Marines Enter Florida War Era in 1836 Campaign
The Beckley Marine Recruiting Office reports a key battle timeline from December 1835 through 1842. Marines joined West India Squadron at Fort Brooke on January 22, 1836 to counter Seminole attacks, aided by Creek allies, under Col. Archibald Henderson. The Leathernecks fought at Wahoo Swamp and Hatchee-Lustee River, pursued Seminoles with Army forces, and later remained in Florida until 1842 when remaining Indians were confined to Everglades reservations. Over half the Marine Corps served in the campaign, gaining experience for future conflicts including the Mexican War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Marine Recruiting Office
Florida
Navy
West India Squadron
Fort Brooke
Tampa Bay
Georgia
Alabama
Archibald Henderson
Marine Corps
Washington
Henderson
Wahoo Swamp
Hatchee - Lustee River
T. H. Jesup
Everglades
Sophia Science Club Plans for Raleigh County Science Fair
Sophia Science Club met Monday night at the high school to discuss plans for the March 27 28 fair open to elementary, junior high, and high school students. Attendees included Kay Lawson Mary McVey Richard Wolfe Sue Darnell Rosalene Pentruff Evelyn Rogers Aaron Darnell and Harry Blake. The next meeting is at 7 30 p m Monday at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Science Club
Raleigh County
Kay Lawson
Mary McVey
Richard Wolfe
Sue Darnell
Rosalene Pentruff
Evelyn Rogers
Aaron Darnell
Harry Blake
Ex Rhodell Man Dies in Virginia
Ex Rhodell resident Fred Caperton aged 69 died after a long illness at his Fairfax Virginia home where he had lived 25 years His funeral was held Friday at Fairfax Funeral Home He is survived by his wife Sally Gore Caperton and six children Opal Detwilder Cen terville Va Elsie Noble Mannassas Va Zettie Harris Aldie Va Glen Florida Earl Washington DC Herbert Aldie Va One sister Mrs Manerva Sublett 80 Beckley W V Future services mentioned for the sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Caperton
Rhodell
Fairfax Va
Fairfax Funeral Home
Caperton
Sally Gore Caperton
Opal Detwilder
Centerville
Elsie Noble
Mannassas
Zettie Harris
Aldie
Glen
Florida
Earl
Washington D. C
Herbert
Manerva Sublett
Beckley
Ten join armed forces in local recruitment drive
Ten new servicemen were announced as preparing for duty last Thursday. Four entered the Army at Fort Jackson with Billy J. Smith Coal Grove Ohio Robert C. Williams Ethel David C. Wilson Kopperston and Wiley Hubbard Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Six were sent to Lackland Air Force Base Charles L. Carver Twin Branch Ira W. Jackson Jr. Duck Ross E. Lawrence Scott Depot Bobby D. McBride Ellison and Billy M. McCommas Clendenin. Hubert Adams Jr. goes to Wright Patterson Air Force Base Baileysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Army
Air Force
Fort Jackson Army Base
Billy J. Smith
Coal Grove
Ohio
Robert C. Williams
Clemmie Williams
Ethel
David C. Wilson
Robert Wilson
Kopperston
Wiley Hubbard
Pittsburgh
Lackland Air Force Base
Charles L. Carver
William D. Carver
Twin Branch
Ira W. Jackson Jr
Duck
Ross E. Lawrence
Scott Depot
Bobby D. McBride
Daniel C. McBride
Ellison
Billy M. McCommas
Clendenin
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Hubert Adams Jr
Hubert Adams
Baileysville
Fast Park PTA Observes Education Week Meeting
East Park Elementary PTA observed American Education Week with over 50 patrons in attendance. Assistant supervisor J B Elliot spoke on the importance of PTA meetings. Parents pledged to donate visual education equipment. The meeting ended with a social hour and refreshments served by the entertainment committee. Mrs Margaret Sorrell is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
East Park
J. B. Elliot
PTA
Margaret Sorrell
Date Place Changed For Kiwanis Meeting
Beckley Kiwanis Club announces a new date and meeting place for this week. The meeting will be at 6 30 at the Elks Club with Ladies night observed. A program by about 70 Woodrow Wilson High School students will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Elks Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fewer Weekend Arrests Noted
A Raleigh County Jail weekend report shows 23 inmates lodged Saturday and Sunday, down from 30 the prior weekend, mostly for intoxication. Notable arrests include Wilbert F. Plumley for drunk driving, T. E. Canaday and Cyrus Webb for similar charges, Ray Ellison for driving drunk, Paul Dwiggins for interfering with an officer, and Kenneth James Harris for driving while drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Wilbert F. Plumley
Jumping Branch
T. E. Canaday
Lester
Cyrus Webb
Paul Dwiggins
Beckley
Kenneth James Harris
Stamaford
Six Men Start Navy Training At Great Lakes
