It's a Great Day for The Irish Mountain
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved new teachers for two isolated schools, Irish Mountain and Hogan, after delayed openings due to travel challenges. Franklin D. Crawford and Anna Bolling were appointed for Irish Mountain and Hogan Elementary, respectively, with other staffing moves at Bragg Grandview and Clear Fork High.
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Raleigh County
D. W. Bryson
Board of Education
Irish Mountain
Hogan
Franklin D. Crawford
Anna Bolling
Beckley Council Defers Billboard Ordinance Revisions
Beckley City Council Tuesday night heard City Attorney W H File Jr rule the Giant Dollar Store on the 1921 By Pass is not violating city billboard rules. Adjacent Shuff's Market owner Fred Shuff claimed the sign creates a traffic nuisance and intentional spite. Council ordered a permit after Files findings, while Tissue urged revision of multiple ordinances including outdoor advertising. Mayor Elmer Davis noted funds for an ordinance index were included in the defeated August special levy.
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File
Council
Elmer Davis
Knapp Upholds Waddell Verdict in Raleigh County Circuit Court
The court denied a motion to set aside a $10,000 jury verdict for Teddy Delano Waddell against New River Co. A 60 day stay of execution was granted to allow appeal to the State Supreme Court. Waddell, in his suit filed by mother Wad ie Waddell Haga, claimed burns from an electric wire owned by the company. Other actions were continued or dismissed as settled.
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Teddy Delano Waddell
New River Co
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Waddell
Wadie Waddell Haga
James Smith
James O'Neal
William Waselchalk
Beckley
Lincoln Mercury, Inc
Woodrow Thurman
Ward Evans
Jack Thomas
F. H. Brunk
Theodore Hatcher
Teacher Groups Plan Beckley Merger Sessions
Meetings of the West Virginia Secondary Principals Association and the State Athletic Association may consolidate into a single session in Beckley next year, with a constitutional change to include extra curricular activities. C. E. Walker announced the potential merger while proposals were reviewed by a dozen committees. Music teachers from across the county attended.
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Beckley
West Virginia Secondary Principals Association
State Athletic Association
Athletic Association
C. E. Walker
Raleigh County Secondary Principals Assn
el Chico
Principals Association and Athestic Association
Browning Begins Six Month Jail Term in Raleigh County
Noah Browning of Cool Ridge began a six month term in Raleigh County Jail on Tuesday after Magistrate J E Mays found him guilty of breach of the peace.
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Noah Browning
Cool Ridge
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Untested Pumps Cost Man $50 In West Virginia
Jack L. McCullough of Beckley pleaded guilty before Magistrate J E Mays to failing to have gas pumps tested and sealed by the West Virginia Department of Weights and Standards. McCullough, Pure Oil manager, was arrested on a complaint by Charles W. Delaney, an inspector for the bureau, under a recently enacted inspection law.
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West Virginia
Sweepless Sweeper Repairs Delayed. City Reports October Work
Street Commissioner D. E. Warden told City Council the street sweeper has been out of order since last Wednesday and most sweeping since then done manually. He expects the machine fixed by Thursday and outlined completed work from Oct 11 to Oct 25 including Central Avenue corner rounding and bridge repairs with C and O Railway, sewer work, drains, painted lanes, 180 miles swept, and planned tasks for late Oct into early Nov.
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Beckley
D. E. Warden
Warden
Central Avenue
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
South Oakwood Avenue
South Oakwood
Sprague
County Drivers Fined at Hinton
Two Raleigh County men faced fines after arraignment Monday before Hinton Magistrate J. G. Ryans on road law violations. Charles F. Blevins of Beckley paid 50 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. Russell Plumley near Abraham was fined 56.50 dollars including costs for driving while intoxicated after arrest on Madam's Creek road. Earl Welch of Hinton was fined 58 dollars for permitting Plumley to drive while intoxicated.
