Chesapeake and Potomac plans $298700 West Virginia expansion
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia board approved about 298700 for Beckley area outside facility expansion and a new Sophia exchange to serve Coal City. Additional approvals in six state routes lift total expansions to nearly 2 million, bringing year total to over 13 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Mullens
Glen Daniel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
A. W. Dupre
Sophia
Coal City
Dupre
West Virginia
ington-Logan
Huntington-Williamson
Logan-Williamson
W. Va
Musical Program At Stotesbury By Hallelullah Gospel Singers
A 11 am Sunday program at St John Baptist Church Stotesbury features the Hallelullah Gospel Singers of Winston Salem NC. The event is sponsored by the church chorus with Mrs Alice Cousins as program committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Baptist Church
Stotesbury
Hallelullah Gospel Singers
Winston-Salem
N. C
Church Chorus
Alice Cousins
Postmasters Attend State Convention in Fairmont
Beckley Postmaster A. Fray Lilly attends the state convention of the National Association of Postmasters in Fairmont from today through Friday. Representatives from the U S Postal Department District Postal Office and the Inspector Service will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Postmasters
Fairmont
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
U. S. Postal Department
District Postal Office
Inspector Service
Blood Factory Man Taps Five Gallons for Welfare Clinic
ST. JOSEPH Mo Gustave Luhn Jr nicknamed the blood factory stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and has donated blood for free. He has provided about five gallons in three years benefiting patients at the Welfare Board Clinic in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
Gustave Luhn Jr
Luhn
Welfare Board
Court Awards Hangar Contract At Memorial Airport
The Raleigh County Court awarded a contract to Vipperman Construction Co. of Beckley for a Memorial Airport hangar at 101604 dollars. Airport engineer Robert Davis will prepare the contract and notes the hangar can be built this year with temporary omissions of flooring pavement plumbing heating and electrical work not needed immediately. Steel parts may arrive late and completion by winter is not guaranteed. Matching funds for the apron may be possible next year from the Civil Aeronautics Administration if the hangar is for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Vipperman Construction Co
Beckley
Memorial Airport
Robert Davis
Wipperman
Davis
Civil Aeronautics Adminstration
Moses of the Bulrushes Home Draws Attention in Ashland
In Ashland Virginia Mr and Mrs John Elliott Moses report frequent mispronunciations of their surname with many variants. They embraced the mix by naming their residence Bulrushes and placing a large sign at the entrance announcing it to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Moses
John Elliott Moses
Mozier
Mose
Concession Stands Lose Money in Beckley Parks
Beckley Recreation Board reported a $369.92 deficit from concession stands after $1,468 in receipts and $1,837.92 in expenses. Reasons cited include using funds to pay extra labor. The board considered a petty cash fund and approved $190 in equipment for parks. Irving Goldstein urged budgeting $117.64 for field light bulbs. matter tabled for budget planning. Next meeting is June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kessinger
Beckley Recreation Board
Beckley Recreation Building
Jack Lilly
Irving Goldstein
Warren Williams Baseball League
Sophia Council to Hire Water Worker June 16
Sophia Town Council plans a special meeting on June 16 to hire a new water superintendent after Tuesday night’s failure to agree on a candidate. The vacancy arose when Mayor James Salyers fired Buford Mann on May 30, one day before he was to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
James Salyers
Buford Mann
Mann
Council
Salyers
Arley Mitcham
J. B. Sexton
Lloyd Dye
Steve Sokola
Mr. Mitcham
Dye
Sokola
Sexton
Tax Review Board Sets Meeting Dates
