Four Raleigh Scouts named for Senior Girl Scout Roundup
Four Raleigh County seniors were chosen by the Council to attend the Senior Girl Scout Roundup in Colorado Springs Colorado this July. Ann Anderson Bettina DePaulo Louise Breck and Anne Kessinger are the selected attendees. About 7500 girls and 1500 adults will join the camp at the ranch of Dr Kenneth Cogswell and R E Johnson from July 3 to 12. A mile high a world wide is the slogan.
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Raleigh County
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ann Anderson
G. L. Anderson
4Th St
Bettina DePaulo
J. R. DePaulo
Granville Ave
Louise Breck
Graham K. Breck
Northwestern Ave
Anne Kessinger
Ted Kessinger
Shady Spring
Kenneth Cogswell
R. E. Johnson
Requiem Mass for Mrs Laura Pitotti Held at Saint Francis
Mrs Laura Pitotti aged 71 of 105 Ellison Ave died after a brief illness at a local hospital. Requiem High Mass set for Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at St Francis de Sales Church with Fr Paul Helsley. Rosary at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Wednesday at 8 p.m. Burial in Mount Calvary Addition to Sunset Memorial Park. Holy Name Society members to meet at the funeral parlor for the rosary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Pitotti
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Paul Helsley
Keyser-Bryant
Holy Name Society
St Francis de Sales Catholic Church
S. Oakwood Ave
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Pitotti
Ellison Ave
Kayser-Bryant Funeral Home
Bluefield Man Speaks On City Rehabilitation Meeting
Dr. Lewis Field a clinical psychologist at Bluefield Mental Health Clinic spoke on rehabilitation problems and budget needs at a quarterly Local Rehabilitation Advisory Committee meeting. The group includes Fayette Wyom ing and Raleigh counties with about 25 attendees at El Chico. Clarence Ray WV Division of Vocational Rehabilitation supervisor highlighted the division’s past fiscal year accomplishments. James P. Bland of Beckley chairs the committee.
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Lewis Field
Field
Bluefield
Fayette
Wyoming
Raleigh
el Chico
Clarence Ray
West Virginia
Pope John Delays Gold Crown in Bergamo Commission
Vatican reports a design error in the new gold crown for Pope John XXIII, delaying presentation that had been set for yesterday. The 500 gram crown, adorned with amethysts emeralds coral and sculpted saints, was created by Attilio Nani under Bergamo provincial government commission.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Bergamo
Attilio Nani
Fayette Man Executes Bond In Numbers Case
William J. McKinney, 52, of Layland, posted a $500 bond for his Beckley Police Court appearance after a Monday arrest at 12 45 p m on the 1921 By Pass for possession of numbers lottery slips. Police reported he had $18 and several lottery slips when seized.
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William J. McKinney
Layland
Beckley
Graveside services for one day old Jimmie Hale Sharp
Graveside services and burial for Jimmie Hale Sharp one day old son of Mr and Mrs Donald James Sharp will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Sharp Cemetery Marlinton. Survivors include one brother Walker Denny Sharp paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles J Sharp Marlinton and maternal grandmother Mrs Mary E Underwood Marlinton. Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Jimmie Hale Sharp
Donald James Sharp
S. Kanawha St
Sharp Cemetery
Marlinton
Walker Denny Sharp
Charles J. Sharp
Mary E Underwood
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Mrs Presley Remains in Fair Condition at Clarksdale Hospital
Mrs C E Presley mother of Mrs Charles W Merritt of 1518 Harper Road is listed in fair condition at Clarksdale Hospital Mississippi after a cerebral hemorrhage. Dr and Mrs Merritt and three children just returned from a week in Clarksdale where they visited.
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C. E. Presley
Charles W. Merritt
Harper Road
Clarksdale Hospital
Clarksdale
Miss
Merritt
Red Cross Raleigh County Board Meeting Dec 18
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its board of directors meeting on Thursday December 18 at the Red Cross office in the Bair Building. The date was corrected from The Register's earlier statement.
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Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Bair Building
Register
Court Takes In 542 From Beckley Court Fines and Forfeitures
Beckley Court collected 542 dollars from bond forfeitures and fines during Monday night session. Thomas Ward of Skelton was remanded to Raleigh County Jail for a 25 dollar fine after pleading guilty to improper registration. Multiple defendants faced fines for speeding drving without a license and other offenses. several bonds were forfeited including 105 dollars by Bobby Carrico and 106 dollars by George Kincaid and Opie Tyree, with license suspensions or revocations issued where noted. Four intoxication cases added a total 65 dollars in fines.
