Folk Song Festival to Feature West Virginia Poem Reader
Local newsman and Beckley author Jean Thomas directs the annual American Folk Song Festival in Ashland Kentucky with proceeds to cancer research. Notable participants include Aunt Dora Harmon of Barboursville and the LaFan sisters with old mountain game songs Paw Paw Patch and Put Your Little Right Foot In.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Thomas
Sun- Harmon
Duke Garrett
Logan County
the Hills
LaFan Sisters
Tennis Hatfield
Anse
Levisa Chaffin Hatfield
Jense Hatfield
Rosanna McCoy
Randall Lee Hatfield
Mary Alice McCoy
Thomas
Cogan St
Ashland
Canous Williams
Alice’ Williams
Nurses Hike Private Duty Fees Across District 10
Hazel S. Cole, chair of District 10 of the West Virginia Nurses Association, announces a $2 per eight hour day increase in private duty nursing fees from a minimum $14 to $16. District 10 covers Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell, Summers, Wyoming, Greenbrier, and Monroe counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel S. Cole
Diteset 10
West Virginia Nurses Association
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
Summers
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Monroe
Friendship Baptists Plan Bible School
The Friendship Baptist Church in Sophia will run a Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to 11 30 a.m. starting June 6 at the church. Dan Banker, Sunday School superintendent, invites all area children to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Baptist Church
Sophia
Dan Banker
April 1099 DPA Cases in Raleigh County Report
The Department of Public Assistance notes 1099 Raleigh County cases in April with 603 old age, 46 blind, 871 dependent children, 426 disabled, 135 general assistance, and 18 other assistance cases. Total awards reach $133,? include burial and boarding care. average grants range from $29.96 to $93.06 per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Assistance
Raleigh County
Department
Reed Discharged After Garfield Street Car Crash Injuries
Earnest J. Reed aged 27 of 115 Allen Avenue was released from Raleigh General Hospital Monday after treatment for injuries from a Sunday morning automobile crash. Reed’s car struck two parked vehicles on Garfield Street, suffering cuts to his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest J. Reed
Allen Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Garfield St
American missionary Elias Riggs Bible translator in 1871
Elias Riggs, an American missionary, translated the Bible into Bulgarian in the year 1871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Riggs
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Pfc Grover R Taylor son of Grant and Mrs Taylor Allen Junction serves with the Fourth U S Army Missile Command in Korea. Pfc Roy D Milam, 19, son of Mr and Mrs William Milam Lester, also at Camp Page. Pfc Clyde L Arline 21 serves with 76th Artillery I Corps in Korea. Dan iel E Martin Beckley completed recruit training at Fort Jackson. Airman 1 C Charles N Ballengee, Crab Orchard, commended for runway repair at Camp Newenham Alaska. runway key for life line of remote station. Major General C F Necrason noted the high quality of work. Jerry D Jennings shipfitter third class on USS Midway in the Western Pacific. Charles A Sturgill chief radioman aboard USS Canisteo with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lving
Korea
U. S. Army Missile Command
Grover R. Taylor
Grant Taylor
Allen Junction
19Th Infantry
Camp Page
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Mullens High School
Roy D. Milam
William H. Milam
Lester
Soldier
Trap Hill High School
76Th Artillery
I Corps
Clyde L. Arline
Clyde Arline, Eccles
Conley High School
Camp Newenham Air Force Station
Alaska
Charles N. Ballengee
Ernest Ballengee
Ballengee
Midway
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Jerry D. Jennings
Shipfitter
Malcolm H. Jennings
Beckley
Red Cross Seeks Chile Relief Funds
The Raleigh County Chapter of American Red Cross requests cash contributions, commercially processed food, and blankets for Chile earthquake and tsunami victims. Funds should be marked For Chilean Relief and will be sent to the Chilean Red Cross for distribution to the needy per the Chilean Ambassador Walter Muller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Chile
United States
Walter Muller
Red Cross
Beckley Elks donate $100 to Salvation Army drive
Beckley Elks Lodge 1452 donated $100 to Beckley Salvation Army for its current fund drive. Exalted ruler George Springer presented the gift. MAJOR MARY McVicker, Citadel commander, said the fund total is $4,199.35. A second report breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Beckley Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Elks Lodge
Beckley Salvation Army
George Springer
Mary McVicker
Citadel
Beckley Hotel
Beckley Junior High Honors Honor Students and Staff
