Miner Exams Slated and Weekend Jailhouse Figures
Twelve weekend inmates were booked at Raleigh County Jail including ten for drunkenness with one each for non support hazardous driving and driving while intoxicated. Alexander Larkin of Beckley posted 32 dollar bond on hazardous driving and driving without license charges. Clarence Tragham released December miner certificate exam schedule listing dates at towns including Matoaka Mt Hope Welch Mullens Beckley Pineville Oak Hill E Rainelle Ansted Charleston and holidays through December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
H. H. Hutchinson
Alexander Larkin
Beckley
Clarence Tragham
Examiner
Matoaka
Mt Hope
Welch
Mullens
Pineville
Oak Hill
E. Rainelle
Mt. Hope
Charleston
E. Rainnelle
Ansted
Thirteen Raleigh County Schools Sell Pencils for TB Fund
Thirteen of 80 Raleigh County Schools reported totals from pencil sales for the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The executive director, Mrs. A J Ginkel, said $147.96 was raised. Elementary schools listed include Cranberry $14.50 Montcoal Stickney $8.75 Sprague $9.75 Prosperity $8.70 Daniels $10 Glen Leigh $6.50 Fireco $8 Clear Creek $5.45 Cittsville $10.60 and Killarney $12.19 with Sophia High School $19.40 Stoco Junior High $20 and Byrd Prillerman $14.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
A. J. Ginkel
Cranberry
Montcoal-Stickney
Sprague
Prosperity
Daniels
Glen Leigh
Fire
Beckley Man Posts Bond In Felonious Assault Case
Paul Mickis of Beckley posted $500 bond today for the January Grand Jury on a felonious assault charge. He waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate T. N. Thurman on November 27 after being arrested by City Sergeant Tom Cumbow for allegedly assaulting Arville Keel, also of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mickis
Beckley
Mickis
Arville Keel
T. N. Thurman
Tom Cumbow
Teel Elementary PTA Meets At Teel School Tonight 7 PM
Members of the Teel Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association will meet today at the school at 7 p.m. The association in the county boasts 100 percent parental membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teel Elementary School
Veterans enroll 230000 in Korean GI Bill programs nationwide
About 230000 post Korean War veterans have enrolled in the Korean GI Bill training programs during the first 15 months. Fewer than 4,000 have switched programs, showing most veterans stay with their original plan. VA counseling demand exceeds 3000 monthly, and earnings outside school do not affect GI allowances. a $310 monthly ceiling applies to on the job training with scales based on dependents and progression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barcel
Beckley Veterans Administration Office
Barcel
Beckley Teacher Vance Bland Serves Elliott High Principal
Vance Bland of Beckley has taught at Elliott High School in Edwight since 1934 and has been principal since 1937. He also teaches science and driver education, holding a Bachelor of Science from West Virginia State Teacher's College Bluefield and a Master’s from the University of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Bland
Beckley
Elliott High School
Edwight
West Virginia State Teacher's College
Bluefield
University of Pittsburgh
Deer Warned by Airport to Watch for Buck On Runway
Raleigh County Memorial Airport staff warn of a large buck spotted near the runway. Airport Manager Harold Hanks is hunting in Pocahontas County while two Piedmont Airlines employees, Douglas Gunn and Ray Crouse, left for White Oak Mountain. Robert Wilson, who stayed, reported the deer and noted nearby hunting parties in the airport area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Harold Hanks
Pocahontas County
Piedmont Airlines
Douglas Gunn
Ray Crouse
White Oak Mountain
Robert Wilson
First Christian Church Plans Christmas Program
The annual Christmas program at the First Christian Church will be held at 7 30 p m on Sunday December 20. And Mary Pondered is the program title featuring a narrator and the choir with Nativity scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
The
Mary
Bread Price Increase Set for December 1
Report confirms a one cent rise on the major loaf effective December 1, with other bread varieties affected by weight. Independent grocers set prices, so consumer costs vary by retailer. The hike follows higher costs for bakery materials and labor already in Parkersburg and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Huntington
Beckley Fire Inspectors Report Gentle Progress
State Fire Marshal C A Raper commended Beckley summer inspections at Pinecrest Sanatorium and local hotels for adding exits and fire escapes. Teen Town and other establishments followed up on extinguisher checks while a Willis Hotel third floor occupancy was double checked under orders from Fire Chief Bernard Martin.
