Pigs and a Pigskin Rocker Machinery Cause of Injuries
A hog, football, rocking chair, and industrial equipment caused injuries to people treated at two local hospitals on Tuesday. Cecil Bowles, 56, Mount Hope, was bitten on the right ring finger by a hog at Beckley Hospital. Three youths injured playing football were admitted: George Daniel Morgan, 14. William E. Hurt, 17. and Robert Stephen Quesenberry, 11, with arm and leg injuries and a collar bone fracture. Miners and workers suffered injuries from coal-related accidents: Arville Riddle, 42, Coal City, lacerated lip. Jerry Eugene, 23, Tams, thumb injury. Wallace A. Bjork, 36, Odd, coal entering the eye. Earl K. Baker, 34, Summerlee, arm caught between tool box and mine shaft top. Robert Cecil Treadway, 4, Beckley, fractured left elbow from a fall from a rocking chair at Raleigh General Hospital. First donation to the 1955 Cancer Fund came from Isadore R. Wein, with Lt Joseph Nunn and the 1428th Engineer Co. donation of $54.40 at Prince. A chart shows cancer symptoms behind the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bowles
Mount Hope
Bowles
Beckley Hospital
Arville Orville Riddle
Coal City
Lillybrook Coal Co
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
Jerry Eugene
Tams
Wallace A. Bjork
Odd
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Earl K. Baker
Raleigh General Hospital
Robert Cecil Treadway
Clinton Treadway Jr
Beckley
Isadore R. Wein
Raleigh County Cancer Society
Joseph Nunn
1428Th Engineer Co
Prince
Prince Army Station
West Virginia and Kiser Streets Paving Contracts Awarded
Beckley City Council awarded paving contracts to Tower Concrete Co and Bettina Construction Co after low bids for concrete work were accepted. Acme Construction offered asphalt bids higher than concrete. West Virginia Street spans 349.1 square yards on a steep grade and Kiser Street 948.89 square yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Kiser Sts
Beckley
Tower Concrete Co
Bettina Construction Co
Acme Construction Co
Tower
Bettina
Toner
West Virginia Street
Kiser Street
Acme
Kiser
W Johnson Rites Slated for Thursday
Funeral services for Charles W. Johnson 80 Midway will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kincaid Methodist Church with Rev. B S Moss and Rev. F C Calhoun officiating. Burial in Page Cemetery. Johnson died about 1 50 a.m. Tuesday at Beckley Hospital after two weeks illness. Active pallbearers named. Beckley Masonic Lodge No 9 AF and AM will conduct rites at the cemetery. Lodge members meet at 12 30 p.m. Thursday. Body moved from Keyser Funeral Home to residence at 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Johnson
Midway
Kincaid Methodist Church
Kincaid
B. S. Moss
F. C. Calhoun
Page Cemetery
Johnson
Beckley Hospital
R. M. Simms
R. B. Callison
Kyle Fink
John G. Buster
C. O. Winston
J. R. Venters
M. E. Tyree
Sam Thompson
Roy B. Sampson
Beckley Masonic Lodge
Keyser
Beckley City Pays Three Invoices Totaling 3361.30
Beckley city council at a special meeting approved paying three invoices totaling 3361.30 for services. Dennis M. Leary Jr. received 2000 for parking lot engineering, Bettina Construction 839.80 for corner rounding work, and Scherer Bowers and File 421.50 for condemnation legal work. The Nev ille St and Third Ave corner was edged, and Norman Sloan of Rhodell was jailed on a non support warrant by Constables Thompson and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Dennis M. Leary Jr
Leary
Beckley Municipal
Bettina Construction Co
Central
South Oakwood Aves
Freeman
Scherer, Bowers and File
E. H. Crouch
Neville St
Third Ave
Council
Red Cross official visits Raleigh County chapter site
Don Strader, American Red Cross field director from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, visited the Raleigh County Chapter Red Cross office and the 1428th Engineer Co. Float Bridge unit at Prince, on Monday, to review operations and aid readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARC
Don Strader
American Red Cross
Fort Belvoir
Raleigh County
1428Th Engineer Co
Prince
Salvation Army to Solicit Funds for Yule Baskets
Salvation Army members will solicit funds from Dec 4 through Christmas Eve to provide Christmas baskets for the neediest families, as approved at a noon board meeting led by Capt. R. H. Boyce. Five board members’ terms expire Dec 31 and a nominating committee of Watts, Wassum, Hogue, Hash, and Dr. Winston will select replacements to ensure a cross section of community representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
