Train Derailment Near Eastgulf Mine Amid Rail Break
A Norfolk and Western spur derailment occurred Thursday at 3:40 p.m. after a broken rail in the Eastgulf Mine area of Winding Gulf Coals. A diesel engine's weight caused the break, sparking a minor accident with the train off the track about an hour and no traffic delays reported. Crew members Joe Dillon Lindy Wade and Ernest Martin, all of Mullens, were aboard as brakemen and fireman. T. J. Nichols of Elmore office confirmed details.
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Norfolk and Western
Eastgulf
Winding Gulf Coals
Joe Dillon
Lindy
Pinecrest Fund Aided By Lions
The Beaver Lions Club will donate to the Pinecrest Fund, a project sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley, to assist Christmas needs at the sanitarium. The group approved the effort at a Thursday meeting and voted to honor Shady Spring High School music students with a plaque bearing the Lions emblem for the top student for the next decade. Beginning today, trees will be sold at the Beaver Kool Cup, with proceeds supporting the sight conservation program run by Lions groups.
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Beaver Lions Club
Pinecrest Fund
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Shady Spring High School
All Lions Organizations
Cherokee Indians Migrate to Arkansas After 1794 Massacre
The report notes Cherokee Indians involved in the Muscle Shoals event migrated to Arkansas in 1794. It highlights displacement patterns following the 18th century violence and situates the movement within wider frontier clashes and colonial-era pressures on indigenous communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscle Shoals
Arkansas
Civitan Club hears Forbes on proposed coal pipeline
Lawrence Forbes of the Norfolk and Western Railway spoke at Beckley Civitan Club about the proposed West Virginia coal pipeline. The club spoke neutral, with Clyde McCoy presenting as president and John Gorman chairing the fruitcake sale. Gorman reported about 700 pounds of cake remain unsold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lawrence Forbes
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Beckley Civitan Club
Clyde McCoy
John Gorman
Civitan
North Lester Elementary PTA Meeting Scheduled
The North Lester Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. at the school All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lester Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Alumni Association Meeting At Mrs Spradley Home
The Raleigh County Unit of Bluefield State College Alumni Association will meet at the home of Mrs. Evelyn Spradley at 1731 1-2 S Fayette St on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Spradley reports the event. Mrs. Helen Dobson is president.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Evelyn Spradley
S. Fayette St
Spradley
Helen Dobson
Army captain Cunningham leads Beckley recruiting station
Donald S. Cunningham, executive officer at the Army Main Recruiting Station Beckley, entered the Army in 1948 at Cairo and rose to master sergeant before commissioning via Officers Candidate School. He has been stationed in Beckley since June and helped organize the Beckley Rebel Sport Parachute Club with hundreds of parachute jumps.
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Donald S. Cunningham
Army
Beckley
Cunningham
Cairo
Rebel Sport Parachute Club
Morris Harvey Extension Center meeting set in Beckley
Morris Harvey Extension Centers will hold an organizational meeting in Beckley on January 9 to decide courses for the spring semester. Enrollments are not being accepted at this time. A second meeting is scheduled for Oak Hill on January 12, said Clarence D. Tampalin, director of extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Harvey
Beckley
Clarence D. Tampalin
Tampalin
Oak Hill
Mrs Thomas Gray Discharged After Surgery
Mrs Thomas Gray of Crab Orchard was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital on Thursday after undergoing surgery last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gray
Raleigh General Hospital
College Ratings Begin At Beckley College
Beckley College plans a new student rating system in January. Every student in day and night programs will receive a rating sheet evaluating instructors. The sheet includes 17 qualifications such as tolerance, humor, appearance, teaching skill, judgment, poise, confidence, speech, and ability to engage students.
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Beckley College
Christmas Gift Drive At Pinecrest Sanitarium
Mrs Wesley Scott and Mrs Emmett Hudson led a Sojourner Truth Chapter Woman's Christian Temperance Union party visiting wards at Pinecrest Sanitarium. The group distributed 300 gifts including pajamas hose wash clothes razor blades toothpaste and toiletries. The recent membership drive added 45 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Wesley Scott
Emmett Hudson
Sojourner Truth
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Hudson
Scott
Peter Collins
R. C. Gilbert
Electricity Restored After 50 Minute Break
About 4 000 homes in Maxwell Hill Bradley and the 1921 By Pass lost power for 50 minutes after a tree fell on lines at Skelton. The fall pushed two lines together, tripping a Whitestick substation breaker as workers trimmed trees. Power was off from 6 10 to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill
Bradley
John M. Gates
Appalachian Power Co
Skelton
Whitestick
Gates
Elks To Entertain Children Sunday
The annual Elks Club Christmas party is set for Sunday from 1 30 p m to 3 30 p m in the lodge ballroom. W A Buchanan says about 600 children are expected to attend to be entertained served refreshments and receive a Christmas gift from Santa Claus.
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Elks Club
Lodge
W. A. Buchanan
Santa Claus
Four Beckley dog control fines arise in court
In Beckley Police Court Thursday night four defendants C G Green Primus Games Russell Sims and Letha Townsley forfeited $5 bonds for permitting dogs to run loose. Victor Caudill appointed dog warden by city council in November received $100 monthly salary three days weekly plus gas allotment and half the dog license fees. One defendant fined $18 for drunken conduct.
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Beckley
C. G. Green
Primus Games
Russell Sims
Letha Townsley
Victor Caudill
Klaus St
Caudill
Beckley Police Lt Ballengee Listed In Fair Condition
Beckley City Police Lt Earl Ballengee remains in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after several days of heart treatment. The hospital reports stable vital signs and ongoing care. The incident prompted police officials to request patience as doctors monitor his progress.