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Beckley
C A. Raper
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Raper
Willis
Heber Street
Bernard Martin
Deer hunting trip headlines Elsie Green
Miss Elsie Green, admission clerk at Raleigh General Hospital, will be in Pocahontas County today and Tuesday and Wednesday to hunt deer. She killed her first deer last year on a similar expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Elsie Green
Raleigh General Hospital
Pocahontas County
Four-Year-Old Burned In Home Accident At Pike Street
A four-year-old, David Ross Lyons, suffered second and third degree burns over his body when a skillet or hot grease overturned at 316 Pike Street. He is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital with his parents’ burns treated as outpatients. Another child caused the spill. A Semet Solvay Mines worker from Tralee and Cleo S Wilson of Wyco receive treatment for chest injuries from a shuttle buggy incident in the mines. their conditions are listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ross Lyons
Beckley Hospital
Otis Lyons
Pike St
Rites Planned for Amos Brown East Beckley Veteran
Amos Brown 60 of East Beckley dies Friday at Veterans Hospital after long illness from stomach cancer. A World War I veteran and member of American Legion Post 70 Beckley. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Wright's Funeral Home chapel with Rev. H E Davis officiating. Burial to follow in Wright's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Brown
East Beckley
Brown
Veterans Hospital
American Legion Post 70
Beckley
Wright
H. E. Davis
Wright's
Thirty six new petit jurors report for circuit court
Thirty six new petit jurors are expected to report for Circuit Court duty at 9 a.m. Tuesday. These are the remainder of the 72 jurors who appeared for duty on Navy. Judge Norman Knapp divided the 72 into two groups and has been using one for jury trials to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Norman Knapp
Seven Streptococcal Cases Noted in County
The West Virginia State Health Department reports seven of the state wide streptococcal infections for the week ending Nov 21 in Raleigh County. Other illnesses in Raleigh and neighboring counties include conjunctivitis and measles in Raleigh, dysentery in Fayette, infectious hepatitis in Fayette, typhoid fever in Wyoming, tuberculosis in Fayette, and gonorrhea in Fayette with isolated syphilis cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State Department of Health’ Disease Control
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Nicholas
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices and Load Details
USDA reports from Baltimore show cattle 2,000 head with 200 holdovers and several loads. Slaughter steers 21.00-25.50. heifers 13.50-18.50. cows mostly 11.00-12.50 with canners to 10.50. stockers 19.00-21.50. calves 22.00-28.00 with prime up to 28.00. hogs 180-270 lb 23.75-25.00. lighter hogs 21.25-24.75. sows under 400 lbs not fully listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Rites Planned for 15 Month Old Victim of Fire
Funeral services set for Tuesday for Nannie Retha Leftwich 15 months who died when a home at 116 Ninth Street burned Friday noon. Rev H E Davis will lead at Wrights Funeral Home chapel with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include half brother Billy Winston half sister Jennie Winston and grandmothers Nannie Lambert and Willie Burks.
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Nannie Retha Leftwich
James Leftwich
Ninth St
Wright
H. E Davis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Billy Randolph Winston
Jennie Mae Winston
Nannie Rembert
East Park
Willie Burks
Birmingham
Ala
Wright Funeral Home
William Clark
Betty Ashford
Bernard Martin
Martin
Engineer heads weeklong Pennsylvania hunting trip
A West Virginia Turnpike engineer will spend the week hunting in Pennsylvania. A. M. Palm deputy project manager for Fay Spofford and Thorndike consulting engineering firm left this morning for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Turnpike
Pennsylvania
A. M. Palm
Fay, Spofford, and Thorndike
Missing Raleigh Woman Found After Hospital Disappearance
Mrs. Fred Brown, 20, was found Sunday at relatives’ home in Sand Branch after vanishing from Raleigh General Hospital Saturday night. A State Policeman quoted her saying she left because she got tired of the hospital, leaving her three day old daughter behind and without notifying hospital attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brown
Raleigh General Hospital
Sand Branch
Live Stock Prices Report Slaughter Lamb Quotes
The market notes varied bids for lambs and hogs with lambs around 19 to 20 dollars for choice and prime levels. Sheep and truck lots show mixed good to mostly choice, with weights and ranges indicated and price declines for heavier classes.
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Connie Boitnott
John Hughart
Woodrow Wilson High School
George B. Chambers
Teel Pta
News For Veterans
Cohen's Drug Store
Neville St
Rites
Woodrow R. Soloman
Cleveland
S. Fayette St
Colos Aches
St.Joseph Aspirin
Blaze
Hunts Deer
Nis Money
John Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Saunders
Arbuckle
Edward E. Young
Olean, N. Y
Brietool
Esalilay
Bair Brothers, Inc
E. Main St
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