Cuthriell Re enlists as Martin funeral set Thursday
Chief Petty Officer A C Cuthriell recruiter in Beckley re enlisted for four more years at Ashland Ky. A 19 year Navy veteran he plans may stay 20 years with vague retirement aims. He served 64 months in Pacific during World War II and 13 months Korea. Funeral for Mrs Norma Christina Martin will be held Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church East Beckley with Rev C E Walker officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Cuthriell
Beckley
Ashland
Cuthriell
Atlantic New Amphibious Force
Norfolk
Navy
N. P. Cuthriell
Frances Wauhop
Dickie
Susan
Pacific
Korea
Window smashing spree hits towns from Mount Hope to Beckley
Police and sheriff deputies hunt for vandals after rocks shattered store windows and car windshields from Mount Hope to Beckley. Targeted sites include Tony's Supermarket Sprague Bradley markets service stations and the West Virginia State Liquor Store among others. A few vehicles and shop showcases suffered minor damage as investigators trace the trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Bradley
Honnaker
Blackburn
Underwood
Price Hill
Price Chevrolet
Mount Hope
West Virginia
New River Company
Sherman Tomblin
Chapmansville Ramey Nash
Mounts Hope
Millard E. Tyree
Lions Discuss Beauty Contest For Men At Beckley Club
Beckley Lions Club hosts a 6:30 p.m. meeting at El Chico with discussion titled Why Not Have a Beauty Contest for Men. Mrs. Jan Cardi of Jan's Ballroom and Charm School and five Miss West Virginia contenders will attend. Cardi is a former Miss West Virginia. Contestants include Marjorie Prince of Shady Spring and Beckley residents Melvin Miller Jane Anderson Barbara Fitzpatrick and Nancy Williams. Conrad Stowers serves as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions Club
el Chico
Jan Cardi
Jan
Ballroom and
West Virginia Association
West Virginia
Cardi
Marjorie Prince
Shady Spring
Melvin Miller
Jane Anderson
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Nancy Williams
Beckley
Conrad Stowers
Red Cross Offers Beginning Swimming Classes Wednesday
Mrs H H Harvey chair water safety Raleigh County Red Cross will direct beginner swimming at Waterdale Pool starting 10 am Wednesday. Those seeking lessons at Little Beaver Lake should contact Kendal Rice park director to plan June 15 start. Urged to attend Waterdale classes are trained water safety aid graduates who wish to assist.
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H. H. Harvey
Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Waterdale
Little Beaver Lake
Kendal Rice
T. C. Moorefield
Red Cross
Watson Rites Today at Graveside in Trent Cemetery
Graveside services for Will Watson Welch will be held at 3 p.m. in Trent Cemetery, Stantonford, with Rev. J. W. Gowens officiating. Welch died Friday in a local hospital and is survived by a sister, Mrs. Linda Leftwich of Sacramento, California. The body will lie at C. D. Trent Funeral Home until the funeral. A special program at East Beckley Friendly Chapel Church features Elder George Moon and his prayer band of Montgomery at 7 p.m. today per Elder D. C. Callee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Watson
Trent
Stanaford
J. W. Gowens
Watson
Welch
Linda Leftwich
Sacramento
Calif
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
East Beckley Friendly Chapel
George Moon
Montgomery
D. C. Callee
Grand Jury Indicts Two in Miner Death and 67 Total
Lindy Givens and Forest Dallas Moye of agent were charged with murder in the April 10 death of Thomas Page, a 63 year old miner from Fireco, as Raleigh County jurors returned 67 indictments in a one day session opening the June term. The docket includes axle violations, grand larceny, breaking and entering, drunken driving, and other charges. Trial dates will be set this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy Givens
Cool Ridge
Forest Dallas Moye
Thomas Page
Fireco
Raleigh County
Pace
James Manford Young
Axle Vio
Williams Reappointed To Sophia Town Council
Fred X. Williams was reappointed to the Sophia Town Council after resigning earlier to join the Raleigh County Board of Education. The council debated water system improvements for Midway, considering enlarging the water line or building a water tank, but no concrete action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Raleigh County Board of Education
H. Dale Carey
