Model A Club Plans State Meet at Greenbrier
The West Virginia Model A Ford Club will host a state wide meet on Sept 17 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs The event features open and closed judging with prizes and awards only for club members Exhibits drew thousands at the state fair in Lewisburg with extensive parking by the Lewisburg Chapter The club emphasizes safety service and civic projects and notes a member once saved a stranger’s car from fire using a club carried extinguisher
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West Virginia
Ford Club
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Bill Bair
Beckley
Club of
Lewisburg
Bair
E. A. Sharp
Oak Hill
LeRoy Gates
Charleston
Jack Borrer
Pratt
Earl Seldomridge
Kenny Stanley
Austin Tucker
Oe State
Basil Walton
Thunderbird
Huntington
Fourteen Men Sign For Army Duty At Beckley Station
Fourteen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station this week. Names include Ronald Carroll Deweese of Charleston and Joseph Charles Woods Jr. of Boomer, among others from Alliance, Davy, Dawes, Smithers, Eskdale, Kelso, and Beckley. The group will be stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky for basic training.
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Beckley
Ronald Carroll Deweese
Ronald G. Deweese
Victory Ave
Charleston
Joseph Charles Woods Jr
Joseph C. Woods
Boomer
Phillip Eugene Couch
Christine Swiney
East Patterson St
Alliance
Ohio
Europe
Ronald Dean _ Stollings
Pecks Mill
Nancy Stollings
Charles Hedrick
Charles E. Hedrick
Boissevain
Warren Gale Wood
Russel Corbett
Ansted
Airborne
Lucian Delano Green
Grace Marie Green
Davy
Jerry Rodger Green
James Green
Dawes
Dennis Frank Powroznik
Frank Powroznik
Smithers
William Vernon Mays
George O. Mays
Eskdale
Pittsburgh
Ronald Edward Sherman
Aladean Sherman
Court St
Alvah Ronald East
Alvah East
McDowell
Jerry Dean Dotson
Milton E. Dotson
Kelso
John David Estep
James A. Estep
S. Kanawha St
Fort Knox
15 Syphilis Cases Reported In County
Raleigh County reported 15 new cases of syphilis for the week ending Saturday. One case of chancroid, three of gonorrhea, and one of tuberculosis were reported to the West Virginia State Department of Health Disease Control for the period. Fayette County reported one case of infectious hepatitis, one of tuberculosis, and one of gonorrhea. Wyoming County had one case of infectious hepatitis.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia State Department of Health Disease Control
Fayette County
Wyoming County
West Virginia Gospel Singers set at St James AME
The West Virginia Gospel Singers will perform at St James AME Church East Park at 7 30 p m Saturday. The Lovely Zion Gospel Chorus of Vivian will sing Sunday at 3 p m at the same church, as announced by Pastor Rev Charles Whitted.
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St. James Ame
East Park
West Virginia Gospel Singers
Helen
Lovely Zion Gospel Chorus
Vivian
Charles Whitted
Life's Work Obvious in Timberman's Will
Edwight man James Henry Clay died July 23 at 85 after 65 years in timber and lumber business. His will dated Oct 1 1955 and probated names heirs and land divisions from Massey Fork to Bull Hollow, with shares for wife Myrtle Goble Clay and children Arlie Clay Vergie Chewning Alva Dickens Verlie Brown Lessie Conley and others. A second part dated Dec 1 1956 adjusts tracts and assigns parcels by landmarks. Executor F Carl Colcord of Charleston posted $4,000 bond. other estates listed with various bonds.
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James Henry Clay
Vergie Chewning
Old Home
Massey Fork
Daughers
Alva Dickens
Vergie Chewing
Verlie Brown
Bull Hollow
Arlie Clay
Big Twin Hollow
Lessie Conley
Virgie Chewning
Alvie Dickens
Joe Pettry
Turnip Patch Hollow
Rowland Land Co
Shumate Creek
Ben Brown
Clay
F. Carl Colcord
Charleston
Gwendolyn Coleman
Beckley
Charles Coleman
Helen M. Lilly
MacArthur
Henry John Lilly
Evelyn Feazell
Shannon R. Harless
K. A. Locke
Betty Lee Andrews
Elizabeth Armstrong
Lewis Armstrong
WVU Med School to Admit Non Residents
West Virginia University medical school will soon accept applicants from outside the state. The board of governors in Beckley voted unanimously for the policy, noting non resident admission is common elsewhere, while WVU will still prioritize West Virginia residents.
