Feast of Lights invites youth at St Stephen’s Beckley
St Stephen's Episcopal Church Beckley invites youth from local churches and St Andrew's Oak Hill to a Feast of Lights program Sunday at 7 p.m. A reception follows for guests. The candlelighting drama shows Christianity spreading as light passes from one candle to another, fitting Epiphany.
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St Stephen's Episcopal Church
Beckley
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Oak Hill
O. Worth May
St. Stephens
Saturday Rites For J. A. Gunther
Final rites for James Anthony Gunther 22 Inverness Fla formerly Wickham will be conducted at 2 p m Saturday in the Madscott Methodist Church. He died by suicide Monday in Inverness. born February 8 1936 at Wickham. Survivors include his wife Wilma Snuffer Gunther, two stepsons Edward and Don Snuffer Bowman, four sisters Edith Mitchell Nora Stevens Virginia Beasley and Anna Margaret Gunther, two brothers Herbert and Billy. The body will be taken from Melton Mortuary to the church one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will be in Snuffer Cemetery Crab Orchard. pallbearers Bill Cox James Nary Gene Gravely Kipling Priest Russell Nary and Johnny Cook.
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James Anthony Gunther
Inverness
Fla
Wickham
Madscott Methodist Church
Lester Teeney
Gunther
Harvey Gunther
Madscott
Lottie Shefflie Gunther
Wilma Snuffer Gunther
Edward Snuffer Bowman
Don Snuffer Bowman
Edith Mitchell
Nora Stevens
Belle
Virginia Beasley
Frankford
Anna Margaret Gunther
North Carolina
Herbert
Dayton
Ohio
Billy
Lorain
Melton Mortuary
Snuffer Cemetery
Crab Orchard
Bill Cox
James Nary
Gene Gravely
Kipling Priest
Russell Nary
Johnny Cook
City Resident Freed of Manslaughter Count
William M. McCutcheon a Beck ley automobile dealer was cleared Thursday of an involuntary manslaughter charge tied to a Bluefield traffic fatality. The 64 year old driver struck and killed Robert Lee Garnett 41 a Roanoke Va railway conductor Jan 2 in Bluefield. A preliminary hearing found no traffic violations and ruled the accident unavoidable.
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William M. McCutcheon
Beckley
Bluefield
McCutcheon
Robert Lee Garnett
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Charles Caffee Jr
Nine enlist in U.S. Air Force from Beckley recruiting station
Nine of sixteen men and two women who joined the Air Force at Beckley station were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for nine weeks basic training. Individuals assigned to Lackland included Robert B. Hamilton Bradley Charles W. Shelton Donald R. Kirk Carry L. Huffman James Ellison Bill R. Matheny. Others were sent to Lockbourne AFB Ohio Richard J. Halsey Elgin AFB Florida Donald L. King Robert Ortiz Jr. Harold F. Truitt Albert Studi II Charles E. Byrge Nellie K. Deama Linda L. Skaggs Shirley P. Shawyer David L. McCutcheon.
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United States Air Force
Beckley Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Lackland Afb
Robert B. Hamilton
Bradley
Charles W. Shelton
Beckley
Donald R. Kirk
Oak Hill
Carry L. Huffman
Ansted
James Ellison
Lansing
Bill R .Matheny
Oceana
Lockbourne Afb
Ohio
Richard J. Halsey
Maben
Elgin Afb
Fla
Donald L. King
Deepwater
Robert Ortiz Jr
Helen
Harold F. Truitt
Matoaka
Albert Studi II
Pocahontas
Charles E. Byrge
Shady Spring
Nellie K. Deama
Leary
Linda L. Skaggs
Women's Air Force
Sheppard Afb
Shirley P. Shawyer
Mabscott
David L. McCutcheon
Onley
Joint Installation Of Officers By Lodges In Beckley
The Greater Beckley Lodge No 74 IOOF and Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No 77 plan a joint installation at 8 pm Tuesday in the IOOF Lodge Hall Main St. Members should arrive by 7 45 pm to help with seating. Russell Pegram and Imogene Shumate will lead the installing teams. refreshments follow.
