Swap-Sell Meet Set By Local Model A Chanter
Grandview Chapter West Virginia Model A Ford Club plans a Swap-Sell meet in late March after a Battery Charger goodwill tour in Beckley area. Members visited eleven homes and showcased antique cars, with a Kanawha Valley Spring meet scheduled in Charleston in May.
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Grandview
West Virginia
Model A. Ford Club
Bill Barr
Beckley
Bair
Valley Drive
Robert Keesee
Raleigh Heights
Howard Brown
Buford Crouch
Harley Avenue
Ryan Lilly
Friec Williams
Stanaford
W. D. Nelson
Prosperity
Nelson
R. Armentrout
Maple Fork Road
Tuddle House
Earl Halsey
Clarence Gills
Crab Orchard
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Miners Injured in Separate Accidents in Raleigh County
Two Raleigh County miners are hospitalized after Wednesday accidents. Dale Eugene Haga, 23, of Sophia, listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital, suffered head and shoulder lacerations from a fall at Marianna Coal Co. mine in Maben. William Love, 57, of Lester, admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition after being struck by a shovel at Winding Gulf Coals Inc. mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Dale Eugene Haga
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Marianna Coal Co
Maben
William Love
Lester
Gulf Coals Inc
Real Estate Deeds Filed in Beckley and Nearby Districts
Deeds on file record real estate transfers in Beckley and surrounding districts. Transactions include Pendleton L Raines to W D Holliday for 30700 dollars. Robert T Taylor to Nile R Farley for 9700 dollars. C D Sebert to Arthur Lanham for 11800 dollars. George Robert Hutchinson to Hugh Hutchinson for Flat Top Lake property. Naomi Carver to Lula Acord for 400 dollars. Ferne Marie Pack to B K Daniels for 500 dollars. Oak Vale Dairy Farm Inc to D E Vipperman for 500 dollars. Life Insurance Co of Virginia to Neal Hardy as Federal Housing Commissioner for 11911.09 dollars. Oak Vale Dairy Farm Inc to Vipperman Construction Co for 22000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton L. Raines
Irene Raines
W. D. Holliday
Betty Holliday
Beckley
Robert T. Taylor
Yvonne W. Taylor
Nile Robert Farley
Vera Pearl Farley
C. D. Sebert
Gladys Elizabeth Sebert
Arthur Lanham
Minnie Lanham
George Robert
Patricia Hutchinson
Hugh F. Hutchinson
Flat Top Lake
Shady Spring
Naomi
C. L. Carver
Lula’ F. Acord
Marsh Fork
Ferne Marie Pack
Howard Ellis Myers Jr
B. K. Daniels
Oak Vale Dairy Farm, Inc
D. E
Virgie Vipperman
Paint Creek
Life Insurance Co. of
Virginia
Neal J. Hardy
Charleston Team Inspects Beckley Canton Militant
Members and guests of the Charleston team conducting the yearly inspection of the Canton Beckley No. 5 of Patriarch Militant included Major John Groves inspecting officer Colonel J W Wratchford General Fred Morgan Charleston Team Inspects Beckley Canton the inspection held Saturday night with Col John E Lake in charge of Beckley Canton The ceremony followed by a drill session under the command of General Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Canton Beckley No. 5
Patriarch Millitant
John Groves
J. W. Wratchford
Fred Morgan
Bec
Fred Glover
John Hagerman
J. W. Allison
John E. Lake
Beckley Canton
Kley
Beckley and Charleston
Glover
Riffe Estate In Trust Until Youngest Child Reaches 21
Mrs Ethel L Riffe names son L Gene Riffe executor and trustee under a Dec 7 1960 will to hold estate in trust until youngest child Sharon Louise Riffe reaches 21 with the trust to divide among four children and fund her education. bond posted. other fiduciary filings listed with bonds for executors and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel L. Riffe
L. Gene Riffe
Riffe
Raleigh
W. P. Riffe
Shirley Brumfield
Sharon Louise Riffe
Celene Evelyn Halash
