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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1960
Page
10
Oak Hill merchants vote 21-6 to approve a gross sales tax to cover city expenses. A committee found the $114,000 budget requires trimming unless the tax raises about $18,000, retroactive once council approves an ordinance.
A financial drive for the Fayette Needy Assn. Inc. is set for Sunday, August 21, led by Leon Spencer. The VFW Woman's Auxiliary aids Fayetteville and Mount Hope campaigns, with Wilbur Williams as county fund raising chairman. Letters are being sent to Fay ette County residents requesting aid. funds go to administer the program. Over 2,000 people have been clothed and fed at the Minden home, with hot meals served daily at noon.
John Henry Phipps of Sand Lick 22 faces Raleigh County Grand Jury on a conspiracy charge linked to a Saturday night shotgun ambush on Sand Lick Road. A 15-year-old accomplice was sent to Juvenile Court after State Police arrested both. The victims Alice Blaylock 16 and Ernest Cantley 16 were wounded. Blaylock released, Cantley still hospitalized in Beckley in good condition overall.
The Oak Hill Swim Club, a non profit, signed a deed with J. S. Trump to buy one acre beside Oak Hill City Park for 4 750 dollars. An engineering advance was paid with National Poolline and over 200 families have bought stock. Pool completion is set for May 30 1961.
Dr Jennings Fast Beckley District Superintendent will preside over a quarterly conference for Fayetteville Fayetteville Circuit Oak Hill Mount Hope Hill Top Circuit Kincaid Scarbro Ansted Ansted Circuit and Winona. The meeting takes place at 7 30 p m in Fayetteville.
Oceana Gas Co., serving Oceana Kopperston Jesse and nearby Wyoming County areas, will raise bills after September 1 to add about $16,200 yearly. Public Service Commission approval funds higher wholesale gas costs and a fair return. the new plan sets a $2.30 monthly minimum versus $1.35 now.
Mr and Mrs Pate Brooks honored Brooks on his 82nd birthday at a Sunday dinner in the home of Mr and Mrs Kemp Brooks in Window. Visitors included Shelburn Brooks and children Katrina Francine and Karen Kelly of McGraws, and more relatives.
The Sunday School of the Church of God in Harper Heights will host a Saturday picnic at Fitzpatrick Park with rides from the church at 10 a.m. Elder J. C. Richardson announces Sunday services in the new church building with an 11:30 a.m. morning message and a 2 p.m. service led by Evangelist Ruby Berry. Members from Charleston and Spring Hill, plus the Durgan Singers, are invited. Minnie Reed is church secretary.
The State Board of Education will open bids for three college construction projects in the next days. The bid openings include a student union building at West Virginia State College on Aug 23 for Marshall dormitories on Aug 25 and Concord College dormitories with 24 family units on Aug 25. All financed by a federal loan program with revenue used to retire bonds bought by the Federal Housing and Home Agency.
Carl Murdock Jr returns from Oak Ridge Tennessee after a two week visit with James and Elcie Hurd. Washington DC visitors attend funeral of John Maynor and stay with J C Painter. Bill Craddock undergoing Oak Hill Hospital surgery. Mrs Roy Billups and son Richard visit Baltimore. Other visitors include the Painters, Richmonds, Williams, and Billups families. Samuel Howard and Berry Hamilton return from Florida.
William F Kennedy of Mabscott dies at 1759 pm after a Sunday decline. Caffee Funeral Home will move the body to his residence for viewing before a Wednesday service at MacArthur Church of God conducted by Rev F E Honaker and Rev R E Sidengham. Burial at Highlawn Memorial Park with pallbearers led by Bill Watson. Lacy Carroll McClure dies at 2 am in MacArthur hospital. Funeral at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers include Clinton Ayers and Bob Hilbert.
Numerous ads from Beckley area newspapers listing trades like radio TV repair plumbing heating and carpentry services. Includes job notices for sales reps grocery products, drivers needing company reps, and lawyers or secretaries seeking part time work. Many vendors provide contact numbers and locations such as W. Va and Beckley.
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