Industry Leaders Tout Proof For Growth At Regional Conference
Charles R. Bowers of the local Chamber of Commerce described the Ninth Annual Conference of the Southern Association of State Planning and Development Agencies in Mount Lookout Chattanooga Tennessee as highly important. He noted industry now ignores flood of appeals and that attracting new business hinges on proving a town offers the best return on investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Bowers
Chamber of Commerce
Bowers
Southern Association of State Planning and Development Agencies
Mount Lookout
Chattanooga
Tenn
West Virginia
Minerva Bowling Dies at Beaver Home
Minerva Jane Bowling 77 died at 3 20 am at her daughter Effie Brock s residence in Beaver after a lengthy illness She was born Sept 27 1878 in Dunns daughter of Joe and Naoma Meadows A Missionary Baptist Church member she lived in Raleigh County 35 years She survived by children Andy Lilly Lessie Lilly Rose Esquina Ray Bowling Clyde Clayton Willie Pendelton and others plus 28 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren The body remains at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Jane Bowling
Effie Brock
Beaver
Dunns
Joe
Ghent
Rose Esquina
Lanark
J. W. Bowling
Ray Bowling
Medina
Clyde
Beckley
Clayton
Willie Pendelton
Sprague
Charles Bowling
Flat Top
Jancy Bowling
Maxwell Hill
Clara Walker
Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Bowling
Kingsport
Hallie Thompson
George Bowling
Chesapeake
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Douglas 4 H Club Names New Officers
Douglas Help ers 4 H Club elected Mae Stewart as president and named Margaret Buster as vice president Dorothy Mitchell as secretary Stella Mae Jarvey as treasurer Joseph Neal as reporter Health chair Walter Watson Alice Javey Richard Bailey Game leaders Leonard Mullins Phyllis Alexander Johnetta Dickens Safety chair Russell Mitchell Ardell and Louise Jackson Program chair James Burkes Tyrone Mitchell Thelma Rogers Prayer Bible verse and pledge given by club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Helpers 4-H Club
Mae Stewart
Margaret Buster
Dorothy Mitchell
Stella Mae Jarvey
Joseph Neal
Walter Watson
Alice Javey
Richard Bailey
Leonard Mullins
Phyllis Alexander
Johnetta Dickens
Russell Mitchell
Ardell
Louise Jackson
James Burkes
Tyrone Mitchell
Thelma Rogers
Billy Logan
Gladys Rogers
Piney View 4-H Club Elects Linda Clifford
Linda Clifford will head the Piney View Top Notchers 4-H Club for the coming year. Other officers will be Shelia Plumley vice president secretary, Robert Gillespie treasurer, Betty Meadows and reporter Rita Greiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Clifford
Piney View Top Notchers
Shelia Plumley
Robert Gillespie
Betty Meadows
Rita Greiner
Constructive Halloween Fun Planned for Beckley Youth
Ghosts and goblins will roam Beckley streets for a safe Halloween with two Moose Lodge parties for 1st through 6th graders and for junior high and high school students. Main St will host a costume parade, prizes include a bicycle via telephone drawing, and a 10 pm curfew will be enforced with parental supervision after 15. Police Chief Poole stresses fun with safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Streets
Beckley
Main St
James H. Poole
WCTU Meeting Ad for New Hope Church Tuesday
The Beckley Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church to finalize plans for the group’s second anniversary and collect annual dues. The report includes other local notices about district meetings, congratulatory greetings, and a veteran service film program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union
New Hope Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church
Ada Wilson
Mills St
B. D. Ward
Women’s Auxiliary
Women's Auxiliary
American Legion
Mary E. Honaker
Pearl Kyle
Charleston
Dike R. Pisegna
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Lacey Burke
Beckley Unit
Thomas Evans
Pisegna
James E. Pointer
K. N. Brooks
Cermohan
Raleigh County
Ern
Sahee the Living God
East
Youths Injured In Car Plunge At Coal River
Two area youths were injured when a car carrying them plunged into Coal River near Rock Creek at 12:30 a m. Jackie Sharp 16 and Darrell Jarrell 15 were listed in fair condition by Beckley Hospital. Clifford Lively 17 was treated for head cuts and sent home. Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville transported two boys to Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Coal River
Beckley Hospital
Jackie Sharp
A. J. Sharp
Edwight
Darrell Jarrell
Bertie Jarrell
Horse Creek
Clifford Lively
Harold Lively
John D. Lee
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Nurses Assigned To Gunter AFB
Three registered nurses Betty Pilcher Elsie Solonka and Gladys Martin will train at Gunter Air Force Base Alabama for three weeks. All previously worked at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital from ten months to a year. They were sworn in Thursday by Lt Keith P Hicks of the local recruiting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter Air Force Base
