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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1948

Page

7

Chamber and Jaycee to discuss Beckley Mabscott merger

Chamber committees from Beckley and the Junior Chamber will meet tomorrow at 7 pm in Memorial Building Room 10 to discuss merging Beckley and Mabscott. The semi monthly Jaycee meeting announced the senior chamber joining the merger effort and listed appointed members.

Beckley Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber of Commerce Memorial Building Beckley Mabscott Junior Chamber William Larew H. E. Melton, Jr Anthony Sparacino J. B. Kessinger Charles Snead John Cooper al Beare L. S. White Edgar Mohler Dean Thurmond Malcolm Pickus W. L. Bower William R. Barrett Chamber Thomas F. Stafford J. E. Huffman I. R. Wein Henry Melton Cecil Lovell W. T. Lilly G. H. Thompson Phill A. McDaniel Prizo Jaycee State Road Commission Pinecrest Sanitarium Ray Cavendish Hulen C. Smith George Haldane Courthouse Square Hal‘dane

Women among recruits joining army at Beckley

Eleven area recruits enlist in the army with Capt. R. E. Bruns at the Beckley Recruiting Station. Two women, Marilyn E. Belcher and Wanda L. Slaven, sign for three years in the Waco unassigned and go to Camp Lee Virginia for training. The group including James E. Meadows and William R. Adkins signs in engineers corps Far East command.

Army R. E. Bruns Beckley Waco Camp Lee Marilyn E. Belcher Man Wanda L. Slaven East Rainelle James E. Meadows William R. Adkins Jonben Engineers Corps Far East Ray D. Toltey Landisburg John V. Newcomb Green Sulphur Springs

Sophia Chamber Backs Free State Sanatorium Beds for TB

The Sophia Chamber of Commerce joins others in urging state maintained beds for tuberculosis patients in West Virginia. A resolution argues for admission to sanatoriums soon after active TB diagnosis to aid patient recovery and protect the public. It criticizes current state-aid procedures as costly and slow and notes many families cannot pay long-term sanatorium costs.

Sophia Chamber of Commerce West Virginia D. Judy

Special Post Meeting For Carnival Plans In Raleigh County

Members of Raleigh County Post 32 American Legion met to finalize plans for the annual carnival October 25 to 30 at the Armory. Commander Glenn Shanklin named committees to recruit local groups for nightly entertainment and to distribute tickets across Beckley. Volunteers from Sedon will set up booths and decorations. Lake Harvey leads booth setup. The auxiliary runs refreshment stands and Forty and Eight pledges support. a Forty and Eight meeting is scheduled November 10.

Raleigh American Legion Armory Glenn Shanklin Legion Beckley Sedon Shanklin Lake Harvey American Legion Auxiliary Veiture 753 Forty Eiht Lennon Fortyland Eight Sam Rabora J. A. Thompson de Gare Ben Lubin Huntington

Wreck Stills Willam A Tate in Bluff City Jeep Crash

Willam A Tate of Bluff City Tent was killed when his jeep hit a rock cliff then swerved into a tractor trailer on state route three between Mont coal and Birchton at 5 p m Raleigh County recorded its 18th highway fatality this year. The operator Lanham of Dunbar said the jeep veered toward Charleston after crossing paths with the trailer.

Nan Willam A Tate Bluff City Tent Montcoal Birchton Raleigh County Posey Clay Bell Lines Charleston R. C Lanham Dunbar Clay l Beckley

Ohio Coal Men Cancel Visit To Coal Capital

Hal M. Scott executive secretary of the Winding Gulf Op vaire Association said a planned visit by retail coal dealers from Cuyahoga County to Beckley coal areas was canceled. About 125 members of the Retail Coal Board in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County were to travel on a special train to Beckley for a similar visit to the one recently made by the Chicago Coal Dealers Association.

Ohio Beckley Uyahoga County Hal M. Scott Winding Gulf Opvaire Association Toay Reail Coal Board Cleveland Cuyahoga County Bey Chicago Scott

Doris Kuhn Visits Brother in Eunice Over Weekend

Miss Doris Kuhn of Sylvester is visiting her brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Kuhn of Eunice this weekend.

Register Sylvester Doris Kuhn Robert Lee Kuhn Eunice

Deeds Recorded at County Clerk Office in Rockhaven and Surroundings

Deeds filed show Mr and Mrs William H Farley of Rockhaven Apartments purchasing lots 47 and 48 in Bowling Addition Pockley from Mr and Mrs Richard A Foley for about 8500. Other transfers include W E Cawley and wife and A E Thompson to Wat yon Bowman, and Beckley Real Estate Corp to Laura Lewis. Charlestonian Virginia Belle of Charleston visited Montcoal over the weekend and L N Griener of Garrison joined Montcoal residents at Sunday dinner.

lOffice William H. Farley Rockhaven Pockley Richard A. Foley E. IL Crough W. E. Cawley Switz Lincoln Avenue A. E. Thompson Wat Yon Bowman Riffe Sophia Co. BR. Clay Laura B. Acord Friendly View Beckley Real Estate Corporation Laura Lewis Green Valley Howesiles S McMillan Land and Finance Company Leola Robinson Central

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