Concord College offers three four year scholarships
High school principals in Raleigh County may nominate a 1952 graduating senior for a Concord College Elementary Education scholarship. Concord awards three four year tuition and fees scholarships annually, established by the West Virginia State Board of Education in 1951. Principals submit nominees, applicants are mailed, and a committee makes the final selection and notifies the student.
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Raleigh County
Concord College
C. M. Young
Concord
West Virginia’ State Board of Education
Elks Elect Officers In Beckley Lodge
Elks Lodge in Beckley elected officers at the annual convention, naming Schulte to succeed Al Braun as leader. Elected officers include E S Pugh Jr as alternate representative, with G R Bartley, W Graham, E Larrick Jr, and others in key roles. A five year term trustee went to Everette Keyser.
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Elks
Vob Schulte
Beckley’ Elks
Schulte
al R
E. G. Larrick Jr
G. R. Bartley
Wiliam Graham
Ross, Irie
T.£. Bazzarre
Far Riner
Tiler
Everette Keyser
Minute Women Branch To Be Formed in County
County women interested in good government are invited to form a county chapter of the Minute Women of the U S A Inc. in a Raleigh County courtroom meeting Monday at 8 PM. Mrs Ross P Daniel issued the invitation and will introduce Charleston’s Mrs Tom Li Horn who will speak as West Virginia organization director.
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Kaleign
The
Minute Women of the
U. S. A. Inc
Ross P. Daniel
Tom Li Horn
Charleston
Raleigh
Horn
West Virginia
Held for Grand Jury On Sales Tax Charge
Charles Ray Willis of Beckley was released on $500 bond after waiving to the grand jury on a charge of failing to pay consumer sales tax to the Beckley Television Corpora. The charge was brought by a deputy of the state tax commission before Magistrate T. N Thurman. Details of the permit to operate shall be worked out. Also before Thurman Charles Jones of Beckley was ordered to pay $30 a month for child support.
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Charles Ray Willis
Beckley
Beckley Television Corpora
Theja
TV Sta
West Virginia
Tax Commission
Ajcll
Sion
T. N
Locka
Thurman
Charles Jones
Annie Hee Jones
Property Deeds Record Several Beckley Area Transfers
Deeds recorded show multiple Beckley area transfers including Homeseekers Land and Building to Ann Scaratino for Lots 23 and 25, Ridgelawn No 2, Sunset Memorial Park for 1700.50. Kyle Cook to Betty Lou Dean for a tract on Sand Lick Creek and Route 3 Marsh Fork District for under 650. Claud Fowell and Elizabeth Maxwell acquire Lot 17 Section 36 Lilly Lynd Company Addition No 2 Beckley for about 1000. Hayse Bratton to Earl McGrady Jr for Lot 254 Mid City Addition Beckley for around 4000. Don Sanford to Robert Hugh Shirey Lot 2 Section 3 Ewart Avenue Ewart Heights for about 8500. J A Blackburn to Fred Blackburn Lot 55 Bradley subdivision Town District 7.5 acres for no consideration. Seldon Mann to S Hughes Lot 22 Sent Gulf Highwar Town of Sophia Slab Fork District for about 6000. Pat Nita Fink to Herbert Co. Hensley Lot 14 Section 42 South Beckley Addition Mercer Street for about 2500. Edmund Ringery to Margaret Hannah Naoma Lot 3 State Road Marsh Fork District for roughly 500. Bank of Raleigh executor under J P White will …
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Beckley
Hayse Bratton
Earl McGrady, Jr
Mid-City
Don Sanford
Robert Hugh Shirey
Ewart Avenue
Ewart Heights
J. A. Blackburn
Fred
Blackburn
Bradley
Seldon Mann
Hughes
Sophia
Slab” Fork
Pat Nita Fink
Herbert Co. Hensley
Mercer Street
Edmund 8
Ringery
Naama
Margaret Hannah
Whitesville
Naoma
Marsh Fork
Bank of Raleigh
J. P. White
Appalachian Rule Case Hearings Set for April and May
The State Public Service Commission will hear the Appalachian Electric Power Company rate increase case affecting about 254 000 customers in Raleigh and 20 percent of other counties. Hearings are scheduled for April 7 and May 8 with ongoing legal proceedings in a historic utility matter.
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Ruriaer
Apalachian Electric Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Raleigh
Marines Enlist In One Day From Beckley Area
Twenty two new Leathernecks from the Beckley region enlist in a single day. Thirteen Raleigh County enlistees include James C. Alderman 18 James Derringer 17 Jack Derringer 18 and others from Beckley Fireco Beaver and Egeria. Summers Fayette and neighboring counties provide remaining volunteers.
