Mass enlistment marks memorial day in Second Army area
In a unique memorial ceremony 180 men from Southern West Virginia were sworn into the Air Force at 2 p.m. today. Capt Wyatte J Gay administered the oath at Beckley, with the group heading to Lackland AFB Texas for training. The West Virginia squad includes 86 Beckley area men among many listed from towns such as Hinton, Oak Hill, Princeton, and Beckley, all joining the Air Force as part of a special Second Army authorization.
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Second Army
West Virginia
Air Force
Wyatte J. Gay
Beckley Main
Army
Prince
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
West, Virginia
Beckley
Department of the Air Force
Beckley Area
Jarvis Larry King
McComas
Arthur Jennings Honaker
Caldwell
John Edward Lilly
Hinton
Robert Dale Francis
Peterstowny
Cortez Samuel Smith
Eagle
Buddy Roosevelt Epperson
Bramwell
Ronnie Lee Barker
Rhodell
Donald Clifford
Farley
Amigo
Otto N Ferguson
Mabscott
Harold Dean Belcher
Lego
Jimmy Lee
McCallister
Asbury
Paul Alexander Gutshall Jr
East Rainelle
Charles William Cody, Jr
Oak Hill
Arthur Cecil Ayers
Homer Ethan Ballard
Rock Camp
Don Alten Byers
Glen
Milburn Darrell Baker
Rupert
Edgar Allen Foe Jr
Clintonville
Lawrence Massie
Hill Top
Barl Mason Sizemore
Baird Funeral Services Sunday in Coal City
Funeral services for Mrs Iduma F Baird of Prosperity will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Coal City Community Church with Rev J R Foley and Rev Henry Smith officiating. Burial follows in Coal City Community Cemetery. She died Thursday at her son Johns home after a nine month illness. She had lived in Raleigh County 25 years, born in Campbell County Tennessee. Surviving: brothers Monroe and Robert Elkin of Knoxville, sister Mrs Nancy Hudson of Jacksburg, daughters Birdie Baird of Prosperity and Carper Alderman of Bartley, sons John F Baird of Prosperity and Gibson Baird of War, 17 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. The body remains at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home until 2 pm Saturday then will be moved to Johns Prosperity home for brief services at 3 pm Saturday. Active pallbearers: George Stafford, Dale Walker, David Teague, Charles Teague, Morgan Rees.
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Pam
Iduma F. Baird
Prosperity
J. R. Foley
Henry Smith
Coal City Community Church
Coal City
Campbell County
Tenn
Jim and
Hannah Dabney Elekin
Monroe Elkin
Robert Elkin
Knoxville
Nancy Hudson
Jacksburg
Birdie M. Baird
Carper Alderman
Bartley
John F. Baird
Gibson Baird
War
Quesenberry and Webb
George Stafford
Dale Walker
David Teague
Charles Teague
Morgan Rees
Carson-Newman Graduate Hobart C Stafford Earns BA
Hobart Clark Stafford son of Mr and Mrs C Stafford Whitby received his Bachelor of Arts from Carson Newman College Jefferson City Tennessee on May 23. Stafford majored in philosophy preparing for the ministry and completed extra study in Bible.
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Carson-Newman
Hobart Clark Stafford
C. Stafford
Whitby
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Stafford
Subpoena Postponed in Piney View Precinct Recount
The Raleigh County Court overruled a motion to subpoena election officials from Piney View as recounts of the May 13 primary continued. Six ballots showed possible tampering with extra X marks, potentially altering single-candidate contests. Recounting 42 precincts over three days, leaders in all three winning Democratic sheriff, Emery J. Smith, and other races maintain large leads.
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Piney View
Raleigh
Joseph Luchini
Tordohr C. Ward
Jack A. Nuckols
H. G. Farmer
A. J. Lilly
Nuckols
John Ward
Emery J. Smith
Ward
Sibbley Weatherford
Smith
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
Puzzle text lists across and down clues with scattered letters and stray terms. The fragment shows word hints like Water vapor shelter, residence, sharpening stone, edible reeds, and various misprinted phrases, indicating a crossword puzzle page with partial entries and garbled OCR.
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Daves
Mratic
Swillinger Burial Rites Incomplete
Funeral services for Mrs. Vival Bessie Swillinger of Beckley are incomplete after she died Thursday morning at University Hospital in Charlottesville Virginia. She was born in Wyoming County, widow of Abe Swillinger, and long time resident of Raleigh County. Surviving sons Charles Edward and Harry Jack Swillinger live in Beckley. The body arrives at Carter Funeral Home for preparation pending final arrangements.
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Vival
Bessie Swillinger
St. of Beckley
Neville Street
Raleigh County
Charles Edward
Harry Jack Swillinger
Beckley
Lawrence Alva
Otis
Floyd
jLusk
Mullens
John Lusk
Belte
Carter Funeral Home
Zoning Commission Reschedules Meeting for June 3
A quorum shortage at a special meeting caused the zoning commission to table a permit request for the Assembly of God Church. The church seeks to extend to the front and side lot lines more than allowed. The issue will be reconsidered at the regular committee meeting on June 3.
