Forty One Men Ordered to Report for Pre Induction Examinations
Miss Alma Smith of Beckley Draft Board No 1 announced that forty one men must report for pre induction examinations on July 14 for possible military service. Names include John Backstrom Kenneth Meadows Harold Howard Peter Trusley Edward Pettry Paul Cox Robert Combs Sidney McClure Richard Mulins James Madison Arthur Brown Daniel Robinson Raymond Araujo Leon Ward Columbus Ohio Joseph Jones Glen White Posey Herndon Twilight Coatsville Ameagle Pine Knob East Beckley Dayton Ohio Ghent Cran e McAlpin Umstead Falls and others aged 13 to 28 from Beckley Cran e Mc Alpin and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Smith
Beckley
John Davis Backstrom
N. Kanawha St
Kenneth Ray
Meadows
Shady Springs
Harold Randolph Howard
East Beckley
S. J. Webb
Pine Knob
Peter Dickas Trusley
Baltimore
Edward Pettry
Fairdate
Paul Davis Cox
Firero
Robert Howard Combs
Wilmington
Del
Charles Johnson
Washington
D. C
Sidney Roy McClure
Richard Thomas Mulins
Clear Creek
James Edward Madison
Donald Lee Allen
Stanalora
John Frank Combs
Posey
Sherman Marion Saunders
Herndon
Sherman Nelson Bailey
Twilight
Robert_Paul Gathercole
Coatsvill
Elis Gunter
Dayton
Joseph R. Jones
Columbus
Daniell Conway Baxter
Glen White
Call Fee Maryin Clay
Glen Daniels
L. Phelps
Dorothy
Herbert Hendrix, Jr
Eugene Washington Kincaid
George Albert Shea
Ameagle
Paul] Webb
Ghent
Ralph Phillips
Affinity
J. L. Toney
Crane
James Anderson, Jr
McAlpin
Kenneth Robert Greene
Umstead Falls
Beckley Jaycees Honor National VP Pick Hulett C. Smith
Beckley and area Jaycees hosted a welcome home reception for the national vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. About 100 local members attended the testimonial dinner at the Moose Club ballroom. Guests included Bluefield and Beckley leaders Hulett C. Smith, Randall Hambrick, George Tiller, Gus Davis, and state officers plus guests from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beckley and Area
Beckley Jaycees
Hulett C. Smith
Dallas
Jaycees
Beckley
The
Arizona Junior Chamber
Richard Phelps
Bluefield
Marriage Applications Record From Beckley Area
A list of marriage applications includes Johnny Allen 21 of Beckley and Peggy Ann Admas 17 of Beckley. William Bowers Jr 18 of Ft Belvoir Virginia and Nancy Allison Reid 17 of McAlpin. Vince Bruce Dillon 25 of Arnett and Phyllis Mae Blankenship 19 of Naoma. Joseph Piziak 34 of Stamford and George Seaver of Princeton Jaycees. Walter A J and Kathryn Holestime 23 of Dempsey Jr state director of Stanaford. James Kelly and Richard Elwyn Adelbert Zimmerman Copeland of Prince Jr Sophia. Wilda May Brown 17 of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Allen
Beckley
Sam Allen
Peggy Ann Admas
Tracy Admas
Wiliam Bowers, Jr
Ft. Belvoir
Carrie Bowers
Nancy Allison Reid
McAlpin
Caesar Reid
Vince Bruce Dillon
Arnett
Sara Bonds
Phyllis Mae Blankenship
Naoma
George Blankenship
Joseph Piziak
Stamford
George Seaver
Mike Piziak
Princeton Jaycees
Walter A.j
Kathryn Holestime
Dempsey, Jr
Stanaford
Mary Princeton
Bed Ferrell
James Kelly
Richard Elwyn Adelbert Zimmerman
Copeland
The
Prince Jr
Sophia
Jascoes
Charles Hale
Pauls
E. A. Zimmerman
Hicks
James A. Coppola
Wilda May Brown
Sam
Logan Jay- Brown
Community Activities and Local Notices Roundup
