Sherl Winter Wins 1938 Stimson Prize in Sculpture
Sherl Joseph Winter, son of Dr and Mrs Sherl Winter of Beckley, wins the 1938 Stimson Prize at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia for excellence in life modeling. The $100 award honors Emma Burnham Stimson and is awarded annually. Winter has studied at Indiana University and the Dayton Art Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Beckleyan
Stimson
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia
Sherl Joseph Winter
Sherl
Winter
Woodlawn Ave
Emma Burnham Stimson
Pennsylvania Academy
University of Indiana
Dayton Art Institute
Motorist Appeals DC Conviction in Beckley Court
Beckley man Sam Lewis Whitehead appealed a drunk driving conviction from Police Court to the Raleigh County Criminal Court and was released on a $500 property bond. Arresting officers cited erratic driving prior to arrest on Third Avenue. Kenneth J. Canterbury of Beckley pled guilty to speeding and running a red light and paid a $30 fine. Two Beckley women, Loretta Morrison and Sharon Pittman, forfeited $20 bonds each for speeding. David C. Francisco forfeited $20 on driving without a state license. Marie Gwinn forfeited $10 on driving without a city license. Charles Parsons forfeited $5 costs on a capias warrant issued for unpaid old city fines. Three persons charged with being drunk forfeited a total of $50.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Poe
Sam Lewis Whitehead
Third Avenue
Whitehead
Kenneth J. Canterbury
Edward P. Stansbury
Bond Executed for Police Court in Beckley
Walter Calvin Gilbert of 114 Tenth Street posted a $500 property bond for appearance in Beckley Police Court after a 10:45 p m Wednesday arrest for driving while drunk. His vehicle struck a parked car of Walter M Murray and Frances J Murray at 214 Jefferson Street injuring property valued at about $750. Gilbert was released from Raleigh County Jail at 3:05 p m Thursday. William Desmond Snyder of Piney View posted a $100 bond and was released after an arrest for driving while drunk at 3:20 a m Thursday. Doris Whittington of Beckley had a charge of operating without a city operator's license dismissed after presenting a valid license.
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Walter Calvin Gilbert
Tenth St
Raleigh
Beckley
Walter M
Frances J. Murray
Jefferson Street
Murray
William Desmond Snyder
Piney View
Doris Whittington
Revival services at Memorial Baptist continue through Sunday
Revival services will continue through Sunday night at Memorial Baptist Church with a large number of children expected to attend tonight's service. Saturday night features will be announced as part of the ongoing program.
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the Memorial Baptist Church
Frank Barksdale To Head Beckley Chamber Of Commerce
Frank Barksdale will be president of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce for 1959, announced during the chamber’s 39th annual dinner attended by about 250. Supporting officers are R. E. Hicks, Guy S. Dooley Jr., and Isadore Wein. Outgoing president Price Caffee Jr. outlined past projects and thanked members, with 10 new directors announced alongside ten holdovers including Hicks and Wein. The event featured Earl Bibb Sr. as master of ceremonies and DeLoss Walker as guest speaker, who urged action over mere cooperation to attract industry and keep towns progressing. Walker praised Beckley’s leaders and the chamber’s direction as he addressed the crowd.
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M. F. (Frank) Barksdale
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
R. E. Hicks
Guy S. Dooley Jr
Isadore Wein
Price
Caffee Jr
Raleigh County
Mountain State Forest
Mercantile Division
Chamer
Caffee
M. F. Barksdale
Douglas T. Bryant
Guy Dooley
J. R. DePaulo
J. K. Edmundson
M. A. Johnson
J. S. Larrick
Charles W. Merritt
N. Joe Rahall
Jay Woods
John Callaway
George Chambers
J. S. Fisher
Paul Hutchinson
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Leo Vecillio
A. J. Walker
Calfee
Earl Bibb Sr
Walker
United States
Beckley
Pennsylvania
Seven Girl Scout Leaders Receive Training Certificates
Seven Raleigh County Girl Scout leaders were awarded 16 hour basic leadership certificates after six workshops. Instructors were Mrs. Ruben Cook and Mrs. J. R. DePaulo with sessions including singing and folk dancing at the Presbyterian Church Education Building. Council president Mrs. E. M. Starr announced a new $90 gift to the 1958 fund drive, bringing totals to $3,741.
