Owners and Dog Reciprocate On Life Saving Act
Penny the lone eyed fox terrier, named Lady Penelope, is hailed by Cody Fletcher and family for saving them from a charging untamed horse near Basin Cemetery. The dog has saved them and been treated for injuries, while the Fletchers have saved Penny twice from poisoning and a near shooting. Penny, 12, has endured hospital stays for flu and pneumonia and carries an extreme nervous condition with occasional accidents. The dog’s registration lists her as Lady Penelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Meadows Rhodell
RNS
Penny
Cody Fletcher
Fletchers
Fletcher
Lewis Graham
Basin
Mrs. Fletcher
Ers
Lady Penelope
Beckley
Teacher of Year sought in Marsh Fork district
Nominations are being received by the Marsh Fork District Woman's Club for the Teacher of the Year. Mrs Beulah Daniel is chairing the contest and will receive the nominations through January 15. The winner will be announced at the January 25 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Marsh Fork
Beulah Daniel
Sundial
Chuir
Seven Miners Die in West Virginia November Totals
West Virginia mines produced 11,006,618 tons of coal in November with seven fatalities. Through the first 11 months of 1959 there were 81 mining deaths, 7,921,745 man hours, and 4,257 non fatal accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lincoln County Rites Set Sunday For Mrs. Stone
Funeral services for Mrs. Nina Launa Stone 64 of 108 Hawthorne St will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Beech Grove Church Lincoln County with Rev Fred Black officiating Burial follows at Sulphur Springs Cemetery Yawkey She died at home Thursday evening after a long illness She was a Freewill Baptist and daughter of the late Albert and Ella Hudnall Born Charleston February 18 1895 Survived by husband Golden Stone five daughters two sons six stepsons two stepdaughters 38 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Launa Stone
Hawthorne St
Beech Grove
Lincoln County
Fred Black
Sulphur Springs
Yawkey
Stone
Freewill Baptist Church
Albert
Ella Hudnall
Charleston
Golden Stone
Grace Hill
Racine
Virginia Fannin
Ward
Edith Estep
Garrison
Erma Harmon
Tango
Callie Sheets
Edwight
Joe Curry
Hallie Curry
Dunbar
Earl Curry
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mile Of Nickels Adopted By Beckley PTA
Beckley Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association adopts a Mile Of Nickels project to raise funds for PTA activities this year. Students will collect nickels weekly at the school during a month starting in the second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior High School
PTA
PTA Meeting Plans Membership Drive Following Attendance
At a Thursday PTA meeting plans were set for a membership drive once non-member names are compiled. About 50 of roughly 1,200 students’ parents attended. the ninth grade glee club performed several songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
District Red Cross Meeting Slated Monday
A district meeting for southern West Virginia Red Cross Chapters will be held at the First Christian Church Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 15 p.m. Invited are chapter chairs, fund chair, executive secretaries, directors and others. Chapters represented include Kanawha, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Huntington, Cabell, Boone, Wayne, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Greenbrier, Wyoming, Summers, Pocahontas, Alderson, Bluefield, Princeton, Monroe and Raleigh. Pryce Haynes of Huntington will preside. Registration 10 to 10 30 a.m., speakers 10 30 to 11, recap of fund campaigns 11 to 12 with Robert J. Murphy of Alexandria, Va., in charge. Afternoon session covers plans and a Q A on the March Campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern West Virginia
Red Cross
First Christian Church
Kanawha
Clay
Fayette
Nicholas
Hunt
Ington
Cabell
Boone
Wayne
Logan
Mingo
McDowell
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Summers
Pocahontas
Alderson
Bluefield
Princeton
Monroe
Raleigh
Pryce Haynes
Huntington
Robert J. Murphy
Alexandria
Eastern Area
Raleigh Graduate Tops State Practical Nursing Exam
Cora Jean Burnett of Raleigh County Vocational School earned the highest practical nursing exam score in West Virginia for 1959, with a 700 on a 350 passing scale. She completed the program Sept 4, is a mother of two, and among 31 graduates she achieved top marks in 15 of 16 subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Board of Examiners
