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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1952

Page

11

Viars Purchase Property In Park Heights Addition

Fayetteville property transfers include Julian Viars buying Lots 9–14 in Park Heights Addition from Fayette Land Co for about 3000. Other deeds show Higgins to Morris on Keeney Creek for 1000, and multiple land trades across Oak Hill and surrounding districts with varied prices through Fayette County Clerk records.

Fayetteville Julian Viar Park Heights Hope Fayette County Fayette Land Co Elizabeth Higgins Cleome Morris Keeney’s Creek Nuttall District George Keel Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co Boley Addition Oak Hill Homeseekers Land Building Co Hylester Jones Washington Heights P.M. Snyder Carlos A Grace Williams Long Branch Coalfield Land Co Jack Ray Glencoe George Ladder AB. Curry W. C. Warner L. P. Pride George McFarstand Chester S. Toney Arbuckle Creek Oak DM Myree Rowles Wallace Hilltop Carrie E. Shriver David. D. Ashworth Lafayette Realty Company Beckley Mabscott David D. Ashworth Lafayette Realty Co Joe C. Robertson Tom Chaney Pinecrest Klaus Street Charles Smith HL Walker Joseph Thornton Community Baptist Church of Mabscott Heights Lilly Land Company Truman W. Bailey James & Rakes Lilly Courts Coal Chty Slab Fork Professional Realty Company Mab Scott M. W. Powers J & Hungate Mercer Street Homeseekers Land and Building Company Charles H. Foster Sprague A. A. Cook Ruben H. Cook Frank Agee Lola Hesler Glen Morgan Shads Russel Bryant HLC McKinney Inn Jenmings Old Eccles Road Robert Rudisitl Lee Cole Coal City Blackburn-Patteson Reality Company Johinay Fontana Paartlan New River Subdivision Woodrow Bragg J.A Blackburn Ll. Bailey Beckley Mt Hope Road Tosi Lilly Inc James Otis Yost Bowling Addition Howard Selbe Pat Fragile Lo Na Parkview Addition P. E. Reynolds Parkview Addittion Charles Chambers Lovey E. Burger George W. Ballard Clyde Haga Vance Drive Claude Bailey Homeseekers and and Building Company Minnie Minor Ridgelawn Sunset Memorial Park Paul Coulson Leland Walker Price Subdivision Resoco Edward PF. Stansbury Effie Marie Graham Gulf Highway Sophia Alvin G. Bowden Lilly Plane Shady Spring Milton Wilson Gail Bowling Surveyor Trap Hill Blackburn-Patteson Realty Company Richard Armentrout New River G. McDaniels Nelson Gwinn Charlie Kincaid Virgle Kincaid Raymond Bennett Church of God C. EF. Hancock Della B. Lilly Mamie Hancock Wesley Senott Clarence Shephard Lilly Lane Company Virgil Clyde Brown Darwin Jerome Meador City Realty Company W. J. Bailey Ire Amburgey Bamont Homes Oom Homeseekers Julian Little Buena Vista George Vanney Warren Stephen Farrow Cooper Tract A. J. Lilly J. G. Shane Malinda C. Stroud C. E. Stroud Logan Turnpike Andy Halash Orr A. Jaynes Parkwood Addition Alfred K .Gilliam Wilcox Coal Company Beaver Hugh C. Hancock J. J. Wikel North Beckley The New River Company Edward Mastalski Jesse Stone Carlaston Rabinette Jarrett Glen Daniel le Hil Apn Rachel Holmes Joann Mildred Holmes Winter C. Brown Lilly Land Co Arthur E. Allen Vivian D. Alen

Pineville Personal Notes Highlight Local Travel and Visits

Pineville residents share holiday and weekend travels visiting kin across Welch Narrows Portsmouth and Danville. Families include the Cooks Beavers Weaver Tilley Ebing and Martoe with extended trips to Atlantic City New York City and Philadelphia reflecting a busy social scene of personal visits and kinship.

