Model A Ford Club Wins Parade Prize at Bargain Days
The 1915 Model A Ford with wooden wheels and 30 x 3 tires carried the Rev. Robert Madoski of Oak Hill to third prize of 10 dollars in the Old Fashioned Bargain Days parade. Madoski, Brethren Church minister, reported four gallons of gas weekly and said the crank and all original motor parts remain. The event, praised by merchants, will close with street dancing and awards tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Madoski
Oak Hill
The
Brethren Church
Rehabilitated In Beckley District May Report
Twenty eight disabled persons were rehabilitated and restored to gainful employment in May by Beckley District staff. District supervisor Linn J. Hardman said May’s boosts bring total rehabilitated this year to 501, with active cases rising 158 to 1,740. Statewide totals include 2,439 persons placed since July 1, 1959, and referrals reaching 8,159 so far. The Beckley District covers Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, Summers, McDowell, Mercer and Monroe counties with offices in Bluefield and Welch, plus ten other city offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn J. Hardman
Hardman
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Summers
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Bluefield
Welch
Raleigh Bible School Closes
Raleigh Community Church concluded a two week Bible School themed Teachings of Jesus with 81 students completing the program. Director Elizabeth Allen led teachers across beginner junior and youth classes and music coordinators included Nancy Calfee and Dorothy Calfee with Fawn Kincaid in charge of music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Community Church
Elizabeth Allen
Vivian Yost
Bobbie Sanna
Donna Allen
Patsy Mays
Barbara Walker
Shirley Prince
Judy Campbell
Goldie Meadows
Geneva Underwood
Margaret Denny
Young Peoples
Eileen Reid
Louise Vandall
Thelma Taylor
Loretta Maynor
Nancy Calfee
Dorothy Calfee
Fawn Kincaid
First Belle Accepts Folk Festival Honor in Beckley
Mrs Effie Delp a 70 year old Mullens resident chosen as the first Belle to accept the Mountain State Folk Festival honor in Beckley July 8 9 She will lead the parade and may appear on Dr Patrick W Gainer s program Delp a longtime teacher and community activist has deep roots in Union Greenbrier Concord College and McDowell Wyoming Counties and is grandmother to five children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Effie Delp
Mullens
West Virginia
Patrick W. Gainer
Dr. Gainer
Wyoming County
Lewisburg
Otsego
McDowell County
Public Accountants Elect Officers At West Virginia Meet
West Virginia Public Accountants Association elected new officers at a three day Beckley Hotel gathering. Charleston named vice president and Huntington secretary treasurer with Beckley member in the group photos. After-dinner speaker Dewey Kuhns discussed credit’s growth, benefits and risks, noting rising savings and global needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Public Accountants Association
Beckley Hotel
Roy Rollins Jr
Charles
State Convention For Public Accountants Association
Lewis G. Stanley
Parkersburg
Internal Revenue
Dewey €. S. Kuhns
Charleston
Credit Bureau
N. R. Coleman
Beckley
Kuhns
Federal Housing Association
Home Owners Loan Credit
Bud
Polio Clinic Planned By Improvement Unit
The Women's Improvement League will sponsor a polio clinic at Central Baptist Church on July 15. The decision was made at the Thursday session in Mrs. Marcella Holland’s Smoot Street home with co-hostess Mrs. Mary Marshall. The group also voted to repeat the Tom Thumb wedding for the Missionary Society of Central Baptist Church, date to be announced. A dessert was served by the co-hostesses. Attendees included Mrs. Simeon Warren and numerous members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Improvement League
Central Baptist Church
League
Smoot Street
Marcella Holland
Mary Marshall
Simeon Warren
Tom Thumb
Missionary Society of Central Baptist Church
Clifton Neely
Lottie Redd
William Beverly
J. O Payne
Rosa Mitchell
Boston Clark
Roger Taylor
Nunley Cook
Debra Langhorn
Henry Powell
A. D. Clark
John Moss
Louise Goldston
E. L. Morton
Ora Brown
Mabel Bradford
Florence Page
Olive Hoover
Nellie Martin
Beckley Girl's Story Published
Dianne Allison Booth a seven year old from Beckley has an original story selected for publication in Jack and Jill magazine July issue. Her piece Round-and-Round Door will appear from hundreds of contributions worldwide. She lives at 103 Booth Ave and will receive the Jack and Jill Round the Year Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Allison Booth
Beckley
Dianne
Booth Ave
Cadets from Marshall College attend Fort Knox camp
Robert L. Amick Jr. of 213 Reservoir Road joins 24 other ROTC cadets from Marshall College at Fort Knox Kentucky for a summer camp program. The group travels to the base to participate in military training and leadership activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Amick Jr
Reservoir Road
Department of Marshall College
Fort Knox, Ky
Area Men Get Fruit Picking Jobs in State
A group of 25 Beckley men will head to Martinsburg for summer fruit picking with 450 more needed through apple season. They will pick cherries peaches and apples and perform orchard work between crops. Transportation housing and work assignments are provided by the State Employment Security office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Martinsburg
M. L. McSpadden
State Employment Security Office
McSpadden
Calloway Hats Boy Scouts Win Camping Honors
Calloway Heights Baptist Church sponsored Boy Scout Troop 197 won camping honors at Camp Rolland Virginia and at Camp Wilderness Raleigh County. The unit earned Honor Patrol and was named best all around at the May camporee led by Scoutmaster J P Hughes and Assistant Scoutmaster J M Harvey. Members listed include Richard Bowers Tommy Duran Bill Harvey Mike Harvey Paul Bailey Paul Mallamas Melvin Hancock Dillian Lafferty Phillip Hughes Dennis Perry Robert McVey Bowers plans another week at Camp Rolland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Camp Rolland
