Raleigh County Grand Jury Indicts 56 in Docket Set Wednesday
A Raleigh County grand jury returned 56 indictments after 60 sought by assistant prosecutor A J Sparacino. The docket set for Wednesday calls for trials to begin Tuesday June 21. Indictments include murder and maiming charges in Piney View and Mabscott, plus false pretense burglary moonshine and drunk driving counts against multiple defendants.
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Raleigh County
A. J. Sparacino
William Jones
Piney View
Dolph Williamson
James Huffman
Charles Martin Kiser
Beckley
Dewey Rollygon Jr
Mabscott
Douglas
Imogean Fortner
A. K. Chadwell
Tracy L. Harmon
William Owen Goddard
Robert Edward Brown
Ray Young
Mitt Ray Smith
Donald Ray Ratliff
Telmas L. Evans
Paul McVey Bennett
Benny N. Smith
Fred Lawson
Frank Webster Lucas
Helen Gaye Howard
Homer Parsons
Harve Phelps Gibson
Nelson Morris
David Earl
Dewey Harvey
Maurice Summers
Jack Cunningham
Tom Hargis
Albert R. Hodges
Shirley McCutcheon
Roy Leasure
Two Beckleyans Named To State Industrial Committee
Gov Marland named 32 to an industrial development committee to study West Virginia potential. Beckley figures J S Larrick and R H Magee join other appointees from Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington and more. The committee will assist with Arthur D Little Inc findings and plan July report delivery.
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Beckleyans
State Industrial Committee
J. S. Larrick
R. H. Magee
Beckley
Marland
Larrick
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge, Mass
West Virginia
Andrew V. Ruckman
The
Industrial and Publicity Commission
E. G. Otey
Bluefield
Bluefield Area Development Corp
W. W. Jennings, Jr
Montgomery
Upper Kanawha Valley Development Assn
J. Paul Blundon
Keyser
Phil Goldman
Elkins
Elkins Industries, Inc
J. W. Ruby
Morgantown Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Cheshire
Romney
Hampshire County Board of Trade
Thornton G. Berry, Jr
Welch
McDowell County
Leonard Riggleman
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Eugene Carter
State Federation of Labor
Elza Johnson
United Mine Workers District 30
C. C. Darrah
Williamson
Tug Valley Industrial Corp
Richard Gibson
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
John E. Martin
Spencer
F. H. Howerton
Logan
Logan Development Assn
Sam Rush
Weirton
Andrew L. Henry
Greater Fairmont Development Assn
Robert Rownd
Wheeling, Ohio Valley Industrial Corp
H. Paige Bell
Parkersburg
Fred Otto
Belle
DuPont Company
Fred Bannerot
Elk Refining Co
Linn
B. Hickman
Glenville
H. M. Widney
Frank
Pocahontas Tanning Co
Ford Morrow
Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Edgar C. Siegrist
Clarksburg
James A. Power
Martinsburg
Interwoven Stocking Co
Charges Dropped In Check Forgeries Case
A Raleigh County man detained on theft and forgery charges involving four checks totaling 150 dollars had charges dropped after complainants refused to press. He was released Monday after repayment and witnesses chose not to pursue prosecution. The forgery stemmed from checks written to Edmond Hanah of Stamford for his hospitalized children, with hospital payment verified.
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Raleigh County
Eastern Star To Meet Today
The Order of Eastern Star Mel vola Chapter No 1 meets at 5 p m today in the Masonic Home on G St All members urged to attend this last meeting before the grand lodge gathering Also listed are local social notes including visitors from Charleston and family updates from the area
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Order of Eastern Star
Melvola
G St
Grand Lodge
Rites Scheduled Today For Clavel J. Bowles
The Rev. S. A. Abram was to officiate funeral services at 2 p.m. at C. D. Trent Funeral Home for Clavel James Boles of East Beckley. Burial would follow in Greenwood Cemetery. He is survived by wife Mary N. Boles, son Joe Hunter, daughter Pauline Vaughn, and two grandsons.
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S. A. Abram
C. D. Trent
Clavel James Boles
East Beckley
Greenwood Cemetery
Mary N. Boles
Joe Hunter
Pauline Vaughn
Camp 23 Scouts Forfeit Bonds At Shanklin Ferry
Eighty three Boy Scouts attend camp at Shanklin’s Ferry Reservation this week. Seven area troops are represented including Troop 46 Bradley Troop 119 Kopperston Troop 35 Slab Fork Troop 81 Montreal Troop 100 Hinton Troop 136 Maben and Troop 80 Beckley. Thirteen failed to appear at Beckley Police Court forfeiting $305.50 in bonds. Francis J. Gallagher of Mount Hope forfeited a $105 bond for reckless driving and drunkenness. A total of $181 came from bond forfeits by 11 intoxicated defendants.
