Raid Fines Swell City Till $1 117 Grossed in Session A
Beckley Police Court collected 1 117 in forfeitures and fines after a Monday night session focused on weekend club raids. Twenty of 22 defendants forfeited bonds with the largest $150 fines on Lincoln Demyan and Joe Conte for tax paid whisky and illegal beer sales at the Owls Club on North Kanawha Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lincoln Demyan
Joe Conte
Demyan
Burgerry
Ing
Owlsj
North Kanawha Street
Beckley, Charg
Owls Club
Barber
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Yaree
U.S. Treasury Department
Lorena Maltins
Nancy Jane Reed
Kory Korner
Main
Kan
Marie T. Hatcher
Beck Jawha Srs
Fey
Sandra Jane Bazzie
John M. Hash Acca
South Fayette Street
Harold
Robert W. Ellison
Olynthia Jackson
Brother Delivers Ton of Coal as Hostess Gift
Casey Dempsey of Slater Branch Kentucky visited his sister Mrs. Joe Estep at 409 North Kanawha Street and presented a ton of coal for the household heater. Despite offers to buy the coal, he donated it as a practical hostess gift while their mother Mrs. Monia Dempsey lives with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpa
Casey Dempsey
Slater Branch
Joe Estep
N. Kanawha St
Dempsey
Pike County
Monia Dempsey
Estep
Pastor to Conduct Military Course in Beckley Meeting
The Rev. Carden A. Hillman of the First Methodist Church will lead a Saturday training conference for Southern West Virginia Army recruiting personnel at the Beckley Main Recruiting Station. Lt. William A. Murphy will serve as training officer as about 40 recruiters from the region attend sessions on community relations speaking principles and chemical biological and radiological warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carden A. Hillman
First Methodist Church
West Virginia
Beckley
Prince St
Wiliam A. Murphy
Murphy
Homemakers Club Set to Meet Wednesday
Thrifty Homemakers Club gathers at 2 p m Wednesday at Mrs Jenny Adkins home with expected drawings for girls. Regular meetings noted on Thursdays at 2 p m Hostess for December 13 is Mrs Rosa Mitchell Expression of the Imagination in Poetry program featured with selections by Mrs J C Payne Mrs L B Redd Mrs Louise Goldston and others present Also reports on bake sale proceeds totaling 14 49 and charitable contributions to Red Cross and Mac s Toy Fund Included are notes on Mrs Ella Wheeler s Washington trip and discharge of Mrs Jenny Adkins from hospital
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Thrifty Homemakers Club
Jenny Adkins
League
Women’s Improvement League
Mary Morton
Lottie Redd
Red Cross
Mac's Toy Fund
Rosa Mitchell
Mi Club
J. C. Payne
L. B., Redd
Louise Goldston
LaBelle Moss
Birdie Carey
Toll Roads for Rescue Truck Drive in Beckley
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a Dec 7 event turning five main Beckley highways into toll roads to raise funds for a Civil Defense rescue truck. Bill Wilbur says donations will be collected and no one will be forced to give. Lyle Loffin chairs the project and committee members will appeal on WOAY TV at 2:30 PM. About $5,000 is sought to secure a $10,000 rescue truck for Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Bill
Halstead
Otis Lyons
Harold Sopher
Paul Fourney
Raleigh County
Residents donate over eighty-two thousand for Christmas seals
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports $2,130.25 in donations from 800 residents to date in the Christmas seal drive. A $10,000 goal is set through December, with more than 12,000 letters mailed. Proceeds fund free chest X rays, health education, and patient care. Mrs. C. C. Sanders notes ongoing mail returns and urges all recipients to contribute. Mrs. C. C. Lewis acts as president of the sale in Raleigh County, with L. S. Philpott as co-chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. C. Sanders
Association
C. C. Lewis
Raleigh
L. S. Philpott
Beckley Civitan Cancel Thursday Meeting
The Beckley Civitan Club cancels its Thursday night gathering to allow members to attend the annual football banquet at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Methodist Temple with Gene Morehouse of WIVWNR serving as master of ceremonies.
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Beckley Civitan Club
J. R. Wein
Wein
Civitans
Civitan Club
Tha. Hananat Thie
Peer Eg Rere Ee
Methodist Temple
Gene Morehouse
The
Wivwnr
Bernard Martin Heads Central School Patrons
Bernard Martin elected president of the Central Elementary School Patrons Association at a Monday night meeting. He received a permit from the Fire Chief to authorize construction of a car port at 1540 Harper. Mrs. John Phillips was elected vice president, succeeding John Pope who recently moved away. Park Homes, Inc., had no fee due to the original permit terms.
