Three Miners Suffer Injuries at Beckley Hospital
Three miners were among patients treated at Beckley Hospital for separate accidents. Walter Garretson, 32, of Mead, employed by C. H. Mead Coal Co., injured his right knee stepping from a motor car and is listed as good. John Tonoff, 55, of Ravencliff, Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co. worker, injured his right foot when he dropped a rail on March 17 and was treated Tuesday. Ronald Fitzgerald, 42, of East Beckley, sustained a cut and scalp bruises when a motor pole fell on him around 10 am Tuesday. his condition is improving. Eight-year-old Grant Bailey, son of Roscoe Bailey of Lanark, was admitted for leg and hip injuries from a motorcycle collision and is in fairly good condition.
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Walter Fred Garretson
Mead
C. H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
John Tonoff
Ravencliff
Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co
Glen Rogers
Tonoff
Deeds on File Records of Raleigh County Real Estate
Real estate transfers filed in Raleigh County Court clerk records include trustees, buyers, and sellers with parcels on Beaver Truck Farms Beaver Lake Truck Farms Lillys Addition to Coal City Beckley area and other districts. Amounts range from no consideration to about 6 000 dollars, involving multiple families and local firms.
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Raleigh County Court
K. Douglas Bowers
Charles E. Akers
Beaver Truck Farms
Lily Land Co
Elbert L. Craighead
Lilly
Coal City
John Haney
Beaver Lake
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Ronald L. Keaton
J. A. Blackburn
Frederick Bennett
A. C. Bennett
C. A. Bennett
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
C. A. Ferrell
Edward L. Ferrell
Mount Hope-Maynor Road
Theodore Southern
E. W. Goodman
Arthur
Trene Rankin
H. E
Betty Wurst
Roy
Ruby Sarrett
W. J. Daniel
Arnett
Marsh Fork
Zella Crews
Fonda Fink Francis
Eva Massey
Hinton Road
Summers County
Elsie J
J. B. Woods
Donald W. West
Hedrick- Walker-Carter
Beckley
A. David Abrams
Jeanette
Unemployment Hearing Delayed Indefinitely in Beckley
A U S Senate subcommittee investigation into unemployment causes was delayed indefinitely after a Beckley hearing was rescheduled for Monday April 4. The committee now plans to move the proceeding to Pikesville Kentucky after the Beckley session.
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U. S. Senate
Beckley
Washington, D. C
Pikesville
A. M. Farley 94 Dies in Beaver Home
A. M. Mack Farley, 94, Beaver, died at 6:55 a.m. at his daughter Mrs. H. A. Lilly’s home. Born November 6, 1861 in Bull Falls Summers County, he was a retired stone mason and Pilgrim Holiness Church member. Survived by four daughters, two sons, 15 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, 11 great great grandchildren. Funeral at Beaver Baptist Church Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev. E. W. Powers. burial in Farley Cemetery Beech Springs Summers County.
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A. M
Mack) Farley
Beaver
H. A. Lilly
Bull Falls
Summers County
James Farley
Ellen Abbott Farley
Pilgrim Holiness Church
John Newkirk
Princeton
T. H. Martin
Blue Jay
A. J. Lilly
Montrey Lilly
C. C. Farley
Beckley
Dewey Farley
Caffee
Beaver Baptist Church
E. W. Powers
Farley Cemetery
Beech Springs
Family Night At Teen Town Slated Thursday
Teen Town hosts first Family Night Thursday from 7 30 to 9 p m organized by adult sponsors to boost parent interest in the youth center recreation. No refreshments due to State High School Orchestra in Beckley. Mrs Fred Hurt says parents visiting will see wholesome activities for Beckley teenagers and remarks against the center are unfounded. Thank-you notes have been mailed to contributors and invitations extended.
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Teen Town
Beckley
Fred Hurt
Jehovah's Witnesses Sponsor Public Lecture Series
James C. Hutchens, Beckley local minister, says the Beckley congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses will sponsor a public lecture titled Christen dom or Christianity-Which One is the Light of the World. Lectures set for Sunday April 3 in Beckley at 4 p.m. and in Oal Hill 3 p.m. Hico and Rainelle also host 3 p.m. sessions at Kingdom Halls.
