Catholics Meet New Pastor and Assistant at Reception
The Rev. Sylvester Staud, pastor of St. Francis de Sales, greeted more than 300 parishioners at a Sunday reception in Beckley. The Rev. Michael Lazy, newly ordained, will serve as his assistant and act as moderator of the Catholic Youth Organization. Both priests studied theology in Maryland and Birmingham area prior to ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales
Sylvester Staud
Michael Lazy
Father Staud
Fairmont
Beckley
Our Lady of Victory Church
Gary
Junior Newman Club
Beckleyan To Receive Music Degree Thursday
Miss Deloris Yvonne Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde R Taylor will receive a bachelor’s degree in music education from Sherwood Music School Chicago Illinois Thursday. She majored in piano and earned four years of scholarships under Leo Podolsky. She taught at Blue Island Public School and Thornton Township High School and was active with the YWCA receiving various awards and singing in an opera. She plans to enter teaching in public schools and as a private instructor after graduation and to study abroad after two years of teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deloris Yvonne Taylor
Clyde R. Taylor
S. Fayette St
Sherwood Music School
Chicago
Leo Podolsky
Taylor
Blue Island
Thornton Township
Harvey, II
Young Woman's Christian Association
Down In the Valley
Jurt Weill
Hi-Lo-Singers
Miss Taylor
Stratton High School
Louise Terry
New York
Beckley Seeks Historical Items for Old Fashioned Bargain Days
Beckley merchants plan Old Fashioned Bargain Days from June 26 to July 2 an eight day event. The Old Fashioned Bargain Days Committee asks owners to display period items such as costumes furniture clocks and musical instruments in store windows to highlight Beckley history for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Business Bureau
Sach Ems
Charter Award Slated Thursday for Beckley AFL-CIO Council
State and national AFL-CIO representatives are set to attend a Thursday 7 p.m. Beckley Moose Lodge dinner meeting for presenting a charter to the Beckley Area Labor Council. Attendees include Bruce Campbell of Washington and Glen Armstrong of Charleston. The council covers parts of Fayette and Mercer Counties and all of Summers Raleigh and Wyoming Counties. The banquet committee includes Beckley members Lesta Pennington Ruth Harris Nancy Briguglio and Kathleen Legg Lelita Harmon of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
Beckley Area Labor Council
Beckley Moose Lodge
R. L. Zeigler
Bruce Campbell
Washington
Glen Armstrong
Charleston
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Raleigh
Wyoming
Lesta Penningon
Ruth Harris
Nancy Briguglio
Beckley
Katherine Legg
Carlisle
Lelita Harmon
Oak Hill
Court Fails to Act on Street Complaint in Raleigh County Health Center area
Tuesday session of the Raleigh County Court took no action on a complaint by George Willis owner of Water Works regarding an allegedly abandoned street near the Raleigh County Health Center. Willis said the street should revert to him if the county closed it. A sidewalk was built on part of the ground and will be available for his use and for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Raleigh County Health Center
George Willis
Willis
Area Cadet Graduates From Virginia Military Institute
Cadet Donald Keister Duncan son of Mr and Mrs T E Duncan Bradley graduated from Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Virginia in exercises. An electrical engineering major Duncan will receive a bachelor of science degree and his commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. He has been enrolled in the Air Force ROTC for four years. Duncan is a Mount Hope High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Keister Duncan
T. E. Duncan
Bradley
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Duncan
Air Force
Mount Hope High School
Five Raleigh County Road Projects Nearing Start
Five Raleigh County road projects are slated for immediate work by the State Road Commission. Plans include resurfacing eight miles of secondary No. 1 at Clear Fork and two miles of secondary No. 15 from the Wyoming County line toward Bolt, plus 1.2 miles of Crescent Road on secondary No. 18 off primary No. 3. Also listed is 2.5 miles resurfacing at Whitby on secondary No. 40 off Primary No. 38 and the construction of a half mile new surface road at Stephens Branch dam site heading to the lake. Assignment of engineers to Bolt Three Forks Road is under preliminary study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Clear Fork
