W. A. Thornhill
City to Erect New Directional Signs at City Entrances
Police Chief Evan Hall reported at the Tuesday night City Council meeting that new directional signs will be placed soon, including signs at the city entrances, to guide residents and visitors.
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Evan Hall
State Approves School Improvements in Raleigh County
State approval was granted Tuesday to proposed improvements for four Raleigh County schools. The listed schools are Harper Heights Montceal-Stickney Beaver and Edwight, per assistant superintendent C. D. Munson.
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Raleigh County
C. D. Munson
Harper Heights
Montceal-Stickney
Beaver
Edwight
Cat head shipped to lab for rabies test in Rhodell
A cat head was sent to Charleston for examination after a suspected rabid animal was killed Tuesday in Rhodell. Sheriff John C. Ward said the cat had bitten two children and continued snapping and fighting while caged before it was killed by Rhodell Police Chief Clifford W. Roberts.
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Charleston
Rhodell
John C. Ward
Clifford W. Roberts
Arlington Riffe Dies After Illness in Welch
Arlington Riffe of Steels died in a Welch hospital Tuesday afternoon after several months of illness. He was 50 and a son of Howard N. Riffe and Elizabeth Riffe. Survived by wife Virgie Riffe, one son Arlington Jr and one daughter Viola, all of Steels. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Welch.
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Arlington Riffe
Steels
Welch Hospital
Howard N. Riffe
Elizabeth Riffe
Hanover
Virgie Riffe
Steel
Arlington Jr
Viola of
Welch
Sophia High School adds new wing inspection today
Final inspection of the new addition to Sophia High School was set for today as the Raleigh County Board of Education discussed final payments, naming proposals, budget transfers, and fire losses across several county schools. The Wright School lot sale and bus planning also featured in the morning session.
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Sophia High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Bryson
Edwight
Lester Negro
Collins
G St
Beckley
Beth-El States Board Election at Annual Congregational Meeting
The Temple Beth-El held its annual Congregational Meeting at 7:30 p.m. yesterday to elect board members I. R. Wein David Abrams Ed Harvit I. Goldstein Sidney Fink Nathan Pickus Bill Binderman and Jacob Silverberg. The congregation renewed Rabbi Abraham I Schmedling's contract for 1954-55 and approved the 1954-55 budget.
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Temple Beth-El
I. R. Wein
David Abrams
Ed Harvit
I. Goldstein
Sidney Fink
Nathan Pickus
Bill Binderman
Jacob Silverberg
Abraham I. Schmedling
Memphis Minister Dr Thomas J Young Dies
Dr Thomas J Young 63 long serving Idlewild Presbyterian Church Memphis Tennessee died in a local hospital after a heart attack two weeks earlier and a brief recovery He had been moderator of the Presbyterian church and preached in Memphis and spent part of his boyhood in Raleigh County He is related to the Morgan Brash and Mc Guire families A cousin John Y Morgan plans to fly to Tennessee to attend the funeral services
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Thomas J. Young
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Tenn
Presbyterian Church
Raleigh County
Morgan, Brash
McGuire
John Y. Morgan
Tennessee
Dr. Young
Beckley Man Arthur Jones Dies After Long Illness
Arthur Jones of 213 Antonio Ave East Beckley died at home around 8 p.m. Tuesday after a prolonged illness. The body was taken to Trent Funeral Home where funeral arrangements will be completed.
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Arthur Jones
Antonio Ave. E. Beckley
Trent Funeral Home
Beckley Drug Store Promotes Arthritis Relief Pills
Kay's Drug Store at 413 Neville Street Beckley advertises AR-PANEX tablets described as guaranteed relief for arthritis rheumatism neuritis and nagging pains with mail orders available for a 15 cent add on.
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Kay’s Drug Store
Neville Street
Beckley
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State Turnpike
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Nelle L. Teer Co
Torch Burns
Ady
Prineer LS
Beckley Area
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W. Prince St
van Meter
Enstall Sisson St
Dennis Leary
Chesapeake and Ohio
Cat
Harold Lambert
Austin Caperton
Harper Road
C. C. Ballard
State School Board of Finance
D. W. Bryson
Wright School
Transportation Division
Wipperman Construction Co
New Central
Pettus
Mount Hope
Fayette
Wyoming
Bond
Bourbon
Frankfort
Kentuck
Beth-El
Board
Philco
Beckley Music
S. Fayette St
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