Clark Services To Be Thursday For Mrs Mary E Clark
Final rites for Mrs Mary E Clark of East Park will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St James AME Church East Park with Rev A H Maxwell Rev G W Favors and Rev Archie Johnson officiating. Burial follows in Mills Branch family cemetery. Mrs Clark died at home after a long illness. Survivors include husband Charles E Clark six sons Charles Jr Paul Sidney Leroy and William and five daughters Jo Ann McCray Beckley Estell Clark Betty Jane Clark Beckley Charlotte Clark Ernestine Clark New York and one other daughter. two brothers Jake and Isaac Shannon Beckley. Body was moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to residence at 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Clark
East Park
St. James Ame
A. H. Maxwell
G. W. Favors
Archie Johnson
Mills Branch
U. S. Navy
Sidney
Columbus
Ohio
Leroy
William
Jo Ann McCray
Beckley
Estell Clark
Betty Jane Clark
Charlotte Clark
Ernestine Clark
New York
N. Y
Jake
Isaac Shannon
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley Man's Mother Dies
Edith Wagner Hispert 70 of White Sulphur Springs died at 12 45 p m Tuesday at her home after a long illness. She was a sister of Mrs J W Kelly Thurmond. Glenn W Hippert of 114 College Ave is her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Hippert
College Ave
Edith Wagner Hispert
White Sulphur Springs
J. W. Kelly
Thurmond
Happy Time at Beckley theatre features Sally O'Hare
Sandra Tucker plays Sally O Hare a 15 year old in Curtain Callers production Happy Time Larry George stars as Bibi who largely ignores her. Tucker praises Beckley little theatre group for giving talent a chance. The show runs Monday and Tuesday in the Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Lynn Tucker
S. Kanawha Sr
Sally O'Hare
Sally
Bibi
Larry George
Beckley
Little Theatre Group
Miss Tucker
Memorial Building
Kay Short Crowned Homecoming Queen at UCC-MTSU Game
Kay Short daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Short of 133 West Wood Drive reigned as homecoming queen at the University of Chattanooga Middle Tennessee State College football game on October 17. A cheerleader, she was one of six contenders and a 1956 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate who earned Miss Flying Eagle in her senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Short
R. E. Short
Westwood Drive
University of Chattanooga
Middle Tennessee
The
Miss Short
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle
Ground school session at Raleigh County Flying School
A 7 am Thursday ground school at Memorial Airport aids students aiming to pass the private pilot written test. Herb Alley warns Korean veterans they have only three years post service to enroll in training. Veterans should contact Alley or Jack Clemens to join the flight school. Three planes carried locals to Morgantown for WVU Penn State homecoming, resulting in a 14-14 tie. A student, Tom McKinney, flew to Washington DC and was grounded in Roanoke on return. Max Boblitt visited Memorial Airport, later taken by an Air Force Cessna 319. Clemens took a mine engineer to Johnstown Pa. A low-flying plane over Beckley caused alarms, later explained as ice on wings from Oatmen Enterprises of Dallas. pilot spoke with Charleston tower and landed at Beckley Sunday night, leaving Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Memorial Airport
Herb Alley
Alley
Jack Clemens
Memorial Field
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Penn State
C. M. Ward
Ruben Cook
Ward
Thurman Jamison
Bobby Kosnoski
Kosnoski
Jack Nuckols
Okey Mills
Bill Richmond
Tom McKinney
Washington, D. C
Roanoke
County Field
Max Boblitt
Stanaford
Air Force
Beckley
Oatmen Enterprises
Dallas
Texas
Social Security Boost Expands Family Benefits in 1958 Amendments
Stanley Earl of Beckley SSA says payments rise about seven percent with February 1959 checks. New law raises maximum family payments from 80 to 254 dollars and extends benefits to aged dependent parents and disabled workers dependents at age 50. It emphasizes planning for death illness and retirement, noting benefits should anchor other protections like insurance and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Earl
Beckley
Social Security Administration
Earl
Russia developing intercontinental rocket glider, expert says
In San Antonio, Dr. Everett T. Wellmers of Bell Aircraft said the Soviet Union is building a three stage unmanned rocket glider with a range up to 12 500 miles capable of reaching the heart of the United States and potentially landing on Mars or Venus, while noting it would not work on the Moon due to no air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Soviet Union
Everett T. Wellmers
Bell Aircraft Corp
United States
Mars
Venus
Air Force
US tourists book 90000 Sweden voyages in 1958
About 90,000 American travelers arranged passages to Sweden during 1958, reflecting growing cross Atlantic tourism. The figures indicate rising interest in Scandinavian travel and cultural exchanges between the United States and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sweden
