Homebound teacher aids Liela Reid through life change
Mrs. Marjorie Clarke, a 25 year veteran teaching homebound pupils, guides 13 year old Leila Reid of Mabscott from leg amputation to walking with prosthetic limbs. Clarke’s work extends beyond schooling as she becomes confidante and adviser, helping Leila and her family navigate medical and social challenges.
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June Chikos
Arjorie Clarke
Liela Reid
Liela
Virgil Miller
Raleigh County
Crippled Children’s Society
Clarke
Leila
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Coach Van Meter's Mother Succumbs
Jerome Van Meter of Beckley left Monday to attend the funeral of his mother Mrs. Alice Van Meter 84 Greenfield Il who died at 130 p m Monday at the residence of daughter Mrs Roy Hettick Greenfield Van Meter athletic director at Woodrow Wilson High School Survivors include another son in Falls Church Va and other relatives
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Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Alice van Meter
Greenfield
Roy Hettick
van Meter
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hettick
Falls Church
Light Up The Sky Cast Takes Christmas Break
The Curtain Callers, Beckley Little Theatre Grow, will pause for a four day Christmas holiday. Rehearsals resume Friday with the next show dates set for January 19 and 20 in the Memorial Building. Tickets go on sale January 5 at the Beckley Hotel and Saks Jewelers.
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Little Theatre
Beckley Hotel
Saks Jewelers
Memorial Building
Harris Released After Bond For Beckley Drunk Driving Crash
Willam T. Harris of Beckley was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting a $141 bond to appear in Beckley Police Court. He was arrested Sunday at 7:15 p m on charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene after a collision at 6:33 p m on Park Avenue with Talmadge Alley. Property damage was estimated at $75.
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Willam T. Harris
Beckley
Raleigh
Harris
Park Avenue
Talmadge Alley
Youthful Defendant Acquitted After Blackout Letter Shown
In Beckley Police Court Ronald Howard Scott a 16 year old was found not guilty of failing to keep his vehicle under control after he blamed a blackout. He presented a doctor letter indicating a nervous disorder may have caused the blackout and called two witnesses who could not verify the blackout. The judge will forward the doctor letter and trial transcript to the Department of Public Safety in Charleston. Also cited were William T. Harris driving while drunk and leaving the scene of an accident, released after a $500 bond. Donald Eldreth shoplifting, Harold McKinney reckless driving, Edword Hoover speeding, and six others jailed for drunkenness with a total $98 forfeited.
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Beckley
Ronald Howard Scott
Edward P. Stansbury
Scott
Stansbury
Department of
Charleston
William T. Harris
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Harris
Park Avenue
Talmadge Alley
Year in Broadway Drama 1958 Across Themes and Turbulence
A bulletin on Broadway and theater in 1958 chronicles 53 dated shows with 21 continuing, noting new faces such as Eli Wallach Jason Robards Jr and Pat Hingle and major works The Visit Look Homeward Angel J B Sunrise at Campobello and My Fair Lady. It recalls incidents from stage slaps censorship arrests lawsuits and notable passings including Nath an Gibbs Anglin Taliaferro and Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glover
Associated Press
NEW York
Broadway
the Lunts
Angel
J. B
Archibald MacLeish
Campobello
Lena Horne
Anne Bancroft
Katharine Cornell
Helen Hayes
Eli Wallach
Jason Robards Jr
Pat Hingle
Walter Slezak
Cyril Ritchard
Eddie Hodges
Peter Lind Hayes
Kate
Boston
Levittown
N.Y
Arthur Miller
Congress
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Meyer Levin
Anne Frank
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Peggy Wood
Times Square
George Jean Nathan
Walcott Gibbs
Margaret Anglin
Edith Taliaferro
Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm
Charlotte Walker
Grass Fires Quelled By Beckley Fire Department
Two small grass fires were extinguished by the Beckley Fire Department on Friday. The incidents occurred on G Street at 2 10 p.m. and on Green Street at 3 05 p.m. No damages resulted, officials said.
