City groups plan cleanup to stop rural trash dumping
Raleigh County beautification leaders told residents that city folk are dumping trash in the country. The plan includes a steering, publicity and legislative committee, weekly rural pickups, litter signs, Arbor Day plantings, and prosecutions of dumpers. Next meeting is the last Monday in February.
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Worthy Harris
Prosperity
Maxwell Hill
John Ward
Raleigh County Planning and
Harris
Charles Ross Jr
Ganizations
Colen McLuckey
Federated Clubs
Warren Patton
Mount Tabor
Beckley
Warner Stanley
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Daniels Area
Cochran’s Mill
Mercer County
Beaver
Shackelford
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Fayette Organization
Raleigh
L. S. Smith
State Road Commission
T. D. Grey
Sheriff Ward
Weekend in Jail Spent by Eleven
Raleigh County authorities report a quiet weekend with eleven people jailed from midnight Friday to 9 am Monday. Drunkenness led most bookings. Bill Tolley was jailed for driving while drunk. Robert Hendricks, with expired plates, received a 30 day sentence plus $25.50 fine. Fred White of Grayson Ky was jailed for non support after a warrant from his Raleigh County-based wife.
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Raleigh
Bill Tolley
Lester
Robert Joseph Hendricks
Sundial
Hendricks
L. G. Daniel
Glen Daniel
Fred White
Grayson
Raleigh County
MacArthur
R. L. Childs
Fire damages vacant Beckley house on Highland Street
About $500 damage was estimated from a blaze Monday in a vacant house at 204 Highland St. Beckley Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported. The house is owned by Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. and was being painted by Underwood Lumber Co. of Shady Spring.
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Highland St
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Underwood Lumber Co
Shady Spring
Thurmond Minister to be Honored at Shady Grove Church
Shady Grove Baptist Church in Glen White prepares for a week of anniversary services for Rev. Dan Paterson of Thurmond. The schedule features multiple pastors and choirs, with deacons meeting Saturday and the annual officers’ election at 7 p.m. A.M.E. missionary meeting and VFW auxiliary gathering are noted for Thursday and Wednesday respectively. Personal mentions cover Thanksgiving dinners among local families.
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Thurmond
Shady Grove Church
Dan Paterson
First Baptist Church of
R. F. Saunders
Minden
Tom Pryor
Deepwater
Thomas
Wingrove
Arthur Hart
Spring Hill
Gilbert
Glen Jean
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Glen White
C. H. Edwards
Howard Clemons
Missionary Society of Saint Matthew A.M.E
Henrietta Richardson
South Fayette Street
Arron Hill
VFW
South Fayette St
Novelette Club
Kathleen Dobson
R. L. Petty
Lewisburg
First Baptist Church
Glen Rogers
W. M. Peoples
Petty
Central Street Baptist Church
A A. Abram
H. B. Booker
Edmond Hannah
Jacob Scott
John Lambert
Herman Tuck
Quinton Witter
Greentown
Peggy Ann Webb
Bluefield State College
Janice Starkey
Beckley
Three Divorces Granted in Raleigh County Court
Final orders signed Friday in Raleigh County Circuit Court grant three divorces. William G Willis and Helen Withrow Willis restore her maiden name, Bonnie Bragg and Eber J Bragg custody awarded to the plaintiff Virgie Baker and Lorenzo Dale Baker, Virgie Redden restored as maiden name for Virgie Baker.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
William G. Willis
Helen Withrow Willis
Helen Withrow
Bonnie Bragg
Eber J. Bragg
Virgie Baker
Lorenzo Dale Baker
Virgie Redden
SSA Visits to Explain New Social Security Coverage
Mrs. Nora Franks, Beckley office manager, announced six area community visits next month to answer questions on claims and coverage under the new Social Security law. Oak Hill December dates at the Employment Security office, Hinton December dates at the Department of Public Assistance, Ansted December 22, Ameagle December 16, Edwight December 16, Layland December 2.
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Nora Franks
Beckley
Rites Set for Mrs Betty Baxter at New Hope Church
Mrs Betty Baxter 46 of 200 Hunter Street will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Hope Baptist Church led by Rev R J Paterson. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She is survived by husband Allen Baxter four brothers Custom Moore Cincinnati Ohio Paul Moore Princeton Ohio Eddie Moore Toledo Ohio and Thomas Moore Toledo Ohio and sister Mrs Roberta Smith Toledo Ohio. Body to be moved from Wright Funeral Home to the church an hour before services.
