Extra Greetings Mailed To 41 Raleigh Countians
Forty one Raleigh County men are ordered to report to the Selective Service Board for pre induction examinations January 23. Names include Jesse P. Griffith Maple Fork Fred Pennington Jr Dorothy Ronald Hodge Ameagle Kenneth Lee Browning Alexandra Va formerly of Blue Jay Albert QO Massey Toledo Ohio formerly of Ariel James R Gordon Price Hill Clyde W Adkins Mabscott Werbert B McKinney Pine Knob Larry W Atley Mabscott William D Collier Beckley Benny F Harper Beckley William J Dobbins Stanford Dewey C Parley Baltimore Md formerly of Sullivan Thomas P Lilly Beckley George R Pugh Beckley Cileton R Stith Coal City Jack M Sydenstricker Beckley Edward L Wiley Levit town Pa formerly of Sundial Camden L Richmond Columbus Ohio formerly of Shady Spring Wallace W Cooke Baden Pa formerly of Maple Fork Leo Smith Helen Bill G Turner Beckley Dennis B Daniel Glen Daniel Robert Smith Stamford Samuel F McGhee Washington DC formerly of Eccles Arnold T Graybear Midway Robert S Jones Beckley Jim J Milam Helen Bobby J Smith Beckley Buster A Dehart Glen Morgan Herbert Gunnoe Jr Pine Knob Silas Jones Jr Newark N J formerly of Edwight Traphis O Hornsby Jr Josephine Elbert R Patton Eccles Jessie F Tyrov Sullivan John E Lynch Jr Glen Morgan Rudolph Beasley Stamford Norman D Modge Bradley Frank Mills Jr Morgan town formerly of Lanark Jackie Bearfield Sundials and Bobby J Hairston Beckley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Selective Service Board
Jesse P. Griffith
Maple Fork
Fred Pennington Jr
Dorothy
Ronald Hodge
Ameagle
Kenneth Lee Browning
Alexandria
Blue Jay
Albert QO. Massey
Toledo
Ohio
Ariel
James R. Gordon
Price Hil
Clyde W. Adkins
Mabscott
Werbert B. McKinney
Pine
Camden L. Richmond
Columbus
Shady Spring
Wallace W. Cooke
Baden
Leo Smith
Helen
Bill G. Turner
Beckley
Dennis B. Daniel
Glen Daniel
Robert Smith
Stamford
Washington, DC
Eccles
Arnold T. Graybear
Midway
Robert S. Jones
Jim J. Milam
Bobby J. Smith
Buster A. Dehart
Glen Morgan
Herbert Gunnoe,Jr
Pine Knob
Silas Jones Jr
Newark
N. J
Edwight
Traphis
Lanark
Jackie Bearfield
Sundials
Bobby J. Hairston
New Commander to Visit Beckley Navy Recruiting Office
Lt. Cmdr. J E. Yost begins command of the Beckley Navy Recruiting Office and Armed Forces Examining Station after transfer from San Diego. He oversees all Navy stations in West Virginia and parts of Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia.068
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E. Yost
Beckley Navy
Beckley Station
Yost
San Diego
Calif
Navy Recruiting Station
Armed Forces Examining Station
Ashland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Cinder
E. A. Westerman
Pearl Harbor
Halvail
Twenty three men join air force here
Twenty three men enlisted at the local Recruiting Station from Thursday through Saturday. Names include Herschel E. Asbury Avondale Jimmy L Parkell Van Robert L Comer Harrison Harold Ellis Cogan Thomas G Jessup Beckley Dennis Garten Hinton Joseph F Sennett Rich Ward Boll man Paul E Ward Hetzel Jackie D Johnson Duck Jerry J Ross Renick George M Rice Jr East Charleston Frank T Elkins Costas Curtis Cook Charlestown Lyte W Purcell Smithers Charles T Sparks Welch Richard Hill St Albans Ted F Scott Parise Allen D Miller Robson Stewart R Bryant Marting John L Kirk Boomer two women Grace A Armstrong Garrett Bend Alice C Woodie Crab Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Herschel E. Asbury
Avondale
Jimmy L. .Parkell
Van
Robert L. Comer
Harrison
Harold &, Eillis
Cogan
Thomas "G. Jessup
Beckley
Douglas “R.* Cook
Maben
Lackland
Afb
Texas
Dennis
John L. Kirk
Boomer
Lockbourne Afb
Chia
WAC
Air Force
Grace A. Armstrong
Garrett Bend
Alice C. Woodie
Crab Orchard
New WV Society of Engineers Names New Officers
The West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers installs new officers who will lead the 35 county chapters from state headquarters in Charleston. Ira S. Pitsenberger of the Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington is president with John R. Martin Jr. of Monongahela Power as second vice president and William D Nickles of General Electric in Fairmont as first vice president. James V. Karrick of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals in Charleston is treasurer. Royal E. Bundy of DuPont in Parkersburg retires as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Charleston
Society
Beckley
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Elkins-Keyser
Fairmont
Huntington
Lewisburg
Summersville
Logan
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Parkersburg
Weirlon
Wheeling
Williamson
Ira S. Pitsenberger
United States Corps of Engineers
John R. Martin Jr
Monongahela Power Company
Wellsburg
William D Nickles
General Electric Company
James V. Karrick
Carbide and Carbon
Chemicals Company
Royale. Bundy
E. 1
du Pont de Nemours and Company
Damages Set After Two Car Collision in Beckley
Police say about 12:15 p.m. Monday a two car crash at Church and South Kanawha Streets caused $125 of damage. Vehicles driven by Alfred Adams, 6, 22 Antonio Ave, and Thomas S. Pennington, 65, Ghent, were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church and
