Prosperity Residents Deny Bradley Boundary Claim
Prosperity residents and leaders dispute Bradley Lions Club President W T Blankenship moving the boundary sign to include his Prosperity home. Bowyer of Prosperity insists Blankenship never lived in Bradley and cites deeds, while Rev Earl Cochran urges harmony and notes ongoing disputes over the legal Bradley boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Prosperity
Bradley Lions Club
W. T. Blankenship
QO. Bowyer
Blankenship
Bowyer
Beadley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
State Road Commission
Bradley Girl Scouts
Earl Cochran
Breck. Jenridge Baptist Church
Bolt
Cochran
Clay McDaniel Named To Coordinate Drive
The Beckley Loyal Order of the Moose Club appointed Clay McDaniel to coordinate activities for the Raleigh County Crippled Children's Society. Moose representative will aid in the Easter Seal Campaign for funds with other civic and fraternal clubs contributing representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Loyal Order of the Moose Club
Raleigh County
Crippled Children’s Society
Moose
Clay McDaniel
Beckley
Two PTA Groups Endorse Special Levy
Two Raleigh County PTA groups announced endorsements of a special school levy to be voted Friday. Mount View Elementary and Lester Junior High backed the levy with explanations by Homer Webb and county board members Anthony Leeber and Marion Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralaigh
PTA
Mount View Elementary
Lester
Mount View
Homer Webb
County Board of Education
Anthony Leeber
Marion Cook
County Life group seeks controlled hunting plan
Residents of Dry Hill Prosperitation area with more than three acres back a County Life program to protect property from careless hunters. The plan includes landowner permission books, planted game cover and food, and aims to reduce damage from hunters and protect pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Dry Hill
Five Cubs Inducted Into Pack 8 at Birthday Party
Five new cubs joined Pack 8 at its first anniversary celebration sponsored by Institute School PTA. The event drew 150 parents and cubs as 48 pack members received awards and five committee chairs were named by Pack Master Lawrence T Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of Institute School
Mike McGraw
Carlyn O'Neill
Jackie O'Neill
Eddie Frame
Mike Moore
Lawrence T. Forbes
L. C. Gates
Warren Elliott
James Patton
Dave Mullins
Virginia Wauhop
Randy Weir
Donald Forbes
Louis Lewin
Charles Rice
Ricky Bland
Bud Shiver
William File
Buddy Ellison
Pat Mullins
Louis Watkins
Steve Vogel
Clifton Fisher
Douglas Sanders
Joseph Bennett
Junior Ammar
George Stallings
Ian George
Leslie Williams
Don Hawley
Bolen Services Set on Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bolen 83 will be at 1 p.m. Salita at the Rhodell Church burial at Mooney Cemetery. She died at her home Tuesday after a long illness born in Inez Ky daughter of W M Mollet. Survived by husband J B Bolen two brothers James and Harry Mollett Huntington and sister Tennie Gibson Amherstdale. Body to be removed Friday from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to the home of Mr and Mrs George Evans.
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Rhodell
RNS
Mary Elizabeth
Bolen
Salita
Mooney
Inez
W. M. Mollet
J. B. Bolen
James
Harry Mollett
Huntington
Tennie Gibson
Amherstdale
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
George Evans
Keys Worked Waynesboro Car Theft Plot
Roger Miller reported a car stolen in Waynesboro Virginia. Police had no clue until a late night phone call. The caller said a friend should take the car home. The friend drove a car described as identical in make and color to his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Roger Miller
Chairmen Named For Military Ball By Reserve Officers
Five committee chairmen were named to organize the 13th Annual Military Ball of the Reserve Officer Association. The event to celebrate National Defense Week will be at the Beckley Hotel from 9 30 p m Saturday to 1 am Sunday. Chairmen include Major Emerson Smith tickets Major Sibbley Weatherford Major Wallace Finch decorations Lt Col Joe L Smith Jr reservations and Lt Col T R Wilson Jr publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Officer Association
Clmaxing
National Defense Week
Beckley Hotel
Emerson Smith
Sibbley Weatherford
Wallace Finch
Joe L. Smith Jr
T. R. Wilson Jr
Muster Day Brings Tank to Beckley Business District
On Muster Day in Beckley an armored tank from Company F 150th Armor Cavalry Regiment of the state National Guard visited the business district. The one day recruiting drive yielded seven enlistments into the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Wednesdday
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
State National Guard
National Guard
Dean's Pills Promise Relief From Bladder Irritation
Nostalgic ad copy touts Dean's Pills as a remedy for discomfort from overindulgence and day to day stresses. It claims pain relief and soothing action on bladder irritation with a mild diuretic effect to aid kidney output, promising relief from backache and sleepless nights.
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Dean
Stratton NFA Banquet Set Today at 7 P.M.
The Stratton High School New Farmers of America chapter hosts its eleventh annual banquet at the high school at 7 p.m. today with guests including, among others, Mrs. W. C. Reid and Mrs. Alice Scott. The event features speeches and a pageant at nearby programs.
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1Lth
Stratton High School
New Farmers of America
W. C. Reid
Alice Scott
I. S. Leece
J. L White
D. W. Free
J. B. Elliott
Thomas Evans
Bernice Henry
James Stevens
A. J. Carey
Frances Flippen
E. L. Morton
Domina 'Harless
Jacequeline Bradshaw
W. B. Connoley
Lee Ray Robinson
C. C. Greene
S. E. Warren
D. D. Crawford Jr
Ruth Dandridge
PTA
Byrd-Prillerman Parent- Teacher Association of
Amigo
America
R. Mitchell
Be." Lewis
R. F. Redd
Pauline Ross
H. J. Hunt
Beckleyan's Brother Dies in Michigan
Charles Sayles of Detroit brother of Edith Turner Beckley died en route to a hospital. Death attributed to a heart attack. Survivors include his wife Cornelia and a sister Carrie Washington both of Detroit. Eccles Sunday service noted and a New Era Baptist Church special meeting announced for Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Charles Sayles
Detroit
Mich
Edith Turner
Beckley
Cornelia Sayles
Carrie Washington
Eccles
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DR. Spock
Cubs
Military
Ya Beckley
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Mrs. Filberts Margarine
Stratton Nfa
St. Matthew A. M
Missionary Society
Victoria Wheeler
Norman Burton
NAACP
Raleigh
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
St. Matthew A. M. E
East Beckley
Mallie Butts
St. John Holy Church
Mission Circle
W. M. Neal
St. John Baptist Church
William Miller
Eccles Breis
Shady Grove
Beckleyan
Michigan
Kansas
Hormel
Dinty Moore
Oleo
Swift
Kingan
Florida
Wilson's
Vance Drive
United Fruit
Johnstown Road
Ove
el Fasmone
MAAC
Melmac
Llanes
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