WWHS Band Returns From Florida Trip
The Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle Band of 118 members returns home after a nine day Florida trip. They performed at the American Legion Convention in Florida and at a football game in Gainesville. Band director Glen Sallack praised the trip and noted wide press coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson ‘High School
Flying Eagle
Florida
Miami
Huntington
West Viginia
National American Legion
Kingwood
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Saint Augustine
Marineland
Cypress Gardens
University of Florida
Gainsville
Fla
Louisiana University
Chamber of Commerce
Hollywood
Police Recover Abandoned Car
City Police found a stolen car owned by J. P. Miles of Glen Daniel abandoned at New River Park in North Beckley after it disappeared Saturday from Beckley Motor Co. Officers noted the vehicle was undamaged and believe it was used briefly before being abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Motor Co
J. P. Miles
Glen Daniel
New River Park
North Beckley
Sophia High selects Staff of Yearbook The Hawks Nest
Sophia High School announces the newly elected yearbook staff for The Hawks Nest. Senior sponsors Mrs. Cerena Smith and Mrs. Evelyn Jackson list editors and section editors including Louise Baragallo Hamp Thomas Gail Waddell Sequita Allen Nancy Riggs Leverne Martin Mae Acord Faye Acord Rebecca McVey Phyllis Farley Jane Kessinger Vern Sizemore Sue Wood Reba Sizemore Mary Green Reva Rupe Annie Davis Carol Love Leo Attili Pat Fagan Wan da Lozier Shirley Barr Allan Lawrence Evanne Vaught Emagean Acord Jewel Perkins Donna Matherly Barbara Sturgill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia High School
Hawks Nest
Cerena Smith
Evelyn Jackson
Louise Baragallo
Hamp Thomas
Gail Waddell
Sequita Allen
Nancy Riggs
Leverne Martin
Mae
Faye Acord
Rebecca McVey
Phyllis Farley
Jane Kessinger
Vern Sizemore
Sue Wood
Barbara Thompson
Jean Hauck
Shirley Edwards
Mary McVey
Kay Lawson
Dixie Rawe
Faith Hylton
Violet Garten
Barbara Sturgill
Dot Kidd
Emma Acord
Ex Army Dentist Dr. J. G. Anderson Speaks to Kiwanis
Dr. J. G. Anderson, a former Army dentist who served in Europe, addressed the Kiwanis club. He showed 250 color slides from eight countries and two principalities, including Czechoslovakia and Austria, with views from southern Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, Liechtenstein, and Monaco. He noted Switzerland reminded him most of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Anderson
Europe
Kiwanis
Anderson
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
Holland
Belgium
Leichtenstein
Monaco
United States
Nine men join services at Beckley recruiting stations
Nine men enlisted in the Armed Forces at the Beckley Air Force and Army Recruiting Stations Tuesday. Ray J. Gray of Deepwater, James W. Rasnick Jr., Cedar Bluff, Va., Robert G. Bradley, Charleston, Harold J. Tinsely, Kenna, William B. Isner, Lewis R. Holmes and Charles E. Rut ledge, all of Charleston, receive training at Sampson Air Force. James Howard Myers of Charleston assigned to Lackland Air Force Base. Johnny F. Murasky of Lyburn sent to Fort Jackson Army Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Air Force
Army
Sampson Air Force
Ray J. Gray
Deepwater
James W. Rasnick Jr
Cedar Bluff
Robert G. Bradley
Charleston
Harold J. Tinsely
Kenna
William B. Isner
Lewis R. Holmes
Charles E. Rutledge
Lackland Air Force Base
James Howard Myers
Fort Jackson Army Base
Johnny F. Murasky
Lyburn
Beckley Woman Among Recent WAC Graduates
Beckley Pvt Hazel Merritt joins West Virginia WAC squad graduating from Fort McClellan Alabama. She trained at Fort McClellan, was promoted to private, and assigned to Fort Hood Texas. The ten WV WAC graduates were promoted to privates with assignments across five states including Fort Lee Fort McClellan Fort Ben Harrison Fort Sam Houston Fort Eustis and Fort Hood. Other WV women listed include Pvt Patricia Surgoine Anna Pahl Patsy ODell Cora Kelly Delores Gilbert Jo Ann Glassburn and Marlon Martin with various clerical medical and support duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McClellan
Fort Hood, Texas
Pvt
Merritt
West Virginia
WAC
Beckley
Betty J. Sammons
Eunice Long
Fort Lee
Patricia Surgoine
Anna Pahl
Logan
Peggy Lephew
Welch
Marlon Martin
Charleston
Marjorie Walls
Fort Benjamin-Harrison
Patsy O'Dell
Fayetteville
Cora Kelly
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Jo Ann Glassburn
Fort Sam Huston
Stoco High Receives 1955 Pontiac for Driver Education
Stoco High School received a 1955 Pontiac with dual controls for its driver education program. The gift came from Raleigh Motor Sales. The school has offered driving courses for five years, with about 300 students completing the program.