R. H. Boyce
Citadel
Robert D. Watts
W. E. Wassum
Andrew Co’b. Hogue
G. L. Hash
Robert Winston
Huffman Child Taken by Death
Nancy Lou Huffman five day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Huffman 108 Quarry St died at 1130 p m Tuesday in a local hospital The mother is the former Dana Lou Mangus Survivors include paternal grandmother Mrs Katharine Huffman Beckley maternal grandmother Mrs Jack Goodwin Amonate and maternal grandfather J D Mangus Madison Graveside rites and burial will be Thursday at 9 a m at Sunset Memorial Park with Rev Fr Paul Halsley officiating The body will remain at the Caffee Funeral Home until the funeral hour
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lou Huffman
Frederick Huffman
Quarry St
Dana Lou Mangus
Katherine Huffman
Beckley
Jack Goodwin
Amonate
J. D. Mangus
Madison
Sunset Memorial Park
Paul Halsley
Caffee Funeral Home
Army Reserve To Be Inspected In West Virginia
The Beckley 2824th Special Training Group Army Reserve will be inspected today by Col. Robert E. Wallace senior Army adviser in charge of Reserve affairs in West Virginia. Lt. Col. John E. Cooper commands the 24 officers at 707 S. Oakwood Ave. The visit will cover training at the N Oakwood Ave. Armory and an inspection of administrative records, with discussion on Reserve training units and the U.S. defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Army Reserves
Robert E. Wallace
Army
West Virginia
Johne E. Cooper
S. Oakwood Ave
Wallace
N. Oakwood Ave
Army Reserve
Col. Wallace
Circuit Court Notices Dismiss Three Suits in Settlement
The Raleigh County Circuit Court on Tuesday dismissed three lawsuits as settled and continued one action. Dismissed were Noah Roles v Troy Davis B R Hill v Jess Canady J B Clay and Thelma Clay v Hennis Freight Lines Inc. The continued suit is Kin caid et al v Sallie O Grady involving property vacating agreements before March 1 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Noah Roles
Troy Davis
B. R. Hill
Jess Canady
J. B. Clay
Thelma Clay
Hennis Freight Lines Inc
Vernie Estelen Kincaid
Nellie Smith
Samie Kincaid
Lizzie Steller
Charley Kincaid
Ocie Bennett
Josie Kincaid
Arthur Kincaid
Velma Jenkins
Sallie O'Grady
Sallie Kincaid
Abraham
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Spread Across Weights
USDA market notes from Baltimore show cattle at 1080 to 1110 pounds fleshy feeders around 21.00 to 60, calves at 125 with tops near 30.00, mixed grades 20.00 to 25.00, and lows to 7.00. Hog prices span 120 to 600 pounds from about 14.00 to 50.00, sows under 400 pounds near 18.00, and heavier stock down to 13.00. Sheep listed at 25 with nothing else noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Mount Hope Man Fined for Hazardous Driving
Joseph M Hill of Mount Hope was fined $10 and costs after arraignment before Magistrate J P Meadows on a hazardous driving charge. Hill was arrested November 12 on Route 19 21 by State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Hill
Mount Hope
J. P. Meadows
Hill
Kiwanis Elects Porter Ballard Van Meter Watts
Beckley Kiwanis Club will name G. C. Porter as president starting January 1. The 1955 officers include George L. Ballard and J. R. Van Meter as vice presidents and R. D. Watts as treasurer. Three new directors join W. R. Fugitt Paul Phipps and W. A. James to complete a seven member board along with Phill A. Me Daniel II E. D. Armstrong Jr. J. E. Williams and H. G. Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Porter
Beckley Kiwanis Club
George L. Ballard
J. R. van Meter
R. D. Watts
W. R. Fugitt
Paul Phipps
W. A. James
Phill A. Me
Commodities for eligible members at Crab Orchard church
Elmer Crawford financial secretary of Crab Orchard Local 4578 United Mine Workers of America announces Thursday morning pickup of commodities for eligible persons at Crab Orchard Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Elmer Crawford
Crab Orchard
United Mine Workers of America
Elizabeth Ann Smith Granted Divorce from Clyde
Elizabeth Ann Smith has been granted a divorce from Clyde in a court ruling. The disposition closes the marriage on file, with the decree finalizing the separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Smith
