Five to Represent Lodge at Meeting
At least five members of Beckley B n a i B r i t h Lodge 1360 plan to attend the fall meeting of the State Council in Fairmont. Attending are Rabbi Abraham S. Shmedling A. David Abrams Eric Rosenbaum Manuel Pickus and Harry Lewin. Dr Bernard E Silverman was elected lodge treasurer until May 1956 and joins a slate of officers including Eric Rosenbaum president Manuel Pickus vice president Daniel M Saks second vice president Rabbi Scmedling secretary Edward Laymen guardian Arthur Goldstein chaplain Louis Wolman warden William Klein parliamentarian and trustees Arthur Goldstein Harold Rudin and William Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley B'nai B'rith Lodge 1360
State Council of B'nai B’rith
Fairmont
Abraham S. Shmedling
A. David Abrams
Eric Rosenbaum
Manuel Pickus
Harry Lewin
Beckley Lodge
Bernard E. Silverman
Lodge
Max H. Wonder
Silverman
Daniel M. Saks
Rabbi Scmedling
Edward Laymen
Guardian
Arthur Goldstein
Louis Wolman
William Klein
Harold Rudin
E. L. Morton
South Fayette Street
Point Pleasant
Rosie Mitchell
Beckley
Robert
Washington, D. C
William Philmore
Scott Ave
Kenneth Lockett
David Matthews
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ruth Wayne
Daisy Elliot
Doris Miller
Detroit
Robert Clayborn
South Kanawha St
Elliot
Clayborn
Elliot High School
Edwight
Janice Morton
Joyce Lewis
Woody Friesen
Maxine Terrel
Delores Chandler
Rodney Lambert
Decelius Johnson
Wilma Wilson
James Foster
Marva Smith
Mary Wade Morton
B. T. Boyd
Albert Berger
Secre
Migratory Bird Stamps on Sale at Beckley Post Office
Migratory bird stamps for duck and goose hunting are on sale at the Beckley Post Office. Postmaster A Fray Lilly says the season runs from October 29 to January 6, 1956. Hunting hours are from a half hour before sunrise to sunset. The $2 stamp must accompany the state hunting license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Costume Party at Memorial Church in Beckley
The Baptist Youth Fellowship at Memorial Baptist Church Beckley hosted a costume party on Monday night. Only costumed attendees gained admission with prizes awarded to Howard Buchanan and wife for the most original outfits portraying The Lady and The Tramp. Doris Persinger won prettiest costume and Margie Furgeson kept her identity secret the longest. Games and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Memorial Baptist Church
Beckley
Howard Buchanan
Doris Persinger
Margie Furgeson
Real Estate Deeds Filed in Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Public record notes transfers of property on Heber Street Beckley from Charles M Ward and wife to William H Sheffield Jr and wife for about 110000 dollars. Also New River Company transfers parcel at Piney View Town District Raleigh County to Emma G Radford for about 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Charles M Ward
William H Sheffield Jr
Heber Street
City of
Beckley
The
New River Company
Emma G. Radford
Piney View
Raleigh County
Breaks Leg Again In Fall At Home
Mrs. Florence Moss of 601 N Kanawha St is reported in good condition by Beckley Hospital spokesmen after slipping and breaking the same right leg again while recovering from a previous fracture last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Moss
N. Kanawha St
Beckley Hospital
Moss
Seniors May Apply For Training Program
Chief A C Cuthriell of Beckley Naval Recruiting Station announced high school seniors and graduates must apply by Nov 19 for the Navy college training program. Applicants for NROTC will take the qualifying exam on Dec 10, with about 1,800 to be selected for appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Cuthriell
Beckley Naval
Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
NROTC
Beckley
Chief of Naval Personnel
Washington
B.S
Engineers Seek Bids on Braxton County Projects
Bids for two Corps of Engineers projects in Braxton county will be accepted after November 17. The rail relocation with bridges and tunnels and a state road from US Route 19 to Wolf Creek forks will require 730 days and 300 days respectively. Details posted at Beckley post office. A separate permit allows a $3,000 four room house on South Fayette Street for William Harvey with a $10 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Huntington
A. Fray Lilly
Beckley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Braxton County
Wolf Creek
Lilly
City Recorder’s
William Harvey
South Fayette St
Veterans May Draw Unemployment Money
Veterans in Raleigh and Fayette County from the Korean War era may obtain unemployment compensation. Roy I. Smith says the benefit pays 26 dollars weekly for 26 weeks, applies after mustering-out pay, and requires five qualifications including unemployment, filing a claim, registering for work, being available and able to work, plus a one week waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fayette County
Roy I. Smith
Department of Veterans Affairs
