City Council plans to revise ordinance amid debate
City Council Tuesday night tabled the new Mechanical Trades Ordinance and announced final action at the next session or a special meeting called by Mayor Cecil L. Miller. The chamber heard mixed views on changes including removing roofing from coverage and adding "mechanic" to the measure while lowering license fees and adjusting penalties and board removal rules.
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City Council
Cecil L. Miller
J. S. Larrick
The
Mechanical Trades Board
Sky-Divers May Get FAA Approval: Alley
Raleigh County Memorial Airport Manager Herb Alley said a local parachute club would fit as an air show category and likely gain FAA approval. The county court approved using the airport as a jump site, with Lt. Donald S. Cunningham representing the group. The Revel Sport Parachute Club would affiliate with national bodies and face liability insurance coordination before sessions begin.
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Raleigh County Memorial
Herb Alley
Federal Aviation Agency
Donald S. Cunningham
Beckley
Cunningham
A. J. Lilly
The
Revel Sport
Parachute Club
Parachute Club of America
National Aeronautics Association
Alloy
Stansbury Heads Watershed Unit Organizes Upper Marsh Fork group
Harry A. Stansbury of Beckley leads the Upper Marsh Fork Watershed Association after a charter incorporation meeting Tuesday night. Officers include E. E. Erskine Glen Daniel vice president Richard Snuffer surveyor secretary and Donald Manning treasurer. The group plans a 50 square mile watershed project with reforestation contour farming and flood detention reservoirs and seeks federal planning aid via the Southern Soil Conservation District.
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Harry A. Stansbury
Beckley
Upper Marsh Fork
Fairdale
Glen Daniel Rebekah Lodge
Marsh Fork River
Maple Meadow Creek
Surveyor Creek
Marsh Fork
Southern Soil Conservation District
Watershed Association
Raleigh County Court
Trap Hill Country Life Group
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Rural Development Council
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rothlisberger
Umfwa, Inc
John R. Cook
R. Clinton Henderson
Glen Daniel
Homer W. Clark
Surveyor
Clay Bogle
Stansbury
Beckley Kiwanis Agriculture Committee
Eugene Eager
Charles A. Byus
W. E. Wassum
Deeds On File Record Realty Transfers in County Court
Real estate transfers filed with the county clerk include J L Greiner and Helen Greiner to Charles and Ada McMillion in Piney View Town District for 800 dollars. J C Warren Furniture Co. from J C and Nell Y Warren for OakHurst Addition for 1500. Hatfield to Lind sey Crab Orchard Town District for 300. Rex K Noble to William A and Jo Ann Hurst Beckley for 13750. Locke to C E Harvey Beckley Town District for 2770.21. Posey and Lee Link to Howard and Etta Link near Crow Shady Spring District with no consideration. Dillard to John Henry and Pauline H Haskins Beckley Town District for 650. Grover and Betty Brady to Robert and Nellie Smith Office Farms Addition Shady Spring District for 2500. Victoria Rice to John Rice Piney View Farms Town District for no consideration. L H and Myrtle Evelyners to Johnny Walyer and Mary Evelyn Thompson near Coal City Slab Fork District for 100. Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co to Coalfield Land Co Eccles Trap Hill District for 600. John M Nicklas Jr to Bertha P Nicklas near Shady Spring Shady Spring District for Hazel E Steele to Leick and Lillie Cline Prosperity Town District for 000. Minnie Minor to Lawrence Woods Lilly Land Company Addition Shady Spring District for 50. New River Homes Inc to William T Shrader Resaco Slab Fork Addition for 1000.