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Earl Ballengee
Beckley City
Beckley Hospital
Matherley Improves at Home After Appendectomy
Stanley Matherley a junior at Shady Spring High School shows improving condition at home following an appendectomy performed Sunday at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Stanley Matherley
Raleigh General Hospital
Shady Spring High School
Banks Join In Sale Of Centennial Tags
Beckley Lions Club launches a drive to sell Centennial tags to promote West Virginia and fund sight conservation. Bank executives Elmer L. Davis Roy D. Millican and J. R. Carr join Roger Sharp in promoting distribution stations at Beckley National Bank Raleigh County Bank Bank of Raleigh and area auto dealers and shops. Each tag sale contributes 60 cents to eye care and glasses for the needy with many stations offering plates for customers.
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Beckley
Lions Club
Roger Sharp
West Virginia
Rght
Elmer L. Davis
Beckley National Bank
Roy D
Millican
Raleigh County Bank
J. R. Carr
Bank of Raleigh
Sharp
McCutcheon & Drake Motor Co
Duncan Catron Motor Co., Inc
Burleson Motor Co
Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Lewis Chevrolet, Inc
Webb’s Florist
Beckley Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Lavinder’s of
Beckley Lions Club
Beckley National Pays Dividend and Eye Care Program Initiated
Beckley National Bank mailed a dividend of 1.75 dollars per share for the second half of 1961, totaling 60,000 dollars for the year with 273 shareholders. Dr. Donald P. Cohen of Charleston now oversees an AFL-CIO eye care program for union members and families, operating from Atlas Building Suite 203 with specific weekday hours.
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Beckley National
Beckley National Bank
Elmer L. Davis
Board of Directors
Donald P. Cohen
Charleston
Beckley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Illinois College of Optometry
Cohen
Plastic Contact Lens Co
Chicago
Ill
A. Levit
Charleston Optical Co
American Optometric Association
United States
Charleston Optometrist
Carleston
Atlas
Main St
W. H. Motors relocates near Sprague Post Office
W. H. Motors moves to a site beside the Sprague Post Office on Valley Drive after seven years on the 1921 By-Pass. Owner Bill Canterbury has spent five decades in the auto business. Yule bonuses totaling 41,900 are planned for 1,791 Beckley area workers.
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W. H. Motors
Sprague
Jon Valley Drive
W. H
Bill) Canterbury
Beckley Area
Reappraisal Phase Three Ends in Raleigh County
The third phase of the Raleigh County property reappraisal for taxes completed by Associated Surveys. Certification by the West Virginia Tax Commissioner’s Office will start after year’s first and finish before the next assessment year. New valuations await certification. a sharp rise from 1960’s real estate value of 40,206,995 is expected.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Tax Commissioner’s Office
Christmas Cheer Fund Falls Short of Goal
The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer booth has $2,310.85 in total donations this year, well below half of the $6,200 goal. Major Mary McVicker noted the shortfall as Local services for the needy rely on this fundraising. Contributions included $137 by the Presbyterian Men’s Bible Class, $48.21 by Curtain Callers, and $56.84 by American Bent Auxiliary. Beckley Life Underwriters lead today, Beckley Rotary Club planned for Saturday. Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi donated a Christmas records album for booth use.
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Salvation Army
Mary McVicker
Citadel
Presbyterian Church
American Bent Auxiliary
Beckley Life’ Underwriters Association
Beckley Rotary Club
Street Repair Effort Reopened on Whitestick Street
Mabscott Town Council ordered City Attorney Sparacino to renew correspondence with SRC on repairing and blacktopping Whitestick Street damaged by heavy equipment during Route 16 work. The move revives a prior plan stalled by administration changes while Sen Porter to lead a delegation to SRC over Old Soak Road access post Route 16. Mayor Waybright reports Whitestick Street stops finished and a street light will be installed near the steps area.
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Whitestick Street
Mabscott
Anthony Sparacino
SRC
George C. Porter
Soak Road
H. V Waybright
J. C. Gravely
Steps
Wrong figures used on Raleigh County enrollment
A Raleigh Register report misstated Raleigh County school enrollment figures for March. The county board of education employee supplied the correct data showing enrollment 36 fewer than 1960-61, not the 736 figure published Tuesday.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County
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Lions
Civitans
Forbes
PTA
Al’s Linoleum
Neville St
Neville Maytag & Furniture Co
College
WCTU
Elks
Ballendee ‘Fair
Eve Breck
Beckley Water Co
Elks Lodge
Hae
Kankes
Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Greenbrier Dairy Products Co
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Yale
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley Business Bureau
Institute For Essential Housing
Beckley Lumber & Supply Co
Parents’ Magazine
Schwinn and Schumard
Lambertville
N. J
Woolsey & Cadwallader An Ieh
IEH
Holly Hill
C. P. Shingleton Jr
Parkersburg
Okey L. Patteson
Shingleton
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
West Virginia University
Clarksburg
Trust Department
Insurance Company
Uniontown
Washington Irving High School
First Cavalry Division
United States Army
Elizabeth Mitchell
Pavla Sue
Cappy
Col
P. D. Shingleton
Kump
American International Pictures Presents
Edgar Allan Poe
Panavision
Vincent Price
John Kerr
Barbara Steele
Luana Anders
Ncar Satiesow
Stas
Wi Les Baxter
Sigma Chapter
Beta ‘Sigma Phi Sorority
Dr. In
Anne Frank
Millie Perkins
the Jets
Steve Brodie
Lyn Thomas
Imthopes
7Th Army
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