Appalachian Electric Power Company Expands Across 1955 Plan
Appalachian Electric Power Co. will push a $22 million expansion in 1955 including a new 2235,000 kilowatt unit at Glen Lyn Virginia Plant. About $9.2 million goes to distribution and rural area growth, $3.9 million to high voltage transmission, and $1.5 million to offices. Since 1950 the firm has invested over $170 million across 21 West Virginia and 30 Virginia counties, increasing generating capacity to over 1,500,000 kilowatts and servicing 99 percent of its area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Electric Power Company
G. L. Farr
Glen Lyn Virginia
Furr
Appalachian
West Virginia
Virginia
Philip Spron
Graham Station
Plachian
Glasgow
Defective Chimney Triggers Earl Street Fire
A defective chimney caused a fire at 111 Earl St. at 8 55 a.m. Monday in a home owned by Dr H C Hargrove and occupied by Mrs Carry Phonex. Paper used in the chimney’s construction ignited, Beckley Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported the damage estimated about 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl St
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
Carry Phonex
H. C. Hargrove
Funeral service for Elsie V Evans in Mount Tabor Church
Elsie Way Evans 56 of Raleigh County dies after a five year illness in a local sanitarium. Funeral Friday at Mount Tabor Baptist Church at 2 30 p m with Rev John Williams and Rev James God bey. Burial Mount Tabor Cemetery. Survivors include husband Benjamin Franklin Evans three daughters 20 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Mitchem family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Way Evans
Harper
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
John Williams
James Godbey
Mount Tabor
Pigeon Creek
Mingo County
Raleigh County
James Ferrell
Elizabeth Hatfield Evans
Church of Christ
Benjamine Franklin Evans
Wylie Erwin
Dorothy
Norman Bird
Hafford Lambert
Eccles
Caffee Funeral Home
John Mitchem
Gene Mitchem
Bill Daniels
Roy Pack
Pierce Wilson
Carl Mitchem
Princeton Man On AA Program at Beckley Meeting
A Princeton AA member will speak at Beckley AA tonight at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Building on S Kanawha Street. The open meeting welcomes both members and anyone with an alcoholic problem seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Beckley AA
Memorial Building
S. Kanawha St
Beckley
Webb Infant Rites Held in Maple Meadow Cemetery
Graveside services for Robert Webb infant son of Mr and Mrs Cyrus Webb will be conducted at 2 p m Thursday at Webb Cemetery Maple Meadow by Rev Charles Fuller Eccles who officiates. The child died shortly after birth Tuesday in a local hospital. Survivors include the parents one brother Roscoe and three sisters Ivory Mae Ora Fay and Patty Sue all at home the maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jim Williams Glen White and paternal grandmother Mrs Susie Webb Lester. The body will remain at Milton Mortuary until the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Webb
Cyrus Webb
Eccles
Webb Cemetery
Maple Meadow
Charles Fuller
Roscoe
Ivory Mae
Ora Fay
Patty Sue
Jim Williams
Glen White
Susie Webb
Lester
Melton Mortuary
Two Miners Hurt in Industrial Accidents
Two miners received hospital treatment after industrial accidents. Roy Farley of Coal City, employed by Winding Gulf Coal Co., injured his hand while pulling a steel rope from a cutting machine. Sam Webb of Beckley sustained a back and left leg injuries from a January 19 fall at C. H. Mead Coal Co., East Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Roy Farley
Coal City
Winding Gulf Coal Co
C. H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
Sam Webb
Beckley
Deputy Ben Workman Appointed County Dog Warden
Deputy Dog Warden Ben H. Workman of Clear Fork was appointed by the Raleigh County Court on Tuesday afternoon. His appointment brings the county Animal Shelter staff to six, with the unit selling dog licenses and picking up unlicensed strays on a fee basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Workman
Clear Fork
Raleigh
Industries Asked To Get Permits If Fire Involved
District 4 WV Conservation Commission urges industrial firms using fires to obtain permits before the spring fire season. Carl Lucas says sawmills dumps slate piles junk yards and similar fires must have fire lines and hazards addressed. Permits will be sent to 145 firms across McDowell Wyoming Raleigh Mercer Monroe Summers Greenbrier and Fayette counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Carl Lucas
Lucas
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Greenbrier
Fayette
Clifftop Safety Unit Formed At Coal Mine
A new chapter of the Holmes Safety Association will be organized by Royalty Smokeless Coal Co. employees at its Cliff top mines. A preliminary conference with management and labor was held to plan the chapter, with attendees including E. W. Potter Stanley Deal Willie Saul Harry Jones and others from the company and UMWA Local 8872 and District 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Safety Association
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
Clifftop
E. W. Potter
Stanley Deal
Willie Saul
Harry Jones
UMWA
Robert Bragg
Lowell Highlander
Paul Humphrey
Oddell Jackafoose
Tom Randall
C. E. Berry
Fred Ford
Dave Lickliter
Jesse Stone
Clyde Turner
Roy Hanshew
Blaine O'Dell
UMWAC
Handy Envelopes Aid Veterans With Premiums
Veterans in Raleigh Wyoming and Fayette counties should use the envelopes mailed as notices of premiums due. H Lloyd Goodall VA officer says envelopes go to the VA district office with policy numbers for faster credit. Pay by check or money order. cash should not be mailed. National Service Life Insurance matters for the area are handled by the VA District Office in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