Wyoming County
Bolt
Crescent Road
Beckley
Whitby
Stephens Branch Dam
W. Va. 3
Bolt Three Forks
Ten Seek Work at Beckley Office of Employment Security
Twenty persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Monday. They included a short order cook two high school teachers a clerk typist a baby sitter a soda dispenser a cashier a general office clerk a sales clerk a salesman a cabinet maker a meat cutter a freight receiving clerk a dump truck driver three construction laborers a mine motorman a mine trackman and a coal loader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of Employment Security
Three New Directors For Beckley Farmers Market
Rodgers McVey Alderson and Lee burn Pack Beckley and Lacy D Heavener Gap Mills were elected as the three new directors of the Beck ley Farmers Market Tuesday night John Stiles director of the State Marketing Division West Virginia Department of Agriculture and his assistant Fred Lantz spoke on produce marketing and its problems The next general meeting is set for July 11 at 7 30 pm at the Beckley Farmers Market
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodgers McVey
Alderson
Leeburn Pack
Beckley
Lacy D. Heavener
Gap Mills
Beckley Farmers Market
John Stiles
West Virginia
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate transfers in Raleigh and Kanawha counties list Buren Bragg and Redden family to James H Redden Jr and Madeline Redden for 1200. Raleigh County Board to Roy and Anna Jarrell for 1700. George D and Elizabeth to Theodore D George and others for 8653.28. Nettie Collins to William and Betty McComas for Lilly Midway Addition at Slab Fork District for 3800. Harry M Bennett and Margaret Bennett to Howard P Meadows in Beckley Town District with no consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork
Harry M. and
Margaret Bennett
Howard P. Meadows
Beckley
Beckley faces clash over costly mechanical trades ordinance
A Beckley council meeting drew protests from local contractors who criticize the new mechanical trades ordinance as price fixing with $100 license fees. The ordinance, pushed by contractors, was tabled for study as council considers revisions before the new fiscal year. Additional items included street resurfacing plans, traffic map tweaks to curb parking on East Prince Street, and opposition filings against gas rate hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. A
Buck” Ross
Council
Mechanical Trades Board
John Smith
J. R. Lowe
Smith
D. E. Warden
Warden
Mercer Street
King Street
Fairview Avenue
Campbell Street
Maple Avenue
Monroe Avenue
Westmoreland Street
Hillpark Drive
Croft and
Wickham Streets
Ewart Avenue
Ball Street
Curtis Street
First Avenue
Croft
Wickham
East Prince Street
Scott Avenue
Powerline Drive
Public Service Commission
Godfrey L. Cabot Corporation
Cecil Miller
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ross
Memorial Baptist Church
B. H. Hopkins
WV Tech Graduate Joins Babcock and Wilcox Staff
Robert J. Walker, a 1961 West Virginia Institute of Technology graduate and honor student, arrived in Alliance Ohio as a Babcock and Wilcox staff member. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering and held multiple campus leadership roles including president of Alpha Eta, editor of Engineering News, and student council representative. He is the son of Mrs. Edward Redden of 201 Piney Ave. his family attended Montgomery commencement alongside relatives from Beckley and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Walker
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Alliance
Ohio
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Tech
Alpha Eta
Engineering News
Mechanical Engineering Society
Walker
Society
Beckley
Shirley Ward
Montgomery
Ala
Woodrow Wilson High School
25 Practical Nurse Applicants Tested
A total of 25 applicants will be screened for the Practical Nursing class opening in September at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center. Tuesday's tests were the second in a series and were taken by 10 additional persons. Classes have been held at the local school for the past four years, with the program covering a year of study including four months in classrooms and eight in clinical work in local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Beckley Man Held on Mother's Warrant for Trespass and Vandalism
