Dunbar Woman Hospitalized In City Wreck
Mrs. Noah H. Sovine, 61, of Dunbar, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a three car wreck on City Avenue at 3 13 p m Monday. She sustained chest facial and left eye injuries. her husband, 70, treated for a jaw injury and released. Police said brakes failed and the Sovine car rammed a station wagon in front of it, then struck a parked wagon owned by Beckley Glass and Mirror Co. Damages were about 1500 dollars. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah H. Sovine
Dunbar
Beckley Hospital
City Avenue
Sovine
Wesley Elkins
Jesse
Elkins
Beckley Glass and Mirror Co
City Ave
Forfeit Bonds on Liquor Counts in Beckley Court
Beckley Police Court Monday night saw two $100 bonds forfeited by Gertrude Washington and James Scott of Beckley charged with possession and resale of tax paid whisky. Additional forfeitures included Carlo O Spradley $56 reckless driving Everett A Sutton $31.50 speeding and unnecessary noise Sammie Hall Jr $35 speeding and defective equipment Harry Aurand $25 expired Texas registration and no city operator's license Katherine Hairston $20 speeding and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Washington
James Scott
Beckey
Beckley
Scott
Carlo O. Spradley
Everett A. Sutton
Harper Heights
Sammie Hall Jr
Tams
Harry Aurand
Mrs Amick to Attend Camp Galahad Board Meeting
Mrs. Robert L. Amick of Beckley a Camp Galahad board member plans to attend the semi annual spring board meeting at 1 30 p m Sunday in Charleston where a proposed swimming pool will be discussed. She was elected to a three year term at the October annual meeting. The camp on a 10 acre Blue Creek near Charleston serves physically and medically handicapped children with two week sessions each summer including diabetic retarded and blind youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Amick
Beckley
Camp Galahad, Inc
Charleston
Amick
Camp Galahad
Dutch Ridge
Blue Creek
Freshman C Terry Owen in South Pacific at App State
C Terry Owen, son of Mr and Mrs C Kermit Owen of Maxwell Hill, stars as Sgt Kenneth Johnson in South Pacific at Appalachian State Teachers College on May 24. He is a biology major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Terry Owen
Appalachian State Teachers College
C. Kermit Owen
Tees Road
Maxwell Hill
Owen
Sgt
Kenneth Johnson
Mabscott PTA Ham Supper Scheduled at School
A Mabscott Parent Teacher Association ham supper is set for Saturday at the school from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds will support local programs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mabscott Parent Teacher Association
Wavel Lee Harness Charged in Rhodell Drunkenness Case
Nine persons faced drunkenness charges in Rhodell with bonds forfeited totaling 162 dollars. Wavel Lee Harness mentioned in association with the cases, reflecting a local enforcement action and court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavel Lee
Rhodell
Blood Pressure Readings Set For PTA Meet
Flat Top residents will have blood pressure readings at the Flat Top School at 7 30 p m Wednesday as part of a Mercer County Public Health Service survey. The purpose is to gauge countywide hypertension and its link to heart disease and to assess adding the measure to chronic disease programs. All adults are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Mercer County Public Health Service
Mark Twain High names top honor students for 1962
Christine Spinelli and Martin Hairston share valedictorian and salutatorian roles for Mark Twain High School’s 1962 graduating class. Spinelli will study at West Virginia University, Hairston seeks a nursing scholarship at Moorehead College. Both will attend Beckley Elks Youth Night. The issue also notes Law Day reflections by Judge Knapp highlighting freedoms under constitutional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Spinelli
Martin Hairston
Mark Twain High School
Jim Franklin
Memorial Baptist Church of
Beckley
Mike Spinelli
Tams
Christine
West Virginia University
Marita
Dorothy Hairston
Stotesbury
Hairston
Miners Memorial Hospital Nursing School
Moorehead College
Harlan
Mark Twain
Beckley Elks
National Honor Society
NHS
Nen
General Manager Here For Honey In The Rock
Norman Fagan of Pittsburgh arrives in Beckley to start full time duties for the 1962 outdoor drama Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park. Opening date is June 26. Fagan, 29, was appointed by the West Virginia Historical Drama Assn. and will live at 102 Virginia St with liaison committee chair Paul Hutchinson and members James P. Bland and Everett Shrewsbury assisting during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Fagan
Pittsburgh
Beckley
Grandview State Park
Paul Hutchinson
James P. Bland
Everett Shrewsbury
Commodities Ready Distribution At Union Hall Today
Affinity Local Union Hall serves as the commodity distribution site today until 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, announced Kelly Cole, agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affinity Local Union
