Sophia Council Names New Fire Chief After Lovell Resigns
Sophia votes Steve Waybright as fire chief after Frank Lovell resigns. Lovell says the department must wake citizens to fire prevention while remaining a fireman if needed. Waybright serves voluntarily with no salary, as council prepares ordinances for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Council
Sophia
Steve Waybright
Waybright
City Hall
Frank B. Lovell
Lovell
W. B. Winfrey
Charleston
Steve Sokola
Winfrey
Sokola
Sikola
Council
Sophia Volunteer Fireman's Association
Fire Department
Withrow
Induction Clerk Ruest to Re Enlist After Leave
Cpl. John Ruest, induction clerk typist at Beckley Main Recruiting and Examining Station, will leave for Fort George C. Mead Sunday. He will be discharged March 23 and reenlist March 24 for six years. He and his wife Edel will take a 30 day vacation before reporting to a port of debarkation for overseas assignment. Ruest has served at Beckley since Oct 1953.
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Cpl
John Ruest
Beckley Main
Fort George C. Mead
Ruest
Army
Edel
Beckley
Funeral services for Cleveland Jarrell in Rock Creek
Cleveland Jarrell, 74, of Dry Creek, will be buried in Miller Cemetery after funeral services at the Rebeca Chapel Rock Creek. The Rev Wade Webb and Rev H E Smith will officiate. He was found dead in his shack Sunday at 7 p.m. The body remains at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Jarrell
Dry Creek
Rebecca
Rock Creek
Wade Webb
H. E. Smith
Jarrell
Miller Cemetery
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Funeral for Mrs. Margaret Peay at Pilgrim Rest Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Peay of Ameagle are set for 2 p m today at Pilgrim Rest Church with Rev F H Jones officiating. She died after an eight month illness at her home Saturday night. No survivors. She belonged to Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Body moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to her residence Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Peay
Ameagle
Pilgrim Rest Church
F. H. Jones
Scout Meets Scheduled In Two Appalachian Districts
Two meetings are set by adult leaders of the Appalachian Boys Council in Slab Fork and Summers districts. J W Richardson and W W Lawson will lead a round table for Slab Fork at 7 p m in Sophia. A dinner meeting for Summers district is at 5 p m at The Diner in Hinton with Dr Buford McNeer presiding and Rand W Humphreys as district commissioner.
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Appalachian Boys Council
J. W. Richardson
W. W. Lawson
Slab Fork
Sophia
Hinton
Summers
Buford McNeer
Rand W. H Humphreys
Baltimore livestock market compares prices across cattle hogs calves
At Baltimore market prices show cattle steady with steadier odd lots and calves 15 to 30 dollars, hogs varying by weight from 23.50 to 26.75 for different classes, sows and heavier weights down to 18.50, lambs around 23.00 for slaughter lambs and light loads under nine dollars for light sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
M—Usda
Mon Jay
Rhodell Man Fined for Drunk Driving Charge
John E. Walton of Rhodell was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 60 days in jail by Rhodell Mayor Lacy A. Meadows after a guilty verdict on a driving while drunk charge. Walton was arrested at 4 p.m. by Rhodell Police Chief Clifford W. Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Walton
Rhodell
Lacy A. Meadows
Walton
Clifford W. Roberts
West Virginia halts bounty payments March 15
The West Virginia Conservation Commission will stop paying bounty on taxes effective March 15. Notices to county court presidents, sent by commission director Carl J. Johnston, authorize the suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Carl J. Johnston
Commission
Prince Soldiers Erect 270000-Pound Bridge
Engineer soldiers of the 1428th Engineer Float Bridge Company built a 250 ft long 270000 lb floating bridge across New River. Anchored ends and mid sections were moved by two small boats under heavy water flow. The aluminum bridge spans the river under weight tests, proving its durability for global waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Project
New River
Prince
U. S
Lenten Sermons Begin Tonight at Beckley Catholic Church
The Rev. Sylvester Stoud of Gary will open a series of Lenten sermons at St. Francis De Sales Church tonight at 7:30 pm. He led strong basketball teams at St. Joseph's Huntington and will speak each Tuesday during Lent. Lenten devotions are set for Fridays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 5 pm.
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Beckley Catholic Church
Sylvester Stoud
Gary
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Father Stoud
West Virginia
St. Joseph's
Huntington
Robert Hays 68 dies after long illness in Beckley
Robert Hampton Hayes 68 resident of 111 Maple Ave Beckley died at 5 04 am in a local hospital after a three year illness He was a coal operator with mining at Laurel Creek and was a member of First Nazarene Church and Masonic Lodge 95 He is survived only by his wife Mae Mercer Funeral service 2 pm Thursday at First Nazarene Church Johnstown Road with Rev O F Haynes officiating Burial Sunset Memorial Park Masonic rites to follow Pallbearers listed in notice
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Robert Hampton Hayes
Maple Ave
Beckley
Hayes
Gilbieth
N. C
First Nazarene Church
Masonic Lodge
Laurel Creek
Mae Mercer
Rayburn Sanford
Floyd Sayre
J. A. Thompson
Wiley, Retired Miner, Dies at Sundial
Whitesville report Tut Jackson Wiley aged 65 died at his Sundial home after eight years of illness. A retired miner, he will receive funeral rites Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. Burial follows at Packsville Cemetery with The Valley Funeral Home in charge.
