Final rites held for Mrs Lula Reavish at St Matthew church
Mrs Lula Reavish, 72, of 252 Smoot Street East Beckley, will receive final rites Saturday at 2 30 p.m. at St Matthew A M E Church with Rev W M Ricks in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Body remains at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home until one hour before services.
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Lula Reavish
Smoot St
East Beckley
St. Matthew A. M. E
W. M. Ricks
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Mrs Emily Maxie Funeral Services Held in Baltimore
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Maxie 61 Baltimore Md of Beckley will be conducted at 1 30 p m Saturday in Bradley Funeral Home Baltimore She died Thursday in a Baltimore hospital Survivors include a sister Mrs Oley Griffith Ghent
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Maxie
Baltimore
Jor of Beckley
Bradley
Oley Griffith
Ghent
Henry F Tyler Drowns at Greenbrier River Reach
Funeral arrangements are set for Henry F. Tyler 20 of Hinton who drowned Wednesday at 2 p m in the Greenbrier River near Avis He was born in Fayette County and worked as an orderly at Hinton Hospital He belonged to the Second Baptist Church Survivors include his mother Margretta Tyler of Columbus Ohio and his sister Esther Grooms of Hinton The body is at E M Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton Funeral services for Henrietta Dumar Waters 60 of Cutoff will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m at First Baptist Church West Wickham Rev Walter Harris to preside Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park She is survived by a sister Julia McLane of Albany Ga The body will be moved to the church by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home one hour before services.
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Henry F. Tyler
Hinton
Greenbrier
Avis
Fayette County
Hinton Hospital
The
Second Baptist Church
Margretta Tyler
Columbus
Ohio
Ester Grooms
E. M. Meadows Funeral Home
Rns
Henrietta (Dumar) Waters
S. Heber St
First Baptist Church
West Wickham
Walter Harris
Odrinex Diet Pill Advertised With Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement for ODRINEX from Kay's Drug Store promises fat loss in seven days without heavy exercise or drastic dieting. The tiny tablet allegedly suppresses appetite while allowing normal meals and offers a full refund if not satisfied. The ad lists price and mail order option and emphasizes a no questions asked return policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Neville
Obituaries Page 14 Teaser and 1960 Sweden Population Note
A brief prompt directs readers to page 14 for other obituaries and mentions Sweden's population at the start of 1960, estimated at 7,475,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Hospital Speaker Dr Burnice Jarman Addresses Beckley Meeting
Dr Burnice H Jarman professor of education and dean of summer sessions at George Washington University Washington DC was guest speaker for morning and afternoon programs at Beckley Veterans Hospital on Tuesday. 85 attendees heard her talk on Human Relations with guests from Charleston among them.
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Burnice H. Jarman
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Beckley Veterans Gnn Hospital
Tuesay
Charleston
Dr. Jarman
Over 1200 Seek Work In New Ash Industries Plant
More than 1200 applicants have filed for jobs with the Ash Industries Garment Division at the Beckley Employment Security Office. Mrs. Sallye Bragg, acting manager, says applicants must report for forms which can be mailed back after completion. On Wednesday, 25 additional applicants sought positions in various fields including millwright, stenographer, clerks, auto mechanic, bookkeeper, and others. Extra area openings listed cover tool and die maker, pipe fitter, civil and traffic engineers, and related maintenance roles.
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Ash Industries Garment Division
Beckley
Special Group Rates Announced for Beckley Exhibition Mine
Beckley officials unveil reduced prices for educational and church groups at New River Park's Beckley Exhibition Mine. Groups of 20 to 24 pay seven adult tickets. 25 to 75 pay only 35 cents per head. larger groups 100 plus receive discounts yet to be fixed. Traffic to the mine rises as miners’ vacation starts.
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Beckley Exhibition
New River Park
Cecil L. Miller
Exhibition Mine
Singing Convention Set At Coal Marsh Baptist Church
The Raleigh County Singing Convention will be held at Coal Marsh Baptist Church in Glen Daniel this Sunday at 2 p.m. All singers are invited. The Coal Marsh Choir will be featured with Elmer Hawley as leader.
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Raleigh County
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Coal Marsh
Elmer Hawley
Milling and Metal Trades Roles Listed in Resume
Neer, ward attendant, milling machine operator, chemical and drug salesman, machinist and sheet metal instructor appear in the compiled list of job titles. The varied postings suggest a broad range of technical and service skills among applicants.
