Discard Tired Tires Here In Safe Tires Campaign
The Beckley Tire and Rubber Co with the Inter Industry Highway Safety Committee and others set up an old tire corral at 304 Fayette St. Anyone can discard red tires there as part of the Safe Tires Save Lives drive. Manager Conrad C. Stowers says they will collect worn tires to prevent unsafe use. Bob Malcolm stands with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Tire and Rubber Co
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
National Tire Dealers Association
Teading
Fayette Sr
Conrad C. Stowers
Stowers
Bob Malcolm
Corral
Bluestone Listed in 1957 West Virginia State Parks Brochure
Bluestone Reservoir recreation area joins the state parks list in a new 1957 brochure from the State Conservation Commission. Parks chief Kermit McKeever announced the brochure, 16 by 18 inches, goes to print and will be released January 20 1957. Reservations for Bluestone from West Virginia residents run January 15 to February 13, with out of state booking on a first come basis after.
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Bluestone Reservoir
Kermit McKeever
The
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Body of Missing Witness Identified in Burk Burnett Area
Coroner tentatively identified the man found in an abandoned dugout north of Burk Burnett as James Black, 35, who disappeared March 7. The skull showed two crushing blows and a pocketknife in clothing belonged to his wife. Black, a Black man, was last seen in his parked car talking to two white men and was a state witness in the case of Jean Paul Norris, a white ex convict charged with theft.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Burkburnett
James Black
Jean Paul Norris
Accoville Girl Enlists for Air Force Training at Lackland
Lola Mae Browning of Accoville has enlisted for three years in the U S Air Force and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base Texas for basic training. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Clell Browning and worked at Clay Brothers Fruit Market in Kistler since January. The article notes a separate murder case involving Norris, with no arrest warrant issued and the suspect at large on bond.
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U. S. Air Force
Lola
Mae Browning
Accoville
Miss. Browning
Lackland Air Force Race
Tex
Clell Browning
Clay Brothers
Kistler
Willis Hartley
Norris
Wrestlers Suffer Injuries in Pike Turnpike Crash
Two professional women wrestlers, Libby Gonzales and Anna Lee Williams, were in a multi-vehicle crash on the West Virginia Turnpike heading south toward Raleigh General Hospital. A passing tractor-trailer and two other trucks were involved. one driver was listed in serious condition with a head injury while the other woman remained semi conscious. The incident occurred around 11:20 am near Mile Post 39 as the wrestlers headed from Charleston to Charlotte for an appearance. Names used are their ring personas. the real identities are Anna Cordero and Anna Lee Williams.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Tighe
Libby Gonzales
Puerto Rico
Deis
Lee
Mile Post 39
Clifford W. Tighe
Jesse Wilson
Newton
Charleston
Charlotte
N.C
Gonzales
Anna Cordero
Park Hotel
Columbus
Anna Lee Williams
Sixth St
Huntington
Harmon Named To Forestry Job
Roy Lee Harmon of Beckley has been appointed executive secretary of the West Virginia Forest Council Inc. His duties focus on publicity and public relations for the council, which includes landowners and forestry advocates statewide. The position is currently part time. Harmon, elected to the House of Arenes from Raleigh County on November 6, is Poet Laureate of West Virginia and has recent radio and television experience. he formerly edited the Beckley Post Herald sports section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley
West Virginia Forest Council, Inc
Don Holten
Fairmont
Harmon
House of Arenes
Raleigh County
State contract awards rise in September reports
Pittsburgh dispatch notes West Virginia futures construction contracts rose 63 percent in September from 1955 with a total of 11.552 million dollars. Dodge reports for the first nine months of 1956 show 130.855 million dollars awarded, second highest on record, with increases in heavy engineering and building classifications despite a 22 percent dip in total building work.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
F. W. Dodge Corp
Dodge
Lake
Thanksgiving Services at Sprague Free Will Baptist
Special Thanksgiving services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sprague Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Lila Lilly and Mrs. Ethel Wade sponsor the Freewill Baptist League and direct the program led by Rev. Yule Tiffy, the church pastor.
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Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
Lila Lilly
Ethel Wade
Freewill Baptist League
Yule Tiffy
Wells Elementary Observes Education Week With Assembly
Wells Elementary observed American Education Week with a Tuesday assembly attended by parents teachers and students. Devotions were led by Deacon Pemberton and Mrs Dorothy Hall and first aid kits and weighing scales were donated by local groups. Open House Day featured a program by the PTA with Rev. H J Hunt as guest speaker and refreshments provided by Homeroom Mothers.
