Lester Council Sets June 6 Election Ballot
Lester voters will cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on June 6 after a special council meeting approved printing ballots listing Progressive Party candidates and elected officials. The council postponed minutes, set up election officials, and scheduled a June 7 canvass and bill payments.
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Lester Council
Lester
Luesday
Town Hall
V. A. Christian
Helen Moore
Eugene Cook
Angeline Morehead
Hary Thomas
Claude Webb
James Lewis
Robert Gray
Victor Brakefield
James Lew
Safe Session Of Odd Fellows To Be Held Here
The Greater Beckley Lodge No 74 will host the 94th annual Grand Encampment session of West Virginia June 15 to 17 at Beckley Hotel with 350 to 400 anticipated. Also the 68th Department Council Patriarchs Militant and 22nd Department Association Ladies Auxiliaries sessions run concurrently. Delmer Davis of MacArthur chairs the convention with W W Covey and Al Gwinn as co chairs. Local committees include Registration Housing Reception Badges Banquet Entertainment and Program with several named organizers.
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Beckley Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
West Virginia
Beckley Hotel
Department Council
Patriarchs Militant
Department Association Ladies Auxiliaries Patriarchs Militant
Delmer Davis
MacArthur
Patriarch Militant
Davis
W. W. Covey
al Gwinn
Oscar Trump
Roscoe Williams
Alvah Gunther
G. S. Tolbert
L. L. Reckart
Kyle H. Davis
Kathleen Blake
Dorothy Pegram
Davis and Gwinn
H. W. Blake
Blake and Covey
Graduation Dance Fund Still Lagging at Woodrow Wilson HS
Finance chair man Ross Irle reports funds for the Woodrow Wilson High School graduation dance remain short of estimated expenses. The event will take place in the Beckley Hotel ball room after the June 2 commencement. Contributions may be sent to home room presidents, Joseph X. Fazio at Raleigh County Bank Building, or Post Office Box 548.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Ross Irle
Beckley Hotel
Woodrow
Finance Committee
Joseph X. Fazio
Raleigh County Bank
Three mining permits issued by State Dept
The West Virginia Department of Mines issued three mining permits this week. Recipients include J. W. S. Coal Co. Inc. owned by Charles Jackson of Oak Hill with a Beards Fork operation in Fayette County. E. M. Coal Co. owned by Jack Rhodes of Mount Hope will open Mine No. 3 near Sullivan in Raleigh County. Big Rock Coal Co. of Mount View will open a mine at Sun in Fayette County.
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West Virginia Department of Mines
J. W. S. Coal Co., Inc
Charles Jackson
Oak Hill
Beards Fork
Fayette County
E. M. Coal Co
Jack Rhodes
Mount Hope
Sullivan
Raleigh County
Big Rock Coal Co
Mount View
Sun
Singing Program Set At Bradley Church Of God
The Taylor Family and Sophia will be special guests at a singing program at Bradley Church of God at 7 30 p m Friday. Rev R E Leadingham says everyone is invited to attend.
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Taylor
Sophia
Bradley Church of God
R. E. Leadingham
Holiness Youth Rally Set At Prosperity
An interdenominational Holiness Youth Rally will be held at 7 30 p m Friday in the Church of Christ in Christian Union Prosperity Speaker will be Rev Allen Galimore of Oak Hill Tabernacle The event aims to inspire youth through religious fellowship and preaching.
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Church of Christ In Christian Union
Prosperity
Allen Galimore
Oak Hill Tabernacle
Three Raleigh Couples Granted Divorces Tuesday
Divorce decrees were signed in Raleigh County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Jimmy Bennett was granted a divorce from Hilda Bennett, Eula M Matlock from Edward T Matlock with custody of two children, and Marie Jones was divorced from Edgar Jones.
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Raleigh County
Jimmy Bennett
Hilda Bennett
Eula M. Matlock
Edward T. Matlock
Marie Jones
Edgar Jones
Seven Applicants Bid For DC Post
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce board plans to name a new managing director after June 1. Seven men are under consideration as Floyd M. Sayre Jr. moves to a North Carolina chamber. An open meeting is set for the second week of June to hear members and let directors gauge ideas for improving Beckley, with 100 percent C-C attendance urged.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Gene Morehouse
Morehouse
Floyd M. Sayre Jr
Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Chamber
Ruritans Oppose Cabot Rate Hike
Shady Spring Raritan Club members voted to oppose the Cabot gas rate increase and will send a resolution to the Public Service Commission. The club also sponsored a Cherokee Ranch Rodeo to be held June 28 and 29 on Walter Farrow’s property across from the Shady Spring General Store.
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Shady Spring! Raritan Club
Godfrey L. Cabot Inc
Alfred Burns
Cabot
Public Service Commission
Commission
Shady Spring
Burns
Cherokee Ranch
Walter Farrow
Shady Spring General Store
Measles Cases Rise Across Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Health Department weekly report shows 28 measles cases in Raleigh County, 872 statewide. Other contagious diseases include two hepatitis, seven mumps, eight strep infections, one tuberculosis, and three syphilis cases, plus one animal bite. Wyoming County records five hepatitis and seven measles. Fayette County reports none.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County Health Department
Wyoming County
Fayette County
Sharp to Undergo Surgery at Raleigh General Hospital
J A Sharp of 120 Mason Street was scheduled for surgery at Raleigh General Hospital today after being admitted Monday for observation.
