Beckley Firemen Plan Annual Ball to Aid Fund
Beckley firemen announce the annual Firemen's Ball to raise funds for the Firemen's Fund and rescue equipment. The event, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., features Jan Campbell and his orchestra with Belly Boyd as singer and ticket donations set at 43. Tables seat 30. tickets available from firefighters or by calling CL 24100 or CL 2448. Committee members include James Lipscomb and James No McGinnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Clyburn
Oarday
Chester
Ry Meunwnn
Jan Campbell
Belly Boyd
Fire Department
James Lipscomb
James No McGinnis
Adkins Funeral Slated Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Adkins will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church North Beckley with Rev W J Carter officiating Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park She died at about 6 am Thursday at her North Beckley home Survived by Ben Adkins and one brother Ellis Ross Harrity The body will be taken from Treat Funeral Home to the church one hour prior Pallbearers named Willie Williams Jack Brown J P Peck Junior Clark J B Elliott and G Reaves
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
Adkins
First Baptist
North Beckley
W. J. Carter
Greenwood Memorial Park
Willie Willarms
Jack Brown
J. P. Peck
Junior Clark
J.B. Elliott
G. Reaves
Mabscott OKs Emergency Pump and Fire Equipment Purchase
Mabscott Town Council approved buying an emergency water pump for basements during heavy rains and to assist the Fire Department. They also authorized purchasing a dry chemical fire extinguisher and set a March 7 public meeting on paving Mabscott streets. The council approved payment for a 29 week fire department training course and scheduled a Richardson Tractor Co meeting on Feb 21 to discuss street equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Counell
Fire Department
Bill Ford
Richard‘son’ Tractor Co
Acting Mayor Cites City Dog Ordinance
Acting Mayor Clarence L. cites city dog restraint rules and impoundment procedures for unlicensed or roaming dogs. The ordinance requires dogs kept under restraint, with impoundment for not less than five days and potential disposal if unclaimed. It notes officers may impound or pursue owners for violations and transfer unclaimed animals to the Humane Society after detention. District updates include Beatrice Foods executive Hutchinson’s recognition and a weekly Raleigh County disease report with low gonorrhea cases and multiple syphilis cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L
Bibb
Humane’ Society
Hugh F. Hutchinson
William’ G. Karnes
Offeile
Beatrice Foods Company
Prs
Boy Scouts to Get Recognition Plaque at Circus
About 80 000 Boy Scout units nationwide join the Get Out and Vote Campaign and will receive plaques for patriotic service. Rex Johnson of the Appalachian Council says 3 000 units will be honored Saturday night at the Boy Scout Circus with plaques on display in the BM Payne Co. show window. Enlistments at the local Marine Recruiting Office include Paul Lindsay Amigo John Kirk Wayne Coots Louis Lindsay and Edgar Yancy of Hinton. They head to Parris Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rex ‘Johnson
Appalachian Council
BM. Payne Co
Paul
Wayne Coots
Amigo
John T. Kirk
Louis JS.+ . Lindsay
Edgar E. Yancy
Hinton
Parris Island
Legion Auxiliary Unit Plans Sunday Meeting and Installations
The American Legion Auxiliary of Post 70 will meet Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Amer Had Legion Home to finalize plans for a bridge and whist event slated for February 22. Installation services at Tabernacle Baptist Church East Gulf are set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday with Rev. W. M. Freeman Jr. delivering the sermon. music by choirs from Winding Gulf Mead and Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American ‘Legion Auxiliary
Post 70
Amer- Had Legion
Winding Gulf, Mead, and Mullens
The
Novelettes
Velma Robinson
Sprage Consolidated Parent-Teacher Association
N. c. Lewis
New Hope Baptist Church
Amos Rutledge
Community Holiness Church of
Arkansas
Edward Dickerson
Kimball
Robert Chay
Beckley
Lula Wadsworth
East| Gulf
Raleigh General Hospital
Catherine Hopkins
East Gull
Beckley Hospital
Callie - Pannell
Robert’ Webb
Callie ‘Pannell
St. John:Baptist Church
Raleigh
H.E. Davis
A. B. Monroe
Ilerk Fred Merchant
Grace’ Witten
Boy Scouts Reach Peak Enrollment During Scout Week