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J. L. Greiner
Helen Greiner
Charles
Ada McMillion
Piney View
J. C
Nell Y. Warren
J. C. Warren Furniture Co
Oakhurst
E. W
Sarah Ann Hatfield
Aaron P
Emugene Lindsey
Crab Orchard
Rex K
Rosa Lee Noble
William A
Jo Ann Hurst
Beckley
Kermit A. Locke
C. E. Harvey
Posey and
Lee Link
Howard
Etta Link
Crow
Shady Spring
Charley Dillard
John Henry
Pauline H. Haskins
Grover
Betty Brady
Robert
Nellie Smith
Office Farms
Victoria Rice
John Rice
Piney View Farms
L. H
Myrtle Evelyn _ers
Johnny Walyer
Mary Evelyn Thompson
Coal City
Slab Fork
Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co
Coalfield Land Co
Eccles
Trap Hill
John M. Nicklas Jr
Bertha P. Nicklas
Hazel E. Steele
Leck and
Lillie Cline
Minnie Minor
Lawrence Woods
Lilly Land Company
New River Homes, Inc
William T. Shrader
Resaco
Two-Car Collision Generates $500 Damages in City
Police report a Tuesday afternoon two-car collision on City Avenue caused about $500 in damages. Drivers Earl P. Donahue, 65, of Greenbrier Court, and George W. McLaughlin, 26, of Blue Jay, were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night. Donahue was charged with driving to the left of center and McLaughlin cited for failing to have his vehicle under control. No injuries were reported.
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Beckley
City Avenue
Earl P. Donahue
Greenbrier Court
George W. McLaughlin
Blue Jay
Donahue
McLaughlin
Skelton Girl Accepted At Alderson Broaddus
Jacqueline T. Reed of Skelton daughter of Mr and Mrs Hudson Reed has been accepted at Alderson-Broaddus College for the coming term She is saluatorian of Stratton High School and member of Future Homemakers of America Future Business Leaders of America Spanish Club National Honor Society and Thespians Her major will be business administration.
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Jacqueline T. Reed
Skelton
Hudson Reed
Alderson-Broaddus College
Reed
Stratton High School
State Lions Plan Sight Project and Meet Here
State Lions Club adopts plan to fund its Sight Conservation program through centennial license plate sales. Fred Weimer, Wheeling, outlined eye donation efforts, cornea transplants, and nurse work across five counties, noting legal eye donation changes and fundraising projections for 750,000 vehicles in the Mountain State.
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Lion’s Club
Beckley
Fred Weimer
Wheeling
el Chico
Weimer
Foundation
Clarksburg
Princeton
St. Albans
Lions
Johns Hopkins Hospel
Baltimore
Lions Clubs
Pettry Elected To Head Raleigh Legion Post 32
W Howard Pettry will serve as the new commander of Raleigh County Post 32 of the American Legion. He was elected at the July meeting Tuesday night and will succeed Albert F Hazelwood. Offiers include C C Crawford Jr first vice president Albert Allen second vice president Henry Lawson third vice president Mose H Hedrick adjutant W M Houchins finance officer Hazelwood chaplain Kermit A Locke judge advocate William Houchins child welfare officer Ira O Holiday Americanization officer Paw A Thompson historian and H H Goode sergeant at arms.
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W. Howard Pettry
Raleigh
American Legion
Albert F. Hazelwood
C. C. Crawford Jr
Albert Allen
Henry Lawson
Mose H. Hedrick
W. M. Houchins
Hazelwood
Kermit A. Locke
William Houchins
Ira O. Holliday
Paw A. Thompson
H. H. Goode
Labor Day Parade Planned By Council
The Beckley Area Labor Council AFL-CIO announced at a Tuesday meeting in the Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall that a Labor Day parade is planned but no action was taken yet. They await literature from the National Safety Council and committee appointments.
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Beckley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Valley Drive
National Safety Council
Ben Skeens
West Virginia Labor Federation
Community Chest
United Fund Drive
Jim Green
Wheeling
Bethany College
Green
Skeens
Charleston
Glen Armstrong
Raleigh County
Bradley
VA Hospital Phones Back In Service After Outage
The Veterans Administration Hospital suffered about six hours of phone outages from 9:15 p.m. Monday to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday due to an underground lead cable being corroded by an electrolysis reaction. Water entered the cable, interrupting service. the phone company redirected calls via the Beckley City Police before restoring service.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley City
New Pastor Appointed To East Beckley Church
The Rev. E. M. Murphy of Fayetteville is named pastor at East Beckley Pentecostal Holiness Church succeeding Rev. Alfred Pitman who remains at Coast City Pentecostal Holiness Church. Revival services begin July 16 with Rev. Joe Lilly of Serena speaking nightly at 7 30 p m.
