Charles A. Allen Funeral Thursday
Final rites for Charles A. Allen aged 87 of Beckley will be held at the Methodist Temple at 2 pm Thursday conducted by Rev. L. D. Roe. Burial follows at Wayside Cemetery Monroe County. Born August 14 1883 in Wayside he was the son of J N and Ellen Vass Allen. He moved to Beckley in 1939 and spent most of his life in the grocery business and was a member of the Beckley Methodist Temple. He resided at 502 Beaver Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Allen
Beckley
Methodist Temple
L. D. Roe
Monroe Coun
Wayside
J. N'J
Ellen Vass Allen
Social Security Film Available for Interested Groups
Survivors of Grady N Allen and others are noted in Beckley obituaries and a Social Security film offers guidance on rights and duties. The 20 minute 1 millimeter film by the Social Security Administration will be shown to groups with projector access, with no film charge and assistance available from the Beckley field office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Field
Social Security Administration
Roger Brown
Brown
Seven Jurors Summoned For Failure to Appear Raleigh Court
Judge Ben H. Ashworth has summoned seven Raleigh County circuit court petit jurors to show cause why they did not appear for jury duty this week. The named jurors include Logan T. Jeffries of Beckley 4265 Fayette Street and Eber Roush of Beckley 319 Woodlawn Avenue, Emerson Wilson of Prosperity, L. S. Deck a surveyor, Luther Dillon of Colcord, George W. Stanley of Lawson, and Tank Turner of Pine Knob. The jurors had failed to appear since the May term opened Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Logan T. Jeffries
Fayette Street
Eber Roush
Woodlawn Avenue
Beckley
Emerson Wilson
Prosperity
L. $. Deck
Surveyor
Luther Dillon
Colcord
George W. Stanley
Lawson
Tank Turner
Pine Knob
Ashworth
Maxwell Hill Bible School Opens June 4
Maxwell Hill Baptist Church will run a two week vacation church school from June 4 directed by Rev. Landon Stanley. Programs include Bible, music, handiwork, and recreation for beginners to intermediate. Miss Beulah Harvey serves as secretary treasurer with teachers Mrs H E Lilly Mrs Clyde Williams and Miss Mary Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill Baptist Church
Landon Stanley
Beulah’ Harvey
Reserve Officers Called to Active Duty in Mountain State
Raleigh County Army Reserve officers among 48 called for 21 months of duty. Lt Woods of Raleigh to join 4050th Army Service Unit at Ft Sill. Lt Bernard More of Prosperity to join Third Armored Division at Ft Knox. Col Reeves notes no enlistee calls since last October, but officers remain in demand for units formed from draftees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mountain
A R. Reeves
Jdistrict
Artiliery
Jefferson W. Woods
Laleigh
Ft. Sill
Okla
Bernard F. More
Prosperity
Third Armored Division
Ft. Knox
Col. Reeves
Interpreting Congress in Miller Tydings Act Case
Nation Today examines Supreme Court justices handling statutory interpretation. It contrasts Justices Douglas Jackson Minton and Frankfurter Black Burton on basing decisions on the statute itself versus legislative history. The piece notes Holmes guidance to read the law, not lawmaker intent, and highlights a dissent arguing against using floor debates to shape statutory meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Congress
Justice Jackson
