Woodrow Wilson High presents operetta at 7 30 pm
The Woodrow Wilson High School vocal music department stages an operetta at 7:30 PM in the school auditorium. Coach Joe Pat O Neal is pictured with co captains David Barksdale and Bill Wooton among a group including Charlie Bill Irle Jerry Sutphin Buz Kessel Don Heaberlin and Joe DiLorenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pat O'Neal
David Barksdale
Bill Wooton
Charlie Bill Irle
Jerry Sutphin
Buz Kessel
Don Heaberlin
Joe DiLorenzo
Woodrow Wilson High School
69 Cases Readied For Grand Jury
A January term grand jury in Raleigh County Criminal Court will meet to prepare indictments. One murder case tops a list of 69 presentments including drunken driving, grand larceny, breaking and entering, arson, maiming, possession of liquor, assault, and other charges against multiple defendants. The list names Or ville Cole’s alleged killer Jesse Williard Thompson of Resaco and names numerous charged individuals across varying felonies and misdemeanors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Jesse Williard Thompson
Resoco
Orville Cole
Central Pocahontas
Anthony J. Sparacino
Robert Hancock
Shirley Louis
Army Signs 17 Men Enlisted at Beckley Station
Seventeen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Wednesday. Names include Larry Dean Westbrook of Eleanor infantry, Franklin Loggins of Athens automotive maintenance, Winfield Kirby of Links Grove general supply, Steve Sumpter of Staffords ville Hawaii, and Edward Perkins of Pem broke Hawaii. Others hail from Grundy Grundy Ky Jamboree Kimberly Wilkinson Jolo Leckie Leckie Hill Top Delbarton Powellton and Delbarton with assignments ranging from armor administration airborne to supply handling. They will be stationed at Fort Knox Ky for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Dean Westbrook
Howard Westbrook
Eleanor
Franklin Junior Loggins
John Phillips Loggins
Athens
Winfield Floyd Kirby
Holly Kirby
Links Grove
General Supply
Steve Murriel Sumpter
Wise Murriel Sumpter
Staffordsville
Hawaii
Edward Jackson Perkins
Edward James Perkins
Pembroke
Johnny Roger Billiter
Walter Billiter
Grundy
Charles Anthony Hamilton
George Hamilton
Jamboree
Don Wilson Jett
Mary L. ,Jett
Clendenin
Europe
Colbert Alvin Bonner
Robert Bonner
Kimberly
Harold L. Smith
Arthur D. Smith
Wilkinson
Regular Army
Odis Horn
Artemus Horn
Jolo
Billie Con Anders
Ellis K. Anders
Leckie
Raymond Douglas Williams
Ray Lee Williams
Oakmont Rd
Leston
Airborne
John William Traynham
Dorthula Brown
Hill Top
David Gartin
Blige Garten
Delbarton
James Edward Rogers
Charles C. Rogers
Powellton
Hubert McPeeks
Willard McPeeks
Fort Knox, Ky
Frank "Red" Wilbert hospitalized at Beckley VA Hospital
Frank Red Wilbert remains at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital for observation and treatment after Christmas Day admission. He is reported improving and continues under medical care.
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Shady Spring
Frank “Red” Wilbert
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Teenager in Raleigh General Hospital After Pneumonia
Eloise McKenzie fifteen daughter of Mrs Duria McKenzie of 235 S Heber Sr is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital where she is being treated for bronchial pneumonia.