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Raleigh County Girl Scout Council
James R. Elkins
Marie Brash
Edwin Davison
Nancy Straub
Otis Ballard
Shirley Sutphin
J. A. Barker
J. R. DePaulo
Ruben Cook
Presbyterian Church
B. K. Peter
Claude Collins
E. M. Starr
Short Talks and Special Music At Walkers Pastor Inspires
The program included brief talks by several attendees and special music as led by Rev. C. E. Walker, pastor, highlighting a community gathering with shared reflections and musical offerings.
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Clude
C. E. Walker
Woman Recovering From Broken Hip in Raleigh General Care
Mrs Joseph Nicholas Schweitzer of Huntington is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a fall Sunday at the home of her son in law and daughter Oppie Lee Hedrick at 118 Hill Park Drive. She is receiving treatment for a broken hip.
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Joseph Nicholas Schweitzer
Huntington
Raleigh General Hospital
Gillenwater Rites Set For Saturday
Funeral services for Martha Alice Gillenwalter 62 of 201 S Heber St will be held at 11 am Saturday in the Peace Channel Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens The death was ruled a heart attack likely suffered Tuesday night by the Raleigh County resident Police were called to her apartment Thursday afternoon and coroner Dr S A Ford confirmed the cause Survived by brothers Hal Harrah Prosperity and Claude Harrah Beaver and sisters Minnie Clemens Bolt Elizabeth Ryals Philadelphia Pa eight other details.
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Martha Alice Gillenwalter
S. Heber St
Peace Chanel of
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
E. H. Fisher
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
J. W
Liza Berry Harrah
Hal Harrah
Prosperity
Claude Harrah
Beaver
Minnie Clemens
Bolt
Elizabeth Ryals
Philadelphia
John Edmunds 74 Dies in Beckley Hospital
John Edmunds 74 Besoco died in a Beckley hospital late Thursday. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home awaiting completion of funeral arrangements. The Rev. Lewis Poore formerly of Beaver and now Morgantown Baptist Church minister will join a mission to the British West Indies from December 5 to 18. The trip includes Wilmore Kentucky and West Palm Beach Florida with Nassau as a waypoint. the Morgantown church sponsors the trip. Poore is son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Poore of Beaver and Mrs Poore is daughter of Mr and Mrs P M Anderson of Raleigh. He has pastored Morgantown Baptist for five years.
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John Edmunds
Besoco
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Lewis Poore
Beaver
Morgantown Baptist Church
Morgantown
Indiana
British West Indies
United States
Fla
Nassau
Islands
Morgantown Church
Poore
Hubert Poore
Crobey L. Foley Rites Saturday
Final rites for Crobey Lee Foley of Coal City will be held at 11 a m Saturday at Williams and Craven Funeral Home Sophia with the Rev William States officiating. Burial will be in Mills Cemetery Egeria. Foley 55 died Wednesday of a heart attack at Riffe s Branch Mine. He was born July 14 1903 at Egeria and survived by his mother, five brothers and three sisters.
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Crobey Lee Foley
Coal City
William States
Winding Gulf
Williams and Craven
Sophia
Mills Cemetery
Egeria
Foley
Riffe
James
Shad
Odd
Buford
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Henry
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Jack
Arlington
East Beckley Churches To Hold Union Services
St Mary's Methodist and Memorial Baptist churches plan a union Thanksgiving service at 10 30 a m Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church on F Street Rev L L Reckart of St Mary's will deliver the sermon
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East Beckley
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Memorial Baptist Church
F Street
St. Mary's Methodist Church
L.L. Reckart
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Sherl Winter
Frank Barksdale
C of C
Bes
Ien Walker
Harry Anderson
Virginia Radford
M. E. Craft
James P. Bland
Helen Blaney
W. H. F. Farley
Structor
Edwin Davidson
Jennie
Price Caffee Jr
The
Beckey Chamber of Commerce
Nual
DeLoss Walker
Chicago
Girl Scout
Maxwell Hill
Anrelachinn
Electric Power Company
Gillenwater
Neville Maytag
Toyland i
Neville Maytag & Furniture CO
Neville ST
Purity Maid
Sunkist
California
Georgia
Ceylon
West Virginia
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