Kennel Owner Rallies In Dog Barking Battle
Beulah L. Parsons declares fight against a $4,000 Raleigh County suit over barking from Parsons Collie Farm on Sullivan Road. She says dogs are valuable, registered, and worth shipping to multiple states and even abroad. Parsons vows to take the case to the Supreme Court if needed, arguing the noise issue affects dog lovers and warns others with loud dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah L
Travis) Parsons
The
Register
Supreme Court
Raleigh County
M. E
Scottie) Lester
Caravan Team Leads Fall Program For Methodist Youth
The Methodist Youth Caravan Team provides a full fall schedule at The Methodist Temple this week for Methodist Youth Fellowship members. Activities include planning sessions, dinners at 6:30 pm, worship services, recreation, and group meetings led by Mrs Mildred Young and other counselors. Junior High through Young Adult groups attend picnics at Grandview State Park, with a closing MYF supper Friday and informal conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Methodist Temple
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Friendship Hall
Mildred Young
Rex Johnson
Young
Grandview State Park
W. O. Garrison
MYF
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Phyllis Caywood
Buddy Walters
Kay Robison
Jean Roe
Lyoung
Miners Event Planned With Big National Scope
Joshua Smith announces Beckley hosting of the first aid meet on Aug 22, co sponsored by Southern West Virginia coal groups and UMWA. Dignitaries from coal operators and safety officials head the parties, with the event featuring a first aid contest, mine inspections, a beauty contest, talent show, and Young Miner of the Year. Free parking and welcome by Beckley officials accompany the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Smith
Raleigh - Fayette - Wyoming County
Beckley
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
State Department of Mines
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Smith
S. Austin Caperton
Smokeless Operators’ Assn
James C. Benson
Southern Coal Producers
UMWA
George J. Titler
District 29
Charles Ferguson
Crawford L. Wilson
James C. Westfield
William R. Park
Mount Hope
Harry Gandy Jr
National Coal Assn
George C. Trevorrow
Assn
Cecil L. Miller
David Abrams
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tri-County
Jocal
Abrams
State Police Add Seven Unmarked Cruisers at Beckley
State Police working from Co. D headquarters at Beckley deploy seven new 1959 Ford cruisers in gray green or blue finishing the replacement of the former gold and blue cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. D
Beckley
Condition Satisfactory for T. V. Hutchison at Raleigh General
T. V. Hutchison of 2010 Harper Road is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing major surgery Thursday afternoon. Surgical team reported a stable recovery and family was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Hutchison
Harper Rd
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Fire Crews Douse Trash Can Blaze
Beckley firemen responded at 10 am Sunday to extinguish a fire in a trash can on South Heber Street. No injuries were reported and the incident caused minimal damage to surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
South Heber Street
Bluestone Valley Fair Dates Set
The Bluestone Valley Fair at Spanishburg High School runs August 13 to 15 with live stock entry by 10 a.m. August 14. Mercer County 4H joins the event. Blue ribbon exhibits go to the State Fair in Lewisburg. Livestock may be shown without premium. Officiating officers include President J. K. Lilly and Manager Mack Wimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanishburg
BNS
Spanishburg High School
Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Memorial Building
Princeton
Clifton Dotson
Lewisburg
J. K. Lilly
Carl Barton
James Myers
Jack Nestor
Mack Wimmer
Maine university summer session enrolls over 1700 students
Bradley student Mildren M Miller is among the more than 1 700 students enrolled in the University of Maine Orono summer session. The program runs until August 14 and offers about 160 courses, according to Dean Mark R Shibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Mildren M. Miller
University of Maine
Orono
Mark R. Shibles
Mrs Garnette Reynolds Returns From Economic Ed Workshop
Woodrow Wilson High School social science teacher Mrs Garnette Reynolds completed a three week workshop on economic education at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnette Reynolds
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Founding of American Dental Association in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls marks 90th anniversary of the American Dental Association founded in 1959 by 26 dentists. The observance included a luncheon and bronze plaque to be installed at the International House site where the first meeting occurred. The plaque states the goal to improve public health and promote dentistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesiaff