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Beckley Court
Thomas Ward
Skelton
Raleigh
Beckley
Ward
Wanda Mae Cantley
Miss Cantley
Bobby Carrico
Sophia
Carrico
Wesley Cherry
Smoot Street
Verna L. Asbury
George Lewis Kincaid
Meadow Bridge
Lemuel Richardson
John H. Smith
Opie L. Tyree
Millard Harbison
Stamford
James Katsimas
Alabama
Lawrence Mitchell
Navy station commended by Lt Levan in Beckley
Lt Walter N Levan inspector of Navy Recruiting for the second area, praised Beckley Navy Recruiting Station for outstanding duties after inspecting five of 13 stations. He noted Beckley as the nicest town visited in the area covering Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC. Levan received his commission in 1950 and was assigned to Baltimore in August after serving on the USS Grand Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter N. Levan
Navy
Baltimore
Beckley Navy
E. G. Akers
Bob Hershey
Baney Alexnovitch
Levan
Beckley
Maryland
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Atlantic
Newport
R. 1
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Don Crislip
New York
Mountain den
Crislip
Internal Revenue
Intruders Break Into Cirtsville School
State Police probe break in at Cirtsville Elementary School in Cirtsville. Building entered overnight or early today with unknown items taken. A tuberculosis case is noted in the United States every six minutes.
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Cirtsville
United States
Gilkeson Rites Set On Thursday
Mrs. Bessie Ivy Carper Gilkeson 68 of 307 Myers Ave died Monday night after months of illness. She was a daughter of the late Luther Carper and Tamsin Lorre Carper of White Oak. her husband Issac Gilkeson died in 1945. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Surviving: her mother, four sons Leonard Glen Ray Bernard Howard. nine daughters including Mrs. Luther Anderson Beaver, Mrs. George Cline White Oak, Mrs. Mildred Bowman, Mrs. Pat Baldiwell Rosewell NM, Mrs. Jack Meeker Coolidge AZ, Mrs. Manuel Amato Beckley, Mrs. Harry Meadows Landover Hill MD, Mrs. Glen Anderson Riverdale MD, Mrs. Les Gilbert Howell MI. two brothers Elmer Carper White Oak, Royal Carper Crow. two sisters Mrs. Nella Calloway Beckley, Mrs. Wanda Meadows White Oak. 32 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A daughter Mrs. Cleo Moore died in 1952. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Marys Methodist Church, Rev. L. L. Reckart officiating. Burial Grandview Cemetery. Body from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to residence at 5 p.m. Wednesday, church one hour before service. Pallbearers: Russell Robert, Bill Miles, Ralph Withrow, Al Ellison, Mason Anderson.
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Bessie Ivy Carper Gilkeson
Myers Ave
Grandview
Luther Carper
Tamsin Lorre Carper
White Oak
Issac Gilkeson
First Christian Church
Leonard
Glen Ray
Berkley
Bernard
Howard
Renick
Luther Anderson
Beaver
George Cline
Mildred Bowman
Pat Baldiwell
Rosewell
N. M
Jack Meeker
Coolridge
Ariz
Manuel Amato
Beckley
Harry Meadows
Landover Hill
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
L. L. Reckart
Rose and Quesenberry
Russell Robert
Bill Miles
Ralph Withrow
al Ellison
Mason Anderson
Charleston Man Dies in Veterans Hospital
William C. Hill of Charleston died Monday at 3 15 p m in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. Survived by two sons Samuel of Charleston and Melvin of Richmond Va and a daughter of Charleston. Body at Simpson and Chandler Funeral Home Charleston.
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William C. Hill
Charleston
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Samuel
Melvin
Richmond
Simpson and Chandler
Jcharleston
Outstanding Scouts of 1958 Named at Court of Honor
At the Court of Honor on Monday in the First Baptist Church, Tom Ramieh Paul McManamay and Sam Thios were named Outstanding Scouts of 1958 for Scout Troop 6 and Post 6. Ted Ballengee also received the honor for his conduct and advancement during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Tom Ramieh
Mose T. Ramieh
Lilly St
Paul McManamay
Frank McManamay
Mellon St
Sam Thios
Ted Ballengee
Earl Ballengee
Ridge Av
Free straw for Christmas decorations to be provided
Price Brothers will furnish free straw for church and school Christmas decorations again this year at 201 Central Ave. Anyone needing straw may call the store to arrange pickup, per co-owner T. S. Price.
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Price Brothers
Central Ave
T. S. Price
From TV To Legit Directing New Broadway Debut
Robert Mayberry transitions from television directing to Broadway with The Man Who Never Died. He follows recent TV directors George Roy Hill Arthur Penn and Vincent Donahue who debuted on Broadway with Look Homeward Angel Two for the Seesaw and Sunrise at Campobello.
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New York
Robert Mayberry
Stage
Mayberry
George Roy Hill
Angel
Arthur Penn
Vincent Donahue
Campobello
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Pope John
Main
Kanawha St
el Toro
Beckley Hotel
Life On the New
All Family Hair Tonic
Cohen
Drug Store
Neville ST
Cirtsville School
Gilkeson
Veterans Hospital
Ford
Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc
Veterans Administration
C. S. Collier Jr
Ford Galaxie
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