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Beckley
Maines
Ray Oe
Leathernecks
Raleigh County
Summers County
Fayette
jJames C. Alderman
Cara Alderman
Edwight
George H. Cox
Blossie M. Cox
Fireco
Jack ‘Derringer
Robert L. Derringer
Ethel Derringer
Beaver
Raymond EF. Fink
Dealy M. Fink
Gold
Robert L. Halstead
Daisey Halstead
Harold B. Milam
Cal H. Milam
Montreal
Charles R. Nunley
Jimmie A. Nunley
Vergie Nunley
Dorothy
Dallas W. Price
Maggie Price
Fireca
Dathan.d. Reed
Clen Reed
Egeria
Basil R. Richmond
Robert. L. Richmond
Lavern Roark
Barney W. Roark
Shady Spring
James L. Gravely
Edith Adkins
Meadow’ Creek
William E. Houchins
Ella Houchins
Hinton
Carlos L. Smith
Rarsmith
Green-Sulphur Springs
Fayette Courty
Carster W. Bibb
Amelia Bibb
Minden
Ralph, E. West
Squire J. West
Red Star
Beckley Area
Alfred J. DeMarsh
Mary E. Hurley
Davin
Robert W. Oscar
Margaret Oscar
Hillsboro
Alvin Moles
Eura Moles
Floyd
Charles W. Taylor
Sadie Taylor
Sabine
Minister to address Beckley Kiwanis on church relations
Rev. W. H. Foglesong, Methodist minister, will speak to the Beckley Kiwanis Club Friday. His topic is The Church and Public Relations.
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Kiwanis Club
W. H.’Foglesong
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Infant Judy Knoblock Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Judy Ann Knoblock infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knoblock were set for 2 30 p m Friday at Bethel Tabernacle. Rev C C Patrick to officiate with burial at Stanford Cemetery. Body had been taken to maternal grandparents home on Bibb Avenue yesterday after death at a local hospital.
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Knoblock
Bethe Tabernacle
Judy Ann Knoblock
Jack Knoblock
Bibb Avenue
C. C. Patrick
Stanford Cemetery
W. G. Reeves
Mrs Clara Hager Dies During Childbirth at Chapel
Mrs Clara Hager of Chapel dies at 5 15 p m Wednesday in childbirth. Survived by her husband Carleg Hager and the infant. Her parents Mr and Mrs A H Buehennan formerly of Pemberton reside in Chapel. A sister Betty Conley and a brother Benjamin also live in Chapel.
Graveside service for infant Michael Bertron Kidd
Rites were held at Sunset Memorial Park at 4 40 p m Thursday for infant Michael Bertron Kidd son of Mr and Mrs A B Kidd Jr of Coal Creek who died shortly after birth at a local hospital Funeral service was conducted by Rev B R Shafer Survivors include the paternal grandmother Mrs A B Kidd of Pinecrest Sanitarium and the maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Hylton of Fireco
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Michael Bertron Kidd
A. B. Kidd Jr
Coal Creek
Sunset Memorial Park
B. R. Shafer
A. B. Kidd
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Imaternal
Henry Hylton
Fireco
Marriage Applications Filed for Logan and Beckley Couples
Ralph Comet, 39, of Logan son of Nike Comet and unnamed mother, and Margaret Ann Gunter, 22, of Beckley daughter of Lonnie Gunter and unnamed mother, as well as Clyde Bruce Cousins, 29, of Stanaford and Lucy Carey, 36, are listed in marriage notices with limited details.
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Tgs
Ralph ©. Comet
Logan
Nike Comet
Margaret
Ann Gunter
Beckley
Lonnie O. Gunter
Clyde
Bruce’ Cousins
Stanaford
Lucy ‘Carey
Ostar Green Dies at Beckley After Long Illness
Ostar Green 76, of 507 Temple Street Beckley died in a Beckley hospital at 10 30 a m Thursday after a long illness Born 1888 at Flat Top he was the son of Ward B Green and his wife Both parents are deceased He married Stacey Basha in 1909 and farmed at Camp Creek before moving to Beckley in 1927 He was a carpenter from 1930 until his death Survivors include his wife three sons Willard Emmett John Oscar six daughters Bessie Minnie Goldie Lee Joyce Nellie June and Betty Ann a foster daughter Honey Jane Green 44 grandchildren three brothers and six sisters The notice also lists relatives including a Stanford and Daniels connections and mentions two Beckley residents Richard Kenneth Davis and Nancy Ragland Bowers as Beckley area relatives.
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Oscar Green
Temple Street
Beckley
Flat Top
Stacey Basha
Hi Farm
Camp Creek
Willard R
Arlington
Emmett Glenn
Milwaukee
John Oscar
Maryland
Bessie
Minnie Boman
Farmer City
Goldie Lee Powell
Panama
Canal Zone
Joyce Shannon
Crow
Nellie June Jones
Washington, D.C
Betty Ann .Hertz
New York City
I Honey Jane Green
Wilson
Spencer
Princeton
Benjamin
Lucinda Clark
Daniels
Brot Croy
Charlotte Jennings
Wolf Creek
Lawrence Cobb
Rt. 1
Hope
Grady Keaton
Maude Green
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Minute Women’s Branch
County
Grand Jury
Evelyn White
Carlo OQ. Spradley
Garvey
Mately
L. G. ‘Thomas
Bernice-Baker
Dickingon
Winthrop Shoes
H& M Family
Neville SY
Clara Hager
Chapel
Budget Shop
Fayette St
Ostar
Susie Carey
Richard Kenneth Davis
J. French Davis
Nancy Ragland Bowers
Beckley Also
K. Douglas Bowers
Beckley Insulation Co
Pasa Fhone
Neville ST. Beckley
Thay’ll
Collen’s
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Cohen
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Bexel Se
Raleigh Register
W. Va
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South Kanawha
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