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Stoco High School
Raleigh Motor Sales
City drivers licenses deadline set for Nov 9
Beckley residents who plan to drive in the city are reminded by the Recorder’s Office that November 9 is the cutoff for city drivers’ licenses. About 1,630 licenses have already been sold, with an estimated 10,000 people still needing to obtain one.
Leno Raso Elected Vice President of Eta Mu Pi at Marshall
An Eccles youth Leno Raso was elected vice president of Eta Mu Pi the national retailing honorary at Marshall College The group was reorganized this year for retailing majors on the Marshall Campus Raso a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Raso Sr
Unemployment Down in Raleigh County Says State Data
Raleigh County unemployment declined over the past year per September figures from the State Department of Employment Security. Deputy manager James L. Painter reported 326 applicants last month, with 2,732 benefit claims in September, down from 9,703 a year ago. Placements reached 132, mainly in manufacturing and domestic work, while counseling interviews fell to 43.
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Raleigh
State Department of Employment Security
James L. Painter
Painter
State Aid Distribution Goes to Raleigh County Schools
Raleigh County schools will receive the fourth state aid distribution for the current fiscal year totaling 500000 dollars. The State Board of School Finance has started mailing checks statewide, totaling 6556000 dollars in state aid to counties. Other area allocations include Boone 150000, Fayette 250000, Greenbrier 100000, Mercer 260000, Monroe 60000, McDowell 400000, Nicholas 100000, Pocahontas 50000, Summers 60000, and Wyoming 190000.
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Raleigh
State Board of School Finance
Boone
Fayette
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
McDowel
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Summers
Wyoming
WVU Raleigh County Sends 108 Local Students This Semester
West Virginia University sees strong regional representation with 108 Countians attending this semester. Other counties listed include Fayette 120 Greenbrier 101 McDowell 62 Wyoming 39 Somers 27 and Boone 26, reflecting broad local turnout.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia University
Fayette
Greenbrier
McDowell
Wyoming
Somers
Boone
RMI Group to Meet Parents at Elementary School
The Parent-Teacher Association of Raleigh’s R M I Elementary School will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the school auditorium. The children of the school will take part in the program.
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Parent - Teacher Association
Raleigh
Real estate deeds filed in Raleigh County Clerk records
Deeds on file show Kelly Development Co transferring multiple lots in Stotesbury and Helen, totaling around $2,000 to each buyer including Smith, Palmer, Pittman, Richardson, Treadway, Holloway, Clemons, and Okes. One large parcel, Lot 98 plus half of Lot 97 in Midway, sold by J H Lilly Land Co. to Ray Cochran for about $7,500. Another transfer records Frederick R Dinkler selling land at North Sand Branch with no price listed.
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Kelly Development Co
Robert and
Leoa Smith
Stotesbury
E. H
Mary Palmer
Helen Pittman
Helen
Richard and
Alpha Richardson
George and
Pauline Treadway
Selma
Nell Holloway
Seldon
Ethel Clemons
Henry and
Eula Jones
Joseph and
Lee Okes
Shady Grove Farms
J. H. Lilly Land Co
Ray&. Cochran
Midway
Raleigh County
Frederick R. Dinkler
Overton Williams
North Sand Branch
Bradley Welcomes Two New Daughters This Week
The Bradley community celebrates the birth of two girls in local families. On Friday a daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Denny Tony and on Saturday another daughter was welcomed into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lilly.
