Beckley Fourth Celebrations Recalled By Local Piggy McGinnis
Beckley residents remember early Independence Day festivities that began with a courthouse square concert led by Lee James Lemon and a parade of horsemen. McGinnis recalls winning the “most comical” horseman prize, riding a donkey borrowed from Crockett Mankin, and catching the greasy pig that earned his nickname Piggy in 1904.
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Beckley
W. H
Lee James Lemon
Veeran
McGinnis
Pete McQuade
Lucien Davis
McQuade
C. J. McQuade
The
Register
Ball Park
Frank Lemon
Hinton Men Defend Bluestone Regatta Controversy
The two day Bluestone Reservoir regatta sparks clash between State Senator Jack A. Nuckols and Hinton residents over holiday scheduling and lake access. Nuckols sought officials' assurances that future events avoid holiday weekends while local leaders defend regional recreation plans and expected visitor impact.
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Bluestone Reservoir
Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
Hinton
Nuckols
Conservation Commission
Charleston
H. K. Nowlan
Hinton Chamber of Commerce
John Faulconer
Hinton Daily News
Nowlan
Bluestone
U. S. Coast Guard
West Virginia doctors to join AOA House of Delegates
Four West Virginia physicians will serve in the House of Delegates for the 63rd annual convention July 13 to 17 in Chicago. Dr. Walter B. Goff of Dunbar, third vice president of the AOA, will sit on the Board of Trustees.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Chicago
Walter B. Goff
Dunbar
AOA
Reverend E L Lowery Dies at 67 in Charleston
The Rev. E L Lowery of Moundsville aged 67 died of a heart ailment Thursday at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston. He served at Eccles and Citts ville Methodist churches and last led First Methodist in MeeMechen. Survived by wife Evelyn, son Ivan Lowery, two daughters Mary Norris and Mildred Gunn, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Body at Snodgrass Mortuary South Charleston. Funeral plans incomplete.
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E. L. Lowery
Moundsville
Ivan Lowery
Bellevue Lane
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Eccles
Cittsville
MeeMechen
Evelyn Lowery Moundsville
Mary Norris
Muldred Gunn
South Charleston
Snodgrass Mortuary
Beckley to Fly 48 Star Flags on 4th Holiday
Civitan Club members discuss a flag display plan in Beckley where merchants buy uniform flags and pay a service charge for Boy Scouts to install them. Flags and staffs stored at Scout HQ. New flags require merchant purchases. Plan conceived by Amerigo Carpellari. Civitan offers residential flag setups for a fee. Profits support Civitan charities.
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Mittee
Boy Scout
Amerigo Carpellari
Civitan Club
Christian
Civitans
Boy Scouts
Civitan
Hong Kong Island Size and Population Note
Hong Kong, a British dependency on the China coast, is an island of 32 square miles with a population near one million.
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Hong Kong
China
Mrs Honaker and daughter tour California in summer trip
Gladys Honaker and her daughter Linda Sie of 107 Porter Street depart Beckley for a three week California tour. They plan to visit Eisenhower's boyhood home in Denver, Salt Lake City, Rocky Mountain sites, Reno and San Francisco with Fisherman's Wharf Chinatown and harbor cruise. In Los Angeles they will see Hollywood landmarks and Hollywood Bowl. The return route includes the Mojave Desert Grand Canyon Petrified Forest Gallup Albuquerque and Santa Fe with a July 26 Beckley arrival.
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Gladys Honaker
Linda Sie
Porter St
California
President Eisenhower
Denver
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountains
Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Chinatown
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Grauman's Theater
Hollywood Bowl
Ghost Town
Wrongful Death Suit Entered Over 1957 Car Crash
W R Daniel administrator of Mary Ann Daniel estate filed a $10,000 wrongful death suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Plaintiffs name Ben Kyle Daniel Hunt and Ruby Jones as involved parties, with location details and prior Fayette County trial outcomes noted. A separate $5,000 property damages suit by John Estep against Raleigh Eagle Coal Company was filed, citing coal dust flooding his home.
