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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1956
Page
1
State Mines Chief Julius C. Olver announced stricter rules after three miners suffocated in Raleigh County. The memo orders special permits for new entries and biweekly district inspections. Foremen and firebosses must measure quantities at the working face every 24 hours and log readings.
The Truax Trac Coal Co filed four unlawful detainer suits totaling 1350 dollars at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office. Defendants C W Hunter Clarence Keefer Joe Grant and Charles Cochran are occupants of houses owned by the plaintiff on Truax Tract property at Dorothy.
Funeral services are set for Friday in Roanoke for John Paul Dixon 42 who died Tuesday at his Cincinnati home. A Beckley native and nephew of Mrs. W A Argenbright he leaves wife Velva Gwinn and two children Pauline and John both at home. Also surviving are two sisters Mrs Gladys Keeney and Mrs Barbara Early and two brothers Dr Joseph M Dixon and Thomas Dixon.
A political call praising Adlai E. Stevenson as the bright hope and champion of a better life for all. The message emphasizes experience and sympathy, urging voters to elect Stevenson as the next President and to trust his government of heart and head.
A Tennessean Estes Kefauver praised for gentleness and resolve is urged to be elected vice president. West Virginia Governor Marland touted for U.S. Senate by supporters who call him a strong leader with industrial growth plans.
The local Air Force Recruiting Station announced the enlistment of seven men on Monday. Assigned to Lockbourne AFB in Columbus Ohio was James Lowell Boyd of McAlpin. Others undergoing basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio Texas include Paul Edison Mann Jr Hi Moo Aye Bryan Eddie Hicks Spencer Freduis Carl Howard Princeton John Harald O'Dell 140 and 12 South Fayette St William Carson Smith and Earl Hugo Robertson Glen Lyn Virginia.
A series of revival meetings will be held at God's Tabernacle in Lanark with guest speaker Rev. Cleve Young of Sophia. Services start at 7 pm on Sunday and include participation by Rev. Lewis Meadows, pastor of the Lanark church.
Chief Petty Officer Jesse Jones of Faylorsville Mississippi has been assigned to the Lewisburg branch of the local Navy Recruit Service. Jones has completed a tour of duty in the Mediterranean. He is a veteran of twenty four years of naval service.
Funeral services for John FE Fox 27 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Sophia First Baptist Church. Fox died Monday at Ft Belvoir after a short illness. Born Feb 23 1929 in Charleston he was a 1951 Mark Twain High School graduate and served three years in Korea and two in Japan. He earned the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman Badge. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph E Fox of Helen four brothers and three sisters.
Hatfield Worix, 27, of MacArthur, received a 10 year term in the State Penitentiary at Moundsville after pleading guilty to armed robbery tied to the June 20 service station robbery in MacArthur. Also, B. Watson was sentenced to six months in county jail and fined $50 for guilty plea. funeral services for another involved occurred in Sophia with Beckley American Legion Post No. 32 to preside over graveside rites.
Beckiex's City Police install mugging equipment to photograph head and shoulder images for serious crime files. City Council approved the purchase last month with a $50 allocation for the gear and authorized staff to conduct related services.
Mabscott resident Warry Bryant was jailed in Raleigh County at 7 p.m. Tuesday on a driving while drunk charge. Mabscott Police Chief Trenton Stover arrested him.
Congressman Byrd opposed oil imports harming coal and pushed tariffs to defend glass and chemical industries. He claims credit for selling the rubber plant at Institute to private buyers, enabling employment. He cites aids to government commodities, new Charleston federal building, SS eligibility age relief, and disability benefits, pledging personal constituent attention.
The Lillybrook Elementary School carnival organized by the Lillybrook Parent-Teacher Association drew winners like Brenda White Larry Maxey and Susan Crickmer for costumes and cake guesses. The Saturday night event featured a cake walk fish pond fortune telling and a snack bar with drinks hamburgers and hot dogs while a radio show directed by Mrs. Joan Sweeney and Mrs. Geraldine Mullins aired.
Patty Martin was named general chairman as Ever Ready 4-H Club at Marte Meadow selected new committee members for programs finance recreation membership health conservation safety and more. Notable appointees include Naomi Rakes Linda Shumate Dotty Holt Billy Farr Arlos Richardson Wayne Bailey and Winifred Bailey.
Pure Oil Co. supports Get Out the Vote efforts for the November General Election. Local manager Jack McCullough says lapel buttons with See you at the Polls are being distributed to dealers. A meeting attended by 25 Pure Oil dealers from Raleigh Greenbrier and Fayette counties featured J Van Meter Charleston district manager who showed a film on the Southern 500 Darlington Race and other races, plus advertising plans for the rest of the year.
Twenty five Raleigh County candidates filed expense statements with the County Clerk ahead of the November 6 General Election. The list includes nominees for magistrate, House of Delegates, county court, sheriff, county assessor, prosecutor, and constables across districts such as Shady Spring Slab Fork and Clear Fork. Contributions and expenses ranges show several names with small or no contributions and select amounts listed for expenses.
SSgt Pauline V Wong will report to Lockbourne AFB Columbus Ohio on Nov 6 for discharge after a year as WAF recruiter for Southern West Virginia. She and husband Don Wong will live in Gardena California where he attends El Camino Junior College. Wong praises Beckley and Southern West Virginia for making her feel at home.
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