Five Area Hospitals Listed as Accredited
Five area hospitals are listed as accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley Hospital Raleigh General Hospital and Oak Hill hospital are named among the 3 102 fully accredited and 528 provisionally accredited facilities. The commission notes that many hospitals may request surveys yet remain unvisited due to a limited staff and three year existence.
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United States
Canada
Joint Commission On Accredition
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh General Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital
Kenneth B. Babcock
Commission
Babcock
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Rock Creek Girl Wounded by Gun
A 16 year old Rock Creek girl, Minnie Mae Davis, was admitted to Beckley Hospital with a bullet wound in her right arm. Her condition is good and she was scheduled for surgery to remove the bullet. Whitesville State Police are investigating the shooting which occurred near Masseysville around 7:30 p.m. She said she did not know who shot her or why.
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Rock Creek
Beckley Hospital
Minnie Mae Davis
Catherine Davis
Whitesville
Masseysville
Radar warning saves Texans from injury during Bryan tornado
A 15 minute radar warning from Texas A&M radar tornado spotters helped Bryan residents in central Texas avoid injuries as a tornado destroyed over 200 homes and several businesses. The storm passed between Bryan and the college, with power and communications knocked out and gas shut off briefly.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
Texas A&m College
A&m
College
Stephen F
Beckley Skies and Celestial Times
Daily sky chart for Beckley notes sunset and sunrise times Saturday and Sunday. Moonrise moments on Saturday and Sunday. Prominent stars Sirius and Aldebaran positioned in evening sky with visible planets Jupiter Venus Mars and Saturn noted by time and direction.
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Sirius
Aldebaran
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Fighting flares again at Gaza frontier amid cease fire push
Israeli and Egyptian artillery exchanged fire on the Gaza Strip frontier stirring a renewed Middle East crisis. U N truce chief Burns canceled Rome departure as Hammarskjold called him for talks, while both sides blamed each other for the flare up. Egyptian claims of civilian casualties and Israeli casualties were reported, with cease fire orders allegedly issued by Israel in response.
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Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
U. N
E. L. M. Burns
Rome
Dag
Hammarskjold
Burns
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Mixed Armistice Commission
Death by own action claims Hugh Lilly at Flat Top
Funeral rites set for Hugh Chandis Lilly 53 at Primitive Baptist Church Flat Top after a self-inflicted 12 gauge shotgun wound. Sheriff details note a farewell message and prior poor health. burial in family cemetery follows a 5:30 p.m. removal from Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Lilly, born February 12 1903 in Summers County, leaves a wife two sons a daughter five sisters and four brothers.
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Primitive Baptist Church
Flat Top
Hugh Chandis Lilly
J. I. Bowling
Lilly
Mercer County
P. L. Dye
Woodrow
Dye
Camp Creek
Mattie Gilbert
Sally Lilly
Mary Meadows
Princeton
Mondana Lilly
Bristol
Joe
Ernest
Lake Shawnee
Dayton
Maple Fork
Webb
Quesenberry
Clayton Shrewsbury
George McBride
Garner Lilly
Mack Lilly
Basil Lilly
Willard Atha
Hinton Planning Session Gains Importance After State Takes Control of Bluestone Acreage
Public meeting in Hinton discusses Bluestone Lake area development as state gains control of 19 886 acres near Bluestone Reservoir and 1800 acre Bluestone Lake. Beckley Chamber officials urge support for conservation plans to attract tourists and industries with proposed Route 60 tie-in and additional highway links.
