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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1960

Page

14

New Instructors At Shady Spring High School

Mrs Merle Daughery and Aubrey Jackson join Shady Spring High School as new instructors. Daugherty, a Beckley resident, teaches freshman English and is a speech instructor with WVU master’s degrees in speech and English. Jackson, the first assistant principal and civics instructor, is a WWHS graduate and WVU educated. he lives with his wife and son at 115 12 Wilson St.

Shady Spring High School Merle Daugherty Aubrey Jackson Beckley Shady Spring High Westwood Drive Davey Jackson Shady High School Stoco Junior High School WWHS Concord College WVU Wilson St Billy

Driver Appeals Verdict in Beckley Court Case

Dick Tennant of Skelton appealed Monday night after being found guilty in Beckley Police Court of driving while drunk. He posted a $500 bond for release. a second charge of leaving the scene of an accident was continued. Tennant was arrested Oct. 4 near City Hall after an accident. Ernie Blake pleaded guilty to improper registration and was fined 10 dollars and costs. Curtis Sherman forfeited 15 dollars for an invalid operator's license after failing to appear.

Dick Tennant Skelton Beckley Herbert Stansbury Ten Nant Tennant City Hall Ernie Gay Blake Forest Rc Curtis Joseph Sherman Hot Springs

Republicans Set District Rally at Middle Island field house

GOP candidates for three state offices visit this Sixth District rally at Man High School Field House beginning at noon. Governor Cecil H Underwood, Harold E Neely and George W King will speak as a county tour proceeds from Middle Island to Logan downtown and back, with a 6:30 motorcade to the field house.

Man High School Cecil H. Underwood GOP United States Senate Harold E. Neely Underwood United States Congress George W. King Middle Island Logan MHS Field House Raleigh Boone Kanawha

Holden Driver Cited After Rear-End Collision

A Holden motorist was cited by State Police after a two-car crash at Eccles causing about 150 dollars in damage. John Bazzilla, 32, of Holden hit Robert Cormack, 41, of Eccles from behind after traveling too fast. Bazzilla was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control.

Holden Eccles John Bazzilla Robert Cormack Bazzilla

Beckley Drunkness and Lottery Ticket Forfeitures

In court Shelby Griffith 28 of Beckley forfeited 68 dollars on charges of being drunk and possession of lottery tickets. Leonard Davis 45 of Beckley forfeited 108 dollars on a charge of drunk driving. A total of 12 persons forfeited 204 dollars on charges of being drunk.

Shelby Griffith Beckley Leonard Davis

Beckley Postmaster Highlights Postal Growth Trends

Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly relays advance figures from the 1960 Annual Report showing a national mail volume of 63.6 billion pieces for the year ending June 30 1960, up from 50.9 billion in 1953, with revenue rising from 2 0917 14 000 to 3 276 800 000. He notes city carrier growth and 800 new communities plus hundreds of routes, and cites a per man year mail handling gain from 132 000 to 157 000 pieces. The piece discusses efficiency gains, staffing expansion to 562 868 employees, and future projections of population and mail volume rising through the coming decades along with ongoing automation and airlift programs.

Post Office Department Beckley A. Fray Lilly Lilly Eisenhower Arthur E. Summerfield Nual Mai U. S. Bureau of Standards

Lilly Leaves Most Of Estate To Widow In Beclky Records

Lilly wills the majority of his estate to his widow with his children sharing equally the remainder of the estate’s real and personal property. Executors include J. G. Lilly, bonded at 10 000 dollars. The court also records multiple fiducial estates with administrators and bonds listed for Beckley residents, including Frank Raso and Bertha Lewis, with bonds ranging from 700 to 35 000 dollars.

Lilly J. D. Lilly Raleigh County Park Avenue Elizabeth C. Lilly J. G Hilda Lilly Lorena Hutchinson Edna Kessel W. B Lilly Building Main Street Beckley Jets Fairview Avenue Leno Raso Frank Raso II Eccles Frank Rase Margaret H. Minor Bertha Mary Lewis Eleanor Jean Bednash Ofra Willard Grigsby Anna , Crow Clinton Redden Theresa Mae Durgan Frank Edward Woods Juanita Robinson Okey Robinson Bessie Marie Wheeler Piney View J. A. Wheeler

Five men enlist in Army at Beckley station

Five men enlisted in the Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station Friday. They are Robert Edward Chapman of Charleston, choosing construction. Billy Ray Hatfield of Williamson, airborne. Richard Maurice Flannery of Richlands, Va., construction equipment operation. Harry Duane Ager of Belle Fourche, S D, Regular Army. and Darrel Eugene Goff of Charleston. They will be stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky for basic training.

Army Beckley Robert Edward Chapman W. F. Chapman Charleston Billy Ray Hatfield Clarence Hatfield III W. 6Th Ave Williamson Airborne Richard Maurice Flannery Lena S. Flannery Richlands Harry Duane Ager Beno Ager

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