Niagara Falls
American Dental Association
U. S
International House
31 Complete Swim Course at Little Beaver Lake
Thirty-one swimmers completed the beginners course conducted at Little Beaver Lake by the American Red Cross. This second beginners course at the lake this summer featured instructors Willie Joe Chandler and Ralph Staton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Beaver Lake
American Red Cross
Willie Joe Chandler
Ralph Staton
Larry Cook
Curtis Griffith
Randle Mullins
Arlena Plumley
Pattie Ward
James Brogan
Helena Cox
Leo Delica
Gary Ford
Arland Griffith
Margaret Griffith
Ellen Gross
Michael Ison
Linda Lilly
Barbara Logan
Billy Lowery
Janice Meador
James Osborsbe
Lonnie Pack
Norman Pack
Joyce Plumley
Shirley Plumley
Vera Plumley
Lewis Purwesti
Michael Quesada
J. D. Robertson
Joe Soltes
Bobby Vargo
Rise Vargo
Tommy Ward
Kay Wilcox
Rites Incomplete For W. R. Lovell
William Rexel Lovell 44 of 106 Piney Ave died at his home Sunday after a heart attack. Beckley Fire Dept. rescue squad took him to a local hospital but he died on arrival. Survived by two brothers Harry N. Lovell Rocky Mount Va and J Earl Lovell Cascade Va. two sisters Lottie Munsey Beckley and Rachel Scheel Baltimore. a stepbrother Thomas Clay Beckley. Born June 24 1915 in Thacker County he was the son of LaVada Clay and P A Lovell. A World War II veteran he had been in declining health since 1950 and was a Raleigh County resident since 1916 and a Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rexel Lovell
Piney Ave
Beckley
Rachel Scheel
Baltimore, Md
Thomas Clay
Thacker Mingo County
LaVada Clay
P. A. Lovell
Sophia
Mabel Wills
Raleigh County
Methodist Church
Electronic Brain Joins West Virginia Tax Department
The UNIVAC 120 electronic brain was installed on the Capitol West Wing third floor to speed tax work. It currently checks 35,000 monthly consumer sales tax returns, processing 150 per minute from punch cards, replacing weeks of manual labor. Plans include verifying gross sales tax returns and aiding the statewide property revaluation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Department
Univac 120
Capitol
West Virginia
John A. Field Jr
Univac
Field
Grose
Twelve Air Force enlistees join Lackland and McChord
Ten men assigned to Lackland Texas Lackland Air Force Base and two at McChord Air Force Base Washington enlist in the United States Air Force for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Enlistees include Frank Julian Moneris Jeffrey Frede rick Allen Painter Joseph Lee Holloway Claude Lee White James Harold Mann Willard Eugene Perry Oscar William Sifford Howard Thomas Abbott Terry Lee Jordan Carl Edward Skiles Bernard Russell Kindrick and Charles Emmons Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Lackland Military Training Center
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Frank Julian Moneris
Jeffrey
Frederick Allen Painter
Charleston
Joseph Lee Holloway
Bancroft
Claude Lee White
Logan
James Harold Mann
Whitman
Willard Eugene Perry
Hutchinson
Oscar William Sifford
Wilkinson
Howard Thomas Abbott
Dehue
Terry Lee Jordan
Dunbar
Carl Edward Skiles
Bernard Russell Kindrick
St. Albans
McChord Air Force Base
Wash
Charles Emmons Stevens
Alderson
Beckley Recreation Board Meets at City Hall at 7:30 p.m
The Beckley Recreation Board will meet at City Hall at 7 30 p m today to discuss local recreation plans and upcoming programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Recreation Board
City Hall
Young Democrats To Sponsor Meeting
A Democrat meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Criminal Courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse. The gathering is sponsored by the County Young Democratic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
The
County Young Democratic Club
Carl Beuchert Dies at 60 in Bethesda Maryland
Carl J. Beuchert, 60, of Bethesda Maryland, died in a local hospital this morning after a lengthy illness. The body is at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Beuchert
Bethesda
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Hatfield Rites This Afternoon
Final rites for William Floyd Hatfield 20 were to be held at 2 9 p m today in the Mac Arthur Church of God with Rev R C Hodges officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Hatfield formerly of Josephine hanged himself in his Chicago home early Friday Pallbearers were James Sanger Hayden Perkins Garland Adkins G W Coleman James Helmondollar and James Hatcher Body taken from Melton Mortuary to the home of his half brother A W Farley of Prosperity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Floyd
Billy” Hatfield
MacArthur Church of God
Picnic Draws 135 At Poinsetta and Friendly 12 Clubs
