Rare Surgery for Killarney Man Paid by Vo Rehab Department
William Byrge of Killarney recovers after a rare esophagus operation at St Marys Hospital Huntington, funded by the Vocational Rehabilitation Office in Beckley. The 14 year Ieyer mines foreman dropped from 183 to 144 pounds in 1955, missed 18 months of work, and now gradually eats again with a goal to return to duties in the Killarney mines. Byrge credits Dr M L White Jr and the rehab office for saving his life and enabling his comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
William Byrge
Beckley
Byrge
Iey
Raleigh General Hospital
W. H. Bardin
William Winchell
Bynge
M. L. White Jr. Huntington
Pinecrest Sanitarium
St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington
Woman Escapes Serious Injury In Car Plunge
Mrs Eva Jones 57 of Bradley escaped major harm after her car veered off Route 19 at about 145 p.m on Tuesday. It crashed through four guard rails and ran over a five foot embankment. She sustained two fractured ribs and a cut lip. the 199 sedan was totaled. Her son Claudius said she heard a snap and lost control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Jones
Bradley
Youth Lead Week of Services at Hollywood Baptist Church
National Youth Week was observed with church youths directing most services at Hollywood Baptist Church. Jo Anne Pittman led midweek worship, youth groups presented a skit Wonderful Words of Life, with readers and singers including Shel by Hall Norman Laws Theresa Halsey Weskey Smith Jo Ann Pittman and Jean Smith. Wesley Smith directed youth fellowship and supervised Sunday School opening, while teachers and ushers assisted in various classes and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Baptist Church
Jo Anne Pittman
Schitech
E.B. James
Sue Smith
Wesley Smith
Beatrice Blake
Norma Laws
Polly Jo Whitt
Jo. Anne
Almond
Theresa Halsey
David Craig
Jean Smith
Carol Almand
Shelby Hall
Nancy Dickerson
Phyllis Blake
Connie Cook
Sonny Campbell
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Slight Fire Causes Minimal Damage in Vacant Apartment
A refrigerator fire in an unoccupied apartment at 300 Pike Street around 7 30 p m Tuesday was extinguished by Beckley firefighters with slight damage. The unit owned by Mrs Ada Johnson was unfurnished. Firefighters returned to the station at 7 55 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike St
Beckley
Ada Johnson
National Mine Engineer To Speak At Thursday Program
H. Van Vacter chief engineer for the National Mine Service Co will present at the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical Mechanical and Mining Institute Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Appalachian Electric Power Co building The talk titled Safety Ground Sentinel describes frame grounding protection for mobile mining machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
H. van Vacter
National Mine Service Co
New River and Winding Gulf
Weather Holds Up Safety Instruction
Instructional meetings for School Safety Patrols resume when weather improves says Lonnie Price of the Beckley Police Department. Price oversees patrols and coordinating schools should contact him to join the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lonnie Price
Price
Spring Burning Permits Required for Forest Fire Season
District 4 Forester Carl Lucas says burning permits must be obtained before March 1 for properties with fire hazards. About 160 firms have been notified. A haz maa must be made safe from fire escape before permit issuance. Permits cover March 1 through May 31.
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District 4
Carl Lucas
Lucas
License plate stolen from Beckley resident’s car
Beckley Police are investigating the theft of a license plate reported by Ralph Jackson of Crescent Road. The plate disappeared while his car was parked on North Kanawha Street on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ralph Jackson
Crescent Road
North
Kanawha Street
Meter Receipts for Beckley Parking Collected
City Recorder reports weekly receipts from Beckley meters totaling 998.74 dollars. Municipal Parking Lot meters grossed 361.45 dollars while other meters brought in 637.29 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
City Recorder's
Fossil deer bones traced to Ice Age Cheboygan pit
Fossil deer and caribou leg and antler fragments found in Cheboygan County gravel pit suggest animals once roamed northern Michigan 11 000 years ago. University of Michigan scientist Dr A A Stockard ties remains to glacial outwash. Also notes 1965 Cincinnati Redlegs baserunner Johnny Temple stole 19 bases. Purdue University research finds wood chips make good livestock bedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheboygan, Mich
Michigan
Cheboygan County
A. A. Stockard
University of Michigan Biological Department
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati Redlegs
Wally Post
Purdue University
Chamber Adopts Land-O-Hills Trademark Slogan
The Chamber adopts the Land-O-Hills trademark from the Rural Development Council for all publications. A chamber spokesman says the slogan creates a favorable impression of the area and a romantic effect. RDC will continue to use the trademark on locally grown products meeting standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land-O-Hills
Rural Development Council
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
RDC
Land - O - Hills
One Withdrawal One New Candidate for Raleigh County
A Democratic constable candidate Latelle Tulley of Trap Hill District withdrew his candidacy at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office citing state employment. Mary E. McKinney of Ghent filed by mail for the GOP Executive Committee from Shady Spring District. Beatrice Newbert Withrow from Slab Fork District is not reelection seeking. a previously reported race was in error.
