Traffic Improvement Plan for WWHS Section Approved
Beckley planning officials approved a long range traffic plan for the Woodrow Wilson High School area to ease congestion and parking. The proposal adds road rounding sidewalks and a relocated Park Avenue with new parking facilities, affecting Raleigh General Hospital Armory and local schools. Completion could span ten years with piecemeal work and 185 parking spaces planned for the WWHS area.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Park Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Armory
Beckley Woman's Club
Institute Elementary School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Dennis Leary Jr
Woodlawn
Park Avenues
Park and College Avenues
First
Stratton High Homecoming Queen Named for Oct 16 Parade
Miss Barbara Leasure, daughter of the late Robert Leasure and Mrs. Alease Lenoir, was selected Miss Homecoming by the Stratton Bulldog squad. A senior in the commercial department she drums in the school band and will lead the homecoming parade on October 16 at 1 p.m. before the football game with DuBois High at the stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Leasure
Robert Leasure
Alease Lenoir
Stratton ‘Bulldog
Leasure
Saunders Avenue
Beckley
Stratton High School
Miss Leasure
Bulldogs
Spirit of Football
DuBois High
Beckley Highlighted in Sunday Baltimore American
Beckley and surrounding area are showcased in a Baltimore American illustrated feature on Sunday. The piece includes photos of the West Virginia Turnpike Raleigh County Courthouse Black Knight Country Club and Beckley aerial views. It calls Beckley a fast growing mining and agriculture center a thriving community and promotes Grandview State Park as the top tourist attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Baltimore American
West Virginia Turnpike
Raleigh County
Black Knight Country Club
Grandview State Park
Frank Clay 54 Surveyor Dies in Home Death
Frank Clay 54 a surveyor and farmer, died at 2 30 p m Tuesday at his home. lifelong resident of Surveyor. He leaves wife Jung Nunn Clay his father Henry Clay of Surveyor one son Kenneth of Surveyor a stepson Marvin Wyatt of Surveyor three sisters Mrs Laura Blaylock Eccles Mrs Wayie Richardson Fairdale and Mrs Nora Addison Surveyor and three brothers Pierce Clay Kincaid Beecher Ury and Austin Surveyor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clay
Surveyor
Jung Nunn Clay
Henry Clay
Kenneth
Marvin Wyatt
Laura Blaylock
Eccles
Wayie Richardson
Fairdale
Nora Addison
Pierce Clay
Kincaid
Beecher
Ury
Austin
Mrs Orvia 5 Murphy 49 Taken by Death
Mrs Orvia Brooke Sneed Murphy 49 Beaver died at her sister Miss Mattie Sneed Beaver at 10 15 p m Tuesday after a yearlong illness Born Shady Spring December 31 1904 she was a daughter of Thomas and Ella Oakes Sneed Surviving brothers Ray Beaver Clark Pulaski Va Christy Farmville Va The body is at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements
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Orvia Brooke Sneed Murphy
Beaver
Mattie Sneed
Shady Spring
Thomas and
Ella Oakes Sneed
Ray
Clark
Pulaski
Christy
Farmville
Quesenberry and Webb
Winding Gulf Mines Output For Week Ends Oct 9
Nineteen mines in the Winding Gulf District produced 106,147 tons of coal for the week ending Oct 9, down from 154,845 tons by 24 mines a year earlier. The 19 mines operated 73 percent of the time. Through Oct 9 the Smokeless Districts show Winding Gulf at 3,848,861 tons versus 5,623,721 last year and Pocahontas at 16,647,371 tons to Oct 2 versus 18,589,283 last year.
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Winding Gulf District
Winding Gulf
Pocahontas
Carter Rites for William Harvey Carter at First Christian
William Harvey Carter aged 65 died at his Beckley home Monday. Rites are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Mark Forsten of Diamond. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home an hour before service. Active pallbearers: R. D. Parker, Ray Martin, Woody Canterbury, Clyde Canterbury, Jack Hollingsworth, Walter Cook.
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William Harvey Carter
Beckley
First Christian Church
Mark Forsten
Diamond
Sunset Memorial Park
Quesenberry and Webb
R. D Parker
Ray Martin
Woody
Clyde Canterbury
Jack Hollingsworth
Walter Cook
Child Shot in Neck In Poor Condition
A 10 year old Lester boy was reported in poor condition at Beckley Hospital after pellet injuries from a shotgun blast. Four children were struck while playing in the Brewer home yard. Charles Brewer Jr. was among the injured, later giving the gun to Keith before the accident.