Shiela M. Dwyer
Burnett
William B. Connoley
Cabell Driver Wrecks On Pike
James A Patterson, 64, Huntington, was treated and released from Raleigh General Hospital after a noon accident on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 25. His 1957 car left the turnpike and crashed into dirt and rocks. total loss. Wrecker to Beckley from Raleigh Wrecking Co. Patterson was en route to Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Patterson
Huntington
Raleigh General Hospital
West Virginia Turnpike
Patterson
Beckley
Raleigh Wecking Co
Huntingtonian
Princeton
Roark Funeral Rites Saturday in Rhodell Methodist Church
Final rites for Edward Ernest Roark 62 will be at 1 p m Saturday at Rhodell Methodist Church with Reverends Cleve Young and Wiley Cullop officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Roark died at his home at 745 a m Wednesday He was a retired coal miner who left C H Mead Coal Co East Gulf last May He was born April 10 1898 in Ashland North Carolina son of Mrs Dora Osborne Roark Lenore North Carolina He belonged to East Gulf Local Union Survivors include his wife Mace Lilly Roark one son Billy Chicago Illinois four daughters Mrs Lawrence Woods Corinne and Waymon Tressa and Beulah all at home seven brothers and Claude reside in various states and two grandchildren Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ernest Roark
Mead
Rhodell Methodist Church
Cleve Young
Wiley Cullop
Sunset Memorial Park
Roark
C. H. Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
Dora Osborne Roark
Lenore
N. C
Ashland
Mace Lilly Roark
Billy
Chicago
Lawrence Woods
Corinne
Waymon
Tressa
Beulah
Walter
California
Lonzo
Utah
Burns
Charlie
Willard
Vernon
North Carolina
Claude
Rhode Island
Basil Garrison
Duff Doss
Eugene Doss
Walter Whittaker
Walter Gentry
Claude Murphy
Cline Ritchie
Jay Shrewsbury
Williams and Craven
Sayre to Quit City GOP Post
Truman L. Sayre announces resignation as city Republican chairman in a letter to Beckley Republican Executive Committee members. A meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Raleigh County Bank building will consider the resignation and name a successor. Sayre has chaired both the city and county committees for two months and urges attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman L. Sayre
Beckley Republican Executive Committee
Raleigh County Bank
Sayre
Raleigh
Young Motorist Fined 55 As Reckless Driver
A 16 year old Pike Street motorist was found guilty of reckless driving after a Dec 21 City Police arrest following a South Fayette Street collision. Patrolman Easley testified the car hit a panel truck, caused $490 damage, and was likely traveling fast. Other defendants paid fines for licenses, drunkenness, trespassing, speeding, and theft related to spinner hubcaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Street
South Fayette Street
Beaver Avenue
Edwin Easley
Morgan
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Easley
Howard Smith Jr
Charlie Waitkus
Lester
John L. Welch
Beckley
Charles Tucker
Oceana
Aurelia Y. Flynn
William G. Flint
Joseph W. Tolley
Oak Hill
Raleigh County
Orchard Avenue
Clarence C. Pierce
Mrs Harden Dies After Long Illness at 64
Mrs. Cosbey Harden, 64, of Ringle ben St, died at her home at 8 30 p m after a lengthy illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosbey Harden
Ringleben St
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Injuries Reported From Beckley Hospital Case
Two patients treated as outpatients at Beckley Hospital on Thursday include Miss Jean Winner of Garden Terrace who sustained a head injury in an automobile accident near Prosperity and Megan Anne Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lee of Westwood Drive who received a facial injury in a fall at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Jean Winner
Garden Terrace
Prosperity
Megan Anne Lee
Robert Lee
Westwood Drive
Canadian ad space uses 3.89 million tons of newsprint
The report shows advertisers consumed 3 894 000 tons of newsprint last year, constituting about 60 percent of Canada's total newsprint production. The data highlight shifts in demand within the industry and implications for supply planning and pricing.
