Breakfast plans launch 1959 March of Dimes drive
The 1959 campaign opens with a breakfast in El Chico aiming for a $44,000 goal. A WOAY TV telethon on Jan 18 from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. covers six counties with three local acts per area, plus county telephone lines for donations. The Mothers’ March is set for Jan 29 and additional events will be announced. The Foundation expands to include birth defects arthritis and rheumatism while continuing polio care. Kent Hackleman notes volunteers must work harder to fund the new program.
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el Chico
Woaytv
The
National Foundation
Kent Hackleman
Raleigh County
March of Dimes
Lyons
Goodwill Director To Address Beckley Ministerial Group
Alexander J. Waugh executive director of Goodwill Industries will speak at the Beckley Area Ministerial Association meeting at 10 30 a m Monday at Beckley Presbyterian Church The guest will discuss Goodwill work Waugh a Rutgers economics graduate with masters in industrial relations has held roles with employment of the physically handicapped and rehabilitation groups and serves on local welfare and advisory boards The meeting will also inaugurate the year with Rev Sidney Rowland conducting the business session and Rev Worth May providing the devotional ministers of the area are invited to attend.
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Alexander J. Waugh
Goodwill Industries
Charleston
Beckley Area
Vennor
National Rehabilitation Association
Kanawha Welfare Council
West Virginia Rehabilitation Division
Charleston Lions Club
Exams Slated For Jobs In Conservation Service
The West Virginia Merit System announced competitive examinations for several professional conservation positions to establish registers for future vacancies. Exams Feb 7 1939 cover park superintendents game managers wildlife research leaders fish management and photographer roles. College graduation required. January 24 is the deadline for applications.
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West Virginia Merit System
West Virginia
Merit System
California Ave
Charleston
Notice of Dunn Street paving assessment Sophia Heights
Public notice to owners abutting Dunn Street Sophia Heights Addition Town of Sophia Raleigh County West Virginia that starting January 13 1959 at 7:30 p.m. an assessment may be laid for street paving from Deem Street to a 15 foot alley. Calculations list frontage depth and assessed amounts per lot with names and parcel details for numerous property owners.
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Dunn Street
Sophia Heights
Sophia
Raleigh County
West Virginia
County OF
Raleigh
Towit
State OF West Virginia
Dennis M. Leary, Jr
Deem Street
Town OF
Tor
Portland Cement Tower Concrete Co
Reacher Jones
Madison Lowry
Gertrude Campbell
Sophia J K. Lowr
Eddie R. Blevins
Pearl Calvert
Sven Brown & Lot
Louise
Ja Heights
John E. Eller & Lot
Eulah Eller & Lot No
Henry Massey & Rote
Eva Massey
Gebhemamstad
Dennis M. Leary JR
Est
Virginia
James B. Deck
Hansbury Childs Rites Saturday
Final rites for Kenneth Lee Hansbury two year old son of Mr and Mrs Percy Hansbury Lego will be at 2 9 p m Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Resaco by Rev S T Prince. Burial in Greenwood Memorial ark. He died Tuesday afternoon in a Beckley hospital. Survivors include Harold Frances Rose Mary grandparents Walter Hansbury Beckley Callie Hairston Welch. Body at Durgan Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
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Kenneth Lee Hansbury
Percy Hansbury
Lego
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Resaco
S. T. Prince
Greenwood Memorial Ark
Beckley Hospital
Harold
Frances
Rose Mary
Walter Hansbury
Beckley
Callie Hairston
Welch
Durgan Funeral Home
Two Enlistees Sent To Nation's Capital
Nine men enlisted at Beckley Navy Recruiting Station in December and will be sent to various training or assignment locations. Robert Elwood Brown of Sophia and John Eldridge Smith of Beckley are home on leave before transfer to Washington, D. C. for assignment. Others go to Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois or to Washington for duty, including Harold Ray Morgan of Mullens Billy Ray Whitt of Washington and Phillip Jasper Light of Marie.
