Barber Locked In Beaver Post Office Sparks Morning delay
A Beaver postmaster locked a barber, L M Lafon, in the post office just before noon by mistake. The mishap delayed a dozen minutes for at least four people, including Thomas Lilly and Ernest Griffith, and caused laughter from Constable Brammer and Morton Pennington before the barber was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lilly
L. M. LaFon
Beaver
Tom
LaFon
Sandy Green
Brammer
Morton Pennington
Ernest Griffith
Lure of Outdoors Drives Inmate Jump From Jail
An 18 year old Ra leigh County jail inmate walked away from duties at the courthouse on his first day as a trusty after serving 64 days of a six month sentence for car theft. Deputies say he returned home briefly, then left again with minimal belongings. He is described as 5 feet 10 1/2 inches tall, 145 pounds, with arm tattoos including a Shirley name on the left arm and an eagle head with a heart on the right.
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Raleigh County
John C. Ward
James Covey
Covey
Isaac Buckland
Mabscott
Shirley
Sixth District Moose Convene Here Friday
The November board meeting of Sixth District West Virginia Moose Association will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Beckley Moose Home. William D. Nace, secretary treasurer, said this meeting precedes the district meeting next Friday at Layland at 7:30 p.m. Officers from lodges in Hinton Layland Montgomery Oak Hill White Sulphur Springs East Rainelle Richwood Whitesville Beckley are expected to attend the Friday night dinner meeting in Beckley. The Nov 26 meeting at Layland will be open to district lodge members their wives and guests.
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West Virginia
Hinton
Layland
Montgomery
Oak Hill
White Sulphur Springs
East Rainelle
Richwood
Whitesville
Beckley
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report
USDA market notes from Baltimore show cattle at 22.40 to 23.75 per cwt for slaughter steers 1100 lb range. cows 6.00 to 9.00. bulls 11.00 to 14.00. light-weight canner bulls down to 6.00. calves 20.00 to 31.00 typical. hogs 160 to 600 lb with varied prices from 13.25 to 21.00 per cwt. sheep around 15.00 to 21.00 for 60-70 lb averages. dealers and mixed lots present across weights and grades.
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Baltimore
USDA
Drunk Driving Charge for Mason B Walker Released on Bond
Mason Bolen Walker Bradley was released on cash bond to Magistrate J. E. Mays on a driving while drunk charge. He was arrested at 2:30 p.m. Monday by State Police and booked at the Raleigh County Jail.
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Mason Bolen Walker
Bradley
J. E. Mays
Raleigh
Schools Payroll At 340,868 In October
The Raleigh County Board of Education October payroll totaled 340,868.49 dollars with all instructional staff, superintendents, office workers, maintenance crews, bus drivers, mechanics, janitors, cannery employees, and an August one week janitors’ pay. Net pay was 271,708.49 dollars.
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Raleigh
Greene
Girl Enlistee Headed Navy List in Beckley
One of 15 November enlistees at Beckley Naval Recruiting Sub-station is Yvonne Lee Lykens an 18 year old daughter of Mrs Ida Mae Lykens of Eunice assigned to Naval Reception and Training Center Bainbridge Md. Five enlistees go to Great Lakes for boat training. Others join Navy and head to Bainbridge or Norfolk with listed ages and home towns.
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Beckley Naval Recruiting
Beckley Post Office
Yvonne Lee Lykens
Ida Mae Lykens
Eunice
Naval Reception and Training Center
Bainbridge, Md
Great Lakes Naval Reception Center
Willie Albert Evans
Albert Evans
East Beckley
Jerry Dean Hastings
Claud Hastings
Carbondale
Robert Alden Ormandy
Miley Ormandy
Sophia
Bobbie Francis Smales
Maggie Fare Smales Cole
Edmond
Charles Richard Kidwell
Lula Kate Lambert
Beckley
Navy
Bainbridge
Jimmie Lee Fitzwater
Eulah Sarah Fitzwater
Julius Garner
Teddy Bay
Slab Fork
Raymond Earl Godbey
Denver Earl Godbey
Hinton
George Richard Holliday
Sesta Holliday
Mabscott
Harless Gerald Fitzgerald
Retta Mae Fitzgerald
Charleston
Jack Lee Cooper
Phyllis Due Cooper
Kopperston
Gary Gene Sizmore
Glen Elmer Sizmore
Maben
Gene Clayton Halsey
Orville James Halsey
Norfolk Naval Station
Harlen Byron Lewis
Lila Lotus Lewis
Lillybrook
Two Building Permits Valued at $5500 in Beckley
Beckley City Recorder's office issued two new construction permits on Friday. C. L. Garretson, 304 Edgewood Drive, receives permission to add a single room to his residence at an estimated $500. Glenn Paisley, Old Worley Road, plans a four room frame home with basement and bath, to be built by William Jones of Crab Orchard at an estimated $5,000.
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Beckley City Recorder
C. L. Garretson
Edgewood Drive
Glenn Paisley
Old Worley Road
William Jones
Crab Orchard
Beckley Mayor Sets Wednesday Deadline on Trash Laws
Mayor Elmer Davis warned Beckley residents to comply with two city ordinances on rubbish disposal by Wednesday. Police will begin enforcing the laws Thursday morning, with penalties including a fine from 50 to 500 dollars, jail time, or both in Raleigh County.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
Davis
Beckley City
Raleigh
Eunice Youth Hurt in Game
Eunice youth Lawrence Cassel seventeen son of Mrs Julia Cassell Eunice treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for an injured left arm suffered two weeks earlier while playing football Laceration to Homer Brogan thirty three Beaver Monday treated at Raleigh General Hospital after a piece of rusty steel pierced his wrist at Tablerack Sand Co where he is employed Mrs Connie McClure seventy four Beaver treated at Raleigh General hospital for a fractured wrist from a fall Monday afternoon
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Lawrence Cassel
Julia Cassell
Eunice
Beckley Hospital
Homer Brogan
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Tablerack Sand Co
Connie McClure
Doan’s Pills Offer Kidney Relief From Backache
Nagging backache and loss of pep may signal slow kidney function doctors stress kidney health. Stress and strain can slow function leading to misery with bladder irritations and night trips. Doan’s Pills, a mild diuretic used by millions for over 60 years, help flush waste from the kidney tubes.
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Dean
Doan
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