Beckley Firms Plan 1957 58 Underwriters Program
Beckley Life Underwriters Association officers and directors met at the Beckley Hotel to outline plans for 1957 58 including a one day sales congress during National Insurance Week in April with about 100 agents invited from Southern West Virginia. Committees named cover essay contest bylaws membership and publicity and the group aims to boost local insurance activity and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melverost
Beckley Life Underwriters Association
Beckley
J. W. Faull
Association
Cf . National Insurance Week
West Virginia
Beckley Hotel
Basil Minter
Forrest Daniel
F. F. Harless
D. Hall
Emory Sisk
L. E,. Wolf
B. EF. Williams
William Klein
Stotesbury Native Commands Navy Training Unit
Stotesbury native Commander Aldo A. Cipolat has assumed command of the Fleet Airborne Electronic Training Unit Detachment at Oak Harbor Washington. A Beckley and Lynchburg alumnus, he has a long naval career including duty aboard the USS Milwaukee and the USS Currituck, and is married to Mary E Devlin of Roanoke. He is father to one daughter and brother to Bertha Cipolat and Leo Cipolat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Cipslat
Panama
U.S
Sneor
Key West
General Line
Newport
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Currituck
Cipolat
Manelaus
Naval Air Base Training Command
Pensacola
Imma
Armed Forces Staff College
iMary E.devin
Roanoke
CMDR
A. A
Cipolat Jend
Bertha Cipolat
Lancaster Williams
Mercer St
Beckley
Leo Cipollat
Disc Jockey Shupert With Wide Experience In Bands
Beckley radio veteran Bill Shupert known as Daddy-o on WWNRs Musical Nightcap has spent years in jazz and pop circles from York to Miami. A Marine veteran with seven battle stars, he now hosts a 10 to 1 am show and is praised for deep musical knowledge and versatile tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
James Pickus
Caner
Pickus
Beckley Glass Co
Beckley
Don Boyd
Jan Campbell
Warren Richards
Bill Shupert
WWNR
Bill
Stulf
Daddy-o
Andy
Tigers
Bills
Piasimy
Eddie Condon
Newfax
York
Philadelphia
Louis Araihours
Tadie
Lances
Earl
Playboy Magazine
Camp Segun Opens For Older Scout Program
Camp Segun opens today as a Girl Scout day camp for intermediate and senior scouts. It runs through Friday at the County 4-H Camp near Little Beaver Park. Swimming is available to those with health certificates, report camp directors Mrs. Ted Stover and Mrs. G. L. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Segun
Litte Beaver Park
Ted Stover
G. L. Anderson
Wright Funeral Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Joseph F. Wright will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Prosperity Church of Christ Clifton Inman with burial in Prosperity Cemetery Wright 81 of Prosperity died Sunday after a two year illness He owned Wrights Dairy and Prosperity Cemetery born June 6 1876 in North Carolina His wife Annie preceded him in death in 1955 Survivors include three daughters four sons two brothers two sisters 21 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren Pallbearers are listed The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Wright
Church of Christ At Prosperity
Vera Hilbert
Lois Bellamy
Prosperity
Olive Mitchell
Beckley
N. O. Wright
Hinton
WN. W. Wright
Pulaski
O. J. Wright
Elmer Wright
Preston Wright
Pinnacle
N.C
Alteri Wright
Bear Creek
N. C
Carrie Mickel
Mary Hagg
Brown Summit
Clare Wood
Frank Oscar
Wilbert Bowyer
Ross, Stover
Snowden Pettry
Euric Lilly
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Beckley Residents Rally to Expand F St Park
About 130 East Beckley residents gathered at F Street Park on Friday to clear weeds and brush, aiming to extend the park from F Street through Mool Street. General Hannah of Stratton High School oversees the project as park supervisor, directing efforts to repurpose the neglected strip into usable park space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
F St
Hannah
Stratton High School
Governor Underwood keynote at large McKinney reunion
West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood spoke at one of the state's largest McKinney reunions in Basin on Sunday. He described education road and community development as West Virginia's top challenges and urged sustained effort to attract industry while praising the state's resources and future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
West Virginia
W. Va
R Rolem
McKinneys
McKinney
Basin
Barkers Ridge
Vacation Church School closes at Harper Methodist
