Slab Fork honors 50th anniversary with long service list
Slab Fork Coal Co marks its 50th anniversary with 46 active 25-year employees and 39 retired 25-year workers honored. The actively employed include Henry Butterworth and 40 others while retirees include W Y Adams and Jess e Cannaday among 19 names. Photo courtesy Mrs. Fred Corley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork Coal Co
Henry Butterworth
Elliot Birchfield
Herbert Birchfield
C. G
On Tedder
W. Y. Adams
Kent Banks
Jessie Brown
Tom Birchfield
Ollie Dillard
Jessee Cannaday
March Gillenwater
Lacy Gray
Pate Gore
Sam Jackson
Charley Martin
John Martin
Houston Mann
Sam McYonah
Mark Star- Bill
Carlie Tedder
Walter Viars
Jim Verag
Josh Winston
Fred Corley
Familiar Face at Raleigh County Bank Handles All Calls
Mrs. Margaret Webber of 113 Meadows Court serves as secretary to the bank president at Raleigh County Bank in Beckley. A Virginia native, married with one child, she has resided in Beckley 12 years and worked at the bank six years. Patrons know her as the familiar voice answering all incoming calls and she sits just off the main banking area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Webber
Meadows Court
Mrs. Webbers
Local Doctor Seeks Hospital in Southern Rhodesia
Beckley plans unemployment trends show May claims 1 463 a rise from April while job placement nears last year. Dr Samuel Wall and family prepare to establish a mission hospital in Africa under Evangelical Alliance Mission with Chicago board backing and a $10 000 donation matched by Southern Rhodesian government for building funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Rhodesia
Beckley Hospital
Samuel Wall
Mission Hospital
Africa
Evangelical Aliance Mission’ Board of
Chicago
Wall
Los Angeles
Calif
George Washington University Medical School
Washington, D. C
Dr. Watt
Singing School Closes Tonight at Stanaford Church
The singing school led by Q. O. Kidd at Stanaford Baptist Church ends tonight at 7:00 PM. The program, called very successful, drew attendees from the local church and visitors from other churches and will feature special singing groups in the closing event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaford
Q. O. Kidd
Stanaford Baptist Church
Presbyterian School Enrollment Tops Two Hundred
Presbyterian Church school at Beckley reports enrollment surpassing 200 across nursery, kindergarten, and junior departments during Thursday classes. The program lists dozens of named teachers across Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, and Pioneer divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Sidney Fox
Charleen Carson
W. W. Holiday
Thomas Keyser
Patsy Hughes
Betsy Brass
Fred Richmond
Dido Piettrantozzi
R. L. Erwin
Felix Fisher
Betsy
Beckley College Names 69 Students to Dean's List
Beckley College announces 69 fulltime students earned a B average or higher on 12 or more semester hours for the second semester. Names include Willie D. Adams Beckley Myra Lou Ball Mount Hope Myrna Lee Ball Mount Hope Joan Bennett Marfork Martha Ann Biggs Beckley Lauria Blackburn Mount Hope and many others from Beckley Oak Hill Mabscott Rock Creek and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
G. E. Hartman
Willie D. Adams
Beckley
Myra Lou Ball
Mount Hope
Myrna Lee Ball
Joan Bennett
Marfork
Martha Ann Biggs
Lauria Blackburn
Genevieve Blevins
Glenfork
Robert A. Bablett
Piney View
Carl E. Bowling
Oak Hill
Willie Opal Bowman
Prosperity
Willa Jo Bradley
Rock Creek
Cecilia Brinegar
Hinton
Jet C. Britton
Anna Mae Broome
James E. Broughman
Billy Ray Bryant
Rupert
Carolyn Ann Bryant
Eileen Burton
Eustace Glen Cantley
Nancy Louise Clay
Sauisville
James E. Cook
Dry Creek
Watch Trade Flourishes in Courthouse Square Facing Naval Enlistments
Local column notes brisk watch trading around Raleigh County Courthouse Square as Navy enlistment figures rise. Smitty Smith recalls past items traded from horses to knives and watches while Cuthrell cites a growing waiting list for July quotas and a rising birth rate amid steady deaths and marriages in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke Williams