H. Lloyd Goodall
Beckley Veterans Administration Office
Goodall
Veterans Administration
National Service
Philadelphia
Overheated Flue Sparks Fire at Mool Street Home
Beckley fire chief Bernard Martin said an overheated flue caused a blaze at 123 Mool St at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday. The home, owned and occupied by Mrs Noama Smith, sustained $10 in damages and was the second chimney defect related fire in as many days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mool St
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
Noama Smith
Manning, Sophia Man Held in Grand Larceny Case
James Manning awaiting prosecution in Raleigh County Jail on grand larceny charge. Booked by Police Chief Perry Haga on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
James Manning
Sophia
Perry Haga
West Virginia VA reports $34,282 for 2778 veterans aided
Beckley Field office of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs assisted 2,778 Raleigh and Fayette county veterans in January. Total funds collected for burial allowance insurance benefits retroactive pay monthly pension and survivor compensation reached 34,282.73. Services included 1,093 personal interviews 464 calls 780 letters and 311 forms plus 30,000 in GI insurance activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh and Fayette County
Beckley Field
West Virginia
Woman Improves After Wounded Beatrice Harrison Shot
Beatrice Harrison, 45, of East Gulf, is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital with a bullet wound to her right thigh. State Police say the shooting followed an argument with her husband. She has not decided whether to prosecute. The incident occurred Saturday night, with arrival at the hospital Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Harrison
East Gulf
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Woman Fined and Jailed for Petit Larceny
A 65 year old Beckley resident Mary Edmonds pleaded guilty before Magistrate T N Thurman to petit larceny. She was fined 10 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in Raleigh County Jail after being arrested by City Police on Saturday at 3 30 p m. She was charged with stealing sausage canned lunch meat and a jar of pickled pig feet from Beckley Supermarket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Mary Edmonds
Raleigh
T. N. Thurman
Piedmont Adds Seven Flights March Eighteen From Beckley Airport
Piedmont Airlines will add seven daily flights from Memorial Airport on March 18, expanding service to Columbus Parkersburg Huntington Cincinnati and Norfolk. New schedules include Flight 31 from Beckley at 7 33 a m with connections to Charleston Huntington Cincinnati and Columbus, and Flight 34 leaving Charleston at 5 40 p m to Beckley and Norfolk with several stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Airport
Piedmont Airlines
W. D. Gunn
Piedmont
Civil Aeronautics Board
Columbus
Parkersburg
Gunn
Beckley
Norfolk
Charleston
Huntington
Cincinnati
Lexington
Louisville
Bluefield
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Newport News
Ashland
Net Coal Production Rises in Winding Gulf and Pocahontas
Coal output in the Winding Gulf District for the week ending Jan 29 rose by 10,324 tons from the 1954 level with 118,831 tons produced in 1955 versus 108,507 in 1954. Pocahontas District weekly total for Jan 20 stood at 492,848 tons, down from 514,792 in 1954. For Jan 1 to Jan 29, Winding Gulf produced 480,335 tons against 453,981 last year. Pocahontas Jan 1 to Jan 22 reached 1,498,409 tons, up from 1,474,168.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf
Pocahontas
Itmann Miners Reach 91 Percent Enrolled in Safety Course
Ninety one percent of the 750 Itmann mine workers at Pocahontas Fuel Co. are enrolled in a U.S. Bureau of Mines accident prevention course. Sixty eight percent are already in classes, with sessions held three times daily at the mine office led by L. G. Fitzgerald and M. J. Hovanec. When 100 percent training is reached, a celebration will be held, though no date or place has been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itmann
Pocahontas Fuel Co
U. S. Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers
Bureau of Mines
L. G. Fitzgerald
M. J. Hovanec
Roy Wykle Arrested on Capias Charge in Bastardy Case
Roy Wykle of Lillybrook was booked at the Raleigh County Jail at 7 15 p m Monday after arrest by sheriff s deputies on a capias issued by the Criminal Court The warrant charges Wykle with bastardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wykle
Lillybrook
Raleigh County
Criminal Court
Sheriff's Deputies
Wykle
Lions Club Opposes Beckley Site Transfer
The Beckley Lions Club opposes transferring and consolidating the Beckley Main Induction and Examining Station in Charleston. President Wayne Reynolds will write to U. S. Rep. Robert Byrd voicing disapproval. Boone Dawson noted the Crusade for Freedom program is gaining against Communism behind the Iron Curtain. The club also set a Feb. 15 Valentine dinner dance at the Elks Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions Club
Beckley
Charleston
Wayne Reynolds
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Lion
Boone Dawson
The
Lions
Beckley Group
Crusade For Freedom
Elks Club
Coal Burning Turbines Topic For Beckley Civitan Meet
Beckley Civitan Club will discuss Coal Burning Turbines at 6 15 p m Thursday gathering in the Beckley Hotel. Speaker George F Walker of Bluefield, an employee of the Sovereign Pocahontas Co will address the group. The program is sponsored by the Bituminous Coal Institute of Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Civitan Club