S. Kanawha Sts
Beckley
Alfred Adams
Antonio Ave
Thomas S. Pennington
Ghent
Tnishap
Happy Hour Case! Becketley police court Monday results
Beckley Police Court Monday night session saw 10 bonds forfeited totaling 97 dollars. Lincoln Denigan owner of Owls Club on North Kanawha Street and his employee surrendered bonds over whisky sales. Several other owners and staff at Happy Hour Club faces appeared. moonshine and intoxication charges also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lincoln Denigan
Owls’ Club
North Karawha St
Embloyes
Sandra Bazzie
Nancy Reed
Happy Hour
North Kanawha Street
Anna Milano Browsky
Marc Serra
Faye Lester
Eda Young
Anna Vance
Thelma Abrams
James Lusk
Rudd Mahoney
Harry Bryant
George Daniel
Route 1
Harper
Daniel
Marlin's Branch
Raleigh County
McKinney Home Damaged by Fire
Fire at 8:50 p.m. Monday damaged furnishings and interior of a one story home at 123 Miller St in Beckley. Mrs Emma McKinney and her son were visiting relatives when neighbors discovered the blaze. Firemen say clothing falling onto a floor furnace likely started the fire and cause is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McKinney
Miller
St. Beckley
Kiwanians Have Memory Test
Beckley Kiwanis Club members conducted a memory exercise under program chairman Sihbley Weatherford. Members removed name badges and tried to greet each other with first names. Next week’s meeting will install new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Sihbley Weatherford
Girl Scouts Earn Office Aide Bars through Red Cross Work
Senior Scout Troop of First Baptist Church volunteers at the Red Cross Office three days a week to accumulate 36 hours for Office Aide Bars. They also helped prepare New Year’s favors for Buckley Veterans Administration Hospital patients. The Red Cross will teach the troop home nursing for Nursing Aide Bars, with a four hour training course in progress. Mrs. Mark Skaggs leads the troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Buck-ley Veterans Administration Hospital
The
Mark Skaggs
Three City Agencies Set for Meetings Next Week
Beckley City Council opens the 1957 schedule with a 7:30 p m meeting on January 8. The Recreation Board also meets at 7:30 p m that night, while the Planning and Zoning Commission is slated to convene at 7:30 p m on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
Recreation Board
Planning and Zoning Commission
Heating Analysis Center at 2 Fant Avenue Beckley
Local heating analysis center located at 2 Fant Avenue Beckley offers evaluation services. Contact CL 3-3104 for appointments or inquiries about residential and commercial energy assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fant Avenue
Beckley
Southern Mining Officials Assist Convention Plans
Southern West Virginia mining leaders join the National Coal Association convention planning in Washington D C. The June 46 event will be chaired by W W Goldsmith of Elk Horn Coal with Frank Burke as vice chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Coal Association
Area Counties Seek State Aid Allotments for January
Area counties request 6.51 million dollars in state aid to schools to be distributed mid January after auditor approval and treasury certification. Raleigh receives 450 thousand, Fayette 230 thousand, Greenbrier 100 thousand, Mercer 300 thousand, McDowell 300 thousand, Nicholas 100 thousand, Summers 70 thousand, Wyoming 200 thousand. Seventh monthly apportionment follows prior distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor's Office
Treasuryer
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
Mercer
McDowell
Nicholas
Summers
Wyoming
Enlistment Totals at Local Recruiting Stations
In 1936 a total of 2,985 men enlisted locally across four recruiting stations. Navy 185, Marines 181, Air Force 1,742, Army 771. year comparisons shown with 1955 and 1958 figures. County school budget total reaches 26,604,000 announced by William K. Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Army
Bution
William K. Hamilton
Two Men Enlist In Army At Local Recruiting Office
Recruiters enlist two men at the local Recruiting Office on Saturday. John C Thornhill of North Fork and John C Tedd of Madison join the U S Army and depart for Fort Jackson and the 2173 Contra Group in South Charleston. The king cobra is cited as one of the deadliest snakes with bites that can be fatal in hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
John C. Thornhill
Novell Thornhill
Northfork
Fort Jackson
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South Oakwood
Clifford
McKinney
Girl Scouts
Coats
Southern Mining
W. A. Haslam
Tams
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Wesley E. Keller
Truax- Tract Coal Co
H.C. Livingston
Fruax Tracp Coal Co
A. LU. Lynn
Ireland Creek Coal Co
Arthur J. MacBride
Pocahontas Fuel Co
K- M. Marquis
Warner Collieries Co
William E. Massey
A. T. Massey Coal Co
H. E. Mauck
Olga Coal Co
Ve J. MicKinney
New Nose Fuel C O
W. H. Naylor
L. B. Page
Crover Coal & Land Co
DeWitt C. Snyder
C. H. Sprague & Son Co
Penney
Penney’s
America
Penneys
Penney's Fly
Anna
Penney Ravings
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