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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1950
Page
5
Beckley area enlistees lead October totals with 143 Army, 103 Air Force and 247 total inclines. Mt View Junior High faces facilities woes with overcrowding and poor amenities. Beckley Junior High plans a $6,703 expansion to ease space and add a cafeteria and new workshops. County voters urged to approve the school bond amendment.
Two Ghent girls aged 17 and 14 were arrested on grand larceny after a floor walker spotted them stuffing items from counters into a large shopping bag at G C Murphy on Main Street. The 17 year old waived preliminary hearing. the 14 year old will face Juvenile Judge W A Riffe later.
19 month old son of Mrs Wycie Shrewsbury of Bud suffered a skin burn and lip cut when he tumbled from the family car and was struck by a wheel Tuesday X rays at Mullens General Hospital showed no serious injury
Van Hunter Raleigh County circuit clerk announced the deadline for absentee ballots for the November 7 general election. About 66 absentee ballots have been mailed or issued. A voter must be out of the state on election day to be eligible to use the absentee ballot.
The Southern West Virginia Regional Conference of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will be held in Beckley on December 1 with more than 150 delegates from Southern West Virginia counties expected. Joseph Mee of New York will speak at a 6:15 p.m. banquet at the Moose Lodge on McCreery Street, outlining campaign plans and the 1951 drive as county directors meet in the Memorial Building. The Raleigh County Chapter executive board, including Mayor W. A. Burke and campaign director Bill Nace, was formed at a Monday meeting. another board session is set for December 10 in City Hall.
Final plans for the Forget-Me-Not street sale were announced by Richard Cooper commander of the Beckley chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. The first local DAV fund drive will support disabled veterans and their families with Luke B. Ross directing the effort and headquarters in Beckley Hotel lobby.
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Blackwell Sampson 64 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Keyser Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev B L Jones officiating and burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs. Sampson died Monday morning in a Spencer hospital after a lengthy illness. Born near Blacksburg Virginia November 2 1886 she was the daughter of the late William T and Anett Jewel Sampson. She was preceded in death by husband Wilbur B Sampson in 1923 and is survived by two daughters Anna Johnson of Pontiac Michigan and Pearl Sampson of Beckley two sons Charles Sampson of Mississippi and Lee Sampson of Hawaii a brother Brown Blackwell of Vickers Switch Va and two grandchildren Betty Lou Pursall of Michigan and Eugene Jewel with the U S Air Force Active pallbearers include Stanley Mackovick Paul Greys Sam Linkous Albert Caron Joe Szinokowski and Leonard Lovell.
Funeral services for Thomas Creed Bryant of Shady Spring will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Shady Spring Baptist Church with Rev E W Powers and Rev T B Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in Skaggs Cemetery. Born June 1 1883 in Carroll County Va he was a farmer and lived in Raleigh County 50 years. He is survived by wife Salina son Wendell five brothers and four sisters. The body lies at Caffee Funeral Home until 12 30 p m Thursday then will be moved to the church.
Corinne Elementary School’s PTA carnival raised funds for playground equipment. Billie Burns and Betty Lane, first and fourth graders, were named king and queen by PTA president Joe Blackwell.
Mrs Bertha Bays and her daughter Louise of Summersville were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Don B Jarrell of Pine Knob. Mrs Bays and Mrs Jarrell attended the West Virginia Education Association meeting in Charleston.
Beckley Mabscott community Chest will continue the 1950 51 drive toward a $29 573 goal. Officials reported the total raised to date and extended deadlines if the money is not collected by November 11. Campaign chairmen urged continued effort from all divisional leaders and local civic clubs to finish the campaign in Beckley and Mabscott.
Examinations for nine positions with the State Department of Public Assistance in the local district will be held early in December. Lon E. Browning, district administrator, announced today. Applications accepted until Nov. 11. Open posts include case work visitors and child welfare workers with starting salaries from 140 to 160 dollars monthly. Requirements include at least two years of college training or related experience. Vacancies in Boone Fayette Logan and Raleigh counties. Applications at 303 Prince Street Beckley.
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