Paul Fourney Named Director of Raleigh County Civil Defense
Paul J. Fourney of Beckley was named deputy civil defense director for Raleigh County replacing William B. Hall who resigned last Thursday. Sopher and Fourney met Brig. Gen. Charles R. Fox in Charleston to discuss civil defense as local offices receive FHA literature and alert cards. Literature is available from Fourney at 7992 or Sopher at 8441 with displays at Beckley and Bradley post offices and Raleigh County Memorial Airport.
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Paul Fourney
Paul J. Fourney
Beckley
Raleigh County
Harold Sopher
Fourney
William B. Hall
Sopher
Charleston
Charles R. Fox
Civil Defense Office
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Bradley
Raleigh County Memorial
Three Changes to Raise Social Security Checks in 1954
Raleigh Mountains residents will gain higher Social Security benefits under 1954 amendments. Changes include raising reportable yearly earnings to 4900, a four year earnings dropout to boost averages, and a disability freeze to protect average wage and insured status. Claims for the freeze begin January 1 1955.
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Raleigh Mountains
Nora Franks
Beckley
East Park PTA Meeting and Local Social Notes
The East Park School PTA will meet at 1 30 p m today. The Homemakers Club of East Beckley will meet at 1 p m Wednesday. Mrs Lettie Howard of 200 Brooks Street is at home after surgery at Beckley Hospital. Mr and Mrs Napper of Mabscott spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Jim Mills of East Beckley. Calvin Lee Clark and Carl Banks, Bluefield State College students, spent the weekend at home in Wyco with Mr and Mrs Jim Mills. Mrs Rosa Edwards died yesterday at her East Park home. She was the wife of Rev C H Edwards. The body is at Trent Funeral Home.
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Lettie Howard
Brooks St
Beckley Hospital
Napper
Mabscott
Jim Mills
East Beckley
Calvin Lee Clark
Carl Banks
Bluefield State College
Wyco
Edwards
Rosa Edwards
East Park
C. H. Edwards
Trent Funeral Home
Two Beckley Men Jailed On Auto Theft Charges
City Police booked Lemuel Richardson and Ray Peters at Raleigh County Jail on auto theft charges after a report of a stolen car. The 4:40 am arrest followed a 2:10 am report. The car, owned by M. E. Harvit, was taken from South Oakwood Avenue in East Beckley.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Lemuel Richardson
Ray Peters
East Beckley
M. E. Harvit
Woodlawn Ave
South Oakwood Avenue
Mabscott Man Pleads Guilty to Breach of the Peace
James Ballard of Mabscott posted a 500 bond to keep the peace and was released from Raleigh County Jail after being arrested Sunday morning by Mabscott Police Chief H B MatGhee. He pleaded guilty to a breach of the peace.
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James Ballard
Mabscott
Raleigh
Ballard
H. B. MatGhee
Welfare Assembly to Aid in Distributing Necessities
The Raleigh County Welfare Assembly plans an active role in collecting and delivering food and clothing to needy families. At a Monday meeting, directors asked member groups to contribute time and resources, with letters to about 40 organizations requesting assistance from Red Cross and Salvation Army facilities.
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Raleigh County
Bers
Assembly
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Fred Hurt
Beckleyan Remanded After Waiving Hearing on Rape Charge
Donald Estep was arraigned before Magistrate J P Meadows on a charge of statutory rape and remanded to Raleigh County Jail without bond after waiving a preliminary hearing to the county grand jury. He was arrested Friday morning by Constable Cotton White.
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Beckleyan
Raleigh County
J. P. Meadows
Donald Estep
Cotton White
Beckley Chamber to Hear on Community Development
The Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce holds its regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courthouse circuit courtroom The topic The Need for Community Development in Attracting Industry will be addressed by O L Johnston managing director and Dorman Miller industrial agent for Appalachian Electric Power Co from Roanoke will speak on development efforts
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Beckley Area
Beckley Barber Fred Ramsey Elected First VP of WV Union
Beckley barber Fred Ramsey was elected first vice president of the West Virginia Association of Journeymen Barbers and Beauticians at the annual Huntington convention. E A Hill of Whitesville was named president and Kenneth Jackson of Fairmont secretary treasurer. The group adopted Beckley as 1955 convention site for Labor Day weekend. Delegates from across the state attended. E L Peters of Charleston was principal speaker.
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A Beckleyan
West Virginia Association of Journeymen Barbers and Beauticians
Huntington
Fred Ramsey
Beckley
E. A. Hill
Whitesville
Kenneth Jackson
Fairmont
Ramsey
Association
Huntington Hotel
E. L. Peters
Charleston
Fred Sauders
Air Squad Meet Set for Tonight
Beckley Squadron No 1 Air Force Association holds a 730 pm meeting in Memorial Building room 6. Color films show latest experimental jet aircraft in carrier test flights made by North American Aviation Inc. Former Air Force members may join.
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Beckley
Air Force Association
Memorial Building
North American Aviation, Inc
Air Fore
Jailed on Two Driving Charges
Harry Owens of Pemberton was sent back to Raleigh County Jail after failing to pay fines for driving while drunk and for driving without an operator's license. A magistrate ordered a $50 fine on the first charge and a $25 fine on the second. Owens cannot apply for a learner’s permit or driver’s license for six months due to the convictions.
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Harry Owens
Pemberton
Raleigh
T N. Thurman
Owens
Falls Asleep Driving Causes Car Crash Near Service Station
John W. Hughes of Mount Hope slept at the wheel and crashed his car into a wall on Harper Road near Patton's Service Station, injuring his left arm and causing $250 in damages. He received treatment at Beckley Hospital Friday as City Police investigated the incident reported at 4 p.m.
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John W. Hughes
Mount Hope
Hughes
Beckley Hospital
Harper Road
B. L. Bostic
Patton
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PTA States Meeting
PTA
East Park School
Homemakers Club of
S. Roger Brown
O. Worth May
Abraham Shmedling
C. S Bepler
Ramey
Air Squad
GULF
New Gulf
Gulf Super Refining
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