Moonshine charge and multiple bond forfeitures in local court
Willie Gray of Beckley forfeited a 105 dollar bond after a moonshine possession charge in Police Court. Three Beckley and Oak Hill residents forfeited bonds for red light violations at five dollars each. Kernfin Canterbury Harry G. Harvey and Clifford Conner faced bond forfeitures. Scottie Jennings Wendall Williams of Beckley forfeited 20 dollar bonds for speeding. T H Crawford of Fayette County forfeited a five dollar bond on a capias. Six individuals forfeited bonds totaling 108 dollars on drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Gray
Beckley
Kernfin Canterbury
Harry G. Harvey
Clifford Conner
Oak Hill
Scottie Jennings
Wendall Williams
T. H. Crawford
Fayette County
Crab Orchard Man Wins $100 Savings Account
Elder and Mrs. James Stewart and children Kathy James and Jeyther of Harper visited recently with Mrs. Sarah G. Braxton, Mrs. Arthur Lee Hamilton East Beckley and Mr. and Mrs. Jake Scott Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
James Stewart
Kathy, James
Jeyther
Harper
Sarah G. Braxton
Arthur Lee Hamilton
East Beckley
Jake Scott
Lanark
Burma Road Built In A Year By Chinese Labor
An estimated one million Chinese built the 715 mile Burma Road in a year using hammers and hoes and carrying gravel in wicker baskets, shaping a major supply route during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Still time to plant price brothers City Ave Beckley
A brief public note indicates there is still time to plant with the Price Brothers at City Avenue in Beckley. The item notes a gardening window and local availability of planting services. Local residents are urged to act before an implied deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Brothers
Sophia Waterworks Bonds Paid In Full
Sophia Town Council paid the final $5,000 of 1946 waterworks revenue bonds eight years early. With $3,000 due 1961 and $2,000 due 1962 originally, the early retirement saves about $1,800 and shifts focus to funding the sewerage bond. Mayor James Salyer and council members Fred X Williams W F Tolliver C C Ryles John D Branham and Donald Stone approved the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
West Virginia
Beckley
Council
State Sinking Fund Commission
Recorder Deck
Deck
Sophia Water Works
James Salyer
Fred X. Williams
W. F. Tolliver
C. C. Ryles
John D. Branham
Donald Stone
RCEA To Hear Harold Lambert Speaker at Beckley Junior High
Harold Lambert public relations director of the West Virginia Education Association will address Raleigh County Education Association at 7 30 p m Thursday in Beckley Junior High School His topic will cover WVEA legislative program for 1961 Lambert a former Raleigh County Board of Education member and former Beaver lumberman School Supt Sherman Trail will honor the new teachers Nell Keefer Classroom Teachers Association president will welcome the new teachers Woodrow Wilson High School Choir directed by Carrie McClure will provide special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lambert
West Virginia Education Association
Raleigh County Education Association
Beckley
WVEA
Lambert
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beaver
Sherman Trail
Nell Keefer
Classroom Teachers Association
Woodrow Wilson High School
Carrie McClure
Ag Workers Directory To Aid Rural County Services
The Agricultural Workers Directory, a Raleigh County project of the Agricultural Workers Council, is printed and being prepared for distribution. It aims to acquaint rural residents with services offered by federal and state agencies, highlighting free access and guiding contacts. Pamphlets will be mailed to several thousand residents from the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Workers Directory
Agricultural Workers Council
Raleigh County
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Office
Woman's Improvement League Plans Shoe Project
The Woman's Improvement League met at Mrs. Clyde Bradford's home 219 Mills Street with co hostess Mrs. Ed Wilson. They planned a shoe project and heard a report by Mrs. Roscoe Mackins on the State Board meeting in Huntington. A Thanksgiving program followed with readings and short talks by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bradford
Mills St
Woman's Improvement League
Ed Wilson
Roscoe Mackins
State Board
Huntington
William Beverly
Harold Trotter
J. D. Payne
Louise Goldston
Pearl Pickens
John Moss
Henry Green
C. L. Morton
State Ditching Machine Moves Through Summers County
The state ditching machine used to install tile drain systems is at work in Summers County under the Agriculture Conservation Program with Soil Conservation Service aid. About 18,000 feet of ditching will be done in Mercer County over roughly two weeks before moving to Raleigh County for a similar project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers County
Mercer County
Agriculture Conservation Program
Soil Conservation Service
Raleigh County
Harry Headley
SCS
Columbus Girl On 1961 Polio Poster
Linda Gail Breese a four year old girl from Upper Arlington will be pictured on the 1961 March of Dimes posters. She uses crutches but has discarded leg braces and dreams of becoming a mom. The Breese family also includes Ronnie, 12, a cerebral palsy patient, and two younger siblings. The campaign runs in January and the posters will reach millions through newspapers magazines and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Linda Gail Breese
Dean E. Breese
Upper Arlington
Ronnie
Linda
Local Social Notes Highlight Williams and Wright Visits
Mrs. A. J. Williams Huntington and Mrs. Howard Taylor of Detroit visited their aunt Mrs. E. L. Morton at 430 S. Fayette St. on Sunday. Miss Mary Ella Wright of Lakin spent the weekend with her parents on Rawlings Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Williams Huntington
Howard Taylor
Detroit, Mich
E. L. Morton
Mary Ella Wright
Lakin
Mrs
Herbert Wright
Rawlings Street
Forfeit Bonds Over West Virginia Turnpike Violations
Two motorists posted bonds of 15.50 each after forfeiting for road violations before Magistrate W A Burke. Franklin D Bane of Cleveland Ohio faced speeding charges from Sunday while Polly Mae Hill of Princeton was cited November 5 for loss of vehicle control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Burke
Franklin D. Bane
Cleveland
Ohio
Polly Mae Hill
Princeton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert E. Wooten
Raleigh County Bank
J. L. Mills
Bryan Filippen
S. Fayette St
Ine
Yak Ta Jn
Beckley Water Co
QPA
J. B. Deck
Jack Frost
PURE
RCEA
Summers Co
Columbus
Michigan
Morton
Dominican Republic
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