Beckley Group Drops TV Station Application
Beckley group withdraws its FCC TV channel 6 application, clearing the way for Bluefield Daily Telegraph Printing Co to seek approval. Southern West Virginia Television Inc faces $31,361 in expenses. total costs neared $40,000. Decision came after internal stockholder opinions shifted. Daily Telegraph hopes to broadcast within six months after license grant.
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Beckley
Federal Communications Commission
Southern West Virginia Television, Inc
FCC
Washington
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Joe L. Smith Jr
WJLS
Oak Hill Corporation
Hugh Hutchinson
Communications Commission
Daily Telegraph
Southern
H. I. Shott Jr
Harold E. Mott
The
Examiner
Mott
Polgar the Hypnotist Set to Appears in Beckley
Dr. Franz Polgar famed hypnotist headlines a two hour show at Memorial Building on November 4 at 8 15 p m The act features memory demonstrations mind reading and hypnotism with proceeds aiding the Babe Ruth League ballpark Sponsored by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce the show mirrors his Carnegie Hall routine and recounts his wartime recovery story.
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Franz Polgar
Beckley
Carnegie Hall
New York
Polgar
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Father Lions' Hosts to Sons at Beckley dinner
A Beckley father and son dinner at El Chico Tuesday night saw a 36 year 8 month gap between oldest and youngest attendees. Eugene Cook attended with his father Otto Cook while 16 month old Bill Brown son of Ollie Brown was the youngest. About 60 fathers and sons were present.
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el Chico
Eugene Cook
Otto Cook
Bill Brown
Ollie Brown
Suspects Disregard Call for Second TB X-ray
Forty six Raleigh Countians still have not reported for a second X ray at the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association office. Mrs C C Sanders, director, announced that 46 of 149 people given free X rays in July by the mobile unit were advised to have another X ray to check for tuberculosis.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. C. Sanders
Scout Program to Be Topic for Rotarians
Beckley Rotary Club will hear Roy I. Smith discuss the Boy Scouts of the Appalachian Council at 6:30 p.m. in the Beckley Hotel. The talk ties to the council’s $18 000 fundraising campaign and program activities.
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Boy Scouts of the Appalachian Council
Beckley
Officials From Raleigh County In Charleston on undisclosed business
Raleigh County Sheriff John Ward County Clerk Harry Anderson and County Court member E Van Dorsey traveled to Charleston today on undisclosed business. The trio represented county government and met with state officials amid routine matters.
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Raleigh
Charleston
John Ward
Harry Anderson
E. van Dorsey
St Joseph Aspirin For Children Endorsed By Boston Parent
Mrs Mary Moore of Boston Massachusetts endorses St Joseph Aspirin For Children praising its orange flavor and her child’s willingness to take the medicine despite dislike of medication. The quote highlights consumer preference for a child friendly medicine.
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St. Joseph
Mary Moore
Boston
Mass
AA Will Hold Closed Session at Beckley Branch
A Beckley AA branch will host a closed session at 8 p m in room 10 Memorial Building. Members and spouses may attend. individuals with an alcohol problem not affiliated with AA may join any meetings. A spokesman said the speaker tonight will be a...
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Beckley
Alcoholics Anonymous
Memorial Building
Livestock Market Baltimore USDA Report
Baltimore livestock prices from USDA show cattle across categories with ranges for utility and commercial cows bulls calves and mixed lots. Hogs vary by weight with barrows and gilts priced 18 to 26 with other weight bands, and sheep listed around 25.
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Baltimore V
USDA
Former Newport man moved to Beckley for hospital project
A former Newport, Virginia resident who moved to Beckley for employment in the construction of the UMW Beckley Memorial Hospital near Stanaford is noted in a brief obituary or public notice. The record highlights his relocation tied to the hospital project and the Stanaford area.
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Newport Twens
Beckley
UMW
Mrs. Aldora Peters Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Aldora Peters 70 Harper will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church Harper with Rev. James W. Godbey officiating. Burial in Snuffer Cemetery. Survived by seven daughters and two sons, a brother and two sisters, with 25 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The body remains at Coffee Funeral Home until removal to the church.
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Aldora Peters
Harper
Florence Stover
First Methodist Church
James W. Godbey
Snuffer Cemetery
Stover
Tunner Daniel
Marie Peters
Mary Peters
Lester
Piney Farley
Margie Atha
Dora Dean Wiseman
Norfolk, Va
Howard
Harper and
Paris
Leroy Haley
Beckley
Hettie Gray
Maggie Aliff
Denver
Colorado
Caffee Funeral Home
Kiwanis to Hear Methodist Minister on This Age of Transition
Dr J B F Yoke pastor of the Methodist Temple will speak at the Kiwanis noon meeting at the El Chico about transitions from horse and buggy days to the atomic age. His career includes posts as Beckley district supervisor 1935 41 Princeton supervisor 1941 45 Charleston supervisor 1945 50 and Bluefield Grace Church pastor 1950 54.
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J. B. F. Yoke
Kiwanis Club
Yoke
Methodist Temple
el Chico
The
Beckley
Princeton
Charleston
Grace Church
Bluefield
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Ford
James E. Kelly
Capt. Ford
Colgate
Florent
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
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Mrs. A. Peters
J. J. and
Luerenie Nester Haley
Carrol County
D. S. Peters
Rhodell
Nash
Pease
Nash Motors
American Motors
Ramey Nash
S. Oakwood Ave
Poe
Cd Enemeacal
Zenith
Saxony
Cinebeam
Haynes Radio and Refrigeration Service
East Rainelle, W.va
Ine’ Lens
John W. Eye Television Sales and Service
W. Neville ST
Traymore
Belle Furniture CC
Oak Hill, W. VA
Ry Ae
Wilshire
L. E. Wright
Crab Orchard
W. VA
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