Thirty Counties Send Hams Eggs Bacon To Charleston Show
FFA members from forty five high schools in thirty counties bring prize exhibits of ham bacon and eggs to Charleston West Virginia for the largest show of its kind in the state. More than 175 hams 100 pieces of bacon and 100 dozen eggs expected at the Daniel Boone Hotel April 4 5 6. Judging by W T Brotherton Joe Erich and C C Blake with auctions by Col John Stiles and Col Keith Dunlap. Public viewing Saturday Sunday and Monday with sale Monday at 730 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Charleston
West Virginia
Daniel Boone Hotel
W. T. Brotherton
Joe Erich
West Virginia University
C. C. Blake
State Department of Agriculture
John Stiles
Keith Dunlap
Lewisburg
Dale Childs
Terra
Nolan Snyder
Petersburg
Ott Young
Quarrier
Martinsburg
Weston
Morgantown
Shinnston
Cameron
Spencer
Huntington
Summersville
Clay
Beckley
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
The
State Board of Education
West Virginia Association
Future Farmers of America
Mental Health Materials Center Offers Education Packets
The Mental Health Materials Center in New York at 104 East 25th Street is a nonprofit clearing house for educational material on mental health and illness. For $7 yearly, it provides a monthly packet service called Human Relation Aids containing booklets, pamphlets, film reviews, and guides for non professional readers. The March 1959 packet includes items from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare and materials by twin mothers and Salvation Army staff, plus reading lists useful for clubs and libraries. National Institute of Mental Health distributes guides free by post, and Huntington Cabell Chapter of the West Virginia Association for Mental Health offers limited free copies on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mental Health Materials Center
East 25Th Street
New York
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Salvation Army
Joe
Ees
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda
Maryland
Huntington Cabell
West Virginia Association
County Reports 164 Flu Cases
Raleigh County recorded 164 influenza like illness cases for the week ending March 28, a sharp decline from 616 the previous week, along with two measles cases, three mumps, nine chicken pox and two strep infections. Wyoming County logged 56 influenza like illness cases plus three syphilis and three mumps. Fayette County reported one gonorrhea and one syphilis case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Department of Health
Wyoming County
Fayette County
State Consultants Visit County Library
West Virginia Library Commission consultants visited Raleigh County Library to discuss the Bookmobile under county consideration. Purchase would expand library service across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Library Commission
Charleston
Raleigh County
Helen M. Miller
Robert Bullen
Eight Health Clinics Set Next Week in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Health Department schedules eight clinics next week. On Tuesday immunizations occur at Rhodell School at 10 a.m. and Edwight School at 10 a.m. Rock Creek Mt View Junior High at 1 p.m. Wednesday prenatal session 2–4 p.m. at health department, clinician Dr. A D Belton by appointment. Thursday events at Clear Creek Grade School 10 a.m., Lower White Oak School 11 a.m., Home School Colcord 1 p.m. Friday immunization at Stoco Junior High Lego 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Health Department
Rhodell
Edwight
Rock Creek
Mt. View
A. D. Belton
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Clear Creek
Artie
White Oak
Colcord
Stoco
Lego
Revival In Progress At Midway Church Of God
Rev S D Wolford of Midway Church Of God announces a revival through April 11 led by evangelist Bill Ray Owens of Clearfield Kentucky. The Taylor family of Sophia provides special singing each evening. A youth rally is set for Saturday at 7 30 p m with Owens as guest speaker, open to area churches.
