Bald Knob Slopes Open With Artificial Snow Prompting Skiing Fun
Plenty of artificial snow and good skiing conditions reported at Bald Knob Slopes. Manager Tom Minter estimated 8 to 14 inches of snow on the beginners slope and said snowmaking would continue as skiers arrived. At 10 a.m. the temperature was 20 degrees. Skiers include Mason Mills and Leon Applegate of Ghent, with Majon Mills and Leon Applegate identified as their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Mason Mills
Leon Applegate
Ghent
Majon
Monster Still A Mystery To Beckley Marshal
Assistant State Fire Marshal Mike Gladwell investigated the Braxton County monster rumor in Beckley area. He spoke with locals who doubted the creature’s existence but could not locate witnesses. No livestock or property losses were reported, and residents promised to notify authorities if the monster reappears and a posse forms.
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Braxton County
Mike Gladwell
Beckley
Gladwell
Real estate deeds filed for various transfers in county court
Deeds on file record several real estate transactions: Rufus E. Feury and Violet L. Feury sell to the State Road Commission in Town District for 5233 dollars. John Thomas Morgan and Paul J. Fourney trustees sell to Okey A. Mills for 600 dollars at Hillcrest Park and Lillybrook additions. James Lilly, Inc. sells to Delane Wesley and Barbara Ann McGraw in North Hill Addition for 1250 dollars. Odessa Lewis and Virgil and Ruth Matherly sell to James D. and Kathryn J. Robinson in Shady Spring District for 1200 dollars.
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Rufus E
Violet L. Feury
State Road Commission
John Thomas Morgan
Paul J. Fourney
Okey A. Mills
Hillcrest Park
Lillybrook Land Company
James Lilly, Inc
Delane Wesley
Barbara Ann McGraw
North Hill Addition
Odessa Lewis
Virgil
Ruth Matherly
James D
Kathryn J. Robinson
Shady Spring
Area Men Initiate Aero Space Pledges at WVU Sigma Gamma Tau
Officers of the national scholarship society in the aero space sciences at West Virginia University Sigma Gamma Tau presiding at initiation ceremonies for new members recently included two area men. William Fourney Blue Jay president and Charles Boitnott Beckley pledgemaster inducted four men. Stephen Feher Budapest Hungary is vice president of the chapter. The aims are to encourage scholarship integrity and fellowship among students of the aerospace sciences. Membership is limited to students who have demonstrated the ability to further these aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Scholarship Society
West Virginia University
Sigma Gamma Tau
William Fourney
Blue Jay
WVU
Charles Boitnott
Beckley
Benjamin H. Ulrich Jr
Stephen Feher
Budapest
Hungary
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Peggy Kessinger profiles service members and their families as the war reaches new fronts. The feature surveys daily life of troops stationed abroad and returned veterans at home, detailing assignments, deployments, and community support across the nation.