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James C. Hutchens
Beckley
Driving Drunk Charge Against Ardel Griffith
Ardel Lewis Griffith of Elyria Ohio was fined 50 dollars and costs after arraignment before Magistrate T N Thurman on a driving while intoxicated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardel Lewis Griffith
Elyria
Ohio
T. N. Thurman
Abrams estate sells Raleigh Court lot in Beckley
Abrams Wein executors of Sam Abrams estate sell lot 3 Section 7 Raleigh Court Addition Beckley to W R Vanney and Edward P Stansbury for about 500 dollars.
AA Schedules Talk Tonight in Beckley Meeting
A Beckley Alcoholics Anonymous group will host a talk tonight open to members and those with an alcoholic problem. The 8 p.m. meeting will be in the Memorial Building on South Kanawha Street.
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Beckley Group of Alcoholics Anonymous
Memorial Building
South Kanawha St
Cooper Funeral Set for Friday
Last rites for Mrs. Mary Gill Cooper aged 74 of Metalton will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Backus Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. W. L. Stafford officiating. Burial in Harrah Cemetery on Backus Mountain. She died Tuesday at 3:49 p.m. after a three month illness. Born Meadow Creek September 17, 1880. Body at Café Funeral Home until Thursday afternoon then to residence. Survivors include husband J. E. Cooper two daughters Mrs. Frank Hopkins Amigo and Mrs. Herbert Blackburn Helen two sons Earl Lynch and John Lynch Glen Morgan. five step daughters and seven step sons. two sisters and three brothers. 48 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
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Mary Gill Cooper
Metalton
Backus Mountain
W. L. Stafford
Harrah
Meadow Creek
Caffee
J. E. Cooper
Frank Hopkins
Amigo
Herbert Blackburn
Helen
Earl Lynch
John Lynch
Glen Morgan
Clarence Trent
Damascus
G. W. Royal
Lilly Akers
Odd
Marie Meadows
Lego
Thelma Patton
Eccles
James Tate
Sprague
William Tate
Terry
John Tate
Beckley
Carl Cooper
Charleston
Ernest Cooper
Harper
Jack Cooper
Glen Daniel
Robert Cooper
Mabscott
Virgil Parrot
Sadie Light
William Gill
John Gill
Lester Gill
Mount Nebo
Army Reserve To Train at Knox
The 497th Engineer Battalion’s Company C Beckley area unit encampment schedule changes were announced by Col William E Grubbs Chief of the West Virginia Military District. The unit will train at Fort Knox Kentucky from July 31 through August 14 joining other state battalion units. Originally Company C was slated to train at Fort Belvoir Virginia then Camp Breckinridge Kentucky.
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Army Reserve
Beckley Area
William E., Grubbs
West Virginia Military District
Fort Knox
Fort Belvoir
Camp Breckinridge
Grubbs
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report
USDA listings show cattle prices with mixed weights and grades including slaughter steers at 25.00, utility cows 13.75 to 14.50, good beef bulls 20.00, er stock ers 21.75 to 23.50. calves dealers 165 to 225 lb 24.00 to 30.00. hogs 500 lb class at 16.50 to 18.75 per 100 lb, sows under 400 lb 16.75, heavier hogs 12.75 to 11.75, and add head over 600 lb 11.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Mayor Cast Tie-Breaking Vote On City Question
Tucson Arizona City Council remained tied 3 to 3 on whether the mayor must vote if asked by a council member. Mayor Fred Emery cast the deciding vote yes and then voted on a zoning matter raised by the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson, Ariz
Fred Emery
New Officer Manager For Raleigh General Hospital
Harry B. Forren of Beckley began duties Tuesday as office manager of Raleigh General Hospital per Carl Drury hospital business manager. Forren, formerly with Greenbrier Dairy Co., Beckley, spent 15 years at the daily concern as bookkeeper and later office manager, served five years in World War II, and has resided in Beckley for 20 years.