A Beckley man was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 6:30 p m Monday on trespassing and destruction of property charges. Police arrested him on a warrant obtained by his mother Susie Cosby Riley Street. Audrey Clayton of Hilltop pled guilty to drunk driving in a Magistrate Rodriguez hearing and was fined fifty dollars and costs, then released. Clayton had been jailed by State Police after arrest at Prosperity Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh
Susie Cosby
Riley Street
Audrey Clayton
Hilltop
Rodriguez
Clayton
Divorce Granted in Raleigh County Custody Ruling
A divorce was granted to Lucille Law from Roy R. Law with custody of their one son awarded to the father. The orders were signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Law
Roy R. Law
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Class of ’36 Awards at 25th Woodrow Wilson High reunion
Mrs. Janet Smith Hitchcock won the traveling greatest distance award at the 25th reunion banquet of Woodrow Wilson High School's Class of 1936 at Black Knight Country Club. The event honored deceased members, featured memorials, and announced plans for a 1966 reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Smith Hitchcock
Woodrow Wilson High School
Blanche Hutchinson
J. R. Beaty
C. G. Peregoy
Leslie Gates
James M. Hayes
Winston-Salem
N. C
Dennis P. Morrison
Florinzer Steffey
Dave Abrams
R. B. Sampson Jr
J. Marvin Sipple
St. Albans
Mathew Corey
Alfred Tozer
Marion
Ohio
Helen Farris Hayes
Huntington
Two Warrants Served and 16 More Prepared
Beckley city police served warrants on Ray Rogers of Glen Avenue and Joseph M. Ressa of Perdue Street for delinquent traffic tickets. They are ordered to appear in Police Court on June 19. Eight warrants were issued for out-of-town residents Tuesday and eight more will be served locally today, issued daily as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
Ray Rogers
Glen Avenue
Joseph M. Ressa
Perdue Street
Car fire on South Kanawha Street damages 40 dollars
The Beckley Fire Department responded to an automobile fire on South Kanawha Street at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday. The front seat was burning before firefighters extinguished the blaze. Damage was estimated at 40 dollars. The vehicle, owned by Bill Turner of Oak Hill, was likely set alight by a tossed cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Street
Beckley Fire Department
Bill Turner
Oak Hill
Demolition of Coleman Packing Building Sparks Cleanup Contest
Exhibit A in Raleigh County's bid for the Big Eight Clean-Up grand prize features razing the old Coleman Packing Co. building off Harper Road. Workers Searls Scalf Hollis Searls and Shaver perform the demolition. contractors Tolbert and Trolio Jr. oversee. Clean-Up Chairman Hanks, appointed by Big Eight President Patteson, aims to promote the drive countywide to boost pride and attract industry as a $500 prize awaits the winning county among Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, Nichols, Greenbrier, Monroe, Wyoming and Mercer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Big Eight Development Association
Coleman Packing Co
Harper Road
Lester Searls
Daniel Scalf
Hollis Searls
Billy Shaver
Clifford Tolbert
Peter Trolio Jr
Raleigh
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
Big Eight
Okey L. Patteson
Fayette
Summers
Nichols
Greenbrier
Monroe
Wyoming
Mercer
Watershed Project Moves Forward in Raleigh County
H A Stansbury, temporary chairman, announced the Upper Marsh Fork Watershed project is assured with Southern Soil Conservation District sponsorship and Raleigh County Court support. Forty three members signed on, a slate committee was named, U S Soil Conservation Service reps spoke on benefits, and another meeting is set for July 11 at Fairdale Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
H. A. Stansbury
Upper Marsh Fork
Fairdale Elementary
Southern Soil Conservation District
Raleigh County Court
John R. Cook
Fairdale
Harvey Stewart
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Stansbury
State Road Commission
Army Signs Nine Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Nine men enlisted in the Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Friday. Names include David Ralph Kelley of Charleston and Leslie Stephen Johnson of Johnson, with assignments ranging from Europe to electronic navigation repair and airborne units. They were sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky for basic training.
