Raleigh County ACS drives aim to raise funds for cancer fight
Marie Blackburn and Kennon Chambers lead Raleigh County volunteers urging support for the American Cancer Society. The drive seeks 7 000 dollars to aid 218 cancer cases, funding research education and patient services across West Virginia with 5 000 expected new patients.
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American Cancer Society
Marie Blackburn
Beckley Council
Telphone Pioneers of America
Kennon Chambers
Raleigh
ACS
Progress Report On College Will Be Heard Today
The West Virginia State Board of Education meets to review Bluefield State College progress and consider keeping it four years with improvements. They discuss a $6 million West Liberty State College building plan and contracts for Marshall University dormitory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty State College
Marshall University
Southeastern Construction Co
Charleston
Fairmont State College
School of the Blind and Deaf
Romney
Fairmont
Young Adults To Attend Gauley Bridge Meeting
The Rev. H A McClung pastor of Calloway Heights Baptist Church leads a group of Raleigh Association young adults to a Southern Region training session in Gauley Bridge Saturday. He is president and chairman of the board. Accompanying him are Mrs Lilian Ratliff chair of childrens work Mrs Mary Williams chair of youth work and Mrs Thelma Tolliver.
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H. A. McClung
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Board of Christian Education
Raleigh Baptist Association
Southern Region
Gauley Bridge
McClung
Lillian Ratliff
Childrens Work
Mary Williams
Thelma Tolliver
Mrs Ratliff Files Candidacy For Ward I Committee
Mrs Lillian H Ratliff 206 Locust Dr filed today for a seat on the City Democratic Executive Committee from Ward I. A Beckley native, she is active in civic and church work, including roles with the Progressive Homemakers Club and First Baptist Church, and is a member of the Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian H. Ratliff
Locust Dr
City Democratic Executive Committee
City Recorder
Ratliff
Beckley
T. G. Honaker
Raleigh Roofing and Supply Co
Raleigh County Criminal Court Jurors Report Monday
Jurors drawn for Raleigh County Criminal Court duty report at 9 a.m. Monday. List includes Beckley residents and citizens from Coal City Fairdale Tams Mabscott Shady Spring and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
David J. Akers
E. V. Bowman
C. F. Bloch
W. A. Burke
M. R. Beard
Roy E. Bazzarre
Roy Canie
Ralph B. Ellison
E. H. Foley
D. L.fuqua
John Gray
Donald M Gambill
Virgil Horton
James O Harvey
Bernice Acord
Bolt
Ervil Bowling
Coal City
Kelly Brammer
Pemberton
John Beckelhiemer
Harper
Glen Bailey
Packsville
James Crum
Glen Morgan
Hubert Cantley
Rock Creek
Lexie Cox
Crow
J. D. Dodson
Earl Pennington
Robert G. Smith
Skelton
Howard Daniel
Eccles
Thelma Fisher
Tams
R. &. Fanning
Fairdale
Earl Fotes
Maxwell Hill
Ezra Meador
Odd
T. W. McLaughlin
Blue Jay
T. G. McConnell
Rhodell
B. M. O'Neal
Glen White
Robert N. Smith
Shady Spring
William Scott
Stamaford
Alma Wilson
Miner Injures Hand at Clifftop Smokeless Coal Co
Phil Turner, 46, of Corliss, is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after an injury to his left hand. He caught his hand in a roof bolting machine Tuesday while working at the Clifftop Smokeless Coal Co.
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Phil Turner
Corliss
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Smokeless Coal Co
Deaths and Funerals Frank V Bruno 83 Amherst Ohio
Final rites for Frank V Bruno 83 of Amherst Ohio formerly of Fayetteville Route 1 are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Advent Christian Church Fayet te Route 1 with Rev James Coleman presiding Burial will be in Bible Cemetery He died in a Lorain hospital after a long illness He was a retired miner with New River on Pocahontas Coal Co at Minden He belonged to Advent Christian Church Survivors include two daughters and a stepdaughter The body will be at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and church services will be one hour before burial Call after 4 p.m. today
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Frank V. Bruno
Amherst
Ohio
Fayetteville
Advent Christian Church
James Coleman
Bible Cemetery
Bruno
Lorain
Havin
New River
Pocahontas Coal Co
Minden
Italy
Shelvedore
Carmella France Bruno
Rosie Tony Bruno
Howard Cody
Ruby Dooley
Route 1
Emmett Pennock
Carlisle
Tyree
Walter Bailes
Oak Hill
C. S. Donnelly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Bailes
Beckley
Alloy
Varnetta
Chris C. Bailes
Mary Etta Lemaster Bailes
Mildred Bailes
Lacy W. Lilly
Louisville
Janet Cobb
Hollywood
Fla
Okie
Cleveland
Orville Bailes
Columbus
Daisy
Death notices: Ben F Byrd 1878 Knoxville resident
Ben F Byrd 385 Knoxville Tennessee died at 5 pm Thursday in a Knoxville hospital. Born February 27 1878 in Grayson County Virginia he was a retired farmer. Survived by son Dossie Louder Byrd Elizabeth ton Tenn son S E Byrd Pierpoint brother Walton Byrd Marianna sister Mrs Johnson Brooks Glen Fork. Body at Sam Fogle song Funeral Home Mullens.
