Public Discussion On Water Fluoridation Set for April 14
Beckley Jaycees sponsor a public meeting at 7 30 pm April 14 in the Raleigh County Court House to hear pros and cons of adding fluoride to Beckley Water Co supply. State officials Dr James Ruble and H K Gidley will answer questions and outline department views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Water Co
John C. Ashworth
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County Court House
James Ruble
Bureau of Dental Health
H. K. Gidley
Division of Sanitary Engineering
State Department of Health
Jaycees
Water Company
Ashworth
Beckley
New River Dental Society
Gidley
Bluefield
West Virginia Water Service Company
Drunk Driving And Exposure Suspects Held
Ray E. Bailey of Baileysville is in Raleigh County Jail awaiting a hearing in Beckley Police Court on a charge of driving while drunk. William Reno of Beckley is charged with drunkenness and indecent exposure and scheduled for trial that night. Both were arrested earlier today by City Police.
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Ray E. Bailey
Baileysville
Raleigh
Beckley
William Reno
Brewer Heads Bradley PTA
Lionel Brewer is elected president of the Bradley Elementary School PTA for the 1954-55 year. Hav en Davis and Cleve Wood are vice presidents, Mrs. Pauline Jarrett is secretary treasurer. Albert Ratcliffe retires as president. Playground equipment purchase approved after a $217.95 fund raise. First and second graders presented a play on months and seasons amid illness affecting 22 children.
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Lionel Brewer
Bradley Elementary School
Haven Davis
Cleve Wood
Pauline Jarrett
Albert Ratcliffe
Raleigh TB Association Meeting April 28
The annual board and membership meeting of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association will be held April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building.
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The
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Akers Remains in Jail Despite Bond Reduction
Everett Akers of Rhodell stays in Raleigh County jail as bond is cut to 3500 dollars. Charged with maiming his wife, his lawyer asked Judge H L McCreery to lower the 10000 dollar bond to allow release on surety to support wife and children. He had not posted the reduced amount by noon today.
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Everett Akers
Rhodell
Raleigh
Trail
Akers
H. L. McCreery
Scout Leaders to Meet at Sophia High School
A day long session for Junior Leaders of the Boy Scout program is scheduled Saturday at Sophia High School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appalachian Council Scout executive Gus F. Walker will oversee the meeting with J.W. Richardson as presiding officer. Expected attendees include Walker, B. W. Lawson, district commissioner, and W. K. Mugridge, district executive.
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the Sophia High School
Gus F. Walker
Appalachian Council
J.W. Richardson
Lab Fork
Walker
B. W. Lawson
W. K. Mugridge
Damage suit seeks 30000 in Raleigh County court
Ralph Guy Rowles Sophia files$30000 damage suit against Ira Cook and J H Cook Cabell Heights in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Attorney says accident occurred when Ira Cook driving car struck Rowles while he acted as traffic flagman at the Turnpike overpass at Mac Arthur. Suit seeks personal damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Guy Rowles
Sophia
Ira Cook
J. H. Cook
Cabell Heights
Raleigh
Rowles
Turnpike
MacArthur
Rope Skipper Burned In Food Accident
Pamela Lynn Maynor daughter of Mr and Mrs Tracy Maynor Jr 115 Wilson St is improved today at Raleigh General Hospital after being hospitalized since Saturday for burns from pulling a pan of hot macaroni on herself while skipping rope.
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Pamela Lynn Maynor
Tracy Maynor Jr
Wilson St
Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs Bahr Recovers at Home After Gas Oven Blast
Mrs K E Bahr recuperates at 433 Bailey Ave after burns from a gas oven explosion Tuesday night. She was released from Raleigh General Hospital where burns on her face and both arms and hands were treated.
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K. E. Bahr
Bailey Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Woman Sentenced Over Fines in Local Plea
Margarette Roebuck of Beckley received 30 days in Raleigh County Jail after failing to pay $6 in fines from Magistrate J. P. Meadows. She pleaded guilty to profanity and assault and battery.
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Beckley
Margarette Roebuck
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Ramage Promoted to Captain in Army Reserve
Glen H. Ramage of Beckley has been promoted to captain. He commands the 433rd Ordnance Company Army Reserve, with over 28 months overseas in World War II campaigns including Naples Foggia Rome Arno Po Valley North Apennines and Sicilian battles. He began as an enlisted man and became a second lieutenant after Officer Candidate School on December 16 1942. First Lt Clarence E Metz noted the promotion announced by Second Army Headquarters.