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Whitesville
RNS
Tut
Jackson Wiley
Sundial
Ernest Barley
Packsville
Valley Funeral Home
Two Hurt in Auto Mishaps at Beckley Hospital
Two patients are being treated for auto accident injuries at Beckley Hospital. Cecil Leo Kendrick, 18, son of Leo Kendrick of Sophia, was admitted at 7:30 p.m. Monday with a hurt right hip. Stella Marie Bon Mamie Bonds, 7, daughter of Boyd Ronds of Glen Daniel, was admitted at 3:30 p.m. Monday for a right leg injury suffered in an auto crash on February 27.
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Beckley Hospital
Cecil Leo Kendrick
Leo Kendrick
Sophia
Stella Marie Bon Mamie Bonds
Boyd Ronds
Glen Daniel
Young GOP to Elect New Officers Meeting Tonight
Raleigh County Young Republicans Club will elect new officers at 7 30 p m today in the circuit court room Raleigh County Courthouse The meeting led by president R Wilson Jr will include a film
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Raleigh County
Young Republicans Club
Circuit Court Room
T R. Wilson Jr
Red Cross Board Meeting in Raleigh Chapter
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its quarterly board of directors meeting at 4 pm Thursday in Room 210 of the Bair Building. Executive secretary Mrs. T. C. Moorefield issued the notice.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Bair Building
T. C. Moorefield
Prenatal Clinic Set for Beckley Court House
The Raleigh County Health Department announces a prenatal clinic at the Beckley Court House offices on Wednesday. Dr. A D Belton will supervise the clinic from 2 to 4 pm.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Court House
Beckley
A. D. Belton
Band Mothers Meet At Sophia High School Tonight
The Band Mothers of Sophia High School will gather at the school at 7 o'clock this evening. Band director Miss Sue Henley urges all mothers to attend.
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Band Mothers of Sophia High School
Sue Henley
Wrist Injury At School Injures Nine Year Old
Carol Workman nine year old daughter of Ramnie L Workman of Clear Creek has her left wrist in a cast after a fall at school Monday. She fractured her left wrist and suffered cuts to both knees and her forehead. She was treated and released from Raleigh General Hospital.
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Carol Workman
Ramnie L. Workman
Clear Creek
Raleigh General Hospital
100 Pint Bloodmobile Visit Set for Beckley
A Red Cross Bloodmobile event in Beckley is set for Wednesday from 11 am to 5 pm at the Moose Club with a 100 pint quota. Sponsored by Bnai B’rith and Temple Beth El Sisterhood, co chaired by Malcolm Pickus and Mrs Sidney Fink, donors from Beckley Manufacturing Co Army Engineers and other local groups expected.
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Red Cross
Beckley
B'nai B'rith
Sisterhood
Temple Beth-El
Moose Club
Malcolm Pickus
Sidney Fink
Beckley Manufacturing Co
Army Engineers
Army and Air Force
Veterans Hospital
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Raleigh
Pickus
Collins and Rose Funeral Services Slated Wednesday
Funeral services for two men who died of suffocation in a Mabscott basement apartment will be held Wednesday. Jess Collins 52 will be buried in Wildwood Cemetery after 2 p.m. rites at Rose Funeral Home. Shelby Rose 66 will have 12:30 p.m. services at Rich Creek Baptist Church in Pinoak with burial in Joe McComas Cemetery. Rose was a carpenter with Mabscott residence and left a wife five daughters four grandchildren three sisters and a brother. pallbearers listed.
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Mabscott
Jess Collins
Rose Funeral
Wildwood Cemetery
Collins
Ernest
Cleveland
Albert
Sandusky
Shelby Rose
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Pinoak
Thomas Jenkins
Earl Lovill
Joe McComas
Melton Mortuary
Rose
Martha Rose
Lucille Canterbury
Beckley
Gertrude Rose
June Coffman
Syble Weese
Tucson
Ariz
F. T. Wyett
Lilly Meadows
Egeria
Wyley Akers
Arista
L. A. Rose
Beeson
Evert T Walker
Essie Thompson
Tressie McComas
Elmo Dillon
Guy Walker
Cecil Shrewsbury
Linda Shrewsbury
Clarence Shrewsbury
Bessie Walker
Arl Thompson
Feilder Thompson
Broyles Named Commander Of Beckley Disabled Veterans
Everette Broyles of Beckley has been nominated to lead Beckley Chapter 18 of the Disabled American Veterans at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Memorial Building. Nominations also included Richard Cooper as first vice commander Basil Sweeney as second vice commander Stanley Bender as adjutant D K Amick as treasurer and Fred H Souder as chaplain. Officers to be elected at the April meeting.
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Everette Broyles
Beckley
Memorial Building
Richard Cooper
Basil Sweeney
Stanley Bender
D. K. Amick
Fred H. Souder
Boy Falls From Bed Sends Child to Hospital
Four year old Billy Wayne Kester of Midway fell from his bed Monday morning and was treated at Raleigh General Hospital for a head wound. He said his injury came from hitting a window sill during the fall.
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Billy Wayne Kester
Samuel Kester
Midway
Raleigh General Hospital
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Anthony Sparacino
George L. Ballard
Jarrell Riles
Mrs. Peay
Robert H. Hays
T. J. Wiley
Young Gop's
Band Mothers
Collins and Rose
Broyles
Boy
Cohen’s
Neville St. Beckley
Mercury
Sun Valley
Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
South Oakwood Avenue
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