Health Trophy Winners at Raleigh County 4-H Demonstration
Four-H members from Raleigh County gathered at the County 4-H Camp for the annual demonstration contest and field day. Shady Springers 4-H Club, led by John Pack, won first in the Health Contest. Carol Boggs of Lad and Lassie Junior Club finished third. Pemberton Willing Workers 4-H Club took second place. Wooten and 35 demonstrations were judged. rain canceled field day events.
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Four-H
Raleigh County
4-H
Little Beaver Road
John Pack
Clarence Wooten
Shady Springers
Shady Spring Club
Wooten
Carol Boggs
Lad
Lassie
Beckley
Pemberton Willing Workers 4-H Club
Trap Hill Teacher To Attend Institute
Theodore Lacy Jr., mathematics and driver education teacher at Trap Hill High School, will attend a West Virginia University summer institute for science and mathematics from June 8 to July 18. The NSF grant funds the program to motivate students toward careers in science and math.
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Theodore Lacy Jr
Trap Hill High School
West
Ten Enlistees Join U S Army at Beckley Station
Ten new men enlisted in the United States Army at the Army Recruiting Main Station in Beckley during the week ending Saturday. They begin basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Names include Jimmie Lee Duffield Paul L Stickley Arnold P Ison Robert J Arthur Earl Jarrett Norman J Moore Larry A Walters Ronny J Short Clifford R Puckett Rowland H Roberts.
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United States Army
Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson S. C
Jimmie Lee Duffield
Harold R. “Duffield
Clay
Paul L. Stickley
Louise B. Stickley
Milford
Mich
Arnold P. Ison
Emmett Ison
Wharton
Robert J. Arthur
Allie S. Skieens
Marmet
Earl Jarrett
Thorpe
Norman J. Moore
Norman W. Moore
Larry A. Walters
Mary Walters
Roderfield
Ronny J. Short
Delcie Short
Fannock
Clifford R. Puckett
William V. Puckett
Bradshaw
Rowland H. Roberts
James T. Roberts
Gillian
Arnett Men Held on Drunk and Disturbing the Peace Charges
Charles J. Young and Teddy Ray Cook of Arnett were jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 3:16 a m by a deputy sheriff. Young faces counts of intoxication possession of moonshine whisky and disturbing the peace while Cook is charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Young
Teddy Ray Cook
Arnett
Raleigh
Young
Cook
4H Leaders To Meet On 4H Grounds Tonight
All Raleigh County 4H Club leaders will gather at 7:30 p.m. on the 4H grounds at Little Beaver Park. Pin weavers are urged to attend to help plan the county’s summer activities.
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Raleigh County
Little Beaver Park
Moonshine Still Destroyed in Fireco Hollow
A deputy sheriff and a peace officer destroyed a 60 gallon moonshine still and 180 gallons of mash in Fireco Hollow. The still, described as an oil drum, was seized along with four empty barrels. No arrests were made.
Collision causes $75 damage on Woodlawn Avenue
City Police reported two vehicles driven by Don ald E. Trout aged 28 of Quinwood and Gerald A. Pickus aged 30 of Bluefield collided on Woodlawn Avenue at 2 p m Sunday. Damages were estimated at $75.
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Donald E. Trout
Quinwood
Gerald A. Pickus
Bluefield
Woodlawn Avenue
FHA Director Shaffer Visits Beckley For Farm Aid Plan
Kenneth W. Shaffer state director of the Farmers Home Administration met with Beckley FHA county supervisor Frank Patton and area Rural Development agent John J. Flanagan. He noted more than 1.5 million people earn under $1,000 annually and pledged farmer centered aid. Local offices staff 100 Raleigh County farms and have issued $250,000 in loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Farmers Home Administration
Morgantown
Beckley
Shaffer
Frank Patton
FHA
John J. Flanagan
Raleigh County
Fairdale 4-H Club awards at elementary meeting
Clarence Wooten, county 4-H agent, judged projects for Fairdale Elementary School 4-H Club last week. Red ribbons were won by Lewing, Sandra Lemon, Linda Boling, Janice Griffith, Nancy Davidson, Hilda Lee Barrett, Toby Johnson, Nancy Nunn, Nancy Birchfield in Handicraft, plus Ernez Durham, Gary Shumate, Gary Good, Phillip Johnson, and Harless Lambert in Handicraft. Watt fun winners Andy Holland and Gary Dancy received red ribbons. Three white ribbons went to Phyllis Griffith, Ellen Griffith, and Stella Smithson in Sewing. Club leader is Mrs. Bobby Worley. Sheldon Covey is school principal.
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Fairdale
RNS
Clarence Wooten
Lewing
Sandra Lemon
Linda Boling
Janice Griffith
Nancy Davidson
Hilda Lee Barrett
Toby Johnson
Nancy Nunn
Nancy Birchfield
Ernest Durham
Gary Shumate
Gary Good
Phillip Johnson
Harless Lambert
Watt Fun
Andy Holland
Gary Dancy
Phyliss Griffith
Ellen Griffith
Stella Smithson
Bobby Worley
Sheldon Covey
Crash Victims Still Hospitalized
Three Fayette County men, Henry Hudson 56 Arthur E Patrick 53 and Mickey P Kandrach Kilsyth, are in good condition in Beckley area hospitals after an 8 30 p m Saturday crash on Price Hill. Patrick faces reckless driving charges. The 1958 car was demolished after hitting a rock wall post and culvert.
