Salvation Army Aids 79 Beckley Families in October
Beckley Citadel of the Salvation Army aided 61 families with food orders and 18 with medicine in October. Lt Helen Davis reported Girl Guards progress, awarded merit badges, and enrolled new members. Lt Colonel Richard Fitton, divisional commander, praised the Beckley program after inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Citadel
Salvation Army
John Roy Jones
Citadel
Raleigh County
Helen Davis
Richmond
Richard B. Fitton
Beckley
Beckley Christmas hours set for shops and events
Beckley stores will stay open until 9 p m nightly from December 12 to 23, closing at 8 p m on the 23rd. From November 22 to January 3, shops will stay open all day on Wednesdays. The Junior Chamber of Commerce will decorate streets and the Woman's Club will sponsor a parade to open the season, capped by a December 23 party at Raleigh County courthouse square. Eric Rosenbaum named to chair officer nominations for 1951 with committee members listed. The bureau opposes closing the local railroad ticket office on Fridays and Saturdays and honors local car dealers for raising funds to cover a 6500 deficit from the Centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Vusgu
Beckley Business Bureau
Beckley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woman’s Club
Bureau
Raleigh County
Eric Rosenbaum
Marshall Johnston
J. S. Fisher
E. D. Terry
Andrew Adams
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association
Centennial Association
McGinnis Guilty On Non-Support Charge
Ira A McGinnis of Proctor Street appeared before Magistrate J P Meadows on a non support charge. Found guilty he was ordered to pay 50 dollars monthly to his wife and 30 dollars monthly to his child until further notice from the court. He was placed in Raleigh County Jail in default of bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. McGinnis
Ira Allen McGinnis
Proctor Street
J. P. Meadows
McGinnis
Raleigh
Rain Stops Forest Fires in Southern West Virginia
Rain swept through Southern West Virginia Thursday, saving hundreds of acres of timber from destruction and quelling three minor fires. District forest protector F. O. Frazier said the rain prevented further outbreaks. The three fires burned five and a half acres, with Raleigh County’s at Horse Creek and McDowell County sites at Burk Hollow and Horsepen Creek burning four and a half acres combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
F. O. Frazier
District Six Forest Protector
Raleigh County
Horse Creek
McDowell County
Burk Hollow
Horsepen Creek
Radio Program Network Schedules
Eastern time is used. subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain. Local stations may adjust relay times to fit schedules. Last minute changes cannot be included.
Evening 6 to 11 Programs and Parole Tales Lineup
A dense schedule lists 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. programs across networks with news, sports, dramas, comedies, and music. Highlights include News Broadcasts, Night Beat, Nero Wolfe, Ozzie and Harriet, Counter Spy, Broadway's My Beat, Vincent Lopez Show, Rex Allen Show, and a Parole update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Cbbs
Abce
Mbs-Eas
Mbs- West
Nbe
Cbs
Nbe Beulah
Cbs News
Mbs
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Cbs Evening Newsree
Nero Wolf
Rex Allen
Cbs-West
News
All Wete
Judge Signs Orders In 2 Chancery Suits
Judge Ben H. Ashworth signed two vacation orders in Raleigh County Circuit Court. In Sylvia Favish Wein versus Morrie Wein, the defendant must pay $40 monthly temporary support during the suit. In Mary Catheryn Williams versus Clyde Harold Williams, custody of Franklin Lee Williams age 9 and Sandra Kay Williams age 6 was awarded to the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Ben H. Ashworth
Sylvia Favish Wein
Morrie Wein
Mary Catheryn Williams
Clyde Harold Williams
Franklin Lee Williams
Sandra Kay Williams
Traffic Lanes Confuse Driver Crisis on City Streets
At about 8 a m at Prince Street and N Oakwood Avenue, a collision caused about 25 damage. A 1948 bus driven by Bill H Price Mullens struck a 1946 car driven by Mary Lee Godbey Mabscott while Price tried turning right from a left turn lane into a through lane. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Street
