Sarah Jordan Succumbs At 69 In Raleigh County
Sarah Jordan, aged 69, died at 5 a m Monday in a local hospital after an extended illness. Born in Johnson City Tennessee on September 14 1889 she was a daughter of the late Andy and Catherine Correll. A longtime Raleigh County resident she was a member of the Lester Church of God. Her husband Henry Jordan preceded her in death in January 1931. Survivors include two daughters Mary Jordan Lester and Mrs Gerald Cutright Nutter Fort, a son John Gordon Cincinnati Ohio, and a stepdaughter Mrs S L Crews Crab Orchard.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Andy
Kathrine Correll
Raleigh County
Lester Church of God
Henry Jordan
Mary Jordan
Lester
Gerald Cutright
Nutter Fort
John Gordon
Cincinnati
Ohio
S. L. Crews
Services Set Friday For Mrs Annie Jinkins
Mrs Annie L Jinkins 66 Harper Heights died in a local hospital after a long illness Final rites set for 2 9 pm Friday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with G C Gilbert officiating Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park Survivors include husband Delmer Harper Heights son Delmer Jr Seattle brothers Henry Bonds Detroit and Wesley Bonds Phoenix
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Annie L. Jinkins
Harper Heights
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ser
G. C. Gilbert
Buirtal
Greenwood Memorial Park
Delmer
Delmer Jr
Seattle
Wash
Henry Bonds
Detroit, Mich
Wesley Bonds
Phoenix, Ariz
Body to Remain at Calfee After Grandchildren Statement
The deceased’s body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements. Three grandchildren are noted in the text as involved in the notice.
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Calfee Funeral Home
Thompson Rites Set Wednesday
Final rites for Joe Thompson aged 74 of East Park will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Welcome Baptist Church East Park. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Saturday in a Clifton Forge Virginia hospital. Survivors include wife Ethel two daughters Myrtle Walker Newark New Jersey and Katie Rollins Newark New Jersey a brother Russ Roanoke Virginia and a sister Sally Bolding Big Island Virginia. Trent Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
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Joe Thompson
East Park
W. A. Tresenwriter
Welcome Baptist
Greenwood Memorial Park
Thompson
Clifton Forge
Ethel
Myrtle Walker
Newark
N. J
Katie Rollins
Russ
Roanoke
Sally Bolding
Big Island
Trent Funeral Home
4-H Club Leaders At State Conference
Ten area 4-H club leaders and Clarence Wooten Raleigh County 4-H agent attend the State Volunteer 4-H Club Leader's Conference at Jackson's Mill. They left Beckley Tuesday for a week of classes in 4-H club work including clothing foods and boys projects through June 6.
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Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Jackson's Mill
Beckley
Laura Brooks
Wyoming County
Herman Sydenstricker
Charles Smith
Bertha Harvey
Phyllis Walker
Bobbie Boggs
Leona Burns
John Pate
Nelle Keefer
Luther Okes
Wednesday Rites For Bolt Resident
Last rites for Bert D. Canter bury, 71, Bolt, will be held in the Breckenridge Baptist Church at Bolt at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Doff Harvey and the Rev. Clarence Morton will officiate. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Canterbury died at his residence at 6:45 a.m. Monday after an illness of several months. He had been critically ill for the past week. Pallbearers will be Burk Brooks, Bill Nidiffer, Harold Bishop, Herbert Harvey, Quince Dickens, and Frankie Stanley. The body will be taken from the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the residence at 5 p.m. today.
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Bert D. Canterbury
Bolt
Breckenridge Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Clarence Morton
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Canterbury
Burk Brooks
Bill Nidiffer
Harold Bishop
Herbert Harvey
Quince Dickens
Frankie Stanley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Clarence Gray in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General
Clarence Gray of North Sand Branch is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being admitted Monday. He was injured when a stump he was blasting near his home exploded and struck him in the back. He works for Beckley Hardware and Supply Co.
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Clarence Gray
North Sand Branch
Raleigh General Hospital
Gray
The
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Raleigh girl suffers non paralytic polio amid flood chaos
Pearl Jewell Moss, 14, of Raleigh, is in Marmet hospital as Raleigh County reports its first polio case of 1959. Diagnosed as non paralytic polio, she is one of seven children who received the first two Salk vaccine doses in 1957. The third inoculation was not given. Health officials urge completing the full immunization schedule with proper intervals. Flooding from coal river slides disrupts roads between Ameagle and Artie, with a bulldozer clearing routes and crews unable to reach worksites.
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ARTIE
BNS
Coal River
White Oak Creek
Clear Fork
Ameagle
Little Hollows
Pearl Jewell Moss
Delbert Moss
Raleigh
Marmet Hospital
Raleigh County
Jewell
Raleigh County Health Department
Cherokee Club Plans Summer Meetings
The Flat Top Cherokee 4-H Club will hold summer meetings for the first time in years. The next gathering is scheduled for June 17. At the previous session, the theme was Conservation with talks by Paul Fink Larilee Rose Gene Archie Twila Walker and Gene Lilly. Becky Wood presented the poem Trees and Sandra Calvert posed riddles about trees.
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Flat Top
RNS
Paul Fink
Larilee Rose
Gene Archie
Twila Walker
Gene Lilly
Becky Wood
Sandra Calvert
Beckley Mayor Minter to Step Down in July Vote Count
Beckley outgoing Mayor A K Minter received 10 write in votes in the May 26 city election. On July 1 he will relinquish the mayoral office after ten years, passing city government to Cecil L Miller. He quipped that he still has 10 friends left in the city who backed him.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Minter
Cecil L. Miller
Thompsons To Assume Counseling Duties
Mr and Mrs Don Thompson of McLean Addition will assume duties as counselors for the Senior Older Youth MYF of the First Methodist Church this coming Sunday. They succeed Mrs B F Burleigh who has long served as secretary of student work for the Woman's Society of Christian Service and former director of the group. Miss Mary Lewis, president of the Senior High Order Youth group, will arrange the program this Sunday night amid a planned meeting of the Council of Methodist Youth. Newfoundland an island in the North Atlantic has a population of about 300000.
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Don Thompson
McLean Addition
First Methodist Church
B. F. Burleigh
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mary Lewis
Council of Methodist Youth
Beckley Lions Speaker Named J. S. Chapman
Montcoal assistant manager of Armco Steel Co. will speak at Beckley Lions Club at 6 30 pm today at El Chico. Chapman, president of Coal River Lake Association, will discuss a proposed Coal River lake for flood control and recreation with a 40 foot dam and about 500 acres impounded.
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J. S. Chapman
Montcoal
Armco Steel Co
Beckley Lions Club
el Chico
Chapman
Coal River Lake Association
Coal River
PSC Hearing Slated In Beckley Thursday
The Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Raleigh County on Thursday at 10 am for common carriers of trash and related waste. Following the removal of a regulatory exemption by the Legislature, over 500 applications are being processed. Hearings move from Charleston and Clarksburg to reduce attendee costs, saving individuals thousands of dollars.
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Public Service Commission
Raleigh County
Public Service ‘Commission
Charleston
Clarksburg
Commission
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