About 135 members and guests attended the combined annual picnic of the Poinsetta Savings Club and the ir Friendly 12 Social Club at Fitzpatrick Park on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poinsetta Savings Club
Fitzipatrick Park
Osborne Pays Fine And Costs In Beckley Court
Keith Madison Osborne, Beckley, was released from Raleigh County Jail after paying a fine and costs for failing to have his vehicle under control. Stanley Shipley, 27, Beckley, paid a $10 fine for assault after pleading guilty. Andy Ross of Layland released after pleading guilty to speeding with a $10 fine. Paul Mickis, Beckley, released on $500 bond for assault and battery. Edward Obugene, Beckley, cited for expired temporary registration with a $15 bond. Frank Brady, Philadelphia, posted $15 bond for hazardous driving. Douglas Edward Winston, Kilsyth, cited for speeding and ordered to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Madison Osborne
Beckley
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Stanley Shipley
Burke
Andy Ross
Layland
Paul Mickis
Cotton White
Edward Obugene
Frank Brady
Philadelphia
Douglas Edward Winston
Kilsyth
Stratton Grads Win Bluefield Scholarships
Stratton High School graduates Louis Redd and Martha Ann Gary received scholarships to Bluefield State College. President L B Allen announced Redd earned a State Board of Education elementary teacher education scholarship. Gary, valedictorian, won a special Greek-letter award and was named alternate for a four year secondary teacher education scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton High School
Bluefield State College
L. B. Allen
Louis Redd
State Board of Education
Martha Ann Gary
Science for You With Calcium Carbide On Ice
Bob Brown explains a science demo to make a fire on ice using calcium carbide. Place a miner lamp on an ice cube and light it to produce acetylene gas which burns with a smoky flame. The gas forms from CaO2 and water, yielding calcium hydroxide solution and carbon dioxide and water vapor.
West Virginia Pharmacists Meet At The Greenbrier
Raleigh and Fayette men attend the 52nd annual convention of the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. S. M. Bledsoe of 304 N. Kanawha Street and William J Dixon of Oak Hill are among about 300 attendees. Prominent speakers include Harry J. Knox George H Frates and Walter E West. New officers will be installed at a banquet led by outgoing president H. R. Ridenour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
S. M. Bledsoe
N. Kanawha Sr
William J Dixon
Oak Hill
Harry J. Knox
Darien
Conn
Market Research Associates
George H Frates
Washington, D. C
National Association of
C. H. Troxell
Fairmont
Last rites for James R Lilly in Cool Ridge
Funeral services for 27 year old James Randall Lilly of Cool Ridge will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at New Haven Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Cool Ridge family cemetery. Lilly died in an automobile crash on Route 3 near Medina Ohio. He was born in Whitby on March 21 1932 and survived by his parents three sisters and three brothers. The body will be taken from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to his mother's home today. A Raleigh Register and Beckley Post-Herald promotion offers a chance for a trip to Switzerland for junior reporters through selling Cooking Magic cookbooks and binders as a fundraiser. The series is advertised in The Register and Post-Herald with order forms available by mail or carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Randall Lilly
Cool Ridge
Oliver Tedder
New Haven Baptist Church
Lilly
Medina
Ohio
Whitby
Stennie C. Lilly
Goldie Griffith Lilly
Sylvia Lilly
Helen Okes
New Brunswick
Lou Ann Lilly
Clarence J. Lilly
Chicago
Kenneth Lilly
Johnnie Lilly
Keyser-Bryant
Goldie Lilly
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Switzerland
Register of the Post-Herald
Raleigh County
Register
Carrier Boys
Family Weekly
Countians In School at West Virginia University
The second session of summer school at West Virginia University is attended by 43 Raleigh County students. Other area counties list participants: Mercer three, Fayette twenty five, Greenbrier twenty six, Wyoming twenty five, Logan twenty, Nicholas fourteen, Pocahontas thirteen, Summers eight, and Monroe four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Raleigh County
Mercer
Fayette
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Logan
Nicholas
Pocahortas
Summers
Monroe
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Clay S. Crouse
Lester
Parsons Farm
Dennis
Parsons
Andy Reed
Sullivan Road
Taddy
Travis Jr
Crab Orchard
Bluestone Valley Fair
W. R. Lovell
Tax Dept
Air Force
Young Democrats
Carl Beuchert
Osborne
Stratton Grads
Bluefield
Science
By Bob Brown
Sties
Post-Herald
D. B. Roush
Beckley Newspapers
C. H. Grham
Raleigh, Fayette
Countians
MiCreery
West Bend
Ekco
Dinette
Price
Arrivas Daily
Neville St
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