Talent contest opens Maxwell Hill Fair with young finalists
Sharon Cline of Roanoke and Beverly Martin lead the first round of the Maxwell Hill Community Fair talent contest to be judged at 7 30 p m Friday with finalists Saturday. Contestants aged 6 and under 7 12 and 13 18 compete in separate groups for a grand prize trophy and a local TV appearance. Contact Mrs Ramona Brooks at 806 Maxwell Hill for entry details this week.
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Maxwell Hill
Evelyn Paice
Maxwell Hill Road
James Stone
Eugene Holt
Paice
Holt
Visitors Injured In Collision Near Wheelingten
Mrs. Charles J. Moore and her son Charles were hospitalized after a head-on crash on Route 21 near Moundsville Monday at 2 30 PM They were taken to Glen Dale Hospital then transferred to Ohio Valley General Hospital Wheeling Charles 17 was unconscious with unspecified internal injuries He reportedly held his own Mrs Moore suffered cuts bruises and shock Her sister Mrs Myrtle Beiden Miller Beckley said they had been visiting Raleigh and Fayette relatives en route to Wheeling She is the widow of Charles J Moore Huntington insurance agency owner
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Charles J. Moore
Charles
Moundsville
Glendale
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
Moore
Myrtle Beiden Miller
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Huntington
Revival Services Continue at Pentecostal Holiness Church
Revival services at the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Eccles will run through Friday with the annual homecoming services slated for Sunday at the church. Rev. Lawrence Hearn is pastor.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church of Eccles
Lawrence Hearn
Jurisdiction Sought For County Planners
Raleigh County Court may approve a designated planning zone around Beckley as proposed by the Raleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission. James Lilly Maxwell Hill will chair with W A Thornhill Ill as vice president and Mrs Helen Hume as secretary. The body would cover areas including Green Valley Grandview Stanford and Mount Tabor with enforcement to be expanded by county inspectors and health officers. An existing land use map will guide interim zoning until a full planning program is adopted.
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Raleigh County Court
Beckley
Raleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission
James Lilly
Maxwell Hill
W. A. Thornhill
Helen Hume
Green Valley
Grandview
Skelton
Stanford
Mount Tabor
Fred LaBastille
LaBastille
Commission
Kitten Kollege Opens On Public School Schedule In Mullens
Kindergarten and nursery at 51014 Moran Ave Mullens West Virginia will open August 27 on the public school calendar. Hours will be from 1 to 3 30 p m under direction of Mrs. Mabel G Reynolds and Mrs. Gladys G Shipman.
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Mabel G. Reynolds
Gladys G. Shipman
Sojourner WCTU Meets Tonight
The Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union of the Central Baptist Church plans a 7 o’clock program with theme Taking a fine stand for clean, moral character in these perilous times Guest speaker County Clerk C O Smith Mrs Wesley Hedrick district president will discuss district and state accomplishments Special singing features Miss Mary Frances Prather soloist from White Plains New York accompanied by Miss Florence Wiley of Harper and the Henderson youth singers of Columbia South Carolina Rev S A Abram is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Centera] Baptist Church
C. O. Smith
Wesley Hedrick
Mary Frances Prather
White Plains
N. Y
Florence Wiley
Harper
Dry Hill Horse Show Adds Stalls For Record Entries
The Dry Hill Prosperity Fair and Horse Show expands to 86 horse stalls with two new 10-stall extensions to accommodate 30 to 40 more entries than prior years. Aug 16-18 will feature four dignitaries, a livestock parade, western show, pony days, stake classes, and $1,700 in prizes. Local officials and judges named, with a full three day program of races, awards, and entertainment.
