Guardsmen Honor Beckley Unit With Farewell Dinner
Beckley Troop C First Squadron of the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment prepares for active duty Sunday with the only such state event a reunion dinner at the Armory Civic Center. Adjutant General Williams and Congressman Slack attend as guests of honor. A guest book will record hundreds of visitors bidding farewell to the unit, marking the 40th anniversary of the local Guard on Oct 28, 1921.
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West Virginia
National Guard
New Armory Civic Center
Frank Rodriguez
Albert (Inez) O’brien
Pat Roach
O’brien
Roach
Beckley
Troop C
First Squad
Ron
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Betsy Hatcher
Tony Gonzalez
Hatcher
State
Gene H. Williams
J. Henry Francis
C. E. Galaspie
Leroy G. Done
John M. Slack
N. Joe.Rahall
Alex George
D. D. Holliday
Charles E. Wright
Cecil L. Miller
Paul J. Fahey
Armory Civic Center
John V. Schulte
Beckley Employment Office Seeks 16 Applicants
Sixteen people filed for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Thursday and Monday. The list includes three sales clerks, a special diet worker, a maid, a baby sitter, a cook, a grocery checker, a stock clerk, a radio repairman, a carpenter, an auto mechanic, a bricklayer, a routeman, a construction laborer, a general office clerk, a cashier, a housekeeper, a service station attendant, an arc welder helper, an automobile greaser, a truck driver and two construction laborers.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Engineers To Elect Officers Next Month
A nominating committee for the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, appointed at the October meeting, will report at the November meeting. Charles Hoover heads the slate, with John Hindsley, Robert Davis, and C H Graham on the committee. Lloyd Fitzgerald of Mount Hope reported on the state meeting of the National Society for Professional Engineers held last weekend in Morgantown, with guest speaker Jack Long of Long-Airdox Co. of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Remear
Charles Hoover
John Hindsley
Robert Davis
C. H. Graham
Lloyd Fitzgerald
Mount Hope
National Society For Professional Engineers
Morgantown
Jack Long
Long-Airdox Co
Oak Hill
Honey in the Rock drive raises initial funds with $1329 reported
Campaign director C. W. Carey notes $1329 raised on opening day toward the $60,000 goal. General chairman Okey L. Patteson cites World Series coverage as a factor delaying reports. Team No. 3 led by Mrs. Earl A. Hall turns in $895. total breakdown shows $1105 by general teams, $224 by clubs, and $6000 in initial gifts.
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C. W. Carey
el Toro
Beckley- Winn
Okey L. Patteson
Earl A. Hall
N. Joe Rahall
Roy Cunningham
Patteson
John Saunders
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Saunders
West Virginia Historical Drama Assn., Inc
T. RB. Wilson
Madge Richardson
Eugene Eager
Beckley Underwriters Drive Collects Clothes for Salvation Army
The Beckley Life Underwriters Association collected 1 179 garments and 88 pairs of shoes in September for the Salvation Army distribution center. Chairman L J Grubb urged contributions and offered pickup service via CL 3 7967. Major Mary McVicker, commander of the post, warned of expected higher demand for children's clothing and shoes as cold weather approaches.
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Beckley Life Underwriters Association
Salvation Army
L. J. Grubb
Mary“Mcvicker
Auction Ordered Oct 30 for Charm Shop Property
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp ordered a public auction of the Main Street property formerly occupied by the Charm Shop. The sale is set for 1 p.m. in front of the Raleigh County Courthouse on October 30, with special commissioners Clay S. Crouse and W. H. File Jr. named and bond set at $65,000. The partition action was filed by Cleo and Linda C. Corey against multiple Coreys including Matthew George Naomi Edward Rose Marie and Malakey.
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Charm Shop
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Cleo
Linda C. Corey
Matthew
George
Naomi
Edward
Rose Marie
Malakey Corey
Knapp
Clay S. Crouse
W. H. File Jr
HURT IN FALL AT HOME Vickie Brown Injured
Seven year old Vickie Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Worley G Brown is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital with cuts to her left hand after a fall at home. Meeting set for Beckley Civic Council at 7 p m Wednesday in Chamber of Commerce office per president Mrs Robert Thompson.