Minton
Saed Jackson
Jackson
Justice Holmes
Frankfurter
Black
Burton
Minto
Hage
In memory of our loved ones and family ties
A dense collection of memorial verses from multiple families honoring sons, husbands, fathers, and grandmothers. The notices name Clifford J. Buster Flanagan, Catherine Harrison, Samuel Watkins Jr, Wes Griffiin, Leonard Little, Hazel Pawling Flanagan Shupe, Clarence Jones, Mary Catherine Bailey, and others, with dates ranging 1933 to 1959. It includes a car sale notice and various heartfelt remembrances from spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cuthbert
Clifford J. Buster‘ Flanagan
Samuel Watkins, Jr
Gazella Bokano
Perfecta Ducal
Albert Papineau
Leonard Wishman
Tony Lopez
Louis Bokano
Wiliam
Bokano
James Bokano
Luxie Bokano
Augustine Bokano
Joe Bokano
Everett Cyer
Bar Pustsnd
Steve
United States Army
Errtson
Treciy
George Reed
Frank
John
George
Wes
Mabel Meadows
Lou
Stary
Hazel ‘Pawling Flanagan Shupe
Jaway
R. C. Shupe
Flanagan
T Hill Motors, Inc
W. Va
Clarence
Jones
Brant
Well Known Lawyer Ethel Murrell Elected National Woman's Party Head
Mrs Ethel Ernest Murrell of Miami Florida has been chosen as chairman of the National Woman's Party in Washington She is married to John M Murrell a distinguished lawyer and is mother of two children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Ernest Murrell
Miami
Fla
Washington
National Woman's Party
John M. Murrell
Funeral announcements from a late May service roster
Multiple obituaries note deaths in May with service details. Mrs Vessa Pearl Mills of Pemberton dies at 59, funeral at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev B L Jones, burial Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Floyd Glenn Jones, 31, of Coal City drowns in New River, service at Freewill Baptist Church Coal City with Rev Ernest Rais. William John Blaylock, 76, Farrdale, funeral arrangements pending. Mrs Claudie Lilly, 41, Blue Jay, funeral at Blue Jay Methodist Church with Rev H L Miller and Rev Art Carter. cards of thanks from Yolande Adams and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ones Jones
Vessa Pearl Mills
Pemberton
Caffee Funeral Home
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
B. L. Jones
S. G. Brooks
Freewill Baptist Church
Coal City
Ernest Rais
Sunset Memory Park
Virgil Hope
Jimmy Shrewsbury
Earl Caldwell
Robert Cuthbert
Tammy Jones
Shorty Martin
Lilly Lilly
Claudie
Blue Jay
Blue Jay Methodist Church
HL Miller
Art Carter
Charles Rollyson
Ray Elliott
Chester Pettry
Emory Pettry
Fred Carter
Theron Hayes
Caffee
Yolande Adams
Beckley Hospital
Donnelly
F. W. Adams
William John Blaylock Services Set Thursday
Funeral services for William John Blaylock 73 of Fairdale will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Wade Webb officiating. Burial follows in Adkins Cemetery near Naoma. The body will be moved from Melton Mortuary to the Fairdale residence at 3 p.m. today. Active pallbearers include Haven Claypool Carl Clay Elvert Alen Slim Manning Nobie Birchfield and Perry Snufter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliams Fun Home
Blatlock Blaylock
William John
Farrdale
Haven Claypool
Carl Clay
Elbert Ren
Slim Mannings
Noble Birchfield
Perry Snuffer
Melton Mortuary
William John Blaylock
Fairdale
Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church
Wade Webb
Adkins
Naoma
Blaylock
Melton
