Beckley Begins Modern Street Lighting Program Near Downtown
Beckley installs new street lights with mercury vapor system from North Kanawha Street to Church Street and along Heber Street Prince to Barwood. The project covers the downtown area including Woodlawn Avenue near the Federal Building and Fayette Street from Prince to McCreery, extending toward Beckley Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Hardware Company
Appalachian Power
Post Office
Kanawha Street
Church Street
Heber Street
Prince
Barwood
Woodlawn Avenue
Federal Building
Fayette Street
McCreery
Former Dean At Marshall Named Mayor
Dr. A. E. Harris, retired dean of Marshall University graduate school, was elected mayor of Huntington by City Council. Harris ran unopposed with support from outgoing Mayor George Garner. he has two council terms and chaired social studies since retirement. John B. Meek elected assistant mayor. NAACP requests meeting with council and city manager on hiring practices set for Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Ewing
Rescue Call for Miss Judy Long in Lincoln Loan
Beckley Fire Department rescue squad summoned to Lincoln Lane on Heber Street at 12 35 p m Monday to administer first aid to Miss Judy Long of Canton Ohio. Department reported she fainted and no treatment was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Bond Forfeited In No Card Drunkenness Case
Harold Adkins of Backus Mountain forfeited a bond in Magistrate W A Burke's court today. He posted the bond Monday on charges of no state operator's card and drunkenness and was released from the Raleigh County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Adkins
Backus Mountain
W.A
Gene) Burke
Adkins
Raleigh
644 Visit Mobile Unit Monday In Raleigh County
644 Raleigh County residents entered the Mobile Unit in front of the Memorial Building on Monday as part of a five day free X-ray program sponsored by the Raleigh Tuberculosis and Health Association and the West Virginia Department of Health Funds from Christmas Seals and tax payments fund the effort Volunteers and staff including Dry Hill Prosperity Group members and TB Control officials operated the clinics from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm daily through Thursday and 10 am to 1 pm on Friday The program aims to X-ray every county resident 17 or older to detect TB at early stages for treatment and ease of infection risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Memorial Building
Raleigh Tuberculosis and Health Association
West Virginia Department of Health
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
D. D. Holliday
C. Lake Allen
W. D. Nelson
Wayne Laws
Eva Mitchem
Walter P. Griffey
Joseph H. Jones
Denzil Loudermilk
Henry Arnott
Jane Burk
State Bureau of TB Control
Walter James
Raleigh County TB and Health Association
Raymond Scott
Charles Perdue
Ocessa Lewis
Raleigh County Tuber
Cculosis and Health Association
NAACP Split Over Reid Appointment in Beckley
Beckley NAACP leaders clash over W C Reid being kept as assistant school superintendent. Raleigh County chapter president says no court action authorized. Payne vows to seek injunction to remove Reid, who is reti red on annual basis at 700 dollars a month. Community voices divided on Reid label Uncle Tom as county NAACP prepares for state conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley
W. C. Reid
B. H. Payne
David L. Smith
Raleigh County
NAACP
Brown
Fitzpatrick Farm
Payne
Board of Education
Reid
Smith
Uncle Tom
Central Baptist Church
Association
Two Beckleyans Named to Wesleyan Dean's List
Barbara Ann Gwynn and Martha Noel Christian, Beckley residents, earned dean's list honors for the second semester at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Gwynn, daughter of Roy V. and Mary Gwynn of 521 Maxwell Hill Road, is a psychology major with her fourth dean's list mention. Christian, daughter of Noel B. and [address] Christian of 222 Vine Street, earned a May bachelor of arts in elementary education.
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Beckley
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Barbara Ann Gwynn
Martha Noel Christian
Miss Gwynn
Roy V. Gwynn
Maxwell Hill Road
Miss Christian
Noel B. Christian
Vine St
Firm Fights Double Taxes In West Virginia Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court will review a petition from a Maryland construction firm seeking a $684 refund of 1962 first half personal property taxes and exoneration for the second half. The firm, active in Pendleton County 1960 61 for the Naval Research Project at Sugar Grove, argues 1961 tax timing caused double taxation. Only Judge Thornton Berry would have denied review in a 4 1 vote.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Cumberland, Md
Pendleton County
Thornton Berry
West Virginia
Maryland
Naval Research Project
Sugar Grove
Edward Heaton Cited In Two Car Crash
Edward Heaton, 55, of Brenton, was cited by state police after a two car crash Monday at Prosperity causing 1900 pounds in damage. Heaton was charged with failure to have his motor vehicle under control after his 1961 model rear ended Mason Toney’s 1964 model car. Toney, 43, of Mount Hope, was the other driver.