Six men enlisted in the Navy and began recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois Navy Training Center. Enlistees on November 1 include James Blackburn Allen son of Aubrey W Allen Sophia James Javey son of Viola Javey Lego Bobby Alfonso Moore son of Willie Moore Slab Fork Joseph Luther Lowe son of John W and Mrs Lowe White Sulphur Springs Jarvis Stanton Griffith son of Chap and Mrs Griffith Forest Hill and John Christopher Thompson son of William L Thompson Belle Point. Griffith and Thompson are Trap Hill High School graduates joining under the High School Seaman Recruit program which guarantees schooling after recruit training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval Training Center
James Blackburn Allen
Aubrey W. Allen
Sophia
James Javey
Viola Javey
Lego
Bobby Alfonso Moore
Willie Moore
Slab Fork
Joseph Luther Lowe
John W. Lowe
White Sulphur Springs
Jarvis Stanton Griffith
Chap Griffith
Forest Hill
John Christopher Thompson
William L. Thompson
Bellepoint
Griffith
Thompson
Trap Hill High School
Court action yields sevenfold fines in Beckley Police Court
Beckley Police Court Monday night ordered about 565.50 in fines and forfeitures. One man jailed in lieu of a fine, two appealing drunk driving convictions, and several others facing fines or license-related charges after a roadblock arrest blitz. Notable cases include Nefe Hoke Jr. of Norfolk jailed for reckless driving and destruction of property, and appeals by William Cousins and Stanford Halstead. Norman Roy released on promise to pay. attorney warned to cover fine if unpaid by Friday. Others faced fines for driving without Beckley licenses or city licenses. multiple defendants had licenses issued or updated at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Nefe Hoke Jr
Norfolk
William C. Cousins
East Park
Stanford Eugene Halstead
East Beckley
Lilly
Norman Roy
Harper Heights
Kermit A. Locke
Roy
Locke
James Dickerson
George F. Walker
Walker
Dickerson
Eloise Spawn
James F. Patterson
DAV to Meet Disabled Veterans in Raleigh County
The local Disabled Veterans of American Wars will meet Thursday in the Raleigh County Memorial Building. Fred Gillespie, Crab Orchard, PR chairman, urged veterans to get tuberculosis tests promptly and noted that TB found four years after discharge may affect eligibility for service connected disability. Veterans seeking disability claims should contact Frederick Epperly at 204 Vance Driver or Gillespie at Crab Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Memorial
Fred Gillespie
Crab Orchard
Gillespie
Frederick Epperly
Vance Driver
Gillispie
Army Air Force Enlist Twelve at Local Stations
Twelve men enlisted in the Army and Air Force Tuesday and Wednesday at local recruiting stations. Two joined the Army and ten entered the Air Force. Names include Donald B. Thompson of Charleston and James Q. Mitchell of Clendenin, with others from Road Fork Ky., Baisden, Bluefield, Anawalt, Kilsyth, Pageton, Charleston, Oakvale, Sharples, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base assignment for Billy R. Weaver of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Army
Air Force
Fort Jackson Army Base
Donald B. Thompson
Charleston
James Q. Mitchell
Clendenin
Lackland Air Force Base
Paul L. Varney
Road Fork
Gerald Campbell
Lawrence Campbell
Baisden
Gordon W. Scott
Bluefield
Preston M. Profitt
Clarence S. Profitt
Anawalt
Donald G. Elder
Myrtle Elder
Kilsyth
Ted M. Shumate
Iya Shumate
Pageton
Jerry E. Hix
James T. Hylton
Dollie Hylton
Oakvale
Frank E. Randolph
Sharples
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Billy R. Weaver
Two Countians Enrolled in WVU Engineering Training
Raleigh Countians Russell L. Shannon Mabscott and William K. Sebert Mabscott are enrolled in a cooperative engineering training program started in 1954 by West Virginia University in cooperation with the State Road Commission. The five to seven and a half year course aims to prepare high school graduates for engineering roles with the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Russell L. Shannon
Mbabscott
William K. Sebert
Mabscott
West Virginia State Road Commission
State Road Commission
Deeds Filed",
Deeds recorded in Raleigh and Pep counties. Farley to Placidi and spouses list land in Slab Fork District Raleigh County with no stated consideration. Teel and Nace spouses transfer Lot 7 Pineydale Addition Shady Spring District to Green Drafton for about $500. McElrath to Martin spouses lands in Phillips Addition Sophia Pep County for about $1. Clay to Webb spouses land in Rock Creek Marsh Fork Raleigh County for about $500. Peters to Gardner Cole spouses Lot 8 Ewart Height Town District for about $7,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Farley
Geno Placidi
Slab Fork
Raleigh County
J. L. Teel
W. D. Nace
Green Drafton
Pineydale
Shady Spring
Thora McElrath Sutherland
Mary Ann McElrath Martin
Phillips Addition
Sophia
Pep County
W. L. Clay
R. S. Webb
Rock Creek
Marsh Fork
Raleigh
Mary Ellen Peters
James Garland Cole
Ewart Height
Funeral notices from Quesenberry Webb reflect two deaths
