Moose Lodge Fetes Hospitalized Vets With Smokers
Beckley Moose Lodge No 1606 hosts a Smokers party for Veterans Administration Hospital patients. Gifts include twenty cigarette cartons four lighters five boxes of candy an auto robe wrist watch and two lighter and case combos. Winners pictured are Thomas Martin Richwood Earl Holley Raleigh Caldwell and Joe Snyder with Moose officials. Women of the Moose provide refreshments. The group also escorts handicapped patients to chapel Sundays and biweekly distributes necessities and luxuries to Moose members at Pinecrest Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Moose Lodge
Veterans Administration Hospital
Thomas Martin
Richwood
Earl Holley
Lewisburg
Raleigh Caldwell
Hinton
Joe Snyder
Lester
Arnold Kessinger
Fred Wills
Hospital Committee For the
Moose
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Special Forces Parachute Jump Called Off at Fort Bragg
Weather forced a second consecutive cancellation of a planned 101st Special Forces Group practice parachute jump at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Major William F Watts said surface winds 21 miles per hour exceeded the 15 mph limit and jumps were not attempted. The jump was relocated from Raleigh County Memorial Airport to Fort Bragg but postponed again with plans to try before January ends if conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
101St Special Forces Group
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army Post
William F. Watts
Special Forces Group
Watts
North Carolina
Lop
77Th Special Forces
Memorial Airport
Collop
Beckley
130Th Air
Charleston
Blocked Sewer Blamed For Ice On Street
A blocked sewer on West Neville Street caused a manhole overflow and ice hazards. Two eastbound cars skidded on the ice in a two car collision. James Moore of Nitro and Faye Sinclair of 303 Crescent Road were involved. damage about 400 dollars. No injuries or arrests. Beckley police and street department responded to melt ice and unclog the sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville St
James Moore
Nitro
Arnold Stone
St. Albans
Faye Sinclair
Crescent Road
Beckley
City Street Department
Ernest James
Steve Horwath
Reservoir Road
Dollars For Democrats Drive Planned Locally
C Berkley Lilly, chairman, announced a Raleigh campaign to raise 2000 dollars from Jan 22 to Jan 30. About 50 precinct workers will solicit funds with one third to national headquarters, one third to state headquarters, and one third to Raleigh County for use in the General Election campaign. A fundraising dinner in Beckley on Feb 2 is also planned by the Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee and the Young Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Berkley Lilly
Raleigh
Lilly
National Democratic
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Young Democrats
Beckley Fed
Cotton White
The
Mountain Of Clothes Donated During Salvation Army Drive
Major Mary McVicker calls the weekend Salvation Army effort a mountain of clothing to aid area families. Distribution is planned at The Citadel on South Fayette Street from 1 to 5 p.m. December 21. A bus will accept donations at the Raleigh County Courthouse on Main Street through Wednesday. The Beckley booth raised 175.32 for Christmas Cheer, lifting the total to 2,080.25 with the letter appeal. Moose Lodge of Beckley staffs the booth today.
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Salvation Army
Mary McVicker
Citadel
South Fayette St
Raleigh County
Main St
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Beckley
Neville Street
MecVicker
Infant's Funeral Today for Tina Ruth Hill
Infant Tina Ruth Hill, 13 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hill of Cleveland Ohio and Beckley West Virginia, will be buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery after services at Mount Tabor Church. Services led by Rev Oscar Canterbury. Death due to suffocation from a baby aspirin tablet lodged in the throat. Body moved from Cleveland to Caffee Funeral Home Beckley and later to Ruby Reed residence Skelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Ruth Hill
James Hill
Cleveland, C
Beckley
Mount Tabor
Oscar Canterbury
Cleveland
Caffee
Ruby Reed
Skelton
Crippled Children's Party Set In Sophia
Mrs. Alex Lavis hearts chairing the Gulf Woman's Club health division announces the second annual Christmas party for crippled children to be held Tuesday at 7 pm at her home. Assisting are Mrs. Fred Lavis Mrs. Fred Simpson Mrs. Ted Lavis and Mrs. David Falkner. Invitations were extended by telephone. Refreshments prizes and individual gifts will be given. Short Christmas stories and poems will be read.
Science shrinks piles with new non surgical method
A world famous research institute reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne that shrinks piles without surgery and relieves itching and pain. It is marketed as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form. Available at druggists with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Lane Funeral Rites for J Thomas Lane Held Wednesday
Funeral services for J Thomas Lane 57 of Charleston former Beckley resident will be at Immaculate Conception Church Clarksburg with high mass at 9 a m. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Lane died Sunday in a Charleston hospital. he headed Lane and Associates a labor consultant firm with Beckley ties. Survivors include his wife a son in Lakeland Florida a daughter in Bethesda Maryland two sisters in Clarksburg and Havana Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Lane
Charleston
Clarksburg
Immaculate Conception Church
John J. O'Brien
Holy Cross Cemetery
Lane
J. Thomas Lane and Associates, Inc
Wees
Beckley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
the Press Club
Elks Lodge No
Darkisburg
Mary Joe Lane
Lakeland
F’a
Richard F Ward
Bethesda
Mds
Virgil J. Shack
Edward C. Wilson
Havana
Cuba
Transferred to University of Virginia Hospital
Mrs. Amos Quesenberry of 1901 South Kanawha Street was moved Sunday from Raleigh General Hospital to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville Va. She had been a patient at Raleigh General since December 7 and underwent surgery last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Amos Quesenberry
South
Kanawha St
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Raleigh General Hospital
Social event hosted at Mrs Lavis’s home last week
A social gathering was held last week at the residence of Mrs. Lavis. Attendees and activities are not detailed in the available readable fragments.