N. Oakwood Avenue
Bill H. Price
Mullens
Mary Lee Godbey
Mabscott
Woman's Club Aids Seal Sale
Beckley Woman's Club members aid Raleigh County Tuberculosis Seal Sale by sorting and tying envelopes for donors. Volunteers include Mrs Cecil Kincaid and Mrs John Hays. Proceeds fund the association's operations for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Woman’s Club
Raleigh County
Robert Campbell
G. C. Hedrick, Jr
George Bright
4. Brackes
Myre C. G. Wauhop
Gus Walker
J. C. Gingrich
Cecil Kincaid
John Hays
Clyde Law
Mail Sale
VA Officials Interview Area Veterans for Jobs
VA officials from Huntington regional offices contacted several area veterans for job positions yesterday. Keith Bailes, officer-in-charge, stated that Howard R. Dudley and Orville W. Spaulding assisted, with Russell A. Thumb from the American Legion accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Keith Bailes
Howard R. Dudley
Orville W. Spaulding
Russell A. Thumb
The
American Legion
Negro Activities Dies In Ohio Inia Vanhook dies in Benton hospital
Mrs. India Vanhook formerly of Mt. Hope died Thursday morning in Benton Ohio. Body to Mt. Hope. funeral plans to be announced. Also notices of local club meetings, church events, and community gatherings across Raleigh County and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Vanhook
Mt. Hope
Benton
Raleigh County
Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Jones’ Delicatessen
Berta Jones
Pack
Mt. Vernon
Howard Burkes
Lacey Burkes
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
S. Fayette Street
John Scott Lodge
Elks
George Broadnax
E. R. J. C. Nash
P. T. A. of Raleigh
St. Timothy Church of God
Pemberton
Lizzie Amey
Friends of the Land Discuss Water Development
The New River chapter of Friends of the Land endorsed state and local responsibility for watershed development to improve agriculture forestry water supply flood control and recreation at its annual meeting in Glenwood Park. Thomas F. Stafford of Beckley was elected president succeeding Charles H. Archer of Princeton who joined the executive council. New officers include Daniel Hale of Princeton vice president Ben G Rhodes of Beckley secretary treasurer and Otway Gunnoe of Fayetteville council member. The chapter has 101 members across Mercer Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Land
New River
Glenwood Park
Charleston
Thomas F. Stafford
Beckley
Charles H. Archer
Princeton
Daniel Hale
Ben G. Rhodes
Otway Gunnoe
Fayetteville
Mercer
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Airability Survey Launched by AFA in Beckley
Beckley squadron of the Air Force Association launches an Airability survey to rank Beckley aviation facilities against national peers. Members include William Hall and John Kacs maryk, with 1,800 questions on airports flying schools and youth aviation education. Trophies await squadrons with top records as the AFA plans a statewide membership drive led by Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
The
Air Force Association
William Hall
John Kacsmaryk
Beckley- Mt. Hope
William Mitchell
Donald Lilly
Joseph Kacsmaryk
William Williamson
AFA
Civil Air Patrol
Washington
Air Force
Uadron
Hall
Wheeling
Charleston
Jack Davis
Will
Harold Sopher
Paul Fourney
John McCoy
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We the People
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Pulitzer Playhouse
Hands of Mystery
Inside Detective
Morton Downey
Betty Furness
Abc Cavalcade of Stars
Cba
Woman's Club
Ohio
Westley Scott
S. G. Braxton
Stamford Top School
Cassie Anderson
Anawal Man
Joe Pete Walker
Anawalt
Fred Whittaker
East Park
Parl Baker
Harlem Heights
Hazel Garland
Harper Heights
Margaret Gilbreath
Mary King
Willie Mankins
Ruth Tyree
Mary Adams
Lizzie Henry
Ruby Coates
Pickshin
Jessie Wilson
Cicero Goddard
Gartwell
New York
Guanta Moore
Morning Star Baptist Church of
Skelton
W. P. Strickland
Eva Stocton
Friends of Land
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Mankin
N. Kanawha St
Neville ST
SPD
PHONO
Schenley
Vaan
RAL Spirits
Schenley Dist., Inc
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RED Nosed
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Lone Ranger
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