Anniversary Set for Second District Singing Convention
The 17th anniversary of the Second District Singing Convention president will be celebrated at 2 30 p m December 2 at New Hope Baptist Church Whipple. The program includes devotions welcome address by Mrs Oretha Bane response by Russell Matthews and review of service by Mrs O H Jasper. Local districts New Era Winding Gulf New River Meadow Bluff Paint Creek and Kanawha will bring choruses. Each district to bring donations. Personal mentions note residents visiting and hospital plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope Baptist Church of Whipple
Ratliff
Mosby
Oretha Bane
Russell Matthews
O. H. Jasper
Gladys Blakely
Alberta Johnson
C. M. Ellis
H. C
78 Finish Accident Study at Keystone Mine
A 20 hour course in accident prevention in coal mines by the U S Bureau of Mines was completed by 78 miners at the Keystone mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Finishing the course were James Alexander Jr Lee A Banks Sylvester Leo Black William Daniel Boroski Paolo Berlotto I W Britten Arthur F Britton Charles A Browning Bill E Carington Robert Harle Caudill George F Corso Joy Corso Irving David Emanuel Davis Edward Dragovich Clenton Everett Farmer Carole Fasel Clyde Ferguson J C Foster John Henry Foster James R Fulford Mack Gadson Alex Edward Graham Harry F Graham John E Hairston J F Hale Thomas Joe Harris Lawrence T Hawthorne James A Hickman William Howard Ranso W Howell Payton Jones Jr Robert Lee Diertner Frank Kuffner Steve Louis Kuffner John E Lawless Charles E Lee Stanley Lovak Henry Martin Sylvester J Martin Walter B McCrickard James E Miller Mose Miller Frank Mills Kenneth B Moore James Nash Kermit Newman Jack M Ofsa Orville Osborne Ezekiel Pannell Lewis Patterson Henry E Penn Curtis Phelps Jr Perry Phelps Walter V Phelps Wayne M Plymale Wilbur H Reed Elmer W Roark Mike Roman Walter L Saunders James H Sohen Sam M Slaughter Joe Somosky Mike Spoloek Louis Taylor Theodore Pete Torres Andrew H Travis Tom Underwood Andy Vargo Howard Price Wade Ossie O Wilkins Cleo Williams Earl Van Wright James Coy Wright N A Younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Keystone
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
L. L. Wylam
James Alexander, Jr
Lee A. Banks
Sylvester Leo Black
William Daniel Boroski
Paolo Bertoletto
I. W. Britten
Arthur F. Britton
Charles A. Browning
Bill E. Carington
Robert Harle Caudi
Payton Jones, Jr
Robert Lee Dirtner
Frank Kuffner
Steve Louis Kuffner
John E. Lawless
Charles E. Lee
Stanley Lovak
Henry Martin
Sylvester J. Martin
Walter B. McCrickard
James E. Miller
Mose Miller
Frank Mills
Kenneth B. Moore
James Nash
Kermit Newman
Jack M. Ofsa
Orville Osborne
Ezekiel Pannell
Lewis Patterson
Henry
Oak Hill Residents Take Weekend Trips
Mrs. Maude Hoover and Ralph Hannabass of Kelly Ave spent the weekend in Roanoke Virginia. Mrs Ruth Simms of Summerlee Ave underwent an operation Friday at St Francis Hospital Charleston. Charles Price and Ronald Stevens of Oak Hill spent the weekend in Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Hoover
Ralph Hannabass
Kelly Ave
Roanoke
Ruth Simms
Summerlee Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston
Charles Price
Roanald Stevens
Oak Hill
Baltimore
Lions Club Meets Chooses Donations Over Gifts
The Oak Hill Lions Club met Thursday evening and voted to buy Christmas baskets for needy families. Miss Regina Kidd, Frankin Kincaid, and pianist Miss Fayes Green from Collins High School entertained the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Oak Hill
Regina Kidd
Frankin Kincaid
Fayes Green
Collins High School
Minimum VA Construction Rules Set For Post Korea Loans
VA announces mandatory minimum property and land planning requirements for all new homes financed with VA guaranteed or insured loans. October saw 1,838 post Korea loan applications, 1,787 for homes, 43 for business, 8 for farms, with total GI loan guarantees reaching 30,777 that month and 29,534 for home loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barcel
Beckley VA
Barcel
Baird
The
Veterans Administration
T. B. King
Barker's Ridge PTA Sets Wednesday Meeting In Herndon
At 7 30 p m Wednesday the Barker's Ridge District PTA will meet in the Herndon School library. A program before the business session features films and performances by the school chorus and students including pieces such as What Greater Gift Silent Night Blue Christmas Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon
Barker's Ridge
Parent-Teacher Association
Herndon School
Betty Webb
Tiny Singleton
Donald Singleton
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Jewel Fultz
Frosty the
Minor injuries after Thurmond crash involving Richmond
George Richmond of Garten received facial bruises when his car left the road and went into a creek near Thurmond around midnight Saturday. State Police investigated the single vehicle accident and said Richmond was treated and released from Oak Hill Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
George Richmond
Garten
Oak Hill Hospital
Thurmond
Richmond
Damages Estimated In Car Truck Collision
About $60 in damage resulted from a Monday collision at the Neville Street and Oakwood Avenue intersection. Wayman E. Williams 29 Mabscott drove the truck and Robert Laflin 55 MacArthur drove the car. Laflin attempted a left turn from Oakwood onto Neville while Williams traveled on Neville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville St
Oakwood Ave
Wayman E. Williams
