Bays Buick Formed in Beckley with Open House
Beckley business changes name from Mountain Motors Inc to Bays Buick as owner Bays becomes sole stockholder after purchasing Canterbury interests. Open house to welcome 1956 Buick models set for Friday and Saturday at 113 First Ave. in Beckley. Ashworth leaves City Esso to join Esso Standard Oil Co in Charleston and will relocate if transferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilbur Bays
Bays Buick
Mountain Motors, Inc
Bays
Mountain Motors
A. K. Canterbury
Buick
First Ave
Beckley
Esso
Prince St
Esso Standard Oil Co
Charleston
H. B
Pete’ Ashworth
Ashworth
C. H. Henderson
Esso Co
Fairview Ave
Barbara Lee Milam
Debra Lee
Army Signs 12 Air Force 17 Enlistees at Beckley Station
Twenty nine men enlisted in the Armed Forces with 17 joining the Army and 12 the Air Force at Beckley Recruiting Station on Monday and Tuesday. The report lists multiple enlistees by name and hometown, with assignments to Fort Jackson Army Base Sampson Air Force Base Youngstown Ohio and Manhattan Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Army
Air Force
Beckley
Fort Jackson Army Base
Carl Allison
Nitro
Thomas E. Amos
Barncroft
Ronal L. Baxter
Essie Baxter
Jimmy R. Brown
George Brown
Wyoming
Howard E. Ferrell
Silas Ferrell
Carlisle
Chester E. Fleming
Jenkins, Ky
Elva Graham
Carrie Graham
Hinton
Bobby Kelley
Earl Kelley
Longacre
Jackie L. Kelley
Marie Gilkerson
Robert D. Lawless
Phillip Lawless
Pageton
William C. Mathena
Bluefield
Joe L. Pannell
Edward Pannell
Taplin
Kenneth P. Young
Marion D. Marshall
James A. Martin
Danford M. Hern
Robert Jr
Charleston
Harry D. Rylant
Walter Rylant
East Gulf
Youngstown
Ohio
Joseph B. Cabell Jr
Foster
Manhattan Air Force Base
Franklin D. Gentry
Lucy Roberts
Twin Branch
Freshman Takes Oath as Sophia High Student Council Rep
The oath of office was administered Tuesday to William Cook, a freshman who was sworn in as a representative on the Sophia High School Student Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cook
Sophia High School
Four Women Enlist for Air Force Training at Lackland
Four area women will receive basic training at Lackland Air Force Base after enlisting Tuesday at the Beckley recruiting station. Enlistees are Verna Campbell 19 from Baisden Evadna Grace Custer 19 of Charleston Shelby Lambert 20 from Elbert and Carolyn Lester 19 of Summersville, daughters of their respective parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Beckley
Verna Campbell
Advance Machine Decision On Finances On Nov 8
Stockholders of the Advance Machine and Manufacturing Co meeting in the Memorial Building discussed options including raising more capital selling to a Richmond investor or closing. A $36,000 raise is needed to honor Navy contracts, with SBA pledging to match funds. John H. Davis, a former Beckley resident, is president. his father C. E. Davis is also involved. A three member committee was formed to prepare a financial statement. The firm employs about 20 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Advance Machine and Manufacturing Co
Beckley Company
Memorial Building
Richmond
Small Business Administration
Meeting Held For J B Boggs By Onward 4 H Club
The Onward 4 H Club of Sophia held a Monday meeting in honor of state 4 H boys leader J B Boggs who died after a Friday heart attack. Jimmy Parker presided as Kay Lawson read the poem He Is Not Dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Boggs
Onward 4-H Club
Sophia
Jimmy Parker
Kay Lawson
Girl Wins Bike For Being Home During Halloween Curfew
Nola from Beckley Moose Lodge 1606 awarded a bicycle to Miss Cornett for observing the Halloween curfew after a Moose party at the Recreation Building. A prior drawing dismissed a boy who failed to answer a 10 p.m. phone call. The winner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornett of 104 Maplewood Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cornett
Maplewood Lane
Two Beckley businessmen fund school safety patrol flags
Beckley leaders Max Wender and Hal Rudin join forces to equip local school patrols with 60 weatherproof flags and bamboo poles. Wender provides labor and poles, Rudin supplies plastic components and labor, painting signs with Cole Sign Co handling the stencil. Patrolman Lonnie Price backs the project, aiming for safer crossings as motorists heed signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Max Wender
Hal Rudin
Wender
Bluefield
Southern West Virginia Auto Club
Lincoln Loans
Rudin
Barracks Auto Supply
Wonder
Cole Sign Co
Expansion Remodeling Approved by City Group
