Cancer drive canvass to begin at Ruby's Teen Town
Cancer crusaders meet at 5 30 p m today in Ruby's Teen Town Rhodell to begin soliciting funds for the annual drive. Rhodell Tommy Creek Helen and Francis will be canvassed. Mrs Lacy A Meadows chairing assisted by several named workers. Others to canvass additional areas and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Crusaders
Ruby
Rhodell
Tommy Creek
Helen
Francis
Lacy A. Meadows
Cecil Sizemore
Wesley Reed
Victor Augustine
Bob Belcher
Doss Lopez
Rainy Weather Keeps Forest Fires Controlled
A Raleigh County and Fourth District study shows spring fire counts over five years with 1956 to 1960 totals and current season figures. Record data credit Carl Lucas, District Forester, noting low fires due to warm April and May weather, public cooperation, and forestry efficiency, while urging continued vigilance as sap rise period still risks major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Carl Lucas
Raleigh County
Lucas
School Repairs Slated By PTA Beckley Junior High
Mrs William Barnard was elected president of the Beckley Junior High School PTA at a Monday meeting. Officers for the coming term include Joe Davies as vice president Mrs Albert Kisten secretary and William Shanklin treasurer. The group plans to repair the girls restroom and weather proof the main front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barnard
Beckley
Joe Davies
Albert Kisten
William Shanklin
PTA
Treasury
Kistin
C. G. Peregoy
Virgil Sarrett
Mary Louise Klaus
Raleigh County
Oscar Williams
Cuts Arm in Fall Injures Michael Daniel in Beckley
Michael Daniel year old son of Mrs Jeanie Daniel Fast Gulf was treated at Beckley Hospital for a cut to his left arm sustained when he fell on a tin can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Daniel
Jeanie Daniel
Fast Gulf
Beckley Hospital
Injured Miner Treated After Piney View Accident
John Daniels of Piney View is in good condition at Beckley Hospital for injuries to fingers on his left hand from a cutting machine accident at Daniels Coal Co mine in Piney View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daniels
Piney View
Beckley Hospital
Daniels Coal Co
Little Beaver Park Opens Ahead of Official May 30
Park Director Blaine Tanner announced Little Beaver Park is already open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. with boating, fishing, dancing, picnicking and restaurant available except swimming which will begin on the official opening date. Several schools and groups have booked outings. calls to Tanner at CL 2-4341 or CL 2-1250 are invited.
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Little Beaver Park
Blaine Tanner
Tanner
Mount Hope High School
Cancer Workers Collect 199 Dollars in Sophia Area
Cancer Crusade workers in Sophia Soak Creek and Midway collected 199.44 through house to house canvasses and roadblocks. Mrs Earl McVey chair Midway and Ra leigh County American Cancer Society board member reported 127.86 in her area with helpers including Lenore McPherson Billy Kennedy Jr and Sheron Kennedy Sandra Parks Kay Maynor. Herbert Suiter chaired Sophia Soak Creek with 71.58 in donations. House to house workers included Harold Moore Cecil Hughes Edna Adkins and Priscilla Suiter. Suiter led Sophia roadblock with Carol Kelly Myra Kay Barr and Connie Barr. Additional workers listed by James G Windle Jr include Warren Webb Helen Wood Charles A Gregory Harlin Covey Lacy Meadows Woodrow Mullens Dewey Snyder Albert Blaylock and Allen Hall for Lester Harper and Eccles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Crusade
Sophia
Soak Creek
Midway
Earl McVey
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Lenore McPherson
Billy Kennedy Jr
Clean-Up Essay Winner Named Willia Dean Martin
Willia Dean Martin daughter of Basil and Mrs Martin of Slab Fork wins the Slab Fork District Clean-up contest linked to the governors statewide program. A Sophia High School sophomore she earns a 10 dollar prize from Fred X Williams and will read her essay at the Gulf Woman's Club banquet on May 18 at the Sophia Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willia Dean Martin
Basil Martin
Slab Fork
Sophia High School
Willia
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Methodist Church
James Salyer
Daniel Polk
Leighton C. Farley
Sophia Band Parents Will Meet Tonight
COAL CITY RNS The annual reception of the Stoco Band Mothers will be at 7:30 tonight at the high school. Mrs Paul Cole, president, invites interested students and parents to attend. The event aims to acquaint prospective band members with the program and instruments, and honors past presidents and charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
RNS
Stoco
Paul Cole
ABI Juniors and Seniors Hold Annual Fete Ship Themed Banquet
Abi students faculty and guests totaling 97 attended a ship themed banquet at a hotel dining room decorated as a vessel. Earl Lightfoot led the junior class as ship captain with classmates as crew while Lt. David Meschke delivered the keynote "Shipwreck" connecting Christian living to nautical imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABI
Earl Lightfoot
Presi
Appalachian Bible Institute
Mountainair
Mount Hope
Cary Perdue
Joseph K. Pinter
David L. Meschke
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
West Virginia trial lawyers examine whiplash model at Beckley meeting
Members of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors meet in Beckley to study an animated whiplash model designed and built by Association vice president Robert O. Ellis Jr. from Huntington. Attendees include W. H. Ballard II of Welch, W. A. Thornhill of Beckley, Arch Alexander of Charleston, Chauncey Browning Jr. of Charleston, and George A. Dougherty of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors
Beckley
Association
Robert O. Ellis Jr
Huntington
Raleigh County Bank
W. H. Ballard II
Welch
W. A. Thornhill
Ellis