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Glen H. Ramage
Westwood Drive
Clarence E. Metz
Army Reserve
Ramage
Second Army Headquarters
433Rd Ordnance Company
Beckley
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
Po Valley
North Appenues
RDC Caravan to VPI Field Day Planned by RDC
Rural Development Council plans a farmer caravan to Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg for the April 6 annual animal husbandry field day. Departure from 102 McCreery St. at 7:30 a.m. arrival around 10 a.m. with visits to agronomy and animal husbandry farm programs. Transportation available through RDC. reservations accepted until April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Rural Development Council
RDC
C. T. Shackelford
VPI
Shackelford
McCreery St
H. B. Thomas
Franklin Lilly
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Service
Basham Funeral To Be Thursday
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday for Roxie Basham 72 formerly of Beckley and Mabscott who died Tuesday morning in a Cambria Virginia hospital. Rites will be in Richardson's Funeral Home chapel Christianburg Virginia with burial at Sunset Cemetery. A Lincoln County native, she was born at Griffithsville daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Pettry Daniel. Survivors include Beckley sisters Edna Nolan and Harriet Stover.
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Roxie Basham
Beckley and Mabscott
Cambria
Richardson
Christianburg
Sunset
Virginia
Lincoln County
Griffithsville
William and
Elizabeth Pettry Daniel
Beckley
Edna Nolan
Harriet Stover
Yeggs Fail To Crack Stamford Safes
State Police reported two safes, one at the post office and another at the New River Co store, were opened Tuesday night in Stamford. The robbers entered through a back door but found no loot as contents remained intact in adjacent rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Post Office
New River Co
Stanaford
Beckley Driver Fined by Magistrate Meadows
Alice Crawford, 28, of 203 Westwood Drive, was fined 25 dollars and costs by Magistrate J. P. Meadows on Tuesday for driving without an operator's license. State Police arrested Crawford on Route 2.
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J. P. Meadows
Alice Crawford
Westwood Drive
Fire Truck for Vacuum Cleaner Highways Committee of Area C of C Sets First Meeting for Next Tuesday
Sophia's volunteer firemen purchase a 1924 LaFrance Brock way Torpedo truck for 125 dollars then swap for a vacuum cleaner at 111.50. The unit, self starting with a pumper and chemical tank, will serve for training and calls around Sophia while the town forms a Highway Committee of the Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday at Mills Club for lunch and planning.
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Area
Sophia
Virginia
LaFrance Brockway
Pearlsburg
Steve Waybright
Waybright
Beckley Area
WWHS Plans College Day With About 15 Colleges
Woodrow Wilson High School will host College Day Thursday with fifteen college representatives on campus. Principal C G Peregoy outlined two meeting blocks from 9:05 to 10:05 for first-choice colleges and 10:10 onward for second-choice representatives. Institutions listed include Alderson Broaddus Beckley Concord Greenbrier Sullins Mary Washington Virginia Intermont Marshall West Virginia University Lynchburg Institute of Technology and West Virginia Wesleyan.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Alderson - Broaddus College
Beckley College
Concord College
Greenbrier College For Women
Sullins College
Mary Washington College
Virginia Intermont
Mar
Marshall College
West Virginia
Rns Harvey
Lynchburg College
Institute of Technology
West Virginia University
West Virginia Wesleyan
Fire destroys four Fairdale buildings including theater
A late Tuesday night blaze in Fairdale damaged two stores a warehouse and a theater. Beckley Fire Department arrived at 11 26 p m to find four buildings listed as total losses. Leased by Harvey Stewart the structures were owned by J E Daniel and sons with $14 000 insured on the buildings and $10 000 on contents. Firemen returned to Beckley at 1 a m today. Earlier on Tuesday an electrical fault caused 25 damage at Ann's Coffee Shop on South Fayette Street owned by Lawrence Pack.
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Beckley Fire Department
Harvey Steart
Nathan St
Stewart
J. E. Daniel and Sons
Daniels
Beckley
South Fayette St
Ann's Coffee Shop
Lawrence Pack
Booth Collections Boost Red Cross Drive Totals
The Red Cross booth in front of Beckley National Bank collected $66 in the first two days. Donations raise the drive total to $6,061.83 as reported by organizers.
