Story Hour Draws 98 Children at Raleigh Library
The Saturday session of The Story Hour drew 98 youngsters from Raleigh County Library. Five year olds through third graders heard tales including The Elephant's Child The Gingerbread Man City Mouse and Country Mouse and The Wishing Shoe. Fourth to sixth graders read How the Camel Got His Hump The Ghost of the Lagoon Bunny the Brave and Jack O Lantern. Beckley Junior Woman's Club readers included Mrs Arnold Burke chairwoman Mrs H Whitley Perkins library committee chairwoman and Mrs Robert Lee Daniels and Mrs John Milon group chairs.
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Raleigh County Library
Bunny the Brave
The
Beckley Junior Woman's Club
Arnold Burke
H. Whitley Perkins
Robert Lee Daniels
John Milon
Webb Funeral Today for Thomas Ephram Webb at Mattsville
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mattsville Methodist Church for 78 year old Thomas Ephram Webb of Route 3 Beckley. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Mattsville. Webb died at his home Saturday evening after a long illness. no survivors. Body to be taken from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to the church an hour before services.
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Thomas Ephram Webb
Route 3
Beckley
Mattsville Methodist Church
Mattsville
Webb
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Child Eye Injury at Sophia Elementary School
Juddy Allen, son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey Allen, received treatment at Beckley Memorial Hospital for a right eye injury caused by a rock thrown by a playmate from Sophia Elementary School. Doctors report no permanent damage.
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Juddy Allen
Aubrey Allen
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sophia Elementary School
Hi Y and Tri-Hi-Y District Meet at Sophia High School
The monthly King Coal District Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y meeting will be at 7 tonight at Sophia High School. SHS student Pete Hornbeck reports to Shelby McVey of Sophia Hi-Y. Officers lead the session and worship. A panel on Rumors and a film will be shown. Stella Cook and Shelby Vickey give the welcoming address. J O Billups of Charleston is guest speaker. Committees formed include Welcoming Linda Lambert chair, Sue Ward, Bobby Blake, Wayne Martin. decorating Max Travis chair, Loretta Young, Timmy Wood, Larry Bays, Charolett McKinney, Pete McKinney, Kay Maynor. entertainment Loretta Young chair, Paulette Mason, Nancy Bowman, Stella Cook. A post meeting dance in the gym follows. Wanda Johnson chairs refreshments with Bill Hartson, Rodney McComas, Charolett McKinney assisting.
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Sophia
RNS
King Coal District
Hi-Y
Sophia High School
Pete Hornbeck
SHS
Shelby McVey
Sophia Hi- Y
Sophia Club
Stella Cook
Sophia Tri-Hi-Y
Shelby Vic-key
J. O. Billups
Charleston
Linda Lambert
Sue Ward
Bobby Blake
Wayne Martin
Max Travis
Jerry Kindricks
Loretta Young
Timmy Wood
Larry Bays
Charolett McKinney
Pete McKinney
Kay Maynor
Paulette Mason
Nancy Bowman
Wanda Johnson
Bill Hartson
Rodney McComas
Ohio Driver Jailed on Drunk Driving Charge
Charles B Loudner of Wellston Ohio was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 12 10 a m today on a driving while drunk charge. Arresting officer was Constable Joe Rodriguez.
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Ohio
Charles B. Loudner
Wellston
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Ex-Beckleyan Father Dies at Ford Ord
Major Joseph Weinfield retired U. S. Army, age 70, died Saturday at Ford Ord California. A Liverpool England native and Belmont Massachusetts resident, he leaves son Lt. Col. Allan Weinfield of Fort Ord formerly Beckley, a daughter Mrs Ruth Matt Belmont, four brothers, six sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Levins Funeral Parlor Boston with Boston burial.
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Joseph Weinfield
U. S. Army
Ford Ord
Calif
Liverpool
England
Belmont
Mass
Allan Weinfield
Fort Ord
Beckley
Ruth Matt
Levins Funeral Parlor
Boston
Rutledge Taken By Death After 10 Day Illness
Charles Henry Rutledge 71 of Harper Road died at 6 18 am in a local hospital after a 10 day illness from a heart condition. Born May 13 1888 near Pax Fayette County he was a son of the late Van and Ruth Tyree Rutledge. He married Lelia Leota Allen Rutledge June 28 1911, who survives. He belonged to The Methodist Temple and the Gideon Bible Class and lived in Beckley 27 years. A retired carpenter foreman for Greenbrier Dairy Co, he worked there 17 years. Survivors include wife, a daughter Nora Miller Oceana, two sons Fred Charleston and William Roanoke Va, a sister Ella Stover Sweet Springs, a brother R L Rutledge Pax, four half sisters and four half brothers, and six grandchildren. The body will remain at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.