Arch Alexander
Charleston
Chauncey Browning Jr
George A. Dougherty
Princeton
First Seminar Set By Trial Lawyers
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association plans a seminar in Welch from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday May 27. Albert Averbach, noted trial lawyer and author, will speak. J Horner Davis III will discuss 1961 legislative actions. A cocktail party and dinner follow at the American Legion Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Averbach
Seneca Falls
Syracuse
New York
N. Y
Welch
W. H. Ballard II
J. Horner Davis III
Kanawha County
House of Delegates
Trial Lawyers Association
McDowell County Bar Association
Ballard
American Legion
Miss Okes To Continue As Blue Jay Postmaster
Rep John Slack Jr. announced that Mary H Okes will continue as acting postmaster in Blue Jay, a role she has held since last July. Slack reported approved expressions of post office support and cited high postal service standards and satisfactory treatment for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Okes
Blue Jay
John M. Slack Jr
6Th
Slack
Post Office Department
Miss Okes
Ury Church Revival Opens Monday Evening
The Rev Milburn Bailey of Amigo will lead a two week revival at Ury Free Will Baptist Church starting at 7 p m Monday Pastor Grant Caudill invites the public to attend and join the services through the two week period
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn Bailey
Ury Free Will Baptist Church
Grant Caudill
Arlene Walker Collapses at G. C. Murphy Store
Miss Arlene Walker of East Beckley was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital at noon Monday after collapsing inside the G. C. Murphy Co. store. She is 27 years old and condition details are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Walker
East Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
G. C. Murphy Co
Harvard Scientists Unveil Ultra Accurate Clock
Harvard University researchers announce a clock with an accuracy of one part in a quadrillion, capable in theory of keeping time within one second every 33 million years. The advance highlights leaps in precision metrology and atomic clock technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Jobs filed at Beckley office of Employment Security
Twenty nine persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Monday. They were two cashiers four sales clerks three nurse aids one arc welder one meat packager one seamstress one general office clerk one stock boy one plumber two maids one electrical repairman one tipple foreman one shovel operator two truck drivers five coal loaders and two construction laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of Employment Security
Stoco Band Mothers Hostesses Tonight
Sophia High School band parents urged to attend a 7:30 PM meeting at the school. Mrs Herbert Sutter, president, says refreshments will be served after the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia High School
Herbert Sutter
Silverburg in Raleigh General Hospital Poor Condition
SILvERBURG Jake Silverburg of Annette Fash ions is in poor condition at Raleigh General Hospital after admission on Monday for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverburg
Jake Silverburg
Annette Fashions
Raleigh General Hospital
Revival in Progress at God's Tabernacle Lanark
A revival meeting is now in progress at God's Tabernacle Lanark led by Rev. M Searls of Piney View. The event marks ongoing spiritual outreach with plan for continued gatherings and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God's Tabernacle
Lanark
Searls
Piney View
Graduation Fete Planned by WWHS Parents Group
Woodrow Wilson High School seniors will be feted at a June 2 graduation dance in the Beckley Hotel Ballroom after commencement exercises. A 40 parent committee met to plan, form finance and various event committees, with funds funding the ballroom rental, refreshments, and possibly a band. Parents will chaperone and oversee activities, with responsibilities extending beyond the 1 a.m. end time assigned to individual parents.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Hotel
Joseph Fazio
Raleigh County
Ross Irle
Irle
Joseph X Fazio
Clarence Pierce
Fazio
Door
Harry Ellison
Rodney Weikel
John Hindsley
George M Haldane Jr
John Davis
Graham K. Breck
Forrest Daniel
Conley Wagner
Robert Amick
Lee Burleson
Dido Pietrantozzi
Leslie ‘Gates
Graham Breck
Tom Crews
W. W. West
Wilford Smith
T. H. Calvert
G. L. Anderson
H. M. Jernigan
Geraldine Mullins
Robert Parker
Peter Ambrosiana
PTA Meeting Set by Stratton Association
Mrs. Dora McCormick president of Stratton Parent-Teacher Association announced the group will meet at 7 oclock tonight at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora McCormick
Stratton Parent - Teacher Association
Suit Settled in Raleigh County Court
A suit against Glen Arden Schmidtfranz was dismissed as settled in Raleigh County Circuit Court Monday on motion by Donald Hodson, counsel for the plaintiff. Suit was filed on behalf of Clifton Adkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Arden Schmidtfranz
Raleigh County
Donald Hodson
Clifton Adkinson
Commodities Distribution at Walter Muse Residence
Commodities will be distributed at the Walter Muse residence, 216 Seventh St., East Park, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Those eligible are asked to bring their own containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Muse
Seventh St
East Park
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Ida Hammond
E. H. Hal- Calloway
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Loway
Paul Shrewsbury
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
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Just
Willow
Twin
Reir Obc
Penney
Sophia Band
Ill
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Governors
Ury
Stoco Band Mothers
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