C Orchard Youth Seeks Damages After Truck Incident
A Craborchard youth named Alfred Willis, 19, sues Snowden and John Beckelheimer for 15000 dollars in Raleigh County circuit court claiming a August road incident near Carolina Market caused a fractured shoulder, broken ribs, a punctured lung and head injuries while walking with his sister. Separate notices include funeral details for Mrs Bertha Alice Justice of Eccles and a custody and support order for Nizhni Britts.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Samuel Tilden Britts
Nizhni Brits
Britts
Alfred Willis
Goff Willis
Raleigh County
Snowden
John Beckelheimer
Harper
Willis
John Beexelheimer
City Bus Drivers Get Pay Increase Under New Contract
Eleven drivers on the city bus line will receive 15 cents more per hour under a new contract. The deal includes a liberalized vacation clause and was signed Wednesday, the day the former contract expired, according to Howard Knuckles of United Construction Workers.
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Howard Knuckes
United Construction Workers
Knuckles
Mother Delivers Own Baby in Los Angeles Home
Mrs Wilma Neideringhaus, 30, delivered her baby Mary Jean unaided when the phone failed and her husband was at work. Doctors report both mother and newborn doing well.
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Los Angeles
Wilma Neideringhaus
Mary Jean
Jerself
Fred Neiderlin Haus
Pisician
Young Wife Bears a 15-Pound Baby at Chicago Maternity Center
A 21 year old wife, Lucille Asmus, and her 66 year old husband Charles welcomed a 15-pound girl, the largest birth in Chicago Maternity Center history. The baby and mother are reported doing well, following delivery at the Asmus’ North Side home by a center physician. The couple also has a three year old daughter. the father notes their first child weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lucille Asmus
Ther Maternity Center
Asmus
North Side
Charles
Strikers Attack Southern Bus Line In Mississippi
In Hattiesburg Mississippi two Southern Bus Company vehicles were attacked as service between Jackson and Hattiesburg tried to resume. One bus was shot at and another was stoned with no injuries. Governor Wright said he would consider using national guardsmen to end the 136 day strike. The incidents occurred less than a day after his threat and an on the knot investigation was announced.
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Associated Press
Hattiesburg
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Southern Bus Company
Fielding L. Wright
National
Jackson, Miss
Navy test pilot killed in crash near Philadelphia
Lt. William J. Bonneau, a decorated Navy fighter pilot with 12 decorations, died when a test plane plunged into the Delaware River near the Philadelphia Naval Base. Navy officers at Mestin Field said the failure occurred at 6,000 feet before yesterday, and recovery efforts were unsuccessful at dusk.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Crate
Wiliam J. Bonneau
Delaware River
Philadelphia Naval Base
Mestin Field
St Base
Bonneau
Wills Probate for Beckley Residents Keyser and Campbell
Raleigh County court probates the wills of two Beckley residents Henry B Keyser and Mrs Janes A Campbell. Keyser leaves the Beckley home 11 Beckley Avenue and two Prince Street lots to his wife and daughter with the plumbing firm interest to his son, plus equal estate shares for all. James A Campbell inherits his mother’s estate and serves as executor, with appraisers French Lucas James Lilly and John Bonner.
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Beckley
Henry B. Keyser
Janes A. Campbell
Raleigh County Court
Keyser
Beckley Avenue
Minnie Keyser
Prince Street
Maxwell-Keyser Plumbing and Seating Company
Virginia Dave Keyser
Everett Keyser
R. J. Maxwell
H. E
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O. J. Smith
Former Beckley Resident Mrs Gadd Dies in Marcus
Mrs Almira Susan Bailey Gadd of Marcus Webster County dies aged 97. Born October 15 1857 in Beckley to Rev N Teel Bailey she is survived by husband Leander Jas per Gadd sister C M Bailey and Anna Bailey Poff of Beckley two children George Price Weese Manning Wright Sr a brother Jonn ar eo fet fear VII two grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Her services were held at Marcus with burial in Webster County.
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Alice Justice
Eccles
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
C. G. Roark
Floyd Minor
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Lee County, Va
Dean and
Frances Warner Tuck
Justice
Methodist Church
Arch Justice
Frances Tucker
James
Benton Justice
Grahan Daniel Justice
Frances Louise Justice
J. W. Tucker
Neon
Willard Tucker
Coalwood
Robert Tucker
Jenkins
Ernest Tucker
Marcus
Webster County
Almira Susan Bailey Gadd
C. M. Bailey
Anna Bailey Poff
Beckley
Leander Jasper Gadd
Gadd
Associated Press
Green blooms stagger summer tourists in Swiss cities
An Associated Press report notes unusual green gladiolus blooms appearing in Fred Jackson's garden, startling tour guides and school authorities. Officials in Basel Bern and Zurich contemplate impacts as plans for a staggered 1948 summer vacation begin, with U S customs noting prior beliefs about color changes.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Denniston
Fred Jackson
U. S
Basel
Zurich
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