Graveside rites for infant Randolph Arthur set
Graveside services for Randolph Mark Arthur ten days old will be at 2 p m Wednesday in the Second Garden of Devotion at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Monday at 4 30 p m in a local hospital. Survivors include his parents two sisters Anita and Gail three brothers Edgar Jr Fredrick and Robert maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs H F Edmonds and paternal grandfather John T Arthur. The body will be taken from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the home today.
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Edger Arthur
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Robert
H. F. Edmonds
Mount Hope
John T. Arthur
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Julia Jasper
First Baptist Church of
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Dahlia Lockhart
First Baptist Church
A. Wilson Wood
W. C. Clemons
Pleasant Valley Church of Carlise
Church of Philadelphia
Pleasant Valley
Glen Jean
Mose Spradley
G Street
Beckley Hospital
Elizabeth Evans
McAlpin
Sarah
G. Braxton
Roger Stephenson
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mary
Symington Emerges as Dark Horse in Democratic Race
Chicago reports Senator Symington of Missouri is seen as a possible dark horse for the Democratic nomination after Adlai Stevenson’s Minnesota setback. Kefauver remains a threat, with Harriman and possibly Johnson or Truman backing, while delegates weigh civil rights stances and past convention outcomes.
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D-Mo
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
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Dtenn
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New York
Kefauver
Florida
California
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Prince Rainier and Grace Won't Visit US Often After Wedding
Le Havre France Prince Rainier III said he and Grace Kelly will not spend much time in the United States after their April Monaco wedding. He noted Miss Kelly loves Europe and plans a long leave from Hollywood while continuing a four year MGM contract.
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France
Prince Rainier OT
Europe
America
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United States
Monaco
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New York City
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Constitution
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Four Juveniles Arrested For School Break-Ins In Beckley
Four East Beckley juveniles were arrested Monday on charges of breaking into Piney Oakes and Morton Reaves elementary schools. They are expected to appear before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery on Saturday.
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East Beckley
Piney Oakes
Morton Reaves
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Services Begin This Week At Rose of Sharon Church
Local listings announce services starting Wednesday at Rose of Sharon Church with 6 30 p m daily through Friday featuring an evangelist and visiting ministers. The Original Glorious Church of God in Christ in Tommy Creek also schedules a Sunday start and a 6 9 p m service, per Elder Lillian Norton.
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Rose of Sharon Church
Rose of Sharon
Glorious
Church of’ God In Christ
Tommy Creek
Lillian Norton
Committees Chosen for Free Textbooks in Raleigh County
Committees tasked to spend about 23000 for free textbooks for seventh and eighth grades and senior high schools in Raleigh County were announced by C D Munson assistant superintendent. Apps due July 1 to Munson and Edythe Clay. Members include Clarence Walker Mary Collier Agnes Tucker Nadine Stover Ruth Meador Cecil Shrewsberry Noel Christian I Lawson Barrett James McNeish Cerlanda Amato Tom McNeish Albany Milam Sarah Humphrey Beatrice Munson Wilma Shumate Aubrey Jackson Meredith Trent Lorraine Seay Dariel Webb Thelma Marlowe Glen P Daniel Donald Manning Georgiana Brown and others.
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Raleigh County
C. D. Munson
Munson
Edythe Clay
Clarence Walker
Mark Twain High
Mary Collier
Byrd Prillerman
Agnes Tucker
Beckley Junior High
Nadine Stover
Mount View Junior High
Ruth Meador
Eccles Junior High
Cecil Shrewsberry
Stoco
Noel Christian I
Alberta Green
Virgil Barrett
Staco Junior High
Edna Deitz
Marsh Fork High
Ralph S. Wedd
Clear Fork High
Lawson Barrett
James McNeish
Cerlanda Amato
Tom McNeish
Albany Milam
Sarah Humphrey
Trap Hill High
Beatrice Munson
Wilma Shumate
Aubrey Jackson
Stoco Junior High
Meredith Trent
Lorraine Seay
Stratton High
Dariel Webb
Postponement Granted In Pike Tax Hearing
Raleigh County Circuit Court granted an indefinite postponement in the West Virginia Turnpike Commission suit against Sheriff John Whit and Assessor Ira Ward. The case concerns $8,000 in taxes on Glass House Restaurant land building and equipment near Beckley and an objection to selling 65 delinquent parcels. A new date will be set after counsel readiness and a motion on an injunction.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
John 5Et
Ira Whit
Norman Knapp
Glass House
Turnpike
Beckley
Ward
D. D. Ashworth
Ward and Whitlock
Accident Douses Car After Coal Spill on EAST ST
William Eisenhart and two passengers were injured when a coal truck overturned at a stop sign on East St in East St Louis. The load spilled onto Eisenhart’s car and caused visible damage to the vehicle.
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East St, Louis
William Eisenhart
Eisenhart
Raleigh County Youths Enter FFA Scholastic Contest
Two Raleigh County high schools send boys to a West Virginia Southern FFA contest at Spanishburg High School. About 75 participants compete in parliamentary procedure, public speaking, string band, quartet, and FFA Creed with regional advancement to Lewisburg and the State Contest at Jackson's Mill in July.
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Raleigh County
Spanishburg High School
West Virginia
Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Nicholas County
Sandstone
Talcott
Spanishburg
New Hours at Raleigh Dump Effective Today
Police Chief James H Poste announces extended city dump hours to aid workers. The facility opens at 8 a m and stays open until 7 p m with caretaker Reece Mitchem agreeing to extend evening hours to help residents dispose of rubbish after work.
