Girl Scouts Seek $6000 To Run County Program
Raleigh County Girl Scouts plan a two week February drive to raise about $6000 for county programs. Funds will support troop formation adult leader training office operations and county projects. Miss Ann Hilze is the executive scout director and J R DePaulo leads the finance drive with committee members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Bair
Paul Barwood
A. F. White
George Haldane Chas
John Boley
Bowman Rites Set on Saturday
Funeral services for Harvey Thomas Bowman 82 of Crab Orchard are set for 3 p m Saturday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev Shirley Donnelly and Rev Mark Wolfe officiating. Burial follows in Caffee Cemetery. He died in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was born July 17 1893 in Hillsville Va and worked as a miner for Gulf Mining Co later retiring in 1932 after mine injury. He lived in Raleigh County 48 years and was a charter member of Crab Orchard Baptist Church UMWA Local 4578. Surviving are three daughters Lucille Egnor Detroit Florence Shields Crab Orchard Joyce Fondale Crab Orchard seven grandchildren one brother Ellis Bowman Tusca one sister Cora Southern Pulaski Iowa Meyers Portsmouth Ohio Pearl Leachman Springfield Ohio. The body remains at Caffee Funeral Home until 4 p m Friday then goes to the daughter’s residence. Pallbearers are Chester Marshall D A Riffe Rontley Webb Walton Riffe Frank Fleshman Cleve Phipps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Thomas Bowman
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Shirley Donnelly
Mark Wolfe
Caffee
Bowman
Hillsville
K. E. Bowman
Katie, Young
Gulf Mining Co
Raleigh County
Lucille Egnor
Detroit
Mich
Florence
Shields
Joyce Fondale
Ellis Bowman
Tusta
Cora Southern
Pulaski
Iowa Meyers
Portsmouth
Ohio
Pearl Leachman
Springfield
Fondale
Chester Marshall
D. A. Riffe
Rontley Webb Walton Riffe
Frank Fleshman
Cleve Phipps
Sacred Music Program Sunday at First Methodist Church
A unit from the Programs for Hospitalized Veterans will perform at First Methodist Church Sunday at 11 a.m. C. V. Boyles directs the unit with sacred music to inspire veterans in hospitals. Soloists Clyde Hager and Shirley Casebell will sing alongside pianist Clyde Ferguson. J. S. Larrick announces the Official Board meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Sallie McGinnis Classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Il A.m
C. V. Boyles
Clyde Hager
Shirley Casebell
Hager
Hght
Federation of Music Clubs
Ozlebay Institute
Ozlebay Park
Wheeling
W. Va
Board of Methodist Temple
Sallie McGinnis
J. S. Larrick
CAP to Assist Air Force Drive
A national Air Force recruiting campaign begins with Beckley Civil Air Patrol support. Harold Sopher CAP public information officer says the operation will involve CAP senior squadron members, about 30 volunteers, and run across the United States and territories to test readiness for a big Air Force job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAP
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Toy Tome
Beckley Civil Air Patrol
Harold Sopher
Bwa
United States
Sopher
Fayette Woman Dies at Home
Mrs. Dellalah Aunt Dee Rob inson of Greentown near Oak Hill died at her home early today. She was among the oldest residents of the area. The body remains at Wright's Funeral Home as arrangements are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellalah
Aunt Dee) Robinson
Greentown
Oak Hill
Wright
Communities Plan Friendly Settlement of Boundary Dispute
Prosperity and Bradley residents agree to a three and five member committees to settle their boundary dispute. Prosperity picks Bowyers James and Bailey. Bradley will appoint Monday night with Blackburn as a committee member. The issue hinges on a Bradley town limits sign moved into Prosperity, triggering protests and possible legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Bailey, Bowyers
L. M. Neal
B. F. Moye
Prosperity
Bradley Town Limits
Bradley
Blackburn
Dove seeks Raleigh County Sheriff as first GOP candidate
Milton H. Dove 42 of Crow, owner of Dove's Country Store, filed Thursday for Raleigh County Sheriff in the county circuit clerk's office. A Glen Morgan native born Oct. 3 1913, he is a World War II veteran with three battle stars and 28 months overseas. Dove survived a recent fire that destroyed his business and is a member of First Baptist Beaver and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, married to Jane Rakes with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton H. Dove
Crow
Dove
Raleigh County
Glen Morgan
Beckley College
First Baptist Church
Beaver
