Dress and cash stolen from Shady Nook Cabins
A theft at Shady Nook Cabins in Shady Spring overnight Tuesday reports a dress and $15 missing. State Police investigate after a patron says her room was entered via a screened window. Cancer Drive Progresses at Fairdale area. Harlin Covey and H Dale Covey lead with fundraiser proceeds from a Trap Hill High School game.
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Shady Nook
Shady Spring
Harlin Covey
Fairdale
Glen Daniel
Bolt
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds recorded by the county clerk show transfers in multiple districts. Transactions include Owen and Biasing Rhodes to Weir in Stanaford Town for 4000 dollars. Oscar Davis to Gilbert Sylvia Pettry in Harper Town for 1500. Earl and Eliza Mahone to Ray and Leola Edwards in Beckley Mabscott for 4500. Leonard Meadows to Audie Lilly in Lilly Land Co Addition Beckley for 2500. North American Coal to A M and Doris Sprading in Slab Fork for Lola Lang to Rosemary Anderson in Beckley for 300. Alfred and Freida Burns to Fredrick A and Madaline Love Bitch in Shady Spring for unknown. Joe L Barrett and Maude Barrett to Branham and Stump in Pettus Marsh Fork for 13600. Azel V Wood to Claude Sumner in Lester Trap Hill for 800. James and Evelyn Caffee to Roger Fraley in Clear Fork for 1600. Wesley L Meadows to Winding Gulf Coals in Tommy Creek Slab Fork for 2000. James and Dorma Lilly to The New River Co in Maxwell Hill Beckley for 10000. William P Seco and Mildred A Seco to Robert and Marie Loudermilk in North Hills Addition Beckley for 1300.
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North American Coal and Dock Co
A. M
Doris Sprading
Lee
Slab Fork
Lola Lang
Rosemary Anderson
Beckley
Alfred
Freida Burns
Fredrick A
Madaline Love Bitch
Shady Spring Village Farms
Shady Spring
Joe L. Barrett
Maude Barrett
Helen Barrett Watson
Branham and Stump, Inc
Pettus
Marsh Fork
Azel V
Mary Ruth Wood
Claude and
Della Sumner
Lester
Trap Hill
James and
Evelyn Caffee
Roger Fraley
Clear Fork
Wesley L. Meadows
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Tommy Creek
Dorma M. Lilly
New River Co
Maxwell Hill
Doctor Answers Pulse and Blood Pressure Questions
The doctor advises first consulting a family physician for your child’s pulse irregularity and explains that a heart specialist is not immediately needed. A heart rate of 80 to 99 can be normal for a child, and sinus arrhythmia may indicate health. For the wife’s high blood pressure, essential hypertension is common in obese adults and often managed by weight reduction and physician guidance rather than alarm.
Cancer fund contributions boost Raleigh Gulf drive totals
Raleigh County's American Cancer Society unit receives a 300 dollar check from Slab Fork Community Fund as part of a generous program. Gulf Woman's Club crusade adds 466.73 to local cancer drive bringing 1962 total to 2004.45 via deposits and house to house soliciting. Mrs. John C. Ward urges area canvassers to remit funds promptly for accurate tallies.
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Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Slab Fork Community Fund
Slab Fork Coal Co
Cancer Society
Gulf Woman's Club
Gulf
John C. Ward
Women’s Club of
Beckley
County's Top 7-8 Spellers Set To Compete Tonight
Raleigh County 7-8 Division Spelling Bee gathers twelve spellers at Raleigh County Vocational School at 7 p m with Haven Clay as chairman. Prizes include a 250 savings bond and 10 savings certificate donated by Beckley banks, plus dictionaries and albums. Contestants hail from districts including Trap Hill Shady Spring Richmond Town and Marsh Fork with no entrants in Clear Fork. The winner advances to the Tri County Bee May 5 in Beckley against Fayette and Wyoming counties' spellers.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational School
Haven Clay
Raleigh County Elementary
Raleigh-Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Trap Hill
Sandra Hale
Dewey Hale
Lester Junior High
Regina Adkins
Sam Cangemi
Eccles Junior High
Shady Spring
Janie Taylor
John, Taylor
Beaver Elementary
Eva Bolen
H. S. Bolen
Whitby
Richmond
Bren
da Adkins
Texie Adkins
Pluto
Macie Bragg
Pauline Bragg
Richmond High Town
Brenda Evans Champion
Troy Evans
Maxwell Hill
George Sparks
Hollywood
Marsh Fork
Kathleen Louise Worley
Robert Worley
Linda Sue Pauley
Earl White
Marsh Fork Junior High
Slab Fork
Carolyn Reeves
James Reeves
Sophia Elementary
Eddie Mae Sellards
Bill E. Sellards
Slab Fork Elementary
Clear Fork
Beckley
Fayette
Wyoming
Raleigh Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Raleigh
Raleigh County Spelling Champs 1954 1961 highlights
Legacy of Raleigh County spelling champions spans 1954 to 1961 with multiple victors and co champions across Prosperity Sullivan Hollywood Cranberry and Sophia. Notable names include Lynda Sue Oscar Patsy Ruth TORO Kitty Hunt Jean Waycaster Mary Ann Milano Carmen Martin Kitty Lovell and others who dominated the 7-8 division.
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Lynda Sue Oscar
Prosperity
Patsy Ruth Toro
Sts
Ferrello Pauletto
Teel
Kitty Hunt
Sophia
Sherman Meadows
Crab Orchard
Mary Alyce Mullens
Sullivan
Dean McKinney
Bonnie Cline
Hollywood
Brenda Greene
Jean Waycaster
Sandra Lilly
Cranberry
Patricia Meadows
Mary Ann Milano
Kitty Lovell
Carmen Martin
Federal Pay Hike Spurs Wage-Price Debate
President Kennedy seeks a 1.1 billion dollar annual rise in federal wages over three years, about 10.2 percent, prompting concerns over inflation and private sector wage pressures. A Labor Department study compares salaries with private roles, showing government advances could force private firms to raise pay or raise prices, fueling a wage-price spiral and testing non inflationary aims.
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Kennedy
Congress
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Department of Labor
America
U.S. Steel Corporation
Washington
United States
Government Printing Office
U.S. Department of Labor
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Worthy Companion of
West Virginia
Arrow
Arrow Liqueurs Corp
Detroit
Mich
William P
Mildred A. Seco
Robert and
Marie Loudermilk
North Hills Addition
Wheeler Plumbing and Heating
West
Neville Street
Drees Shoes
Oxfords
Women's & Childrens Tennis
Nobil
Neville St
Obol Fay
Ofi
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
M.D
Cancer Fund
Jan Campbell
Whis-Tv
Viola Clark
Baldwin
R. Adkins
J. Taylor
B. Evans
E. Bolen
G. Sparks
K. L. Worley
L. S. Pauley
C. Reaves
E. M. Sellards
David Lawrence
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