Advance Sale Opens Today for Tb Seals
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association launches the 1953 Christmas Seal Bond sale led by co chair C D Crawford Jr Bonds range from 5 to 100 dollars sent to organizations and individuals to buy more than the annual Seals total 80 percent stays in county raising 10000 dollars to fund next years educational and case finding program Ned H Ragland orders the first 1953 TB Bond and praises contributing to the year round program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Crawford Jr
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Navy
Raleigh County
Ned H. Ragland
Association
Raleigh Mountains
Plan to Resume Dairy Schools To Be Discussed
The Dairy Commission of the Rural Development Council will finalize plans to resume monthly dairy schools tonight at 7 30 p m in the RDC office. Commission chairman Charles Boyles will lead discussions on expanding membership for the Dairy Herd Improvement Association and the Artificial Breeders Cooperative. The sessions paused over the summer as farmers could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Commission of the Rural Development Council
RDC
Charles Boyles
Commission
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Artificial Breeders Cooperative
Fence Buster Fined for Destruction of Property and Reckless Driving
Ezra Clark of 134 Ringle ben Street faced City Police Court for wrecking Ben Porterfield’s fence near Johnstown Road. He was convicted of destruction of property and reckless driving and fined 75 dollars plus costs. Other drivers faced minor penalties while several charges were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Porterfield
Ezra Clark
Ringleben St
T. R. Wilson Jr
Clark
Johnstown Rd
Johnstown Road
Norville
H. Tuggle
Beckley
Charles Young
Sixth Street
Wilson
Fire law violations lead to fines for two Rock Creek residents
Rock Creek men Robert Asbury and Bill Colley were fined $20 plus costs after they admitted lighting an old truck tire near Trap Hill High School to stay warm while hitchhiking. Raleigh County Conservation officer Garland Shaver reported the incident occurred Monday on or near a highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Asbury
Bill Colley
Rock Creek
Garland Shaver
Raleigh
Trap Hill High School
Eleven Enlistments At Armed Forces Station
The Army and Air Force recruiting at Prince Street gained eleven men on Monday. Veterans Utt and Kerns, both from Sandyville, aged 22 and 23, enlisted for three years each and go to Ft. Knox, Ky. Other enlistees include Akers of Shorts Creek, Greer of Hines, and Ward of Yards for the Army to Fort Jackson, S. C. Air Force recruits bound for four years at Sampson AFB in Geneva, New York include Walker of Beckley, Chandler of Ameagle, Short of Glen White, Dalton of Pemberton, and Bobbitt of Kimberly for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Armed
Army and Air Force
Prince Street
John Delmar Utt
John Utt
Paul Eugene Kerns
Wade Kerns
Sandyville
Army
Ft. Knox
Billy Fred Akers
James C. Akers
Shorts Creek
Robert Lee Greer
George H. Greer
Hines
Buddy Ray Ward
William Dallas Ward
Yards
Fort Jackson
S. C
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
James Edward Walker
Claude Walker
Beckley
Ernest Arnell Chandler
Marcellous Chandler
Ameagle
Henry Robert Short
Bertha Short
Glen White
James Howard Dalton
Ernest F. Dalton
Pemberton
Sherman Ray Bobbitt
William C. Bobbitt
Kimberly
Air Reserve and Air Force Association Merge
Gen George C Kenney announced the merger of the Air Reserve Association and the Air Force Association to form the sole national organization devoted to military aviation The agreement, effective Oct 31, transfers AR A members to AFA and places ARs governing body as a council with Frank T McCoy Jr chairing It ends five years of merger effort and unites related chapters to strengthen membership finances and resources for airpower advocacy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Reserve Association
Air Force Association
George C. Kenney
New York City
AFA
The
National Air Reserve Council
Air Force Reserve
Frank T. McCoy Jr
Nashville
Tenn
McCoy
Orlando
Fla
Reserve Officers Association
ARA
Washington, D. C
Kenney
Air Force
Reverend and Mrs Saunders Host Dinner Guests
Local social notes report the Rev and Mrs R F Saunders recently entertained at home, with Mr and Mrs Charlie Scales and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Brown among the guests. Also noted are church events, hospital updates, and upcoming meetings across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Saunders
Mrs
Charlie Scales
Rudolph Brown
Missionary Society
Virginia Moon
Pleasant Valley Church
Marriage Licenses Filed by Raleigh County Clerk
Applications for marriage licenses recorded in Raleigh County Clerk Kenneth A. Lillys office list Kenneth A Lilly 40 of Sophia and Alma Jean Barr 27 of Sophia John Marshall Jackson 21 of Harper and Helen Mae Saunders 16 of Harper Samuel Ross 18 of Tams and Geraldine Spencer 16 of McAlpin Stanley Grigelis 21 of Gallagher and Lois Ann Thompson 21 of Colcord Robert E Johnson 24 of Beckley and Elsie Jane Lawson 18 of Price Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall Jackson
Sam Jackson
Harper
Helen Mae Saunders
General Saunders
Samuel Ross
Thomas Ross
Tams
Geraldine Spencer
Margaret Lowe
Emmett Spencer
McAlpin
Stanley Grigelis
George Grigelis
Gallagher
Lois Ann Thompson
James Thompson
Colcord
Robert E. Johnson
Henry G. Johnson
Beckley
Elsie Jane Lawson
Lawrence Lawson
Cecilia Williams
Price Hill
Raleigh County Court
D. H. Lewis
John W. Faull
Fourth St
New River Co
J. W. Gravely
Stanaford
Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co
Walton H. Daniel
Gertrude Sawyers
Sunset Memorial Park
Lionell K. Pack
Milburn W. Smith
Ellison Avenue
Lula Hodge
Mangus Hodge
Clear Fork Creek
Anthony P
James Lilly Inc
George* Hudson
Beckley Kiwanis Club Boosts West Virginia Uni Fund
The Beckley Kiwanis Club, one of sixteen state clubs, has donated $70 to the Service Clubs Loan Fund of West Virginia University Inc. The fund provides unrestricted loans to deserving University students statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Service Clubs Loan Fund
West Virginia University Inc
Livestock Market Report from Baltimore USDA
Livestock prices show cattle 400 head on good and choice yearlings at 24.50 with tops at 26.00 for late Monday odd lots. Calves mostly 22.00-25.00 for good to prime, 16.00-20.00 for commercial, 8.00-15.00 for cull. Hogs range 19.75-22.50 for various weights, sows listed around 20.75 to 18.75 depending on weight. Sheep at 25 with insufficient sales to set a market.
