Daniel Loses School Job After Abduction Allegation
Raleigh County Board of Education unanimously dismissed L. G. Daniel, a Marsh Fork High School social science and commerce teacher, amid an alleged abduction case. Daniel had waived a preliminary hearing and faces a Kanawha County grand jury in January. He is free on $5,000 bail and denies wrongdoing while disputing publicity and suspension actions. The board cited neglect of duty for not notifying absence and did not base dismissal on alleged kidnapping.
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Raleigh County
Ann Tabor
Naoma
Kentucky
Daniel
D. W. Bryson
Bryson
Dan
Harris School to Close as District Reduces Small Schools
Harris School in Raleigh County will close after years serving Richmond District as six students will transfer to Shady Spring Elementary. Seven of 13 attendees already moved with own transport. The board tabled Crow Elementary expansion due to winter building constraints amid crowded schools.
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Harris
Richmond
D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County
Shady Spring
James Deck
Crow Elementary School
Bryson
Crow
East Beckley
Piney View
Board Accepts Bid On Pick-up Truck
Raleigh County Board of Education approved a one-half-ton pickup purchase at its November meeting. Lewis Chevrolet submitted the lowest net price at 1065.60. other bids ranged up to 1284.30 from Ward-Evans. The truck will support school maintenance plumbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of Education
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Duncan- Catron Motor Co. Inc
Phillips Motor Company
Sophia
Mountain Truck Sales Company
Ward- Evans Motor Company
Raleigh
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Stover Funeral Set Tomorrow for Eccles Miner
Funeral services for Bernie Franklin Stover 27 of Eccles will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church. He was killed in an Eccles mine accident on Monday. Burial follows at Calfee Cemetery. The body was moved to his parents home yesterday. Pallbearers include Paul Burleson Ray Robertson Monas Stanley Cecil Williams Jerome Stone and Norman Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Franklin Stover
Eccles
Mt. Tabor
Stover
Lawrence Cole
Donald Freshour
Calfee Cemetery
Calfee
Frank Stover
Harper Heights
Paul Burleson
Ray Robertson
Monas Stanley
Cecil Williams
Jerome Stone
Norman Patton
Bernard Franklin
Caffee
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Mount Tabor
American Legion Post No. 32
Beckley
Forest Bostick
Carl Cox
Dallas Hinkle
Kenneth Tolbert
Ivan Parry
Monas Wilson
Ernest Sutton
Buck Stigdwall
Bill Wolfe
Eugene Holt
Ronald Adkins
Dorothy Robertson
Lona Wolfe
Evelyn Beckerhimer
Mabel Cox
Norma Ann Hern
Glada Sutton
Lillian Adkins
Ruth Holt
Virginia Burleson
Caffee Funeral Home
Reserve Officers To Elect Tonight
The General Alfred Beckley Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association will meet at the Reserve Armory on N Oakwood Avenue tonight at 8 30. The meeting will elect officers for the coming year. All officers are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Beckley
Reserve Officers Association
Reserve Armory
N. Oakwood Avenue
John W. Smith
Armed Services
Smith
City Council Proposes Street Protection Ordinances
City Council discussed three ordinances mainly targeting street protection. A proposed ban on placing gas oil and petroleum within 50 feet of streets aims to curb asphalt damage from spills. Fines range from 10 to 50 dollars for first offenses and 75 to 500 dollars for second. Property owners may be liable for street damage from neglect. An additional ordinance on service station violations updates fines. Fire Chief Bernard Martin urged ventilation fans in commercial garages to prevent carbon monoxide entering apartments. City Recorder William Laren to review exhaust requirements and report next meeting.
