Warren Appointed County Historian in Raleigh County
Harlow Warren Beckley author named Raleigh County Historian for West Virginia Centennial year 1963 by County Chairman George B. Chambers. Chambers proposes monthly bulletins edited by Warren focusing on early settlers coal mining Civil War and other state history. Warren’s Beckley history books and post office history projects cited along with museum promotion and residence at 320 North Kanawha Street.
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Harlow Warren
Raleigh
West Virginia
George B. Chambers
Chambers
Warren
Raleigh County
Beckley
Federal
North Kanawha Street
Cada White
B. H. White
N. Kanawha St
Deck To Speak At County Rally Sunday At 2
James Deck, Raleigh County educator, will be the keynote speaker Sunday at 2 p.m. at Crab Orchard Baptist Church as the Citizens committee for the Defeat of the Liquor-By-The-Drink Amendment holds a county meeting. Simultaneous sessions will be in every county to discuss the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Deck, former Cranberry School principal and Program For High School Dropouts supervisor, was recently chosen by the State Board of Education to lead the Mercer County program and serves as a vice president of the Raleigh County committee. Church groups, youth groups, women’s temperance unions, civic officers, and candidates for state offices are urged to attend.
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James Deck
Raleigh County
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Citizens Committee
Deck
Cranberry School
State Board of Education
Mercer County
Mrs America Redden Admitted After Hip Injury Fall
Mrs America Redden aged 81 of Sprague is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a hip injury from a fall at home. She was admitted at 4 45 p m Thursday for treatment.
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America Redden
Sprague
Beckley Hospital
Service plan details offered by Appalachian for life of purchase
A service offer covers repairs and maintenance including full replacement of parts and tank, 100 percent guaranteed with no extra cost to the buyer for up to 12 years under the purchase agreement. See your Modern Electric Living dealer or plumber for calls and details.
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Appalachian
Churches Plan Joint Revival in Glen Daniel
Breckenridge Baptist Church at Boit and Coal Marsh Baptist Church Glen Daniel plan a two week revival starting Sunday April 8 at 730 p m The first week at Breckenridge with M H Dinsmore speaking each evening The second week at Coal Marsh with Robert Dent delivering messages The Coal Marsh Choir led by Elmer Hawley will sing A church bus will travel in Glen Daniel Bolt and Fairdale for attendees with no transport
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Breckenridge
Boit
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Breckenridge Church
M. H. Dinsmore
Robert Dent
Two Injured In Separate Beckley Hospital Incidents
Two area men were treated at Beckley Hospital on Thursday for finger injuries from separate accidents. Carl Meadows of Slab Fork damaged the middle finger of his left hand when a machine fell on it at Slab Fork Coal Co. Seibert Osborne of New Richmond injured his right thumb on a lathe while working at Wilcox Manufacturing Co.
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Beckley Hospital
Carl Meadows
Slab Fork
Slab Fork Coal Co
Seibert Osborne
New Richmond
Wilcox Manufacturing Co
Deacons to Present Program at Friendly Chapel Church
The deacons of Friendly Chapel Church on Simpson Street will present a program at 2 p m Sunday, as announced by Elder D C Caffie.
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Friendly Chapel
Simpson Street
D. C. Caffie
Raleigh County Young Democrats name officers
Raleigh County Young Democrats Club will vote April 5 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse to elect officers for a heated campaign. Nominees include Bill O Neal and Jim Green for president and Evelyn Stacy and Sally Collier for first vice president. Other posts list Buzzy Bowling Norman Wright Alan Stone Verdie Carter Maxine Pigg Lilian Gross and Robert Young. About 30 members attended.
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Raleigh County
Young Democrats Club
YDC
Eli Egich
Lillian Gross
Robert Young
Okey Mills
Democratic Executive Committee
Harold Hanks
Joe Rodriguez
A. David Abrams
Rodriguez
Egich
Glade Pinch Fund Reaches Quarter Mark With 100 Dollar Gift
The Glade-Pinch Access Road fund is a quarter funded after a $100 check presented by Beckley Civitan Clyde Mc Coy. President Guy Rumberg said the donation brings the total to 1,500 of 6,000 needed. Work starts Saturday as Civitan teams campaign in Beckley businesses. A trout stocking plan will begin April 3 with 12,000 trout slated for the creek in 1962. Guests included John Phillips and Rev. Robert Godfrey.
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Guy Rumberg
Glade-Pinch
Beckley Civitans
Civitan
Clyde McCoy
Civitans
Beckley
State Department of Natural Resources
Rumberg
Welfare Department Promotes Stanley Newton in Greenbrier County
Newton Welfare Department announces promotion of Stanley Newton from Summers County director to district field case supervisor in Greenbrier County. Alma Coffman serves as acting Summers County director. District 8 covers Raleigh Greenbrier Summers Fayette and Logan counties.
