Beckley Civitan Club sports shirt night honors Cecil Miller
The Beckley Civitan Club held a sports shirt night where members wore loud outfits. Cecil Miller won the loudest shirt award with his wife reportedly finding the shirt in an alley. James Kessinger and Dr. James Farris were runners up, with Kessinger noting sunglasses were needed to avoid blindness from the glare.
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Beckley Civitan Club
Cecil Miller
Clystans
James Kessinger
James Farris
Kessinger
City Must Sign 100 Election Workers Today for Levy
Deadline looms for over 100 volunteers to staff 20 precincts as City Council considers holding the Aug. 7 three year recreation levy election. James Kessinger coordinates volunteers and urges public support while Emery J. Smith notes policy clarity to explain fund use. Sixty percent of votes required for passage.
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James Kessinger
Kessinger
Emery J. Smith
City Recorder
Beckley Offices to Send Personnel to State Meet
Eight Beckleyans will attend the State Professional Staff Conference at Ripley and Institute from Sunday to Friday. From the Beckley Vocational Rehabilitation Office six will participate, with Beckley Employment Service and a Beckley doctor also on the program. William G. Winchell and counselors Lacy Mickel Lawrence Sims and Rickard will attend. Dr W E Wilkinson from the Beckley Mental Health Clinic will join a panel on Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment of the Emotionally Disturbed. Winchell will lead a discussion on Techniques of Interviewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Employment Service
Wiliam G. Winchell
Cecil Lacy
George Mickel
Joseph Lawrence
Leonard Sims
Charles Rickard
E. R. Bolton
West Virginia
Institute Sun- Gay
FFA
FHA
Ripley
Ehadhy
W. E. Wilkinson
Beckley Mental Health Clinic
Winchell
McDowell County Minister Robert H. Martin Dies
The Rev. Robert H. Martin, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in War, died at home Tuesday after a heart attack. He led revival services in six Raleigh County communities, aided Korean veterans, hosted Revival Hour on WWYO, and was active in Salvation Army Christmas Cheer. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church with deacons as pallbearers.
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McDowell County
Raleigh County
Robert H. Martin
Calvary Baptist Church
War
WWYO
Pineville
Salvation Army
Martin
Rock Castle
Two Men Jailed on Federal Charges in Raleigh County
Two men were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail on federal charges. Raymond E. Johnson Jr. of St. Louis was jailed at 3:45 p.m. by U.S. Marshal Morris Im on a charge of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. Lloyd Estel King, a U.S. Army member, was jailed at 12:30 on a charge of being absent without leave and will be retained pending return to military authorities.
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Raleigh
Raymond E. Johnson Jr
St. Louis
U.S
Morris Im
Boden
Lloyd Estel King
U.S. Army
Nine Join Army and Air Force Enlistments
Enlistments Tuesday and Wednesday at Beckley Main Recruiting Station totaled nine in the Army headed to Fort Jackson and 19 for the Air Force. Army inductees include Billy R. Stover of Willoughby Ohio and Charles E. Worthington of Jaeger, with others named from Charleston, Elkview, Huddy, and Beckley. Air Force enrollments list James P. Houghton of Charleston and multiple others from Bland Virginia to Welch and Allen Junction, with final ships bound for Lackland.