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West Virginia University Medical School
University Board of Governors
Beckley
West
West Virginia
Forfeited In Police Court In Beckley
Bonds totaling 4467.50 were forfeited by 13 defendants in Beckley Police Court Thursday night. William Hairston Jr. 35 of Beckley forfeited 113 for drunk driving and a red light violation. Shirley Whiting of MacArthur forfeited 20 on speeding. Seven drunk defendants forfeited 121.50 total. Gilbert Dempsey of Craigsville forfeited 20 for defective equipment.
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Beckley
William Hairston Jr
Baylor C. Smith
Stamford
Bockiey
Shirley Whiting
MacArthur
Charles E. Netrol
Columbus
Ohio
Gilbert Dempsey
Craigsville
Parkersburg Driver Arrested For Speeding
William G. Clark, 28, of Parkersburg, ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday night to answer speeding charge after a 10 05 p m arrest on East Prince Street by City Police. George Hill, 65, Claypool Hollow, cited Thursday on trespass on Harper property by city police.
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William G. Clark
Parkersburg
Beckley
East Prince Street
George Hill
Claypool Hollow
Harper
Temple Beth El Resumes Evening Services Tonight
Temple Beth El will resume services at 8 o clock this evening as announced by I R Wein. A Bar Mitzvah service for Gordon Gene Lewis of Mount Hope is scheduled for Friday with Wein officiating at the ceremony and future services.
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Temple Beth el
I. R. Wein
Gordon Gene Lewis
Mount Hope
Wein
Four Local Men On Committees For State Meet
Four Beckley men join West Virginia Mine Rescue and First Aid Contest committees to be held Sept. 17 in Charleston. George J. Titler heads finance, James Leiber handles mine rescue, Larkin Philpott and Robert Yaple serve on prize, Richard Mason chairs publicity. Beckley is general chair under Crawford L. Wilson, with rescue contest to run with first aid for the first time in over a decade. Other area members include W. T. Hawks, E. W. Potter, Joe L. McQuade, W. L. Burruss, W. B. Goff, H. B. Glass, Joe Mulligan, John Mullen, Charles Cook, Alex Keleman, Frank Furin, William Park, Joshua Smith.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Charleston
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers of America
James Leeber
UMWA
Robert Yaple
National Mine Service Co
Larkin
Philpott
Richard H. Mason
Long- Airdox Co
Crawford L. Wilson
State Department of Mines
W. T. Hawks
Montgomery
Kanawha Valley Mining Institute
E. W. Potter
Clifftop
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
Joe L. Mc
Boone County Coal Corp
Alex Keleman
Montcoal
Armco Steel Corp
GOP Ox Roast Speakers Highlight Harold Neely
Harold E. Neely of Hinton will be the featured speaker at the GOP Ox Roast campaign kick off. The event, sponsored by the Raleigh County Young Republican Club, aims to draw executive committee chairs from multiple counties with invited sheriff and legislative candidates.
