Art Display Planned As Part Of Festival In Beckley
United Fund drive kicks off with a breakfast at El Chico led by M. F. Barksdale and Alex George, aiming to raise 49 800 for seven agencies under W. C. McMahan and Leslie Gates. Beckley Art Group prepares a fall festival art display in E M Payne Co windows with works from Tolley Kester Wheeler and others, plus ongoing SKETCH sessions and monthly meetings at The Playhouse studio.
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United Fund
el Chico
M. F. Barksdale
Alex George
Beckley-Raleigh County
W. C. McMahan
Leslie C. Gates
E. M. Payne Co
Beckley Art Group
James L. Wheeler
Beckley
Herbert Tolley
Oak Hill
Holt Kester
Wheeler
Playhouse
Henry’s Drive Inn
Valley Drive
Mabscott Plans Street Resurfacing Push
Mabscott Mayor H. V. Way Bright will seek a meeting with State Road Commissioner Bur Sawyers to press for resurfacing Whitestick Street the town's main thoroughfare. The Mabscott City Council endorsed the effort at Thursday night's meeting.
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Mabscott
H. V. Waybright
Bur! Sawyers
Whitestick Street
Mabscott City
Basic Cub Scouting Sessions Begin Tuesday in Beckley
Cub Scout basic training for the Seneca District starts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church Beckley. Al Epperly and Charles Bosley will lead three sessions for pack committees scout masters den mothers and interested parents. Remaining sessions are Oct 23 and Oct 30.
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Seneca
First Christian Church
Beckley
al Epperly
Seneca District
Charles Bosley
Council
Nicholas Mines Get State Permits
Three new mines in Nicholas County received permits from the West Virginia Department of Mines in Beckley. McCutcheon Coal Co. Mine No. 5 will employ eight workers, D and G Coal Co. Mine No. 1 employment figures unavailable, and H H Miller Coal Co. Mine No. 3 will hire 19 miners.
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Nicholas County
West Virginia Department of Mines
Beckley
McCutcheon Coal Co
D and G Coal Co
H. H. Miller Coal Co
Additional Prizes For Children's Show
Annette Rase of Eccles eyes a chance to win in the 1:30 p.m. Thursday children's show at Beckley Fall Festival. Five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Raso she has danced since January and attends St. Francis de Sales. Eight more prizes join six previous awards from Mercantile Division of Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce with gifts from Kiddie Shop Baby Shop Montgomery Ward J C Penney Hub and G C Murphy. The E M Payne Co funds the king and queen prizes. Judges names remain secret until competition day. The event is at Memorial Building and open to the public as the festival runs Wednesday through Saturday ending with a parade.
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Annette Rase
Eccles
Beckley
Beckley-Raleigh
Mercantile Division
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
E. S. Beard
Chris Sarandon
the Baby Shop
Montgomery Ward and Co
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
the Hub
G. C. Murphy Co
E. M. Payne Co
Beard
Mark David Allen
Memorial Building
Curley Allen
Houston St
Mark Twain High Principal Discharged From Beckley Hospital
Edward Birch, principal of Mark Twain High School, was discharged from Beckley Hospital Sunday after treatment for high blood pressure that began September 27.
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Edward Birch
Mark Twain High School
Beckley Hospital
Cranberry PTA Meet Set Tuesday Night
The Cranberry Elementary Parent-Teacher Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the school. Parents may visit the rooms until 7:30 p.m. before the meeting starts.
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Cranberry Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
East Park 4 H Club Elects New Officers and Members
East Park 4 H Club votes Vicky Bradshaw as president with Arlene Lee as vice president. Barbara Moore serves secretary, Ronnie McCray treasurer, Monte Johnson song leader, Thannette Johnson game leader, and Martha Smith reporter. adult leader is Mrs. Vee Bradshaw. New members Joann Delaney Linda Lilly McCray Johnson Bobby Hairston and Deborah Pemberton join.
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Vicky Bradshaw
Arlene Lee
East Park
Barbara Moore
Ronnie McCray
Monte Johnson
Thannette Johnson
Martha Smith
Vee Bradshaw
Joann Delaney
Linda Lilly
McCray Johnson
Bobby Hairston
Deborah Pemberton
50 Take Glade-Pinch Tour Despite Rain
A caravan of 50 persons in 18 Jeeps enjoyed a two and one half hour tour of the Glade Pinch Creek area Sunday, sponsored by the Glade Pinch Creek Trout Association. I Wilbur Bays said despite heavy rains the tourists enjoyed the scenery and future tours are planned.
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Glade-Pinch Creek
Army Signs Eleven Enlistees at Beckley Station
Eleven men enlisted at the Beckley Recruiting Station in the Army. The group includes Jeral Mills, James Roush Jr., Jerry Parsons, Charles Jenkins, Harold Baldwin, James Neece, Billy Smith, Peter Morst, Timothy George, John Smith, and Tommie Allen. They were assigned various fields such as airborne, combat engineer, communications center operations, general supply, and medical care. They have been sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for further processing.
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Army
Beckley
Jerald David Mills
Numa Mills
Jonben
James Willis Roush Jr
Dunmore
Airborne
Jerry L. Parson
Blanche Parson
Caretta
Charles Thurston Jenkins
James Jenkins
Harold W. Baldwin
Nitro
General Supply
John Frances Smith
Joseph Smith
Hillsboro
Tommie Allen
Unn Abbess
Williamson
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Sheriff praised for support during plan with alternate route
The speaker thanked the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office for attending and noted a jeep equipped with a two way radio for emergencies as part of the planned effort and potential route change.