Beckley
Frank E. Atkins
Frank Atkins
Franklin Atkins
Kyle Atkins
Marlon Atkins
Charlotte Atkins
Nancy Atkins Thompson
Mary Anna Atkins Davis
Berdie B. Wriston
Route 1
Mount Hope
Wilbur J. Wriston
Wriston
Nadine Wriston
Garnet Craddock
Edith Tyree
Robert Wriston
Nadine
Wilbur
Robert
Garnet
Edith
Berdie B. Winston
Emma Givens Davis
Joy Givens Angle
Mary F. Givens
Kyle Appointed Marsh Fork JP
Kyle Appointed justice of the peace for Marsh Fork District at the Raleigh County Court session replacing James Vaughn who resigned. The court also heard Beckley Junction residents Seek road reopening blocked by a junk company and set a later date for progress report. The Board of Equalization heard John Hart request re evaluation of swamp land near Beckley VA Hospital and Beaver Coal land. Hart to accompany the assessor and return next session for possible adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kyle
Marsh Fork
Raleigh
James Vaughn
Beckley Junction
A. D. Marks
Edward Burgess
John Sain
Marks
MacArthur
Beckley
Anthony J. Sparacino
John Hart
Mercer Street
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Beaver Coal and Land Co
Hart
Heart Sunday Organized in Slab Fork District
James K. Lowry serves as general chairman for Heart Sunday with Mrs. J. B. Riggs distributing materials to co chairs. Areas assigned include Stotesbury Slab Fork Tams and Coal City with Robert Parker, Phyllis Walker and Carl Allen among others guiding canvassing of businesses and four clubs from Slab Fork Soak Creek Sophia and Midway assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork
James K. Lowry
J. B. Riggs
Heart Fund
Terial
Elbert Hartsog
James Hartsog
Robert Parker
Lowry
Phyllis Walker
Stotesbury
Carl Allen
Albert Hartson
Tams
Stoco High
Coal City
Alan Susman
Soak Creek
Sophia High
Midway
Beckleyan 91 Recites Poetry and Plays Piano for Fun
An Austin Avenue resident, Myrtilla Samples Neel, 91, continues to recite lengthy poems and play piano for guests. Born January 23, 1871 in Smithton Pennsylvania, she taught piano, raised three children, and remains active in Beckley Presbyterian Church while reading the New Testament twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyan
Opal Riply Register
Austin Avenue
Mrs. Neel
Smithton, Pa
John and
Malissa Samples
W. C. Neel
Charleston
Herman
Mary Elizabeth) Doyle
Neel
Marshall Home
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Initiation Ceremony for Stratton High Future Teachers of America
The Future Teachers of America at Stratton High School closed its initiation with a ceremony for 14 new members. In photos, new initiates include Lloyd Boyden Braxton Toler Charles Moss Paulette Traynham Quentina McDaniel Vera Hairston Lenora Majors Marion Lois Brown Char lene Anderson Mary Pryor and Jeri Simon. The group annually presents the World Day of Prayer as an outstanding project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers of America
Stratton High School
Lloyd Boyden
Braxton Toler
Charles Moss
Brenda Hairston
Norgina Wright
Frances Colvin
Paulette Traynham
Quentina McDaniel
Vera Hairston
Lenora Majors
Marion Lois Brown
Charlene Anderson
Mary Pryor
Jeri Simon
World Day of Prayer
Out-Of-Area Job Openings Listed
Applications for job openings out of the Beckley area are being taken at the West Virginia Employment Security office on South Fayette Street. Positions include civil engineer structural engineer case worker mathematician statistician programmer stenographers clerk typists tailor for women’s garment alterations and television service and repairmen. Nine people seeking work Saturday with two truck drivers one combination welder two glaziers one service station attendant one stock clerk and two dump truck drivers. Fourteen applications were received Wednesday at the West Virginia Employment office. Included were one bulldozer operator one sales clerk one babysitter one farm hand three truck drivers one grounds keeper one service station attendant two dump truck drivers and three construction laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia