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Baltimore
USDA
Air Reserve Newsletter Merged into Air Force Magazine
Gen Kenney announced that the reserve newsletter Contact, once published by the Air Reserve Association and read by current and former Air Force members, Reservists, Guardsmen, ROTC cadets and civilians, will be incorporated into Air Force Magazine, the official journal of the Air Force Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
U. S. Air Force
WVU Creates Loan Fund for Countians
West Virginia University established a Raleigh County loan fund for students with an initial $475 gift from Beckley attorney Thomas R. Wilson, president of the Raleigh County WVU Alumni Chapter. President Irvin Stewart accepted on behalf of the Board of Governors and urged other county chapters to follow suit to help students stay in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Thomas R. Wilson
Beckley
WVU Alumni Association
University Board of Governors
Opening Court Day Dismisses 11 Suits at November Term
The Circuit Court opened with 11 suits dismissed or continued and a plaintiff win in one case. Dismissed suits included Arnet Cox v Corbett Jarrell and Antoinette Harding v Virginia Glasgow among others. Home Outfitting Co. v Catherine Romano continued. The court also ordered name changes and a damages award against Acme Construction Co. in a separate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnet Cox
Corbett Jarrell
Antoinette Harding
Virginia S. Glasgow
Christabelle Mead
Lucille Crickmer
M. W Griffiths
William P. Sullivan
Advance Machines and Manufacturing Co
Jasper Shrewsbury
R. J. McVey
Elk Grocer Co
Orville Miller
Paulina Miller
J. M. McCarus
N. A. Thabet
Inter-Ocean Insurance Co
Home Outfitting Co
Catherine Roman
Perfecter Wade
Frank Harber
Acme Construction Co
W. R. Smoot
Opa Smoot
V and O Mason Contractors
Meadows Returns as Town District Magistrate After Hospital Stay
J. P. Meadows resumes duties as Town District magistrate following treatment at Beckley Hospital for high blood pressure and a gall bladder condition from October 28 to November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Meadows
Beckley Hospital
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Stile
Cohen
Neville St. Beckley
Air Reserves
Mildred Tabor
Clyde St. Beckley
Bob Brown
Clyde St
Science Circus
Beckley College
Lois Amick
Minden News
Winding Gulf
Saint John Baptist Church
Mt. Hope News
Katie Corbett
Oak Hill Hospital
Hezekiah Payne
James Glover
Mabscott
Trent Funeral Home
Gertrude Stevenson
Springfield
Ohio
Jackson
Sarah “Bill’’ Holland Jackson
Saint Matthew A.M.E
J. G. Harris
Curtis St
Greenwood Memorial Park
Theopolis Jackson
Chicago
Lucinda Holland
East Beckley
Carrie Holland
Detroit
Odessa Cousins
Helen Tuck
G Street
Mary Witen
Katherine Dobson
Mary Hunt
Velma Robinson
Frances Hairston
Evelyn Hairston
Annetta Holland
Novelette Club
Circle No
Central Street Baptist Church
Mae Akers
Eliza Hunter
Flood Edmonds
CES Melvola
Masonic Home
Stotesbury Elementary School
Roberta Zeiglar
Raleign County
Kenneth A. Lilly
Noah Lilly
Sophia
Alma Jean Barr
Reed Barr
Kiwanians Aid Fund
Hubert A. Hinkle
Jesus
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Iti
WVU
Via and Wood Addition
Slab Fork District
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Raleigh I. Wright, Jr
Ridgelawn
Edward P. Stansbury
John S. Persinger
Lilly Land Co
Lincoln Addition
Omar Elkins
Alton Lane
Stafford Addition
Charles E. Godbey
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
William Beasley
F. W. Mann
Earl Ward
Manuel Seijo
James F. Stone
Virginia R. Cook
Bessie Reno
David A. Rubin
Natale Caponiti
Hedrick-Walker-Carter
Penney's
Percase
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