Achievement Display Event Held By County Farm Women's Clubs
Six Raleigh County Farm Women's Groups attended the Maxwell Hill Farm Club achievement program at Maxwell Hill elementary school. 105 people, the largest turnout, heard Miss Marion Essary introduced and learn of Raleigh County's early agricultural extension work begun in 1914. Mrs. Worthy Harris was re-elected president with Zettie Stewart as vice president and Harless Stover as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Farm Women's
Maxwell Hill Farm Club
Maxwell Hill
Worthy Harris
Maxwell Hill Group
Marion Essary
Raleigh County
Miss Essary
Essary
Raleigh
O. C. Tainter
Beckley
Dry Hill
Mount Tabor
Prosperity
Cirtsville Club
Shady Spring Club
Harris
Zettie Stewart
Harless Stover
Stewart
Stover
Mary Worley
Revival and anniversary events span multiple churches in region
The thirteenth anniversary of Elder W A Tressenwriter at East Park Church of the Living God opens with a slate of visiting pastors from Raleigh East Beck ley and Stamford, followed by revival services at First Baptist Brook lyn and a church circle meeting in Scarbro. Local residents recover from illness and Mrs Florence Penn returns home after Raleigh General Hospital discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Tressenwriter
Church of the Living God of
East Park
J. W. Gowens
H. E. Davis
Raleigh
George Walker
East Beckley
Carey Brothers
John Lambert
Stamford
John Moore
W. M. Neal
St. John Holiness Church
First Baptist Church of
Brooklyn
A. W. Wood
Crawl
Ag Robinson
Church of God In Christ
Rose of Sharon Missionary Circle
Scarbro
Maggie Miller
Florence Penn
Winding Gulf
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckleyan Selected as WVU Men's Residence Hall Assistant
Frank T. Wheley of Beckley and Frank Fernandez of Wyoming County are among 13 West Virginia University students named resident assistants for the Men's Residence Hall in the first semester of the 1954 55 academic year. Joseph C. Gluck, director of student affairs, announced the selections. Stephenson was also named among the choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyan
West Virginia University
Frank T. Wheley
Joseph C. Gluck
Wyoming County
Frank Fernandez. Stephenson
Gluck
Committee Chairmen Named for Jaycees
Four Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce members were appointed as committee chairmen for group projects. Richard Davis chairs basketball game ushers, Earl Whitener chairs religious activities, Truman Sayre chairs Jaycee party, and John Hammer chairs another Jaycee event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard Davis
Earl Whitener
Truman Sayre
John Hammer
Jaycee Party
Burglar Suspect Faces 2 Charges in Raleigh County
An Abney man 28 year old Eugene Clovis Delp is jailed in the Raleigh County Jail after a daytime Friday burglary at the Maxwell and Keyser Apartments where a wrist watch and costume jewelry were recovered. A second burglary at Wenders Jewelry over Patr Cottrel’s store yielded a radio later traced to a pawn shop under the name Eugene Delm. Delp faces two burglary counts and awaits a hearing after being arrested Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abney
Eugene Clovis Delp
Raleigh
Delp
William Hart
Maxwell
Keyser
Wender
Pat Cottrel
Cottrel
Eugene Delm
Second Filming Starts at Prince for Engineer Trainees
The 1428th Engineer Company at Prince begins the second phase of training movie filming for basic Engineer Corps trainees. Capt. Wilbur Kreigh reports near future shoots will cover class 60 bridge construction and dry span bridge work. Earlier footage of footbridge construction, disassembly, and troop crossings has wrapped after three weeks of Signal Corps filming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer Corps
1428Th Engineer Company
Prince
Wilbur Kreigh
Kreigh
Signal Corps
97 Enlistments in a Seven Day Draft at Beckley Station
The Beckley Main Induction and Examining Station reported 97 men enlisted in the Army during a seven day period from Thursday Oct 21 to the following Thursday. The list includes numerous Beckley and Charleston area residents such as John L Thompson Jr William B Sorrell Jr Sheridan J Jackson James E F Woodson and Carlos Debrill among others with hometowns in Beckley Charleston Buckhannon Mullens Prosperity and Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley Main
John L. Thompson Jr
L. Thompson
Beckley
Willie Thomas
M. EF. Thomas
Boomer
William B. Sorrell Jr
William B. Sorrell Sr
Kenneth ©. Cain
W. R Combs
Charleston
Sheridan J. Jackson
R. Jackson
Richwood
James EF. Woodson
B. Powell
Carlos M. Debrill
C. M Debrill
James H Motley
J. Motley
Dennis Lee
L. Lee
Jaeger
Donald R Brown
BP. T Brown
Bentree
Richard F. Jordan
E. Jordan
Gallagher
Carlos B. Brown
J. R Brown
Clay
Marion D. Strickland
Strickland Slab Fork
William A Choates
V._L. Trainer
Neola Aldridge T. Salisbury
Hugh H. Blankenship
Mra
Y. Miaseeniai
Leo V. Colvin
Training Completed By Pike Toll Takers
Twenty one men from Fayette and Kanawha counties completed training at Beckley Interchange to operate northern West Virginia Turnpike toll plazas. Supervisor James Lemon said they will guard remaining plazas until the November 8 opening and provide 24 hour guard service, while fourteen men began toll collector duties with the southern section at opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Kanawha
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley
James Lemon
Lemon
366 Area Men Preparing For Military Duty