Scholastic awards were given across ninth, eighth, and seventh grades at Beckley Junior High. top nine weeks honors went to Sammy Bair and Frances Wilcox, with many students earning class scholastic accolades in subjects like industrial arts, home economics, social science, and science. Civitan citizenship awards were presented to Judy Kessler and Lonnie Pack, with student council officers and Reflector staff members named for leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Reccent
Scent
Kermit Locke
Reg
Sammy Bair
Leo Vecellio
Thomas Runge Martin
Frances Wilcox
Hamil Kessel
Civitan
Judy Kessler
Lonnie Pack
Price Caffee
Norman Hedrick
Peter Verbosky
Ruth Bowyer
Regina Cohn
Jane Seo
Joyce Stewart
Karen
Joe Cox
Shirley Richmond
Pamela Hughes
Raymond DePaulo
Caroline Smith
Judy Williams
Diane St. Clair
Reflector
Ann Kushner
Olivia Bibb
Vicki Shumate
Ellen Burleson
Sharon Coffman
Home Room
Betty Avis
Marilyn Woodell
Vee Parsons
Steve Wood
Ie Vickimate
Robert Short
Bruce McGinnis
Darrell Bays
Gene Curtis
Brenda Willis
Wayne /ersinger
Katy Jo Vargo
Charles Garten
Martha Gardner
Anthony Massinople
Susan Dietch
Judy Bolash
Judy Meadows
Sharon Walker
Barbara Melton
Elaine Judy
JoAnna Ubeda
Jeri Laymen
Carolyn Cole
Sue McNeish
Sharon Sharp
Mike Moore
Kathy Gwynn
Pat Tucker
Jimmie Ford
Bill File
Ross Hutchens
Don Shanklin
Judy Mays
Patricia Webber
Susan Lazenby
Mary Wray
Lila Ashworth
Eric Lilly
Charles Munson
Mike Jackson
Mike Stowers
Mike Williamson
Betty Jo Greco
Linda Gates
Lynn Smith
Susan Hopkins
Carol Sims
Brenda Huff
Sue Howatd
Rebecca Clay
Brenda Bowman
Janet Brewster
Joyce
Most WWHS Members On Florida Trip
A large group from Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle band heads two buses to Daytona for a celebratory vacation. Director Glenn Sallack organized the trip as a reward for strong performances at school and civic events. Adults accompanying include Gladys Milam Roy Millican and nurse Roy Graybear. The trip is unofficial and not funded by the school. A similar trip last year was well received and repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle Band
Daytona
Glenn Sallack
Sallack
Gladys Milam
Roy D. Millican
Woodrow Wilson
Roy Graybear
Harold W. Miller Joins Spencer State Hospital Staff
Harold W. Miller of Beckley has joined Spencer State Hospital as a professional social caseworker to provide direct psychiatric patient treatment. He earned a Master of Social Work at West Virginia University with a psychiatric casework focus and is noted for expertise in family interaction dynamics. Miller previously resided in Morgantown where he was a graduate student and served as class president, and he taught at Bradley Elementary School for three years. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Miller and brother of Beckley Mayor Cecil Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer State Hospital
Harold W. Miller
Beckley
West Virginia University
Spencer
Miller
Morgantown
Woodrow Wilson Rg
Beckley College
Concord College
Marshall College
Bradley Elementary School
L. E. Miller
Stansbury St
Cecilcil
Blue Jay Teacher Plans European Summer Tour
Miss Ruth Payne, Blue Jay Elementary School teacher, will depart New York June 3 aboard the SS Statendam for a 19 country European tour. Highlights include Shakespeare in Stratford and opera at Rome, with ports like Southampton and Paris, ending in New York August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Payne
Blue Jay
Stratford-upon-Avon
Baths of Caracalla
Rome
Italy
Ruth’ Payne
Statendam
Southampton
United Kingdom
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Austria
Monaco
Spain
France
Switzerland
Oberammergau
Paris
Opera
Liby Johnson
Hinton High School
Dorsey
South Charleson
New York
Mrs Pearl Gross A Busy Coal City Helper And Gardener
Mrs Pearl Gross a Coal City resident for 22 years has served seven years as cook at the elementary school and assists with PTA duties with refreshments and dinners She gardens cans and preserves produce for winter She sews for friends aids Primitive Baptist Church members and helps the ill in her community Her final hot lunch program meal featured ham gravy mashed potatoes salad hot rolls ice cream and cookies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gross
Coal City
Addie Brady
Aes
Primitive Baptist Church
Three Injuries In City Wreck On South Fayette Street
A Baltimore driver slammed into a parked car on South Fayette Street injuring Frances apeds Thad Spady and Viola Cline who were passengers in the other car. Spady 40 was jailed for reckless driving and posted a 56.50 bond after the 12:05 a m incident at 229 Church St Beck ey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fayette Street
Frances Apeds
Thad Spady
Viola Cline
Thomas Ambler Spady
Hydrangea Drive
Baltimore
A. W
Church St
Beckey
Spady
Service Guild to Sponsor Rummage Sale in Fayette Street Building
The Service Guild of Eben ezer Baptist Church will sponsor a rummage sale Saturday in the building beside Ison's Store at 1047 S Fayette Street. Plans were completed at a Friday night guild meeting or in Mrs Cephas Onio's home. The group honored president Mrs William Holley III with a tea towel shower as she prepares to join her husband in Washington DC. The hostess served refreshments to eight members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Guild
