Honey in the Rock at Grandview Park Opens Season
West Virginia Historical Drama Association stages Honey in the Rock at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park. John Welden portrays Cantrell with Paulita in love with Jim Ayers, a high school speech and English instructor from Roanoke. Performances run 8 15 nightly except Mondays through Labor Day.
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Virginia
Herman Cantrell
West Virginia
Cliffside
Grandview State Park
Cantrell
John Welden
West Virginia University
Board of Governors
Paulita
Jim Ayers
Richmond Professional Institute
Ayers
Roaoke
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Beckley Welcomes Detroit Guests At New Center
Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs Clifton D Herr and children received a royal greeting as the Beckley Tourist Information Center opened. They toured the Glass House area after signing the guest book, with city officials and chamber members hosting a sequence of gifts and festivities. The center will be staffed by local volunteers and provide information on regional attractions and brochures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
New Beckley
Glass House
Clifton D. Herr
Detroit
Mich
Herrs
Robert Hamilton
Beckley-Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
James M. McCabe
Tolle
Moon Glo
Beaver
Rock
King Tut Drive-In
Beckley Exhibition
Henry's Drive-In
Thompsons Drug Store
Cecil L. Miller
Robert Bowers
Charleston
State Department of Commerce
West Virginia
Hamilton
Herr
Florida
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Staff Changes At VA Hospital Beckley VA sees two transfers
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital announces two personnel moves. Dr. Samuell Immerman, longtime chief of medical service, will transfer to the VA Hospital in Coatesville Pennsylvania. Dr Immerman is a Penn graduate and taught at Jefferson Medical College and Graduate Medical Hospital. William H. Perry transfers from Chillicothe Ohio VA hospital to Beckley as chief of the canteen service. Perry, a retired Army chief warrant officer, worked at Chillicothe for two years after active duty in World War II and the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Samuell Immerman
Veterans Administration Hospital
Coatesville
Immerman
University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Graduate Medical Hospital
American Board In Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
William H. Perry
Chillicothe
Ohio
Beckley
Perry
Chillicothe Hospital
U. S. Army
Bible School Ends At Helen Church
SOPHIA RNS The Vacation Bible School finale was Friday night at Helen Baptist Church with theme My Bible and I Enrollment reached 80 Teachers were listed for several age groups and the Rev. Dewey Wilson serves as pastor of the church.
Area Singers Attend Gospel Song Fest
SOPHIA ANS Area attendees at the 41st gospel sing in Big Stone Gap Virginia included Gene Rubin and son Billy Coal City Pat Ruble and daughter Debbie Okie Crutchfield Mary Hampton R Earl Hatcher all Sophia Glen Paisley Midway and Hilda Baldwin Ghent A quartet Paisley Hatcher Rubin and Mrs Ruble accompanied by Miss Baldwin at piano A picnic lunch followed with singers from Iowa Kentucky Kansas Texas West Virginia and Virginia among the more than 10 000 present
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Sophia
ANS
Big Stone Gap
Gene Rubin
Billy
Coal City
Pat Ruble
Debbie
Okie Crutchfield
Mary Hampton
R. Earl Hatcher
Glen Paisley
Midway
Hilda Baldwin
Ghent
Paisley
Hatcher
Rubin
Ruble
Iowa
Kentucky
Kansas
Texas
West Virginia
Virginia
Marines Sign 4 From Area
Four area men enlisted in the Marines at the Marine Recruiting Station. Billy Robert O'Dell son of Mrs. Bernice O'Dell Minden William Dallas Meadows son of Mr and Mrs William B Meadows Forest Hill Virgil Lewis Godbey son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Lewis Godbey Hinton James Leo Kincaid son of Mrs Catherine Kincaid Miami Fila Left Monday for Parris Island South Carolina for basic training.
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Marines
Marine Recruiting Station
Billy Robert O'Dell
Bernice O'Dell
Minden
William Dallas Meadows
William B. Meadows
Forest Hill
Virgil Lewis Godbey
Hinton
James Leo Kincaid
Catherine Kincaid
Miami
Fila
Parrish Island
S. C
Beaver Lions Club Sets Clean-Up and Dinner Events
The Beaver Lions Club will host a clean-up party on Thursday to clean and paint its building. Installation of new officers is scheduled for July 12 and Ladies Night will also be observed. Rev. Ralph Turley, new pastor of Blue Jay Methodist Church, attended as a guest. About 15 members and guests attended the last dinner meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Lions Club
Ralph Turley
Blue Jay Methodist Church
Driver Faces Three Charges in Beckley Court
Beckley motorist Calvin Cotton, 32, ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday night to answer charges of expired vehicle registration no city operator's license and no state operator's license. Michael Landrine, 25, soldier at Camp Prince, cited 7:40 p.m. Monday for four persons in front seat and fined $15. Six soldiers released from Raleigh County Jail to bases. Several others held on absent without leave from Fort Hood Fort Knox Fort Benning. Russell Moore released on probation for pistol possession. Delmar Lemon released after peace warrant withdrawn. Court costs paid to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez.
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Beckley
Calvin Cotton
Cotton
Michael A. Landrine
Camp Prince
Perons
Raleigh
Arested Earler
Robert DeMastes
Ft. Hood
Texas
Thomas A. Wall
Ft. Knox
Marshal Sutphin
Ft. Benning
Arthur W. Simon
Ft. Kox
John
Otis Shaffer
Moore of
Terry
Raleigh County
Moore
Delmar Lemon
Sophia
Joe Rodriguez
Ex-Miner Guides Visitors Through Beckley Exhibition Mine
Nearly 1,000 visitors in first ten days tour Beckley Exhibition Mine at New River Park. Ex-miner James Dillard explains operation in the 900 foot underground passage and rooms, drawing locals and out of state guests. Officials plan brochures, signs, a public address system, and donated equipment to expand the tour.
