46 New Drivers Get Official Nod
Becl ley detachment reports 46 motorists cleared driving tests while 49 passed and 38 earned learner permits on Sept 2. Among those failing were 9 oral tests and 10 operation tests with varied equipment issues noted.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
4
Becl ley detachment reports 46 motorists cleared driving tests while 49 passed and 38 earned learner permits on Sept 2. Among those failing were 9 oral tests and 10 operation tests with varied equipment issues noted.
Mrs Estella S Nichols 83, mother of Mrs K F Humphries of Beckley, died Friday at her Florida home after an extended illness. Services to be held Friday in St Petersburg, Fla. She was sister to the late S A Scott of Harvey and leaves seven children including Mrs Humphries of Beckley and RAP Nicholls of Carlisle.
Costa Rican airport engineer Jose Soto, employed by his government, visited Memorial Airport on a study tour. He was escorted by CAA officials G. F. Young and H. B. Cox, with Robert L. Davis guiding a detailed grounds tour. Soto compared local topography to Costa Rica and praised the U S airport system.
Charles Andrew Dalton 19 of East Beckley son of Louise Dalton weds Delores Maxine Brown 17 of East Beckley daughter of Sarepta Cheatwood Walter Lindburgh Lawson 21 of East Beckley son of George and Mrs Lawson weds Carrie Gladys Reid 16 of Harper daughter of Sandell and Mrs Reid two marriages listed in local notices with ages and parental names presented.
Local and regional items list meetings for Negro Activities at Conley High School and Eccles Missionary Society, pastor's aid, and various church and community groups. Multiple residents travel to Detroit Pocahontas New York and Chicago with updates on illnesses and weddings, plus annou ncements for installations and gatherings in Beckley Glen Rogers and East Beckley.
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