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Rutledge
Pax
Fayette County
Van
Ruth Tyree Rutledge
Lelia Leota Allen Rutledge
Methodist Temple
Gideon Bible
Beckley
Greenbrier Dairy Co
Nora Miller
Oceana
Fred
Charleston
William
Roanoke
Ella Stover
Sweet Springs
R. L. Rutledge
John Canterbury
Harold Martin
Huntington
Palmer Rutledge
Mansons Rutledge
Kenneth Rutledge
McQuade Rites Set Wednesday
Rosary for Mrs. Cora Ellen McQuade 59 of Bridgeton N J will be recited at 8 p m Tuesday in the Caffee Funeral Home High requiem mass will be sung at 9 30 a m Wednesday at St Francis de Sales Church with Father Paul Helsley in charge Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park She died at 4 a m Sunday after an extended illness and was a former resident of Stotesbury She was born Sept 19 1900 daughter of George Drew and the late Laura Richards Drew Survived by two daughters Mrs Jane Ferrard Lakewood N J and Mrs Margaret Dooley Bridgeton N J two sons James P McQuade Jr Beckley and Bernard serving with the Navy in Washington D C one sister Mrs T D Darby Beaver Pallbearers Garnet Moore Don Lilly Ted Darby Frank Darby Bill Darby Jerry McQuade and John McQuade Jr
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Cora Ellen McQuade
Bridgeton
N. J
Caffee
St. Francis de Sales Church
Paul Helsley
Sunset Memorial Park
McQuade
Stotesbury
George Drew
Garden Grounds
Laura Richards Drew
Jane Ferrard
Lakewood
Margaret Dooley
James P. McQuade Jr
Beckley
Bernard
Navy
Washington, D. C
T. D. Darby
Beaver
Garnet Moore
Don Lilly
Ted Darby
Frank Darby
Bill Darby
Jerry McQuade
John McQuade Jr
Condition Critical Wife of Londa Lilly at Raleigh General
Mrs. Londa Lilly remains in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital where she has been a patient for some time. Family members were summoned to her bedside this morning.
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Londa Lilly
Raleigh General Hospital
Married 63 Years Rhodell Couple Share Housework and Hobbies
Rhodell couple Joe E. Little 85 and wife 81 enjoy shared chores and crafts from spinning and rug weaving to quilting. They own Civil War era relics, run a small rabbit venture, and have nine children with five living. They moved to West Virginia in 1932 and attend Church of God.
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Rhodell
Rose Meadows Rhodell
RNS
Joe E. Little
Little
Littles
Kentucky
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
Edith Evans
Lelia Martin
Bessie Reed
Beckley League Invites Spring Council Meeting
The State Council for the League of Women Voters will be invited to hold its spring meet ing in Beckley. The Beckley League hosted a United Nations dinner meeting on a theme of world peace and moral foundations, with Mrs Floyd Fender addressing and Mrs W E B McCormick giving the invocation. Decorations featured dolls representing UN member nations and a smorgasbord of foods from about 25 countries accompanied by music.
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State Council
League of Women Voters
Beckley
Beckley League
United Nations
Appalachian Power
World Peace
W. E
Father Daughter Hurt in Accident Near Fairdale
Okey Cook, 3, and his five-year-old daughter were injured in a two car collision near Fairdale at 11:30 a m Sunday. They are listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital with cuts on his face and a head cut on the girl. Melvin Jay Shumate 21 of Sophia was the other vehicle’s driver. Three other Cook family members and Shumate escaped injury. Vehicle damages were about 600 dollars.
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Okey Cook
Baltimore
Fairdale
Raleigh General Hospital
Melvin Jay Shumate
Sophia
Cook
Shumate
Aspirin Victim Elizabeth Ann Herrin In Good Condition
Elizabeth Ann Herrin two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Herrin of Oak Grove is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital after taking about 25 aspirins at home Saturday Her father pastors Oak Grove Christian Church
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Elizabeth Ann Herrin
Clarence Herrin
Oak Grove
Beckley Hospital
Oak Grove Christian Church
Junior High PTA Sets First Meeting of Year
Beck ley Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association schedules its first meeting of the current year for Monday November 2 at 7 30 p m in the auditorium. A business session will precede a classroom tour with refreshments in the cafeteria afterward.
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Beckley Junior High School
Parent- Teacher Association
Wyceo Local Assists Area Needy Families
The Wyco Local No. 6110 voted to donate four dollars per person to each needy family at a Saturday meeting attended by 78 people. A committee including Jessie Craft Jay Gollehon and Roy Cook will issue orders for groceries to be bought and paid from the treasury. O C Kester said the next meeting will be November 21 at 10 a m at Wyco Elementary School.