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Central Elementary School
Bernard Martin
City Recorder's Office
Alwas Dr
E. B. Wray
Park Homes, Inc
Martin
Harper
John Pope
Charleston
John Phillips
Stores Extend Wednesday Hours for Christmas Season
Beckley business leaders announce stores will open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Christmas. normal 6 p.m. close on Wednesdays resumes during the season. BBB president David Abrams says the longer hours aim to help shoppers and continue through the holiday period.
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Beckley Business Bureau
David Abrams
BBB
Canyen
Abrams
Two Meetings Scheduled for Agricultural Groups in Beckley
Two all day sessions for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office managers and personnel are planned in Beckley this week. The district meeting takes place in the Raleigh County Courthouse on Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. Delegations from Boone Logan Clay Fayette Greenbrier Kanawha McDowell Wyoming Mercer Monroe Nicholas Summers and Raleigh counties will attend. Discussions focus on the revised administrative handbook, per Franklin Lilly, local office manager.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Boone
Logan
Clay
Fayette
Greenbrier
Kanawha
McDowell
Wyoming
Mercer
Monroe
Nicholas
Summers
Raleigh
Franklin Lilly
Man jailed for drunk driving and school bus passing
Roy Harvey of Ghent was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 1 30 p m Monday after booking by State Police on two counts driving while intoxicated and passing a school bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Harvey
Ghent
Raleigh
Colcord Friday Social Notes and Verdict News
Colcord residents share holiday visits with relatives in Colcord and Charleston. A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury awarded Clyde Bolen $162 against Percy Rayl many in a auto crash case. Nearby travelers include Raymond Thompson and Eula Grace Peltry heading to Indiana and Chicago for winter plans.
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Colcord
Norma Jean Jarrell
Morris Harvey College
Ervin Jarrel
Betty Jo Thompson
Charleston
Forest Chambers
Howard Thompson
Quentin Scarbro
Oscar Scearbro
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Bolen
Percy
Ray
Ham Lily
Anster
Ind
Raymond Thompson
Chicago
Ill
Eula Grace Peltry
Indiana
Imogene
Norden divorce case ends with alimony and divorce
Taylor Norden sued for divorce in Los Angeles but Edna Norden appeared with a hatbox of letters. After a conference the suit was dropped, Norden paying 2500 to Edna, who is 55 and a former University of Wisconsin English teacher. He is 33 and a vocational guidance counsellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Taylor Norden
Edna
Norden
University of Wisconsin
Taylor
Beckley relative Martha Huffman O'Dell rites set
Martha Agnes Huffman O'Dell 68 of Mount Nebo died in a Charleston hospital from a heart condition. A Nicholas County resident and Gilgal Methodist Church member, she was survived by daughter Mary Pearl Station and sister Thena O'Dell. Funeral 2:30 pm Wednesday at Gilgal Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Agnes Huffman O'Dell
Mount Nebo
Two Enlist in WAF at Auckland AFB San Antonio
The Air Force Recruiting Station announces two women enlisting in the Women’s Air Force. Enlistees Norma Jean Holloway of Barnley and Marlene June Tunnell of English begin basic training at Auckland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal Air Force
Women's Air Force
Auckland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Norma Jean Holloway
Barnley
Marlene June Tunnell
New Boy Scout Troop Organized at Sand Branch
A new Boy Scout troop is organized at Sand Branch under PTA sponsorship. Rex Johnson reports the PTA institutional representative will be C. H. Martin with Clarence E. Gray as troop chairman. Troop includes Barry Williams, Douglas Gray, Frank Poland, John Hancock, David Ramsey, and others. Fredrick Dinkler is scoutmaster. Training at Lackland is in progress for Taney and Grady H. Smith of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand
Parent-Teacher Association
Rex Johnson
PTA
C. H. Martin
Clarence E. Gray
C. Bowling
Troy Williams
H. R. Mahaffey
J. C. Hancock
Okey S. Brooks
Bowling
Frederick Dinkler
Barry Williams
Douglas Gray
Frank Poland
John H Hancock
David Ramsey
James Micheal Rogers
Allen Mahaffey
Stephen Brooks
Bill Mahaffey
David Rogers
Kart Miller
Gerald Campbell
David Soan
Clude
Norvin C. Johnson
Ashand, Ky
Grady H. Smith
Logan
Taney
Lackland
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Emily Post
Homemakers Club
Emogene Kelly
Pasadena
Calif
John Kent
Harper Heights
Mildred Turner
Sarah Barxton
William Love
Maybew
Iris Stafford
Mayben
Children, Inc
W. D. Nace
Bos
Mall
Watta
Neville ST
Waletal W Ge
WARDS
Colcord Personals
Beckleyans
WAF
Friendly Clark Stores
RCA Whirlpool
Philco
Lark Stores
the Friendly
Dial
RCA
Salt & Pepper
John W
ABC
Norge
Whirlpool ‘Speed Queen
Temco Universal
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Columbia Gas System
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