West Virginia Elks Convention plans in Wheeling
Mt State Miscellany notes over 2 500 Elks and their wives from across West Virginia are expected in Wheeling for the Elks Convention with elaborate plans to welcome guests. Also reports a city boundary discovery affects residents who believed they lived in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Wheeling
Timothy Murphy
Host Lodge
Huntington
Robert M. Hoisington
Roy Nester
Beckley Southern States Group Meets Friday at Camp
The Beckley Southern States Cooperative will hold a 5 30 p m meeting Friday at the Raleigh County 4 H Camp. Donald Holland will discuss future farmer control of agriculture. Tickets for a chicken barbecue are available at the Beckley outlet. Board nominees include Richard Snuffer Joseph H Lilly O A Akers Minor L Scott. FHAC nominees are Mrs Richard Snuffer Mrs Dennis Griffith Mrs Roscoe Plumley and Miss Helen Jane Couch. Zeke Wood will give a youth talk on America Agriculture and You. A group discussion What Do You Think will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Southern States Cooperative
Raleigh County
Donald Holland
Beckley Southern States
Donnie Dean Moorefield
Southern States Beckley Cooperative
BSSC
Farmers Home Administration Committee
Richard Snuffer
Joseph H. Lilly
O. A. Akers
Minor L. Scott
FHAC
Dennis Griffith
Roscoe Plumley
Helen Jane Couch
Zeke Wood
Wood
America
Agriculture
Newspaper popularity tracks U S household growth since 1940
Since 1940 newspapers have maintained a steady popularity level, with circulation roughly mirroring the rise in U S households. The statement notes a parallel trend between newspaper circulation and household growth over decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Copperhead Snake Killed By Camper at Bluestone Camp
A copperhead invaded a Bluestone River camp over the weekend and was killed by camper Paul Alfred Knopp. Knopp, his wife, two sons, Mrs. Nan nie D. Crane, and two Beckley couples with children were present. Knopp, formerly of Harper Heights, said he would have stepped on the snake if not stopped by the broom strike. The party’s plans were unchanged after the Saturday morning appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone River
David Triggs
Beckley
Paul Alfred Knopp
Harper Heights
The
Register
Knopp
Rocks
Nannie D. Crane
Bluestone
Everett E. Kenney
Harper Road
Conservation Officers Arrest 135 Violators
Conservation officers arrested 135 violators in July, with fines totaling 2240. Prosecutions included road and stream litter, motorboat violations, and juvenile cases. Notable fines included 100 for illegal dumping in Logan, 25 and costs for negligent water skiing, and 100 for illegal deer meat in Pocahontas. Leading prosecutions were 56 fishing violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission Law
Art Bachman
General School Fund
The
Conservation Commission
Bachman
Paul Lewis
Logan
Kanawha County
Olen C. Tennent
Fairview
Pocahontas
Be8ckley Rhodell Mabscott Tax Levy Readjustments 1959
Municipal records from Rhodell Beckley and Mabscott in Raleigh County show council sessions on August 4 1959 approving tax levy estimates for current fiscal year. The documents list estimated receipts and disbursements for each town including police fire health and street departments with calculated net levies and property valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Municipality of
Rhodell
Delbert Farley
Roy A. Bradbury
Bill Almond
Walter Whittaker
Nathenial Radford
Cecil Sizemore
Lenard Foley
Fire Department
State OF
West Virginia
Raleigh
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
E. J. Smith
G. C. Porter
J. S. Larrick
George B. Chambers
Noel Christian
John W. Smith
A. A. Ross
Hyden Smith
Police Department
W. Va
League of Municipalities
Uniform Fund
Engineering
Earrnament
Recreation Board
Mabscott
Town of
James Sparacino
John Gravely
Frank Marcinko
Paul Gunter
Ellet Wiseman
Fred Davis
General Fund
General Expenses Police Department
General Expenses Fire Department
New Equipment Health Department
General Expenses Health Department
General Expenses
To-Wit
John C. Gravely
J. Cc. Gravely
Paul Martin Returns to Raleigh Register Route After Amputation
Paul Martin a 17 year old Sophia High School junior recently resumed his Raleigh Register delivery route of 61 customers after losing two toes on his left foot in a May mower accident. His mother Mrs George L Martin had delivered papers during his convalescence and neighbors praise his grit and dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Barden
Paul Veatch
Beckley
U. S. Army
Veatch
West Virginia University
Paul Martin
Sophia
Sophia Lad
Raleigh Register
Paul
George L. Martin
Sophians
Local Veterans News From Fort Bliss and Beyond
