Princewick Royalty Crowned Queen and King at Fall Festival
At Princewick Elementary, Ruby Mitch em and Freddie Elmore were named queen and king of the Fall Festival. Ruby, 9, fifth grade, and Freddie, 6, first grade, are children of local families. Runners-up included Betsy Seim Nan cy Calvert Linda Vaught Judy Carr and Randy Pigg Edward Bolen Wayne Meadows Thomas MacAlpin.
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Princewick Elementary School
Princewick
Ruby Mitchem
John Mitchem
Freddie Elmore
Ervin Elmore
Ruby
Freddie
Betsy Seim
Nancy Calvert
Linda Vaught
Judy Carr
Randy Pigg
Edward Bolen
Wayne Meadows
Thomas MacAlpin
King
Parent-Teachers Association
Lacie Cole
County Delegation To Attend Road Event
A Raleigh County delegation will travel to Sissonville on Thursday for the ground breaking of the first section of Interstate 77 from Charleston to Parkersburg. Beckley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the trip. Gov. Cecil H. Underwood invited Beckley representatives and Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks will participate. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. about five miles north of Sissonville off U S Route 21 near Dudden's Fork in Jackson County. For travel details call Harry Anderson at the Beckley chamber.
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Raleigh County
Sissonville
Charleston
Parkersburg
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Harry Anderson
Cecil H. Underwood
Beckley
Gov. Underwood
Sinclair Weeks
Dudden
Clarion Owen Appeals City Court Conviction
Clarion K. Owen appealed a Raleigh County City Court drunk driving conviction during Beckley Police Court Monday night session. He was arrested Oct 15 on Beaver Avenue after police said he was grossly intoxicated. A string of other local cases included Sam Ward Jr pleading guilty to reckless driving with a $55 fine after his East Prince Street crash, a Beckley juvenile fined for unnecessary vehicle noise, and Pearl Washington forfeiting a $250 bond on moonshine charges. Several others, including Ralph Gene Gravely, Harry Asbury, Bruce Jarrell, Early Edmundson, Elmer Teet, and Fred Hill, faced bonds or fines for various drunken driving, speeding, and licensing offenses. Six people charged with drunkenness forfeited a total of $100.
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Maxwell Hillman
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Beckley
Clarion K. Owen
Beaver Avenue
Owen
Sam Ward Jr
East Prince Street
Ward
Whitestick Street
Pearl Washington
Booker Street
Ralph Gene Gravely
Harry Charles Asbury
Dry Creek
Bruce Jarrell
Asbury
Jarrell
Raleigh
Brochure Group to Meet Again in Southern West Virginia
The second meeting related to a brochure on Southern West Virginia lumber will be Oct 28 at Leigh County Memorial Building. The first Sept 18 Beckley session drew forestry personnel business representatives and a Forest Service member to discuss type grade and quantity of regional timber. The brochure targets nationwide circulation to inform wood using industries about the lumber supply in 13 southern counties.
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West Virginia
Leigh County Memorial Building
Beckley
U. S. Forest Service
Pathfinders Set Skating Party at Stanaford Rink
The 4 H Pathfinders Club in Stanaford hosts a masquerade skating party today from 7 to 9 p m at Stanaford Skating Rink. Members may bring a guest and prizes will be awarded for best costumes per Sherian Cooper, club reporter.
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Stanaford
Pathfinders Club
Sherian Cooper
Navy men meet Pope Pius XII in Rome
Barney Alexknovitch, Beckley Navy Recruiting Station, kneels beside a group of sailors who served on the USS Kenneth D. Bailey during a February 12 1948 Mediterranean cruise. The American Express Co arranged the audience and paid expenses for a three day Rome tour. The background painting is by Michelangelo. Most men remain in the US Navy.
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Barney Alexknovitch
Beckley Navy
Pope Pius XII
Pope
Navy
Kenneth D. Bai
Sophia Trio Attends State Student Council Meet
Sophia High School sent Loretta Young Harold Calhoun and Stella Cook as delegates to the 26th annual State Association of Student Councils convention at Jacksons Mill. Their sponsor and history teacher Douglas Johnson accompanied them.
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Sophia High School
Sophia
State Association of Student Councils
Jackson’s Mill
Loretta Young
Harold Calhoun
Stella Cook
Douglas Johnson
Loretta
Cleveland R. Young
Future Teachers of America
Tri-Hi-Y
Sophian
Raleigh - Wyoming County Press Association
F. C. Calhoun
Midway
Harold
Forest fires reported in four WV spots Monday
Four fires were spotted in the District 4 area of the West Virginia Conservation Commission on Monday. District forester Carl J. Lucas said most fires since the fall season began were caused by hunters. The fires were reported at Backus Mountain and Lookout in Fayette County Beurytown in Summers County and Cloverlick Branch near Glen Morrison in Wyoming County.
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West Virginia Conservation Commission
Carl J. Lucas
Backus Mountain
Lookout
Fayette County
Beurytown
Summers County
Cloverlick Branch
Glen Morrison
Wyoming County
Marines Seize Guantanamo Bay as Naval Base
The first American forces to land in Cuba during the Spanish American War were U S Marines who captured Guantanamo Bay establishing it as an advanced naval base.
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Cuba
U. S
Guantanamo Bay
Mabscott Post Office Construction Planned
Construction of a new Mabscott post office will start after a site is chosen and an award is made to the successful bidder through the Post Office Department’s commercial leasing program. Plans for the facility are under way.
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Mabscott
Post Office Department
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Calvery
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Prince St., Beckley
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