Pineville Letty Cox B. P. Greene Welch Thomas Catron Cincinnati A. W. Potts Johnny Hossfield DeLand, Fla Darrell V Warren McGraw Ernest A. Cook S. D. Draper Martinsville Ernest Cook Ft. Wayne Ind L. L. Perkins Sharon Lea Narrows Lacey Beverly Shirley Bryas Portsmouth J. K. Beverly Wolf Pen Paul Weaver Fort Wayne Twlst Veterans Association Booster Cook Barber Cook Bobby and Jerry Chester Hendrix Naomi Monte Hendrix Pine Knob Lonnie Jackson C. B. Cook Charles Barbe Bob Cook Barbe Cook Pic Clinton Hendrix Howard Webb Beckley Joseph Conley Joey T. G. Morgan Cooley-Worrell Conleve Theodore Bailey Vaughan Stewart Mizak Charleston Louise Beavers New York City Regina Weaver Cleve Weaver Weaver G. C .Laramore Level Construction Co Danville Charles W. Cook Paul E. Cosk Mere Annette Atlantic City N. J Joe Martoe Martoe

Dry Creek Personal News Highlights Local Visits

Dry Creek notes the Price family returning from Ohio and various local residents hosting guests. Sister groups report hospital stays, visits from relatives in Athens and Nashville, and service meetings at the Washington area hall.

Dry Creek John H. Price Ohio Woineville Buster Burnside B. Thoms Kanawha Valley Williams Doram Kyle Cook McGraw Alens Darre Wil Giles Penn Giles Pennington William Carver Phyllis Charles Carver

H. B. Cecil, 80, Taken by Death

Henry B. Cecil, an 80 year old retired miner, died at 7:35 am today at the Pineville home of his son Bryant, with whom he had lived the past five or six years. Death was due to complications of old age and he had been bedfast for a month. The body is at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens where arrangements are incomplete.

Burdiss Burdiss Ethe M McGinnis Street Keyser Funeral Home Beckley Presbyterian Church James W. Witherspoon J. L. Line- Weaver Buri Melton Mortuary W.E. Thomas Sunset Memorial Park Charleston Ld Sarreld Jarrell James Harry Glen Daniels Charleston General Hospital Caffee Dawson Lucas Mt Tabor Baptist Church Carl Mann 3. C. Jennings Mt. Tabor Trap Hill High School

Page Man Hurt In Car Accident

Carlisle driver Keneth D. Hudson was not charged after a collision on Main Street Saturday night that struck Earl Brown of Page. Brown was taken to Oak Hill Hospital where X rays showed no serious injuries to his foot and ankle and he was released after treatment.

Oak Hill Keneth D. Hudson Carlisle Earl Brown Page Main Street Brown Oak Hit

Polio Case Reaches 12 in Mullens Wyoming County

Mullens Wyoming County reports its 12th polio case with two year old James Michael McKinney hospitalized at Morris Memorial Hospital Milton after illness noted as a cold for three weeks and head and stomach pains. Two other polio cases were recorded in Herndon last month.

Mullens Wyoming County James Michael McKinney Paul McKinney Herndon Morris Memorial Hospital Milton Frank Penn Bluefield

Outdoor Picnic at Pineville Honors Dell Cooke Family

An outdoor picnic was served on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Cooke in Pineville Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ted M. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Mott White and Mrs. John D. White of Princeton, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cooke of Beckley, Mr. and Mrs. Don Finley and son Stephen of Lewisburg, Mr. and Mrs. Lane Cooke, James Dell Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burton, and others.

Pineville Dell Cooke Ted M. Cooke Mott White John D. White Princeton A. D. Cooke Beckley Don Finley Stephen Lewisburg Lane Cooke James Dell Cooke J. W. Burton Mrs. Dell Cooke

Charlotte Man Suffers Heart Attack on Street

A Charlotte man suffered a heart attack while walking on Main Street in Oak Hill. He was transported to Oak Hill Hospital by ambulance after being deemed in good condition by the hospital staff. Police were summoned earlier for assistance at the scene.