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Wells
Celia Thomas
Deacon Pemberton
Dorothy Hall
Vick Mahan
Parent-Teachers Association
H. J. Hunt
Rosa, Houchins
Viola Braxton
Escapee To Be Returned To Spencer State Hospital
Arrangements are being made to return an escapee to Spencer State hospital. The man, a native of Cool Ridge, was arrested on a Beckley street Monday night and lodged in Raleigh County Jail pending return to the hospital.
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Spencer State Hospital
Beckley
Cool Ridge
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High Leader to Speak on Raleigh County Finance
Principal C. G. Peregoy will discuss School Finance in Raleigh County The Laymen Viewpoint at tonight s Lincoln Elementary PTA meeting. Mrs James H Mahoney leads the devotionals as the meeting opens at 7 30 p m President A S Cappellari urges attendance.
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Beckley
Geldlo Mcllagh
Duke University
Woodrow Wilson High School
The
Institute Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association
C. G. Peregoy
Raleigh
Lincoln Elementary School
Parent-Teaacher Association
James H. Mahoney
A. S. Cappellari
Poultry Markets Steady in Shenandoah and Moorefield Areas
In the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg and Moorefield West Virginia the live poultry market remains firm. Broilers or fryers are mostly 16 pounds with a range of 16 to 17 pounds. Turkeys show steady pricing with small fryers around 26 pounds and heavy hens in the mid 20s. At the Moorefield farm market 38,000 broilers averaged 16.4 to 17.1 pounds with prices from 16 to 17 pounds and similar supply demand balance observed.
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Asarrisonburg
Var
Shenandoah Valley
Germany
Moorefield
W. Vath
South Branch Valley
Marine to Appeal Court Martial
A Coal City Marine, Pfc. Claudie F. Mays, 20, seeks appeal after being convicted in Japan of black market thefts. He faced charges including selling 130 boxes of military clothing worth 10 000 dollars and stealing cloth valued at 90 yards. He received dishonorable discharge, forfeiture, reduction to private, and five years confinement. Also noted is Cpt. Maxwell B. Wilson of West Virginia under similar charges.
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Coal City
Japan
Pfc
Claudie F. Mays
Navy Judge Advocate General Review Board
San Francisco
Mays
Cpt
Maxwell B. Wilson
Big Springs
Lilly Child Reported Satisfactory After Fall Incident
The 23 month old Judy Lilly, daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Lilly of Crab Orchard, is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after falling from her father's car on Beaver Hill. She suffers a skull fracture and cuts but is said to be doing very nicely by her attending physician. A separate item notes Chester Boyden receiving a construction permit for a five room frame house on Sylvia Street. contractor Chester L Smith, estimated cost 5000 dollars with a ten dollar fee.
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Judy Lilly
John W. Lilly
Crab ‘Orchard
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Judy
Beaver
Sylvia St
City Recorder’s
Chester Boyden
Chester L.smith
Eceles Youth Faces Three Charges After Collision
A 14 year old Eceles youth is set for arraignment in Raleigh County Juvenile Court on three charges after a traffic crash. Police say he was driving his mother’s car when he struck Peggy Webb a 21 year old woman at about 7 am injuring her but not seriously. The youth was arrested Monday by State Police for hit and run arriving without a license and delinquency.
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Eceles
Raleigh’ County
Pam
Peggy Webb
Hymns Compose Program for Beckley Youth Meet
The Methodist Youth Fellowship Beckley sub district held a 7:30 pm gathering at Sophia Methodist Church. The program was hymn centered from start to finish with worship scripture and prayers sung, followed by a business meeting and social refreshments. Eighty six attendees, Jewell Hartson presiding as president.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Beckley
Sophia Methodist Church
Jewell Hartson
Mike and Ike Insurance Pitch From Omar O Stover
A local insurance ad promotes AMERICAN FARMERS ADCO as offering savings and strong protection. Omar O Stover, agent, emphasizes clear coverage for Mike or Ike depending on interpretation, with contact at 1510 Harper Rd and CL 43-4392.
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Mike
Ike
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Lackland
Pike
Children, Inc
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W. D. Nace
Century Club
NAT. Dist
Prod. Corp
Rly
Lilly Child
Ola
Grocer
Chesapeake
Ohio
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Prince
F.F.W
C&o
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
American
Farmers Adatual
Neville St
Parker House
Akes M
Jay
Oposite 1St Baptist Church
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