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Fayette County
Price Hill
Henry Hudson
Arthur E. Patrick
Kilsyth
Beckley Hospital
Mickey P. Kandrach
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Patrick
Skin Divers Aid Search For Missing Clarksburg Housewives
A weekend search of strip mine pools in Braxton Gilmer and Summers counties failed to locate two Clarksburg housewives missing for over a month. Mrs H Mendel Spears of New Orleans said two Pennsylvania skin divers came from Allegheny County with the Detective Bureau. The women Juanita Ferguson 53 and Virginia Conley 54 disappeared April 8 after leaving a Beckley garden club meeting.
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Braxton
Gilmer
Summers
Clarksburg
H. Mendel Spears
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Detective Bureau
Navy
Juanita Ferguson
Virginia Conley
Beckley
Elder Foley Home after hospital stay
Elder John R. Foley, 93, of Crow, is improving at home after a hospital stay at Beckley Memorial. He underwent leg amputation on April 28 due to a circulatory ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Foley
Crow
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Typhoid Clinics Set On Coal River
Typhoid vaccine clinics scheduled for Tuesday by the Raleigh County Health Department will be moved to Wednesday. The first clinic will be at Marsh Fork High School at 10 30 a m and the second at Pettus at noon. The prenatal clinic also shifts to Wednesday with appointments in the Health Department offices under Dr A D Belton. Additional clinics will follow as originally planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Health Department
Marsh Fork High School
Pettus
Health Department
A. D. Belton
Auto collision on the By-Pass injures two drivers
State Police report a Sunday afternoon crash at 1 30 p m on the 1921 By Pass at New Raleigh Road involving vehicles driven by Joyce Ann Moore 28 of 1303 S Kanawha Street and Winnie N Daniels of 220 Mercer Street resulting in $140 damage.
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New Raleigh Road
Joyce Ann Moore
S. Kanawha Street
Winnie N. Daniels
Mercer St
Scout Group Plans Camp Site Visit In Raleigh County
Raleigh County Girl Scouts leaders will tour a proposed camp site at 1 a.m. May 20 after a council meeting. Mrs. J. R. DePaulo cited nationwide survey work and region training plans for 1959 1981 committees list officers neighborhood chairs and camp coordinators with site directors for Greenwood Fitzpatrick Marsh Fork McElrath and Segan among others.
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Raleigh County
Girl Scouts
J. R. DePaulo
U.S.A
University of Michigan
Depaulo
Cincinnati
C. T. Ross
Clyde Woods Jr
Allen Weinfield
Duff D. Daniel Jr
James T. Farris
Paul Barwood
C. C. Sanders
Sheri Winter
J. K. Edmundson
E. M. Starr
Edwin Ratcliffe
Ruben Cook
J. E. Otto
Elizabeth Lewis
Fitzpatrick
Kermit Webb
Marsh Fork
C. K. Lilly
McElrath
Ted Stover
G. L. Anderson
Glen White Residents Fight Highway Trash Dumping
Glen White residents met Friday at Glen White Elementary School to discuss dumping along the highway. They plan vigil patrols and will report offenders to Sheriff Okey Mills who said violators will be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White
Okey Mills
R J Aliff Faces Assault Charge
Robert James Aliff of Eccles waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate W A Burke and will face the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a felonious assault charge. He posted a $500 bond and was released from jail after being booked for stabbing his cousin Donald Aliff in the left side during a Saturday midnight dispute in Eccles. Aliff is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert James Aliff
Eccles
W. A. Burke
Raleigh County
Aliff
Donald Aliff
Raleigh General Hospital
Sister’s Death Noted for Mrs Mattie Eskew of Lloyd Ky
Hear of sister death reported for Mrs Mattie Eskew age 61 in Lloyd Kentucky Sunday afternoon. Eskew born in Bolt daughter of the late George and Lovanda Claypool Snuffer. Husband Felix Eskew survives with several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Patton
Eccles
Hattie Patton
Bolt
Mattie Eskew
Lloyd, Ky
Mrs. Eskew
George and
Lovanda Claypool Snuffer
Felix Eskew
Settlements Reached in Raleigh County Lawsuits
Three lawsuits were settled out of court Friday and were dismissed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Paul E. Dillon was plaintiff in a case against Melba Foley for $1,000 due on a deed of trust. Bays Buick, plaintiff, received a settlement in a case against James B. Hereford for $100. A damage suit involving Ray Kirkland as plaintiff and Virgil Link as defendant was dismissed out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Paul E. Dillon
Melba Foley
Bays Buick
James B. Hereford
Ray Kirkland
Virgil Link
Families Observe Christian Family Week at Local Church
Families of the First Methodist Church plan dinner at 6 30 p m in the parish hall as Christian Family Week observance. A full length film titled Split level Families will be shown. The business meeting will be led by Ildon Borre r president. Rev J B Drysfield pastor invites new families to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Ildon Borrer
J. B. Drysfield
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J. L. Phillips Jr
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John L. Phillips Jr
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R. J. Aliff
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