Amvets Post 5 to Observe Tenth Anniversary
Beckley AMVETS Post No 5 marks the 10th anniversary of the national AMVETS on December 10. The national group aids over 100000 veterans and dependents annually, funds scholarships for children of deceased and disabled veterans, and runs charity programs including holiday gifts to orphans. Post 5 has backed community sports by sponsoring a Little League with eight teams and summer play from June to August, plus two excursions to Cincinnati and Washington and exhibition games in Hinton.
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Amvets
Beckley
National
Amvets Organization
Pro
Vides
Santa Claus
Post 5
Cincinnati
Washington
Hinton
Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $784 in Raleigh Court
New York Coal Co. Inc. was awarded $784 from Clem Terreo Block Co. in Raleigh County Circuit Court after the defendant failed to appear and the plaintiff waived a jury, submitting the case to the court.
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New York Coal Co. Inc
Clem Terreo Block Co
Raleigh
Eastern Gas and Fuel Assn Camp Booklet Highlights
The 800 young campers from Raleigh Fayette Wyoming and Boone counties are pictured in a new booklet by the Eastern Gas and Fuel Assn. They are grouped by tribal names Senecas Mingos Delawares and Cherokees and shown in nature study crafts sports and worship. The camp added archery rifle canoeing boxing wrestling tennis baseball and a nature museum with plants insects and minerals. An entire page features Indian headdress war clubs and drums from camp craft work. The roster lists 697 white children who attended the four two week sessions.
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Eastern Gas
Wharton No. 1
Boone County
Beards Fork
Page Mines
Fayette County
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Helen
Stotesbury
Eccles
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Reward Money Tops $700 For Missing Girls
The missing Egeria girls may be found dead or alive with a reward rising to 700 dollars. Rich mond Cleaners owner Jess Richmond added 500 dollars to the fund for Steve Agee’s six and eight year old daughters missing since November 1. Sheriff John C. Ward said the search will continue and volunteers meet daily with Deputy Mason Farley at the Egeria Post Office to cover unsearched sections.
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Jess Richmond
Richmond Cleaners
Beckley
Richmond
Steve Agee
New York
John C. Ward
Mason Farley
Egeria
Farley
Collision Costs 150 in Two Car Crash at Brooks Street
A two vehicle collision at 10 15 p m Wednesday on 6 and Brooks Streets East Beckley caused about 150 in damage. Drivers were Lorraine Seay 28 of 114 Degans Ave East Beckley and James E Williams 21 of East Gulf. One car struck a parked vehicle owned by Rev R L Petty of Lewisburg. Williams drove a car owned by Lewis Early of East Gulf.
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Brooks Streets
East Beckley
Lorraine Seay
Degans Ave
James E. Williams
East Gulf
Returned to Fayette for prosecution on auto larceny warrant
Norman Clark and Glen Morgan were returned to Fayette County Monday to face a warrant charging auto larceny. Clark was arrested at 9:55 a.m. yesterday by Beckley state police and jailed in Raleigh County.
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Norman Clark
Glen Morgan
Fayette County
Clark
Beckley State Police
Raleigh
Camp Thomas E Light Foot and Carver Camp Attendance
Report notes two week assembly at Camp Thomas E Light Foot and Washington Carver in West Virginia, with 93 African American children in attendance during the program.
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Thomas E. Lightfoot
Washington Carver
West Virginia
Scott Freed on Bond On Wounding Charge
James W. Scott of Beckley was released on a $1,000 bond after turning himself in to Beckley police and waiving a preliminary hearing on a malicious wounding charge. Albert English, stabbed at East Beckley, is reported in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
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James W. Scott
Antonio Ave
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Scott
J. P. Meadows
Albert English
East Beckley
English
Raleigh General Hospital
District Fire Towers Partly Closed By District Forester
District Forester Carl Lucas announced the operation of District 4 fire towers will be partly closed on Monday with remaining towers shutting today. Nineteen towers were manned in late October as leaves fell and grounds became wet, Lucas said.
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District 4
Carl Lucas
Lucas
Promotions for Six Guard Members Set for Dec. First
National Guard Headquarters Company announces promotions effective December 1. Six men advance from Private to Private First Class: Michael Coponiti Melvin C Maples Charles T McManamay John H Simmons Billy Watson Jr Robert L Wiseman, all based in Beckley.
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National Guard
Gilmer C. Smith
Michael Coponiti
Melvin C. Maples
Charles T. McManamay
John H. Simmons
Billy Watson Jr
Robert L. Wiseman
Beckley
Happy Is The Day When Backache Goes Away
Nagging backache and low energy may signal slow kidney function reduced by stress. Minor bladder irritation or diet can trigger getting up nights and frequent passages. Don’t ignore kidney trouble try Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to flush waste from kidney tubes.
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Dean
Doan
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