Sophia Post Office Dedication Attracts Guests
A good sized crowd gathered despite the chilly weather for the dedication moving postal facilities to a larger, more accessible Sophia location. A reception followed with refreshments by the Rebekah Lodge. Mrs. W. J. Foster presided at registration as Beckley Postmaster A. Fray Lilly signed.
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Sophia
Rebekah Lodge
W. J. Foster
Gulf Woman’s Club
Register
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Sophia Mayor Favors Washington Meetings
Sophia Mayor Sayler endorses national level conferences to lift West Virginia spirits. Senator Byrd hosted a Washington business meeting connecting leaders with funds under the Area Bill. Officials from federal agencies discussed education and river pollution as part of a national effort.
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Washington
West
Jennings Randolph
Salyer
Leighton Farley
Lena McPherson
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Sears Guaranteed Plan
Sears Monument Co announces a written guarantee with every monument, highlighting a convenient payment plan. Located on Harper Road, contact CL 3-6480 for details.
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Sears
Sears Monument CO
Harper Road
Lottery Charge and Vehicle Offenses Hit Beckley Court
Beckley Police Court fined Katie Murray $200 for possession of lottery apparatus after citation on April 24. Robert Bosley faced a next Thursday reappearance on driving with an expired Virginia license plate with noted efforts to obtain a license. Pasco Lancianese forfeited $5 on blocking traffic. Toney Bava paid $15 on passing a double line. Howard McKinney forfeited $15 for improper vehicle registration.
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Beckley
Katie Murray
Robert Bosley
Edward Stansbury
Bosley
Charleston
Jack Nuckels
Nuckols
Virginia
Pasco Lancianese
Toney Bava
Howard McKinney
Princewick
District MYF Council Plans Saturday Meet
Beckley District Methodist Youth Fellowship Council will meet at Mullens Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Saturday to plan summer activities. Officers and sub district presidents from Beckley Mullens Summersville Pineville Mount Hope and Zela will attend as the group schedules a May 27 District Rally at Raleigh County 4-H Camp and outlines fund pledges activities and fellowship goals. Members are urged to bring a sack lunch.
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Beckley District
Methodist Youth Fellowship Council
Mullens Methodist Church
Raleigh County
Bill Byrd
Madison
Charles Clements
Diana Stevens
Summersville
Joan Wirtz
Beckley Temple
Susan Vass
Jackie Kyle
Beckley First Methodist
Frances Forsyth
Becky Mas
Pineville
Ellen Foglesong
Mullens
Janice Feazell
L. G. Bolen
Mullens, District Woman's Society of Christian Service
Paul White
Jeffrey
Rowena Bryan
Mount Hope
Elizabeth Painter
Zela
Janet Wirtz
Beckley
Pat Mann
State Aid Promised For Sophia Projects
Sophia Community Council will receive state aid for paving sidewalks in densely populated areas like Glen White Road and for leveling a vacant Main Street lot for a playground. The SRC may extend the four lane highway from Valley Drive Beckley to Crab Orchard. Governor Barron commended the council and the new secretary of commerce pledged support. A Washington trip report noted speeches by Byrd and Douglas on aid for depressed areas. Lowry stressed local initiative for federal appropriations.
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Sophia Community Council
Madison Lowry
Town Hall
Glen White Road
Lowry
State Road Commission
Main Street
SRC
Valley Drive
Beckley
Crab Orchard
Sophia
W. W. Barron
Council
Secretary of Commerce
James Salyer
Leighton C. Farley
Lenora McPherson
Washington, D. C
Robert C. Byrd
Paul H. Douglas
Lyndon C. Johnson
Florida Man Held On Non-Support Count
Ardith Lawson 27 was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 6 30 p m Thursday on a non support warrant issued by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Beckley Police arrested him. James Stowers 41 of Princeton was jailed by Beckley Police at 3 20 p m Wednesday on auto larceny charges. He was arrested in the Beckley Hotel and will be returned to Princeton to face charges for taking a vehicle. Mary Lawhorn of Beckley pled guilty before Magistrate W A Burke on a bad check charge and was remanded to jail at 12 30 p m in lieu of fines. She was arrested by sheriff s deputies. America Ellen Stover was released from jail at 9 30 a m Thursday after serving time on a petit larceny charge.
