Rural Group Formed In Richmond Dist
Richmond District in Raleigh County formed the Richmond District Country Life Program. Ray Plumley was elected chairman with Raymond Bennett as vice chair and Edward Kingsley as secretary at a November 5 meeting held at Richmond District High School. Monthly gatherings are set for the first Friday at 7 p.m. James Kessinger and council members Robert Dwight and P. W. Burks attended to explain the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Country Life
Raleigh County
Ray Plumley
Richmond District
Raymond Bennett
Edward Kingsley
Country Life Pro
James Kessinger
Rural Development Council
Country Life Commission
Commission
Robert Dwight
P. W. Burks
Sophia Band Mothers Plan Events For Months Ahead
Sophia High School Band mothers gathered Tuesday night to review fundraisers including Christmas cards and hot dog sales, plan an activity calendar, and note a minstrel show on Friday at 7 30 p m plus a Dixie Drifters performance on November 23. The next meeting will feature a Christmas dinner hosted by Mrs William McPherson and Mrs Clinton Shumate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Mothers Organization
Sophia High School
Daniel Polk
Sophia
Sue Henley
The
Dixie Drifters
Band Mothers
It Happened In Raleigh House Causes Accident
A vehicle collision at the Sylvia St and Bostick Ave intersection caused a $500 accident at 9 44 a m Sunday per City Police. Calvin Askew 67 East Beckley drove south on Bostick and Sheriff Adrian Hoskins 19 Harper drove east on Sylvia St. No injuries occurred. VA Offices Visited by Dudley
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Sylvia St
Bostick Ave
Calvin Askew
East Beckley
Adrian Hoskins
Harper
Central PTA backs drive to clean up comics
The Cranberry School PTA voted Monday night to support the Central PTA effort to clean up comic books after Principal Mason Anderson raised the issue. Beckley attorney Jack Mann spoke on juvenile delinquency at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Parent-Teacher Association
Cranberry School Pta
Cranberry Pta
PTA
Mason Anderson
Jack Mann
Beckley
RENEW FLIGHTS TO Beckley PIEDMONT TO RESTORE FLIGHT
Piedmont Airlines will renew the late afternoon Beckley flight on December 1. The Cin cinnati origin Memorial Airport arrival at 4 39 p m reflects a schedule change confirmed to County Clerk Harry Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Airlines
Beckley
Harry Anderson
Cincinnati
Memorial Airport
Women enlist in excess of quota at Beckley WAF center
The Beckley Women’s Air Force detach ment exceeded its November quota of one with three enlistments. Jo anna Kennedy, Doris Jarrett, and Rita Wilks joined, ages 19, 19, and 22 from Oceana St Albans and Charleston. The Raleigh County Red Cross aided 44 clients in October with compensation pensions and allotments, with 111 visitors to the office and 24 verified leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAF
Air Force
Beckley
Joanna K. Kennedy
Oceana
Doris Jarrett
St. Albans
Rita Y. Wilks
Charleston
RED Cross
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
A. F. Mason
Home Service
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Reported by USDA
Livestock figures show cattle at 12.00 to 14.00 for utility and commercial bulls, calves around 20.00 to 30.00 with mixed sales, hogs priced across weight ranges from 13.00 to 20.75, with sows under 400 pounds at 18.00 and up to 13.00 for heavy weights. Sheep noted as no sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
WAC Recruiter Returns to Duty at Beckley Center
Cpl. Stacia Zawatski returns to duties at the Beckley Recruiting Center after completing a two week Army training course. She is assigned to the Women’s Army Corps Recruiting Detachment and recently finished a course in recruiting procedure at Fort George C. Meade Maryland. She has been at Beckley for months and expects orders reassigning to the Charleston recruiting headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Stacia Zawatski
Beckley Recruiting Center
Women’s Army Corps
Zawarski
Beckley Station
Charleston
Contour Map Study Amid Eseria Operation
In the field, Howard Farley M-Sgt Willard Riffe and Sgt Tony Marino study a contour map as Pvt Theodore Almond waits for word from Cpl Howard Burge who talks by radio with the searching party. More photos and story on Page 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Farley
Willard Riffe
Tony Marino
Pvt
Theodore Almond
Howard Burge
Eight Are Promoted At Prince Eight At Prince
Eight promotions at the 1428th Engineer Company (Float Bridge) at Prince announced three to Corporal and five to Private First Class. Promoted to Corporal were Bobby C. Cline Englewood Tenn Roy L Harless Ridgewood W Va and Ronald T Pavlik Twin Lakes Wis. Promoted to Private First Class were Ervin Asbury Huntington Wayne OD Bishop Castleman Vt Bobby Harshburger Charleston W Va Sheldon W Arling Saugerties NY and William M Wagner Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1428Th Engineer Company
Prince
Bobby C. Cline
Englewood
Tenn
Roy L. Harless
Ridgewood
W. Va
Ronald T. Pavlik
Twin Lakes
Wis
Ervin Asbury
Huntington