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Raleigh
James H. Poste
Price
Reece Mitchem
Polio Chapter Sets Annual Meet in Raleigh County
The Ra Paralysis March of Dimes chapter holds its annual meeting on April 30 at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courthouse to discuss patient care load poliomyelitis cases and the coming campaign. W D Nace chairs the meeting with Audrey Wood as secretary and Lovell Higgins as treasurer.
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Ra- Paralysis
Audrey _Wood
Leigh County
Lovell Higgins
Tional Foundation For Infantile
W. D. Nace
Don Jenkins
NFIP
Raleigh
March of Dimes
Nace
IR. R. Smiley
Raleigh County Lake Proposal Draws Enthusiasm
Raleigh County Clerk Harry E. Andersons lake plan gains public support, with 507 signatures on petitions turned in to the county clerk and Keatleys Inc. About 300 letters were mailed to potential supporters on March 8 seeking interest in a large lake for swimming boating fishing picnicking and camping. If enough interest exists a referendum could be sought and a mass meeting may be held at the courthouse to discuss site and financing. Anderson, resting in Florida on doctors orders, expects a Beckley return Wednesday.
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Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
Genel Keatley
Beckley
Keatleys, Inc
Anderson
Florida
Former Beckley Man Succumbs After Surgery
A former Beckley resident died Monday morning at Tri State Memorial Hospital in Newark New Jersey after surgery last Tuesday. Robert Seldon Trump will be buried Thursday in Hasboken New Jersey. His body will lie at the Dissly Funeral Home in Rutherford New Jersey. His mother Mrs Hugh A Dunn died in 1940.
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Beckleyan
Tri- State Memorial Hospital
Neewark
N. J
Robert Seldon Trump
Haskensack
Dissly
Rutherford
Hugh A. Dunn
Lickliter Rites Set Wednesday
Final rites for Joseph Emmitt Lickliter age 91 of Beckley will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Dr. Alvin J. Cook and two pastors will officiate. Burial follows in Toney Cemetery Calloway Heights. Body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until service time.
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Joseph Emmitt Lickliter
Beckley
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
A. H Wilson
Caroen Hillman
Toney Cemetery
Calloway Heights
Rose and Quesenberry
Rothlisberger Discusses Watershed Program on Board Visit
Floyd F. Rothlisberger, soil conservationist from Beckley, attends a Guyana district board of supervisors meeting in Huntington to explain the watershed program. A film titled From Ridge to Valley will illustrate the watershed work.
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Guyana District Board of Supervisors
Huntington
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
Beckley
Millinery Class Added by Raleigh County Vocational School
The Raleigh County Vocational School adds a millinery course with eight weeks of instruction. An organizational meeting is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the school, announced by director William B. Connoley. The class meets one night per week for three hours, with tuition of eight dollars.
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Raleigh County Vocational School
William B. Connoley
OBrien Explains Dairy Month At Raleigh Fayette Meeting
Joe OBrien of the Atlantic Dairy Association spoke for Robert Steele, WV chairman, detailing June Dairy Month activities. The Raleigh Fayette committee formed subcommittees for publicity, Dairy Day, Dairy Princess, custard bake-off, and merchandise. Odell Jessup and C. T. Shackelford will appoint chairs later. a mystery milkman contest was discussed. waitresses may ask diners about milk with meals and designated men would pay $1 to ask.
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Beockley
Joe O'Brien
Atlantic Dairy Association
Pennsylvania
Robert Steele
West Virginia
Raleigh-Fayette
Appalachian Electric Power
Odell Jessup
C. T. Shackelford
Beckley Area
CEA to Elect Officers in April
Raleigh County Education Association will elect officers during its April 16 meeting at 7 30 p m in Heckley Junior High School. John Saunders, president, announced the agenda for the regular session.
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Raleigh County Education Association
Heckley Junior High School
John Saunders
Daughters of Miners Complete First Aid Training
Seven daughters of ISlab Fork Coal Co. miners completed a 16 hour first aid course led by Thomas R. Cook, with competency exams conducted by U.S. Bureau of Mines inspector J. S. Ferrara. Trainees from Crab Orchard include Barbara Sue Cook, Marcella Cook, Ellen G. Hawley, Latha Meadows, Jessie D. Meadows, Lorene Taylor, and Alice Woodie.
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Islab Fork Coal Co
Thomas R. Cook
J. S. Ferrara
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Barbara Sue Cook
Marcella Cook
Ellen G. Hawley
Latha Meadows
Jessie D. Meadows
Lorene Taylor
Alice Woodie
Crab Orchard
Spaghetti Dinner Plans Fund School Safety Trip
Central Elementary School parents PTA met Monday night to raise funds for the Safety Patrol May trip to Washington D C through a spaghetti dinner. Mrs Fletcher Ann was commended by Lonnie Price for patrol training. patrol leaders received verbal praise and a film of the 1953 Washington trip was shown.
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Central Elementary School Parent Teachers Association
Washington, D. C
Fletcher Ann
Central Elementary School
Beckley
Lonnie Price
Price
Washington
Workman Rites Planned for Maxwell Workman
Final rites for Maxwell K. Workman 51 Beckley will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Caf fee Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J. W. Witherspoon officiating. Burial follows at Mount Gengters Cemetery Marlinton at 4 p.m. He died Sunday at 8 30 p.m.
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Maxwell K. Workman
Beckley
Caffee Funeral Home
J. W. Witherspoon
Mount Ae Gengters
Marlinton
Weleda
Sunay
Forest fire towers manned in District 4 today
Beckley Conservation Office says nineteen towers in District 4 will be staffed today by observers. Manning of the towers is left to the judgment of county forest protectors.
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District 4
Beckley Conservation Office
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