Beckley Hotel
George F. Walker
Bluefield
Sovereign Pocahontas Co
The
Bituminous Coal Institute
Washington, D. C
Ground Hog Declares Weather Forecast A Mirthful Saint
Raleigh Register recounts a humorous Candlemas Day interview with Gus the groundhog. The witty woodchuck deflects predictions, notes farmers plant seeds, skaters enjoy cold, and minors hope for snow days while declaring he never errs. He ends with a shrug that February 2 is midwinter rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Ageold
Esquire
Rev Cory Mitchell to Speak at Temple Beth-Eden Service
The Rev Cory O Mitchell pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church will speak at 8 p.m. Friday at Temple Beth Eden for an interfaith Brotherhood and Americanism observance. A social hour and vestry reception follow in the temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cory O. Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Temple Beth-E
Temple
Rabid Dog Rab Test in Charleston State Lab
A dog from the Ec cles community underwent a mouse test at the State Health Department Laboratory in Charleston and was confirmed rabid. Miss Mildred Miller, secretary in the Raleigh County Health Department offices, said she does not know if the dog bit anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
State Health Department
Charleston
Mildred Miller
Raleigh County Health Department
Beasley Earns Engineering Honor Roll at Ohio State
Sprague student Charles A Beasley achieved high scholastic attainments with a 3 25 average on the fall quarter honor roll of 228 students in Ohio State University's College of Engineering Harold A Bolz associated dean announced the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Beasley
Sprague
Ohio State University
College of Engineering
Harold A. Bolz
Beckley Reserve Unit to Contest for MacGowran Trophy
Beckley Army Reserve unit 433rd Ordnance Company led by Capt. Glen H. Ramage will compete with two West Virginia units for MacGowran Trophy qualification. Inspection at Beckley Reserve Armory starts 3 p.m. Monday under Col. Robert E. Wallace to judge improvements across all military training phases. winner to be announced in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Army Reserve
West Virginia
MacGowran
433Rd Ordnance Company
Motor Vehicle Assembly
Glen H. Ramage
Westwood Drive
Beckley Reserve Armory
Robert E. Wallace
Assault costs $10 for Harper Heights proprietor
Charley Griffith, owner of the Brown Derby in Harper Heights, pleaded guilty to an assault charge before Magistrate T N Thurman. A warrant, sworn by Robert Burke, cites the Monday night incident at Griffiths Brown Derby. Griffith was arrested by Constable C A Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Griffith
Harper Heights
T. N. Thurman
Griffith
Robert Burke
C. A. Thompson
Beckley Traffic Commission to Meet at City Hall
Beckley Traffic Control Commission will meet in regular session at 7 30 p m today in City Hall. Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission met Tuesday night with no news business and approved the minutes from the last meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Traffic Control Commission
City Hall
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission
January Fire Loss Totals Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty
Beckley Fire reported thirteen fires in January causing property loss of 5860 dollars. The largest, a grease fire in the Burleson building at Barwood Street and Woodlawn Avenue, caused 2000 dollars damage. Two alarms were for out of town fires and one first aid call was answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Burleson
Barwood St
Woodlawn Ave
Martin
Raleigh County Man Is Escapee From Weston State Hospital
Four state prisoners working as trustees escaped from Weston State Hospital Sunday night by stealing an automobile. The escapees were among 36 honor prisoners at the facility. Identified by Captain D W Simmons, the four are David M Mason 24 Beckley forged county Feb 26 1953 James Shear 21 Harrison grand larceny Mar 27 1954 Thurman Maynard 23 Logan grand larceny Jun 29 1951 Paul James Huffman 21 Roane breaking and entering Oct 7 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston State Hospital
D. W. Simmons
David M. Mason
Beckley
Raleigh County
James Shear
Harrison County
Thurman Maynard
Logan County
Paul James Huffman
Roane County
County Relief Roll Totals 2376 in Raleigh County
A report from Lon Browning, administrator of District Eight in Beckley, shows 2,376 Raleigh County residents on the West Virginia Public Assistance rolls for December. Of these, 746 receive old age aid, 58 blind aid, 857 dependent children support, and 524 disabled aid, with total December spending of $4,612.67 across 169 cases and an average county award of $27.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
West Virginia
Raleigh Mountains
Grand Larceny Charge in Raleigh County Jail Case
James Manning Smoot is held in Raleigh County Jail awaiting a hearing on grand larceny. Arrested by county officers, Manning is alleged to have taken two suits of clothes from John Ramey, a roomer at a Nathan Street boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Manning
Smoot
Raleigh
Manning
John Ramey
Nathan St
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
Elsie V. Evans
Webb
Lions Club
Armour
Heart of Kansas Flour
Rascal
Dole
Carnation Milk
Crisco
Maxwell House Coffee
Flower’s Grocery
Soak Creek
By Melverost
Gus
Guss
Ebenezer
First Avenue
Buick
Radio
Mountain Motors, Inc
Beckley, West Virginia
House of Color
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