National advertising follows record pace in newspapers
National and retail newspaper advertising hit all time highs in May and the first five months of 1955, with national ad spend totaling 650 million annually if growth continues. Automotive, display, and classified ads led gains while smaller papers also posted strong increases May’s gain 11.4 percent year over year. Retail and department store ads also rose to record May levels as retailers plan bigger summer promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold,s. Barnes
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Barnes
Larnes
Illinois
Iowa Daily Press Association
Kansas Press Association
Ohio Select List
Northwest Daily Press Association
Raleigh County Youths Headed to Washington-Carver Camp
Seventy five Raleigh County youths from eight towns including Beckley Lester Edwight Fireco Lego Besoco Slab Fork and McAlpin depart Sunday for a week at Washington Carver 4-H Camp. Chaperons include Mrs Viola Braxton Mrs J B Elliott Raleigh County Negro 4-H leader Mr and Mrs Howard Monroe and Mrs Thomas Wylie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-Carver
Raleigh County
Lester
Edwight
Fireco
Lego
Beckley
Besoco
Slab Fork
McAlpin
Viola Braxton
J. B. Elliott
Howard Monroe
Thomas Wylie
Hatcher Funeral Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Kenny Davis Hatcher 27 of Portsmouth Va former Ghent will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Salem Church Mount View with Elders J I Bowling and Kenneth Lilly officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by wife Betty Shorter Hatcher two daughters Karen and Deborah three sisters four brothers. Body taken from Caffee Funeral Home toGeorge Hatcher’s Crab Orchard home at 2 p.m. today. Pallbearers listed. Born June 30 1928 to Jacob L and Rosie Meadows Hatcher. Former Portsmouth Navy yard employee.
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New Salem Church
Mount View
Kenny Davis Hatcher
Portsmouth
Ghent
J. I. Bowling
Kenneth Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Jacob L
Rosie Meadows Hatcher
Hatcher
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Betty Shorter Hatcher
Karen
Deborah
Leon Richmond
Lester
Bertha Meadows
Rhodell
Violet Gordon
James
Radford
George
Crab Orchard
Andrew Wilson
Howard
Caffee
Bobby Lester
Delmus Cox
Lewis Hatcher
Claude Hatcher
Alva Hatcher
Edward Hatcher
Juvenile Held on Burglary Charge in Raleigh County
A Mount Hope juvenile is held in Raleigh County Jail awaiting Juvenile Court hearing on burglary. State Police placed him in jail at 12:20 p m Monday. Officers say he broke into George Karnes home at Skelton last week, stealing 22 dollars and loose change.
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Mount Hope
Raleigh
George Karnes
Skelton
Fire at Beckley Hardware Co. warehouse blazes in morning alarm
Fire Chief Bernard Martin said a Monday blaze at Beckley Hardware Co. warehouse on Third Ave was probably started by a tramp sleeping in a space under the building. The fire burned through the floor and roof but caused only slight damage to stock and structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Martin
Beckley Fire Department
Beckley Hardware Co
Third Ave
Martin
E. E. Bibb
Hardware Company
J. O. Ross
Edwards Street
Initiation for Kappa Delta Pi at Arthurdale Inn
Two Raleigh, a Fayette and two Mercer Countians at West Virginia University will be initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, the national education honorary society, during the annual summer dinner at the Arthurdale Inn in Preston County.
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Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
West Virginia University
Kappa Delta Pi
National Education Honorary Society
Arthurdale Inn
Preston County
Escapee Receives Six Months For Guard Escape
Garland James Howard, 29, of Glen Morgan, was sentenced by Magistrate J E Mays to six months for breaking guard after escaping a Raleigh County Jail work detail at Wildwood Cemetery. He was recaptured by State Police at his father’s home and then sent to court for sentencing. Prior to the escape he had served most of a 30 day jail term on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland James Howard
Glen Morgan
J. E. Mays
Howard
Raleigh
Wildwood
Rites Today For Wm. G. Tingle
Funeral services for William Gordon Tingle 54 of Lego were set for 2 p m today at Quesenberry and Webb Chapel with Rev Ray Crum officiating. He died Sunday morning in Charleston and burial was to follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Ray Crum
Quesenberry and Webb Chapel
William Gordon Tingle
Lego
Charleston
Sunset Memorial Park
Arnett Woman Begins 60 Day Jail Sentence
Georgia Rock of Arnett started serving a 60 day jail sentence handed down by Magistrate L G Daniel in Sundial after arraignment on a peace warrant. She is to serve time in Raleigh County Jail and pay court costs.
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Georgia Rock
Arnett
L. G. Daniel
Sundial
Raleigh
Daniel
Patrick Returns to Beckley to Face Theft Sentences
Patrick E. Patrick of Beckley has been returned to Beckley to face sentences for auto theft and grand larceny. He turned himself in to Cleveland police over the theft of a White Star cab, signed a waiver of extradition, and was returned Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Boyd C. Hutchinson.
