Forward Stew Banquet Drives Beckley Child Care Center Appeal
A banquet at Beckley Hotel raised 75307 in pledges toward an 80000 goal for eight unit Beckley Child Care Center. Key supporters included Methodist Temple with a 15000 pledge and Bishop Lloyd Wicke who urged community investment across Beckley hills. Campaign head Hulett Smith and Rev Moorman Parker stressed continued fundraising as workers prepare for Thursday visitation.
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Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Hulett Smith
Moorman Parker
U. S. 21
Cranberry
Methodist Temple
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
Bishop Wicke
Brokers In Opportunity
Parker
Mabscott Resident Dies On Visit In Summers
Mabscott resident C. F. Neubert, 74, died at Lawn in Summers County while visiting his nephew. Born April 2, 1885 in Colton Kentucky, he was married to Willie Lee Flanagan since 1911 and survived by wife, daughter, son, grandchildren, a sister, and a stepson. Funeral services at Mabscott Methodist Church Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery Ridge Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Neubert
Mabscott
Lawn
Summers County
Russell Sarbaugh
Neubert
Colton, Ky
Edward and
Amanda Brickner Neubert
Willie Lee Flanagan
New River Co
Mabscott Methodist Church
Mabscott Methodist Men's Club
United Mine Workers of America
W. W. Withrow
Sophia
Austin Neubert
Carrie Gwinn
Melton Mortuary
Lester Tenney
Jack Thomas
Ridgelawn
Mount Tabor Cemetery
Ben Roebuck
Fred Davis
J. L
Beckley Repaints Intersection Lane Markers Ahead of Winter
City crews repaint traffic lane markers at Beckley intersections several times yearly to guide drivers and improve traffic flow as winter approaches. The fresh paint updates existing markers to maintain visibility and safety on main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lula Jones Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Lula Jones 57 of Midway dies at home after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements remain incomplete and the body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Jones
Midway
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
One Woman Back Home Another Still Missing
A woman returned home after being reported missing in Beckley. Margaret Heath 28 failed to return from Charleston by bus after a funeral. Bennie Simmons remains missing. her husband says she may be en route to Columbus Ohio. Police ask for tips.
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Margaret Heath
Beckley
Charleston
Bennie Simmons
Rhodell
Theodore Simmons
Columbus
Ohio
Recruits Receive Training Assignments at Lackland AFB
Four new recruits were assigned training duties on Monday and Tuesday. David Ray Pauley from Charleston heads to mechanics training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. Charles Nicholas Smith of Charleston will train in air traffic control. James Frank Smith Jeffrey and Frank Kennith Miller from Madison receive separate assignments.
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Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
David Ray Pauley
Charleston
Charles Nicholas Smith
James Frank Smith
Jeffrey
Frank Kennith Miller
Madison
Auto Catches Fire on Barwood Street
Beckley firefighters were called at 7 20 p m Monday to Barwood Street to extinguish an automobile fire. Firemen estimated damage at 25 to a car owned by Wiley H Goff of 111 Bibb Avenue.
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Beckley
Barwood Street
Wiley H. Goff
Bibb Ave
Infant Rites Set On Thursday At Stanaford
Graveside rites in Stanaford will honor the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Berry with services at 10 am Thursday. Survivors include two brothers Sam and Ray two sisters Barbara and Charlotte and grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Berry of Stanaford and Mr and Mrs Morton Hogson of Jumping Branch. The infant died at birth in a local hospital Tuesday afternoon.
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Charlie Berry
Stanaford
Sam
Ray
Barbara
Charolette
Sam Berry
Stamaford
Morton Hogson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parolol
West Virginia 4 H Conference Attendees Named
Four Raleigh Countians will attend the Agricultural Extension Service annual conference at West Virginia University October 12 to 16. They are John J. Flanagan H B Thomas Clarence Wooten and Nancy Boyd. The theme is Our Job in Building a Greater West Virginia with sessions on Developing our Agricultural Potential Improving Homes and Family Living and Building a Great West Virginia University.
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Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Jackson's Mill
John J. Flanagan
H. B. Thomas
Clarence Wooten
Nancy Boyd
West Virginia
Four Enlist In Army At Beckley Station
Four men were enlisted in the United States Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Monday and Tuesday. They will begin basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Floyd Roger Parker of Vienna Larry Randolph Larue of Lackie Richard Delano Laxton of Fanrock and Norman Dell Dess of Blue Pennant are the new inductees.
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United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Floyd Roger Parker
Philip R. Parker
Vienna
Larry Randolph Larue
Hazel Larue
Lackie
Richard Delano Laxton
George A. W. Laxton
Fanrock
Norman Dell Dess
Moncie L. Dess
Rain Douses Threat of Forest Fires After Wednesday Storm
District Forester Carl Lucas says rainfall cooled fire danger in the region. Three fires were reported at Conservation Commission District headquarters Tuesday, but none are burning now. A small blaze between Lanark and Stamford and another at Gatewood in Fayette County were extinguished Tuesday afternoon. Lucas aided in quelling a Russellville fire caused by a train and noted recurring diesel locomotive smoke fires along the Nicholas Fayette Greenbrier line. He seeks railway cooperation and finer mesh over exhausts to reduce incidents.