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Raleigh County
Republican Executive Committee
Latelle
Larry” Tulley
Glen Daniel
Tulley
Trap Hill
Mary E. McKinney
Ghent
GOP
Shady Spring
Circuit Clerk
Beatrice Newbert
Jackie" Withrow
Sophia
Slab Fork
Circuit
Production rise at Winding Gulf district mines
Mines in the Winding Gulf District reported a 44.7 percent production increase for the week ending Feb 4 from the previous year. Last week 22 mines yielded 180,980 tons of coal, vs 111,255 tons the prior year. Operator time stood at 95 percent, with year-to-date tonnage at the Winding Gulf and Pocahontas mines totaling 761, WS and 2,104,065 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gault
Pocahontas
Beckley Plans Street Repairs After Warm Dry Spells
Mayor A K Minter says Beckley will repair patching on black topped streets once weather stays warm and dry. Severe winter damage, especially on Prince St, is blamed on improper drainage. He urges homeowners to install drainage under driveways and plans red dog patching on multiple streets once state crews start loading at Eccles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minier
State Road Commission
Eccles
Minter
Edwards
Coal
Hill
Green
Mulberry
Hager
Rhodes
Houston
Sylviar
Broadway
Springdale
Winger
Bibb
Sheridan
Antonio
Scott Avenues
Whorley Road
G Street
Reward Offered For Two Bandits
The Western Union Telegraph Office in South Fayette Street offers a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two armed robbers who struck the office Friday night. Manager M M McGuigan says authorization comes from the main office. Employee Norman Miller, injured but recovering, says the robbers escaped with $81.70 in cash and his $50 wristwatch. Beckley police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Office
South Fayette St
M. M. McGuigan
Norman Miller
Miller
Beckley
Youths Admit To 11 Break-Ins
Beclley police arrest two 15 year old juveniles after they confessed to a spree of break ins. They had previously admitted eight and added three more on Monday. They targeted Ace Auto Store Tom's Toasted Peanuts Beckley News and the Universal Building. Loot included cash from a Beckley News cash box and a Coke machine, pennies from Tom's Peanuts, plus a sledge hammer and crowbar. One youth had 19 months in reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
J Tree
Universe Supply
S. Fayette
Ace Auto Store
Tom’s
Third Avenue
Beckley News
Wildwood Street
Universal
Reform School
Miss Kelly and Prince Rainier set wedding dates
Hollywood reports Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier plan dual ceremonies in Monaco with a civil service on April 18 and a Roman Catholic mass the following day. Miss Kelly will finish High Society in March and sail to Monaco on April 4 with her family.