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Beckley
G Street
Green Street
Six Enlist In Army At Beckley Recruiting Station
Six men enlisted in the United States Army at Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station on Wednesday and Thursday. Five were sent to Fort Jackson in South Carolina for nine weeks of basic training. Enlistees include Zane Grey Reid Crab Orchard and Robert L. Hatfield Coal Mountain. Thursday’s recruits were James R. Ford Hugheston John S. Tabor Sarah Ann and Charles G. Henson Springdale. George E. Williamson Canada was sent to Fort Knox Kentucky.
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United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
D. C
Zane Grey Reid
Crab Orchard
Robert L. Hatfield
Wayne Nutfield
Coal Mountain
James R. Ford
James C. Ford
Hugheston
John S. Tabor
Aiillie B. Tabor
Sarah Ann
Charles G. Henson
James G. Henson
Springdale
Fort Knox
George E. Williamson
Jack Williamson
Canada
Five Men Enlist in Air Force at Beckley Station
Five men enlisted in the United States Air Force at the Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station from Dec 16 to Thursday. James J. Leonard of Mount Hope reported to Norton Air Force Base in California on Dec 16. John H. Shreve of Burnsville was sent to Eglin AFB in Florida on Wednesday. Jesse B. Brammer of Pemberton was sent to Orlando AFB in Florida on Thursday. Jack G. Ross of Mount Hope and Everette S. Smooth of Beckley departed to Lackland AFB in Texas.
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United States Air Force
Beckley Air Force
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
James J. Leonard
Mount Hope
Eglin Afb
Fla
John H. Shreve
Burnsville
Orlando Afb
Jesse B. Brammer
Pemberton
Lackland Afb
Texas
Jack G. Ross
Everette S. Smooth
Beckley
Stations Near Beckley Close for Holidays
Three Beckley recruiting stations will close Wednesday evening for the holidays and reopen Monday. The Navy station will close Wednesday at the usual time and reopen Saturday. Air Force Army and Marine sites will reopen Monday.
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Beckley
Navy
Air Force
Army
Marine
Monay
Neighbors rebuilt Pomponio home after fire
While Antonio and wife were in Italy, their San Diego house burned. Relatives and neighbors, not informing the owners, erected a new house on the same site, and the Pomponios found a home awaiting them upon return.
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San Diego
Calif
Antonio Pomponio
Italy
Cabinet Member in 1890s Harrison Era
West Virginia provided the nation with Secretary of War Stephen B Elkins during the Harrison administration. He helped found a city named after him, marking a notable early federal presence in the state.
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Harrison
West Virginia
Stephen B. Elkins
Board of Education Meets With Routine Agenda
The Raleigh County Board of Education holds its regular monthly meeting today at 7 30 p m in the Board offices. Sherman C Trail superintendent says business expected to be routine with no major items on the agenda.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Sinatra loves Florida plans to winter there later
AP writer Bob Thomas reports Frank Sinatra plans to spend part of each year in Florida despite a Variety claim of on set trouble in Miami Beach filming A Hole In The Head The star praises Florida weather and housing prospects and says Hollywood will remain his base He notes Porgy And Bess finished shooting and praises Otto Preminger while reporting Clark Gable and wife headed to Stockton for hunting duties
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Florida
Variety
Sinatra
Miami Beach
Porgy and Bess
Samuel Goldwyn
Otto Preminger
All Hands
Preminger
Goldwyn
Fresno
Rites Wednesday For Miller Child
Graveside services for six week old Sarah Ellen Miller will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Harper Cemetery led by Rev. Jim Godby The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Yussell Miller of Harper died Sunday at home Born November 8 1958 in Harper she is survived by seven siblings Laura May Linden Magaline Wilmer Lee Ronald Gail Darlene Carol and James Russell all at home The body lies at Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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Sarah Ellen Miller
Harper Cemetery
Jim Godby
Yusselll Miller
Harper
Laura May
Linden
Mageline
Wilmer Lee
Ronald Gail
Darlene Carol
James Russell
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Carman Infant Michael Carman Funeral Planned in MacArthur
Funeral services for Michael Dean Carman two day old son of James R and Veda Eller Carman will be held at 1 pm Wednesday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Rev Beryl D Long officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The infant died Monday at noon in a Beckley hospital. Survivors include the parents a brother Kent maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Miskel Eller MacArthur and the paternal grandmother Mrs Gladys Archer New York.
