Six Crab Orchard Brothers Enroll at Marshall College
Six members of a Crab Orchard family and two wives attend Marshall College Huntington. Brothers Berman Gilven Bill and Fred Meadows with sister Nora Mae and two wives study while planning careers. The families live in Don ald Court housing and benefited from G I training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Marshall
Crab Orchard
Marshall College
Hauntington
Berman Gilven
William
Fred Meadows
Noel Meadow
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
Washington, D. C
Bill
Gilven
Fred
WWHS
Nila Meadows
Corda Riffe
Belty
Robert Lewis
Phyllis
Walton Cook
Nora’ Mae
Betty
Teachers College
Nila
Donald Court
The
College
G. I
Berman
Missionary Speaker at Prosperity Church
The Rev. Robert Aywood of Central Baptist American Missions will speak at Prosperity Fundamental Baptist Church Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Aywood spoke at the National Youth Convention in El Salvador and addressed Central American Missions in Costa Rica. His wife completed 18 years of missionary work among Aboriginal Indians in Eastern Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Aywood
Central Baptist American Missions
Fundamental Baptist
Aywood
Republic of el Sal
Vador
San Jose
Costa Rica
Honduras
Beckley College Names 1956 57 Dean's List Winners
Beckley College announced the 1956 57 Dean's list led by Dr G E Hartman the dean of Beckley College. Seventy seven of 698 students earned dean's honors representing 29 West Virginia towns with many students from Beckley Mount Hope Oak Hill and other nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Hartman
Beckley’ College
West Virginia
Sist
Beckley College
Willie Dean Adams
Marjorie Bailey
Donald Betley
Joan Bennett
Bernard Bostick
Ivan Bowling
Jeff Briton
Carolyn Bryant
Belly
Dog Bite Victim Treated After Newspaper Delivery
William Henry Foster Jr., 15, of East Beckley, was treated at Beckley Hospital early Tuesday after a dog bite on the right wrist while delivering newspapers at about 5:30 a.m. The dog, owned by James Dixon of 102 Canfaday St., was reportedly usually tied up but broke its chain. This is the second incident reported to police in a week after a boy was attacked but not bitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Foster Jr
East Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Foster
James Dixon
Canfaday St
University Dairyman To Speak Thursday
W. L. Northern, extension dairyman at West Virginia University, will be the principal speaker at the Beckerley Area Rural Development Series dairy school in the County Courtroom at 7 30 p m He will discuss DHIA records and the Weight a Day a Month Testing Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Northern
West Virginia University
Dairy Commission of the
Beckley Area
Car Truck Collision Reported at City Intersection
A Tuesday morning crash at S Fayette and G Streets caused property damage estimated at 200 dollars. Ras call Gwinn, 32, drove a truck owned by an A Princeton lumber company, while Dennis Peter Smith, 60, resided at 205 Plumiey Ave. was the other driver, Becley Police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Fayette and
G Sts
Becley
Rascall Gwinn
Princeton Lumber Company
Dennis Peter Smith
Plumiey Ave
Glass House Workers to Receive Service Awards Tonight
Glass House Restaurant employees and two shack bars on the West Virginia Turnpike will be honored at a 7 p.m. steak dinner today. L. H. Moore of Interstate Co. will present service pins to 43 workers, 34 women and nine men, for one or two years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Turnpike
L. H. Moore
Interstate Co
Natalie M. Austin
West Virginia
Typhoid Shots Given at Stoco Schools
A total of 703 persons received typhoid inoculations at Stoco Junior High School in Lego as Raleigh County Health Department conducts flood precaution clinics. Nurses also leave injections at Stoco High School in Coal City at 11 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoco Junior High School
Lego
Raleigh County Health Department
Health Department
Stoco High School
Coal City
Iday
Sophia Council orders paving of six streets
Sophia Town Council declared six condemned streets a convenience and necessity and ordered paving of Basham Deem Riffe Knob Mike Lovell streets. Each property owner will be assessed for the paving cost. On Riffe Street officials will consider enforcing a truck road limit or restricting truck traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophta
Sophia Streets
Sophia Town
Basham
iDeem
Riffe
Knob
Mike
Lovell
Riffe Street
Bishop Disaster Reverberates Through Mine History
The article recalls Monday’s Bishop mine blast that killed 37 men in a small border town near West Virginia and Virginia, tying it to West Virginia’s long record of coal mine disasters. It catalogs major accidents from 1907 to 1955, noting Raleigh County incidents, other WV mines, and the lasting impact on miners and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
West Virginia
Virginia
Eccles
Raleigh
Layland No
Benwood
Raleigh County
Glen Rogers
Crab Orchard No
Lillybrook
Raleigh No
Rites Thursday For Mrs Jarrell
Funeral services for Mrs. D B Jarrell set for 2 p m Thursday at the Methodist Temple with Rev J B F Yoak Jr officiating. Entombment in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. She died Tuesday at 72 after an extended illness. born November 20 1904 in Wilson NC. Survived by sisters Margaret Moye and Lina Holmes and brother Sidney High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.B. Jarrell
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
Jarrell
N. Kanawha
Wilson, N.C
Tate
J. D
Elinor Eastman
D. B. Jarrell
Homeseekers Insurance Agency
Margaret Moye
Beckley
Lina Holmes
Lewisburg
N.C
Sidney High
Raleigh
N. C
Keyser
Ser
Two In Two Out At County Jail
