Carman Elected JC President in Beckley Jaycee Chapter
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce members elected Sam Carman as president at a Monday night dinner in the Moose Lodge ballroom. Ted Kessinger remains as past president with a slate of officers and directors named. A new baseball field project behind City Park for Little League and Babe Ruth League was approved, with construction to begin next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Moose Lodge
Sam Carman
Ted Kessinger
Warner Stanley
John Hammer
John Ashworth
Mike Kasmarich
Earl Carter
Robert Corey
Sidney Doherty
Alvin Rohrer
Truman L. Sayre
Bill Stanley
Jack Williams
Raymond Walker
Kessinger
Jaycees
Bluefield
Beckley Jaycee
Carl Rexrode
Sidney Reese
Beckley
Harry Lewin
Eisenhower Drive
Bill Meredith
Parkersburg
Clay Price
Raleigh man ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court
Carlo Spradley of G St Raleigh was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday after an 8:30 p.m. Monday arrest for making unnecessary noise with his car porch at his home around 2 p.m. Sunday. He was examined and released from Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo Spradley
G. St
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Missing 15 year old Shirley Ann Meade sought by police
Shirley Ann Meade 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Meade 428 Bailey Ave has been reported missing from her home since Sunday State Police were notified Monday night Police appeal for information to locate her with concern for her welfare
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Shirley Ann Meade
Robert Meade
Bailey Ave
Lew Sheffler Post to Elect New Officers Tonight
Lew Sheffler Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will elect new officers at an 8 p.m. meeting in Room 10 Memorial Building. Commander E W Williams said installation ceremonies are scheduled for May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Building
E. W. Williams
Fall from car sends woman to Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs. Georgia Mary Meadows, 45, of Shady Spring, fell from a car Sunday and was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital for treatment. Her condition is listed as good today.
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Georgia Mary Meadows
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
Thief Breaks Into Cran Berry Elementary School
State Police reported a weekend break in at Cran Berry Elementary School where the thief stole nothing and fled empty handed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry
Sweeney Son James Russell Falls From Ghent Scene
James Russell Sweeney, a 17 year old Ghent resident and son of Mr and Mrs J G Sweeney, fell from the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell
Sweeney
J. G. Sweeney
Ghent
Plans for Scout outdoor fair top billing at Montcoal conference
Plans for the Boy Scouts outdoor fair to be held May 15 will receive top billing at the Montcoal Cub Leader's Conference at 7 30 p m today in the Payroll Building Montcoal. G P Burgess district chairman and R L Dietz district commissioner will be the joint chairmen in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montcoal
G. P. Burgess
R. L. Dietz
Evangelist Billy Waddell Continues Crusade at Crab Orchard Tabernacle
Special services started last week at Crab Orchard Tabernacle led by pastor Rev. Billy Waddell will continue in Coal City this week with evangelist Mildred Jarrell assisting.
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Crab Orchard Tabernacle
Billy Waddell
Coal City
Mildred Jarrell
Samuel Redden Services Slated for 2 P.M. Today
Funeral services for two year old Samuel Ervin Redden of LaFrank were set for 2 p.m. at Table Rock Christian Church with Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Burial was to be in Table Rock Cemetery. Surviving parents Dan iel and Retha Adkins Redden, a brother Danny Eugene at home, paternal grandparents Ervin and (Mrs.) Redden of Pemberton, maternal grandmother Zebel Bennett of Shady Spring, and maternal grandfather Andy Adkins of Grandview. The body had been moved from Simons Funeral Home in Richwood to the home of Mrs. Bennett.
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Samuel Ervin Redden
Daniel
Retha Adkins Redden
LaFrank
Table Rock Christian Church
Paul Smith
Table Rock Cemetery
Danny Eugene
Ervin Redden
Pemberton
Zebel Bennett
Shady Spring
Andy Adkins
Grandview
Bennett
Simons
Richwood
Mumps Decline Reported Across West Virginia Counties
The State Health Department notes a drop in mumps cases from 72 to 47 for the week ending April 10, with Raleigh Mercer and Monroe counties among those reporting cases. Measles rose to 378 for the two weeks, while measles cases by county include Fayette Greenbrier Mercer and Monroe. Raleigh reported no measles. Additional notes cover chickenpox tuberculosis gonorrhea syphilis and rabies, with no polio cases this period.
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State Department of Health
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Mercer County
Monroe County
Fayette
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Wyoming
Raleigh - 2
Permit Granted for Windsor Garage on Temple Street
City recorder approved a permit for W. W. Windsor of 601 Temple St to build a garage. Estimated construction cost is 500 dollars.
