Builders Of Beckley: Hal Scott’s 74-year engineering saga
Hal McGinnis Scott, known as Hal, built Beckley’s roads and rail links from early coal days to modern times. Born 1886 at Crow, he studied at West Virginia University, served in WWI, and led county roads work before guiding Smokeless Coal Association operations. Now 74, he foresees a bright Beckley with small plants, a strong hospital center, and ongoing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halleck McGinnis Scott
Beckley
Smokeless Coal Association
Crow
Raleigh
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Piney River
Hal
Beckey
Scott
Beckley Business Development Corporation
Glade Creek
T. K. Stott
Virginia McGinnis Scott
Clyde
Tom
Stamford
West Virginia University
Morgantown
University Cadet Corps
Bill” McGinnis
Sigma Nu
Theta Nu Upsilum
Mountain
Sphinx
Fi Bater Kapper
Hotel Morgan
Rainelle
Laing
Meadow Creek
Sewell Valley
Greenbrier and Eastern Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
John Bonner
Bonner
Piney Coal & Coke Land Co
Raleigh County
Lanark - McCreery
Batoff Mountain
Lanark
McCreery
Winding Gulf Operator's Association
Bair
West Virginia State Road Commission
First Christian Church
Rotary Club
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
American Society of Civil Engineers
Jo Willis Harden
Catlettsburg
Nancy Hull Kittle
Hal Lynne McGinnis Scott
Scotts
S. Kanawha St
Third Bible Conference Set July 4 9 At Appalachian Bible Institute
The Appalachian Bible Institute in Bradley hosts its third annual Bible conference July 4 9 on campus. Dr W E Sampson pastor at Sheets Memorial Baptist Lexington NC and Piedmont Bible College instructor leads Bible teaching and evening talks. Rev E V Thompson conducts the morning missions hour with West Indies reports. Music directed by Rev Vaughn Springers Sciotoville Ohio. All meetings on campus with sessions 10 am 11 am and 7 30 pm daily. Public invited reservations via the Institute or Mount Hope at TR 7 2731.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
W. E. Sampson
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Lexington
N. C
Piedmont Bible College
E. V. Thompson
West Indies
Thompson
100 New Books Available For Library Patrons
The Raleigh County Public Library announces over 200 new books across categories. Children include Teen-Age Treasury for Girls and Jimmy, a Little Pup. General interest features Kennedy, Laqueur, Bernstein, Javis, and more. Fiction includes O'Hara and Condon titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Cecil H. Graham
Seon Manley
Jimmy
Clarence Jones
Marion S. Scanlon
Philip Steinberg
Mindy
Louise D. Rich
Richard 0. Fraelich
Robert F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Middle East
Walter Z. Laqueur
Charles Hurd
Leonard Bernstein
D. C. Jarvis
Peter Townsend
Ross B. Johnston
Rome
Fulton Sheen
Arlene Francis
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Bob Considine
Japan
Elizabeth G. Vining
J. B. Priestley
Anthony Eden
Belafonte
Arnold Shaw
John O'Hara
Richard Condon
Drunk Driving Bonds Set in Beckley Court
Wayne Steve Jones 29 jailed 3 am Sunday released 10 05 am after posting 106 50 cash bond for tonight’s Beckley Police Court appearance on driving while drunk charge. Joseph Montgomery Bailes 26 posted 500 property bond and to appear July 18 for drunken driving charge. William Kenna Blackshire begins one to five year penitentiary term after entering guilty plea for breaking and entering in Raleigh County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Wayne Steve Jones
Hatcher Jones
Joseph Montgomery Bailes
William Kenna Blackshire
Stotesbury
Raleigh ‘County
Moundsville
No Rush No Rush Norman Oklahoma Sign Teases Books
A roadside sign near a graveled road reads Drive slowly Diapers Drying and lists several book titles and authors including Jack Douglas Ilka Chase Evelyn Anthony John Masters Phyllis Whitney Janice H Giles Jessamyn West Conrad Richter Paul Horgan Elswyth Thane Robert Marshall E X Ferrars Dorothy Charques and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman, Okla
Jack Douglas
Ilka Chase
Evelyn Anthony
Konpara
John Masters
Thunder Heights
Phyllis Whitney
Johnny Osage
Janice H. Giles
Jessamyn West
Kronos
Conrad Richter
Washington's
Elswyth Thane
Robert Marshall
Fear of the Light
E. X. Ferrars
Dorothy Charques
Stratton FHA Sends Three To Leaders Camp
Three Stratton High School FFA members Delores Martin Gregory Street Charlotte Carter and Margaret Smith attended the Future Homemakers of America leadership camp at Cedar Lakes June 13 17 with sponsor Mrs Bernice Tyree The theme Youth Can Do aimed to develop physical social emotional intellectual and spiritual abilities They joined in crafts such as aluminum trays jewelry leather craft party accessories and pastel sketching The Lions of West Virginia provided the Lions cottage Miss Martin and Miss Smith were named delegates to the state FHA convention at Jacksons Mill July 28 29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers of America