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Raleigh
Hinton
J. G. Ryans
Charles F. Blevins
Beckley
Russell Plumley
Near
Abraham
Summers County
E. L. Hellems
Earl Welch
Plumley
Prosperity Girl Placed on Probation in Forgery Ring
Janet Sizemore a 20 year old from Prosperity admitted membership in a Charleston check forging ring. Kanawha Intermediate Court Judge William J Thompson placed her on probation for three years noting she was not a leader and unlikely to reoffend. Also on probation was Veda Rhodes 20 of Charleston who admitted participation. Others named include Harry Post 38 of Brooklyn New York Eugene Maynard 26 of Bellflower California and a 17 year old Charleston juvenile. Post and the juvenile have pleaded guilty while Maynard has yet to plead. The group allegedly set up a fake payroll check account at Kanawha Valley Bank using a fictitious firm name and cashed several checks.
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Janet Sizemore
Prosperity
Charleston
Kanawha Intermediate Court
William J. Thompson
Raleigh County
Veda Rhodes
Harry Post
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eugene Maynard
Bellflower
Calif
Post
Maynard
Kanawha Valley Bank
Appeal Filed For Hit and Run Fine in Bradley County
Al Curtis Foster posted a 500 appeal bond with Magistrate J E Mays after being found guilty Tuesday of hit and run. Foster was arrested Oct 1 by state police on a warrant obtained by William Simmons Bradley. Mays ordered Foster to pay a 25 fine and costs.
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al Curtis Foster
Earl St
J. E. Mays
Foster
William Simmons
Bradley
Mays
Seven Enlistees At City Center
Beckley list highlights seven men enlisting Monday at Beckley Recruiting and Enlistment Center. Harold Lee Stump, 23, joins Army bound for Fort Knox along with Shelby Blevins, 18, Jonben Crook 19, Tam Faw Jr. 17, and Jessie Plumley 17. Air Force enlistees Claude Johnson Jr. and Robert Johnson.
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Harold Lee Stump
Mary Lou Stump
Stump
Army
Fort Knox
Shelby George Blevins
Ahart Blevins
Jonben
Zane Wetzel Crook
Marvin Crook
Pluto
Tam Thomas Faw Jr
Tam T. Faw
Montcalm
Jessie Kenneth Plumley
Five Misdemeanors Charged to Claytor
Five misdemeanor counts face James Claytor of East Beckley as he is slated to appear before Magistrate J. E. Mays. He was jailed Monday night on warrants by Constable Roy L. Childs and two sheriff's deputies. Warrants allege breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, destruction of property, unlawful taking of an automobile, driving with no operator's license, and a peace warrant, issued on complaints from Mrs. Mary Bibbey of Beckley and Mrs. Betty Deberry of Raleigh.
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James Claytor
East Beckley
J. E. Mays
Roy L. Childs
Sheriff's Deputies
Mays
Claytor
Mary Bibbey
Beckley
Betty Deberry
Raleigh
Marine Pfc. Brown Held for Absence From Station
Pfc. E. F. Brown of Whitesville is jailed in Raleigh County on a charge of being absent from his Marine Corps station. He was imprisoned at 12 30 p.m. Tuesday by Marine MSgt. John Brizendine Jr.
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E. F. Brown
Whitesville
Raleigh County
Marine Corps
John Brizendine Jr
Board to Tell Covey Y All Come to Meetin
Raleigh County Board of Education will extend a formal invitation to Dale Covey to attend the November and December meetings of 1954. Covey, elected in August for a six year term starting January 1, will be invited by Superintendent D W Bryson, following prior verbal invitations from Board president S A Caperton and Bryson. The invitation follows the board’s custom of inviting new members to sit in on meetings.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Dale Covey
Covey
A. P. Leeber
Supt. of Schools
D. W. Bryson
Bible Conference At Mount Tabor To Run Six Days
A six day Bible conference will open Sunday at Mount Tabor Baptist Church under the direction of R I Humberd of Flora Indiana author of 35 books. Morning sessions will be at Mount Tabor Christian High School and evening sessions at Mount Tabor Baptist Church.
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Mount Tabor Baptist Church
R. I. Humberd
Flora
Ind
Mount Tabor Christian High School
Mount Tabor
Sullivan Man Accused Of Intent To Defraud
Roy R. Furrow of Sullivan posted a $1,000 bond with Magistrate T. N. Thurman for appearance before the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a charge of concealing property under a deed of trust with intent to defraud. He waived preliminary hearing after the warrant, served by Constable C. A. Thompson, identified a 1950 model automobile as the property.