Dodd Services Set On Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dodd of Coal City will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Coal City Community Church conducted by Rev. Fred Childress. Burial follows in Coal City Cemetery. Dodd, 84, died Tuesday evening in a local hospital from a heart condition. Born February 12, 1874 at Camp Creek, she lived in Coal City 45 years and belonged to the Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons Alva and Basil, four daughters Monnie Walker Josephine Grover Moore Alma Cole and George Foley, 32 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. The body will be taken from Calfee Funeral Home to her son Alva Dodds home at 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Dodd
Coal City
Fred Childress
Dodd
Jackson
Sarah Ferguson
Camp Creek
Missionary Baptist Church
Walden W. Dodd
Alva
Basil
Monnie Walker
Josephine
Grover Moore
Ghent
Alma Cole
Beckley
George Foley
Crab Orchard
Calfee Funeral Home
Alva Dodd
48 Killed On Roads In Sept
A total of 48 persons were killed on West Virginia highways in September per the Accident Prevention Bureau of the West Virginia State Police. State Police Company D area recorded the most highway fatalities across 15 accidents. Excessive speed and daylight clear conditions were common factors with straight road segments prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Accident Prevention Bureau
West Virginia State Police
Piney Oaks School Open To Parents During Education Week
Piney Oaks Elementary invites parents to visit during Education Week which began Monday. A 2 p.m. Friday program features a discussion on Report Cards and a panel on The Children We Teach. Participants include Joe A. Jones Martha White Helen Jones Louise A. Carter Annie Scott PTA president and M. K. Austin. A school tour and refreshments are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Oaks
Joe A. Jones
Martha White
Helen Jones
Louise A. Carter
Annie Scott
PTA
M. K. Austin
PTA Meets Friday in East Beckley School
The East Beckley Parent Teachers Association will meet Friday at 6 p.m. in the school. President Mrs. Mary Lee Pannell requests all parents attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Parent-Teachers Association
Mary Lee Pannell
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk office
List of transfers with owners and grantees across Beckley Town District Slab Fork Mabscott and other districts. Properties include Beckley Slab Fork Town District Richmond Mabscott and EcLes with values from about 500 to 8000 dollars. Parties include Blanche Armstead Edward Stansbury trustee Martha Cook Lancelot Powers James Lilly Beaver Coal Corp McMillan Land and Finance Co and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Armstead
Lorraine Anderson
Edward P. Stansbury
Mary S. Kibbee
Trap Hill
Reva
G. M. Framster
Billy B
Sarah S. Simmons
Beckley
K. Douglas Bowers
Samuel M. Barton
Shady Spring
Herbert Stansbury
Primons
Clara Dumas
Martha Cook
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Slab Fork
Lancelot N
Betty L. Powers
L. H
Almeda E. Reed
James E
Evelyn Clendenin
Hazel Fortner
Eccles
James Lilly Inc
Tully H
Geneva M. Coffey
Beaver Coal Corp
B. H. Hopkins
Marvin P
Leatrice J. Conner
Robert
Dorothy Keesee
Gilbert C
Lois H. Tucker
Harold A
Wanda F. Scarbro
Ethel Keeney
Bertha Bean
McMillan Land and Finance Co
Lewis F
Edna Eddins
A. H. Laugh
James V
Helen V. Coste
Richmond
Virginia L
E. R. Cline
Frederick L
Mary A. Miller
Mabscott
Aliielair M. Lesher
Arthur P. Gill
Charles E
Beatrice Bailey
Thomas A
Margaret D. Dew
Fork as bookmark shocks Galveston librarian
GALVESTON Tex AP librarian Mildred Thomas reports a returned book with an unusual bookmark a fork sticking out between pages. The find underlines the odd habits readers bring to marking pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Mildred Thomas
Hollywood Actors Shape the Crew Not the Payoffs
Hollywood interviews reveal Dan O Herlihy values directors and writers over stars while explaining years of selective roles. Casting chiefs say fat men rarely land lead roles, with industry heroes chasing romance well into their 60s. Fay Spain recalls early Reno gambling days that funded her move to Hollywood and eventual divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Sydney Greenstreet
Columbia
E. J. Rosenberg
Desilu Workshop trains young talent in new theater
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz convert a storage building into a 200 seat theater under Desilu Workshop. Actors audition for a daily program with expert direction and salaries, offering a path to Desilu's 19 TV series. Lucy recalls early RKO training and aims to start full operations by year end. A separate note cites skin cancer causing about 3,500 U.S. deaths annually, with 90 percent curable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Desilu Workshop
RKO Studios
Arnates
Desi
Lucy
Chekhov
Desilu
Lucille
RKO
Ginger Rogers
Leila
Funeral announcements list Obituaries for Bird Bird Uriah James
