Preliminary Sketches For Beckley Federal Court Facility
Developments in converting the Beckley Post Office into a Federal Court facility show a plan to use the building for that purpose. Representative Slack reports preliminary architectural sketches are being prepared for review by the General Services Administration. GSA plans call for a West Virginia architect to finalize drawings and specifications. The effort follows Raleigh County Bar Association work and a D C meeting with GSA representatives. Judge Field has aided in securing local squatters for the court. Plans include seating for the U S Attorney and Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Post Office
John M. Slack Jr
DW. Va
General Services Administration
GSA
Virginia
Raleigh County Bar Association
Washington, D. C
U. S
John A. Field Jr
E. S
Ex-Skid Row Derelict Celebrates Decision By Hosting Dinner
Harry Hudson a 55 year old former Beckley Mabscott resident now in Bur bank California celebrated his decision by buying 60 pounds of beef for 450 homeless men at the Union Rescue Mission Los Angeles noonday meal. He recalls the downcast faces of the unemployed and hopes the gesture will inspire others to rise from their darkest days. Hudson left Raleigh County five years ago and is related to Jess Rogers and Mrs Lena Holdren and Mrs Kate Rogers of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley and
Mabscott
Burbank
Calif
Harry Hudson
Union Rescue Mission
Los Angeles
Mission
Hudson
Raleigh County
Jess Rogers
Lena Holdren
Kate,Rogers
Beckley
160 X Rayed In September
One hundred sixty persons were X-rayed by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association during September. Included were 42 in contact with tuberculosis and five ex-patients. Results: Negative 151. active 1. far advanced inactive 1. minimal inactive 3. minimal questionable active 1. primary inactive 1. silicosis 1. enlarged heart shadow 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. C. Lewis
Helen PTA Elects Officers At Elementary School
Mrs. Helen Wood will serve as president of the Helen Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association after a Tuesday election. Other officers named include Mrs. Edith Poore as vice president and Principal E. W. Meadows as treasurer. Homeroom chairmen were chosen for each grade pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wood
Helen Elementary School
Edith Poore
E. W. Meadows
Charles Lester
Eddie Lewis
James Hicks
S. P. Meadows
Pew Organization
Cancer Group OKs Memorial Hospital Approval
The Beckley Memorial Hospital, one of four in the Miners Memorial Hospital Association approved by the American College of Surgeons for cancer consultation and treatment, joins facilities at Man and Williamson WV and Harlan KY. Approval signifies capability to examine diagnose and treat cancer patients. Jean Need came from John Newdorp, medical administrator, Washington offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Miners Memorial Hospital Association
American College of Surgeons
Man and Williamson
West Virginia
Harlan
Jeaaneeennee
John Newdorp
Association
Washington
Child Hospitalized After Pin Lodged in Throat
Two year old Joan Ellen Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Davis of Ewart Avenue was treated at Beckley Hospital and held overnight for throat X rays. A chinqua pin lodged in the child's throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Ellen Davis
Herman Davis
Ewart Avenue
Beckley Hospital
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
New healing substance Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction alongside gentle pain relief, with patients saying piles have ceased to be a problem. Available as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Boy and father trap baby rattlesnake near strip mine
Donald Meadows and his father Andrew display a footlong rattlesnake found by a strip mine while children play near the woods. The snake struck at Donald’s uncle Wayne McKinney, barely missing him. the snake is described as yellowish green with a bee like rattle. Donald’s family notes the venom is deadly but they do not advise keeping such a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Donald Meadows
