Scouts Receive Camperships For Brownie and Intermediate Troops
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 12 and Intermediate Troop 90 winners receive camperships for Girl Scout Day Camps this summer. Cookie sales by both groups were audited by Mrs. Jack Bazzarre and Mrs. A. Allen Bliss. Troop 12 members include Catherine Christine Meyer and Mary Sue Philpott. Troop 90 members include Susan Banfield and Pamela Williams. Leaders are Mrs. Boyd Armstrong, Mrs. Lawrence George, Mrs. W. R. Straub, and Mrs. W. C. Thompson. Troop 12 meets at St Stephen s Episcopal Church and Troop 90 at the Methodist Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 12
Jack Bazzarre
Brownies
A. Allen Bliss
Catherine Christine Meyer
Mary Sue Philpott
Mary Charles Lewis
Judith Elaine Jackson
Mary Arlena Pilkington
Norree Boyd
Sharon Lou George
Phyllis Bsharah
Sarah Ellen Cunningham
Sharon Kay Richmond
Lynn Katherine Barbour
Vicki Hodel
Candice Bliss
Boyd Armstrong
Lawrence George
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Susan Banfield
Pamela Williams
Pamela Hooker
Beverly Ann Parsons
Linda Sue
Vandall
Alice Ann Lilly
Linda Sue Powers
Vicki Jacobs
Virginia Sheppard
Melba Jean Jones
Susan Allen
Nancy Elaine Thompson
Ann Straub
Pamela Hogan
Doris Jane Mitchell
Barbara Webb
Barbara Ann England
Janet St. Clair
Deborah Goodman
Brenda Torrico
Judy Alderson
Paula Hayner
Barbara Daniels
Elizabeth Lowe
W. R. Straub
W. C. Thompson
Methodist Temple
Methodist Child Care Center Building Seen In Near Future
Dr. Coleman Brown presented recommendations for a Cranberry Child Care Center to the West Virginia Methodist Conference. The center was approved, with a $50,000 conference grant pending community matching funds, to be used for the first building housing children and staff on Cranberry grounds near Beckley. The Burlington center is licensed for adoptive placement, with capacity to grow. Clarksburg’s new Methodist hospital, a $3 million project, may open in fall 1960 with more floors and beds than planned. conference canvassing raised nearly a million dollars for the hospital fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Brown
Bridgeport
Methodist Hospital and Homes Inc
Cranberry
West Virginia Methodist Conference
Conference Board of
Beckley
Brown
Burlington
Mineral County
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Joseph W. Low
Low
Navy Records 17 Enlistments
The United States Navy reported 17 enlistments for the week ending Monday. Recruits assigned to the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes include Wallace Hughart Jr. and 15 others from Fayetteville Beaver Beckley Coal City and nearby towns. Judy Gayle Lilly will undergo WAVES basic training at Bainbridge Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ere
Wallace Hughart Jr
Wallace H. Holliday
Beckley
Thomas Eugene Lilly
Daisy Lilly
Beaver
Gary Alan Boyd
Freel Boyd
Fayetteville
Roger Lee Cline
Effie Mae Cline
Coal City
Howard Lee Redden
Georgia Dell Redden
Robert Norman Pasley
Robert Pasley
Michael Louis Girimont
Ross Girimont
Waitman Noel Bush Jr
Margarite Hill
James Marshall Saunders
Slar Saunders
Robert Morris Greer
Bessie Greer
Guy Chancey Clark Jr
Guy Clark
Thomas
Ballangee
The
WAVES
Bainbridge, Md
Army Signs 19 Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
The Army recorded 19 enlistments for 17 men and two re enrolls at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Monday. Recruits listed undergoing basic at Fort Jackson include Joseph Westly Lesher Lookout. Daniel Mack Brewer Amonate. William Earl Fuller Glen Rogers. Teddy Ray Cooper Stanaford. Norman Dale Eller Slab Fork. John William Arbogast Mount Hope. Jerry Edward Lester Beckley. Norman Richard Meadows Beckley. Marvyn LeeRoy Greene Beckley. Chesterfield Hargrove Jr Beckley. William David Belcher Bluefield Va. Thomas Edward Hazelwood Linside. James Edgar Nunn Fairfield. Jimmy Bolen Lillybrook. Charles Perry Little Grandview. James Henry Flowers Bluefield. Larry Arthur Garcia Rupert assigned to Ft Belvoir Va. Herbert William Shires Jr Lindside at Suitland Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Joseph Westly Lesher
George Lesher
Lookout
Daniel Mack Brewer
Amonate
William Earl Fuller
Glen Rogers
Teddy Ray Cooper
Caryle Cooper
Stanaford
Norman Dale Eller
Mose W
William David Belcher
Aughty B. Belcher
Bluefield
Thomas Edward Hazelwood
John I. Hazelwood
Linside
James Edgar Nunn
Edgar F. Nunn
Fairdale
