Rutherford to Retire June 30 Costilow to Replace
Rutherford will retire June 30 after 12 years with the game division. Charles Costilow, formerly District 5 conservation officer based in Milton, will replace him in District 4 at Beckley. Costilow is married with three children and resides in Bradley.
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Game Division
District 4 Conservation Commission
W. M. Rutherford
Pineville
Conservation Commission
Game
Wyoming County
Rutherford
West Virginia
Charles Costilow
District 5
Beckley
Costilow
Milton
District 4
Bradley
MacArthur man fined for running stop light
Dennis Arthur Warden of Mabscott was fined five dollars plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate T N Thurman on a charge of running a stop light at the Mabscott Underpass on Route 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Dennis Arthur Warden
T. N. Thurman
Mabscott
Conferees Named to Reconcile Federal Library Bill
The U S Senate approved the Federal Library Services bill to aid rural libraries. Byrd said House and Senate conferees will be appointed to resolve differences. The program costs 7.5 million dollars yearly for five years with each state getting 40 thousand dollars annually to run the funds. Raleigh County eyes bookmobile service if the bill passes, aiding 60 percent of county libraries with operating expenses under four thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Raleigh
Robert C. Byrd
House
Senate
Byrd
C. H. Graham
Raleigh County
Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Raleigh County Polio Cases Highlight WV Totals
Raleigh County reports two of West Virginia's ten polio cases this year, with 1,324 local residents vaccinated. The state tally notes one new case in Kanawha County and various outbreaks across counties including Fayette and Raleigh.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Department of Health Disease Control
Slab Fork Scouts Sign for Camp
Eleven members of Slab Fork Boy Scout Troop 35 prepare for a week at Camp Shanklin Ferry from June 17 to June 24. Leaders include Gerry Bays as troop in charge and Ben F. Darwin as Scoutmaster. troop sponsored by Slab Fork Coal Co. plans outdoor living and own cooking.
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Slab Fork Boy Scout Troop 35
Camp Shanklin Ferry
Larry Hicks
Ronald Hicks
Kenneth Eller
Harry Ray Collins
Wilson Clinton
Alfred Walker
Larry Bays
Tommy Gillenwater
David Baugess
Freddy Birchfield
Gerry Bays
Slab Fork Coal Co
Ben F. Darvin
Slab Fork
Day Camp Opens At Marsh Fork Site
Opening Monday at Arnett the Marsh Fork Day Camp serves Brownie Intermediate and Senior Girl Scouts. Camp hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Site director is Mrs Buster Bradley Rock Creek reowner is Mr and Mrs Frank Massey Sundial. Counselors include Mrs Nelson Beard Stickney Mrs Don Peters Mrs Darrell Acord and Mrs Jean Saul all Rock Creek. This begins seven camps in Raleigh County Girl Scouts season.
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Arnett
Marsh Fork
Buster Bradley
Rock Creek
Frank Massey
Sundial
Nelson Beard
Stickney
Don Peters
Darrell Acord
Jean Saul
Raleigh County
Deeds on File in Raleigh County Court
Real estate transfers recorded in Raleigh County Court show several deeds with nominal or set prices. transfers include Arizona Tabor to Imogene and Carle Pettry Jr in Clear Fork District. George and Sallie Hager to Jo ann Hager in Clear Fork District. New River Co to Delormay and Edith Clement in Town. Robert J. Ashworth and C. Berkley Lilly to George and James Holmes in Beckley city. Andrew and Valerie Reed to Thomas and Maude Marshall in Bamont Homes Addition Prosperity. J H Lilly Land Co to Minnie and Sallie Coleman Beckley Court Extension. C A and Alta Thompson to Hughes Warden Beckley. E L and Kathryn Allenbaugh to James R and Betty M Elk ins Daniels Addition Beckley.
