Father and sons take Rambler franchise in Beckley
Earehart family takes over Rambler franchise from Ramey Motors Inc in Beckley on Valley Drive with plans to sell Rambler six cylinder Ambassador and American models. Charles Earehart will manage with brothers Bill Howard and Andy. Sr. Earehart to run Beckley Hotel Garage on South Fayette Street and radiator shop, providing guarantee service and body work.
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Earehart Brothers
Andy
Howard
Bill
Charles
C. H. Sr
Rambler
Beckley
Earehart
Valley Drive
C. H. Earehart
Ramey Motor, Inc
American Motors
Earhart
Earehart Sr
South Fayette St
Ramey Motors, Inc
Automotive News
Nelson Christian
Barehart
Ramey Motors Inc
South Oakwood Ave
Waynesboro
St. Lo
France
Mrs. Earehart
Craigsville, Va
Bill Ware Dies After Headline Car Crash Rites Incomplete
W. E. Bill Ware, 52, former Beckley resident and John Hancock Life Insurance executive, died at Memphis Baptist Hospital after injuries from a Dec 19 two car crash near Holly Springs Mississippi. He underwent surgeries including spleen removal and later a kidney procedure. his wife Martha Ware and family stayed nearby as doctors planned transfer to Georgetown University Hospital for specialized care. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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W. E
Bill” Ware
Beckleyan
Ware
Holly Springs
Miss
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Baptist Hospital
Memphis
Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown
Youth Week Observed at Prosperity Baptist Church
Prosperity Baptist Church observes Youth Week with youths in charge of services through Thursday. Meridel Lowe chairs the event. A used Christmas card drive targets 1,000 cards for a foreign missionary. Family Week runs May 29 to June 4 with plans for a Family of the Year. Youth officers include Nyla J. Creed president Meridel Lowe vice president Retha Wood secretary and Sandra Lilly treasurer.
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First Baptist Church of Prosperity
Meridel Lowe
Nyla J. Creed
Retha Wood
Sandra Lilly
Sutphin Rites Held In Florida
Funeral services for Glen J T Sutphin 56 formerly of Beckley were held in Bellaire Estates Clearwater Florida after dying Monday of a heart attack His body will be moved to Arlington National Cemetery Virginia for rites at 130 p m Thursday Survivors include his wife Genevieve Leary and two half brothers Adney Sutphin Richmond VA and William Sutphin Beckley West Virginia
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Bellaire Estates
Clearwater
Fla
Glen JT. Sutphin
Becklley
Arlington Chapel
Arlington National Cemetery
Wickham Ave
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Coast Guards
Washington
Adney K. Sutphin
Richmond
William Edward Sutphin
Genevieve Leary
County Court Shifts to Second and Fourth Tuesdays
Raleigh County Court announces new meeting dates moving from the first and third Tuesdays to the second and fourth Tuesdays each month. The change aims to give more prep time for bills as the first Tuesday often nears month start.
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Raleigh County Court
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Open Today and Tonight
Bald Knob Ski Slopes welcome skiers today with lighting tonight. Manager Tom Minter cites good practice slope conditions and strong upper slopes. Four to five inches of natural snow since Tuesday plus eight inches of manufactured snow last week. Temperature at 9 am was degrees.
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Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Minter
Sophia Church Holds Revival at Sophia Church of God
The Rev. J. L. Stilwell conducts a weeklong revival at Sophia Church of God with nightly services at 7 30 p m. Special singing by Mr and Mrs Stilwell and the church choir. Rev W J Blair invites ministers singers and the public to attend and prays for the sick.
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Blair
Weekend visitors from Michigan and Alabama
Mr and Mrs Fliger Harris hosted weekend guests including their niece Daviline Scott of Detroit and nephew James Scott of London along with Rev J C Young of Montgomery Miss Scott also visited her sister Mrs June Evans of McAlpin before returning to Michigan
Poster Winners Awarded Prizes at County Contest
George Halash of 126 Mankin Ave and Miss Topsy O'Dell oversee first grade poster winners at St Francis Parochial School. About 70 county participants had four first place entries across grades.
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George Halash
Mankin Ave
St. Francis Parochial School
Topsy O'Dell
County Officials Form New West Virginia Association
Raleigh County Clerk C O Smith Jr was elected vice president of the new West Virginia Association of County Officials at a Charleston meeting. A $35,000 budget for the year starting July 1 was approved. Officers include A H Glenn as president and Charles M Walker, Howard B Chambers, Lewis A Hatcher, and W Lyle Burdette as vice presidents.