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William File
Council
Bernard Martin
Martin
William P. Laren
City Council Tightens Parking Across Beckley Areas
Beckley City Council approved restrictions on parking along Orchard Court between Ellison Avenue and Neville Street after Capt. Millard Tyree of the police department cited worsened traffic since the General Store fire escape was moved. Parking on the alley between the General Store and Keyser Funeral Home off S. Oakwood Avenue was also restricted. The council discussed Foster Avenue becoming one way due to its narrow width, and referred Hume Court and Foster Avenue to a study by Tyree and Councilman Davis. Tyree was authorized to move meters on S Fayette Street between Main and McCreery to ease bus blockages, and another meter at Main and Heber was approved for relocation due to a blocked fire plug. Four meters will be placed on Beckley Place between Woodlawn and Fairlawn Avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Tyree
Beckley
Tyree
Keyser Funeral Home
S. Oakwood Avenue
Foster Avenue
Elmer Davis
Hume Court
Council
Davis
Main
McCreery
S.fayette Street
S. Fayette
Heber Streets
Beckley Place
Woodlawn
Fairlawn Avenues
City Council Discusses Wall at Woman's Club
Beckley City Council says a written agreement with Beckley Woman's Club to build sidewalks and a concrete wall in front of the Park Avenue clubhouse has been fulfilled. Recorder William P. Laren noted about 2100 dollars had been spent, exceeding the 1194.34 city share. The council ordered action to extend the wall toward the Board of Education stadium and to meet with the board when weather allows to address drainage runoff onto club property.
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Larew
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Board of Education
Laren
Cecil Jarrell Waives Forgery Charge
Cecil Jarrell of Coal River appeared before Magistrate J P Meadows on a forgery charge. He waived the case to the grand jury and was jailed in Raleigh County on failure to post a 500 dollar appearance bond. Jarrell allegedly forged a check on C L Carver of Big Coal River District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Jarrell
Coal River
J. P. Meadows
Jarrell
Raleigh County
C. L. Carver
Big Coal River District
Clean Snow Delays Mail on Beckley RFD 1 Route
About one third of Beckley’s rural route RFD 1 residents received no mail yesterday. Post office officials cited uncleared snow in front of mail boxes as the reason deliveries could not be made. The carrier delivers from his car and is not required to wade through drifts. Residents were urged to clear snow promptly to restore service.
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Beckley
RFD 1
Earl Rise
Rise
Rice
Pigeons Released From Jail On Bond In Raleigh County
Two pigeons jailed in Raleigh County on loitering charges were freed on their own recognizance bond to appear when weather improves. City Jailer W F Bowles warned the birds that if they fail to appear, they will be stuffed upon next apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. F. Bowles
Bowles
Snow Interrupts Scout Activitiesat Slab Fork District Court of Honor
Weather kept attendance low at Friday night Court of Honor for Slab Fork District Boy Scouts. About 18 scouters and scouts attended at Sophia Scout cabin. Vernon Lawson district commissioner present. John Gray presided. Robert Davis elevated to Eagle Scout and earned cooking bird study life saving and swimming merit badges. Adron McKinney earned bird study and cooking merit badges.
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Slab Fork
Boy Scouts
Sophia
Vernon Lawson
Troop 75
John Gray
Robert Davis
Adron McKinney
Clean(ing) Politics No Such Thing Locally
A jogular mood filled a City Council meeting when Councilman Clarence Bibb questioned Street Commissioner A K Minter about cleaning Republican streets. Minter said he would prioritize the most important streets as they come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Bibb
A. K. Minter
Minter
Board Refuses Wage Increase For Bus Drivers
West Virginia school board refused a requested wage boost for bus drivers after a committee studied county salary schedules. Raleigh County average is 181 monthly, ranking fifth among four higher counties McDowell Hancock Marion Fayette. Budget limits prevented any raise at this time.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
West Virginia
Raleigh
Don Stover
Clear Creek
MsDowell
Hancock
Marion
Fayette
Bryson Funeral Set for Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. O. A. Bryson of Beaver will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Temple with Rev. L. D. Roe officiating. She died at 5:30 p.m. yesterday after a 10 day heart illness. Survivors include her husband O. A. Bryson, two daughters Nell and Frances, and two brothers Harry and Ed Jones. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park after removals from Rose Funeral Home. Active pallbearers listed.