Pfc James W Moye son of Ed and Mrs Moye Beaver assigned to 52nd Artillery at Fort Bliss Texas with basic training completed at Fort Jackson S C. Pvt Paul H Gillespie completed eight weeks armor training at Fort Knox Kentucky 23 his wife Ruby in Crab Orchard prior to Army service. Wayne E Meadows Boilerman apprentice graduates at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Paul Derringer completes recruit training at Parris Island Marine Depot. Thomas R Evans expert M 1 rifle in Germany 24 son of Aliie Evans Sylvester. Evans a 1958 Army enlistee worked for Ford Motor Co before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
52Nd Artillery
Fort Bliss
Tex
James W. Moye
Ed Moye
Beaver
Fort Knox
Paul H. Gillespie
Ruby
Crab Orchard
Fort
Gillespie
Ford Motor Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Army
Weston
Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Training Center
Wayne E. Meadows
Lewis O. Meadows
Stamford
Parris Island
S. C
Paul Derringer
Roy V. Derringer
903Rd Ordnance Company
Germany
Thomas R. Evans
Aliie A. Evans
Sylvester
Fort Jackson
Europe
Sherman High School
Veterans receive 4 million NSLI dividend for TDI riders
News for veterans Ten-Stuy reports a special dividend of 4 million dollars to 85,000 National Service Life Insurance policy holders with the old 5 per 1 000 total disability income rider. Eligibility hinges on TDI rider status on December 31, 1958 and varies by age group plan and months in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Service
NSLI
Five enlistees join United States Air Force in Beckley
Five men enlisted and another re enlisted in the United States Air Force at the Beckley Recruiting Office on a Wednesday. Gilbert Rolfe Ellis Tornado assigned to the 807th Combat Operations Support Group at March Air Force Base California. Earl Edward Gent Barrett William Preston Powers Rens ford Earl Canterbury Jr Hernshaw Gavin Walke Bibbee Charleston and Thomas Edward Williams Notomine undergoing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. Enlistments span Jan 31 1955 to July 1 1963 the period of benefits under Korean War era law ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Beckley
807Th
March Air Force Base
Calif
Gilbert Rolfe Ellis
Tornado
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Earl Edward Gent
Barrett
William Preston Powers
Rensford
Earl Canterbury Jr
Hernshaw
Gavin Walke Bibbee
Charleston
Thomas Edward Wiliams
Notomine
Army Signs Five Men For Basic Training
Five men enlisted in the United States Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station. Assigned to Fort Jackson South Carolina for basic training are John Angela Logan Curtis Ray Haynes Bobbie Joe Viers Ronald Henry Pennington and John Wayne Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S.C
John Angela
Logan
Curtis Ray Haynes
Charles Haynes
McDowell
Bobbie Joe Viers
Helen Viers
Grundy
Ronald Henry Pennington
Melba W. Pennington
Bluefield
John Wayne Williams
John T. Williams
Dixie
Shoo-fly tracks used to detour trains during repairs
In railroad terms a shoo fly is a temporary detour track built while the permanent line undergoes repairs, allowing trains to bypass the work area and maintain service.
Iraq Known As Mesopotamia Ancient Name
In antiquity the region now called Iraq was known as Mesopotamia a Greek term meaning Land Between the Rivers. The phrase highlights its location between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in early scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adjutant General’s
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Collins Veatch
Morgantown
Barden
Watertown
N. Y
Mt. State Miscellany
Associated Press
Mander F. W. Webber
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Buckhannon
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charleston Post Office
Civil Service
Post Office Department
Wellsburg
Charles Leet
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
H. F. Prioleau
Leet
Stanvac
White Plains
Wayne County
Martinsville
Civil Air Patrol
M-G-M
David Shirley Niven
Maclaine Gigema
Jim Backus
Cain Kelly Rocolor
Paul Newman
the Young
Philadelphians
Warner Bros
Barbapa Bush
Atexis Sume
Brian Keith
Diane Brewster
Put Burke
John Williams
Southern States
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
the Law
Jake Wade
Robert Taylor
Richard Widmark
Mountain Air Drive-In
Glen Jean Family
Gunsight
Ridge
Joel McCrea
Mark Stevens
Joan Weldon
Doris Day
Frank Saara
Tony Curris
Natalie Woon
Leora Dana
vGo
Tex United
EEJ
Roperty
County OF
Roy A. Bradbey
Navy Department
William Maxwell. Wood
Navy
Municipal Council
NCTA
Shady Spring High School
RRA
Congress
Senate
House
Mullens
Mullens and
Herndon
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Shirley MacLaine
Pineville
Scma
Rai Ae
Lire
By Larry Hurb
Whiting
Cope
OY Genteal
Pertoors Corp
TM World Biehts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!