Smith
Repairs Start On Three Raleigh County Roads
State Road Commission crews began work on three Raleigh County secondary roads as county clerk Harry E. Anderson reported. A crew moved eight railroad cars of gravel to Beckley Water Co. Plant, Richmond District, while Maxwell Hill Road and South Sand Branch Road saw 15 culverts installed and about 150 loads of red dog laid. In a Monday meeting with State Senator Jack Nuckols district engineer J C Long and Anderson, repairs to about 90 other roads were discussed. A list of requested repairs was submitted to Burl Sawyers. About $32,000 has been appropriated for Raleigh County secondary road improvements, with work continuing as funds allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Raleigh County
Harry E. Anderson
Anderson
Beckley Water Co
Richmond
Maxwell Hill Road
South Sand Branch
Jack Nuckols
J. C. Long
Princeton
SRC
Burl Sawyers
Sawyers
Raleigh
Huntington Truck Break-In A Halloween Suspect Theft
Huntington police investigate a theft from T C Thornberg at 990 Washington Ave. The truck parked near Neville Maytag Store after midnight had the right wing damaged and entry gained. Thornberg reported cash between 162 and 175 dollars and his billfold and identification were stolen. Blood found on the right door handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Thornberg
Washington Ave
Huntington
Thornberg
Neville Maytag
Daniels Man Wanted In Post Office Entry
Walter Lee Crews, a Daniels man jailed in Raleigh County on grand larceny charges, is sought by Federal and Mercer County authorities for a Dunns post office break in. He is detained pending disposition on the Raleigh County case and return to the other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Raleigh
Mercer
Walter Lee Crews
Crews
Dunns
Raleigh County
Civil Service Speaker at Bluefield State College Friday
Venant B. Moore of the US Civil Service Commission will speak at Bluefield State College at 2 30 p m Friday on career opportunities in the federal service and open positions for students who pass the entrance exam. John T. Jones will address the convocation at 10 a m Wednesday in Arter Hall on the impact of world tensions on the United States with Dr C D Reece directing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venant B. Moore
US. Civil Service Commission
Bluefield State College
Federal Civil Service
Moore
Jones
John T. Jones
Arter
Heber Street
Progressive Club
Jessie Mae Haynes
Beckley
Eula Rucker
Deboar James
Sarah Reeves
Otelia Hopkins
Grace Solomon
Canady Street
Harper Park
Mission Circle
Edith Leftwitch
Ella Craig
Emma Fears
Odessa Moore
Cecil Poindexter
Thrifty Homemakers Club
Joseph Thomas
Dock Street
Poindexter
New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
In New York special report science claims a new healing substance that can shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Case after case shows gentle pain relief and actual shrinkage, with patients reporting thorough results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Beckley Chamber Dinner Invites Wives and Guests
Beckley Chamber of Commerce extends an invitation to wives of Beckley businessmen and others to attend the annual dinner meeting. Chamber President J S Larrick aims for a 400 person turnout in the Beckley Hotel ballroom at 6 30 p m to hear M Shapiro executive vice president of Beckley Manufacturing Co. introduce eleven new directors by mail ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Chamber
J. S. Larrick
M. Shapiro
Beckley Manufacturing Co
Petition Drives for Lilly Brook Fireco Road Re surface
About 300 residents and canvassing salesmen signed petitions seeking a hard surface on Lilly brook Fireco Road. Alfred Palmer says repairs should occur before winter, with the road length at one mile and three quarters and currently covered with red dog. Palmer plans to submit the petition to Raleigh County Clerk Harry Anderson as a second repair effort this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillybrook
Fireco
Alfred Palmer
Palmer
Harry Anderson
Raleigh
Playground Equipment To Be Bought By School
Proceeds from the Slab Fork Elementary School carnival will go toward buying playground equipment. The annual Halloween carnival was held at 7 p.m. Saturday with Emma Jean Hunt crowned carnival queen and Nancy Morton as honor attendant. Faculty advisors Jewell Hartsong, Altha Callison, Maude Daniel, and S. W. Moye oversaw the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork
Emma Jean Hunt
Bill Hunt
Nancy Morton
Frank Morton
Jewell Hartsong
Altha Callison
Maude Daniel
S. W. Moye
School Patrons Elect Committees At Meeting
Mrs. Adolphus Johnson and Mrs. Isom Harris led the slate as chairmen of committees with Miss Harris as membership chair, Mrs. Will Saunders social chair, and Mrs. George Hale program chair. Seven other patrons and the faculty attended. W. S. Bland of Beckley serves as principal.