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Edward Heaton
Brenton
Prosperity
Heaton
Mason Toney
Mount Hope
Director Russell to return as Beckley VA Hospital chief
Dr Russell, longtime Durham VA Hospital director, will resume leadership of Beckley VA Hospital. His previous Beckley tenure ran from 1952 to 1954 and he now follows interim director Clifford Nordstrom who has served since February. The veteran administrator, born 1908 in East Prairie Missouri, has held multiple VA posts nationwide and is known in the Beckley area. The article also notes a July rodeo at Shady Spring High School, sponsored by Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, to fund a new combined fire house and community building. Proceeds go to the building fund with tickets sold by local firemen.
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Southern States Cooperative, Incorporated
Patton’s
Farm & Home Supply
Meadow Bridge
Meadow Bridge High School
Farm Home Advisory Committee
James R. Ayers, Jr
Blanton E. Russell
Durham
N.C
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Clifford L. Nordstrom
Roycroft Jones
Altoona
Russell
Beckley
West Virginia
Missouri
East Prairie
University of Missouri
University of Louisville
Air Corps
U. S. Army
Jefferson Barracks
Army
Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital
St. Louis
Martinsburg, VA Center
Cincinnati
Ohio
VA Hospital
Omaha
Nebr
Durham VA Hospital
Shady Spring High School
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
P. m
Beaver Fire Department
Fire Department Building Fund
Charles Anderson
West Virginia sees rising Harpers Ferry tourism says Byrd
Senator Robert Byrd notes strong early crowds at Harpers Ferry National Monument and a $767,500 National Park Service budget for park management construction and restoration. He points to the Lower Town buildings and arsenal as Civil War sites and mentions plans to restore Storer College for NPS staff training.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Monument
Park
Byrd
National Park Service
Harpers Ferry
Harper's Ferry
Washington, D. C
John Brown
National Monument
Storer College
NPS
Eve Breck anuncates Cow Creek move and new Henley Inc
Eve Breck reports Cooke Wilson Electric Supply Co plans to move to the Foley Co building on the 1921 By Pass. A new corporation, Henley Inc, formed to handle the real estate deal may enter real estate business and buy selling and manufacturing trades. The charter allows manufacture import export and wholesale retail of merchandise with 10000 authorized capital stock. Incorporators include Larry Ciccarelli Robert Henderson Thomas Henderson and Harry Young each holding 25 shares. Move likely before year end. Klaus Office Equipment to sponsor Remington office machines show at Beckley Hotel Thursday from 11 am to 7 pm in General Alfred Beckley room.
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Cooke Wilson Electric Supply Co
Foley Co
Larry Ciccarelli
Henley, Inc
Ciccarelli
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Klaus Office Equipment
McCreery Street
Remington
Beckley Hotel
Alfred Beckley
Order Entered In Libel Suit Seeks Venue Change
An order in the libel suit brought by C. Harold Hanks of Beckley against Beckley Newspapers Corp. confirms a ruling on venue change. Emile J. Hodel was dismissed as a defendant. the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will decide jurisdiction and venue. D. Grove Moler of Wyoming County represents Hanks.
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C. Harold Hanks
Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Wyoming County
Hanks
Emile J. Hodel
Fletcher Mann
Hodel
Raleigh County
Mann
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Lawsuers
Supreme Court
Welfare Offices Relocate to Earwood Avenue
The State Department of Welfare offices moved from the Professional Building to 106 Earwood Ave. The relocation was completed on June 30.
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State Department of Welfare
Earwood Ave
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Heber
East Main
Prince Street
Marshall
Beckleyans
Dr. Russell
Clinton
U. S. Army Air
Charles Hayslett
Charles Martin
Carl Lilly
Thurman
Roy Harless
Wiley Shepherd
Keith Radford
Melton
West Virginia International Speedway
Lilly's
Beaver
DR. Blanton Russell
Beaver Firemen
Eve Breck
Cooke Wilson
Ensburg
Second St
Bourbon
Old Crow
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort
High Court
D. Grove Moler
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