Rosary Rally Draws Wide Beckley Crowd Builds Faith
A large Beckley congregation witnessed a Rosary Rally featuring a pink floral rosary at the Virgin Mary statue. Rev Patrick Peyton's family Rosary crusade motto inspired participants and a 1,200 person audience heard Rev Eugene Schmitt discuss prayer history and significance. The event, under Holy Name Societies bluefield deansery, included Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts, with pledges for daily family prayers to seek world peace.
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St. Dominic
Patrick Peyton
Bluefield
Elmer Farris
Eugene A. Schmitt
St. Charles Borromeo Church
White Sulphur Springs
Knights of Columbus
Sandy Costello
Dino Torlone
Henry Della Mea
St. Francis de Sales School
Holy Name Society
Donald Wise
Holy Name Societies
Bluefield Deanerey
Beckley
Father Peyton
Russia
Army Signs One Six Go To AF
Russel Calvin Smith enlisted in the U S Army here for regular service unassigned Six new recruits were announced for the U S Air Force They are Melvin Eugene Barber James Edward Warburton Jr Jimmie Lee McKamey Leonard Roy Tucker Edward Charapich Welch Richard Parker Blue They were sent to Lackland Air Force Base Texas William J Dickson 72 Gard en is in satisfactory condition in hospital after a squirrel bone became lodged in his throat
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Russel Calvin Smith
Hurricane
U. S. Army
Smith
U. S. Air Force
Melvin Eugene Barber
Crumpler
James Edward Warburton Jr
Pocahontas Va
Jimmie Lee McKamey
Kimball
Leonard Roy Tucker
Princeton
Edward Charapich
Welch
Richard Parker Blue
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
William J. Dickson
Garten
Couple Loses Cars In Sunday Wrecks At MacArthur
A two car family at MacArthur is without a vehicle after both cars were wrecked in separate Sunday highway incidents. Mrs. Mary Marie Ward, age 40, was the first to be involved in the crash.
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MacArthur
Mary Marie Ward
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate transfers recorded in the county clerk's office include Velma Christian and James D Bloxton to John Thomas Morgan with no consideration, and vice versa. Other deeds show Kirby Mathis to Frazier A Pauley for 3600, McMillan Land and Finance Co to Shirley and Pauline Duncan for 750, Thelma Jean George to Peter George for 3500, and several more with varied sums and properties in Beckley and Trap Hill Districts.
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Velma Christian
James D. Bloxton
John Thomas Morgan
Kirby Mathis
Frazier A
Edith Pauley Kirby
Hollywood
McMillan Land and Finance Co
Shirley
Pauline Duncan
Thelma Jean George
Peter George
Beckley
Burl Barr
Hazel Ruth Martin
William B
Doris Ann Bennett
Dominick Coponiti
Demna Lilly
Charles M. Ward
Isabelle Marshall Caldwell
Pearl Haley
Wade Riffe
Mabel Canaday
Trap Hill
Pete Techak
Mary B. Techak
Vanney Construction Co
Irene Brown
Beaver Coal Corp
Robert C.hart
Nita M. Nixon
Library Shelves Offer New Books For Raleigh County Readers
Raleigh County Library expands its shelves with numerous new titles across genres. Notable works include Up High and Down Low by Louis Slobodkin, Through Streets Narrow and Broad by Gabriel Fielding, The Cell by Carl P. Swanson, Best of the Best Detective Stories by David C. Cooke, A Sunset Touch by Maria Pearce, and Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt, among many others from science fiction to mysteries and biographies.
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Raleigh County
Acco
C. H. Graham
Louis Slobodkin
Archibald
Ethelyn Parkinson
Gabriel Fielding
Grimm Brothers
Wanda J. Cambell
Dorothy Wilson
Virginia Matthias
David C. Cooke
Robert E. Hall
Maren
Little Owl
Finn Havrevold
America
John E. Long
Isaac Asimay
Lela Walth
Lawrence C. Powell
The
Richard Frede
Joons Is
Jean Potts
Helen Reilly
Boy
Nancy Sherman
Felix Frankfurter
Dr. Harlan Phili
Dorothy J. Roberts
Anatole and the Robot
Eve Titus
Erle S. Gardner
Harrison Kinney
J. M. Scott
Balthazar
Lawrence Durrell
Justine
Carlton B. Lees
Ngaio Marsh
Margaret Co. Self
William Mitchell
Edward Weeks
John M. Allegro
Frances
Russell Hoban
Joy Adamson
Henry Swift
Marianne
Frederick Mullally
Robert Wilder
Janet Stevenson
Carrington
Michael Straight
Clea
Elizabeth Seifert
Seldyn Jepson
Betty Jean Lifton
Emilie Loring
Robert Block
Thomas Costain
Geoffrey Household
Young Fancy
Rosalys H. Hall
Jim Kielgaard
Charles Einstein
Gene Porter
Mignon Eberhart
Maple Fork Man Held For Assault
William Guy of Maple Fork was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 9:45 a m Sunday on an assault and battery charge after arrest by a deputy sheriff. Shelby Griffith of Beckley posted bond and was released at 8:18 a m Sunday. jailed 8:30 p m Saturday for drunkenness and possession of lottery tickets. Leonard Davis of Beckley booked 4:40 a m Sunday for drunk driving. Edward William Breit, 26, of Lewisburg cited 12:10 a m Sunday for driving with expired temporary license. Frank Meadows of Statesbury released 1:06 p m Sunday after $500 appearance bond to W A Burke. arrested 9:40 p m Saturday for possession of moonshine whiskey. Leonard Meadows of Beckley released at noon after booking on drunk driving. James Jackson Mosier of Laurel Bloomey, Tenn., released 9:30 p m Saturday after $500 appearance bond. to appear before Magistrate Cotton White to answer drunk driving.