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Andrew G. Cox
West Virginia
Raleigh, Greenbrier, Summers, Fayette
Logan Counties
Peanut oil used as base in cosmetics
Peanut oil serves as the base for many cosmetic products including face creams shaving creams and hair lotions highlighting its role in popular beauty formulations.
City officials tour Beckley coal mine exhibition site
A party of state officials and industry reps toured Beckley exhibition coal mine in New River Park led by Mayor Cecil L. Miller and Street Commissioner D. E. Warden. The facility aims to draw tourists when it opens this spring and will rely on industry donations. public access hoped between May 1 and 15.
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Cecil L. Miller
D. E. Warden
Beckley
New River Park
Warden
Leonard J. Timms
State Department of Mines
Elmer C. Workman
Department
Jay Philpott
Department of Mines
Ben Murphree
State Department of Commerce
W. W. Callender
H. K. Porter Co
Huntington
Blair Hill
Blair Mine Supply
Lumberport
Porter Firm
Miller
H. K. Porter
Beaver School May Earn State Model Rating
Beaver Elementary School will be recommended to the State Board of Education for a model rating the highest possible. The judging committee includes J L Mitchell field service coordinator from Concord College Miss Boots Dilley county supervisor and Anderson assistant superintendent.
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Beaver Elementary
State Board of Education
Mason Anderson
J. L. Mitchell
Concord College
Boots Dilley
Anderson
Special Offering Set To Fight Liquor Vote
Roger Burns of Woodrow Wilson High School will speak at First Baptist Church Sunday to promote a $1,400 offering. The fund supports a drive against a proposed Virginia constitutional amendment allowing liquor by the drink in West Virginia. Deacons named a three man committee to run the drive, with Earl Whitener Jr., Keith Walker and James Patton.
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Roger Burns
Woodrow Wilson High School
First Baptist Church
West Virginia
Board of Deacons
Earl Whitener Jr
Keith Walker
James Patton
E. E. Bibb
Fayette County
Seven Seek Work Applications Filed at Beckley Office
Seven persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office Thursday. They sought posts as a general office clerk, a sales clerk, a nurse aide, a maid, a meat cutter and two construction laborers.
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Beckley Office
Roark suffers foot injury at Winding Gulf Coals mine
Everett Roark, 37, of Fireco, is in Beckley Hospital in good condition after a rock rolled onto his right foot while he worked at the Winding Gulf Coals mine on Riffe's Branch.
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Everett Roark
Fireco
Beckley Hospital
Mrs A R Allen Admitted After Emergency Aid
Mrs A R Allen aged 61 of 602 S Ka nawha St was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital at 12 30 p m Thursday in satisfactory condition after emergency treatment from the Beckley Rescue Squad. More than a million tons of peanuts were raised by about 200 000 American farmers in 1958.
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A. R. Allen
S. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Rescue
Area Chairmen Selecting Workers For Cancer Drive
Cancer drive plans in Raleigh County under way with area chairmen named and volunteers listed. Crab Orchard workers include S L Crews Virgil Woodie L D McGraw Helen Perdue Mary Dellamotta Basil Wilcox Roy Adams Gene Church James Deck H J Kirk Browning C J Martin A J Underwood Mary Meek J W Blankenship George Hatcher Myra Wesley Gene Farris W Brogan Frank McVey Wesley Beckett William Beckett Oak Grove Addition Reta Botman Stewart Botman Carter Addition workers Glen Adams Clarence Gills Green Valley Robert Fleshman Edward Howington Wesley Grose Carolyn McDaniel Beulah Covey MacArthur workers Lou ise Calliope Peggy McGlothlen James Sanger Jr Sam Mynhier B E Calvert Jack Crad dock Betty French Robert Slate Sharon Akers W G Watson John Lawson MacArthur cochair George Pannell Route 41 chair Harlan Gwinn assistors Stan a ford Road Basil Young Lanark Piney View Terry area workers George Pannell listed as cochair for MacArthur.