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Harry B. Forren
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Carl Drury
Forren
Greenbrier Dairy Co
Daily Concern
Armed Forces
John Brizendine Taken by Death
John Alderson Brizendine 66 of 713 S Kanawha St died at 9 p m Tuesday in a local hospital after several months illness. A United Mine Workers member and First Baptist Beckley parishioner formerly with Belle Mead Coal Co Sabine he retired in 1950. Survived by wife Nellie Surbaugh Brizendine a son Sgt John A Brizendine Jr Beckley Marine recruiting officer a daughter Mrs Nellie Whissenant Oceana a son the Rev Charles Brizendine Oak Hill a daughter Mrs Jalala Lively Coco Fla a stepdaughter Mrs Della Jewell Jesse a stepson Sgt Dewey Surbaugh Seattle a brother Edward Glen Jean and two sisters Mrs Rose Emerson and Mrs Kate Bligh Altavista Va. Body at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Nellie Surbaugh Brizendine
John A. Brizendine Jr
Beckley
Nellie Whissenant
Oceana
Charles Brizendine
Oak Hill
Jalala Lively
Coco
Fla
Della Jewell
Jesse
Dewey Surbaugh
Seattle
Edward
Glen Jean
Rose Emerson
Kate Bligh
Altavista
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
New Unit Formed for Safely Central Council Organized in Clarksburg
The fourth Holmes Safety Association central council was organized at Clarksburg with Arthur B. Ord of Barnes-Dawson Coal Co. named president. Delegates from 10 chapters praise the move forming the Central West Virginia Council, the first in the Northern West Virginia coal field, with speakers including safety officials from UMW, NCA, BCOA and the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Officers elected include Andrew Sampson first vice president, Steve Altieri second vice president, J. W. Weaver third vice president, Blair Hill secretary, and Leonard J. Pankovich treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Safety Association
Clarksburg
Arthur B. Ord
Barnes-Dawson Coal Co
Central
West Virginia
Charles Ferguson
Washington, D. C
International Union
United Mine Workers
Harry Gandy Jr
J. W. Weaver
Galloway
Blair Hill
Leonard J. Pankovich
Fairmont
Kessinger Becomes First GOP Councilman Candidate
James B. Kessinger, 41, of 229 East Prince Street, filed Tuesday as the first Republican candidate for councilman at large in Beckley's April 19 primary. He is the fourth Republican to file, with others seeking ward seats in Wards 3 and 5 and one candidate for mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Kessinger
East
Prince St
Kessinger
Odd Fellows Center Honor on Beckleyans
Six men received the Royal Purple Degree of Encampment in Charleston ceremonies. Beckley area members O D Hall Roy Ellison of Beckley Whitestick Lodge and Milton Dorsey of Glen Daniel Lodge were initiated, with O R Taylor B W Chambers Fred Williams and Havelin Covey accompanying the new inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Charleston
O. D. Hall
Roy Ellison
Ioof Whitestick Lodge
Milton Dorsey
Glen Daniel
IOOF
Order
O. R
Infant Charles Thomas Goodwin Rites Held
Graveside services for Charles Thomas Goodwin aged months will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stamford Cemetery with Rev. Anthony Gargas officiating. The infant died at 9 p.m. Monday in a Beckley hospital. Body to be removed from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the grandparents’ home in Piney View at 3 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thomas Goodwin
Lavada Smith Goodwin
Piney View
Stamford
Anthony Gargas
Beckley Hospital
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral
Tilden Smith
Equitable’s Living Insurance Protects 8.2 Million Families
The 1954 Equitable annual statement shows record protection for families and retirees, with more benefits paid in life, education, medical, business, and emergency funds. The program aims to secure independence for men, wives, and children, building confidence for the years ahead.
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Equitable
U. S
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George Wallace
Sandy Jones
Dicky Grubb
Oka Grove
Crab Orchard
S. C. Badllengee
Higgins Grocery Co
Hedrick-Walker-Carter
A. M. Farley
Jehovah's Witnesses
Knox
William Beverly
Beckley Drug Telephone
Main St
Court House
Giles, Fayette and Kanawha
Raleigh General
John Brizendine
John Alderson Brizendine
S. Kanawha St
United Mine Workers of America
First Baptist Church of
The
Belle Mead Coal Co
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Genenic
Subic
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the United States Home Office
Seventh Avenue
New York
T. Woody Evans
Kanawha Valley Bldg
R. Frank Baker
Gordon H. Thompson
Thomas B. Baker, Beckley H. Eskel Dillon, Jr
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Ford Frick
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