Radar arrests add to Beckley city fines
Eighteen persons paid fines while bonds totaling 433 were forfeited during a Becke y Police Court radar session on Valley Drive and City Avenue. Ten defendants faced trials with eight found guilty of speeding and two dismissed for insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pherson
Midway
Fred Greene
Pennington
Beckley
Larry L Fday
Alexandria
Garnett Nelli Cook
Sophia
Bob
Ah. P.m
J. A.m
Valley’ Drive
Sprague
Camila Howell
Beck
Sched
City Ave
Charles FE
Cassily
Crabsused
Orchard
Bobby Jean Sanger
Crab Orchard
Jessie
Denny Samuel Duty
Becksley
Jessie Hih
C. Berkley Lilly
Hill
Carl Henry Hil
Nitra
Thomas Henry Haray
James Hereford
Berkley
Dejoris Bragg
Lenora Me
Air Force recruiters honored at Cleveland conference
MSgt Alfred Kelly received the outstanding recruiter salesman award for the fiscal year and S-Sgt Milton James earned the outstanding support airman award for 1957. Capt Hollie C White holds the Superior Tiger Trophy for the local Air Force Recruiting Station after the group achieved over 100 percent of its objective in June 1957. The Semi Annual Conference was held July 16–17 in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Msgt
Alfred Kelly
Cleveland
Raleigh County Board Adopts 1957 38 School Calendar
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved the 1957 38 school term calendar. Teachers start September 3 with a meeting, students begin September 4. October 28 29 closures depend on teacher attendance at the WV Education Association meeting. November includes Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holidays. Christmas break runs December 2 to January 1. Easter vacation spans April 4 to 7. School ends May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of [Education
Raleigh County
West Virginia Education Association
Ground Observers Training Session Scheduled Monday
The Beckley BPW will hold a Ground Observers training course at 8 p.m. Monday led by Sgt. William Jeffries of Lewisburg U S Air Force. It meets in the basement of the First Methodist Church as part of a program started in February with three alerts observed. The observers tower stands at Raleigh County Memorial Airport.
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Beckley Business and Professional
William Jeffries
Lewisburg
U. S. Air Force
First Methodist Church
BPW
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Automatic Post Offices Aimed For 1958 Rollout
A McGraw Hill magazine reports that the Post Office Department may deploy automatic post offices by 1958. Prototypes from a Washington firm read addresses and sort mail on a conveyor, directing envelopes to numerous final receptacles and potentially creating per-carrier routes. Manual sorting could drop from five to two passes as memory assists routing at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraw - Hill
Post Office Department
Washington
West Virginia rehab staff to attend Cedar Lake conference
The Beckley district office staff led by William G. Winchell will join colleagues from the focal office rwico for the annual conference at Cedar Lake near Ripley. The event aims to plan improvements and expansion of vocational rehabilitation services with Maxine Shumate in the program and visits the new Rehabilitation Center open house in Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Cedar Lake
Ripley
Beckley
William G. Winchell
Maxine Shumate
Beckley Department of Public Assistance
Joseph Lawrence
Leonard Simms
Cecil Lacey
Wil
Institute
New Rehabilitation Center
Ex Beckley Man Resigns From Ambrosia Minerals Board
George A. Mellen resigns as head of Ambrosia Minerals Inc. Paul E. McDaniel becomes chairman of the board and John V. Persons elected president. Mellen, Beckley-born investor and former resident, led a reorganization that revived the firm and enabled dividends. He now lives in Phoenix with wife Kay Starr.
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Crewe Maples
Sides
Beckley
Mellen
Ambrosia Bo
McDaniel
Beckleyan
Phoenix
Ariz
Kay Starr
Judge Dismisses Bond Gift Case in Southern District
Judge Ben Moore dismissed the $50 000 bonds suit finding no evidence of a gift to Nettie Smith of Syracuse Ohio. Mrs Smith contended the bonds were hers as alimony security. the defendant Hunter Smith testified the bonds remained his in a bank box with her name. The court noted better evidence would be needed to prove a gift and ruled for the defendant.
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Southern District Federal ‘Court
Ben’ Moore
Moore
Ats
Hunter Smith
Beckley
Nettie Smith
Syracuse
Ohio
Smith
Robert Wise
Webb
Frances Blaney
Grant Services Slated Sunday for William Grant
Funeral services for William Grant of West Wickham will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Emanuel Tabernacle Church Highlands Street with Rev. Evelyn Cabell presiding and Elder Allen Wilson assisting. Grant died Tuesday at Wyoming Hospital. He leaves a wife Mary and 6 sons Allen James Willie Corinne John Sylvester and George, two daughters Julia Brown and Naomi, a sister Jerrie Williams, his mother Mrs. Sarah Brent, and 14 grandchildren. Body at Wright's Funeral Home before service.
