Public Assistance Outlays in Raleigh County 1953 54
The Department of Public Assistance reports Raleigh County expended 1,371,568.74 in the year ending July 1 1954 in cash and welfare. The total covers aid to the blind child welfare dependent children elderly and general assistance plus medical burial and administrative costs across Raleigh and eight neighboring counties with detailed county by county breakdowns and category totals.
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Raleigh
Department of Public Assistance
Wyoming
Fayette
Greenbrier
Boone
Mercer
Monroe
Nicholas
Summers
Logan
Harrah Freed On $1 000 Bond Pending Hearing
Cecil Harrah of Garden Grounds was released on a $1,000 bond after a Raleigh County jail stay. He faces charges of breach of the peace and destroying property following warrants issued by J. E. Mays on Garfield Jennings complaints. Police said Harrah damaged Jennings’s automobile fender with an iron pipe and threatened to kill Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mays
Cecil Harrah
Garden Grounds
Raleigh
Harrah
Raleigh County
R. L. Childs
Mays
Garfield Jennings
Childs
Jennings
Bradley School PTA Works For Piano Gift
Bradley Elementary School's PTA plans to acquire a piano for the school and will arrange delivery and repairs. A committee led by Willis Stover handles piano efforts while noting recent improvements including two new classrooms a kitchen a safety lock door book cases an automatic clock and playground upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Willis Stover
Stover
J. E. Blackburn
W. T. Blankenship
Pax High School
Robert Price
Kyle Cole
D. W. Bryson
E. P. Renfro
John Myles
Wilberg Hodges
Harmon Davis
Enrollment Drop May Force Rettachment Plan in Raleigh County
D W Bryson warned a reduced enrollment will likely shrink staff at the Raleigh County Board of Education. He cited a drop of 482 pupils from Septembers start and estimated about 16 teachers could be affected if based on one teacher per 30 students.
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D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County
Bryson
WVU Cadet Staff Includes Area Men
Four area men are among 81 advanced ROTC students at West Virginia University named to cadet staff officers. The list includes Benny B. Rogers Beckley Paul C. Farmer Mullens Earl M. Curry Jr Pineville and Frank H. Miller Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
West Virginia University
Benny B. Rogers
Beckley
Paul C. Farmer
Mullens
Earl M. Curry Jr
Pineville
Frank H. Miller
Fayetteville
Scout Fund Drive Aims to Sustain Appalachian Council Programs
The Appalachian Boy Scout Council needs funds for ongoing programs including the Piney River District rally. A fund raising campaign with a goal of 18500 will start October 19 to support eleven blue ribbon winning units from Beckley, Mount Tabor, MacArthur, and Beckley packs, part of the Round-Up running from October 1 to December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Piney River District
Gus F. Walker
Appalachian Scout
Walker
Beckley
Albert Allen Jr
Mount Tabor
C. E. Jessup
Robert Kosnoski
MacArthur
Glen Smith
Cotton’ White
Ritchie Shannon
Henry Walker
Paul Bowles
P. H. Caffee Jr
Conrad Stowers
Virginia Rogers
John Hedrick
Jack F. Burger
David Abrams
Betty Fazio
Crewe Maples
Charles Coleman
James Ma
Local Track Meet Sees Big Crowd and Next Meet Soon
Cleve Woods Ralph Allen and Hart Hall led a large crowd at the meeting officials reported. The next gathering is planned to be held in six weeks with officials promising further updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Woods
Ralph Allen
Hart Hall
Stewart Appointed Deputy Circuit Clerk
R L Stewart a 46 year old former Lilly Brook Coal payroll clerk at Killarney was appointed deputy circuit clerk succeeding Noel Meadows who joins U S Rep Robert C Byrd in Washington D C Stewart was named Saturday by Circuit Clerk Van Hunter and had served on a temporary basis since Sept 7 He is married with one child and resides at 136 Vance Drive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Stewart
Vance Drive
Noel Meadows
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Washington, D. C
Stewart
van Hunter
Lillybrook Coal Co
Killarney
Mabscott Girl Missing Five Days
Inez Grimes a 16 year old Mabscott girl has been reported missing to State Police. She is described as five feet four inches, about 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Last seen October 7 she left for school wearing a light blue cardigan sweater and a black and white checked skirt. She has left home before according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Grimes
Kenton Grimes
Mabscott
Be ckley Two‑Car Garage Permit Issued
The City Recorder's office issued the first October permit for a two car limestone block garage to W. R. Vanney of 114 Hill Street Beckley. The project costs an estimated $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder’s
W. R. Vanney
Hill St
Beckley
Pinecrest Homecoming Fete Slated With Speakers and Music
The seventh annual Pinecrest Homecoming will be held October 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Pinecrest Sanitarium. Chaplain R. H. Doan leads services with special music from various groups. Speakers include Rep. Robert C. Byrd and several ministers. ex-patients invited. Enlistees in the Air Force are Robert E. Walkup and Kenneth B. Grounds. A film Venture in Faith screens Thursday at Shady Spring Pentecostal Holiness Church at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Sanitarium
R. H. Doan
Robert C. Byrd
Clair Burker
Carl Johnson
W. C. Combs
Everett Shafer
Mark Wolf
Venture In Faith
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Shady Spring Pentecostal Holim
News Church
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Bradley
Patty
Procter & Gamble
Cohen
Neville ST
WVU
Lacoon
Heu
Gabardines
Don River Fabrics
Charleston
Capitol ST
Howard
Westminster & McTavish
Stedman
American Institute OF Laundries
Pinecrest
Beckley Gideon
Air Force
Robert E. Walkup
Esso Extra
Hsso
Esso
Esso Standard Oil Company
Esso Inc
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