Beckley Civitan Club backs county mental health program
At a Beckley Civitan Club meeting in Raleigh County, directors voted all 42 members receive Raleigh County Association for Mental Health membership with club covering $126 in fees. A $100 donation to Beckley Woman's Club junior department supports school testing for tendencies toward mental retardation. The club also pledged $39.50 for raincoats for Beckley junior safety patrol and reported $992.35 profit from a Christmas cake sale and progress on mental health legislation with county legislators.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Civitan Club
Beckley Woman's Club
Cigitan International
J. R. Wein
J. Sharp
Civiian, Fruit
Sharp
Guy Rumberg
County Association For Mental Health
Becket City Raids Lead to Beer Licenses Revoked
The State Beer Commission revoked licenses of the Acca Club and Owls Club Beckley effective midnight Saturday after raids connected to alcohol violations. Charges centered on possession of liquor on licensed premises and the secretary’s conviction, with a raid history including agents from the U.S. Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Division. Patrolman Teubert denied misconduct amid council testimony regarding disturbances at the Acca Club around 2 a.m. January 1 and a raid on November 25.
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State Beer Commission
Acca
Owls
Council Beckley
Denny Browning
Order of Owls
Nest 307
S. Kanawha SL
Beer * Commission
Acca Club
Attarney Brown Hugo Payne
Bill “Tudor
Harold BE. Logan
Alchoo and Tobacco’ Tax Division
U.s.treasury Department
Whisky Teubert
Earl Ballengee
Teubert
Beckley
Logan
Promoted by Phone Co. White to Charleston post
Arthur White commercial manager of the Beckley district of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia is promoted and transferred to Charleston as general commercial supervisor. He is a California native and World War I veteran who has served in Beckley since 1934 with stints in Washington D C Charleston Clarksburg and Montgomery. The promotion is effective February 1 and he plans to move his family to Charleston. successor in Beckley not named.
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Beckley
Chesapeake
Potomac Telephone ‘Co
West Virginia
Charleston
White
California
and P Co
Washington, D.C
Clarksburg
Montgomery
West, Virginia
Uslands
Charleston Succesor
Novak Tops Polls and Takes Risks in Film Role
Hollywood gossip notes Kim Novak is described as in peak shape and highly popular. She discusses her new role as a dope addict, calling it the toughest thing she has done and praising the studio while acknowledging modest pay for big dramatic parts.
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Bob. Thomas Hollywood Ki Novak
Tye
Novak
George’ Sidney
Kim
Marilyn Monroe
Peanuts
Ten Die As Extreme Cold Grips Northern India
An unusual cold wave grips northern India for the fifth day with heavy snow in the Himalayas and icy conditions across plains from Amritsar to Lucknow. At least ten deaths are blamed on the cold spell.
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Delhi
India
Himalayan
Calves Hogs and Sheep Nominal in Baltimore Market
USDA notes very narrow cattle run with Monday trade expected. calves and hogs quoted nominally unchanged while sheep hold at similar levels. Ontario is cited as a freshwater fishing region with 600 miles of salt water coastline on Hudson Bay.
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Baltimore
Ontario
Hudson Bay
County Scouts Do Good Deed In December
County Scouts Troop 295 in Shady Spring organized a December good deed led by scoutmaster Edward Sanderson. The group collected and sold pop bottles, netting 7.85 dollars, then directed the proceeds to Fire Chief Bernard E. Martin to help fund a new rescue truck for the department.
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Boy Scout
Shady Spring
Wvhal
Rex’ Johnson
Boy Scouts
Raleigh
Edward Sanderson
Sanderson
theauGney
Bernard, E. Martin
Jane
the’ Department
Fayette Bar Association Names Honorary Member
Fayette County Bar Association elects 1957 officers at Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium. Mayor Denver Py Brown named an honorary member by unanimous vote. Board approves continuing program to send lawyers into county high schools to discuss law. National Safety Council notes farm accident losses average 275 dollars per farm family.