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Bradley
Denny Tony
William Lilly
Beckleyan Chosen as Homecoming Attendant at Wesleyan
Beckleyan Phyllis Jean Hillman elected senior class attendant for the Homecoming Queen at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon during the Oct 28 30 weekend. Hillman daughter of Rev and Mrs Carden A Hillman of Beckley is a Woodrow Wilson HS graduate and holds multiple Wesleyan leadership roles including Alpha Gamma Delta president Panhellenic Council president and dormitory governing board secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyan
Phyllis Jean Hillman
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Miss Hillman
Carden A. Hillman
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Wesleyan
Alpha Gamma Delta Social Sorority
Panhellenic Council
House
Women’s Dormitory
Sociology Club
Baltimore Apples and Potatoes Market Report Summary
Baltimore markets show apples steady to slightly up with various grades and boxes listed for Maryland and Pennsylvania prices. Potatoes display stronger undertone with Katahdin and Cobblers prices by region, while sweet potatoes remain steady. poultry market is quiet with light receipts and few sales to quote.
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Baltimore
MD & Pa
Usis
MD & del
Mo & Va
Lester PTA Meeting Tonight at Junior High
The Lester Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. today on school premises. Parents and teachers are invited to discuss school activities and student progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lester Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association
Funeral Announcements for Blevins Patterson Farley Brunt y Curtis
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages, residences, and funeral details. Edward Blevins of Glen Daniel dies at 65. services at Quesenberry & Webb Chapel, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Ezra Russell Patterson of Resoco dies at 44. funeral at Calfee Chapel, burial Blue Ridge Gardens Prosperity. Debra Lee Farley infant burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Russel Brunt y of Glen dies. funeral at Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church. Herbert Earl Curtis of 101 Johnson Street dies at home. funeral at Calfee Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park. Includes pallbearers and arrangements by local funeral homes.
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Blevins Blevins
Edward
Glen Daniel
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Ralph Franklin
Burton Blevins
Harry Bumgardner
Claude Scheingruber
Arthur Blevins
Bruce Blevins
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Patterson Patterson
Ezra Russell
Resoco
Calfee Funeral Home
Everette Shafer
Garden of Devotion
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Carson Booth
Clyde Farley
Theo Hatcher
Charlie Swift
L. A. Shrewsbury
Paul Jenkins
Harry Moran
Leslie Carter
Bernard Carter
Alfred Truman
Arthur Rees
Richard Jones
Jack Groseclose
Charles Williamson
D. W. McMillan
Chester Lucas
Farley Farley
Debra Lee
Ivan Curtis
Rosetta Ann Lowrey Farley
Beaver
Melton
Blueridge Memorial Gardens
E. W. Powers
Brunty Brunty
Russel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Covey
Fairdale
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Curtis Curtis
Herbert Earl
Johnson Street
A. H. Wilson
Rev
O. Worth
Caffee Funeral Home
Fred Souder
Robert Akers
William Maynor
Toy Teel
Estil Teel
Wilmer Snuffer
Ewell Curtis
Classified notices and sale ads with contact numbers
Beckley artificial breeding dairy and Hereford contact 2-5089 or 2-1230. Food specials potatoes for sale $2 a bushel by Joe Hunt Piney View dial 4027. For sale fresh cane sugar from E Daniel Glen Daniel Saxon Road 1 1-2 miles. Miscellaneous for sale.