James Uriah Bird age 69 of St Petersburg Fla formerly Beckley died 6 45 p m Tuesday November 11 at his brother H G Birds residence 105 Yale St Beckley body to remain at Melton Mortuary Funeral arrangements by Melton Mortuary. Mary Elizabeth Dodd age 84 of Coal City died 6 p m Tuesday November 11 in a local hospital funeral set for 2 p m Thursday November 13 at Coal City Community Church with Rev Fred Childress burial in Coal City Cemetery body to be removed from Calfee Funeral Home to the home of her son Alva Dodd Coal City at 4 p m Wednesday November 12 Calfee Funeral Home. Joe Comisky age 65 of Glen Rogers died 5 30 p m Monday November 10 in a local hospital body to remain Webb and Neal Funeral Home 471 Vance Dr until funeral hour graveside service 2 p m Thursday November 13 Sunset Memorial Park Local Union 6004 of Glen Rogers to have charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird Bird
James Uriah
St. Petersburg
Florida
Beckley
H. G. Bird
Yale Street
Melton Mortuary
Joe
Glen Rogers
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Sunset Memorial Park
Redden Redden
James Harrison
Mabsecott
Webb and Neal
Arnold Redden
Abraham
Shady Springs Baptist Church
E. W. Powers
John M. Garten
Delbert Reddey
Charles Fred Hunt
John R. Bragg
James Radford
Woodrow Canterbury
Joe Redden
Marie Crawford
Eunice Lijo
Beulah Craddock
Ruth Fitzwater
Ethel Bragg
Lilly Bragg
Garnet Canterbury
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Reddens Kept Funeral Details For Mabsecott Man
James Harrison Redden 68 of Mabsecott died November 11 at home. Service at Shady Springs Baptist Church November 14 with Rev. Powers and Rev. Garten. Pallbearers named. flower attendants listed. Mattie Martha Ann Marshall Beck 90 of Helen died November 9 at son's home. Services at Helen Baptist Church November 13. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton with family pallbearers and church ladies. Oak Creek items include plumbing and welding ad and Indian Motorcycle Sales listing.
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By Dallas Boothe
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Johnstown
Charleston
Russia
Wernher von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Hollywood News
Dan O’herlihy
O’herthy
O'Herlihy
San Fernando Valley
Fay Spain
Fay
Reno
American Cancer Society
Hopkins
South
Goins Goins
Mattie
Martha Ann Marshall Beck
Helen
Charles A. Beck
Williams and Craven
Helen Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
Wayne A. Sisk
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
William E. Morris
Taft Gilmore
Bill Lewis
Ney Sisk
Milburn McKinney
Elzie Blevins
Williams & Craven Funeral Home
Webb
W. Va
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
South Oakwood Ave
Robert L. Amick
Maxwell Hill
SSS
Harold Williams
Western Auto
Gray Lumber Co
Edger
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Dial
James R. Webb
Fabulon Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Sander & Edger
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Fabulon
Prince St
Earl Huddle
Earl’s
Main St Dial
Buckley
Church Street
World Book Encyclopedia
Delmas Elkins
Burgess Street
Peckley Newspapers Corp
Kidd’s Barber
N. Oakwood
B. E. Silverman
Phar Sing
Teple Slumbing
Temple St
MacArthur
Open Air
Navy
W.va
West
Neville St
Lovitz
Right
Dial CL
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckle
Length Hardwa CO
Aaron Venetian Blind Cleaners
Beckley, W. Va
Inter Highlander Perasienn
ES Lewis
Piney Ave
Gray Cae Co
Jan Campbell Music Co
Farmer's Market
Walter's Insurance Agency
McCorkle Avenue
South Charleston
Mary
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Lilly Building
Main Street
Jim Green
Avon Cosmetics
Jennings St. Dial
D. Lilly + Lilly’s Men's Shop
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Webster Counties
Avon
Avon Mgr
Richwood
Lewisburg
West Main Street
New York Area
Transportation Advan
Huntington
Broadway Huntington Station
Fayetteville
Call ST
Bibb Snyder
R. E. Bare
Haven
Roy A Jones
R. L. Oudef Stinson
Beauty Shop
Nature Shop
AKC
Pekingese Stud Service
Julia Game
Skelton Wrecking
Howard Coleman
Tony's
Suddreth
Turke
Earl Mann
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Edward Bays
Foster Hardware, Inc
Amana
Louise Walker
J. L. Mills
Sophia
Dialov
Barber Greene
Homing Avenue
Wilson
S. Kanawha St
Zenith
Ashworth Firestone
Talenas Boxsiel As
Beckley Super Market
Prince Street
Curley Allen
Sunbeam
Westinghouse
Atkinson
Johnstown Rd
Philco
Prince St. Dial
Price Bros. Beckley
Hoover Sales and Service
FOS Hardware CO
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
City Ave
WIN Carpon
Combinaton
Dow Sewing Center
DOY Appliances & TV
Acme
Grandview
J. W. ‘Dle
Clyde Street
Singer Sewing Center
South Kanawha Street
Crystal Pools
Water Conditioning
Piedmont Road
Wards
Montgomery Ward
SEUSS
Ogebeges Sccustecuasenaees
Neville St. Beckley
Cook
OaKwood Ave
Santa
Predicta Tv
Television OF
Beckley Music & Elec
Cash
Hill-Rohrer Lumber CO
Central Ave
Beckley Glass
Alex N Breckinridge
Jalousie
Beckley Insulation Co
Southoint
Morrison Grain CO
South Point
Ironton
Ben's Army Store
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