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Ward
Beckley
Rt. 21
Core
Harley Austin Ward
U.S. Marine Corps
Russell Maddy
Fireco
Charles Bolen
Coal City
Maddy
Raleigh
Bolen
Bond
W. A Burke
Sullivan Road
George Washington Roach
Mullens
Opie Matherly
Roach
William Guy
Maple Fork
Shelby Griffith
Leonard Davis
Edward William Breit
Lewisburg
Frank Meadows
Statesbury
W. A. Burke
Leonard Meadows
James Jackson Mosier
Laurel Bloomey
Tenn
Cotton White
Suits Filed for 2173 Dollars in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Suits totaling 2173.62 were filed Thursday in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk s office. Professional Realty Co through Thornhill and Thornhill seeks 896.42 on a contract with W B Street of Tommy Creek. REGINALD and Glida Meyers of 110 Locust Drive defend a suit to recover 527.20 on an 944.82 invoice dated Dec 19 1957. W D Haynes and W H Smith doing business as Harvey Cabinet Co are plaintiffs with Massinoples of 1015 Woodlawn Ave as defendants in a collision case involving a taxi and a car on Virginia Street May 26.
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Raleigh County
Professional Realty Co
Thornhill and Thornhill
W. B. Street
Tommy Creek
Reginald and
Glida Meyers
Locust Drive
W. D. Haynes
W. H. Smith
Harvey Cabinet Co
Scherer, Bowers, File, and Hudson
C. A
Marion Massinople
Woodlawn Ave
Io Cab Co
Virginia Street
Pinochle Bugs Meet In Howard Residence
Pinochle Bugs Inc met at the home of Mrs. R. J. Howard Saturday night. After a business session the club members enjoyed a social hour. A salad course was served to Thelma Cosby Marie Hembrick Lala Killian Elizabeth Leese Kinney Martin Alberta Singley Mamie Tatum and guest Cleo Blakey.
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Pinochle Bugs Inc
R. J. Howard
Thelma Cosby
Marie Hembrick
Lala Killian
Elizabeth Leese
Kinney Martin
Alberta Singley
Mamie Tatum
Cleo Blakey
Gisele MacKenzie Shares Second Wedding Anniversary Gift
Gisele MacKenzie received a .22 caliber revolver from her business manager husband Robert Shuttleworth for their second wedding anniversary as he took up target shooting. She said she follows his interests to keep harmony, joking that otherwise someone else might take it up with him.
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Hollywood
Gisele MacKenzie
Robert Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth
Bob
Gisele
Retiring VA dental chief Dr Russell Halpin plans easy life
Dr Russell S Halpin former chief of dental services at the VA hospital retires after 18 years federal service He is a Carnegie Pennsylvania native with a DDS from the University of Pittsburgh and WWII Army service He plans to move to Shamrock Manor Pittsburgh with his wife Florence Mares in early November
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Russell S. Halpin
Halpin
Carnegie
University of Pittsburgh
Howard Dental School
Beckley Elks Lodge
The
American Legion
Charters Dental Society
Odontological Dental Society
Pennsylvania Dental Association
American Dental Association
New River Dental Association
Florence Mares
Pittsburgh
Shamrock Manor
Dublin Road
Rhodell Power Out Tuesday Afternoon
Rhodell residents will lose electricity from 1 to 4 p m Tuesday as Appalachian Power Co crews replace transformers feeding the area. The notice was issued by Union Power Co to notify affected customers.
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Rhodell
RNS
Appalachian Power Co
Union Power Co
One Vote Wins Milwaukee Alder Election by One
Incumbent Alderman John H. Budzein defeats challenger Robert A. Anderson by a single vote after recounts and a court ruling, 3,256 to 3,255. The result underscores how every ballot can decide local leadership.
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Milwaukee
John H. Budzein
Robert A. Anderson
Popular Sitter Charms Oakhurst In wartime era
Sus an Lee Brady, a high school senior, becomes the town’s favorite baby sitter by staging thrice weekly shows for children. The performances feature music magic tricks puppets and an accordion, entertaining youngsters during World War II years 1940 to 1945.
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Oakhurst
N. J
Susan Lee Brady
United States
Area Men Complete Theses and Problem Papers
Twenty two West Virginia University graduate students finished theses or problem reports for master’s degrees in the second term of the 1960 summer session. Kenneth A. Nicely of Slab Fork and Alton K. Morrison of Beckley wrote theses, while Robert E. Lockabill of Mullens authored a problem report.
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West Virginia University
W. A. Koehler
Kenneth A. Nicely
Slab Fork
Alton K. Morrison
Beckley
Robert E. Lockabill
Mullens
Two Injured by Fishing Hook and Fall in Beckley
Sunday finger injuries sent two area residents to Beckley Hospital. Charles E. Cook of Lester suffered a fish hook puncture in his thumb and finger while Charlotte Goodloe of McAlpin injured the first and middle fingers of her left hand in a fall.
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Beckley Hospital
Charles E. Cook
Lester
Charlotte Goodloe
McAlpin
Homestake Mine Produces Billions in Gold Over Time
The Homestake Mine in South Dakota opened in 1879 and has produced about 400 million dollars in gold and continues to be mined to this day.
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Homestake
South Dakota
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Bernice Booker Jr
Don Wise
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Gene Fillo
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Cologne
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Beckley Newspapers Corp
Robert L. Amick
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Rio
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Raleigh Register
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Mark Twain High School
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Mths Council
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Jane Davis
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Columbus
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Grapes OF Wrath
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Charles Grapewin
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