Fair committee gathers for last minute details
In a community building meeting the horse show and fair committees ironed out final details. Seated left to right are L. C. Mollohan, Shelby Stump, Albert Tieche, Joe Jones, Walter Jones and T. N. Thurman, G. F. Stover, Ralph West, W. O. Bowyer, J. E. Johnson and Larry Stover. Absent were D. W. Kinzer and D. B. Stover Jr. H. R. Stover, Don Houchins, Ronald Gunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Mollohan
Shelby Stump
Albert Tieche
Joe Jones
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
Walter Jones
Country Life Group
T. N. Thurman
G. F. Stover
Ralph West
W. O. Bowyer
J. E. Johnson
Larry Stover
D. W. Kinzer
D. B. Stover Jr
H. R. Stover
Don Houchins
Ronald Gunter
Dating on a budget for better times with him
Dear Kathy urges a girl to share dating costs to see a boy more. The columnist argues dating trains future marriage roles, suggests affordable options like home snacks, group outings, and low cost activities to preserve romance without burdening the man financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
Cele
Fourteen Area Morris Harvey Students Earn High Grades
Fourteen Morris Harvey College students posted better than a B average for the spring term per Dean Harry S. Straley. Garnet Lafferty with 18 hours earned a 4.0. others with B or better include Jimmie L. Bivins Mary Helen Chapman Dale W. Ogle Jane Lafferty Charlotte S. Bowman Ronald Lively Benjamin M. Smith Jr. Eugene C. Dickerson. About 500 area horsemen invited to a forthcoming horse show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Harvey College
Harry S. Straley
Garnet Lafferty
Ravencliff
Jimmie L. Bivins
Beckley
Mary Helen Chapman
Dale W. Ogle
Pineville
Jane Lafferty
Charolette S. Bowman
Prosperity
Ronald Lee Lively
Benjamin M. Smith Jr
Mount Hope
Eugene C. Dickerson
Itinerant sign painter finds jail stay profitable
Gordon P. Smith, 71, jailed 30 days for idle and dis orderly conduct in Portland Maine, has painted 100 signs reading Durgin for Sheriff for candidate Paul L. Durgin at 3 dollars each, making his stay financially productive.
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Portland
Maine
UPI
Gordon P. Smith
Smith
Durgin
Paul L. Durgin
Public clerks clash in London exchange reported
London dispatch notes a banter between two law clerks quoted as saying you are a public servant and I am a public servant so don’t talk to me as if I were a member of the public. The remark highlights tensions in official roles.
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London
UPI
Today
Beckley and Nearby Areas Daily Time Totals
Beckley reports 16 hours linked to Evelyn E. Harvey and 15 hours to Erland Harold Tomczyk in Beckley, plus 12 hours for Earl Brook in Montcoal and 12 hours for Keith J. Harvey in Stamford. Shady Spring and Lillian H. Grose appear in the dataset with location ties to Beckley and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Evelyn E. Harvey
Lillian H. Grose
Shady Spring
Keith J. Harvey
Stamford
Erland Harold Tomcczyk
Earl Brook
Montcoal
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate transfers recorded in the county clerk's office show Nora Taylor transferring to Leslie and Mary Rogers in Glade Park Truck Farms Shady Spring District for 10000 dollars. Leslie and Mary Rogers then convey to George Vanney in Shady Spring District for 14500 dollars. Leonard and E Mary Jackson sell to Bennie Wakefield in West Wickham Town District for 300 dollars. Loretta Frances Stover and others sell to Armor O and Barbara I Stover in Clear Fork Clear Fork District for 400 dollars. Ernest C and Rosetta Whitely sell to Charles M and Esther L Roberson in Shady Spring Shady Springs District for 1900 dollars. H G and Ella Davis Farmer sell to Susie Farrell Turner in Clear Fork District for consideration. The Raleigh Company to Clarice Lamby in Town District for 4000 dollars. Clarice Lamby to The Raleigh Co in Town District for 1500 dollars. Glenn and Virginia Scott sell to Oral and Hazel Bennett in Shady Spring District for 100 dollars. Erma Delaney and others sell to Hazel Brock in Clear Fork District for 3500 dollars. Betty J Rollyson Kidd and others sell to Dewey B Rollyson in Town District for consideration.
