Shiloh Pastor To Be Honored On Anniversary
The Rev. G. C. Gilbert, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church Harper Park, will be honored on his eleventh anniversary with a week of services Oct 18 to 22 at 7 p.m. nightly. Local speakers include Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Glen White, J. B. Elliott Raleigh County home demonstration agent, and Clarence King Raleigh County schoolteacher. Music by home choir and visiting choirs from First Baptist North Beckley Rand Rhodell Wyco. Sunday 2:30 p.m. anniversary sermon by Rev. Oscar Moore of Rand. Mrs. Roberta Hairston chairs the program committee.
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G. C. Gilbert
Shiloh Baptist Church
Harper Park
Elizabeth Lewis
Glen White
J. B. Elliott
Raleigh County
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
Clarence King
W. L. Brown
Oscar Moore
Rand
Rhodell
Wyco
Roberta Hairston
Iron Workers Join Beckley Area Labor Council
Iron Workers Local No 301 was admitted to the Beckley Area Labor Council AFL CO at a Tuesday meeting in the labor hall on Valley Drive. The addition brings the council to about 2 500 members and about 300 new workers joined the roster. A dinner dance is planned for November 11 at the Beckley Winn Hotel ballroom with roughly 400 expected.
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Iron Workers
Beckley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Labor Hall
Valley Drive
R. L. Zeigler
Beckley- Winn Hotel
Wolfe seeks permit to open Tommy Creek mine near Rhodell
Clayton Wolfe filed for a mining permit at the Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Mines to open a mine at Tommy Creek near Rhodell. The operation would use the auger mining method and Wolfe is owner of R and W Coal Co.
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Clayton Wolfe
Beckley
West Virginia Department of Mines
Tommy Creek
Rhodell
Wolfe
R and W Coal Co
Waddell Treated After Fall at Winding Gulf Coals Mine
Clyde Waddell of 122 Bailey Avenue was treated at Beckley Hospital for injuries to his right hand suffered in a state fall at the Winding Gulf Coals mine in Maben.
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Clyde Waddell
Bailey Ave
Beckley Hospital
Kamehameha’s Early Reign Promoted Trade and Shipbuilding
Kamehameha the Hawaiian king who rose to power in 1782 sought foreign advisers, encouraged import of Western tools and livestock, and promoted shipbuilding and international trade to strengthen the kingdom.
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Kamehameha
Hawaiian Islands
Dynamite Cap Burns Eccles Boy Eight in Garage Blast
Ronald Gene Daniels eight year old son of Mr and Mrs George Daniels of Eccles is in Beckley Hospital in good condition with burns to his legs and chest from blasting a dynamite cap with a hammer in the family garage around 6 pm Thursday Beckley State Police plan a garage search for more caps and warn children to avoid cigarette sized cylinders that could injure or kill them
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Ronald Gene Daniels
George Daniels
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Entertainment Planned For Lawyers Guests In Beckley
The West Virginia State Bar 14th annual meeting in Beckley includes a Friday motor tour to Grandview State Park and Flat Top Lake with boat rides and lunch. A hotel bridge party runs 2 to 4 30 p m, then a Raleigh County Bar reception and Elks Ballroom dance. The 25th West Virginia Judicial Assn conference runs Oct 19 20 overlapped. Judges and wives invited to all social events.
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West Virginia State Bar
Beckley
Donald D. Hodson
James C. Higgins
Beckley - Winn Hotel
Grandview State Park
Flat Top Lake
Beckley Elks Lodge
Raleigh County Bar Assn
Elks
State Bar Meeting
West Virginia Judicial Assn
State Bar
George L. Ballard
SBA Conference Set In City
The Small Business Administration will convene a conference in Beckley on November 16 with 20 heads from Washington. R L Butcher and Marvin Ball will brief Beckley Chamber committee members A Dave Abrams LaRoy Gorman J Austin Carr Bill Sigmund Okey Patteson Robert Hamilton and Gene Morehouse at Raleigh County Bank today to arrange the event.
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Small Business Administration
Washington
Beckley
R. L. Butcher
Marvin Ball
Take It From Kathy Q-1 How to talk on the phone with a girl
The article advises using a friendly greeting and clear purpose for the call. It suggests starting with shared topics, noting details like event location attire and timing for a dance invite, and emphasizes listening to follow the other’s leads to ease nervous silence.
To Bring Truth Or Trouble From Your Childs Ills
A Raleigh Register health column weighs goldbricking versus overcautious illness. It offers practical steps: wake the child earlier after a suspected false sick day, check for signs like rash or fever, and alert the school nurse. For overly cautious cases, contact the school doctor and request a quick check before class.
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Hamlet
Goldbricker
Mom
Pop
Teen in Critical Condition After Car Flip Near Helen
Kenneth Bowers, 16, of Sophia, is listed in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a 1960 model car reportedly struck an embankment and overturned on a railroad track near Helen late Thursday.
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Kenneth Bowers
Paul Bowers
Sophia
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Helen
Three Suits Filed in Raleigh County Court
Velma and Siebert Mann seek 20000 and 5000 from Henry Hawks for injuries and expenses from a Greenville Rock Camp crash. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sues Trottino Brothers for 1280 demurrage on February 1960 car deliveries. A 900 suit seeks judgment against J J Wiles of Mabscott for bulldozing.
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Raleigh
Velma
Siebert Mann
Henry Hawks
Fletcher Mann
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Trottino Brothers, Inc
Fitzpatrick, Huddleston and Bolen
Huntington
J. J. Wiles
Mabscott
Carson Kelley Kermit A. Locke
Lavinder Heads Beckley Post Office Dedication
R M Bud Lavinder will chair the Beckley Chamber of Commerce committee planning the dedication of Beckley s new post office. The ceremony, sponsored by the Chamber, is tentatively set for late this year or early 1962 with Ted Deecree and Postmaster Fray y assisting.
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R. M
Bud) Lavinder
Beckley
Ward Becomes U S Marshal in West Virginia
John C. Ward of Beckley received an interim appointment from President Kennedy to succeed Russell Bell as U S marshal. The ceremony in Charles ton featured witnesses Raleigh County Clerk Co D Smith Deputy Federal Clerk Earl Cavender and Robert Miller, with Ward planning to keep his Beckley home and commute to Charleston for headquarters.
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Beckley
Ward
Kennedy
Russell Bell
Charleston
Order Of Merit Awarded To Ellison In Bluefield Event
The Order of Merit in Boy Scouting was awarded to Al Ellison at the Appalachian Council banquet in Bluefield Tuesday night. Ellison is press foreman for The Raleigh Register and longtime Beckley Newspapers Corp. principal speaker was John A. Field Jr., U S District Court judge for the Southern District of West Virginia. Sam Solins presented the awards as chairman of the Silver Beaver Committee.
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al Ellison
Appalachian Council, Inc
Boy Scouts of America
Bluefield
Ellison
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corp
John A. Field Jr
U. S. District Court
West Virginia
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Remedy
New healing substance Bio-Dyne, from a world famous institute, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction while easing discomfort with Preparation H suppositories or ointment sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
What is a West Virginia hillbilly in today’s view
The piece defends hillbillies as independent industrious West Virginians rooted in mountain heritage. It argues the term should stay, cites pride in rugged roots, faith, and community, and notes a push to reframe the “hillbilly” image while promoting tourism and cultural strength. It recalls Webster’s definition and emphasizes regional identity and grit.
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West Virginia
Webster
Mountain
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