Raleigh County Votes Yes on Special School Levy
The official canvass shows 73.66 percent in favor with 9,405 votes for and 3,362 against. Superintendent Sherman C. Trail thanks Raleigh County voters, pledging to deliver better schools through sustained effort and investment, stressing improved instructional programs and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County
Board of Education Will Buy New Buses
Raleigh County Board of Education approved purchasing eight 66 passenger bus chassis from Grady Whitlock Ford Inc for 34384.24 total or 4285.53 each. Other bids ranged from 35312 to 36326 with McCutcheon and Drake withdrawn for bid errors. The board rejected all bus body bids for irregularities and will re bid for bus bodies at the April 28 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc
Raleigh County Board of Education
Strake Walker
Raleigh Motor Sales
Duncan Catron Motor Company
Mallimar Gmc Sales, Inc
McCutcheon
Drake Motor Sales, Inc
Henry E. Melton
Churches Plan Vacation School in Local Methodist Churches
The Protestant denominations aligned with the National Council of Churches plan God and His World themed Vacation Church Schools. Two institutes are scheduled this month with sessions at St Marys Methodist Church on Saturday and Oak Hill Methodist Church on April 11. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with devotional, classes for kindergarten to intermediate, a director class, and afternoon films. Attendees should bring a sack lunch. coffee will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divisions of Christian Education
National Council of Churches of Christ
United States
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
S. Kanawha
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Main St
St. Mary’s Church
L. L. Reckart
County Schools Donate to Easter Seal Campaign Totals
Raleigh County schools report a total of 316.27 donated to the Easter Seal drive. Contributions come from Stoco Jr High and Stoco Elementary 25.00 Cranberry 13.90 Fairdale 9.78 Lester Jr and Lester Elementary 25.00 Bragg 0.50 Lower White Oak 4.00 Pettus 17.80 Institute 73.35 Piney View 6.00 Beckley Jr High 44.51 Tams 12.93 Wells 3.00 Star 1.90 Mt. Tabor 8.12 Brooklyn 5.00 Sophia Jr High 10.30 Sand Branch 2.37 Elliott 1.70 Bacontown 4.00 Morton Reeves 5.00 Whitby 8.09 Riley 7.13 East Park 13.44 Ghent 3.65 Byrd Prillerman High and Elementary 9.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Persod
Stoco Jr. High
Stoco Elementary
Cranberry
Fairdale
Lester Junior
Lester
Bragg
Lower
White Oak
Pettus
Institute
Piney View
Beckley
Tams
Wells
Star
Mt. Tabor
Brooklyn
Sophia Junior High
Sand Branch
Elliott
Bacontown
Morton-Reeves
Whitby
Riley
East Park
Ghent
Byrd - Prillerman High and Elementary
Mrs. Annie Hancock Rites Set at Ebenezer Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Hancock 90 of 103 Westmoreland St. will be at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 2 30 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Corey O Mitchell officiating. She died Thursday morning at her daughter Edna Simms home in Beckley Survivors include daughter Edna Simms Beckley two brothers Conrad Richardson Stotesbury Jack Richardson Chicago IL a sister Love Blair Amherst VA three grandchildren and six great grandchildren Pallbearers listed The body lies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour until one hour before the service Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hancock
Westmoreland St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey O. Mitchell
Hancock
Henry Simms
Edna Simms
Beckley
Conrad Richardson
Stotesbury
Jack Richardson
Chicago
Ill
Love Blair
Amherst
M. E. English
Jeffrey Hill
DeSota Blainey
DuBois Ferguson
F. E. Warren
Louis Dickerson
Grant Covant
Ritchie and Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
13 Bonds Forfeited In City Police Court
In Beckley Police Court Thursday night four persons forfeited bonds on speeding charges after radar led to arrests on Valley Drive Tuesday. Named are Cecil J. Dobbins Cecil 47 Stamford $13 Arthur P Gill 23 Crab Orchard $13 Chester Alexander 41 Beckley $15 a 17 year old Beckley juvenile $13 Bernard L Owens 30 Beckley forfeited $15 bond for driving with expired temporary license Elizabeth White Beckley $15 for expired Kansas registration Rebecca Grant Beckley fined $10 plus $5 costs after pleading guilty to improper registration Seven persons forfeited a total of $133 on drunk charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Valley Drive
Cecil J. Dobbins
Stamford
Arthur P. Gill
Crab Orchard
Chester Alexander
Bernard L. Owens
Elizabeth White
Kansas
Rebecca Grant
Edward P. Stansbury
Pentecostal Church Schedules Revival
The Pentecostal Holiness Church at Shady Springs announces a revival starting Sunday April 12 at 7 30 p m led by evangelist Rev H B Gross of Bluefield. Rev and Mrs Gross will sing and the pastor Rev Delbert Belcher invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Shady Springs
H. B. Gross
Bluefield
Plan Management Conference Members Named