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West Virginia
Dry Hill
Country Life Group
Hulett C. Smith
Leonard Timms
State Department of Mines
Max Blizzard
Department of Agriculture
Joe F. Burdette
T. N. Thurman
Truman Lawrence
Lewisburg
Joan Tyree
Cary McClure
Charles Delaney
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Beckley
Raleigh County Bank
Franklin Lilly Breeders
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
John Mohler
Mount Sollon
Larry Franklin Stover
Dr. Hill Prosperity Country Life Association
Henry A. Conway
Beckley National Bank
G. F. Stover
Keatley
Keatley’s Inc
Country ‘Life Group
Committees Named To Organize Tour For Big Eight Area
Committees to plan a five day industrial tour of the Big Eight Development Association area have been named by President Okey Patteson. General chairman is Jack Lloyd of Appalachian Power Company Charleston. Transport and program members include Walter Bennett of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone and C E Andreas of Amoco Gas Utilities, both Charleston. Transportation committee comprises Jack Adams of Norfolk and Western Railway Roanoke and Erwin Thomas of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Huntington. Meals and lodging are assigned to C B Harris of Virginia Electric and Power Co Hinton and C T Shackelford Rural Development Council Beckley. Shackelford urges Big Eight members to work with the committees.
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Big Eight Development Association
Okey Patteson
Jack Lloyd
Appalachian Power Co
Charleston
Walter Bennett
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
C. E. Andreas
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Jack Adams
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Erwin Thomas
Chesapeake, and Ohio Railway
Huntington
Transportation Committee
C. B. Harris
Virginia Electric and Power
Free X Rays Available For County Folk
The West Virginia Mobile X-Ray Unit will be parked in front of the Memorial Building this week offering free X rays to area citizens. At Beckley Manufacturing Co on Monday 193 employees were X rayed with workers named. The unit’s technican in charge is Robert Cochran and hours run 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 4 30 pm, then 9 am to noon on Friday, with Tuesday to Thursday 9 to 12 and 1 to 4:30. Sponsors are the State Department of Health Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association Raleigh County Health Department and Dry Hill Prosperity.
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West Virginia
Memorial Building
Beckley Manufacturing Co
D. B. Stover
Zettie Stewart
Denzil Laudermilk
Walter James
C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Robert Cochran
Technican
West Virginia Department of Health
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Raleigh County Health Department
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
Area Attractions Listed In DC Tourist Folder
Beckley and Raleigh County tourism gains a new Chamber of Commerce listing detailing attractions such as Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Nation's First Coal Museum at Stotesbury Grandview State Park and outdoor Honey in the Rock show The four page folder with a map and concise descriptions will be distributed through hotels motels restaurants service stations and the Glass House Tourist Information Center West Virginia Turnpike beginning Friday A 50 000 program contract was let to Beckley Newspapers Corp financed by local businesses with committee leaders Gene Morehouse Norman Fagan Mrs W H Sheffield Natalie Austin Henry Della Mea Frank Effingham Lydia Price and George Warren Hodel
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Beckley
Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce
Rock
Glass House
West Virginia Turnpike
Stotesbury
Grandview State Park
T.W.F.P
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Chamber
Gene Morehouse
Norman Fagan
W. H. Sheffield
Natalie Austin
Henry Della Mea
Frank Effingham
Lydia Price
George Warren Hodel
Four Violators Fined In Conservation Crackdown
Conviction of four conservation law violators was reported today by Capt. Raymond Eye, chief enforcement officer. William Banks, 47, Tams, arrested in Monroe County for a loaded firearm in a vehicle and fined 20. William Lee, 52, Stotesbury, arrested for a similar charge and fined 20. Granville Lesher, 29, Lansing, cited for being in a state park after 10 p m and fined 20. Erne Labelle, 64, Union, cited for fishing without a license and fined 20.
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Raymond Eye
District IV
William Banks
Tams
Monroe County
Gerald L. Crosier
Herbert
Union
Banks
William Lee
Stotesbury
Crosier
Guerin
Granville E. Lesher
Lansing
Fayette County
A. L. Payne
Lesher
W. B. Mullins
Ansted
Erne Labelle
Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club Plans September Outing
The Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club schedules an outing at Grandview State Park on September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Wilton McNeil, rector of Raleigh County Disaster Defense Communications, outlines the Radio Emergency Associated Teams network. Thomas N. Shmah and Bob Larabee demonstrated two way radio use before fifty five members and their wives.
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Beckley Citizens Band
Grandview State Park
Wilton McNeil
Raleigh County
Defense Communications
Thomas N. Shmah
Charlottesville
Bob Larabee
Charleston
Commodities Distribution at Sprague Church
Commodities will be distributed at Sprague Freewill Baptist Church from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday.
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Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
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Larry Stover
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