Charleston Man Hurt In 50 Foot Grandview Fall
James Mackey Trammell, 24, of Charleston, survived a 50 foot fall at Grandview State Park after stepping over a cliff while picnicking with friends. He was rescued by Beckley Fire Department volunteers and police, carried from a ledge after about three hours, and admitted to Beckley Hospital in satisfactory condition with a fractured left leg.
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Charleston
Grandview State Park
James Mackey Trammell
Beckley Hospital
The
Hos
Pital
Beckley Fire Department
Beckley
Hutchison
Trammell
Jennings
Ran
Wooddell
Kent
B. B. Richmond
Huntington
Sun Oil Co
Charles House
Driver Found Guilty Fined on Yield Right of Way
A 19 year old Laren Avenue motorist, Jerry Rose, was found guilty and fined $15 in Beckley Police Court for failure to yield the right of way after backing from the Memorial Building lot onto McCreery Street and striking Joe Wehage’s car. Rose claimed Wehage turned into him. Wehage and witness Barbara McGraw testified to the collision. Wehage’s car slid about 12 feet. Also, Earsel H. Neely forfeited $66.50 bond for drunken driving and allowing a drunken person to drive. William Ward fined $5 for parking at a fire hydrant and Oreste Pierce forfeited $15 for losing vehicle control. Dempsey Lee Meador forfeited $10 for driving without a license.
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Laren Avenue
Beckley
Jerry Rose
Memorial Building
McCreery St
Joe Wehage
Reservoir Road
Edward Stansbury
Wehage
Barbara McGraw
Rose
South Fayette Street
McCreery Street
Earsel H. Neely
Rich Creek
William Ward
Oreste Pierce
Dempsey Lee Meador
Johnstown Rd
Holden Disaster To Be Discussed
Findings of the Department of Mines director and safety inspectors on the Holden mine fire will be presented at 7:30 p.m. today in the Raleigh County Courthouse. Crawford L. Wilson will present during Beckley Chapter Holmes Safety Council meeting. The fire killed 18 men at Island Creek Coal Co. No. 22 mine in Holden Logan County. The council resumes its monthly meeting after summer recess.
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Department of Mines
Logan
Raleigh County
State Department of Mines
Crawford L. Wilson
Beckley
Holmes Safety Council
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Logan County
County Reports Tuberculosis and Related Diseases in Week
Raleigh County reported two new tuberculosis cases and three syphilis cases to the Department of Health Disease Control for the week ending Aug 20. Fayette County noted one animal bite and two tuberculosis cases. Wyoming County reported one typhoid fever case and one syphilis case.
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Raleigh County
Department of Health Disease Control
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Fined For Pollution At Raben Red Ash Coal Co
The Raben Red Ash Coal Co was fined $100 in Magistrate Cecil Kennedy's Hanover court. A Conservation Officer cited Aug 16 for releasing poisonous materials into Lake Creek, tributary of Little Huff Creek. The company, newly opened in Wyoming County, was convicted of unlawfully killing fish, per district enforcement officer Raymond Eye.
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Raben Red Ash Coal Co
Cecil Kennedy
Hanover
Ivan B. Pizzino
Lake Creek
Little Huff Creek
Wyoming County
Raymond Eye
All Night Gospel Sing in Beckley Tonight
An all night gospel sing will be held at the Beckley Memorial Building starting at 8 pm today. Groups from Wheeling Charleston and Beckley will participate led by Rev. Leslie L. Rogers of Mount Hope as chairman. Admission is free and open to everyone.
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Beckley Memorial Building
Wheeling
Charleston
Beckley Area
Leslie L. Rogers
Mount Hope
Tilden Church Sets Sunday Homecoming
The Tilden Community Church will hold its annual homecoming this Sunday with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a sermon by Rev. Doff Harvey of Fairfield. Dinner will follow, with the Pack Quartet and the choir supplying music for the event.
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Tilden Church
Tilden Community Church
Doff Harvey
Fairdale
Pack
Harvey
Vocational School Wins Honors At State Fair
Raleigh County Vocational School won first place in Class A school displays at the West Virginia State Fair for a satellite diagram showing courses. The display also earned second in machine shop, with second third and fourth places plus six honorable mentions in drawing including a drawing by Ralph Mc Daniel.
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Raleigh County Vocational School
Ralph McDaniel
Mid-State Coal Meet Attracts Area Judges
Ten inspectors from the Beck ley office of the Department of Mines will judge the mid-state coal mine institute at Camp Caesar Saturday. Judges include Jay Philpott Almont Hicks Milton Hitchen Ronald Keaton Salem Wooten Vernon Lawson Lloyd Nutter Buel Campbell James Burke and James Cook. A first aid meet is planned in Gary for U S Steel safety teams and McDowell County teams.
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Beckley Office
Department of Mines
Mid-State Coal Mine Institute
Camp Caesar
Jay Philpott
Almont Hicks
Milton Hitchen
Ronald Keaton
Salem Wooten
Vernon Lawson
Lloyd Nutter
Buel Campbell
James Burke
James Cook
Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
McDowell County
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Kathy Ross
Hutchinson
Hampton- Sydney College
Virginia
James M. Jennings
Antonio Ave
West Virginia Baptist Deacons Association
Maggie
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Admiral Dewey Marks
2 Y Baptist
Marks
Adjutant General
Department of the Army
Raleigh Register
Opal Ripley
Prince St
Merrell C. Cashion
Ripley
United
Cashion
West Virginia
United States Army
Capt. Cashion
Maj
Thomas R. Overstreet
Mrs. Ripley
Bluefield
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Helen Dobson
J. T. Thompson
Association
Robert Winford
Mr. Marks
Kieth
Marla Darlene
Henry C. Price
Banes Thornton
Allen Junction
Winford
Dall Wooddell
Julian Kent
West Virginia State Bar
Lord Ellenborough
Lord Campbell
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Tom Dooley
Michael London
Three Stooges
Beckley Open Air Theatre
Halsey
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James Mes Cagney Dallant Iour
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Guiost
Sloan da Heise
RAIS
Ferando Lamas
Irwin Allen
Charles Bennett
PINE
Pineville, W. VA
Fred __ MacMURRAY
Hagen
Huntz Hall
Bowery Boys
Mullens
Mullens and
Herndon
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Jo Morrow
Flying Fontaines
Dr. In
Anew Wyman
Clarence Brown
Owl's Club
Oak Hill, W. Va
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Rollin Rockets
Wey Wes
Dogor Jiawders
Etuig
MR. Pennypacker
Clifton Webb
SUN
Psycho
Anthony Vera
John Perkins
Miles
Gavin
Janet Leigh
Marion Crane
Starong
Martin Balsam
John McIntire
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