Funeral Wednesday For Mrs. Mary Criss
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Imogene Criss aged 33 will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Methodist Temple with Rev. J B F Yoak officiating. The Beckley area death was ruled apparent death by own action after her car plunged into Beckley Water Co. Reservoir near Shady Spring. Her husband Louis Criss 44 and son Robert Lee 13 survive along with two brothers and her mother Mrs Marie Bowder. Burial is at Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery after a service at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Mary Imogene Criss
Methodist Temple
Raleigh County
S. A. Ford
Criss
Beckley Water Co
Shady Spring
Beckley- Hinton
Beckley
Louis Criss
Ace Auto
J. C. Penney Co
Robert Lee
Schaus to Lead West Virginia Easter Seal Drive
Fred Schaus, Morgantown coach of West Virginia University basketball, becomes 1959 Easter Seal Campaign Chairman for the West Virginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults. He joins national chairman Garry Moore and others, aiming to rehabilitate the physically handicapped and prevent accidents after a Morgan town Golf Course sledding incident involving his family.
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Fred Schaus
Morgantown
West Virginia University
West Virginia Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Schaus
Garry Moore
Easter Seal Society
West Virginia
Republicans Meet Crislip at Dry Creek Meeting
Don Crislip will be guest speaker at a Republican political meeting at Mount View Junior High School in Dry Creek at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several county candidates will attend. the event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Crislip
Charleston
Mount View
Dry Creek
Woman Lifts Chair Easy. Man Struggles With Same Try
A woman can lift a chair by placing it between her and the wall and bending over with feet in place. She places her head against the wall and raises the chair to her chest, then stands upright. Men fail because their longer feet keep their center of gravity ahead of the wall, preventing straightening.
Eighteen Beckley recruits head to Fort Jackson for basic
Eighteen men who enlisted at the Beckley Main Army Recruiting Station Thursday and Friday were sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to begin nine weeks of basic training. Enlistees include Charles Thompkins, son of Elizabeth H. Elmore, Helen. Douglas Law, son of John V. Law, Superior. Karl Taylor, son of Charles L. Taylor, Rocky Gap. Ralph Chafin III, son of Ralph M. Chafin Jr., Nolan. Jerry Ferguson, son of Virginia G. Ferguson, Welch. Luther Slater, son of Syble C. Slater, Charleston. Ronald Williamson, son of Fred L. Williamson, South Charleston. Edgar Poe Jr., son of Edgar Poe Sr.
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United States Army
Beckley Main
Fort Jackson
S. C
Charles E. Thompkins
Elizabeth H
Elmore
Helen
Douglas L., Law
John V. Law
Superior
Karl W. Taylor
Charles L. Taylor
Rocky Gap
Ralph M. Chafin III
Ralph M. Chafin Jr
Nolan
Jerry C. Ferguson
Virginia G. Ferguson
Welch
Luther O. Slater
Syble C. Slater
Charleston
Ronald L. Williamson
Fred L. Williamson
South Charleston
Edgar A. Poe Jr
Edgar
Homecoming Winds Down at Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College in Terraced Hills wraps Homecoming and coronation events as mid term exams approach. UN Week observances, student council plans, and Greek life activities continue, with float prizes and pledges anticipated.
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BSC
Joann Fullen
L. B. Allen
SCC
Mahood Hall
Janice Starkey
Walker
Paul Whiting
Fred Brim
Norman Booker
Harper
Sphinx Club
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
Maurice Heath
Angela Watkins
Barbara Terry
Delores Wright
Della Choate
Laura Ross
Kappas
Leonard Good
Hinton
State
Margaret Mattox
Post Office Sets Christmas Overseas Mail Dates
Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly outlines overseas Christmas mail windows from Nov 1 to Nov 20 for parcels cards and letters to Armed Forces overseas. Air mail deadlines Dec 1 to Dec 10. Guidance covers packing customs forms restrictions and rates.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
United States
APO
NPO
Engineers Elect A. S. Cappellari President in West Virginia ASCE
E T Andrews of Berkeley Springs was elected president of the West Virginia section of the American Society of Civil Engineers at Charleston after a two day convention. New officers include A S Cappellari of Beckley as first vice president Prof W H Baker of West Virginia University as second vice president and J H Samples of Charleston as secretary treasurer.
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E. T. Andrews
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
American Society of Civil Engineers
Charleston
A. S. Cappellari
Beckley
W. H. Baker
West Virginia University
J. H. Samples
Local enlistees named in West Virginia draft list
Allen Poe Clintonville Arthur Lester son of Arthur F. Lester Harmon Va Bill Payne son of Hobart Payne Bradshaw enlisted Friday Roy Neal Jr Bluefield James Phillips Jr Lake Thomas Addison Richlands Va Jack Mullins Jr Davy John Ratliff Deskins Va Harold Cramer Charleston Cherman Milam Lester John Meronuk Meonuk Pageton names of future service members listed with parentage and hometowns
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Allen Poe
Clintonville
Arthur E. Lester
Arthur F. Lester
Harmon
Bill E. Payne
Hobart E. Payne
Bradshaw
Roy T. Neal Jr
Ola K. Neal
Bluefield
James O. Phillips Jr
James O. Phillips
Lake
Thomas J. Addison
Earl Addison
Richlands
Jack Mullins Jr
Jack Mullins
Davy
John B. Ratliff
Earl E. Ratliff
Deskins
Harold E. Cramer
Charleston
Cherman D. Milam
William H. Milam
Lester
John C. Meronuk
iJohn C. Meonuk
Pageton
Beckley Attorneys Report For State Bar Meeting
Beckley attorneys attended sessions of the West Virginia State Bar in Huntington on Friday and Saturday. Listed attendees include C. Berkley Lilly G. B. Lynch Floyd M. Sayre Truman L. Sayre Harold H. Smith Herbert Stansbury W. A. Thornhill NL W. A. Brown Hinton Arthur R. Kingdon Mullens and James C. Lyons Pineville. William M. Woodroe of Charleston was named president succeeding Jackson N. Huddleston of Huntington. Osher Parsons of Charleston was retained as secretary treasurer. Huddleston assumes the chairmanship.
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Jackson N. Huddleston
Huntington
Osher Parsons
Charleston
Huddleston
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Mary Criss
J. T. Meadows
Pipestem
Meadows
Beckley Fire Department
Science
By Bob Brown
Shady Spring Rotarians
A. Phillips
Sophia
Raleigh County Board of Education
Godfrey L
Cabot
Tony Leeber
Educain
Bluefield State College
Walta Winters
Kathleen Leonard
Julia Burgess
Princess Patterson
Delta
Beverley Hairston
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Beverley Franklyn
Sheilah Brown
Sandra Watters
Ernestine Woods
Sphinx
le Hospitality
MTU Ysirlines
Richmond
Cincinnati
Louisville
Washington, D.C
Norfolk
Ynchburg
Roanoke
Huntington- Ashland
Columbus, C
Parkersburg-Marietta
Clifford
State Bar
Melanie de Prost
Culinary Arts Institute
Family Weekly
Vane
Sunoco
Tovet Aue
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