Beckley Beckons as Top National Scout Area
Wallace Noble as Beckley scout executive says Beckley and Raleigh County could become the nation’s best scouting area. He urges immediate boy registrations by year end and offers to assist den mothers and scout leaders from 408 North Kanawha Street. Noble to attend a 45 day Mendham NJ training starting Jan 4 with Jack Lewis substituting locally until Feb 20.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Noble
North Kanawha St
Mendham
N. J
Jack Lewis
Bluefield
Appalachian Council
Lewis
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Specialist 5 Wesley L. Shull, 32, of Whitesville, serves with the Third Armored Division in Grafenwohr Germany during a field exercise and is married to Cecilia. Marine Pvt John Banco Jr., son of Beckley residents, completes infantry training at Camp Lejeune after recruit training at Parris Island. Airman 2 C Ronnie R Bolen, Shady Spring, is assigned to a radio squadron mobile unit at Misawa Air Force Base Japan, after earning a Morse intercept operator course certificate at Kessler Field Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Armored Division
Grafenworh
Germany
Wesley L. Shull
Preston P. Shull
Whitesville
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Pvt
John Banco Jr
John Banco
Johnstown Road
Beckley
J. Banco R. Bolen
Misawa Air Force Base
Japan
C. Ronnie R. Bolen
Kessler Air Force
Miss
Roy E. Bolen
Shady Spring
Shady Spring High School
Beckley College
Air Force
Richmond Cleaners
Joe Dantoni Stays Firm In Storied Rhodell Business
Joe D'Antoni, owner of Rhodell's oldest business, has run the same firm for 33 years since starting as a confectionery with groceries in 1927. Born in Italy in 1898, he immigrated after World War I, served in the Italian Army, and became a citizen in 1934. He and his wife Emily built the present store in 1928, and D'Antoni has also served on the Rhodell city council as business and community life evolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
RNS
Joe D'Antoni
D’antoni
Campi
Italy
Adam D'Antoni
Andrew D’antoni
Mullens
Emily Fekete
Rhodes
Harold Nicely
Edward Wyce
Delores MacFarland
Painesville
Ohio
Jimmie
Ernest
Joe Jr
Washington, D. C
D’antonis
D'Antoni
Hungary
D'Antonis
Rhodesl
Andrew
United States
Antonia
Naples
Rome
Funeral Rites Planned for William H. Thomas
Funeral services for 61 year old William Henry Thomas of Calloway Heights will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Advent Christian Church in Pax with Rev. Homer Baxter officiating. Burial follows at Pax Cemetery. The body will be moved from the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the Thomas residence Wednesday at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Thomas
Calloway Heights
Advent Christian Church
Pax
Homer Baxter
Pax Cemetery
Rose and Quesenberry
P.m
Funeral Rites Not Set for Mrs Cordelia Clayton
Mrs. Cordelia Clayton 59 of Resoco died after a long illness in a local hospital at 6 30 p m Monday. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed and the body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Clayton
Resoco
$364 Forfeited In Police Court
Beckley police court Monday night forfeited $364 on various charges led by $156 from nine people for drunkenness. Roy Clemons of Beckley pleaded guilty to operating the Regular Veterans of America Club after 2 a.m. selling beer after midnight and lacking a city beer license. Judge Edward P. Stansbury fined Clemons $160 plus costs. Other forfeitures included Benjamin J. Humphrey for reckless driving, Mary Mitchell for blocking traffic, Gladys Williams for drunkenness and moonshine possession, John James for running a red light, and Benny R. Shouse for red light and license violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
Roy Clemons
Beckley
Veterans of America Club
Edward P. Stansbury
Clemons
Benjamin J. Humphrey
Pax
Mary Mitchell
Gladys Williams
H St
John James
Benny R. Shouse
Prosperity Launches Explorer Post at First Baptist
Prosperity establishes an Explorer Post sponsored by Prosperity First Baptist Church. Wallace Noble of Raleigh County says the post will receive its charter today with Carl Bolen as post advisor and Rev. Donald Lowe as institutional representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity
Prosperity First Baptist Church
Wallace Noble
Raleigh County
Carl Bolen
Donald Lowe
Noble
Lowe
Graveside rites held for infant in Sophia
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Ray M St Clair were conducted at 10 a m at Pemberton Cemetery. The infant died at 7 05 in a local hospital. Survivors include two brothers Benny and Dennis at home and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charlie Taylor Robinson. Williams and Craven Funeral Home managed arrangements.
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Ray M. St. Clair
Sophia
Pemberton
Benny
Dennis
Charlie Taylor
Robson
Williams and Craven Funeral Home
Watchnight Service Planned at Hollywood Missionary Baptist
MacArthur Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church schedules its annual Watchnight Service at 7 p.m. with an opening prayer and fellowship. The program features special singing and guest ministers from other churches, including Rev. Dewey Wilson at 8 p.m., Rev. S. D. Smith at 9 p.m., and Rev. C. W. Jones at 10 p.m. The event ends at 11 p.m. with refreshments and choir singing. Rev. Beryl Long invites all to attend.