Beckley Driver Jailed As Drunk
Beckley motorist Roy 0. Levy jailed by Beckley City Police for driving while drunk. Bond posted. released and scheduled to appear in City Police Court tonight. Also jailed was Virgil D. Shumate of Beckley released after bond for appearance before Mabscott mayor. Two prisoners transferred to Federal custody. Moonshine possession cases and interstate transport of a stolen vehicle cited. Richard C. Hawley, 18, Beckley, charged with leaving scene of an accident after Prince Street incident.
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Roy
Levy
Beckley
Raleigh County
Virgil D. Shumate
Mabscott
Carl Howard Riffe
Crab Orchard
John L. Underwood
Coal City
Harry G. Simmons - Lester
John A. Field Jr
Charleston
U.S
Underwood
Circuit Jurors Dismissed Today in Raleigh County Court
Jurors for the present term of Raleigh County Circuit Court were permanently dismissed this morning by Judge Norman Knapp. The final suit on the docket was continued due to illness of L L Scherer, attorney for the plaintiff, with W R Daniel administrator of Mary Ann Daniel’s estate involved in a suit against Ben Kyle Daniel and others.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
L.L. Scherer
W. R. Daniel
Mary Ann Daniel
Ben Kyle Daniel
Wag
Beckley Recreation Board Meets Tonight
Beckley Recreation Board will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m today in City Hall to discuss local recreation programs and city community issues.
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Beckley Recreation Board
City Hall
Woodrow Wilson High and Beckley Junior Band Concert
Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle Band joins Beckley Junior High for season opening 8 p m Tuesday in Woodrow auditorium. Programs feature novelty tunes and marches including The Dog Show Three Blind Mice and Git on Board plus Deep Blues and The Boy Friends. Director Glenn Sallack notes 92 110 and 135 member bands with full symphonic instrumentation and invites public tickets from band members.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle Band
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle Band
Beckley Junior High School
Woodrow Auditorium
Glenn Sallack
Flying Eagle
Little Brown Jug
Air Brigade
Cofield
Lorenz
Vienna
The
Red Mill
Mlle. Modiste
Hurrell
Chaminade
Frangkiser
Lou Singer
Leroy Anderson
Yoder
Local Elks Team Wins State Meet
Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452 won the West Virginia ritualistic championship at Huntington Sunday to earn a berth in the national finals in Dallas in July 1960. Judges from the Ohio Elks Association rated the team 93.505, with Sistersville second and Mannington third. The Beckley squad, coached by Lawrence Pruett, includes Saunders and nine others and will receive a trophy and cash to help with Dallas travel.
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Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452
West Virginia
John Saunders
Sistersville
Mannington
Beckley
Dallas
Tex
St. Louis
Beckley Lodge
Logan
Huntington
Ohio Elks Association
Manning
Ernie Cole
Bluefield
Huntington Elks Lodge
Lawrence Pruett
Saunders
George Springer
John C. Ashworth
Sullivan Man Posts Bond For Jail Release
Lloyd Miller of Sullivan was arrested on an assault and battery charge and brought to Raleigh County Jail. He posted a $500 property bond for appearance before Magistrate W A Burke, with bond accepted by Magistrate Cotton White. The warrant, issued by Burke and obtained by Kenneth Duff of Sullivan, stemmed from a fistfight between Miller and Duff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Miller
Sullivan
Raleigh County
W. A. Burke
Cotton White
Burke
Miller
Kenneth Duff
Ru th Lamaster and Emery Lamaster Divorced in Raleigh County Court
A final decree of divorce was granted in Raleigh County Circuit Court on Thursday to Ruth Lamaster and Emery Lamaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Ruth Lamaster
Emery Lamaster
Collision sparks court bid after Saturday vehicle crash
Hawley fled from the scene of a two-vehicle crash near a municipal parking lot. He was captured about ten minutes later on the 1921 By-Pass and released from jail after posting a $500 property bond for appearance tonight in Beckley Police Court. A James E. Lucas, 19, was jailed for drunk driving after a collision on South Kanawha Street at 11:20 p.m. Saturday involving Virginia Griffith Meadows, 37, of Cool Ridge. Vehicle damage was about $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley
Beckley
Daniels
James E. Lucas
Lucas
Virginia Griffith Meadows
Cool Ridge
Kanawha Street
Life Cigarettes Claim Record Low Tar and Nicotine
Smokers respond to government filed ratings showing Life Cigarettes with Millecel Filter delivers the least tar and nicotine in history. The claim rests on new filter technology developed for Life, cited by Brown & Welliames of Teed.
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U.S
Washington, D.C
United States
Thomas Wade
Life Cigarettes
Life
Brown & Welliames
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