Gunnery Sgt George A Glover Promoted at Beckley Station
George A Glover receives promotion to Gunnery Sgt E7 in charge of medical administration at Beckley Main Recruiting Station. Serving 16+ years, he fought in World War II South Pacific and Korean theaters, earned a Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation, four good conduct medals, and the National Defense Korean United Nations and WWII victory medals. A Garden City Michigan native, he lives at 707 Broad St Mount Hope with wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Glover
Beckley
Glover
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Garden City
Mich
Broad St
Mount Hope
Veterans Affairs Office Aids 133 in Quarter Report
The Beckley WV Veterans Affairs Office handled 138 cases in the last quarter of 1959 covering October to December. Total monetary benefits recovered were 70,264.81 with 64,264.81 expected for the next year through pensions compensation and other programs. Roy I. Smith notes 4,122.86 monthly income for Raleigh and Fayette counties. The office serves Ansted Gauley Bridge Fayetteville and Oak Hill among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West
Raleigh
Fayette
Smith
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Ten Breach Of Contract Suits Filed Against Firm
Phillips Brothers Coal Co is named in ten breach of contract suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office seeking a total of 7701.05. Plaintiffs include Grover Jones and others from multiple coal firms alleging underpayment for December coal, with liens requested and asset transfer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brothers Coal Co
Raleigh County
Bernard Phillips
Mankin Ave
Emer Phillips Jr
Glenn Ave
Nina Phillips
South Oakwood Ave
T. R. Wilson Jr
Beelick Knob
Quinnimont District
Fayette County
Phillips Brothers
Phillips Coal Co
Wyoming County
Leonard, Seth
Claude Phillips
Robinson-Phillips Coal Co
Belva Coal Co
Raleigh
Grover Jones
Calvin Jones
Ray Adkins
Dana Pitzenbarger
Pitzenbarger Coal Co
Dawson Kirby
Ed Smith
William Ray
Last Chance Coal Co
O. C. Allen
E. R. Gilkerson
Earl Packett
Allen Coal Co
W. H. Gwinn
W. H. Bragg
Perry Martin
George Avis
Holly Branch Coal Company
Noel Fox
Jasper Gwinn
Clarence Morton
G. H. Mize
Leonard J. Mu
Hall of Fame radio series spotlights West Virginia figures
Charleston AP report outlines a 13 part Hall of Fame radio series promoting West Virginia history. It profiles 17 notable figures including Anne Bailey, Francis Pierpont, Belle Boyd, Lewis Wetzel, Betty Zane and Henry Gassaway Davis, with production by Virginia Murrey Owen and distribution to 51 stations. The project emphasizes teaching history in grades four through eight and expanding tourism interest in historic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Anne Bailey
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Booker T. Washington
Michael Owens
Michael Benedum
West Virginia
Don Crislip
The
Industrial and Publicity Commission
State Library Commission
Department of Archives and History
Virginia Murrey Owen
Crislip
Bud Burka
Bob Bower
WTIP
Lewis Wetzel
Anne Royall
Betty Zane
Fort Henry
Zane Brothers
U. S
Henry Gassaway Davis
Mountain State
West
Virgil Rohrbough
Rohrbough
Owen
Natire
Lincoln Day Dinner Chairmen Appointed
Randale J. Honaker named ticket chairman and Lincoln Day Dinner chairman John C. Ashworth as program chairman for the February 1 Raleigh County event at the Elks Club. Rep Arch A. Moore of Moundsville will speak. Ham is the entree for the $3 dinner. Further chairmen to be named. R. J. Lucas Jr. was absent due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Young Republican Club
Randale J. Honaker
Honaker
John C. Ashworth
Elks Club
Arch A. Moore
Moundsville
Ham
R. J. Lucas Jr
The
Young Republicans
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Hamptons Roads
Selachiten
New River
T.V
United Artists
Sandra Dee
Rita Hayworth
Anthony Franciosa
Gig Young
Jerry Wald Spituden of
Cuiroen Odets
States
Kermit Webb
Mount View Elementary
Mans “Est Aluniure
Torey Ro
DE Luxe
U.S
Neville Brand
Dolores Michaels
Steve Brodie
Lyn Thomas
Mrs. Stone
District Red Cross
Carol J. Burnett
Mullens
Peggy
Janice
Bibb Ave
Pike
Foretranian
Man Without A
IRK RouGc
Ias
Crab Orchard
Rock Honor Phobert Stack
Wie
We Robert Keith
Grant Williams
Universal International
City Gop Post
Young
Owl's Club
Summerlee Rd
By Eddy Seacrist
Rollin
Glen Jean
the Hot Angel
Jackie Loughery
Edward Kemmer
Robert Arthur
Kathy Nolan
Veterans Affairs Office
Lincoln Day Dinner
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