Beckley Woman, Invalid Mate Existing on $12.50 a Week
The Beckley couple, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, need help as the husband, 62, has been bedfast five years and the wife earns 12.50 weekly caring for him. She works daily 7 am to 6 pm leaving him alone. they have no other income and rely on coal heat with little shelter. The story details their struggle with illness, income, and seeking aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jay Blackburn
Lewis Lowe
Laren Avenue
Lowe
Herman Crew
Register
Lowes
United
Youthful Quintet Faces Hearings On B E Thefts
Five area juveniles face arraignment in Raleigh County Juvenile Court on auto larceny and breaking and entering charges. They admitted burglarizing the Sprague Post Office Saturday night and stealing a car, later abandoning it at Guyan, then stealing another car in Gilbert before wrecking it. They also confessed taking six cartons of cigarettes and twenty pennies from the Sprague Post Office and store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Sprague
George Shirey
Ewart Sr
Wyoming County
Carl Rosnick
Skelton
Clyde Bostick
Jels
Beckley
Raleigh Baptist Association meets at Prosperity Church
The first quarterly gathering of the Raleigh Baptist Association is set for Wednesday at the Prosperity Baptist Church. Sessions run from 2 30 p m to 9 16 p m with workshops for Woman's Missionary Society pastors laymen youth evangelism and pre school child. State headquarters speakers from Parkersburg include Dr Asa Harris Dr Hugh D Pickett Miss Grace Turley and Dr Robert D Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity
Raleigh Baptist Association
Prosperity Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Parkersburg
Asa Harris
Hugh D. Pickett
Grace Turley
Robert D. Powell
Oliver Tedder
The
County Association
Howard Smith
Hollywood Baptist Church
Woman's Society
Dora Day
Sophia
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Salk Polio Clinic Delivers 1000 Shots in Beckley
About 1,000 persons received Salk polio vaccine at a Raleigh County Health Department clinic held Saturday in the Beckley Recreation Building. Attending physicians were Dr. R. C. Mitchell and Dr. T. F. Garrett. Volunteers included Mrs. Hulett Smith and others, with two nurses and a secretary also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Health Department
Beckley Recreation
R. C. Mitchell
T. F. Garrett
Hulett Smith
Charles §. Lewis Jr
J. W. Walters
Nancy Lewis
Lillian Monroe
Katherine Peckowski
Mildred Miller
Beckley Lion Guest at Mabscott Lions Meeting
Beckley Lion Russ Parsons was the honored guest at the Mabscott Lions Club Monday night. The club outlined plans for a March Pancake Fry and aims to add six new members on the second Monday in March. Robert C. Bane and B. G. Cadle were praised for boosting meeting membership 23 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Russ Parsons
Mabscott Lions Club
J.D. Ballew
Robert C. Bane
B. G. Cadle
Cocaptain
Beckley Sister Garnet Shively Dies in Scottdale
Mrs. Garnet Shively of Scottdale Pennsylvania died at 3 30 am in a local hospital. She was sister to Mrs. John Palmer of Beckley and to Mrs Irene Douglas formerly of Beckley now Montgomery County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Shively
Scottdale
John Palmer
Beckley
Irene ,Douglas, Montgomery
Song Service to Benefit Raleigh March of Dimes
A polio benefit singing program will be held at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church at 7 p m Sunday. Special music by the Brethren Choir Beckley quartet and guests will entertain. Offerings will be donated to the Raleigh County March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Brethren Choir
Beckley Quartet
Raleigh County
March of Dimes
Sophia PTA Endorses Levy for Sophia Schools
The Sophia Elementary PTA unanimously approved a three year levy of about 967000 to fund extra staff and new textbooks if Raleigh County voters pass it on February 24. A March 17 talent show at Sophia High School includes committees and a panel on grading, with Master of Ceremonies J B Sexton. Also reported is James Robert Foster, 12, of Sprague in good condition after being struck by a car and sustaining a fractured left leg.
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Sophia Elementary
Raleigh County
Savhia High School
John Branhan
Virginija Bowell
Jack Martin
I. L. Hornbeck Jr
James Hartson
Geneva Coffey
Macel Mills
James Robert Foster
Sprague
Ra‘igh General Hospital
March Campaign Plans Under Way by Red Cross
Raleigh County Red Cross Chapter outlines plans for the March fund drive. Appointment of three Beckleyans to help in public relations work was announced by W. F. Watts publicity chairman during a Monday meeting.