Virginia
West Virginia
J. P. Hughes
J. M Harvey
Camp Wilderness
Raleigh County
Camp
Rolland
Richard Bowers
Tommy Duran
Bill Harvey
Mike Harvey
Paul Bailey
Paul Mallamas
Melvin Hancock
Dillian Lafferty
Phillip Hughes
Dennis Perry
Robert McVey
Bowers
Milton Davis Jr. Ordered to Court for Speeding Charge
Milton Davis Jr. aged 31 of Cranberry is summoned to Beckley Police Court on July 7 to answer a speeding charge. He was arrested by city police at 7 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Davis Jr
Cranberry
Beckley
Street Dancing Night Staged in Beckley Fashionable Costume Exhibition
Beckley hosts Old Fashioned Bargain Days with street dancing by Beckley Area Square Dance Association in front of the courthouse. Notables Ida Klein, Betty Stover, D. B. Stover, Jerry Williams, and Paul Fourney join Calico and Jeans Club. Don Lilly calls as hundreds watch. Second program and prizes for costumes mark closing events led by Clarence Bibb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area Square Dance Association
Ida
Bill Klein
Betty
D. B. Stover
Jerry
Mike Williams
Paul Fourney
Calico and Jeans Club
Don Lilly
Beckley Business Bureau
Association
Clarence Bibb
Building Fees Paid To City
Walter C Rhody of Ewart Avenue received a building permit for a five room brick veneer house with a plastered basement garage and forced air heat. Permit fee was 26.25 for an estimated project cost of 11500. Other permits issued include Jan Campbell paying 10 for a garage permit on a 500 cost, William S Merchant paying 10 for a block garage on 850 cost, and Ivy Wright paying 10 to remodel a home at 3000 cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Rhody
Ewart Avenue
Office
City Recorder
Emery J. Smith
Jan Campbell
Parkway
William S. Merchant
Sour St
Ivy Wright
Smoot Ave
Radio Free Europe Tops Popularity in Communist Bloc
Radio Free Europe emerges as the most popular network across Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania and Bulgaria where populations rely on its broadcasts amid Communist rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Free Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
ROTC program opens for second-year cadets at Marshall
Lt Col Thomas M. Arnall of Marshall announces a ROTC program for men completing their second year. The session opens June 20 and closes July 29, per the chair of the military science department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Arnall
Military Science Department
Marshall
Marshall Christian Family Ties Noted in Mount Tabor
The passage names Marshall Christian, over 80, and his son Cecil Christian of Mount Tabor, along with Christian’s daughter Mrs. E. M. Huffman of Mount Tabor, her son C. E. Huffman of 2071.2 Hargrove St., and Huffman’s four month old son Wade Huffman, identifying several relatives in the Mount Tabor area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Christian
Cecil Christian
Mount Tabor
Christian
E. M. Huffman
Ex-Beckleyan Helps Organize Florida Bank
Former Beckley resident Robert L. Williams is among 10 organizers of Caladesi National Bank in Dunedin Florida. The bank with 600000 capital aims to open within six months after charter approval by the U S Comptroller of Currency in May. It lists 12000 shares at 25 dollars par, with 300000 actual capital 250000 surplus and 50000 undivided profits. Over 250 local subscribers on record, most stock subscribed. Williams is son of Mrs T S Williams and owns Williams Marine and Fishing Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rency
Washington
D. C
Dunedin Area
Williams
T. S. Williams
Woodlawn Ave
Williams Marine and Fishing Lodge
Fourth of July Bike Safety Plea From Beckley Chief
Beckley Police Chief Millard E Tyree warns bicycle riders to obey traffic laws and use caution during the upcoming three day Fourth of July holiday He urges avoiding heavily traveled arteries during peak times and primary traffic areas He emphasizes bikes as vehicles and advises light colored clothing proper lighting signaling working brakes and regular maintenance for a safe summer of riding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Millard E. Tyree
Watchdog Saves Raleigh County Education Budget
Budget Director G. G. Greene cut $8,541.81 in invoice discounts for prompt payments during the year ending June 30. He also secured $650.80 in bid savings on purchases through his office, with June discounts totaling $794.73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Treasury
Raleigh County
Two Drunken Drivers Jailed
Ardee Jones Eccles was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11 p.m. Sunday on charges of driving while drunk and resisting arrest by Constable Joe Rodriguez. Jesse McKinney Jr. of Coal City was jailed at 1:50 a.m. Sunday on drunken driving and felonious assault by State Police. Joseph Bailes of Beckley was released at 12:05 p.m. Sunday after serving time on drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardee Jones
Eccles
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Jesse McKinney Jr
Coal City
Joseph Bailes
Beckley
GOP Women Meet Tuesday in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Republican Women hold their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church on South Heber Street. President Mrs Harold Hedrick notes the earlier dinner start and asks uncontacted members to call for reservations. Program lead by Mrs Perry Clay Price includes discussion of the magisterial convention on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
First Methodist
South Heber St
Harold Hedrick
Hedrick
Perry Clay Price
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Ford Club
Beckley Dist
State Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Raleigh Bible School
Mrs
Robin Hood Promenaders
Guys and Dolls Clubs
Webb
Maryland Ave
Beckleyan
Florida Bank
Call Home Modernization CO
FREE
Barwood Street
GOP
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Dreamer
Noronam Loch
Kentucky
Kantucky
Schealey Dist. Inc
Framklert, Hy
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