South Fayette Street
Heart Sunday Workers Named
Volunteer workers to assist in the house-to-house Heart Fund can vass Feb. 25 in East Beckley have been named by Mrs. L. E. Arm stead, chairman of the East Beck ley and East Park area. Distributing containers to the schools in the area will be M. K. Austin, a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Charles Jones of Kappa Alpha Psi, and Buster Merchant will distribute containers to business houses and offices, and send out letters to the various churches of the area. Serving as hostesses Sunday night at the Raleigh County Bank where collections will be turned in will be Mrs. Mabel Beverly and Mrs. Marion Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
L. E. Armstead
East Park
M. K. Austin
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Charles Jones
Kappa Alpha Psi
Buster Merchant
Raleigh County Bank
Mabel Beverly
Marion Brown
North Beckley
J. B. Elliott
Sherwood Tyree
William Clark Sr
Clinton Kelly
Mary Harris
Samuel Heston
Just- A-Mere
Margaret Sorrell
Lula Rogers
Upper Saunders Avenue
Audrey Dickerson
Raleigh
Charlotte Cooney
Glen White
Sour Street
Mary Pearson
Strasburg
State Streets
Josephine Hawkins
Will Jay
Carnella Turner
Brook Street
Collis Croner
Mulberry
Dock Streets
James Stephens
Rice
Smith Streets
Jerry Edmonds
Antonio and
Terrill Streets
Jane Ellison
Meadow Street
Will Seay
Mills Street
Mansour Howard
Morris Street
Albert Scott
Patch Street
Edmonia Lee
Plumley Street
Louise Hughes
Prillerman Street
Cassie Anderson
Rhodes
Ringleden
Homer Smith
Seymon Street
M. Bishop Gravely
Olive Lilly
Smoot Street
Chester Blalock
Simpkins Street
Ann Parker
Moot Street
Wanda Goodson
Barber Street
Gwendolyn Keaton
South Fayette Street
Jesse Hodge
Thurman Street
Nathaniel Braxton
F Street
Upper
Maplewood Lane
John Flippen
K. N. Brooks
Hazel Garland
Andrew Evans
Church Street
Fleming Green
Willow Lane
Rawling Street
Elaine Moss
South Heber Street
Roger Taylor
Booker
Sterling and
Green Streets
Lola Clay
Riley
Grove Streets
Ruth Dandridge
Upper Westmoreland Street
Kentucky Avenue
Douglas Starkey
Neeley
Highland Streets
Neal Marshall
Grant and
Hoover Streets
Oscar Tinsley
Lower
Grant Street
Thelma Cosby
Lower Westmoreland Street
Charlotte Watson
Adkins Street
General Pershing Not On La Fayette Phrase Legend
The article corrects a widespread belief that General Pershing said Lafayette, we are here. It notes the line was part of a speech at Lafayette’s tomb by Col. Charles E. Stanton, chief disbursing officer of the AEF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Lafayette
Col
Charles E. Stanton
The
AEF
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Herbert Adkins
Keyrock
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Sherman Neal
11Th Street
Neal
Adkins
M. L. White
Huntington
Mary Nell Godbey
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Utilities Company
Barbara Torrico
Susan Judd
Patricia Marcum
Kathy Lowe
Harriet Lively
Christina Yapp
Susan Lilly
Susan Davis
Sarah Cunningham
Linda Haga
Debra Harvey
Cathy Meyer
Linda Allen
Ann McKnight
Debby Crotty
Norree Boyd
Charles Bosley
G. W. Yapp
Vipperman Construction Co
Riffe Estate
Gilbert Hearn
Baren Hearn
Clarence Hearn
Walter Hearn Jr
Betty Hipes
Bobby Hearn
Virginia R. Webb
Samuel Henry Webb
Robert B. Sayre
Madeline Esta Watson
Detroit
Mich
Troy Claytor
Madeline Etta Watson
McCultie E. J. Claytor
Alberta Fullen Singley
John Richard Singley
Ruth Stovall
Pauline B. Rogers
Kyle
Stratton
FTA
John T. Seay
Heart Sunday