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E. M. Murphy
Fayetteville
East Beckley
Wreck Victim Harold Blevens In Good Condition
Harold Blevens aged 27 of 111 Ridge Avenue is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital after injuries to his left leg from a Turnpike 1 crash at Milepost 53. He was admitted at 10 15 a m Tuesday for treatment.
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Harold Blevens
Ridge Ave
Beckley Hospital
Backstage at Honey in the Rock Cast Daughters and Dennis Family
Five Ju lian Williams daughters pose with Vincent and Gertrude Dennis in Grandview State Park amphitheatre Elizabeth. Mary Alice and Susie say they prefer the Indians, while Mary Alice notes the upper room scene impresses. Julian Williams, a West Virginia Historical Drama Association leader and Woodrow Wilson High School instructor, helped start the project. Attendance since June 25 totals 5696, averaging 477 nightly. Dennis, in theatre for 51 years, plays Whitey Hawkins. Gertrude Dennis, with 53 years on stage, delivers strong crowd scenes.
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Park
Elizabeth
Judy
Patricia
Dennis
Julian Williams
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Woodrow Wilson High School
Whitey Hawkins
Second Bible School Set At Crab Orchard
The Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren will sponsor a second Vacation Bible School this summer. Classes run July 17 to July 28 from 9 to 11 30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Children three years and up are invited. Theme is Living by Gods Time with Bible stories games singing crafts and activities.
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Second Bible School
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
Driver Charged After Wreck on Harper Road
A 19 year old surveyor Arthur D. Gray was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after his car ran off Harper Road at 8 10 a m and overturned in front of Beckley Veterinary Hospital causing damage to a retaining wall and a road sign. Damages were estimated at 250 dollars. The car was headed toward Eccles.
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Harper Road
Arthur D. Gray
Beckley Veterinary Hospital
Eccles
Thirteen Seek Work at Beckley Office of Employment
Thirteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley Office of Employment Security on Tuesday. The group includes a stenographer a sales clerk an elevator operator a cook helper an automobile mechanic a warehouseman two truck drivers a janitor a farm hand and a construction laborer.
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Beckley Pfes of Employment Security Tuesiy
Bible Reading Case Appealed in Florida Supreme Court
In Tallahassee the Florida Supreme Court is asked to review a circuit ruling that upheld daily Bible readings and the Lord’s Prayer in Miami public schools. The appeal targets the May 10 decision by Judge J Fritz Gordon which allowed readings but banned afterschool Bible classes and religious depictions in school events.
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Tallahassee, Fla
UPI
Miami
Florida Supreme Court
Edward Resnick
Philip Stern
Elsie Thorner
Harlan Chamberlin
J. Fritz Gordon
Gordon
Stratton FFA Officers To Attend State Meet
Stratton High School FFA officers will represent the club at the state meeting at Jackson's Mill in July 2023. James Thompson serves as president, Alfred Clark as vice president, and Willie Schofield as secretary. The group planned to exhibit a rope making machine and shell confectionery and vegetables, and donated 100 to the state FFA and FHA Camp at Cedar Lake near Ripley.
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Stratton High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Jackson's Mill
James Thompson
Alfred Clark
Willie Schofield
FHA
Cedar Lake
Ripley
Injuries Reported In Beckley Accidents
Two area men were treated at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for injuries from separate incidents. Gerald Lilly, 22, of Beckley, suffered a cut to his right thumb while working on a logging machine at Skelton. Peter Torilo, 30, of Beckley, injured his left arm while employed by Bartlett Tree Co.
