CAP Guards Aircraft at Raleigh County Airport
Beckley CAP guards eight F 51 Mustangs landed after Kannaha airport closed for weather. About 20 cadets alternated shifts from 10 p m to 6 a m under Cadet Cmdr Don Moyer and Lt James H Hamilton. 82 members attended the Beckley-Mount Hope airport meeting with Lt Hamilton as guest speaker outlining CAP aims and lifesaving role. Plans include Flight Breakfast Aviation Day June 10 with requests for planes from Piper Cessna Langley NAS Norfolk and helicopters. About 100 pilots from WV and nearby states expected. Morse Code classes and radio and engine study planned. Miss Bonnie Bragg attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Squadron
CAP
Beckley-Mount Hope
Hamilton
Air National Guard
Piper
Cessna
Langley Air Force Base
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
West Virginia
Bonnie Bragg
Shumate Rites Slated Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lennie Snuffer Shumate 71 will be held at Mount Tabor Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating and Rev. B C Jennings assisting. Born July 8 1884 in Lester she was a longtime Raleigh County resident and Les ter Missionary Baptist Church member. Burial in Calfee Cemetery under Calfee Funeral Home direction with active pallbearers Cobett Holt Randall Trump Layman Martin Archie Milam Azel Wood Tom Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Wilson
Sophia First Baptist Church
Lennie Snuffer Shumate
Lester
Maple Meadow
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
B. C. Jennings
G. W
Mary Underwood Snuffer
Raleigh County
Lester Missionary Baptist Church
Cobett Holt
Randall Trump
Layman Martin
Archie Milam
Azel Wood
Tom Martin
Beckley Woman Receives Degree at State College
Gloria Warren Jackson of Beckley is awarded a Bachelor of Science and Education from West Virginia State College. She is honored for Spanish English and library science and inducted into Sigma Delta Pi by Dr. Pereira and Mrs. Crosby. She is the son of Mr and Mrs S E Warren. She is noted in local announcements for church meetings and civic notices in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State College
Gloria Warren Jackson
S. E. Warren
Beckley
Jackson
Sigma Delta Pi
S. M. Pereira
Sarah Crosby
Eliza Hunter
Central Baptist Church
F. D. Edmonds
Hunter Street
Florence Hall
Weekend Arrests Crowd Dockets in County Courts
Weekend arrests and whisky raids filled magisterial court dockets as Raleigh County residents faced various charges. Propr ietors Jack Rock and Jack Kyle appealed fines and posted bonds, while Quinton Daniels and John H. Phipps faced convictions or fines. Other defendants included William Goodard, Bolt, Sam Terry, Shirley McCutcheon, Walter Pennix, and Ben Harrison Jones, with outcomes ranging from fines to bonds and license suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Jack Rock
Sand Lick
Meadows
Jack Kyle
Naoma
Quinton Daniels
County Criminal Court
John H. Phipps
William C. Goodard
Meadow Bridge
William Binderman
People's Credit Store
Beckley
Atalee Worley
Bolt
Sam Terry
Gulf
J. E. Mays
Shirley McCutcheon
Harper
T. N. Thurman
Walter Pennix
Barbara Jordan
Ben Harrision Jones
Cool Ridge
West Virginia
Parking Lot Work Opens at Post Office Beckley
Parking facilities at the Beckley Post Office are being enlarged. Tuesday work begins to widen the Woodlawn Avenue entrance, remove a corner plot of grass, and repave the entrance and back driveway with blacktop per postmaster A Fray Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Post Office
A. Fray Lilly
Woodlawn Avenue
Lilly
Beckleyan's Sister Dies in California
Mrs. Sally Lilly of 422 Myers Ave reports the death of her sister Mrs. Mae F. Carter, former Hinton resident, in California on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Lilly
Myers Ave
Mae F. Carter
California
Carter
Hinton
Hope Baptist Church Hosts Rev Archie Johnson Chorus
Hope Baptist Church presents Rev. Archie Johnson and his chorus at 7 30 p m today. Mrs Evelyn Spradley will read a paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
Evelyn Spradley
Over 700 Dogs Vaccinated in Two Districts
Ward reports more than seven hundred dogs received anti rabies vaccinations in clinics held in Clear Fork and Shady Spring districts. Beckley veterinarians Dr. C Hale and Dr. R A H Frilen administer the shots in compliance with state law requiring dog immunization.