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Beckley Main
Army
Fort Jackson
Air Force
Billy R. Stover
Mary Dotson Stover
Willoughby
Larry S. Jarrell
Albert R. Jarrel
Charles E. Worthington
Sadie S Mitchell
Frederick J. Ford
Homer Co. Ford
Herndon
Thomas E. Fink Jr
Thomas E. Fink Sr
Charleston
Donald A. Ford
Homer C. Ford
Albert W. Waller
McCain
Beckley
Collett C. Wines
Lloyd Wines
Elkview
Harold R. Blevins
Oer
Lydia Easter Blevins
Huddy
James P. Houghton
Brady Faukner
Bland
Frankie E. Wickline
Greenville
Hayes P. Christy
Mammoth
Gay T. Brown
Institute
Shirley Fi. Smith
James R. Thomas
Allen Junction
Samuel D. Lee
Welch
Ronald W. Phillips
William M. Payne
Clendenin
William E. Dillon
Bluefield
Lackland Air
Air Force uniform regulation spurs casual dress debate
Beckley based Sgt T S Dempsey Surbaugh of the Air Research Development Command at Eglin AFB Fla notes that short sleeves and shorts are allowed under a regulation adopted six months ago. He says locals stare at his attire but the rule remains. Several names from Charleston Poca Garretts Bend East Gulf Resaca Diamond appear in the community response.
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Dempsey Surbaugh
Beckley
Surbaugh
Air Research Development Command
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Szt
German Student Sees New Side of American Living
Helmut Schoenfeld, a 28 year old Berlin mining engineer visiting Beckley for nine weeks, says American life astonishes him after five days here. He was made an honorary Civitan for his stay, plans to share experiences back home. The Beckley Civitan Club hosted the session with Dr. James Farris presiding and Clyde Law honored as club chaplain.
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United States
Helmut Schoenfeld
Berlin
Germany
Beckley Civitan Club
Schoenfeld
Beckley
The
Civitans
U. S
International Research Fund, Inc
N.Y
James Farris
Isadore R. Wein
Farris
Clyde Law
Leo Williams
Wooster
Mass
Stuart Gose
Shady Spring
Alan Wein
President Wein
Life Membership for Elks Honor Ashworth in Beckley Lodge
Beckley Elks Lodge No 3452 honors Robert J. Ashworth as third member to receive a life membership. Ashworth, a local attorney and former exalted ruler, helped oversee building contracts and lodge governance. An initiation class in his honor is planned for Oct 24.
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Elks
Robert J. Ashworth
Beckley Elks Lodge
Ross Inle
Lawrence Pruett
Ashworth
West Virginia
Elks Lodge
Board of
Elks Assn
Turnpike plan to adjust tolls shelved until fall
West Virginia Turnpike Commission discussed a plan to lure more truckers by changing tolls between Chelyan Beckley. Proposals would cut Chelyan area tolls to draw traffic and raise rates for house trailers while charging camp and luggage trailers. The plan was postponed to fall per Col. Needles. Also reported: driver William Edwards Jr jailed for driving while intoxicated in Raleigh County. Amigo Baptist revival begins Sunday led by Rev C H Costlow with Amigo pastor Rev W L Statard.
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West Virginia Turnpike Commission
88 Mile
Chelyan
Beckley
U.S. 60
Enoch L. Needles
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergendorf
Stahl
Jayl
William M. Edwards Jr
Charleston
Raleigh
Rockey
Amigo
Amigo Baptist Church
C. H. Costlow
Princewick
W. L. Statard
Eccles
Skating Party Planned By Shady Spring Cubs
The Shady Spring Cub Pack 2M plans a roller skating party on Aug 3. John Poe reports. Four Cub Scouts and six den mothers received awards after a swimming party and hot dog feed at Litt Beaver Lake. About 8 attendees, including scouts and parents, enjoyed the two and a half hour event from 5 to 7 30 p.m. Bed Cat Award recipients were Jimmie Byrge Bob Thomas Talmadge Brown and Joe Cobasky. Den mothers honored were May Lilly Anna Meade Jack Stewart John Poe and Earl McComas. They plan a training program for other den mothers in September.
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Shady Spring
John Poe
Litt Beaver Lake
Jimmie Byrge
Bob Thomas
Talmadge Brown
Joe Cobasky
May Lilly
Anna Meade
Jack Stewart
Earl McComas
Daniels Man Fined for Petit Larceny in Daniels
Bufford Hoover of Daniels was fined 10 dollars plus costs and given 30 days in Raleigh County Jail after arraignment before Magistrate J. E. Mays on petit larceny charges. The theft allegedly involved mining rails from the Lewis and Matherly Coal Co. A juvenile charged on the same count is held for a Saturday hearing before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery.
