Youth Council to Be Named on Wednesday
Beckley teenagers will elect a youth council at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Raleigh County Courthouse Circuit Courtroom. A nominating committee report and floor nominations will occur. After voting, teens will move to the courthouse lower level to use a voting machine supervised by Miss Topsy O'Dell. Mothers groups and sponsoring organizations meet at 8 p.m. in the same venue.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Fred Hurt
Agers Recreation Center
Topsy O'Dell
League of Women Voters
JC Roosters To Be Honored In Jaycee Event
Two exhausted roosters of the Beckley Jaycees will have plans altered for tonight as a party to honor past presidents and inactive members proceeds at Richmond's Recreation Center. One former member will be served a summons to attend, while another, described as in bad shape, will be met by an ambulance en route to the 6 03 p m gathering. About 100 reservations noted by President Ted Kessinger. no business, buffet dinner planned. Also reported: $1,400 in merchandise stolen from Gulf Smokeless Coal Co. at Tams. state police probe ongoing.
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Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Carmen Feazell
Richmond
South Kanawha St
Ted Kessinger
Roy L. Cawley Rites Set 2 P.M. Today
Funeral services for Ray Lonzo Cawley, 49, of Tolbert St., East Beckley, who died at home Saturday after a heart attack, were to be held at 2 p.m. in Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. C. E. Walker and Rev. L. D. Roe officiating. Burial followed in Caffee Cemetery at Mt. Tabor. Masonic rites were to be held at the grave. Pallbearers included Lewis N. Gravely, Raymond Walker, R. M. Simms, Luther D. Fink, George Ray, J. Everett Shrewsberry, Sam Thomson and Sgt John Overstreet.
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Ray Lonzo Cawley
Tolbert St
East Beckley
Memorial Baptist Church
C. E. Walker
L. D. Roe
Caffee
Mt. Tabor
Lewis N. Gravely
Raymond Walker
R. M. Simms
Luther D. Fink
George Ray
J. Everett Shrewsberry
Sam Thomson
Sgt John Overstreet
Glen Daniels man pays $100 fine on possession charge
Clarence Sesler, 61, of Glen Daniels, paid a $100 fine and costs Friday to Magistrate J P Meadows on a charge of possession of moonshine. A charge of operating a still was dismissed for want of evidence. Sesler was arrested by sheriff's deputies.
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Clarence Sesler
Glen Daniels
J. P. Meadows
Sesler
Marion man jailed on non support charge by Sophia police
Paul Sexton of Marion was jailed late Saturday night by Sophia police on a non support charge.
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Paul Sexton
Marion
Sophia Police
Barclay on Bridge Best cross-ruff timing and takings
Barclay explains cross-ruff technique and the importance of first cashing top cards in the non-ruffing suit to prevent opponents from discarding and later trumping honors. The article analyzes a hand where premature cross-ruffing cost twelve tricks and discusses how taking in diamond honors beforehand would have preserved the grand slam chance.
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North
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Harbors Many Entries
A dense set of across and down clues covering verbs nouns and descriptors. Entries reference astronomy geography crafts and daily life with scattered dates and names. The puzzle blends theme terms like mining chisel and sun god with common words such as fostered fled appeared and moved.
Price Twins Add to Large Tommy’s Creek Family
A Tommy's Creek couple expected a dozen children and instead welcomed twins on November 13 after a Friday delivery at 1:15 and 2:30 a.m. Their parents, Everett and wife, already have five sons and six daughters. Doctor N. F. Sabbagh delivered the twin boys in his office and the family planned to settle the count at ten by evening.
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Tommy's Creek
Everett Price
Pike Worker and Oil Co. Employee Suffer Injuries
Industrial accidents accounted for two patients treated Sunday at Raleigh General Hospital Ruehl Meadows of Jumping Branch received a left hand injury while working a drill for Turnpike construction Russell Lilly of Mabscott, employee of Godfrey L Cabot, treated for facial burns when a car caught fire causing oil to explode Roust-about is his occupation
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Raleigh General Hospital
Ruehl Meadows
Jumping Branch
Russell Lilly
Mabscott
Godfrey L. Cabot
Saturday Night Shooting Case May Not Be Pressed
Don Cozart of Maben will have a hearing around 7 p m on intoxication and pistol charges. Lester Police Chief Bonham said he did not believe the victims in the Saturday night shooting fracas. Dillard Spencer of Glen White would press the charge. Spencer received outpatient treatment for a flesh wound at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. The shooting occurred in Lester. Cozart will be arraigned before Lester officials.