Jimmy Bolen
George W. Bolen
Lillybrook
Charles Perry Little
Julian H
McCormick Rites Set for Saturday in Jackson Church
Rites for 74 year old Henry Charles McCormick of Johnstown Road will be held at 10 30 a m Saturday at Jackson Ohio Catholic Church. Burial follows in Minerton Cemetery. McCormick was found dead at his residence around 2 p m Wednesday. His body was moved from Caffee Funeral Home to Jackson at noon Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Charles McCormick
Johnstown Road
Jackson
Ohio
Minerton
McCormick
Four Area Churches Sponsor Homestead U S A Program
Four Beaver area churches join to sponsor the Homestead U S A television program to air on WSAZ at 7 p m for 13 weeks beginning Sunday. Sponsors include Grandview Table Rock Crow Christian Churches and Oak Grove Christian Church Beckley. The aim is to emphasize the home and link home life with Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead U.S.A
WSAZ
Grandview
Table Rock
Crow
Beaver
Oak Grove
Beckley
Fourteen Men Begin Basic Training At Lackland AFB
Fourteen recruits began basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas after enlisting at the Beckley United States Air Force Recruiting Station. Friday enrollments include Thomas Crawford Peach Creek James Smith Gary Forrest Johnston Sed Wendell Watson South Charleston Virgil Lowe Keystone Robert Fleming Jr Amonate Va Robert Harris Sibial Arnold Whited Charleston Wesley Stafford Charleston Jerry Bennington Sprague. Monday enlistees are Michael Strego Jr Sprague Alfred Elkins Mount Hope Connie Hicks Lock Bridge Alfred Elkins Jr Mount Hope. James Bailey Keystone, with prior service, is assigned to Chanute Air Force Base Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
United States Air Force
Beckley
Thomas E. Crawford
Peach Creek
James H. Smith
Gary
Forrest G. Johnston
Sed
Wendell L. Watson
South Charleston
Virgil L. Lowe
Keystone
Robert I. Fleming Jr
Amonate
Robert H. Harris
Sybial
Arnold L. Whited
Charleston
Wesley R. Stafford
Jerry W. Bennington
Sprague
Michael J. Strego Jr
Alfred Earl Elkins
Mount Hope
Connie Gerald Hicks
Lock Bridge
Alfred Edsel Elkins Jr
James M. Bailey
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
May mining permits show Fayette leads with 20 openings
Fayette County topped May new mining openings with 20 permits, Raleigh County next with 14, as State Mines Department reports 101 permits in May totaling 445 for the January–May period. Permits covered 22 counties, mostly small mines, with several new deep ventures and openings after lingering releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
State Mines Department
Raleigh County
Crawford Wilson
Wilson's Department
Kanawha
Arthur Services Set On Saturday
Funeral services for the Rev. Rochelle Stanley Arthur 74 Beckley will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Second Baptist Church with Rev. J. W. Gone officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Arthur a member of the Second Baptist Church died Wednesday. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Humes Arthur one stepdaughter Ethel Harris and his mother and step father Mr. and Mrs. George Goggins of Richmond Ky. Body is at the C. D. Trent Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle Stanley Arthur
Beckley
Second Baptist Church
J. W
Greenwood Memorial Park
Arthur
Dorothy Humes Arthur
Ethel Harris
George Goggins
Richmond, Ky
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Camp Creek Outing Held by Raleigh Church Class
The Young Peoples Class of the Raleigh Community Church held a picnic Sunday at Camp Creek featuring badminton baseball and croquet. Attendees included Beverley Gill Anna Marie Vandall Kooleen Day Linda Martin Nancy Caffee Carol Reid Jeanette Meadows Brenda Vest Peggy Harvey Dixie Harvey Carol McNeil Betty Jane Allen Carol Myers Buddy Calfee J K Allen James Maddy Clyde Lynch Lyle Fox Roger Vest Lake Reid Bobby Allen Everett McKinney Mrs Nancy Vest and son Mr and Mrs Clyde Vets and son Mr and Mrs Clyde Gregory Mrs Ray Harvey Mr and Mrs Carlton Walker and children the Rev and Mrs Clyde Meador Mr and Mrs John Allen and Mr and Mrs Ronnie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples
Raleigh Community Church
Camp Creek
Beverley Gill
Anna Marie Vandall
Kooleen Day
Linda Martin
Nancy Caffee
Carol Reid
Jeanette Meadows
Brenda Vest
Peggy Harvey
Dixie Harvey
Carol McNeil
Betty Jane Allen
Carol Myers
Buddy Calfee
J. K. Allen
