Cranberry Man Wins Safety Talk Prize At Raleigh County Meet
Chester Hargrove of Cranberry won the judges award at a Raleigh County Mines safety conference held in the county courthouse. The prize, a mine safety lamp, was presented by E. E. Quinn of the U S Bureau of Mines Hope office. The event drew about 100 safety committee members from 20 Raleigh County mines.
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Chester Hargrove
Cranberry
Raleigh County
E. E. Quinn
Mi. Hope
United States Bureau of Mines
Eccles
Welch
John L. Lewis
Winding
Gun Safety Council No. 2
Hargrove
Future Ripple
Farmers of America
New Farm
Beckley Model
Beleers
Civil Aly Patrol
Beckley
Cross
Appalachian Council
Boys Scouts of America
Raleigh
Wyoming
Rotary
Kiwanis
Idons
Civl
Piney River District Scout Rally Draws 1000+ to Raleigh County
More than a thousand Piney River District Scouts will rally in Raleigh County with events hosted by Sprague Community Church and Wyco Union Church. Activities include signalling and cooking demonstrations, first aid, leathercraft, wood carving, cycling, angling, and industrial arts. General chairman is Joe L. Smith Jr with committee chairs J. B. Detk E. J. Iodel R. O. Keller Don Hayes H. C. Minter Ted Cook W. B. Connelly and E. F. Bibb.
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Sevelad Ouuud
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sophia High School
Stratton High School
First Christian Church
First Enelstian Church
Bellepoint Communnity Church
Rural Acres Garden
Legion Post
Cubbing
Berle Woman's Club
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Inventions
Philippines
Mullens Hii Ben Donman
Ropperston Community
Campang
Second Baptist Church
Rayleigh County Girl Scouts
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
J. Presbyterian Church
Edwight Neare Improvement League
Methoadist Temple
Gideon
Montcoal-Stickney Atnito Assoc
Slanaford Negro
Tabor Banter Caureh
Civil Air
Eckley Presbyterian Church
Mullens Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Grove
Traux- AiApr Coal Company
Raleigh County Girl Scouts
Sprague Community Church
Minton Rotary Clib
Wyco Union Church
Hollywood Missionary Church
Fest Christian Church
Scott I High School
Hinton Kiwanis
F & M Lodge
Forestry Air Squadron
Raleigh Vocational School
New Farmers of America
Future Farmers of America
Joe L. Smith, Jr
J. BH. Detk
E. J. Ilodel
R. OR. Keller
Don Hayes
H.C. Minter
Ted Cook
W. B. Connelly
EF. E. Bibb
Recorder and two councilmen run on Citizens ticket
Three members of Sophia's Progressive Party plan to run June 7 on the Citizens Party ticket. Present recorder Elgie Ballard and councilmen Joe Bowling and George Ruble are named for offices. Ballard promotes a non political, people centered campaign while police chief Percy Haga would keep his post if Citizens win. Other nominees include Claude Rider presiding at the nominating meeting and council members Buford Mann Luther Hyatt and M. W. Basham. The Progressive Party held a nominating convention but results were unavailable. The election date is June 7 with current officials including Vernon W. Lawson mayor and councilmen Ross Carter Lloyd Dye and Henry Smith.
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Progressive Party
Sophia
Citizens Party
Elgie H. Ballard
Citizens
Joe Bowling
George Ruble
Claude B. Rider
Buford Mann
Luther Hyatt
M. W. Basham
Perky Haga
Ballard
Bowling and
Ruble
Vernon W. Lawson
Ross Carter
Lioyd Dye
Henry Smith
Mother's Day Banquet at Ameagle Presbyterian Church
AMEAGLE The Willing Workers of Ameagle held their annual mother and daughter banquet last Wednesday at 6 PM in the Ameagle Presbyterian Church. After dinner attendees moved to the church auditorium for a program led by Melrose of Colcord. Carol Lee Williams sang, Joan Lipari played piano, Pattie Durrett and Peggy Stevens gave recitations, Sandra Gail and Erna Reulter recited, Nancy Wall performed a piano solo, and Reva Jean Byers sang Mother. Miss Shirley Jo Smith of Hicoal spoke on mothers, using the letters of the word mother to tell biblical mother stories.
