Murder Trial Set For January in Madeline Case
The murder trial of Mrs. Katie Durham, 49, of Madeline, moved from November to January. Durham, freed on a $5,000 bond after the fatal shooting of Virgil Graham, 45, also of Madeline, joins a slate of indictments and juror hearings listed on the Raleigh County court docket with dates spanning October and November for multiple defendants facing charges from murder to burglary and forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Durham
Madeline
Beckley
Jack Belcher
Leroy Chambers
Robert W. Greer
Virgie Mae Jackson
Jerry Rice
Ed Shafer
Arnett Maynor
Harold Lloyd Tennant
Charles D. Stevenson
Kenneth K. Kiser
Earl C. Allen
George Payne
Eddie Zoltz
Americe Ellen Stover
Richard Lee Cozort
Roy Lester
Harley
McFay Lester Jr
Ronnie Gale
Coomes
MacArthur Carlis Bishop
Albert Thomas Brown
Dewayne Tudor
Oscar Cole
Bare
Goldie Jean Smithson
Earl Franklin Smithson
William Hairston Jr
Clarence Nugent
Chester Ray Bragg
Donnie Lee Redden
Paul Pachuta
John Henry Phipps
Willie Brooks
James T. Smith
William Franklin Edmonds
Mary Eaves
Walter (Clipper) Burker
Josephe Maxwell Mitchell
Frank Hollon North
Clifford Buell Wiliams
Danny Jacob Puckett
Richard Blane Dokken
Douglas Price
Jonas Monroe Reed
Harry Fredrick Richards
Ted Bailey
Amon Arias Shrewsberry
James Fredrick Bragg
Emery Martin
Billy Richard O'Neal
Fabian Larry Simmons Jr
Eliott Bowling
Wesley Meadows
Bledsoe
Stanley Sebert Hatcher
Charles Donald Bell
Donald Ray Shrewsbury
Melvin Redden
Roy A. Biggs
Jessie Lambert
Roger Lee Thompson
Calvin Bonds
Audrey Thompson
Thomas Virgil Bryant
Benny Austin Sweeney
Michael Russell
Galen Ray Crawford
Bobby Ray Hatfield
Billy Keith Evans
Betty Jane Ward
Juanita Young
James Wesley Aylton Jr
Mary Juanita Young
Jeannie Donel
Joe Cadle
Reginald Coleman
Eddy Eastman
Robert N Williams
Norman Edward Crock
Leslie Rogers
Mary Rogers
Robert N. Williams
Hughey Alvin Canterbury
Eddie Eastman
Orman B. Meadows
Issac Pugh Jr
Larrie Ray Cowger Jr
Ernest Martin
Beckley Board Approves 132 Mechanical Trades Renewals
Beckley Mechanical Trades Board renewed 49 general contractor and 83 mechanic licenses under the Mechanical Trades Ordinance. City Inspector Bridges noted no fee for new building checks, while Board Chairman Lowe cited health and safety aims and progress beyond the city’s 15 year lag in implementing the program.
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Beckley Mechanical Trades Board
City Hall
Mechanical Trades Ordinance
James R. Lowe
S. H. Bridges
Beckley
Parole Officer Returns FromVacation After Revival
State parole and probation officer Robert H. Dean returns to his Raleigh County Courthouse office after a two week vacation in Plant City Florida. He traveled with his son Paul and G C Lawson of Stanford and conducted a revival during his absence reporting 38 conversions.