Wayne OD. Bishop
Castleman
Bobby Harshburger
Charleston
Sheldon W. Arling
Saugerties
William M. Wagner
Logan
Winding Gulf miners report weekly coal tonnage
The Winding Gulf Operators Association released a weekly report showing 103,004 net tons produced across 19 reporting mines for the week ending November 6. Cumulative net tonnage for the district since January 1 totals 4,295,584 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Soak Creek Homeroom Mothers Plan Party
Soak Creek Elementary School homeroom mothers plan a Christmas party for students on December 17 at the school. PTA meeting also announced parent visit day during American Education Week and upcoming student work displays in local stores. Principal Stuart Gose introduced James Hartson, a Concord College student training at Leak Creek School. The lunch program, operating two weeks, is reported highly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soak Creek
Parent-Teachers Association
Stuart Gose
James Hartson
Concord College
Leak Creek
Beckley Fire Dept Rewards Toy Donors With Free Photos
Beckley Fire Chief Bernard Martin announces a Christmas toy drive for needy children. Donors, boys and girls, receive a free 5 by 7 photograph from Cook's Photo Service and a ticket for a portrait any Saturday between Nov 20 and Christmas. Toys will be cleaned and repainted by firemen before distribution. Contact the Fire Department at 24100 for toy pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
Cook's
Neville St
Department of Public Assistance
Fire Department
Inheritors and the Farm in New York State
Jennie Todd faces pressure from a family will as her Uncle Jehosaphat's estate splits among his nieces and a nephew while each must reside on the farm three months to gain title. A stranger, Gary Norbeck, is also bequeathed a cottage acre. Jennie, a Hollingswood House housemother, grapples with fear and a church rector's counsel as she confronts rumor, engagement news, and a looming decision about leaving the school for northern New York life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Trevitt
New York State
Hester Wilmar
Jennie Todd
Tom Todd
Josh
Gary Norbeck
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's
William Rickers
Hollingswood School
Hester
Miss Millhouse
Hollingswood Hall
Jennie
Cleveland
Dr. Rickers
Maisie Crawford
Miss Todd
Maisie
Masie
Mademoiselle Duval
Grace
Virginia
Madamoiselle Duval
New York
Wickford Middleton
Jehosphat
Tom
One Judgment Given in Eight Legal Actions
Circuit Court on Tuesday dismissed four suits and continued three others while granting judgment in a separate case. Dismissed were Dora Blosser v Underwood, Barnabi v Armstrong, Ward v Swim Inc and Smith, American Glass and Mirror v Payne. Suits continued included Holcomb v Shroyer and related cases, and Walker v Thompson. The court also ordered the state tax commission to recover 307.02 from Mankin for the New River Grill. A demurrer was filed in the Gaylor estate v Tieche et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit
Dora Blosser
W. E. Underwood
Robert Barnabi
E. D. Armstrong
William K. Ward
Swim Inc
Thomas W. Smith
Merican Glass and Mirror
Own
H. Payne
Anna Mae Holcomb
Frankie H. Shroyer
M. J. Holcomb
R. E. Thompson Jr
Richard G. Walker
Clara Stocchi
John Ward
Marco Garcia
West Virginia
M. J. Ferguson
M. J. Mankin
New River Grill
James A. Gaylor
John L. Gaylor
A. A. Tieche
J. H. McCulloch
Polly Jo McCulloch
Beckley Hospital
Byrd to Lead Induction of Million Dollar Coal Field Flight
Rep Robert C. Byrd will conduct the induction ceremony for the 60 man Million Dollar Coal Field Flight in Charleston on November 19 at 3 p.m. The event on the Capitol steps is planned with Captain James C. Palmer providing final arrangements. Enlistees from Raleigh, Wyoming, Fayette and Summers counties will be selected on a first come basis and complete basic training together with a 10 day leave after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Byrd
AF Coal Field
Robert C. Byrd
Charleston
Capitol
James C. Palmer
Air Force
Beckley
Byrd
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
Summers Counties
Mabscott Lions Club To Aid Needy Children
Mabscott Lions Club will finance Christmas treats for needy Mabscott children. Secretary Clyde Winston says proceeds from a pancake fry at Calvary Baptist Church on November 15 will run from 5 to 8 PM. Treats will be in candy and small toy baskets, aiding the Mabscott Boy Scout Troop as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Mabscott Lions Club
Clyde Winston
Calvary Baptist Church
Winston
Mabscott Boy Scout Troop
Death Notice for George W Lilly 18 and George Washington Lilly
George W Lilly 18 and George Washington Bruce Lilly 78 died in Beckley Hospital after a three week illness. Lilly was a Beckley carpenter, born June 9 1876, lifelong Raleigh County resident, survived by wife Minnie Edna Morgan Lilly four sons and four daughters including Rev George Lilly Jr Parkersburg and Mrs Maxine Williams Lexington NC. Funeral arrangements pending at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Bruce) Lilly
Klaus
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Lilly
