Four Vehicle Wreck After Icy Highway Slide
In the second wreck a sheet of ice on the highway caused four vehicles to skid into one another as drivers attempted to slow down.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1961
Page
6
Pledge Myself to My Country highlighted at Mercer County 4-H Leaders
Clarence Wooten, Raleigh County 4-H agent, will speak on Pledge Myself to My Country at the Mercer County 4-H Leaders Association meeting held Thursday at 6 30 p m in First Methodist Church Princeton Special music and educational information will be emphasized Dinner sponsored by E E Bailey Princeton All Mercer County leaders and assistants invited Also IRS district director Nathaniel Looker promotes three tax guides Your Federal Income Tax Tax Guide for Small Business and Farmer's Tax Guide are available by mail from the IRS Parkersburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
4-H Leaders Association
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
4-H
First Methodist Church
Princeton
Wooten
E. E. Bailey
Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue Service
Looker
P. O. Box
Parkersburg
Spanish Course Again Victim Of Bad Weather
Registration for the West Virginia University Extension Division course in Spanish will be held Friday February 10 at the Raleigh County Vocational school weather permitting. It was postponed from January 27 and February 3 due to lenient weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University Extension Division
Raleigh County Vocational School
Christmas 1959 sales rise to record $21.6 billion
The Christmas selling season of 1959 yielded a record retail total of $21.6 billion, a 2.3 percent increase from the prior year. Advertisers in local newspapers promote the wide array of age items and where to buy them, aiding shoppers in finding gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Pastor and wife leave today for Florida vacation
The Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Conley of 104 Westwood Drive depart for a 10 day Florida vacation and plan to return by Feb. 19. During absence the First Church of God on South Oakwood Ave. will have Rev. Bobby Morgan of Oceana leading the morning service on Feb. 12 and a singspiration for the evening program. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Conley
Westwood Drive
Florida
First Church of God
South Oakwood Ave
Bobby Morgan
Oceana
Conley
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk office show transfers across districts. Ida Hollandsworth Jr and J T Hollandsworth Jr to George and Stella Murdock at Maple Fork Road for 200 dollars. Roy McCoy to Clifton Duff at Sullivan for 1150. Ella Richmond and others to W F Richmond and Ethel Richmond at Table Rock for 3000. Ralph James and Ruth Jordan to Blackburn Patteson Realty Co at Murray Street for 2700. James and Henrietta Dean to Green siblings at Beckley Court Addition with no consideration. Stacy Stover to Jessie Bernard and Martha Arthur at South Wickham Mabscott for 2200. Thelma Doss to Dorothy Canterbury at Vance Drive for 6500. Paul Blackshear to David and Martha Ashworth at Sand Lick Creek Clear Fork for 300. James Lilly Inc to Ora Mae and Paris Hatcher Jr at North Hills Addition near Beckley for 1250. Glendola Coffey and Everett Coffey to John Edgar and Ruth Prince at Clark Milam Addition Shady Spring for 4500. Alfred Price to Maurice and Hannah Selden at Glen White Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
J. T. Hollandsworth Jr
George A
Stella Mae Murdock
Maple Fork Road
Roy E
Mary F. McCoy
Clifton Duff
Sullivan
Ella Nora Richmond
W. F
Ethel Richmond
Table Rock
Shady Spring
Ralph James
Ruth Ann Jordan
Blackburn - Patteson Realty Co
Murray Street
Paul D. Blackshear
David D
Martha Ashworth
Sand Lick Creek
Clear Fork
James Lilly, Inc
Ora Mae
Paris Wesley Hatcher Jr
North Hills Addition
Beckley
Glendola A
Everett A. Coffey
John Edgar
Ruth Prince
Clark and Milam
Alfred E
Carrie Price
Maurice and
Hannah H. Selden
Glen White Addition
Local Men May Attend Pest Control Meeting
Weather permitting at least two local pest control operators plan to attend an open meeting for exterminators at Jackson's Mill on Saturday February 18. Organized by WVU extension plant pathologist and entomologist David O. Quinn the gathering aims to explore forming a State Pest Control Operators Association and discuss proposed registration legislation for structural pest controllers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson’s Mill
David O. Quinn
West Virginia University
Association of
Webb
Charles Crawford
Prosperity
Burnam Receives AP Promotion
Beckley Power Co. employee R L Burnam has been promoted to heating and builder sales representative in the Mason County District and transferred to the Point Pleasant District. Promotion was effective Wednesday. Burnam began with the company in 1956, served in the Army, and lives with his wife and three children on the 1921 By Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Appalachian Power Co
Point Pleasant
W. C. McMahan
McMahan
R. L. Burnam
Mason County
Burnam
Poca
East Bank High School
U.S. Army
Juanita
Randy
Anita
Roberta
Premium notices and tax treatment for veterans benefits
News for Vets explains that most premium notice delays come from Christmas mail rush and stresses the veteran’s responsibility to pay on time. It notes VA sends monthly premium notices for National Service Life Insurance and advises paying even without a notice if next due, with proper documentation. It also covers federal tax rules: VA benefits are generally tax exempt, except interest earned on GI policy dividends, and lists other nonreportable benefits for veterans and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Service Life Insurance
IBM
Veterans Administration
Retail Trade Up In Raleigh County October Gain
Raleigh County retail trade rose five points in October from a year earlier, to an index of 102 on a 1947-49 base, per the West Virginia Business Index. Wyoming and Fayette counties also posted gains, with Wyoming up 14 points to 122 and Fayette up four to 93, in the three-county area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia Business Index
State Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County Index
Wyoming County
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Beckley Post
Beckley
Nine Seek Work at Beckley Employment Office
Nine applicants filed for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Friday. The list includes a packer, a car hop, a general office clerk, a salesman, a clerk typist, an electrician helper, a service station attendant, a construction laborer and a mine foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of Employment Security
Oak Hill Drivers Involved In Wreck
Two Oak Hill drivers were in a two car collision on U S Rt 21 near the American Glass Co at 12 05 a m Sunday. Investigating State Police said damages were about 1500 and William F Armstrong 17 Oak Hill was arrested for failure to keep his vehicle under control. Roy Lee Duncan 33 Oak Hill was the other driver. Duncan was northbound and Armstrong southbound when Armstrong lost control and crossed the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
U. S. Rt
American Glass Co
William F. Armstrong
Roy Lee Duncan
Duncan
Armstrong
Sophia Post Office Opens With Modern Features
On its first day of operation the Sophia Post Office moved into a renovated building formerly a restaurant. Postmaster J Woodrow Smith cites ramps for loading mail onto trucks a new interior paint job a guard rail and streamlined post al equipment as key features. Delays postponed the move from Jan 3 until Federal Installation Office personnel could set up equipment. The 1300 patrons will benefit from ample parking and easier access, replacing traffic hazards from the Beckley end of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
J. Woodrow Smith
Federal
Beckley
Valentine Dance Planned by Topsi-Teens Sub Deb Club
The Topsi-Teens Sub Deb Club members prepare decorations for Fridays Valentine dance the Sweetheart's Ball to be held 9 p m to 1 a m at Beckley Hotel Ballroom with music by the Alderson Broaddus Collegiate. Chaperone by a parent. club supports monthly hospital visits and holiday food baskets and funds drives for charities. The group started in Beckley Junior High with five founders and now has 16 members and three honorary members attending schools away from Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Burleson
Sharon Keatley
Ellen Elaine Gates
Suzanne Wiley
Sue Wheeling
Shelia Jackson
Susie Vass
Beckley Hotel
Alderson- Broaddus
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley Junior High
Beckley
Senior Girl Scout Pin Ceremony at St Stephen’s Church
Kathy Vines received her Senior and First Class pins in a home ceremony after an awards tea by Raleigh County Senior Troop 75 at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Guests included Louise Breck and Mrs John L Phillips Jr. Charter members presented senior pins to Lavonia Radford Connie Harris Drema Warden Sharon Brash and Kay McCallister. Linda Harris was absent. Kathy’s mother leads the troop and Kathy has mononucleosis since December 31 staying home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Vines
Raleigh County
Louise Breck
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Girl Scout Council
John L. Phillips Jr
Lavonia
NLRB to Hold Election at Murphy’s Store 132 Beckley
The National Labor Relations Board will conduct an election for nearly 100 employees of G C Murphy Co Store No 132 in Beckley to decide if they remain represented by Retail Clerks Association Local 278 AFL-CIO of Roanoke Virginia. Excluded from the vote are weekend workers professionals night watchmen guards manager trainees and supervisory staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
G. C. Murphy Co
Beckley
Retail Clerks Association Local 278
Afl-Cio
Roanoke
Flat Top PTA Votes To Aid Three Drives
Flat Top Elementary School hosts the Flat Top PTA meeting led by W. J. Rogers with Mrs. H. M. Wood on devotion. Jane Foster reports 65 percent of pupils eat hot lunch as members approve contributions to the March of Dimes Heart Fund and Cancer Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Flat Top
ANS
H. M. Wood
C. E. Clark
Kermit Lilly
Jane Foster
P. J. Wood
W. J. Rogers
Cordie Nugen
E. C. Clark
Enrolls at Bowling Green College of Commerce
James Garrett Anderson of Flat Top Lake enrolls at Bowling Green College of Commerce in Bowling Green Kentucky for the spring semester to study business administration. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J G Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
James Garrett Anderson
Flat Top Lake
Bowling Green College of Commerce
J. G. Anderson
Cattle Hog Prices Higher Than Year Ago In WV
West Virginia farmers saw an overall price index rise about six percent from January 1960. Cattle jumped to 16.90 per hundred pounds, hogs fell to 16.50 but remained 4.10 higher than last January. Poultry prices mixed with broilers up and eggs down. turkeys declined on a shift to breeder stock. Cash grain largely unchanged, corn up two cents per bushel amid strong feed demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Broiler
Free pamphlet on union reports under labor act
The Labor Department asks if you know what union officers employees and agents must file with the Secretary of Labor under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. A free pamphlet titled Reports Required from Union Officials and Employees is available from H G Borchardt area director Bureau of Labor Management Reports U S Department of Labor 802 Victory Building 1212 9th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Labor
H. G. Borchardt
Bureau of Labor Management
U. S. Department of Labor
Victory Building
9Th St
Cost contrasts two WWII era plays on Broadway and off Broadway
AP notes two plays about Warsaw ghetto tragedy compare costs: Off Broadway production Behind the Wall at 10000 dollars versus Broadway The Wall at 150000 dollars. The piece also mentions a Successful Farming magazine tip about notebook rings on boot fasteners for better grip and quick identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warsaw
Ghetto
Successful
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