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Shanklin's Ferry Reservation
Bradley
Bradley Lions Club
Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen Jr
Richard Allen
Ray Barley
Fred Barnett Jr
Jessie Lay Jr
Frank Hill
Lawrence Persinger
Robert Barrett
Kopperston
Jack Davis
Harold Walker
Jimmy Witt
James Reed
Lyle Pennington
Gary Gallaher
Don Cook
Buford Brown
Slab Fork
Danny Kane
Hinton
First Baptist Church
B. J. Wygal
Fred Coffman
Gene Lentz
Bob Arthur
Leo Arthur
Gary Clark
Don DeWitt
Roger Grimmett
David Huffman
Ranny Simpson
Jackie Topping
Thomas Waid
Johnny Webb
Gary Wilson
Jimmy Vass
Richard Deeds
Maben
The
Gulf Mining Co
Huling Brown
Hiley Roseblock
James Spencer
Billy Shelton
Connie McMillion
Robert Billings
Roy Saddler
Chris Hale
Frank Massie
Randall Smith
Okey Tolliver
Howard Collins
Harry Collins
Beckley
Methodist Temple
Charles Smith
Raymond Faukus
Eddie Snuffer
Jim Ballard
Jerry Beavers
Bill Yeager
Wayne Stafford
Berk Lynch
Francis J. Gallagher
Mount Hope
Whitesville community roll call and notices
WHITESVILLE and surrounding areas hear of community drives school and club events. Laboka Rebekah Lodge sponsors Cancer Drive with Mrs Millie Thompson chairing. New Cub Scout pack by Whitesville Fire Department holds its second meeting. Lions Club hears Trooper J S Roberts on state safety check to start in July. Education news includes Beulah Jo Price enrolling at Peabody College for library science master's degree. Local graduates Billy Ed Wheeler and others mark achievements. Rotary Club welcomes Cpl H D Gibbs on government bonds. Various residents attend summer sessions and visits.
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Whitesville
RNS
Laboka Rebekah Lodge
Millie Thompson
Beulah Jo Price
Sherman High School
Nashville
Tenn
Peabody College
Peabody
Whitesville Fire Department
J. S. Roberts
West Virginia
Charleston
New York
United Nations Pilrimage
IOOF
Rebekah
OES
Virginia Dew
Mildred Noel
Wanda Hale
Evelyn Spangler
Virgil Dolan
Fred Snyder
Faye Whitt
Aileen Salamy
Jean Salamy
Ruby Martin
Adie Hall
Canissa Brenner
Marshall
Etta Armstrong
Kermit Hundley
Charleston National Bank
Whitesville Rotary Club
Cpl
England
Pat French
Kenna French
Packsville
Air Force
Maryland
French
Marsh Fork High School
Ralph Stover
Marfork
Kanawha Valley
James Roland Pettry
Dewey Pettry
Pettry
Nancy Kay Faulkener
Hinton
Bill Gobble
Navy
James Dayton Peters Jr
James Dayton Peters
Morris Harvey College
Nina Stamper
Montroal
Sue Clay
Pettus
Sue Messinger
Georgia
Charlie
Nicky Arvon
Nancy Pettry
Marshall College
Huntington
Josephine Fesko
Cleveland
Ohio
Ethel
Roy Flint Jr
Vandals Damage Vacant Brooder House on Glen Morgan Road
Vandals broke into a vacant brooder house on Glen Morgan Sullivan Road causing about 500 dollars in damage. Sheriff John C. Ward says the Raleigh County office is investigating after the discovery Monday morning on property formerly owned by Robert Campbell, now residing in Florida. Windows and lamps were shattered and some equipment was stolen though details remain undetermined.
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Glen-Morgan- Sullivan Road
Raleigh County
John C. Ward
Sheriff's Office
Robert Campbell
Florida
Ex Beckleyan Posts Bond in Non-Support
Ernest Arthur Stewart of Baltimore Md was released on a 500 bond after agreeing to monthly child support payments to his Beckley wife and child. He was arrested in Beckley by Constable C A Thompson on a non support warrant sworn by Mrs Stewart. Stewart works in Baltimore while his wife and child stay in Beckley.
Five Beckleyans Attend State DAV Meet
Five Beckley residents attended the State Convention of the Disabled American Veterans as delegates from the local DAV chapter. The convention was held in Parkersburg Sunday. Representing Beckley were Stanley Bender adjutant Basil Sweeney Everett Broyles James B. Taylor and James B. Taylor Jr.
Camp opens 20 more spots for Raleigh County youths
Supervisors at the Raleigh County Conservation Camp announce capacity for about 25 additional youngsters. Fifty two youths have registered to date and those wishing to attend should arrive by 5 p m today. The cold weather may have kept others away on the first day. Eligible students include those who took conservation classes at Mount View Cittsville Shady Spring and Sophia elementary schools. A $10 fee per camper is charged. There is ample space in tents and cabins to shelter the campers as needed.
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Raleigh County
Mount View
Cittsville
Shady Spring
Sophia
Pax Principal Joins Beckley College Staff
W. T. Blankenship, Pax High School principal, joins Beckley College for summer terms to teach public speaking and social institutions in the night school. He holds a BA from Concord College and an MA from West Virginia University, with 26 years in West Virginia public schools. He chairs the Paint Creek Development Association board and Industrial Committee, leads the Bradley Lions Club, and will be installed as president on July 20.
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W. T. Blankenship
Pax High School
Beckley College
Blankenship
Concord College
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Paint Creek Development Association
Paint Creek
Raleigh
Fayette
Bradley Lions Club
Seven of Eight Class A Sally League Managers MLB-linked
The article notes seven of eight Class A Sally League managers had major league experience while Montgomery Alabama's manager Ed Pops ski was the sole non major leaguer. It also mentions in London a mail-carrying driverless system with trains in a six mile tunnel every five minutes.
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Ed Popowski
Montgomery
Ala
London
Six Mile
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Richwood
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Ruckersville, Va
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Robert Clayborn
South Kanawha Street
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Georgia Holmes
East Park
Eliza Hunter
Central Sunday School
M. M. Foster
Hunter Street
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Church of God of Lester
J. C. Richardson
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South Fayette Street
Rowena Johnson
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John Edward Smith
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Queen Philmore
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Kenneth David
Lewis Early
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Clavel J. Bowles
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