Clyde
Water Plant Enlarged In Beckley To Four and A Half Million Gals Daily
The Glade Creek plant of Beckley Water Co. now operates six filters with a capacity of four and a half million gallons per day after enlargement by Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. at about $75,000. The addition provided two new filters and space for two more as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Creek
Beckley Water Co
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co
Beckley Grants 15 Day Extension for Garbage Firms
Beckley City Council gave a 15 day delay in enforcing garbage and rubbish ordinances for P M Cooper Manufacturing Co Tyree s Garbage Disposal and Rhinehart Garbage Co due to material shortages. The extension applies only to those two firms while an inspection of other trucks proceeds at City Garage. Fines for noncompliance range from 50 to 500 dollars and potential jail time up to 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Elmer Davis
P. M. Cooper Manufacturing Co
Tyree
Rhinehart
P. M. Cooper
Lebanon Lane
Raleigh
Beckley AA to Hear Noted Professional Speaker Tonight
A prominent Beckley professional man will address the closed Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Building. The speaker is well known in his field and the community. Although the session is closed, anyone with an alcoholic problem may attend and is urged to do so by AA organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Alcoholic Anonymous
Memorial Building
Charles Smith Custody Awarded in Raleigh Court
In Raleigh County Circuit Court an order filed Tuesday awards custody of their two children to the plaintiff. The decision names Charles Smith in the case as the central party involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Raleigh County
Pa l a usky couple issued building permit for home
Mr and Mrs Bernard S Pa l a usky of Wyoming Ave were issued a building permit by the City Recorder s office on Monday The permit allows construction of a five room frame home without basement at an estimated cost of about 5000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard S. Palausky
Wyoming Ave
City Recorder's Office
Piedmont Gains Loses Flight From Beckley Schedule
Piedmont Airlines will gain an afternoon flight and drop a morning service at Raleigh County Memorial Airport effective December 1. The morning Cincinnati to Beckley leg at 11:00 a.m. will end, arriving 12:51 p.m. The new afternoon Cincinnati to Beckley flight at 2:50 p.m. will reach Beckley at 4:39 p.m. and proceed to Norfolk via Bluefield Roanoke Lynchburg Richmond and Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Cincinnati
Beckley
Norfolk
Bluefield
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Newport News
Turnpike Hitchhiker Fined $10 and Costs
Glenn Rose of the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune N C was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 20 days in Raleigh County Jail after Magistrate J P Mead found him guilty of hitchhiking on the Turnpike He was also charged with absence without leave and trespassing on the Turnpike after Tuesday night arrest by Sgt C C Stewart of the Turnpike State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Rose
Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Mrs Terry Dies at 68 in East Beckley Home
Mrs Sarah Marcella Terry, 68, of 124 Mills Ave East Beckley, died at her residence at 6 30 AM. The body has been moved to Wrights Funeral Home where funeral arrangements are in complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Marcella Terry
Mills Ave
East Beckley
Wright
Mayor Davis’s Father Admitted for Observation
George Davis of Mabscott father of Beckley Mayor Elmer Davis was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital around 11 p m Tuesday for observation and treatment his condition described as fair today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Mabscott
Beckley
Elmer Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
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W. Johnson
Norman Sloan
Rhodell
C. A. Thompson
Cotton White
Huffman
Chrysler
New Yorker
Deluxe
St. Regis
America
Chrysler Engineering
Rysa
McCutcheon & Drake Motor Co
Second St
Kiwanis
Porter, Ballard
van Meter
Watts
George C. Porter
Age Co
Piedmont
Turnpike Hitchiker
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