Mayor A K Minter Jr Returns From Marine Service
City mayor hosts a family reunion after Lt. A K Minter Jr completes two years in the U S Marine Corps. He spent time in Korea Japan Okinawa and the United States with a regimental football team posting 5 wins 2 ties. His discharge is set for December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Minter
U. S. Marine Corp
A. K. Minter Jr
Emmett Pugh III
Mayor Minter
Lex Pugh
FE. S. Pugh Jr
Minter
Beatrice Naysmith
Beatrice Naysmith, Mrs. Minter’s Mother; and Lt. Minter
Woodrow Wilson High School
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
United States
New River
Piedmont adds flights at Beckley Memorial Airport
Passenger 10 111 will board a Piedmont Airliner at Raleigh County Memorial Airport on Thursday as 11 daily flights resume after repairs. Since July 1952 Piedmont averaged about nine passengers daily from Beckley area with a high of 558 in June and a low of 99 in January 1953. New services include direct Washington DC flights at 1 10 PM and Cincinnati morning service at 8 30 AM with returns from DC at 4 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Memorial Airport
Raleigh County
Columbus
Ohio
Beckley
Charles Fields
Fields
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
Beckley official addresses two year ice problem at H Street corner
Mayor A K Minter visited East Beckley to inspect 275 feet of ice forming on H Street from water discharging from Richmond Cleaners and Laundry Co and an unconnected drain. Mrs Myrtille Hall, who paid 945 for street paving, reports recurring road blockage and unsafe conditions since then. Her late husband had complained without satisfaction to the laundry owner Jess Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. K. Minter
H St
Curtis St
East Beckley
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry Co
Minter
Myrtille Hall
H. St
Hall
Jess Richmond
Seal Fund Reaches Third of Goal in Rayleigh County
The Christmas Seals drive in Rayleigh County has reached about one third of its $10,000 target with $3,100 raised so far. Executive director Mrs. C. C. Sanders seeks more volunteers to aid the fund drive. She notes support from National Tuberculosis Association president Edward T. Fagan and letters from George Meany and Walter P. Reuther urging unions to back the effort to wipe out tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayleigh
C. C., Sanders
TB and Health Association
Farm Women Meet At Dry Hill Club Session
Mrs Noel Thurman spoke on Using Color in Home Furnishing at the Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club meeting held at Mrs Pearl Mead’s home with Mrs Roy S Coe directing the devotional. Miss Marion Essary demonstrated carpet and wallpaper samples. New officers elected include Annie Zukowski president Tina Miller vice president Frances Goins treasurer Faye Lively secretary Mary Nichols reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Thurman
Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club
Pearl Mead
Roy S. Coe
Marion Essary
Annie Zukowski
Tina Miller
Frances Goins
Faye Lively
Mary Nichols
Matherly, 55, Shady Spring Coal Miner Dies
Orley C Matherly of Shady Spring aged 55 died in a local hospital at 6 30 p m Tuesday after a lengthy illness He was born May 9 1900 at Flat Top son of Eura Matherly Daniels and the late James Matthew Matherly A disabled coal miner and member of United Mine Workers Local 6003 Lillybrook he last worked for Lillybrook Coal Co A World War I veteran and member of Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church Survivors include his wife Etta Marie Meadows two daughters Lois Marie and Linda Sue Matherly both at home three sons Orley Jr Elbert and Chester all of Shady Spring six sisters Clare Meadows Utaville S C Grace Deck Cincinnati O Sylvia Meadows Daniels Goldie Phillips Beckley Bernice Bottomly Beaver Ruth Lilly Daniels three brothers Eugene Daniels Opie Daniels and Virgil Daniels Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church with Rev S B Smith and Rev Oscar Lilly officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Park body to be removed from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the residence at 3 pm today}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orley Carl Matherly
Shady Spring
Flat Top
Eura Matherly
Daniels
James Matthew Matherly
United Mine Workers of America
Lillybrook
Lillybrook Coal, Co
Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church
Etta Marie Meadows
Lois Marie Matherly
Linda Sue Matherly
Orley Jr
Elbert
Chester
Clare Meadows
Utaville
S. C
Grace Deck
Cincinnati
Sylvia Meadows
Goldie Phillips
Beckley
Bernice Bottomly
Beaver
Ruth Lilly
Eugene Matherly
Opie Matherly
Coal City
Virgil Matherly
S. B. Smith
Oscar Lilly
Sunset Memorial Park
Quesenberry and Webb
Eddie Chavez Triumphs In Early 1955 Boxing Run
San Jose light weight Eddie Chavez opened 1955 with five straight victories before a sixth round knockout by Cisco Andrade. The bout added drama to Chavez’s promising rise in the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Chavez
San Jose
Cisco Andrade
West Virginia Epic Drama Heads Toward Outdoor Theatre
West Virginia Epic Drama Board plans to finalize land purchase for an outdoor theatre near Beckley by December 27. Kermit A. Locke elected president with a 20 member board. site near Harper Road off the Turnpike eyed, Beaver Coal Corp. land may be sold or leased. Dr. Kermit Hunter to write and help stage the production. project tied to 1963 state centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Kermit A. Locke
Locke
J. E. Otto
Julian Williams
William Shanklin
Beckley
Raleigh County Bar Assn
Waldo LaFon
Hulett C. Smith
Charles Hodel
Harper Road
West Virginia Turnpike
Beaver Coal Corp
Philadelphia
Drama Association
Mountain
Kermit Hunter
West
Hunter
Beckley Woman's Club
Sophia Police Crackdown Slashes Traffic Violations
Sophia reports 138 warning tickets and 11 arrests in July under Chief Clifford Roberts. The program shifted from warnings to fines, cutting violations to 3 so far this month. From July to October, 47 violators arrested, two hit and run cases, two wrecks, with 6000 daily motorists. Roberts works about 120 hours monthly, varying patrols to avoid predictability. He questions wrecked cars with worn windshield stickers and tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Steve Sokola
Clifford Roberts
Chief Roberts
Sophia Streets
Roberts
Archery Club to Meet for Howard Hill Film Show
Beckley Archery Club will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday to view a hunting movie by Howard Hill at the Beckley Manufacturing Corp. building. The gathering will discuss archery plans and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hill
Beckley Archery Club
Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arbuckle's Confectioners
Seal Fund
Fagan
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Walter P. Reuther
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Beckley Industrial Saving & Loan CO
Main Street
D. C. Matherly
This
Zenith TV
Zenith
John W. Eye
W. Neville ST
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Bill Shannon
R. L. Shannon
Mabscott
Gene Shappo
Steve Shappo
Valley Home Addition
Shannon
First Christian Church
Bibb
Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Wiedemann’s
Wiedemann
The
Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co., Newsert
ST. Nick
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