Members of the planning committee for the Management Conference to be held May 2 at Morris Harvey College were announced. Front row includes Belford Roberts Morris Harvey College Carl Vickers Carbon Fuel Sam Harris American Viscose Mack Shumate Truax Traer and Earl Shumate National Director NMA. Back row lists S P Carter Armco Steel J S Chapman Armco Steel Lennis Martin Monsanto J S Wiles American Viscose and H A Feazelle Armco Steel secretary of Southern West Virginia NMA Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Harvey College
Belford Roberts
Carl Vickers
Carbon Fuel Company
Sam Harris
American Viscose Corporation
Mack Shumate
Truax - Traer Coal Company
National di
National Management Association
Earl Shumate
Truax - Traer Coal Co
P. Carter
Armco Steel Corporation
Coal Mines
Southern West Virginia Council of
NMA
J.S. Chapman
Southern
West Virginia
Lennis Martin
Monsanto Chemical Co
J. S. Wiles
H. A. Feazelle
Southern West Virginia
Southern West Virginia Council of the
Armco Mines Management Club
Montroal
Carbon Fuel Management Club
Carbon
Monsanto Management Club
Nitro
Truax-Tract Management Club
Rayford
American Viscose Management Club
Byrd Opposes Summit Meeting
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia opposes a top level summit with Russia until communism ceases aims of world domination. He favors ministerial talks and says current history suggests little lasting value from a summit. He also contends China’s Tibet fighting harms communism by revealing its brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Russia
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Eisenhower
House
Tibet
Forest fires quelled across eight counties in District 4
West Virginia Conservation Commission reports rain has halted fire danger in the eight county district. A local spokesman said no fires were reported today and all 16 blazes reported Wednesday have been extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 4
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Fire Chief Otis Lyons to Speak at Beckley Ministerial Meeting
Fire Chief Otis Lyons will address the Beckley Ministerial Association meeting Monday at 10 30 a m. The session occurs at Beckley Presbyterian Church with Rev Corey Mitchell or Rev A W Wood leading devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Lyons
Beckley Ministerial Association
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Corey Mitchell
A. W. Wood
Arthur J. Pugh Rites Set at Lillybrook Saturday
Final rites for Arthur J. Pugh of Lillybrook will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Methodist Temple with Rev. J. B. F. Yoak and Rev. Don Francis officiating. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include a sister Mrs A C Cline Beckley a brother Leslie in a VA hospital Chillicothe Ohio and two grandchildren. Body from Williams and Craven Funeral Home to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Pugh
Lillybrook
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak
Don Francis
Harold Crickmer
O'Dell Cook
Emory Calvert
Ralph Forrester
Earl Waters
Frank Dowell
Curtis Stewart
R. B. Williamson
A. C. Cline
Beckley
Leslie
Veterans Administration
Chillicothe
Ohio
Sunset Memorial Park
Williams and Craven Funeral Home
Lester C&O Station May Be Discontinued
Charleston AP reports the Virginian Railway seeks to discontinue and remove station facilities in a three way PSC application. Stations named include Lester in Raleigh County and Pax and Summerlee in Fayette County, with a hearing held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Virginian Railway
Public Service Commission
Lester
Raleigh County
Pax and
Summerlee
Fayette County
Funeral arrangements for James B Wood
Funeral plans incomplete for James B Wood 74 Beckley who died at his daughter's home Mrs Katie Merritt South Fayette Street. The body remains at Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Wood
Beckley
Katie Merritt
South Fayette St
Durgan Funeral Home
Beckley Recruiter Earns Second March Award in Four Months
For the second time in four months a Beckley Navy Recruiter has been named Recruiter of the Month Barney Alexknovitch was chosen from 55 recruiters across 21 stations in Ashland Kentucky for March for recruiting the greatest number of Class A men Class A men are those with top scores on entrance tests and in peak physical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Navy
Barney Alexknovitch
Ashland
Permit Issued for Four Room Frame House in Amigo
T. J. Houston of Amigo obtained a city permit to build a four room frame house at Quarry Avenue and Fulton Avenue. The project value is listed at 3500 dollars with a 10 dollar permit fee paid to the City Recorder’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Houston
Amigo
City Recorder’s Office
Quarry Avenue
Fulton Avenue
Houston
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. W. Bird
Mercer County
Memorial Building
Viola St. Clair
Arnold Graybeal
Stu
Dents
Beckley College
Richard Young
Pruntytown
Emma S. Houchins
Salem
Lincoln Elementary
K. K. Hall
Boone County
H. Cliff Hamilton
Raleigh Heights
Beckley Hotel
Main
Kanawha
Board of Education
Mrs. Hancock
Pentecostal Church Schedules Revival
Morris Harvey
J. S. Chapman
Chapman
Lester C&o
Beckley Theatre
Budget Shop
Fayette Street
North Fayette St. Beckley
Court House
Marty
Prince ST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!