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Greater Beckley Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
Ioof Lodge
Main St
IOOF
Russell Pegram
Sophia
Rebekah District
Imogene Shumate
Beckley
Rebekah Lodge
Two Plays by Stratton Parents at School Auditorium
Stratton High School’s Parent-Teacher Association will stage two plays in the school auditorium Monday at 8 p m. Flo Joins The PTA follows Flo Roof a mother of five as she is pressed to join the PTA to fund showers for basketball players. Papa's PTA shows a PTA meeting where mothers focus on personal issues until a child psychologist urges PTA aims. Olive Lilly narrates with a call to use your own method but brief your husband on the PTA.
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Stratton High School Parent - Teacher Association
Flo
PTA
Papa
Flo Roof
Wells
Adelle Smith
Jones
John Fox
Carl Roof
Walter Johnson
George Root
Jeanette Tanks
Patty Roof
Marva Lilly
Kathryn Roof
Robert Webb
Jack Root
Olive Lilly
Helen Blaney
Naomi Gray
Hilda Tanks
Pauline Boyd
Arsella Gilbert
Ruth Dandridge
Gooplehammer
Rail Injury Injures Clifftop Man At Work
A rail fell injuring Homer Corypton an employee of the Royalty Smokeless Coal Co. He was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital for injuries to his left foot and released after treatment.
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Homer Corypton
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Not In The Script This Match Wasn’t Faked
A neck injury from rough play with his older brother sent three year old Jeffrey Almond of Rhodell to Raleigh General Hospital for treatment Tuesday. He was released after treatment.
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Jeffrey Almond
Bill Almond
Rhodell
Raleigh General Hospital
Polio Drive Opens Amid National Foundation Youth Conference
June Knight of Roane County stands with Judy Qualls and 11 year old Scott Nesen at the University of Ann Arbor for the Youth Conference and polio symposium. The event marks the National Foundation’s expanded program launch and the 1959 March of Dimes drive against polio arthritis and birth defects.
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June Knight
Amma
Roane County
University of Ann Arbor
Judy Qualls
March of Dimes Tap
Scott Nesen
Alma
Mich
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Fundamental Baptists Install New Officers in Sunday Service
Prosperity Fundamental Baptist Church will conduct the annual installation of church officers and Sunday school officers and teachers during Sunday services at the church hall. The event highlights leadership appointments and the continuation of the church's program.
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Fundamental Baptists
Hlam
Prosperity Fundamental Baptist Church
Byrd nominates 33 for academies openings in WV
Sen Robert Byrd named 33 West Virginia youths for possible cadet appointments to the U S Air Force and Naval Academies in Colorado Springs and Annapolis. Nominees span Kanawha Raleigh Logan and Boone counties with 11 aiming for the Air Force slot and five for the Naval openings plus alternates.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Naval Academy
Sen
Byrd
Unity Meeting Set at Mt Hope Church of God
A Unity meeting will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m in Mt Hope Church of God. Pastor Rev Herbert Suiter urges all area church members to attend and invites the public.
Walters Released From Jail After Fine Payment
Freddie Ray Walters of Mabscott was released from Raleigh County Jail at 2 10 p m Thursday after paying a 16 50 fine to the Mabscott mayor on charges of being drunk and disorderly He was jailed by Mabscott Police at 7 50 p m Wednesday
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Freddie Ray Walters
Mabscott
Raleigh
Walters
Beckley Kiwanis Donates to WVU Service Loan Fund
Beckley Kiwanis Club has given 270 dollars to the West Virginia University Service Clubs Loan Fund, including 100 in 1958. KE B McCue notes a 25 dollar Logan Kiwanis gift lifts the fund to 5704.75. In 1958 the fund issued 23 loans totaling 2390 to Beckley Pineville Mullens students and others.
