Court To Condemn Land For Center Site
Raleigh County Court and the County Health Council approved condemning George Willis property on Hamer Road for a new county health center with $100,000 in federal Hill Burton funds available until June 30 1960. Prosecutor Sparacino to begin condemnation. Commissioner Ward and Assistant Prosecutor Cunningham evaluated alternate sites before finalizing Willis property. A March 31 meeting will canvass votes for the March 26 special school levy election.
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Raleigh County Court
County Health Council
N. H. Dyer
John C. Ward
Hamer Road
George Willis
Anthony J. Sparacino
Willis
Andy Lilly
Sparacino
Donald H. Stark
Mount Hope
Stark
Sprague
Dyer
Cunningham
Court
Health Council
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Johnstown
Igh Cook
Cabell Heights
Hughes Services Set On Friday
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Friday at the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel for Chester K. Hughes 76 Stanaford who died Tuesday at his residence after a heart attack. The Rev Carl Johnson will officiate and burial will be in Stamford Cemetery Pallbearers are Bert Aliff Basil Young Herman Warden Fred Harris James Cauley Tom Bobblett Nathan Nugen and Bill Welch. A retired coal miner he last worked at Terry He was a member of United Mine Workers Local 7086 and the Church of Christ. Born in Scotland he came to the United States at age two and moved to West Virginia in 1915. Survivors include his wife Susie Neely Hughes two daughters Evelyn and Vickie Lynn Hughes and two sons Harry and Charles Hughes all of Stanaford.
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Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Chester K. Hughes
Stanaford
Carl Johnson
Stamford Cemetery
Bert Aliff
Basil Young
Herman Warden
Fred Harris
James Cauley
Tom Bobblett
Nathan Nugen
Bill Welch
Terry
United Mine Workers of America
Church of Christ
Scotland
Hughes
United States
West Virginia
Fireco
Susie Neely Hughes
Evelyn
Vickie Lynn Hughes
Harry
Charles Hughes
Second Lenten Meet Scheduled Tonight
The second in a three part Lenten series will be held at 7 30 p m in the sanctuary of First Methodist Church Martha Maxwell and Patty Wagner of the Madrigal Choir will sing a duet and Rev Joe Dryfield will give a Lenten meditation The Official Board is asked to attend and will meet after the service The public is invited to attend this midweek service ahead of next week cantata by the Madrigal and Choraleer Choirs at 7 30 p m
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First Methodist
Martha Maxwell
Patty Wagner
Madrigal
Joe Dryfield
Former Beckleyan Succumbs In Virginia
A former Beckley resident Mrs FE L Mustain died in a Marion Virginia hospital about 10 p m Tuesday after a short illness She was sister of Mrs CA Humphrey and aunt of Walter Humphrey Funeral services will be held in Chilhowle Virginia and burial in Round Hill Cemetery Marion Other arrangements are incomplete.
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Beckley
FE. L. Mustain
Marion
CA Humphrey
North Fayette Street
Walter Humphrey
Locust Drive
Chilhowle
Round Hill Cemetery
Ohio maker urges Beckley to act on expansion plan
An Ohio industrial engineer and manufacturer urged Beckley business and civic leaders to put expansion plans into operation. D W Zimmerman outlined how to win government contracts through local talent, diversify beyond coal, and develop wood using industries at Grandview and other sites. He emphasized small plants over out of state control, and noted government contracts total about 72 billion dollars annually. The talk followed a Q A session and ended with Zimmerman returning to Ohio.
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D. W. Zimmerman
Wooster
Ohio
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
Zimmerman
Grandview State Park
Grandview
West
Virginia
Two Countians Present Ideas to Zimmerman on Machines
Two Raleigh County residents, Lindell Walker of Shady Spring and R C Hart of Fireco, showed D W Zimmerman, an industrial engineer from Wooster Ohio, their egg washing and pipe bending machines. Walker claimed his egg washer can clean 15 dozen eggs in two minutes, vs about an hour with existing gear. Walker runs 3200 hen layers. Hart’s pipe bender is an improvement on standard models. The meeting followed a noon Beckley Hotel luncheon.
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Raleigh County
D. W. Zimmerman
Wooster
Ohio
Lindell Walker
Shady Spring
R. C. Hart
Fireco
Zimmerman
Walker
Hart
Anderson to Return From Army Recruiting Conference
Capt Gordon Anderson, commander of Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station, will return today from Ft Meade Maryland where he attended a two day conference for station commanders. Commanders of the 14 main stations in the second army area and representatives from West Point attended the event.
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Gordon Anderson
Beckley Army
Ft. Meade
Second Army
Military Academy
West Point
Driver Hailed Into Court After Overnight Arrest
Bernard L. Owens, 30, Beckley, was ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night following his 2:40 a.m. arrest by City Police on charges of operating a vehicle with an expired temporary license and having no operator's license.