Rex Johnson of the Raleigh District notes 3,300,000 boys in Scouting nationwide as Cub Scouting Boy Scouting and Exploring thrive through church and school sponsorships. About 1,200,000 adults volunteer as leaders, with 3,157 as career executives, as Raleigh County counts numerous local volunteers listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of América
Rex Johnson
Raleigh
Seoul
Johnson
Raleigh County
Ben Durgin
J. D. Farrey
Lawrence T. Forbes
A. S. Cappellari
Robert G. Bullock
Quentin Barrett
John Poe
Edward Sanderson
Everell’ W. Powers
Pauline Underwood
Gladys Taylor
G. E. Wareren
William B. Sorreil
Michael
A.C. Cuthrell
Albert Allen
James D
James W. Smith
B. B. Richmond
Havel Holliday
Albert H. Epperley
Tom €. Allen
Dordthy H. Vogel
Richard H. Mason
Sherry E. Parsons
Ernestine Isaacs
Maxine B. Sépher
Anna Lee Shrewsbury
Belly Fazio
Kay Lewin
Jim. Patton
Alex’ George
C.A. Phillis Jr
David Adams
J.’ Hs. Mahoney
Ly. L. Skellon
Francis Parker
Albert D. Kistin
W. D. Elliott
W. 0. Sydnord Jr
Jamies O'Yodd
Edward Hall
Everett Harvey
Lota Clay
Evelyn Parker
Clyde McCay
Rex. Noble
Frances Cuthrell
Sybil White
Lawrence
Miller
Robert Thomas
Jack Stewart
W. Lewin
Letha Wells
Everett Ringr
E. Beavers
Robert Stewart
Frederick Dinkler
Jaycees Name Projects Chairmen For Beckley Chapter
Jaycees Monday night selected eight committee chairmen to lead upcoming projects in Beckley West Virginia. Named were: Atoms For Peace Jon Ressa Jaycee Relays A. S. Duprie basketball banquet Donald Larrien national Jaycee president’s visit Edward Withrow Boy Scout program Paul Payley Teenage Road-e-o Alvin Rohrer international relations Floyd Sayre Jr. and outstanding miner Ted Kessinger. Plans include bidding to host the state Junior Chamber Convention in Beckley in May 1958 and a Feb. 25 meeting in Bluefield with National Jaycee President Wendell Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pockey Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wilbur
Jaycées
Atoms For Peace
Jon
Ressa
Jaycee
Donald Larrien
Edward Withrow
Paul Payley
Alvin Rohrer
Floyd ‘Sayre Jr
Ted Kessinger
Jayceés
Junnior Chamber
Beckley
Charleston
Bill
Wilbur
West Virginia
Jayceé
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Hammer
Ftead
Jaycees
National Museum ‘of “Atomic Energy
Services Set For Prince Soldier Breland
Funeral services for Specialist Haskell Breland of Lafayette Ind died from head injuries after falling into a purification tank at Camp Prince. The service was set for 2 p.m. today at Rose Quesenberry Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Springdale Cemetery. Breland, 22, and his wife Anna Christine Breland lived on Edgewood Drive in Lafayette. The body was to be moved to Soller Baker Funeral Home for additional rites Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell -E
Breland
Rose
Quesenderry
Lafayette
Ind
Prince’ “Army Camp
Camp Prince
Anna
Christine
Edgewood Drive
Rose and’ Quesenberry
Soller-Baker Funeral
Springdale
It Happened In Raleigh Sp-2 Waller Reenlisted
A service member identified as SP-2 Waller reenlisted in the United States Army at a Bay Area Recruiting Station on a Thursday. The notice notes the formal reentry into service and marks the official timing of the reenlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller’l
United States Army
Baiey
Thursay
Sreee
Huntington Hospital Urges More Professional Aid
West Virginia lawmakers tour Huntington State Hospital urging psychiatrists for wards and a student nurses affiliation program. They note overcrowding and dilapidated facilities, with 1,363 patients in spaces for 1,642, and plan to assess reforms after visiting Barboursville and St. Marys institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Roy A. Edwards, Jr
House ‘of Delegates
Dr. Edwards
National Guard promotions and training news in Beckley units
Two National Guard companies in Beckley announced promotions after completion of training courses. Promoted were Sp 3 C James Deaving Prosperity Larry N Riley Mabscott Norman D Southam Beckley to PFC. James W Hopkins Beaver. Don A Taylor Midway HQ and HQ Co from Sp 3 C to Sp 2 C. Jack D MeClung Beckley. John H Morgan MacArthur from PFC to 3 C. Kyle C Cook Beckley Pvt to PFC. John B Brooks Glen Daniel. Also 1st Lt Gene Wallace and 2nd Lt Dadiee W Woolwine Beckley completed an armored course at Fort Knox. President Eisenhower backs a six-month guard training program. enlistments urged for 17 to 18-year-olds before April 1 at the NG Armory Pare Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
National Guard
150Th
ACR
