County Budgets ADC 5000 for Rural Development Council
Raleigh County Court voted unanimously to appropriate 5000 for the Rural Development Council for the 1959 fiscal year. The action, taken at a special session called after Beckley businessmen urged funding, includes the earlier 1500 approved for the RDC. RDC members Hulett C. Smith M F Barksdale and E E Bibb attended.
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Raleigh
Rural Development Council
RDC
Hulett C. Smith
M. F. Barksdale
E. E. Bibb
Beckley
H. G. Farmer
John C. Ward
Development Council
Ward
O. D. Hall
Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh County House of Delegates
Five-Child Burglary Ring Arrested by City Police
A five-year-old boy and three companions aged nine and ten were arrested Monday night by City Police for burglary. They allegedly entered a residence on Johnstown Road and took a billfold with $2. The juveniles were released to their parents and await a Saturday hearing before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. The four boys are from Calloway Heights or Sullivan.
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Johnstown Road
Raleigh County
Harry L. MccCreery
Calloway Heights
Sullivan
4-H Camp for Boys at Jack sons Mill Rallyed Raleigh County youths
At the State 4-H Camp for Boys in Jack son s Mill seven Raleigh County 4-H members attended a seven day session. Pictured left to right are Jimmy Lane Paul Smith Zeke Wood Carl Burns Gayle Daniel Emanuel Gaziano Rick Wooten and Roger Burns. Highlights include tribe meetings vesper hours and council circles. They expect to return home next Monday. The Sophia Chamber of Commerce reorganized with Joe Carnahan as treasurer Fred X Williams as vice president James B Deck as secretary and Jack Branham as another officer.
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Jackson’s Mill
Raleigh County
4-H
Jimmy Lane
Paul Smith
Zeke Wood
Carl Burns
Gayle Daniel
Emanuel Gaziano
Rick Wooten
Roger Burns
Sophia Chamber of Commerce
Joe Carnahan
Fred X. Williams
James B. Deck
Jack Branham
Woman Injured In Truck Mishap At Crab Orchard
Mrs. N. W. King of Crab Orchard remained in good condition at Beckley Hospital after a pickup truck rolled over near the Church of the Brethren. The driver’s brakes failed and the ambulance crew said the husband was uninjured. State Police were not summoned. Rev. Sidney J. Rowland Jr, minister of Education for Beckley’s First Baptist Church since 1956, submitted resignation and will take a post at the First Baptist Church in St. Albans September 1. He is active in civic groups and has held multiple church leadership roles. Rowland and his wife, a graduate of Eastern Baptist College and Theological Seminary, have three children.
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N. W. King
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Church of the Brethren
Sidney J. Rowland Jr
First Baptist Church
St. Albans
Rowland
Raleigh Baptist Association
Christian Education
Philadelphia
American Institute of Banking
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Business and Finance
Eastern Baptist College
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Overbrook Baptist Church
Milford
Del
Coatesville
Narberth
Rowlands
Jean
James
Barbara
Science Materials Costs Outlined for NDEA Program
The plan under Title II will spend 2500 dollars on basic science materials for one physics teacher as part of the National Defense Education Act effort to strengthen math science and languages. Federal matching funds are available. A biology lab kit costs 225.04 dollars with basic equipment like an aquarium microscope and glassware. Kenneth C. Gross from Shady Spring High School serves on the state biology program committee.
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Virgil A. Sarrett
Sarrett
Kenneth C. Gross
Shady Spring High School
Litterbug Campaign Opens in District 4 Area
Conservation officers launch the littering crackdown in District 4. Raleigh County officer Lawrence Berkel reports 23 warnings issued last week and warns arrests for future violations. The district’s latest record arrest is Omer Earl Shires of Ronceverte, fined $20 plus costs for dumping litter near a stream.
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West Virginia Conservation. Commission
District 4
Lawrence Berkel
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Beckley
Omer Earl Shires
Ronceverte
E. J. Martin
Shires
Rainfall Boosts Late Gardens And Farm Pastures
Raleigh County farm agent H B Thomas says today’s rain breaks the drought for late gardens and dairy herds. He notes pastures will recover and hay is easier, though the potato crop is unlikely to gain. Beans corn and tomatoes may improve, but no official rainfall figures were released.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
The
Register
Thomas
Veterans Administration
Visiting LL Players Need Housing in Beckley
Beclley Beckley hosting 11 and 12 year old Little League champion teams from Delaware Maryland Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia Aug 13 to 15 at the By Pass field. Thirty five homes are needed to house the youths. only ten have offered. Contact Lawrence Forbes or Beckley Chamber of Commerce to assist.
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Beckley
Delaware
Maryland
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Lawrence Forbes
The
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Twin Girls Die At Birth Rites In Huntington
Twin granddaughters of Mr and Mrs John J Pachuta died at birth in a Huntington hospital at 4 am Sunday Graveside rites for Mary Celeste and Mary Catherine Reinhardt daughters of Mr and Mrs Thomas Reinhardt in Huntington were held at 10 am Monday Rev Father Cornelius officiating Surviving relatives include Timothy and Nancy siblings and the paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs A J Reinhardt Chesapeake
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John J. Pachuta
Huntington Hospital
Mary Celeste
Mary Catherine
Thomas Reinhardt
Chesapeake
Ohio
Huntington
Cornelius
Timothy
Nancy
A. J. Reinhardt
DPA Aids Raleigh County In June Totals 2037 Cases
The Department of Public Assistance aided 2,037 persons in Raleigh County during June. Among them 602 received old age assistance, 49 aid to the blind, 802 aid to dependent children, 421 for the permanently and totally disabled, 142 general assistance, and 21 other assistance. Total and average awards are given by category, with detailed cash distributions for general and other assistance and per-case averages for each program.
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Department of Public Assistance
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Missing Man Found In Hospital After Disappearance
A man reported missing by his sister was found later the same day as a patient at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. Noah L. Kincaid of Stanaford was last seen Saturday. He is in satisfactory condition today.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Noah L. Kincaid
Stanaford
Goldie Pritt
Register
Meat Sample Warning Sent in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Health Department found a local food establishment using preservatives in meat during July inspections. A first offender received a warning letter to stop sodium sulphite use. Sanitarian W. B. Hume noted periodic meat pie sampling and that violators face prosecution. Giant Dollar Food Store was fined $50 in April for a second violation on the 1921 By-Pass.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Health Department
W. B. Hume
Sanitarian
Dollar Food
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds show Western Pocahontas Corp transferring Dorothy property to Millard A and Hazel L Thompson. Small to Clark Corp. conveys lots 4 and 5 in Beaver Heights Addition for 1500 dollars. James Gilbert and Mattie Lee Jones sell lots 18 and 19 in Jones Addition to Hollywood to Dashe Spangler for 175 dollars.
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Western Pocahontas Corp
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Uncle Sam
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WJLS
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Chamber of Commerce
Campbell
W. T. Blakely
City
Sidney J. Rowland
Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box
Tackson
Mississippi
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Caniltac
Nfalepr
Burleson Motor Company
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley, W. Va
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