Byrd to Speak To Elks Lodge
Beckley Elks Lodge plans a Flag Day ceremony featuring Congressman Robert C. Byrd at 4 p.m. open to the public including children. National Anthem sung by Robert Winston and Myra Sue McVey performs America the Beautiful, followed by a Marine retreat ceremony from Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Elks Lodge
Robert C. Byrd
Robert Winston
Mabscott
Myra Sue McVey
Byrd
Charleston
WVPA Meeting Opens Thursday
West Virginia Press Association members begin their annual summer outing Thursday as guests of a tri city area including Beckley Hinton Princeton. About 140 members are expected to attend with activities shifting among Beckley Princeton and Athens Concord College hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Press Association
Beckley Hinton
Princeton
Concord College
Athens
Bluestone Dam
Peace Springs
Women’s State Prison
Beckley
Black Knight Country Club
WVPA
Hinton Man Dies Surrounded by Kin
Lorenzo Dow Persinger 93, long-time Hinton area resident and relative of Ra leigh Countians, died at 8:30 p m Monday at his Willow Wood area home after long illness. A former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee with 35 years service, he is survived by his wife Nannie seven sons H R Persinger Hinton Brady Persinger Beckley Charles and Clifford Persinger Crab Orchard Joel Persinger Fort Myers Fla Oscar Persinger Detroit J L Persinger Crab Orchard two daughters Mrs G C Lilly St Albans and Mrs Stella Thomasson Silver Springs Md. The body lies at Barnette Funeral Home Hinton pending funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Dow Persinger
Hinton
Willow Wood
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Nannie Persinger
H. R. Persinger
Brady Persinger
Beckley
Charles
Clifford Persinger
Crab Orchard
Joel Persinger
Fort Myers
Fla
Oscar Persinger
Detroit
Mich
J. L. Persinger
G. C. Lilly
St. Albans
Stella Thomasson
Silver Springs
Children’s Home Decision Due in Buckhannon
The West Virginia Methodist Conference opens in Buckhannon with a decision expected on the Beckley bid to host a Methodist children’s home. Beckley offered a Cranberry site and impressed visitors from the Committee on Hospitals and Homes. The home is among three planned institutions, with a home for the aged and a hospital also projected, the children’s home likely starting first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference of
West Virginia Methodist Churches
Buckhannon
Beckley
Cranberry
Committee On Hospitals and Homes
The
Methodist Church
George W. Bright
Children’s Home
West Virginia Methodists
Beckley Chamber to Hold 7:30 Meeting in Courtroom
A general membership meeting of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce is set for 7 30 p m Thursday in the Circuit Courtroom at Raleigh County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
Postal Routes Open Between Beckley Welch and Beckley Bluefield
New highway postal service between Beckley and Welch and Beckley and Bluefield began today with two district officials making the initial trips. Both routes originate at Charleston and stop in Beckley twice daily with first buses arriving Beckley at 8 02 a m and 10 a m and returning to Beckley in the afternoon. Officials say mail delivery will improve by 24 hours as the buses connect with main line trains to Columbus and Norfolk. B Curry district superintendent and A Lee Stutler assistant superintendent, both from Huntington, rode the inaugural runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Welch
Bluefield
Charleston
Gauley Bridge
Fayeteville
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Mullens
Whitesville
Lester
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Columbus
Ohio
Norfolk
B. Curry
Postal Transportation Service
A. Lee Stutler
Huntington
Jail Term Levied Against Beckleyan for Poker Arrest
Beckley resident W E F Lively was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail and fined 80 dollars after a magistrate court trial for playing poker and resisting arrest. Four others from Sand Lick were fined 10 dollars each for the poker violation after being arrested by state police and county deputies in a woods near Sand Lick. Lively reportedly ran from deputies but was caught in a wooded foot race and continued to struggle as he was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Beckleyan
Raleigh
W. EF. Lively
Loren Daniels
Lively
H. D. Gibbs
Raleigh County
Don Jarrell
Sand Lick
Charles Henry Darling
Parkersburg
Jim Tolliver
Richard Lacy
Roscoe Miller
Daniels
Gibbs
Jarrell
WWHS Enrollment Deadline For Summer Classes
Deadline for enrollment at Woodrow Wilson High School is today. Seventy four students have already enrolled for English courses grades 9 through 12, American history, and democracy problems. Classes run 8 15 a m to 1 p m daily and end July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sophia Landmark Falls to Recreation Site in Sophia