Negro activities hosted by Rev David P Smith at 5 pm Saturday on W W M L R with Mrs Eva Stockton presiding. The Spiritual Harmony Four to sing at Lillybrook Baptist Church tonight as part of the week’s observance of the churchs 22nd anniversary. John Scott Lodge 1070 to install officers at 7 30 pm with State Deputy Simpson Smith presiding and M K Austin as exalted ruler. Marriage announced Rev Eugene Wyly united Miss Cordelia Conley and Dewey Dallas at Mt Airia Baptist Church Layland. attendants included Mrs George T Jones and Mrs Hosey McKinley. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Newleyweds hosted dinner at 5 pm after ceremony. Also reports on holiday guests Mrs Grace Salmon and relatives, Youth Bible Hour, Masons and Melvola Chapter meetings, and death of Joseph Calvin Knight, 58, of Lester with funeral arrangements by Trent Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiritual Harmony
Lillybrook Baptist Church
John Scott Lodge
Simpson Smith
M. K. Austin
Eugene Wyly
Cordelia Conley
Dewey Dallas
Layland
Mt Airia Baptist
Eeiverea Wil Oe Reid
George T. Jones
Lester First
Hosey McKinley
Baptist Church
R. J George T. Jones
Patterson
Greenwood Cemetery
Beck
Iley
Mary
Albert
Cassel
Lanaris
Knight
Lester
Grace Salmon
East Beckley
Susie Arthur
Rebecca Arthur
John L. Alonzo
Chicago
Charles Lee
Amanate
Swimmers Earn 87 Red Cross Water Safety Certificates
With all advanced classes completed, 87 graduates receive certificates from the four Red Cross Water Safety classes held in June at Waterdale Swimming Pool under Mrs. H. H. Harvey. The Raleigh County chapter reports 64 Intermediate, 12 Swimmers, and 12 Junior and Senior Life-Saving graduates, listing names of participants. Rites for a newborn daughter and other local notices follow in the Raleigh County news roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Waterdale Swimming Pool
H. H. Harvey
Harvey Daily
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Sandy Haldane
iPhillip Leeber
Gary Lilly
Nancy Love
Skeeter Maples
John Meadows
Rucker Miller
Carolyn ‘Moore
Michael Moore
Carolyn Morris
Rita Parsons
Lewis Rutherford
Hoby Shumate
Martha Simmons
John Sumner
James Tilley
Betty Jo Watson
Billy Jean Watson
Robert Winston
Patricia Wysong
Damon Setliff
Steve Bibb
Lewis Burford
Toe Cottie
Mary ‘Haldane
Charles Dunlap
Annie Banco
Carolyn Ballard
Patty Ballard
Jerry Beavers
Wanda Beavers
Jimmy Lee Broome
Henrietta Broome
Nancy Caffee
Jackie Chapman
Elizabeth Childers
Eddie Cline
Charles Humphreys
Betty Johnston
Edna Kessel
Pearl Lilly
Denny Mahoney
Rudy Mahoney
Martha Maxwell
Jerald Martin
Connie Metric
Donna Kay Miller
Sandra Morgan
Rodney Davis
Joyce Hail
Rita Harvit
Eddie Highlander
Willie Highlander
Norma Hillman
Doris Pennington
Eleanor Rice
Faye Rothlisberger
Charles Scott
George Thompson
Warren Watkins
David Wood
Janet Wood
Elaine Thompson
Kitty Brown
Diane Davis
Caralyn Fink
Connie Gro-gan
Linda Hutchins
Helen Isley
Linda Kessel
Rosemary Lafferty
Susie Otey
Martha Peregoy
Judy Wolfe
Eva Lee Watkins
Rita Bostic
Jitty Brown
Ann Burford
Donald Calfee
Gloria’ Calfee
Nancy Kautz
Jerry Lilly
Dayla Neal
Tommy Thies
Rita Baumgartner
Phyllis Broyles
Tommy Davis
Gene Dickerson
Dolores Douglas
Margaret Errington
Jerry Jennings
Agnes Reeder
Jimmy Smith
Kenneth Stanley
Margaret Watkins
Teddy Watkins
Dennis Named As Bishop s Man In Diocesan Honor
L M Dennis of St Stephen s Episcopal Church was commissioned a Bishop s Man at the Peterkin Conference Center near Romney. He was one of 10 men honored after completing a lay reader study course led by Bishop Wilburn C Campbell of Charleston and Rev Walter Hoskin of Princeton. The designation aids missionary work in the diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Dennis
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Peterkin Conference Center
Romney
Dennis
Wilburn C. Campbell
Charleston
L Walter Hoskin
Princeton
Chief Calls for Safe Bike Riding in Safety Campaign
