Warren Williams Memorial Park Proposed for Beckley
Beckley weighs park naming as 28 acre Sprague Street site near N Oakwood Ave is eyed for Warren Williams Memorial Park. Board tabled all recommendations citing doubt over honoring past and present Recreation Board members while suggesting other names for parks and playgrounds.
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City of
Bers
Recreation Board
Sprague
Warren Williams Memorial
Beckley Jaycee Park
Harry Lewin
Beckley
F. St
LeRoy
Firemen Demonstrate Proficiency Amid Hydrant Defect
Beckley Fire Department showcased quick response during a National Fire Prevention Week drill at the Beckley Hotel. The mock alarm rang at 1 30 p m as crews reached the scene in five minutes, rescuing a fictitious victim and dousing the building. Hydrant at Main and Fayette produced muddy rusty water, prompting Mayor Elmer Davis to direct Assistant Fire Chief Otis Lyons to liaise with the water company for regular flushing.
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Beckley Fire Department
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
Ey’ Main St
S. Fayette St
Elmer Davis
Beckleyans
Otis Lyons
Lyons
Mine tonnage totals rise for WGOA and Pocahontas
Nineteen mines of the Winding Gulf Operators Association produced 95,452 net tons of coal for the week ending Oct. 2. This brought to 4,041,135 the net tonnage in the WGOA field since Jan. 2. Net tonnage in the Pocahontas field from Jan. 2 to Sept. 25 totals 16,317,851, the Association reported.
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Winding Gulf Operators Association
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Summary
USDA notes in Baltimore market that cattle trading was weak with 350 head, calves 200 head, prime dealer at 26.00, and prices from 11.00 to 25.00 across lots. Hogs 350 head ranged from 17.25 to 20.75 per hundredweight with varied weights. Sheep scarce with only 25 head listed and no clear trading activity.
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Baltimore
USDA
Sophia Street Lights Broken By Marksmen
Sophia town council approved placing street lights on McAlpin Road and School Ave near Sophia Elementary School. Black Diamond Power Co. reported many lights destroyed, blamed by junior marksmen. Police to enforce a $50 fine and urge residents to report suspects.
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W. W. Withrow
McAlpin Road
School Ave
Sophia
Black Diamond Power Co
Withrow
A. P. Haga
Lillybrook Man Hurt While Loading Coal
Clemon Duncan a 39 year old Lillybrook resident employed by Lillybrook Coal Co. was treated at Beckley Hospital for an industrial accident injuries. His left hand was injured after striking a rail while loading coal at the mine around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
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Lillybrook Coal Co
Beckley Hospital
Clemon Duncan
Lillybrook
Duncan
Central PTA Meeting Moved To Thursday
The Central Elementary School Parent- Teachers Association announced a change of schedule to Thursday night at 7 30 led by William Houchins. A report will cover the group's drive against objectionable comic books and the effort to update members.
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Central Elementary School Parent - Teachers Association
William Houchins
Gadd Forfeits Bond After DUI Charge
Carlos Gadd of Beckley forfeits a $50 bond for failing to appear before Magistrate Jack E. Holt in Hinton after arrest by State Police on a driving while drunk charge.
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Carlos Gadd
Beckley
Jack E. Holt
Hinton
Truck Accident in Korea Kills Beckley Marine
Marine Pfc. Thomas Milton Dunn, 23, of Beckley, was killed instantly in a truck accident on a mail run in Korea. Entering the Marines in 1951, a 1949 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, he was employed by Purity Maid Baking Co. Survived by parents Charles Erskine Dunn and Nellie Garrison Dunn and two sisters, the body arrives with military escort to Prince Depot and is taken to Keyser Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Thomas Milton Dunn
Beckley
Auga
Charles Erskine
Nellie Garrison Dunn
City Ave
Marines
Woodrow Wilson High School
Purity Maid Baking Co
Mildred Craft
Killeen
Tex
Jeana Rae Dunn
Prince Depot
Keyser Funeral Home
Teen-Age Rodeo Bid Planned by Beck ley JC Board
Beck ley Junior Chamber of Commerce directors plan a bid for the State Teenage Rodeo pending general membership approval. President Warner Stanley will seek approval at the quarterly state Jaycee board meeting in Parkersburg on October 22 and 24.
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Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Warner Stanley
State Jaycee Board
Parkersburg
Medication That Really Works Promised in Utel Ad
A garbled note claims a medication from Utel delivers real relief and reproduces an original lithograph. The fragmentary text repeats phrases about effectiveness and a presumed original source, rendering the item as a promotional or misread medical ad.
Beckley Post Office reports August and September receipts
Postmaster A Fray Lilly announced August receipts at Beckley Post Office totaled 18164.77 dollars and September receipts 18494.40 dollars. He also said 50 post office boxes would be available starting Tuesday on a first come first served basis.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Raleigh Man Dies in Hospital After Long Illness
Howard Lee, E. Beckley, died at 6 30 a m today in Raleigh General Hospital where he had been a patient since August 8 The body has been removed to Wright's Funeral Home where it will remain pending the completion of funeral arrangements.
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Howard Lee
E. Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Wright
Beckley man jailed for lack of operator license
Al Curtis Foster of Beckley was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 6:30 p.m. Monday on a charge of driving without an operator's license. He was arrested by City Police.
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al Curtis Foster
Beckley
Raleigh County
Beech-Nut Bananas Baby Food Ad Teaser
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