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Ben F. Byrd
Knoxville
Tenn
Grayson County
Johnson and
Jane Elizabeth Byrd
Dossie Louder Byrd
Elizabethton
S. E. Byrd
Pierpoint
Walton Byrd
Marianna
Johnson Brooks
Glen Fork
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Funeral rites for Mrs. Tessie Morgan Williamson held in Durham
Funeral services for 58 year old Mrs. Tessie Morgan Williamson of Durham formerly White Oak were held at 1 p.m. in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with two ministers officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. She died Wednesday at a Warham hospital. She was born April 12 1904 in Wyoming County daughter of the late Andrew and Rebecca Morgan and member of Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church. She was survived by two daughters a son two brothers a half brother four sisters and nine grandchildren.
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Tessie Moregam Williamson
Durham
N.cc
White Oak
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Ss. D. Smith
Earl Cobram
Sunset Memorial Park
Warham Hospital
Wyoming County
Andrew and
Rebecca Morgan
Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
Charles H. Williamson
Mirs
Rufus Cox
Janice Appel
Heightsville
Mid
Roy
New York
Marvin
Alexandria
Estil
Pinevile
Troy
Shady Side
Chester
Glendale
Ariz
Wallace Morgan
England
Hazel Booth
Wheaton
Lula Jarrett
Roanoke
Addie Childress
Avondale
Etta Moore
Bluefield
Washington woman shot dead in her home
Mildred Dent, 29, of Washington, D. C., formerly Princeton, was shot to death at her home Wednesday night. Her husband Jack Dent, 41, a former Kelleysville resident, is accused of the murder and says the couple had considered separation. Dent was a typist for the Agriculture Department and had worked at Princeton Memorial Hospital. He previously served as a guard at a Virginia prison camp. Born October 2, 1933, in Keystone, she was the daughter of Viola Woolwine of Princeton and the late Henry J. Woolwine and a member of Princeton First Presbyterian Church. Further survivors were reported as a sister.
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Mildred Woolwine Dent
Washington, D. C
Princeton
Washington
Jack
Kelleysville
Dent
Agricultural
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Virginia
Hay Market
Keystone
Viola Woolwine
Henry J. Woolwine
First Presbyterian Church
Final rites for Bernard Bolton at Mount Hope
Bernard Bolton 91 a Spanish American War veteran died Thursday afternoon in a Beckley hospital where he had been a patient since June. He was a retired carpenter and member of McDonald Masonic Lodge No. 103 Mount Hope since 1930. Survived by wife Mianie Bolton and six grandchildren. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev George Porter officiating. Friends may call after 4 p m today. Pallbearers named Ralph Dor.
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Bernard Bolton
Mount Hippe
Tyree
Mount Hope
George Porter
Hilltop
Bolton
Beckley Hospital
McDonald Masonic Lodge
Mianie Bolton
Ralph Dor
Beckley Youth Sentenced In Liew Of $10 Fine
James Edward Lambert 16 Beckley received a 10 day sentence in Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a $10 fine for no state or city operator licenses. James Pack 16 also of Beckley and a second youth were jailed for taking a motor vehicle. Sweeney withdrew grand larceny charges. Other locals faced fines for overweight axle, failure to control, improper registration, defective equipment, and failure to yield rights of way.
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James Edward Lambert
Beckley
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
James and
Robert Lee Pack
Juanita Sweeney
Riley Street
Sweeney
Jesse E. Carter
MacArthur
W. A. Burke
South Fayette Street
Laurel H. Keeton
Midway
Burke
Alfred Leon Henry
Slab Fork
Rodriguez
U. S. 19
Urban Renewal Plans Begin In City Step
Mayor Cecil Miller outlined a first stage exploratory conference on urban renewal. The plan envisions public improvements and possible slum clearance with a federal grant loan program covering 75 percent. A city plan is being prepared by Michael Baker Jr to present a workable program for community betterment.
