Police School Opens with Wide Raleigh County Attendance
Law enforcement agencies from Raleigh County participate in Beckley Police Department sponsored three week training. The opening session in City Hall draws 29 officers with sessions to follow at the Raleigh County Vocational School. Instruction covers arrest law search and seizure and other modern policing topics led by Capt. Ray and Captain Tyree with instructors from state police FBI and local sheriff offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Council
City Hall
Charles W. Ray
Charleston
Ray
Cers
Wyoming County
Beckley Police’ Department
Marshall College Occupational Training Service
Tyree
Capt
Cpl
B.D. Razzle
West Virginia
Beckley Mental Hospital Bill Promised By Senator Nuckols
Raleigh County legislators at a Beckley Chamber luncheon heard Senator Jack A. Nuckols promise to introduce a state mental hospital bill in the current Legislature. He cautioned passage isn’t assured, and noted funds and salaries require attention alongside facility needs. Other topics included road upgrades from Grandview State Park to Route 19 and Route 60 relocations under federal highway plans. Delegates Harmon Ragland Shafer attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack .A. Nuckols
Beckley
Nuckols
Cecil “H. Underwood
West ‘Virginia
Stargaret ‘Ross
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Roy JA. Cunningham
Raleigh County
Hedel
Park
Prince
Hodel
Lawrence’ Pruett
Chamber
Bolt
Wharton-Kopperston
Mullens
Pruett
Oes
Roy Lee Harmon
Ned H. Ragland
Everett R. Shafer
If Your Husband Had To Do This Today Explain Me
A reader vents about laundry toil and the burden of hanging heavy wet clothes. She describes wrestling each damp basket to the clothesline week after week, month after month, and the exhausting routine.
Coffman Rites Slated Saturday
Funeral services for Mont Calvin Coffman, 49, formerly of Beckley, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Prince. Burial follows at End of Trail on State Route 0 near Lookout. Coffman died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from a heart condition. The body will arrive at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Thursday and be moved to the home of Mrs. Raymond Ewing in Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Calvin Coffman
Ile
Church of God, Prince
Trail
Lookout
Coffman
Beckley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Rose and Quesenberry
Raymond Ewing
Prince
Duncan Lion Club to Meet at El Chica Tonight
Beckley Lions Club holds its regular meeting at El Chica at 6 30 p m with Walker Duncan in charge of the program. Holidays delayed past meetings, now resuming after a three week gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions Club
el Chica
Walker Duncan
Chamber Chairmen To Be Picked Thursday
Beckley Chamber of Commerce will name 1957 committee chairmen on Thursday. Lawrence T. Forbes, president, and M. F. Barksdale, vice president, are scheduled to meet to select the chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Jare Lawrence T. Forbes
M. F. Barksdale
Gladwell Recovering From Major Surgery
Mr. M. Gladwell of 830 N. Kanawhay SL was reported in fairly good condition at Raleigh General Hospital today. He was admitted January 1 and underwent major surgery January 2.
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M. Gladwell
N. Kanawhay
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Jaycees to Name Outstanding Young Man January 21
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce will name Beckley's Outstanding Young Man of the Year at a January 21 dinner meeting. The event includes a bosses night and invites each Jaycee to bring his employer. Plans for a ladies night dinner dance and other events were discussed at Monday’s meeting. John Ashworth chairs the affair. John Hammer and Bill Wilbur will attend the state board meeting in Huntington January 23 and 24. The group will also attend a Bluefield Jaycees dinner honoring national president Wendell Ford on February 25. Planning continues for the Jaycee Relays, basketball banquet, and Teen-age Road-co. The Beckley Jaycees will sponsor the Beckley College Fairmont State basketball game at the Recreation Building on February 1.
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Beckley
Beckley Jaycee
State Board of Directors
Huntington
Bluefield Jaycees
Wendell Ford
Jaycees
Beckley College
Covey Re-elected Raleigh Board President and Rules Change
H. Dale Covey was re-elected president of the Raleigh County Board of Education Monday night. A new six-year term started for Leeber, with Covey thanking the board for past cooperation. A committee including Supt. Bryson, Leeber, and Prosecuting Attorney Sparacing will craft a system of procedures to be adopted, while the board referred a faulty toilet situation at Clear Fork High School to Spatacino for legal action.