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Eloise McKenzie
Duria McKenzie
S. Heber Sr
Raleigh General Hospital
Know Your Deputy Kenneth K Larabee of Raleigh County
Kenneth K Larabee was appointed to a second four year term as a Raleigh County deputy sheriff in Town District. Born in Mammoth Kanawha County, he is the son of Robert L Larabee and the late Mary Ryant Larabee. He owned the Curb Drive In at Bradley before becoming a deputy in 1956 under Sheriff Okey Mills and attended East Bank High School Marsh Fork High WVU. He belongs to Beckley Moose Lodge No 1606 Bradley Sportsman Club Beckley Lions Club and the Raleigh County Red and Gun Club. He is married to Norma F Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth K. Larabee
Bradley
Raleigh County
Okey Mills
Larabee
Mammoth
Kanawha County
Robert L. Larabee
Mary Rynant Larabee
East Bank High School
Marsh Fork High
West Virginia University
Beckley Moose Lodge
Bradley Sportsman’s Club
Beckley Lions Club
Red and Gun Club
Norma F. Trail
Truck and car collision damages set at $500
A Prosperity Sunday crash caused about $500 in damage when truck driver James McCallister 48 of Scarbro attempted to pass and hit Donald E. Lockley 29 of Prosperity. Lockley’s car struck a utility pole. no injuries were reported. Police charged McCallister with illegal passing.
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Prosperity
James McCallister
Scarbro
Donald E. Lockley
McCallister
Lockley
Beckley
Scott Avenue
Broadway Street
Theodore Brown
9Th St
Ulysses Houston Jr
Harper Heights
East Prince Street
Youths Reorganize At Ebenezer Church
Officers were elected for a year at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Youth Fellowship reorganizational meeting held Sunday at 5 30 p m in the fellowship hall. Elected were Brenda Evans president Brown Payne vice president Diane Redd secretary Joan Hairston assistant secretary Norgina Wright treasurer Phillip Hodge assistant treasurer Marion Brown reporter The group will meet Sundays at 5 30 p m and join Youth Week activities with the United Christian Youth Movement. Several attendees and sponsors were listed including Barbara Leasure and Rev and Mrs Corey C Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship of the
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
Brenda Evans
Brown Payne
Diane Redd
Joan Hairston
Norgina Wright
Phillip Hodge
Marion Brown
United Christian Youth Movement
Beckley National Bank tops 20 million in resources
Beckley National Bank reached a new local high with total resources exceeding 20 million after a Tuesday increase. Executive VP Elmer Davis noted the year end figure was 19,898,444.39 for Dec 31, and that deposits capital surplus and profits comprise the total. He said patrons come from Beckley and beyond and many former residents still bank there, praising savings rates and the bank’s services.
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Beckley National Bank
Elmer Davis
Beckley National
Davis
Beckley Area
West Virginia
Beckley
Farm Option boosts social security for fluctuating yields
An operator earning at least $600 from farming can gain Social Security coverage under a farm option even if net earnings fall below $400 or equal a loss. By using Schedule F with Form 1040, the net is calculated and self employment tax paid. The rule ensures credits and benefits like monthly retirement or survivor payments. The local Social Security office can answer questions about this program.
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Director of Internal Revenue
Congress
Episcopalian Rector Rogan To Speak To Morgantown Men
The Rev Donald L Rogan rector of Trinity Church Morgantown will address St Stephen s Episcopal Church Men s Club at 6 30 p m in the church assembly room He will play tape conversations with scholars at St Augustine s England from last year Rogan a nine month Anglican fellowship recipient is a noted diocese scholar and author of the local religion school text. He was a former summer seminarian at St Stephen s and is married to Sally Larew of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Rogan
Trinity Church
Morgantown
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese
West Virginia
Rogan
School of
Religion
St. Stephen's
Sally Larew
Beckley
Men Sign For AF Duty At Beckley Recruiting Station
Twenty two men enlisted in the Air Force this week at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names include Charles Edward Jackson Lewisburg Harold Gomez Uneeda James Lowell Straight Hernshaw Jerry Alden Tabor Sycamore Road Hurricane George Thornley Beckley and others from Sophia Delbarton and Charleston. Three re enlistees also said to re join with postings to Harlingen Texas Chanute Illinois and locations in West Virginia.
