Poll Update Shows Kump Kilgore Leading in Governor and Senate
The Register straw vote shows Cyrus Kump leading the Democrat governor race while Harley Kilgore tops the U S Senate contest. In the House race, Robert Byrd leads with 34 votes, followed by Ned Ragland of Raleigh County. Republican results show Holt with three, Maxwell seven, and Copenhaver two amid light voting.
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Register
U. S
House of Representatives
Meost
Cyrus Kump
Harley Kilgore
U. S. Senate
Robert Byrd
Ned Rag
Raleigh
Byrd
Sophia
Holt
Judge Maxwell
Copenhaver
Greensone
Hedrick
Rump
Marland
Shafer
Davis
Edmiston
Kilgore
Casto
Eckard O
Hatcher
Ragland
Wilkinson
Maxwell
Muntzing
U. Se
Sen
County Veterans Wait Sale Remaining Bonds
West Virginia eyes sale of the remaining 35 million in bonus bonds for veterans after President Truman directed the removal of voluntary restraints. Governor Patteson said the state plans competitive bidding for a second 37.5 million issue to complete bonus payments while preparing to issue more road and toll funding bonds.
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Raleigh County
Charleston
Patteson
W. H. Ansel, Jr
Truman
Charles E Wilson
West Virginia
National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee
Ansel
Condit
Speener
Fiernld He Anheidarshla
Princeton
Wilson
Syrian Church Welcomes New Permanent Pastor in Beckley
The St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church in Beckley will have a permanently assigned pastor. Rev. George T. Habib arrives from Phoenix Aziz after ordination in Cedar Rapids in 1947. The church notes Holy Week services and observes Easter on April 20, differing from Western dates.
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St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church
Beckley
Beaver
Amasi L. Greer
Clintonville
West
Lof Bradley
George T. Habib
Pauline Wills
Alice
asAkers
Orisons
Darrell Meadows
Bobby Meadows
Baltimore
209 South
Heber Street
Teel School Benefit To Buy Books For Classrooms
A benefit social to raise funds for classroom books will be hosted by the PTA and Home Room Mothers of Teel School. The event starts at 6 20 p m Tuesday at the school and will precede the PTA meeting.
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TEEL
PTA
Funeral services set for Pvt. Rob Burnette amid Korea loss
The funeral will be held at Beckley hospital chapel for Pvt. Rob Burnette son of Robert M. and Virginia Burnette. He was born in Covington Virginia November 28 1933 and listed missing in action March 16 1951 with later confirmation of death. Survived by mother Virginia Moss sister Arnet Harvey and maternal grandmother Mollie Meadows. Graveside rites by Raleigh County Post 82 at Wildwood Cemetery.
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Thelma Dudley
Dickenson
P. Dickenson
Columbus,g
Marit
Ironton
Rales
Red
Glen Neces
Rob
Walter Orl M. Burnette, Jr
Florence Dickenson
Colcord
Korea
U. S. Army
Deffense Department
Defénse Department
Lyle 9. Snyder
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Caffee Funeral Home
American Legion
Wildwood Cemetery
Raleigh County Post 82
Legion
Covington
Robert M
Virginia Stewart Burnette
Armed Services
Virginia Moss
Bald Knob
Arnet Harvey
Flat Top
Mollie Meadows
Cavington
Sheriff in Hospital After Illness and Visit Arrangements
Sheriff Okey Mills of Raleigh County is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital with planned graveside rites at Sunset Memorial Park. In a separate note, Edgar Worrell Sr., of Washington DC, visits Columbian Preparatory School in Washington and plans to return home tonight.
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Charles S
Dickenson
Alex White
Okey
Mills
Raleigh
Sunset Memorial
Park
butcom-County
Beckley
Edgar W. Worrell Sr
Columbian Preparatory
S. Heber
Washington, D. C
EB. W. Worington
Resignation of Beck pastor Thompson Enters Memphis Post
The Rev N A Thompson I resigns as pastor of First Baptist Beck and takes the assistant post to his father the Rev N A Thompson Jr at Central Baptist Church in Memphis. The move returns the family to a larger congregation with the elder Thompson remaining in charge of the Memphis church.
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N. A. ‘Thompson I
First Baptist Church
Beck
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Kump
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pfc. Burnette
Thelma Dickenson
Jassistant
Neville
Assembly of God
Church Valley Drive
Rev
T. M. Waldron
Harry
Neville &T
Montgomery Ward
Neville St. Beckley
W. Va
Twin Food
Évone
Weinger
Spave
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