Kelly Cole
Court Date Set for Raleigh County Session
The Raleigh County Court will hold its next session at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 10 instead of the regular meeting date Tuesday due to the Primary Election that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Beckley
The
Beckley Jaycees
Raleigh County Armory
L. B
PTA Endorses Special School Levy Election in Raleigh County
Crescent and Teel Elementary PTA groups urge the Raleigh County Board of Education to call a special levy election. Crescent requests a new junior high to replace an inadequate facility, while Teel School faces growth from nine rooms in a 50 year old building. Officers elected in Teel group include Rev. Hayward Lough president, Mrs. Joe Pack vice president, Mrs. Hila Christian and Mrs. Theodore Humphrey treasurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
PTA
Crescent
Teel
Raleigh County Board of Education
Crescent Pta
Earl Halsey
Calloway Heights
Teel Group
Hayward Lough
Joe Pack
Hila Christian
Theodore Humphery
Commodities to be distributed at Sophia First Baptist Church
Commodities will be distributed at Sophia First Baptist Church from 8 a m to 4 p m on Wednesday Thursday and Friday with Kelly Cole in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia First Baptist Church
Kelly Cole
Sophia HS awards highlight Blue Hawk Day program
Students at Sophia High School received honors during the annual Blue Hawk Day with top graduates Jo Ann Kish and Kay Hodges Horton as valedictorians and Neal Lacey as salutatorian. civic awards went to James Salyers and C Berkeley Lilly, with other selections including Sophian Key and Activity Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia High School
James Salyers
C. Berkley Lilly
Beckley Civitan Club
Jo Ann Kish
Kay Hodges Horton
Neal Lacey
Joe Kish
Midway
Jo Ann
Danforth
Neal
Jess Lacy
James Sturgill
Carol Kelly
C. C. Kelly
Doug Basham
I. F. Basham
Mountaineer Boys State
Jackson's Mill
Lois Minter
Arlene Meadows
Charles F. Walker
Eunice Haddad
Douglas Johnson
Scholastic
Duke Williams
Evelyn Jackson
Claude A. Atwood
Carl F. Neff
Sophia
Sophia High
Beckley To Host Legal Seminar
West Virginia Trail Lawyers Association will conduct a July legal seminar in Beckley as part of a six month series. President Stanley E. Preiser, elected after a medico legal seminar in Charleston, announced a series of one day trainings in state cities. W. A. Thornhill of Beckley was re-elected to the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia Trail Lawyers Association
Stanley E. Preiser
Charleston
Capitol City
W. A. Thornhill
Teaching Career Month Observed by Local FTA Chapter
Concord College faculty and student teachers joined Woodrow Wilson High School Future Teachers of America in observing Teaching Career Month. Twenty nine FTA members attended as C. G. Peregoy and Ruth Laren led the program with the theme Aim for Excellence. A social hour followed the program arranged by Miss Shirley Puckett with social chairs Miss Linda Zorio and Miss Jane Raines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Future Teachers of America
Woodrow Wilson High School
FTA
C. G. Peregoy
Ruth Laren
Shirley Puckett
Linda Zorio
Election Tonight For Mor ton Reaves School PTA Officers
Mor ton Reaves School Parents Teachers Association will elect officers for the coming year tonight at 7 in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Reaves School Parents Teachers Association
Sophia Tractor Manning Hospitalized In Fair Condition
Sophi an resident Tractor Manning age 49 is hospitalized in Beckle Hospital in fair condition after being admitted at 3 50 p m for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophian
Tractor Manning
Sophia
Beckle
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Syversom
Commercial Credit Plan Incorporated of
Valley Drive
Norman Knapp
Marita Hairston
Clay S. Crouse
Criminal and Juvenile Courts
Pol
Beverly Bailey
June Davis
Drema Tackett
Evan Maynard
Jeanette Branch
Anna Donald
Doris Hughes
Bessie Donald
Sandra Maynard
Della Sargent
Sharon Meadows
Samuel Thompson
Josephine Holdsclaw
Emma Jean Lowe
James Hickman
Ronald Taylor
Bobbie Ray Bonds
Willie Pickett
Shirley Kelly
Robert Anderson
Lillian Anderson
Kenneth Skelton
George Henderson
Johnny Melton
Franklin Gergory
Harold Ross
Charles Dewis
Samuel Pemberton
Knapp
American Bar Association
United States
U.S.A
Sophia HS
Aliff
Glenn Avenue
Charles Davis
Crescent Road
Bobby Williams
Bradley
Stanley Moore
Fayetteville
Jim Stover
Russell Street
Jim Brownlee
West Prince Street
J. H. Wright
New Hope Baptist Church
St. John Holy Church
A. R. Siddle
W. M. Neal Ls
S.A.E
Government
Ashland Oil
National Safety Council
Ashland
Ashland Oil Dealers
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Ashland, Kentucky
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