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jane Rakes, Beaver
March of Dimes drives in Raleigh County schools
Contributions totaling 873.57 for the March of Dimes campaign were turned in by 26 Raleigh County schools Tuesday. Schools listed with amounts include Marsh Fork High School 103.15, Institute 221.15, Sylvia 90.55, Shady Spring High School 67.22, Prosperity 23.20, Tams 33.20, East Park 10.60, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Institute
Bacontown
Colcord
Dorothy
Acord
Sylvia
Oswald
Cleveland
Prosperity
Shumate
Lester
Tams
East Park
Clifftop
Killarney
Shady Spring
Fast Gulf
Grandview
Trap Hill
Soak Creek
Princewick
Marsh Fork High School
Richmond Falls
Caperton
McKinley
Star
Mills to resign from state post this Saturday
Okey E. Mills a Democratic candidate for sheriff in Raleigh County said his resignation from a state job will take effect Saturday He has mailed the resignation to the State Department of Mines Mills joined the department about a year ago and has worked with the Safety Commission in first aid around coal mines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey E. Mills
Raleigh
Mills
State Department of Mines
Department
James A Isom Services Today
Last rites for James Arch Isom 78 of Pineville and former Mab écott resident were at 11 a m at Keyser Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R R O Neal officiating. Burial followed in Fire patrick Cemetery. Born Carter County Ky Sept 15 1878 he was the son of the late James and Sarah Bryant Isom. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are one son Nolan B Isom of Detroit Mich one brother John G Isom of MacArthur and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arch Isom
Pineville
Mabécott
Keyser
R. R. O'Neal
Pauley Promoted to District Records Supervisor at AEP
P. E. Pauley of Beckley has been promoted to district records supervisor for Appalachian Electric Power Co. The announcement by district manager Waldo S. La Fon notes Pauley’s prior roles in transmission and distribution and his long service since joining AEP in Beckley in June 1939. He is married to Trene Mays and active in Civil Air Patrol and the Beckley Civil Defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Pauley
Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Waldo S. la Fon
Pauley
AEP
Trene Mays
Orchard Ave
Civil Air Patrol
Recruiters to Attend Kentucky Conference in Ashland
Two local Navy recruiters will attend a Kentucky recruiting conference in Ashland on February 4 to learn new recruiting practices. They are Chief Petty Officers Hedilae Past and Cuthiell, and C. S. Daniel. The report also notes postal receipts for January totaling 963.05 with increasing mail volume and a new three cent Benjamin Franklin stamp issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Ashland
Hedilae
Ya. C. Cuthiell
C. S. Daniel
E. A. Wester
Beckley
Post Office
Lilly
Thomas Purchases Half Interest in Beckley Dental Lab
D. Thomas of Beckley acquired a 50 percent stake in Beckley Dental Laboratory Inc located at 1212 Prince Street. W. B. Hume, vice president and manager, disclosed the sale. Hume and his wife formerly held the stake, with Fred Vogelsong and his wife retaining their half as managers of the concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Thomas
Beckley
Beckley Dental Laboratory, Inc
Prince St
W. B. Hume
Thomas
Hume
Fred Vogelsong
Vogelsong
W. C. Philmore Taken by Death
W C Philmore of East Park died in a local hospital Thursday. The body remains at C D Trent Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. The notice notes Philmore was involved with a denture manufacturing business and that Hume sold his stake to join the U S Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Philmore
East Park
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Hume
The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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FE. Y. Bowman
J. R. DePaulo
William File Jr
J. BE. Otto
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Ginian
Shirley Casebolt
Calvary Baptist Church
St. John’s Episcopal Choir of
Charleston
Civic Chorous
Light Opera Guild of Charleston
West Virginia
Miami
Florida
Clyde Ferguson
Wheaton College
Fayette
Okey Mills
State Post
James A. Isom
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Raleigh Couny
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Tilles
Daniels Hustlers
Richard Deve
Roger Harper
Nancy Smith
Lois Comner
Billy Shrewsbury
Beckley Junior High School
Jackson's Mill
Beckley Super Market
Swift
Chuck Roast
Oleo
Morbrfll
Shace
Kentucky
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