Newspaper ad records set in first half of 1955
Media Records Inc and the Bureau of Advertising report all major newspaper ad categories reached new highs in the first half of 1955. National and retail advertising rose, with automotive up 22.4 percent for the half and 29.2 percent for June, while classified ads jumped 14.4 percent for January through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Media Records Inc
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
National
Baptist Circle To Meet Today
Mrs. Ruth Hale Saunders will host the No 2 Circle of Welcome Baptist Church at 6 p.m. today. The Council of Free and Independent Churches will meet July 30 and 31 with Elder William Love and his group from Maben attending. Attending pastors and churches include Mrs. Lula Ford with Harmco and Pierpont, Elder John Stewart with Lillybrook, Elder Morris White with Metalton, Mrs. Tommie Amey with East Beckley, Elder Mays with Eccles, and Mrs. Sarah Braxton sponsor of the evangelistic headquarters on Scott Avenue in East Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Free and Independent Churches
William Love
Maben
Lula Ford
Harmco
Pierpont
John Stewart
Lillybrook
Morris Whitehead
Metalton
Tommie Amey
East Beckley
Mays
Eccles
Sarah Braxton
Scott Avenue
East Park
George Johnson
Eliza Hunter
Central Baptist Church School
M. M. Foster
Hunter Street
Dorcas Missionary Society of the
Central Church
Ernest Turner
Warren Robinson
Shirley Wright
Denmar
John Brown
Ronceverte
Evelyn Martin
Detroit
Florence Hall
Bair Street
Florence Randolph
Roberta
Columbus
Robert Clayborn
S. Kanawha Street
Liquor Tax Decrease Noted By City Officials
City recorder Emery J. Smith reports a drop in the city's liquor tax revenue for the quarter ended June 30. This year’s tax check totaled 4965.18, which is 460.09 less than the 5425.37 received during the same period in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery J. Smith
City Recorder
Smith
Open house at Holbrook cafe sees cattle branding
Guests attending an open house in Holbrook brand the cafe dining room on request of the owners. Ranchers brought branding irons to the event and marked the woodwork during the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook
Ariz
Four Arraigned on Road Violations in Local Court
Four men including two Virginians faced arraignment Monday on road law violations. Charles Gratten Moore of Christiansburg Va paid 10 dollars fine and costs for hazardous driving after a Sunday West Virginia Turnpike arrest. Claude Testerman McKinley of Blacksburg Va received a 30 day suspended jail term with a 50 dollar fine and costs for drunk driving. license suspension six months. William Lawson Amos of Swiss forfeited a 31.50 bond for reckless driving after a Raleigh County arrest Sunday afternoon. William Dale O'Donnell of Coal City paid 10 dollars and costs for driving 60 in a 25 mph zone, arrested Monday in Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mays
Charles Gratten Moore
Christiansburg
Ous
West Virginia Turnpike
William Lawson Amos
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Claude Testerman McKinley
Blacksburg
William Dale O'Donnell
Coal City
Raleigh County
Judge Garden Contest Thursday in Dry Hill area
Judging for the prosperity vegetable and flower garden contest is scheduled for Thursday morning in these communities. H. B. Thomas is chairman of the judging committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill
H. B. Thomas
Mrs Hazel Davenport Represents Raleigh County at Workshop
Mrs Hazel Davenport a Central Elementary School teacher represents Raleigh County at a West Virginia Education Association Camp Caesar workshop in Raleigh. The conference runs Sunday through Thursday with 52 county school representatives legislators chamber members and other leaders hearing discussions on personnel policies case study use in teacher pupil relations and school finance. Dr D G McGarey of Penn State University will open general work sessions with a talk on teacher pupil relations. Session leaders include Robert T Crawford Lewis County Schools Robert Gibson West Virginia Institute of Technology and Dr Stewart Smith Marshall College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Hazel Davenport
West Virginia Education Associaence
Camp Caesar
West Virginia
Chambers of Commerce
D. G. McGarey
Penn State University
State College
Robert T. Crawford
Lewis County
Weston
Robert Gibson
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Stewart Smith
Marshall College
Huntington
Payments Available For Korean POWs
Former prisoners of war from the Korean Conflict can now receive payments. Roy I. Smith of the State Department of Veterans Affairs notes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission announced Congress has approved funds, with an average award around $2,000. Applicants who have not filed must do so by midnight August 21 or lose compensation rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy I. Smith
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Smith
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Congress
MacArthur Man in Good Condition After Danese Crash
Lawrence William Fridley, 26, a MacArthur resident, was reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital after a Saturday car accident near Danese. He was admitted at 9:30 p.m. in an unconscious state and regained consciousness early Sunday morning.