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Vickie Brown
Mrs. Worley G. Brown
Bob
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Civic Council
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Thompson
Girl Scout Father-Daughter March Totals $1011 Drive
E G Chandler and daughter Patricia led the round of Clyde Street deposits for the Raleigh County Girl Scout fundraiser. Troop 639 members Linda Harris and Linda Broughman helped deposit earlier. The Monday drive raised $1011.21 toward a $4500 goal as several communities were still to report.
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Clyde Street
Raleigh County
E. G. Chandler
Patricia
Linda Harris
Jeff
Linda Broughman
R.M. French Dir
L. E. Gorman
Isabele Morton
Girl Scout Council
James T. Farris
Food Handlers School Sessions Fill Health Center
Raleigh County sanitarian W B Hume led sessions at the Health Center with 165 attendees including Miss Betty Stone Mrs Alma Edmonds and Miss Dorothy Peppers among others. The compulsory courses target restaurant managers owners and spouses or family members who handle or serve food. Morning and afternoon classes were held with extra chairs needed and follow up sessions planned for third year permit holders.
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Raleigh County
W. B. Hume
Food Handlers School
Betty Stone
Glass House
Alma Edmonds
Wilma Meadows
Park Drug
Mary Drehel
Dorothy Peppers
el Chico
Hume
Missionary to Formosa to Speak at Local Church
The Rev James Andrews and his wife will speak at 7 30 p.m. at First Assembly of God 114 Valley Dr as they begin missionary service in Formosa approved by the Assemblies of God Foreign Missions Board They will present missionary music and 35mm slides of the work in Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrews
Andrews
First Assembly of God Church
Valley Dr
Formosa
Assemblies of God Foreign Missions Board
China
Jamaica
Faith Assembly of God
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Sotheastern Bible College
Lakeland
Florida
Southern College
T. M.‘Waldron
Assemblies of God
Yule Lighting Drive Starts Monday In Beckley
Beckley merchants will begin the 1951 Yule Lighting Drive Monday with co chairmen Phil Payne and Steve Bibb coordinating a canvass funded by assessments on each store member of the Bureau. A $100 pledge from J C Penney Co leads a list of donors.
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Beckley
Phil Payne
Steve Bibb
Beckley Business Bureau
Payne
Bibb
J. C. Penney Co
Bureau
Santa Claus
Payne and Bibb
Main Street
Larry George
Heber Street
Harry Lewin
Paul Hayner
Neville Street
E. D. Terry
North Oakwood Lavinder
Valley Drive
Bud Prince
Mary Carpenter
North
South Kanawha
Bill Turner
State Meet Set At Capitol Fui
A meeting of the state Rural Area Development executive committee will be held Friday in the conference room of the Department of Agriculture at the State House at 10 a.m. The agenda includes progress reports in West Virginia, criteria and procedures for receiving recommendations from the Overall Economic Development Plan, plans for training conferences, a staff handbook, subcommittee appointments, projects in progress, information exchange, and other business. C. T. Shackelford, Beckley Area Rural Development Commissioner and executive committee member, will attend.
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State Rural Area Development Executive Committee
Department’ of Agriculture
State House
West Virginia
C. T. Shackelford
Beckiey Area
Rural Development Comen
Wilderness Tabernacle Conference at ABI Bradley
Appalachian Bible Institute in Bradley hosts a Wilderness Tabernacle Conference October 17 to 20 led by Rev and Mrs R H Mount of Mansfield Ohio. The portable tabernacle, valued at over two million dollars, serves as the center of worship. Services occur daily at 11 25 a m and 7 30 p m with special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Tabernacle Conference
R.H. Mount
Mansfield
Ohio
Tabernacle
Hospitalized Frank Stortz in Raleigh General
Frank Stortz of Mount Hope is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital undergoing treatment and observation.
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Frank Stortz
Mount Hope
Raleigh General Hospital
D Class Members Can Sign Next Week
About 70 people attended a Raleigh County Circuit Court session to enroll in a 10 hour Civil Defense basic class. The course, led by Beckley patrolman Fred Burdiss, begins 7 p.m. Oct. 17 and is a prerequisite for future Auxiliary Police and Auxiliary Rescue programs. Paul Fourney, Raleigh County Civil Defense head, presided.
