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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1957
Page
11
Eldridge Pemberton aged 36 of Beckley was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 9:35 p.m. Thursday after a slate fall at Winding Gulf Coal Inc mine at McAlpin. He suffered possible spinal injuries, was examined and transferred to Bluefield.
Appalachian Bible Institute students face depleted reserve funds as half the year passes. Staff urge prayer for funds to sustain the student employment program and offer grounds work if scholarships are available. President Lester E. Pipkin and his wife conduct revival meetings in Indiana Illinois and Minnesota, expressing faith in divine provision for 1957.
D W Bryson announces personnel changes across Raleigh County Schools. Secretaries and teachers resign or receive leave requests, with several recommended for reassignment or new postings. Bus drivers resign. new appointments include Odelt Rollison and Den Edward Cline.
An announcement from the South Charleston Marine Recruiting Station states acting sergeant major Mabel A assumes duties to supervise training and resume work as Woman Marine Recruiter across the state under RL Otten local staff oversight.
Rex Johnson district Scout executive and Father Michael announce a Making and Displaying Poster contest to promote the Boy Scout circus set for February 9 at Beckley Recreation Building. Cub Scouts may enter only posters they made. posters shown in Raleigh County windows February 1–9. judged at the circus with Chief Judge Cubmaster A.S. Capellari and two assistants. prizes include certificates for the six best posters.
Sally Witten of the National Field Staff of the Girl Scouts of America met Raleigh County troop committee and neighborhood chairmen at the Beckley Hotel. She outlined county committee functions and responsibilities during the informal meal while discussing local problems with participants Mrs. George Haldane, Mrs. E. V. W. Lowman, Mrs. Charles Lilly, and Mrs. J. R. DePaulo.
Alfred Hughes and William Williams will attend the West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary midwinter conference in Princeton this weekend. Hughes commands VEW Post 4469 Beckley. Williams is a post member. The event is directed by Eugene W. Walker East Rainelle with Madeline Pierranton of Weirton and Dr. Jerry Bailey of Post 2703 as general chairmen. A boxing match starts today, a social program, banquet and dance follow, with National Senior Vice Commander Richard L. Roudebush of Indiana as guest speaker. National officers and many delegates from posts and auxiliaries statewide will attend.
Senator Revercomb will be the featured guest on the American Forum at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on WSAZ TV Channel 3 NBC. He will also appear on NBC Radio Monitor at 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Internal Revenue Service official Philip L. Charles explains that many income types beyond salaries must be reported on 1955 tax returns. Taxable income includes interest from savings, U S Savings Bonds if cashed, tips, most dividends, and income from property, with returns requiring specific sources and exact data.
Hudsonville reports on Dr. Robert D. Visscher joining the Navy and his twin, Dr. Harold Son Visscher, entering the Army. Both were notable high school and college athletes and scholars who attended medical school together, married college sweethearts, and now have one child each. Details reflect their parallel yet diverging paths into military careers.
In Wausau Wisconsin the last of several stolen bicycles remain at the police headquarters unclaimed for weeks. Police chief Everett Gleason says youths show a new attitude as missing bikes are not immediately reported and owners may delay claiming them.
Report cites inmates fleeing the State School for Boys Campus near Gatesville Texas they flagged a ride fifteen miles west a motorist helped them. school superintendent Herman Sapier recovered the group and returned them to the institution during a business trip. In Birmingham Alabama taxpayers protest a $4236 car assessment on a $2800 vehicle. Jefferson County revenue director Bradley Brown notes such misinterpretations recur.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds recorded in the county clerk's office. Pa Turner and Polly Turner sell land in Pars Fork District to Corey E. Turner. Jack Hilton sells land in Town District to James Brierley and Delys Brierley. Flat Top Lake Association sells Lot 175 in Shady Spring District. Beatrice Lemon sells Lot 15 Section 42 Beckley to J. F. Scott and Hazel Scott. Alma Woods sells Lot 14 Town District to Walter Ignatovich and Betty Ignatovich.
Kyle Fox age 19 from Glen Morgan was listed in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a Thursday car crash near Raleigh County Memorial Airport. He sustained a foot injury as a passenger in a single vehicle driven by Paul Pendleton 17 of Beaver. Pendleton remained uninjured.
Debris from strip mining and heavy rains closed sections of two roads in the Sandy area. State Road Commission crews cleared Horse Creek but Dry Creek remained blocked Thursday afternoon while Raleigh County officials addressed resident anger. A slide on Batoff Mountain was also being cleared with most rock removed and full clearance expected today.
Beckley Police arrested Frank B. Hughes East Park at 1:45 am charged with speeding and headlight violations and booked at the jail. Eddie Gray Beckley at 5:33 am for driving without a license and running a stop sign and ordered to appear in Police Court. Hattie M. Young Charleston charged with driving while intoxicated arrested by State Police on the West Virginia Turnpike at 4:30 pm Thursday.
The Southern West Virginia Coals Credit Group elected officers for 1957 at a Glass House Restaurant gathering near Beckley. Officers include J. H. Cassels chairman from Princess Coal Sales Huntington, Carl Hatcher vice chairman Jewell Ridge Coal, William W. Duncan treasurer John McCall Coal Bluefield, and Earl W. Taylor reporter Carbon Fuel Sales Charleston.
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