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United States Navy
Beckley Navy
Washington, D. C
Robert Elwood Brown
Sophia
John Eldridge Smith
Beckley
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Ill
Robert Glen Way
Sprague
Harlie Edward Greene
Thelma Greene
Prince
Donald David Workman
Dillard Cecil Workman
Ashland Navy Recruiter Wins Month Honor
Barney Alexknovitch, stationed in Beckley, named Recruiter Of the Month for December among 55 recruiters in the Ashland Kentucky area. The award honors enlisting the most and best recruits, Class A men with top scores and fitness. There are 21 stations in the Ashland area.
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Ashland
Beckley Navy
Barney Alexknovitch
Ashland, Ky
Srea
Raleigh Countians Join WVU Engineering Honor Groups
Lowell W. Lawson of Sophia and Archie V. Miller of Eccles are among 28 WVU College of Engineering students inducted into honor societies. Lawson entered Omega Chi Epsilon for chemical engineering, while Miller joined Eta Kappa Nu for civil engineering.
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Raleigh
West Virginia University
College of Engineering
Lowell W. Lawson
Sophia
Omega Chi Epsilon
Archie V. Miller
Eccles
Eta Kappa Nu
Miller
Nineteen Area Men Enter Basic Training at Beckley
Nineteen men enlisted in the United States Army at Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station Tuesday and were sent to Fort Jackson for nine weeks of basic training. Names include Donald W. Young of Princeton, William C. Nutter of Charleston, Forest E. Rogers of Winfield, Mark E. Harrison of Charleston, James R. Smith of Brenton, Henry R. Pennington of Crow, Bobby R. Redden of Grandview, Joe C. Lawson of Wyoming, Ellett Crigger of Rhodell, William A. Richards of Victor, Bobby J. Dix of Victor, Kenneth A. Wykle of Frankford, Joe E. Burnette of Bud, Charles H. Morgan of Hatcher, Carl L. Bailey of Jaeger, Ray C. McCoy of Freeburn, Delmar L. Wilson of Victor, Rochard L. Caldwell of Minden, and Stanley C. Workman of Brenton.
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United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
D.C
Donald W. Young
Charlotte Y. Parks
Princeton
William C. Nutter
Louise St. Crawford
Charleston
Forest E. Rogers
James M. Rogers
Winfield
Mark E. Harrison
Gay F. Harrison
James R. Smith
Pearl C. Smith
Brenton
Henry R. Pennington
Crow
Bobby R. Redden
Nelson H. Redden
Grandview
Joe C. Lawson
Bascom Lawson
Wyoming
Ellett Crigger
Walter C. Criger
Rhodell
William A. Richards
Joseph T. Richards
Ray C. McCoy
Dewey McCoy
Freeburn
Delmar L. Wilson
Grover A. Wilson
Victor
Rochard L. Caldwell
Elmer Caldwell
Minden
Stanley C. Workman
Pearl H. Workman
Pueblo marks two-millionth Rocky Mountain region phone
Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico hosted ceremonies by Mountain States Telephone Co to mark the installation of the two-millionth telephone in the Rocky Mountain region. The line was placed in the home of the pueblo governor, reflecting a historic milestone for communications in the area.
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Santo Domingo Pueblo
N. M
New Mexico
Fires Claim Six Lives In Raleigh County In 1958
In Raleigh County 1958 fires killed six people including three children. Key incidents: Jan 8 Ghent home fire. June 4 crash at two story Raleigh residence. Sept 4 Crab Orchard death of Octavia Redden. Nov 9 Cranberry blaze killed Michael and Debra Merrix. Beckley Fire Department logged 106 local calls, $23,700 city damages, 21 business fires, 43 dwelling fires, 27 grass fires, 13 car fires, and two false alarms.
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Raleigh
George Redden
Ghent
Henry
Bill” Jackson
Brenda Joyce Bradley
Octavia Redden
Charles Merrix
Cranberry
Michael
Debra Ann
Merrix
Beckley
Otis Lyons
Lyons
Beckley Fire Department
West Virginia University
Cleanup crew sweeps Beckley alleys in business district
Fire Chief Otis Lyons and several firemen with street department workers spent Thursday cleaning Beckley alleys in the business district. Using the flusher and fire hose, they cleared trash from wall to wall.
