Bridge Repair and Speed Curb Urged at Tommy Creek
RHODELL RNS Tommy Creek residents urged action at town council. Rena Dodd pressed for bridge repairs deeming it dilapidated and dangerous for motorists and pedestrians. Mayor Cole sought state road commission advice and promised report next session.
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Rhodell
RNS
Tommy Creek
Rena Dodd
J. K. Cole
State Road Commission
Huester Walker
Ruth Duncan
Denisy Kelley
Ervin Simmons
Sammy Sargent
Cole
Kelley
Cythania Kagey
Sada Simmons
Donna Lopez
Leo Bridi
Bridi
Ruby Augustine
Lucille Sizemore
Council
Charleston
Visitors From India See Tourist Attractions Here
Nine young visitors from India joined Charleston escorts to tour Beckley exhibits Honey in the Rock and Stotesbury Coal Town Museum where rain canceled the West Virginia performance. The group, ages 18 to 24, works in textiles travel publishing jewels oils and consular service for Germany. They will visit Washington New York Putney Brockport and Springfield before returning home.
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India
Stotesbury Coal Town
Charleston
West Virginia
Grandview State Park
United States
Putney
Washington, D. C
New York City
Brockport
N. Y
Concord College
Springfield
Bibb to preside at state meet on recreation
E. E. Bibb of Beckley will chair the state committee on recreation at the 27th annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce meeting. The event runs Aug 30 to Sept 1 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs with a 2 p.m. Thursday session featuring Robert R. Bowers as speaker. Bibb also serves on the nominating committee for directors. the panel will report Saturday morning.
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E. E. Bibb
Beckley
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
State Committee On Recreation
Robert R. Bowers
West Virginia Department of Commerce
Bibb
Junior Deacon Meet Scheduled Thursday
John Tolbert sponsor of the Junior Deacon Program at the First Christian Church has called a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Anchor Class room The purpose is to explain the Junior Deacon Program All boys ages 14 through 20 are urged to attend.
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John Tolbert
First Christian Church
Annual DAV Outing Planned At Grandview
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18 Beckley plans an annual picnic for members and families from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Grandview State Park. Free bus transportation available. riders meet at Woodrow Wilson High School at 1 14 p.m. A spokesman invites eligible veterans to attend and join, via any member or by writing the chapter.
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Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18
Beckley
Grandview State Park
Woodrow Wilson High School
DAV
Mrs Clarence Fitzpatrick Undergoes Surgery in Bluefield
Mrs Clarence Fitzpatrick of Sophia underwent surgery last week for a slipped disk at Bluefield Sanatorium. She is expected to return home this week.
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Clarence Fitzpatrick
Sophia
Bluefield Santarium
Women Advised On Roles Open In Centennial
Miles Stanley, president of the West Virginia Labor Federation, urged the Women's Activities Division to plan centennial activities in Beckley. The group voted to hold a Sept. 8 candy sale at Crab Orchard to fund projects and to start a college scholarship. A women’s bowling team may form, with a workshop in September to mail literature on the Committee on Political Education endorsements for the November election. Twenty five members attended.
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Miles Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Ep Area Labor Council
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WAD
Crab Orchard
Pete Thornley
Hopkins Skylanes
WAC
Committee On Political Education
Storm Triggers Power Outage Across Beckley Area
An electrical storm disrupted power Tuesday afternoon as a 12 000 volt line faulted and a 46 000 volt feeder tripped at Beckley Sub Station causing insulators to break and outages in Mabscott Shady Spring Park Avenue and Harper Road from 3 45 to 4 52 p m. Appalachian Power official John Gates said damage to transformers was minor with no fire and no estimated cost. road washouts were reported on State Road Commission lines near Princ wick as crews were dispatched to investigate.
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Beckley
Beaver Avenue
Mabscott
Shadyw Spring
Park Avenue
Harper Road
John Gates
Appalachian Power Co
Meeting Set Tonight By Raleigh County NAACP
A special Raleigh County NAACP meeting is scheduled for 7:30 tonight at Central Baptist Church in Beckley. Rev. David L. Smith, president, urges all members to attend.
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Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
Fast Beckley
David L. Smith
Dedication Set For Community Hall Friday Night
A long-sought dream becomes real Friday as Community Hall is dedicated to house King Hiram Abiff Masonic Lodge 26 and Elec tra Chamber 50. A 6 p.m banquet precedes an address by Charles E. Price of the Silicosis Medical Board. Attending will be Russell W. Spears with his wife, plus City Councilman Hyden Smith, who helped spearhead the project. Delegations come from Chesapeake Charleston Huntington Kimball Hinton White Sulphur Springs Harlem Heights and Montgomery. Music by soloists Rosetta Payne and Jane Ellison. The hall on 820 S Fayette St is estimated at $50,000, nearly complete but unfurnished. The group plans to furnish and equip it next. Austin will MC and introduce Price.
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Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
Charleston
Hyden Smith
Smith
Chesapeake
Huntington
Kimball
Hinton
White Sulphur Springs
Harlem Heights
Montgomery
Rosetta Payne
Jane Ellison
S. Fayette St
Austin
Price
Washington Masonic Lodge
Court Consolidating Four Voting Precincts in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court consolidates four voting precincts to simplify registrations and meet state code. East side voters near Maxwell Hill will vote at Maxwell Hill School. Pemberton area moves to Pem berton Elementary. Slab Fork Farely Hill moves to Winding Gulf Elementary. Shady Spring Royal voters move to Terry Elementary.
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Raleigh
Maxwell Hill
Skelton
Pemberton
Slab Fork
Farely Hill
Winding Gulf
Shady Spring
Royal
Terry Elementary
Centennial Committee Will Step Up Meetings
The Raleigh County Centennial Committee will meet at 7 tonight in the Town and Country Restaurant to plan participation in the 1963 centennial observance. Chairman George B. Chambers expects full attendance of committee members and fundraising leaders, with meetings likely weekly.
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Raleigh
George B. Chambers
Charleston lawyer and bar association member profile
A Charleston attorney with ties to the American Bar Association and several state and county bar groups, a West Virginia State College alumnus, and a 1949 West Virginia University law graduate. He practiced in Logan from 1949 until opening a Charleston office in 1955.
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Charleston
American Bar Association
National Association of Claimants Counsel of America
West Virginia State Bar
Kanawha County Bar Association
West Virginia State College
West Virginia University
Logan
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