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Air Force
Beckley
Charles Edward Jackson
W. J. Jackson
Washington St
Lewisburg
Harry Wesley McGuffin
H. W. McGuffin
Hill Top
Harold Gomez
James Gomez
Uneeda
James Lowell Straight
James Eugene Straight
Hernshaw
John Harold Parsley
Elbert Parsley
Ottaway
Jerry Alden Tabor
John Tabor
Switzer
Lester Roy
Sophia
Kenneth Lee Kelley
Clovis Kelley
Irven Delmis Beam
Irven Beam
Quinwood
William Edward Kinzer
John K. Kinzer
Hargrove St
Loreda McCoy
William K. McCoy
Delbarton
Judith Evelyn Gibson
Charley Gibson
Butler St
Charleston
William Edgar Halstead
Claude M. Hall
Penmar
Blue‘field
Ronald Edward Oyenik
Charles Oyenik
Thorpe
Billy Richard Brumfield
Truman Brumfield
Jerry Ted Adkins
AF Signs Eight Eight Men Enlisted at Beckley Station
Eight men enlisted for basic training in the Air Force at Beckley Recruiting Station on Thursday. Names include Bobby Eugene Beckett of Williamson. Larry James Hamrick of Enoch. Jerry Kenneth Sammons of Red Jacket. Estel Franklin Raines of Walton. David Lee Johnson of Maysel. Paul Edmond Icenhower of Clendenin. Jackie Farley of McCarr. Lonnie Stiltner of Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Bobby Eugene Beckett
Silas E. Beckett
Williamson
Larry James Hamrick
Beulah F. Foster
Enoch
Jerry Kenneth Sammons
Blanche Osborne
Red Jacket
Estel Franklin Raines
Russell Raines
Walton
David Lee Johnson
Dorothy Jenkins
Maysel
Paul Edmond Icenhower
A. F. Icenhower
Panorama Staff Named at Shady Spring High School
Inez Mills is editor in chief of The Panorama at Shady Spring High School with Barbara Lilly as associate editor and Robert Kunkle as business manager and sports editor. Trela Cochran handles circulation and reporting. reporters include Cathy Anderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Mills
Panorama
Barbara Lilly
National Honor Society
Quill and Scroll
Future Homemakers of America
Lonnie Mills
Ruth
Robert
Mary Ellen
Barbara
Ted J. Lilly
Shady Spring
Quill and Scroll Club
MH College Official To Address PTA Meeting
Morris Harvey College assistant director of admissions William J. Briggs Jr. will speak at Beckley Junior High School PTA on The Time Is Now. The 7:30 p.m. lecture in the school auditorium will address college admission challenges for the next decade. Briggs holds degrees from Concord College WVU attended Middlesex University Alabama Ohio State for postgrad work. He is married and father of two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Briggs Jr
Morris Harvey College
Beckley Junior High School
Briggs
Concord College
West Virginia University
Middlesex University
Univerisity of Alabama
Ohio State University
Thirty-three seek jobs at Beckley employment office
Thirty-three persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Friday. One maid, four sales clerks, one car hop, two cashiers, one concrete mixer operator, one dishwasher, four truck drivers, one shipping clerk, one porter, two construction laborers, one floor landing machine operator, one bellhop, one arc welder, one service station attendant, one electrical repairman, one coal cutting machine man, one mine laborer, one mine motorman, one mine foreman, five coal loaders, one carpenter and one telephone operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of Employment Security
James Thompson Admitted for Observation at Raleigh General
James Thompson of 100 Tolley Drive, manager of the Beckley Hotel, was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital Saturday for observation and treatment. He is listed in satisfactory condition.
