Branham Named President of Sophia Chamber of Commerce
John D. Branham a Sophia businessman was elected president of the reorganized Sophia Chamber of Commerce at a Campbell House luncheon. Officers named include Fred Williams vice president James Deck secretary and Joe Carnahan treasurer. Projects discussed ranged from a new post office and town hall to parks and a lake near Trap Hill High School with cooperation from the Gulf Woman's Club and Beckley Chamber. The chamber plans to push road and rail initiatives and seeks council support for future efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Jack) Branham
Sophia
Sophia Chamber of Commerce
Campbell House
Branham
Chamber of Commerce
Fred X. Williams
James B. Deck
Joe E. Carnahan
James
Woody) Smith
Deck
Carnahan
Guy Hunt
Chamber
Midway
Soak Creek
Post Office
Williams
Gulf Woman's Club
Glen White Road
Woman's Club
James Salyers
J. B. Deck
Sophia Chamber
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Stevens Branch
Trap Hill High School
Harry Anderson
Beckley Chamber
Commerce
Norfolk and Western
Virginian Railways
Public Service Commission
Lawrence C. Forbes
Virginian Railway
Beckley
Virginian
Salyers
Campbell
Sophia Chamber of
Comye
Hatcher Rites To Be Saturday
Last rites for Jacob Lundy Hatcher aged 73 of Ghent will be held at 2 9m Saturday at Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church in Beaver with Elder Kenna Lilly and Elder Edgar Lilly officiating. Burial follows at Mount View Cemetery. He died at 9 a m Thursday in a local hospital. The body stays at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until the service. Nephews serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lundy Hatcher
Ghent
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church
Beaver
Kenna Lilly
Edgar Lilly
Mount View
Hatcher
Rose and Quesenberry
Smith outlines steps to win a national park in West Virginia
MARSHVILLE Special Hu lett C. Smith state chairman of the Democratic Party said preliminary steps are underway to establish a National Park in southern West Virginia to boost tourism and replace some lost mining payrolls. He spoke before the Tenmile Democratic Club urging party unity and a program of progress ahead of the 1963 Centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
National Park
Marshville
Hulett C. Smith
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Tenmile
Democratic Club
Democratic Organization
Waterdale Pool hosts 99 new lifeguard beginners course
Ninety nine swimmers completed the American Red Cross beginners course at Waterdale Pool and received cards on Tuesday. Instructors Miss Jane Woods and Miss Colette Minter were aided by Charlotte Klaus and others. A second beginners class starts August 3 and an intermediate class July 20, both 10-day sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Waterdale Pool
Jane Woods
Colette Minter
Charlotte Klaus
Sammy Thies
Don Taylor
Rosanne Allen
Barbara Gwinn
Susan Reed
Millie Mackey
Kathy Gwinn
Sally Albanese
Ben OD. Shrewsbury
Final Rites Set for Norma Louise Rowan Saturday
Final rites for Norma Louise Rowan 21 formerly of Beckley and now Batesville Mississippi will be at New Hope Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev Henry DuBois will officiate with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday night in a Batesville hospital. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Louise Rowan
Batesville
Miss
Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
Henry DuBois
Greenwood Memorial Park
McDaniel Heads State Health Board Appointment
Phill A. McDaniel of Beckley was elected chairman of the State Board of Health at a Charleston meeting. He will serve a two year term, succeeding Dr. R. W. Eshenaur of Point Pleasant, who remains on the board as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phill A. McDaniel
Beckley
State Board of Health
Charleston
McDaniel
R. W. Eshenaur
Point Pleasant
Dr. Eshenaur
Boy Improves After Admission At Raleigh General
Four year old Alan Larrick son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Larrick of 231 East Prince Street is reported improved at Raleigh General Hospital where he is under observation and treatment after admittance on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Larrick
Donald E. Larrick
East
Prince St
Raleigh General Hospital
Rites Sunday For T. W. Lilly
Funeral services for Thurlow Weed Lilly 54 of Cool Ridge will be at Ghent Freewill Baptist Church Sunday at 2 pm with Rev. Virgil Cook officiating Burial will be in Tom Lilly Cemetery at Flat Top Lilly died Thursday after a heart attack at home Born May 18 1905 in Mount Jew he was a coal miner and World War I veteran He retired in 1955 Survivors include wife Lillian Meadows Lilly two sons Philip Wayne Lilly and Thurlow Lilly Jr two brothers and three sisters Pallbearers listed The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the residence at 1 am Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurlow Weed Lilly
Cool Ridge
Ghent Freewill Baptist Church
Virgil Cook
Tom Lilly
Flat Top
Lilly
Mount Jew
Alan and
Belzora Meadows Lilly
United Mine Workers of America
Lillian Meadows Lilly
Philip Wayne Lilly
Elkton
Thuriow Weed Lilly Jr
Roscoe Lilly
Beckley
Lincoln Lilly
Crow
Russell
Denver Lilly
Mabscott
