Area Industry Survey Planned in Beckley on July 7
A Beckley conference plans a regional industry site survey with U S Department of Commerce officials from national and district offices. Local chamber president J S Larrick says two department representatives will attend, with 7 50 a m arrivals at the Prince depot and a 2 p m discussion to identify suitable sites and potential industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
U. S. Department of Commerce
J. S. Larrick
Larrick
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department
Prince Depot
Shope
Harley M. Kilgore
Free Swimming Courses Offered at Lake Little Beaver Park
Free beginner and junior senior lifesaving swimming lessons set to begin June 27 at Little Beaver Park. Registration opens 11 a.m. that day per park director Frank Bowman. Two week sessions arranged to fit enrollees’ schedules with Roy Pyles as Red Cross instructor to teach Raleigh County residents free swimming for health recreation and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Beaver Park
Frank Bowman
Roy Pyles
Red Cross
Raleigh County
Three Men Fined In Mays Court
Two of three men tried Monday before Magistrate J E Mays Beaver received 30 day jail terms. Loman Edward Waddell Beckley was fined 100 dollars and costs for transporting moonshine whiskey. Bobby Lee Willis MacArthur got 30 days and 50 dollar fine plus costs for reckless driving and obscene photographs. Ronald Deweese Lanark was fined 10 dollars and costs for illegal parking. All three were arrested by State Police over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Raleigh
Loman Edward Waddell
Burgess Street
Beckley
Bobby Lee Willis
MacArthur
Willis
Ronald Deweese
Lanark
Fayette County Tops Bond Purchases in May
Fayette County led Raleigh and Wyoming counties in United States Savings Bonds purchases for May. Fayette bought 101 612 dollars total with 81 112 in series E and 20 500 in series H. Raleigh totaled 65 275 dollars and Wyoming 42 737 dollars, with Raleigh at 56 775 in E and 8 500 in H and Wyoming at 40 237 in E and 2 500 in H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Raleigh
Wyoming
United States Savings
Fayette
Tolbert Funeral Set Wednesday
The Rev. C. D. Walker will officiate at funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel for Laura Belle Tolbert, 82, of Glen Daniel, who died at her residence at 2:45 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Walker
Caffee Funeral Home
Laura Belle Tolbert
Glen Daniel
Sunset Memorial Park
Police Court forfeits bond totals in Beckley cases
Two defendants failed to appear in Beckley Police Court and forfeited 131 of 263 dollars in bonds. William Guerrant forfeited 105 dollars for moonshine and Robert Sisk 26 dollars for improper registration. A 17 year old Daniels boy was ordered to reappear Thursday and will be certified back to Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
William Guerrant
Robert Sisk
Daniels
Raleigh County
That Night Out in Houston Jewelry Listing
AP reports a first listing on page 460 of the telegone book in Houston. The business directory shows Jesse's Jewelry and Liquor Store located at 102 West Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Telegone
Jesse's Jewlery & Liquor Store
West Gray
Car Overturns Near Shady Spring Hospitalized
Two Beckley residents were admitted to Beckley VA Hospital after a car overturned on Route 19 near Shady Spring at about 1 a.m. Monday. Driver Lewis Foster, 19, suffered a broken collarbone and bruises. Alvin S. Cox had deep facial lacerations and bruises. Passenger Donald French Sprague was uninjured. Foster was reportedly speeding on a hill and lost control. the 1941 automobile was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Beckley
Shady Spring
Funeral services set for Jed Hollenbeck in Huntington
Funeral services for Jed Donald Hollenbeck 63 of Huntington were to be held at 3:30 p m today at St Peter's Episcopal Church Huntington. He died Saturday morning aboard a Chesapeake and Ohio train at the Huntington station while planned to escort Cammack Children's Center youths to a Cincinnati ball game. He formerly worked three years at Beckley VA office then moved to Huntington four years ago. Surviving brothers Brewer A. Hollenbeck Montclair NJ and Charles H. Hollenbeck Newark NJ. He spent most of life in children welfare work. He was a Lions Club member and active in Boy Scout work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Donald Hollenbeck