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge Hall built in 1911 on Sophia's main street is being torn down to create the town's first recreation area. The 60 by 139 foot lot will join with a neighboring plot as plans to sow grass and fence the area progress. Lodge members, led by trustee R L Leffew, expect summer work with possible delay. The former IOOF hall housed lodge activities, a post office on the first floor, and a television store in the brick building erected after the hall’s removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge
Sophia
Sophia Lodge
International Order of Odd Fellows
Lodge
R. L. Leffew
Arthur Porter
Porter
Leffew
Leffen
IOOF
E. H. Ballard
Elgie Ballard
Ballard
Sophia Ioof Lodge
Army Air Force Enlist 28 Men in Beckley
The Army Air Force Recruiting Stations in Beckley enlisted 28 men. Air Force enlistees were sent to Sampson Air Force Base New York. Names include Jennings T Rife Surosa Haven J Moore Puritan Mines Donald K Carter Colcord Robert M Lacy Ridgeview Harry M Porter Richwood Ted Mosley Cliff Ronald R Trump Glen Daniels Bobby W Bowman Fireco Edger L Russell Craigsville Leo James Barnette Jr Holden Kenneth A Vande Ridgeview Paul D Harper Harper Larry D Stover Colcord James L McDaniels Fireco Carl K Duncan Red Jacket Ronald M Meador Alderson Lloyd G Whisman Fayetteville Burton Phillips Jr Richwood Clinton H Mitchem Alderson Raymond E Ellis Omar Eugene L Weese Craigsville Robert O Gilmore Craigsville William F Childress Beckley Donald G Rice Glen Daniel Charlie L Addison Jr Surveyor Jackie D Mullins Craigsville Enlisted at Jackson South Carolina: Emmett Collins Jr Edwight James H Brown Edwight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army-Air Force
Beckley
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Jennings T. Rife
Cloyd Rife
Surosa
Haven J. Moore
Emory Moore
Puritan Mines
Donald K. Carter
Harry M. Porter
Hilda Porter
Richwood
Ted Mosley
John Mosley
Cliff
Ronald R. Trump
Wilfred Trump
Glen Daniels
Bobby W. Bowman
Ray. Bowman
Fireco
Edger L. Russell
Gladys Russell
Craigsville
Leo James Barnette Jr
Leo Barnette
Holden
Kenneth A. Vande
Fred Kinder
Ridgeview
Paul D. Haper
James Harper
Harper
Larry D. Stover
Freeman Stover
Colcord
James L. McDaniels
Albert McDaniels
Carl K. Duncan
Omar
Eugene L. Weese
Ruby Jarvis
Robert 0. Gilmore
Louis Gilmore
Wiliam F. Childress
Lillian Sutphin
Donald G. Rice
Edd Blevins
Glen Daniele
Charlie L. Addison Jr
Charlie Addison
Freddie Hatcher Pleads Guilty in Reckless Driving Case
Freddie Lee Hatcher of Ghent pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. He appeared before Magistrate J. E. Mays after being arrested Tuesday by State Police on a driving while drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Lee Hatcher
Ghent
Hatcher
J. E. Mays
Beckleyan’s Father Dies in Europe Visit
A. Ben benuto Cappellari, father of Vinc ece Bhckis of Morgantown, died in Europe while visiting his native Italy. It is not yet known if the body will be returned to the United States for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Cappellari
Vincece Bhckis
A. Benbenuto
Morgantown
Europe
Italy
Crawford Reappointed to Beckley Police Civil Service Board
Gov Marland announced the reappointment of C D Crawford of 108 Druid Ave Beckley to the Beckley Police Civil Service Commission with a term ending May 31 1959. Crawford previously filled the unexpired term of C Marshall Johnston who retired after moving out of Beckley city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Marland
C. D. Crawford
Druid Ave
Beckley Police Civil Service Commission
Crawford
C. Marshall Johnston
Johnston
Beckley
Former Beckleyan Emma Peters Dies at 77 in Princeton
Emma Peters 77 formerly of Beckley died at 5 p m Monday in Princeton Hospital. She was sister of Dr L E Shrewsbury Beckley and J B Shrewsbury Princeton and daughter of the late Lewis C and Nancy Rose Shrewsbury former Beckleyans. She was wife of the late Dr C C Peters and survived by four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Peters
Princeston
Princeton
L. E. Shrewsbury
Beckley
J. B. Shrewsbury
Lewis C
Nancy Rose Shrewsbury
Beckleyans
Dr. C. C. Peters
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Raleigh County Memorial
Savannah
167Th
CAP Guards
Civil Air Patrol
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Kannaha County
Don Moyer
James H. Hamilton
Kyle Service
Luke
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company OF
American Legion Post
South Fayette Street
City Recorders Office
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Matthew's A.M.E. Church of
East Beckley
Atlantic City
N. J
H. E. Davis
Corrinne Caul
Neely Street
Beckley Hospital
Agnes Smith
Ronnie
Shirley
Alease Lenoir
Indiana
M. L. Lenoir
East Park
Justine Lenoir
Akron
Lottie Lenoir
Welcome Baptist Missionary Society
Peoples
Johnson
Tribe of Joseph
Gonals
Colgate
Seid
Beckleyan
John C. Ward
Elks Lodge
Barnette Funeral Home
Commerce Meeting
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Army
Arbuckle's Confectioners
America
Family Weekly
Tuscumbia
Ala
Big Brothers
Kiwanis
Surrey
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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