Know Your Precincts Polling List in R County Released
A public service list details 108 polling precincts with locations across R County from courthouses to schools and other public buildings. It names precincts and sites such as Beckley Beckley East Armory Park Avenue and many elementary and high schools, with numerous scattered venues like Mabscott Mack and Pinecrest areas, and concludes with additional buildings and halls for voter access.
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R County
Courthouse County Cou
Kanawha Duneah-Catron
Geek
Elkins Street
Beckley Floral Co
Sylvia Sylvia
Whitestrike Doss
Eisenhower Drive
Stratton Stratton High
Mabscott Mabscott
Prosperity Prosperity
Cittsville Cittsville
Affinity Affinity
Crab Orchard Crab Orchard
Stovers Fork
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Hollywood MacArthur
Cranberry Cranberry
Skelton
Calloway Gmac
Sprague
Lanark
Stanaford
Mt. Tabor Mt Tabor
Oswald Oswald
Piney View Piney View
Price Hill
Raleigh
Raleigh Coal & Coke Co
Pinecrest
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Sprague Sprague
Sullivan, Sullivan
Tee Teel
Terry Terry
Wickham - Mabscott
Cleveland Cleveland
Stamford City
Stamford
Glen White
Lester Lester Negro
Lester Lester
Metalton Metalton Elementary
Harper Harper
Stotesbury
Mark Twain High
South End
MacAlpin Mark Twain
North End
Farley Hill
Hot Coal Hot Coal
Winding Gulf Winding Gulf
Princewick
Slab Fork Slab Fork
Fast Gulf East Gulf
Killarney Killarney
Besaco
Lillybrook
Coal City
Abney
Oda Odd
Walkertown
Sophia Sophia High
Midway Midway
Si—Ritfe Sizemore's
Glen Morgar
Glen Morgan
Whitby Whitby
Ghent Ghent
Shady Sprin
Shady Spring
Crow Crow
Blue Jay Blue Jay
Grandview Grandview
Beaver Beaver
Fireco Fireco
Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick
Royal Royal
Shady Spring High
Sullivan Sullivan
Abraham Abraham
Pluto Pluto
Madam’s Creek
Long Bottom
Edwight Edwight
Pettus Fettus
Dry Creek Mt. View
Montreal Marsh Fork
Pine Grove
Eunice Eunice Community
Tabor's Garage
Naoma
Arnett T. E. Harris
Ameagie Ameagle School
Dorothy Dorothy
Leevale
Clear Creek Clear Creek
Sandlick
Ee Oak
White Oak
Clear Care
Clear Fork High
Books Added to Library Shelves Through United Fund
Raleigh County's Public Library receives part of its funds from the United Fund boosting its annual budget to about 6000 with 1800 from the fund for expansion. The board adds 80 to 100 new books monthly totaling 900 to 1000 yearly and now holds over 10000 volumes with 21337 checked out last year and 2100 borrowers registered since last November.
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Raleigh County
United Fund
Mary Louise Graham
Lbrarian
Beckley
Board of Education
Library Board
Graham
Shady Spring Alumni Organize Association
The Shady Spring High School Alumni Association held an organizational meeting with Mason Anderson elected president. Officers include Lowell Lilly vice president Virginia Lee Noel Glen Morgan secretary and Joan King treasurer. Sixty six graduates attended from classes since 1928 with twenty members named to the board of directors. Planning Commission and City Council meetings are rescheduled with Election Day conflict noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring High School Alumni Association
Mason Anderson
Lowell Lilly
Beaver
Virginia Lee Noe
Glen. Morgan
Joan King
Planning Commission
T. E Bazzarre Jr
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Council
Stoco Junior High Carnival Tonight at Le Go School
The Parent Teaching Association of Stoco Junior High will sponsor a carnival at 7 30 tonight in Le go school. Funds go to an inter communication system and books. Thirty girls compete for the queen title. Games music shows and plays and refreshments will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent
Stoco Junior High School
Lego
E. R. Patterson
Volunteers Aid Seal Sale Drive Volunteers Aid
Volunteers assist with the 1952 Christmas seal sale for the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Mrs A J Ginkel announces that American Legion Auxiliary and Young Women's Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church will work, morning and afternoon respectively, with 13 000 envelopes to fill before the campaign opens next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
A. J. Ginkel
American Legion Auxiliary
Young Women’s Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
Church Auxiliary
The
Legion Auxiliary
TB Association
R. B. Armentrout
John R. Hays
Women of the Moose
Jami
Tucker
Melvin Bolling
Co. FE. Davis
Ben Frankovich
Jack Nelson
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club
Earl Yates
Noel Thurman
Homecoming Planned at Valley Springs Baptist Church Odd
The annual homecoming at Valley Springs Baptist Church in Odd will be held Sunday November 9. Rev. O E Canterbury pastor says arrangements include quartet singing a speaking program and a basket dinner.
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Valley Springs Baptist Church
Odd
O. E. Canterbury
Central School Carnival Scheduled Monday Night
Central Elementary School hosts a PTA carnival Monday night from 6 to 10 30 p m at the Beckley Recreation Building with Mrs Mattie Giles and Mrs Naom Jackson managing arrangements The event is part of a busy community schedule including church meetings and birthday celebrations across Scarbro and nearby towns.
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Central School
Parent- Teacher Association
Loving Charity
Beckley Recreation Build Society
Vng
Mattie Giles
Robert
Pugh
Tams
Naom{ Jackson
Ross Irle
Jamts
GOP Negro Director Forecasts Many Dems Voting for Republicans
Butts, head of the Negro division of the West Virginia Republican campaign, predicts a sizable shift of Black voters from Democrats to the GOP in the upcoming election. He notes voters who favor Stevenson must support Sparkman for vice president, claiming split tickets are not feasible and alleging Sparkman’s record harms civil rights interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts
Republican
West Virginia
Gov. Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Sen
Sparkman
Kent State freshman enrollment tops 1,376 names two area men
Two area men are among 1,376 freshmen enrolled at Kent State University. Eddie Akers of Fayetteville and Louis Wyde of Midway are listed among the new students.
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Kent
Kent State University
Eddie Akers
Fayetteville
Louis Wyde
Midway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Hurt
Beckley League of‘ Women Voters
Alumni Organize Association
Roy Brash
Bar1 Anderson
Charles Richmond
Nora Lee Cole
Kermit Okes
Bill Douchins
Herbert Wills
Paul E. Eppery
Robert Wilson
Eddie Duncan
Elwood Lilly
Pauline Underwood
Irene Pauley
Virginia Lee Noel
Ora Lee Sergeant
Mary Grace Zourney
Martha Cooper
Dorothy Taylor
Shirley Pate
Stoco Jr. High School
Frank Clark
Pol
Alun
PREAK
THURS
Ade
Cole Baking Company
Church of God In Christ
Scarbro
Virginia Downes
Henry Brooks
Laurel Creek
Quinnimont Consolidated School Pta
Sam Ella Harris
George Walker
Missionary Society of the Welcome ‘Baptist Church
Ada Featherston
East Park
H. E. Davis
Pearl Matthews
Mary Berger
Missionary Society
Christian Aid Circle
First Baptist
Mississippi
Kentucky
Ollie Cline
Detroit Lions
Vane
St.Joseph Aspirin
G Church of
Mt. Hope
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church of
Hill Top
G. J. Wilson
Mt. Hope Church
Emma
Jane Brooks
Baltimore
Larry
L. Brooks Jr
Cpl
Don C.hull
Randolph Field
Texas
John C. Hull
Scales
McKinney Street
America
Chapman
U.S. Senate
Pold
Revercomb
Chelnagn
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