James
Deaving
Prosperity
Larry
N. Riley
Mabscott
Norman D. South’am
W. Hopkins
Beaver
Don A. Taylor
Midway
Jack D. MeClung
John’ H. Morgan
MacArthur
PFC
Kyle C
Cook
John B. Brooks
Glen Daniel
Co. F
Fort Knox
Gene Wallace
Dadiee W. Woolwine
Beckey
Pemberton Rites Set on Saturday
Funeral services for Eldridge Pemberton will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew AME Church with Rev. Norman Burton and Rev. Russell AL Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Surviving family members include his wife Mary Lea Pemberton son Cleo Alexander of Beckley father Alex Pemberton brothers Alexander and Nathaniel Pemberton and sister Mrs. Sarah Johnson. The body will be moved from Wrights Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Pemberton
St. Matthew's Ame
Norman Burton
Russsell AL Lewis
Greenwood Memorial_ Park
Pemberton
OS Maplewood
Bluefield
Mealpin
Mary Lea’ Pemberton
Cleo Alexander
Beckley
Alex Pemberton
Alexander
SFC
Nathaniel Pemberton
U. S.'Army
FL. Bragg
N.C
Sarah Johnson
Wright
Holf
Mrs. Della Pate, 80, dies. rites Sunday in Glen Morgan
Mrs. Della Margaret Pate of Glen Morgan, 80, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday in Raleigh General Hospital after an extended illness. Born May 14, 1876 in Summers County, she was a Pentecostal Holiness Church member and Raleigh County resident. Survivors include three daughters Violet Atkinson, Ann Harrah, Juanita Mann. four sons Charles, Lacy, Jesse, Bill. 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Glen Morgan Community Church with Rev. Woodrow Jones and Rev. Arden Wood. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Funeral home will visit residence at 11 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ann Harrah
Richwood
Juanita ‘Mann
Mount Hope
Charles
Lacy
Jesse
Bill
Glen Morgan
Woodrow Jones
Oak Hill
Arden Wood
Rites Incomplete for Robert Scales 69
Robert Scales 69 of South Fayette Street died at Becklay Memorial Hospital about 6 am Thursday after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife Ella Ve Scales. The body will remain at the C D Trent Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements. In a separate item, Tilden 4-H Club members elected new officers for 1957 at the February meeting led by sponsor Mrs Juanita Ward. Virginia Harrah was named president with Carol Meadows vice president Brendan Ward secretary Benny Tigg treasurer and Patsy Bennett song and game leaders were noted along with other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Scales
S. Fayette St
Becklay Memorial Hospital
Ella Ve Scales
C.D. Trent Funeral Home
Tilden
Juanita Ward
Virginia
Harrah
Carol Meadows
Brendan Ward
Benny Tigs
Morris
Campbell
Brenda Tigg
Patsy Bennelt
George Morgan
Frank
Miman
Hazel
Timmy
Native El Pasoan Given stationed at Hecktey since 1933
SFC William L. Con le of the local recruiting station headed the ceremonies as Vernard Pack of Fitzpatrick, a West Virginia breeder, was named to the American Angus Association group at St. Joseph Missouri. Pack, born at Fitzpatrick, began cattle business three years ago and now runs a herd of 20 Aberdeen Angus cattle. He is married with two sons and works at National Mine Ser View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Given
Hecktey
SFC
William L. Conle
American ‘Angus Association
St. Joseph
Vernard Pack and Sons
Fitzpatrick
West Virginia
Pack
National Mine Ser View
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beckley Firemen
Ball
Nto the Firemen's Fund
Omyth Aroll
Ussdurgi Ra
Hutchinson
Chestnut Street
Lewisburg
Greenbrier Dairy
Beatrice
Stanaford Road
International Association of
Tce Cream Dealers
N. H. Dyer
Boy Scouts
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Haddad’s FV and Furniture CO
Boy Scouts of America
FHA
Farmers: Home Administration
Morgantown
Virginia M. Kink Nnson
H. T. Reger
First Ave
First St
T.d. Rodes
Crab Orchard
James R. Waybright
Joe and
Carolyn Jackson
Fred Haurrny
Barrey Hunter
Janice Rue
Prince
Huntington Hospital
State Nurses’ Association
Simon’ C. Johnnoe
Lakin State Hospital
Dr. Johnson
American Psychiatric Associ
Allan
Edwards
William Cumbey
Cumbey
Huntington State Hospital
Istatt
Barboursville State Hospital
Barboursville
John Queen
Tme
Queen
Morris Harvey College
St. Marys
State Capitol
Wallace
CWO
Joseph Dace
Eisenhoiver
Pare Ave
Rhodell
Leon Saunders
Ayaene
Erry Noble Mara
Fey “Xin
Trey Waters
Aggie
Usu
Stagecoach
Tofury
Glen
Jean
John Payne
Arlene Dall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!