Kennedy To Join Thornhills Firm In West Virginia
Kennedy, long UMW District 29 counsel since 1949, will join W A Thornhill II and partners to form Kennedy Thornhill in Beckley. He will leave the UMW post, practice in Raleigh County Bank offices, and has a WV and VA bar, with Army Reserve rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Thornhill and
United States Army
New Guinea
Phillipines
United States Army Reserve
Richmond
University of Virginia
Kennedy
West Virginia Department of Commerce
West Virginia Economic Development Agency
West Virginia Labor Legislative Committee
West Virginia
Virginia
Raleigh County
American Bar Associations
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
the Elks and Kiwanis
Mercer St
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Thornhill
The Skin Layers and Their Hidden Workings
A Raleigh Register health note explains the epidermis is only the visible skin. The true skin lies beneath, the dermis, with millions of blood cells, nerves, sensors, sweat and oil glands, hair follicles, and supportive subcutaneous tissue. The piece ends with an offer for a Dr Hyman leaflet on weight loss.
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Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Satellite Film Shown At Lions Club Meet
The Beckley Lions Club Tuesday night showcased The Big Bounce about the Echo Satellite with Ray B Sig smund and G L Anderson directing. Roger Sharp announced 1000 license plates sold and 500 more ordered while MAJOR Mary McVicker’s Salvation Army Citadel was thanked for support of the club dinner and Christmas Cheer booth.
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Beckley Lions Club
Ray B. Sigsmund
G. L. Anderson
Roger Sharp
Mary McVicker
Beckley Salvation Army Citadel
Westwood Holliday
Lions Club
Caspian Sea area spans 163 800 square miles
The Caspian Sea lies between Europe and Asia and covers an area of 163 800 square miles.
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Caspian Sea
Europe
Asia
Long New Year Holiday for Beckley Area
January 1, 1962 falls on Monday closing City Hall banks and many offices in Beckley. Post offices and mail service pause except for box pickup. City and county police remain on duty 24 hours. Newspapers will publish New Year’s Day editions while offices of Beckley News Papers Corp. open. Army Recruiting Station closed. no processing.
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Beckley
City Hall
Bank of Raleigh
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County Bank
Social Security Administration
Selective Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley Newspapers Corp
U. S. Army
Prince St
Many Groups Postpone Holiday Meetings Across Organizations
Regular meetings between Christmas and New Year are suspended or moved by several groups. The Raleigh County Court shifts its session to Thursday, the courthouse closes Friday evening through Tuesday, and boards and clubs adjust dates from December 19 to January 9 or 11.
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Raleigh County Court
Board OF Education
Shady Spring Raritans
Beckley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Optimists
Civitans
Mrs Anna Harris in Satisfactory Condition at Raleigh General
Mrs Anna B Harris of Shady Spring is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after Friday admission for treatment. The brief notice notes her prompt location and status within the hospital.
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Anna B. Harris
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
Crescent Elementary Principal Admitted for Observation
Clyde Law of 305 Second Ave is principal of Crescent Elementary School and was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital Monday for observation.
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Clyde Law
Second Ave
Crescent Elementary
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Bound Tourists Hurt In Ky Accident
A Greensboro North Carolina family en route to Beckley were in a two car crash fifteen miles from home Tuesday night. Mrs E L Hall, her daughter Mrs Louis Kleiman and granddaughter Rebecca Craig suffered injuries while the driver of the other car was unhurt. Mrs Hall and her granddaughter remained hospitalized with serious injuries and a fractured skull for the child. Hall went to be with family after the crash.
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Beckley
Greensboro
N. C
E. L. Hail
Louis
Juanita) Kleiman
Rebecca Craig
Howard E. Hall
Northwestern Avenue
Kleiman
Iraqi Letter Writer Seeks Free Folders For Honey in the Rock
A mail from Mosul Iraq arrives at the outdoor drama office with a request for free folders. Khalid Ahmad asks for folders and notes the postmark shows air stamps from Iraq. Mrs Mary Scott of the West Virginia Historical Association plans to send a stewardship report and invite Khalid to attend the play.
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Iraq
Republic of Iraq
Khalid Ahmad
Bab- Al-Masjed
Mosul
Mary Scott
The
West Virginia Historical Association
Khalid
Young Demos Deliver $9 Baskets of Food
Raleigh County Young Democrats Club aided 89 food baskets and 35 fruit boxes for Christmas relief from the Department of Public Assistance. The group contributed 50 dollars, later 76 with personal gifts, aided by local bakers and deli items. Deliveries were made by sheriff's deputies and volunteers including Eugene Brown and Vernie Pigg.
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Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Raleigh County
Young Democrats Club
J. D. Brakefield
YDC
Brakefield
Sheriff's Deputies
Eugene Brown
Vernie Pigg
VDC
Vida Carter
Maxine Pigg
Alan Stone
James E. Green
Eli Egich
Boray's Widow Named To Administer Estate
Georgia Ellen Boray Beckley posted a $10,000 bond to execute the will of her husband John Boray who died December 4. The hand written will dated January 18, 1954 and probated December 13 gave all to his wife. Other fiduciaries listed include Jack Hollandsworth executor of John Thomas Hollandsworth who died December 3 and posted $5,000 bond.
