Seventeen Area Men Enlist For Armed Forces
Beckley area men enlist in Army Navy and Air Force with twelve joining for four years. Names include Howard Helton Eugene Schuman Roy Patrick Marvin White nack Archer Hicks plus seven Bluefield air force recruits and five regular army enlistees sent to Fort Knox Third Armored Division for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Naval Reserve
W. E. Bartlett
U.S. Navy
Peenerest Air
HeckKiey
Howard R. Helton
Mt. Hope
Eugene D. Schuman
Eccles
Teleman
Roy E. Patrick
Besoco
Marvin Whitenack
Lester
Commissaryman
Bartlett
Arley L. Hicks
Lockbridge
Hicks
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Wyatte J. Gay
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Allen
Regular Army
Third Armored Division
Fort Knox
Beckley Issues 37 Building Permits
Thirty seven permits were issued in September totaling 133 200 according to City Recorder William P Larew August receipts were 33 200 lower per Larews office records. Two new signs were placed in Beckley one by May Office Service and another by Beckley Poster Advertising Co. at S Kanawha Street and Bostic Avenue. Of the 37 permits 24 were for new dwellings valued at 116 000. Six permits for home remodeling totaled 7 400. Two permits for business buildings cost 6 500. Three garages were planned with permits totaling 3 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Larew
Larew
May
McCreery Street
Beckley Poster Advertising Co
S. Kanawha Street
Bostic
Assault Charge Jails Brothers
Three Ameagle brothers Louis Charles and William Ellis were jailed in Raleigh County on assault and battery charges. They allegedly beat Bill Linton of Ameagle last May after prior arrests and bond issues. A court order led to their rearrest by Sheriff Okey Mills. A Mabscott juvenile was also arrested for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameagle
Raleigh
Louis
Charles
William Ellis
Bill Linton
W. A. Riffe
Okey Mills
Mabscott Hill
Sophia PTA Plans to Buy Piano for Elementary School
The Sophia Elementary School PTA aims to raise funds for a new piano and discussed a bond amendment during a Monday meeting led by Principal Norval Cooke. New officers were sworn in: Jack Martin president, Vernon Lawson vice president, Myrza Williams secretary, Lenore McPherson treasurer. The next PTA meeting is set for Oct 30. A building permit was issued to M M Epstein for a two car frame garage at 1014 Woodlawn Avenue, estimated $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
I'ncipal Norval Cooke
Jack Martin
Vernon Lawson
Myrza Williams
Lenore McPherson
Sophia Pta
M. M. Epstein
Woodlawn Avenue
William P. Laren
Stoots Charged After Fayetteville Collision
William Stoots of Fayetteville facing charges of hit and run driving driving while intoxicated and driving without a license after his car hit another on South Oakwood Avenue near Beckley Hospital around 7 pm. About $250 damage reported. Everett Shrewsbury of Beckley drove the other auto. No injuries. Stoots to appear before Judge Anthony Sparacino in City Police Court tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stoots
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Stoots
S. Oakwood Avenue
Beckley Hospital
Everett Shrewsbury
Beckley
Anthony Sparacino
New Instructor Janie Workman Joins Beckley College Faculty
Miss Janie Workman of Huntington joins Beckley College as English and business law instructor. She holds a B.S. in education from Ohio State, an M.Ed. from Northwestern, and a lifetime WV teaching certificate. She will live with her brother Max Workman, VA office staff, in Beckley where she serves as the training officer for disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Workman
Huntington
Beckley College
Miss Workman
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
West Virginia
Beckley
Max Workman
Dexter Avenue
Veteran’s Administration Office
Workman
Police Place 3 Counts Against Jess Collins
Three charges were filed against Jess Collins of Beckley by city police. Collins, with five prior arrests, faces counts of drunkenness trespass and soliciting. He remains in Raleigh County Jail awaiting a court appearance before Judge Anthony Sparacino in Police Court tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Collins
Beckley
Collins
Raleigh
Anthony Sparacino
American Education Week Observance Set
American Education Week at Beckley College will run November 5 to 11 with students and faculty in varied programs. Daily topics include moral and spiritual values on November 5 and the citizen's responsibilities on November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Cranberry PTA Plans Organization Meeting Monday
The Cranberry Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will hold an organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Principal Mason Anderson reports 250 residents attended the recent open house at the new school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry
Mason Anderson
Beckley College to Sponsor All-College Radio Workshop
Beckley College will sponsor an all-college Radio Workshop under the dramatic department for students interested in radio or acting. WCFC will handle the workshop with broadcasts on AM and FM. Arnau ld Fleming, a Beckley graduate, will direct and coach this year's program aiming to start by Nov 1 with about 50 participants and 15 plays of about 30 minutes each on air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
WCFC
Arnauld Fleming
Beckley Man Found Guilty On Assault Charge
Beckley resident Arnett Short faced Magistrate T N Thurman and was found guilty of assault. He was committed to Raleigh County Jail for failing to pay a $5 fine. Cleo Walton of Rhodell waived preliminary hearing on delinquency of a minor and posted a $500 bond for release.