Huntington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hollenbeck
Ohio
Huntington Station
Cammack Children's Center of
Cincinnati
Beckley Veterans Administration
Beckley Lions Club
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Brewer A. Hollenbeck
Montclair
N. J
Charles H. Hollenbeck
Newark
Peter's Episcopal Church
Lynchburg School To Offer Summer Classes
Lynchburg Seminary and College will offer extension courses this summer at Stratton High School and Lynchburg students may enroll during the Winding Gulf District Association meeting on three days at New Hope Baptist Church Stephenson. Rev J A Divers moderates and Rev H E Davis leads enrollment committee. Announcements note Dorcas Mission Society meets Wednesday at 10 a m. Evangelistic services feature Elder Ernest Stewart and Elder Sam Saunders tonight. Personal mentions list visits among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton High School
Lynchburg Seminary and College
Winding Gulf District Association
New Hope Baptist Church
Stephenson
J. A. Divers
H. E. Davis
Dorcas Mission Society of
Central Street
Independent Holiness Church
Sarah G. Braxton
Ernest Stewart
Sam Saunders
Evelyn Lewis
Harmee
R. C. Gilbert
Bair Street
Richard Willams
Greenstown
Two Charged With Road Violations
Beckley police arrested two men on road law charges. Fred R. Phillips, 24, Sophia, paid a $5 fine for running a red light after an arrest at 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Edgar Yost, Raleigh, was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 8:30 p.m. Monday after a driving while drunk arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Fred R. Phillips
Sophia
Edgar Yost
Raleigh
Two 9-Year-Old Boys Face Juvenile Court Hearings
Two Beckley boys aged nine were released to their parents after confessing to nine break-ins. Patrolman Ted Starr arrested them at 3 p.m. Monday. The youths face hearings in Raleigh County Juvenile Court before Judge Harry L. McCreery. The loot included candy and treats from Tom's Toasted Peanuts, Institute Elementary School, Southern States Cooperative Stores, Woodrow Wilson High School, and the Dairy Queen building, all occurring in May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ted Starr
Raleigh County Juvenile Court
Harry L. McCreery
Starr
Third Avenue
the Institute
Southern States Cooperative
Second Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dairy Queen
State Coal Mining Institute Scheduled
The annual spring meeting of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute is set for Friday and Saturday at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. The program features chairmen and speakers from The New River Company, Warner Collieries, Jeffrey Manufacturing, Baltimore & Ohio, DuPont, Consolida tion Coal, Appalachian Electric Power, and Gov. Marland, with a Friday luncheon and bridge at Kanawha Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Kilgore
Davis
Department of Employment Security
Dorman Miller
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Andy Buckman
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Daniel Boone
Charleston
C. R. Bourland
Mount Hope
New River Company
C. E. Hough
Elkins
Victor Hurley
Warner Collieries Company
Mammoth
Warren G. Montgomery
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
Johnstown
S. Dunlap Brady Jr
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Summersville
Henry W. Schweinsberg
E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co
Belle
Herbert E. Jones Jr
Amherst Coal Company
George L. Judy
Consolidation Coal Co
Fairmont
Kenneth Hobbs
Federal
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Grant Town
Aureal T. Cross
Prince Thornton
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Roanoke
Roland C. Luther
Peerless Coal and Coke Co
Bluefield
R. C. Andrews
W. Va. Coal Association
William C. Marland
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Tolbert
Beckleyan
Lynchburg School
Fannie Preston
East Beckley
Beckley Hospital
St.joseph
Servel’s
Servel
Raleigh Roofing and Supply CO
W. Va
AMERE
State Coal Mining Institute Scheduled
West Virginia Geological Survey
Morgantown
R. Glen Lazzell
Island Creek Coal Co
Jesse Redyard
Redyard Coal Company
Pineville
J. 8. Mathews
Compass Coal Co
Clarksburg
M. A. Williams
Kanawha Country Club
Raleigh Roofing and Supply Company
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