Ghent Miner Killed. Rites Set in Ghent Sunday
William Thomas Shrewsberry, 34, of Besoco Ghent, died instantly at the Pocahontas Mining Co tipple where he worked most of his life. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ghent Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in Paris Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Neva Epperly Shrewsberry, three children Linda Joy, Douglas Claude, and Catherine, and his parents Lesley and Roy Applegate. He was a World War II veteran and member of UMWA local 6147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘Thomas Shrewsberry
Rthur Shrewsberry
Besoco
Ghent
Arthur Doyle
Wood Shrewsberry
Coal City
Pocahontas Mining Company
Clifford Warden
Whit Besoco
Tipple
Armed Forces
Oscar Lilly
Stoco High School
Hallie Shrewsberry Jr
Paris
Odd
Eran
UMW
of America
Registrar School list for Beckley and Town District clerks
The Raleigh County Clerk's office released the registrar training schedule for Democrats and Republicans in Beckley City and Town District. Sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday with additional one day courses next Saturday and cover numerous named registrars across Beckley and surrounding towns including Mabscott Prosperity Crab Orchard and Cintersection areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Beckley
Annie Allen
Court House
Edith Nugen
N. Kanawha
H. C. Mager
Central
T. P. Long
Johnstown
W. Miles
Lincoln
Faye Farley
East Beckley
Eugene Lusk
Armory
0. C.flint
Woodrow Wilson
Pansy C. Williams
Institute
Montellia Mc. Daniel
Hast Park
Raleigh
Wayne Henderson
Crescent Road
Mace Wingfield
Pinecrest
Juanita Underwood
Sprague
Lou Blevins
Sullivan
Lucille Stover
Teel
A. B. Me Million
Terry
B. C. Auff
Layland
J. $. Totbert
Cleveland
Gorman Shultz
Maxwell Hill
Helen Fitzpatrick
Green Valley
Ernest Wood
Glen White
William Scott
Stamford
City of
City of Beckley — Janice Wikte, Court House
Rae Boone
Nerih Kanawha
Edna L. Howard
Gracy Morgan
Palmer Farley
Marice Wooten
Roy Eye
R. E. Turner
Lucille Crickmer
Virginia Ward
East Park
W. P. Gardner
City Hall
Iva Cook Williams
Harper Road
Affinity
Lena Ellison
Stover's Fork
Belle Milam
Hollowwood
John Davis Jr
Cranberry
C. S. Brown
Skelton
Ted Stover
Calloway
Cecil Hutchinson
Lanark
W. L. Cook
Mount Tabor
Joy Angle
Oswald
M. E. Richmond
Piney View
Price Hil
Bess Halsey
MacArthur
Concord College Fund Receives Beckt Civitan Check
The Beckley Civitan Club donated 300 to Concord College Athens athletic director Charles Baxter during the Thursday meeting. A. David Abrams spoke for the club, praising the college’s Civitan ties the past three years. Guests included football coach Joseph Freidel and Moose auditor William Johns. It mentions a Spanish childbirth custom of gifting wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Athens
Beckley Civitan Club
Charles K. Baxter
A. David Abrams
Baxter
Concord
West Virginia Tech
Civitans
Program announced for Friends of the Land meeting
The New River Chapter of the Friends of the Land schedules a quarterly meeting for 7:30 p m February 16 in Room 10 of the Appalachian Building. Franklin Lily Cool Ridge and Lawrence Miller Maxwell Hill are to arrange a conservation film. Oscar Hutchinson Tank Branch Hill will give the invocation and Miller the flag salute. Charles Hodel will present a brief objective resume prepared by Flosd Rothiisberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River
The
Friends of the Land
Appalachian Building
Franklin Lily
Cool Ridge
Lawrence Miller
Maxwell Hill
Oscar Hutchinson
Tank Branch
Flosd Rothiisberger
State Legion Commander To Address March Meet
Chester Phillips of Elkins will speak at Memorial Building at 8 p.m. on March 13 for Beck ley American Legion Post No. 32. State officials invited for the 37th Legion birthday anniversary. post stops Golden Gloves cochairing due to funds. A resolution limits Legion Cemetery burials to Post No. 32 deceased members. county undertakers notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Phillips
Elkins
Beckley American Legion
Legion
American Legion Post No
Percy Wright Fined for Drunk Driving in Beckley Court
Percy Wright of South Fayette Street was found guilty of drunk driving after a 3 a.m. New Year’s arrest. Justice C Berkley Lilly fined Wright $100 plus $5 costs, with Keremit A. Locke representing him in Beckley Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Wright
South Fayette St
Beckley
Wright
C. Berkley Lilly
Keremit A. Locke
Two Candidacies Filed For County Democratic Committee
Bashia J. Hamilton of Clear Fork District and John Cooper of Slab Fork District filed Thursday with the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk for election to the County Democratic Executive Committee. Hamilton seeks a seat from Clear Fork District while Cooper seeks from Slab Fork District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashia J. Hamilton
Colcord
John Cooper
Coal City
Raleigh County
Hamilton
Clear Fork
Cooper
Slab Fork
Baraca Class to Sing at Bibb Avenue Mission
A chorus and quartet from the Men's Baraca Class of Beck ley First Baptist Church will present a musical program during the evening service at Bibb Avenue Baptist Mission. Rev. Roy S. Coe, pastor, described the program as inspirational and enjoyable and urged local attendance.