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Co. O. Smith Jr
Raleigh
West Virginia Association of County Officials
Charleston
Smith
Aay
A. H
Big Sleepy
Charles M. Walker
Kanawha County
Howard B. Chambers
Mingo County
Lewis A. Hatcher
C. O. Smith Jr
W. Lyle Burdette
Logan County
Thirty-One Men Sign For Army Duty This Week
Thirty-one men from multiple West Virginia towns including Charleston Beckley and Spencer join the Army this week. Names listed include Lowell Dean Maynor Mabscott Anthony Edward Korn Jr. James Mooney and Jimmie Don Smith. All enlistees will begin basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
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Lowell Dean Maynor
Ezra Koon
Spencer
James Franklin Mooney
Frank Mooney
Charleston
Marlin David Collins
Ora Collins
Richwood
Hershel Parker Stewart
Hershel Stewart
Baileysville
Phillip Howard Hargrove Jr
H. H. Hargrove
Samuel Kaye Vineyard
S. W. Vineyard
Stella Mae Jackson
Montcalm
Joseph Stuart Burkett
Dora Burkett
McDowell
Richard Vernon Perdue
Lucille Perdue
Keystone
William Brown
Howard Brown
Stamford
Charles Woodrow Pennington
Charles E. Pennington
Itmann
Thurman Sylvester Adkins
Geraldine Adkins
Oak Hill
Roger Glen Mills
Harry Mills
John Franklin Wood Jr
John F. Wood
Spanishburg
Everett Paul Osborne
Dona Osborne
Maysel
Randall Wayne Dillon
Christine Dillon
Princeton
Fort Knox
Helen Miner Injured Emmett Fire Mine Incident
James Baird age 39 of Sixth Street is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital with electrical burns to his face after a cable line fell at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Mine in Helen where he works. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Emmett
James Baird
Sixth St
Beckley Hospital
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Bibb to Head Reorganized Beckley Business Bureau
Clarence Bibb was elected president of the reorganized Beckley Business Bureau during a Beckley merchants meeting in the Raleigh County Circuit Courtroom. The Mercantile Division of the Chamber of Commerce was dissolved as officers and directors were named and plans for upcoming free movie tickets and weekly prizes were announced.
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Bibb
Reorganized Business Bureau
Clarence Bibb
Beckley ‘Business Bureau
Beckley Merchants
Raleigh County
Bureau
Mercantile Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Polio Clinic Today At Teel Elementary School
The second in a series of polio clinics will be held at Teel Elementary School from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today. The charge is $1 per shot.
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Teel Elementary School
Methodist Ministers Gather for Beckley Retreat at Camp Cedar Lakes
Three Beckley ministers plan to attend the 1960 Spiritual Life Retreat for Methodist West Virginia Conference ministers at Camp Cedar Lakes Ripley January 11-13. Speakers include Rev. Thomas M. Steen Rev. Hiram K. King and Dr. G Ernest Thomas. Registrar is Rev. Wendell Eskew.
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Thomas M. Steen
Asbury Methodist Church
Rochester
N. Y
Hiram K. King
Board of Evangelism
Methodist North Carolina Conference
G. Ernest Thomas
Nashville, Tenn
Methodist Church
Veterans Affairs office reports 1959 December aid totals
Beckley WV field office filed 42 cases and contacts in December 1959. Roy I. Smith says $18,354.40 was obtained for veterans and beneficiaries over a year from burial, insurance, retroactive pay, monthly pension and survivor benefits. Office serves Fayette and Raleigh counties with numerous interviews, calls, correspondence, and forms. Itinerant service covered Gauley Bridge, Oak Hill, Fayetteville and Ansted.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Fayette
Raleigh
Smith
Memorial Building
Gauley Bridge
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Ansted
Dixon Funeral Friday for Mrs Ella Dixon 81
Final rites for Mrs Ella Dixon aged 81 of Maynor are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Coal City Community Church with Rev C H Painter and Rev Dewey Waddell officiating. Burial will follow in Coal City Cemetery.
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Chicago
Ill
Lee Frazier
John Thompson
W. J. Thompson
O. M. Wicker
New River Supply Co
Prince St
J. E. Otto
S. C. Ballengee Furniture Co
Valley Drive
Ella Dixon
Maynor
Coal City
C. H. Painter
Dewey Waddell
Coal City Cemetery
Commodities distribution at Stotesbury Mine Office
Commodities will be distributed from 10 a m today and Thursday at the Stotesbury Mine Office.
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Stotesbury Mine
Raleigh Lags In Seal Sales
Raleigh County trails neighbors and the state in the Tuberculosis and Health Association seal sale. Raleigh unit executive director Mrs. C. C. Lewis reported 7,575.02 collected to date in 1959, down 1,007.91 from the same point last year. About 5,996 follow up letters were mailed to nonrespondents, including 3,000 who gave last year but did not reply this year. State associations run roughly 4,500 ahead of last year, and neighboring counties also exceed last year’s totals.
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Raleigh
Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. C. Lewis
Lewis
Rhodell Man's Mother Dies in West Jefferson
Mrs. Dora May died early Tuesday at her home in West Jefferson North Carolina. Her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Ronda May were en route to her bedside after being notified of her critical condition but were too late. Mrs May had visited in Rhodell on several occasions. Survivors include three other sons Ford Oregon Letch West Jefferson Willard address unknown and a daughter Mrs Ira Callaway West Jefferson. Funeral arrangements have not been learned.
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Ronda May
May
Rhodell
Ford
Oregon
Letch
West Jefferson
Willard
Ira Callaway
Couple's 7th Child Becomes County's First Baby
A couple welcomed their seventh child, weighing nine pounds seven ounces, the first birth for the county. The family lists a Fayette County Mount Hope address but Raleigh County residency is among the requirements noted.
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Fayette County
Mount Hope
Raleigh
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Dance Masters of America
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J. O
Ann) Smith
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
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Houston
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Norfolk
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Roanoke
Albert E. Suter
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Lawrence E. Brett
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Willi A. Bostian
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Walter V. Arnold
John A. Brownlee
Daniel L. Kiley
Neill S. Lewis
Walter E. White
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George R. Janosko
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Shady Spring High School
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Frankie Rakes
Jimmy Nixon
Prosperity Baptist Church
Florida
Glen T. Sutphin
Sophia Church
Tuberculosis Association
Lynda Jo Bennett
G. G. Kidd
N. Oakwood Ave
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Kenneth Lazenby
Eugene Eager
Beckley Art Group
New Association
Helen Miner
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Harry Lewin
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Wein
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Beckley Theatre
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Nwe
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Freamon Clay
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Warren D. Elliott
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