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Don Cozart
Maben
Lester
R. E. Bonham
Dillard Spencer
Glen White
Cozart
Spencer
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Carl Fane
L. W. Worley
Bonham
George Bright to speak on Stewardship at club meeting
George Bright will address the Methodist Men's Club at 7 30 p m during a tonight gathering at Methodist Temple, speaking on stewardship.
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George Bright
Methodist Men's Club
Methodist Temple
Evening Radio Schedule November 16 From CBS ABC and NBC
Radio listings for Monday November 16 detail a full night of programs across networks CBS ABC and NBC. Notable items include News and Commentary slots at 7:00 and 9:00, musical programs with Sammy Kaye Julius LaRosa Deena Taylor and Henry Taylor Talk, dramas like The Falcon and Suspense, and entertainment shows such as Beulah Lone Ranger and Perry Como along with various sports segments and late night features.
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Abce
Mbs- West
Nbe
Cbs
Sports
Abc-East
Cbs News
Abe
Beulah
Cebs
Newa
Abe Julius la Rosa
Lone Ranger
Robs
Perry Como
Ebs
Henry Taylor
Abe the Falcon
Sammy Kaye
Harlow
Starway
Abe Counter Spy
Voorhees
Abe Radio Theater
Abe News & Comment
Hand of America
Nbbe
Fibber & Molly
Abe Vaught
Monroe
Pat
Musice
Abe Deena Taylor
Aill
Television Schedule Listing for WSAZ Huntington
Program grid listing channels and shows for Monday featuring CBS NBC and various programs including Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light House Party Kate Smith Welcome Travelers On Your Account The Old Timer Howdy Doody Twilight Time Eve Weathercast News Picture I Love Lucy Mr McNutley Camel News Caravan and more with signs off and miscellaneous notes from the WSAZ schedule in Huntington West Virginia
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CBS
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
Kate Smith
NHC
Welcome Travelers
NBC
The
Rainbow Rail
Twilight Time
Arthur Murray
Camel
Mr McNutley
Robert Montgomery
Whao
Man Behind the
Albert Dexter
Joan von
Widow of Nine Shot by Jealous Friend in Beckley
Minnie McCray, 56, widow and mother of nine, is hospitalized after being shot in the left temple by Walter Johnson, 67, a family friend charged with malicious wounding. Johnson says he remembers nothing. Police plan a preliminary hearing this afternoon before Magistrate T. N. Thurman.
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Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
Minnie McCray
Smoot St
Walter Johnson
East Beckley
McCray
Johnson
T. N. Thurman
Funeral notices list Bostick and Blaylock obituaries
Joan Lunsford Bostick age 70 of Lexington North Carolina former Beckley resident died at Memorial Hospital Lexington at 530 am Sunday November 15. Funeral services 11 am Tuesday November 17 at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel Rev James Neal officiating burial Spring Hill Cemetery Charleston arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home. Cornelia Blaylock age 29 Eccles died at University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Virginia at 140 pm Saturday November 14. Body moved to her mother Sally Blaylock home at 2 pm Tuesday funeral Eccles Community Church 1 pm Wednesday November 18 Rev B C Jennings officiating burial Sunset Memorial Park pallbearers listed.