The Raleigh County Court will begin sitting at 10:30 a.m. on July 5 to review and equalize the 1956 assessments by the County Assessor. The board will not sit more than 25 days and adjournments will not exceed three days. The date was set at the regular court meeting. O. R. Taylor of Beckley voiced concerns about election worker pay, noting a 1951 law allows up to $10 a day while a 1950 law capped it at $5. Election workers in May 8 were paid $4 for 3 days, or $12. The court also approved five notary public applications: Mentie M. Taylor, Eunice. J. W. Walters, Beckley. T. E. Duncan, Bradley. W. H. McGinnis, Beckley. Erma Vecellio Grogan, Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Board of Equalization and Review
O. R. Taylor
Beckley
Taylor
Mentie M. Taylor
Eunice
J. W. Walters
T. E. Duncan
Bradley
W. H. McGinnis
Erma Vecellio Grogan
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson, Clerk County Court
Farmers Must Expand Output Reduce Costs
Kenneth P. Brundage, WVU farm management specialist, told the Raleigh County Agriculture Council that farmers seek greater profits by expanding output while cutting costs and running farms on a mass production basis like factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Agriculture Council
Kenneth P. Brundage
West Virginia University
Brundage
Zé Oold en Witch Returns a Stranger to Meg at Parade
Meg struggles to feel part of the carnival as crowds gather for the parade on Second Avenue and Pike Street. Jason’s tense mood, Michael’s reunion, and Kemp’s sudden appearance at the gate unravel Meg’s sense of love and loyalty, ending with the shocking return of Kemp as a changed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meg
Second Avenue
Pike Street
Yesler
Jason
Nathan
Nome
America
Tim
Ryerson
Charlotte
Barclay Linden
Michael
Barclay
Matilda
Captain Kidd
Kemp
Lotty
Clyde
Michael Dark
Cox House
McBride Services This Afternoon
Funeral services for Enoch Os by McBride, 31, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the residence of his father, Willie McBride, at Flat Top. The Rev. L. A. Lilly will conduct the services. Burial will be made in the family cemetery at Flat Top. McBride died in a Detroit hospital at 11:30 p.m. June 4 after a short illness. He was born Nov. 9, 1924 at Flat Top and had been a Detroit resident for the past five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Osby McBride
Willie McBride
Flat Top
Rev. L. A. Lilly
McBride
Detroit
Mich
Neighbor’s missing car solved by local executive
Ashland Kentucky reports Willard Eaves, a business executive, solving the neighbor’s missing car mystery. He recalled a garage man had previously swapped cars, then reported the pattern to police. Eaves stated he and his wife arranged for their car to receive new spark plugs and a muffler and wondered if another garage man had phoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Willard Eaves
Eaves
That Grand Feeling in Houston Grandparents Sign
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Hervey welcomed their first grandchild and found in their front yard a sign reading New Grandparents Live Here as neighbors shared cheerful news. Bermuda's history notes 36 assemblymen since 1687 when it became a self governing colony off Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Bermuda
Great Britain
Notice of motor carrier hearing in West Virginia
Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hear on June 12 1956 at 2 00 p m in Charleston a contract carrier permit application by Edward R Cook Glen Daniel WV to haul coal from mining operations to loading facilities in Raleigh County under Craddock Coal Company. Objections may be made by then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C
Capitol
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Craddock Coal Company
Edward R. Cook
Glen Daniel
Osbornes Divorce Suit Ordered Appearance Raleigh 1956
In Raleigh County West Virginia the 1956 notice in Chancery requires Kenneth Osborne a non resident to appear within one month of first publication to protect interests. Pauline Osborne sues for divorce with attorney Kermit A. Locke. Clerk Van Hunter attests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Pauline Osborne
Kenneth Osborne
van Hunter
Kermit A. Locke
Funeral Notices for Beckley and Surrounding Areas