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Hinton
Bluestone Lake
Charles R. Bowers
Beckley
Conservation Commission
Bluestone
Bluestone Reservoir
Army Corp of Engineers
Memorial Building
T. R. Wilson, Jr
Chamber
I. Wilbur Bays
Gene Keatley
Raleigh County
Rod and Gun Club
Bowers
Charleston
Kandrach Rites Set for Kilsyth Miner Kandrach
Funeral services for Mike Kandrach 63 Skelton will be at Kilsyth St Anthony Church at 2 p m Saturday with Rev Eugene F Klug. Burial in High Lawn Cemetery Oak Hill. Rosary 7 30 p m at Webb Quesenberry Funeral Home. Died 10 a m Thursday Spencer hospital. Born June 15 1893 in Czechoslovakia. Retired miner last worked for New River Co Skelton. Survived by wife Mary son Mickey Kilsyth two daughters Margaret Sutyak Morrisville Pa Rosa Hall Levittown Pa one sister Mary Orenich Trenton N J Pallbearers listed.
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Mike Kandrach
Skelton
Kilsyth St. Anthony Catholic
Eugene F. Klug
High Lawn
Oak Hill
Webb and Quesenberry
Kandrach
Spencer
Czechoslovakia
New River Co
United Mine Workers of America
Mary Kandrach
Mickey
Kilsyth
Margaret Sutyak
Morrisville
Rosa Hall
Levitown
Mary Orenich
Trenton
N. J
John Metro
John Lepton
Paul Vargo
Mike ,Zeminak
Mike Bowling
John Duran
Ferguson Pushes Bonded Debt Tie as WV Road Fix
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Milton J. Ferguson said West Virginia roads suffer from bonded indebtedness and misspent funds from a 1948 $50 million secondary road bond issue. He cited $13 million wasted on equipment, urged more road funding, and noted poorer conditions in southern counties while outlining a plan after tours across 35 counties.
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Ferguson
West Virginia
Mullens
Pineville
Police Seek Man Exposing Himself in Beckley Area
Beckley Police warn residents of a man who has exposed himself to young girls and women in Beckley and the county. Authorities urge anyone who encounters him to report the incident with an accurate description and to aid in tracking clues and leads to apprehend the suspect.
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Beckley
Guilty Pleas Heard by Judge in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery accepted two guilty pleas. Marvin Cook of Crab Orchard received six months in county jail and costs for petit larceny after a false pretense indictment, with credit for time served. Carl Meadows, Beckley attorney, pleaded for his client James Leasure of East Beckley to be drunk in public. Leasure is hospitalized and fined $25 plus court costs.
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Raleigh County
Marvin Cook
Crab Orchard
Harry L. McCreery
Cook
Carl Meadows
Beckley
James Leasure
East Beckley
Meadows
McCreery
Leasure
Two County Men Await Hearings In Raleigh Jail
Two Raleigh County men Phillip Lilly and Jackie Thompson await hearings before U S Commissioner W A Riffe. They were arrested Thursday by Treasury agents for possessing moonshine and a still after raiding a Mount View operation. Police report shots were fired as lookouts warned of danger. Thompson, a father of five, lived near the wooded site. The still had double worms and cooling units. Evidence included mash samples, moonshine, wooden barrels, with others destroyed.
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Raleigh
U. S
W. A. Riffe
Raleigh County
Phillip Lilly
Ghent
Jackie Thompson
Mount View
U. S. Treasury Department
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Thompson
Dog Rabies Clinics Start Monday in Raleigh County Beckley
The Raleigh County sheriff announces annual dog rabies vaccination clinics beginning Monday at Beckley Fire Station No 2 on Third Ave. Hours are 9 30 to 11 30 a m and 3 to 5 p m. Veterinarians Dr Robert H Frilen and Dr C F Hale will run morning and afternoon sessions. State law requires vaccination before June 1. The last confirmed dog rabies case in Raleigh County was last June. several cows have been reported rabid since then.
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Raleigh County
Sheriff's Office
Beckley
Third Ave
Robert H. Frilen
C. F. Hale
Postmasters to Meet in Courthouse for Instruction
Raleigh County postmasters will gather at 7 45 p m Tuesday in the Courthouse for a school of instruction led by Inspector William F Wiggin s in charge.
