Crab Orchard 4-H Club Sends Largest Camp Delegation
The Crab Orchard Second Mile 4-H Club from Raleigh County has the largest group at the county 4-H camp with 19 members. Delegates from Crab Orchard and nearby communities including Stephenson Prosperity MacArthur Beaver Beckley Ghent Pemberton and Trap Hill attend the session and participate in sessions led by leaders from multiple local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Stephenson
Wyoming County
Ruth Laws
MacArthur
Mary
Tolley
Surveyor
Jean Brewster
Charlotte Bennett
Crow
Buddy Pack
Cool Ridge
Zeke Wood
Norman’ Crook
White Oak
Paul Pack
Joann Cochran
Beaver
Helen Smith
Daniels
Zora Lilly
Miranda Mills
Judy McKinney
Mary Mc
Kinney
Mary - Lee
Joan Basham
Roger Shrewsbury
Raleigh
Kyle Shrewsbury
Sidney Shrewsbury
Allendine
Douglas Shrewsbury
Ruth Ann Crews
Kenny Rupe
Sophia
Yersie Graham
Scarlett McKinney
Alice Brown
Pennie Baird
Prosperity
Sharon Goodman
Sheron Cox
Carolyn Staples
Eccles
Susan Sexton
Margaret Griffith
Gent
Wanda Fink
Flat Top
Nigel Pittman
Judy Maxey
Frances Carter
Linda Miller
Beckley
Gail Fitzpatrick
Jerry Manning
David Graybeal
Robert Monarchy
Pemberton
Marquis Brooks
Melba Webb
Orpha Riffe
Isobel Griffith
Ghent
Errol Lilly
Janey Cooke
Alice Riffe
Rita Kay Carter
Sandra Carraway
Sarah Scarbra
Margie
Hale
Sarah Meador
Connie Manning
Beckley Home Sewer Rules Warn Residents on Permits
Beckley residents planning to build or connect to the city sewer must verify local ordinances on tapping fees and property valuation. The Sanitary Board may bill additional fees if initial estimates undervalue construction costs, with a revocation threat and hearings, plus penalties for misrepresentation or improper sewerage disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sanitary Board
Therin
City of
Police Hold Suspect In Typewriter Theft
Police arrested John Henry Evans in Beckley on a charge connected to a stolen typewriter taken from a Raleigh shop. He was lodged in the Raleigh County Jail and handed over to State Police for investigation and drunkenness details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan
Auld Smokeless Coal Co
Inight
Beckley
Raleigh
John Henry Evans
East Beck
Paw- County
Fodaymer
Evans
State Po
Youth urged to pursue careers in mental health
The Raleigh County Association for Mental Health urges youths to consider careers in mental health including doctors nurses psychologists and social workers plus occupational therapists and others. Scholarships range from 1800 to 44000 yearly for advanced training in psychiatric nursing psychology and social work. Information is available from the U S Public Health Service National Institute of Health Bethesda Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Association For Mental Halth
State Mental Health Association
Raleigh County
Interstate Clearing House
West Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Lions Delegation Heads to National Convention
A three man Beck ley Lions delegation led by Kermit A. Locke heads to San Francisco for the annual Lions Club convention. Locke district governor of 24-W travels with his wife Edith. A. Ray Tucker and Dr. K K Rand depart separately for the westward trip ahead of next week’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Lions
Kermit A. Locke
San Francisco
Locke
Edith
A. Ray Tucker
K. K. Rand Alse
Graveside Rites for Infant St. Clair Held in Crab Orchard
Infant son of Ray M. and Norella Taylor St. Clair Crab Orchard died at birth and graveside services were held at Pemerton Cemetery at 11 a.m. Survivors include parents two brothers Benny and Dennis Ray and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C R Taylor. Condition of Herbert Stansbury listed as good after being hit by a car on Main Street Beckley last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray M
Norella Taylor St. Clair
Crab Orchard
Pemberton Cemetery
Benny
Dennis Ray
C. R. Taylor
Raleigh General Hospital
Herbert Stansbury
Stansbury
Main Street
Beckley
Tams Undergoes Treatment in Staunton Virginia
