City Police Probe Two Late Night Hit and Run Incidents
Two hit-and-run crashes late Saturday night are under police investigation. Bernard Jones reports damage to his parked car with blue bumper paint, while Lawrence Sampson alleges a black Mercury struck his vehicle at Colony Drug, damaging the left side. Also notesQuantico Marine Barracks established May 14 1917.
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Bernard Jones
S. Fayette St
Jones
Lawrence Sampson
Ridge Ave
Colony Drug
Sampson
Working Grandmother Mrs Long Reflects On Her Craft
Annie Long a longtime bookkeeper at The Modern in Beckley reflects on work as a vocation not a task. Born in Roanoke she has two sons Bob and Harry and is a great grandmother living with her son at 309 Wyoming Ave. West Virginia University extension classes in Beckley will offer sociology and nursing education this summer opening June 3 and running to Aug 23 enabling six semester hours of credit.
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Annie Long
J. R. Bowie
Beckley
Bob
Pete and
Harry Long
Pat Dobbins
Randy Long
Linda
Harry
Wayne, Mich
The
Modern
WVU
West Virginia University
E. ‘B McCue
University
McCue
Gyroscope Units Offer Direct Enlistments for Europe Bound Units
The U S Army Recruiting Beckley announces direct enlistments under the Gyro Scope policy. Units include Second Armored Cavalry Regiment Fort Meade Maryland Fourth Armored Division Fort Hood Texas Eighth Infantry Division and Seventh Airborne Division in Europe Third Infantry Division Fort Benning Georgia and 269th Field Artillery Battalion Fort Carson Colorado Sgt Howard K Manning will accept applications with quotas on a first come first served basis. Also Mount Hope motorist George Scott Vargo was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding by Magistrate T N Thurman after an earlier arrest by Turnpike State Police.
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U. S
Beckley
Europe
Second Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Meade
Fourth Armored Division
Fort Hood
Tex
Eighth Infantry Division
Lth Airborne Division
Third Infantry Division
Fort Benning
269Th Field Artillery
Fort Carson
Colo
Howard K. Manning
Mount Hope
George Scott Vargo
T. N. Thurman
Turnpike
Record Mother's Day Service Draws Large Crowd at St Mary's
St Marys Methodist Church reported a record turnout for Sunday Mother's Day services. The Women’s Society created a worship folder honoring mothers, with awards for oldest, youngest, most children, and other distinctions. The service featured a tenor and alto duet and a message by Pastor Leonard Reckart.
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St. Mary's Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Church
Emma Angle
Peggy Maynor
W.E. Palmer
Sarah Beaver
Chidren
Margaret Adams
V. J. Whitt
Leonard Lloyd Reckart
Kyra Ann Ellison
Reckart
Beckleyans In Briefing On Licensing Nurses
The Charleston meeting of the Practical Nurses of West Virginia Inc discussed forming an examining board and licensing practical nurses after recent legislative approval. Attendees included Beckley residents on the advisory board such as Steve Soltis, William Connoley, and Dr. Fred Richmond.
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Charleston
Salvation Army Work Finds Employment For All Ages
The Raleigh Register reports Capt R H Boyce praising the Salvation Army in Beckley for actively finding jobs for people of all ages. The drive supports elderly parolees, younger individuals, and others in need through SA contacts, transport, and local placements to foster self reliance.
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R. H. Boyce
Beckley
Capt Boyce
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