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Raleigh County
William F. Wiggins
Judge rules acquittal for Cabell County official
Huntington Common Pleas Judge John W. Daniel directed a verdict of acquittal for President Jim Ellis of the Cabell County Court in his conspiracy trial. The defense motion stated there was no conspiracy in Ellis sale of livestock at the county farm near Ona last December.
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Huntington
Common Pleas
John W. Daniel
Jim Ellis
Cabell County
Daniel
Ellis
Ona
Know Your Candidate Whitlock Opposed For Assessor Post
Two Democrats and a Republican filed for the May 8 primary nomination for assessor. Incumbent Ira Whitlock, finishing his 24th year, faces Democrat John P. Billups of Cittsville. Republican Harold A. Hedrick of Beckley is unopposed for his party.
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Ira Whitlock
John P. Billups
Cittsville
Harold A. Hedrick
Beckley
Coal Tonnage Estimates From Week End March 31
The National Coal Association estimated U S bituminous coal production for the week ended March 31 at 10,290,000 net tons, up from 7,360,000 net tons a year earlier. The figures are based on incomplete railroad loading reports.
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Washington
National Coal Assn
United States
Beckley Soldier Casts 1st Ballot in May Primary
Beckley Army Specialist 2 C. Dan Janu tolo cast the first ballot for the May 8 primary. He stated he is leaving soon for Germany and is in the adjutant general's section. Deputy clerk said 19 other service members have requested absentee ballots. civilians may apply starting Saturday.
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Beckley
Dan Janutolo
Edgewood Drive
Janutolo
Raleigh County
Germany
Adjutant General's Section
Janice Davis
Farmers Day Gains Support of Civitans
Beckley Civitan Club backed the Farmers Day observance under the Farm ers Day program of the Beckley Rural Development Council. A motion to spend up to 100 dollars amid joint sponsorship by four groups was adopted. A planning meeting was set for today at the RDC office with a three member committee named to attend.
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Beckley Civitan Club
Beckley Rural Development Council
Civitan Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
The
Lions Club
J. E. Sharp
Civitans
RDC
Beckley Memorial
James Kessinger
Basil Minter
Albert Wheley
D. C. Lynn
N. R. Coleman
A. David Abrams
Kanawha Sheriff Seeks Senate Seat in GOP Primary
Charleston May 8 filing reports Kanawha County Sheriff and outdoor advertising operator P Al J Carey joined the Republican U S Senate field for the unexpired Kilgore term. Carey is the fifth Republican candidate with a midnight Saturday deadline, joining Revercomb Hill Sweeney and Wilson plus Esta C Wilson of Marion County.
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Charleston
al J. Carey
U. S. Senate
Carey
Kanawha County
Secretary of State
GOP
Harley M. Kilgore
Chapman Revercomb
Philip H. Hill
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
Esta C. Wilson
Metz
Marion County
Prominent Names Lead List of Local Figures
John G. Fox, William C. Marland, Byron B. Randolph, Mrs. Harley M. Kilgore, Fred N. Hill, Joseph Arcuri appear as notable residents in the community directory, reflecting varied public roles and potential upcoming events or engagements.
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John G. Fox
William C. Marland Byron B. Randolph
Mrs
Harley M. Kilgore
Fred N. Hill
Joseph Arcuri
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Hare
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Vick Lindley
Bryan Daily Eagle
Casey Fannin
Beckley Skies
Gaza
Kissufim
Cairo
U.N
White Sulphur Springs
Wyoming
Milton J. Ferguson
James Maynor
Ward Wylie
Gilbert Goode
Wyoming County Democratic Executive Committee
Luther Kerns
Orion Morgan
Claude Shumate
Whitlock
Fred P. Billups
Farmers’ Day
Senate
Register’s
Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va
Democrat
Joe F. Burdett Milton J. Ferguson
Robert H. Mollohan
Albert D. Willer J. Howard Myers
John T. Copenhaver Cecil H. Underwood Millard A, Holliday
U. S. Senator
Philip H. Hill Chapman Revercomb
Esta C, Wilson
A. J. Carey
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