Teens Against Polio Week Boosts Raleigh County Drive
In Raleigh County high schools a March of Dimes campaign runs through next Wednesday titled Teems Against Polio Week. Peanuts sold at games raise funds with events at several schools including Marsh Fork Stratton Shady Spring and Woodrow Wilson. Local Youth Town and Teen Town centers organize activities plus a Saturday coffee day for Teen Town. Total county contributions reach $404.32 with 10 schools reporting.
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Raleigh County “High
Raleigh County
Fred, Hurt
Teen ‘Town
Marsh Fork
Stratton
Stratton High School
Sophia
Sophia—a Facilty Versus Members of the Student ‘Council
Neamies
Woodrow Wilson
Clear Fork
Epi Es Ae
Henry
Della
Beckley
Della Mea
Becl ey burial for Cris J Lilly set at Nimitz Baptist Church
Funeral services for Cris J Lilly of Nimitz are planned for 2 pm Thursday at Nimitz Baptist Church with Reverends Howard Spencer Oliver Tedder and W M Wills officiating. Burial follows in the family cemetery near Nimitz. Lilly died Monday in a Hinton hospital after a heart attack Sunday. Survivors include his wife one son three brothers and three sisters. The body will be moved from Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hinton to the residence today then to the church for the service.
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Cris J. Lilly
Ie Nimitz
Nimitz Baptist Church
Howard Spencer
Oliver Tedder
W. M. Wills
Nimitz
Lilly
Bill Williams
Slab Fork
Hinton
Ronald Meadows
Sophia Man Dies in Raleigh County Hospital Rites Planned
Robert Earl Williams 38 of Sophia died at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday after an illness of three weeks at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Sophia Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. D W French and others officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include wife, two daughters, six brothers, four sisters, stepfather, mother, and grandmother. Body to be moved to parental home this evening.
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Robert Earl Williams
Sophia
Beckley Veterans ‘Administration Hospital
Sophia Free Will Baptist Church
D. W. French
R. H. Dean
Arley
Mitchem
Sunset Memorial Park
Raleigh County
Hilfe
Bricklayers Union
Charleston
Helen Ruth
Sharon Ann
French
Daryl
Leon
Ronald
Carl
Estil
Georgia Barr
Eileen
Iretta
Anita Lyle
Harless Stover
Bill Clay
Bob Loary
Baghdad College of Medicine graduate serves at Reading Hospital
A graduate of the College of Medicine, Baghdad, now a medical resident at Reading Hospital, previously worked at a Hamburg tuberculosiss sanitarium and at a Toronto hospital.
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Reading
College, of Medicine
Baghdad
Hamburg
Toronto
Canada
Beckley Council clamps down on out-of-state contractors
Beckley officials warned out-of-state firms tearing up streets and sidewalks. Acting Mayor Bibb read Mayor Minter’s letter directing a city inspection and repairs. Council approved five bid bids for police cruisers and deferred final action pending next meeting.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Florida
Amere Gas Co
Clarence L. Bibb
Steve Horwath
Minter
Construction
Acme
Ionsidera-Ion
Seareen Hopkins
Motor Co
Plymouth
Duncan-Catron
Dodge
Ore
Whitlock Motor Co
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Fone
Payne
Brown Hugo
Tyree
Bill
Civil Service. Commission
Bibb
Tendert
Regullar Council
Advertising Service
Ray Dowdy
Concering Advertising
Moose Members Organize MOD Event in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Moose units plan a March of Dimes campaign led by James Davis with D Slick Shumate assisting. Beckley Lodge 1606 sponsors street solicitations and a 9 30 PM MOD dance at the Beckley Moose Club with donations requested. The county MOD fund total reached 1009 25 after a 50 00 UMW Local 7086 gift.
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Raleigh County
Moose
March of Dimes
James Davis
D. B. “Slick” Shumate
Beckley Moose
Beckley Moose Club
MOD
Raleigh
James Ma Ihoney
United Mine Workers of America
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Raleigh Register
League of Women Voters
Paul Vennarl
John
Phillips’ Jr
Edward ‘Ells
Richard Adamson
The
Beckley League
A‘ M. Reese
Morgantown
Bate” Shanization
Roy Lee
Harmon
James Frazer
James Burke
Ing
Everett R. Shafer
Eugene West
Theo Harvey
Ned H. Ragland
Jack A. Nuckols
League
House of Delegates
Johnnie Rakes
Howard Lester
Shady Spring
Linda’ Shumate
Sophia “High
Dale Wright
Marsh “Fork
Hied -Row
Barbara Greene
Deloris’ “Taylor
Joann’ Inge
Youth Center
Ronald Wooten
Dhia
Allahverdi
Mant N. Allahverdi
Basrah
Iraq
Munir
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Harrisburg, Pa
Lray Brothers
Chia
Pinecrest ‘Sanitarium
Harrissburg
Gannett, Fleming, Corddry, and Carpenter Inc
Svho
Fine Arts Instiute
Spain
Pinecrest
G. M. Powers
Main Street
W. A Thornhill IM
Thornhillfold Council
TAS
Oasis
Dowdy
Lévise-Terry
Bellevue Lane
Col‘lege
Raleigh’ General Hospital
Beckley College
Raleigh , County
Register
H.C. Avis
First Ave
Salango Electric Service
Sprague School
Cufford
Center
First Avenue
Charlie
Doan
Frigidaire
Beckley - Crab Orchard Road
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