Induction for 28 Set in November
Twenty eight area men are listed for the November induction quota for Selective Service Board No. 18. Inductees include Eugene Burks Beckley James Surbaugh Beckley Sherman Painter Maynor Garland Buchanan Beckley William Clark Beckley James Wright Beckley Jimmy Sto ver Harper Paul Graves Pettus Orliffe Senith Jr Beckley Harold Adkins Shady Spring Ralph Cooper Crab Orchard Gilbert Davis Jr Edwight Hartson Sophia Marion Reed Amigo William Painter Jr Mabscott Clarence Davis Sundial Bobbie Maltempi Beckley Dennis Griffith Ghent Robert Davis Beckley Robert Hill Posey William Tolliver Naoma Sonny Herbert Sprague James Hutchinson Beckley Eugene Shrewsbury Beaver Edward White Ameagle Earl Hughes Winding Gulf Glen Elkins Dorothy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Eugene Leslie Burks
Stamford
James Warren Surbaugh
Beckley
Sherman Garfield Painter
Maynor
Garland Eugene Buchanan
William Watts Clark
James Alphonso Wright
James Winston Wright
Jimmy Joe Stover
Harper
Paul Graves
Pettus
Orliffe Jaxon Senith Jr
Harold Adkins
Shady Spring
Ralph Franklin Cooper
Crab Orchard
Gilbert Anderson Davis Jr
Edwight
James Quincy Hartson
Sophia
Marion Wesley Reed
Amigo
William Edward Painter Jr
Mabscott
Clarence Williams Davis
Sundial
Bobbie Harold Maltempi
Denenis Russell Griffith
Ghent
Robert Lee Davis
Robert Lee Hill
Posey
William Riley Tolliver
Naoma
Sonny Boy Herbert
Sprague
James Burton Hutchinson
James Eugene Shrewsbury
Beaver
James Edward White
Ameagle
Earl Anthony Hughes
Winding Gulf
Glen Elkins
Dorothy
Graveside Rites Today for Infant Danny Thomas
Infant Danny Thomas died shortly after birth in a local hospital at 7 05 p m He is survived by parents Edith Ray Underwood Milliard and Dennis Thomas two sisters Donna Carrol and Dianna maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Steve Underwood Beckley paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs L G Thomas Crad Orchard Graveside rites are set for 3 p m at Sunset Memorial Park The body remains at Melton Mortuary until the funeral hour
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Thomas
Dennis Milliard
Edith Ray Underwood Thomas
Tank Branch
Donna Carrol
Dianna
Steve Underwood
Melton Mortuary
Blackburn to Address Lions Club Tonight
J. E. Blackburn will speak to the Beckley Lions Club at 7 30 p m today at El Pitan WILY. He discusses moving the Appalachian Bible Institute closer to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Lions Club
J. E. Blackburn
Beckley Lions Club
el Pitan
Appalachian Bible Institute
Beckley
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Minter
Harold L. Blevins
MacArthur
David Harold
Grace Keatley
Memorial Church
Kroger
Civil Service
State Council
Charleston
Willie Jackson
Rose of
D. C. Caffee
Daughters of Isis
Masonic
G Street
Marie Hembrick
U.S. Pat
RCA Victor
W. Neville St
Neville St
Hearing Aid Authority
Holloway Drug Store
Pineville
West Virginia
Charles C. Faulkner
Charles E. Faulkner
Beltone
Bluefield
John Warner
Beltone of
Beckley Hotel
Bluefield, W. Va
W. Va
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!