Beckley Council Recalls Annexation Action on Lambert Addition
The Beckley City Council rescinded Sept. 22 annexation of Lambert Addition after McLean Addition delegation objected. A further evaluation will precede any petition to the Circuit Court, with support from attorney Paul Fourney and McLean leaders. Other actions include fire department quarters expansion, sports plaques funding, fire chief appointment, and zoning rezoning of Ford property to commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean Addition
Lambert Addition
Beckley
Circuit Court
McLean
W. A. Thornhill II
Thornhill
Paul Fourney
Fourney
Porter
Larrick
Lambert
Council
C. T. Harvey
George Springer
John C. Ashworth
John W. Smith
Charleston Civic Center
Cecil Miller
Cecil P. Conner
Truman Sayre
Lincoln
M. E. Tyree
Randolph
Clayton Streets
Planning and Zoning Commission
Johnstown Road
City of
Johnstown
Ford
Stanaford Man Succumbs At 51
Emmett B. Cole of Stanaford died Tuesday night at his home aged about 51. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Emmett B. Cole
Stanaford
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Five RECRUITS Assigned Training at Lackland AFB Texas
For the week ending Tuesday five recruits received military training assignments. Assigned to Lackland Air Force Base Texas were Philip Carson Whitt Six Clifford Davis Russ Jr Richlands Va Lewis Dar rell Powers Squire Ronald Dale Mayhew Oceana and Jimmie Wayne Belton Bluefield Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Philip Carson Whitt
Clifford Davis Russ Jr
Richlands
Lewis Darrell Powers
Squire
Ronald Dale Mayhew
Oceana
Jimmie Wayne Belton
Bluefield
Maxwell Hill Group To Appear Before Board
A delegation from Maxwell Hill Elementary PTA will attend the Raleigh County Board of Education meeting on October 27 to protest crowded conditions. PTA president Tony Gonzalez appointed Mrs. Mason Wood to lead, with members including O. C. Canterbury Jr and D. R. Darlington. Principal Ira Richmond noted upcoming Intelligence Quorum tests for third and sixth graders and a December school score. The session approved rain gear for patrols and new balls and ropes for younger students, with clothing drive donations requested for needy children in other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Parent-Teacher Association
Dewey Bone
Tony Gonzalez
PTA
Mason Wood
O. C., Canterbury Jr
Lawrence Comer
D. R. Darlington
Earl Fotos
Don Houchins
Gonzalez
Ira Richmond
R. H. Legg
Mrs Buckland Struck By Car in Rainy Highway Crossing
Mrs Alice Buckland about 73 of Stanaford was struck by a 1957 model car driven by Charles Frederick Jones Oak Hill at 6 30 p m Tuesday while crossing the highway at Stanaford. She was taken to Beckley Memorial Hospital where doctors report her condition satisfactory. She suffered head and leg injuries. State Police say poor visibility due to rain and the woman walked into the car’s path and the driver was not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Buckland
Stanaford
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Charles Frederick Jones
Oak Hill
RC Office Handles 111 Home Service Cases
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross handled 111 home service cases during September. Fifty eight people were in the office with inquiries, 87 letters were written and 55 telegrams sent. These cases included leave verification for 16 servicemen. Assistance in caring for compensations, pensions, and allowances was given six servicemen.
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Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Twenty seven enlist in U S Army at Beckley station
Twenty seven men enlist or reenlist in the U S Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station. Basic training for many will occur at Fort Jackson South Carolina with a list of names and hometowns including Justice Seattle Howell Tazewell Bran ham Mooney Goff Lockett Casto Kinser Jr. Milam Harmon Pritt Cook Rose Bowman Wilfong Carter Burr Clemins Jr. Pannell Hood Sparks Pruitt Rollins Charles Birch Leaf and Truman Meade Fort Eustis Fort George G Meade and Fort Meade noted for later assignments.