Parents attended the Vacation Church School closing at Harper Methodist Church. Certificates for perfect attendance went to 22 of 46 students. The program centered on missions with class lists led by teachers including Juanita Willard Dennis Bone Richie McCutcheon and others across Kindergarten through Intermediate levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Harper Methodist Church
Juanita Willard
Dennis Bone
Richie McCutcheon
Douglas Stover
Becky Reedy
Richie Henderson
Wanda Carol Voies
Tony Kessler
Jan Stoots
David Bone
Tommy Garrison
Connie Harper
Jean Kessler
Peggy Lester
Doris Mane
Commodities Distributed at Morris Avenue Site
Commodities will be distributed at 116 Morris Ave on Tuesday per Mrs. J. W. Tweedy. Distribution starts at 7 a.m. and continues to 3 p.m. Recipients are urged to bring their own containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Ave
J. W. Tweedy
Ibeckleyans Relative Dies in Charleston Home
Arthur L Seward son in law of Mrs R B Yaple died in his Charleston home after a brief illness Survived by wife Esther Yaple and four children Services set for 3 pm Tuesday at Humphreys Memorial Methodist Church Charleston Body at Wilson Funeral Home until service hour Arrangements for Mrs Maggie Watson remain incomate Died aged 73 at Denmar State Hospital Body at C D Trent Funeral Home Volunteers served at a picnic lunch in East Beckley area with Grate Salmon as chairman and Delores Collins Letie C Jones Gladys Douglas participating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibeckleyan
Arthur L. Seward
R. B. Yaple
Charleston
Esther Yaple
Humphreys Memorial Methodist Church
Willson Funeral Home
Maggie Watson
Mrs. Watson
East Park
Denmar State Hospital
C. D. Trent
Nlaggs
East Beckley
Grate Salmon
Delores Collins
Letie C. Jones
Gladys Douglas
SSC Meeting Draws 1150 Area Members at Raleigh County Camp
Southern States Co operatives reports for the 1955-137 fiscal year were heard as 11 150 Beckley area members attended the meeting at the Raleigh County 4 H Camp. Elections elected Van Carper and Roscoe Plumley to the local board with Plumley as chairman. Don Boyd and family provided entertainment. a panel discussion followed led by Kenneth Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Area
Vocal Farm Home Advisory Committee
Minor L. Scott
Table Rock
Kenneth J. Burgess
Oak Hill
Donnie D. Moore- Hfield
Southern States
Beckley Cooperative, Inc
C. E. Zecharias JI
Wees
Children of Floral Organization
Don Boyd
Rondey Webb
Burgess
Scott
J. H. Trail
Clarence Wooten
Roscoe Plumley
Walter James
van Carper
Beaver
Abraham
Plumley
Moorefield
Clarence Woolen
Future Homemakers of America
Train
Citizens Group To Meet Today At Teel School
The Citizens Committee of Raleigh County residents in annexation areas meets at 7:30 p.m. at Teel School to plan against Beckley annexation in the August 27 election. E. E. Dillon of Calloway Heights is temporary chairman and Joe Ashworth handles inquiries. The group formed recently from Pine Crest Addition and Calloway Heights and may invite others from annexation areas. Many residents feel far from Beckley, but could change view if benefits are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee
Teel School
Raleigh County
Beckley
E. E. Dillon
Calloway Heights
Joe Ashworth
Pinecrest
Ashworth
Pine Crest
Addition
Calloway ‘Heights
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Life Underwriters
Neville St
Fama’s
Nick Shucat
Beckley National Bank
Elmer L. Davis
Chesapeake and Potomace Telephone Co
Tom J Osborne
Osborne
Master Appraisers Institute
Denna L. Ward
Skyline Drive
Charles M. Ward
Ward
Cornell University
Ithasca
N. Y
Newland's
Anna D. Newland
Jet
D. D. Canterbury
B. F. Williams
Consolidated Bus Lines
Valley Drive
Joy J. E. Craft
Consolidated Trailways Bus Lines Inc
Craft
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C and O
New York
Haldepart Transport
St. Louis
Thement
Becktegan
J. A. Gray
Union Carbide Realty Company
Union Carbide Co
Gray
South Charleston
L. FE. Wolf
Committeéeman
Forrest 'Dan
Stotesbury
Navy
Shupert
Johnny Long
Brown University
Marine Corps
Korea
Marine Division
Oline
Coral ‘Gables
Wyacy
Wutiud
Miami
WMBM
Tony Pasteur
Bill Stepert
Wright
East Beckleyans
Mullens
Helicoper
Ernor Cecil H. Underwood
Willard C. Underwood
Marie Cunningham Underwood
Republican Committee
B. W. Steele
Wyoming County
Fred T. Kingdon
Harper
Sophia, West Virginia
SSC
Clyde Shrewsbury
Cool Ridge
Raleigh
State Y Donny
Noree Boyd
Lecklay Titons
Clib Meetins
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Remington
Sig
Haemonia
Siiuussie
Seger Bane Ce “Anion
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