Police Chief Evan Hall urged Beckley bicycle riders to study safety rules and obey regulations similar to auto laws. The Bike Safety Campaign by Montgomery Ward and Beckley Newspapers ends Thursday at 11 am with a parade and prizes for best decorated bikes. entrants register at the sporting goods department by 5 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Hall
Beckley
Hall
Montgomery Ward and Co
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Montgomery Ward
Sporting Goods
SSS Eeota
Fined For Leaving Accident Scene and Speeding Charges
A $25 fine and costs were imposed Monday night on W. H. Payne of Uty for leaving the scene of an accident after a City Police Court hearing. Richard Ferguson of Beckley was jailed for failure to pay a $15 speed ling fine. Bonds forfeited by failing to appear included Ray Painter Prosperity $15 for speeding James Buford Youngstown Ohio $27 for stamping with an automobile Navin J. Osborne Meadow Bridge $15 for speeding O'Dell Stover Beckley $30 for reckless driving and Buck Carney Beckley $56 for drunk driving. No addresses were listed in the police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Payne
Uty
iCity
Richard Ferguson
Beckley
Raleigh
Ray Painter
Prosperity
James Buford
Youngstown
Ohio
Deeds Recorded In Beckley and Surrounding Areas
Property transfers involve multiple Beckley and surrounding districts with numerous buyers and sellers. Transactions include Lot 592 in Pinecrest Addition to Beckley for about 2000 dollars and various parcels in Valley Home, Prosperity Homes, Hillview, West Wickham, and other subdivisions. price ranges span from about 500 to 3500 dollars with several no or nominal considerations. Notable parties include Ashton C Brooks, Howard A Sarr, Jewell Luzz, Black Durn Patteson Realty, New River Homes Inc, Gaspard Collier, Clarence Pittman, Ralph Hawkins, Aubrey Miller, Tozer, Locke trustee, Daniel, Bebe Joyce, Hedrick, Sedrick, King, Hosea, Brinegar, Grace, Hargis, and Tom Hargis. Locations cover Beckley, Crab Orchard, Glen Daniel, Shady Spring, and Coolridge US 19S area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton C. Brooks
Howard A. Sarr
Pinecrest
Beckley
Jewell Luzz
Black, Durn-Patteson Realty Company
Valey Home
New River Homes, Inc
Mt. Hope
Gaspard James Collier
Kilsyth
Prosperity Homes
Prosperity
New River Company
Clarence I. Pittman
Sprague
J. W. Gillespie
Ralph Hawkins
Oak Grove
Crab Orchard
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Hillview Eee
Sunset Memorial Park
Aubrey G. Miller
Frank ‘Tozer
Glen Morgan Addison
Tow
Kermit A. Locke
Robert Thomas Daniel
Charles
Trap Hill
Jess L. Moore
Tole Bebe Joyce
Lilly’ Land Company
Pemberton
G. E. Hedrich
N. C. Sedrick
C. H. Bolen
R. ON. King
Wade Hosea
West Wicksham
Deniford Arnold
Ted E. Brinegar
Paint Creek
Floyd P. Grace
G. C. Hedrick
Hedrick- Walker-Carter
Mary Lee Hargis
John ‘Wesley Hargis
Pauline Hargis
Sam Har
Bis
Cleo Hargis
Minnie Hargis
Tom Hargis
Coolridge
Shady Spring
J Vernon Frazier
Earl Frazier
City issues eight thousand five hundred in permits
Permits totaling 8500 were issued by City Recorder T. W. Bazzarre Sr. Robert Lacy Trump received a permit to add a room at 203 Marion St. The addition will be brick, cost about 2500. Henry Stanley was granted a five room brick building on the 1921 By Pass with no basement, sheet rock, cost about 6000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder
T. W. Bazzarre
Marion St
Robert Lacy Trump
Henry Stanley
Harris Agency Clarifies Insurance Ties