Charlotte Man Wyoming Pineville Wyoming County Si Florence Sizemore Edi Gayandotte Oak Hill Hospital Oscar Butcher Ray E. Boone G. BE. Davis Center

Marmet Man Beaten. Police Probe Underway

Harold Simms, 15, of Marmet says his brothers in law beat him and dragged him from a car near Jesse between 7 and 8 pm. He reported a wallet theft of $10 and a suitcase taken. he is hospitalized in Welch with a neck injury while police, led by Oceana Chief Don Toler and Deputy Roy Aliff, investigate.

Oceana Marmet Jesse Priday Harold Simms Hoosier Engineering Co Simms Jimmy Ray Turner Charlie R. C. Hatfield Grace Hospital Welch Cook Oceana Police Don Toler Roy Aliff Jimmy Turner W. Va

Preparation Plant at Maben Slated for January Start

West Gulf Coal Co plans a modernized cleaning plant at the Maben operation to replace a destroyed unit. Contractors have erected steel and machinery. the system uses rotary dumps, conveyors, jigs, and two-stage washing to reach higher recovery and lower waste. An accident involving a bus carrying workers hospitalized seven. two seriously injured.

MABEN West Gulf Coal Co West Gulf Kanawha Manufacturing Com W. Va U. S Elvetro Metallurgical Co W. R. Callaghan Jesse V. Crist Enal Here Montgomery Sam Hardman Mountain Cove John Crist EMCO

Deeds Recorded in Raleigh County Transfer List

The Raleigh Register reports numerous land transfers in Beckley and nearby areas with buyers including W. E. Finney Floyd M. Sayre Jr Lonnie D. Queen Mae Grant R. C. Swim Jay W. Woods C. A. Smith Marshall Johnston M. A. Johnson A. J. Lilly Edward L. Marless Gene Eatley J. D. Donovan Leo Neville Henry Arnett O A O'Dell and others. Several parcels change hands for amounts around 300 to 1,500 dollars. additional transfers include Blossom Dairy Company and Lilly Land Company properties. Other items note hospitalizations, a bus accident, and a birth Tina Lynn Harvey in Oceana.

Ivy Suns Lkel Association W. E. Finney Floyd M. Sayre, Jr Lonnie D. Queen Mae Grant R. C. Swim Jay W. Woods C. A. Smith Marshall Johnston M. A. Johnson A. J. Lilly Edward L. Marless Gene Eatley J. D. Donovan Leo Neviille Henry ©. Arnett O. A. O'Dell Ruth Farthing Mel Lily Winnie Mae Farthing Harry M. Miller Rush Pennington Sophia Slab Fork W. W. Waddell Bertha M. McGowan Whitestick Mabscott Quindora Childers Helen Farthing Lilly and Willam Walter Farthing Fairview Sopha Reconstruction Finance Corporation Andrew H. Graham Blossom Dairy Company McCreery Piney View Farms Town Evestus Dove Merourn C. Dunkley M. C. Dunkley Quin~nimont Road Rhodell T. G. McConnell McConnell Stone Coal Creek Burlen W. Gwinn Charles Stewart Daniels Stafford Beckley George A. Watkins Daniel R. Murdock Glen White Sarah Jane Powers Edward P. Stansbury Glenview Raleigh Court West Wickham Homeseekers Land and Building Jose Moran Ridgelawn Sunset Memorial Park

Dramatic Triangle in Thurstonia Love Plot Unfolds

Nance, Doctor Jeremy Ireland, and Eve Romsey drive a tense romance in Thurstonia as Eve seeks revenge on the Ireland family. Amid dinners, dances, and shifting affections, Nance confronts jealousy while Jeremy and Eve test loyalties, leading toward a cliffhanger conclusion.

Jeremy Ireland Thurstonia Eve Romsey Ireland Jeremy Nance Eve

Fayette Men Ordered To Report Thursday For Duty

Fayette Selective Service Board lists registrants ordered to report for induction including Billy Jeffries James Kincaid Melvin Bennett William Lurber and others from Fayetteville Oak Hill Scarbro and Ansted. Local residents Raif Aliff Betty Baxter and Miss Nancy Lee among those noted with travel and schooling updates plus family moves.