Major W. P. Tams of Winding Gulf Coals is reported doing nicely at King's Daughters Hospital in Staunton Virginia where he is undergoing treatment for a skin ailment. Beckley friends say he entered the hospital last Saturday and should return to work within ten days to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Tams
Winding Gulf Coals
King’s Daughters Hospital
Staunton
Beckley
Woman jailed after Beckley razor knife duel
Alice Blaney aged 26 of 106 Commercial St. received six months in the County Jail and a fine of costs for brandishing a weapon after a Monday night incident. Mary Elizabeth Evans alias Elizabeth Green, 28, suffered facial and neck injuries and was listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital. the fight occurred at A. L. Jones home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Blaney
Commercial St
Cotton White
Beckley
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Green
Evans
Beckley Hospital
A. L. Jones
Jones
Eccles
Sharp Expected Home After Cleveland Clinic Operation
J. E. Sharp of Raleigh Motor Gates is expected home Saturday or Sunday after an operation at the Cleveland Clinic. The operation occurred last Wednesday and Sharp’s condition is reported as good by his brother Roger. Doctors found no evidence of a tumor or growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sharp
Raleigh Motor Gates
Cleveland Clinic
Roger Sharp
Sharp
Debora Newcomer Tops Corpus Christi Baby Contest
Debora Ann Newcomer, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newcomer, took top honors in a Corpus Christi baby contest, showcasing the area’s newest talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Debora Ann Newcomer
Robert Newcomer
Caperton Generations Attend Slab Fork Co Golden Anniversary
Fourth generation Caperton descendants at Slab Fork coal plant joined 3,000 attendees for the company’s golden anniversary. The two Caperton boys, sons of S Austin Caperton Jr, and three Caperton girls, daughters of Bernard Caperton, are pictured with grandparents and visitors from Charlottesville Cincinnati and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork Coal Co
Caperton’s
Slat Fork
S. Austin Caperton
Coal Company
S. Austin Caperton Jr
Slab Fork
Bernard Caperton
Charlottesville
Kathryn
Nancy
Mary Gaston Caperton
Austin Mr
Hugh Mason Caperton
Caperton
Capertons
R. B. Messmer
Grosse Point
Mich
Elmer Weirhake
Cincinnati
Mount Nope
PB. C Graney
Fred Corley
Five West Virginia state awards honor regional conservation staff
Georgia Hypes of Beckley wins a state award for outstanding work in the Sol Conservation Service. Joe Kuykendall presides, with Floyd Rothlisberger observing. Longtime employees receive pins marking 20, 15, and 10 years. Additional honors go to safe drivers and units judged for preventing injuries and motor vehicle accidents across Beckley Fayetteville Hinton Princeton Huntington Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Sol Conservation Service
Georgia
Beckley
Joe P. Kuykendall
Floyd ¥. Rothlisberger
Area Con
Hypes
John H. Myers
Princeton
Hoalland N. Lecky
Wayne
Engelbert H. Schmidt
Huntington
Edward M. Smith
Hinton
Lawrence B. Miller
Norman H. Zink
James A. Baum- Bardner
Richard J. Winston
Fayetteville
Hamlin
Buckley
Nuntington
State Churches Of God Convene In Beckley In July
The Churches of God in West Virginia plan a six day state convention July 23 28 in Beckley with 2300 2400 driver licenses issued to date for 1957 58. National headquarters are in Cleveland Tennessee and state headquarters at 414 N Kanawha St Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of God
Churches of God In
West Vir
Seckley
Beckley
Cleveland
Tenn
N. Kanawha St
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City of Beckley
U.S. Public Health Service
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Bethseda
Maryland
Lions
California
Major Tams
Virginia
Coal City
Newcomer
Juanita Rubin
R, W
Belinda
Allegheny Insurance Agency, Inc
Guy Amato
Mor
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Continental Disthing Corporation
PHA
Westinghouse
Atkinson Shopping Center Hardware
Johnstown Rd
Eshnes
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Teleneek
Chase & Sanborn
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