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O. A. Bryson
Beaver
Methodist Temple
L. D. Roe
Miss Nell
Frances Bryson
Harry
Ed Jones
Lewisburg
Rose Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
W. H. Ford
O. B. Harris
C. F. Noel
H. H. Withrow
W. T. Maddy
Frank Teaton
J. E. Marnest
Clay Crouse
Enlistees Jump at Army and Air Force Recruiting Station
Enlistments at the U S Army and Air Force Recruiting Station rose from zero to eleven. Capt Wyatte Gay said six men joined the Air Force for four years and head to Lackland AFB Texas, while five joined the regular Army for three years and report to Ft Knox Kentucky. Names include Jack Baker Caffee William Whitten Booth Burlin V Smith Lloyd Spencer John Wallace Dancy Charles Sidney McGraw Manuel Walter Jones Donald Wilbur Burns Billy Joe Smith Raymond Eugene Gillespie and William Arthur Burns.
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U. S. Army
Air Force
Wyatte Gay
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Ft. Knox
Jack Baker Caffee
Beckley
William Whitten Booth
Burlin V. Smith
Himphill
Lloyd Spencer
John Wallace Dancy
White Sulphur Springs
Charles Sidney McGraw
Mullens
Manuel Walter Jones
Donald Wilbur Burns
Ft. Springs
Billy Joe Smith
Hinton
Raymond Eugene Gillespie
William Arthur Burns
BPW Convention Attendance At White Slaphur Springs
Mrs. Virginia Spangler and Mrs. Reginald Meyers attended the convention with Miss Catherine Minton accompanying on piano. They sang Lady of Fatima at the close of the program on April 13 to 15.
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White Slaphur Springs
Virginia Spangler
Reginald Meyers
Catherine Minton
Evening Radio and TV Schedule Snippet
A compact listing of 1940s radio and television time slots shows programs across networks including CBS NBC and Dumont. Entries feature news, dramas, comedies, variety shows and sports with titles like Groucho Marx Quiz Mr. President and Boxing Bouts.
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Nbe
Cbs
Abe
Mbs-East Kiddies
Mbs-West
Nbe Beulah
Cbs News
Mbs
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Ebs
Cbs Evening
Jvy
Abe Mr. Chameleon
Great Gildersleeve
Abe International
Abe Bing Crosby
Abe Yamilly
Lawrence Welk
News
All
Nets
Abe Godfrey
Llour
Abe Maugham
Ebs McNeill
Dumont
Ebs Plainclothesman
Bank
Chicago
Abe George Putnam
Hollywood
Publication Order in Naturalization Cancellation Case
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston issues an order of publication in a petition to cancel Michele Di Prospero's certificate of naturalization. The defendant, a non resident since 1932, must appear within sixty days and the petition documents are to be mailed to the respondent via the U S Consulate in Rome.
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United States District Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Charleston
United States OF America
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Michele di Prospero
United States
Rome
Italy
Ben Moore
Notice of Sale of Delinquent Real Estate in Raleigh County West Virginia
Court sale of delinquent Raleigh County land and undivided interests listed by former owners including C. J. Gwinn Samuel W Gwinn Francis J Carson Seliana Ganaldo Angelo Melfa Joseph Brown Caroline Dudley and others. Property descriptions cover numerous lots streets town districts and additions in Beckley and surrounding areas with sale date December 9 1950 at ten o'clock morning at the Raleigh County Courthouse.
