Two Beckley Girls Are Register Winners
Judy Young a 13 year old Beckley Junior High student wins teenage category drawing Jiggs while Rebecca Allen a 12 year old Mount Tabor Christian High eighth grader takes pre teen prize with Dick Tracy. Both receive movie tickets and qualify for national contest.
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Beckley
Register
Judy Young
Ray Young
Meyers Avenue
Beckley Junior High School
Rebecca Allen
Dick Tracy
Rebecca
Gaylord Allen
Crescent Road
BJHS
Mount Tabor
Judy
Annie Rooney
Dagwood
Mullens Student Among Top 27 At University Mullens
Carolyn A. Worrell of Mullens is named to West Virginia University's Dean's List as one of 27 top scholars with perfect straight-A averages. The list includes students from the School of Medicine, Physical Education and Athletics, Pharmacy, and Education, with multiple Beckley and Oak Hill residents noted. A Raleigh County divorce decree finalized by Judge Norman Knapp grants Ruth Fortner a divorce from Thomas Fortner.
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A Mullens Coed
West Virginia University
Carolyn A. Worrell
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Medicine
Marion H. Brooks
Glen Rogers
Margaret C. Heagarty
Donald L Hicks
Beckley
Carol Ann French
Benjamin C. Stewart
School of Pharmacy
Donna Marie Robertson
Patricia Pitsenberger
Donald G. Miller
Eccles
College of Education
Lois J. Fox Lilly
Mount Hope
Dreama Lee Wyant
Oak Hill
William F. Burleson
Glen Daniel
Vicki Vickers Douglas
Fayetteville
Julia Fleshman Mollohan
Mabscott
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Ruth Fortner
Thomas Fortner
Mahoney Rites Set Wednesday
Final rites for Robert Quillen Mahoney 74 Temple St. will be held at 1 pm Wednesday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel. Dr. Alvin J. Cook and Rev. James W. Witherspoon will conduct. Burial is in Monta Vista Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers include Eugene Money Sam Money Herbert Gibson Ralph Rector W C Money and Ralph Armentrout. He died Monday at his residence after a lengthy illness.
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Robert Quillen Mahoney
Temple St
Melton
Alvin J. Cook
James W. Witherspoon
Monta Vista Cemetery
Bluefield
Eugene Money
Sam Money
Herbert Gibson
Ralph Rector
W. C. Money
Ralph Armentrout
Mahoney
Harry Moore files for Beckley council post
Harry Lee Moore a 27 year old ex Army lieutenant filed Monday as a candidate for councilman at large in Beckley He lives at 116 Wildwood Avenue is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and a CIT Credit Corp adjus tor He is married to Inez Obugene and the father of two children Terrell and Stephen Porter a Democrat and Ward 1 council member is the only other filer Moore served three years with an Army airborne division after Officer's Candidate School at Fort Benning He was employed by Jeffrey Manufacturing before joining CIT Credit four years ago
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Beckley
Harry Lee Moore
Wildwood Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
Moore
Inez Obugene
Terrell
Stephen
G. C. Porter
Porter
Fort Benning
CIT Credit Corporation
Jeffrey Manufacturing
Oral L. and
Maude Moore
Mabscott
Spangler Services In Charleston For Edith Spangler
Funeral services for Edith Hale Spangler age 52 of Youngstown Ohio a former Raleigh County resident will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cunningham Mortuary Chapel Charleston. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park St Albans. Spangler drowned in the Poca River Saturday morning in an auto wreck near Sissonville.
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Edith Hale Spangler
Youngstown
Ohio
Raleigh County
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
Charleston
Hubert A. Hinkle
Clyde Rice
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Albans
Spangler
Poca River
Sissonville
Rites For Mrs Dooley At Coal City
Funeral services for Mrs Heath Dooley 66 Princewick will be held at Coal City Community Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev Beecher Garrison. The body lies at Melton Mortuary until one hour before the service. Burial will be in Parker Cemetery Coal City. Mrs Dooley died at her home after suffering a heart attack.
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Heath Dooley
Princewick
Coal City
Beecher Garrison
Melton Mortuary
Parker Cemetery
Dooley
Lions To See Be Your Age Film At Club Meeting
Beckley Lions Club hosts a 6 15 p m showing of Be Your Age at El Chico. Metropolitan Life Insurance distributes the film about the heart and Dr Fred Richmond will discuss the 1959 Heart Fund Drive and answer questions.
