Jaycees surprise with two dollars per child for shopping trip
Beckley Jaycees sponsored an Orphans Shopping Trip at Beckley Child Care Center. Eight Jaycees escorted 25 children ages 7 to 17 for a three hour shopping spree with 50 silver dollars, then a restaurant stop before returning at 5 p.m. Twelve girls and 13 boys each received two dollars to buy gifts for friends, with many choosing to buy only for each other.
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Beckley Child Care Center
The
Beckley Jaycees
Jaycees
Jaycee
Kennon Chambers
Susie Smith
Susie
Donna Cotton
Elsie Knott
Jaycee John Eye
Kenney Smith
Buford Lunsford
Roger Agee
James Snell
H. M
Mike) Eckler
Leary Gilbrath
Jim Fraley
Ben Williams
Blane Wright
John Meadows
Salvation Army Fund Shows Improvement in Appeal
Major Mary McVicker notes rising spirits as Salvation Army Christmas Appeal gains. Friday and Saturday drives add to the booth total of 1313.89 with overall letter appeal at 1367, surpassing last year. Donations include 100 chickens from Acel Epperly for baskets and 150 cans from a Beckley Jaycees fundraiser.
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Mary McVicker
Salvation Army
Major McVicker
Acel Epperly
Shady Spring
Beckley Jaycees
Lyric Theatre
Loyal Order of Moose
More Gifts Needed For Pruntytown
E R Hartsog Raleigh County Attendance officer says Pruntytown and Salem State Industrial Schools need more gifts for about 100 boys and 100 girls each. Donations should be taken to the Raleigh County School Supply House on Second Street near the Technical School.
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Pruntytown
West Virginia
Industrial School For
E. R. Hartsog
Raleigh County
Hartsog
State Industrial School For Girls
Salem
Santa Claus
Second Street
Doubtful Ice Skating at New River Park Tonight
Beckley recreation director Frank Rodriguez says ice at New River Park is soft this morning and could thaw if temperatures remain in the 30s and 40s. If so the rink will not be suitable for skating tonight. Little Beaver Park caretaker Ray Redden was not reachable for skating tonight.
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New River Park
Frank Rodriguez
Beckley
Rodriguez
Ray Redden
Little Beaver Park
Mabscott Votes Tuesday on Three Year Levy
Mabscott residents vote Tuesday from 7 a m to 6 30 p m on an 11 000 levy to fund 25 percent of a new Town Hall and street improvements with APWA grant potential. Precinct 21 at Mabscott Elementary School Music Hall and Precinct 46 in the ladies lounge, with clerks and commissioners named. Mayor Waybright notes an inadvertent omission of an alley linking Spruce Street to Pine Street will receive consideration.
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Mabscott
Charleston
Accelerated Public Works Administration
APWA
Waybright
Precinct
Nearl Davis
Ida Vaughn
Maggie Neubert
Ida Walker
Anna Mooney
Mildred Aliff
Gladys Korchalek
Virginia Riley
Marion Staples
M. C. Wood
James P. Kirk
Spruce Street
Memorial Baptist Church
Pine Street
Joe Gugliotta
Flu Like Illnesses Reported Across State and County
Raleigh County logged five influenza like disease cases in the week ending December 8 as part of 777 statewide total. Other health counts include two animal bites, two chickenpox, three measles, four streptococcal infections, and one tuberculosis. Fayette County recorded one TB case and nothing else. Wyoming County reported five chickenpox, 16 German measles, 16 influenza like illnesses, and three measles.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
State Department of Health Disease Control
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Postmaster Advises Air Mail For Holidays
Beckley Postmaster A. Fray Lilly urges use of air mail for Christmas cards and gifts going out of town. He warns last minute national rush risks delays and stresses Mail Early for Christmas. He lists tips to avoid problems and keep mail moving smoothly.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Two-Car Crash Kills Cedar Bluff Man in Bradley
Eddie Hess of Calloway Heights and Mary Jo Hale of 206 Woodlawn Ave are listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a Saturday two-car collision at Bradley. The crash killed 28-year-old Robert Rader Chapman of Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Hess suffered multiple scalp wounds and skull surgery. Hale has facial cuts and a fractured left ankle.
