Razing Of House Rekindles Memories Of Old Residents
Beckley faces a major change as the 16 room Neville Street home known as the Old Meadows Place, once home to Governor Clarence Meadows and tied to the Ford and Meadows families, is razed for the $460,000 Beckley National Bank. The historic house, dating to the 1889 to 1893 era, housed several generations, hosted notable figures, and sparked local lore about a hidden log cabin and a past era fading with progress. Joe L. Smith, bank president, notes the project will finish by July 1959.
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Kay Allen
Progress
Beckley
West Virginia
Beckley National Bank
Neville Street
Old Meadows Place
Azel Ford
Ford
Raleigh Coal Land Association
Beaver Coal Corporation
Sile
Fords
New York
John Anderson
Andersons
O'Dell
Joe L. Smith
Smith
Two Pay Fines and Release of Four Inmates
Sophia ten, Jack Bolen, and Clifford Richards were released from Raleigh County Jail after paying 5 dollars each for fighting charges and 10 dollars each for intoxication. They were arraigned before Magistrate Cotton White and booked at 5:45 a.m. Sunday by Sheriff Okey A. Mills. Raymond Burriss and David King of Beckley were remanded on grand larceny charges after waiving Grand Jury action, with 2000 dollar bonds. The women face theft charges for a 1952 car owned by Stewart Shuck of Fireco, valued at 250 dollars, arrested at Camp Creek by State Police and jailed at 4:40 p.m. Monday.
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Sophia Ten
Jack Bolen
Clifford Richards
Raleigh
Cotton White
Okey A. Mills
Raymond Leonard Burriss
David Allen King
Beckley
White
Stewart Shuck
Fireco
Camp Creek
Portable Plant Used In Paving On Coal City Road
A portable asphalt mixing plant is in use on the Coal City Stonecoal road with Burns and Bostice Ru perturb contractors starting paving Thursday at Pemberton. Jack Obenchain of Hetherington Berner Inc has been in Beckley since installation began. After finishing the Pemberton strip, the plant will be moved to a new site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Stonecoal
Pemberton
Burns and Bostice
Rupert Contractors
Jack Obenchain
Hetherington and Berner, Inc
Beckley
Akers Services Set on Thursday
Funeral services for Newel Jackson Akers 69 of Sullivan will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harvey Todd officiating. Akers a United Mine Workers member and 28 year power sub-station operator for Lillybrook Coal, formerly owned a Beckley to Stamford bus line. Born Wythe County Virginia March 24 1889 he was the son of the late Daniel and Fannie Arnold Akers. Survived by two sisters Nettie Griffen and J W Felts of Max Meadows VA and one brother Joseph Malcolm Akers of Max Meadows. Burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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Newel Jackson Akers
Sullivan
Keyser-Bryant
Harvey Todd
Akers
United Mine Workers of America
Lillybrook Coal Company
Lillybrook Co
Beckley
Stamford
Wythe County
Daniel
Fannie Arnold Akers
Gladys
Nettie Griffen
J. W. Felts
Max Meadows
Joseph Malcolm Akers
Sunset Memorial Park
Cecil
Cecil Braggleigh County Jail Work Detail At Greek Blevins
Archie Lilly
W. F
Little Beaver Park
Callahan
Jack Holt
James Kel
Fer
Carlos Lilly
Jack Thomas
Bill Reno
Clyde Davis
Davis
Thomas
Reno
Beverly Street
Byrd Calls for Social Security Hikes and 60-Year Retirement
Representative Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia urged in Washington that boosting social security benefits and lowering the retirement age to 60 could stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment. He argued higher benefits boost purchasing power and free workers at 60 to seek voluntary new jobs, while noting 64 remains aligned with current economic realities. Byrd testified before a House committee on amendments to the Social Security Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byrd
D.W. Va
Washington
Byrd
West Virginia
House
City Drives Street Resurfacing Funded by Licenses and Taxes
Mayor A K Minter announced approximately half of June resurfacing costs were covered by sale of city operator's licenses and capitation taxes, totaling 528,899 for the month. Additional funds were used for patching other streets as City crews paved numerous streets including North Oakwood Burgess Church Russell Heber Woodlawn Bellevue Freeman Lincoln Beaver Booth and many others.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Minter
G Street
Maplewood Lane
Westwood Drive
North
Oakwood
Burgess
Church
Russell
Troop 165 Enjoys Camp Out In Rhodell With Scout Leaders
Rhode Island era. Troop 165 Rhodell held a Sunday outing at Camp Wilderness. Scouts hiked two miles and cooked over an open fire after playing softball. Lead by Scout master Bill Shrewsbury and assistant Rethel Kincaid, with Committeeman Cline Ritchie. Attending were Charles and Jimmy Farruggia, Freddy Shrewsbury, Ronnie Lilly, Tyrone Shrewsbury, Charles Cook, Freddy Nicely, Randy Canterbury, and Walter Whittaker. Guests included Mrs. Cline Ritchie, Mrs. Rethel Kincaid and her daughter Phyllis, plus Mrs. Shrewsbury and children Barbara Skip and Stephen.