Haven
Claypool
Elvert Alen
Slim Manning
Nobie Birchfield
Perry Snufter
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Lelia Allen
Grady N. Allen
Clarence Allen
Alcott
Ashby Allen
Robert
Altaton
Laura Houchins
Toald
Stur
Robert Harris
Ashland
Dents
West Virginia University Rose Funeral Home
Armstrong
B. H. Ellison
Baker
Clarion Marshall
S. C.liine
Ballengee
Nota Roy J. Smith
Kennon F. McCormick
i|University
McCormick
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
University
Maxwell Hill Bible School
Fridley
Henry Kent
Charles
Kent
Bobby Shumate
James
Herbert
L. Merritt
Mt. Hope
Barbara Marks
Jean Mill
Raleigh
Ter
Vivian Cox
Dale
Dixon
Roy Heron
Shir
Ley Miller
Ferret Jo Dixon
W. F. Bowles
Nation Today
James Marlow
Supreme Court
Douglas Hamsay Cuthbert
Son
J. A. Flanagan
Catherine Harrison
Earth
Jesus Christ
Geneva Watkins
Sam Watkins
Thomas Watkins
Whipple
Oakey Meadows
Carrie Meadows
Elzie Meadows
Tommy Meadows
Ramona Gills
Virginia Calvert Press
Gene
Father
W. O. Griffite
Leonard Little
Emma Little
Frank V. Stover
Harper Heights
Lillian Gray
Helen Simmons
Mina McRae
Lillian Thompson
Anne Brown
Golden L. Meadows
Jl Knee
Isa
General Motors Accept. Corp
C. L. Kneisley
Hilda Daniels
Geraldine Mitam
Mae Dillon
Mary Catherine Bailey
D.C. Arnold
Fred DeHart
Walter R. Bailey
Christ
R. L. Bailey
R. G. Bailey
Bailey
D. Bailey Cart Bailey
D. CL Arnold
Bernard Stover
Garling
Darling
Ieee
Naomi
chiliFraother
Stover
Zadie Barrett
Merle Humphrey Lawson Barrett
Robert O. Barrett
Quinte, Barrett
Edward Barretting
Bud
Jana
Boy
Reginald Udyine
Robert C. Turpin
Ariel
Ed Turpin
Ethel Ernest Murrel
Memorial Day Sears Monument CO
Va St. Charleston
Harper Ra
Sunset Cemetery
Aoey
Fred Davis
Barresla
Ad H. S. Vernat
Shady Spring
Powel
Geo. Warren, Hodel
Beckles Newspapers Corporation
Beckep
Sani Nana
City Ave
Bias Floral Co
Southern School of Printing
Nashville
Tenn
Vlank
George Hodel
Beckley Newspapers
G. L
Harry Barlow
Rep
Freeman
West Va
Bramwell
Professional Directory
Virgil
Slaen At
Huffman
Va Dial
B C. Kinzer
Dial
E. D. Dodson
Harper
Beckley Avenue
Cremens
Foster
John W. Eye
West
Neville ST
ANL
Wright
Crab Orchard
Dia
Erskine
Vance Drive
Lilly St
Beckley Newspapers ‘ Corp
Ford Tractor
OKER
Oker Mill
Summit
Boyd County
Kentucky
Joseph Oker
Bob Cee
Beckley Driving School
Fersenal
Goodman
Register
Oceana
Toneda Baptist Church
Kopperston
Victor
Dean Hawkins
Ft Bragg
N.C
Elbert Hawkins
L. D. Goss
Whitby
Rotary Confar
Oak Hill
Clarence Bishop
Scarbro
Attlantic City
N. J
Rotary International
Bishop
Rotary, Club
Fuk
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO
Crab Orchard — Dial
Fa Monapist& Eenily Memorial
Waterdale Inn Sprague
W Warden
Calloway Leights
Cal
James Webb
Harald Williams
WARD
Sander
Edger
Beckley Marietta Paint Co
South Oakwood Ave
Carl Clark Spray
Wm. C. Mason
Montgomery Ward
J. &. Thomas
Third Avenue
Concord College
Reading Drug Stores
G. c Murphy’s
Southern W
Water+dalem
Sprague
Leno's
Marco
Johnstown Road
Tnt
Jimmy
Glass Beckley Glass CO
Oakwood Dial
Veterans
Raleigh County Bank Bldg
Seckley
Fette Mar
Raleigh Glass and Mirror, Inc
City Avenue
Beckley Toe Crazm
Herbert Atha
Mar
Weve Phone
Pittsburgh Paints
Foley Construction Company
W. Ve. Pial
Altos
Waters “A
Maxwell
Keyser Plumbing & Heating
Prince St
Plumbing
People’s Shoe Shop
South Fayette St
Dial Oe
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