Beckley High in Low Claim Load Gallardo Rites Slated Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Magdalena Gallardo 67 of 10% Quarry St Beckley will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A H Wilson. Burial Sun Set Memorial Park. Survived by husband John M Gallardo two daughters and four sons. Also listed: West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission report on unemployment claims showing Beckley largest drop in a two week period.
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Magdalena Gallardo
Quarry St
Caffee
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Gallardo
Spain
Antonio and
Felipa Ruiz Giminez
Catholic Church
John M.‘ Gallardo Beckley
Sidonia Neita
Lake Orion
Mich
Rosalee Schrader
Beckley
Frank
Oak Ridge Tenn
West Virginia
Moundsville
Welch
Weston
Wheeling
Kingwood
Fairmont
Logan
Martinsburg
Raleigh County holds sixth in DPA cases for November
Raleigh County reported 2206 recipients helped by the local Department of Public Assistance in November ranking sixth in the state. The aid breakdown lists 654 old age, 52 aid to the blind, 769 dependent children, 578 permanently and totally disabled, 127 general, and 18 other forms of assistance.
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Department of Public Assistance
Raleigh’ County
Beckleyan’s Brother Dies in Martinsville Rites Incomplete
Rush Jenkins 43 of Arista, brother of Mrs. Cynthia Bell of Beckley, died at 7 30 am Tuesday in a Martinsville Virginia hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after two days of illness. Body at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton awaiting arrangements. No prosecution expected in Tuesday shooting of Shady Spring resident Dorsey West 26, in Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition. police say no charges likely.
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Rush Jenkins
Arista
Cynthia Bell
Beckley
Martinsville
Jenkins
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Shady Spring
Dorsey West
Raleigh General Hospital
Pine St
Shady Sprint
Six People Jailed on Christmas Day in Raleigh County
Six persons were lodged in Raleigh County Jail on Christmas Day after arrests for driving while drunk intoxication and assault. Mark Boangler of Beckley and Jimmy Russel Kidd of Newport News faced drunk driving charges. Van Spangler Kidd were jailed at 3 15 p m Kidd brought in 1 53 p m Beckley police jailed Julio Montez of Beckley at 3 p m on intoxication and assault warrant. Harry Bryant 39 of Beckley ordered to appear Beckley Police Court Thursday night. He was arrested Tuesday for driving with improper registration. Three persons jailed on intoxication counts.
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Raleigh
Mark ‘Boangler
Beckley
Jimmy Russel Kidd
Newport News
van Spangler
Kidd
Julio Montez
Disabled Vets Urge Stores to Return Lost Keys
Beckley merchants are urged by the Disabled American Veterans to avoid stockpiling keys and to mail back lost mini license tags. The DAV notes over 500000 key sets have been returned in five years, with recovery times averaging a week to ten days once placed in a mailbox.
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Beckley
DAV
Police Probe Ongoing For Beckley Man Missing Since Monday
Beckley Police continue search for a 51 year old city resident missing from his home since Monday. Mrs John Alexander of 118 Sour Street reported he failed to report for work Tuesday. He stands about five feet three inches and weighs 120 pounds and has a lame right leg.
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Beckley
John Alexander
Sour St
Alexander
Rites Incomplete For E. C Mallory Dayton Resident Dies
Arrangements for Clinton E. Mallory a former Glen Daniel resident who died Tuesday night at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital are incomplete. The body is at Wright's Funeral Home in Dayton Ohio and the address 1237 W Second St is noted.
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Clinton E. Mallory
Glen Daniel
Mallory
Second St
Dayton
Ohio
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Wright
Evans Begins Teaching Practice at Buckhannon High
Kay Evans of East Beckley conducts directive teaching in Buckhannon Upshur High School this semester as part of her senior English major at West Virginia Wesleyan. Daughter of Mr and Mrs A Ross Evans she is among 21 Wesleyan students in the program. She edits the Murmurmint yearbook and is active in Haught Literary Society and Alpha Delta Pi.
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Kay Evans
East Beckley
Buckhannon
Miss Evans
A. Ross Evans
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon - Upshur High School
Haught Literary Society
Alpha Delta Poi National Sorority
Wesleyan
Murmurmonits
West Virginia
Auto Accidents Led to Arrest in Beckley
Two auto accidents were reported in Beckley on Tuesday. Johnny W. Cooney, 22, of 113 Washington Ave, was arrested on reckless driving after his car hit Harry Bryant, 39, of Huntingston, at East Prince and Whitestick Streets. Damage was about 300 dollars. Cooney released on 357 dollar bond. No injuries in a second collision on South Fayette Street near C D Trent Funeral Home.
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Beckley
Johnny W. Cooney
Washington Ave
Cooney
Harry Bryant
Huntingston
Ee Aim
East Prince and
Whitestick Streets
South Fayette Street
Jesse Hairston
Cleveland
Ohio
C. Cash
26& St
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Exploding Firecracker Injures Eye of Youth
Earnes Lusk Jr., 14, of Cyclone, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday after an exploding firecracker caused laserations to his right eye. A hospital spokesman said his condition today was good.
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Earnes Lusk Jr
Earnes Lusk
Cyclone
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Three Area Men Complete Marine Corps Training
Three area men completed a 42 week training course at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island D C last week. The graduates were Paul P Pachuta Beckley Dickie W Heath Mab scott and Roy E Stone Martens. The program covered drill bayonet training physical conditioning paradlel ceremonies and other military subjects.