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Nora Taylor
Leslie
Mary Rogers
Glade Park
Shady Spring
George Vanney
Leonard
E. Mary Jackson
Bennie Wakefield
West Wickham
Loretta Frances Stover
Armor O
Barbara I. Stover
Clear Fork
Ernest C
Rosetta Whitely
Charles M
Esther L. Roberson
Shady Springs
H. G
Ella Davis Farmer
Susie Farrell Turner
Raleigh Company
Clarice Lamby
Raleigh Co
Glenn
Virginia Scott
Oral
Hazel Bennett
Erma Delaney
Hazel Brock
Betty J. Rollyson Kidd
Dewey B. Rollyson
Army Signs Six Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Six men enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station for Army service. Names include Kenneth Owen of Honaker airborne, Charles Crisswell of Yolyn motor transport, Cleveland Cox of Winona un assigned, Charles Jackson of Frank administration, Howard Bawles of Lockridge engineering, and James Alexander of Yolyn motor transport. They head to Fort Jackson South Carolina for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
Kenneth David Owen
Ken Owen
Honaker
Airborne
Charles Overton Crisswell
Clifton Criswell
Yolyn
Cleveland A. Cox
Edna Brown
Winona
Charles William Jackson
Edward Jackson
Frank
Howard Alva Bawles
Howard Bawles
Lockridge
James Robert Alexander
Scott Babbitt
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Badger Fur Valuation Described as Coarse Yet Handsome
The article notes badger fur is thick and attractive in color but coarse in texture and not highly valued, reflecting its limited market appeal despite aesthetic appeal.
Ebenezer Baptists Hear Rev Abram in Beckley
The Rev Edward Abram Beckley will deliver the 11 a m sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday in the pastor Rev Corey Mitchell's absence. Mr and Mrs Mitchell and daughter Fran cene Williams III are vacationing in Philadelphia and return Aug 10. Mrs Mitchell has aided her ill mother Mrs Charles Miller slowly improving. Guest speaker July 22 was Rev G W Nelson, a retired minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Abram
Beckley
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey
Mitchell
Hugh R
Francene) Williams III
Philadelphia
Charles Miller
G. W. Neilson
Rural Areas Development plan aims at self help
The program focuses on enabling local initiative rather than supplying complete funding or all answers. It supports residents who take active steps to improve their communities by providing resources, guidance, and matched assistance to empower self reliance.
Picnic Shed Plans Up For Park Board Meeting
Raleigh County Park Board meets at 7 30 p m tonight to consider a contract for a new picnic shed matching the Little Beaver Lake shelter. President B B Hopkins says plans and a date for the annual beauty contest at the park will also be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Beaver Lake
Raleigh County Park Board
B. B. Hopkins
Hopkins
Astro Guide Promotes Socializes For Gains In Life
Present for you and yours urges getting out to mingle, making new friends helps personal and business life while warning not to pursue pleasure too vigorously. Health not under benefic radiations today. Past notes claim mechanical energy usage rose 185 times in 100 years with machines doing 99 percent of work now versus 35 percent in the 1850s.
Population boom could end pet ownership predicts article
The piece argues that within 175 years humanity may face vast population growth leaving little budget for pets as edible materials shift toward feeding people. It frames the warning as a concern for dog lovers about future affordability of pet maintenance.
Aries to Pisces Daily Horoscope 1962 Field Enterprises
The page offers daily sun sign advice for Aries through Pisces with cautions and tips. Aries warns against tempting offers, Taurus urges efficiency gains, Gemini advises leveraging influential contacts, Cancer calls for patience, Leo cautions on empathy, Virgo to consider health before strenuous tasks, Libra reminds bosses have problems, Scorpio favors discretion, Sagittarius urges budget care, Capricorn expects resourcefulness, Aquarius warns about aggravators, Pisces suggests wardrobe overhaul. Published by Field Enterprises in 1962.
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