Raleigh County to Build Tourist Info Center on West Virginia Turnpike
Raleigh County plans a tourist information center at the Interstate Hosts Restaurant near Beckley exchange on the West Virginia Turnpike. Fred K. Filler announced at a Chamber meeting that the center will promote tourism, sell tickets to Honey in the Rock and Coal Field Tour, display area notices, host event tickets, and provide brochures. A hospitality clinic for service staff and a county calendar of activities were also discussed.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Exchange
West Virginia Turnpike
Fred K. Filler
Chamber
New River Exhibition
West Virginia
Tom Minter
Gene Morehouse
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Lutherans Move Time Of Meeting
The St Luke Lutheran Church will conduct a congregational meeting at 11 am Sunday instead of 10 30 am to vote on architects for a proposed new church building. William Pratt, chairman, will lead. After the selection, preliminary drawings will be presented for approval Sunday morning April 29.
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St. Luke Lutheran Church
William Pratt
Tennessee Student Visits Beckley College
Kay Snyder, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Snyder of 109 Center Street, a former Beckley College graduate now studying at East Tennessee State College in Johnson City, visited Beckley College during a three day vacation between quarters on the quarter system.
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Kay Snyder
Center St
W. C. Snyder
East Tennessee State College
Johnson City
Tenn
Beckley College
Miss Snyder
East Tennessee State
Ear Injury Lands Man in VA Hospital After Wood Splinter
Bobby Joe Meadows, 31, of Shady Spring, is hospitalized at Beckley VA Hospital in satisfactory condition after a wood splinter lodged in his ear while he walked in the woods.
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Bobby Joe Meadows
Shady Spring
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
New Hope Baptist Church Deacon Board Meeting
The New Hope Baptist Church deacon board will meet at the church at 4 pm on Saturday to discuss church affairs and plans.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Cole Mills Treated After Stove Fire Injury
Cole Mills aged 54 from Jonben was treated and released from Beckley Hospital at 9 35 a m Wednesday for burns to the arm and chest and a fractured rib sustained when he fell against a hot stove at his home.
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Cole Mills
Jonben
Beckley Hospital
St Louis Founded as French Fur Trading Center in 1764
St Louis Missouri originated as a French fur trading hub in 1764, reflecting its early role in North American commerce and settlement. The note places the city's founding in the mid 18th century as part of regional trade networks and colonial activity.
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St. Louis, Mo
Park planning discussion on Stephens Lake in Raleigh County
A Park Board meeting at Raleigh County Courthouse reviewed maps for a proposed Stephens Lake state park. Officials from across West Virginia participated, including Joseph Yeager, Phil Berthy, Lewis Z. Baxter, Robert L. Davis, and George Siehl. A lake-area tour followed in the afternoon.
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Stephens Lake
Raleigh County
Park Board
Joseph Yeager
Webster Springs
Forester
Phil Berthy
Morgantown
Extension Forester
Lewis Z. Baxter
Department of Natural Resources
Robert L. Davis
George Siehl
West Virginia University
M. A. “Ping
West Virginia Tourism Ads Set for Philadelphia Papers
Beckley Civitans heard Paul W. Skeeter outline plans to place a 30 column inch ad promoting West Virginia attractions including Honey in the Rock in two Philadelphia newspapers with 2.5 million readers. Advertising targets April 8 and 22, aiming to draw out-of-state visitors and overnight stays to boost tourist spending. Skeeter urged early multi-media promotion and noted public roads and liquor by the drink as major tourist complaints. The bureau foresees Pine Mountain Alpine Basketball in Charleston next year and a possible Beckley tournament to attract talent from several states.
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West Virginia
Philadelphia
Beckley Civitans
Paul W. Skeeter
Charleston
The
Mountain State Visitors Bureau
Skeeter
Bureau
Beckley
4-H Good Grooming Contest Set Saturday
Beckley Junior High School hosts the Raleigh County 4-H Good Grooming Contest on April 7 from 9 am to noon. Contestants compete in dressup and sports clothing across ages 10 11 12 13 and 14 plus. Top boy and girl in each group win a county camp scholarship. blue ribbon winners receive $5 toward state camp. All winners advance to the state contest.
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Beckley Junior High
Raleigh County
Raleigh County 4-H Leaders Association
Guilty As Charged skit at Baptist rally
The BYF presented Guilty As Charged at the Bradley Baptist Church Tuesday night with participants Lynn Hoffman Mike McMahan Bobbi Melton Mike Moore Mitchell Wauhop Bennie Roebuck and Sandra Walls Miss Walls led the devotional and Freda Mae Pilkington was song leader Benny Roebuck announced a cabinet meeting for 7 p m March 20 at Beckley First Baptist Church Iva Smith urged attendance for the Camp Cowan retreat August 20 24 The Sophia Baptist Church earned the achievement cap with 254 points Shady Spring 251 Daniels 248 will host the next rally at 7 p m April 10.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship
Bradley Baptist Church
Lynn Hoffman
Mike McMahan
Bobbi Melton
Mike Moore
Mitchell Wauhop
Bennie Roebuck
Sandra Walls
Miss Walls
Freda Mae Pilkington
Benny Roebuck
Beckley First Baptist Church
Iva Smith
Camp Cowan
Sophia Baptist Church
Shady Spring Baptist Church
Daniels Baptist Church
Cotillion Benefit for Crippled Children and Adults
The Beckley-Winn Hotel Ballroom hosts the third annual Cotillion Saturday night from 9 to 1. Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsors the event to aid Raleigh County Crippled Children and Adults and Easter Seal fund drive. The Esquires of Charleston provide music, with tickets from sorority members or at the door.