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Jessie Craft
Jay Gollehon
Roy Cook
O. C. Kester
Wyco
Midway PTA Hears Hornbeck on School Problems
Sophia High School principal J L Hornbeck spoke at the Midway Elementary PTA meeting on Thursday night, addressing student and teacher issues. Guest Ruth Fleshman and Jinnie Culbertson discussed mothers’ projects benefiting the school. next meeting is Thursday Nov 19 at 7 30 p.m.
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Sophia
RNS
J. L. Hornbeck
Sophia High School
Midway Elementary Parent- Teacher Association
Sam Kester
Ruth Fleshman
Glen White
Jinnie Culberto
Glen White Home Room
Sophia Church Men Hear Tams Speaker
Sophia Methodist Men hosted W L Williamson of Tams as guest speaker on Why I Know There Is A Supreme Being. Jack Branham presided as 16 members enjoyed singing with piano by Mrs J L Blackburn and a dinner served by Mrs Clyde Souder, Mrs W W Lawson, Mrs Joe Stanley, and Mrs Calvin Saunders.
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J. L. Blackburn
Clyde Souder
W. W. Lawson
Joe Stanley
Calvin Saunders
Mullens Man Charged After City Wreck
Eugene Clark of Mullens is charged with driving without a license after a Sunday two car collision on Neville Street at Third Avenue. Clark posted a $165 bond. Banita J. Biggs of 133 Main Street drove the other car. Vehicle damage is estimated at $250.
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Eugene Clark
Mullens
Beckley
Neville Street
Third Avenue
Clark
Banita J. Biggs
Main St
Beckleyan Cited Following Wreck
Beckley driver Gonard Freeland Dillon was charged with hazardous driving by Hinton State Police after a Saturday wreck on the Hinton Beckley road two miles from Hinton. His 1956 truck struck a utility pole and garage, then crashed into Frankie Williams’s car causing about 1000 dollars in damage. Dillon said he was crowded by an oncoming car as he rounded a curve.
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Beckley
Gonard Freeland Dillon
Hinton
Hinton-Beckley Road
Frankie Williams
Dillon
Area Man Jailed on Non-Support and Assault Charge
Bobby Ray Cochran of Heo Hoo Hollow near Lester was lodged in Raleigh County Jail Sunday at 11 30 a m on non support and assault charges. Sam Fain of Beckley was released from jail at 9 10 a m after posting a 500 property bond to appear in Beckley Police Court tonight to answer reckless driving. Fain was jailed Saturday night after the vehicle he drove was involved in a two car collision on South Fayette Street.
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Bobby Ray Cochran
Heo Hoo Hollow
Lester
Raleigh
Sam Fain
Beckley
Fain
South Fayette Street
Drivers Not Charged In Mabscott Wreck
A Mabscott Hill crash at 8 30 a m caused about 95 in property damage with no injuries. State Police said Herman Gar ten of Beckley driving a 195 model car tried a left turn while Dr Harry B Wurst Bradley attempted to pass and collided. Wurst drove a 1958 foreign made car and was detained by police.
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Mabscott Hill
Herman Fred Garten
Beckley
Harry B. Wurst Bradley
Wurst
Poe
Commodity Chairman Quits Tabernacle Post
A. W. Adkins resigns as commodities distributor at Bethel Tabernacle Bibb Avenue. He notes 992 people receive commodities there and asks them to call the warehouse at CL 2 5462 to learn future distribution arrangements.
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Tabernacle Post
A. W. Adkins
Bethel Tabernacle
Bibb Avenue
Adkins
Better Service 4-H Club elects new officers at Sprague
The Better Service 4-H Club at Sprague Elementary School elected officers led by Patricia Claytor as president. Eugene Harvey is vice president, Carrie Story secretary, Regina Blanks treasurer, Janet Alexanderson leader, and Gwendolyn Harvey game leader. Committee chairs include Mary Smith conservation, Ernett Goode program, Le Craighead health, Gwendol Harvey recreation, and Darren Whitlow safety. Alvin Boles is reporter and Mrs Cleo Blakey is leader.
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Sprague Elementary School
Patricia Claytor
Eugene Harvey
Carrie Story
Regina Blanks
Janet Alexanderson
Gwendolyn Harvey
Mary Smith
Ernett Goode
le: Craighead
Gwendol Harvey
Darren Whitlow
Alvin Boles
Cleo Blakey
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W. Eye Sales & Service
W. Neville St
Dial
NEW Valley Bell
Bull
Ak Alit
Beckleyan
Kanawha St
H. Rutledge
Charles Henry Rutledge
Harper Road
C. H. Rutledge
Gian
Cheed
Virginia
Nashville
Tenn
Blue Bell Overall Co
Middlesboro
Big Ben
Mrs. Little
Floyd Fender
PTA
Bair
Wyceo
Midway Pta
Hornbeck
Cincinnati
Columbus
Norfolk
Richmond
Piedmont
Mabscott Wreck
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