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W. R. Daniel
Pleasant Hills
Raleigh
Daniel
Mary Ann Daniel
Ben Kyle Daniel
Laren Ave
Martha Hunt
Ruby Jones
Joseph Henry Hunt
Hunt
Fayette County
Raleigh County
Claude R. Hill Jr
Fayetteville
John Estep
Ameagle
Raleigh Eagle Coal Coal Company
Raleigh Eagle
Josepha Luchini
State Police Using Radar For Speeders
State Police began using radar devices on area highways Thursday. Captain H R Shields said 11 county Co D area devices are in operation with daily use as possible. Laws will be strictly enforced and dangerous drivers may be arrested. Counties in Co D are Dare Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Greenbrier Monroe Summers McDowell Logan Mingo Nicholas and Mercer.
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H. R. Shields
Co. D
Shields
Co. Dare
Raleigh
Fayette, Wyoming
Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, McDowell, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas and
Mercer
Samuel Clark Succumbs At 68
Samuel B. Clark, 68, of 212 Mills St East Beckley, died in Huntington Hospital Thursday evening after a long illness. Survived by three sisters Rosa Mitchell Bernice Lee and Ethel Parks, all of Beckley. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Samuel B. Clark
Mills St
East Beckley
Huntington Hospital
Rosa Mitchell
Bernice Lee
Ethel Parks
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Martha May Teaches on Navajo Reservation Mission
Martha May begins a summer teaching stint on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico as part of Episcopal Church service projects. She joins 9 other college students living at the Farming ton central mission and visiting seven smaller missions for vacation schools and clinical work under Rev. Eugene Botehlo and a staff of priests nurses and a deaconess.
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New Mexico
Martha May
Park Ave
Episcopal Church
Miss May
Central Mission
Farmington
N. Mex
United States
Europe
Eugene Botehlo
Memphis
Nancy Roberts
Duke University
Church School Teachers To Attend Kanoga Conference
Three St Stephen’s Episcopal Church teachers will attend the Kanoga Christian Education Conference in Hendersonville North Carolina starting July 18. Mrs Boyd Armstrong W W Butler and Mrs C C Hanson plan to attend the two week event where rector Rev O Worth May will teach as an instructor.
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Kanoga
Hendersonville
N. C
Boyd Armstrong
W. W. Butler
C. C. Hanson
O. Worth May
Commodities to be distributed at Bethel Church
Commodities will be distributed in the Crab Orchard area at the Bethel Church Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. Containers should be brought from home.
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Bethel Church
Start In Raleigh County Guidance Program Opens Three Offices
Raleigh County schools begin a 1959 60 guidance and testing program with three equipped offices on Second Street Trap Hill and Shady Spring High Schools. A total 5970 58 funding increases per pupil share raised to 77 cents for 7734 enrollment while Miss Mary Louise Klaus leads the county wide program and kits from University of Wisconsin plus Science Research Associates provide 500 vocational publications and 30 guidance manuals.
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Raleigh
Sherman C. Trail
Board of Education
Second Street
Trap Hill
Shady Spring High Schools
Shady Spring
Trap Hill High
Mary Louise Klaus
Science Research Associates, Inc
Six Enlist In Navy at Great Lakes Training Camp
Six men enlisted in the United States Navy this week to complete the rolls for June. Undergoing basic training at Great Lakes Illinois are Jimmy Darren Lester son of Henry Houston Lester Cliff top Verkin Lucian McGraw son of Lucian Wallace McGraw Corliss Dallas Autry Fix son of Virginia Gay Hoback Fix Coal City Marchell Peck son of Nancy Jo Peck Mullens Thomas Huston Brakefield son of Carrie Rock Brakefield Coal City and Carl Ervin Holcomb son of Viola Mae Holcomb Layland.
