Mabscott Citizens Ticket Forms 11-Point Platform
Mabscott Citizens Ticket presents a platform for the June 7 municipal election. It vows open meetings, a respected police presence, cooperation with civic groups, playgrounds and recreation, enhanced fire protection with a new building, transparent finances, road repairs, extended sewer lines and trash disposal, fair pay for town workers, and a refusal to force Mabscott’s annexation into Beckley, aiming to use tax money wisely for residents.
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Mabscott Citizens Ticket
Mabscott
Beckley
Commencement Today At WVU Honors 43 Area Grads
West Virginia University awarded 43 degrees at the 88th commencement with Sam Rayburn delivering the address. Graduates include Bennet Burgess Oak Hill pre law and Patricia Porterfield Oak Hill journalism among many others across arts, sciences, engineering, education, and professional fields.
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West Virginia University
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Bennett Ross Burgess
Oak Hill
Lowell Thomas Coleman
Jodie
Frank Sheridan Lucas
Frank Kerr Mahan
Fayetteville
Robert Oscar Quesenberry
Hinton
Beckleyan Walter Pennix Remanded in Lieu of Fine
Walter Pennix, 29, was jailed in Raleigh County Jail after being found guilty of assault by Magistrate T N Thurman. He was fined five dollars plus costs but failed to pay, leading to remand in jail.
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Beckleyan
Walter Pennix
Raleigh
T. N. Thurman
Thurman
Freshman guides named for WVU Freshman Week
Three Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties have named freshman guides for West Virginia University’s Fall Freshman Week. The volunteers are Katherine Moler Mullins from Beckley, Virginia Kemp from Beckley, and Ruth Ann Dixon from Carlisle.
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Raleigh Fayette
Wyoming Countiaes
West Virginia University
Katherine Moler
Mullens
Virginia Kemp
Beckley
Ruth Ann Dixon
Carlisle
Rev H E Davis To Address Tribe
The tribe of Joseph at the New Hope Baptist Church will hear the Rev. H. E. Davis Tuesday at 7 p.m. Also appearing on the program will be Mrs. Maggie Foster and Andrew Durgin. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney King of Oxford Ohio visit their mother Mrs. Mary P. King in Harper Heights and Beckley relatives.
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Tribe of Joseph
New Hope Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Maggie Foster
Andrew Durgin
Sidney King
Oxford
Ohio
Mary P. King
Harper Heights
Beckley
Four Shupe Brothers Earn Perfect School Attendance
The four sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Shupe of Midway achieved a perfect attendance record for the 1954 55 school year. The brothers include 12 year old twins Donnie and Ronnie in seventh grade, Walter entering his junior year at Sophia High School, and eight year old Douglas who missed one day due to illness.
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John Shupe
Midway
Douglas
Shupe
Donnie
Ronnie
Walter
Sophia High School
Williams Rites Today at Hilltop Cemetery
Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. at the residence of Mrs. Rosie Allie Williams in Prince. Williams, 80, died at her home at 7:40 a.m. Saturday after an extended illness. Burial was to be in Hilltop Cemetery. The body was moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the Williams home at 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Rosie Allie Williams
Prince
Hilltop
Quesenberry and Webb
Raleigh County Couple Arrested After Accident
A Raleigh County man Thomas W. Sexton and his wife Ruby Jean were arrested after a head on collision near Ronda on Cabin Creek. Sexton faces driving while drunk and lacking a license, while his wife is charged with intoxication. Eleven people were treated or hospitalized, and both cars were total losses with about $2,000 in damage.
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Raleigh
Ronda
Cabin Creek
Thomas W. Sexton
Dorothy
Ruby Jean
Sexton
Seven Holiday Injuries Reported in Raleigh County
Raleigh County recorded seven holiday injuries over the first two days of the Memorial weekend. Police report two Eccles children injured in a wreck at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and a driver charged with driving while drunk. Other incidents include a three car collision near Hollywood Elementary, a wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike injuring a mother and son, and a collision on Johnstown Road with multiple arrests and property damage.