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ison’s
S. Fayette Street
Cephas Onio
Ies
William Holley III
Accident Victims Still Hospitalized in Beckley
Three Beckley area residents remain patients at Beckley Hospital after an automobile accident on White Oak Mountain early Sunday. Willie Green aged 21 of 806 1-2 N Oakwood Ave is in critical condition, Ruth Ernestine Durham aged 33 of Glen Daniel is in good condition, and Ruby Westine Shumate aged 38 of 806 12 Oakwood Ave is also in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Worden
Beckley Hospital
White Oak Mountain
Willie Green
Oakwood Ave
Ruth Ernestine Durham
Glen Daniel
Ruby Westine Shumate
Sunday visitors at Blaney home bring extended family
Sunday visitors to the Westmoreland Street home of Mr and Mrs F D Blaney included her brother Edward Carter and his son Edward Jr along with Charles Leasure of Potts town Va Lovey Berger of Philadelphia Pa and Mr and Mrs John plus others in a lengthy social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Blaney
Westmoreland, Street
Edward Carter
Edward Jr
Charles Leasure
Pottstown
Lovey Berger
Philadelphia
Melvina Greene
John
Resignation Leads Family Move to University Town
A public notice notes the individual will resign to attend the university. His wife and four children Vicki Lynn Michael Harold and David will relocate with him, establishing a new home near the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Vicki
Lynn
Michael
Harold
David
Scouts Need Dump Trucks For Camp Wilderness Project
Wallace Noble asks any dump truck owners to volunteer vehicles idle this week to haul red dog from Cranberry to Camp Wilderness for road work. Vecellio & Grogan have donated one truck. more are needed. SRC will provide a grader to scrape the road Wednesday and spread the red dog Thursday. Volunteers should have trucks at the Cranberry pit by 8 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Noble
Noble
State Road Commission
Camp Wilderness
Cranberry
Vecellio & Grogan
SRC
Cancer Center Aiding Small Leukemia Victim
A five-year-old child with incurable leukemia receives aid from the Raleigh County Cancer Center. Brenda Fay Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson, Harper Heights, benefits from medication and local physician support. Medicine costs about 125 dollars monthly. Beckley Manufacturing Co. workers fundraise for her care as the center reports total Crusade donations of 4,954.46 plus 939.49 this week. Director Mrs James G Windle Jr notes potential further gifts from professionals and slow additional contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Cancer Center
Isadore R. Wein
Raleigh County
American County Cancer Society
Brenda Fay Jackson
George Jackson
Harper Heights
Beckley Manufacturing Co
Raleigh County Cancer Society
James G. Windle Jr
Expert Campers Will Select Site For Lodge
High on the agenda at a three day Spring Fellowship of the Order of the Arrow at Camp Wilderness this weekend is the selection of a permanent lodge site deep within the county scout camp. About 35 to 50 members from the Appalachian Council, Boy Scouts of America, will attend the meeting which begins Friday. Chief John Beavers of the Hy Tone Lodge, son of John R. Beaver, said the fellowship aims to promote camping and improve facilities. Sessions include camping tips, costume making, swimming and campfire skills, and planning ceremonial grounds and fencing the lake at Camp Wilderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Arrow
Camp Wilderness
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
John Beavers
Hy Tone Lodge
John R. Beaver
Laurel Terrace
Cyclist Injured In Day Camp Incident At Fitzpatrick Park
A cyclist named George Francisco was treated at Beckley Hospital for facial injuries from a bicycle accident. Day camp counselors will train Wednesday at Fitzpatrick Park at 10 am with rain contingency indoor. Mrs J R DePaulo urged attendees to bring nose bag lunches and drinks. The report notes the whippoorwill feeds at night catching insects mid flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assi
Fitzpatrick
Tamseae
Fitzpatrick Park
J. R. DePaulo
George Francisco
George
Francisco
Hargrove St
Beckley Hospital
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Beckleyans
Becky LaFon
Waldo LaFon
Kathy
Den
Ida Kay Wells
Forrest
Friendship Baptists Plan Bible School
Dr. In
Technicolor
Audrey Hepburn
Peter Finch
James Stewart
June Allyson
Sglenn Miller
Yul Kay Brynner
Kendall
Mullens
Herndon
Tony Curtis
Sidney Poitier
Glen Jean
James Stewart - Lee
Remick
Eve Arden
Kathryn Grant
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
THE
Vikings
Kirk .Douglas - Tony Curtis
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
By Peggy Kessinger
Daniel E. Martin
Charles C. Martin
Laren Ave
C. F. Necrason
Air Force
Jack A. Gibbs
Nedwin R. Davies
Canisteo
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Charles A. Sturgill
D. E. Martin, C. N. Ballengee
Price Brothers
City Ave
Elks
Salvation Army
Webb's Florist
WWHS
Europe
Baltimore, Md
Church Guild
Cancer Center
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