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Harold E. Neely
Hinton
Truman L. Sayre
Sayre
Wyoming
Fayette
Nicholas
Summers
Greenbrier
Monroe
McDowell
Raleigh County
Young Republican Club
Eisenhower
Veterans Affairs office reports August activity and funds
Beckley WV office of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs logged 719 cases in August serving Fayette and Raleigh counties. Deputy director Roy I. Smith said $68,633.44 was obtained for veterans and beneficiaries for one year from August awards. Services included 647 interviews, 178 calls, 650 outgoing letters, and 458 forms completed. The office operates from the Memorial Building in Beckley with itinerant outreach to assist veterans and survivors.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Smith
Memorial Building
Helen Mine Cuts Working Force at Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates furloughed 60 employees at its Stotesbury No 11 mine in Helen effective today due to reduced coal supply. About 140 workers remain at the Helen mine, while the company also runs Stotesbury No 10 with roughly 225 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Stotesbury No. 11
Helen
Eastern
Stotesbury No
Sojourner Temperance Union Meets Tuesday
Beckley Sojourner Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union will hold a regular meeting at 6 p m Tuesday in the New Hope Baptist Church, with president Mrs Patsy Hudson announcing. District activity includes a veterans gift party and finals planning for a re g re service led by vice president Mrs Matelene Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Sojourner Truth Women's Christian Temperance Union
New Hope Baptist Church
Patsy Hudson
Presi
Hudson
O. B. Rutledge
Marylan Dickerson
Alice Byrd
Annie Harris
Cora Harris
Labelle Moss
Wesley Scott
CS District Group Convenes In Beckley
The Southern Soil Conservation District committee met in Beckley at the Soil Conservation Service office to discuss routine business and payment arrangements for timber stand improvement. Chairman J R Keatley presided with members P L West Richard Snuffer Aubrey Riner Harry Headley and Carl Lucas.
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Southern Soil Conservation District Committee
Beckley
The
Soil Conservation Service
Carl Lucas
J. R. Keatley
Bozo
Summers County
P. L. West
Mercer
Richard Snuffer
Raleigh
Aubrey Riner
Fayette
Harry Headley
SCS
Lucas
Tanner Fined For Whisky and Slot Machines
John Tanner of Beckley, Republican candidate for Town District Constable, was fined 200 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to possession of tax-paid whisky for re sale and exposing a slot machine. Frances McBride, a Continental Club waitress, was fined 50 dollars for selling tax paid whisky. State Police raided the Continental Club at 8 30 p m Wednesday and arrested Tanner and McBride.
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John Tanner
Beckley
J. E. Mays
Frances McBride
Continental Club
Tanner
Mays
McBride
Coal City Girl to Appear on Garroway Show
Miss Barbara Black of Coal City is set to appear on the Dave Garroway TV program To day on Monday. She is an assistant in Bob Brown's Science Circus and is featured in a new book Science Circus, a compilation of newspaper experiments. Some Circus demonstrations will be performed on the Garroway show by Miss Black and Brown.
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Barbara Black
Coal City
Dave Garroway
Bob Brown
Raleigh Register
Plea of Abatement Filed By Serviceman in Curcuit Court
Donald Jerry Fink of Crab Orchard, a serviceman, had a plea of abatement sustained in Raleigh County Circuit Court over a suit by Barbara Ann Boggess. Fink argued lack of court jurisdiction. The court certified the question to the State Supreme Court of Appeals on its own motion. The case concerns an automobile accident on Rural Acres Drive earlier this year.
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Donald Jerry Fink
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Fink
Fletcher Mann
Barbara Ann Boggess
The
Armed Services
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Rural Acres Drive
Soft Drink Employees Suffer Cuts At Work
Two Royal Crown Distributing Co. workers on Pershing Street sustained injuries from broken glass while handling crates. Bobby Ray Smith of Mabscott received a cut to his left thumb at 5 15 p m and Charles Sweeney of Willis Branch suffered a nasal laceration. Both were treated at Beckley Hospital.
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Royal Crown Distributing Co
Pershing St
Bobby Ray
Smith
Mabscott
Charles Sweeney
Willis Branch
Miner Injured At Alta Coal Co Raleigh
Dale Mitchem a 39 year old miner from Cool Ridge sustained a back injury at about 6 p m Thursday while working for Alta Coal Co Raleigh He is reported in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital
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Dale Mitchem
Cool Ridge
Alta Coal Co
Raleigh
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley postmaster’s son injured in two car crash
Ildon Borrer, assistant Beck ley postmaster, remains in poor but improving condition at Beckley Hospital after a Thursday morning collision near Harper Heights. He drove the car in which his father, George Rorrer, was killed. Second driver William Andrews, 22, of Harper Heights, is in good condition and will face negligent homicide charges. Rorrer suffered a fractured shoulder, fractured thigh, and a crushed chest. Andrews has multiple cuts.