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Hollywood
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Denver
Minnesota
Grace Kelly
Miss Kelly
Prince Rainier
William E. Peterson
Monaco
Colorado
Heling
Berry Campbell
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
Philadelphia
Five Notaries Approved by Raleigh County Court
Five individuals had their notary public applications approved at Tuesday's Raleigh County Court meeting. The names listed include Peggy Elko, Sophia, Robert T. Jack, Hazel Harness, Betty Blevins, and Woodrow T. Harris among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Peggy Elko
Sophia
Robert T. Jack
Beckley
Hazel Harness
Betty Blevins
Sullivan
Woodrow T. Harris
Arnett
Ike's Exam Next Week Heads to Medical Sizeup
Four doctors will conduct President Eisenhower's full-scale physical next Tuesday in Washington. The exam could influence whether he seeks re election. It marks the first comprehensive check since mid December and comes over four decades after his heart attack last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Lions to Hold Ladies Night at Elks Club
Beckley Lions Club hosts Ladies Night with dinner and dance at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Elks Club. Members received tickets for the Elks annual style show on March 6, distributed by ticket chairman John Fische. The show proceeds from Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions Club
Elks Club
Lions Club
Abe Club
John Fishec
Woodrow Wilson High School
Music Class Offered at Beckley Junior High School
A 6 30 p m music extension class is scheduled for today at Beckley Junior High School under Concord e College Music 10. The program invites interested students and community members to enroll and learn basic music concepts and performance skills in a structured class setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior High School
Concord:e College
Music
Carmen to Give Engineers Program at Stotesbury Mine
C C Carmen, superintendent of the Stotesbury No 8 mine, Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, will present an engineers program with slides and charts on operation and roof control methods used in the German Coal Planer at the Stotesbury mine. Appalachian Chapter WV Society of Professional Engineers meets Monday at 7 pm at El Chico. Pallbearers named for Matthew Thomas Durbin funeral set for 2 30 pm today at Harper Methodist Church. Durbin 71 died Sunday after a six month illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Thomas Durbin
Harper Methodist Church
Frank Grahovae
A. L. Nidiffer
John Harved
Bert Lewis
George Nidlecoff
Albert Puret
B. B. Kessler
L. J. Cooper
Durbin
Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
el Chico
C. Q. Carmen
Stotesbury No. 8
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Stotesbury
State's Revenue Fund Records First Deficit in Jan
West Virginia's General Revenue Fund showed a deficit as of January 31 for the first time in years, totaling about 1,800 dollars. Officials noted seasonal low revenue sources and expect last quarter 1956 gross receipts to offset part of the shortfall, while citing a lack of cushion due to legislative appropriation practices. Treasury cash balance stood at 45,068,889 dollars, up from 42,854,772 dollars at the end of the prior period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
General Revenue Fund
W. H. Ansel Jr
Angel
Treasury
Suspect Admits Killing Couple in California Case
Donald Wyciskala of North Dakota confessed to FBI agents that he killed Seattle residents James B. Askew and his wife near McFarland, California, claiming he was tired of their nagging about his driving. He was arrested off a bus and still had the hatchet used in the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
North Dakota
FBI
Seattle
Donald Wyciskala
Bismarck
N.D
McFarland
Calif
James B. Askew
West Virginia notices span education to bridges and guards
West Virginia University opened president at a Spen ts first Parm and Home School cer last week. A four week course in home economics and agricultural economics is shown with an open house. The state reports highway costs topped $568 000 in six months of 1956, with Gov Marland noting a drop from 1954. Police search for thief. burglar fled cafe with cash and liquor. Air Force officer Gatrell to receive BS from University of Illinois. Altizer resigns from Employment Security, moving to Florida. March draft quota set at 227 for army and navy. Ohio River Lock 13 gate lowered to deepen channel. Kana wha County prisoners prepare C Camp Virgil Tate project. Glenn Post elected president of West Virginia Horsemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
College of Agriculture
Marland
Charleston
Burl A. Sawyers
John T. Copenhaver
Charles P. Taft
Cincin- Wheeling
Ohio
Ohio River
McMechan
Amy
Kanawha County