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Beckley Hospital
Gerald Lilly
Beckley
Skelton
Peter Torilo
Bartlett Tree Co
Curtain Callers to Hear Honey in the Rock Set Designer
David Weiss, set designer for the Civil War drama Honey in the Rock, will speak at The Curtain Callers meeting. The event is at 2 p.m. Monday at The Playhouse.
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David Weiss
the Playhouse
Conservation Officers Arrest Four Violators
Four conservation law violators were arrested in Raleigh County. Ernestine Evans, 35, and Katherine Kline, 25, both Cranberry women, were charged with fishing without a license and fined 20 dollars each after trials before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez in Beckley. Armand Leonard, 23, from North, faced a separate charge.
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Cranberry
Ernestine Evans
Katherine Kline
Christian Church Well Represented At Meet Beckley CYF attends state meeting
The First Christian Church of Beckley is represented at the statewide Christian Youth Fellowship Commission meeting at Bethany College. The Rev. Robert Mathews in charge of the opening program and Beckley attendees include Vicki Shumate Carolyn Pierce Martha Phipps Susan File Bob Via and Mike Shumate. Dan Speilman state CYF president from Beckley is unable to attend after entering the U S Military Academy earlier this month.
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First Christian Church of
Beckley
Christian Youth Fellowship Commission
Bethany College
Robert Mathews
CYF
Vicki Shumate
Carolyn Pierce
Martha Phipps
Susan File
Bob Via
Mike Shumate
Dan Speilman
U. S. Military Academy
Tazewell man fined for fishing without license in Raleigh County
Tazewell, Virginia, was arrested in Raleigh County by Berkel for fishing without a license, tried before Rodriguez and fined $20. Buddy Acord, 22, Bolt, was arrested in Wyoming County by Officer Ivan B. Pizzino on illegal burning, arraigned before Jack R. Pizzino, Glen Fork, and fined $20.
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Tazewell
Raleigh
Berkel
Rodriguez
Buddy Acord
Bolt
Wyoming County
Ivan B. Pizzino
Jack R. Pizzino
Glen Fork
Father Leaves Estate To Lillybrook Daughter
A Lillybrook woman who cared for her parents will receive the bulk of her father's estate. Frances Lee Whitt named executrix after Alfred Lee Shumate died May 30 1961. The will dated May 24 1960 left eight children one dollar each. remainder to Mrs. Whitt. The will was probated June 5.
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Lillybrook
Frances Lee Whitt
Alfred Lee Shumate
Shumate
James Buren Shumate
Berlin Renis Shumate
Nellie Faye Shumate Davis
Margaret Isabelle Shumate Brazel
Martha Mae Shumate Hollowell
Frances Lee Shumate Whitt
Violet Geraldine Shumate
Alfred Lee Shumate Jr
Harper Road
Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Callie Berry
Beckley
William Butterfield
Mae Harris
William Martin
Thelma Paisley
Midway
Rosie Ellen Hylton
Ocie Mae Crawford
Walter Ray Crawford
Snowden Pettry
Prosperity
Virginia Willis
Crab Orchard
Catriana Jarrell
Fay Pettry
V J Day Observance To Be Marked Locally
A fireworks display will be held Aug 14 in Beckley to mark the 16th annual V Day celebration. The fireworks will be seen about 8 pm at New River Park and are funded by merchants and individuals. Raleigh County Post 32 of the American Legion will co sponsor the event.
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Beckley
New River Park
Frank Albanese
Raleigh County Post 32
The
American Legion
Mrs. Dan Covey Admitted For Treatment At Beckley Hospital
Mrs. Dan Covey of 108 Yale Street is listed in fairly good condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted last Wednesday for medical treatment.
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Dan Covey
Yale St
Iis
Beckley Hospital
New COLONAID laxative offers 3 way relief for constipation
Facing aging colon muscles and dry waste, doctors cite COLONAID as a gentler, lower colon targeted laxative. It moisturizes hardened waste, retones colon muscles, and stimulates the mass movement without affecting nutrient absorption. Introductory size 43 cents.
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CoLonaIo
Colonaid
CoLonam
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