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Beckley Kiwanis Club
Service Clubs Loan Fund
West Virginia University Inc
KE. B. McCue
University Extension
Logan Kiwanis Club
Beckley
Pineville
Mullens
McCue
Uate
Service Clubs
West Virginia Kiwanis District
Morgantown Rotary Club
County Reports Measles And TB Week Of Jan 3
Raleigh County reported sixteen measles and one tuberculosis case for the week ending January 3, per state health data. Fayette County logged four chickenpox cases and one gonorrhea. Wyoming County noted six mumps and one syphilis.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia State Department of Health
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Staples Funeral Set On Sunday
Final rites for Millard Staples of Winding Gulf will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Collins Baptist Temple by three local ministers. Staples died after an extended illness. Survivors include his wife Nancy. four daughters including Josephine Wheeler of New York City and Lewania, Maybelle, and Thelma of Winding Gulf. two sons Millard Jr. and Warren Clifford, the latter at Fort Benning, Georgia. a stepmother Mae Jennie Staples of North Carolina. five brothers. and 18 grandchildren. The body will be moved from Trent Funeral Home to the church at noon Sunday, with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Clarence Hughes, Bill Allen, Henry Brown, Johnny Adams, Bernice Powell, and Cecil Hill.
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Millard Staples
Winding Gulf
Collins Baptist Temple
W. M. Freeman Jr
M. M. Mitchell
James B. Clay
Staples
Nancy Staples
Josephine Wheeler
New York City
Lewania Wilson
Maybelle Guerrant
Thelma
Greenwood Memorial Park
Clarence Hughes
Bill Allen
Henry Brown
Johnny Adams
Bernice Powell
Cecil Hill
Legislator's Dinner to Highlight West Virginia Mental Health
The West Virginia Association for Mental Health will host its annual legislator's dinner at the Charleston Woman's Club on January 22 at 6 30 p m with Governor Underwood as guest of honor A panel of mental health experts will discuss needed legislation and funding The event aims to connect citizens and lawmakers and promote support for a statewide mental health program Reservations may be sent to Mrs William C Diller at 2005 Quarrier St Charleston West Virginia.
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West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Charleston
Vater
West Virginia
West
Raleigh Resident Receives Court Advice On Sanitation Issue
At Raleigh County Court, Sam B. Taylor was advised to hire a lawyer and return with a petition showing 60 percent of affected households. The plan: repair the old sewer line running through the community and allow taps for new bathrooms after a tapping fee of 50 dollars per residence. The court suggested contacting Ned Ragland of Beckley to prepare and present the petition.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County Court
Sam B. Taylor
Taylor
Beckley
Ragland
Mr. Ragland
Ned Ragland
Eighteen Enlistees Sent From Beckley to Fort Jackson
Eighteen men enlisted at Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station and were sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina for nine weeks basic training. The list includes Franklin J. Watts Kopperston Norman L. Cummings Mason Harvie Griffith Richlands Issack S. Corpening Lester Eddie D. Setliff Cottle Jack E. Boyer Charleston George R. Laxton Wyoming Ronnie L. Smith Lakeland Elmer Nelson Harts Earl F. Kyer Cottle John F. McClung London James A. Perkins London Bland E. Hughes Craigsville William L. Belcher Montcalm James D. Collins Richwood and Thomas L. Gwinn Slab Fork.
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United States Army
Beckley
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Franklin J. Watts
Everette Watts
Kopperston
Willard A. Gwinn
Cecil W. Gwinn
Slab Fork
William C. Smith
William L. Smith
Flint, Mich
Norman L. Cummings
Frankie C. Stafford
Mason
Harvie
George A. Laxton
Wyoming
Ronnie L. Smith
Leona 8. Kelley
Lakeland
Fla
Elmer Nelson
Mable D. Nelson
Harts
Earl F. Kyer
Arnold J. Kyer
Cottle
John F. McClung
Barbara F. Dunalp
London
James A. Perkins
Charles A. Perkins
Bland E. Hughes
Ruby Hughes
Craigsville
William L. Belcher
Vivian A. Belcher
Montcalm
James D. Collins
Carmel Collins
Richwood
Thomas L. Gwinn
Mabscott PTA to Host Speaker Sherman Trail Tuesday
The Mabscott Parent-Teacher Association will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium with B. G. Cadle as president. Sherman Trail, superintendent of schools, will be the guest speaker.