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U. S. Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Larry Wallace Justice
Glen Justice
Seattle
Wash
William Merle Howell
Thomas M. Howell
Tazewell
Walter Robert Branham
Irene Ratliff
Tockland
Thomas Watson Mooney
James E. Mooney
Charleston
James Gary Goff
Margaret Goff
Joseph Lorenzo Lockett
Sarah Stokes
James Earnest Casto
Ethel Goins
Cabin Creek
Guy Porter Kinser Jr
Guy P. Kinser
Willard Mitchell
Myrtle Vanevey
Dale Edward Milam
Ray E. Milam
Prosperity
Millard Harmon
Alexander Harmon
Pilgrim
Thomas Allen Pritt
Faye S. Pritt
Marlinton
John Meridath Cook, III
John M. Cook Jr
Englewood
Tenn
James Allen Rose
Randy Rose
Pocahontas
James Alexander Bowman
Fred Bowman
Yorks
George Earl Wilfong
Elbert Wilfong
Bishop
Melvin Lovell Carter
Russell Carter
Stamford
Danny Keith Burr
Lagene Burr
Williamsburg
Charles Edward Clemins Jr
Louise Ray
Oak Hill
Robert Eugene Pannell
George Pannell
MacArthur
John Wesley Hood
Robert W. Hood
Mullens
Charles Milburn Sparks
Dewey M. Sparks
Charley Pruitt
George W. Pruitt
Jolo
Thomas Henry Rollins
Ed Rollins
Powellton
Glen Ray Charles
William Charles
Birch Leaf
USA
Ft. Eustis
Clarence Edward Truman
Catherine J. Truman
Garrison
3Rd
Armd. Cav
Fort George G. Meade
James Edward Yuille
Virginia Yuille
Raleigh
120Th Trans. Truck ‘Co
Squirrel with tusks shocks hunters in Greenbrier County
A Rainelle hunter and his uncle near Smoot report a squirrel with multiple tusks and misgrown teeth. They believe the animal fed on soft foods and that tusks may have emerged after a jaw misalignment. Mullens plans to mount the unusual specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainelle
Frank Burdete
Burdette
Ralph Mullens
Greenbrier
Smoot
Mullens
Stotesbury Pupil Escapes Serious Injury
Kenneth Hayden, a Stotesbury elementary pupil, was struck by a car near his parents’ home while returning to school after lunch. The driver, a man named Moore, transported him to Beckley Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released. the boy is back home with minor scratches and bruises. State Police said they were not notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hayden
Stotesbury
Charles Hayden
C. E. Walker
Mark Twain High School
Moore
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Walker
Stotesbury Distribution Opens for Mine Commodities
The Stotesbury list will receive commodities from 10 a.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday at the Stotesbury Mine Office.
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Stotesbury
Stotesbury Mine
Japanese Group From Japan Tours Beckley Area
A Japan Productivity Center team conducts a Beckley visit week, touring Beckley Memorial Hospital and meeting District 29 United Mine Workers of America President George Titler. They plan to visit a local mine Thursday and depart Friday for Los Angeles with a October 21 return to Japan.
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Japan Productivity Center
Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
George Titler
District
United Mine Workers of America
Los Angeles
Calif
United States Department of Labor
American Federation Labor-Cio
San Francisco
Knoxville
Tenn
Chicago
Ill
Akron
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Shiro Hamaguchi
Shinko Electric Machine Workers’ Union
Japan
Methodist Church of America marks 175th anniversary
The Methodist Church in America observes its 175th anniversary next December. The church in the United States began in 1784 at Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Methodist Church In
William T Green Dies in Virginia Freight Depot
William T Green 63 formerly of Sophia was found dead Monday night at a White Thorn Virginia freight depot where he had worked for the past year. A telegrapher with Virginian Railway for 41 years he was born April 6 1896 in Deepwater Fayette County. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Fred Coover Beckley Mrs Bob Scott Blacksburg Va Miss Mary Green Washington DC and Miss Wanda Green Sophia three sons Paul William and Herbert all of Sophia his wife Erice and ten grandchildren. The body will be returned today to Williams Craven Funeral Home.
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Sophia
RNS
William T. Green
White Thorne
Green
The
Virginian Railway
Deepwater
Fayette County
Mandeville
Sally Green
Fred Coover
Beckley
Bob Scott
Blacksburg
Chesneake and Potomac Co opens central office tour
The first open house at the Chesneake and Potomac Telephone Co central office on Woodlawn Avenue attracted over 200 employees relatives and friends. Visitors toured equipment and the long distance switchboard with demonstrations and emergency gear. Additional open house sessions are scheduled for Raleigh County school personnel and the public next week.