Cedar Lakes
Stratton High School
Delores Martin
Edward Martin
Gregory Street
Charlotte Carter
James Carter
South Fayette Street
Margaret Smith
James Smith
Bernice Tyree
Lions Cottage
Lions of
West Virginia
Martin
Miss Smith
Jackson's Mill
Thayer Reunion Set for July 10 in Charleston Park
The 13th Thayer Reunion and Picnic Association will hold a 1 p.m. July 10 event at Daniel Boone Park in Charleston. Members are Thayer residents and alumni from the mining community on New River between Thurman and Prince. More than 100 attend. beverages provided and a Charleston-area committee plans a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer Reunion and Picnic Association
Daniel Boone Park
Charleston
W. Mark Skaggs
Thayer
New River
Thurman and
Prince
Babbcock State Park
New Methodist Bishop Holds Many Degrees
Bishop Fred G. Holloway elected by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Washington D C follows a long career in higher education He led Westminster Theological Seminary Western Maryland College Drew Theological School and Drew University He holds multiple doctorates and earned degrees from Western Maryland Dickinson Rider Adrian and other colleges He has been a pastor in Delaware Maryland and Virginia and served as a national church leader and delegate to the World Council of Churches Born March 28 1898 in New Jersey
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Scott
West Virginia Militia
Florida
Pancho Villa
Texas
Huntington
Fred G. Holloway
Northeastern Jurisdictional ‘Conference of the Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Holloway
Westminster Theological Seminary
Western Maryland College
Drew Theological School
Drew University
Drew
College of Liberal Arts
Theological School
Graduate
Dickinson College
Baldwin Wallace College
Kansas Wesleyan University
Rider College
Adrian College
Bishop Holloway
Methodist Protestant Church
Uniting Conference
America
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Mason-Dixon Line
National Association of Schools and Colleges of the
Methodist Church
Association of Methodist Teleological Seminaries
Council of Protestant Colleges and Universities
Board of Education
The
National Council of Churches of Christ In America
Pennington
N. J
Methodist Hospital of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Assembly of the
World Council of Churches
Evanston
Illinois
New
Hands and limbs injured in area incidents
Four area residents were treated at Beckley Hospital for limb injuries on Thursday. Harold Nicely of Rhodell is in fair condition after catching his left hand between a machine and a mine top at Winding Gulf Coals in Maben. Alvin Mack Pittman of Glen White sustained electrical burns to his right hand at Winding Gulf Coals in Tams. Eldon McMillion of Bolt suffered burns to both arms when his car caught fire. James Clark of Pinecrest injured his left leg on a push wagon while at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Harold Nicely
Rhodell
Winding Gulf Coals Mines
Maben
Alvin Mack Pittman
Glen White
Winding Gulf Coals
Tams
Ildon McMillion
Bolt
James Clark
Pinecrest
Training School For Food Service Personnel Aired
Plans for a training school for food service personnel are under way after a Southern West Virginia Restaurant Association meeting in Princeton. A committee will work with Raleigh County Vocational School director William B. Connoley to set up the courses. D D Holliday chairs. Members include Natalie Austin, Katherine Spencer, John McKay, and Paul O’Neal. An additional “restaurateur of the year” will be named from the southern region. EDWARD ERB presided in the president’s absence. A film and talk on china and dish breakage control were shown. refreshments were served at Town-Country Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern West Virginia Restaurant Association
Princeton
Raleigh County
William B. Connoley
D. D. Holliday
Raleigh Baking Co
Natalie Austin
Interstate Hosts
Katherine Spencer
The
Beckley Memorial Hospital
John McKay
King Tut Drive
Austin
Economics Laboratory Co
Frb
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Hal Scott
Rev
Hatcher
Stratton Fha
New Methodist
Food Service
Ark, N. J
Winifred Maxwell Jackson
William Jackson
Wilmington, del
Fred Holloway Jr
Linthicum Heights
Holloways
Watt
Sunoco
Fae
Tra
Oxtra
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