Flowers Rites Set Wednesday
Graveside rites for Frantice Clifton Flowers 30 of Piney View will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the veterans cemetery Newburn N C The Rev J C Griffin will officiate He died Saturday night in a local hospital Funeral services were conducted today at 1 p m in the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev Carl Johnson before the body went to Pollock Funeral Home in Newburn Born in Florence N C February 10 1929 he was a son of George and the former Mrs Flowers He served in the army 1947 1948 and was a salesman until illness about 11 years ago Survivors include his wife Anna Marie Flowers two brothers George Greensboro and James Booth Bay Maine two sisters Rosa Dough Monroe and Beulah Scott Portsmouth Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frantice
Clifton Flowers
Piney View
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Cemetery
Newburn
N. C
J. C. Griffin
Flowers
Carl Johnson
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Pollock Funeral Home
Florence
George Flowers
Anna Marie Flowers
George
Greensboro
James
Booth Bay
Maine
Rosa Dough
Manroe
Beulah Scott
Portsmouth
Lions Outing To Be Tuesday
The Beckley Lions Club annual picnic is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Flat Top Lake, at the home of Jess P. Richmond. About 80 Lions and their wives are expected to attend with swimming fishing boating and other events. Dinner will be served at 6 30 p.m. President Conrad Stowers says guests from other area Lions Clubs will also attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions Club
Flat Top Lake
Jess P. Richmond
Conrad Stowers
Lions Clubs
Fair Condition Car Crash Victim in Beckley
Mrs. Mary Maxine Mitchell, 24, of Mabscott, remains in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after a Sunday night auto crash that totaled the 1952 car. Her husband, Howard Mitchell, 25, was treated and released. Police say the vehicle hit a utility pole on S Fayette Street in front of Morton Reaves Elementary School, injuring both drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Maxine Mitchell
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
Howard Mitchell
Beckley
S. Fayette St
Morton-Reaves
Mitchell
Mrs Sears 71 Dies After Illness in Raleigh County
Nellie Florence Sears 71 of Stamford died at 8 p.m. Sunday after an extended illness. Born September 11, 1887 in Fayette County, she had lived in Raleigh County 10 years and was a member of Warden Church at Stanaford. Survived by five sons Albert Stanaford Arthur William Oris Oak Hill five daughters Pearl McKitrick Effie Williams Lillie Sears Nora Foster Hallie Ballangee a brother W P Fisher Lochgelly and many grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel Rev Freddie Dinkler officiating. Burial in Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Florence Sears
Stamford
Fayette County
Isaac and
Mary Burgess Fisher
Raleigh County
Warden
Stanaford
Herman Sears
Albert
Arthur
William
Oris
Oak Hill
Pearl McKitrick
Vinton
Ohio
Effie Williams
Glen Jean
Lillie Sears
Mount Hope
Nora Foster
Long Branch
Hallie Ballangee
Walton
W. P. Fisher
Lochgelly
Caffee
Caffee Funeral Home
Freddie Dinkler
Highlawn Memorial Park
Beckley hosts 26th annual convention gathering
The state's chief executive spoke at a luncheon at the Beckley Hotel at 11:30 a m. today. Master of ceremonies was Beckley lawyer John C. Ashworth. The two day conclave will feature officer elections, an address by Beckleyan Hulett C. Smith, and a speech by immediate past president Frank Mauritz of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
John C. Ashworth
Hulett C. Smith
Frank Mauritz
Oak Hill
McCutcheon Rites Tuesday
Last rites for Mrs. Mary M. McCutcheon age 37 of Columbus Ohio will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Caf fee Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. She died at home Friday after an extended illness. Born June 28 1922 at Winding Gulf she was a daughter of the late Sam and Josephine Hut chinson Ragle. She had lived in Columbus six years and previously in Beckley. She was an Episcopal Church member. Survivors include son William H. McCutcheon Jr of Columbus five brothers Clifford and Charles Ragle of Beckley Fred Elmer and Paul Ragle of Dragerton Utah four sisters Mrs Ruby Lonker of Sarah Ann Mrs Pauline Jessup of Beckley Mrs Annie Walker of Layland and Mrs Edna Nichols of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. McCutcheon
Columbus
Ohio
Caffee Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Episcopal Church
William H. McCutcheon Jr
Clifford
Charles Ragle
Beckley
Fred
Elmer
Paul Ragle
Dragerton
Utah
Ruby Lonker
Sarah Ann
Pauline Jessup
Annie Walker
Layland
Edna Nichols
Sophia
Pair Arrested In Old Robbery Case In Raleigh County
Dennis Davis and Artie juvenile were charged with breaking and entering in an old Dec 3 1958 robbery. Davis was freed on bond for a hearing after arrest by Joe Asbury. The juvenile remained in custody awaiting Juvenile Court action. Beckley police also arrested Marvin Redden on a robbery with force charge. Redden allegedly accosted James Scarbro on Piney Ave and took $40. Fredrick Bryson posted a $500 property bond on a peace warrant. Cather C Small was arrested for speeding by Beckley Police and ordered to appear tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Davis
Artie
Raleigh
C. E. White
Davis
Artie Church
Joe Asbury
Beckley
Marvin Redden
Redden
James Scarbro
Piney Ave
Fredrick Bryson
W A. Burke
Bryson
Cather C. Small
Lilly Heights
Vandals damage National Guard vehicles at Armory
Four National Guard jeeps and a two and a half ton truck were slightly damaged at the Park Avenue Armory Saturday night. Police say juveniles started the vehicles and moved them around behind the armory, knocking them together and into a tree as the truck rolled down the hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Park Avenue