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Chesneake and Potomac Telephone Co
Woodlawn Avenue
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Raleigh County
Intruders Damage Mark Twain School in Stotesbury
Six windows and several interior doors were shattered when would-be thieves broke into Mark Twain high school Saturday night. Principal C. E. Walker said no money was taken and the safe was untouched as police investigate the intruder incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
C. E. Walker
Pastor Miles Whitehurst marks fourth anniversary at Lily of the Valley
The Lily of the Valley Holiness Church in Metalton celebrates Pastor Miles Whitehurst fourth anniversary this week. Guest speakers will address congregants each night with 7 p m services, culminating Sunday with special services.
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Miles Whitehurst
The
Lily of the Valley Holiness Church
Metalton
Food Commodities Distribution Planned at Slab Fork
Food commodities will be distributed Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the home of Esaw Cook in Slab Fork.
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Esaw Cook
Slab Fork
Sando family reunites at Denver funeral
In Denver, Frank Sando 61 died last week in an auto accident. His family reunion of 11 children gathered for his funeral on Monday, ending a long wait for the gathering they had hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Frank Sandoval
Bottle Down Skinny Bald And Fat Not Likely Alcoholics
Dr Earle M Marsh a San Francisco gynecologist and alcoholism hobbyist warns at the California Academy of General Practice assembly that thin bald or overweight people can be potential alcoholics He cites physical factors finds less obesity among alcoholics and notes body fluids out of balance He warns no tapering off and says tiny amounts can destroy resolution to drink and that heavy drinkers build up tolerance risking illness and death
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Earle M. Marsh
San Francisco
Dr. Marsh
Marsh
California Academy of General Practice
Miracle Gadget Lets Palsy Victim Speak For First Time
In Kansas, 22 year old Charles Skeeter Rayburn with cerebral palsy uses a headband and oversized keyboard connected to an electronic typewriter to form words. An Hadley Memorial Hospital staff and electronics expert L A Strapp adapted a keyboard and wiring, enabling Skeeter to type with his head and read English through a correspondence course. He names the device MG for miracle gadget and expresses newfound expressive power.
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Nays
Kan
Charles
Skeeter) Rayburn
Hadley Memorial Hospital
Skeeter
Charles F. Rayburn Sr
Great Bend
Hays
L. A. Strapp
Vigilante murder trial proceeds in Vermont
In Chelsea Vermont the prosecution added witnesses in the Robert O. Welch vigilante murder case. The state contends Orville Gibson was killed for punishing dairy hand Eli Martin after milk spill on Christmas 1957. Welch remains free on bail as trial continues with a partially sequestered jury.
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Chelsea
Robert O. Welch
Orville A. Gibson
Eli Martin
Gibson
Connecticut
Welch
Frank W. Carpenter
Carpenter
Walter B. Renfrew
Newbury
Renfrew
Martin
Airlines Hearing Sets December 8 on Allegheny Route
A Civil Aeronautics Board examiner fixed December 8 for a hearing in Wheeling West Virginia on Allegheny Airlines proposal to operate nonstop flights between Wheeling and New York City with other Ohio Valley cities. The conference included Allegheny Eastern and Capital airlines and Ohio Valley civic leaders. Eastern and Capital oppose the plan.
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Tristate Distributors
N. Eutaw St
Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard Road
Maxwell Hill Group
Buckland
RC Office
Valley Bell
Cav
Stotesbury Distribution
Ouvier
William Green
Virginia
Williams-Craven Funeral Home
C&p
Mark Twain
Ugenizfy
Entertainment
Gien Jean
Gidget
Sandre Dee
James Darren
River Edge
Ray Milland
Debra Pagent
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Eim Lain
Rossano Brazz
MTZ
Gaynor
John Kerr
France
NUYEN
Ray Wal
Onder
Ston
Juanita
Paul Osborn
MAGNA
Ceux Cinemasic
OPE
Jane Wyman
Clifton Webb
Gary Crosby
Carol Lynley
Warner Anderson Woay-Tv
Channe
Airlines
Mickey Rooney
Steve Cochran
Mamie van Doren
Operator
Judy Holliday
Richard Conte
Wanda Hendrix
John Bromfield
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