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Cecil Miller
Michael Baker Jr
Notable Names Listed in Voter Roster Report
A fragment lists individuals including John Kody Earl Browning Bill Schilling Marvin Beverly Dr Frank Garrett J W Lambert and Mike Zeminick as names connected with a voter roster report and related coverage.
Final rites for Mrs Ida Crane Riggs in Alderson
Mrs Ida Crane Riggs 90 of Alderson dies at home Wednesday. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday Lobban Funeral Home Alderson with Rev P H McKain in charge. Burial in Alderson Cemetery. She was born Crawley March 1 1873 daughter of Thomas Cal lison and Opalina Robertson Callison. Her husband Ervin Riggs preceded her in death.
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Ida Crane Riggs
Alderson
Lobban
P. H. McKain
Riggs
William Callison
Eccles
Annie L. Peters
Oak Hill
Crawley
Thomas Opalina Robertson Callison
Ervin Riggs
Harper Heights Man Forfeits $107 DD Bond
Walter O Breckenridge of Harper Heights formed a $107 bond in City Police Court Thursday for a drunk driving charge. Other forfeitures total $120 at the session, including Beckley men Harry Bert Weiner, Patrick Joseph Kil liam and John Paul McCarron each with $25 bonds on fraud charges for obtaining food by fraud. Arch White Johnson also Beckley forfeited $15 on gambling, Byrd White III $10 for driving without an operator’s license, and Manning Wright $20 for speeding.
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Walter O. Breckenridge
Harper Hights
Harry Bert Weiner
Patrick Joseph Killiam
John Paul McCarron
Beckley
Pagoda Market
Arch White Johnson
Byrd White III
Manning Wright
West Virginia women meet at Greenbrier for 57th convention
The West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs opens its 57th annual session at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs with 500 members registered. Memorial services honor Beckley clubwomen Mrs. Wayne Reynolds and Miss Topsy O'Dell. Speakers include Robert R. Schroeder and Hulett C. Smith. Five finalists are announced for the Centennial Queen's Contest.
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Beckley
West Virginia
John Scott
Oak Hill
Sears Roebuck Foundation
W. W.barron
Fred Hurt
Robert R. Schroeder
Cleveland
Ohio
Hulett C. Smith
Commerce
James Scarbro
Montgomery
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Nunley B. Snedjegar
C. C. Lewis
Daniels
Man Tells Joke Before Execution at Sing Sing Prison
Frederick Charles Wood, 51, condemned for five killings, cracked a joke moments before his electrocution at Sing Sing. He told witnesses he had a speech to make and quipped about the damage electricity would do, then was executed at 10:01 p.m. EST, dying four minutes later.
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Ossining
N.Y
UPI
Frederick Charles Wood
Sing Sing Prison
Democratic candidates to speak at Raleigh County YDC meeting
Special guests of the Raleigh County Young Democrats Club will be all Democratic candidates in the City Primary Election. In the Circuit Courtroom at the courthouse Tuesday at 7 30 p m Mrs Robert Young the vice president said each candidate will be introduced and allowed a brief address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Young Democrats Club
Robert Young
Flood Survey Schedules Shift Across Affected Area
Army Corps of Engineers survey teams delay arrival in Beckley until next week with five teams meeting in Charleston to set first stops in Logan and other hard hit areas. Officials say the ten day window for surveys due to personnel shortages, while Public Law 875 limits aid to life safety and public works, not private property repair.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
Beckley
Civil Defense
Paul Fourney
Charleston
Logan
Ourhey
Npedee
Civil Defense Department
Fourney
Raleigh
John C. Ward
Kenneth Edmonds
Office of Emergency Planning
Edmonds
American Red Cross
Small Business Administration
Fire causes $2,500 damage to Pineville home
A Friday night fire damaged the two story frame house of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friend about six miles from Pineville in Wyoming County. Fire Chief Jack Lambert said the blaze started in the eave near the attic and was possibly an electrical fire. The house was insured.
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Rockview
RNS
Robert Friend
Chreee
Pineville
Wyoming County
Jack Lambert
Fellowship Calls of Sha dy Church Meet for Easter Cantata
The Fellowship Calls of the Sha dy Spring Missionary Baptist Church meet in the parsonage at 7 30 p m Saturday and the Youth Class gathers at the church at 7 30 p m to rehearse for the Easter cantata.
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Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
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