Five to Represent Lodge at Meeting
Beckley B n ai B in Lodge 1360 plans to send at least five members to the fall session of the State Council of B n ai B rith in Fairmont on Sunday. Attending are Rabbi Abraham S Scmedling A David Abrams Eric Rosenbaum Manuel Pickus and Harry Lewin. At a recent dinner Beckley Lodge elected Dr Bernard E Silverman treasurer to May 1956, replacing Max H Wonder. Other officers include Rosenbaum president Pickus vice president Saks second vice president Scmedling secretary Laymen guardian Goldstein chaplain Wolman warden Klein parliamentarian and trustees Rudin Goldstein and Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley B'nai B'rith Lodge 1360
State Council of B'nai B'rith
Fairmont
Abraham S. Scmedling
A. David Abrams
Eric Rosenbaum
Manuel Pickus
Harry Lewin
Beckley Lodge
Bernard E. Silverman
Lodge
Max H. Wonder
Dr. Silverman
Daniel M. Saks
Rabbi Scmedling
Edward Laymen
Guardian
Arthur Goldstein
Louis Wolman
William Klein
Harold Rudin
Rose of
D. C. Caffee
Daughters of Isis
Masonic
G Street
Marie Hembrick
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
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
Dorene Lindsay
Esther Frierson
Dannie Wilson
J. B. Elliot
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association of
Mary Wade Morton
B. T. Boyd
Albert Berger
Migratory Bird Stamps On Sale At Beckley Post Office
Migratory bird stamps for duck and goose hunting are available at the Beckley Post Office. Postmaster A Fray Lilly said the season runs from October 29 to January 6 1956. Hunting hours are half an hour before sunrise to sunset. The $2 stamp must be bought with the state hunting license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Costume Party At Memorial Church Beckley
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley held a costume party Monday night with admission for those in costume. Prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Buchanan for the most original costumes portraying The Lady and The Tramp. Doris Persinger won prettiest costume and Margie Furgeson held 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
Deeds on File Beckley real estate transfers noted
Real estate deeds filed in Raleigh County Clerk's office report transfers to William H Sheffield Jr and wife on Heber Street Beckley for about 110000 dollars and to Emma G Radford by The New River Company for a Piney View parcel 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 Mrs Florence Moss Incident
Mrs Florence Moss of 601 N Kanawha St is reported in good condition after slipping and falling last Sunday, breaking her right leg again while recovering from an earlier fracture. Beckley Hospital spokesmen provided the update.
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 said high school seniors and graduates have until Nov 19 to apply for the Navy college training program. Applicants will take the qualifying mental examination on Dec 10 for a possible appointment as midshipmen in 1956 with government financial aid. Eligible ages are 17 to 21. those scoring well will take the midshipman physical exam next February. About 1,800 will be selected for appointment to a college of their choice, with Navy tuition and books provided and summers spent on training cruises earning $600 retainer pay until commissioned.
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
Engineers Seek Bids on Two Braxton Projects
The Corps of Engineers invites bids after Nov 17 for two Braxton county projects. One relocates a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad section including grading bridges and tunnels with 730 days to complete. The other builds a road from US 19 to Wolf Creek forks in Braxton county with 300 days. Bids posted at Beckley post office per A Fray Lilly. An additional notice: building permit issued for a $3,000 four room cinderblock house to William Harvey on South Fayette Street after $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 may receive unemployment compensation for periods out of work. The GI Bill requires five qualifications: be unemployed, file a claim, register for work, be available and able to work, and observe a one week waiting period. Compensation lasts 26 weeks at 26 dollars per week, with eligibility tied to 1958 or three years from discharge, whichever is later. Veterans must have received all mustering-out pay before applying.
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 repairs on three Raleigh County secondary roads according to county clerk Harry E. Anderson. A crew hauled eight railroad cars of gravel to Beckley Water Co. Plant while work continues on Maxwell Hill Road and South Sand Branch Road. On those roads 15 culverts have been installed and about 150 loads of red dog placed. District engineer J C Long and Sen Jack Nuckols joined Anderson to discuss repairs to about 90 other roads requested by county residents. About $32,000 has been appropriated for Raleigh County secondary road improvements and work will continue while funds last.
