8167th Replacement Squadron Training at Savannah Base
The 8167th Replacement Squadron will train at Savannah Georgia with about 47 airmen from the 167th Replacement Squadron and 11 pilots flying to Travis Field. Nearly 500 West Virginia Air National Guard members will mobilize for two weeks beginning July 30, joining regional squadrons in a Wing formation to conduct aerial gunnery and air defense drills. An advance detachment leaves July 28 by motor convoy to establish food services. pilots depart July 30 from Kanawha Airport while the main body departs Charleston by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air National Guard
Hinton
Travis Field
Savannah
Memorial Airport
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
Georgia Training Field
State Air National Guard
Charleston
167Th
165Th
Louisville
156Th
Charlotte
N. C
John A. Mayer
Col. McLaughlin
Air Guard
Kanawha
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Sixth District Moose Officers Set Last Meeting of Lodge Year
The final meeting of the current lodge year will be held by the Board of Officers, District Six, West Virginia Moose Association, in Beckley Friday night. District Six plans to host the state convention in Beckley August 5-7 and discuss the national convention next month in Philadelphia. Earl Howell will preside over his final district officers meeting as president. New officers will be elected and assume duties next month. A final district meeting for Moose Lodge members in Layland, Oak Hill, White Sulphur Springs, East Rainelle, Richwood, Montgomery, Hinton, Whitesville, and Beckley will be held Friday, July 29, in Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Six
West Virginia
Beckley
Philadelphia
Earl Howell
Whitesville
Moose Lodge
Layland
Oak Hill
White Sulphur Springs
East Rainelle
Richwood
Montgomery
Hinton
Beckley Farm Market Faces Short Supply At Opening
Market opened with limited produce as four farmers offered vegetables and fruits that sold quickly to more than six buyers. By 11:30 a.m. only apples remained while cucumbers potatoes beets and peppers moved rapidly. Green beans and cabbage orders could not be filled. Open 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Q O. C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Air Force Jet Sparks Hillsboro Blaze Action
An air force jet spotted a flaming Hillsboro home and buzzed low drawing firemen and neighbors to the scene. The family was away when the house and two sheds burned. Fire crews arrived thinking a plane had crashed and worked to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Ore
Air Force
Navy Announces 19 Enlistments
The Navy Recruiting Station in Beckley announced nineteen enlistments assigned to Bainbridge Naval Training Center in Maryland. Names include Delbert Date Lilly, Paul L. Aliff, Paul C. Wilson, Shirley E. Treadway, Fredrick R. Stewart, Larry J. Angel, William E. Jones, George C. Hoover Jr., Richard L. Fitzpatrick, Clifford L. Tedder, Calvin G. Acord, William H. Wills, Henry Yancy Jr., John A. Martin, and Eugene Darrell Belcher, with hometowns such as Flat Top Fayetteville Oak Hill and Mullens among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Beckley
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Delbert Date Lilly
Opal Lilly
Flat Top
Paul L. Aliff
Eugene T. Aliff
Fayetteville
Paul C. Wilson
Woodrow W. Wilson
Ansted
Shirley E. Treadway
Ida M. Treadway
Oak Hill
Fredrick R. Stewart
Fred Stewart
Oakill
Larry J. Angel
William H. Angel
William E. Jones
George T. Jones
Oak Hil
George C. Hoover Jr
George C. Hoover
Glen White
Richard L. Fitzpatrick
Wilson R. Fitzpatrick
Scarbro
Clifford L. Tedder
Carlie N. Tedder
Hotchkiss
Calvin G. Acord
Leona S. Acord
Mount Hope
William H. Wills
Reba M. Wills
Shady Springs
Henry Yancy Jr
Pauline Yancy
John A. Martin
John I. Martin
Mullens
Eugene Darrell Belcher
Lego Man Charged With Breaking and Entering
Clarence Hurt of Sophia will be arraigned at 7 30 p m today before Magistrate C T Burdiss on a breaking and entering charge. Hurt was placed in Raleigh County Jail at 5 30 Monday by State Police after arrest on a warrant from neighbor Bluefield Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hurt
Lego
C. T. Burdiss
Sophia
Hurt
Raleigh
Bluefield Walker
10 County Youths At Cabell Camp
Ten Raleigh County youngsters join 70 other crippled children funded by Elks lodges for a week at Cabell County 4-H Camp. Sponsored by Beckley Lodge No 1452, the group includes Dale Birchfield Robert Lee Craighead Anabell McDaniel Mary Annette Wiley Gary Rock Charles Armen Trout McKay Cooper Silas Rhodes Larry Creed Smith Henry Ward Lawrence Belcher David Sandoval Delbert Helmuth L E Crews Monte Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Cabell County
Elks Lodges
Beckley Elks Lodge
Dale Birchfield
Fairdale
Robert Lee Craighead
Seven arraigned before magistrate in Raleigh County
Seven persons were arraigned Monday before Magistrate J E Mays in Beaver with two waiving preliminary hearings to the Raleigh County Grand Jury. Roy Leasure faced charges connected to a reported incident involving a 12 year old East Park girl and was remanded to jail after waiving hearings. Franklin Lambert, Shady Spring, charged with obstructing an officer, waived hearing and returned to jail on a $500 bond, not bondable until parole violation cleared. John Bika, Skelton, jailed after failing to post a $500 bond for disturbing the peace, plus a $10 fine and costs for incident and battery. Junior Harvey Howard, Crab Orchard, sentenced to 30 days plus $100 fine and costs for moonshine and driving without license. Kenneth Lemons, Cool Ridge, remanded for default on two $10 fines for driving without license and improper registration. Jack Hill, Beckley, fined $5 and costs for trespassing. Jimmy Souder, Stamford, remanded after paying a $5 and costs fine on competing, arrested with Sam Todd. Beckley forfeited a $32 bond by failing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Whith
Raleigh
Roy Leasure
East Park
Mays
Franklin Lambert
Shady Spring
Beckley
Lambert
Ted Kessinger
Kessinger
John Bika
Skelton
Bika
Junior Harvey Howard
Crab Orchard
Howard
State Polce
Kenneth Lemons
Cool Ridge
Jack Hill
Jimmy Souder
Stamaford
Sam Todd
Beckley to Columbus Flight to Be Offered
Piedmont Airlines will add a Beckley to Columbus, Ohio flight from Raleigh County Memorial Airport starting Aug 1. The route will run Beckley through Charleston and Parkersburg. The airline will operate eight daily flights from the Raleigh airport. A direct Beckley to Washington, D C line will begin Aug 17 with Roanoke connections for Washington until then. Charles Field, new Beckley station manager, has seven years with the company and previously worked in Lexington, Roanoke and Newbern.
