Helen and Amigo schools upgrade in Slab Fork district
In Slab Fork district Helen and Amigo elementary schools received large upgrades after the Slab Fork Board of Education funded repairs and improvements. Helen gained a gym renovation, new floors, lighting, a stage and dressing area, and kitchen updates while Amigo saw a major overhaul including a linked gym, new furnace, painting, and expanded lunch facilities.
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Raleigh County
Lenore Linsalata Register
Slab Fork
Board of Education
Stahl
Wie Koppers Coal Company
Stotesbury
J. PP
Gillam
Helen
Amigo
Eccles
Rheumatic Fever Leaves Heart Weakened and Scarred
Workers at National Mine Service Mabscott seek 30 cent hourly wage raise and 60 to 365 day contract extension. Union Local 341 led by Sidney C. Box rejects current offer while pushing for a new vacation clause and paid holidays after one and two years of service. Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association warns rheumatic fever remains a risk for children and can scar the heart, urging early diagnosis and rest to prevent permanent damage.
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Gyn
G. W. Mitcham
Fieuds
National Mine
Beevie
Mabscott
Sidney C. Box
United Construction Work
Ers
UCW
R.h.magee
Tional Mine Service
Raleigh County, Tuberculosis Association
Association
Aken
Damage Suit Compromised In Mercer County Court
In Mercer County the damage suit Nancy French v. George H. Sinkford was settled for 7500 after a morning recess. The case stemmed from injuries to an infant plaintiff in Bluefield in 1947 when she boarded an ambulance and fractured a leg, originally earning 10000 at trial before a West Virginia Supreme Court reversal sent it to a second trial.
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Register
Princeton
Circuit Court
Mercer County
D.M. Eisley
Nancy ‘French
George H. Sinkford
Sinkford Undertaking Company
Latura French
George H. Dinkford
Bluefield
Supreme Court of West Virginia
Kahle
Second Grade Show Delights Stab Fork PTA Group
Stab Fork Elementary second graders led by Miss Annabelle Laing entertained about 35 PTA members with songs and folk dances. Mrs. Ken Bays chaired the meeting where a minstrel report for March 17 was given and about $130 was raised. Landscaping plans for the school grounds were discussed.
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Stab Fork
PTA
Stab Fork Elementary
Annabelle Laing
Parent Teachers Association
Ken Bays
Moose Lodge to Elect New Officers Tomorrow Night
Whilesville Moose Lodge No. 1523 will hold a regular meeting at the Lodge Hall Thursday March 31 at 7 p.m. to elect new officers. The report also notes a separate item about J W McClure being called to Ronceverte due to his sister Rose Higginbotham’s illness.
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Y Register
Cottesville
Whilesville
Ronceverte
Ester
Thurmond
Ars
J. W. McClure
Heii Aister
Rose Higginbotham
Beckley Telegraph System Modernized
Beckley's telegraph system now linked to the Cincinnati push button switching center. Telegrams are automatically routed nationwide with typing at origin and no manual retransmission. When complete, a national network will serve 15 major cities and cut to five minutes the Beckley to Cincinnati round trip.
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Beckley
Western Union
Cincinnati
M. M. McGuigan
McGuigan
Tams Meet Red Cross Campaign Goal Of 261
A total of 261 was contributed to the Red Cross drive by residents of Tams, according to Mrs. A F Malson, office manager. Mt owas the first mining community to end its portion of the drive. The money was collected by RW Wildey and Mrs F Maxwell, chairmen, and Mary Ann Kovach, Margaret Rahall, Eldine Rose and Rosa Martha Blackburn. Thus far 66811 has been praised during the drive.
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Red Cross
Tams
A. F. Malson
Mt Owas
RW. Wildey
F. Maxwell
Mary Ann Kovach
Margaret Rahall
Eldine Rose
Rosa Martha Blackburn
Whitesville Lions Club to Finance School Field Improvements
Whitesville Junior High School athletic field will be upgraded through a bond sale by the newly incorporated Whitesville Lions Club Athletic Association. Bonds at $100 each will fund grading, lighting, and resurfacing for use in high school events and local leagues, with bond retirement from game tickets and other events over several years.
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Helen
Gilliam
J. B. Deck
Welen
Register
Whitesville
Whitesville Junior High School
Whitesville Lions Club Athletic Association
Athetic
Whitesville Lions Club
Fires Rise As Dry Air Triggers Va Kanawha District
The Kanawha District Forestry Office in Beckley reports 20 fires across six counties with a moisture content of 2.5 percent. District Protector F. O. Fenaier cites careless brush burning and cigarette remains as main causes. Kanawha County bore 14 blazes, others fewer. Fayette and Raleigh also affected.
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Kanawna
Beckley
F. O. Fenaier
Frazier
Kanawha County
Mercer
Fayette
Raleigh
Summers
Monroe
Kanawha
Civitan Club Auditions Trio In Beckley Program
Beckley Civitan Club members heard a musical program by O. D. Hall Jr Anne Ross Hoffman and Billie Sue Howyer. Hall introduced the trio and played Tschaikowsky piano solo while Hoffman and Bowyers performed songs during the event followed by a business session with committee reports.
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Civitan Club
Beckley Civitan Club
O. D. Hall, Jr
Anne Ross Hoffman
Billie Sue Howyer
Civitan O. D. Hall
Tschaikowsky
Miss Hoffman
Miss Bowyers
Firefighters Tackle Three Grass Fires in Beckley Area
Beckley fire department battled three grass fires yesterday at locations near Black Knight Country Club on McClure Street and on Bostic Avenue. Fire crews extinguished all fires with no injuries reported.
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Beckley Fire Department
Black Knight Country Club
McClure Street
Bostic Avenue
Farmers Asked to Recommend 1950 ACP Practices
Raleigh County farmers may recommend how the 1950 Agricultural Conservation Program should outline practices and provisions. J Ward Wood of Morgantown asks for county committee input, due by April 4, to guide new or revised conservation measures under the national ACP plan. The objective is to use program funds wisely to boost soil and water conservation.
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Raleigh County
Farmer
J. Ward Wood
Morgantown
State Production and Marketing Administration Committee
State Production and Marketing Administration Office
Last Rites Today for Whitesville Infant Jarrell
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Jarrell of Whitesville died Monday night in a Charleston hospital. Last rites are at 2 30 pm today at the parents’ residence. Survived by brother Jacy Lee Jarrell and sister Phylls Ann Jarrell. Body at Valley Funeral Home until 10 am Wednesday then moved to the parents’ home. Burial in Mordue Cemetery.
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Register
Whitesville
Herschel Jarrell
Charleston
Jacy Lee Jarrell
Phylls Ann Jarrell
The
Valley Funeral Home
Hom
Mordue
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Beckley Telegraph System
Lions Club
Athletic
Iarwent
St. Joseph Otea
Josepe Aspiri
Childrer
Jarrell
Wiedemann
Aiedemannn
GEO
Wiedemann Brewing Co., Inc
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