VA Beckley office closes. staff reassigned to hospital
The Beckley VA Office on McCreery Street closes effective Friday with all employees transferred to other VA locations. Emma Price becomes a contact office clerk at the VA Hospital, while G R Dun. is named officer in charge of a new VA credit-rating system field office. VA Regional Office manager IL G Hooks notes benefits remain available locally. Vets may seek assistance at the hospital contact office Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 20 p.m.
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Beckley Veterans Administration
McCreery St
Harry Stewart
Emma Price
Stewart
Blue
G. Hooks
Huntington
Beckley
Paul V. Copeland
Eft
Everett F. Gibbs
Price
Gibbs
Eastern Panhandle
Potomac State College
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Congressman Byrd Addresses Odd Fellows Picnic
Sixth District Congressman Robert C. Byrd spoke to about 200 attendees at Fairdale School on The Thread of Odd Fellowism and What the Lodge Stands For during the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah picnic. After the talk, participants enjoyed dinner, a softball game, and horseshoe pitching with Al Gwinn as champion.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Fairdale School
al Gwinn
AP General Manager To Address Graduates At Commencement
The Associated Press general manager Frank J. Starzel will speak at the Raleigh County event, addressing about 275 graduates. Starzel rose from a temporary job to AP's top post, joining AP in 1929 and serving in multiple roles before becoming general manager in 1948.
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Associated Press
Beaverman
Marshall College
Raleigh
Mencement
Keith-Albee
Frank J. Starzel
J. E. Mays
Ager
Starzel
New York
Ohio
Columbus
AP Board of Directors
Two Injured Left Arms In Separate Mishaps
Two children treated and released Saturday at Beckley Memorial Hospital for injuries to the left arm. Roger Powers, 5, Mount Hope, fell from a stone wall. Sylvia Hairston, 8, Dayton, fell from an apple tree. Both admitted briefly in the evening for observation.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Roger Powers
Mount Hope
Sylvia Hairston
Dayton
Roger
Sylvia
Ghent Woman Suffered Hand Lacerations in Washing Machine Incident
Mrs Ben Lilly a 79 year old Ghent resident received severe lacerations to her left hand when her hand was caught in a washing machine wringer this morning. She was treated at the Beaver office of Dr Eva Hammer then returned home.
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Ben Lilly
Ghent
Beaver
Eva Hammer
Shooting scrape leads to multiple arrests in Beckley
State Police jailed Lilly and his two sons on Saturday afternoon for discharging firearms near a dwelling and assault. Jack Lilly posted a $500 bond to face lottery ticket charges in Beckley Police Court. Willie and Helen Rodgers were jailed on fighting and drunkenness charges with bonds posted or pending.
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Lilly
Mays
Linda
Bob
Ono
Jack Lilly
Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Willie Rodgers
Sunrise Ave
Helen Rodgers
Mary Berila Obtains Building Permit for Five Room House
City Recorder's office issued a building permit to Mary Berila of Ellison Ave for a five room frame house with no basement. Estimated construction cost is $6,000 and the permit costs $12.50. The note cites national ad figures and readership analyses.
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City Recorder's Office
Mary Berila
Ellison Ave
Mrs Mezoras Rites Set For Wednesday At St Francis de Sales
Funeral services for Mrs Rosalia Mezoras 74 of Eccles will be held Wednesday at 9 30 a m at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church with Rev Paul Helsley officiating Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park Mount Calvary Addition She died Sunday after an extended illness Born September 1844 in Budapest Hungary Her husband Joe Mezoras preceded her in death May 9 1958 Rosary will be said Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Melton Mortuary chapel pallbearers named James Stuch John Bernat Louis Gall Steve Halash Louis Ostwart Louis Kavinsky and Elex Janovics A ten year study of Videotown by Cunningham & Walsh notes newspaper reading remains unchanged by TV in home MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LEVY ESTIVATE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF RALEIGH MUNICIPALITY OF SOPHIA Special session held August 11 1958 reviewed tax levy estimates for current fiscal year with Mayor D B Winfrey Recording Officer James B Deck and Fred X Williams Saul Brown C C Ryals present ESTIMATED CURRENT EXPENDITURES including Police Fire Public Works and City Building expenses plus other items Net amount to be raised by levy of taxes for year details follow
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Rosalio Mezoras
Eccles
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Paul Helsley
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
St.Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Sfezoras
Budapest
Hungary
Joe Mezoras
Melton
Father Helsley
James Stuch
John Bernat
Louis Gall
Steve Halash
Louis Ostwart
Louis Kavinsky
Elex Janovics
West Virginia
Raleigh
Sophia
Municipality of
Tore
D. B. Winfrey
James B. Deck
Fred X. Williams
Saul Brown
C. C. Ryals
O. Smith Jr
Smith
Munigifalies
Lester
Tewilt
Council
E. G. Miller
Violet Daniels
Christin
Robert Gray
Daniel Higgins
Joe Bond
Rev. Bailey
Mabscott
James Sparacino
H. V. Waybright
Buford Sisk
Fred Devis
Ellét Wiseman
T. J. Shafer
Frank Marcinko
Minter
E. J. Smith
C. & Bibb
G.C. Porter
H. P. Meadows
John W.W. Smith
Noel Christian
Charles R. Jones
Tre Ts Arsurer
W. Va
Police Department Policemen's Pension Fund
Fire Department
Daclona USA
PRN
Election Checks Ready for 50 Precinct Workers
Checks for primary election workers in precincts one through fifty are prepared and ready for distribution. County Clerk O Smith Jr. notes workers may call at the county clerk's office to collect their checks. Municipal council of Lester discusses levy estimates under Article 8, Chapter 67, Acts 1933, detailing current and future city expenses including salaries, utilities, and general costs.