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Michael Dean Carman
James R
Veda Eller Carman
MacArthur
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Beryl D. Long
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley Hospital
Kent
Miskel Eller
Gladys Archer
New York
Chapman Named To Park Board
J. Chapman of Montreal has been appointed by the Raleigh County Court to serve on the County Park Board. He replaces Henry Lawson, who resigned several months ago, at a Saturday Court meeting.
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Chapman
Montroal
Raleigh County Court
County Park Board
Henry Lawson
Christmas Eve Deadliest Hour for Highway Toll
The National Safety Council warns of a rising holiday highway toll with Christmas Eve in the 6 to 7 pm hour cited as the deadliest for drivers and pedestrians. Darkness, weather, speed, alcohol, and pedestrian error drive the fatalities. past holidays show 706 deaths at Christmas and 409 at New Year’s across four days in 1956.
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West Virginia Safety Council
National Safety Council
Council
Rites To Be Completed For Kelly Shumate Today
Funeral arrangements for Kelly Shumate, age 49, of Bluefield, who died Monday morning after a long illness, will be completed today in Bluefield. The body was moved from Melton Mortuary at 11 a.m. to Hawkins Funeral Home. Burial is planned at Buena Vista Cemetery in Bluefield.
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Kelly Shumate
Bluefield
Melton
Hawkins Funeral Home
Buena Vista
Rotary Hears Choristers At Beckley Club Evening
The Choristers led by William Cruser Beckley Presbyterian Church music director sang Christmas carols at the Beckley Rotary Club Friday night. Mrs Betty Wilson accompanied on piano.
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William Cruser
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley
Jaycee Food Lift Jets Groceries To Stotesbury Project
The Beckley Jaycees Food Lift collected a full truckload of groceries from 23 stores for unemployed Stotesbury miners families. Volunteers including Bill Wilbur and Joe Perdue coordinated donations, with Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. giving 76 fryers to be sent to Stotesbury. About 200 baskets plus many prepared chickens will be distributed to residents, aided by Perdue Transfer Co. and local volunteers.
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Jaycee Food Lift
Stotesbury Project
Beckley
Don Wise
Alan Houchins
Jaycees
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Stotesbury
Sam Leslie
Betty Flanagan
C. W. Minton
Louise Holland
Alma Graham
Clara Meadows
Charles Moody
Rosie Shupe
Perdue Transfer Co
Coal field unemployment strains school lunch programs
State figures show about 13 percent of October lunches were free. Raleigh and Fayette counties bear the brunt as coal-field layoffs and mechanization shrink mine payrolls from 125,000 in 1948 to 47,000 this year. Raleigh County Superintendent Sherman Trail warns of near-bankruptcy without aid. Fayette's A L Walker says many hot lunch programs will have to close if conditions worsen. Teachers and principals fund and run clothing centers and relief efforts for the unemployed.
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State Department of Education
Raleigh
Fayette
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
West Virginia
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County
Trail
Fayette County
A. L. Walker
Christmas Party Slated for Raleigh County Officials
The annual Christmas party for Raleigh County officeholders and employees is set for today at 4 30 p m in the County Courtroom.
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Raleigh
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Carman Child Services Set
Rotary
G. M. Powers
Main St
State Road Commission
SRC
Sprague Avenue
Walker
Rahall
Us Wip, L. MaDe
Bess
Neville Street
1St Baptist Church
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