Two men were lodged in Raleigh County Jail Tuesday while two others were released after paying a fine and bond. Charles Jackson Phillips, of Daniels, was jailed at 3 p.m. on drunk driving with no license and probation violation. Billy E. Fink of Ghent was jailed at 10 a.m. on probation violation. Dale G. Kemp of Columbus was released after paying $5 fine and costs. Noel E. Reed of Crab Orchard is scheduled to appear before Magistrate White at 10 a.m. Saturday on a driving while intoxicated charge. Reed was arrested Monday by State Police on a DWI charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Charles Jackson Phillips
O! Daniels
Billy E.fink
Ghent
U. S
Morris B. Imboden
Dale G. Kemp
Columbus
Cotton White
West Virginia
White
Noel E. Reed
Crab Orchard
Reed
Methodist Temple Revival Slated at Beckley
Revival services at Beckley Methodist Temple February 17 24 led by Dr. Allen W. Moore of St. Petersburg Florida. Daily sessions at 10 a m and 7 20 p m with Sunday 10 55 a m and 7 30 p m. Dr Moore plans a 6 50 p m meeting February 17 with the youth group. Mrs Moore to speak with primary and junior students each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Methodist Temple
Allen W. Moore
St. Petersburg
Fla
New Life Meeting
Moore
Vices Pallbearers and Legion Honor Military Funeral
Pallbearers named Roy Brash Frank Burtner C F Cook Robert Lacy Trump Noel Christian A D Cooke J T Hollands worth and Henry Conway. American Legion Post 82 will conduct military files at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brash
Frank Burtner
C. F. Cook
Robert Lacy Trump
Noel Christian
A. D. Cooke
J. T. Hollandsworth
Henry Conway
American Legion
Special Activities Planned for Boy Scout Week
Raleigh County observes Boy Scout Week with den mothers and leaders outlining programs through the week. Montroal Troop 81 fields banners and flags while Albert Allen and Raleigh District officials prepare appearances on WOAY TV. A Boy Scout Sunday, a circus at Beckley Recreation Building, and numerous displays promote the Scout oath and laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan
Kiwanis
Our
America
Lions Club
Knapp
Montroal
Raleigh County
Nor Fed
Man Knapp
Raleigh
Boy Scouts of the First Baptist
Albert Allen
Woay-Tv
Scout
Cid
Beckley
Youth Sentenced On Pistol Count In Raleigh County
A youth age near 18 was arraigned last Saturday before Magistrate Omer Accord Arnett. He received six months in Raleigh County Jail on a pistol count and a $30 fine plus costs on drunkenness charges. the case was certified to Acord by Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harvy L. McCreery as the youth approaches his eighteenth birthday in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Raleigh County
Omer Accord
Arnett
Acord
Raleigh I County
Harvy L. McCreery
Be C WV State files 3500 suit over alleged assault by trooper
The State of West Virginia sues for the use and benefit of Carson Light in a 3500 damage action filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Defendants include State Trooper Leonard Joseph Trapp Jr and Maryland Casualty Co. The incident, dated February 10, 1956, alleges Light was beaten cursed and abused after speeding arrest, with slaps kicks and injuries requiring medical care in Raleigh County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Detachment
Department of Public Safety
Raleigh County
Leonard Joseph Trapp Jr
Maryland Casualty Co
Baltimore
West Virginia
Carson Light
Harper Heights
Trupp
Light
Raleigh
Lincoln Day Dinner Plans Set in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Young Republican Club will finalize Lincoln Day dinner plans for February 1 in Beckley at 7 30 pm in the county courthouse. Floyd Sayre says tickets at Elks Club cost 4 dollars and are sold by the Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee. Possible changes to the YRC constitution on age limits 24 to 35 will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Young Republican Club
Floyd Sayre
The
Elks Club
John Ash-worth
Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee
Sayre
YRC
Five Sophia Scouts Tour Celanese Plant in Narrows Virginia
Five Sophia Explorer Scouts plus Rev Bill Brown travel Friday to the Celanese Corp plant in Narrows Virginia for an Appalachian Council Explorer Career Day. Over 100 explorers attend with Don Hatcher Mack Travis Pete Hornbeck Lanny Ballard and Richard Blackburn. Col Leland and the Virginia Tech officials provide vocation information before plant tours in the afternoon.
Voters League Head to Appear on Show
Mrs. John Lee, national president of the League of Women Voters, will appear on the Edward R Murrow Person to Person TV show Friday night. Local president Mrs. Nancy Thorne urges Beckley League members to view the telecast and some units may hold television viewing parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee
League of Women Voters
Edward R. Murraw
Nancy Thorne
Beckley League
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Berman Meadows
Plistics
Pame
Crah Orohard
Gilvon
Nita
Woodrow Wilson
Prosperity Church
Myra Ball
Myrna Ball
Nancy Williams
William Ramey
Mount Hope
Mary Bays
Barbara Carpenter
Paul Mills
Oak Hill
Robert A. Boblett
Piney View
William Bowman
Prosperity
Willa. Bradley
Eustace Cantley
Rock Creek
Billy Bryant
Rupert
Eileen Burton
Glenfork
Nancy Clay
Wilma Cozort
Soulsville
Ronald Cummings
Charlie Pack Jr
Mabscott
James
Glass House
Stoco School
Burning Spring
Kermit
Trotter Coal Co
Bunker
Truax
Farmington
Slab Fork
Mrs. Jarrell
Mrs. D
B. Jarrell
Echo Spring
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling CO
Louisville, KY
Jeep
WITS
Word's Forge
FC-150
Ward-Evans Motor CO
S. Oakwood Ave
Ballard Heads
Raleigh County Bar Association
Truman &. Sayre
George L
Thornhill LH
Carson
Lincoln
Sophia
Voters League
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