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Lawrence William Fridley
Danese
Beckley Hospital
Conventions draw thousands to Honolulu in 1955
The Hawaii Visitors Bureau estimates about 5,000 conventioneers will spend roughly 900000 in the islands in 1955. The largest gathering is the 58th General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church expected to bring 3000 delegates to Honolulu September 4 to 16. The second largest meeting is the California State and Hawaii Territorial Dental Association event from June 15 to 18 with about 1000 attendees.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaii Visitors Bureau
Islands
Protestant Episcopal Church
California State and
Hawaii Territorial Dental Assn
Deeds on File Raleigh County Real Estate Transfers
Real estate transfers recorded in Raleigh County clerk's office include numerous Lot purchases in Town District Shady Springs Eccles Marsh Fork and other districts with approximate prices ranging from 500 to 5 000 and several no consideration transfers. Notable buyers include Charles and Elinor Guiley Delma Sheets John and Iva Cormack and Roy Gillispie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
R. E. Cook
Charles
Elinor Guiley
W. E
Irene Kincaid
Delma Sheets
Shady Springs
M. D. Bouldin
C. R Clay
Marsh Fork
No Consideration
Coalfield Land Co
Jack and
Margaret Sallie
Eccles
Helen Ellison
John and
Iva Cormack
E. D
Macie Kramer
Patton
Ida Herron
Retha J. Hale
G. L
Elsie Meadows
Lilly Land Co
Martha Everett
L. J
J. W. Wood Jr
W. D
Lydahoe Hunt
Mason and
Voda Bragg
J. R
Sadie Richmond
Richmond
Final Polio Clinic Set Thursday In Raleigh County
The final Salk polio vaccine clinic for second inoculation of first and second graders is Thursday at Stoco Junior High School in Raleigh County, starting 9:30 a.m. Transportation plan lists pickup points and times for several communities, with no transport provided for Douglas and Stoco Junior High areas. Volunteer doctor is Dr. W F Richmond and unit director is Mrs. Jackolin Epperly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Stoco Junior High School
Amigo
Blackberry
Odd and Egeria
Odd
Josephine Area
Lillybrook
Douglas and
Stoco
W. F. Richmond
Jackolin Epperly
Gas Company Employee To Attend WVU Course
Clarence Kesler meter shop foreman for the Amere Gas Co Beckley will attend the 15th annual Appalachian gas measurement course at West Virginia University August 29 31. Intensive instruction on methods equipment and principles of gas measurement. A M Hutchinson of Columbus Ohio representative of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co will open the program. Also on the program are D A Daley former president of the American Gas Association and the U S Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kesler
Amere Gas Co
Beckley
West Virginia University
A. M. Hutchinson
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
D. A. Daley
American Gas Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Conservation Class Aides to Lead Summer Field Trips
Beckley and Princeton conservation officers will assist in a Concord College summer conservation class. Robert Kletzley E. A. Thomas John Gorman of Beckley and Jack Myers of Princeton will alternate weekly with students on field trips through August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Beckley
Princeton Conservation
Robert Kletzley
E. A. Thomas
John Gorman
Jack Myers
Princeton
Labor survey forms received in Beckley study
About 159 labor survey forms were filled out by applicants at the West Virginia Department of Employment Security Office in Beckley on Monday. The forms are part of a Raleigh County survey by the Beckley Chamber of Commerce to gauge labor available for new industries. Nearly 10,000 farm mailings were sent to box holders outside Beckley city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security Office
Beckley
Raleigh County
Recorder Issues Permits For Four Building Projects
City Recorder’s Office issued permits for construction totaling 5000 dollars on Wednesday and Thursday. Recipients include N B Alderman for a cinder block garage costing about 500 dollars with a 10 dollar fee. Willia and Pack Keaton for a five room frame house about 3500 dollars with a 10 dollar fee. Dixie Seaman for remodeling adding two rooms about 1000 dollars with a 1 dollar fee. J A and Carrie Gravely for adding one room about 1000 dollars with a 1 dollar fee.
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City Recorder’s Office
J. A
Carrie Gravely
Bair St
City Parking Lot Behind J C Penney Store
A city parking area behind the J C Penney department store figures in the latest urban plan. Officials say improvements are needed to offset congestion and provide safer pedestrian access. Community groups seek balanced redevelopment with preserved access for shoppers.
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J. C. Penney
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Fitz
Patrick Park
John Marsh
Raleigh County Court
Baptist Circle
Ruth Hale Saunders
Eighth Street
Welcome Baptist Church
Julia Ragland
Saunders Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Doshia Terry
Alabama
William Davis
Cleveland
Brushy Gap
Byrd Prillerman
Rhodell
Tommy Creek
Sam's
Meadows
East Gulf
Killarney
East Killivan
New York
Washington
Recorder
Rahall
Dresses Carlyle
Marion McCoy
Rose & Hi Penney
Penney’s Basement
Penney
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