Salvation Army drive aids flood victims in Raleigh Wyo counties
Major Mary McVicker of the Salvation Army watches over a clothing drive by the Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club to help needy families in flood stricken Raleigh and Wyo ming counties. Radio members set up contact equipment and collected clothing from four dispatch points, filling three SA rooms and donating an electric range. Items go to the Red Cross disaster center in Mullens to serve local victims.
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Mary McVicker
Salvation Army
Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club
Raleigh
Wyoming
Red Cross Disaster Center
Mullens
Sophia Town Council Approves Paving and Water Extensions
Sophia Town Council accepted two petitions to pave Oakwood Avenue and Front Street. Fred T. Snell of Howard Engineering reported on street work and said the Accelerated Public Works application would be filed soon. The council budget for 1963 64 was set at 10602 65 with levy April 16.
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Kenneth Martin
W. J. McElrath
G. P. Mooney
Sophia
Soak Creek
Midway
Beckley Drivers Fined In Hinton Court
Earl Ward of Skelton pleaded guilty to driving without a license before Magistrate Jack Holt in Hinton. He was arrested on Route 3 by State Police and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Also arraigned were Miami Rogers and Jackie Williams of Beckley, each fined 10 dollars and costs for traffic offenses.
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Earl Roland Ward
Skelton
Jack Holt
Hinton
John Wingfield
Miami Rogers
Jackie E. Williams
Beckley
Rogers
Williams
Two Min e Permits Issued by Beckley Office
The Beckley office of West Virginia Department of Mines issued two mine permits. Ailstock Coal Company No. 2 in Nicholas County to employ four men. Buck's Garden Coal Company No. 3 in Nicholas County to employ eight men.
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Beckley Office
West Virginia Department of Mines
Ailstock Coal
Nicholas County
Buck’s Garden Coal Co
Radios Donated to Pinecrest Sanitarium Patients
About 60 radios have been donated to patients at Pinecrest Sanitarium with more needed, says recreation director Mrs. Roy Herndon Basil Walls. Simon, a Pinecrest patient, repairs sets and many outside radios and televisions. Walls joined Pinecrest in 1950 after a career with Red Jacket Coal Co. at Coal Mountain and trained through state rehabilitation on radio and TV correspondence. He is a Reedy Methodist Church member and Pineville Masonic Lodge.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Roy Herndon
Basil Walls
Simon
Pinecrest
Walls
Pinecrst
Red Jacket Coal Co
Coal Mountain
Reedy Methodist Church
Pineville
Masonic Lodge
District Officers Visit Sophia Lions Club
Lions District Governor Ralph Williams and State Secretary L C Wick met with the Sophia Lions Club for a Wednesday night ladies night. Williams spoke on Lionism and reported on the Nice France International Convention. Estil Meadows leads the Sophia club and plans for an upcoming grade school basketball tournament at Sophia High School were discussed.
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Estil Meadows
Sophia Lions Club
Sophia High School
Ninth Graders Plan Fund Raising Turkey Dinner
Glen White Junior High hosts a turkey dinner from 5 to 7 30 p m Friday prepared and served by ninth grade students. Proceeds fund the May ninth grade banquet. tickets are on sale by class members.
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Glen White
RNS
Glen White Junior High School
Fifteen Dogs Held at Raleigh County Shelter
A. C. Allen, caretaker, reports fifteen dogs at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter. Most were picked up in Beckley and the five day holding period is nearly over. If unclaimed soon, the dogs will be put to sleep. A boxer dog request was made Monday from a local resident seeking such a breed. Contact the shelter if you have one for sale.
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Raleigh County Animal Shelter
A. C. Allen
Allen
Beckley
Ben Warren Injured in Mine Accident at Winding Gulf Coal Co
Ben Warren of Tams, 40, is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after being admitted at 2 05 a m. His right hip was injured when he was caught between a mine motor and a mine car at the Tams mine of the Winding Gulf Coal Co.
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Ben Warren
Tams
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Woodland Show May Be Held In September in Raleigh County
The West Virginia Woodland Show debate dominated the RDC Forestry Commission meeting with plans shifting toward a September date at the Raleigh County Armory. A committee will study dates and costs while final decisions await the next commission meeting.
