Virgil Miller Receives Watch for Jaycee Membership
Virgil Miller, second vice president of the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce, earned a wrist watch at the organization’s first inaugural banquet and dance for bringing in 20 of 91 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Erskine
Bluefield
Beckley
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Chamber
Black Knight Country Club
Hulett Smith
Warren Williams
Virgil Miller
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bluestone Project Tax Revenue Questioned At Hearing
The Associated Press report details a House hearing on a bill to divide federal payments in lieu of local taxes on federally owned lands. Bluestone reservoir project lands, Summers County, W Va, are discussed as a loss of tax revenue. Attendees included Warren Williams inaugurated after a banquet with Beckley and Charleston civic leaders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ren. Kee
W. Va
Jaycee Group
William Erskine
Bluefield
Slands
Summers County
Beckleyan
Warren Williams
E. B., Bibb, Jr
C. €. Maples
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Owen Rickard
Chamber
M. A. Johnson
Rotary
Kermit Locke
Lions
Earl Williams
Kiwanis
Joe Luchini
Civitan Club
William Wray
Wiliam Maddox
Jack Walton
Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bluestone Reservoir
Ordered Out of Town After Arrest for Pan Handling
William Green was arrested by city police for pan handling and begging, released from jail today, and ordered to leave town by Police Chief Dee Hedrick. Clarence Farmer faced maiming charges in a warrant by Roy Law, held to answer after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate G. O. Mills yesterday. the grand jury will consider the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
Dee Hedrick
Clarence Farmer
Roy Law
G. O. Mills
Tragic shooting case shocks three families in Michigan
Oliver Terpening, 17, allegedly shot three girls after picking flowers. The victims Barbara and two sisters, and their brother, are mourned as father William Smith calls for justice. Terpening fled after the killings, was caught in Ontario with help from Norman Domibrosky Jr.'s father, and awaits court action.
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Jas
Oliver
Leonard
Barbara
Terpening
William B. Smith
United States
Youth Survives Sand Burial in Hopper Accident
A 15 year old, William Sweet, survived being sucked into an 85 ton sand hopper after a conveyor start. He crawled out bruised and shocked, helped his friend reach a crossbar, then disappeared briefly before being found. He later surrendered to authorities and was taken to a state hospital. Governor Cherry commented on progress while officials pursue convictions.
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Providence, R. J
William Sweet
William
Sweet
Bush
Harper Heights Man Seeks Wife
Jack Meador of Harper Heights, operator of the Music Box on Harper Road, asks State and City Police to search for his wife Blance Rose Harper who has been missing since Saturday night. He says she left for the bank with $1000, planning to return by 6 30 p.m. Her sister from Mac Arthur says she visited Saturday, offered a dress, then boarded a bus likely toward home. Meador has placed his two children in a relative’s home while seeking his wife.
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Jack Meador
Harper Heights
Music Box
Harper Road
Blance Rose Harper
Meador
Johnson Meadow
MacArthur
Beckley
Fire explodes and burns Brinkman block in city center
Fe Philippi answered a call with a truck and twelve men. Baltimore and Ohio railroad sent equipment and fire crews. By 7 am flames were checked though buildings smoldered for hours. Cause of the explosion after firemen arrived is unclear. Principal owner H. M. Murray, clothing merchant. Brinkman block at Main and Latrobe near downtown shops. Telephone lines down across several blocks.
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Philippi
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
H.m.murray
Brinkman
Main
Latrobe
Seven Raleigh County couples seek marriage licenses
Seven couples in Raleigh County have applied for licenses at the county clerk's office. Among them are George Bolen and Christine Lorene Miller of Sophia, James D. Bolen and Virginia Perdue of Crab Orchard, and Elmo Clyde Carey with Virginia Agneni of Crab Orchard. Other pairs include Holroyd Jackson Cunningham with Nola Mae Pepram, Jeff Crutchfield with Irene Fultz, Homer W. Greene with Ruth W. Meadrows, Archie E. Reed with Genevieve Iris Gunter, and Charles Edward Goodman with Josephine Craver. Circuit Judge Ben H. Ashworth waived the three day wait for Goodman and Craver due to his Navy duty.
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Raleigh County
George Bolen
Christine Lorene Miller
Sophia
James D. Bolen
Virginia Perdue
Crab Orchard
Elmo Clyde Carey
Dayton, O
Virginia Agneni
Holroyd Jackson Cunningham
McAlpin
Nola Mae Pepram
Winding Gulf
Jeff Crutchfield
Irene Fultz
Montroal
Homer W. Greene
Flat Top
Ruth W. Meadrows
Beckley
Archie E. Reed
Genevieve Iris Gunter
Ben H. Ashworth
Charles Edward Goodman
Josephine Craver
Beck
New Low Cost Hospital Plan Sweeps the Community
A new low cost hospital plan promises free information and urges residents to decide for themselves to ensure cash coverage for sickness accidents or childbirth, enabling affordable hospital care if needed.
Hospital Room and Board Paid Plan Features
This liberal hospital plan pays cash for room and meals in hospital for any family member, cash to cover operating room fees medicines X rays anesthesia ambulance and surgeon fees, plus other benefits. It presents Reserve Life as a notably liberal option.
Costs Only a Few Cents a Day for Family Protection
An advertising notice touts a single contract that covers the entire immediate family up to age 80. It promises a small monthly premium and claims costs are only a few cents per day for the average family.
Old Established Company Plan Backed by Reserve Life Insurance
A summary of a disability plan backed by Reserve Life Insurance Company rated A plus in Dunne's Insurance Report. It emphasizes cash for hospital expenses, no limit to doctors, and freedom to choose any hospital where the policy identifies the insured.
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Reserve Life Insurance Company
Dunne
Free information coupon offer with no obligation
An offer promotes a coupon for full information without cost or obligation. The caller may mail the coupon to receive complete details, emphasizing no risk and immediate action for interested readers. The text invites broad audience participation.
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Beckley Jaycees
Jaycee
Bluestone Project
Ella May
Smith
Linetims
Port Huron
Detroit
Ofia
Noriman Domibrosky, Jr
RUSCO
Beckley Hardware and Supply CO
Heber St
Beckley, W. VA
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Belgian Congo
Mrs
Blanche Meador
Huntington Streets
Elks of
West Virginia
Huntington
Anardya
British Isles
Davis
Carnation Milk
Libby
Indian River Osage Orange Juice
Reese
Richelieu Peaches
Tomatoes
Texas
Alla
Swift
Davis Food Market
Johnstown Red
Bair Bros, Inc
E. Main St
Dept Kbl Real Estate Exchange
Ath Avenue
Huntington, W. Va
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