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Raleigh County Circuit
Kim McDaniel
Raleigh County CD
Fred Burdiss
Beckley
Paul Fourney
Raleigh County
Beckleyans Kin Killed In Penn Pike Wreck
Funeral services are incomplete for three Beckley relatives after word came of a fatal auto crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Dr and Mrs W H Cole of 324 Myers Ave received news at midnight Sunday that the Cole’s brother in law Jim Borland, Borland’s wife, and their sister Helen Borland of Pittsburgh were killed in the wreck. The Coles planned to depart for Pittsburgh soon.
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Beckley
W. H. Cole
Myers Ave
Dr. Cole
Jim Borland
Borland
Helen Borland
Pittsburgh, Pa
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Cole
Pittsburgh
USO Representative To Address Legion Post 32 Meeting
The American Legion Post 32 hosts a discussion on the community's obligations to servicemen tonight at 7 30 p.m. John Hodel of the State USO Committee will be a guest and participate in the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post 32
John Hodel
USO
PTA Meets Thursday at East Beckley Elementary
The East Beckley Elementary PTA will hold a meeting Thursday at 6 pm in the school. President Theresa Durgan urges all members and prospective members to attend and participate.
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Parent-Teacher Association
East Beckley Elementary School
Theresa Durgan
Memom
Emergencies Handled by RC 112 in September
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross Home Service Department operated 24 hours a day and handled 112 cases for servicemen, veterans, and families in September. Services included 93 telegrams, 3 letters, 5 assistances for compensation or allotments, 15 reports to the Veterans Administration, 30 verifications of leave extensions, and 19 counseling cases.
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the Home Service Department
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Home Service
Chapiter
Theserviceman
Chanter
Veterans Administration
Bonds Forfeited In Police Court
Randy Fox forfeited a $50 bond on shoplifting and a $5 bond for issuing a capias warrant in Beckley Police Court Monday night. Edward Christian forfeited a $15 bond for permitting an unlicensed person to operate a vehicle. Reather Thomas forfeited a $15 bond for failing to yield the right of way. Lemuel Richardson forfeited a $30 bond for being drunk in public. Seven persons charged with drunkenness forfeited bonds totaling $120.
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Randy Fox
Smooth Ave
Beckley
Edward Christian
G St
Reather Thomas
Fayetteville
Lemuel Richardson
Pike Accident Victim Reported Satisfactory
Russell Bailey of Erwin Tennessee is listed as in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a Turnpike collision on September 30. He was found on the roadway by passing motorist W E O Neal of Pax who transported him to medical care.
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Russell Bailey
Polk St
Erwin
Tenn
Beckley Hospital
Bailey
W. E.o'neal
Pax
Local Surgeon Serves on WV Tuberculosis Panel
Dr. Roger E. Wilcox head of Surgery at Beckley Memorial Hospital will join a panel at the 41st annual meeting of the West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association in Elkins on Wednesday and Thursday. He will discuss Lung Cancer and Its Association With Smoking. Mrs. C. C. Lewis Raleigh County association executive director will also attend.
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Roger E. Wilcox
Beckley Memorial Hospital
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
Elkins
Wilcox
C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County
Suit Filed Over Open Account in Raleigh County
George E. Greene of 116 Ashwood Street faces a $966.72 suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Plaintiff R C Allen Buss Ness Machines Inc claims the sum is due on an open account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Greene
Ashwood St
Raleigh County
R. C. Alen Buss
Ness Machines, Inc
New Laxative CLAIMS Relief For Aging Colon
An article touts a new laxative called COLONAID claiming to solve constipation by working on the lower colon. It argues aging colon walls cause dry stool and urges that old bulks salts and irritants are less effective, promising faster three way relief.
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Albert H. Baker
Norman Crook
E.J. Wood
Ronald Sinecoff
Kenneth Wilson
Howard Burge
Robert Ellison
Marty Alen
Douglas Shumate
Mr Eee
Otto Preminger
Paul Newman
Eva Marie Sailph Richardson
Peter Lawfolee
J.cobb
Sal Mineo
John Dereksil Haworth
Lester
Ghent
Sprague
Mabscott
Prosperity
Crescent Road
Harper Road
Council
John & Phillips Jr
Yule
Capitol Fui
Penn
Legion
PTA
Pike
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