Couple Sill Hospitalized For Andie Wounds In Skelton
Adam Cezgledy, 79, and his 63-year-old wife from Skelton were hospitalized after a stabbing and beating incident at their home. Cezgledy is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after stabbing his wife in the abdomen and turning the knife on himself following a Saturday argument. The wife remains in poor condition as state police investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Cezgledy
Skelton
Raleigh General Hospital
Cezgledy
Todd Funeral Held Tuesday for Henry H Todd
Final rites for Henry H Todd 65 of 312 Virginia St were set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Home with Rev Shirley Donnelly and Rev L A Garten officiating. Burial followed at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Todd a World War I veteran and former Army member had been a salesman. Survivors include wife Beulah Wiseman Todd, son James H Todd, daughter Mrs E G Griffin, sister Mrs J H Ballard, brothers J A and C L Todd, and four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Todd
Virginia St
Caffee
Shirley Donnelly
L. A. Garten
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Todd
Clendenin
James Harvey Todd
Mary Rock Todd
Raleigh County
The
Christian Church
VFW
Beulah Wiseman Todd
James H
Charleston
E. G. Griffin
Kempner
Texas
J. H. Ballard
White Sulphur Springs
J. A
Madison
C. L
St. Albans
Caffee Funeral Home
David Anderson Jr
Tate Price
E. D., Armstrong
B. H. Hopkins
S. 0. Mase
N. L. Lively
Polio Drive Raises About $500 At Roadblocks
Jaycees and Woodrow Wilson High School girls manned roadblocks at Skelton Mabscott Harper Road and Stamford Road to raise emergency funds for the National Foundation polio drive. West Virginia faces a $200000 emergency need and Raleigh County chapter is $26000 in debt for patient care. Public apathy after the Salk vaccine scare reduced March of Dimes revenues and the foundation aid fund was exhausted in June. Polio cases in West Virginia this year exceed 1958 totals, with many unvaccinated.
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Jaycees
Skelton
Mabscott
Harper Road
Stamford Road
Woodrow Wilson High School
National Foundation
West Virginia
Raleigh County
The
Maxwell Hill Country Life Program Meeting Change
The Maxwell Hill Country Life Program will meet Monday August 31 at 7 30 p m at the school. The note mentions Thomas Jefferson as a music interested third president who sought a gardener and a stonemason who could work and play music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill Country Life Program
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Becket Beckley crews aid Raleigh Register Fireworks day
Four adults accompany the boys on the bus to assist with the day’s events. James Elkins and C. G. Wau hop are route supervisors, Davis Roush promotion manager, and R. L. Amick circulation manager for Beckley Newspapers Corps. Post-Herald carriers finished routes by 10 a.m. today with substitutes taking over Raleigh routes while the boys stay at the fair to view fireworks before midnight return to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
The
Post - Herald
James Elkins
C. G. Wauhop
Davis Roush
R. L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers Corps
Post-Herald
Beckley
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Wilson Contends Only One Firm Considered For Lake
A former city engineer, P H Wilson, says the Raleigh County Park Board favored Ferguson Gates Engineering Co for the Stevens Branch Lake project and that he was never contacted. The Gates firm was recommended to the County Court, with estimated base costs of 424,470, potentially rising to 360,000. Wilson cites health and site comparisons, and attaches a physician letter affirming fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Lake
Stevens Branch
Raleigh County Park Board
Ferguson- Gates Engineering Co
P. H. Wilson
Flat Top Lake
Gates Firm
Park Board Committee
Flat Top
Park Board
Clark Kessel
Beckley
Mishaps in Municipal Parking Lot Prompt Warnings
Two collisions occurred in the Municipal Parking Lot. Doris Dressler’s car, damaged by a toppled pole struck by a Robert C. Craig tractor trailer from Roanoke, is valued at 25. Ruby Beckelhimer’s car was forced into Beckley Auto Supply by a driver in the wrong lane. damage about 50. Police reported both incidents, the first about 10:20 a.m., the second about 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Dressler
Beckley
Robert C. Craig
Roanoke
Ruby G. Beckelhimer
Harper Road
Beckley Auto Supply Co
Two-Car Collision Near Andy's Market Damage Estimated
A Sunday afternoon crash near Andy's Market at Sprague caused about 180 dollars in damages. Police reported the vehicles were driven by Patricia Ann Burgess of Squire, McDowell County, and Benny Raymond Smith of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Sprague
Patricia Ann Burgess
Squire
McDowell County
Benny Raymond Smith
Beckley
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Main Island Creek Coal Company
Holden Mine
Otto Brown
National Mine Service
Harrison Porter
John L. Davis
Hubert Greathouse
Clinton Spry
Dew
Ey Thompson
James Hall
Jerey Thompson
Jerry Johnson
Clyde Spry
Bill Donaldson
Holden
Lions
Cecil H. Underwood
Andie
WATTS
Pple
Cee
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Richmond
Lapaiont
Birlines
Stevens Branch Lake
West Virginia State Board For Professional Engineers
Public Service Commission
Flat ‘Top Lake
P.H. Wilson
C.E.E.M
Felf
Peoples Credit
NeviLle St
Warce
Westinghouse
Ashworth & Sparks
Prince St
Beckley, W. Va
Marty's Quality Home Furnishings
A. W. Cox Department Store
Hinton, W. Va
A. A. Farmer & CO
F. G. Lobban Company
the Valley Company
Belt, W. Va
Alderson, W. Va
Lewisburg, W. Va
Superior Sterling Co., Distributors
Bluefield, W. Va
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