Waltham
Cuthrell
Benrus Or Gruen
Hamilton
Adkins
Raleigh
Burke Wyl
C. C. (Smitty
Ams
Smith Jr
Courthouse
Wil
Raleigh County
Jockey Street
John F. Davis
Davis
Smitty
Katie the Army Mascot Keeps Pace With 150th Cavalry
Katie the 150th Cavalry mascot, a gray mare from Ripley, loans from Joe E. Tate, journeys from Charleston to Fort Knox for two week training. She stays in the old Fort Knox stables with officers’ riding horses, socializing well with soldiers and enjoying the company of people during the June drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Katie
West Virginia National Guard
150Th Cavalry Regiment
Charleston
Joe E. Tate
Ripley
150Th
Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort
Hurst Waives to Grand Jury in Store Robbery Case
Norman Hurst Pineville was released on bond after waiving preliminary hearing in Raleigh County court. He faces felonious assault charges connected to alleged beating of Everett Clemons Posey. The Amigo Smokeless Coal store in Raleigh County held re opening festivities amid remodeling and self serve equipment installation. Stores in Affinity Wyco and Black Eagle are to follow with changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Ares
Norman Hurst
Pineville
Lewis
C. Terry
Beckley
W. AL. Kee
Raleigh
Daniel's
Jan
C. C. Cook
Lillybrook
Jon White
Hurst
Raleigh County
Affinity
Jata
Black Eagle
Wyco
White
Everett Clemons
Posey
Clemons
Eggs cleared in Beckley Market auction
Beckley Farmer's Market finished a sale clearing 40 cases of eggs. Prices ranged across Virginia grade A extra large 39 to 40 cents, grade A large 37 1/2 to 39 1/2 cents, grade A medium 33 to 34 cents, grade A small 25 1/2 cents, grade B extra large 33 1/2 cents, grade B large 31 1/2 cents, grade B medium 31 1/2 cents, and ungraded 25 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Farmer's Market
D. C
W. Va
Permits Issued For Remodeling And Demolition
Three construction permits were issued during the Planning and Zoning Commission session. Dosie Hairston at 10a S Fayette St received a remodeling permit estimated at 450 dollars with a 10 dollar city fee. Toney Greco of 127 Cova St was approved to remove a five room house with a 3 dollar permit fee. Charles T Smith of 107 Freeman St was issued a remodeling permit valued at 1000 dollars with a 10 dollar fee. his application was approved in the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Recorder's Office
Dosie Hairston
S. Fayette St
Toney Greco
Cova St
Charles T. Smith
Freeman SL
The
PIC
Burl St. Clair to Address RDC Meeting in Beckley
Oak Wilt Clinics set for Raleigh and Logan counties will teach recognizing the disease and control methods. Burl St. Clair, president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, will speak at the Beckley Area Rural Development Council eighth annual meeting at 6 30 p m in the Beckley Hotel ballroom with printed commission reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl St. Clair
Kentucky
RDC
Pettus
Raleigh County
Holden
Logan County
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Beckley Hotel
Failure To Buy City Tags Costs Juvenile in Beckley
Beckley Police Court collected 212 dollars in a Thursday session. One juvenile, Vivian Moss, 13, was found guilty and fined 10 dollars for driving without a city license. State license held, city tag not purchased. Judge Lilly ordered purchase of a 2 dollar license for the coming year. Others forfeited bonds for speeding and intoxication. Leonard Martin’s case deferred to next week. Church group from New Jerusalem Church in Lester to hold Joy meeting Saturday night led by Elder Sterling Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Vivian Moss
Westmoreland St
Beaver Ave
C. Berkley Lilly
Lee O. Nation
Sprague
Ivan Snuffer