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Army
Beckley
David Ralph Kelley
Homer Kelley
Charleston
Europe
Leslie Stephen Johnson
Carl J. Johnson
Larry Daniel Stanley
Chester Stanley
James Lee Taraczkozi
B. A. Taraczkozi
Glen Rogers
James Lowell Kozee
Beecher Kozee
Johns Run
Daniel Roger Hanna
Arbur Hanna
Adam Leslie Hanley
Claude Hanley
Rural Retreat
Charlie Ted Safewright
Frank J. Safewright
Pulaski
5Th Missile
562Nd
Duval Peyton Flippens
Mary A. Flippen
Cambria
Fort Knox
June 27 Election Set By Legionnaires
A slate of officers will be presented to American Legion Post 32 at its next meeting on June 27. A nominating committee chosen last night includes past commanders W. M. Houchins Ira Holliday and Fred Souder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
W. M. Houchins
Ira Holliday
Fred Souder
Sprague Sailor Charged with AWOL Return to Duty
U. S. Navy authorities arrested alton ray jones of sprague from the Raleigh County Jail at 5 50 a m Tuesday and returned him to his duty station on a charge of AWOL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Alton Ray Jones
Sprague
Raleigh
Permits Issued For 2 Projects
The City Recorder issued a building permit to Kenneth H. Jennings of Berkley St on Tuesday to build a seven room brick veneer home and carport at an estimated cost of 14000. Mullins Construction Co of Oak Hill handles the work. A remodeling permit was issued to Melton's Mortuary Inc Harper Road at Sunrise Ave to brick the entire walls facing those streets and add an overhanging roof for a split level look. Remodeling cost is about 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
City Recorder
Kenneth H. Jennings
Berkley St
Mullins Construction Co
Oak Hill
Melton’s Mortuary, Inc
Harper Road
Sunrise Ave
Twelve Seek Work at Beckley Employment Office
Twelve persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Tuesday. Occupations listed include cook payroll clerk stenographer grocery checker receptionist sales clerk electrician auto mechanic brick layer stock boy shipping clerk and truck driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Flat Top Youth Reported Missing
Mrs. Louise Lilly of Flat Top reported to the Beckley State Police that her 16 year old son Benny Lilly apparently ran away from home about 9 am. She said he planned to hitchhike to Ohio. He is 5 feet 5 inches, 138 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair, wearing a blue Future Farmers of America jacket and pink trousers. Anyone with information is asked to call Beckley State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Lilly
Beckley
Benny Lilly
Sam Buckland Hurt at M and P Coal Mine
Sam Buckland of Crab Orchard is in Beckley Hospital in good condition after injuring his right knee when bumped by a roller at the M and P Coal Co mine in Crab Orchard around 47 30 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Buckland
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
M and P Coal Co
New Raleigh County Democrats Add Members At Meeting
Nearly 200 new members joined the Raleigh County Young Democrats Club during a Tuesday night meeting in the Circuit Courtroom. State Democratic Chairman Hulett C. Smith spoke on the administration’s progress and local prospects including industry and the Honey in the Rock outdoor drama. President Joe Rodriguez announced a July 29 end date for the drive aiming for 1,500 new members, with current membership at 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Young Democrats Club
Hulett C. Smith
Rod Harmon
H. L. Bragg
New River Gorge
Tourism Emphasis Set For C Meeting
Beckley Chamber of Commerce public meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Raleigh County Courthouse Circuit Court room aims to update members on committee work at mid year. President Gene Morehouse says special emphasis will be on the tourism report and urges strong attendance, especially by non member service station restaurant hotel and motel owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
Gene Morehouse
Morehouse
Resaurant
Whitesville Driver Faints in Route 3 Embankment Crash
Mrs. Oreta Stricklen of Whitesville is in good condition at Beckley Hospital after fainting while driving home from Purity Maid Bakery Beckley. Her car ran over an embankment on Route 3 Glen Daniel. State Police reported no charges and minor vehicle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oreta Stricklen
Whitesville
Beckley Hospital
Glen Daniel
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Clarksburg
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People’s Credit Store & Ace Adjustment
Beckleyan
Flicka Daniel
Alex George
Sophia
Sophia Fire Department
Dan Pinson
Jack Weese
Pinson
Legionnaires
Miner
Democrats
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