Indians and Dan t Boone Will Be Here in Be ckl ey Parade
Noted West Virginia author Kermit Hunter plans to bring Cherokee descendants and a Daniel Boone impersonator for Armed Forces Day parade in Beckley. Hunter arriving Friday, staying through Saturday, may attend Mercury County Memorial Airport dedication. Robert Scott named parade marshal replacing O B Harris due to commitments.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Dan’t Boone
Kermit Hunter
West
W. T. Blakely
Hunter
Daniel Boone
Boone
Cherokee
N. C
Horn
Boone, N. C
Mercer County Memorial
McDowell County
C. J. Hunter
Welch
Welch Daily News
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Welch Chamber of Commerce
McDowell Chamber of Commerce
University of North Carolina
Woman's Club
Eugene Larrick Jr
William Miles
Audrey W. Riffe
Blakely
Robert Scott
Beaver
O. B. Harris
E. J. Sharp
Scott
Harris
Mabscott Lions Set May 24 Election Date
Mabscott Lions Club schedules officer elections for its May 24 meeting at Mabscott Baptist Church. Nominations were made Monday night. New officers take duties July 1. Volunteers will complete a clean-up campaign with two trucks, aligned with Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce. Ted Kessinger, Jaycees president, spoke on the fluoridation project. H V Waybright read a letter from M I Dunn of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway about the underpass widening project at the city limit.
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Mabscott Lions Club
Mabscott Baptist Church
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ted Kessinger
The
Jaycees
Lions
Mabscott Group
H. V. Waybright
M. I. Dunn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Huntington
Beckley Men Attend West Virginia Industrial Conference
Three Beckley residents Charles Hodel Waldo LaFon and O L Johnston plan to attend the West Virginia Industrial Conference in Morgantown Wednesday. Sponsored by the University of West Virginia and the State Industrial and Publicity Commission, the event aims to attract new industries to the state.
Richmond Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Dennis Richmond, 64, of Glen Daniel, will be held at Mount Tabor Baptist Church at 2 30 p m on Wednesday. Burial follows in Caffee Cemetery. Richmond died Monday morning after a short illness. he was an Army WWI veteran and longtime Raleigh County resident. He is survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, five sisters, and three grandchildren.
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Dennis Richmond
Glen Daniel
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Richmond
Doff Harvey
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Fred Dalton
James Lucas
Ed Stover
Virgil Harvey
Herbert Harvey
L. J. Cooper
Bolt
Mason
Mary E. Cook Richmond
Raleigh Wyoming Mine Coal Co
Glen Rogers
United Mine Workers
Raleigh County
Tressie Brown Richmond
Darrell
Cleveland
Ohio
Howard Mason
Herbert
Hubert Clay
Arnett
Dewey Brunty
Oak Hill
Lacy Richmond
Glen Daniels
Emil
al Lucas
Dolpha Richmond
Phillip Stover
Harry Jones
Beckley
J. E. Aliff
Jacksonville
Fla
Caffee Funeral Home
State Rehabilitation Director Visits Here
State Rehabilitation Director F. Ray Power met with W. G. Winchell in Beckley to discuss relief roll rehabilitation and the handicapped miner issue. No definite decisions were made as Power proceeded to Bluefield to consult the state advisory committee.
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F. Ray Power
W. G. Winchell
Beckley
Bair Building
Power
Bluefield
Old Injuries Return Two Men to Hospital
Two area men were readmitted to Beckley Hospital after old injuries resurfaced. James Edward Blankenship, 29, of Clear Fork, sustained a spinal injury on February 15, 1952 while employed by Red Jacket Coal Co. and married to Deloris BlankenShip. Roscoe Holifield, 51, of Anawalt, injured his left knee and ankle on October 13, 1952 while employed by Page Coal and Coke Co. and married to Myrtle Holifield.
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Beckley Hospital
James Edward Blankenship
Clear Fork
Red Jacket Coal Co
Deloris Blankenship
Roscoe Holifield
Anawalt
Ankel
Page Coal and Coke Co
Myrtle Holifield
County Medical Society Meeting Set for Thursday
Raleigh County Medical Society will convene Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at El Chico with guest speaker Dr. J. J. Mahood of Bluefield presenting on Dermatology. Dr. J. W. Banks, secretary, announced the program.
