56 Among Worst Years in History of Safety Council
The Beckley Holmes Safety Association reports 1956 as one of its worst years for accidents. A total of 324 men injured and 10 killed across 415 mining operations, over 6,039,834 man hours, yielding a frequency rate of 55.30 mishaps per million hours. September was the worst month with 32 lost time events and two deaths in 472,508 hours. Other fatalities occurred in April, July, August, and October across multiple hours.
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Mities
Beckley
Willing Workers Meet at Local Church Today
The Willing Workers Club of St Matthew AME Church will meet in the educational building at 2 pm today with Mrs Mattie Balls as president in charge. The Rev. W Burton is pastor. The Hill Grove Baptist Church hosts the Three Wonders second anniversary at 2 pm with devotions, welcome by Mrs Rosa Walton, history by Earnest Crockett and performances by multiple choirs including Harvey, Wingrove, Church of the Living God, and others. The Rev. W A Tressenwriter delivers the anniversary sermon and Rev C T Johnson delivers the anniversary prayer.
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Wiling Workers Club
St. Matthew
Pam
Mattie Balls
Burton
Hill-Grove ‘Baptist Church
Rosa Walton
Earnest Crockett
Virginia Powell
Rosa A. Walton
White Burnwell
Harvey Chorus
Wingrove
Church of the Living God Chorus
West Virginia
Hanmonizers
Bells of Joy
Christlike Singers
Star Light
Gospel Singers
Melody Gospel Singers
Capitol City
Royal Trumpets
W. A
Quinwood Brothers Enlist in Air Force
Quinwood brothers George Ervin and Baron Lester Day enlisted in the U S Air Force at the Oral Recruiting Office and were sent to Chanute AFB Illinois for basic training. Also enlisting were Sammy E Stotts Douglas E Winston Charles E Farmer and Gus L Cantrell assigned to Lackland AFB Texas. The U S Army enlisted four men at the local station Bobby R Hatfield Russell Eskins Harold A Taylor and Jerry M Atkins sent to Fort Jackson for basic training.
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United States Air Force
Oral
Chanute Air Force Base
Llinois
George Ervin
Baron Lester Day
Elsie Bowyer Day
Quinwood
Lackland’ Afb
Texas
Sammy E. Stotts
Madeline J. Stotts
Fayetteville
Douglas £. Winston
Mary Ashley Winston
Kilsyth
Charles E.” Farmer
Mamie M. Farmer
Pineville
Gus L. Cantrell
Lady B. Cantrell
Paynesville
United States Army
Bobby R. Hatfield
Brice ‘Hatfield
Rita
Russell E.’Eskins
Non-Support Charges Against Two Men
Two men face beatings on non support charges after arrests and incarceration in Raleigh County Jail Thursday. Basil Black of Mead was released on bond after an arrest by a sheriff's deputy and Sophia Police Chief Perry Hagai detained The Woods of Pemberton was jailed at 6 10 p m by police.
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Raleigh
Re Woods
Pemberton
Sophia
Perry‘ Hagai
Basil Black
Méad
Two Men Freed From County Jail After Bond and Fines
Two men were released from Raleigh County Jail on Wednesday after posting bonds or paying fines. Calvin Rudolph Trail of Shady Spring was freed after executing a bond. Teall waived preliminary hearing on grand larceny charges. arrested for stealing mine railroad ties valued at 50 dollars from a Cool Ridge operation owned by George Brammer. James C Dickens of Arnett posted 100 dollars and was released from jail after a Tuesday arrest for driving a vehicle with an improper license.
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Leigh
Calvin - Rudolph
Trail of Shady Spring
Teall
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Cotton White
Cool Ridge
George Brammer
James C. Dickens
Arnett
de Ge Daniel
Homemakers Hear Talk On Parliamentary Rules
A Thrifty Homemaker Club meeting featured Mrs. J B Elliot presenting a lesson on parliamentary procedure. Church activities and upcoming events at Community Baptist Church and surrounding venues are announced, including Sunday services, class schedules, Carnival plans, and local resident hospitalizations.
Beckley Jaycees seek county Outstanding Young Farmer 1956
Raleigh County and Beckley Jaycees start the county contest to select the Outstanding Young Farmer of 1956. Nominees must be 21 to 36, derive two thirds of income from farming, and show progress in agriculture and community service. Deadline February 1. state winner announced March 1.
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Beckley
Chamber ‘of Commerce
They: Land
Jaycees
Bly
Raleigh County
Jaycee
Bill Wilbur
Gene Rille
West Virginia
Riffe
Lilly Building
Beck
Clit
Marshall’ College
Huntington
Lord
Wsaz-Tv
James’ .H. Herring
Stor
Heckleyan
Marshall College
Durham
N. C
J. T. Richardson
Eight Join Army from Local Recruiting Station
Eight young men enlisted in the United States Army at the local recruiting station on Monday. They were sent to Fort Jackson for basic training along with details listing their families and hometowns including Dunbar, Midway, Bluefield, St Albans, and Prince Albert.
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Uniited
States Army
Fi. Jackson
John .R
Hive
William G.ly
Dunbar
Eller
D. W. Cecil R. Scott
Clarence R. Trail
Verne M. Stamper
Midway
Robert D. Ervin
Francis. P. Stamper
Bluefield
Harry D. Ervin
Robert 4. Dale, Jr
St. Albans
Donald UL. Jones
Hobert A. Dale
Halley. Jones
Prince Albars
South Charleston
James R. Hively
Ton
Examinations for Evening Classes Set for Late January
Examinations for the evening classes will be held January 28 29 and 30. New BSC students must report to the college by 8 am February 4. Dormitory residents should report by February 3 before 6 pm.
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Juan
Gladwell Reported Fair After Hospital Admission
Gladwell at Raleigh General Hospital today after admission for an ulcerated stomach. He was treated with a flood transfusion Sunday and remains under medical care.
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Mike
Gladwell
Raleigh General Hospital
N. Kanawha
St. Was
Gatorady Niight
Beckley to Receive Liquor Tax Share Check
Beckley is slated to receive a check for 7136 dollars as the city’s share of a two percent liquor tax. The funds, totaling 111877 dollars, were distributed Thursday from Charleston to 12 West Virginia communities based on liquor sales in state stores over the past three months.
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Beckley
West ‘Virginia
Charleston
Four whooping cough cases reported in Raleigh County
Four cases of whooping cough were listed in Raleigh County for the week ending January 19, per the West Virginia State Department of Health Disease Control report. Fayette County reported five syphilis cases, two gonorrhea, and one syphilis case. Wyoming County reported one tuberculosis case.
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Raleigh
Virginia State Department of Health
Disease Control
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Wyoming County
SecondMOD theft suspect soughtafter in Beckley probe
Beckley police hunt an unidentified youth who stole a container of money for the March of Dimes at the Consolidated Bus Terminal on Prince Street around 10 p.m. This follows a prior MOD take from the Kroger store on Neville Street weeks earlier.
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Beckley
Consolidated Bus Terminal
Prince St
Frales
Kroger Co
Neville St
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