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Dvnageuatin
Pian
Ning and Zoning Commission
Assembly of God Church
Citizeens
Alana J
Abe
iSalango Family Returns After Italy Stay
The Rev and Mrs James Salan and daughter Bonnie with Mrs Clark Thornton arrived in Princeton after time in Rome Milan and Paris. Mr Salango studied music in Italy and formerly served as pastor of the Hinton Presbyterian Church before the family left for Italy last year.
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James Salango
Bonnie
Clark Thornton
Princeton
Rome
Milan
Paris
Salango
Vito Salango
Beckley
Hinton Presbyterian Church
Italy
Area Nurses Set Meet Wednesday At Beckley VA Hospital
Area nurses meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital with Mrs Grace S Hoke to speak The meeting hosted by the VA Hospital In Service Nursing Educational Committee aims to discuss proposed new unified nursing organizations and a vote at the Atlantic City convention June 16.
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Grayce 5S. Hoke
West Virginia
Library Introduces Book Deposit Box at Memorial Building
The Raleigh County Public Library installs an after hours book deposit box in front of the Memorial Building. Librarian Mrs. C. H. Graham notes only Knoxville's Lawson McGhee Library has a similar service. Regular summer hours resume June 2 from 10 am to 4 pm. current hours are 11 am to 5 pm. The box was designed by Damon Starcher with materials from the Raleigh County Board of Education, funded by Beckley Junior Woman's Club for labor and painting.
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Hongs
Memorial Building
Raleigh County Public Library
C. H. Graham
Lawson McGhee
Damon Starcher
Beckley Juneior High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley Junior Woman's Club
Mrs Iduma F Baird 90 Dies in Prosperity
Mrs Iduma F Baird 90 of Prosperity died at her son John F Baird's home in Siam on Thursday May 28. Her body rests at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. Funeral directors are Quesenberry and Webb.
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Frankford
Rufus Edward Williams
Maxwelton
James Rogers Bailey
Jerry Shumate Alvis
Stephen Barinsky
Frank
Herbert Hanson Morrison Jr
Marlinton
Harold Ray Pennington
Curtis Camden Carr
Shelby Owen Kitts
George Shuck Jr
Alderson
Raymond Ray Folden
Esti
Gene Duncan
McGraws
Roby Alva Dodd
Donald Gene Pritt
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Paul Edgar Reynolds
Coopers
James Henderson Jr
Powellton
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Glen White
Allen Childers Jr
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Rainelle
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Springdale
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George
Edison Parker, Jr
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Ghent
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Huntersville
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Jack Scragg Guy
Willis Arlee Walker
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Ronald Arlen Wade
Zane Stanley Simmons
Andy Jack Wimmer
Ronceverte
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Paul Raymond Lukas
Lorado
Preston Manuel Stevenson
Cora
Charles Ray Duncan
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Jimmy Dale Massey
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Capels
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Paul Henon Clay
Manila
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Blue Pennant
Elmer Dolin
Danville
William Conway Taylor
Excelssor
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Maybeury
Jack Douglas Perkins
Northfork
Homer Percival Simmons
Hemphill
Zane Hexton
Henlawson
Dallas Williamson
Verdunville
Harrison Green
Richard Lyle Browning
Verner
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Montgomery
Robert Gene Lonker
Sarah Ann
Riley Edward
Thomas
Boomer
Herman Gilford Fleming
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Bluefield
George Walter Keister
Newhall
Rayburn McNeely
Wharton
Cebert Edward Cooper, Jr
J. Curtis Smith
Canada
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Ity Zoning Commission
iSalango
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Hilda Dillon Daniel
Geraldine Jones
Milam
Mae Dillon
Johnson’ Wilson
Mrs. French Wilson
Brothers
Vessa Pearl Jones
Goor Mother
O. R. Rakes
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Kenneth Patton
K. S. Patton
Allen Persinger
Griffith
Tam Senesame
Mes
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Danny Udy
Reginald Udy
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Charles E. Bryant
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W.van Wite Fom
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Ramsay
Lora
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Robert
A. B. Hill
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Jane Browning
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Pete Breant
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Vernie L Robinson
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Tams. W. Va
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Serpet
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Thirsey Farmer
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Ww. K. Johnson
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Leo Birch
Sam Watkins, Jr
Florence Meadows
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Bobby
Ronald
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Matel Meadows
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Leroy Bentler
Mrs. Eugene Syates
Sam. Watkin
P. F.C Jamies E. Berger
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Tams
J.D. Bradbuys
Virginia Bradbury
Dickie
Irma Lee Eee Ie
Clifford “J. “Buster” Flanagan
Chere
Mrs. J. A. Flanagan
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
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E W. Powers
Shady Spring
Rose
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO. ‘Crab Orchard
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NEW Sander
EDGER
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Rt. Beckley
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South Oakwood Ave
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