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William Grant
West Wickham
Emanuel Tabernacle
Highland St
Evelyn Cabell
Allen Wilson
Mount Hope
Grant
Wyoming Hospital
Mary
Allen
James
Helen
Willie
Corinne
John
Sylvester
George
George, All For Home; Two Daughters, Mrs. ‘Julia Brown, West’ Wickham
Sand Naami
Jerrie Williams
Teachers Named for Stocol Junior High
Clyde Mankin and Robert E. Dwight were listed by the Rayleigh Register as hired for Stocol High School now assigned to Stocol Junior High. Rev J L Bly of Beckley will conduct Harlem Heights services at 7 30 p m Saturday with Sunday school at 9 30 a m followed by morning services at 11 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m.
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Rayleigh Register
Stocol High School
Stocol Junior High
Clyde Mankin
Robert E. Dwight
Revival Schedule for Sophia Church of God
Rev. Bill Williams from Cleveland will conduct revival services at the Sophia Church of God beginning July 28, announced by pastor Rev. W J Blair. The event plans include nightly services through the week with a guest hymnist and public invitations issued by the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Bill Williams
Cleveland
Sophia Church of God
W. J. Blair
Beckley Area Recreation and Entertainment Listings
The page lists Beckley area facilities and events including Little League Elks Stadium and Babe Ruth League venues, parks with swimming boating and picnics, State Park with scenic overlooks, miniature golf and archery, Mount Hope Airport, bowling alleys, rinks, theaters showing films, drive-in outlines, and Rotary Club meeting at Beckley Hotel at 6 15 p.m.
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Beckley
Elks
State
B. Pass
Slab Fork
Elks Stadium
Little Beaver Park
Daniels
Grandview
New Riber Gorge
Danest
Minature
Tange
Little Beaver Road
Mount Hope Airport
Neville St
Stamaford
MacArthur
Crab Orchard Drive
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Rotary Club
Beckley Hotel
Five Join Reservists in Beckley Army Unit
Sgt Richard Larimore of Beckley and Sgt 1 Donald Ferrer of Stamford have joined the 256th Ordinance Co. (FS) Army Reserve in Beckley per Capt Glenn H. Ramage. New recruits Pyls Ray McManamay Leonard Evans and Paris Hatcher, all of Beckley, also joined locally.
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Richard Larimore
Beckley
Donald Ferrer
Stamford
256Th Ordinance Co
Army Reserve
Glenn H. Ramage
Larimore
Ferrell
U. S. Navy
Forrestal
Pyls
Ray McManamay
Leonard Evans
Paris Hatcher
Army
Paul Ralleff
Coal Mountain
Ft. Jackson
S.C. Pic
Larry Kobelia
Sprague
Ft. Knox
Ex Countian Seelinger Named Alamance School Supervisor
A former Raleigh County man, Dearl R. Seelinger, will become supervisor of education for Alamance County Schools North Carolina starting Monday. He resigns as assistant principal of Williams High Burlington after two years and holds degrees from Marshall College. Seelinger married to Margaret Gregg has a son Ronnie and is active at Davis Street Methodist Church.
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Raleigh
Dearl R. Seelinger
Alamance
North Carolina
Williams High School
Burlington
N. C
Marshall College
Huntington
Woman's College
Greensboro
Williams
Seelinger
Woodrow Wilson High School
Margaret Gregg
W. S. Gregg
Quarry St
Ronnie
Hawthcone Lane
Emma. Seelinger
Mike Seelinger
Davis Street Methodist Church
Stewards
Commission of Education
Methodist Men’s Club
Camps Said Successful At Appalachian Council Camps
Colie H. Minter reports a successful season at two Appalachian Council summer camps. Over 500 boys and leaders spent a week at Camp Roland in Virginia and 111 Scouts attended Shanklins Ferry. Scouts learned marksmanship archery first aid swimming canoeing and rowing. Forty one Scouts were inducted into the Order of the Arroa. At Shanklins Ferry Troops camped as units cooked meals and ran their own camps to teach responsibility.
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Appalachian Council
Colie H. Minter
Raleigh
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Roland
Bastian
Shanklins Ferry
Order of the Arroa
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Sar Meurn
Kronos
Robert Hutton
Mullens Drive-In
Mullens and
Herndon
Jett Morrow
Faith Camergne
Chance
Rod Cameron
Julie London
Daniel Stewart
St.louis
AIR
Glen Jean Family
Chark Gable
Jane Russell
Paul Newman
Wendell Carey
West Indies
Darryl F Zanuck
Uemes Mason
Upen Fontaine
Dorothy Dandridge
Oon Collins
Michael Rennie
Diane Wynyard
John Willlems
Stephen Boyd
Basil Sydney
Amare
Aer Belafonte
Boyeur
Darryle Zanuge
Robert Rosen
Alfred Hayes
Mineral Co
Buddies Thru Marine
Eddie Webber
Montcoal
Mountain State
Webber
Marsh
Wright
Jr. High
Begeoey
Cf cd Aes la
Sllana
Trohnkolde
Countian
Camps
Beckley Open Air Theatre
Lozep
Killer
Rank Silvera
Jamie Smith Trene
Kane Ruth Sobotka
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