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Mabscott Parent-Teacher Association
B. G. Cadle
Sherman Trail
Muffin Pans with Tiny Wells Ideal for Lunchtime
Small wells in muffin pans yield miniature muffins that make an appealing lunchtime option when guests arrive. The compact treats fit quick serving and pleasing to the eye, offering a simple snack idea for gatherings and midday meals.
Cub Scout Pack 175 Plans January Playlet
SOPHIA RNS reports Pack 175 held a Wednesday evening meeting at the Scout cabin to discuss a playlet for the January 26 pack meeting titled Cub Scout News men. Mrs Branham and Mrs Hand outlined the theme and den mothers also covered electives and achievements. Ted Crouch led boxing matches among scouts, with refreshments served by Mrs Phillips for attendees Bill Phillips Johnny Branham James Bias and Jimmy Stone. Two visitors from Boy Scout Troop 75 Eddie Crouch and Joey Spicer attended and were promoted from Cubs to Boy Scouts last week.
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RNS
Cub Scout
Jack Branham
James Hand
Den
Ted Crouch
Bill Phillips
Johnny Branham
James Bias
Jimmy Stone
Eddie Crouch
Joey Spicer
Cubs
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Lackland AF Base
ADE Fresh Daily
Donut Shop
Neville St. Olaf
Stratton
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U. S
Openings Inc
Naval and
AF Academies
Calvin C. Beukema
Department of Religious Education
Appalachiia
Johnny Johnson
Carrol E. Gooddard
Harold Lilly
Lloyd Spencer
Eddie Gunnoe
Jerry Lilly
Edward Bays
Lester FE
Pipkin
June Fisher
Cleve Forever
Wilbert Stover
Beard
Betty Brewer
E. H. Fisher
Ladies Missionary Society
Young Ambassadors Fellowship
EK. H. Fisher
THE
Nomi
Nees
Sammy Lee Martin
Kanawha County
William Barrett Payne
Fred Joseph Cole
South Charleston
Harmon Lushbaugh
St., Beckley
George D. Linville
Air Force
Hunter Afb
Savannah
David Muir Scholl
Madison
Boone County
Clyde Raymond Williamson
Monaville
Logan County
Charles Amos Akers
Fred Lilly
Queen St. Beckley
Kenneth Duke James
William Thomas Jones
RFC
Box
Elkview
James Franklin Smith
Jeffery
Gerald C. Lilly
Myers Ave
John David Estep
Reservoir Rd
David N. Hunter
Curtis M. Stewart Jr
Lillybrook
Howard Freese
Valentine Circle
Nitro
Johnny Edward Shabdue
Racine
Thomas Russell Sheridan
Freddy Lee Graham
Edison Lee Casto
Dunbar
Michael Cherrington Jones
One Air Force Academy
Rondie Lee Cole
Beaver
Anthony
Ted) Welty
Dale Karickhoff
Richard C. Holliday
Garnet Hatcher
Stotesbury
Harold Chester Thornton Jr
St. Albans
Lawrence Alton Mitchell
Robert Paul Harkins
John Kyle Kinzer Jr
N. Kanawha St
Owen Lee Carney
Relva Lee Lilly
Kiwanis Club
Marty
Westinghouse
Prince St
Raleigh County Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Anteed
Roy D. Millican
OD. C. Wade
W. A. Thornhill
O. L. Hedrick Leonard Phillips
Eileen P Fisher
Public Information Committee
National Association
Minter
Jackson
Brighten
Ballengee
Sre
College Avenue
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