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Register
Ameagle
Ameeagle
Jaquet
Areagle Presbyterian Church
Miss Melrose
Colcord
Carol Lee Williams
Brown Bird
Joan Lipari
Pattie Durrett
Peggy’ Stevens
Brahms
Coleman Addresses Local Engineers Dinner Speaker App WV Chapter
Jonn D. Coleman vice president of the National Society of Professional Engineers will speak at the Appalachian chapter WV Professional Engineers dinner at 7 p.m. tonight at El Chico Cafe He led the American Chemical Society and the Dayton Technical Societies Council in 1947 48 and 1946 respectively and is WVU 1925 BA graduate The apes called chimpanzees are more like man in intelligence than any other animal.
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Jonn D. Coleman
National Society of Professional Engineers
Appalachian
West Virginia Professional Engineers
el Chico Cafe
American Chemical Society
Dayton, Technical Societies Council
Dayton Society of Professional Eequieensy
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
West Virginia University
Aspirin Action Prompts One Day Sale Initiative
A local notice announces a one day aspirin sale initiative under a regional health drive. The listing cites community groups and a sponsoring pharmacy, urging residents to participate on the stated date and visit the venue for discounted aspirin.
Rites for Stover Infant Held Today
Funeral services for George Nolan Stover two year old son of Mr and Mrs Claude Stover of Artie were held at the Church of God in Artie at 2 p m. Rev C W Pindar officiated burial was in White Oak Cemetery at Artie Surviving are a brother Leon a half brother Fred Cash and two sisters Linda and Rebecca all at home
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Artie
George Nolan Stover
Claude Stover
Church of God
C. W. Pindar
White Oak
Leon
Getting Your Corn In The Ground This Spring
County Agent H Thomas offers planting tips for sweet corn including Spancross 71 day and Marcross 76 day varieties, target planting windows, soil fertilization with 5 10 10, and side dressing with nitrate of soda. Also notes timing for canning, borers and earworms, and recommended DDT sprays and dusts with application intervals.
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Thomas
Open Bids for Paving 924 Streets Next Monday
Bids on 24 Heckley streets to be paved under the 1949 street paving program will be opened next Monday with estimated costs ranging from 300000 to 500000 dollars. City officials aim to start the 1949 build program as 1,600 property owners on 43 streets have petitioned for paving.
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Heckley
Bostic Avenue
Chip Street
Vecellio
Grogan
Antonio
Barber
Canaday
Dock
Eighth
Grant
Graham
OH Huffman
Junction
Ninth
Oak Grove
Plumley
Powerline Drive
Railroad Avenue
Rhodes
Sunrise Avenue
Tenth
Thomas
Earl
Curtis
Cross
Edgewood Drive
Bailey Avenue
Beckley Avenue
Rites Wednesday For B. W. Wyatt
B W Wyatt 61 of Roanoke formerly of Stonecoal died this morning after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Survived by widow Rosie May three sons Harlow Ottaway David all of Amigo three daughters Lucille ORear Cheverly Md L W Mason Amigo and Dana Masurek of Chicago. Also four brothers five sisters 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at Spanishburg Baptist Church Wednesday at 1 30 pm Rev L L Vaught officiating burial near Beeson Mercer County. Body to be at Mason home Tuesday in East Gulf. Active pallbearers listed.
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B. W. Wyatt
Roanoke
Stonecoal
Sheyrock
Wyoming County
Rosie May Wyatt
Harlow
Logan County
Ottaway
Sabine
David
Amigo
Lucille O'Rear
Cheverly
L. W. Mason
Dana Masurek
Chicago
F. T
Beckley
Barry
Athens
John
Middleboro
Eli
Camp Creek
Asa Cooper
Helen
Wess Lovell
Ghent
Lula Cunningham
Princeton
Ed Blauwkenship
Matoaka
Brady Fpperly
Beckley landlords seek rent hike under new rules
Beckley area landlords may file petition forms at the memorial building rent center to obtain relief from current rates. Richard E Bailey, area rent director, said the office is ready to handle all petitions under the new net operating income provision. Tenants can inspect the landlord statement and file an answer if unfair. Increases target net operating income up to 25 percent, with appeals possible.