Payetteville Fayette Selective Service Board Billy Jeffries Fayetteville James Kincaid Ramsey Melvin Gene Bennett Ansted William Joseph Lurber Oak Hill William Preston Brown Pasco Landanese Mt. Hope Carlos Oscar Lewis Kathryn DeWard Russell McDaniel Jr Scarbro Robert Thomas Crocker Montgomery Cester Dowell Willis Branch Robert Lacy Ram¢nroll St. Mary's School of Nurs Seying Huntington Oceana High School Betty Marie Baxter Middletown Columbus Henry Harmon Pilgrim Given Walker Lettie Hunt Detroit Mason Compton Ray Shannon Welch Walker Michigan

Three Drivers Fined 1650 Each for Speeding

Oak Hill reports three motorists appeared before Police Judge FE N Goode with speeding charges. James Lowe Marion of Mt. Airy N C was cited for speeding through a school zone on Route 63. Leslie R Peters of Charleston was charged with speeding in East Oak Hill. Chester Lee Tuttle of Maiden was fined for speeding on Jones Ave through a 15 mile school zone.

Oak Hill FE. N. Goode James Lowe Marion Mt. Airy N.C Leslie R. Peters Charleston East Oak Hill Chester Lee Tuttle Maiden Jones Ave

Also Mentioned on This Page

Viars H. B. Cecil Ora Cline Collins High Ward Real Une Ene Cub Creek Bainer Maple Ave Martha Kay Mason Nancy Tennant Joyce Balding Shirler Toney Janet Lilly Mydra McGriff Martis Mason Jo Ann Jennie Wingo Morgan Morgan Wolfe Brier Creek Baileysville Raleigh Register Woodrow Beaver Shirley Blankenship Russellville Greenbrier County George W. McGraw Graydon Ceril Rookstop Harry Metheny Highroad Boone County Callaghan Montgomery Hospital New York Central American Legion Post Highland Ave Connie Frye Nancy, Walto Gypsy Hally Jo Ann Allman Mary Sue Shipe Claude Hill Jr Frank Stewart Joyce Paul B. Robinson Grantsville Bertha Pack Ridgelawn Secion D. O. Waddell Stella Keaton Beard Shady Spring District Stella R. Keaton James Howard Keaton Raleigh County J. L Hale Mary Roberts Estella Bell Caffee Street Homeseekers Land and Building Co Frank Balenski James Acord George Hall Marsh Fork Harry L. White Buford Pugh Sandy Spring Wil É Vary C. Harvey II Ellen G. Calloway Tina Lynn George L. Calloway Carrie C. Ful Chesey Arthur Mulins Oley Clay Oce Daniel Talana Beckley Agic Alec Sven Eleanor Evets Piltry Alec Grove Vance Jeremy Bec William T. Coox Meg Jeremy Jeremy D. A. Riffe Ana Oscar Taylor D. W. McLean Lee Wood Jr McLean Lawrence W. Meadows Merlin Gilvin Meadows Arthur Circuit Court of Vivian D Allen Arthur &. Allen Vivian D. Allen West Virginia Jenjamin D. Tissue Circuit Court Sta Spence Vivian B. Men Raleigh County Bank, Corporation Leslie R, Carter Benjamin D. Tissue Slate OF Realeign County Clinton Kelly Sladys Kelly Van Caffee Funeral Home Dial Earl Hendrick W. A. Callahan Dia Montgomery Ward Thesphalt Tates Averil Milton Young Beckley Marietta Palsy CO South Oakwood Ave Arterior S J Bo Thoma del Mar Wer Neville St B. E Silverman Rales C’ounty Bank Gene H. Church IRG KODAK Gack H.C. Rinzer Main St Fayette Giles Whitaker White Sulphur Springs Ralph Stewart Naoma Emmerson Hubert Stewart Mary Catherine Louisville iKy Oceana Personals Southern Auto Club Rackley Hotel Zam Beckley Music & Electric CO South Fayette St Furniture Tops Raleigh Glass & Mirror, Inc G. L. Fette Mgr City Ave Ica Cramm
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