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Charles Brewer Jr
Shelia Brewer
Roger League
Eight Children Among Injured Treated at 2 Local Hospitals
An 111 year old Prosperity boy was reported in good condition today at Raleigh General Hospital. Danny Blake, 111, son of Mr and Mrs Dennis J Blake, treated for head injuries after being struck by a car. Also treated were Ramon J Acosta 17 of Rhodell with a strained right thigh from football, Clarence E Meador 2 of Surveyor with an injured right shoulder from a fall, Claude Levie Sturgill 33 of Slab Fork with an injured left foot from a rock, Glen Pack 8 of Beckley with a lacerated eyelid from a fall, Donnie Spencer 8 of Mabscott with a head laceration after a thrown rock, Tommy Ramey 12 of Lilly Street with a broken right ring finger from a fall, Negil Pittman 11 of Daniels with a fractured right ankle, and Charles McCormick 14 of Grandview with a broken right finger from school play.
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Raleigh General Hos
Danny Blake
Dennis J. Blake
Stoco
Beckley Hospital
Ramon J. Acosta
John Acosta
Rhodell
Clarence E. Meador
Davis Ralph Meador
Claude Levie Sturgill
Glen Pack
Elsie Pack
Beckley
Donnie Spencer
Zebedee Spencer
Mabscott
Raleigh General Hospital
Tommy Ramey
Mose Ramey
Lilly St
Negil Pittman
E. S. Pittman
Daniels
Infant Davis Rites Scheduled at Sunset Memorial Park
Graveside rites will honor Daniels Davis infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P T Davis. Born at 9 30 p m Tuesday in a local hospital she will be laid to rest at 2 p m Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park. The mother is Jean Stinette. Survivors include a sister Felicia Rae Davis maternal grandparents Weldon Davis Beckley paternal grandparents L E Davis Daniels. Body remains at Caffee Funeral Home until funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Davis
Daniels
Sunset Memorial Park
Jean Stinette
Felicia Rae Davis
Weldon Davis
Beckley
L. E
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Reported by USDA
USDA livestock report for Baltimore shows cattle trading 6.00 to 25.00 per hundredweight across categories. Hogs range from 13.00 to 20.00 per hundredweight with varying weights and quality. Sheep absent, small lot of 77 lb wooled slaughter lambs at 20.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
Soak Creek Elementary to Start Hot Lunch Program Soon
Soak Creek Elementary School will open its hot lunch program in the latter part of the month. The PTA met Tuesday night to add kitchen items, install new officers, and plan events including a Halloween carnival on Oct. 21 and buying a library book for each of four classrooms.
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Soak Creek
PTA
Keith Morrison
Bud Farley
Elmer Flowers
Herbert Suit
Joy Blevins
Nellie Covey
Herbert Suiter
Clayton Mills
Ralph Davis
Victor Peelish
Leo Lambert
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Woodrow Wilson
Leary
Elmer Davis
Stamford Top School
Gustine Elliott
Gwendolyn Chambers
Genevieve Hannah
Ruby Ann Gore
Lorena Loeftwich
Archie Carey
Abner Moore
Billy Booker
Alfonso Moore
Jimmie Carey
Joan Cousins
Kenneth Carey
Nathaniel Eldridge
Robert Carey
Mack Gore
Eugene Carey
Jesse Booker
Ann Chambers
Joan Moore
Wetzel Scott
Carol Moore
Mary Booker
Larry Leftwich
Robert Thompson
Greentown Baptist Church
Choir and Missionary Society
N. C. Lewis
S. A. Abram
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Lula Martin
South Fayette St
Annie L. Anderson
Rena Branch
Glorious Church of God In Christ of Stamford
Herb Thompson
Philip Jones
Homemakers Club
East Beckley
Willie Jackson
Sylvia Street
Colgate
Eve
Schenley
Orvia
Murphy
Winding Gulf Mines
W. H. Carter
Lester
Albert Ray Crewer
Charles Brewer
Charles McCormick
Rush McCormick
Grandview
Davis
Wilson
Teres Alll
Wilson’s
Wilson & Co
Margarine Department
Ashland Ave
Chicago 9
Ill
Wits
Wilson & Co., Inc
South
Chicago
Siron & Co
Neut. SP
Schenley Dist. Inc
NYG
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