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James Thompson
Tolley Drive
Beckley Hotel
Raleigh General Hospital
Teenagers Earn Marksmanship Certificates at Army Reserve Course
Seventeen youths, candidates for marksmanship certificates, complete the eight week Basic Rifle Marksmanship Course at the U S Army Reserve Corps Armory on the 1921 By Pass. Doyle and Colie Minter lead instructors with J M Harvey An Ratcliffe and Wayland H Redden Jr assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army Reserve Corps
Doyle
Colie Minter
J. M. Harvey
Ann Ratcliffe
Wayland H. Redden Jr
Richard O. Bowers
Henry Dunbar
Francis L. Edwards Jr
William G. Elkin
Gary W. George
Bill Ray Hancock
Phillip P. Hughes
William Lee Jackson
Dillion E. Lafferty
Frederick Mason
Daniel E. McCoy
Philip M. Pachuta
Linda A. Pettry
James E. Rice
Billy E. Richmond
Richard W. Warden
Mary Yaple
Brakeless 1956 Car Hits Garage in Prosperity
A 1956 model car driven by Mrs. Ruth Washington left the highway at Prosperity Sunday and struck Chester Kopec’s filling station garage. The brakes allegedly failed, damaging the car front and a building column. No injuries were reported. two cars inside Kopec’s garage await removal until repairs are completed.
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Ruth Washington
Gregory St
Chester Kopec
Vannoy in Fair Condition at Beckley Hospital
William R. Vannoy of Vannoy Construction Co. is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Tuesday for observation.
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Vannoy
William R. Vannoy
Hill St
Vannoy Construction Co
Beckley Hospital
Mrs L H Webb Improving at Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mrs L H Webb is reported improving at Beckley Memorial Hospital where she was admitted for treatment and observation January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Webb
Beckley Memorial Hospital
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Chester Shanley
Haldane
Randy Taylor
Dale
Fazio
Howard Jernigan
Tom Garten
Paul Lynch
Stanley Osborn
Rita Foster
Carol Goodman
Jerry Columbus Lawson
Jessie Hill
Glenville Redden
Charles Edward Wheeler
Edward Cochran
John Presley
Billy Smith Jr
George Smith
James Thomas
Jeremiah Houston Edward Thomas
John Owbra Nary
William David Holliday
Kenneth Tucker Jr
Bill Vance
James Davis
Jessie Worrells Jr
Jess Worrells
Maiming
Emile Mastriopolito
Herbert Nelson Hedgecock
Gene Autry Byrd
Edward Spradley
William Pugh
Fred Snyder
Doug Lightner
Lotis Tudor
Bobby Tudor
Percy Hurt
Henson Harless
Leonard C. Critchley
John Edmond Tanner
Joseph Kulcsar
Joseph Scrooge Richards
Ramona Wilson
Joseph Kulesar
Woodie Harless
Billy Joe Adkins
Franklin D. Perkins
Norman A. Wiley Ethel Mae Davidson
William Elmer Hill
Charles Andrew Jones
James Walter Carter
Willie Albert Evans
Robert Feller Evans
Fred Branch
Walter R. French
Dickie Tennant
Ellie Lambert
Larkin Lilly
Kenneth
Garten
Carl E
Ted” Byrd
Cleo Whittington
Denzil Blake
Ebenezer Church
Barbara Leasure
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
BYF
Paula Wilson
Cynthia Payne
Vera Hairston
Carolyn Jennings
Judith Green
Cheryl Canada
Florence Ferrell
Brenda Griffin
Patricia Merritt
James Topsale
Charles Moss
George Cosby
Ee Toler
Excell Fergu
Corey C. Mitchell
J. Arthur Payne
Fice
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Atlas Bridg
Main St.Beckley
W. Va
Robert R. Elmore
Earl W. Richmond
Lackland, Tex
Methodist Men’s Club
First Methodist Church
Wae
James Ibe
Berna Childress
Holroyd Brooks
Wil
Liam P. Hall Jr
Elmer S. Wilson
Trela Cochran
Robert Kunkle
Art Sshs
William C. Kunkle
Daniels
MH College
PTA
New York
N.Y
Sil
Insurance Actuaries
Neville St
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