Court Delays Answer On Bookmobile Request In Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court postponed a decision on a $12 000 request to match $104 578 in state and federal funds for a proposed county bookmobile The court set Aug 4 for a final ruling and must submit a levy estimate to the State Tax Commissioner The group cited funding constraints and noted federal funds from the Library Services Act would support rural library expansion The article also covers a separate request by Albert O Neal for distribution aid and notes election expense approvals for a levy election with funding contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
County Library Advisory Committee
West Virginia Library Association
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
H. G. Farmer
Dora Ruth Parks
State Association
Cecil Reid
Daniel E. Polk
Sophia
Walter Cooper
Beckley
Warren Jarrell
Arnett
Robert L. Davis
Harold Smith
White Oak
West Virginia
State Library Commission
Albert O’neal
Roy Cunningham
Dc. T. Hughes
Johnstown Road
Farmer
Second Picnic Set On Friday In Maxwell Hill Park
The second of three summer picnics by Maxwell Hill Community will be Friday at Maxwell Hill Park starting 5 30 P M. Mrs John Flanagan chairs the picnic committee and says it is a cover ed dish event to promote fellowship. Sponsored by the Farm Women’s Club the event supports equipping the Community building kitchen. The kitchen is the first unit of the structure with games and prizes for children and recreation for adults. The final picnic is planned for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill
Maxwell Hill Park
John Flanagan
Farm Women's Club
State Police Give Driving Tests To 87
A total of 87 persons took driving or oral tests at the Beckley Detachment of the State Police Tuesday. Fifty-four passed the oral test with four failing for improper answers and two for physical reasons. Twenty-five passed the drivers test. Two failed.
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Beckley
State Police
Fayette Driver Cited After Lanark Collision
State Police cited Earl William Lee age 48 of Glen Jean for improper passing after a two car crash at 8 10 p m Tuesday in Lanark. Lee collided with Edward Evert Stanley 71 of Lanark. Damages were estimated at 95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl William Lee
Glen Jean
Lanark
Lee
Edward Evert Stanley
Ellison in satisfactory condition at Veterans Hospital
John R. Ellison, 65, of Beckley, is reported in satisfactory condition at the Veterans Hospital after admission Tuesday for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Ellison
Beckley
Veterans Hospital
Interest Snowballs In Language Classes
Long distance calls from Beckley suggest strong parental demand for Saturday morning language classes for grades two through six. French and Spanish top choices with Italian third, as 61 enrollments plus new applications roll in. Hodel, with Sher man Trail, plans centralized rooms and 20 pupil classes, consulting Dr. Lemke for guidance and weighing fees of 50 cents, 75 cents, or 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warren Hodel
Hodel
Sherman C. Trail
Victor J. Lemke
West Virginia University Department of
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
State to Appeal Child Theft Case
Mrs. Juanita Thompson granted a writ of habeas corpus by Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp remains under her $500 bond and custody terms pending a 60 day stay to allow an appeal to the State Supreme Court for a writ of error. The case stems from her taking a child from Ohio to Sophia, with custody awarded to the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Thompson
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Thompson
Sophia
Ohio
Anthony J. Sparacino
State Supreme Court
Knapp
Okey A. Mills
Cecil Underwood
Poindexter Rites Set On Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Poindexter of Raleigh will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in St. Johns Baptist Church with Rev. H. E. Davis officiating. Burial follows at Wright Cemetery. She died Sunday morning after a year of illness at her daughter’s residence Mrs. James Burger. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Emma Boxdale and two sons plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of St. Johns Baptist Church. The body will be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Poindexter
Raleigh
St. Johns Baptist Church
H. E. Davis
Wright Cemetery
Poindexter
James Burger
George Broadnax
Ury
James Broadnax
Flint
Mich
Emma Boxdale
Tams
Edward Poindexter
Detroit
Peter
Kelly Poindexter
Paterson
N. J
Ruth Mack
Sherlene Richardson
Stotesbury
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Lillybrook Man Dies In Virginia
Albert West, 59, of Lillybrook, died in a Charlottesville hospital Tuesday night after a long illness. He was a disabled miner who lived with Mr and Mrs Bennie Perkins. The body is being returned to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Albert West
Lillybrook
Charlottesville
West
Bennie Perkins
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Choir Sets Meeting at Maple Valley Church
The Maple Fork Youth Choir will hold a special meeting Thursday at Maple Valley Church. The Silver Tone Quartet will be special guests and the pastor Billy Painter will be the speaker. Mrs Anna Toney will present awards. After the meeting, refreshments will be served.
