Buck Ross appointed to Beckley City Council after Miller resignation
A. A. Buck Ross of Beckley was unanimously named to the Beckley City Council following the resignation of Harold W. Miller. Miller's departure stems from his move to Morgantown for a university scholarship, ending his tenure as the sole Republican on the council. The meeting also saw Dooley named to the Recreation Board, a $300 civic-lobbying contribution approved with a condition, a ward committee study for Raleigh Heights, street-light improvements, and a power-company lighting adjustment request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Ross
Harold W. Miller
Miller
A. K. Minter
West Virginia University
Council
Morgantown
Clarence Bibb
G. C. Porter
Bibb
Beckley
Guy S. Dooley
Emery J. Smith
City Recorder
Minter
Dooley
League of Municipalities
League
Charleston
West Virginia
Raleigh Heights
Warren A. Thornhill II
Hill and
Sisson Streets
Springdale Avenue
Appalachian Power Company
Anne Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Rosary Rites for Mrs Laura Pitotti Held in Beckley
Mrs Laura Pitotti 71 of 105 Ellison Ave died in a local hospital Monday Born July 22 in Rieti Italy she was a member of St Francis de Sales Church Her husband Joseph died in 1926 Survivors include son Dario Pitotti Beckley seven daughters including Mrs Augusto Rufini Walled Lake Mich Mrs Joe Culberto Glen White Mich Miss Ida Pitotti and Miss Rena Pitotti Beckley and Mrs Ameleto Simmons Manchester Mich Burial at Mount Calvary Addition Sunset Memorial Park Burial rites set at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home tonight at 8 Requiem High Mass Thursday at 9:30 am at St Francis de Sales Church by Father Paul Helsley
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Laura Pitotti
Ellison Ave
Keyser-Bryant
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Paul Helsley
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Pitotti
Rieti
Italy
St. Francis de Sales
Joseph
Dario Pitotti
Beckley
Augusto Rufini
Walled Lake
Mich
Joe Culberto
Glen White
Louis Basso
Detroit
Ida Pitotti
Rena Pitotti
Ameleto Simmons
Manchester
Seal Money Helps To Spot Cases Of TB Arrange For Treatment
Two Raleigh County teens Linda Stover and Coty Smith are treated at Pinecrest Sanitarium under the Tuberculosis and Health Association program. Weekly visits by Homebound teacher Mrs. Alice Buchanan help them keep up with school while X rays and early treatment aid recovery. A donor letter praises the association’s essential work and urges continued support.
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Cory Smith
Linda Stover
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Cory
Linda
Alice Buchanan
Coty
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
John Henry Smith
Beckley
Bers
Pinecrest
Sisco Stover
Bradley
TB Association
Hopemont Sanitarium
Stover
The
Tuberculosis Association
C. C. Lewis
Three Elevate to Eagle Rank and Explorer Awards
Three boys earned Eagle rank Mead Parsons James Landers and Paul McManamay at a Troop 6 First Baptist Beckley court of honor. Six Explorers won the Silver Award while many other merit badges and attendance pins highlighted a long ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Mead Parsons
James Landers
Paul McManamay
Harmon Lushbaugh
Tom Ramseh
Mack Skaggs
Mrs Skaggs
James Stewart
Richard Ashworth
Ted Ballengee
Tom Ramich
Sam Thies
W. M Kessel
M. E. Tyree
B. C. Minter
Paul Arnstien
Robert Ballengee
James Bland
Richard Bland
James W. Bowyer
Roger Burns
James A. Cook
Larry G. Farley
Palmer Farley
Donald Forbes
Teddy George
John R. Hanson
Gary W. Harsanyi
Donald Ray Hawley
Paul K. Hughes II
Jack Keith
James Lilly
Jerry McManamay
David P. Mullins
E. R. Parsons
Woodlawn Ave
Paul McManamy
Liberal Arts College To Get Most Grants 1958 59
The Esso Education Foundation will award 350 grants to educational institutions for 1958-59, with liberal arts colleges receiving the largest share. West Virginia winners include Davis and Elkins Morris Harvey and West Virginia Wesleyan. The foundation totals to 1,423,000 this year and 5,500,000 over four years for privately supported colleges and universities in the United States.
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Esso Education Foundation
Eugene Holman
West Virginia
Davis and Elkins
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Wesleyan
United States
National Fund For Medical
Holland Rites This Afternoon
Final rites for Ellen Teresa Holland three week old daughter of Ronald and Mrs Holland Stanaford were to be held at 1 a m at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour by Rev C H Edwards. Burial in Stanaford Cemetery. The infant died at 9 30 am Monday at her residence. Survivors include one sister Vera Leigh Holland and one brother Darrell Eugene Holland both at home. Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John Holland of Stanaford and maternal grandmother Mrs Dorotha Hancock of Charleston. paternal great grandmother Mrs Alice Holland of Stotesbury. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlour in charge.
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Ellen Teresa Holland
Ronald Sylvester Holland
Stanaford
Ritchie and Johnson
C. H. Edwards
Vera Leigh Holland
Darrell Eugene Holland
John Holland
Dorotha Hancock
Charleston
Alice Holland
Stotesbury
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Christmas Seal Sale Topped by Five Thousand Seven Hundred
A letter from Elmer Staten of Pinecrest notes the Christmas Seal Sale totals 5704.03 to date, below last year’s figure. Area volunteers aid in sending reminder cards to residents urging tuberculosis fund contributions.