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Circuit Court
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Court House
Beckley
C. J. Gwinn
Samuel W. Gwinn
Francis J. Carson
Fee Farleys Creek
Richmond
Seliana Ganaldo
Lilly Addition
Angelo Melfa
Pemberton
Joseph Brown
Trap Hill
Caroline E. Dudley
Beckley Mun
Dave Fulp
F. S. Harkleroad
East Beckley
E. J. Neely
A. C. Prince
Lilly Land Addition
John Ramesh
Massey Tract
Sallie Reedy
Sallie L. Robinson
Arthur Turner
Sarah Rice
Raleigh Court
Harold C Robertson
Eliza Roles
C. C. Rose
Wildwood
J. A. Ross
J. H. Jones
Hattie Jones
Clarence Jones
Blanche Jones
W. M. Saunders
Central Addition
C. P. Saylor
Angeline Searbo
Hillcrest Park
Harry Scott
Eliza Scott
M. W. Powers
Gravile Simonica
McCreery Court
James Smith
L. H. Jaden
Jenny Smith
Lula J. Smith
Rogers Street
Charlotte Taylor
Forfeited and Delinquent Lands List Summary
Raleigh 11 29 W 2 PH 11 29 W 2 RR Deputy Commissioner Sparacino releases details of former owners and parcel locations in Beckley and surrounding areas including Thompson Taylor Lilly Thornton Tolbert Toney Tucker and Sparacino notes. Parcels include Surface Lots 17 21 and 35 and various sections in Addition districts.
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Central Addition
Beckley Mun
Raleigh County
West Virginia
W. S. Thompson
Lincoln Addition
Roy Taylor
Lilly Addition
J. D. Thompson
Raleigh Court
Mary Or May Thornton
B. E. Tolbert
Carter-Hedrick Addition
Carter-Hedrick
Maude M. Toney
Lilly Land Addition No
Lester Tucker
S. 4
St. Eber Street
Anthony J. Sparacino
Funeral notices for Gregory and Stover families
Mrs Mattia M. Gregory aged 68 of Mount Hope died Monday at 7 15 pm in Oak Hill hospital. Funeral at her son's Mount Hope home Thursday 10 am with Father Eugene Klug. Interment Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Bernard Franklin Stover 27 of Eccles died Monday at 6 45 am. Funeral November 30 at Mount Tabor Baptist Church at 2 pm. Graveside rites by American Legion Post 32 Beckley. Pallbearers and flowerbearers listed.
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Gregory Gregory
Mattia M
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Tyree
Tony Gregory
Eugene Klug
Highlawn Memorial Park
Windon Willie H dies at 78 in Pen man
Willie H Windon 78 of Pen man died Thursday at 11 50 pm at his daughter’s home in Midway. Funeral from Keyser Funeral Home to daughter’s home Tuesday at 2 30 pm. Services Wednesday at 2 pm at Pemberton Methodist Church officiated by Revs C D Walker and M W Powers. Burial in Pemberton cemetery with grandsons pallbearers and granddaughters flowerbearers. Also Billie Cassidy 19 of Harper Road died November 26 8 30 am in local hospital. Burial Mount Tabor Cemetery after 2 30 pm service at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Roland Kennedy and Mark Wolfe officiating. Active pallbearers Glenn Mooney Bernard Mooney Mallory Jones Hazel McVey Harold McVey Harold Bragg. Honorary pallbearers Ollie Cassidy Frederick Cassidy James Cassidy Charlie Cassidy Eddie Cassidy.
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Windon
Willie H
Penman
Fred Jones
Midway
Keyser
Pemberton Methodist Church
C. D. Walker
M. W. Powers
Mallory Jones
Hazel McVey
Harold McVey
Harold Bragg
Ollie Cassidy
Frederick Cassidy
James Cassidy
Charlie Cassidy
Eddie Cassidy
Caffee Funeral Home
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Board Fires
D. L. Donahue, Jr
Register
Ralph Worley
Marsh Fork
Worley
Board
City Council
Woman's Club
Snow
Homer W. Hanna
BARE
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO
Crab Orchard — Dial
Beat Monuments & Family Memoriah
Cassidy
AND
Mirror, Inc
City Avenue
Dial
Beckley Ice Cream
G. L. Fette
Maytag
Maxwell
Keyser Plumbing & Heating
Prince St
Plumbing
East Beckley Liquor Store
South Kanawha St
R. J. Lucas
Beckley Dial
Neville St
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