Multiple obituaries list Albert Lowen of Beckley age 58 died June 5 at Cleveland Clinic. Services at Rose Quesenberry. McKinney listed for arrangements. Also listed are Lockie Serilda Hunt age 68 of Sophia died June 4 with services June 6 at Sophia Freewill Baptist Church and burial at Hot Coal Cemetery. pallbearers named. Enoch Osby McBride, 31, Detroit native and Flat Top resident, died June 3. funeral at home of parents June 6 with burial at Flat Top family cemetery. pallbearers named. Sam Carafola, 76, Beckley, died June 4. Requiem High Mass June 6 at St Francis de Sales. burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary Tuesday evening. pallbearers named. Funeral Directors listed as Rose Quesenberry and Webb Quesenberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowen
Albert
Beckley
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Ohio
Rose & Quesneberry Funeral Home
Neville Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Sophia
Leighton Farley
Orville Daniels
Jesse Ittill
Lloyd Dye
John Milano
Joe Carnahan
Carafola
Sam
North
Oakwood Avenue
Neville St
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Paul Helsley
Mt. Calvery
Sunset Memorial Park
Patsy Misco
Charles Spencer
al Loma
Bill Swatzyna
Dominick Azzara
Natale Coponati
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Funeral Directors
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C&p Company
Duprie
Central Baptist Vacation Bible
East Beckley
Home Department
Central Baptist Sunday
Bible School
Bessie Arnold
Forest Smith
Ruth Traynham
Louise Carter
Margaret Poindexter
Mamie Jay
Alberta Craig
Naomi Turner
Marie Carter
Velia Andrews
Ernestine Redd
Florence Hall
Bernice Henry
Song Eader
Etta Tweedy
Anetta Monroe
Uise Carter
Flostie Monroe
Naomi Abram
Josephine Crawford
Joyce Hunt
Patricia Hill
Annetta Monroe
I. M. Hairston
James Arnold
S. A. Abram
James Adam
Cincinnati
Shaw Methodist Church
Maplewood Lane
Stotesbury Briefs
Byrd Prillerman High School
Haynes
Dorsey Venable
Dewey Wooten
Sturges Wooten
Maben
Blood Factory
Brynne LyY7ied
Dale Robertson
Mara Corday
Jock Mahoney
Stanaford Road
Francis
NAVY
Donald O'Connor
Martha Hyer
Lady Godiva
Maureen O'Hara
George Nader
Danny Kaye
Pineville Drive-In
Pavel Tey
Fred MacMurray
Donna Reed
Tax Review Board
Glen Jean
Jane Russell
Gilbert Roland
Richard Egan
Lori Nelson
Puy
Howard Dueuta
BAROK
IL Hilams
Zé Oolden Witch
Zola Ross
Rem Rey
Ya-hoo
Buck
van Heflin
Joan Davis
Andy Devine
Mullens Drive-In
Mullens and
Herndon
Burma
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Ryan
Glass & Mirror CO
City Ave
Dial
Beckley Ice Cream
Williams Funeral Home
Hirata Oni
Rose & Quesenberry
Amos E. Quesenberry
James C. Griffith
Keyser
Douglas T. Bryant
Mgr
South Oakwood Ave
Rock OF Ages
Kyle Davis
Old Eccles Road
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield, Virginia
Hart
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Oak Hill
Logan
Webb’s Florists & Greenhouses
FTD
Lone Star
Lilly Hardware
Beaver
Erin
Renee Tene Ee
J. J. Lamb & Son
2Nd Ave
REM Dias Floral CO
Dias Floral CO
Dia
S&h
Roy Trouts
Green Valley
McAlpin
Jim
Nash Campbell
Ecall
Clarence Christian
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St
Henry Jones
Fabulon
Fosede Co
Main St
JO Lamb
TY Kut & Karl
Main Street
Murphy
Mabel West Marguerite
Main St. Ph
Del-Mar
Gene H. Church
B. EF
Silverman
Tench
Wright
Haddad’s TV & Furniture CO
Halstead
Copeland
Mount Hope Rd
Beckley Furniture
Lovitz
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur, W. Va
Morris
Calloway Heights
GEO Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Foster Hardware Co
Main St. Dial
Hoover
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Bob Daniels
Mutual of Omaha
Combs St
Cam Thompson
James Deering
Smoot Avenue
Venetian Blind
Aaron Venetian Blind Cleaners
Walkertown Church of God
Josephine
T. J. Meade
Mt. Dora
Florida
Sam G. Foley
Lewis Transfer & Storag
Beckley, W. VA
Dial 4400
Ford
Lillybrook
Carolina
Little Beaver Golf Range
Lake Road
Walter's Insurance Agency
McCorkle Avenue
South Charleston
Slick
Reservoir Rd
Morgantown
AVON
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Jennings Sr
New York
Lamar
Baltimore City Hospital
Fastern Avenue
Baltimore
Maryland
Insulation Co
Ponderosa Pine
Redwood
US Mankin
North Kanawha St
Lennox
W. VA. Heating CO
Shady Spring
Ace Auto Stores
3Rd Ave
Oak Hills
East End
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