Roanoke Man Named Head of Appalachian Power
G L Farr of Roanoke was named vice president and general manager of Appalachian Electric Power Co effective Nov 1. He succeeds M C Funk as operating head. Funk to focus on policy matters and remain VP and director. Farr has been assistant general manager since Oct 1946 and began with Appalachian in 1916.
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G. L. Farr
Roanoke
Appalachian Electric Power Co
M. C. Funk
Philip Sporn
Appalachian
Funk
American Gas and Electric System
Sporn
Farr
Bluefield
Virginia Polytechnic Insttute
Oy Funk
Ap:palachian
Sprigg
Vas
Tug River Power Co
Kentucky and West Virginia Power Co
Ashland
Truman to Make 30 Speeches In New England
President Truman announced a three day New England swing starting Thursday to deliver over 30 speeches across Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and New York. The tour targets pivotal states with 77 electoral votes and aims to counter Eisenhower by stressing his alleged unfitness while supporting Stevenson.
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Washington
Truman
Mondey
New England
Connecticut
Massachusets
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York
Hartford
Conn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Manchester
Tromani
Boston
Brooklyn
Bates
Senate
House
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Ohio River
Walier
Midwest
Perak Union protests Ipoh Transport wage changes
The Perak Meteor Car Employes Union protests Ipoh Internal Transport Co's plan to raise salaries for male drivers while lowering wages for girl conductors. The downtown Palace theater reports mixed box names for Stevenson Eisenhower and party tickets with local fan behavior noted. Hong Kong remains a British colony near southeast China.
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Ipoh
Malaya
Perak Meteor Car Employes Union
Ipoh Internal Transport Co
Ex-State Minister H. H. Abels Dies at 50 in Lima Ohio
Dr H H Abels former Waynesfield Methodist pastor and newspaper writer died Sunday at Lima Memorial Hospital aged 50 after three months illness and recent surgery. He served Cedarville as mayor, Parkersburg police chief, and wrote for 14 Ohio papers including Lima News and Dayton Daily News. Funeral in Waynesfield Tuesday at 1 30 p m with Cedarville burial.
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Lima
H. H. Abels
Waynesfield
Lima Memorial Hospital
Abels
Waynesfield Methodist Church
Ohio
Lima News
Dayton Daily New
Cedarville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Miami
Florida
New York School Force Accused of Communist Ties
John Lautner testified before a Senate subcommittee that about 300 New York City teachers were part of a Communist underground in 1948 and 1949, with 900 of 5000 dues-paid teachers linked to the network. The hearings, led by Sen. Pat McCarran, drew 60 protesting students outside and several teachers have since been fired.
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New York Wi
Communist Party
New York City
John Lautner
New York
Senate Internal Security
Pat McCarran
D. Nev
McCarran
Nudist Law Requires One Piece of Cloth on Isle of Levant
Preston Grover reports from Isle of Levant off France describing a nudist colony where a law mandates at least one piece of clothing. he notes mixed attire among residents, tents and small hotels, and visitors from multiple countries, with details of daily life and the island’s geography and wildlife.
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Preston Grover
Isle OF Levant
France
le Lavandon
England
Germany
Holland
Spain
Italy
North
South America
Unemployed Vets Urged to File Claims for Jobs
Unemployed veterans may file claims under the Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 after Oct 14. The Beckley office will handle claims. eligibility requires registered work with the State Employment Service and availability for work. Benefits total 676 dollars, paid weekly in 26 dollar installments, with offsets for other benefits and education subsistence.
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Armed Forces
West Virginia Department ‘of
James P. Painter
Beckley
State
Painter
Mab Scott P T A Elects Officers In Meeting
The Mab Scott P T A elected officers: Mrs Ruth Traynham president, Mrs Annie Ferguson secretary, Mrs Atha Marks treasurer, Mrs Sarah Shepherd vice president, and Mrs E W Capel financial secretary. The P T A will meet at noon Wednesday. Also notes illness confining Lizzie Logwood Nancy Wood Maxine Dunlap and Carl Thornton. Maggie L Walker Temple No 738 holds 8 pm meeting to plan state president Emma Keys visit. King Hiram Abift Lodge No 58 meets 7:30 pm at Masonic Hall. J S Butts is W M. Halima B Samad elected Miss Stratton. Eu nice E K Gray elected first attendant.
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Pe Tas
Mabscott P. T. A
Ruth Traynham
Annie Ferguson
Atha Marks
Sarah Shepherd
E.W. Capel
P. T.A
Lizzie Logwood
Nancy Wood
Maxine Dunlap
Carl Thornton
Temple
Emma Keys
Hiram Abift Lodge
Masonic Hall
Ebenezer
J. S. Butts
W. M
Stratton
Halima B. Samad
Abdul Aziz
South Fayette Street
Moor Street
East Beckley
Winter Schedule At Recreation Building Slated
Beckley West Virginia schedule details a winter program at the Beckley Recreation Building under city recreation director James Snead. Free daily play hours vary by period, with events including a turtle derby October 11 and a Boy Scout Rally October 28. The plan covers through February with church league basketball and teen free play, plus holidays and special activities at the gym.
