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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1959

Page

6

Moore Rites To Be Tuesday

Funeral services for Monroe IM Moore 59 of Shady Spring set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at the home with the Rev James C Hutch ens officiating The body will be returned to the home at 430 p m Monday from Webb and Neal Funeral Home Burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Nicholas County Moore died at his home Friday after seven years of illness He was born June 25 1900 in Clay County and lived in Raleigh County the past seven years A retired miner and lumberman he is survived by wife Grace Moore three brothers Alonzo M oore of Richwood Mance of Shady Spring and Woodrow of Arnett four sisters Dolly Kibbler of Dayton Ohio Ida Kuhn of Madison Pearl Copeland of Columbus Ohio and Pribble Moore of Shady Spring five daughters Margaret Meadows Weldon Lawson Sue Lilly Stella Smith Ganell Moore two sons John and Robert Lee of Shady Spring Warren of Columbus Ohio and 16 grandchildren.

Clay County Raleigh Moore Grace Moore Alonzo Moore Richwood Mance Shady Spring Woodrow Arnett Dolly Kibbler Dayton Ohio Ida Kuhn Madison Pearl Copeland Columbus Pribble Moore Margaret Meadows Ghent Weldon Lawson Cleveland Sue Lilly Stella Smith Ganell Moore John and Robert Lee Warren

Clearance Complete At Farmers Market

Beckley last week reports show clearance complete and sales steady on eggs. Egg prices range by grade from 42 to 46 cents a dozen for West Virginia grade A extra large, to 26 to 29 cents for grade A small, with unclassified eggs at 33 to 36 cents. Produce sale prices include potatoes 1.30 to 1.65 per 50 pounds, tomatoes 1.30 to 4 per bushel, peppers 0.90 to 1.25 per bushel, onions 2.25 per 50 pounds, cabbage 1.75 to 2 per 50 pounds, and beans 1.75 to 2.25 per bushel.

Beckley West Virginia

Golden on Broadway to become a Broadway musical

Harry Golden plans a Broadway musical adaptation of his memoir For 2 cents Plain. Meredith Willson will compose with writers Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee guiding the project. The book reflects boyhood on New Yorks lower East Side where 2 cents bought a plain drink at a soda fountain.

Golden ON Broadway New York Harry Golden Meredith Wilson Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee Lower East Side 2 Cents

Memories of West Virginia Girl Scout Planning Board Meet

The West Virginia Senior Girl Scout Planning Board attended a Beckley meet September 26 with Mrs. Foster Coburn of Weirton among adult advisers. Delegates from 11 councils joined Raleigh and Fayette County Councils in a notably successful gathering. The page includes a commemorative poem and a brief road-safety quiz emphasizing speed dangers and NSC findings.

West Virginia Girl Scout Senior Planning Board Jack Frost

Trap Hill High PTA Meeting Tonight at 7

The Trap Hill High School Parent-Teacher Association will meet at 7 p.m. today in the school.

Trap Hill High School

Real estate deeds filed in Raleigh County records

Deeds on file show transfers in Shady Spring Town and Marsh Fork districts including properties in Raleigh County. Transactions include no consideration or modest sums, with buyers and sellers such as Ida V. Redden Vogt to Ethel Redden Wachlin, Doris and Jerry King to Aileen Perdue, and Truax-Tract Coal Company to Oglebay Norton Company among others. Notable parcels include lot 20 in Raleigh and properties near Prosperity and Sullivan.

Ida V. Redden Vogt Ethel Redden Wachlin Shady Spring Doris (Perdue Jerry N. King Aileen Perdue Harry L. Cook Ira D. Smith Southern Land Company Dickerson Properties, Inc Traux-Traer Coal Company Raleigh Donald Gene Miller Lloyd Miller Trap Hill John and Mary E. Witten John C Geraldine Lewis Robert E Juanita Merle Hungate Paul Marie Coalson Slab Fork Truax-Tract Coal Company Oglebay Norton Company Marsh Sullivan Claudia Jarrell Kitty Marie Robinette Marsh Fork Emma Lawson Clara B. Davis Lilly Land Company Beckley J. H. Lilly Land Company Robert and Lelia Mae Stephenson

Tuesday Rites For H. Marshall

Last rites for Hazel Marshall a Beckley resident 51 of 307 Ellison Avenue will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Peace Chapel of the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with Rev. R. H. Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Marshall died at 7 10 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital from injuries in a automobile accident near East Prince and Whitestick Streets.