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Elmer Staten
Pinecrest
Burnette Rites Set On Thursday
Funeral arrangements for George C. Burnette will be conducted Thursday at noon in the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with Dr. Alvin J. Cook officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery Huntington at 3 30 p.m. Burnette 65 of 211 Wickham Ave died Tuesday evening after an extended illness. Born July 10 1893 in Louisville Ky he came to Raleigh County in 1917. He was a member of First Baptist Church Men’s Bible Class Beckley Elks Lodge 1452 and a retired salesman who last worked for the Storrs Schaefer Co of Cincinnati Ohio. Survivors include his wife Florence Campbell Burnette a son George G Tad Burnette Jr of South Charleston a brother J Carter Burnette of Charleston three sisters Mrs P C Thomas of Pittsburgh Pa Mrs Lloyd Layman of Battle Creek Mich and Mrs H L Mondorf of Beckley and two grandchildren. Pallbearers are Jan Campbell O F Cain O M Wicker Eugene Setliff French Lucas and E R Smith.
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George C. Burnette
Keyser- Bryant
Alvin J. Cook
Ridgelawn
Huntington
Burnette
Wickham Ave
Louisville
Dixie and
Gabie Camp Burnette
Raleigh County
First Baptist Church
Beckley Elks Lodge
Storrs- Schaefer Co
Cincinnati
Florence Campbell Burnette
George G. ‘'Tad’’ Burnette Jr
South Charleston
J. Carter
Cub Scouts Award Pins and Badges in Mabscott Den
Rex Johnson presented Bobcat and Wolf pins to Richard Plummer Frank Neubert James Allen H E Melton III Sammy Chadwell Frankie Snuffer and Gary Danny Calliope in Mabscott Pack 109 Den One Cub Scouts of America Snuffer earned a Lion Badge and one silver honor point Gary and Danny Calliope each earned one silver and one gold honor point.
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Danny R. Patton
She E. Plum
David Riffe
Richard G. Roach
Robert L. Shrewsbury
Frank Sinozich
Mack Skaggs
Mark Skaggs
James Snider
James Stewart
Donald Lee Taylor
Sam Thies
Patrick A. Tucker
Henry L. Walker Jr
Scott Wallhop
Paul Wiliams
William James Wilson
Paul Arnstien
Ted Ballengee
Robert Ballengee
Jack Keith
James Bland
Richard Bland
Roger Burns
John Hanson
Tom Ramiehi
Richard Ashworth
den One
Cub Scouts of America
Mabscott
Rex Johnson
Raleigh
Richard Plummer
Frank Neubert
James Allen
H. E. Melton III
Sammy Chadwell
Frankie Snuffer
Gary
Danny Calliope
Snuffer
Only News Boy In Terry A Terry Receives Beckley Prize
Larry Gene Burdett a 15 year old and son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burdette gains multiple Beckley Newspapers Corp prizes for six years of daily newspaper delivery in Terry He rises at 630 am walks 15 miles rounds delivers before school then after lessons fetches The Raleigh Register and a Charleston paper and completes deliveries He is the sole carrier in Terry and attends the Young People meeting at Terry Free Will Baptist Church.
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Terry
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Larry Gene Burdett
Lawrence Burdette
Terry Elementary
Larry
Raleigh Register
Charleston
Young People’s
Terry Free Will Baptist Church
Pupils Present Play The Last Doll at Crab Orchard PTA
The pupils of Crab Orchard Elementary Schools staged The Last Doll, a Christmas play directed by music teacher Mrs. B. H. Wender. About 300 parents and children attended the program at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. PTA meetings will move to the new school.
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Crab Orchard
Parent-Teacher Association
B. H. Wender
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
PTA
Quartet Awaiting Hearings On B E Counts
Carlos Larry Pruitt of Piney View Jerry Frederick Basham of Lanark and two Lanark Blue Jay juveniles are jailed in Raleigh County awaiting arraignment on breaking and entering charges. Arrested by State Police at 5 p.m. Tuesday for allegedly entering the Food Fair at Stamaford on December 4 and stealing groceries and cigarettes. Police say the loot was partly recovered after one juvenile, unaware of the others, returned to the hiding place and sold items.
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Carlos Larry Pruitt
Piney View
Jerry Frederick Basham
Lanark
Raleigh
Blue Jay
Stamaford
Arm Injured in Mine Accident at Winding Gulf Coals
Fred Phillips, 50, of Winding Gulf, was injured Tuesday when his left forearm was caught between a machine and a timber. He received treatment at Beckley Memorial Hospital and was released after care.
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Winding Gulf Coals Inc
Fred Phillips
Winding Gulf
Beckley Memorial Hospital
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Harold Miller
Buck’ Ross
A. A
Buck) Ross
Democrat
Auto Parts Service
Flexalum
Lewis
Johnstown
el Toro
Chiros
Coty Smith and
Oort AD verTs
the Old Crow Distilery CO
Frankfort, KY
DIST
Old Crow
Cee Co Srr
CPI Vial Distillers
Frank McManamay
Mellon St
Harold Landers
Liberal Arts College
United Negro College Fund
Council For the Advancement of Small Colleges
Holland
Cub Scouts
Datios
Halstead
Refrigeration CO
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