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Raleigh County
Eccles
Atalee
Worley
Bolt
Harry F. Stoots
Dean Clucarich
Frank Clucarich
George Harrison Jr
George Harrison
Raleigh General Hospital
West Virginia Turnpike
Loretta Davis
Gary Wayne Lafferty
Willis Branch
James W. Goodall
Sylvia Street
Beckley
Skelton
Robert Gravely
Mabscott
Hollywood
MacArthur
Edna Marie Wickline
Hinton
Daniel Eugene Wickline
George Thomas Alexander
Pemberton
Wickline
Alexander
William Homer Estep
Maben
Vinson Houston
Vance Drive
Houston
Johnstown Road
Jefferson Street
James H Smith
Orchard Court
E Uson Alley
George Alley Jr
Patterson Perry
City Ave
Flowers Funeral Slated Tuesday
The Rev. Fred Cook will officiate at funeral services for Rosie Lee Flowers 63 of Mabscott at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mabscott Methodist Church. She died Saturday night in Bluefield Sanitarium after a five month illness. Born October 19 1892 she was the daughter of the late Jackson Arnold and Sally Kidd Arnold. Survivors include husband Joe Flowers a son Emory Taylor Princeton two sisters Dellia Winston Oak Hill Creesie Brown Mabscott and brother Aaron Arnold Mount Hope. The body will be moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the home at 11 a.m. Monday and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Fred Cook
Mabscott Methodist Church
Rosie Lee Flowers
Mabscott
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jackson Arnold
Sally Kidd Arnold
Raleigh County
Joe Flowers
Emory Taylor
Princeton
Dellia Winston
Oak Hill
Creesie Brown
Aaron Arnold
Mount Hope
Quesenberry and Webb
Sunset Memorial Park
Turnpike Police Make 4 Arrests Over Weekend
Four men arrested on West Virginia Turnpike road law violations over the weekend by State Police. North Carolina men John Alfred McDaniel and William Co. Venable released after posting bonds. Saturday arrests include George R. Rainer of Detroit for driving while drunk and Conley N. Ball of Princeton for permitting a drunk to drive.
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West Virginia
North Carolina
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
John Alfred McDaniel
Mount Airy
N. C
William Co. Venable
Pilot Mountian
McDaniel
Turnpike
George R. Rainer
Detroit
Mich
Conley N. Ball
Princeton
Rainer
Ball
Corner-Rounding Work Near July Completion In Beckley
Street projects in Beckley aim to finish by July 1 including corner rounding at Raleigh County Courthouse Woodrow Wilson High School and Institute Elementary. Work hinges on blacktop plant at Skelton starting and Beckley Water Company to reimburse street repairs from last fall water line work.
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Ewart Avenue
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Institute
D. E. Warden
Skelton
Beckley Water Company
Water Company
Acme
American Glass and Mirror Co
City Avenue
South
Oakwood Avenue
E Street
Institute School
Military Services Honor Raleigh County War Dead
Raleigh County World War I II and Korean conflict dead were honored today by American Legion Post 32 with full services. A 10 a.m. parade formed at First Baptist Beckley, with American Legion and Boy and Girl Scouts. The procession moved to the Raleigh County Courthouse for tribute at the Armed Forces Monument, then to the American Legion Cemetery near Wildwood for rifle volleys and taps. William Brown, commander, supervised arrangements for the event.
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Raleigh County
American Legion
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Neville St
Armed Forces Monument
Wildwood
William Brown Beckley
New Record Set In School Enrollment
Ruth Bennett infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Bennett of Abraham dies in hospital. Graveside rites set for 10:30 a.m. at Salem Cemetery. State enrollment totals 456,832 for seven months, surpassing prior records by about 2,500. Raleigh 23,927 Fayette 20,007 Wyoming 11,243.
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Salem Cemetery
Abraham
Ruth Bennett
Alvin Bennett
Nora Bennett
Obe Russell
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Five Men to Appear In Police Court
Five men three Beckley residents and two Raleigh County residents are ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday after weekend arrests. John C. Kincannon Jr. Raleigh faces reckless driving. James McDowell Beckley 21, hazardous driving. Thomas Moore Beckley 26, speeding. Charles Cockrow Glen Rogers 47 faces three counts including reckless driving and destruction of property. Robert L. Lomax Beckley 23 charged with intoxication and moonshine possession, jailed then released on $117 bond. Memorial Day holiday postpones the regular Monday night court session.
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Beckley
John C. Kincannon Jr
Raleigh
James McDowell
Beckleyan
Thomas Moore
Charles Cockrow
Glen Rogers
Raleigh County
Robert L. L. Lomax
Road Law Violations Lead Docket at Jail
Raleigh County Jail housed 34 weekend arrests with a focus on road law violations. Woodrow Collins of Eunice was charged with reckless driving, John H. Phipps of Sand Lick with driving without a license and improper registration, and Paul J. O Neal of Crow jailed for driving while intoxicated. Most others were booked for drunkenness. 18 arrests Saturday and 16 Sunday.
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Raleigh
Woodrow Collins
Eunice
Sand Lick
John H. Phipps
Paul J. O'Neal
Crow
Hearings Slated As Result of Raids In Raleigh County
Hearings are scheduled this week for four Raleigh Countians arrested in raids late Saturday by Sheriff's deputies. Bonds were posted for trials before Magistrate J P Meadows, who issued the warrants for the whisky seizures. Individuals named include Robert Condi Naoma Jack Rock Sand Lick Jack Kyle and Quinton Daniels. Hearings set for Tuesday or Wednesday in Meadows court.
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Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Robert Condi
Naoma
J. E. Mays
Meadows
Jack Rock
Sand Lick
Jack Kyle
Jack’s Place
Quinton Daniels
Meadow’'s Court
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Bacher
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Gauley Bridge
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Slab Fork
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Hill Top
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Wvu
Tribe
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Mool Avenue
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Washington, D. C
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Church Street
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DOY Television
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