Military enlistees and trainees from West Virginia area
Airman Larry A. Drake of Beckley completes basic training at Lackland and attends radar and comms courses at Sheppard AFB. Pfc Sherman L. Hall of Sylvester, specialist qualifications in 45 and 30 caliber weapons during Fourth Armored Division service in Heilbronn. Bruce C. Waycaster and Earl T. Welch serve aboard USS O’Hare in the Sixth Fleet. Pvt William M. Johnson completes Marine training at Camp Lejeune and Paris Island. Robert L. Scott graduates ground radio operator course at Keesler AFB and is assigned to Japan. Randal L. Watkins graduates M 1 rifle training with 78th Engineer Battalion in Germany. Robert M. Greer serves on USS Stickell in the Mediterranean. Walter L. Clark and Roger D. Phillips attend technical training courses at Amarillo and Kessler AFB. James N. Price assigned to 104th Transportation Company in Germany. 19-year-old truck driver, Army since January 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Sheppard Afb
Larry A. Drake
Judie Drake
Route 2
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fourth Armored Division
Heilbronn
Germany
Sherman L. Hall
Callie Hall
Sylvester
54Th Infantry
Army
Fort Hood
W. M. Johnson
R. A. Hinton
Sheppard Air Force Base
Robert A. Hinton
Adolph G. Hinton
Lackland Afb
Hinton
Stratton High School
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Robert L. Scott
John Scott
Stamford
Japan
78Th Engineer
Pfc
Randal L. Watkins
104Th Transportation Company
Pvt
James N. Price
Blanche Price
Dry Creek
Fort Jackson
S. C
Dooley Graduates From Electrician Mate School at Great Lakes
Fred J. Dooley fireman apprentice, son of Mr and Mrs Harold C Dooley of Mullens, graduates from the electrician's mate school at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Electrician's Mate School
Great Lakes, Ill
Fred J. Dooley
Harold C. Dooley
Poplar St
Mullens
Newspaper Prices Hike In Washington
Washington Post and Times Herald raise home delivery rates effective January 1 as prices increase for daily and Sunday editions from 1.95 to 2.25 per month and daily only from 1.30 to 1.55. Rising costs are cited as the reason.
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Washington
Washington Post
Times Herald
WV Supreme Court Affirms Junk Yard Law
Hope remains that West Virginia highways can be cleaned after the Supreme Court up held the 1959 junk yard law. The ruling defines junk yards as sites storing junk or operating an automobile graveyard with fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and monthly charges for continued offenses. The law empowers the state road commissioner to seek injunctions to abate roadside nuisances.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Beckley
Beaver
Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope
Kilsyth Road
Glen Morgan
Bradley
Coal Exhibit Opens Today In Bank Lobby
A West Virginia coal exhibit opens today in the Bank of Raleigh lobby, highlighting coal as the backbone of the state economy. Hal M. Scott, labor commissioner for the Smoke less Operators Association, spoke on coal's economic role and potential in nuclear gasification, while local officials attended. The three panel display traces coal beds, mining methods, and coal’s economic impact as the exhibit moves through nine towns before joining the State Museum in Charleston.
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West Virginia
Hal M. Scott
Smokeless Operators Association
Beckley
West Virginia Coal Association
Bank of Raleigh
State Museum of the Department of Archives and History
Charleston
John R. Carr
Cecil Miller
Gene Morehouse
Scott
State Museum
Sophia Community Council to Meet Tonight at Town Hall
The Sophia Community Council will meet at 7 30 p m today in the Town Hall. Madison Lowry, general chairman, announced a discussion on new projects for the coming year.
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Community Council of
Sophia
Madison Lowry
VA Urges West Virginians to Return Income Reports
About 14,195 disabled veterans and dependents of 6,896 deceased veterans in West Virginia receive monthly pensions and must promptly report annual income to avoid benefit stoppage. The VA mails income tabulating cards. payments halt if reports are not returned within 30 days, with thresholds rising under the new law.
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West Virginia
Veterans Administration
Everett F. Gibbs
Gibbs
Beckley Fire Losses Reach 115235 Says Chief Connor
Fire Chief Cecil P. Connor reports Beckley and county fires caused 115,235 in damages during 1960. Outside city fires totaled 97,425 from 28 calls. in city fires 17,810 from 93 calls. The Belton Building blaze on 431 S Fayette St is named worst for records loss.Mayor Miller explains out of city calls require payment and mayoral or council approval, with city not obligated to send equipment outside bounds.
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Beckley
Cecil P. Connor
Connor
Belton
S. Fayette St
Beckley Fire Department
Meadows Coal Co
Fireco
Cecil L. Miller
WVU Extension Classes Offered Next Semester
West Virginia University extension classes are set for the last week of January or the first week of February. Extension Director E. B. McCue announced locations including Beckley education history and Spanish Bluefield Lewisburg Meadow Bridge education Princeton English and Rainelle history. A statewide total of 1,025 persons are enrolled this semester, the largest in a decade.