Water pump upgrade Planned for Highland Road area
The MacArthur Pleasant Hills area will receive water service improvements this week as a new pump installation at MacArthur begins today and should finish within a few days. Dennis M Leary Beckley Water Co consultant engineer announced the project during a Mabscott town council session on August 6 1958.
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Highland Road
MacArthur- Pleasant Hills
Denis M. Leary
Beckley Water Co
MacArthur
Beckley Woman Locked Up on DUI and License Charge
Marjorie Virginia Howery, 40, of Westwood Drive, was jailed in Raleigh County on a Sunday night after being charged with driving while drunk and operating without a state license. She posted a $500 property bond to secure appearance in Beckley Police Court. Police records show the incident occurred at 11:30 p.m. and she was released pending court.
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Beckley
Marjorie Virginia Howery
Westwood Drive
Raleigh
Beckley Driver Involved In Four Car Collision
Beckley motorist J I Bowling, 68, 205 Wickham Avenue, allegedly had an accelerator sticking at Elmwood Avenue near Charleston General Hospital. Car bolted across from the hospital, struck two parked cars, then rammed a garage door and a car inside the garage, finally stopping inside the garage. Damages to four vehicles were estimated at $2,500.
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Elmwood
Brook Street
Accident Prevention Bureaus
Dick West
J. I. Bowling
Wickham Avenue
West
Stabbing Victim's Funeral Tuesday In MacAlpin
Funeral services for Vernon Dickerson 36 of MacAlpin are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elizabeth Baptist Church. The stabbing occurred during an argument with Eugene Venable of Gregory Street who fled after the incident. Dickerson died at Raleigh General Hospital. Burial is Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Annibell and seven children Cannibell Emma Harold Robert Jozy Cornelia and Rose Marie. A brother Willard Dickerson is in the U S Air Force. The body will be taken from Wright's Funeral Home to the church an hour before the service.
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Vernon Dickerson
MacAlpin
Elizabeth Baptist Church
N. H. Staple
W. M. Jones
Dickerson
Eugena Venable
Gregory
Annibell Dickerson
Cannibell
Emma
Harold
Robert
Jozy
Cornelia
Rose Marie
Willard Dickerson
U. S. Air Force
Hampton
Wright
Beckley Girl Among Leaders At Conference
Beckley resident Mary Kathleen Francisco is among 225 leaders at the National Conference of Methodist Youth meeting at DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana. The event runs from Thursday through August 21 and brings together national and regional Methodist Youth officers, students, and denominational delegates.
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Mary Kathleen Francisco
Beckley
National Conference of Methodist Youth
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Methodist
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Student Movement
Denominations
General Board
Park Attendance Sets Record in 1957 Across National Parks
National Park Service reports 1957 state park attendance surpassed all prior years with over 216 million visits, about 16 million more than 1956. Expenditures by agencies show a 12 percent rise, with West Virginia spending between 3 and 4 million dollars on state parks in 1957.
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
West Virginia
Funeral Today for Mrs. Keyser
Final rites for 84 year old Mrs. Nettie Keyser of Capell McDowell County will be at 2 p.m. at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home conducted by Dr. Alvin W. Cook and Rev. Johoson Wilson. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial. She died at 3 p.m. Saturday in Welch Hospital.
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Nettie Keyser
Capell
McDowell Country
Keyser
Bryant
Alvin W. Cook
Johoson Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Would-Be Burglars Trigger Alarm At Crab Orchard Market
State Police are investigating a break-in at the Carolina Super Market in Crab Orchard that occurred Saturday night. Intruders climbed the roof and broke a skylight. owner Posey Rhodes says nothing appears missing but an inventory will be taken after the burglar alarm was triggered.
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Carolina Super Market
Posey Rhodes
Jfadar
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