Mrs Damie Elizabeth Street 71 of 345 City Avenue died at home Monday November 14 at 9 15 pm. The body remains at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending arrangements. Elizabeth Nancy Blake 80 of Shady Springs died Monday November 14 at 1 30 pm in a local hospital. The body was moved to Christiansburg at 1 pm Tuesday and lies in state until funeral hour. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday November 16 at Wesley Chapel Christiansburg with Rev Smith. burial in Johnson Cemetery nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damie Elizabeth
City Avenue
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Blake
Elizabeth Nancy
Shady Springs
Quesenberry and Webb
Christiansburg
Virginia
Wesley
Treadway
Aden
Raleigh
Keyser
Clyde Gregory
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Ray Wilson
C. E. Walker
Clyde Meador
Wildwood Cemetery
George Mays
Dillard Walker
Ernest Caffee
Vernon Allen
Chester Smith
Willard Vandall
Harry Noel
Charlie Jackson
Si Hunter
Clinton Gregory
Richard Gregory
J. W. Whitlock
J. P. Heagerty
L. F. Pennington
Forrest Noel
Buckland
Eliza
Cirtsville
L. M. Bailey
Powley's Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Summers County
Clarence Barker
Buck Wheeler
Powley’s Creek
Eston Burns Holcomb dies in Columbus Georgia at 76
Eston Burns Holcomb, 76, of Coal City, died Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in a Columbus Georgia hospital. A hearse departed Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in Columbus Sunday evening to return with the body Tuesday evening. The body will lie at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
Raleigh Countians Attend Farm and Garden Meet Guest Speaker
Ten Raleigh Countians attended a state meeting of Farm and Garden Clubs in Charleston last week. Dr. Stephen J. Wright president of Bluefield State College was the guest speaker. Attendees from Raleigh County included Mrs. James Smith Mrs. Leon Henry Mrs. Abrams Hill Mrs. Willie Jackson Mrs. Roscoe Mackins Mrs. Herbert Tuck Mrs. Jerry Peck Mrs. Charles Smith Mrs. Louise Goldston and Mrs. J. B. Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm and Garden Clubs
Charleston
Stephen J. Wright
Bluefield State College
Raleigh County
James Smith
Leon Henry
Abrams Hill
Willie Jackson
Roscoe Mackins
Herbert Tuck
Jerry Peck
Charles Smith
Louise Goldston
J. B. Elliott
Sandlick Man Jailed on Capias in Raleigh County
Orville Lucas of Sandlick was jailed in Raleigh County at 8:20 a.m. today on a capias issued by Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery after a sheriff's deputy arrested him for failing to pay court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Lucas
Sandlick
Raleigh
Harry L. McCreery
Lucas
Triangle of Hearts and Ambition in a Turbulent Town
In a colored narrative, Ann Laird faces rejection as Adam Laird favors Pinky Haggard. She seeks advice from a beauty parlor discussion and contemplates strategies to win back her husband. The story threads through grief, duty, and a plan to salvage her marriage amid social pressures in Santa Fe. The piece interleaves a real obituary segment for Aden Treadway and Eliza Buckland with local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Pinky
Governor's Palace
Ann
Ann Laird
Dr. Bates
Adam Laird
Sonia
Madame
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Flo
Fast Park Pta
Dav
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
W Va
Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County Court
Holcomb
DIAL
Keyser Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
Mgr
South Oakwood Ave
Amos E
Quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Neville St
Elizabeth Seifert
Lizzie
Santa Fe
Ahem
Evea
Betty
Caffee Funeral Home
Memoriam
Louise V. Curd
Dale T. Curd, Sr
Dale T., Jr
Richard L
Margaret
James C. Griffith
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
Vance Drive
Iti
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Oak Hill
Logan
Gene Schoolcraft
Stamford
Harold Williams
W. E. Harvey
Don W. Ford
R. B. Gravely
Del-Mar
Lucy
Lucy Wheeler
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
H.C Kinzer
Main Street
Gene H. Church
Prince ST. Dial
Haddad’s TV & Furniture CO
Main St
Barrett
Bradley
Wright
Lovitz Television Service
GEO. Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
Prince ST
Halstead
Beckley Glass Co
Oakwood
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Pentacostal Holiness Church
Dan Sexton
Spruce Street
Mary Burkette
Bob Daniels
Dial 6704
Erskine
Callus
South Kanawha
Mountain State Termite Control
C. W. James
Mutual of
Carolina Super Market
Mullems
Peerless Packing Company
Peerless
Cyril “Cy
Jacksonville
Fla
Mutual of Omaha
Combs St. Beckley
Reynolds Bronzing Co
Reynolds Funari
Central Ave
Mildred C. Gellar
New Orleans
California
W.av
State Employment Service
South Fayette St
Galperin Music Co
South Kanawha St
Stanley
Shirley Mitchell
Belmont Street
Belmont
Mass
Waterdale Inn
New York
Mr. Clower
Daniels
W. Va
Mr. Brown
President Hotel
Montgomery
Elco Lumber CO
Beckley Newspapers
Ee Neel
Punch Press
Brown-Lipe-Chapin Division
General Motors
Elyria
Landers Upholstery, Inc
South
Oakwood Ave
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Smith-Corona
BNC
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