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Beckley
James ‘Snead
Beckley’ Jaycees
Snead
Funeral notices from Beckley area marked by names and dates
Funeral notices list Copely Miss Fana Marie 27 formerly of Huntington died October 11 in a local hospital with services planned Tuesday at 10 am at Quesenberry Home Rev Fa officiating and Sunset Memorial Park burial. also William Hayden Wood 70 died October 12 in a local hospital with services at Mt Valley Baptist Church October 15 at 2 pm and burial at Dad Cemetery. notices include arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home, pallbearers and flowers, and expressions of thanks from Ada M Terry and family.
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Quesenberry
Phillip Graham Ind
Oscar E. Canterberry
Qdad
Mt Valley Baptist Church
Callee Funeral Home
Army and Air Force Enlist Seven New Recruits
Seven men were enlisted Monday at the local U S Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Recruits were sent to Sampson Air Force Base New York and Fort Meade Maryland with ages from 17 to 28 and addresses including Beckley Matoaka Swiss Vivian and Tioga. Air Force and Army each gained three or two new enlistees with graduates and relatives noted, including a 1952 Liberty High School graduate and a 1950 Richwood High School graduate.
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Armed Forces
U.S. Army and
Air Force
It Corps
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Pay Barker
Ramage
Astor W. Barker
Charles ©. Hill
James Hill
Beckley
Calvin C. Catton
John C. Cotton
East Beckley
Teguar Army
Fort George G. Meade
Jimmy A. Paciona
Matoaka
Erskine C. Osborne
Marshal W. Royster
Vivian
Army
Sampson Air, Force Base
N. Y
Horace Lamon Williams
Mack Williams
Glen Feredick Vest
Whitesville
O. O. Vest
West Virginia University
Charleston lawyers pass West Virginia bar exam list
The State Board of Law Examiners announced the names of 20 persons who passed the West Virginia Bar examination held September 10 to 12. The successful applicants include William C. Beatty, James H. Crewdson, Patrick C. Graney, John L. Ray, James C. Reed Jr., and Robert K. E. Kelly of Charleston, with several others from Huntington, Wheeling, Bluefield, Princeton, Welch, and New Haven.
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Charleston
State Board of Law Examiners
West Virginia
Wiliam C. Beatty
James H. Crewdson
Patrick C. Graney
John L. Ray
James ¢. Reed Jr
Robert KE. Kelly
Fred C. Blue iI
Princeton
Robert H. Burford
William ¥. Flesher
Aubrey N. Wood
Robert C. Ellis Jr
Huntington
George N. Caravassos
James J. Haran
Wheeling
Robert G. Clarke Jr
New Haven
Moses Ih. Parker
Joseph M. Sanders Tit
Bluefield
Wade H. Ballard
Welch
114 Pints Blood Donated at Colcord High School Visit
The Real Cross Bloodmobile visit at Clear Fork High School Colcord collected 414 pints of blood despite a late arrival. Of 198 scheduled donors, 83 kept appointments, 44 walked in, and 24 were rejected. Donald Gibson of Colcord donated for the eighth time, recently discharged from the armed forces. Mrs. T. C. Moorefield noted the unit’s goal was 50 pints and that many donors left before it arrived, with the event running from noon to 6 p.m.
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Real Cross
Clear ‘Fork High School
Colcord
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Donald Gibson
Goon
Three Forrest Bonds In City Police Court
Three men forfeited bonds in City Police Court on Monday. Rev W D Kelly of 115 Mills Ave sought time to prepare a defense for bridging an electric circuit. Oscar Gay of Beckley was fined 15 dollars after pleading guilty to driving without an operator's license. Forfeitures for nonappearance included Curley Kyles East Beckley 5 dollars for trespassing Lawrence Vineyard West Harman 30 dollars for reckless driving and Bob Underwood Crab Orchard 18 dollars for not having an operator's license.
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W. D. Kelly
Mills Ave
Oscar Gay
Beckley
Curley Kyles
East Beckley
Lawrence Vineyard
West Harmbin
Bob! ‘Underwood
Crab Orchard
War Potential Topic At 9481st Air Reserve Meeting
Lt. Nancy R. Thorne will compare war potential of United States and Russia at Flight F meeting of the 9481st Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron. The 7:40 pm session on the Recruiting Building second floor, Prince Street, invites visitors. Damascus, capital of Syria, may be the world’s oldest city per the National Geographic Society.
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Nancy R. Thorne
United States
Russia
9481St Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Prince St
Voluntteer Air Reserve
Damascus
Capial
Syria
National Geographic Society
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National ‘and Register Company
Care Heckley
Feck
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Beckley Newe
Cal
Jones
Roy Jones
First Ave
Dialma, Sr
Pei
Walter Eackay
Chihuahua
Nexture
E. Beckley
Eugene Scott
Grandview
Ezra White
Forrest
Beckley Glass Co
Alex N. Breckinridge
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Southern W. Y. Aste Club
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THE
Budd Company
Detroit
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State Employment Service
Beckley, W.V
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Hep
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