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J. A. Sharp
Mason St
Raleigh General Hospital
Admission Fees To Be Charged At Little Beaver Park
Raleigh County Park Board votes to charge 50 cents per vehicle and 10 cents per pedestrian at Little Beaver Park to cover upkeep deficits. Fees to fund major improvements and no exceptions for special groups. State stocking rumors denied. lake drained before season. trout redirected to county streams.
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Little Beaver Park
Raleigh County Park Board
John C. Ward
C. O. “Smitty
Smith
Park Board
Lntrance
Little Beaver
Little Beaver Lake
State Conservation Commission
Walter Duncan
Warden Lane
Commission
Raleigh County
Beaver
Dunbar becomes president elect of West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine
Dr Lloyd Dunbar of Beckley, an osteopathic surgeon, was named president elect at the 55th anniversary of the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine in Huntington. He native Gauley Bridge and co runs a clinic with his brothers at 803 Johnston Rd. Also present were Dr Donald Newell of Oak Hill and Dr Hoy Eakle of Summersville, with Dr Eva Teter Hammer in attendance.
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Lloyd Dunbar
Beckley
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine
Huntington
Gauley Bridge
Dunbar
West Virginia School of Technology
Montgomery
University of Kentucky
Ohio State University
Kansas College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Russell E. Dunbar
Willa
Johnstown Rd
Donald Newell
Oak Hill
Hoy Eakle
Summersville
Eva Teter Hammer
Beaver
Mt Hope Driver Jailed As Drunk
A Mount Hope man Frank North was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 9 45 pm Wednesday on driving while drunk by State Police. Marine William F Davis jailed 6 30 pm Wednesday for AWOL from Camp Lejeune. Elbert L Hoover of Eccles jailed 2 03 pm Wednesday on a check warrant. Robert Cosley of Beckley jailed for trespassing while drunk. Orie Orlando Hatcher of Pax pleaded guilty to drunk driving and hit and run in a Wednesday hearing, fined 75 dollars and costs and remanded to jail in lieu of bond. Hatcher with Willie McBride and David D Hatcher, all of Pax, were arrested near Harper after their car sideswiped Julia Beckelheimer. McBride and D Hatcher charged with intoxication. Estimated damage 125 dollars. A 16 year old Beckley juvenile arrested for tampering with a car. to face Juvenile Court on June 17.
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Mount Hope
Raleigh County
Frank North
William F. Davis
Camp ‘Lejeune
N. C
R. L. Fitzwater
Elbert L. Hoover
Eccles
Buzzy Bowling
Robert Cosley
Beckley
Orie Orlando Hatcher
Pax
Joe Rodriguez
Hatcher
Willie McBride
David D. Hatcher
Harper
Julia C. Beckelheimer
McBride
D. Hatcher
Beckelheimer
Fourteen Seek Work at Beckley Employment Office
Fourteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Wednesday. The list includes one stenographer, one maid, one clerk typist, one demonstrator, two waitresses, one general office clerk, one window cleaner, one truck driver, one dry cleaner helper, one porter, one orderly and two construction laborers. An out-of-area job is available for a case supervisor.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Astrological forecast and Capitol Dome note from 1961
The column blends an astro guide urging action for prestige with a Capitol Dome history tied to Abraham Lincoln and Civil War pauses. It previews future home dry cleaning machines, then lists zodiac signs with terse advice for Aries through Pisces, ending with 1961 Field Enterprises.
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Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Crescent PTA Officers Elected For Next Year
Crescent Elementary School PTA announced new officers for the coming year led by Norman Knapp as president and Cotton White as first vice president. The May meeting featured sixth grade students performing songs and Bible stories, with awards given to cheerleaders, top students, and sports and science achievers. Principal Clyde Law noted teacher June Mabe will move to Princeton this fall.
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Crescent Elementary School
Norman Knapp
Cotton White
C. C. Farmer Jr
Richard Starr
Nick Pugh
Crescent
Sheryl Daniel
Helen Dillon
Sally Winter
Susan Winter
Jimelle Walker
Kathy Short
Jane Comer
Presley Merritt
Mike George
Patrol
Mark Ford
Jerry Underwood
Joe Lewis
Mike Feazell
Eddie Patton
Carlton White
Charles Thompson
Tommy King
Beckley Civitan Club
Awards Night Set Tonight At Sophia Elementary
Sophia Elementary School's PTA hosts its annual awards night at 7 20 p m with a 6 45 p m open house. The event honors the outstanding parent with a service award and names the eighth grade valedictorian and salutatorian amid honor student presentations.
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Sophia Elementary School
Utility tax checks sent to cities in 1960 half-year
Beckley will receive 11764 as its share of utility tax collections for the last half of 1960 per the state auditor. The largest check, 92244, went to Charleston. Huntington and its Board of Park Commissioners received 58000. Other area payments include Fayetteville 891, Mount Hope 1527, and Oak Hill 1714.
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Beckley
State Auditor’s
Charleston
Huntington
Board of Park Commissioners
Fayetteville
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Pre Enrollment Set At Maxwell Hill School
Maxwell Hill School announces pre-enrollment Monday from 1 to 3 pm. Parents should bring birth records and immunization cards for children enrolling for the first time, administrator Ira Richmond said.
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Maxwell Hill
Ira Richmond
NAACP Meeting Set At East Beckley Church
The Raleigh County NAACP branch will hold its next meeting at Central Baptist Church East Beckley Friday at 7 30 p m. All senior and youth members are urged to attend by Rev H E Davis president.
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Central Baptist Church
East Beckley
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
H. E. Davis
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Jane Cook
Chuck Jarrell
Raleigh Register
Barry Vermeeren
Randy Keiling
Dalley
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