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 Hit by Thieves
Huntington police investigate a theft report by T. C. Thornberg who says his truck near the Neville Maytag Store was broken into after midnight. His billfold, identification, and between 162 and 175 dollars were stolen, with the right wing of the truck damaged and blood on the 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 a grand larceny charge, is wanted by Federal and Mercer County authorities. He is linked to a break-in at the Dunns post office and is being held pending disposition of the Raleigh County case for 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 address Bluefield State College at 2 30 p m Friday on career opportunities in the federal civil service. The talk will cover openings for students who pass the federal service entrance examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venant B. Moore
US. Civil Service Commission
Bluefield State College
Federal Civil Service
Moore. Jones
John T. Jones
Arter
New Healing Substance Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
New York special reports a science breakthrough with Bio-Dyne creating measurable pile shrinkage and pain relief without surgery. The discovery from a world famous institute is sold as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form, backed by a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Beckley Chamber Dinner Invites Wives of Local Merchants
Beckley Chamber of Commerce invites wives of Beckley businessmen to the annual dinner meeting open to nonmembers. Chamber President J S Larrick aims for 400 attendees to hear M Shapiro, executive vice president of Beckley Manufacturing Co., with eleven new directors to be introduced. Dinner set for 6:30 p.m. in the Beckley Hotel main ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Chamber
J. S. Larrick
M. Shapiro
Beckley Manufacturing Co
Larrick
Beckley Hotel
Signers Back Road Petition for Lilly Brook Fireco Road
About 300 names have signed petitions seeking a hard surface on the Lilly brook Fireco Road. The road, one and three fourths miles long and currently gravelly, needs repairs before winter. Alfred Palmer, a salesman and spokesman for two towns, plans to present the petition to Raleigh County Clerk Harry Anderson.
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 fund playground equipment. The annual Halloween carnival, held at 7 p.m. Saturday, crowned Emma Jean Hunt as Carnival queen with Nancy Morton as attendant. Faculty advisors Miss Jewell Hartsong, Mrs. Altha Callison, Miss Maude Daniel, and S. W. Moye led 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 PTA Names Officers And Patrons
The excerpt lists Mrs. Adolphus Johnson as treasurer and names chairmen for committees including Mrs. Iiam Harris for membership, Mrs. Will Saunders for social, and Mrs. George Hale for program. Seven other patrons and the faculty were present. W. S. Bland of Beckley is principal.
Induction for 28 Set in November
Twenty eight area men named to join the November Army induction quota for Selective Service Board No. 18. Scheduled inductees include Eugene Burks of Stamford, James Surbaugh of Beckley, Sherman Painter of Maynor, Garland Buchanan of Beckley, and many Beckley area men plus others from Shady Spring, Sophia, Mabscott, Ghent, Posey, Sprague, Beaver, Ameagle, and Winding Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Eugene Leslie Burks
Stamford
James Warren Surbaugh
Becksley
Sherman Garfield Painter
Maynor
Garland Eugene Buchanan
Beckley
William Watts Clark
James Alphonso Wright
James Winston Wright
Jimmy Joe Stover
Harper
Paul Graves
Pettus
Orliffe Jaxon Smith 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
Dens Nis 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 Monday. Survived by parents Edith Ray Under wood Thomas and Dennis Milliard, two sisters Donna Carrol and Dianna at home, maternal grandparents Steve Underwood of Beck ley and paternal grandparents L G Thomas of Crab Orchard. Graveside rites set for 3 p m today at Sunset Memorial Park. Body remains at Mel ton Mortuary until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Thomas
Dennis Milliard
Edith Ray Underwood Thomas
Tank Branch
Donna Carrol
Dianna
Steve Underwood
Beckley
L. G. Thomas
Crab Orchard
Sunset Memorial Park
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 Chico. He will discuss moving the Appalachian Bible Institute closer to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Lions Club
J. E. Blackburn
Beckley
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Minter
Harold L. Blevins
MacArthur
David Harold
Grace Keatley
Memorial Church
Kroger
Aires
Civil Service
Howard Monroe
Monroe
Jewel Green
Josephine Crawford
W. S. Tyree
North Beckley
Wanda Fralin
Stotesbury
Sally Bartley
Byrd Prillerman
Stratton
Camp Riley
Gwendolyn Miller
Cleveland
Roy Dawson Jr
W. Va
Jackson’s Mill
L. E. Armstead
Progressive Club
Jessie Mae Haynes
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
Joseph Thomas
Dock Street
Poindexter
State Council
Charleston
Willie Jackson
RCA Victor
W. Neville
Neville St
Hearing Aid Authority
Holloway Drug Store
Pineville
West Virginia
Charles C. Faulkner
Charles E. Faulkner
Beltone
Bluefield
John Warner
Beltone of
Bluefield, W. Va
A — Beltone
Bluefield Box 69
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