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Beckley-Winn Hotel
Raleigh County
Richard Sepkowski
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Raleigh County Society For
Esquires’’ of Charleston
Five Performances Set In Beckley Ice Show Tonight
Wilma and Ed Leary's skating troupe arrives in Beckley to assemble the Raleigh County Armory rink for five performances of Adventures on Ice. Shows run tonight at 8 and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Jean Arlen and Jan Van Ormer headline, with 24 hours needed to freeze the ice and armory work underway to ensure a smooth three night run.
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Wilma
Ed Leary
Beckley
Raleigh County Armory
Armory
Tom Minter
Logan
Minter
Jean Arlen
Jan van Ormer
Jean
van Ormer
Roxy Theatre
New York
Hospitalized Four Treated After Thursday Incidents
Two area men remain in good condition at Beckley Hospital with injuries from unrelated accidents on Thursday. John Lee Cher, 33, of Sophia, injured his left leg using a West Gulf Coal Co mine electric grinder. Jerry L. Perkins, 27, Route 2 Beckley, burned right leg from burning trash. Additional Thursday injuries include John Martin Davis, 23, Route 2 Beckley, eye injury from a Universal Corp grinder at about 6 p.m. Mrs. Mary Ann Cook, 85, Route 2 Beckley, treated for a head cut from a fall. Roger Dean Hicks, 12, Route 2 Beckley, cut head in a fall. Tony Searle, 2, Beckley, cut chin in a fall about 3 p.m.
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Beckley ‘Hospital
John Lee Cher
Sophia
West Gulf Coal Co
Tams
Jerry L. Perkins
Route 2
Beckley
John Martin Davis
The
Universal Corp
Mary Ann Cook
Roger Dean Hicks
Lawton Hicks
Tony Searle
Darrell Searle
Foley Sisters Quartet At Daniels Missionary Church
The Foley Sisters Quartet Ma toaka present a musical program at Daniels Missionary Baptist Church at 7 30 p m Saturday.
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Foley Sisters
Matoaka
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
Nervous or Neurotic Difference Explained by Dr. Hyman
A mother asks how worrying differs from neurosis. Dr. Harold Thomas Hyman explains that nervousness is justified or unfounded based on circumstances, defining anxiety neurosis as excessive, persistent worry. He notes relativity in judgment and invites readers to request his leaflet for 10 cents.
Death notice for Roxie Adkins of Mabscott
Mrs Roxie Adkins aged 68 of Mabscott died recently Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday March 16 at MacArthur Church of God with Rev Otis Clyburn officiating Burial to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery Arrangements by Melton Mortuary
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Adkins
Roxie
Mabscott
MacArthur Church of God
Otis Clyburn
Oak Grove
Melton Mortuary
Obituary notices from Shady Spring and nearby towns
Robert Lee Tucker of Shady Spring dies at 2 30 pm on Thursday March 15 his body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel for arrangements Susan Jeanette Neely six days old of Sprague dies at 5 15 pm Wednesday March 14 funeral 11 am Friday March 16 Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park Rose E Evans 68 of Rhodell dies March 14 funeral 2 pm Saturday March 17 Rhodell Church of God burial Sunset Memorial Park Rosa Crawford 3 of Sophia dies at 4 pm Thursday March 15 funeral 1 pm Saturday March 17 Williams Funeral Home Sophia burial Shah Fork Cemetery Tams Mountain pallbearers named Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home
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Tucker
Robert Lee
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry
South
Kanawha Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Elli Cook
Nathaniel Polk
Go Stone
Howard Moore
Willams Funeral Home
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Leslie C. Gates
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Jack Adams
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Chambers
Mullens
Oak Hill
Tennessee
Garden Club
Greenbros CO
Stephens Lake Johnson
Liquor By the Drink
West Virginians For Moderation, Inc
William Holden
Clifton Webb
Satan Never Sleeps
France
Nuyen
Leo McGarey
Claude Pearls
Buck
Binyon W
Leo McCarey
CinemaScope
DE Luxe
Wen Amu
Sal Mineo
John Saxon
Uana Patter
BYF
Dr. In
Joe Morrow
Don Woods
Carthage
Ann Haywood
Jose Suarez
Paul Haynes
New River Supply Co
H. Arthur Hall
Sally Collier
Xi Alpha Gamma Chapter
Jack Clemens
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Yul Brynner
Mitzi Gaynor
Noel Coward
Sword OF Sherwood Forest
Richard Greene
Peter Cushing
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Neely
Evans
Crawford
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