Draft Call 96 Men to Report in October
96 men will be called by Selective Service Board No. 18 during October, per Miss Alma Smith. Mrs. T. C. Moorefield of the Raleigh County Red Cross underscored the need for service members’ families to have military addresses on hand. Delays arise if documents are missing. arrivals will undergo processing for physicals, shots, and records, with 3-5 days typical, and advance appointments required at training centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No
Alma Smith
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Moorefield
Beckley Welcomes Imperial Lounge Furniture Factory
Imperial Lounge, Inc. begins operations on South Oakwood Avenue in Beckley producing upholstered living room suites. C. T. Harvey leads the firm with W. O. Garrison as vice president and J. E. Garrison as secretary treasurer. Eight workers now, plans to reach twenty with goal of thirty two piece suites daily. frames to be sourced from Bower Frame Co. and later built in West Virginia. Outside pattern staff from High Point, North Carolina, and a local upholstering school planned to train new hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Imperial Lounge, Inc
Oakwood Avenue
Ramey-Nash Co
C. T. Harvey
W. O. Garrison
J. E. Garrison
Garrison Brothers
Neville Street
Harvey
T.harvey Construction Co
Bower Frame Co
Wakefield
N. C
West Virginia
North Carolina
Garrison
Grady Allen
High Point
Paul Hall
Rod Nalley
Hall
Carsons Inc
Restomatic Lounge Co
Nalley
Pell City Chair Co
High Point Companies
Press Club Opening Set for October 29 in Beckley
Beckley officials announce the official opening of the newly formed Beckley Press Club for October 29 with the El Toro Room at Beckley-Winn Hotel as headquarters. A decorating crew will furnish the club by October 23. There are 32 charter members from press radio and TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Press Club
George Springer
House Committee
Beckley - Winn
el Toro
E. J. Hodel
Herbert Buckley
Springer
Gene Morehouse
House
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Jack Mann
Beckley
Mann
Inez O’brien
WWNR
Lina MacFarland
Raleigh Register Women's de
Driver Fined On Guilty Plea
John Davis Redd Jr of East Gulf was fined 10 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty in Beckley Police Court to failing to yield the right of way. Bonds totaling 278 dollars were forfeited. Aubrey Goodall forfeited 106.50 dollars on drunken driving, Jerry Rice forfeited 32 dollars for being drunk and fighting, Ernest L. Sanders forfeited 15 dollars for fighting, and six others charged with drunkenness forfeited 109.50 dollars combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis Redd Jr
East Gulf
Beckley
Edward Stansbury
Aubrey Goodall
Antonio Ave
Jerry Rice
MacArthur
Ernest L. Sanders
Valley Dr
Area Youths Injured in Separate Incidents
Two area youths were treated at Beckley Hospital on Thursday for injuries from separate accidents. Daniel Quesenberry, 12, of 103 Tolley Drive, suffered a left shoulder injury while practicing football. Ronald Buchannon, 15, of Crab Orchard, injured his left side after falling from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Daniel Quesenberry
Robert Quesenberry
Tolley Dr
Ronald Buchannon
Robert Buchannon
Wreck victim awarded fourteen thousand five hundred dollars
William R. Branson of 103 Catlett Sr. won a $14,500 jury verdict in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Lewis Chevrolet Co. as defendant, after a Sept. 1, 1960 rear collision on South Fayette Street. He sought $40,000 for medical expenses and pain and suffering. Contributory negligence was argued by Floyd Sayre for Lewis, with Judge Norman Knapp instructing on liability and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Branson
Catlett Sr
Raleigh
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Automobile Agency
G. Berk Lynch
James M. Henderson
Branson
Lewis
South Fayette Street
Beaver Avenue
Floyd Sayre
Norman Knapp
Lynch
Hell
Sayre
Robert
Harry Hambrick
Thomas
Hambrick
Catlett Street
Henderson
Knapp
Prospects Dim at Bald Knob Ski Slopes Ghent
Bald Knob Ski Slopes at Ghent face lease termination for 58 acres after failure to pay Aug 1 rent. The company plans to settle at a Oct 24 stockholders meeting led by A. David Abrams. Owner Robert Vines may accept a late $666 payment if a tourism project with Natural Resources and Interstate Construction progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
State Department of Natural Resources
Interstate Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Huffs Knob
Bald ‘Knob
Charles Hodel
Natural Resources
Warden Lane
Tater Hills
Lane
Hodel
Grandview State Park
New River Gorge
Hawk’s Nest
Bald Knob Corporation
Travelers Attracted To Saturday Field Day