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Hell
Montgomery
Denver
Py Brown
Fayette County Bar Association
Fayetteville
Band Programs To Raise Money At Clear Fork High
Clear Fork High School hosts a fund raiser in the auditorium today at 12 30 PM and again Saturday at 7 30 PM. The program features dancing twirling dialogue and music by the band with Arnold Warkaman William Rayhes Linda Fraley Patty Henderson and the Clear Fork majorettes Rhythmettes vocal selections. Proceeds go toward paying off a new base horn for the band.
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Clear Fork
Clear Fork High School
Arnold “Warkaman
William Rayhes
Linda
Fraley
Patty Henderson
Clear Fork High
Presbyterian Club elects new officers for year
The Sun Shine Club of the Dorothy Presbyterian Church held its first meeting of the year Tuesday night. New officers elected include Mary Massey president Maude Foster vice president Faye Massey secretary-treasurer. Next meeting set for January 15 at 7.
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Dorothy
RNS
Sunshine Club of
Dorothy ‘Presbiterian Church
Mary
Massey
Maude
Foster
Yica
Faye Massey
Education Board Visits Beckley Homebound Program
Miss Fraters A Scott from the State Division of Special Education visited Beckley on Wednesday to review the homebound program in Raleigh County. About 60 children are included and Bryanson reported the program is very fine with satisfactory results.
Re Enlistments in Navy From Beckley Area
Luther J Gillespie and David T Redes reenlisted at the local recruiting office and were sent to Washington D C for assignment. Hub Hubert H Judy Arnold 4 Whiteman Carl B E Arbogast Blakey Upchurch Curtis Fitzpatrick Gene N Wickling and James A Rabin also enlisted and were sent to Bainbridge Maryland for basic training.
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Luther J. Gillespie
Wye Gillespies
David’t." Redes
D.g.redes
O Beckley
United States’ Navy
Washington, D.‘C
Bainbridge, Md
Speg
Hubert H. Judy
Eldon G. Judy
Meadow “Bridge
Arnold 4. Whiteman
Alice Wyatt
Macarthur
Carl BE. Arbogast
Flérine Arbogast
Beckley
Blakey R. ‘Upchurch
Willard Upchurch
Coal City
Curlis Fitzpatrick
Lee ‘Fitzpatrick
Plans Form Soil Conservation Committee Members
A four member committee was chosen at the Southern District Soil Conservation Service meeting to draft 1997 work plans. Keatley chairs the committee with Summers County Waller Patton and H G Farmer of Raleigh County and Kenneth Ball of Mercer County. They will meet in Princeton to finalize the year’s plans.
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Soil Conservation” Service
J. R Keatley
Summers County
Waller Patton
H. G. Farmer
Raleigh County
Kenneth Ball
Mercer County
Princeton
Keatley
Carl Lucas
District Four Forester
Floyd’ Rothlisberger
Walter Patton
Harold M. Rhodes
Morgan Town
State
Sail Conservation
SCS
Hinleit
Fayetteville
Hamtin
Beckley
Beckleyan’s Uncle Dies in Montgomery
Frank E. Smart, 92, a Montgomery merchant and Beckleyan’s uncle, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday after a heart attack earlier that day. Funeral services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Saturday. His wife and daughter Mrs. Too EB Wilkinson, Montgomery, survive as the only immediate relatives.
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Frank E
Smart
Montgomery
Dar P. Wolfe
Beckley
Beckley ‘Man Aid
Woodlawn ‘Ave
Eam
Too EB
Wilkinson
Church rally and notices from Westmoreland area
Rally services at United Holy Church Westmoreland begin at 30 daily through Tuesday led by the Building Fund Club with Rev Az V Russell in charge. Additional schedules include services by Rev Mrs Virginia Powell Monday Rev J C Richardson and Harper congregation Tuesday, and a 3 pm talent show at Walter Staples S Siddle captains.
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United Holy Church
Westmoreland’ Sty
Building Fund Club
Az AV. Russell
Meg. Russell
Ray
Virginia Powell
J. C. Richardson
Harper
sBunday
Mathe. Weathers
Walter'-Staples
S. S.siddle
Polio Vaccination Clinic Held At Edwight Elementary
Children received first second or third polio injections at a clinic held in Edwight Elementary School. The event was sponsored by the Raleigh County Health Department and aimed to protect local youngsters.
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Raleigh County Health
Depeetmen
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