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Bufford Hoover
Daniels
Raleigh County
J. E. Mays
Mays
Hoover
Lewis and Matherly Coal Co
Harry L. McCreery
World Travel advertised by Army Recruiter at Beckley Post Office
United States Army Recruiter Sgt. Howard K. Manning at the Beckley Post Office announces direct enlistments in the 168th Engineer Battalion now at Fort Campbell Ky under Operation Gyroscope. Applications are first come, first served for mentally and physically qualified persons to join a European deployment. See Manning in the Post Office basement for information.
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United States Army
Howard K. Manning
Beckley
168Th Engineer Battalion
Fort Campbell
Europe
Manning
Set
Injections Given at Mount View Junior High Clinic
Twenty nine people received first and second injections of the Salk polio vaccine at a clinic held Thursday in the Mount View Junior High School building. Clinician was Dr A Ford, Raleigh County public health officer. Eligible recipients include children two weeks to 19 and pregnant women.
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Mount View Junior High School
A. Ford
Raleigh County
Beaver Lions Picnic at Grandview Park
About 100 Beaver Lions Club members gathered at Grandview State Park for their annual picnic Thursday night from 6 to 9 p.m. With president absent, James Robinson served as presiding officer, and A J Lilly provided a portable lighting system for the event.
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Grandview Park
Beaver Lions Club
Grandview State Park
E. M. Bartlett
James Robinson
Lion A. J. Lilly
Rites Saturday For L. L. Lilly
Funeral services for L Logan Lilly 78 of Shady Spring will be held at 2 p m Saturday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Chapel Hinton with the Rev Oscar Lilly officiating Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Ellison Lilly died Thursday at his home after an extended illness He was born January 10 1878 in Ellison a son of the late Mr and Mrs George W Lilly Survivors include his wife Bessie Lilly seven sons McKinley of Athens Luther C of Hinton Russell and Clark both of Richmond Ind Ted of Shady Spring Levi of Princeton and George of Jumping Branch two daughters Mrs Clear Worley of Raleigh and Mrs Moncie Belle Kenzer of Oceana two brothers Levi of Ellison and Larkin of Jumping Branch five sisters Mrs Ocie Meadows of Ghent Mrs Evie Farley of Cool Ridge Mrs Vivie Litly of Ellison Mrs Ellen Meadows of Egeria and Mrs Keadle of Lester
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L. Logan Lily
Shady Spring
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Oscar Lilly
Ellison
Lilly
George W. Lilly
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Bessie Lilly
McKinely
Athens
Luther C
Russell and Clark
Richmond
Ind
Ted
Levi
Princeton
George
Jumping Branch
Clear Worley
Moncniebelle Kenzer
Oceana
Larkins
Ocie Meadows
Ghent
Evie Farley
Cool Ridge
Vivie Litly
Ellen Meadows
Egeria
Keadle
Lester
VA to conduct first extensive mental patient care evaluation
The Veterans Administration will run the psychiatric evaluation project across 12 neuropsychiatric VA hospitals. Led by Harry W. Stewart, the project tests the effectiveness of treatments such as drugs, electroshock, group and individual psychotherapy, and activity therapies, plus hospital design and staffing. It aims to compare outcomes and costs across techniques, designs, and program emphasis to guide mental patient care improvements.
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Veterans Administration
Harry W. Stewart
Beckley VA
PEP
Stewart
Trail Reunion to Gather at Little Bear Park Shed
James Trail reports the annual Trail reunion set for Sunday at Little Bear Park shed. About 73 folks attended last year’s gathering at the Byrd Trail homestead in Pipestem.
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Bealer Park
James Trail
Byrd Trail
Pipestem
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