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Dallas Boothe
New River Park
Stote
James Dillard
Mulberry St
Dillard
Martinsville
Beckley
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
Raleigh
Raleigh No. 7
Affinity
Pemberton Coal Co
Glen Rogers Coal Co
Glen Rogers
Capt
James Dillard Jr
U. S. Air Force
Idaho
Eugene
Germany
Toledo
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
Altoona
Covington
Loganport
Ind
Ft. Smith
Ark
Augusta
Passaniti
Michigan
Bertha Gill
James Kessinger
Te Beckley
Kessinger
Musical Program At St James AME Tonight
A program will be presented at St James AME Church East Park at 7 30 this evening by the Choraletts of East Park with Rev Ronald Dyer as speaker. Soul Sifters will also appear. The event is sponsored by Mrs Julia Ragland and Mrs Mable Tuck and all groups are invited to attend.
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St. James Ame
East Park
Choraletts
Ronald Dyer
Soul Sifters
Julia Ragland
Mable Tuck
Sophia Town Approves Water Line and Fire Plug Purchase
Sophia town council on Monday night approved buying 2000 feet of six inch water line to run along Railroad Avenue and six fire plugs. Buford Mann, water superintendent in charge of the Aid to Dependent Children program for unemployed workers, reported ADC helped complete a renovation plan including disposal area work, 800 feet of six inch line, cemetery cleanup, Soak Creek clearance, brush removal along the banks, and major improvements at Rhodonda Park. ADC work is temporarily suspended pending congressional action.
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Sophia
Railroad Avenue
Buford Mann
ADC
Rhodonda Park
In Service Math Program Planned at Woodrow Wilson High
An in service mathematics training program will be instituted at Woodrow Wilson High School for teachers when the next term begins. Details on the classroom, days, and times will be announced later. For more information contact Virgin A. Sarrett assistant superintendent Raleigh County Schools.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Virgin A. Sarrett
Raleigh County
Sarrett
Federal Building Snag Delays Beckley Renovation Plan
The Raleigh County Bar Association committee reviews options after the low bid on federal building remodeling exceeds the GSA estimate by about 75 000. Wipperman Construction, Beckley, bid 275 530 for remodeling, 307 000 with second floor. another bid 287 000 for extensive work without second floor. Bids opened May 31. Beckley attorney Ashworth and others plan to negotiate contracts. earlier plans had slated work to start July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County Bar Association
Wipperman Construction Co
General Services Administration
James O. Rasband
Washington, D.C
GSA
Region 3
Wipperman
Robert J. Ashworth
United States District
John A. Field Jr
W. A. Thornhill
Jack A. Mann
Chanes Lilly
Ae Scherer
Raleigh County Bank Permit Tops June Construction List
June building permits totaled 74,850, led by a 50,000 Raleigh County Bank remodeling permit. The project includes a parking lot, parking attendant’s building, a tunnel and snorkels in Beckiey.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County Bank
Beckiey
He Bank
June totals for Beckley VA services and benefits
Some 549 cases and contracts were handled in June by the Beckley field office of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs. Deputy director Basil R. Sweeney reported $33,029.65 was secured for veterans and beneficiaries for burial allowances, insurance, retroactive pay, monthly pension and survivor benefits. The office logged 488 personal interviews, 401 telephone calls, 413 outgoing letters, and 123 forms completed, with itinerant trips to Gauley Bridge, Oak Hill, Fayetteville and Ansted.
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Beckley Field
West Virgina
Sweeney
Gauley Bridge
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Ansted
Seven men report for U S armed forces induction
Seven men have been ordered to report for induction into the U S Armed Forces at 9 a m July 16. They are Mose Junius Spradley Jr Ernest Lee Fekete Joe Troy Davis Mark Virgil Grim Buster Richard Sturgill Curtis Foster Quillen and Raymond Douglas Johnson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mose Junius Spradley Jr
G St
Beckley
Ernest Lee Fekete
Crab Orchard
Joe Troy Davis
Glen White
Mark Virgil Grim
Winding Gulf
Buster Richard Sturgill
Coal City
Curtis Foster Quillen
Raymond Douglas Johnson
Eccles
Holiday Observance Closes Local Businesses and Offices
Independence Day will pause business with banks, courthouse, federal and city offices closed. Most retail shops suspend operations. mail deliveries halt except special delivery. Beckley Post Office lobby remains open 6 AM to midnight for deposits while police, fire services operate and Raleigh County Jail stays in service.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
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Paulita Dillon Ayers
SAR
James Ellison
Sons of the American Revolution
Raleigh-Fayette County
Harry Arnott
Beccley
Burnard White
E. B. Wood
Eugene F. Eager
State Sar Board
Chester Webb
Beckley Poster Co
Bible School
Helen Church
Beckley Exhibition Mine
Virgil Passiniti
Tony
Randy
Joseph
Kincheloe Afb
Cheryl Snead
Dorian Stone
Cheryl
Charles
Dorian
Paul Stone
John Trevison
Chicago
Ill
Sneed
Stone
Federal Building Snag Suirs Bar Association
Syverson
Commercial Credit Plan Incorporated
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