Penn Services Slated on Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for William Robert Penn of Stotesbury are planned for 1 30 p m Saturday at Elizabeth Baptist Church. Rev S A Abram Rev W M Jones and Rev Elder Jones will officiate with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. He died January 11 at his home and is survived by wife Ela Elizabeth Penn son Robert N Penn step son Cunard Davis two daughters including America Ross and Willie Mae Butts, three sisters and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robert Penn
Stotesbury
S. A. Abram
W. M. Jones
Elder Jones
Trent Funeral Home
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
Greenwood Cemetery
Ela Elizabeth Penn
Robert N. Penn
Gary
Ind
Cunard Davis
Wilmington
Del
Willie Mae Butts
South Bend
America Ross
Roosevelt
Joseph
Binginham
Robert Lee
Bassett
Laura Massey
Micky Jane Craighead
Maggie Martin
Bluefield
Alex Gratin
Richard Ward
Richard Richardsson
William Theemas
Andrew Evans
Willie Hatcher
Mack Mayham
Bert Callen
Bennie Houchins
Donation Center Opened for Crab Orchard Fire Victim
Donations of clothing for Lena Wilson a 39 year old Crab Orchard woman left homeless by a fire Thursday night. She has only the clothes she wore and will need a complete wardrobe including size 6 1 2 shoes. A donation center is set at Hortons Market for Mrs Wilson and she has moved in with her brother after the blaze near Carolina Supermarket on Route 16. The fire started around 6 p m from a coal stove and the family said no fire department was called in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton's Market
Crab Orchard
Lena Wilson
Department of Public Assistance
Miss Wilson
Carolina
J. B. Wilson
Killarney Coal Resumes Output After 21 Months Idle
Lillybrook Coal Co resumes operations at the Killarney mine after 21 months of idleness with the first train load expected today. About 1,000 tons daily from 173 workers, aiming for peak production in March as Lillybrook also runs Lillybrook Affinity Amigo and Wyco mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
Lillybrook Coal Co
Lillybrook
Lillybrook Co
Affinity
Amigo
Wyco
Frank Turner Dies at About Forty Nine in Beckley Home
Frank Turner 49 died this morning at his North Beckley residence after a heart attack. The body will lie at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turner
North Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Second Man Held For Federal Jury
Robert George Warren, 23, of New York City, was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 4:10 p.m. Thursday by U S Deputy Marshal Earl W McGraw on auto theft charges. He is the second New York resident jailed this week and both await hearings before a Federal Grand Jury meeting in Bluefield this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert George Warren
New York City
Raleigh
U. S
Earl W. McGraw
Warren
New York State
Bluefield
Fire Department Right of Way Warning After Wreck
Fire Chief Bernard Marin issued a warning to enforce the right of way for fire department vehicles after a Charleston driver pulled into the path of a fire engine in the Municipal Parking Lot causing a collision. The truck continued to a fire call, facing difficulty on Harper Road from a driver who did not yield. The ordinance imposes fines and jail time for violations, with escalating penalties after the first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Marin Teday
Fire Department
Martin
Charleston
Harper Road
Beckley
Jack Perdue
Northwestern Ave
Perdue
Prince St
Reward Offered For Wanted Man Browning
The Raleigh County Sheriff's office offers a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest of Matthew Browning alias Matt Browning. Browning, 52, 5'10" and 140 pounds, is charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on a grand larceny indictment for copper theft. He is linked to Grace Pigg, with relatives in Danese and Columbus, Ohio, and once fled a $2,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
E. B
Ward
Browning
Grace Pigg
Kermit
Janey’s Creek
Mingo County
Robert
Danese
Fayette County
Matthew Browning Jr
Columbus
Civitans Start 1956 With 600 Lb Cake Dilemma
Beckley Civitan Club begins 1956 with 600 pounds of fruit cakes unsold after selling 1,300 pounds in holidays. Basil Meador leads the project and requests suggestions as the group plans disposal of remaining cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Civitan Club
Basil Meador
Civitans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Concord College Fund
District 4 Forestry Division
Spain
Friends of Land
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Josephine Roche Blevins
Lester Blevins
Blevins
United Mine Workers of America
Josephine
Josephine Roche
Umwa Welfare and Retirement Fund
Gilmer Insurance Agency
Fayette Street
Edward T. Gilmer, Jr
Robert R. Fischer
Tangerines
Tbs
Fair Deal Market
Blue Label
Oleo
Stanaford
Rexall
Sone RE Savings
LOOK + POST
Progressive
Cara Nome
Tan Tet Mond Fie
Ann Delafield
Taylor's Cottage
Astin L
Beckley Drug Co
Bulova
Kord
Benrus
Penn Services
Children’s
Blue Bird Saddle Oxfords
Schiff’s
Main St
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