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Roy R. Furrow
T. N. Thurman
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Furrow
Claude Britts
Beckley
Thurman
C. A. Thompson
Anonymous Part of AA Program Topic Tonight
A Beck ley AA group meeting at 8 p m tonight will discuss the Anonymous aspect of Alcoholics Anonymous. A panel of members will lead a general discussion on pros and cons of anonymity. The meeting is for members in room 10 Memorial Building, with admission welcome to anyone with an alcoholic problem for this or other weekly meetings.
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Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Beckley AA
Bell-Ans tablets claim faster relief for stomach acid
Certifed lab tests show Bell-Ans neutralize triple the stomach acid of leading tablets in one minute. The ad urges readers to buy Bell-Ans for fastest relief, priced at 25 cents.
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Bell-ans
Noted Artist Muriel Rahn to Star in Salome Thursday Here
Opera presented at 8 p.m. in the Raleigh County Memorial Building features Muriel Rahn in the title role. The performance, based on Richard Strauss Salome, is sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta. Also listed: NAACP meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Raleigh County courthouse Criminal Court room with a Howard University faculty guest speaker.
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Muriel Ratin
Muriel Rahn
Carmen
Carmen Jones
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Raleigh County
NAACP
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Women's Improvement
Campbell Rites Set for Ida Campbell Today
Funeral services were to be held at 2 30 p m today for Mrs Ida Campbell 68 of Forest Hill who died Monday night at her daughter s Beckley home Burial was planned in the First Baptist Church Cemetery Forest Hill She was born and raised in Forest Hill lived there all her life before moving in with her daughter ten months ago She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Liza Mitchell and a Spruce Run Church member Surviving are her husband Wilbur Campbell a daughter Mrs Sims three sisters Mrs Arthur Martin Mrs Ralph Branham and Mrs Lindsey Jones and a brother Claude Mitchell all of Forest Hill
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Ida Campbell
Forest Hill
Beckley
Russell Sims
Edwards St
Spruce Run
Harry R. Peyton
T. M. Waldron
First Baptist Church
Thomas and
Liza Mitchell
Wilbur Campbell
Sims
Arthur Martin
Ralph Branham
Bluefield
Lindsey Jones
Tunnel Hill
Claude Mitchell
Raleigh Coury Held in Monroe on Theft Charges
A Raleigh County man and a juvenile are jailed in Monroe County awaiting grand jury action on charges of stealing a truck and a motorcycle and burglarizing a school. Saddler and the youth were held in default of $500 bond each after a magistrate hearing. The truck owner is Julia Miller of Links Grove and the motorcycle theft occurred the same night near Fort Springs. The Mount Prospect School was entered October 12 with canned food stolen and hidden in nearby woods.
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Raleigh Coury
Monroe
Raleigh
Monroe County
Buddy Lee Saddler
W. A. Boone
Union
Regulations Stop Firemen Taking Non-Guaranteed Outside Call
Beckley firemen refused to answer a fire outside the city after a caller would not guarantee payment for out of town service. The blaze, in a 1949 car owned by Mrs. Rena Smith, started when welding by B E Davenport touched a gas tank. Davenport and neighbors extinguished it. Fire rates: 100 dollar call plus one hour, 50 dollars for each additional hour. policy aids Beckley in 7th class fire insurance rating.
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Beckley Fire Department
Daveport
Fire Department
Mabscott Fire Department
Rena Smith
Graham S&i
West Virginia Inspection Bureau
Beckley
City to Rope Street For Friday Halloween
Beckley officials set Main Street from Heber to Fayette Street for Friday night Halloween festivities roping it off from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Police Chief Evan Hall said officers and possibly the Fire Department will patrol the taped-off area to keep order during the annual observance.
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Beckley
Evan Hall
Main St
Heber
Fayette St
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Levy
Beckleyans
Knapp
E Street
Prosperity Girl
Check Forgins
Beckleyan
Beckley Recruiting and Enlistment Center
Sullivan
Ing
Memorial Building
Chevrolet
League
Eliza Powell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Elijah Jackson
Grant St
Church of God In Christ
Mount Hope
A. W. Wilson
Julia Jackson
Glen White
Frank Hannah
Mt. Hope
Hannah
Welcome Baptist Church
W. P. Strickland
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Arbuckle
Campbell
C. C. McCallister
L. W
Amere Gas
Columbia Gas System
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