A. P. Leeber
State Supreme Court of Appeals
D. B. Winfrey
Midway
Incomplete Rites For Albert Branch Raleigh 74
Funeral arrangements for Albert Branch of Raleigh 74 remain incomplete after he was pronounced dead on arrival at 6 30 pm Monday. The body lies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Branch
Raleigh
Branch
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Reverend Bill Brown to Leave Sophia Church in January
The Rev. Bill Brown, pastor of the Sophia Methodist Church since 1956, is leaving Thursday to become pastor of Greenview Methodist Church between Princeton and Bluefield. Brown holds a BA from West Virginia Wesleyan 1952 and a BDiv from Drew University 1956, and is married to Jane Capwell Brown with three children. He will be replaced by Rev. L. H. Greenwood Jr., formerly of Jenkin-Stones Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brown
Sophia Methodist Church
Brown
Greenview
Glen Rogers
Mr. Brown
Jane Marie Capwell
Clark Summit
Wesleyan
Paul
Billy
Sophia
J. E. Perkins
Mount Hope Methodist Church
L.H. Greenwood Jr
Greenwood
Jenkin- Stones Methodist Church
Fox Control Group Schedules Meeting
The Raleigh County Fox Control Committee will meet at 7 30 p m today in the County Courtroom to discuss fox eradication measures. C Harold Hanks said the group has 150 toward a 250 prize fund for a fox catching contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Fox Control Committee
C. Harold Hanks
Mrs Hairston Dies in Washington Hospital
Minnie E. Hairston formerly of Raleigh died Monday night in a Washington hospital. She was a member of Queen Esther Court No 33 Beckley. The body will be returned to C D Trent Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie E. Hairston
Raleigh
Washington, D. C
Queen Esther Court No
Beckley
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Pleads To Embezzlement In McDowell County Case
Mrs. June Jones Darlinton a 42 year old former chief deputy in the Mc Dowell County sheriff s office pleaded guilty Monday to embezzlement before Judge T Mann Litz in Mc Dowell County Criminal Court. The offense carries a penalty of one to 10 years and the court took the case under advisement until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Jones Darlinton
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
T. Mann Litz
McDowell County
Shrewsburys sue Purity Baking and McClung for 165000
Robie Clifton Shrewsbury and his father sue Purity Baking Co and Jack D. McClung in Raleigh Circuit Court for 150000 over an August accident in Amigo that allegedly struck seven year old Robie. Lawrence Clifton Shrewsbury Irene Shrewsbury bring a separate 15000 suit against the baking company. A third suit, 330000, is filed by G L Herron against United Life Insurance Co. Details unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robie Clifton Shrewsbury
Lawrence Clifton Shrewsbury
Raleigh
Purity Baking Co
Jack D. McClung
The
Baking Co
Irene Shrewsbury
Robie
Amigo
W. A. Riffe
W. H. McGinnis
Thornhill and
Thornhill
G. L. Herron
United State Life Insurance Co
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Martin
United Nations
Norma
Christina Martin
Memorial Baptist Church
East Beckley
C. E. Walker
Beaver
Munich
Germany
U. S. Army
United States
Prince
Rose and Quesenberry
J. W. Rogers
Shurch
Battal
Sunset Memorial
Elmer Crearson
Otis Anderson
Howard Anderson
Gene Dickerson
Ray Dickerson
Percy Richmond
A.C. Cuthriell
New Mexico
Dacron
Cora
Bill Pack
Kenneth Ray Webb
Harry Truman Bragg
Gilbert Harvey Thornton
Carlos Alonzo Blankenship
Eden R. Williams
David Eugene Puckett
Odie Meador
Dorsey Thurman West
Henry Griffith
Marlin 5
Lacey Hardin
Lavern Roark
Freddie Joe Seigler
C. E. Johnson
Junior Howard
James Douglas
Bobby Smith
Billy Boggs
Raymond Walker
Willie A. Evans
Charles Hairston
Eugene Price
Thomas Howam Miller
Andrew Nichols Jr
Elmer Paul Roberts
Richard Howard Jr
Charlie Lewis
Robert Nelson Daniel
Phillip J. Spicer
Russell Lee Smith
Fleet Sexton
William Allen
Frank Garland Stone
Bertie McMillion
Curtis Raymond Freeman
Arlis McKinney
Orville Athey
Harold Harvey
Lowell Russell
Frankie O
Raleigh Register
W. Va
France
Cpl
James
B. Gresham
Calhoun
Chesapeake
Ohio
Williams
Sophia Town
Fox Control Group
Kay
Neville ST
Remember the Valley Eel Milkman
Plastic Service
Penney
Sale Street
Tomas
Penney Price
Penney's
Brentwood
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