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H. Dale. Covey
Raleigh County
Covey
James H. JT Covey
D. W. Bryson
Leeber
Anthony A
Boat
Spatacino
Clear Fork High School
Beckley Area Grows Tomato Program Third Year
Raleigh County Agricultural Workers Council met to promote continued tomato production in the area for a third year. A three member committee led by H B Thomas will organize an area meeting for farmers, with minutes reviewed by a projects committee for a Feb 4 report. John Gorman chairs the group with Nancy Boyd Lawrence Miller and Robert Kletzgis as members. Shackelford and Robert Dwight will visit Blackshore Virginia on Jan 21 to study a Virginia Tech plastic greenhouse. A commendation letter will honor Mrs Eugene Jarrell of Shady Spring for a soil conservation contest win. Dennis Cox of Farmers Home Administration attended.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Agriultural ‘Worker's’ Council
H. B. Thomas
CT. Shackelford
Beckley Area
Laroup
John Gorman
Nancy Boyd
Virginia Polytechnic, Institute
Ooo
Eugene Jarrell
Shady Spring
Soil Conservation Service
Dennis Cox
Farmers Home Administration
Sophia Lions Club Hosts West Virginia University Day
Sophia Lions Club will hold West Virginia University Day on Feb. 6 with speaker George L. Ballard of Beckley. The program commemorates the university's restoration by the State Legislature in 1867.
CTU Lets Meet Today at Central Baptist Church
The Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union Club meets at 7 p.m. in Central Baptist Church. Plans include a coffee hour at Veterans Hospital and a year financial report. President Patsy Hudson will lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sojourner Truth
WVU Extension Courses Registration in Beckley
Area residents may enroll in West Virginia University extension courses at Beckley Junior High School on January 2 at 6 p.m. Courses listed include Education 233 346 and 368.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Beckley Junior I
Funeral services set for Mrs. Han nah Newson
Funeral services for Mrs. Han nah Newson, 71, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew AME Church East Beckley led by Elder A Wilson Mt Hope with Elder G Green Lester assisting Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park Mrs Newson died Friday in a local hospital She is survived by her husband Elder Robert Newson six sisters two in Kentucky Alabama and New Jersey one brother Marion Alabama a step daughter Mattie Hill Slab Park and other relatives The body will be taken from C D Trent funeral Home to the church an hour before the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Newson
St. Matthew
East Beckley
A. Wilson
Mount Hope
G. Green
Lester
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hunter Child's Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Marie Con Hunter, month-old daughter of Mrs Grace Hunter, Helen, will be held at 1 30 pm Thursday at Helen Baptist Church with Rev S L McAlure. She died in a local hospital Sunday evening. Survivors include her mother four sisters and five brothers. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home to the residence at 1 am Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Con
Stance Hunter
Grace Hunter
Helen
Helen Baptist Church
S. L. Mcalure
Greenwood Memorial Park
Betty Jo Lee
Wheeling
Victoria Elaine
Isiah
Robert Lee
Freddy
Joe Rendra
Emanuel
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Grand and Petit Jurors Summoned for Raleigh County Court
Sixteen Raleigh Countians are summoned as grand jurors for the January term of Raleigh County Criminal Court. About 325 men are named as petit jurors to report at 9 am on Monday January 14. Names span Beckley, Ghent, Shady Spring, Crab Orchard and surrounding areas with numerous residents listed for both juries.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
Elmer L. Davis
Leroy. Greene
W. A. James Jr
0. C. Drake
R. H
Brakefield
Brincewick
R. T. Belcher
John W. Billups
William Beverly
W. F. Barbour Jr
Beckley
Landon Brandan
Ameagie
J. C. Bunch
Bobby Brown
Arnell
W. H
Pete Bishop
J. B. Biggs
Sophia
A.S. Bair
Harper Road
Robert D. Beckett
MacArn Charlie ‘Butler
Princewith
D. C
Bolen
W.F. Bowles
Piney -View
Robert Brewer
Wickham