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Georgia
Ellen Boray
Raleigh County
Hollandsworth
N. Kanawha St
Edith Stover
Jack Hollandsworth
Thomas Lee Hollandsworth
Priscilla Mae Martin
Doris Collier
Dennis Hollandsworth
Robert Leon Hollandsworth
Ida Hollandsworth
Harriet Eva Reed
Beckley
John Clarence Reed
Eugene Russell Harvey
Garnet Gertrude Harvey
Catherine Harvey
Charles J. Moore
Beaver
Ray William Moore
Anise Smolsky
Coal City
Matt Smolsky
Gladys Davenport
Anna Hutchinson
Frank S. Wright
Georganna Wright
G. D. Covey
Brooks
Julian Otey Kent
Ernest G. Kent
Raleigh County Bank
John Robert Bennett
Edith Keffer
Charles Keffer
Daffie Elizabeth Eanes
Sophia
Walter G. Eanes
Daffie Eanes
Garnett Cadle
Bailey Mills
Christmas Seal Campaign Hits 7426 With Boost
Raleigh County Christmas Seal Campaign total reaches 7426.68 after holiday contributions. Executive director Mrs. C. C. Lewis notes last year at the same point the total was 7540.26. Volunteers begin reminders to prior donors to push the yearly goal toward 12000 before year end.
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Raleigh
C. C. Lewis
County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Chairmen Named at Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Meeting
Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club named committee chairmen including Easy Ashworth key club O Dell Jessup vocational guidance John Shumate agriculture and conservation Leonard Mabry public and business affairs Rev Grover Combs support of churches Jack Hurley achievement reports Orville T Carr Jr attendance and membership William Maynard finance Shelby Stump interclub relations Tony Gonzalez Kiwanis education and fellowship Thomas Canterbury laws and regulations program and music Shelby Stump public relations and John Shumate reception A roundtable discussed 1962 projects such as organizing a Key Club in a local high school a ladies night at the Glass House Jan 3 and seeking greater water pressure for Dry Hill Prosperity and Maxwell Hill communities.
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Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club
Easy Ashworth
Clarence Arthur II
Key Club
O'Dell Jessup
John Shumate
Leonard Mabry
Grover Combs
Jack Hurley
Orville T. Carr Jr
William Maynard
Shelby Stump
Tony Gonzalez
Kiwanis
Church To Present Ohio Quartet Thursday
The Womack Brothers Quartet from Cleveland Ohio will perform at North Beckley First Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Thursday. Sponsored by the Building Fund Department with Mrs Ethel Harvey as chairwoman, the church invites all to attend.
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Womack Brothers Quartet
Cleveland
Ohio
North Beckley First Baptist Church
W. J. Carter
Building Fund
Ethel Harvey
Bowling Discharged After Back Injury at Wind ing Gulf Co
Charles Bowling of Odd was discharged from Beckley Memorial Hospital where he had been treated for a back injury from a Wednesday fall at the Wind ing Gulf Coal Co. The discharge confirms recovery and return plans.
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Bowling
Charles Bowling
Odd
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Beckley Students Plan Life Week At WVU
Two Beckley students serve on the Life Week planning committee at West Virginia University led by Richard Haden of Morgantown as coordinator. Committee members include Chris Sarandon and Samuel Wood. Principal speaker will be Cleveland Amory, a leading American social historian, to discuss topics affecting daily student life.
Fire damages Laundromat in Beckley investigation opened
An early morning fire at Wash It Quick Laundromat on Johns town Road was reported by janitor Tom James at 7:50 am. Firefighters forced entry to a back storage area, with four floor holes and about $100 in damages. Cause under investigation.
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Terry Farris
Bruners, Inc
Texas
G. C. Murphy Co
J. S. Mack
McAllen
Tex
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Valley Hi
Bruners
Broadway Street
Bruners Inc
Murphy’s
Johnstown Road
Beckley Fire Department
Tom James
Trace Believed Near In Gas War Ends
Gasoline prices begin returning to normal after three week gas war in the area. An Esso station lists 32.9, 35.9 and 37.9 cents per gallon as prices lift toward prewar levels. Gulf's Gulftane remains at 23.0 cents, with dealers predicting a penny cheaper price when normal prices resume.
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Beckley
Esso
Driver Not Charged After Car Hits Booth
Beckley police reported no charges against W. D. Holliday Jr. after his car struck the Salvation Army booth on Neville Street at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The dash into the curb caused about 125 dollars in damage. no injuries occurred. The booth is city owned.
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Salvation Army
Neville Street
Beckley City
W. D. Holliday Jr
Crab Orchard
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Marscott Beauty Shop
Donald
Nicki) Fink
John H
June) Holt
Fama Shoe Shop
Little French Beauty School
Bluefield
Holt
Crab
Chard
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Fink
Mabscott
Ford Motor Co
Davis B. Roush
Park ‘St
Sears Roebuck & Co
Fayette
Roush
Beckley ‘Newspapers Corp
Lonnie Sweeney
Beckley Sears
Appalachian Power Company
Kanawha River
Glasgow
Roanoke
R. E. Hodges
Appalachian
Larich
Glen Lyn
West Virginia-Virginia
Larich-Roanoke
New England Tree Expert Co
Clark Summit
Collier Construction Co
Strongville
Cloverdale
American Electric ‘Power Co
Smith Mountain
Roanoke River
Hodges
Lurich-Roanoke
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Washington
District of Columbia
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Falls Church
Alexandria
Arlington
Fairfax
Pointees
Mississippi River
Board of
Region Five
National Park Servise
Third St
Civil Service
Third U. S. Civil Service Region
Seconday Chestnut Streets
West Vrginia Department of Commerce
Davis
Blackwater Falls State Park
Weiss Knob
Cabin Mountain
AAA
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Curtis Publishing Co
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
Jack & Jill, Holiday
David T. Kennedy
Castile Rock Bank
Pineville
Bank
Worrell
First Methodist Church
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise
Assa
Young Demos
Boray
Ohio Quartet
Trace
Coats
We OF
Jata
JAN Campbell Music CO
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