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RDC Forestry Commission
West Virginia
Francis Keiling
Spanishburg
Keiling
Dry Hill
Charles Hodel
Ohio
Frontier Attractions
Bob Davis
Raleigh County Armory
Davis
Armory
Davis, Keiling
Albert Beaty
C. T. Shackleford
Forestry Commission
Bridge Replacements Begin After Flood Damages
County supervisor Robert Sweeney reports a new Rock Creek bridge completed replacing a flood destroyed span. A Sycamore Creek bridge is slated for completion today unless rain halts work. Detours remain at two other washed out sites in Clear 2 District as travel is restored.
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Rock Creek
Robert Sweeney
State Road Commission
Sweeney
Sycamore Creek
Clear 2
Central Elementary PTA Meeting Tonight
A Central Elementary PTA meeting is set for 7 30 p m at the school. E J Bergu of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone will show Centennial slides. Principal Charles Akers urges all parents to attend the PTA conference Wednesday to better acquaint themselves with teachers and child concerns.
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Central Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
E. J. Bergu
Beckley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Charles Akers
Akers
BYF Fundraising Aims Summer Camp Attendance
Memorial Baptist Youth Fellowship plans bake sale at Em Bees this Saturday, followed by a car wash and hot dog sale in coming weeks to fund a Beckwith summer camp trip in early June. Counselors include Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sergent and Mr. and Mrs. Al Crum. About 35 members active.
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Memorial Baptist Youth Fellowship
Beckwith
Embees
BYF
Rusty Allen
Bill Sergent
al Crum
Beckley Stores Benefit From Warmer Weather
Monday night shopping surged as balmy spring days followed a harsh winter. Hardware, garden, and seed shops report strong demand while gas stations note higher fuel sales. clothing and feed stores also see brisk business and shoppers flocking downtown. Fishing gear sales lag though as anglers delay renewals.
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Beckley
J. S. Larrick
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Foster Hardware
G. C. Murphy Co
J. W. Kerns
E. M. Payne Clothing
Ashland Oil Co
Keatley
Boy 6 to Become Citizen in Charleston Ceremony
Conrad Lorenzo Atienza six year old son of Dr and Mrs R T Atienza of 500 S Valley Drive will become an American citizen in a ceremony in U S Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston Wednesday He was born in the Philippine Islands and came to the United States two years ago His witnesses are Mrs Maurietta L Moore and George Haddad His father is a physician at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Mrs Atienza was born in New York City.
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Conrad Lorenzo Ateinza
R. T. Atienza
S. Valley Drive
U.S. Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Charleston
Phillippine Islands
Conrad
United States
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Atienza
New York City
Maurietta L. Moore
George Haddad
Stot es bury Improvement Association to Open Coal Town Museum
A special meeting tonight will decide a temporary museum opening from Thursday to Sunday for West Virginia Restaurant Association delegates. The formal opening is planned for April 1. The event draws about 3,000 delegates to the convention.
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Stotesbury Improvement Association
Coal Town Museum
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Association
The
Sprague Post Office Specs Ready for Bidders
Contractors in the Beckley area may obtain the Sprague Post Office construction specifications today. Kermit Phillips will be at the Charles House to distribute details. The interior will have 2,171 square feet of floor space. A Beckley boy, Paul Williamson, five, was treated at Beckley Hospital after cutting his head and arm when he fell through a storm door.
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Beckley
Sprague Post Office
Kermit Phillips
Greensboro
M. C
Charles House
Paul Williamson
D. B. Williamson
Lionel St
Beckley Hospital
Mayor Cole Admitted for Observation in Beckley Hospital
Rhodell mayor J. K. Cole is hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted at 10 30 a m Monday for observation and treatment.
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J. K. Cole
Rhodell
Beckley Hospital
WVRA Convention Set for Beckley This Week
The WVRA convention is expected to be held in Beckley from Thursday through Saturday, bringing members and events to the city. Local venues, schedules, and guest speakers are anticipated as part of the gathering.
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WVRA
Beckley
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