A total of 366 area men are slated for Army induction and pre-induction work at Beckley Main Induction and Examining Station this month. Inductions occur Nov 9 and 29 with recruits from Charleston Bluefield Welch Mullens and other towns. pre-inductees report Nov 8 and 15 from Fayetteville Welch Lewisburg Charleston Bluefield Mullens. examinations set for Nov 22. The article lists 22 men recently inducted into the Army at the main station, with names and hometowns such as Summers, Ivydale Beckley Summersville and Webster Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Main
Carl J. Ford
Fayetteville
Lewisburg
Charleston
Mullens
Bluefield
Webster Springs
Clay
Welch
Marlinton
Beckley
Hinton
Summersville
Junior L. Cowger
Diana
Homer S$. Gibson
Cowen
William R. Williams
Zela
Roy G. Cobb
Boggs
Jerry C. Neal
Eulas M. Burkholder
Canvas
Alvin R. Given
Richwood
Weasley H. Griffith
Tioga
William L. Ray
Leivasy
Lowell T. Coe
la Frank
Cecil H. Rapp, Jr
Hookersvile
Robert L. Spence
Theodore O. Withrow
Denzil B. Harrouff
Birch River
Frederick William Means
Charles E. Brown, Jr
St Marys Methodist Hosts for Conference
St Marys Methodist Church in East Beckley hosts a district meeting of workers with children on Saturday November 6, opening at 2 30 p m Church officials invite all workers and interested parents to attend this important helpful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
East Beckley
Prank Blamed for Crash on Halloween Road
A motorist said a prank caused his car to crash near Ghent between Ghent and Odd, Summers County. He swerved to miss a tree laid across the road, the vehicle rolled over, and about 100 dollars in damages occurred. Police did not investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harless
Elton
Summers County
Ghent
Odd
Air Observers to Get New Cards and Wings
Ground Observers Corps members will receive new identification cards and wings at a Civil Defense meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Memorial Building room 6. Harold J Sopher and Paul J Fourney Raleigh County civil defense directors said films will be shown and a U S Air Force speaker will address the group as a civil defense project for the GOC is outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ground Observers Corps
Harold J. Sopher
Paul J. Fourney
Raleigh County
Civil Defense
Memorial
U.S. Air Force
GOC
New River Alters Foremen at Oakwood and Cranberry Mines
The New River Co reshuffles its top mine leadership. James A. Marler becomes general foreman at Oakwood, succeedingWilliam S. Harding. Moss E. Steele moves to Cranberry as general foreman, replacing Homer A. Stickler. James Littlejohn named general foreman on the third shift at Summerlee. New Cranberry section foremen include William C. Blizzard and Nimmie Maloney. Ina Warren solicits a building permit for a limestone basement at 104 Clyde Street costing 1400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of the New River Co
James A. Marler
Lillybrook Coal Co
Affinity Mine
Oakwood
William S. Harding
Marler
Cranberry Mine
Summerlee
Moss E. Steele
Stamford No. 2
Homer A. Stickler
James Littlejohn
Summerlee Mine
William C. Blizzard
Killarney
Nimmie Maloney
Cranberry
Return Favor Charged in Grader Use Refuted
John McGinnis SRC maintenance supervisor in Raleigh County refuted claims that the State Road Commission used staff and equipment for private EGFA mine work. He said a favor exchange with Henry Lilly, an EGFA mine foreman, led to scraping and leveling a road to the Ec les mine to allow trucks access for cinders and red dog, materials provided free by EGFA. J C Long Princeton district engineer supported McGinnis, visiting the Sprague SRC office Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
John McGinnis
SRC
Raleigh
McGinnis
EGFA
J. C. Long
Princeton
Long
Sprague
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Beckley Welding and Supply Co
Valley Drive
Ira 0. Holliday, Beckley
County Farm Women’s Clubs
WVU
Jaycees
O Colvin
Warren J. Breckenridge
G. Breckenridge
Eskdale
Leo T. Wallen
FE Wallen
Tien “Ph R. Ellis
H. Burnell
Herndon
Curtis E. Holecomb
E. A. Legg
Harry W. Whittington
L. D. Ward
Orient Hill
Wade Hurt
J. M. Hurt
Henderson
N. C
Henry G. Burrell
P. Burrell
Billie J. Woolwine
F. Bolt
Willis Branch
William H. Ridgeway
R. A. Halstead
Pool
Bobby L. Davis
Christopher
Quenton M. Cox
C. M. Cox
Camp Creek
Floyd W McClung
S W. McClung
Ralph Stephenson
J. L. Stephenson
John E. Hudnall
Washburn
Pearl M. Palmer
KR. M. Palmer
Belle
Charles K. Marsh
C Marsh
Switzer
Charles W Mills
S. Mills
Joan Ben Albert W. Smackburn
A. Blackburn
City View
Wvde W. Elliott
H. Ellett
Rita
H. Johnson
George L. Moody
D. Moody
Institute
Jackie L. Paxton
C. H. Paxton
Chesapeake
W. Vavoor
A. Cook
B. K. Cook
William Douse
C. Douse
Arthur B. Holland
H.C. Holland
Excelsior
Richard A. Devor
G. L. Devor
Larry Hayner
R. Hayner
Madison
Sonny D. Duty
E. Harman
War
Earl J. Cook
Lyneco
Hunter H. Hamrick
M. Rose
Cass
Thomas L. Simmons
Dunbar
Glenn EF. Sigmon
H BR. Sigmon
Poca
Warren D Hypes
C. Hypes
William C. Raisden
DU Pont Zerex
Norman Sper
Statiow
St. Mary's
America
PRUVO
Cohen
Neville ST
New River
Ina Warren
Clyde St
City Recorder’s Office
Warren
Hugh F. Hutchinson
Greenbrier Dairy Co
West Virginia
International Ice Cream Manufacturers Association
Bert Sweeting
Spokane
Wash
Hutchinson
Henry Lilly
Src Foreman
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Eccles
California
Kyl
Kanawha St
Appalachian Electric Power Company
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