Extra Red Cross Unit Aids Blood Drive at Coal City
An extra Red Cross unit from Huntington Blood Bank helps collect donations today at Stoco High School Coal City. Officials may extend into a second day if needed as demand nears a higher quota. Volunteers, led by Mrs Lucy Cole, boost the target to 150 pints from 125 with many local women securing 324 pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Coal City
The
Huntington Blood Bank
Stoco High School
Lucy Cole
Fred Henley
Earl Farley
Lucy Canterbury
Ethel McGraw
Darrell Craddock
Foncie Campbell
Bray
Bepf, Tucker
Violet Pychon
Marian Cuthbert
John Hambrick
J. J. Basham
Motor Corps
Ethel Lilly
Minnie Hedrick
Ben Meadows
Lawrence Meadows
Deeds Recorded in Beckley Area Transfers and Prices
A series of land transfers in Raleigh County and Beckley areas lists deeds to and from numerous individuals and couples. Transactions include lots in Hollywood and Hitl crest parks, tracts along Tommy's Creek and Fall Branch, and parcels near West Wickham and Prosperity, with prices ranging from no consideration to about 3500 dollars. Notable parties include Avan Thomasso, J. K. Smith, H. C. McKinney, the Carter family, and the Bailey family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avan Thomasso
J. K. Smith
Hitlcrest
Park
Beckley
J.C. McKinney
Charles S. Cole
H. C. McKinney
Hollywood Addition
Gertrude ‘Bailey
John F. Bailey
Tommy's Creek
Slab-Fork
Roy Carter
Kyle William Roy Carter
Braggemont Heights
Kyle William Roy. Carter
James F. Carter
Jessie E. Carter
Fall Branch
Richmond
Roy L. Flintton
Glenn, West
A.H. Morrison
S.W. Sublett
C. Worley
Roy Mullens
W. P." Broyles
Victor Gillam
Appalachian District Council of
Assemblies of God
Homewood
Virginia Street
Harper Road
Mrc
Tracy Shannon
Greer
Lilly Land Company
CG. v. Hodge
Theleigh County
R. G. Bailey
Blfl Bailey
R. J. Bailey
Ethel DeHart
John D. Lee
Ed- Wight
Grant Cook
Arnett
Fontaining
Coal River
Arnett Post Office
Marsh Fork
Marriage Applications From Various West Virginia Towns
A list of marriage applications includes wdck Dempser Bailey 24 of Clear Creek and Bertha Ertene Stanley 18 of Artie. George Elbert Bowling 27 of Huntington and Lois Betty VanVacter 22 of Beckler. Robert Deane Gamble 24 of Crab Orchard and Ruth Frances Cragett 25 of Mabscott. Tracy Harper 26 of Harper and Goldie Daniel 23 of Harper. Fred M Hatfield 47 of Mabscott and Lillie Bolen 43 of Egeria. Matthew Joseph 21 of Whitesville and Pegey Lee Webb 16 of Eunice. Patrick Henry Lester Jr 25 of (cut).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wdck Dempser Bailey
Clear Creek
Charley Bailey
Bertha Ertene Stanley
Artie
Hip Stanley
George Elbert Bowling
Huntington
Charles Bowling
Lois Betty VanVacter
Beckler
Benjamin van Vactor
Robert Deane Gamble
Crab Orchard
Donald Gamble
Ruth Frances Cragett
Mabscott
Rollie Reed
Tracy Harper
Harper
Ben Harper
Goldie Daniel
Dawson
Daniel
Fred M. Hatfield
Wiley Hatfield
Lillie Bolen
Egeria
Joe Thompson
Matthew Joseph
Whitesville
Nathan Joseph
Pegey Lee Webb
Eunice
Floyd Clinton Webb
Patrick Henry Lester, Jr
Negro Activities and Obituaries Highlight Community News
Daily notices record soldier L L Dickerson's return from a 20 day furlough to Beckley after leaving for Aberdeen Md. Funeral services announced for Zena Hix at Trent Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Edmonia Noel's funeral at Welcome Baptist Church. Personal mentions include Jenny Adkins illness and women from Central Street Baptist Church at Montgomery convention. Community groups and meetings listed for Dorcas Missionary Society and Church Forum activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Dickerson
Aberdeen
Rosa Lee Dickerson
Beckley
Frances Kessler
Mt. Hope
Zena Hix
Ury
Trent Funeral
H. E. Davis
Greenwood Cemetery
Nathaniel Hix
Wiley Henry
Lucille Cherry
Columbus
Ohio
Jenny Adkins
Beckley Hospital
Women’s District
Montgomery
Central Street Baptist Church
Henrietta Lawson
Buelah Pallian
Christine Tanks
M. L. Marshall
Rachel Clark
Nellie Martin
Hilda Tanks
Maé Akers
Ida Pailian
Edna Payne
Patsey Hudson
Rosetta Payne
Hiram Abiff
Atty
J. S. Butts
W. M
M. C. Witten
Dorcas Missionary Society
Church of Work Forum
Elizabeth Washington
Marriage and engagement notices from Glen Daniel and Slab Fork
Herndon son of Mr and Mrs P H Lester Sr weds Katy Lou Cook 20 of Glen Daniel. Dale Edwin Seibert 21 of Dun dalk Med son of Mr and Mrs Harold Edwin Seibert weds Bernice Joy Viars 21 of Slab Fork. Henry Milton Brown 46 of Winding Gulf weds Idella Petty 17 of Winding Gulf.