Andrew Meadows
Donald
Wayne McKinney
Wayne
Christmas Seal Sale Campaign To Begin Nov 14
Plans are under way for the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association Christmas Seal campaign led by publicity chair Miss Topsy O'Dell. The drive funds the county TB control program and aims to ensure a healthy safe area, with voluntary purchases aiding in prevention and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Topsy O'Dell
Miss O'Dell
Primary Block Aired For PTA
Miss Boots Dilley Raleigh County School supervisor addressed Maxwell Hill PTA at its first meeting of the year. The discussion covered the primary block with eight divisions paced to students’ growth. NEW OFFICERS elected Tony Gonzales president Don Darlington vice president Mrs Earl Fotos secretary and Mrs R T Artman treasurer. A playground committee was appointed and two new teachers, Mrs Wayne Pettry and Robert Kessee, were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boots Dilley
Raleigh County
Maxwell Hill
Parent-Teacher Association
Tony Gonzales
Don Darlington
Earl Fotos
R. T. Artman
E. D. Snuffer
Okey Hager
Don Houchins
Jack Hurley
Wayne Pettry
Robert Kessee
Bluefield Alumni Group Plans Meeting
Mrs Cora Brown and Mrs Laura Watkins will co host the Raleigh County Chapter meeting of the Bluefield State Alumni Association at 771 S Fayette St. at 7 p.m. Saturday. M E English is president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Brown
Laura Watkins
Raleigh County
Bluefield State Alumni Association
Carnival Plans Set For PTA Meeting
Plans for a Halloween carnival will be formulated at 7 p.m. Tuesday when East Park Elementary School Parent Teacher Association members meet at the school. Committees will be appointed for the year. Mrs. Sam Motley, president, has urged all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Park
Sam Motley
Mobile X Ray Unit to Visit Beckley This Week
Raleigh Countians are reminded by Mrs Lewis that the mobile X ray unit of the West Virginia Health Department will be in Beckley Tuesday through Friday. The unit will park in front of the Memorial Building on South Kanawha Street with hours listed as Tuesday 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm, Wednesday 9 am to noon and 7 pm to 9 pm, Thursday 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Lewis
The
County Tuberculosis and Health Association
West Virginia
County Group Selected To Present Program For Primary Teachers
A Raleigh County committee of teachers and supervisors will present a program for primary teachers at the West Virginia Education Association Convention in Charleston on October 13-14. Elementary Supervisor Miss Boots Dilley will chair, with shows on science experiences, demonstrations of units and materials, and sources for free and inexpensive materials at Calvary Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday. The group aims to renew classroom science with a sound basic understanding. Miss Dilley, a six year Raleigh County veteran now supervising grades one through four, leads Miss Mary Abbott, Mrs. Louise Leary, and Miss Mona Wood on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia Education Association
Charleston
Boots Dilley
Calvary Baptist Church
Miss Dilley
Raleigh
Mary Abbott
Hollywood
Louise Leary
Lincoln Elementary
Mona Wood
Lincoln
PTA Launches Member Drive
The Rhodell Elementary School PTA begins a membership drive this month with committees organized to canvass town sections including Francis Addition and Tommy Creek. Membership is set at $1 per family. A Halloween masquerade with prizes for costumes is planned for the next meeting, Oct 27, with a refreshment committee listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell Elementary School
Francis Addition
Joe Cadie
Lilly Row
Amigo Station
Clyde Murphy
Vernon Canterbury
Rethel Kincaid
Charles Farruggia
Carl Vass
Alex Hubert
Tommy Creek
Jack Rose
Blaine Porter
Charles Maynard