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Robert H. Dean
Raleigh County
Plant City
Fla
Paul
G. C. Lawson
Stanford
Dean
Can I Help You Hear Better Ad Promo Notice
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center offers hearing tests on modern equipment with instant results. They advise on in hearing aids, fitting, service at low prices, repairs, and mail order supplies from Beckley West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main St
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley Doctor Named To Attend National Meet
A Beckley physician is named as one of four delegates representing the West Virginia Heart Association at the American Heart Association Annual Meeting in Bal Harbour Miami Beach Florida October 20 24. Dr A D Kistin will join Mrs T A Field Dr James H Wolverton Jr and Dr Upshur Higginbotham in attending the meeting with more than 5000 physicians researchers nurses dentists and lay leaders from across the country. The event features 165 original scientific papers on heart and blood vessel diseases and includes sessions at the Americana Hotel with the Assembly staff conference and awards. Ogden Nash will be guest of honor at the association's annual dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia Heart Association
American Heart Association
Bal Harbour
Miami Beach
Fla
A. D. Kistin
T. A. Field
Charleston
James H. Wolverton Jr
Piedmont
Upshur Higginbotham
Bluefield
Morris O'Dell
State Heart Association
Americana Hotel
Heart Association
Assembly
Staff Conference
Heart Associations
Association
J. Scott Butterworth
New York University Post - Graduate Medical School
Ogiesby Paul
Chicago
Ogden Nash
Mount Tabor 41 Teen Club Chooses Theme of Civil Defense
The Mount Tabor 41 Teen Club met at Robert Davis Farm Cabell to elect officers Danny Alder-Man president Marshall Stanley vice president Ann Johnson secretary Andy Shrewsbury treasurer Rita Blankenship Patricia Evans reporter and Helen Bowden Joe Dancy song leaders plus game leaders They plan a Civil Defense safety activity and a community project numbering Mount Tabor houses The group will attend Raleigh County 4H Field Day at Daniels.
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Mount Tabor
Robert Davis
Cabell
Danny Alder- Man
Marshall Stanley
Ann Johnson
Andy Shrewsbury
Patricia Evans
Rita Blankenship
Margaret Dancy
Helen Bowden
Joe Dancy
Raleigh County
Daniels
Woodrow Wilson Debaters Tackle Civitan Meeting Topic
Woodrow Wilson High School debate team debated whether coursework on communism should be taught in high school. Coach Julian Williams led seniors Linda Smith Carol Goodman Shelia Phillips and junior Thomas Laqueur at the Beckley Civitan Club session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Civitan Club
Julian Williams
Thomas Laqueur
Shelia Phillips
Carol Goodman
Linda Smith
Take It From Kathy on Nail Polish at Age 13
Kathy Peterson advises a 13 year old to prefer natural nail polish and well manicured hands. She argues red polish draws unwanted attention and that bright color does not prove femininity or maturity.
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Red
State Cancer Session Set In City This Week
Plans for the 1961 meeting of the American Cancer Society West Virginia Division to be held in Beckley October 13 to 15 were announced at a Raleigh County Unit meeting. Seven local delegates were named and the Beckley-Winn Hotel will host events with a Friday registration and caucus, Saturday conference and talks by noted speakers, and Sunday board meetings and officer elections.
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American Cancer Society, West Virginia Division, Inc
Beckley
Raleigh
Isadore Wein
Rose Pickus
John C. Ward
Warner Lacqueur
W. B
Pete” Lilly
R. G. Broaddus
Byrd White
Beckley-Winn Hotel
H. C. Myers
Richard P. McGrail
The
American Cancer So
Ciety, Inc
R. W. Huff
American Cancer Society, Georgia Division, Inc
David Clare
Presbyterian Hospital
University of Pittsburgh
General Beckley Room
Friends of the Raleigh County Unit
American Cancer Society
Richard P. Mason
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Several area servicemen are listed with Navy and Army assignments. Barney W. Acord of Slab Fork serves aboard USS Waccamaw, while Pvt. Larry Porter is a machinist’s mate third class on the same ship. Ronald M. Johns serves gunner’s mate aboard USS San Marcos. Fort Campbell assignments include Pfc. John A. Pike of Mount Hope and Pfc. Thomas Sherer Jr. of Minden with the airborne division. Recruit Barbara A. Webb completes basic at Fort McClellan. Marines trained at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune include Pvt. Arnold H. Assigned and Warrant Officer Robert C. Shultz named fire marshal aboard USS Kitty Hawk, with duties aboard the carrier and Norfolk base connections.
