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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1949

Page

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Bids to Open Soon for Oak Hill Sewage Plant

Oak Hill council hears bids will open soon for a secondary treatment disposal sewerage plant to start before July 1. Engineer J E Settle says plans ready for State Board of Health approval. estimated cost 150000 with one operator and monthly operating costs 50 to 75 dollars. Possible one third federal grants being explored. Fragments note birth and party in Pineville as side items.

Register Oak Hill J. E. Settle R. R. Thomas Settle State Board of Health Minden Trump Sanitary Board S.C. Higgins, Jr

Mullens Council Hears Street Repair Plans and Traffic Talks

Mullens officials address street repair authority, urge Lusk Avenue improvements, and order a one way section with signs and parking bans. Chamber push for drainage to widen narrow parts, while city engineer faces map-coverage questions. Traffic rules extend to Goose Hollow Mullens Hill, with curbside parking shifts near the high school and Center Street.

Register Star Mullens William Holroyd Mullens Chamber Fof Commerce Lusk Avenue Stratton Moran Avenue Highland Avenue Clyde Newsome Chamber Claude Cook E. Lampton Jimmy James Holroyd Police Department Goose Hollow Mullens Hill Broadway Street Guyandelle Avenue Cale Conley High School Center Street

Ellison Family Rites to be Held In Beckley Chapel

Fire in Hinton killed seven when a blaze at a two family home destroyed the Deeds residence. Four adults and three children died including Anna June Deeds and her two children Drema Kay and Hazel Joyce. Also dead were James Ellison and his wife and their infant Dianne plus guest Homer Tincher. Fire chief cited defective wiring and a neighbor reported roof collapse. Funeral rites for the Ellison family set for Thursday at Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley.

Abd Alaaa Anna June Deeds Jerry Ellisons E. P. Moulder Beckley Calfee Funeral Home Ellison Sunset Memorial Park Beaver Westinghouse Company J .Mansfield Ohio Port News Fay Mabrey Cora Mays Jerry Ellison Harper Dorothy Moulder Sinia Moulder Harper Heights J. A. Hunter Joe Kirk B. Phil Sandstone Gladys Tincher Hinton Brooks Navy Deeds Charles Raymond Deeds Pittsburgh Douglas Willey Vera Stanley Beexley Joyce, Lyons Newport News Frank Willey Newport News, Va

Wyoming Voters Approve School Levy by 99 Percent

In Wyoming County a three year school levy passed by 99.13 percent with only 48 votes against. Of 5,530 ballots cast, the levy raises $185,110 annually for textbooks, construction, salaries, janitors, upkeep, transportation, and health programs over the next three years. Nicholas County also approved its levy by a large margin, with 3,238 favorable to 370 against from 25 precincts.

Welles Pineville Wyoming Area Wyoming County Jesse Morgan Nicholas County

Mrs. McGraw Re-Elected To Head Legion Auxiliary

Mrs Hallie McGraw was re-elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary at Mullen's meeting. Officers include Mary Vaught first vice president Josephine Damewood second vice president Lillian Frank secretary Mabel Culliney treasurer F S Caffee chaplain and Gladys Farmer sergeant at arms. Five delegates to the state convention at Wheeling in July were named with alternates. National Poppy Day is May 28 chaired by Maude Rice. Voters approved a levy in Natien Vrecines and Dixie Precinct ballots. Mrs Martha Ellis injured in fall Brentonown with multiple back injuries and a broken arm.

Register Mullens Hallie McGraw American Legion Auxiliary Mary Vaught Josephine Damewood Lillian Frank Mabel Culliney F. 5. Caffee Gladys Farmer Wheeling Rous Hart F. S. Caffee Ruby Uerroughs Dorothy Gilreath Lucy Griffith Maude Rice

Beavers Announce Birth Of Son In Pineville

Mr. and Mrs. J Russell Beavers announce the birth of a son at their home on Monday at 10 25 am. The infant weighs 9 pounds 4 ounces and is their second son. Mrs Beavers is the former Miss Dorothy Goodson of Davy.

Register Pineville J. Russell Beavers Ay Register

Mitchells welcome a son in Welch Wyoming

Mr and Mrs Clyde Mitchell of Wyoming announce the birth of a son at 430 am Sunday May 1 at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. The infant weighed 9 pounds 3 ounces. The note adds the 505 feet to dead center field at the Polo Grounds as the longest distance in major league parks.

Register Wyoming Clyde Mitchell Stevens Clinic Welch Polo Grounds

Oak Hill Council Faces Recurrent Sewer Woes

Oak Hill leaders wrestle with sewer access for Calvary Baptist Church across a state road. Council members cite costs and land use concerns as key factors. City manager Waugh notes big savings yet East End remains without sewer. The matter is referred to the sanitary board and engineer for a solution at the next meeting.

Stan Oak Hill Calvary Bap Tist Church Paul Brown Thomas Brown George Blizzard C. §. Waugh East End Sanitary Board

Accident Victim Dies After Fayette Wreck

MI Hope Stewart Pat tick, 28, of Mt Hope died at Oak Hill Hospital from injuries after the truck he rode in rolled over an embankment on a private road near Fayette. Driver Ernest Underwood, 30, lost control when the steering mechanism failed. Underwood was uninjured, while Alfred Underwood, 32, and Charles Cooper, 24, both of Mount Hope, sustained injuries.

Underwood Alfred Mount Hope Charles Cooper

Annual Mother Daughter Party Held in Mt Hope

Mt Hope Baptist Temple Galilean Circle held its annual Mother Daughter Party at Mrs. P. H. Garrett home on Nut Hill. Mothers and stand-ins were welcomed with a program of poems songs and readings featuring members J. W. Lamasters led the meeting. Eldest and youngest mothers were honored and gifts presented. Refreshments followed with a tea table and punch bowl as guests socialized.

Register Mount Hope Mount Hope Baptist Temple P. H. Garrett Garrett Nut Hill J. W. Lamasters Robert Price Tuscan Ariz Price C. E. Clapper Galilean Group Russel Blake Program i Nan Carter Frances Dixon W. C. Ward Susan Walter Summers J. R. Hubbs Summers Carter Effie Lloyd W. M. Martin Ward LaMasters

Grass Fire Extinguished By Mullens Firemen

Mullens Volunteer firemen were called to South Mullens at 1 30 p m yesterday where children are believed to have set a grass fire near the R G Rankin residence on Poplar Street. The blaze was extinguished without any damage.

Mullens Register

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