Mabscott
Robert Laflin
MacArthur
Laflin
Williams
Neville
Annual Christmas Dinner Planned by Local Jaycees
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its regular Christmas buffet dinner meeting at El Chico at 7:30 p.m. The House of David team faces Pinecrest at Beckley Recreation Building at 8 p.m. The board approves present bills and schedules the State Jaycee Board meeting for January 23 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
el Chico
Beckley Recreation Building
House of David
Pinecrest
Jaycee Board
Two Beckley Drivers Fined On Traffic Counts
Oscar B. Kirby of Beckley was fined 10 dollars and costs for hazardous driving by Magistrate T. N. Thurman. Hadd Lilly of Beckley forfeited a 20 dollar bond after missing a police court appearance on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar B. Kirby
Beckley
T. N. Thurman
Hadd Lilly
Child Fractures Leg After Fall in Wyoming County
Three year old Darrce Lester of Hatcher Wyoming County was treated at Stevens Clinic hospital in Welch for fractures of the left leg after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatcher
Darrce Lester
Wyoming County
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Library Adds 43 Books in November at Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Public Library announced 43 new titles were added in November. Notable general interest works include Reformation of the 16th Century by Roland H. Bainton and Across the Space Frontier edited by Cornelius Ryan, along with novels such as The Pilgrim Soul by Anne Miller Downes and The Comancheros by Paul Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mary Louise Graham
Roland H. Bainton
Bill Mauldin
Korea
Frank Hartley
David Daiches
Borden Hall
Anice H. Giles
Edgar Allan Poe
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
M. N. Beitman
David L. George
Jerome S. Meyer
Man
Earl C. Kelly
Marie J. Rasey
Oscar Slater
Peter Hunt
James Whitcomb Riley
George ‘Washington
Douglas Southall Freeman
West Virginia
Charles H. Ambler
Cornelius Ryan
Anne Miller Downes
Mary Jane Ward
Elizabeth Seifert
Mine Employee Hurt in Pineville Coal Mine Incident
James Workman age 26 of Pineville is receiving treatment at Stevens Clinic hospital Welch for pelvic injuries after being jammed between a coal car and a mine rib while working for Red Jacket Coal company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
James Workman
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Red Jacket Coal Company
Five Draw Fines in Court Monday
Magistrate T. Noel Thurman fined five defendants in his court Moray records indicate. Arrench Stover of Craw Creek and Mr. and Ar.rench Stover were fined $3 and costs each for failing to keep their three children in school. David A. Honaker of Fairdale was fined $20 and costs for fraud tied to undeclared earnings from Gulf Mining Company at Mt. Hope after seeking unemployment benefits. Constable Jennings George was the arresting officer. Guy Willis and Haro Willis of Crab Orchard each paid $10 and costs on assault charges from last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Noel Thurman
Moray
Ar.rench Stover
Craw Creek
David A. Honaker
Fairdale
Honaker
Gulf Mining Company
Mt. Hope
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Thurman
Jennings George
Guy Willis
Haro Willis
Crab Orchard
Graveside Rites Set For Crawford Infant
Graveside services for Eugene Merrill Crawford one month old son of Mr and Mrs W E Crawford of Cool Ridge were to be held at 1 30 p m today in Crawford Cemetery Cool Ridge with Rev Clyde Martin officiating. The infant died at 9 30 a m yesterday at the residence. He is survived by his parents a sister Janet Marie and brother William Edward all at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Merrill Crawford
W. E. Crawford
Cool Ridge
Crawford Cemetery
Coolridge
Clyde Martin
Janet Marie
William Edward
Home
Larceny case led to jail and fine in local court
Steve Luther and Constable George arrested a suspect on a petty larceny charge. Herbert Lewis was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail in lieu of payment. Thurman issued the warrant for arrest. T. R. Jewell of the Virginian Railway swore out the warrant after a suspect took one lot of scrap iron valued at $19.95 from the railroad at Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Luther
George
Herbert Lewis
Thurman
T. R. Jewell
Virginian Railway Company
Lester
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Mary Bennett
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G Street
Morton Reaves
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the Kroger Co
America
Poland
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker and Sons, Inc
Peoria
Mika Waltai
Paul Wellman
Confessor of the
Gladys Schmitt
Chuck Stanley
Patricia Wentworth
Gut Lobos
Wade Hamilton
Mr. Crook
Anthony Gilbert
Tom Lea
Herbert E. Stover
Rex Stout
Norman Collins
Space
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Joan Gail Thomas
Don Herbert
E. B. White
Roger Davies
Meph
John George
Deb Halfback
Paul Jackson
Nelson F. Beeler
Pinkie
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Niversal Home
Equipmen
South Fayette St
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Merose
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Melrose Distillers, Inc
New York, N
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Mercury
Ford Matos Company
Lincoln-Mercury Inc
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