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MacArthur Hollywood Missionary
Hollywood Church
Beryl Long
Long
S. D. Smith
Jumping Branch Baptist Church
C. W. Jones
Stamford Baptist Church
Oliver Tedder
Nimitz Baptist Church
Everett R. Shafer
Beckley Regular Baptist Church
Rheumatic Fever Victim Attends School by Telephone in Florida
The 12 year old daughter of Pat NeSmith, formerly of Beckley, is kept up with her eighth grade studies at Eau Gallie Junior High School Florida via a home to school telephone system. Five classrooms feed her lessons from bed.
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Pat
Telephone Pioneers of
Daytona Beach
Fla
An Or
NeSmith
Eau Gallie Junior High School
Final Rites Set for Mrs Kate Peters At Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites for Mrs Kate Lee Peters, 65, of 234 Eisenhower Drive, will be conducted at 2 p m Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Alvin J Cook presiding. Burial follows in Stanford Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Kate Lee Peters
Eisenhower Drive
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace
Alvin J. Cook
Stanford Cemetery
Funeral
Arthritis relief offered by Mrs Lela S Wier in Jackson
A patient writes that after suffering from head to foot muscular soreness and pain she recovered to an active life. Medical diagnosis indicated Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatism and Bursitis and she offers free information from Mrs Lela S Wier Jackson Mississippi.
Can't Be Inherited Tb Can't Be Inherited
A man worried his TB would be passed to future children. The tuberculosis experts explained TB is not inherited, though any child or adult can contract it from close contact with an active case. With annual checks and precautions, the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association advised no risk to marriage plans.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Navy trainee completes electrician course at Fort Leonard Wood
Pvt Arnold E Farley, 20, son of Mrs Pearl B F Farley Whitby, completed electrician training at Fort Leonard Wood MO after basic at Fort Jackson SC. A 1958 graduate of Stoco High School he joined the Army last April. Leslie A Bowling, chief equipment operator with Mobile Construction Battalion Five on Guam, son of Mrs Virginia Wilson, Surveyor, and his wife Charlsie Bostwick Bowling of Covina California, are also noted.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Pvt
Arnold E. Farley
Pearl B. F. Farley
Whitby
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Stoco High School
Mobile Construction Battalion Five
Guam
Leslie A. Bowling
Virginia Wilson
Young Private Billy J. Shuck Assigned at Fort Riley
Pvt. Billy J. Shuck, 17, son of Melvin Shuck of Beaver, assigned to the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley Kansas. A military policeman in Head quarters Company, he joined the Army in March 1959 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. He attended Shady Spring High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
Billy J. Shuck
Melvin
Two Beckleyans graduate from Great Lakes recruit training
Two Beckley residents completed recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Center in Illinois. The graduates are Robert L. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verlin H. Walker of 306 Mankin Ave., and William S. Harsanyi, son of Mr. [father’s name not provided] and Mrs. [mother’s name not provided].
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Beckleyans
Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Center
Robert L. Walker
Verlin H. Walker
Mankin Ave
William S. Harsanyi
coal sales organization proposed in southern west virginia
Jack Faull, Beckley insurance agent, proposed forming a coal sales corporation at a meeting of the Southern West Virginia Independent Coal Operators Association in Beckley. The plan aims to stabilize coal prices and keep jobs by local processing plants and by later creating a coal by products corporation using local by products. A second meeting will discuss progress and details of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Faull
Beckley Insurance
Southern West Virginia Independent Coal Operators Association
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Millions of US Households to Receive Newspapers Today
More than 43 million of the 49 million U S households will receive a newspaper today. The distribution aims to serve readers nationwide with the daily periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Brooks Qualifies as Expert with M 1 Rifle in Germany
Specialist Wandell W Brooks of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany qualified as expert with the M 1 rifle. A medical technician in Head quarters Company 19th Infantry Augsburg he entered the Army in 1949 and arrived in Europe in September 1958. He is 29, attended Trap Hill High School, and is married to Inga Brooks who accompanies him in Germany.
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13Th Cavalry
Kirch Gens
Europe
Cecilia
Germany
24Th Infantry
Wandell W. Brooks
Wirt Brooks
Bolt
Brooks
Inga
19Th Infantry
Augsburg
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Trap Hill High School
Solos Duets Trios and Quartets Planned at Bradley Baptist
Revered Ray Walls pastor of Bradley Baptist Church announces an afternoon program featuring solos duets trios and quartets. Attendees can expect a varied musical showcase led by church artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Walls
Bradley Baptist Church
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Flat Top
Boone Cook Jr
Jimmy Rowles
Mike Keaton
Vickie
McConnell
By Peggy Kessinger
William Harsanyi
Travelers Lane
Rose Meadows
Thomas
Clayton
Explorer
Dewey Wilson
First Baptist Church
Bluestone Baptist Church
Jumping Branch
Mr. Long
Ganization
Telephone
Via
The
Telephone Company
Telephone Pioneers
Wilbur D. Cox
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Florida
Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O
Jackson, Mississippi
Harper Road
W. Va
Delia Martin
John Beckley Campbell
Charlsie Bostwick Bowing
Covina, Calif
Shady Spri High School
Harper Heights Missionary Baptist Church
Ralph Pool
Slim Jims
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