W.H. Bryant
Luther Bennett
Shady Spring
Edward ‘Covey
Herbert Chamber
Old. Eccles
H. . Clark
Fred Lee Cooper
Geavers
Charles
Cartem Jr
Eccles
H. Dale Covey
Glen Daniel
Elmer Carper
Grandview
Cline
Randolph Cosk
Vernon’. Coats
Forest
Calvert
Princewick
Clownie Cantley
Rack Creek
James Craig
Coal City
Donald Combs
W. Cook
Beckleys
Arte Dickens
Arnett
Dennis Dinkler
Douglas
J. Davis
Orville Duppee
Robert Lee Daniels
Willie Epps
Fireco
Tom Elkins
Ralph T. Eckle
J.R
Emmons
Kot
Ford
George Fama
Becksley
Frances
Slab
Fark
Wilbur
Charleston Man Addressing FOL Meeting
Charles A. Archer of Charleston will address the New River Chapter of Friends of the Land at 7 p.m. Thursday November 17 in Room 10 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Beckley. Lilly secretary praised Archer as a great speaker and urged members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thei Now River
Friends of the ‘Land
Thursay
Soldiers .and Sailors Memorial Building
Beckley
Charles A. Archer
Charleston
Friends of the Land
Franklin
Lilly
New River
FOL
Archer
William Bruce Claypool Rites Set At Breckenridge Church
Funeral services for William Bruce Claypool will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Breckenridge Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Cochran and Rev. Doff Harvey officiating. Burial follows in Worley family cemetery at Bolt. Claypool, 80, of Bolt, died Monday at Welch Hospital from a heart attack. A Raleigh County native born June 4, 1876, he was a retired coal miner, longtime Breckenridge member, and affiliated with United Mine Workers Local 004 at Glen Rogers. Survived by wife Carrie Virginia Worley Claypool and two daughters Maude Griffin Beckley and Pansy Meador Oak Hill, two sons Haven Fairdale and Homer Bolt, plus several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home requested to transport to the church two hours prior to service. Pallbearers named Frank Stavely, Lloyd Smiley, BIH Dunn, A. A. Farmer, Jake Stevens, and Robert Perry.
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William Bruce
Claypool
Bréck-inridge
Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Worley Family
Bolt
Boll
Welch
Raleigh County
Glen Daniel
Glen’ Rogers
Breckenridge Baptist Church
United Mine Workers of America
Glen Rogers
Carrie Virginia Worley Claypool
Maude Griffin
Beckley
Pansy Meador
Oak Hill
Haven
Fairdale
Homer
Webb and Quesenberry
Frank Staveley
Lloyd Smiley
Bih Dunn
A. A. Farmer
Jake Stevens
Robert Perry
Two Men Enlist in U S Army From Local Recruiting Office
Elmer C Moran and Arnet D Graham were enlisted at the local Recruiting Office and sent to Fort Jackson for basic training. Moran is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey H Moran of Rud 3 C. Graham is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vester L Graham of Malens.
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United States Army
Elmer C. Moran
Dewey H. Moran
3. C
Arnet D. Graham
Vester L. Graham
Fort Jackson
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Raleigh County’ Vocational School
A. K. Minter
M. E. Tyree
Al 60
State Police
Company. D
Li Sc
Ballard
Company“ D
Roger Gates
Frank A
Okey A. Mills
Zina French
Princetons
Parkersburg
N. C. Reger
State’ Police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
K. V. Shaneholzer
C. L. Walker
A. Welty
Jenn
Senator Nuckals
Bill
Ver
Ezy
Electric Power Company
Duncan
Lions Meeting
Gladwell
CTU
WVU
Newson
Hunter Child's Rites
Thy
H.W Bilbert Jr
Robert “Guerrant
Winding
Gulls
Clyde Hill
Epperly
Hendrix
Pine
Knob
Johnnie Hatmbric
Tom Manley
George M. Harvey
Becktey
Joe Ivandr
MacArthur
James A. Kostos
Dorothy
Jess Kendrick
Shady
Spring
C. G
Rafahl
Bee Fey
Charley Kelfer
Mayo B. Mitchell
Frederick Wy Meyer
Heck
Orville
McGraw
Bell
Herman McGee
B. McGraw
Heaver
Charley .Maynor
Cittsville
Lie Nickels
J.R. Perdue
Crow Road
Calvin Filman
Glen
Morgan
Dayton
Rock Creek
Clarence Rule
Glen Morgan
Claude D{der
John BE. Richmond Jr
William M. Shanklin
R. Smiley
Willlam G. Snyder
Presbyterian Church
E. Walker
Memorial Baptist Church
J.B. F.yoak
Begkuey
Phoee
Walaa Die UG
Aoren Bacall
Robert Stack - Dordty Malone
Warmer Bros
Regory Pee Richard
Teo
John Huston
USTZ
William Holden
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