George
Sally Lilly
Raleigh County
Minnie Edna Morgan Lilly
George Lilly Jr
Parkersburg
James
Point Pleasant
Robert
Harold
Arlington
Maxine Williams
Lexington
N. C
Gladys Clark
David Allison
Mildred Boggs
Henry
Napoleon
Cool Ridge
R. D. Lilly
C. B. Harvey
East Beckley
Sally Coleman
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Piney Oaks School Observes Education Week Tonight
Piney Oaks Elementary hosts a 2:30 p.m. observance of American Education Week with a congregational Battle Hymn of the Republic, a prayer, Elmer Parrish on the meaning of the week, Sunset Peace by Piney Oaks Octet, and a panel on Working Together for Good Schools led by Rev. Elmer Day, Mrs. Mary Witten, M. K. Austin, and Miss Gwendolyn Miller. A Q and A will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Oaks
Eldridge Parrish
Elmer Day
Raleigh
Mary Witten
M. K. Austin
Gwendolyn Miller
Death Notice of W. E. Christian of Cabell
William E. Christian 79 of Cabell died at 11 p.m. Tuesday at his home after several years illness. A retired farmer, he left farming about 12 years ago. Born near Mount Tabor February 17, 1876, he was a son of William E. Christian and Arletta Bailey Christian. Survived by wife Lizzie Jane Tyree Keyser Christian and brother Marshall Christian of Beckley, plus several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Mount Tabor Baptist Church Thursday at 2:30 p.m., with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Pallbearers and flower-bearers were nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Christian
Cabell
Mount Tabor
Arletta Bailey Christian
Lizzie Jane Tyree Keyser Christian
Marshall Christian
Beckley
Raleigh County
Melton
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
B. C. Jennings
Hughes Heads Table Rock PTA
Gilmer Hughes is the new president of the Table Rock Parent Teachers Association after votes at Monday's meeting. Ernest Walker serves as vice president and Mrs Lorene Walker as secretary and treasurer. Committees include program with Mrs Margaret Scott, Mrs Gilmer Hughes, Mrs Ethel Richmond, and Mrs Lorene Walker, and refreshment with Mrs Virginia Scott, Mrs Lorene Richmond, and Mrs Frances Scott. A social is planned at the school on November 20 from 5 to 9 p.m. The next meeting will be held December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer Hughes
Table Rock
Margaret Scott
Ethel Richmond
Lorene Walker
Virginia Scott
Lorene Richmond
Frances Scott
Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
Barbara Leisure
Young Men's
Amvets Club
Carnation Christmas Saving Club
A. W. Calloway
Gulf Temple Lodge No
Mose Lewis
Alexander Barbour
Maggie L. Walker
Wetzel Scott
Eugene Carey
Beckley Recruiters At Fairmont Meeting
Two Beckley Army recruiters attend a Main Station commanders meeting in Fairmont this week. Capt. Carl J. Ford heads Beckley Station and 1st Lt. Jean M. Reardon leads the Women’s Army Corps recruiting office. Col. Kenneth C. Wiersma presides over the conference that began Tuesday and runs through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Fairmont
Carl J. Ford
Jean M. Reardon
Women's Army Corps
Kenneth C. Wiersema
Second Army Recruiting District
Beaver man posts bond in breaking and entering case
Frank Gillenwater of Beaver posted a $500 bond with Magistrate J E Mays for a hearing on a breaking and entering charge. Gillenwater was arrested at 11 50 a m Tuesday for allegedly entering George Poods home on Grandview Road. The hearing is set for sometime this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gillenwater
Beaver
J. E Mays
Mays
Gillenwater
George Pood
Grandview Road
Mission Group Holds Session At Central Street Baptist
The Number 2 Missionary Circle met at the Whitlock home with lessons led by Adeline Wiley of Harper. The group plans another session at the Rob inson home on Canaday Street and notes a joint program with Rev. J. W. Cowen and the Second Baptist Church of Glen Rogers. Out-of-town visitors attended and speaking duties were shared by Mrs. Wiley Ada Wilson Blount and Rev. Cowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street Baptist Church
Albert Whitlock
Adeline Wiley
Harper
Wiley
Warren Robinson
Canaday Street
J. W. Cowen
Second Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Glen Rogers
Ada Wilson Blount
Cowen
Beulah Thompson
Channie Prince
Jerry Godwin
Patsy Hudson
Ennis B. Walker
Eckman
McAlpin
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Richmond Dist
Sophia Band Mothers
William McPherson
Clinton Shumate
Beckley Veterans Administration
Howard R. Dudley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Ralph L. Beckett
Crab Orchard
Lewis John Davies
Beckley Selective Service Board
Army
Alma Smith
USAF
Ivan R. Walker
R. C. Walker
Vincent Cooper
Frank Cooper
Beckley Main
WAC
Steve Agee
Devil's Fork
Egeria
Co. F
150Th Infantry
National Guard
Agee
Jane Abbott
Chapter
Port
Windsor
Geo. W. Lilly
W. E. Christian
Ford
Roy Freeman
John Freeman
Whipple
Hilltop Cemetery
C. D. Trent
Maxine
Carol
Geneva Freeeman
Louis
Arthur Freeman
James Edward Payne
South Fayette St
Trent Funeral Home
Bell-ans
Marty
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