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Red Cross
H. C. Sheets
Donald E. Boyd
Joseph C. Dance
Red Cross Report
Watts
C. C. Lewis
Rondey Webb
Thomas C. Allen
Ray Gould
T. C. Moorefield
Roy Cunningham
Area Youths Enlist in U S Marine Corps at Beckley
Four area youths joined the Marine Corps last week at the Beckley Recruiting Station in Raleigh County Court house. Enlistees are Arnold Halloran Bowles Dor sey Cole Daniel John Walter Heaster Jr and Jack Herman Pack. Technical Sergeant Lonnie J Nutter says no waiting list exists and qualified recruits may leave when they wish with three or four year enlistment periods.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Beckley
Raleigh County
Arnold Halloran Bowles
Robert E. Bowles
Highland Ave
Mullens
Dorsey Cole Daniel
Dawson S. Daniel
Harper
John Walter Heasert Jr
J. W. Heaster
Kieffer
Jack Herman Pack
Hancel Pack
Quarry St
Lonnie J.’ Nutter
T. Sgt. Nutlee
Marine Corps
Peterson Seen Headed For CAB Chairmanship
Omaha World Herald cites a high Republican source saying Val Peterson appears headed to chair the Civil Aeronautics Board. The former Nebraska governor has been rumored to replace Ross Rizley, who was nominated to be a federal district judge in Oklahoma. In Paris Texas a postman recounts a satirical bite by a squirrel prompting him to go hunting with a gun and achieve success.
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Omaha
the World-Herald
Val Peterson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nebraska
Ross Rizley
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Rites Set for Mrs. Rush Elkins at Colcord Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Rush Elkins 79 formerly of Gilbert will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Colcord Presbyterian Church. Burial in Stafford Hatfield Cemetery Gilbert. She died Sunday in Morgantown after a short illness. Born Gilbert September 2, 1876 she was daughter of William Harrison White and Nancy White. Survived by two daughters, six sons, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body to be moved to son Walter’s home today. Valley Funeral Home Whitesville handling arrangements.
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Rush Elkins
Burgess
Colcord Presbyterian Church
Stafford Hatfield
Gilbert
Elkins
Morgantown
Montongalia General Hospital
William Harrison
Nancy Stafford White
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Capital Hill Republican Club
Washington, D. C
Washington Audubon Society
Emick Walls
Maxwell Hill
Charolette G. Ol
Okie
Omar
Malcom
Pennsylvania
Dwight
Glen Alum
Delmas
Beckley
Walter
Colcord
Sixth Graders Present History Program for Patrons
Sixth graders Angela Stover and classmates Diana Stover Donna Cox Andy Lucas Ellen Cochran Anita Arthur and Glenna Bogusky gave a program on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. A parent displayed the Port of New York film. A ham dinner runs 5 p m to 7 30 p m Saturday with tickets at the door for PTA members and visitors.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Parent-Teacher Association
Diana Stover
Donna Cox
Andy Lucas
Ellen Cochran
Anita Arthur
Glenna Bogusky
Port of New York
PTA
Girl Dies From Injuries After Car Strike
Nancy Evaline Le Masters, 17, of Point Pleasant, was struck by a car driven by James E. Bennett, 44, of Beckley, on February 5. Bennett was not charged. The Ameri can Legion Post 2 meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Raleigh County Memorial Building with special guests Tommy Jones and Fritz Hiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Bennett
Beckley
Point Pleasant
Ameri
Nancy Evaline
Fritz Hiller
Bennett
Bedford
New Assistant Manager Begins Hospital Duties
Charles A. Van Sluyter of Newington Connecticut begins duties as assistant manager at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. He previously served as assistant manager at Newington VA Hospital from 1953 and has VA experience in New York City hospitals. He and his family reside on the hospital grounds.
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Charles A. van Sluyter
Newington, Conn
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
van Sluyter
Newington VA Hospital
Betty Ann
Charles K
Gretchen
Grand Rapids
Mich
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Michigan State Teachers College
Kalamazoo
New York City
F. T. McQueen
Memphis, Tenn., VA
New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
New York report describes Bio-Dyne based preparation named Preparation H offered as suppository or ointment. Claims show pain relief and substantial shrinkage across cases with money back guarantee at druggists.
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New York, N.Y
Brilliant blue meteor lights California sky across wide area
A blueish white meteor with an orange tail flashed over California early Sunday, seen from Santa Clara to El Centro and even into Arizona. Reports say witnesses watched it 10 to 30 seconds as far as 600 miles apart. AWOL charged Allen W. Rose jailed in Raleigh County on Army absence charge.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Clara
el Centro
Winskew
Ariz
Allen W. Rose
Raleigh
U. S. Army
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Mabscott Meeting
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Mrs
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CAB
Paris
Tex
Frank O’brien
Tkley Indi Ving & Loan
ANG. Paymert
Valley Funeral Home of
Whitesville
Legion Meet
Fayetteville
Norge Zesetey
America
Lowe Bros. Electric Co
Johnstown Road
Ned
Jett
Fern
Electric
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