Man In Mail Theft Held On $25,000 Bond In Raleigh Jail
Ronald Jack Deweese of McAlpin is jailed in Raleigh County on a $25,000 bond after a Sunday booking by a U S Marshal on a mail theft charge. Investigators say he took a $52 check from mail at Cape Charles Louisiana a year ago and cashed it. If bond is not posted he may plead to Cape Charles charge locally. A not guilty plea cannot be entered here. Also, Jimmy G Vandyke of Marvin paid fines after Reckless driving arrest and Earl Frank Jones received 30 days for fugitive from justice related to a statutory burglary warrant from Richmond Virginia. Jones had been a Beckley fugitive for about three years.
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Ronald Jack Deweese
Raleigh
U.S
Deweese
Cape Charles
Jimmy G. Vandyke
Marvin
W. A. Burke
Vandyke
Turnpike Poice
Earl Frank Jones
Cotton White
Beckley
Richmond
Jones
Football Player Suffers Leg Injury in Game
Stanley Cook, 14, son of Mrs Delphia Cook of Arnett, is listed in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after twisting his right leg during a football game. He was admitted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and is expected to recover.
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Stanley Cook
Delphia Cook
Arnett
Beckley Memorial Hospital
James Ryals
E. H. Ryals
Glenolden
Atex Equipment Corp
Philadelphia
Patrick Shawver
Beckley
Oakwood Auto Vice
Presbyterian Women Hear Mrs Arbuckle at Beckley Party
Mrs John Arbuckle president of the Women of the Greenbrier Presbytery will be guest speaker at the 1958 Birthday Objective Party of the Beckley Presbyterian Church. The event in the Women s Bible Classroom at p.m. Friday will raise a birthday offering for Oklahoma Presbyterian College and the Chinese Presbyterian Mission with slides featuring her February caravan visit.
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John Arbuckle
Women of the
Greenbrier
Honor Pastor's Service at New Hope Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church marks its ninth pastor anniversary with nightly services this week at 7 p.m. Rev Henry DuBois leads Sunday morning service at 10 a.m. The week features guest pastors Rev John Gowen Rev H E Davis Rev S A Abrams Rev Sims Rev Russell Smith and Rev Walter Harris with a Sunday 2 30 p.m. session.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Henry DuBois
John Gowen
H. E. Davis
S. A. Abrams
Sims
Russel Smith
Walter Harris
Mr. DuBois
Miss Clay Hospitalized After Saturday Surgery
Miss Lura Clay of 617 S Oakwood Ave is reported in satisfactory condition at Ra leight General Hospital after undergoing surgery Saturday morning.
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Miss Clay
Lura Clay
S. Oakwood Ave
Raleight General Hospital
Broadway drama in works about Mary Baker Eddy
A Mary Baker Eddy biography drama is being prepared for Broadway. The play is credited to the late Ernest Teller with collaborators Herman Kesten and Edward Crankshaw. London inspected the drama in 1934.
Hunters blamed for most highway sign damage in Colorado
Denver AP reports Mark A. Watrous, Colorado highway department engineer, says target shooting hunters caused most of the $20,000 in damage to state highway signs this year.
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Denver
Mark A. Watrous
Colorado
Highway Department
Byrd warns imports risk U S glass pottery jobs in West Virginia
Representative Robert Byrd declares in Washington that low tariff policy on imported glass and pottery undercuts American producers, threatens jobs in Charleston Huntington Wheeling and related areas, and cites unemployment rates and factory downturns as evidence. He urges Congress to cap foreign imports to protect domestic industry.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Washington
United States
Byrd
West Virginia
House
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Asia
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
United States Department of Labor
Janu
Panhandle
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Weston
Ways and Means ‘Committee
Executive Department
Congress
West Virginia Jaycees Convene in Beckley Thursday
The West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce Convention opens in Beckley Thursday and runs through Friday with about 500 attendees. Local officials Bill Wilbur and Truman Sayre are active on committees. Gov. Cecil Underwood and Sen. John B. Hoblitzellen headlined events.
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Jaycee Convention
Beckley
West Virginia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wilbur
Beckley Hotel
Sil
Warner Stanley
John Ashworth
Harry Camper
Welch
Truman Sayre
A. H. Rohrer
Beckley Jaycees
John B. Hoblitzellen
Rwva
Cecil H. Underwood
al Neuman
Virginia Jaycees
Damages In 3 Wrecks Reach Estimated $800
Three automobile collisions over the weekend caused about $800 in damages. Leon Delaney was released after paying fines for reckless driving and driving without a license following a Harper Road crash at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Gambill and his son Gary Wayne were involved. Gary Wayne was treated for a facial cut. A separate North Vance Drive parking lot collision involved two cars backing from spaces and entering the street center.
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Leon Delaney
Westmoreland St
Raleigh County
Cotton White
Harper Road
Delaney
Fred Bruce Gambill
Sisson Stu
Gambill
Gary Wayne
North Vance Drive
Beckley
Mother's Day Program Held at St Francis de Sales
The second annual Mother's Day Program took place at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Cathy Lagos was crowned May Queen by the Catholic Youth Organization, with attendants Annette Walney and Judy Coram. The event included prayers to the Queen Mother, a Rosary led by Father Mascioli, Benediction by Father Helsley, and a May Procession with about 100 participants led by John Corsica.
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Virgin Mary
Cathy Lagos
John Lagos
Skelton
Miss Lagos
Catholice Youth Organization
Annette Walney
Walter Walney
Judy Coram
J. M. Coram
Gwendolyn Coram
King St
Beckley
Joseph Mascioli
Paul V. Helsley
John Corsica
Martin Massinople
Frank Cannetti
CYO
Court of Honor
John Cohan
Father Mascioli
The
Two-Vehicle Collision Reported on Reservoir Road
Beckley Police described a two car crash on Reservoir Road at 7 18 p m. Traffic damage was estimated at 100 dollars to one vehicle and 200 dollars to the other. Drivers named include Francis Dixon 40 Mount Hope and Margie Sainson Epperly 35 121 Huffman Street. Police also noted another collision involving Richard H Davis 17 304 Reservoir Road and Nona Shumate 48 210 Klaus Street.
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Francis Dixon
Mount Hope
Margie Sainson Epperly
Huffman St
Reservoir Road
Beckley
Richard H. Davis
Nona Shumate
Klaus St
Dr George W Crane on self pity and overcoming physical flaws
A young reader laments loneliness due to a crossed eye and beauty bias. Dr Crane urges perspective by recalling disabled or illustrous figures like Helen Keller and Edison, notes minor defects can be corrected by surgery or glasses, and that personality builds lasting appeal.
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Helen Keller
Robert Louis Stevenson
Beethoven and
Edison
Milton
Julius Caesar
Nell
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