Governor Underwood Leads Dry Hill Prosperity Fair Entry
Governor Cecil H. Underwood and Mrs. Underwood attend the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Fair and Horse Show with a colorful carriage entrance while Teen Queen Shelby Stump and 1960 Queen Sharon Bailey sit in front. The event includes a mule race won by Minor Scott ridden by Steven Meadows, and Frankie James is honored as the most outstanding youthful exhibitor with a Plaque to be kept for 10 years. The West Virginia Baptist State Convention meets at Hilltop Fayette County, averaging 500 attendees per session, with 30,000 to 35,000 affiliated members. Dr. George Johnson is hospitalized on Beckley’s Harper Road in satisfactory condition.
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Cecil H. Underwood
Mrs. Underwood
Dry Hill
Shelby
Minor Scott
Steven Meadows
Green Sul
Frankie James
Isaac McKinney
McKinney
Bank of Raleigh
Woody” Kinzer
Commun
Powell Promotion Director Addresses Convention
The Rev. R. B. Powell of Parkersburg spoke as the convention’s promotion director, addressing attendees Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Powell
Parkersburg
Harper Heights Church Picnic Planned at Fitzpatrick Park
Elder J. C Richardson, pastor, says Harper Heights Church of God Sunday School will sponsor a Saturday picnic at Fitzpatrick Park. Transportation will be provided, leaving the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Heights
Ball Player Hurt In Gym Incident
Herman DeLong, 207 Joseph Sr., was treated at Beckley Hospital Thursday for an injury to his left wrist suffered while playing ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman DeLong
Joseph Sr
Beckley Hospital
Glen Daniel man in good condition after head gunshot wounds
Louie Gall, 65, of Glen Daniel, remains in Beckley Memorial Hospital in fair condition following several days of treatment for gunshot wounds to the head sustained in a personal safety incident.
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Louie Gall
Glen Daniel
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mrs Covey Reported Satisfactory at Beckley Hospital
Mrs George D Covey aged unknown of 108 Yale Street is reported in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital where she has been undergoing treatment for several weeks.
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George D. Covey
Yale St
Beckley Hospital
Leno Roso
Westwood Drive
Miss Gray Transferred After Turnpike Crash Injuries
Miss Mary Gray, treated at Raleigh General Hospital for facial injuries from a Turnpike accident last week, was moved to a Cleveland Ohio hospital for further care.
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Mary Gray
Raleigh General Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Beckley Council Backs Federal Court Signs Post Office Plan
Beckley West Virginia council approved a resolution supporting converting the current post office building into a Federal Court site in Raleigh County. City officials including Mayor Cecil Miller and City Recorder Emery Smith backed the plan after City Attorney Truman Sayre noted a bar association brochure advocating letters of opinion to the General Services Administration.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Emery J. Smith
Truman L. Sayre
Sayre
Raleigh County Bar Association
General Services Administration
Council of
Federal District Court
Raleigh
Federal Court
Eye injury at Slab Fork Coal Co reports on worker
Emmons B. Henry of Slab Fork was struck in the left eye by a steel wire while working at Slab Fork Coal Co. Thursday. He received treatment at Beckley Hospital.
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Emmons B. Henry
Slab Fork
Slab Fork Coal Co
Beckley Hospital
Odd Fellows State District Picnic Held at Fairdale School
The annual District 16 Odd Fellows picnic will be at Fairdale Elementary Sunday with Glen P. Daniel announcing West Virginia Grand Lodge reps will attend and Penny Phillips will report on the United Nations session in New York. Music by the WJLS Melody Masters complements the morning and early afternoon program.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
District 16
Fairdale
Glen P. Daniel
Lester
Daniel
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
Penny Phillips
United Nations
New York
WJLS
Greater Beckley
Sophia
Trap Hill
Whitestick
Mabscott
Pine Grove
Ravencliff
Dan Gunnee
Oceana
Coal River
Whitesville
Rebekah
Silver Star
Beckley
Laural
Oak Hill
True Blue
Deborah
Glen Daniel
Golden Gate
Rachel Rebekah
Echo Satellite Timetable for West Virginia
Echo Satellite times listed by the IBM Space Computing Center show sighting windows in West Virginia across Friday to Monday. Key slots include 7:27 p.m. and 9:36 p.m. Friday, multiple late night/early morning slots Saturday and Sunday, plus several evening passes Monday.
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West Virginia
IBM Space Computing Center
Washington
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James Hedrick
Athens
West
West Virginia Baptist State Convention
Hilltop
Fayette County
N. G. Harris
Wheeling
S. A. Abram
Alexander Gregory
Bluefield
Phur Springs
Basil Meadows
Slim Thompson
Earl Morton
Gene Keatley
W. O. Bowyer
Prosperity
George Johnson
Harper Road
Iy Center
Frankie
Walter James
State Baptists
Ali
Stockholm
Zenith
W. Neville St
Npike
Council
Post Office Department
Odd Fellows State District
Canton Lodge of
Ladies Auxiliary
Gpm
Ansted Home
Jay Garland Skaggs
Ansted
Mr. Skaggs
Area Electricity
Radio
Echo
Scott
H. L
Red” Walker
N. Kanawha St
Valley Drive
Krogers
Pharmacist
Rarsons
Gillette
Eppy
Absorbine Jr
Kolynos
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