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Beckley
Otis Lyons
Customs differ even within a state in Here And There
Mrs. Pansy H. Riffe moved from Beckley to New Martinsville and faces the practice of toting eating utensils to social events. In Beckley dishes were shared, but in New Martinsville most gatherings require individuals to bring their own plate cup and saucer and silverware. Hostesses vary at times when meals are held at a member’s home.
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Pansy H. Riffe
New Martinsville
Beckley
Former Raleigh Register Staffers Span News Roles
Henrietta Leith, ex Raleigh Register writer now with AP in New York, led Tuesday's Regis ter Page 1 story Prices About Same For New Year's Eve. Dan Donahue, another former Register employee from the early 1950s, writes a Baltimore engraver feature for AP. A unique Christmas card from Dr and Mrs Sher J Winter of 522 Woodlawn Ave mimics a small newspaper with a Mary Bryne Winter visit and Cuban roommate Mary Bryne Winter’s guests.
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Raleigh Register
Henrietta Leith
Associated’ Press
New York
Register
The
Dan Donahue
Baltimore
Sher J. Winter
Woodlawn Ave
Winter
Dayton, O
Mary Bryne Winter
Mercedes Santa Cruz Pacheo
Mary
Church Plans January Inventory Month at First Methodist
The First Methodist Church will observe January as Inventory Month with all organizations rating accomplishments and laws. WSCS Monday night circles start, followed by an official board meeting Tuesday. Inventory sessions occur at midweek service and regular meetings, with Men's Club inventory after a program by Chuck Balding. The pastor Rev. J B Dryfield says this will guide plans for the new year through June.
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First Methodist Church
WSCS
Chuck” Balding
Oak Hill
J. B. Dryfield
Feud Reported Between NLRB Members and General Counsel
washington ap inter nal row over policies and handling of personnel flares between five member Nations Labor Relations Board and general counsel jerome d fenton. board members have reportedly told the White House they cannot continue with fenton. potential resignation to join defense department cited. all five NLRB members and fenton are appointees of president eisenhower.
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Washington
Five-Man Nations Labor Relations Board
Jerome D. Fenton
White House
Fenton
Defense Department
Detroit
Wilber Brucker
Pan American World Airways
Boyd Leedom
Westport
Conn
Ian
NLRB
Eisenhower
Young organist tones for Worthington church
Sunday he plays the organ at St. Luke's Methodist Church in Worthington. Ronnie Castiel a Worthington High School sophomore and 16 year old may be the youngest church organist in the Columbus area.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ronnie Casteel
Worthington
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Worthington High School
Eaton Receives Gift From Khrushchev in Philadelphia
Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland industrialist, is presented with three white horses and a polished carriage aboard the freighter Mormac Rio in Philadelphia. Customs value the horses at 8000 dollars and the carriage at 100 dollars. Eaton, who recently visited the Soviet Union, was hosted by Nikita Khrushchev and remains held in high regard there despite his capitalist background.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Nikita Khrushchev
Eaton
Soviet Union
Prosperity Church Names New Officers
Prosperity First Baptist Church announced its new officers for the coming year. Named are deacons Roger Sharp Walter James Lacy Neal William Whiting Lawrence Davis Howard Wood Ramon Wood Euric Lilly Lester Neal and deaconesses Mrs Walter James Mrs Ramon Wood Mrs Carlos Collier Mrs James Dearing Mrs Lacy Neal Mrs Frank Dearing Mrs Eurie Lilly and Mrs D B Stover. Also named are senior club Mrs Pat Jarrell treasurer Roger Sharp finance chair Mrs Donald A Lowe music director Miss Meridel Lowe organist Eli Fitzwater youth director Mrs Howard Wood nursery director Church school superintendent Milburn Pettry assistant superintendent Williams Whiting school secretary and Mrs Roger Sharp flower.