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Bostick Bostick
Joan Lunsford
Lexington
North Carolina
Beckley
Memorial Hospital
Calfee Funeral Home
Caffee Funeral Home
James Neal
Spring Hill
Charleston
Sunset Memorial Park
Claude Muncy
Olin Muncy
Albert Muncy
Jack Brayiick
Paul Braylock
Pierce Lurber
John Blanton
Charles Blanton
Melton Mortuary
Roy Lonzo Cawley 49 died at home in Beckley
Roy Lonzo Cawley aged 49 of 203 Tolbert Street Beckley died at his residence at 11 30 a m Saturday The body moved from Caffee Funeral Home to his home Sunday Burial at Mount Tabor Caffee Cemetery Memorial Baptist Church Monday November 16 with Rev C E Walker and Rev L D Roe officiating Beckley Masonic Lodge 95 funeral graveside rites Active pallbearers listed and arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home
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Beckley Masonic Lodge 95
Lewis Gravely
Raymond Walker
R. M. Sims
Luther D. Fink
George Ray
J. E. Shrewsbury
Sam Thompson
Thomas R. Overstreet
Caffee Funeral Home
Montgomery quintet charms Beckley VA Hospital patients
The Pioneer Five of Montgomery sang for about 70 patients at 9:30 AM in the chapel during Sunday services. The American Legion Auxiliary arranged a second appearance at the 7 PM coffee hour, where the group sang until they wore out. They then visited 24 mental patients on the hospital's sixth floor, described as a great thrill by organizer Mrs. A. D. Cooke. The singers spent the day at the hospital and requested another appearance.
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Montgomery
American Legion Auxiliary
A. D. Cooke
Beckley DAV Chapter to decide on hosting state convention
Beckley Chapter No. 18 of the Disabled American Veterans will decide November 23 in room 10 of the Memorial Building whether to host the West Virginia state convention in June. Discussion of Beckley Bluefield as sites followed a meeting with representatives from Bluefield Richwood Rupert Hinton and Beckley. State Commander G C White praised southern WV chapters for their service work while national field representative George Hendrickson led the session and a charter was presented to Beckley Auxiliary No 18. Farewells were extended to Mr and Mrs Hendrickson, who are bound for Tennessee on DAV duties.
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Beckley
Memorial Building
Bluefield
Richwood
Rupert
Hinton
DAV
G C. White
French Creek
West Virginia
George Hendrickson
National
Memorial
Hendrickson
Tennessee
Beckley lights up with 6000 feet of year end bulbs
Appalachian Power crews spent Sunday installing about six thousand feet of wiring and 2824 bulbs for Beckley's 1953 Christmas display. Workers operated from 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. with police directing traffic near churches. The main switch control will be managed by police throughout the season. J S Fisher of the Better Business Bureau noted candles were ordered but not yet received.
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Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Co
J. S. Fisher
Better Business Bureau
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Report
USDA cattle entries 2200 with holdovers 600 and assorted lots. Slaughter steers 23.25 to 24.00. calves 450 head mixed vealers 16.00 to 30.00. hogs 800 head with a range around 21.00 to 22.00 for several weight classes. sheep 150 head and wooled slaughter lambs steady 19.00 to 20.00. Prices reflect thin trade and varying weights across cattle hogs and lambs.
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Baltimore
USDA
Marriage License Applicants for Raleigh County
Marriage license records show Sybie Jackson Shumate 40 of Ghent seeking with Joann Richardson 20 of Ghent. Archie Wood 23 of Brenton listed with Edith Lona Walton 16 of Odd may apply.
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Sybie Jackson Shumate
J. W. Shumate
Ghent
Joann Richardson
Roy Richardson
Archie Wood
Ed Wood
Brenton
Edith Lona Walton
Fred Walton
Odd
Auto collision on Valley Drive causes $700 damage
City Police report a Sunday 6:05 p.m. crash on Valley Drive when Thomas Dew 23 of Valley Drive turned into his driveway and was struck by Everett Waddell 35 of Burgess St. No injuries and no arrests were made.
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Valley Drive
Thomas Dew
Everett Waddell
Burgess St
McGuire and Harkness face drunk driving hearings this week
Marion McGuire of Stam ford and Harry J. Harkness of 101 Clyde St. were jailed over the weekend by State Police on charges of driving while intoxicated. The pair await hearings scheduled this week.
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Marion McGuire
Stamford
Harry J. Harkness
Clyde St
Beckley Church Sermon Promotes Christ as Juvenile Delinquency Answer
The Beckley Presbyterian Church heard guest minister Rev. W. H. Foglesong urge life with Christ as the answer to juvenile delinquency. He cited local incidents, noted that even well raised children can stray, and emphasized Bible prayer family worship and Christian companionship as key needs for a home and personal peace.
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Beckley
Foglesong
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