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Ildon Borrer
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Harper Heights
George Rorrer
William Andrews
Rorrer
Andrews
Friendship Baptists Plan Homecoming
The Baptist Church of Sophia hosts its annual homecoming on Sunday with a church lunch at noon. The Rev. Will Gibson of Glen Morgan will give the afternoon services, with special singers featured. The pastor is the Rev. Jack Thomas.
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A Baptist Church of
Revival to Begin at Tilden Community Church
The Rev. Ralph Poole of Harper Heights Baptist Church will lead two weeks of evangelist services at Tilden Community Church on Sullivan Road starting Monday. Services run Sept 5 to 18 at 7:30 p.m. nightly with Rev. Doff Harvey inviting public attendance.
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Ralph Poole
Harper Heights Baptist Church
Tilden
Sullivan Road
Doff Harvey
Curtis Keen Suffering Abdominal Injuries at Mine
Curtis Keen of Crab Orchard is in good condition at Beck Ley Hospital after abdominal injuries. He sustained the injuries Thursday while working for Cimala Coal Co on Mankin Avenue.
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Curtis Keen
Beckley Hospital
Cimala Coal Co
Mankin Ave
Soldier Marking 58th Birthday By Call From Italy
SOPHIA RNS reports Verona Italy hosted a long distance call to Jack Murdock for his 58th birthday. Pfc Donald Murdock, son and Air Force clerk at the 17th Trans Atlantic Detachment in Verona, noted his 18th birthday and 13 months of service. He plans to visit New York in June. he spoke of Naples Rome and Italy. He is learning Italian and compared Italy’s winter to home with snowy Alps. A birthday card arrived two days before the father’s birthday.
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Sophia
RNS
Jack Murdock
Verona
Italy
Pfc
Donald Murdock
Murdock
Air Force
Sophia High School
New York
Naples
Rome
Alps
Pfe. Murdock
Contract Signed For Post Office Move In Sophia
The Angelo Beck Building at Main and Polk Streets Sophia will be renovated to meet Post Office Department specifications and become the town's new post office. Remodeling must be finished by December 1960 and will provide about 1,574 square feet of interior space with parking and truck maneuvering room. The Postmaster General called it a step in Congress authorized program to provide modern postal facilities for efficient mail handling.
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Angelo Beck
Main
Polk
Sophia
Post Office Department
Summerfield
Congress
Area 4-H members initiated into All Stars at Jackson's Mill
Four Beckley area 4-H youth were inducted into the West Virginia 4-H All Stars during the annual Boys Camp and Girls Camp at Jackson's Mill. The initiates were Zeke Wood Raleigh Keith Harbert and Mrs Lydia Winfrey. Mercer Minnie Thompson Summers and Bonnie Kay Ellis of Boone County were also named. Thirty total joined the 4-H service organization founded in West Virginia in 1919 with the motto Service.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Zeke Wood
Raleigh
Keith Harbert
Lydia Winfrey
Mercer
Minnie Thompson
Summers
Bonnie Kay Ellis
Boone County
4H Service
Permit Granted for Five-Room House on Pine Crest Lot 169
Max Lewin of Klaus Street received a building permit to construct a five room house on Pine Crest Addition lot 169. The permit cost $10, and the estimated project value is $5,000.
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Max Lewin
Klaus
Pinecrest Addition
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Bill N. Bair
Johnny Scott
Jim Pritt
Mike Pachuta
John Tolbert
Cars
Medical School
Rockingham County Court House
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Mountain State Poultry, Inc
Ronceverte
J. Welby Spencer
George R. Heatwole
Frank J. Furin
U. S. Bureau of Mines
William R. Park
Joshua Smith
Harold Neely
Sojourner Temperance Union
Beckley’s Leading Drug & Gift Store
Bob
Jayceeses
Bill Hurst
George Wilson
Miner
Neville St
Friendship Baptists
Philco
Hi Fidelity Radio & Television
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Prince St
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