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Raleigh
American Cancer Society
Cancer Center
Sam Pilliteri
Clyde Crowley
Pearl Blevins
Crab Orchard
S. L. Crews
Virgil Woodie
L. D. McGraw
Helen Perdue
Mary Dellamotta
Basil Wilcox
Roy Adams
Gene Church
James
Nancy Cox
MacArthur
Louise Calliope
Peggy McGlothlen
James Sanger Jr
Sam Mynhier
B. E. Calvert
Jack A. Craddock
Betty French
Robert Slate
Sharon Akers
W. G. Watson
John Lawson
George Pannell
Harlan Gwinn
Terry
Stanley Piziak
Stanaford Road
Basil Young
Stanaford
Wayne West
Lanark
Tony George
Piney View
Harry Miller
Reverend Walker Named Interim Pastor at Glen White Church
The Rev Charles E Walker retired Memori al Baptist Church will serve as sterim pastor of Glen White Baptist Church Glen White He begins Sunday with a Bible class at 10 a m and a sermon at 1 a m The Silvertone Quartet with Jack Wray will present a musical program.
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Charles E. Walker
Memorial Baptist Church
Glen White Baptist Church
Glen White
Walker
Silvertone Quartet
Jack Wray
Auxiliary Post 70 Birthday Celebration Observed
Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 70 joined Post 70 on Saturday evening at the Legion Hall South Fayette Street for the 43rd birthday. Thomas Evans introduced post commander Carl Dobson and auxiliary president Mrs Marie Hembrick. Mrs Dorothy Evans led group singing and musical selections were by Mrs Kathleen Dobson and Mrs Jane Ellison. Kenneth Brooks prepared the steak dinner. A fund from the dinner will support the post baseball team. Other introductions included Mrs Emma Boyden and Anthony Callaway.
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70
Post 70
American Legion
American Legion Hall
South Fayette Street
Thomas Evans
Carl Dobson
Marie Hembrick
Dorothy Evans
Post
Emma Boyden
Auxiliary
Anthony Callaway
Musical Planned At Church Of God In Christ
Mrs John Hull will sponsor a musical program at the Church of God in Christ on Simpkins Street at 7 30 p m Sunday Elder W C Cook pastor invites the public to attend.
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John Hull
Church of God In Christ
Simpkins Street
W. C. Cook
FDIC Protects Most U S Bank Deposits at Ninety Six Percent
The FDIC protects 96 percent of all U S bank deposits, ensuring coverage for the vast majority of customer funds across insured institutions. The protection helps maintain public confidence in the banking system and limits potential losses for depositors in the event of bank failure.
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The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U. S
Watershed survey to begin next week in Upper Marsh Fork area
A Soil Conservation Service team led by Alfred F. Millender will start a pre liminary watershed survey Tuesday to assess feasibility of a watershed district for the area. Five tentative impoundment sites were discussed including Shockley Branch and Dingess Branch while Rock House Fork was considered unlikely. Local committees will study flooding history and potential easements with engineers and geologists aiding the inspection tour at Glen White. Federal funds will cover engineering and construction costs for flood prevention dams, with cost sharing for expansion or water supply projects.
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Usda Soil Conservation Service
Upper Marsh Fork
Shockley
Glen White
Laurel
Metalton
Jehu
Eccles
Big Ugly
Stephens
Dingess
Lucas
Glen Daniel
Rockhouse Fork
Maple Meadow Creek
Harry Stansbury
John R. Cook
Fairdale
George Allen
Mike Potega
Richard V. Snuffer
Bee’Richardson
Maple
Ray Morris
Millender
Farmers Home Administration
Lester Or Fairdale
Marsh Fork
Saxon
Breckinridge Creek
Surveyor-Glen Daniel-Fairdale
Stansbury
Glenn H., Baker
WVII
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
Albert Beaty
Beckley
Spaghetti Dinner Supports Beaver Methodist Church Fund
The Men of the Church sponsor a spaghetti dinner to aid the Beaver Methodist Church building fund from 5 to 8 p m on Saturday. Proceeds benefit church construction and community programs hosted at the church hall.
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Beaver Methodist Church Building Fund
Alma barber covers 32000 miles to work
UPI reports 86 year old barber Mat Stohr may hold a walking record after 68 years in the trade. Residents estimate he has traveled about 32000 miles on trips between his home and his shop six blocks away, proof of a blue collar dedication.
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Alma
Wis
UPI
Mat Stohr
Stohr
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Appalachian Power Company
Lea Heater
Thrifton
RCA Victor
John W. Eye
W. Neville
Ame
Young Demos
Ber
Glade
John Phillips
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Robert Godfrey
Clarksburg
Bell Telephone System
Welfare Department
Newton
Peoples Twin Suit Sale
Amy
Lda
Miner
State Dental President
John B. Davis
West Virginia State Dental Society
West Virginia University Dental School
Morgantown
Beckley Veterans Admin
Istration Hospital
New River Dental Society
D. E. Neil
NRDS
Theresa Amato Edwards
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