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Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Piedmont
Charles Field
Beckley
Columbus
Ohio
Charleston
Parkersburg
Raleigh
Field
Washington, D. C
Washington
D. C
Roanoke
Newbern
N.C
Piedmont Airline
Memorial Airport
The
Lexington
Bailey Services For Mrs Cora Lee Cook Bailey
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Hotchkiss Church of God for Mrs Cora Lee Cook Bailey 61 of Hotchkiss who died at her residence Monday Rev Thomas Ellison will officiate and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park She was born September 19 1894 in Hotchkiss lifelong Raleigh County resident and Pentecostal Holiness Church member Survived by four brothers Lonnie Lacy Cook Wilson and Horace Cook two half brothers and a step mother The body will be taken from Caffee Funeral Home to the residence Wednesday Nephews will pall bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotchkiss
Beckley
Lonnie Cook
Lacy Cook
Wilson Cook
Horace Cook
Waverly
Fannie Cook
Pierpoint
Caffee
Salesman Loses Money Counting Machine in Theft
In Columbia, South Carolina, salesman R. E. Ray discovered his money counting machine missing from his truck after a snack break. The device, valued at 300 dollars, had been set to total sales automatically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
R. E. Ray
Court Appearance Listed for Alcohol and Combat Charges
A court appearance is scheduled for an individual accused of drunken conduct and fighting. The date and defendant's name are not provided in the readable text.
Beckley Jaycees add five new members at meeting
Five new members were approved by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors at the regular Monday night meeting at El Chico. Names include Boyd Humphrey Don Wise Ray Dowdy Harold Hedrick and John Davenport. A light bulb house-to-house canvass is planned Thursday at 6 pm with five bulb packages selling for $1 benefiting the Jaycee general fund. Randolph Hamrick of Bluefield JC attended as a guest. John Ashworth named chair of membership and personnel. bylaws revision discussed. Truman Sayre and Grover St. Clair were reappointed to the Babe Ruth League Board of Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
el Chico
Boyd Humphrey
Don Wise
Ray Dowdy
Harold Hedrick
John Davenport
Jaycees
Jaycee General Fund
Randolph Ham
Break-Ins and Thefts Set for Arraignment Wednesday
Two Raleigh Countians Edward Adkins and a 17 year old MacArthur youth are scheduled for arraignment on grand larceny charges tied to four stolen cars and two stores break ins. Police say they admitted thefts from Mrs. Josephine Dias and other properties, with recovered goods valued around $200. The men IME operated from Beckley over two months, and a car stolen from Mingo County was stripped and left on Sheriff Ward's farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
T. N. N. Thurman
Edward Adkins
Beckley
MacArthur
Josephine Dias
City Ave
Dias
Jaeger
McDowell County
McLean
Raleigh County
John C. Ward
Glen Morgan- Sullivan Road
Mingo County
Matewan
Forestry Group To Elect Officers At Aug 15 Meeting
Forestry Commission of the Rural Development Council will elect new officers at the August 15 meeting. John West Wilbur Snuffer and C T Shackelford were named Monday to serve on the nominating committee. Members discussed hosting the next annual Woodland Show for the Beckley area. Chairman Carl Lucas said no official application has been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
John West
Wilbur Snuffer
C. T. Shackelford
Beckley
Carl Lucas
Services Wednesday For Choate Infant
Valier Choate nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Choate died Sunday in Columbus Final rites by Rev J W Goens at grandparents home 312 West Moreland St burial in Greenwood Memorial Park Wright Funeral Home in charge Also a note that sixty percent of Indiana coal is mined in strip mines versus 23.6 percent nationally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerie Choate
Frank Choate
Columbus
J. W. Goens
John H. Curtis
Westmoreland St
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright Funeral Home
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Farmer’s Market
Walter
Beckley Area
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
James K. McLaughlin
West Virginia Air National Guard
Lego Man
Cabell Camp
Lawrence Belcher
Bud
David R. Sandoval
Alfonso Sandoval
Alpeca
Delbert B. Helmuth
Mildred M. Moore
L. E. Crews
Grace Elkins
Baltimore
Cleaning Service
Prince St
South Kanawha St
Church Street
South Fayette St
Richmond Cleaners—Laundry
Bailey
Jaycee Board
Forestry Group
Choate
Indiana
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair Bldg
R. D. Watts
FORD
Ford Bair Brothers, Inc
East Main Street
Great TV
Ford Theatre
WSAZ
Beckley, W. Va
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