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Beckley Lions Club
el Chico
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Fred Richmond
Bright Spot as Boy State Program Shines in Charleston
In a day of heated debate over liquor, roads and schools at the West Virginia Legislature in Charleston, the Mountain State Boys' State program stood out. Amid clashes on the wet and dry issue, a litterbug bill passed, and the Boys' State leaders received praise from lawmakers for their civic work.
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O. D. Hall
Raleigh
Hall
J. C. Cruikshank
Dclay
J. Thomas Godby
Logan County
Godby
Charleston
Coal City Residents To Hear Of Land Fills
A film called Sanitary Land Fills will be screened by W. B. Hume Raleigh County sanitarian at 7 30 pm Friday in Stoco High School Coal City.
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Coal City
W. B. Hume
Raleigh County
Five enlist in Air Force from Beckley recruiting station
Five men enlisted in the United States Air Force at Beckley station, with four proceeding to Lackland Air Force Base Texas for basic training. Enlistees include Richard K. Long of Charleston and William Ines Jr of Amherstdale on Wednesday, and Richard C. Hawley of Beckley and Larry R. Lan on Thursday.
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United States Air Force
Beckley Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Richard K. Long
Charleston
William Ines Jr
Amherstdale
Richard C. Hawley
Beckley
Larry R. Lan
Thomas E. Davis Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Thomas Eugene Davis will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sprague Church of God with Rev. Earl King and two assisting ministers officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Davis, 23, of Sprague, died Monday morning at Bluefield Sanitarium after a four week illness. He helped found Beckley hot rod clubs initially named Coal Field Comets and later Rapid Rebels. He worked in the Beckley Newspapers Corp. mailing room and pursued a correspondence art course. A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, pallbearers are Robert Neve, Charles Davis, Rives Witt, Larry Kobelia, Gerry Kobelia, and L. B. Aliff. His body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to his parents’ Sprague home at 4 p.m. today.
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Thomas Eugene Davis
Sprague
Beckley
Coal Field Comets
Rapid Rebels
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Woodrow Wilson High School
Robert Neve
Charles Davis
Rives Witt
Larry Kobelia
Gerry Kobelia
L. B. Aliff
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
E. R. Davis
Final Rites for Alvin Green Held in Mount Joy Church
Final rites for Alvin Green, 49, of Fireco, were held at Mount Joy Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. David Powell officiating. Burial followed at Fireco. Green died at his residence on Friday. Survivors include his wife Irene two daughters Ette Mae Dickson of Kansas City Missouri and Elizabeth Caldwell of Detroit Michigan two sons Theodore Roosevelt of Fireco and Adolphus of Fireco one brother Carl Green of Cleveland Ohio and three sisters.
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Alvin Green
Fireco
Mount Joy Baptist Church
David Powell
Trent Funeral Home
Green
Irene
Ette Mae Dickson
Kansas City
Elizabeth Caldwell
Detroit
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
Adolphus
Carl Green
Cleveland
Ohio
Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled Feb 27
The Young Republican Club will host Gov. Cecil H. Underwood as guest speaker at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner at 6 30 p m on February 27 at the Beckley Elks Club. Daniel will serve as master of ceremonies. Dinner committees include ticket committee chair John Ashworth with Randall Honaker Curley Allen Jerry Lilly Bob Foster and Bill Shumate. program chair Paul Fourney Lewis Motely Billy Kurtz. publicity chair Bob Rodrick. arrangements chair Floyd Sayre Jr with Jack Mann Thomas Turner. decoration chair Mrs Harold Hedrick.
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Young Republican Club
Cecil H. Underwagod
Beckley Elks Club
Daniel
John Ashworth
Randall Honaker
Curley Allen
Jerry Lilly
Bob Foster
Bill Shumate
Paul Fourney
Lewis Motely
Billy Kurtz
Bob Rodrick
Floyd Say
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Beckley Girls
Mullens
Betty Rose
Marcus
Kay McDowell
Harry Moore
Council Post
Spangler Services
Verna Groves
Tussy Cosmetics
Cohen's
Neville ST
Paul Kidd
Dgilmer
Watson
D-Marion
Kidd
W. E. Chilton
Mountaineer
House
Senate
W. R. Fugitt
Boys’ State Senate
West Virginia
Fugitt
Ruffner Hotel
Thomas E. Davis
Kas, Lorado
Joe W. Fuller
Nationwide Insurance
Thompson
W. W. Bragg
Mack Halsey
Sandy Soto, Jr
South Fayette St. Beckley
W. Va
McConnell
Ationwide
Nsurancce
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
Payne
Coats
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