James Maddy
Clyde Lynch
Lyle Fox
Roger Vest
Lake Reid
Bobby Allen
Everett McKinney
Nancy Vest
Clyde Vets
Clyde Gregory
Ray Harvey
Carlton Walker
Clyde Meador
John Allen
Ronnie Smith
Special Services Held At Tams Community Church Saturday
A special religious program will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Tams Community Church led by Rev. C. H. Costlow. Sophia Free Will Baptist Church members will present. Revival services begin Monday and run through June 2 with guest evangelist Rev. Beryl D. Long of Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tams Community Church
C. H. Costlow
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Mrs Akers To Direct Sophia Church School
Mrs Akers named director of the annual vacation church school at First Baptist Church Sophia. Sessions run from Monday through June 18 with theme Living For Jesus In The Space Age. Secretary treasurer is Mrs Dewey Wilson and music is directed by Mrs George Bragg. Teachers include Mr Wilson, Mrs Marian Profitt, Miss Iva Smith, Vernon Kirk, Ted Crouch, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Akers
First Baptist Church
Sophia
Dewey Wilson
Jesus
George Bragg
Wilson
Marian Profitt
Iva Smith
Vernon Kirk
Ted Crouch
James Hand
Darlas Allen
Alice Ormandy
Phylis Ashby
Brenda Shumate
Loretta Young
Jerry Cullis
Raleigh County educator granted leave for summer sessions
Mason Anderson, assistant superintendent, will take six weeks at West Virginia University. He will be accompanied by at least 20 Raleigh County teachers at WVU, with many more enrolled at Marshall College and other schools in and out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
West Virginia
State Mines Department
McDowell
Boone and
Greenbrier
Upshur
Logan
Preston
Kanawha
Nicholas and
Harrison
Mingo
Gilmer
Mercer
Monongalia
Wayne
Wyoming
Barbour, Braxton, Mason, Mineral and
Pocahontas
Mason Anderson
Raleigh County
West Virginia University
Anderson
Marshall College
School official to attend Southern States Work Conference
Dewey Bone Sr.assistant su schools departs Saturday for Daytona Beach Florida to attend the Southern States Work Conference. The meeting runs Monday through Friday focusing on primary and elementary education with Bone serving on the special education committee and Mrs. Bone accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Bone Sr
Raleigh County
Daytona Beach
Fla
Daytona Plaza Hotel
Bone
Award Honors Music Educator at West Virginia Conference
Mrs Hinzman received the award at the West Virginia Annual Conference in Buckhannon after years of study and service. Her credentials include a college degree in music and at least one year directing Methodist choirs among other qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinzman
West Virginia
Buckhannon
Paul Wesley Hinzman
Beckley
General Board of Education
Bruce funeral set on Sunday
Last rites for Mrs. Anna Bruce aged 70 of East Park will be performed by the Rev. W A Tresenwriter at 2 p m Sunday in the chapel of the C D Trent Funeral Home. Burial will be in her survivor list includes husband Frank and sister Mrs Aur elia Bradley of Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bruce
East Park
W. A. Tresenwriter
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Greenwood Memorial Park
Frank
Aurelia Bradley
Baltimore
West Virginia Industries Expands Operations in 1958
West Virginia Industries expanded operations in 1958 at a cost of nearly 130 million dollars, indicating a major growth phase for the state’s manufacturing sector and employment outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Industries
Beckley Market Buys May Apple Root for 16 Cents a Pound
Market manager C. C. Hutchison said Beckley Farmers Market is now buying May apple root. The root must be washed clean and dried. About two tons were purchased at the market last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hutchison
Beckley
Hutchison
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Conference Church
Navy
Fayette
Raleigh
Mrs. Akers
Sophia Church School
Iee
Bruce
WBKW
All Music
Frank Flynn
Mills St
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
JASCO
Canterbury
Sherwin-Williams
TV Today
Beckley Music & Electric CO
Prince St
Beckley Furniture Store
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
President Hotel
Domino and
Holiday
Austin
Kem
Hugh Bell
Beckley Ice & Feed Go
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