Tommy Creek Hollow
Alliefair Johns
Charles Lockard
Lacy Meadows
Joyce Stanley
Orlie McKinney
Lockard
Farruggia
Kincaid
Johns
Fifteen Men Enlist for Army at Beckley Station
Fifteen men enlisted in the Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Wednesday. They include Ronnie Terry Tincher of Aflex Kentucky and Lawrence Samuel Johnson of Charleston, both assigned to Regular Army, with others listed from Welch, Troutdale, Crow, Elkview, Lewisburg, Beaver, Canada, Hugheston, Kaeger, Maxie and Europe, all to begin basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
Ronnie Terry Tincher
Corbett Tincher
Aflex
Regular Army
Lawrence Samuel Johnson
L. S. Johnson
Piedmont Rd
Charleston
Airborne
James Monroe Hall
Nancy M. Hall
Troutdale
U. S. Army
Dolph Cantrell
Elizabeth Cantrell
Welch
George Frederick Ward
Granville Ward
Lando Mines
Roger C. Underwood
Charlie Underwood
Crow
Larry Joe Bradley
John L. Bradley
Herma Lillian Keys
Elkview
Robert Joseph Lewis
Lewisburg
Fort Belvoir
Robert Lacy Cook
Kenneth G. Cook
Beaver
Landon Curtis Justice
Monroe Justice
Canada
Robert Edward Stepp
Adrew Zack Stepp
New Richmond
Robert Lee Bench
Frank J. Bench
Hugheston
Europe
Charles Luther Kennedy
George Kennedy
Kaeger
James Clyde Prater
Bill Prater
Maxie
Scotty Lark Christian
Mrs
Dewey Christian
Fort Knox
Half Of Grand Jury Reports Eight Summoned For Panel
Raleigh County Grand Jury called to complete the panel for the October term. Eight summoned this morning by special commissioners, with names including Robert L. Chambers Beckley and others from Beckley Eunice and Crab Orchard. Petit jurors listed to appear October 10, totaling about 90. Judge Macrees instructed jurors to determine if a crime occurred, not to try cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Specia
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Robert L. Chambers
Beckley
M. P. Morris
Eunice
D. W. Kinzer
Dry Hill
Walton Riffe
Crab Orchard
R. E. Paice
John Kushner
Raleigh Heights
Russell Parsons
M. A. Johnson
R. J. Lucas Jr
Rmi
Ambrosiani
Raymond Allen
R.L. Allen
James P. Bland
Wade H. Bailey
E. Lauren Bigger
Carl N. Clark
Carl F. Cole
Gilbert R. Dew
W. L. Duxberry
E. Daniel
B. H. Ellisson
W. I. Ennis
Robert Elmore
William F. Epling
Dollars for Dems Drive Gains Support in Neighborhoods
Early canvassing reports from workers indicate strong response to the Dollars for Democrats drive chaired by C. L. Walker. The slogan is Put the unemployed to work, give $1 and vote Democratic. Each worker will carry a small red white and blue booklet to identify them, and each contributor will receive a receipt with their full name and contributed amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Walker
Walker
Mills Ask Jury Verdict Be Set Aside
Judge Norman Knapp in Raleigh County Circuit Court took under advisement a motion by George O. and Tessie Mills to set aside a jury verdict. The jury awarded Mills $26,500 for property at South Oakwood Avenue and Neville Street used for relocation of State Route 16. The site had been leased as a filling station. Cross suits by Carl Hatcher against Bill and Mabel Nicely were dismissed on joint motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O
Tessie Mills
State Road Commission
Norman Knapp
Raleigh County
Mills
South Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Carl Hatcher
Bill
Mabel Nicely
Auto Victim's Suit Under Way In Raleigh Court
Witnesses for William F. Smith Jr of Stamford testified in Raleigh County Circuit Court as the auto collision suit of John Douglas Metro and his mother Anna Metro of Kilsyth moved toward a noon recess. The March 19 wreck on a hill near Prosperity left Metro with a broken leg and other injuries. The Metros seek damages from the Smith car collision in snowy weather that forced Metro to push a stalled vehicle. Ned Ragland represents Mrs. Metro and her son. Fletcher Mann defends Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Smith ,Jr
Stamford
Raleigh County
John Douglas Metro
Anna Metro
Kilsyth
John
Prosperity
Metro
Beckley
Bradley
Smith
Ned Ragland
Fletcher Mann