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Raleigh County
Arizona Tabor
Imogene
Carle Pettry Jr
Clear Fork
James
Charlotte Edmundson
H. C
Mary Avis
South Beckley
George and
Sallie Hager
Joann Hager
The
New River Co
Delormay
Edith Clement
Robert J. Ashworth
C. Berkley Lilly
James Holmes
Beckley
Andrew and
Valerie Reed
Thomas and Maude Marshall
Bamont Homes
J. H. Lilly Land Co
Minnie and
Sallie Coleman
Beckley Court
C. A
Alta Thompson
Hughes Warden
Raleigh Court
E. L
Kathryn Allenbaugh
James R
Betty M. Elkins
Daniels
Sophia Odd Fellows Plan Memorial Service
Sophia lodge 369 will hold its annual memorial service on June 10 at 2 30 pm at First Baptist Church Sophia with Rev W F Tolliver as guest speaker.
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Sophia
Fur Coat Program Opens in Santa Fe New Mexico
State Game Department says beaver pelts are available to the public with enough pelts for a fingertip length coat selling for 130 to 180 dollars. Processing and tailoring add to the cost, bringing total to about 400 to 500 dollars per coat. Pelts are being taken by department hunters to address beaver damage complaints.
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Sante Fe, N. M.P
State Game Department
Judge to Speak At Flag Day Rites
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Knapp will be main speaker at a Flag Day program in Montreal starting 1 p m Sunday. Sponsored by Montreal Boy Scout Troop 81 under Archie Hopkins, the event features a dramatic history of the American Flag and a World War II battlefield scene by the U S Marine Corps.
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Raleigh County
Knapp
Montreal
Boy Scout Troop 81
Archie Hopkins
Boy Scouts
Henry ‘Hudson
U. S. Marine Corps
Collins Services Slated Saturday
The Rev. W. V. Cook will conduct funeral services for George Washington Collins, 70, Glen Daniel, at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Baileysville Cemetery. The body will be moved from Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home to Jess Belcher's Glen Daniel residence at 4 p.m. today. Collins was found dead in his bed at 7:30 a.m. Thursday by a neighbor. Dr. S. A. Ford, Raleigh County coroner, ruled death a heart attack.
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W. V. Cook
George Washington Collins
Glen Daniel
Fairdale Free Will Baptist Church
Baileysville
Webb and Quesenberry
Jess Belcher
Collins
S. A. Ford
Raleigh County
Red Cross Lists May's Activities
Seventy six persons received home services at the Raleigh County Red Cross Office during May. The report notes 77 telegrams used 97 leave verifications 15 other reporting cases for the military VA servicemen and families 35 requests for limited service and seven cases for obtaining compensation pensions and allotments. Also listed were 58 home service cases 2 foreign inquiries 6 financial assistanceships and 28 letters written. Mrs T C Moorefield chapter executive director said home service aid was only one of the many services the Red Cross provides to servicemen and civilians.
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Raleigh County
Red Cross
T. C. Moorefield
Home Service
BS Troop 134 Court of Honor Saturday at Beckley
Boy Scout Troop 134 will hold a Court of Honor Saturday evening at the First Christian Church Beckley. A 6 30 p m pot luck supper precedes the ceremony which will award Eagle Badges to several members. Father Michael pastor of St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will speak on Evangelists Rex Johnson Raleigh District Appalachian Boy Scout Council will also speak R L Shannon Mabscott Hill is Scoutmaster of the troop.
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First Christian Church
Beckley
Father Michael
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Rex Johnson
Raleigh
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
R. L. Shannon
Mabscott Hill
Special Services Set At Gospel Tabernacle
Special services will be held at 8 p.m. today at Gospel Tabernacle with congregations from Mills Branch and Glen White in charge. John Moore and Herman Mallory will provide string music for the service. Parish announcements note a musical program at Harmco Holiness Church at 3 p.m. Sunday and a 3 p.m. program by Lula Ford. Clifford Peyton, son of Mrs. Mary Peyton, reported to Bainbridge Md. to begin Navy duty after graduating Stratton High on May 25.
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Gospel Tabernacle
Mills Branch
Glen White
John Moore
Herman Mallory
G. J. Wilson
Second Baptist Church of
Fayetteville
H. C. Craig
Beckley
Cunard
Lochgelly
Hilltop
Church
St. John Baptist Church of
Raleigh
Ellen Mahan
Lillian Carter
Mahan
Harmco Holiness Church
Lula Ford
Clifford Peyton
Mary Peyton
S. Heber St
Bainbridge
Peyton
Stratton High
Country Boy's Job: Pig Captured by Street Police
Chicago officers failed to corral a pig on a city street until Desk Sgt John Sloan dispatched farm raised Policeman Warren Swegel. Swegel, who grew up on a farm, recaptured the 3 month old 40 pound animal by grabbing it by the rear legs and taking it to the station.