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Red Cross
Beckley National Bank
Sophia Volunteer Fire Department Responds to Grass Fire
The Sophia Volunteer Fire Department raced to a grass fire near Midway Monday night that threatened several houses. Fire Chief Steve Waybright reported no damages after the incident.
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Sophia
Steve Waybright
Kay's Drug Store Ad For AR-PAN EX Tablets
An old ad promotes AR-PAN EX tablets claiming relief from arthritis and rheumatism. It invites readers to visit Kay's Drug Store at 413 Neville Street Beckley or mail orders with a 15 cent add-on.
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Kay's Drug Store
Neville Street
Beckley
Career College Day Set At Stoco High School
Stoco High School in Coal City will host a combined Career Day and College Day on Thursday. The event runs two periods starting at 9 15 a m with Raleigh County businesspeople, followed by a 1 p m assembly for grades 10 11 and 12 and one on one sessions with college reps including Alderson Broaddus Beckley Concord WVU Marshall Tech WV Wesleyan and others. Representatives cover fields from retail and banking to engineering nursing beauty and trades with armed services also represented.
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Stoco High School
Coal City
Sherman Trail
Vivian Foley
Gorman G
Greene
Roy V. Gwynn
Dorothy Barker
Athelene Osborne
Edythe Clay
Faye Cooper
Raleigh County
Leo Birch
Carl Lucas
Dennis M. Leary
Nancy J. Thorne
R. E. Newman
Glida Myers
Dorothy Crawford
Armed Services
Armed Forces
William B. Connoley
Eric G. Hatcher Services Today
Eric G. Hatcher of Huntington, formerly Beckley, died after a heart attack at home just before his 70th birthday. Funeral services today at 2:30 p.m. in Huntington. Retired Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad agent who worked in Beckley, Thurmond, Montgomery, Handley and Catlettsburg, Ky. Survived by widow Gertrude Morris Hatcher, three sons Morris Vernon and William, one sister, four brothers.
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Eric G. Hatcher
Huntington
Beckley
Hatcher
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Thurmond Montgomery
Handley
Catlettsburg
Raleigh
Gertrude Morris Hatcher
Morris
Vernon
William
Harrison Hill
Speedway
Joseph
Nimitz
J. Lundy
Ghent
Vinson C
Rt. 2
Walter A
MacArthur
Membership Drive Set With Mills as Chairman
Okey Mills former sheriff of Raleigh County named chairman of a membership drive for the Young Democratic Club of Raleigh County The drive aims to recruit 500 members A planning meeting is set for Thursday at 8 p m at the Raleigh County Courthouse Frank Bowman club president says 30 members are asked to attend and assist with the drive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey Mills
Raleigh County
Young Democratic Club
Frank Bowman
President Hotel installs lobby television set
A hotel improvement program at the President Hotel includes a new television set in the lobby for patron convenience and entertainment. Dr. Clark Kessel has moved his medical office to the Campbell Building at 111 N. Heber St. A Hinton auto agency has been sold and will operate in Jumping Branch as D. B. Abshire Motor Sales offering Willys cars and Jeeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Hotel
Nathan Matz
Clark Kessel
Lilly
Main St
Beckley
Campbell
N. Heber St
Hinton Automobile Agency
Oak Hill man treated after rock dust injury at work
Frank Archudia of Oak Hill is in Beckley Hospital for eye injuries suffered at work on March 26. Employed in the Summerlee operation of New River Co., he was injured by rock dust.
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Frank Archudia
Oak Hill
Beckley Hospital
Summerlee
New River Co
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Brewer
Bradley Pta
TB Association Meeting
Yeggs
Thomas F. Stafford
Mills Crub
Elmer Davis
George Ballard
James L. Mills
W. M. Kessel
Charles Hodel
W H. Harris
N. Joe Rahall
T. R. Wilson Jr
Monroe Westmoreland
W. H. Barbour Jr
Harry Anderson
Earl C. Carter
Hila A. Richardson
Wilmer Snuffer
Hoke J. Monroe
John E. Cooper
WWHS
Betty Jean Flinchum
Matoaka
Dennis O. McGinnis
William Jesse McGinnis
Parris Island
D. C
Fairdale
Booth
Alderson-Broaddus College
Lyle Herod
D. K. Shroyer
Virgil H. Stewart
E. B. McCue
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Buckhannon
Sheraton
Mills
Prince Hospitality Committee
WJLS
Deane Brooks
Prince Bridge
Fye
ABC
Model
Prather Bros
Neville St. — Beckley
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