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Beckley
Patrick
Cleveland
Boyd C. Hutchinson
Wednesday Rites For Ralph Lego
Funeral services are set for 11 a m Wednesday at the Quesenberry and Webb Chapel for Ralph Lego 68 of Stephenson who died Saturday morning in a Charleston hotel death attributed to a heart attack The Rev Virgil Cook will officiate and burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Lego a retired coal miner last with Buckeye Coal Co at Stevenson was a member of United Mine Workers Local 6869 He retired in 1947 Survivors include his wife Elsie Lego four sisters Laura McCormick Pearl Murdock Mary Brewer and Jesse Cumbo two brothers Harry Lego and Howard Lego three sons Virgil Charles and Arnold two daughters Gladys Hodges and Virginia Crisp body to remain at the funeral home until services
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Quesenberry and Webb
Ralph Lego
Stephenson
Charleston
Virgil Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Lego
Buckeye Coal Co
Stevenson
United Mine Workers
Elsie Lego
Laura McCormick
Pearl Murdock
Oak Hill
Mary Brewer
Mabscott
Jesse Cumbo
Price Hill
Harry Lego
Fayette Station
Howard Lego
Hinton
Virgil
Beckley
Charles
Cleveland
Ohio
Arnold
N. C
Gladys Hodges
Virginia Crisp
North Carolina
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Artie Man and Woman Receive Jail Sentences
Alma Scarbro and Cecil Scarbro were arraigned before Magistrate Raymond Coots in Ameagle. Alma received a $20 fine and 10 days in jail for drunken and disorderly conduct. Cecil got $70 plus costs and 10 days for possessing homebrew and $20 more plus 10 days for drunkenness.
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Artie
Alma Scarbro
Cecil Scarbro
Raleigh
Raymond Coots
Ameagle
Alma
Cecil
Roscoe Plumley Honored on WVU Honor Roll
Roscoe K Plumley of the College of Agriculture and Forestry at West Virginia University earned a straight A average this past semester and was placed on the registrar's Honor Roll. The announcement highlights Plumley's academic achievement within the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Roscoe K. Plumley
Abraham. Plumley
College of Agriculture and Forestry
Flags Dedication At Raleigh County 4-H Camp
Flags dedication honored a flag flown over national and state capitols now at Raleigh County 4-H Camp with 600 attendees. Rep. Robert Byrd spoke on Americanism, flag reverence, the Bill of Rights, and child rearing. Roy Lee Harmon wrote a poem for the event. Color guards included multiple services. ceremony led by Clarence Wooten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Gene Keatley
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Congressman Byrd
Frank Bowman
Little Beaver Park
Bowman
Jack A. Nuckols
Maj
William Cumby
William F. Watts
Cumby
Ever
Sophia High School
R. H. Dean
J. B. Deck
William Butcher
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Harry Anderson
Roy Lee Harmon
Watts
Dean
U. S. Army
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Clarence Wooten
Postmaster Position Open at Arnett Office
The Arnett fourth class postmaster job will be filled by the U S Civil Service Commission after examination. Salary is 2308 dollars annually. Applicants must live in Arnett and be 21 to 65 unless veteran preference applies. Obtain full info and forms at Arnett Post Office or Washington office. applications due by July 26.
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Arnett
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Two WVU Students Train as Surveyors at Camp Russell
Beckley youth Frank Thomas Wheley and Hinton youth Ralph Noel Wright are gaining field surveying experience at Camp Russell L. Morris as part of their West Virginia University engineering training.
Six County Children Sponsored to Camp Limp-A-Little
Six handicapped children from Raleigh County travel to Camp Limp-A-Little in Cabell County for a one week session. Sponsored by the Beckley Rotary Club Voiture Locale 753 of the 40 and 8 Beckley Junior Woman's Club Beckley Sisterhood and the Dental Auxiliary, the group departed Sunday under local sponsorship.
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Camp
Limp-A-Little
Cabell County
Raleigh
Beckley Rotary Club
Beckley Junior Woman's Club
Beckley Sisterhood
Dental Auxiliary
Alabama Rites Set For Quenton Jacobs
Funeral services are planned in Gadsden Alabama for Quenton Jacobs known as Crab Orchard who died Monday after a several days illness Survivors include his wife Margaret Hamilton Jacobs and a daughter Vickie Ellen in Crab Orchard and Gadsden communities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Quenton Jacobs
Crab Orchard
Margaret Hamilton Jacobs
Vickie Ellen
Best Poligy Homeowners Policy Aimed At Savings
Bruce complains about insurance renewals while a salesman explains a Homeowners package policy that covers dwelling furniture and personal belongings plus liability and theft for less than separate coverages. The policy can be used with most lenders via escrow funds, avoiding renewal invoice worry. The agent notes many leading agents handle this coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Tom
Mium
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Timothy Benn
England
Benn
James Mahoney
Soring
David Abrams
United States
Daughters of Isis Court No. 4
Masonic Home
Free and Independent Holiness Mission
Scott Street
Sarah G
Braxton
Jim Bailey
Faith Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Archie Johnson
Welcome Baptist Church
Emily Lee
Hilltop
Margaret Lee Matthews
Philadelphia
Evangeline Moss
Adkins Street
Sarah G. Braxton
Broadway Street
WCTU
Beckley Area
Sojourner Truth
Women's Christian Temperance Union
iCentral Baptist Church
Ness
A. L. Golden
Lewisburg
Carlton
Lynwood D. Golden
Beckley Station
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
FBI
Carl Neil's
South Oakwood Ave
Charles Hodel
Beckley Homes
Victor Koeppel
Switzerland
Oystein Tveter
Norway
Janken Varden
Vagrant
HONOR
Wm. G. Tingle
Greyhound
Jacksonville
Fla. 3
Ieave
W. VA
West Coast
U. S
Los Angeles
Calif
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Columbia
S. C
CINCI
Huntington
Roanoke
Ati
Greyhound Buses
Beckley Beckley Hotel
South Fayette Street
Alabama
Insuran Bair Bldg
Watts Ice Agency, Inc
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