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Great Lakes
Jimmy Darren Lester
Henry Houston Lester
Verkin Lucian McGraw
Lucian Wallace McGraw
Corliss
Dallas Autry Fix
Virginia Gay Hoback Fix
Coal City
Marchell Peck
Nancy Jo Peck
Mullens
Thomas Huston Brakefield
Carrie Rock Brakefield
Carl Ervin Holcomb
Viola Mae Holcomb
Layland
First Independence Day Celebrations Real Wild
A vivid account recalls typical colonial revelry as the Declaration was read from improvised platforms and crowds cheered. Military displays, toasts, and cannon salutes accompanied public readings, tavern gatherings, and 24 Worcester toasts praising prosperity, George Washington, and liberty amid sharp barbs at Britain.
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Real
George III
Worcester
Mass
Nine U S Army Enlistees Reported for Training
Nine joiners and five re enlistments were reported by the U S Army Recruiting Station at 340 Prince Street. Re enlisting is Jerry Lee Hickok who will be stationed at the Tobyhanna Signal Depot in Tobyhanna Pennsylvania. Enlistees headed to Fort Jackson South Carolina include Wilmer Leroy Whitt Jimmy Edward Hoodbard Roosevelt Sutherland Jr Roy Earl Williams John Mike Kuhn Tommy James Ashby Bothy Dale Westfall James Stewart Tomblin.
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Tobyhanna
Jerry Lee Hickok
Hickok
Gordon Hickok
Herndon Heights
Fort Jackson
S. C
Wilmer Leroy Whitt
Ernest O. Whitt
Charleston
Jimmy Edward Hoodbard
Jess E. Hubbard
Seth
Roosevelt Sutherland Jr
Roosevelt Sutherland
Fremont
Roy Earl Williams
John Mike Kuhn
Mike J. Kuhn
Prenier
Tommy
James Ashby
Vivian Ashby
Spencer
Bothy Dale Westfall
Ernest D. Westfall
Harmony
James Stewart Tomblin
Effie W. Tomblin
Delbarton
Dentists To Meet at Greenbrier 53rd State Society Session
Dr. Kenneth V. Randolph named program director for the 53rd annual West Virginia State Dental Society meeting July 19 through 22 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. Be sure to note the roster of Raleigh County dentists and the lineup of guest speakers from Maryland New York Chicago and Morgantown. The event marks the American Dental Association centennial with 9000 members and a long history of dental education and practice nationwide.
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Kenneth V. Randolph
West Virginia University Dental School
West Virginia State Dental Society
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Theresa Amato Edwards
Beckley
Raleigh County
Edwards
Francis L. Edwards
Hugh Burdette
James Farris
Kyle Jarrell
Frank West
John Calloway
J. G Anderson Jr
Clarence C Cottrill
Fred Farris
G. G Gallaher
R. S. Halpin
Paul Loflin
Edward Neil
C. M. Peck
O. L. Peck
Randolph
University of Maryland Dental School
University
West
Rudolph Friedrich
Chicago, Il
Forrest H. Kirkpatrick
Wheeling
Ben Robinson
Morgantown
Nelson
University of Minnesota
Department of
American Dental Association
Niagara Falls
N. Y
U. S
Beckley teacher Wright bid farewell with campus lunch
Dr James W Wright associate sociology professor at West Virginia University was honored with a glass house luncheon in Beckley marking the end of this semester's extension courses Marriage Family and Parenthood and Sociology of Child Development offered for three semester hours each. Attendees included Wright and local teachers pursuing graduate study.
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James W. Wright
West Virginia University
Beckley Junior High School
The
Glass House
Wright
Beckley
Raleigh County Sheriff Tax Office Closes Until Further Notice
The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office tax department ends tax collections for now with closure through Independence Day observances. Tax collector Tracy Riffe says staff will prepare a delinquent property list and publish it in local newspapers, and the office will reopen later.
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Tax Department
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Tracy Riffe
Thief Steals From Bisbee Ranch Home in Night Raid
A burglar broke into a ranch house near Bisbee Ariz taking a .22 rifle two boxes of shells three bottles scotch six champagne seven gin and a pound of coffee before dawn police said the raid left the owner with a wild morning after many items were recovered later by authorities The incident highlights a bold loot spree at a remote Bisbee area residence.
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Bisbee
Ariz
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