Ala
Air Force Nursing
Betty Pilcher
Elsie Solonka
Gladys Martin
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Keith P. Hicks
Services Set Friday At Temple Beth El
Erev Shabbas services at Temple Beth El Bellevue Lane 8 p m Friday with guest Rev Wayne F Ransom district superintendent of the Methodist Church as speaker on The United Nations and Religious Ideals. Oneg Shabbas by Temple Sisterhood. Rabbi Abraham I Shmedling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erev
Temple Beth el
Bellevue Lane
Wayne F. Ransom
Methodist Church
United Nations
Temple Sisterhood
Abraham I. Shmedling
Funds for Pinecrest Are Not Authorized
Notification that payment of Federal aid to West Virginia for veterans homes at Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley and Weston cannot be authorized after Oct 13 1955 was received by T H McGowran state director of Veterans Affairs in a Raleigh Register letter. The Comptroller General's correspondence stated VA approval of aid for Beckley and Weston was in error and will require exceptions to any further payments after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley
Weston
T. H. McGowran
Veterans Affairs
Raleigh Register Today
Robert Byrd
Higley
Comptroller General
Comptroller General's Office
U S Cigarettes 1915 Nicotine Then Accidents Kill Children
A historical note states U S cigarettes made in 1915 carried about 3 percent nicotine versus 2 percent for others, while accidents cause the deaths of roughly 6 000 school age children annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Sprague to Operate Gulf Smokeless Coal Co Lands
Boston firm C H Sprague and Son Co. will take over Gulf Smokeless Coal Co with about 15 000 acres and 50 million tons of coal. W P Tams Jr remains to supervise operations. Properties include Tams No 2 MacAlpin Winding Gulf Lamar and Louisville mines producing 125 000 tons monthly, plus stripping 30 000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
C. H. Sprague and Son Co
Boston
Mass
W. P. Tams Jr
Gulf Smokeless
Sprague Co
Tams No. 2
MacAlpin
Gulf
Lamar
Louisville
Sprague
Wyoming Coal Co
Wyoming Land Co
Clinchfield Coal Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pocahontas No. 34
Sewell
Tams
J. A. Hunt
Beckley
J. O. Watts Jr
Lynchburg
R. F. Wildey
C. H. Sprague & Son Co
Richard L. Bowditch
P. S. Sprague
S. S. Nicholls
P. F. Masse
James T Baldwin
MacAlpin Coal Co
Winding Gulf Collieries Co
Winding Gulf Collieries
East Gulf
Raleigh County
Lamar Colliery Co
Herndon
Wyoming County
Louisville Coal & Coke Co
Goodwill
Mercer County
Epperly
Pocahontas No
Winding Gulf
George R. Collins
Collins
E. E. Jones
Harper Heights Church Opens Revival Services
Harper Heights Church and The Church of God in Harper Heights opened revival services at 7 30 p m Sunday led by Rev J C Richardson with speakers Mrs Noel Williams and Mrs Lucille Parish from Lackland O The services run through the week ongoing evenings and feature active ministry in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Harper Heights
Noel Williams
Lucille Parish
Lackland, O
J. C. Richardson
Car Stolen From Beckley Bus Terminal Lot
Mrs. Marguerite Blankenship reports theft of her 1949 powder blue Buick sedan from the parking area behind Beckley Bus Terminal on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The vehicle was taken while parked on Fourth Street. Police are investigating the reported theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Blankenship
Fourth St
Beckley Bus Terminal
County PTAs Receive Letters From National PTA
Raleigh County PTAs received letters from the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Mrs Rollin Brown, president, notes families moving from cities face isolation in suburbs and should use PTA resources to address issues with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Parent-Teachers Associations
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rollin Brown
PTA
Brown
Church Damaged By Sunday Blaze at Arnett Chapel
Arnett Chapel Church in Arnett suffered a Sunday fire caused by insufficient furnace insulation. Fire departments from Beckley and Whitesville fought the blaze, with damage estimated between 1500 and 2000 dollars. The fire started from a floor under the pulpit affecting pews and basement Sunday School room. the building is a 40 by 530 foot frame structure with cinderblock foundations. Morning worship had ended hours earlier when the fire was found about 2 pm. Beckley fire trucks returned by 4 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnett Chapel
Arnett
Beckley
Whitesville
Bernard Martin
Martin
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B. C. Sisk
Minerva
Douglas 4-H Club
Piney View
4-H
Tonisht
WCTU
New Hope Church
W. M. Neal
Gunter Afb
Pinecrest
Boston Company
Pocahontas No. 3
No. 4
Pocahontas No. 4
Gulf Creek
Beckley Hotel
Beckley, W. Va
Edwin H. Bowen
Paravox
MR. Bowen
Coffman Optical CO
Charleston, W. VA
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