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Beckley
Hereford
Joe Hunt
Piney View
Dial
Saxon Road
E. Daniel
Glen Daniel
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Sophia
Hazel Merritt
West Virginia Womans’ Army Corps
Ala
Fort Eustis, Va
Delores Gilbert
Stoco High
Wvu
RMI
Lester
PTA
Melton Mortuary
Landers Upholstery, Inc
South
Oakwood Ave
Case Pierson
Mich
Alton Petrie
Philip Sizemore
Frank Penn
Wyoming General Hospital
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Humble Hearts Quartet
O. A. Sparks
Sizemore
Keyser Funeral Home
Douglas T. Bryant
Mgr
Southy Oakwood Ave
James C. Griffith
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
Vance Drive
Amos E
Quesenberry
Neville St. Dial
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Oak Hill
H. B Snead Gardens
Bostick Ave
Alusays
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
W Va
Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Prince ST
GEO
Sparks
Ashworth Home & Auto Supply
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
West Neville ST
Halstead
Haddad’s TV and Furniture Co
Lovitz
Wright
Crab Orchard
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Woodlawn
Bellevue Lane
Fairlawn Avenue
Jennings Hunter
Crawley
John R. Crane
W. Va
W. E. Harvey
R. B. _Gravely
Lucy
Helene Curtis
Lucy’s
Lucy Wheeler
Thompson's
Marguerite’s Children’s
Del-Mar
Thrifty Shop
Neville St
Professional Directory
Gene H
H C. Kinzer
Main Street
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Jimmie
James Rothwell
Burgess St
James Greene
E St
B. S. Palusky
Wyoming Avenue
Harold Adkins
Mabscott
Bob_ Daniels
Mountain State
C. W. James
Mutual of
Omaha
Gombs St. Beckley
Carolina Super Market
Cyer
Taylor
Davis
South Oakwood
Cyril
Cy” Lily
Lilly Used
Peerless Packing Company
Mutual of Omaha
Gombs St
Ruby Scott
Beckley Insulation Co
Shirley Mitchell
Belmont
Massachusetts
G. F. Miller
Pine’ Knob
Stanley Home Products, Inc
Waterdale Inn
Fargs
New York
Clower
Beckley Newspapers
Brown
President Hotel
Rainelle
Magnolia Street
Bluefield
Singer Sewing Center
South Kanawha St
Fuller Brush Co
Montgomery W. Va
P.O
Watkins
C. C. Hunter
E. Robinson Avenue
Barberton
Ohio
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Roy A. Jones
Toner Concrete CO
W. _B. Jones
W. S. Gregg
the Nature Shop
Neal Norcross
Lillybrook
Skelton Wrecking
Tazewell
Virginia
J. L. McDonald
Secy
John Rupe
O. P. Argubrite
Glenthorn
Alderson
Ernest Underwood
Price Hill
Mt. Hope
Fred Mann
Rhode Island
Lacy Griffith
Shady Springs
Warren Lovell
Ghent
Bud _ Lovell
Cemcene Centene
Best Furniture Company
South Fayette St
Gall Us
Dial Beckley
Rainelie
Henry Conway Hardware
North Kanawha
Lewis Terminal
Leonard
Magic Chef
James Boblett
South Kanawha Street
Dominion
Chevrolet
J. L
Savage
Lincoln- Mercury
L. C. Smith
Everett
Philco
Westinghouse
Firestone
Emerson
Bendix
Shworth Firestone
Maytag CO
B. M. Atkins & Sons
Keenan, W. Va
Phone Union
Wilcox Manufacturing Co
Fred
Beckley Trading Post
Belle’s
Crosley
Belle Furniture
Mutual of Omana
Combs St
Life Magazine
Wall Wilson
W & M Furniture
J. L. Mills
Remington
Klaus & Page CO
McCreery St
South Kanawha
J. W. Huddle
Clyde St
Grandvew
Grandview
Chamberlin Co
H. R
Duke Williams
Adda
US Mankin Lumber CO
Kanawha St
Naonal Corporation
Gare Beckley Newspapers
Magnavox
DOY Appliances & TV
BNC Printing
W. Prince Street
Cross Pharmacy
Oceana Lumber & Supply CO
Oceana
Whitener Roofing & Heating Co
City Ave
Beckley Glass Co
Oakwood
Lowe Bros
Elco Lumber CO
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