Snuffer
Leonard V. Martin
Martin
Registrations Open for Lodge 64th Grand Communication
Beckley business office accepts registrations for the Royall Craft Grand Lodge F and AAY Masons event at Bluefield June 30 to July 3. Hosts are Bluefield Lodge No. 3 and the Dew Drop Court No. 1 with sessions at Genoa High School and a packed schedule including parades, lectures, memorials, and the installation of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hill
Beckley
Royall Craft Grand Lodge
F and
AAY Masons
Bluefield
Hill
Kanawha St . Bluefield Lodge
Dew Drop Court
Addison Hopkins
Sarah Smith
Genoa High School
St. John
W. M. Jones
Grand Zoshua
King Hiram's Men
Jericho Chorus
Elizabeth, Lewis
E. Garrett Holland
Josephine Maxine Walker
Hackensack
Nid
Fot Jericho
Frances H. Lewis
Genoa Park
Central
Elkhorn
Royal Craft Grand Lodge
Park Central High School
Queen Esther
Order of Eastern Star No. 2
Myre
Sarah’ Smith
Carolina
Blue Cross
C, QC
Hettie J. Trent
Royal Arch
CES
Shriners and
Isis
Grand Lodge
Knights of Templars
Crusaders
Shriners and Isis
Royal Craft
Autrey Ritch Star Farmer of Shady Spring Chapter
Autrey Ritch, son of Fred A. Ritch, lauded for outstanding diligence as a high school senior. Named Star Farmer by the Shady Spring Future Farmers of America group, he manages multiple crops and livestock while active in National Honor Society, Thespians, 4-H, and Student Council. He plans to study veterinary medicine at West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autrey Ritch
Cool Ridge
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associate
Fred A. Ritch
Stolesbury
Raleigh County
Autrey
Shady Spring
Future Farmers of America
Beaver
Thespians
West Virginia University
Determined Naomi youth earns army grade after eye aid
Dallas Johnson a 17 year old from Naomi came to Beckley to enlist but failed the eye test without glasses. After seeking glasses in several stores he received a free eye exam and glasses from W E Phillips optician, enabling him to pass the test and join the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Beckley
Dallas Johnson
U.S. Army
Main St
Phillips Optician
Optician
Optician Company
W. E. Phillips
Midge Stone
The
Amy
Playground Cleaned Up In Community Effort
Residents of the Glenn Ave and Orchard Ave area joined a Beckley effort to clear the city playground. Neighbors cut and raked brush and grass, opening space for the swings slide and play area for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ave
Orchard Ave
Beckley
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Ard Horton
George Johnson
Tommy Joyce
Herbert Keaton
Cecil Martin
C. J. Martin
Frank Martin
Homer Martin
Ernest Martin
Fred May
Leonard Patrick Moore
Ramsey Moore
Willie Moore
Lonnie Morris
Nimrod Morris
Frank Morton
Sammy Moyer McPeake
George Aubrey Nicely
Holly Belle Niday
Calvin Lincoln Nolan
Percy Allen Redd
Ira Earl Rowe
James Herbert Smith
Oliver Field
Valley Drive
Presbyterian
Wayne Reynolds
B. B. Corker
James Broughman
Loretta Keith
John W. Cook
Charlie Pack, Jr
Mabscott
Sylvia Price
Glen Fork
Homer F. Rhodes
Quirwood
Reba Carroll Rhodes
Shady Springs
Clyde E. Rice
Geraldine Robinson
East Rainelie
Emily Geneva Shuff
Barbara A. Smith
Janice Louisa Smith
Oak Hit
Darrell A. Southern
Kathy Springer
Virgil Stover
EL EL Tampleton
Blanche Thorpe
Margaret Ann Upton
Maine
Delores Ria Vira
Cranberry
Jerrell Walker
Quin- Wood
Mettie Walker
Epperly
Katherine Ward
Sullivan
Lois Wardersky
Nancy Williams
W. Regina Williams
Sophia
John Zelek
MT. Hope
Kilsyth
Price Hill
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Otis Lyons
Schenectady
A. C. Cuth Rell
U. S. Navy
Thelma) Sanders
Threeland Health Association
Cuthriell
Horsey Set
Fireproof Products CO
Virginia
Anthony Mist Jr
Geft
Joseph Sparacino
Palace
Spara
Misisi
Staunton
Lawrence Anthony
Lorenzo Torlone
New Jerusalem
Lester
Brotherhood of the Church
Sterling Green
Lodge
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