Five Handicapped People Get Jobs in Beckley Area
Five physically handicapped persons have been placed in jobs via the local Employment Security office in three weeks. Lyndell B. Bennett chairs an 11 member “Employ the Physically Handicapped” committee which aims to contact at least four employers each to hire disabled workers. The drive continues in Beckley until Nov. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndell B. Bennett
Bennett
Beckley
Roy I. Smith
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
W. G. Winchell
Dolores Davis
Beckley Newspapers Corp
W. A. Burke
Luke B. Ross
Veterans Administration
D. K. Shroyer
Beckley College
W. R. Witzel
Appalachian Electric Power Co
W. E. Wassum
Greenbrier Dairy Products, Inc
M. L. McSpadden
James P. Painter
Beckley Student Named Officer of WVU Society
Alfred R. Curtis of Beckley has been elected secretary of the West Virginia University student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the school year. Other officers include George B. Flegal Jr of Morgantown president Paul L. Drummond of Clarksburg vice president Maurice A. Wadsworth of Morgantown treasurer and Richard J. Madachy of Huntington sergeant at arms.
Seven Raleigh County Teachers Attend WV Conference Opening
Seven Beckley teachers travel to Jacksons Mill for the West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association Leadership Conference opening tonight. Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Smith lead the opening program with discussions Saturday focusing on Professionalizing Our Profession. The event brings educators from across the state and runs through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association
Jackson’s Mill
A. S. Davenport
Raleigh County Association
O. J. Smith
Nancy Thorne
Bess Kate Snyder
B. W. McClung
Ruth Laren
Mary Scott
Smith
Beckley
Beckley City Council to Pass Drainage Ordinance
The Beckley council meets Tuesday at 7:30 pm in City Hall. Items include buying new firehose for the Fire Department and an ordinance banning taps into drainage pipes with smaller pipes, requiring a permit from City Recorder William P. Laren before any tap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
City Hall
William P. Laren
William H. File
Youth Rally Set Sunday at Sophia Free Will Baptist Church
A youth rally is set for 2 pm Sunday at the Sophia Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. D W French said the featured speaker will be Rev. Luther Wesley of North Carolina. Special singing will be by the Midway Quartet and the Gilliam Quartet of Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
D. W. French
Luther Wesley
North Carolina
Midway Quartet
Gilliam Quartet
Beaver
Raleigh County men listed for Army induction on Oct 26
Nineteen Raleigh County men will be inducted into the Army October 26 with one student delaying due to Bluefield College by law. Names released by Raleigh County Draft Board Clerk Aubrey Smith include Donald Brunswick Pete Meadows James Richardson Jimmy Trump Richard Lovell Joe Rodriguez Clarence Yancy Robert Wood James Treadway Thomas Reid James Ayers James McLanahan Berry Terry Dewey Perry Leevale Willard Johnson Charles Todd Guy Brewer Robert Graham Dewey Ayers James Dilly and Willard Johnson. first group from new board quarters on Prince Street. Floyd Lacy Jackson delays induction until end of current school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Army
Bluefield College
Aubrey Smith
MacArthur
James Robert Treadway
Beaver
Thomas Reid
Skelton
James Erskin Ayers
Route One
Beckley
James William McClanahan
Jessie Dewey Perry
Leevale
Willard Mays Johnson
Stamford
Charles William Todd
Glen Daniels
Guy Brewer
Sophia
Robert Harvey Graham
Dewey Lee Ayers
Dobson
N. C
James Ray Dilly
Dry Creek
Floyd Lacy Jackson
Smith i
Prince Street
POWs Parents May Gain War Claims Benefits
Roy I. Smith of the West Virginia Dept. of Veteran Affairs says a 1950s revision to the War Claims Act removes the dependency rule for POW parent eligibility. Eligible parents may receive a subsistence allowance if the prisoner left no widow or children with first claim. Claims should be filed promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy I. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Beckley Chess Club Seeks New Members
The Beckley Chess Club seeks new members per secretary-treasurer C A McDaniel. Interested players are asked to meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the basement of Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chess Club
C. A. McDaniel
Raleigh General Hospital
Youths Released After Beckley Hospital Falls Injuries
Two youths were released after treatment at Beckley Hospital Wednesday for injuries from falls. Nancy Louise Colderis, 11, of East Beckley, injured her right arm when she fell on glass. Freddie Earl Hill, then continued.
Sophia to Start Sewage Project October Twenty Fifth
Mayor Elgie Ballard announces Sophia will begin its $157,000 sewage disposal system with about five miles of ten inch tile arriving by truck. All supplies and equipment except heavy plant machinery will be trucked in, while the machine setup will be hauled by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Elgie Ballard
Ballard
Student Suffered Right Hand Injury at School
A pupil, ten years old and son of Fred Hill of Helen, IU, sustained an injury to his right hand in a fall while at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hill
Helen
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Paul R. Carroll
Hallie Dc. Bane, Jr
Bluefield
Joseph Harriston
Ashland
Orville J. Payne
Page
Jaes E. Smith
Powellton
Gabardine
Neville St
Opp. Post Office
Logan — Welch
Charleston
Eagle Dispatch
Woodrow Wilson High School
Margaret Sharp
J. E. Sharp
Peggy McNeish
Robert McNeish
Randolph Street
Dorothy Gregory
Mildred Gregory
East Beckley
Cranberry Pta
AEP Ummy
Gualie
St.Joseph Aspirin
Simmons
Cash & Carry
Lawson
Neville
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