Colcord Men Jailed on Break-in Charges
Two Colcord men were booked at the Raleigh County Jail at 9 30 a m today on charges of breaking and entering. Arrested by Whitesville State Police and a deputy sheriff were Buggie Dean Pettry and Raymond Edward Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Whitesville
Buggie
Dean Pettry
Raymond Edward Thompson
Deaths and Funerals in Oak Hill and Oakvale
Funeral arrangements are announced for Mrs Clara Mazel Redman 52 of Oak Hill who died at Oak Hill Hospital after a long illness. Surviving include husband William Henry Redman and many relatives across Oak Hill Olcott Lick Fork and Toledo. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial Maple Meadow. John E Fulcher 74 of Oakvale dies after a stroke. Services at Goodwins Chapel with Rev Leonard Repass. burial Hill Cemetery Oakvale. Survivors include wife Martha Lutthin Fulcher two sons Edward and Albert and three daughters Ruth Margaret Loretta. brothers Corbit Ben and sisters Martha T H Riddle and others. Funeral at Goodwins Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Mazel Redman
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
William Henry Redman
Blanche Selva Tyler
Olcott
Bernard
Charles Gibson
Lick Fork
Carl Gibson
Toledo
Ohio
Dennis
Roserena Hickman
Grethel Redman
Frances Bragg
Pauline Brown
Summersville
Tyree Funeral Home
John E. Fulcher
Oakvale
Goodwins Chapel
Leonard Repass
Hill Cemetery
Fulcher
Princeton
Floyd
Martha Lutthin Fulcher
Edward
Ronceverte
Albert Fulcher
Ruth Staten
Cleveland
Margaret Wiley
Jersey City
N. J
Loretta Brown
Pensacola
Fla
Corbit of
Beckley
Ben Fulcher
Martha Brinkley
T. H. Riddle
Elliston
Johnson 65 dies after long illness in Beckley hospital
Russell Fletcher Johnson 65 of Calloway Heights died at 6 30 am today in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. A retired mine foreman for The New River Co with 37 years of service he retired in 1954 due to ill health. Born June 13 1895 in Marion County Florida he was a son of the late Sidney and Minnie Bolton Johnson. Survived by wife Mary Fink Johnson three sons Luther Harrisonburg VA William S Calloway Heights and Russell F Jr at home five daughters Nina McManus Beckley Martha White Kendallville Ind Mary Lou Blankenship Calloway Heights Eva Sue and Dana Kaye at home two brothers Howard Lake Wales Fla and Fred Plant City Fla eight grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Fletcher Johnson
Calloway Heights
Beckley
New River Co
Marion County
Fla
Sidney
Minnie Bolton Johnson
Mary Fink Johnson
Luther
Harrisonburg
William S
Russell F. Jr
Nina McManus
Martha White
Kendallville
Ind
Mary Lou Blankenship
Eva Sue
Dana Kaye
Howard
Lake Wales
Fred
Plant City
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral Rites Set For Fred Miller In Dearborn
Funeral services for Fred Miller aged 35 of Dearborn Michigan, formerly of Sophia, were planned for 4 p m today at the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel following his death Friday night after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller
Dearborn
Mich
Sophia
Melvin A Walker dies at 61 in Newport News hospital
Melvin A Walker aged 61 from Newport News Virginia died at 10 30 p m Sunday in a local hospital according to obituary notices filed today.
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Blue Jay Lumber Co
Blue Jay
Peterstown
Karl
Kermit
Pauline Okes
Okes
Helen Pta
Cancer
Okehs Memorial Hospital
PTA
Bluefield
Ichmon Cleaners
Dewey Bone
Dry Creek
Raleigh General Hospital
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Bulova
Wooddell’s Jewelry Store Inc
Main Street
Court House
Howell Kinder
Bolt
Nellie Lilly
Rhodell
Ben ‘Meadows
Daniels
Howard Massey
Ghent
D. J. Robinette
Surveyor
Harry Stump
Lesisie Thompson
William Thompson
Harper
S. C.wood Jr
Slab Fork
Colcord
B&e
Clara M. Redman
Alfred Pittman
Maple Meadow
Russell F. Johnson
Melvin A. Walker
Newport News
Mr. West
Tomchin Furniture Company
Mullens, W. Va
Chicago
Louisville
East Air Lines
Silver Falcon
Piedmont Airlines
Clifford
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