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W. W. Windsor
Temple St
City Recorder
Drunken Driving Charge Reduced Man Fined $50
A driving while drunk charge against West Virginia Turnpike worker Charles L. Adams was reduced to reckless driving in Beckley Police Court. Adams, of Johnston City Tennessee, was fined $50 and costs after pleading no contest. Witnesses who reported the act did not appear.
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Beckley
C. Berkley Lilly
Charles L. Adams
Johnston City
Tenn
Lilly
Evan Hall
Adams
Willie P. Dawkins
Washington, D. C
Roy Otis Cole
Donald Long
Mercer St
Eddie Hess
Calloway Heights
Infant Kathe rine Grace Allen Rites Held in Raleigh
Graveside funeral rites were to be held at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park for Kathe rine Grace Allen infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Allen of Raleigh. The Rev Clyde Meador officiated. The baby died in a Beckley hospital at 4 a.m. yesterday. Survivors include sister Sandra Lynn at home, maternal grandmother Mrs Francis Poore and paternal grandfather Charles Allen of Raleigh.
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Sunset Memorial Park
Katherine Grace Allen
Ernest Allen
Raleigh
Clyde Meador
Beckley Hospital
Sandra Lynn
Francis Poore
Charles Allen
Park Planners to Meet for 28-Acre North Beckley Park Plan
A second meeting of the special executive committee, appointed by Mayor Elmer L. Davis and chaired by C. G. Peregoy of the Beckley Recreation Board, will gather Monday at 4 p.m. at City Hall to draft a master plan for the 28 acre park site in North Beckley.
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North Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
C. G. Peregoy
Beckley
City Hall
Rights of Way for Turnpike Involved in Suit
Kanawha County Cir cuit Judge Frank L. Taylor hears a dispute over an $81,287 deposit paid by the West Virginia Turnpike Commission and Appalachian Electric Power Co. for coal land rights in Fayette and Raleigh counties. Milburn By-Products Coal Co. asks for most of the money, claiming 72,400 refers to 17 employee dwellings and a garage removed for turnpike construction, plus a portion of the jointly paid funds. The land company and the two concerns disagree on apportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Raleigh
Kanawha
Frank L. Taylor
Milburn By-Products Coal Co
Kanawha Banking and Trust Co
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Eagle Land Co
Milburn
Commission
Man Recovering After Ruptured Appendix Surgery
Willard McKinney 44 of White Oak remains in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital following emergency surgery Sunday for a ruptured appendix.
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Willard McKinney
White Oak
Raleigh General Hospital
Bike Riders to Enter Beckley Armed Forces Day Parade
Beckley youths are urged to decorate bicycles for the Armed Forces Day parade on May 15. James Lilly co chairs the Youth Activities Committee with Thomas Bibb and Ned Payne III, Woodrow Wilson High School seniors. J H Cline of Beckley Newspapers Corp plans a float honoring carriers, with riders following on decorated bikes bearing paper banners.
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Beckley
James Lilly
Woodrow Wilson High School
Thomas Bibb
Ned Payne III
Lilly
J. H. Cline
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Renewed Easter Attire For 8-Year Old Boy
Easter Sunday brought attire for Clayton Alberty who thought he had discarded it last fall. The Raleigh boy, 8, daughter? No. The 8-year-old son of Clayton Alberty, Raleigh, fractured his left arm in a fall from a bridge last Aug. 21. He fell again on Easter Sunday on the road near his home, fracturing his arm anew. His arm was cast and he was released from Raleigh General Hospital.
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Clayton Alberty
Raleigh
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Armed Forces Week Plans to Be Discussed at Meeting
A joint meeting of the general committee and the Armed Forces committee will review progress and finalize plans for Beckley Armed Forces Week. The session at 7 30 p m will be on the second floor of the Armed Forces Station. Lt. W T Blakely heads the general committee and Capt. John McMinn leads the Armed Forces project effort.
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General Committee
Armed Forces Committee
Armed Forces Station
Price
W. T. Blakely
Capt
John McMinn
J. R. van Meter
Clifford Beavers
W. M. Hareman Jr
Earl Carter
W. C. Sheets
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Carman
Daniels Elementary School
The
Raleigh Register
County Principals Association
Donna Hatcher
Helen Smith
Nancy Smith
David Croy
VFW
Mount Hope
Plan Scout Fair
Samuel Redden
Lincoln
Mobilgas
Allen
Buzz Beckley
S.S.S. Best Blood Builder
Lena Bennett
Victoria
Texas
S.S.S
Ribas Kentucky
Mathis Taejaya
Etilpos
Park & Tilford
Kentucky
Park & Tilford Distillers OF Kentucky, Inc
Louisville, KY
LMDA
Lincoln-Mercury Inc
S. Oakwood Avenue
Beckley, W. VA
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