Beckley Draft Office Handles 1000th Induction Day
Beckley’s draft station processed its 1000th pre induction examinee Van Thurmond West of Princeton and about 80 draftees from Bluefield and Welch boards completed the day. The event included an Armed Forces qualification test and a two hour physicals run by seven doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
van Thurmond West
Princeton
L. Vest
Mercer County
Bluefield
Welch
Armed Forces
ORC
North
Oakwood Avenue
West
U.S. Army
Medical Arts Laboratory
Army
Farmory
Wyatte J. Gay
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Robert R. Elspore
Elmore
Nuntington
Charleston
Fairmont
Martinsburg
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Summers
Meyrlcer
Mingo
Pocahontas
McDowell
Logan
U. S. Army
Navy
Air Force
State Police Nab 810 During August
State Police troopers of Company D reported 810 arrests in August including 333 road law, 113 felonies, and 964 misdemeanors. They issued 73 warnings, recovered $13,549.60 in stolen property, and located fourteen stolen autos worth 11,850 plus other items. Troopers policed the State Fair at Lewisburg and checked county school buses and drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company D
Beckley
Lewisburg
Walker
Police Positions Open in Washington DC Metro Police
The U S Civil Service Commission seeks applicants for about 300 new police posts in DC after the four day work week law. Beckley area men may apply via Henry Kent at the Beckley Post Office or the Washington DC office. Entrance salary is 3977 dollars yearly. Applicants aged 21 to 31, height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 145 pounds or more. No prior experience required but a written test is mandatory.
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Metropolitan Police Department
Washington
D. C
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Beckley Area
Commission
Henry Kent
Beckey Post Office
DB. C
Four Magistrates Report August Receipts Total 2311 40
Four county magistrates submitted August receipts totaling 2311.40 to the County Sheriff's office. The reports itemize fines, justice costs, officers costs and jail fees collected. Names listed include T. N. Thurman 682.40 J. P. Meadows 348 JJ H. McGhee 1061 and J. P. Cole Vier?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Safety
T. N. Thurman
J. P. Meadows
JJ H. McGhee
J. P. Cole
Piney River Scout Court Honors Eagle Award For McMahon Son
Piney River Boy Scouts will hold a Court for Honor Thursday night with Joseph F. McMahon as commissioner. His son Joe Jr. will receive the Eagle award after his Board of Review at Beckley Junior High School. Several scouts are listed for second class, first class, life, and Star ranks along with nineteen merit badges to be awarded at the Raleigh County Courthouse meeting at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. McMahon
Piney River Boy Scouts
Joe, Jr
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Board of Review
Beckley Junior High School
Richard Highlander
Ronald Jones
Andy Earehart
First Baptist Church
John Karl Baldwin
Methodist Temple
Edwin Marshall
Earl Canady
David Riley
Robert Richmond
Alvin Cook
Teddy Maxey
Andrew Cook
Jesse Houston
MacArthur
Star Rank
Billy Ray Stout
Clark Kesler
Ray Walls
Robert Stewart
James Starr
Thomas McManamay
Garner Guy
Ronald Cooney
Tommy Davis
Mt. Tabor Darrell
England
Jack McMil
Tion
Bill Stone
Raleigh County Court House
Pre-Natal Clinic Set At Raleigh County Courthouse
A Negro pre-natal clinic will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday September 13 at the Raleigh County Welfare Department office in the courthouse Dr A D Belton to supervise. DAUGHTER BORN CLEAR CREEK Mr and Mrs Forrest Tones Clear Creek announce the birth of a baby girl on August 23 at the hospital time. The infant named Dar Wernnese tee & VOTE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Clear Creek
Forrest Tones
Tne
Dal Wernnese Tee & Vote
Fire destroys Woodlawn Ave shed owned by Halloran
Firemen raced to 52 Woodlawn Avenue about 1 a m to find a one room storage shed fully engulfed. Fire Chief Bernard Martin said the flames spread from an 6 to 10 pm time frame with witnesses smelling smoke earlier. Neighbors reported children played in the unlocked shed yesterday afternoon before the total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Avenue
L. M. Halloran
Ralleigh General Hospital
Bernard Martin
Martin
David St Clair Missing in Korea
Pfc. David St. Clair 18 of Glen White has been missing in action in Korea since August 12. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. St. Clair, his family received a War Department telegram. He studied at Woodrow Wilson High School before enlisting nine months ago after training at Ft. Knox and Camp Stoneman and a march to Hawaii before deployment to Korea.
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David St. Clair
G. C. St. Clair
Glen White
Selion
Korea
War Department
H. L. Ballou
Beckley
St. Clair
Woodrow Wilson High School
Army
Ft. Knox
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Hawaii
Miners Treated For Minor Injuries in Beckley Hospital
Six area miners were treated for minor injuries at Beckley Hospital on Wednesday after incidents at county mines. The list includes James Brown 19 Sprague Clifford James Goode 52 Sprague Herman Wright 57 Glen White Jay Will Beckley Henry Moon 27 East Gull and Thomas Burch Waynesburg Pa.
