Raleigh County Children At Camp Limp-A-Little
Six Raleigh County children and a Beckley counselor attend Camp Limp-A-Little in Cabell County near Huntington. The Western themed week features pony rides, cowboy attire, and evening Western movies.
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Cabell
Limp - A- Little
Huntington
Beckley
Virgil Miller
Shelby McVey
Sophia
Shirley Klein
Karen Gillian
Cranberry
Betty Brooks
Bolt
Joan Settle
Daniels
Jerre Hilron
Maal Oitw
Clea Adkins
Hinton
Raleigh County Crippled Children’s Society
Joan Lettie
Cabell County
Davis Creek
Crippled Children
Raleigh
Who
Joyce Hilton
Coal City
Quiet Fourth Brings Three Accidents to Beckley
Three auto accidents marred Beckley’s quiet Fourth, two minor and one fatal. Earl Weidensall, 24, of Beckley, suffered facial and head cuts in a sedan crash on Valley Drive after colliding with a wire pole. car and poles damaged. Willie Ward, a Black resident of West Deep Water, was killed when struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train while reportedly sitting on the track near Hinton. Police charged Weidensall with driving without a license. C. E. H. Fisher, 32, of Oak Hill, faces drunkenness and allowing an unlicensed driver. Additional minor crashes occurred at Virginia Street and Harper Road and at Park and Woodlawn Avenue. Traffic at Beckley Bus Terminal was light. rail traffic heavier than last year, concentrated on weekend travel. Nationwide, 178 accidental deaths were counted, with 91 traffic deaths, 48 drownings, and 36 misc deaths. cooler weather kept totals down from expectations. The piece also notes a birth in Hanover and reports various regional fatality tallies.
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West Deep Water
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Hinton
Valley Drive
Stanley Jones
Winding Gulf
George W. Catlett, Jr
Prosperity
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Harper Road
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Beckley
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Beaver
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Beckley Music Electric CC 110 S Fayette St
Beckley Music Electric at 110 South Fayette Street lists phone number 339 for purchases and service inquiries. Local residents can reach the shop to request repairs, instrument sales, and electrical repairs.
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Beckley Music
S. Fayette St
Officer Murder Trial Set July 11 in Gillkerson case
The murder trial of W. B. Gillkerson, originally set for June 21, has been moved to July 11 after the state requested the delay. Gillkerson is charged with shooting William Edward Newsome on S Fayette Street May 19. Trials of Gillkerson and 11 Nes-Trees on lottery charges were postponed to the October term due to attorney Thornhill’s surgery and his later leg fracture.
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W. B. Gillikerson
Gilkerson
William Edward Newsome
S. Fayette Street
W.A. Thornhill
Thornhill
Margaret Sue Hall Funeral Friday at Sophia First Baptist
Funeral services for Margaret Sue Hall 13 will be at 2 pm Friday at Sophia First Baptist Church with Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. She died of a heart attack yesterday at her grandparents' home in Midway. Survived by Harry H Hall of Norfolk Va and Irene Tucker Hall of Midway plus maternal grandparents Hobson Tucker of Midway. Active pallbearers listed. Body to be moved from Williams Funeral Home to grandparents' home at 5 pm today.
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Margaret Sue Hall
Sophia First Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Hobson Tucker
Midway
Beckley
Harry H. Hall
Norfolk
Irene Tucker | Hall
Kiwanis Luncheon Reports on Girls' State Trip
Kiwanis representatives to Girls' State will report on their trip at Friday's luncheon. President C. C. Farmer calls the event a Father-Daughter affair.
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C. C. Farmer
12 Men of County Called for Draft
The 12 Raleigh County men to be inducted into the Army on July 17 were released today by Clerk Aubrey Smith of Local Draft Board No. 18. They must report at 8 a.m. on induction day. Names include Bob Gene Holcomb of Beckley, George E. Smith of Beckley, Hugh I. Peck of South Charleston, Hubert L. Meadows of Odd, Thomas K.K. etc.
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Raleigh County
Aubrey ©. Smith
Bob Gene Holcomb
Spring St
Beckley
George E. Smith
Hugh I. Peck
South Charleston
Hubert JL. Meadows
Odd
Thomas KK
Thomas McGuire Services Today
Funeral services for Thomas Michael McGuire five year old son of Mr and Mrs Marion McGuire of Stanaford will be held at 2 p m today at Beckley First Presbyterian Church He was killed Monday at 6 15 p m in Pikeville Kentucky when struck by an automobile Dr J W Witherspoon will officiate and interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Born in Pikeville Kentucky December 31 1946 he was survived by his parents paternal grandparents Frank McGuire of Pikeville maternal grandparents Tony Zebrosky of Stanaford The body was removed from Caffee Funeral Home to the residence yesterday
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Thomas Michael McGuire
Marion McGuire
Stanaford
Beckley First Presbyterian Church
Pikeville
J. W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
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Frank McGuire
Pikesville
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Caffee
Two Beckley Reservists Volunteer for 21 Months Active Duty
Army Reservists Sgt Carl Smith of Beckley and Pvt Eugene L Whited head for 21 months active duty reporting to Fort Meade Maryland on July 2 Col A B Reeves state military district chief announced Saturday Smith a Panama veteran and Whited have served over five years in the reserves Local Union 6107 United Mine Workers of America donated 183 to Raleigh County March of Dimes chairman W A Burke urged further gifts as polio season approaches and aid is still urgently needed.
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Beckley Army
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A. B. Reeves
State Military District
Col. Reeves
Carl Smith
N. Oakwood Avenue
Eugene L. Whited
Route 1
Beckley
George G. Meade
Sgt Smith
Panama
Raleigh County March of Dimes Fund
United Mine Workers of America
Killarney
W. A. Burke
Surveyors and names listed across multiple states
A list of individuals including Worley, Hutchinson, Walt Eecles, Ranny G. Fink, Pember Edward L. Richmond, Baltiton, N. ., James C. Presley, Birton, William Humphrey Jr., John H. Martin, Lessmingham, Ocus E. Dillon, and others spanning Maryland Alabama and Washington D C appears as a roster or notices fragment without clear context or action.
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Crab Orchard
Heber ST
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