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission approved expansion of the East Main Motor Motel by six units at an estimated cost of 15000 dollars. Motel owner James W. Bair said total capacity will reach about 56. A bank remodeling permit was approved moving a door and adding a window. A public hearing is set for December 6 on N R Chillingworths petition for a special use permit to build a car port near a property line. Garfield McMillan received a permit to build a rear garage and later seeks a three room apartment, the plan blocked due to crossing four lot lines on his four 25 foot lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Harold F. Ward
Beaver
James W. Bair
Harper Road
Bair
Bank of Raleigh
E. S. Pugh
N. R. Chillingworth
Dexter Ave
Garfield McMillan
Raleigh Road
McMillan
Urge Big Turnout For Chamber Event Beckley Meeting
C R Bowers Beckley Chamber of Commerce calls for strong attendance at the annual membership meeting Thursday. Reservations are urged as staffing needs depend on headcount. A 5 30 p m reception at Beckley Hotel Ballroom precedes dinner at 6 30 p m with invited spouses and non members. guest speaker M Shapiro executive vice president Beckley Manufacturing Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Bowers
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Bowers
Beckley Hotel
M. Shapiro
Beckley Manufacturing Corporation
Four Persons Fined On Hunting Violations
Two Raleigh Countians were among four men arrested Saturday on hunting violation charges at the Indian Creek section of Bluestone Reservoir. Each was fined 14.50 for carrying an uncased gun during a special closed season at Bluestone, the opening of the waterfowl season. Arrested were Bernice Powell of Winding Gulf, Harold McPeeks of Lync o, Harry Dobbins of Precious, and James T. Miller of Winding Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Indian Creek
Bluestone
Bernice Powell
Winding Gulf
Harold McPeeks
Lynco
Harry Dobbins
Precious
James T. Miller
Railway Group To Hear Bowers
Charles RB Bowers Beckley Chamber of Commerce is to speak at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Better Service Conference in Beckley tonight at 7:30 p.m. The program, chaired by J. B. Carper with W. E. Hedrick as chairman, will include C and D officials and area employees to discuss ways to improve service. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles RB. Bowers
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Beckley Elks Club
C and D
W. E. Hedrick
Beckley
Hedrick
Skelton Community Church Opens Revival
Revival services start at 7 p.m. at Skelton Community Church with Rev. Phil Manning of Oak Hill as guest speaker. Special singing is featured each night as the meetings run this week and continue into the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelton Community Church
Phil Manning
Oak Hill
Two Men Charged With Leaving Scene of Accident
Hearings are pending for Beckley area men charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Leonard D. Scales, 27, Raleigh, ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night to answer the charge after police say he cut off a telephone pole on Sylvia Street last week and fled. Eddie Trent, 408 Maplewood Lane, released from Raleigh County Jail after bond, was arrested in connection with a Saturday Temple Street crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Leonard D. Scales
Raleigh
Sylvia St
J. E. Mays
Eddie Trent
Maplewood Lane
Temple 1
Firemen Begin Toy Repair Drive in Raleigh County
Beckley Fire Department launches its 26th annual toy repair campaign bringing help to about 2000 Raleigh County children. Firefighters will repair toys through November 31 and seek additional donations for Mac's Memorial Toy Fund Drive to reach underprivileged kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Wreck Victim Remains In Local Hospital
Robert Young 17, son of Mrs. Maxine Abbott, is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a head injury and facial cuts from a Grandview Road Halloween prank roadblock. Two other youths, Judy R. Taylor and James Lyons, suffered injuries but were not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Young
Maxine Abbott
Ridge Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Young
Grandview Road
Judy R. Taylor
Arthur Taylor
Pike St
James Lyons
Otis Lyons
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Beckley Firm
By Mel Verost
General Motors 'Co
Neville Cafe
Neville St
Charlotte Knight
Clarice Toney Cook
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Scott Harris
Smith Transfer Corp
J. E. Sharp
Raleigh Motors Sales, Inc
H. H. Perdue
Perdue Transfer Co
Daniel Boone
Paul M. Matheny
Parkersburg
State Association
Ivan D. Halsey
Mullens
Gilmer W. Hines
Pineville
Mose M. Honaker
Princeton
Cyril Lilly
Midway
Lloyd Seldomridge
H. B. Ashworth
Siicx
J. B. Carper
Carper
C and O
Coal Traffic Department
Skelton Community
Losmobril
Showroos
Oldsmobile
Burleson Motor CO
Woodlawn Avenue
Patrice Munsel
Keith Andes
Bert Lahr
Nbc-Tv
U.S.A
Icks 7S
Aeni
Ewes
Isis Nylons
America
Sturdy
Enal
Ely
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