Fireman Death Highlights Perilous Job in 1961 Case
A 1961 Pinecrest Sanatorium blaze ended in a Beckley firefighter’s death from smoke inhalation as data from the Fire Watch notes that firefighting remains the most hazardous occupation. Beckley’s 20 firefighters are listed with names and addresses including Otis, Earwood, Klaus, and Grove streets.
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Iate
Fire Watch
Pinecrest
Beckley
Dew
Hill Street
de Ae
Considered Second Occupation By IAFF 14 Percent Of VA Employees Handicapped
Analysis of 1964 IAFF statistics shows 14 percent of VA full time staff are handicapped with injuries averaging 184 per 100 workers. Firefighters suffer higher injury rates than police, with most injuries from burns suffocation or traffic incidents. Voices from veterans and firefighters reflect duty to God family and job amid dangerous work.
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J. McGinnis
Wilkes ‘Ave
H. H .—. North
IAFF
Lang
Counsels Agree To Settlement In 3-Year Suit
A Raleigh County Circuit Court session ended three years of litigation in a personal injury case. Attorneys settled for 7000 to the plaintiff Jerry G. Bennett of Crow against General Accident Fire and Life Assurance J P Ramsey and Franklin of Lilly Insurance Co. Bennett received 5000 for damages and 2000 for accumulated interest. The case stemmed from a 1961 car crash on U S 21 near Sun Fayette County.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
Jerry G. Bennett
Crow
General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance
J. P. Ramsey
Franklin
Lilly Insurance Co
Allison
U.S. 21
Sun
Fayette County
Ee Oe Aoe Bine
Benjamin Come Junius Flynn
Three Suits End In Default Judgments
Three suits filed by General Department Stores at customers ended Thursday in default judgments in Circuit Court. When defendants failed to answer the complaints, Circuit Court Judge Norman ordered that Virgil and Ruby Whittaker of Beckley pay the debt. Mary Tomczyk of Beckley to pay and Char Regina to pay a sum 758 dollars plus interest until the judgments were filed.
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General Department Stores
Circuit
Norman
Virgil
Ruby Whittaker
Beckley
Mary Tomczyk
Char Regina
Thirty Three Fire Wardens Named in Raleigh County
District Forester and Grundhofer of the Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that 33 local fire wardens are now working in Raleigh County along with the normal forest staff to suppress fires. The fire season runs until December 31 and outdoor burning is allowed only from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Weir W. Covey, county forest ranger, has alerted wardens to the danger period. Wardens include Harlow Stover Artie Kessler Plumley Abraham Emmett Redden Shady Spring Van Massey Arnett Arthur Barr Sophia W M Kinder Dorothy Hubert F Clemens Bolt James McVey Pemberton H C Lambert Fairdale Roy Meadows Pluto Ben H. Burnside Rock Creek Everett Wood Surveyor John W Roles Odd Ben Brown Edwight Charlie Workman Clear Creek.
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Ee District Forester
Grundhofer
Deeee of Natural Resources
Raleigh
Weir W. Covey
Harlow Stover
Artie
Kessler Plumley
Abraham
Emmett Redden
Shady Spring
van Massey
Arnett
Arthur Barr
Sophia
W. M. Kinder
Dorothy
Hubert F. Clemens
Bolt
James McVey
Pemberton
H. C. Lambert
Fairdale
Roy Meadows
Pluto
Ben H. Burnside
Rock Creek
Everett Wood
Surveyor
John W. Roles
Odd
Ben Brown
Edwight
Charlie Workman
Clear Creek
Drill Champion Morton Reeves Among East Park Winners
A tense drill event at Sylvia Gr School Tuesday saw Morton Reeves win with 53 sec in East Park Grade and 56 sec for Crescent Grade while other entrants including Brooks Adair and Saint Francis competed at Institute and Vocation al School. Fire crews arrived from North Kanawha Street station at 1:45 p.m. to place ladders for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Reeves
Institute
Saint Francis
Crescent
Brooks Adair
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sylvia Gr
Kanawha Street
Jobseekers apply at Beckley WV work office
Thirty eight persons applied for work in four days at the Beckley office of West Virginia Department of Employment Security on South Fayette Street. Available jobs include one surface worker, two short order cooks, one automobile service station attendant, one service station worker, one foreman for an service, one operator, one bulldozer operator, and one practical nurse.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Department of Egment Security
South Fayette Street
Methodist movement carried to America in 1760
Emigrants from Ireland brought the Methodist movement to America in 1760, this detail is noted by the World Almanac.
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American
Ireland
Plane with one engine out lands safely in Hong Kong
An USS C117 transport with one engine disabled made a safe landing in Hong Kong on Thursday during a flight from South Viet Nam. Eighteen persons were aboard according to American officials.
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Hong Kong
UPS
South Viet Nam
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Otis Lyons
Ly, Albert Allen JR
Capt
Alvin
Marion
Allen
God
A. Wood
Lee Estep
East Park
Corvair
Sporting America
Hevrolet
Chevrolet
Weville Street
Muleas
Cas
Predut
Jb Maarten
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