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Carl Lucas
Conservation Commission
Lanark
Stamford
Gatewood
Fayette County
Lucas
Russellville
Fayette
Legislators Attend Opening of Shenandoah Downs Track
Local lawmakers and their wives are invited to Shenandoah Downs for the opening of the new race track in Charlestown. They will be flown from Raleigh County Memorial Airport to Charles Town on Oct 28 and return late Oct 29. Governor Underwood and state department heads will also attend. Senator Jack Nuckols and wife cannot go. Raleigh County four House members and spouses will join, including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vennari and others.
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Charlestown
Raleigh County Memorial
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Summers County
Cecil H. Underwood
Jack A. Nuckols
Raleigh County
House of Delegates
Paul Vennari
O. D. Hall
Roy Lee Harmon
Ted Stacy
Fayette County Bookmobile Route Checks Proposed
The State Library Commission plans checks of Fayette County bookmobile stops starting Wednesday to verify practicality. Mrs. C. H. Graham of Beckley and Mrs. N. M. Steen of Oak Hill were hired to arrange routes, prepare to receive books, and set up catalogs and inventories under consultant Robert Bullen. Leslie Gates will substitute for Mrs. Graham in Beckley during the three month period.
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Fayette County
C. H. Graham
Beckley
N. M. Steen
Oak Hill
State Library Commission
Raleigh County
State Commission
Graham
Raleigh County Memorial Library
Steen
Robert Bullen
Library Commission
Fayetteville
Leslie Gates
Beckley Library
Raleigh pair waive hearings on stolen property charge
John Junior Peoples and Cora Elizabeth Peoples of Raleigh waived preliminary hearings and face Grand Jury action for possession of stolen property. Remanded to Raleigh County Jail on $500 bonds after being linked to a Weld's Pure Oil break in. Frakes booked for grand larceny and transferred from jail. Robertson jailed on a warrant.
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John Junior Peoples
Cora Elizabeth Peoples
Raleigh
Cotton White
Beckley
Wytheville
Weld
Pure Oil
Raleigh Hill
Odd
Criminal Court Docket Sets Dates for October and November
The docket lists numerous defendants with charges including breaking and entering maiming murder drunken driving and non support. Notable names include Denny Davis George Norman Vanney Sidney Marsh Anderson Lena Hunter and James Roscoe Taylor. Canvases are issued for a group of defendants and Judge Harry L McCreery ordered bond forfeitures for 14 capiuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny Davis
Teddy Ray Williams
Clovis Lee Williams
Roy French
Dorothy Meadows
Carson Light
Billy Joe Phillips
James Roscoe Taylor
E. R. Rose
Robert C. Lane
Robert J. Vines
George Norman Vanney
Sidney Marshall Anderson
Clyde Lilly
Paul Shrewsbury
Walter Edward Hornsby
Otis Wright
George Vanney
Stephen Roebuck Bennett
Lena Hunter
Charles Leon Agner
Manuel Clark
Jimmy Paul Howerton
Garland Roosevelt Ward
Carlos Bailey
Ronald Gene Hensley
Frank
Lin Perkins
Fielden D. Haga
Burt Bolen
Alvin Virgil Harvey
Frederick Dwayne Morris
Joe Edward Thompson
Wesley Franklin Meadows
Lewis Lee
Edward Jason Spurlock
Ronald Eugene Price
Jim Gordon Hardy
Cecil Edward Harrah
George Worley
Norman A. Wiley
James and
Catherine Mack
Ottis Davis Jourdan
Claude Everett Underwood
Henry Drury McMillion
Ernest R. Williams
William S. Hines
John Clyde Bolen
James Walter Carter
Toney Karantonis
James Buckland
James R. Bolen
Samuel Manley
Edna Mae Brooks
Harry L. McCreery
Rezoning Plan Moves to Beckley City Council
The Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommends rezoning the Ford property on Johnstown Road from residential to commercial. Preston Lightner, owner, noted no immediate construction plans but cannot sell as residential. Three neighbors oppose, fearing loss of residential character and potential undesirable business. The commission requires future business approval and Lightner pledges to block any unsuitable buyer.
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Beckley
Preston Lightner
Johnstown Road
George A. Massing Jr
Jefferson Ave
Grace Chesney
Ford
Raymond Chapman
Commission
Lightner
Steven Prince Succumbs At 59
The Rev. Steven P. Prince, 59, of Raleigh, died in a local hospital at 11 15 p.m. Tuesday. The body is at Trent Funeral Home and arrangements are incomplete.