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Beckley
Bailey
Church to Buy Patterson House for Sunday School Growth
Beckley Presbyterian Church voted to purchase the Patterson property for 35000 to expand the Sunday School children division and to plan a future religious education building. Pastor J W Witherspoon cited a 35 percent enrollment rise and 20 percent growth in the congregation. F C Minter chaired the purchase committee.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
William M. Patterson
J. W. Witherspoon
Witherspoon
F. C. Minter
Deitz Elected PTA President at Edwight
R. L. Dietz will serve as president of the Edwight Elementary School Parent Teacher Association next year. Other new officers are Mrs Burl Lively vice president and Mable Gross secretary treasurer.
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Wesler Edwight
R. L. Dietz
Edvwight
Eaghefer’s Association
Burl Lively
Mable Gross
Four Local Men Enlist for Three Years
Four area men enlisted in the Army for three years, announced Capt. J. C. Mathis of the Beckley Recruiting Station. The recruits sent to Fort Knox Kentucky are William H. Stover age 18 from Ameagle James W. Woolwine age 20 from Cranberry Theodore J. Baldwin age 18 from Rupert and James A. Neal age 20 from Tagland.
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Army
J. C. Mathis
Beckley
Ft. Knox
William H. Stover
Ameagle
James W. Woolwine
Cranberry
Theodore J. Baldwin
Rupert
James A. Neal
Tagland
FASTEETH Alkaline Powder Restores Secure Teeth
A dental product FASTEETH offers a calm, cooling effect by firming loose false teeth. The powder is sprinkled on plates to reduce wobble and embarrassment, promising comfort for users with loose or ill fitting dentures. Obtain FASTEETH at any drug store.
Qualifications For Old Age Benefits And Survivors
Beckley SSA field office manager S. KR Brown outlined eligibility for old age and survivors payments under the Social Security Act. To qualify for monthly old age benefits a worker must be 65 or older, fully insured, not earn more than 14.98 dollars monthly in covered employment, and have filed an application. Supplemental benefits may go to a 65 plus wife and unmarried children under 18 for months the worker qualifies. Survivors benefits require fully insured status for certain widows with no minor children and aged dependent parents, while other cases use carently insured status. Monthly survivors payments go to a widow 65 or older with caring children, unmarried children under 18, and certain dependent parents 65 or older.
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S. KR. Brown
Beckley Field
Social Security Administration
Social Security Act
Brown
Explaining Social Security Insurance Rules for Coverage
A worker is fully insured after about half the time on covered work from age 21 through 65 or death, requires at least six quarters of coverage, and becomes insured for life after earning 400 quarters. Currently insured means roughly half of the 3 years before death, with WW II veterans sometimes qualifying under specific rules and possible combined wake credits under related acts.
Initiation Set For Moose Women In Mullens Chapter
Four new members will be initiated into the Mullens Chapter Women of State Moose at the May 25 meeting. New members include Mrs. Mellie Frances Brizendine and Miss NeWie Gray Brizendine of Sabine, and Mrs. Lara Tabor and Mrs. Ruth White of Mullens. The group voted to serve a dinner for the Moose basketball team this Thursday evening.
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Reglater
Mullens
Women of
Stat Moose
Mellie Frances Brizendine
NeWie Gray Brizendine
Sabine
Lara Tabor
Ruth White
Moose
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Jaycees
Warren Williams
Hulett Smith
Dave Abrams
Usua
C. E. Jones
District 29
United Mine Workers
Jones
Fat Kaymoor
Lilly Brook Coal Company
Joe Jennings
Elisha Carter
J. Owens
Chester Smith
Mike Griffith
Piney River District
Coleman
Stover
Grover C. Hedrick
Charleston
Wilson
Afills
Smoot
McGinnis
Simpkins
Lebanon Lane
Morris
Deegans
Brooks
Seventh
Patterson House
S. Kariawha
Deitz
PTA
Edwight
Fort Knox
Paul] Neal
Howard Keatley
Beckley-Mount Hope
Thor
John W. Eye
W. Neville Si
Foundation
Oman
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