Virgil C. Tate
Poca River
Glenn Post
Salem
West Vic
8Inia Horsemen's Assa
Post
Mabscott School Man Endorses Proposed Levy
Mabscott residents heard support for a proposed three year levy to raise about $10,000 for a playground and a fire department hall addition. Principal Basil Anderson urged approval as a benefit to the children and community, while the council discussed using funds for a one night a week class and a fire hall expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Mabscott
Elo
Mentary
Basil
Constance
Bill Ford
Hall
Committee to Draft Rezoning Proposal in Beckley
A three member committee was appointed by the Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission to draft a proposed amendment to require off street parking for new Beckley businesses. Members are H P Meadows Leo Vecillio and E Pugh. The group also deferred action on zoning parcels on South Kanawha and West Neville streets to allow further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
South Kanawha Street
South Kanawha
West Neville Streets
E. S. Pugh
Williams Street
Scott Avenue
Hal Scott
Waldo 3. LaFon
Paul B. Earwood
W. A. Stanley
A. K. Minter
Dennis Leary
Deeds on File Record of Real Estate in Raleigh County
Deeds recorded include Flat Top Lake Association to Mary Alice Mayse for a Shady Spring District lot about 1500 dollars. Seginald and Dorothy Udy transfer to James and Imogene Wix a Sophia area lot about 2500 dollars. Z O Rollson and Vivian to George and Anna Buffs a Beckley city lot about 7000 dollars. Co-Operative Building and Loan Co to Ira B and Pauline Cole tot Slab Fork District about 3000 dollars. Litly Land Co to Mary Bell Dur can a Town District about 300 dollars. E L Miller and Lillian Miller with D J and Gladys Akers a Beckley city lot about 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top Lake Association
Mary Alice Mayse
Shady Spring
Seginald
Dorothy Udy
James
Imogene Wix
Sophia
Z. O
Vivian Rollson
George
Anna Buffs
Beckeley
Co-Operative Building and Loan Co
Ira B
Pauline Cole
Slab Fork
Litly Land Co
Mary Bell Durcan
Lillian Miller
D. J
Gladys Akers
City of
Beckley
Amphibious Cruiser by Lew Morehouse At Gaylord Michigan
Lew Morehouse a 67 year old industrial engineer has fitted a 20 foot cruiser with retractable wheels allowing land to water travel. He says the wheels work without hydraulic media and believes his device could benefit motorists and boats alike amid skepticism from some. A brief note mentions a stolen burger from the Sanitary Cafe and a disrupted cash register during an opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord
Mich
Lew Morehouse
Morehouse
Sanitary Cafe
Inquire
Morton-Reaves PTA Meets Today
Morton Reaves Parent-Teacher Association invites committees and members to a 7 p.m. meeting at the school. Mrs M M Foster of Hunter Street will host the Eliza Hunter Home Department Class at 5 30 p.m. today. Mrs Florence Hall, president, asks all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton - Reaves
Parent - Teacher’ Association
PTA
M. M. Foster
Hunter Street
Eliza Hunter
Florence Hall
B25 Location Puzzle Stumps Monongahela River Search
Pittsburgh river experts struggle to locate a B25 crewed aircraft that crashed in the Monongahela River near Homestead Bridge. Heavy currents and swollen waters hinder dragging. the plane may lie on the river bottom or have been swept into the Ohio. Four men rescued, two missing and feared drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
BS Air Force
Monongahela River
Homestead Bridge
Emsworth Dam
Ohio River
Monongahela
Ohio
U. S.army
Tokyo Population Report Sparks Global Ranking Claim
The Tokyo Metropolitan Statistics Bureau reported that Tokyo's population reached 8,048,619 as of December 1, making it the third largest city in the world. The release mentions London and New York in comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Statistics Bureau
London
New York
Vicks VapoRub Promises Quick Relief for Colds
An advertisement extols Vapo Rub as a fast relief product for suffering from colds. It claims two actions both when rubbed on muscular soreness and through medicated vapors breathing into nose throat and bronchial tubes to ease congestion coughing and provide long lasting warming relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicks VapoRub
VapoRub
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U. 5
Western Lease & Land Co
Wilshire Euterand
Beverly Hitt, Cob
Prince
Tomchins
Iferar
W.va
Ike
Lions
C. C. Carmen
Mountain State
Air Force
Steven Gatrell
Lost Creek
University of
Johan A. Altizer
Clarksburg
State Department of Employment Security
Department
Altizer
Florida
Dade County
Army
Navy
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Sette Pees
Raleigh
Morton-Reaves Pta
Union Furniture Co
Mullens, W. VA
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