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Marine Corps Rescruit Depot
Parris Island
D. C
Paul P. Pachuta
Beckley
Dickie W. Heath
Mabscott
Roy E. Stone
Martens
Raleigh Police Say Holiday Fatalities At Zero
State Police report a four day Christmas weekend in Raleigh County ended with no highway fatalities. Troopers worked around the clock to curb the toll as the holiday period ran from Friday evening to Tuesday midnight.
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Raleigh
Beckley
B.W. Boyles
West Virginia
Monroe
Wirt
Barbour
Calhoun
Kanawha
Boyles
Beckley Banks Stand Pat on Interest Rate Change
Beckley’s three banks say they do not plan to raise rates despite new federal ceilings. Local savings pay 2 percent, time deposits 2.5 percent, with higher limits possible but banks expect no immediate changes. Federal rules allow up to 3 percent for savings under certain terms, yet banks remain cautious.
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Beckley
Rep
Leslie Carter
Raleigh County Bank
Sam Turner
Beckley National Bank
Isaac McKinney
Bank of Raleigh
Board of Governors of
The
Federal Reserve System
Estal Savings
Postal Savings
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
William Robertson Rites Incomplete After Death
Funeral arrangements for 81 year old William Robertson, who lived with his son Mamugl Robertson at Glen iJean, remain incomplete. Robertson died Monday in a local hospital and his body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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William Robertson
Robertson
Mamugl ‘Robertson
Glen iJean
Moniday
Ritchie and Johnson
DAV Claims Review Accuses VA of Veterans Disability Double Standard
The Disabled American Veterans charge the VA review of disability claims has produced a double standard, with thousands of veterans losing benefits or facing reduced payments. DAV points to World War II era decisions and current staffing limits as causes, citing 12,993 losses and 13,290 payment cuts from partial data.
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Veterans Administration
Disabled American Veterans Charge
Eugene Cole
Beckley
Cole
DAV
Saint Nicholas Story Reflects Orthodox Christmas Traditions
The article recounts St Nicholas's impact in Eastern Orthodoxy from Kiev to Myra, noting his origins, miracles, and role as patron of Christmas. It describes church rituals, the Christmas Eve feast, icons, carols, and customs around gift giving, while detailing Nicholas’s pilgrim journey and storm-driven voyage home.
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Cristian
St. Nicholas
Kris Kringle
Santa Claus
Nicholaus
Hhe
Uspensky
Kiev
Russia
Vladimir
Heav
the Angels Orthodox
Beckley
Patras
Myra
Lycia
Asia Minor
Nicholas
God
Vladi Bols
Mir
Anna Thelake
Comn
Greece
Christ
Sturn
Tom
Tlon
St. Nick
America
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Cap i
Cassity Services Set for Bobby Cassity in Sophia
Funeral services for Bobby Cassity were to be held at 1 p.m. today at Sophia Methodist Church with Rev. W D French and Rev. Bill Brown officiating. Burial was planned at Mount Tabor Cemetery. Cassity, 2, formerly of Pemberton, died Saturday in Toledo after a car crash with a U S Army dentist. His widow Bobbie, 21, and their two year old daughter Patricia Ann were released from Toledo hospital. Body remained at Williams Funeral Home until service.
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Bobby Cassity
Sophia Methodist
W.D. French
Bill Brown
Mount Tabor
Cassity
Pemberton
Toledo
Ohio
U. S. Army
Bobbie
Patricia Ann
Willams Funeral Home
Sophia
Crash Victim's Services Today
Funeral services for Helen Taylor will be conducted in the Glen White Baptist Church at 2 30 pm today by the Rev. Robert Perry. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Miss Taylor 19 died in a Fredericksburg hospital Sunday of head injuries from a light plane crash at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg. Formerly of Glen White she resided in Alexandria Virginia pallbearers are Kim O Neal Dee O Neal Grover St Clair Philip Lee Bill Duncan and Eddie Duncan.
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Helen &. Taylor
Glen White Baptist Church
Robert Perry
Mount Tabor
Miss Taylor
Fredericksburg
Shannon Airport
Glen White
Alexandria
Kim O'Neal
Dee O'Neal
Grover St. Clair
Philip Lee
Bill Duncan
Eddie Duncan
Concord Student Heads to National Sigma Tau Gamma Meet
Victor Foti and Glen White will attend the National Convention of Sigma Tau Gamma in Kansas City Missouri starting Thursday. Foti, son of Mr and Mrs Fong Foti, represents Concord College Alpha Lambda Chapter and leads the sophomore class as president while serving as Newman Club vice president. Alternate delegate Bob Prince and former Concord chapter president Neil McEachron accompany him.
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Sigma Tau Gamma National Society
Victor F. Foti
Glen White
Kanas City
Foti
Fong Foti
Alpha Lambda Chapter
Concord College
Newman Club
Ymen
Bob Prince
Pembroke
Neil McEachron
Rainelle
Concord
Bishop Wicke Re-Elected To Curriculum Committee
Pittsburg pastor Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke, head of the West Virginia Conference Methodist Church, was reelected chair of the Methodist curriculum committee for four years. The 117 member panel plans church school lessons and educational materials for about 38,060 Methodist schools serving 6,750 pupils across an 1800 mile spread.
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Bisiop
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
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Junior Red Cross
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Weayind
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E. Mallory
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Silver “Lode
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Groucho Mars
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Beckley Lions
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