Beckley Chamber Backs Sprague Feeder Road Plan
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce favors a Sprague to state turnpike feeder, not Harper Road. A directors meeting urged the State Turnpike Commission to alter plans to reduce Beckley’s traffic congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
State Turnpike
Harper Road
Beckley
Eight Enlistments Reported at Local Recruiting Station
Eight new enlistments announced at the local recruiting station with five in the Air Force and three in the Army. Air Force recruits to Sampson Air Base New York include Billy Franklin Meade 17 of Stonecoat Ronald Irvin Bates 17 of Matewan Wilburn Ray Aker 19 of Glen Alum Toney Burgess Goble 18 of Chattaroo and Earl Dorsey Taylor 22 of Glen Alum. Army recruits to Fort George G Meade Maryland are Alex Jackson Cline 20 of Majestic Kentucky Ronald Ray Wade 19 of Burnwell and Tom Mix Pickett 120 of Elkhorn a veteran of three years in the Army. Pickett will serve three years while others enlist for two year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagnt
Air Force
Army
Sampson Air Base
N. Y
Billy Franklin Meade
Stonecoat
Ronald Irvin Bates
Matewan
Wilburn Ray Aker
Glen Alum
Toney Burgess Goble
Chattaroo
Earl
Dorsey Taylor
Ft. George G. Meade
Alex Jackson Cline
Majestic
Ronald Ray Wade
Burnwell
Tom Mix Pickett
Elkhorn
Pickett
Beckley Free X-Ray Clinic Opens With Low Turnout
On Monday 188 people received chest X rays at the Beckley Recreation Building as the state runs a free X-ray clinic all week. Mrs A J Ginkel, executive director of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association, called the first day turnout disappointing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Recreation Building
A. J Ginkel
Raleigh County
Tuberculosis Am Health Association
Five Air Force Recruits Sail For Four Year Tours
Five young men were recruited into the U S Air Force for four year tours at the local recruiting station. The recruits are Lavern Roark 17 of Clear Creek son of Barney William Roark Edward Durette Wright 19 of 4065 Fayette Street Beckley son of Herbert Wright Carl Edward Garner 17 of Skelton son of Mr and Mrs Beecher H Garner Bobbie Richard Waddell 18 of Skelton son of Mrs Wadie Bell Waddell and Richard Melborn Graham 17 of East Beckley grandson of Daisy Givens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force
Lavern Roark
Clear Creek
Barney William Roark
Edward Durette Wright
Fayette Street
Beckley
Herbert Wright
Carl Edward Garner
Skelton
Truck Owners Fined For Overweight Truck
White Oak Motor Sales Co of Scarboro was fined $25 and costs after a Monday hearing before Magistrate T N Thurman. The company faced a charge of operating an overweight truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak Motor Sales Co
Scarboro
T. N. Thurman
Beckley Sidewalk Dispute Sparks City Meeting
Beckenly residents and banker Grover Hedrick clash over Hull Street sidewalk plans amid a public right of way dispute. Attorney Ted Ragland leads protests as City Planning Commission and Beckley Council hold a two hour meeting to refer the issue to a full council session. Budget timing and past sidewalk conflicts at City Ave loom over the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Hurst
Beckley
New York
East Side
West Side
Hull St
Wilson
Hull Sts
Grover C. Hedrick
Hedrick
Ted Ragland
Ragland
Franklin Ave
Jess Richmond
O. Hull St
City Planning and Zoning Commission
T. E. Bazzarte, Jr
City Ave
Funeral services for Mrs Mary F Byrd Steele
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Frances Byrd Steele 29 of Rupert are set for 2 PM Wednesday at First Christian Church Beckley with Rev A H Wilson officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. She died Monday in a local hospital. Survivors include her husband and her parents. A son named Byron Doug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Byrd Steele
Rupert
First Christian Church
Beckley
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial
Park
Byron Doug
Four Room Frame House Permit Granted in Raleigh Court Subdivision
A&W Investment Corporation of Hunter Street has obtained a building permit to construct a four room frame house estimated at $2,000 on Lot 11, Section 4, Raleigh Court Subdivision. Three sisters Miss Thelma Bird, Miss Elizabeth Bird, and Miss Margaret Bird, all of Baltimore, are mentioned as residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&w Investment Corporation
Hunter St
Raleigh Court
Was
Thelma Bird
Elizabeth Bird
Baltimore
Margaret Bird
Also Mentioned on This Page
Limp-A-Little
Shelby McVey
Sophia
Bennie Ray Kelly
Abraham
Karen Gillian
Cranberry
Betty Brooks
Bolt
Joyce Hylton
Virgil Miller
Crippled Children’s Society
Shirley Klein
Crippled Children’s Organization
Rotary
40 & 8
Beckley Sisterhood
Register
Brakefield
Nancy Hall
Ruth Eller
Paul Warden
Epperly
Pauline Hale
Joe Lewis
Tina Hill
Princewick
Ed Hunt
J.B. Brakefield
Charley Bryant
Lonnie Earl Farley
Fireco
Ethel McGray
Jonben
Amy Duncan
Whitby
Winding Gulf
E. F. Tucker
Farley Hill
Ruth Craddock
K. F. Bloch
J. E. McCreery
Mell ‘Duncan
Carrie 'O'Quin
Hazel Jamison
Adam Kosnaski
Greyhound
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Melrose Distillers, Inc
NEY
Sidewalks
Mrs
Mary Steele Riles
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Taylor
Neville St
Sale
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!