Beckleyan Hazel Marshall Ellison, Ave Peace Chapel Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home R. H. Dean Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville Marshall East Prince and Whitestick Streets

Wheeling buses lose riders as city transit shows drop

Mt. State Miscellany reports 60,000 fewer Wheeling Public Service Co passengers in the first nine months of the year versus 1958, with the firm losing money. Other items note John F. Barr new president of the Fairfield Business Men's Assn. Buckhannon conference on teacher education in liberal arts college. Governor Underwood to speak at a Wellsburg dinner honoring state tax commissioner Don Carman. Turkey Board of Education officials visit West Virginia Tech, 4000 Catholics attend Watt Powell Park Rosary Rally, Wheeling Centennial Commission advances plans for 1963 centennial exposition, Barbara Ann Broadwater crowned queen of Black Walnut Festival, and Parkersburg Wood County planners discuss city development report.

Associated Press Wheeling Public Service Co Fred J. McCoy Buckhann Libertal Arts College West Virginia Wesleyan Catherine Clark Parkersburg West Virginia Education Assn H.K. Baer Charleston Tthe State Board of Education

PTA Buys Jerseys for Soak Creek Team

Soak Creek Elementary School’s basketball team will receive new jerseys funded by the PTA. The group also aims to start a yearly project with a film strip projector as the first goal. Officer slate includes Ralph Davis president, Mrs. Herbert Suttor vice president, Mrs. Cecil Hughes secretary, and Mrs. Ruth Snyder treasurer.

Bobby Covey Bernard McKinney Alex Lavis Howard Moore Laney Windon Elmer Flower Donald Winfrey Helen Cooke Ruth Snyder Gail Bair Winfrey

Piedmont Changes Effective Oct 25 at Raleigh Airport

Piedmont Airlines announces new operating schedule effective October 25 at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. Northwest flights include Columbus to Wilmington and Roanoke to Washington with arrival times 10:47 a.m., 12:52 p.m., and 6:18 p.m. Cincinnati to Winston-Salem comes at 7:53 p.m. Southeast flights begin Winston-Salem to Cincinnati at 11:42 a.m. and Richmond to Louisville at 2:37 p.m.

Raleigh County Memorial Airport Piedmont Airlines Inc Columbus Wilmington D. C Roanoke Washington, D. C Washington Cincinnati Winston-Salem Richmond Louisville

Rites Set For James Sherman

James P. Sherman 72 of Affinity will receive last rites at 29.m. Tuesday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral-Parlor Chapel with Rev. W. P. Strickland officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Sherman died Friday morning after a long illness. Survivors include wife Marie, daughter Shirley, and three sisters Lena Sherman of Chicago Eleanor Sinner of Georgia and Mamie Eccles, address unknown. Body remains at the funeral home until service.

James P. Sherman Affinity Ritchie and Johnson W. P. Strickland Greenwood Memorial Park Sherman Marie Sherman Shirley Sherman Lena R. Sherman Chicago Ill Eleanor Sinner Georgia Mamie Eccles Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home

Officers Named for Stanaford 4-H Club Year

The Busy Bee 4-H Club of Stanaford elected Mary Cousins as president and Betty Moore as vice president at the organizational meeting. Other officers include Margaret Carey secretary Howard Gore treasurer with committees led by Catherine McKinney Diana Cousin Donna Stoumile and others. The club plans monthly meetings and spring exhibit projects in the Recreation Building.

Stanaford Mary Cousins Betty Moore Margaret Carey Howard Gore Catherine McKinney Diana Cousin Donna Stoumile Rufus Eldridge Christopher Chambers Franklin Hembrick James Moore Louise McKinney Edna Gore Betty Carey Helen Johnson Gloria Carey

Airport Flight Schedule Details Revised Arrivals

The airport will host eight flights with changes to Sunday and Saturday patterns. Southeast service from New Bern to Columbus arrives 5 02 p.m. and 8 13 p.m. Friday adjustments. Norfolk origin flights arrive 5 02 p.m. and Cleveland? Not specified. Northwest arrivals at 10 47 a.m. 11 03 a.m. 7 17 p.m. 10 13 p.m. Current southeast arrivals are 9 40 a.m. 12 27 p.m. 3 02 p.m. 8 13 p.m.

Roanoke Norfolk Columbus Southeast New Bern Winston-Salem Northwest

Also Mentioned on This Page

Monroe IM. Moore James C. Hutchens Webb and Neal Funeral Home Mount Pleasant Cemetery Nicholas County At _ Beckley National Safety Council Musselman’s Husband Carroll W. Casto Point Pleasant The Chesapeake and Potomac Amt Patrick Cudahy S&h Tal Armour Star Franks Stokely White House Luagle Acme Puffin Pillsbury Ballard Biscuits Ition H. Marshall Mt. State Miscellany John F. Barr Faimont Business Men’s Assn U. S Wellsburg Don C Carman Underwood Turkey Board of Education West Virginia Tech Montgomery Watt Powell Park Claude Vogel St. Anthony’s City Wheeling W. Frank Keefer Barbara Ann Broadwater St. Marys Spencer Gov. Underwood Wood County PTA Soak Creek Piedmont James Sherman 4-H
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