Faye Goldie
Lessie Epperly
Myrtle Lilly
Miami
Fla
Walter Pack
Leslie Harvey
Arnet Meador
Clem Wood
Daley Wood
Frank Lane
Rose and Quesenberry
Two Men Ordered To Court On Speeding Citations
John D Reed Jr 24 of East Gulf and Dennis Bliss Daniel 24 of Glen Morgan were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday night after speeding charges. Reed arrested at 1130 pm Wednesday and Daniel at 1230 am Thursday. Eddie Traier of Alabama posted a $5 bond for a Police Court hearing after a 1248 pm Wednesday blocking traffic citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Reed Jr
East Gulf
Dennis Bliss Daniel
Glen Morgan
Beckley
Reed
Daniel
Eddie Traier
Alabama
Churches To Present Religious Play Here
The Johnson Players of Johnson Bible College Kimberlin Heights Tenn present The Everlasting Arms a religious drama at Memorial Building South Kanawha St Beck ley Aug 2 two shows 3 p m and 7 30 p m sponsored by Dark Grove Grandview Tablerock and Crow Christian Churches no charge written by Floyd E Clark dean of the college performed by students in training the three act play shows the impact of theological teachings on seminary students and ends with the dramatic second coming of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Everlasting Arms
Johnson Players of
Johnson Bible College
Kimberlin Heights
Tenn
Beckley
Dark Grove
Grandview
Tablerock
Crow Christian
Floyd E. Clark
Christ
Saturday Rites For Beckleyan
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Irene Thompson 39 of 1704 S Kanawha St will be at 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr Alvin J Cook officiating Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens She died at 1015 p m Wednesday after a month long illness Melton Mortuary until one hour before the funeral Pallbearers are Charles Callaway Deen Thurman James Patton Earl Whitener W L Humphries Dorsey T Keatley B Thomas and Lawrence Thorne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Irene Thompson
S. Kanawha St
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Melton Mortuary
Charles Callaway
Deen Thurman
James Patton
Earl Whitener
W. L. Humphries
Dorsey T. Keatley
B. Thomas
Lawrence Thorne
Illness Claims Mrs Bolling 69 in Long Branch
Mrs Easter Hester Bolling aged 69 of Long Branch died at home Thursday after a long illness. Survived by four sons Ern est Artie in Long Branch Sam Glen White and Willie in Charleston and two daughters Mrs Dorotha Lewis of Long Branch and Mrs Lillie Wilkerson of Charleston. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter Hester Bolling
Long Branch
Ernest
Artie
Sam
Glen White
Willie
Charleston
Dorotha Lewis
Lillie Wilkerson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Eleven Enlist With Army at Beckley Recruiting Station
Eleven men enlist at the United States Army Recruiting Main Station in Beckley for Monday, ten new inductees and one reenlistment. Assigned to Fort Jackson South Carolina for basic training are Oral Lee Shaffer Elkview Noel Ray Harvey Baileysville John Ross Stump Elkview Jackie Allen Linville Cameo Jessie Lee Noel Bluefield William Henry James Raleigh James Wood MacArthur Dennis Coe Taylor Toledo Ohio Thomas Allen Stonestreet South Charleston David Murphy Fayetteville Teddy Clarkson Hatcher Ansted reenlisted and goes to the Armor Center Fort Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Oral Lee Shaffer
Opie L. Shaffer
Elkview
Noel Ray Harvey
Hilda L. Tulley
Baileysville
John Ross Stump
William W. Stump
Jackie Allen Linville
Braden A. Linville
Cameo
Jessie Lee Noel
Katherine M. Noel
Bluefield
William Henry James
Ernestine C. James
Raleigh
James Wood
James W. Wood
MacArthur
Dennis Coe ‘Taylor
Mary’ Brach
Toledo
Ohio
Thomas Allen Stonestreet
South Charleston
David Murphy
Gertrude Murphy
Fayetteville
Teddy Clarkson Hatcher
Elna Hatcher
Ansted
Fort Knox
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Raleigh County
4-H
Littl Beaver Park Road
W. W. Covey
Local Conservation Commission
Sephia
C of
Sophia-Glen White
Metalton
SUL
Debra Acord
Anders Aide
Patty Akers
Frank Alderson
Judy Alderson
Wade Bailey
Diane Banfield
Susan Barfeld
Wayne Blevins
Ray Bolt
Dennis Brewster
Betsy Brown
Peggy Brown
Cathy Bryant
Linda Cadle
Barbara Cadle
Jimmy Canterbury
Susan Casoli
Sharon Cochran
Scott Cole
Bernice Davidson
Rena Davidson
Mary Lou Davies
Randy Ditson
Jay Dixon
Melinda Darvin
Janice Elkins
Brenda i Ernest
Bob Farley
Sue Foley
Paul Francisco
Paula Gaffa
Doris Grey
Sandra Haga
John Hamerick
Sonny Holiday
Gary Hopkins
Pamela Jackson
Vickie Jacobs
Larry Jessup
Bill Kelly
Muriel Kincaid
Carolline King
Ronnie Lane
Gary Legg
James Mann
Sandra Lusk
Cynthia McCoy
David McCollam
Ronald McCollan
Betty McGrady
Brenda McGraw
Linda McRoberts
Diane Michael
Valerie Michael
Barbara West
Sharon Walser
Herbert Wheeler
Charles Whitecotton
Barbara Ann Williams
Clacy Williams
Diane Williams
Val Williams
Pat Williams
Rebecca Williams
Richard Williams
Marsha Wolman
Billy Woods
Brenda Wyatt
Sandra Parker
Douglas Hughes
Richard Massie
Reggie Farmer
Naoma Hajash
Ford
T. W. Lilly
Memorial Building
South Kanawha i St
Everlasting
Beckleyan
Mr. Hutchison
Raleigh County Bank
Canterbury
W. Neville St
Mrs. Bolling
Army
Ford Galaxie Club
Victoria
Grady Whitlock
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