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Raleigh County Medical Society
el Chico
J. W. Banks
J. J. Mahood
Bluefield
Livestock market report from Baltimore steady pricing
USDA notes cattle lack sufficient class to establish basis. Calves 150 with few prime dealers at 26.00 and most mixed good to prime 22.00-25.00. commercial down to 17.00 and culls to 8.00. Hogs 700, little sold in early rounds. Sheep 25. One truck lot spring lambs 68-92 lb sold 28.00-30.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
Brother of Three Beckleyans Dies
Lonnie Willis Cox 64 of Ocala Florida died in an Ocala hospital at 6 p.m. Monday. He was brother to three Beckley women Mrs Elizabeth Quesenberry Mrs Lola Settle and Mrs Claude Bailey all of Beckley. Born in Summers County in 1890 he was a retired coal miner formerly with Glade Creek Coal Co. later moved to Summerfield Florida three years ago where he farmed chickens. Survivors include his wife Mrs Dick Walker Cox of Ocala two sons James of Summerfield and Powell of Prosperity two brothers W C of Coal City and James A of Eskdale one sister Mrs Jacqueline O Neal Los Angeles and four grandchildren Funeral at 3 p.m. Wednesday graveside Belleview Cemetery Florida with Rev W L Revelle officiating.
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Lonnie Willis Cox
Ocala
Fla
Beckley
Elizabeth Quesenberry
Lola Settle
Claude Bailey
Summers County
Glade Creek
Belleview Cemetery
W. L. Revelle
Missionary Earl Harvey to Speak at Calloway Heights
The Rev Earl Harvey missionary to Haiti will show slides at Calloway Heights Baptist Church at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Pastor Rev B L Jones said the meeting is open to the public.
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Earl Harvey
Haiti
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
B. L. Jones
Beckley Police Court Clears $16 Bond Forfeit
During Monday night’s regular session of Police Court the city’s general fund received $16 from a bond forfeiture. The money came from a man who failed to appear to answer a charge of being intoxicated.
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City of
Fayetteville Man Suffers Hip Injury in Fall
Elizah L. Withrow, 75, of Fayetteville, is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital for hip injury after a fall last Monday. He was admitted Monday for treatment.
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Elizah L. Withrow
Fayetteville
Beckley Hospital
Richmond man to undergo heart operation in Richmond
Herman Richmond of 415 Woodlawn Ave Beckley is scheduled for heart surgery in Richmond Virginia Wednesday. He will have experienced care from hospital staff with his employer Dr R G Broaddus at his bedside. Dr D W Ritter of Hinton Hospital plans to observe the operation. During convalescence he will be nursed by his sister Miss Nancy Richmond of the Hinton Hospital staff.
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Herman Richmond
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Richmond
R. G. Broaddus
D. W. Ritter
Hinton Hospital
Nancy Richmond
Miners Hurt in State Fall at C. H. Mead Coal Co
A state fall at 9:15 a.m. Monday injured Henry Wilson Dickerson of Raleigh, who was treated at Beckley Hospital. He works for C. H. Mead Coal Co East Gulf. Also treated for a hand injury Monday at Beckley Hospital was Alvin Roberts of Slab Fork, husband of Mrs. Chloe Roberts, employed by Slab Fork Coal Co.
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Henry Wilson Dickerson
Raleigh
Beckley Hospital
C. H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
Alvin Roberts
Slab Fork
Chloe Roberts
The
Slab Fork Coal Co
Run-in with truck injures Beckley teen
Scotty Crews, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crews of 322 Bailey Ave Beckley, was treated Monday night at Raleigh General Hospital after a run-in with a parked truck. A steel bar on the truck caused the head injury.
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Scotty Crews
Raleigh General Hospital
J. L. Crews
Bailey Ave
Beckley
Open House at Raleigh General Hospital Wednesday
Raleigh General Hospital will hold an open house this Wednesday from 1 to 5 p m to invite Beckley and area residents for public inspection of facilities. Guided tours of the X ray department operating room and laboratory will be offered along with demonstrations of various departments during National Hospital Week.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
National Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Carl C. Drewry
Beckley Area Highway Vehicle Safety Check Plan Meeting
Final plans for the Beckley Area Highway Vehicle Safety Check will be set at a sub committee chairman meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce offices. Attending chairmen include Bill Snyder Walter Duncan Thomas Stafford Mrs Paul Ash Roger Brown H E Warner Hulett C Smith Judge Norman Knapp Sidney Fink and W D Nace with roles in finance check lane publicity events parade display publications printing speakers bureau employee relations historian and recorder.
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Beckley Area
Bill Snyder
Walter Duncan
Thomas Stafford
Paul Ash
Roger Brown
H. E. Warner
Hulett C. Smith
Norman Knapp
Sidney Fink
W. D. Nace
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County Medical Society
Beckley Ice
Prince St
Beckleyans
Calloway Heights
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American Hospital Association
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Americas
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Tonic
Ophelia Evans Calhoun
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