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Bernard L. Owens
Beckley
Fires Knock Out Phone Service in Southern West Virginia
Fires damaged toll cables and knocked out telephone service across Logan and Fayette counties. By 3 a.m. most lines were back, but Oak Hill Fayetteville and several towns remained isolated. emergency rerouting and police radio kept lines open for critical calls as crews worked through the night to restore service.
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Logan
Fayette
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Charleston
Brantley Barr
Beckley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Logan County
Cherry Tree
Mingo County
Fayette County
Ted Scites
Fort Branch
Dingess Run
Aracama
Aracoma
Pinkeville
Pikeville
Fayetteville
Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Lewisburg
Response Good On Safety Plan For Invalids
Beckley's Fire Chief Otis Lyons announced 15 residents have requested door and window stickers to mark homes with an invalid occupant. The stickers guide firemen or ambulances to assist a person inside during emergencies, following a Friday Register report on their purpose. Contact Lyons at the Fire Station to obtain stickers.
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Beckley
Otis Lyons
Lyons
Pastor J J Johnson to represent at Atlantic City convention
The Rev J J Johnson of East Beckley Seventh Day Adventist Church will be a delegate to the Columbia Union Conference quadrennial convention in Atlantic City New Jersey from Monday through March 2 More than 800 delegates and visitors from seven states and the District of Columbia will attend joining officials from Washington DC Takoma Park and church publishing houses Reports and leadership elections will be on the agenda with Lewis Lenheim presiding and Thomas Gardner assisting as secretary treasurer
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J. J. Johnson
East Beckley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington
D. C
Takoma Park
Columbia Union Conference
Ann Reitz Announces Candidacy for Ward I Democratic Exec
Mrs. Ann Reitz of 120 Ford Street filed today at the City Recorder's office to run as a candidate for the City Democratic Executive Committee representing Ward I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Reitz
Ford Street
City Democratic Executive Committee
City Recorder's Office
Communist consecrations in Hong Kong raise Vatican tension
The latest Communist press reports say five more so called patriotic priests have been consecrated as bishops in the drive to organize a national church. The move increases the number of bishops serving without Vatican authorization.
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Hong Kong
Vatican
Familiar Face Mrs Gertrude Campbell Featured Resident
Mrs. Gertrude Campbell owner of The Campbell House in Sophia is highlighted as a longtime resident. A 22-year Sophia resident and 16-year veteran of restaurant and grocery work, she previously ran a Mullens restaurant from 1950 to 1955 and has ties to local service organizations. Her children include Frances Blevins of Sophia Mary Jane Lutz of Baltimore and Lt. Col. William R. Campbell, Air Force, Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Campbell
Campbell House
Sophia
Hawks Nest Rock
Fayette County
Stotesbury
Mullens
Both Drivers Arrested In Smash-Up On Mabscott Hill
State Police report an early morning collision on Route 16 near old Fitzpatrick Road left $350 in damage. Dump truck driver Andrew Keller, 46, Beckley Route 2, and car driver Richard Hassel Horne, 34, Red Jacket, were charged with traffic offenses after Horne attempted to pass Keller as he turned left.
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Mabscott Hill
Andrew Keller
Route 2
Beckley
Richard Hassel Horne
Red Jacket
Horne
Keller
Route 16
Fitzpatrick Road
Raleigh County Levy Election Called for March 26 1959
The Raleigh County Board of Education orders a special levy election on March 26 1959 seeking approval to raise funds for teacher salaries free textbooks school buildings and related needs for the 1959 60 to 1963 64 school years. The measure totals about 3 496 880 over five years with rates varying by property class and votes by the public.
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Raleigh
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Leigh County
Raleigh County Board of Eduction
Board of Education
Raleigh County Board of Education
FE Board OF Education
County OF
State OF
West
A. Phillips
Sherman E Trail
Amteny
Sparacino Cunsel Forleigh Coun Board of Education
Funeral notices for Hughes and Linkous in Wade County area
Chester K Hughes 16 of Stamford died March 17 after a heart attack at home. Webb and Neal Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Samuel W Linkous 60 of 45S Ellison Avenue died March 16 in a local hospital. His body sent from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to residence March 17. Funeral at Beckley Church of Christ March 18 at 2pm. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers named Joe Berillo Rady Clay Clyde Webb Claude Webb Leonard Lovell Ira Lee Miller Coates Ray Pugh Stanley.
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Linkous Linkous
Samuel W
Ellison Avenue
Keyser- Bryant
Beckley Church of Christ
Harper Road
Fred Cline
Joe Berillo
Rady Clay
Clyde Webb
Claude Webb
Leonard Lovell
Ira Lee Miller
Coates Ray Pugh
Stanley
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