Members of the Travelers 4-H Club of Crab Orchard Elementary School will participate in a Field Day Saturday at the Raleigh County 4-H Camp for all county 4-H'ers. The club voted to join the event, which will feature various contests. Members bring their own lunch. soft drinks will be provided. Donna Reed was elected president for 1961 62 along with officers Connie Riffe Blanch Childs Vickie Lamb Bobby Lane Jane Riffe Jimmy Bonham and Mary Buckland. Sponsors are Ben Horton and Mrs Sadie Wonder. Initiation is planned for five new members after the skating party Oct 30 listing new members Dreama Adkins Johnny Sue Cole Nancy Reed Nancy Buckland Malinda Lindsey Myrna Walker Harry Church Bertha Smith Brenda Waddell Diana Green Marceline Cassity Jeffrey Herr Robert Milann Bonnie Brown Edward Tolbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Elementary
Raleigh County
Donna Reed
Connie Riffe
Blanch Childs
Vickie Lamb
Bobby Lane
Jane Riffe
Jimmy Bonham
Mary Buckland
Ben Horton
Sadie Wonder
Dreama Adkins
Johnny Sue I Cole
Nancy Reed
Nancy Buckland
Malinda Lindsey
Myrna Walker
Harry Church
Bertha ‘Smith
Brenda
IUMW District Supports Museum Effort in Stotesbury
Mrs. Sam Leslie treasurer of the Stotesbury Improvement Committee announces United Mine Workers of America District 29 will back establishing Stotesbury as the nation’s first restored coal mining museum. George Titler district president donated and will help gather mining machinery and equipment for the museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Leslie
Stotesbury
Fractured Skull Kills Sarver Child
The year old son of a Crab Orchard couple was found dead in his bed in Charleston Kanawha County. Coroner ruled death from a fractured skull after a fall from a dining room chair about 10 am. Parents called police at 10:15 pm after reporting the death and delaying medical aid. Autopsy to determine exact cause was ordered. The family had moved from Crab Orchard seven years ago and the child was living with William and Mrs. Sarver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Steven Ronald Sarver
William Sarver
Elm Ave
Bownemont
Charleston
South Charleston
Sarvers Hare
Dewey Craft
Cunnaingham Funeral Home
Goff P. Lilly
Lilly
Charleston General Hospital
Sarver
W. H. Sarver
County Bands Invited To Play At Concord College
Raleigh County high school bands Shady Spring and Trap Hill will attend Concord College for its second annual band Saturday before the Concord versus Fairmont State football game. The 9 30 a m program offers show or drill, with a judge providing constructive criticism but no competition. All bands meet at the stadium at 11 a m for mass band practice and halftime performances. Each band will parade and perform selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Concord College
Concord
Fairmont State
A. Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Woodrow Wilson DECA to attend statewide meeting
Newly elected Woodrow Wilson High School DECA officers and sponsor Mrs. Jarrell will attend a Huntington organizational meeting at Marshall University to affiliate with the national DECA group. Thirty students form the local chapter. projects include homecoming parade, clothing drive, a community tourist survey, and state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Distributive Education Club
Huntington
Marshall University
Willa Karnes
Woodrow Club
Betty Jarrel
Jarrell
DECA
Woodrow Wilson
Linda Martin
Linda Mays
John R. Pack
M. G. Jarrell
Donnie Legg
Brenda West
Sara Hoskins
Church of God Signs Contract For Building Project
The First Church of God at 410 S Oakwood Ave will begin a $38,000 building project Monday. Mullins Construction Co. of Oak Hill won the contract for remodeling the present structure with brick veneer and a three story brick Educational Building behind the church, 30 by 50 feet, to add Sunday school space office space and a family room on the first floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of God
S. Oakwood Ave
C. P. Conley
Mullins Construction Co
Oak Hill
Guilty Pleas Heard In Criminal Court
Guilty pleas to forgery and attempted felony were heard in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Bill O Neal and Fabian Simmons of Cranberry were ordered to return November 16 for judgment on the theft of a lawn mower from Ottie Gregg of Prosperity. James Hilton Jr. pleaded guilty to forging a fifty dollar check at S and S General Store Beaver and is to be sentenced November 16. The three men were released on their present bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Bill Richard O’neal
Fabian Larry Simmons
Cranberry
Ottie Orval Gregg
Prosperity
Harry L. McCreery
James Wesley Hilton Jr
Hilton
Beaver
Miner Injured In Fall At Marion Coal Co Mine
Billy Harrah aged 36 of Bibb Avenue East Beckley is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital with a back injury from a fall at the Marion Coal Co mine Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Harrah
Bibb Ave
East Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Marion Coal Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Press Club
Partment
Charles Goddard
Woay-Tv
Bob Blankenship
Beckley Post-Herald
Iumw Dist
David Abrams
Distributive Eduucation Clubs of America
Church of God
LOE
CE &S
Floor Furna G
Miner
John W. Eye
Genith O
Sunshine
Zenith
John W. Eye Co
W. Neville St
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