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Prosperity First Baptist Church
Roger Sharp
Walter James
Lacy Neal
William Whiting
Lawrence Davis
Howard Wood
Ramon Wood
Euric Lilly
Lester Neal
Carlos Collier
James Dearing
Frank Dearing
Eurie Lilly
D. B. Stover
Pat Jarrell
Assistance Available For Filing Tax Returns
The Beckley IRS office at 107 McCreery St. offers help Mondays and Fridays until April 15 and April 15, with the Oak Hill office also open Fridays and on April 15. District Director P. L. Charles promotes a self-help approach and telephone guidance from IRS staff to answer individual tax questions. Updated guides include Your Federal Income Tax, Tax Guide for Small Business, and Farmers Tax Guide.
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Beckley
Internal Revenue
McCreery St
Oak Hill
Internal Revenue Service
P. L. Charles
West Virginia
Charles
Adventists Boost Tithe In First Half 1958
Seventh-Day Adventists raised their tithe by an additional five percent in the first half of 1958. Total church giving reached 18,092,398 dollars, up from 17,203,587 dollars for the same period a year earlier.
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Washington, D.C
Mose Harvey Rites Saturday
Mose Harvey 81 Sullivan will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Killarney Methodist Church with Rev. Samuel M. Meadows officiating. Burial follows in Luther Cole Cemetery near Rhodell. He died Wednesday night at Henry Tyree’s home after an extended illness. Born March 29, 1877 in Flat Top, he was a retired minister and Methodist. Survivors: two sons B. E. Harvey Helen and Buzz Harvey Princewick. two brothers Henry Harvey Pax and Rufus Harvey Princeton. 33 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. Body at Williams and Craven Funeral Home Sophia until funeral hour.
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Mose Harvey
Sullivan
Killarney Methodist Church
Samuel M. Meadows
Luther Cole
Rhodell
Harvey
Henry Tyree
Tyree
Flat Top
Methodist Church
B. E. Harvey
Helen
Buzz Harvey
Princewick
Henry Harvey
Pax
Rufus Harvey
Princeton
Williams and Craven
Sophia
College Schedules Spring Extension Meetings at Two Campuses
Morris Harvey College announces spring semester extension classes with organizational meetings at Beckley and Oak Hill. Attendance determines offered courses with a minimum of 20 participants. Beckley meeting is 6:30 p.m. January 13 at Beckley Junior High. Oak Hill is 6:30 p.m. January 9 at Central Grade School. Only Upper Division English is guaranteed if demand remains limited.
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Morris Harvey College
Beckley
Oak Hill
Fred Coffindaffer
West Virginia
Coffindaffer
Mose Harvey Funeral Details In Sullivan
Mose Harvey of Sullivan died at 7 30 pm Wednesday December 31 after an extended illness. The body rests at Williams and Craven Funeral Home. Funeral services set for 1 pm Saturday January 4 at Killarney Methodist Church with Rev Samuel M Meadows officiating. Burial in Luther Cole Cemetery near Rhodes. Arrangements by Williams Craven Funeral Home.
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MH College
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
South Oakwood Ave
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Webb
Crab Orchard
Key Hardware
Blackwall
Pure Ol Co
Call Mullens
Robert Amick
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard Dial
Sander
Edger
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver Dial
Sanders
Wesell Fabulon Foster Hardware Co
Main St. Beckley
Huddle Farl
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Del-Mar
Neville Dial
Universal Airlines
International Airport
Miami, Fla
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Kidd's
Noakwood Ave
B. E. Silverman
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Wright
C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Morris
John W. Eye
Neville St
Arnett Lilly Harper Road
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St Beckley
Foster Hardware CO
Main St
DAY & Nite
Prince Street
DAY & Arage
Ross Evans and
Margaret Koonts
Aaron
Venetian Blind Cleaners
W Va
Nichols
Dial CL
Harper Road
H J Munsey
Lewis Transfer
Piney Ave
G R Hubbard
MacArthur
Best Furniture Co
South Fayette St
Jan Campbell Music Co
Bluestone Tire Service
Third Avenue
Summers Street
Hinton
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Lilly Building
Main Street
Jim Green
Bradford
Gradford
Oak Hil
W Vax
Spm
Walters Insurance Agency
McCorkie Avenue
South Charleston
Temale
Curb
Oakwood Drive
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Southeber Street
Appalachian Hardwood, Inc
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