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Raleigh County
Color and color myths mix with daily sun signs
The column blends a light fortune forecast with a brief note on early color use by cavemen and a futuristic space food kitchen. Zodiac entries for Aries through Pisces offer caution against impatience at home, with reminders to stay focused at work and avoid overextending credit.
Property Sale Asked In Suit In Raleigh County
Mrs. Pear K Meade seeks sale of a five and one half acre Town District tract claiming nonresidence and potential decline in value. The will dated December 10 1948 directed trust to Sara Mead Thomason for Evelyn Mead Parsons with remainder to Parsons or issue. Parties include William P Thomason Sara Mead Thomason Evelyn Parsons her trustee, Edgar Parsons and their four children of Columbus Ohio and 409 Woodlawn Ave. Oppie L Hedrick represents the plaintiff.
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Pear K. Meade
Raleigh
Mrs. Mead
Sara Mead Thomason
Evelyn Mead Parsons
William P
Columbus
Ohio
Edgar Russell Parsons
Evelyn Mead
Woodlawn Ave
Oppie L. Hedrick
Two New Bridges Planned For Road
Guy Rumberg of the Glade-Pinch Creek Trout Association said two wooden bridges will be built on the Glade-Pinch Creek Access Road and construction will start before bad weather.
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Glade-Pinch Creek
Guy Rumberg
Beckley Social Security picks new claims representative
Joseph C. Dance of 326 Bailey Ave becomes claims representative at the Beckley District Social Security office. A Shady Spring native and Raleigh County resident, he served 13 years as an administrative supply technician with local National Guard Special Forces and served in the European Theater 1943 46. He and wife Mildred Keyser have three children Ellen Joe and Larry. he succeeds Theodore Argyakis who moved to Welch as field representative.
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Joseph C. Dance
Bailey Ave
New Claims
Beckley
Social Security
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
Special Forces National Guard
Dance
First Baptist Church
Beckley Elks Lodge
Mildred Keyser
Mary Lowe
Central Avenue
Ellen
Woodrow Wilson High School
Joe
Larry
Central Elementary School
Theodore
Ted) Argyakis
Welch
AF Sends 14 To Lackland Air Force Training
Fourteen men enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station and were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training. Names include Robert Lee Smith Charles Howard Mortez Lloyd Dale Thomas Robert Stanley Wright Gerald Lee Thomas Kelly Monroe Stowers Donald Lee Hall John Wayne Ashby Thomas Seth Bair John Daniel Hoback Malcolm Deshmer Price James Norris Knowlton Robert Wade Eldridge and Bryan Aston Skeens Jr.
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Air Force
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Texas
Robert Lee Smith
C. H. Smith
Abingdon
Charles Howard Mortez
J. W. Mortez
Damascus
Lloyd Dale Thomas
Arvil Thomas
Jodie
Robert Stanley Wright
Eddie Wright
Charleston
Two Beckley Men Enlist in 120 Day Marine Delay Program
Two men enlisted in the Marine Corps 120 day delay program at the Beckley Recruiting Station. Allen Wayne Griffy and James Lewis Fink of Beckley are scheduled to report to Parris Island South Carolina on November 27 for the 11 week basic training course.
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Marine Corps
Beckley
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Allen Wayne Griffy
James Lewis Fink
Fred Fink
Two Beckley Boys Die In Bicycle Car Crash
Kenneth Dale Meador 13 and Howard Edgar Lane 10 were killed when a 1956 car driven by 17 year old John Kenneth Allen struck their bicycles near Beckley. Allen faces two counts of negligent homicide, posted bond, and waived a grand jury hearing. Witnesses include Barry Richmond 19 and several teen girls. The incident raised the state highway toll for the year to 335.
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Kenneth Dale Meador
Howard Edgar Lane
Beckley
John Kenneth Allen
Raleigh
Allen
Joe Rodriguez
Larew Avenue
Bibb Avenue
Larry
Robert Meador
Laren Avenue
Howard
Brady Lane
Barry Richmond
Beaver
W. M. Lilly
Klaus St
Lilly
Young Lane
Dreama
Mary Jane Basham
Bible Ave
Kenny
Thelma Cheek
Carrie Biggs
Beckley Mayors Aid With Telerama West Virginia Centennial
Beckley leaders including Mayor Cecil L. Miller and Warren Richards joined the West Virginia Centennial Telerama event with the Don Boyd Orchestra. Gov. W. Barron hosted a pre show supper at the mansion with Dave Garroway as emcee while The Four Freshmen performed. Richards, back from Hollywood, has hosted and performed widely, now appearing nightly in Cincinnati at the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Frances Langford
Fran Warren
Jimmy Nelson
United States
Canada
Sheraton-Gibson
Cincinnati
Richards
Elks Club
Lincoln School Minstrels
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Dixie Ave
Beckley National
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Neville ST
Federal Reserve System
East Park Club
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Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
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Aquarius
Lackland
Caesar Bradley
Rhodell. Bradley
Lacy A. Meadows
Chase
Rhodell
Manuel Boley
Barbara Turner
Mary Barksdale
James Topsale
Charles Moss
Barbara Redd
Baxter Toler
Youth Fellowship of the
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Community Hall
South Fayette Street
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