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Florida
Ardith Lawson
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley
James Stowers
Robert Stowers
Princeton
Stowers
Mary Lawhorn
W. A. Burke
America
Ellen Stover
Mystic Seaport Recreates 19th Century Coastal Village
Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut spans 20 acres and presents a recreated 19th century coastal village from the Age of Sail.
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Mystic Seaport
Mystic
Conn
Community Council names Wolfe to contact town property owners
At the last meeting the Community Council named Miss Mary Wolfe seated left to contact town property owners as part of joint Sophia projects. The appointment aims to coordinate local property discussions and project outreach.
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Sophia
Community Council
Mary Wolfe
Sophia Town Urges Full Support for Clean-Up Campaign
The Sophia Town Council urges all residents to participate fully in an intensified clean-up drive through May 14. Homeowners should white-wash fences, trim shrubbery, and keep properties tidy while the garbage truck collects rubbish for disposal. After May 14, the sanitary ordinance will be strictly enforced with regular inspections.
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James Salyer
West Virginia
Sophia
Eighth Graders Swap Projects With Md Class
Eighth grade English students prepared self written expressions and exchanged scrapbooks with a Maryland class in Gathersburg. Mrs. Nellie Keefer aided the effort as in prior year, with Maryland and West Virginia articles, pen pal letters, and notes from Mount Holyoke College on Thanksgiving Day 1848.
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Sophia
RNS
Gathersburg
Nellie Keefer
Grandview State Park
West Virginia
Maryland
Annapolis
Jurors Named For Raleigh County May Term Court
Jurors drawn for the Raleigh County Circuit Court May term report for duty May 29. The list includes R L Allen Kyle Allen Reba Adamas Thelma Bales Edgar Brammer Avia Caffee Evelyn Cole Charles Campbell Sam Crews Tommy Creek Herbert Cline Ruben Cook O G Callihan H H Callaway Marie Campbell Rev F C Calhoun Harold Dew Martha DICKenson Kermit Daniels Alfreda Edgell James Fitzgerald John Fink Robert French Patsy Fama Nina Griffith Nolan Gunter Lonnie Gunter Norman Godby Maude Griffin Myrtle Green D J Godbey Othe Hager Frank Hancock William Harrah Cloetta Helvey H L Hendrick Harold Harvey Manuel Hidalgo Hedrick Margaret Hambrick Fred James Ralph Koiner James Kuhn Julian Kent James Lowe Clyde Lilly Charles Lewis Clifford Meadows Luther L Marks Tom Moss Clinton Martin Basil Minter Thelma Means James R Martin Robert Milam Tracy Miller Donald McCoy Kermit Oakes John S Phillips Anne Reitz W E Randford Helen Richmond Marie Salango Winnie Stover Dillard C Smith Tyrus Simmons J E Sharp Ted Stacy Raleigh County Bank Rev S D Smith Delbert Thurman Charles R Worley Hilda Walters Merle Wood Rondey Webb James Ward Ira Williams.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
R. L. Allen
Reservoir Road
Kyle Allen
Route One
Beckley
Reba Adamas
Daniels
Thelma Bales
E. Prince St
Edgar C. Brammer
Mabscott
Avia Caffee
Harper Road
Evelyn Cole
Shady Spring
Charles Campbell
Sam Crews
Tommy Creek
Herbert Cline
Maxwell Hill
Ruben Cook
Stamford
O. G. Callihan
Virginia St
H. H. Callaway
Murray St
Marie Campbell
Park St
F. C. Calhoun
Midway
Harold Dew
Sigmund St
Martha Dickenson
Anne St
Kermit Daniels
Glen Daniel
Tom Moss
Glen White
Clinton Martin
Vine St
Basil ‘Minter
Ellison Ave
Thelma Means
Druid Ave
James R. Martin
Johnstown Road
Robert Milam
Mankin
Tracy Miller
Beaver
Donald McCoy
Bobt
Kermit K. Oakes
John S. Phillips
Vine &J
Anne Reitz
Delbert Thurman
Mankin Ave
Charles R.worley
Hilda Walters
Hillcrest Dr
Merle |Wood
Fairview
Rondey Webb
Mercer St
James Ward
West Ave
Ira Williams
Crescent Road
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