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Steven P. Prince
Raleigh
Trent Funeral Home
Reunion Stages Stoco High Class of 1945 Gathering
Stoco High School Class of 1945 held a reunion in the school auditorium with 46 members and spouses attending. Honorees included Mrs. Linden Price and Mrs. Lawrence Price for family and marital milestones, Rev. Kenneth Meadows gave the invocation, and Linden Price gave the welcome.
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Stoco
Stoco High School
Linden Price
Elyria
Ohio
Jack Tankersley
Lawrence Price
Kenneth Meadows
Nitro
Ida Pitotti
Virgil A. Sarrett
Gladys Milam
Catherine Minton
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hila Richardson
Angelene Amato
Manford Richmond
California
Edward Sexton
Veterans Administration
Roanoke
Maxine Hutchens
Hilda Smith
Betty McDorman
Dorothy Price
Sarrett
Miss Pitotti
C. D. Munson
Meadows
Gauley Bridge
Odd
Sterling Lewis
Beaver
Robert Saye
Whitby
Marvin Vencill
Princewick
Harry McDorman
Bill Hutchens
Raymond Smith
Mac Carpenter
Coy Brakefield
Bernie Rubin
Coal City
Richard Almond
Blacksburg
Golden Anniversary Open House for Mr and Mrs Kent Banks
Harper Heights couple Mr and Mrs Kent Banks observed their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sept. 27. Relatives and friends attended from numerous local families and out of town guests included several named couples and individuals.
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Harper Heights
Kent Banks
Mrs. E. Adams
J. Adams
C. Dow
C. Goodson
S. Pippens
R. Terry
E. Brown
A. Newman
M Gilbreath
L. Ferguson
M. Clark
O. Snyder
R. Johnson
J. H. Moore
C. Moore
W. Adams
N. Adams
T. Willy
G. Johnson
E. Henry
S. Smith
N. Morris
Walter Snyder
Cecil Dow
Lonnie Morris
Five Building Permits Issued For City Constrictions
City records show five permits granted for an estimated 14000 in construction. Phillips Williams Construction enlarges Raleigh County Bank elevator shaft costing 5000 with a 10 permit fee. Montgomery Ward occupies Pickus Building after remodel costing 5000 with a 10 fee. C T Ross Jr remodels home at 100 Mercer St for 2500 with a 10 fee. Beckley Awning Co remodels 500 building on South Oakwood Ave with a 10 fee. Audrey Baker remodels 100 Laren Ave home for 1000 with a 10 fee.
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City Recorder's Office
Phillips-Williams Construction Co
Raleigh County Bank
Milton Pickus
Pickus
Main St
Montgomery Ward
C. T. Ross Jr
Mercer St
Ross
The
Beckley Awning Co
Oakwood Avenue
Audrey Baker
Laren Avenue
Episcopal Building Assured By Canvass Progress
Reports to the Vestry of St Stephen s Episcopal Church show a preliminary total of 15488875 from 186 pledges in the Every ee Canvass. General chairman D D Holliday said parish hall construction seems assured by the canvass results. Sixteen pledges are still outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
D. D. Holliday
Holliday
Commodities Distribution At Sprague Warehouse Friday
On Friday between 8:30 a m and 2 p m commodities will be distributed at the Sprague Warehouse according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Chicken Theft Charge Dropped
Calvin Logan of Beckley was released from Raleigh County Jail at 2 30 p m Tuesday after a warrant charging him with stealing chickens was withdrawn before Magistrate W A Burke Logan was jailed Sunday by Beckley Police A 16 year old Beckley juvenile was cited for shoplifting at the W T Grant Co on Neville Street and three skirts were involved A bag search revealed the missing third skirt The girl was placed in a foster home while parents from Oklahoma travel Arrangements for two other cases included Robert N Morrison cited for expired temporary registration and Darrell Jackson LaRue of Norfolk Va jailed for absence without official leave from the U S Navy
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Calvin Logan
Beckley
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Logan
W. T. Grant Co
Neville Street
Oklahoma
Robert N. Morrison
Stamaford
Darrell Jackson LaRue
Norfolk
U. S. Navy
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Elmer Davis
Cecil L. Miller
Okey L. Patteson
George Titler
United Mine Workers District 29
Charles Hodel
A. Coleman Brown
Raymond Moore
Board of Hospitals and Homes
Methodist Conference
E. S. Pugh
Bank of Raleigh
Miller
Beckley Hills
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Veterans Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Armory
Civic Auditorium
Hodel
Robert MacCallum
Jack Carnall
Department of Air Force Recruiting Service
Headquarters
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Cruiter
William Renkovish
Aea
Royal Finance
WN. Heber
Army
Larry Hurd
Nicholas - Fayette - Greenbrier
Shenandoah Downs
Steven Prince
New River City Park
Elmer Warden
Harry Anderson
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Arington
MR. and
Mrs. Kent Banks
Episcopal
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