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Rhodell
RNS
Wilderness
Bill Shrewsbury
Rethel Kincaid
Cline Ritchie
Charles Farruggia
Jimmy Farruggia
Freddy Shrewsbury
Ronnie Lilly
Tyrone Shrewsbury
Charles Cook
Freddy Nicely
Randy Canterbury
Walter Whittaker
Phyllis
Barbara
Skipper
Stephen
Addressee Pays Penalty and Honorary Degree Report
Postmaster A Fray Lilly announced a five cent penalty for underpaid mail. Mail with insufficient postage is forwarded to the addressee who pays the due amount plus the five cent penalty. Agnes Chase, 88, received an honorary degree from the University of Illinois and became senior botanist. The Register wrongly claimed Smithsonian ties and Washington, D C placement.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Agnes Chase
University of Illinois
the Register
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Chest X Rays Made In June In Raleigh County
A June report from Raleigh County shows 103 chest X rays performed, 81 labeled negative, with 12 primary inactive cases and five silicosis cases plus five other diseases. Forty contacts and four ex-patients were X rayed by the local TB and Health office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
TB and Health Office
Education meeting attention by Raleigh County officials at Princeton
School officials Trail and Bone plan to attend a regional education meeting at 1:30 p m today in Princeton. The gathering is part of a sequence of state regional meetings ahead of a Jackson's Mill session and follows a Morgantown meeting, with Region 7 counties Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe and Summers represented.
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Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County
Dewey Bone
Princeton
Trail
Jackson’s Mill
Morgantown
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Greenbrier
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Funeral rites set for Mitchell Huzoski at Bradley Presbyterian
Funeral services for Mitchell Huzoski, 43, of Bradley, are planned for 2 p.m. Thursday at Bradley Presbyterian Church with Rev. William Hatcher presiding. He died Monday night at 9:30 after a heart attack. Survivors include his wife Helen Maddy Huzoski. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Huzoski
Bradley Presbyterian Church
William Hatcher
Muzoski
Bradley
Helen Maddy Huzoski
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Before You Buy Air Conditioning In-Home Cooling Guide
Before You Buy Air Conditioning We show you how to cool your whole home for the cost of a few rooms. Coleman cooling hooks into your heating system using sama dacta. Delivers high cooling power in hot weather. Call for a free estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areps
Coleman
Sama Dacta
General Sloan Awarded West Point Appointment at Fort Knox
Sergeant First Class John N. Sloan of Beckley WV National Guard is congratulated by Brigadier General William E. Blake after learning of his U S Military Academy appointment at West Point. Sloan, with Beckley Second Battalion 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment, is joined by Col C E Galaspie and Lt Col Gordon F. Thomas as he receives emergency home leave.
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John N. Sloan
Jeft
William E. Blake
Fort Knox
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Sloan
Beckley
150Th Armored Caval
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W. H. Bardin
C. Canbs.meadows
Clarence Meadows
H. P
Whitesville
Harry Lee John
A. F. Oakley
Cers
Booth
South Fayette
Laurel Terrace
Mason
French
East C. St. Booth
Vine
Locust
East Prince
Dexter
Temple
Fairview
Park
Fourth
Virginia
Ellison, College
Franklin
Bill Bower
Troop 45
Addressee
NEW River Supply Company
Rexall
Wakefield
Helena Rubinstein
the Beckley Drug Co
Main ST
Court House
Atlantic
Pacific
NYGEN
VY Ave
Locas General Tire, Inc
W. Neville ST
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