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West Virginia University
E. B. McCue
McCue
Beckley
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Meadow Bridge
Princeton
Rainelle
Driver Jailed For Christmas Eve Wreck
Beaver man Woodrow L. Carter, 40, was jailed at Raleigh County Jail for leaving the scene after a Christmas Eve crash that struck a utility pole in Beaver, cutting power for over two hours. Police traced the car, he initially denied driving, later confessed. Damages were about $600.
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Beaver
Raleigh
Woodrow L. Carter
Thescene
Carter
Three Area Students Initiated At Bluefield State College
Three area students at Bluefield State College have been initiated as members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The new initiates are Patricia Braxton, a 1959 Stratton High School graduate and daughter of Cleavis and Mrs Braxton of Beckley, Gwendolyn Chambers, a 1958 Byrd-Prillerman High School graduate and daughter of John and Mrs Chambers of Rhodell, and Naomi Morgan, a 1959 Stratton HS graduate and daughter of Fred and Mrs Morgan of Beckley.
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Bluefield State College
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Patricia Braxton
Stratton High School
Cleavis Braxton
Mills St
Beckley
Gwendolyn Chambers
Byrd- Prillerman High School
John Chambers
Rhodell
Naomi Morgan
Stratton HS
Fred Morgan
Whitestick St
Airport Receives Snow Plow For Runway Clearing
Raleigh County Memorial Airport now operates a snowplow bought from the State Road Commission by the County Court to tackle heavy snowfall remaining this winter. The 1952 model truck cost $300 and a $2.25 blade attaches for snow removal though it cannot scrape ice. Herb Alley, manager, said the device will aid keeping the runway open while Piedmont Airlines flights have previously bypassed the field during heavy snow.
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Raleigh County Memorial
State Road Commission
SAC
Piedmont Airlines
Eighteen Seek Jobs At Beckley Office Of Employment
Eighteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Friday. They were one sales clerk one waitress one clerk typist two stenographers one house builder one coil winder one combination welder one gardener one painter one truck driver one truck mechanic one diamond driller one machinist one stock boy one coal cutting machine man one ore welder and one mine motorman.
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Beckley
Assistance Offered For Questionnaires
Everett F Gibbs of the Veterans Administration Hospital Beckley announced income questionnaires will be mailed with the December 1960 disability or death pension payments to veterans widows or children. Dependent parents receiving dependency and indemnity compensation will also get a questionnaire to complete and return in January 1961 or payments will stop until received. Gibbs offered help at the Beckley VA Hospital.
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Gibbs
Everett F. Gibbs
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Veterans Administration
Beckley VA Hospital
Dominic Stanek in Fair Condition After Clothing Fire
Dominic Stanek of East Beckley remains in fair condition at Beck ley Hospital with burns to his chest and right shoulder after his clothing caught fire Monday while the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Dominic Stanek
East Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Revival at Mabscott First Baptist Church
Dr. N. G. Harris assists Rev. J. W. Gowens in a 7:30 p.m. daily revival at Mabscott First Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend.
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N. G. Harris
Wheeling,i
J. W. Gowens
Mabscott First Baptist Church
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Monster
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Beyond Our
NEW River Supply CO
Prince St. Beckley
By Peggy Kessinger
James H. Watkins
Oakill
Karlsruhe
S .C
Collins High School
O'Hare
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Bruce C. Waycaster
Fred Waycaster
Earl T. Welch
William Welch
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Parris Island
William M. Johnson
Herman Johnson
Winding Gulf
Davis
David L. Smith
Luther Smith
Stickell
Robert M. Greer
Seaman
G. R. Martin. Beaver
Walter L. Clark
Carlos D. Clark
Odd
Amarillo Air Afb
Mullens High School
W.L. Clark
R. D. Phillips
Roger D. Phillips
Anita C. Phillips
Scarbro
Kessler Afb
Richmond Coin Operated
Corner
Eve Breck
Mount Hope Corporation
Limist
Citizen
Daniels
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