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Beckley Hospital
James Brown
Sprague
Clifford James Goode
Herman Wright
Glen White
Jay Will
Beckley
Henry Moon
East Gull
Thomas Burch
Waynesburg
Building Permit Issued for Powell Residence Addition
Beatrice and Ernest Powell of 219 Smoot Street were granted a permit to add two rooms to their Wil lam Laren home. City recorder William Laren said the estimated value of the work is 2000 dollars.
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Beatrice
Ernest Powell
Smoot Street
Willam Laren
City Recorder
Hadacol Promises Health Boost for Shuff Family
Mrs. Shuff of Ville Platte Louisiana praises Hadacol for boosting her son Mark Wendell’s energy and health after ongoing stomach troubles. She credits multiple bottles with improved appetite and sleep and notes the product also helps her own tired farm duties.
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Mark Wendell
Mrs. Shut
George Spence Waives Hearing in Metal Theft Case
George Spencer of East Gulf waived a preliminary hearing on grand larceny accusations for stealing $60 worth of metal strips. He posted a $500 bond and was released pending grand jury action. In a separate case Edward Taylor of Wind ing Gulf received six months in Raleigh County Jail for failing to post bond after threats to kill his daughter Merzie Mae Taylor.
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George Spence
George Spencer
East Gulf
J. P. Meadows
Spencer
Edward Taylor
Winding Gulf
Raleigh
Squire
F T. N. Thurman
Taylor
Merzie Mae Taylor
Second NSLI Dividend Begins in January for WWII Vets
A second National Service Life Insurance dividend will be paid starting January to policyholders with policies in force covering the 1948 to 1950 anniversary period. No application is required. eligibility is estimated at six to eight million veterans, far fewer than the first payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
jRoy I. Smith
West Virginia
Washington
National Service Life Insurance
Greenbrier Drive In Theater Opens Near Hinton
A new Greenbrier Drive In Theater about eight miles east of Hinton on Route 12 offers two nightly shows rain or shine. It is owned and operated by J. D. Williams Methee Garten and C. B. Garton all of Hinton, with Williams a former Beckley resident.
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New Greenbrier Drive-In
Hinton
Route 12
Sophia Man Jailed On Forgery Count
John Walter Brennigan of Sophia was charged with forgery and jailed yesterday after county police arrested him for allegedly forging several checks. Also jailed were D. H. Walton of Rhodell on non-support, Cleo Walton on a delinquency warrant, John E. Runyon of Piney View on an investigation warrant, and Robert Maynor of Mr. Hope for driving while intoxicated.
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Joe H. Winner
Beckley Optometrist
Neville
Heber Street
Farris
Dr. Winner
Jens
James
Future
Brown
Stamford
Miss Jean
Valley
J . Anthony Sparacino
John £. Runyon
Piney View
Pheld
Mack Ray Miller
Coal City
Raleigh
Winner
John Walter Brennigan
Sophia
Brennigan
D. H. Walton
Rhodell
Cleo Walton
John E. Runyon
Robert Maynor
Mr. Hope
Shirl's Dry Cleaning Service Opens in Beckley
MRS HAROLD STROMBERG opens Shirl's Dry Cleaning Service at 705 8 Oakwood Ave Beckley. Hours run seven to seven daily with specialized personalized cleaning. The Sept issue of the Remaizer features Jack A Nuckols of Beckley as Sales Course Man of the Month. Nuckols is president and GM of Raleigh Insurance Agency Inc and attended the Aetna Sales Course.
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Hartford
Conn
University of Kentucky
Armourland Company
Beckley Wailer Company
Raleigh ‘County
West, Virginia Insurance Agents Association
Elks and Moose Lodges
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harold Stromberg
Shirl
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley
Remaizer
Natonal Monthly
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Jack A. Nuckols
Jof Beckley
Nuckols
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Aetna Casualty and Surety
Granddaughter of local pastor readmitted with bone TB
Three year old granddaughter of Elder and Mrs. Joseph Wood of South Mullens was readmitted to Morris Memorial Hospital Milton after five weeks at home. She suffers tuberculosis of the bone with the right hip and leg affected. Her initial illness was diagnosed as infantile paralysis on Aug 24 1949.
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Register
Mullens
Elder
Joseph Wood
South Mullens
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
MN Eaisier
W. c
First Christian Church
A. H. Wileson
Donald Sharp
Johnson Bible College
Delores Lawson
West Virginia University
Stickles
Wilson
L. E. Shrewsbury
Joe Corns
Norris Batteiger
Julia Ann Dunn
Mes. L. Vest
Vest
le Robert R. Ednore
Piney River Scout Honor Court Ser
Nice
Elberta Freestone
Carolina Super
DIAL
Woodlawn Ave
Sonee
Eea
Mrs. Shuff
Route 1
Box 42
Ville Platte
Hadacol
Tee LeBlanc Corporation
AOV
Mrs. Filton Shutt
Mrs. Shutt
Beckley Man
Arthur E. Parrish
Nathan Sacks
St. Louis
Delight Setliff
S. Kanawha Street
Cope Setliff
Vine Street
Beckley College
Fred W. Meyer Pioneer Enterprises, Inc
Raleigh Co. Bank
Federal Council of Churches
R. T. Ketcham
Chicago
Ill
the Councils
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Tabor Baptist Church
Harper Road
Lewis
Simmons
Namaco
Englander
Lem IS
Neville Street
Food Choppers
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