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Eddie Hess
Calloway Heights
Raleigh General Hospital
Bradley
Robert Rader Chapman
Cedar Bluff
Chapman
Hess
Mary Jo Hale
Woodlawn Ave
Miss Hale
Census Figures On 1960 Elder Population
The 1960 U S census counted 929252 people aged 85 plus with 566976 women and 362276 men. The gender ratio stood at 100 women to 64 men.
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U. S
Stoco Jr High Brings Christmas Concert to School Auditorium
Stoco Junior High presents its annual Christmas Concert led by Mrs. Twila Haynes in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m today. The program features the band and glee club performing Christmas Parade Silver Bells Toys and Tinsel Rudolph White Christmas and more with soloists and majorettes. Religious selections follow with The First Noel O Little Town of Bethlehem Nativity Overture and O Holy Night etc. Band and glee club members receive recognition in a third section detailing officers, librarians, and majorettes.
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Stoco Junior High School
Twila Haynes
Lans
Haynes
Kay Byrge
Mary Castanon
Karen Shrewsbury
Gail Ward
Laas
Christopher
James Motley
Rudolph
Sharon Atwood
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Lynn Davis
Sharon Sizemore
Linda Tankersly
Drema Basham
Betty Meador
Sharon Lilly
Kathy Hope
Priscelli Decker
Glee Club
JoAnna Hutchens
Jackie Farley
Sandra ‘Lusk
Kermit Barnhart
Vicky Gills
Vivian Harold
Malinda Gibson
Gloria Whitt
Jo- Anna Hutchens
Drema Cassity
Candy White
Peggy McVey
Nancy Tilson
Sandra Lusk
Linda Bolen
Brenda Cullop
Diane Taylor
Anita Larry
Ann Mechalek
Clownie Wallace
Marlene Allen
Pat Mills
Larry Brakefield
Nancy Miller
Alice Shafer
Martha Buskirk
Keremit Barnhart
Baptist Pastor Installed At First Beckley Church
Dr. Kenneth L. Swank began as pastor at the First Baptist Church Beckley with installation services Sunday night. The West Virginia Baptist Convention leaders urged pastoral leadership and community care, while Dr Swank’s first sermon was delivered December 9. Swank is a Missouri native who came from Indiana to Beckley.
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First Baptist Church
Kenneth L. Swank
Elmer Dierks
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Waldo Jackson
Walter Griswold
First Christian Church
Deputy clerk Casali takes Raleigh County post in place of Holliday
Mrs. Odi Lila Casali of 110 Lewis Street becomes deputy clerk at the Raleigh County Clerk's office to replace Mrs. Holliday who retired after 15 years of service. Casali, widow of Joe Ashworth’s family, formerly worked for Beckley-Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Bolt Mining Co. She holds a secretarial degree from Beckley College and has three children. Holliday, 813 North Oakwood Avenue, retires after 12 years as deputy clerk and 15 years total county service, having overseen photostating records and earning high regard from County Clerk C. O. Smith.
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Odi
Lila) Casali
Lewis St
Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Holliday
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Bolt Mining Co
Joe B. Ashworth
Beckley
Clara Ashworth
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Welch High School
Beckley College
Casali
Anthony Blaine
West Virginia University
Harold O
Susan Jo
Beckley Junior High School
L. G
Gladys) Holliday
N. Oakwood Ave
Pioneer Scouting Cub Meet in Bradley Pack 163 Event
Pioneer Scouting featured Cub Scout Pack 163 Friday night at the Scout Cabin. Den 1 crafted forts and pioneer gear while a corn shelling contest produced prizes for top shuckers Janson DeLooge Doland Walker and Roger Davis. Bobcat badges awarded to seven Cubs including Roger Davis Clyde Smith and Gregory Skeens.
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Bradley
Ren
David Goddard
Gary Daniels
Den 1
Janson DeLooge
Doland Walker
Roger Davis
Clyde Smith
Gregory Skeens
Ricky Hunt
Earl Williams
John Folk
Charles Terry
Gary Goddard
Jimmy DeLooye
Franky Lockheart
Jerry Roles
Jimmy Williams
Eddie McNeely
Eddie Daniel
Johnny Neely
James DeLooye
Flovis McNeely
Roy Roles
Clarence Daniels
Ramona DeLooye
Lissie McNeely
Betty Daniels
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Mike Eckler
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Salvation Army Fund
Women of the Moose
American Legion Auxiliary
Booth
Neville Street
Rotary Club
Middishade
Kingsridge
Andy Hardy
Eldorado
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