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Neer
Virginian Held On Two Counts
Gordon A Mangum of Roanoke Va bonded 23 dollars to cover fines and costs before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez at 9 am on charges of drunkenness and possession of a tip board. Mangum was arrested by West Virginia Turnpike State Police at 9 am today. DON A MORRIS Beckley has to appear in City Police Court at 7 30 pm Monday for speeding and improper registration. He was arrested by City Police at 1105 pm Wednesday. Roy Casey Mabscott jailed at 1030 am Wednesday on a trespassing charge. He was booked by a constable. Walter Church 64 of Oakvale Mercer County transferred to county jail at 1010 am Wednesday on a charge of selling illegal drugs. He was booked by a U S deputy marshal. Ray Charles address unlisted released from jail at 1020 am Wednesday and his parole reinstated. Alex Spencer Beckley released from jail at 7 am Wednesday after working and serving a sentence on a possession of numbers conviction.
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Gordon A. Mangum
Roanoke
Covier
Joe Rodriguez
Mangum
West Virginia Turnpike
Don A. Morris
Beckley
Roy Casey
Mabscott
Walter Church
Oakvale
Mercer County
U. S
Ray Charles
Alex Spencer
Land-O-Hills Club Hears Communism Talk
Land-O-Hills Kiwanis heard J. R. Van Meter from Beckley Kiwanis speak on The Real Meaning of Communism. Officers were named to fill resignations: Rev. Charles Delaney and Russell Lilly as directors, Shelby Stump as second vice president, and Sam Harper as sheriff.
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Land-O Hills Kiwanis Club
J. R. van Meter
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Charles Delaney
Russell Lilly
Shelby Stump
Sam Harper
Beckley Winn Hotel Names New Manager
James A. Thompson of Beckley named manager of the Beckley Winn Hotel succeeding H. Arthur Hall. Thompson assumed the position Wednesday after being engaged by Charles Winn president of United Food and Hotel Corp which operates the hotel in Beckley. Thompson had been hotel manager before Winn leased it about 11 months ago.
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James A. Thompson
Beckley
Beckley Winn Hotel
H. Arthur Hall
Thompson
Charles Winn
United Food and Hotel Corp
Winn
Hall
Lumber Use Comparisons Across Nations
The average American uses four times as much lumber as an Englishman, three times as much as a Frendian, and slightly more than a Russian.
Mead Parents Attend Son's Graduation
Mr and Mrs Jasper Damewood Mead witnessed their son Larry Damewood graduate from the University of Dayton Ohio with a Bachelor of Science in business administration majors organization and economics Larry and his wife Shirley Taylor of Killarney with their two children have lived in Dayton since 1958 Larry is a contracting officer for the Federal Government and plans a career and a master’s degree at Ohio State University this fall He entered Beckley College after Stoco High School in 1951 but served four years with the United States Navy in Japan Korea China Alaska and other posts Returning to civilian status in 1956 he finished Beckley College attended Morris Harvey College then moved to Dayton for government work
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Mead
Jasper Damewood
University of Dayton
Dayton
Ohio
Larry Damewood
Larry
Shirley Taylor
Killarney
Ohio State University
Beckley College
Stoco High School
United States Navy
Japan
Korea
China
Alaska
Morris Harvey College
Lions Install Officers at Beckley Ladies Night
Roger Sharp was installed as president of the Beckley Lions Club at the ladies night meeting along with officers J. E. Otto Bill Earhart Hubert Jackson Dr. Allen Judd Harry Cooke Joe Lilly C R Brown Cecil Cooke G E Stallings and T L Van Stavern as directors Outgoing president T L Van Stavern Past president Price Caffee served as installing officer R L Webb was master of ceremonies The event drew about 150 Lions and their wives with dinner and a following dance at the Elks Ballroom.
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Beckley Lions Club
Roger Sharp
J. E. Otto
Bill Earhart
Hubert Jackson
Dr. Allen Judd
Harry Cooke
Joe Lilly
C. R. Brown
Cecil Cooke
G. E. Stallings
T. L. van Stavern
Beckley Vacation Day Sales Planned Four Days
Beckley merchants plan a four day Vacation Day Sales beginning Friday and ending Tuesday. Leading Beckley stores cooperate offering special bargains tied to the miners vacation which starts Saturday.
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Beckley
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Mrs
Lula
Emily Maxie
Emily
Henrietta Waters
Neville ST
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Montgomery Ward
Land-O-Hills Club
CAFE
Main St. Beckley
Lions
Baldwin
Jan Campbell
Main ST
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