The B. Harris Insurance Agency Burleson Building announces it receives no city or county insurance business. The local agency states it represents State Farm Mutual Insurance Companies and is not connected to any agency handling government insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Harris Insurance Agency
Burleson Building
Harris
State Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
Wife Fined On Assault Charge in Raleigh County
A Shady Spring wife, Mrs. Rhoda Lilly, was fined 11.50 on an assault charge after a dispute with her husband Ohley Lilly who faced a counter charge. Lilly claimed she struck him with a broom, knocking him unconscious. The peace warrant against Mrs Lilly was dismissed. Delbert Dean Elliott of Hiawatha was jailed for failing to pay a 50 fine on a drunk driving charge. Gayle W Elliott paid 50 and costs for permitting a drunk person to drive. State police arrested them at Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Lilly
Ohley Lilly
Lilly
Daniels
Raleigh County school bids expected Friday
Three Raleigh County school construction bids will be opened Friday at a joint meeting of the board of education and the building advisory committee. Projects include a new addition to Shoco High School a new building for Central Elementary and a rebid for Shady Spring Elementary School. The disaster service chapter of the American Red Cross reported handling four cases and spending $33.41 in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Board of Education
3Toco High School
Central Elementary
Schnal
Aera
Shady Spring
Leigh County
Amer
Whenlhan Red Cross
Cas
Marines Staft Summer Course Seeks 3500 Officers In Training
The Beckley recruiting station announces a full scale summer program for 3500 undergraduates and graduates in Marine Corps Officer Candidate programs. Cadets train at Quantico San Diego and Parris Island learning tactics leadership signals and atomic warfare with hands on shooting aircraft and armor operations. They receive pay transportation meals uniforms medical care and recreation during duty hours and rest periods. Special feature allows officer programs to not interfere with campus studies and require no work during the academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Beckley
Quantico
San Diego
Calif
Parris Island
D. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Funeral services for O. M. Doons in Roanoke
O M Doons father of Mrs E B King of Lafayette Apartments died unexpectedly at his Roanoke Virginia home Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 pm today at the Okie Funeral Home in Roanoke Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Riddle
MacAlpin
Sun Set Memorial Park
Earl Hatcher R
Paula Jean
O. M. Doons
E. B. King
Lafayette
Roanoke
Okey Funeral Home
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Thur B. Brown
Helen
Ilobere
Daniel Robinson
B. R. Simnmone
Cranberry
Raymond Ray Araujo
Hazy
Leon Howard Ward
J. Cartewright Arthur
Birchton
T. L. Ca
Pelee
J. H. Thompson
W.wmlr
David P. Smith
Eva Stockton
Masons
Hiram Abiff
A. M
Butts
W. M
N. C. Witten
Melvola
C.E.S
Masonic Temple
G Street
Joseph Knight
Joseph Calvin Knight
Pomaral Comsiane Sty
Amigo Pease Duiens
Brooklyn
Alner Knight
la Bellie Pa
George Knight
Hardin
Mass
Raymond Knight
Burkesville
Sit
Trent Funeral Home
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Etép
Lan
Beenoosey
CLO
Beckley Hotel
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Beckley National Bank
West Virginia
United States
Yeteai Se
Frank N. Gans
M.A. Tissue
MW. W. Powers
Douglas Bowers
G. Bowles
National Distillers Products Corp
New York
N.Y
Big Jack
Batiste
Don
Farie
Aun
Heber
T. N. Thurman
Marines Staft
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