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Fleet Oiler
Acord
Fred
USS
Waccamaw
Barney W.acord
Larry Porter
D. Webb
Troy B. Peter
Clowney C. Webb
Dry Creek
Perry
Uss San. Marcos
Ronald M. Johns
Joseph, M. Johns
Eccles
Fort Campbell
John A. Pike
Jasper L.pike
Mount Hope
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Thomas Sherer Jr
Minden
Collins High School
Fort Benning
Robert C. Shultz
Galena Shultz
Pemberton
Nancy Cummings
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Llive
Norfolk
Bobby
Navy
Shultz
Woodrow Wilson High School
Kitty Hawk
Commander Service Forces
Atlantic Fleet Staff
President Kennedy Heroism Highlighted in FW Feature
The Raleigh Register Beckley Post Herald carries a Family Weekly item recounting John F Kennedy’s World War II heroism aboard a PT boat and his rescue of injured crew after a Japanese destroyer rammed their vessel. The issue also includes Disney on Newspaperboy Day and other Family Weekly features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John F. Kennedy
United States
Family Weekly
Kennedy
Raleigh Register - Beckley Post Herald
Hollywood
Walt Disney
Paul Anka
Raleigh County Vocational Guidance Counselors Meet
Vocational Guidance counselors from 11 Raleigh County high schools will meet at 11 30 a m at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center luncheon served by the center's culinary department followed by a tour in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Culinary Department of
New Yorker Postpones Beckley Industrial Visit
Beckley plans delayed as A. David Abrams spokesman for Beckley Development Corp notes the New York dress maker will not yet visit to inspect local industrial potential. The visitor had intended a two week tour of buildings and sites to consider a business employing about 80 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
New York City
Beckley Business Development Corp
A. David Abrams
Abrams
New York
Pepper Production Facts and Berry Ripening
The text notes pepper is made from pepper berries harvested before they ripen. It also mentions a white ESPENDER comes from ripen berries, indicating different processing stages for pepper products.
The Well Child Care Versus Surgery Risks
Parents face decisions on surgery for young children with hernia or undescended testes. The piece argues that early hernia repair carries negligible risk and prevents future complications, while undescended testes require timely intervention to avoid atrophy and impaired development, noting conservative treatments before surgery. It cites Dr Hyman’s leaflet and offers a copy for 10 cents.
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Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Permit Issued for Cecil Shirkeys Brick Veneer Home
A building permit was issued to Cecil H. Shirkey of 311 Vine Street by the City Recorder on Wednesday to erect a five room brick veneer home at a cost of $12,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil H. Shirkey
Vine St
City Recorder
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Clinton Ray Hall
Lillard Osborne
Billie Hardin
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Elloyd H. Price
John B. Wilson
Jasper Wilson
Robert Lee Huffman
Ardith Wayne
Lawson
John A. Workman
Delbert Moss
Percy E. Mullins
Dorsey Adkins
Robal Miller
Roger Richards
Raleigh Junk Co
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Troy Toney
Clark Workman
Joseph Wade
Earl Duncan
Wilbur James Winston Jr
Robert Matthews Jr
Everette Matthews
Howard Arnold Lee Clay
Peggy Y. Harris
Pat Newbourne
Maynard Leslie Hughes
Robert Robinson
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Willie Stewart
Leonard C. Critchley
James Boyd Griffith
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Paul C. Dunn
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Howard Jarrell
Frank J. Juba
Chalmers Lambert
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Chalmers R. Lambert
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4-H Teen Club
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By Kathy Peterson
Women’s Army Corps Center
Fort McClellan
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Barbara A. Webb
Leonard A. Webb
Route 1
Scarbro
Kingston High School
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
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Pvt
Arnold H
Webb
Federal Reserve System
Raleigh County Bank
West Virginia
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Wm. F. Watt
Recovey
Ferntrm
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair Building
Beckley Dial
New Yorker
Coleman
New River
Oak Hill
Harold Thomas Hyman M.D
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