Christmas Crusaders Group Plans Bradley Gift Drive
The Bradley community forms Christmas Crusaders to aid needy families this year. A five member committee organizes gift boxes in local businesses where residents can leave toys and food. The group aims to raise funds to ensure each Christmas box contains useful food.
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Bradley
Die Thorn
H. B. Wurst
Robert Edge
J. EB
Blackburn
Maple Fork
Sand
Joe Buffa
Fredsiing
Sea Scout Troop Forms Raleigh County Under Father Michael
Recruiting opens for Raleigh County's only Sea Scout troop organized around Jan 1. Father Michael, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, will serve as captain. Navy veterans and locals plan to assist with films equipment and lectures, with trips to Norfolk Naval Base. Meetings held at St. Nicholas Church basement.
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Michael
Raleigh County
Father Michael
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Navy Iy Expecleen
Navy
Norfolk
St. Nicholas Church
Beckley Post Office Decorated For Holiday Season
Wives of local postal clerks decorated the Beckley post office lobby with evergreens holly silver bells and ribbon. Mrs. Robert Biggs chaired the decorating committee with co chair Mrs Russell Feazell. Materials were donated by postal employees as they work extra hours during the rush season to ensure cards and gift parcels arrive on time.
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Beckley
Robert Biggs
National Association of Postal Clerks
Russell Feazell
Ex Piney View Resident Dies in Lorain Ohio
Mrs Hazel Matilda Worley of Lorain Ohio wife of Roy Worley and former Piney View resident died at 11 am Sunday at SS Josephs Hospital after a weeklong illness Funeral services will be held at White Oak Lutheran Church Meyersdale Pa burial in White Oak Cemetery
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Hazel Matilda Worley
Lorain
Ohio
Roy Worley
Piney View
SS Joseph's Hospital
White Oak Lutheran Church
Meyersdale
White Oak Cemetery
White Christmas Service At Beckley Presbyterian Church
The Beckley Presbyterian Church will host a White Christmas service this year. The Rev. James Witherspoon reports the service is set for 7 p.m. on December 23 at the church.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
James Witherspoon
Chess Exhibition and Tree Gift for Hospital Ward
Chess exhibition led by Join FP Hurt will showcase multiple boards at Teen Town Charleston at 7 30 p m He plans to play many games against teachers and students including about 100 WWHS participants A Christmas tree decorated with Beckley area greeting cards will be given to hospital children to aid tuberculosis fight Cards should be mailed to Gleason in care of CBS Television New York City
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Jackie Gleason
Beckley
Gleason
Raleigh County
C. C. Sanders
CBS Television
New York City
Sanders
Hurt
Charleston
West Virginia
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Harlow Warren
Warren
Peregoy
WWHS
Marshall College
Chess Review Magazine
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
1Farm
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
Cooperative Extension Work
Agriculture
Wome Economics
Nancy Boyd
Clarence Wooten
Illness Fatal To EM Snyder 60
Edward Manuel Snyder age 60 of South Charleston died at St Francis Hospital after a long illness. He worked for the city of South Charleston and was related to several county residents. Survived by wife Georgie, four daughters including Mrs Sullivan and Mrs Winall, five sons, three brothers, one sister, eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Snodgrass Funeral Home chapel with burial in South Charleston.
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Edward Manuel Snyder
South Charleston
St. Francis Hospital
Georgie Snyder
John Sullivan
Canton
Ohio
Harold Winall
Henderson
Nev
Willis Raines
Hurricane
William Blizzard
Carl
Eldie
Fred
Charleston
Don
Cleveland
Earl
St. Louis
Bob
Dewey
Joe
Lester
Bob Miller
Snodgrass Funeral Home Chapel
Holy Name Society Plans Tonight Meeting at Saint Francis de Sales
Six member debate on the foundation of the Catholic church will highlight the Holy Name Society gathering at 7 30 p m in the parish hall of St Francis de Sales Church. PTA Meets Today at Mount Tabor Elementary 7 30 p m.
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Holy Name Society
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
Mount Tabor
Two Army Specialists Promoted at Local Recruiting Station
Captain James E. Kelly announced the advancement of Henry J. Gagnon and Fred W. Allen Jr. to specialist first class. Gagnon, a 10 year Army veteran from New Hampshire, has served as supply sergeant at the local Recruiting Station since April 1955. Allen, a two year Army veteran from Wilmington, North Carolina, is an assistant X ray technician and has been in Beckley since July 1954.
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James E. Kelly
Henry J. Gagnon
Fred W. Allen Jr
Gagnon
New Hampshire
Allen
Wilmington
N.C
Beckley
Merchandise Stolen From Sim's Amoco Service Station
About $21 147 worth of merchandise was taken in a Sunday early break in at Sim's Amoco Service Station in Midway. Six new innertubes and four new tires were stolen around 1 a.m. Police note the telephone wire was cut and the receiver stolen. State Police are investigating and pursuing leads.
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Sim
Amoco
Midway
Cars Driven by Brothers Collide in Head-On Crash
Two brothers, Elmer Glen Bragg 26 of Coal and Wandell Gene Bragg 1 of Ghent, were in a head-on collision on U.S. 19 21 near Cool Ridge in Raleigh County. Elmer was hospitalized with leg injuries and Wandell Gene had forehead and knee cuts. No charges were filed. The cars, 197 models, were total losses.
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Virginian Railway
Mat Jine
Metalton
Eeeles
Surveyor
Raleigh County
Keeles
Elmore
Mullens
Wandell Gene Bragg
Cool Ridge
Elmer
Beckley
Cool the
U.S
Elmer Glen Bragg
Revival Continues At West Raleigh Church
The West Raleigh Community Church revival, begun two weeks ago, will run through the rest of this week. Reverend Clyde Meadows serves as pastor of the church.
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West Raleigh
Clyde Meadows
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