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Chicago
John Sloan
Parker
Warren Swegel
Air Rifle Shooters Sought in Mabscott
Mabscott Town Council ordered a crackdown on persons shouting from windows and using air rifles at night. Police Chief Trenton Stover was told to be alert for shooters, while council members noted residents fail to put garbage in containers and directed town workers to collect only containerized trash.
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Mabscott
Mabscott Town
Trenton Stover
Henderson Rites To the Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Parra Lee Henderson 75 of Crab Orchard will be held at 8 00 p m Saturday at the Crab Orchard Baptist Church. The Rev C S Donnelly will conduct rites burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery She died Thursday evening at her residence after an extended illness She was born June 9 1881 at Spankers Branch near Glen Daniel daughter of the late John and Margaret Trump a lifelong Raleigh County resident Survivors include her husband W S Henderson two daughters Mrs Willard Riffe Crab Orchard and Mrs Bettie Goard Stewart Va one son Okey Lester eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body will lie at Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
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Parra Lee Henderson
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
C. S. Donnelly
Mount Tabor
Henderson
Margaret Trump
Raleigh County
W. S. Henderson
Willard Riffe
Bettie Goard
Stewart, Va
Okey
Lester
Webb and Quesenberry
Second Army Colonel Visits Local Recruiters
Col. Carl M. McIntyre special projects officer for the Second Army at Fort Meade Md visits Beckley Recruiting Main Station this week. Officials say the trip is for liaison purposes as he is shown around the Beckley area and introduced to prominent Southern West Virginia figures.
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Beckley
Col
Carl M. McIntyre
Second Army
Fort Meade
Col. McIntyre
West Virginia
Beckley Elks Plan Special Flag Day Rites June 17
Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452 schedules Flag Day services for Sunday June 17 under supervision of past exalted ruler A R Braun. A group of 26 candidates will be initiated next Wednesday night with a long list of names and officers conducting the ceremony.
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Beckley Elks Plan
Beckley Elks Lodge No
Mason Anderson
Anderson
A. R. Braun
Beckley Lodge
Jack Adams
Charles Alberschinski
Harold Amory
Eugene V
State Office to Handle Veteran Death Claims
Roy I. Smith deputy director states that effective June 11 death claims will be handled at the Huntington Regional Office. Formerly processed at the VA District Office in Philadelphia, inquiries on death compensation pension and burial allowances should be directed to Huntington.
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Roy I. Smith
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Huntington
Philadelphia
Smith
Ohio State Vet Medicine Grad Paice Honored
A Beckley man, Davie L. Paice, graduates from Ohio State University Columbus with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He is the son of R. E. Paice Raleigh Heights and a Woodrow Wilson High School alumnus.
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Beckley
Ohio State University
Columbus
Davie L. Paice
Paice
R. E. Paice
Raleigh Heights
Woodrow Wilson High School
RDC Activities Outlined in Four Page Brochure
Beckley Area Rural Development Council plans a four page pamphlet for its annual meeting in late June. RDC manager C T Shackelford says the brochure will cover 1955 56 achievements and area agriculture production gains. About 1000 booklets will be printed for distribution at the meeting, which includes a chicken barbecue at the Beckley Farmers Market.
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Beckley Area
Beckley
Trial Continued Until Monday in Raleigh County Suit
Frank Laslo sues Walter Griffith for a car truck wreck last summer at Piney View. Trial moved to Monday to obtain a deposition from a witness. Judge Norman Knapp dismissed the jury at 2 45 p.m. Thursday due to illness. All jurors summoned to report at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Frank Laslo
Walter Griffith
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Piney View
Red Cross Raleigh County Drive Nears Goal
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross has collected $11,505.08 toward a $20,500 goal in the annual drive. About $300 more was raised from late-contributor letters last month. Financial secretary Mrs. A F Matson says donations can be mailed to the Red Cross Office in Beckley.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
A. F. Matson
Drive Financial
Red Cross
Beckley
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BS Troop 134
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Oscar Williams
Reservoir Road
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W. E. Hedrick
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