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Maple Fork
Maple Valley Church
Silver Tone Quartet
Billy Painter
Anna Toney
Friday Final Day To See Speech Clinic In Action
Parents teachers and nurses have one last chance to attend Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults speech clinic demonstrations in the Memorial Building from 9am to noon Friday. Director Ellen Kauffman notes open classes progress reports and a new Wallensak tape recorder will aid recordings plus audiometer screenings. Doctors and nurses have supported the clinic with rapid information sharing and referrals.
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Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children
Memorial Building
Ellen Kauffman
Kauffman
Society
Miss Kauffman
Glen McCormick
Raleigh County Board of Education
Father Treat
Increase Shown In '59 Utilities Assessment
Raleigh County public utility property assessments for 1959 tax purposes total $24,917,400, up $57,500 from 1958. The released figures list individual assessments for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, Virginian Railway Co, Appalachian Power Co, Beckley Water Co, and other utilities, with amounts ranging from thousands to millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Willis Gas Co
Appalachian Power Co
Beckley Water Co
Black Diamond Power Co
Crab Orchard Water Co
Standard Utility Service Inc
Stoco Water and Development
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Union Power Co
West Vir
Minnesota Man Joins Tech Staff
Easton Stuhr, an instructor from Morehead State College in Kentucky, will join West Virginia Tech as English instructor this September. A Minneapolis native with degrees from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern, he brings 12 years of college teaching experience from Evansville, Yangton, Missouri Valley, Presbyterian Junior, and Kindsey Wilson junior colleges. He replaces Miss Elizabeth Wiley who resigned to pursue graduate studies at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead
State College
Easton Stuhr
West Virginia Tech
Minneapolis
Miner John Williams Reported Improving at Beckley Hospital
John Williams 47 of East Gulf shows improvement after a mining accident at 10:45 p.m. Monday. He was admitted with a badly mangled right arm and hand and facial and chest abrasions at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
East Gulf
Beckley Hospital
Williams
Civilians Sought for Coast Guard Office Jobs in Beckley
K. C. Craft, Coast Guard personnel assistant, visits Beckley South Fayette Street office accepting applications for stenographic and typing roles in Washington. Positions pay 3495 to 3755 dollars yearly. Craft will stay through Friday and notes six local hires soon, with seven already employed this summer.
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K. C. Craft
United States Coast Guard
Beckley
Department of Employment Security
South Fayette St
Washington, D. C
Craft
Coast Guard
West Virginia Tech Names New Electrical Engineering Head
Donald C. Robinson will become associate professor and head of the electrical engineering department at West Virginia Tech on September 1. He comes from Sealright Corporation in Flushing New York after 25 years as an engineer and holds B S and M S degrees from Syracuse University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Tech
Donald C. Robinson
Sealright Corporation
Flushing
N. Y
Robinson
Tech
Syracuse University
Three SSA Office Employees Return From Vacation
Three employees of the Beckley office of Social Security Administration are on vacation. Mrs. Lillian Saunders Joseph Ayers and Miss Freda Soter will return to the office Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of
Social Security Administration
Lillian Saunders
Joseph Ayers
Freda Soter
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General County Fund
TELEX
Hearing Center
First Avenue
W. Va
Clifford
Dean
Doan
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Beckley, West Virginia
Fayette
Ellison
Virginia
Veer
J. Oppenheimer
Hamily Weekly
Name the Stars of Tomorrow
Tams Mountain
Carmen Delores Stone
Jack Stone
Linda Sue Worley
Fred Worley
Coal City
Kitty Gayle Maynor
C. H. Maynor
Midway
Slab Fork
Charles K. Lilly of
Epperly
Fitzpatrick Park
Catherine Sykes
Turner Sykes
Catherine Higgins
Daniel Higgins
Lester
Elizabeth Lewis
Montclair State College
Montclair
Call Howe Moderization Co
Earwood St
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Shipper’s Car Line
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Clear Fork Telephone Inc
Ginia Water Service
George Willis Water Co
Piedmont Airlines Inc
Airline
Atlantic Greyhounds Inc
Number Two
Railway Express
Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Co
Cabin Creek
Piney Creek
Virginian Railway Co
Western Union
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Atlantic Seaboard Inc
Godfrey L. Cabot Inc
Hope Natural Gas Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Minnesota
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