Beckley Newspapers honors Susan Adams and Dave Garten at luncheon
Beckley newspapers hosted a luncheon Wednesday at the Glass House honoring Susan Adams and Dave Garten. John Hodel, managing editor of The Register, shakes Garten's hand as he departs for Marshall University where he is a senior journalism student and a former summer intern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Glass House
Susan Adams
Dave Garten
The
Register
John Hodel
Garten
Marshall University
H.J. Garten
Peace Springs
the Register
Three Couples File For Marriage Permits In Raleigh County
Three couples have filed applications for marriage licenses in the Raleigh County Clerk's office. John Allen Bragg 18 and Jo Ann Rogers 19. Jackie Dean Gray 22 and Betty Ellen Massey 18. Tommy Lee Meadows 18 and Linda Kay Hensley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
John Allen Bragg
Addie L. Bragg
Allen F. Bragg
Jo Ann Rogers
Virginia Rogers
Mathew H. Rogers
Jackie Dean Gray
William H. Gray
Betty Ellen Massey
Robert Vernon Massey
Tommy Lee Meadows
Mabel Meadows
Thurmond Meadows
Linda Kay Hensley
Peggy Hensley
Robert Hensley
Fund Drive Gathers Support for Lester Simms Kidney Transplant
More than $300 has been raised in a week for Lester Simms kidney transplant fund to cover a $20,000 operation. Calvary Baptist Church of Meadow Bridge sponsors the drive in Fayette County as Simms, 23, remains in critical condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital awaiting transfer to New Orleans for the needed procedure. Donations go to Box 67, Meadow Bridge, with co chairs Don Smathers and Mrs Gloria Forren, treasurer Mrs Ida Griffin, assistant treasurer Nila Spade. A donor from within the family is sought with tests completed for several relatives, including Simms’ father Noah B Simms and sister Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Simms
Calvary Baptist Church
Meadow Bridge
Fayette County
Young Simms
Simms
Appalachian Regional Hospital
New Orleans
Noah B. Simms
Don Smathers
Gloria Forren
Ida Griffin
Nila Spade
Linda
Gary
Conover
N. C
Appalachian Art and Craft Festival Opens With Fiddle Contest
The four day Appalachian Art and Craft Festival opens with Gov. Hulett C. Smith cutting the ribbon and a public painting project. An old time fiddle contest begins at 8 15 p m with Frank George signaling via bagpipes and Clark Kessinger as judge. Prizes total 150 dollars. Participants include Frank George Woodford Simmons Chester Truman Roscoe Parsons Mollie Roberts and many others. The event features art exhibits, casting and ventriloquism demonstrations and performances by James Knorr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett C. Smith
Frank George
Clark Kessinger
Harrison
Roscoe Parsons
Oria
Phoeba Parsons
Mollie Roberts
Denver Sampson
Noah Cottrell
Sandridge
Wimpy Greathouse
Spencer
Troy Bailey
Mike Humphreys
Charleston
Charley Lenon
Dr. J. F. White
Ivydale
Jones Cottrell
Wilson Douglas
Gruder Morris
Virgil Ross
Clendenin
Bill Young
French Mitchell
Buffalo
Arland Childers
Phillip McClung
Springdale
Leake Caudle
East Bend
N. C
Harry Hall
Chesapeake, Va
Ira Mullins
Maysel
Ann Strobel
Beckley Art Group
Joe Moss
West Virginia
Singing Convention Scheduled Sept 11 at Cool Ridge
The Raleigh County Singing Convention moves from Cherry Creek Church to Cool Ridge Free Will Baptist Church on September 11 at 2 p.m. Publicity chairman J. L. Pitzer confirms the change and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Cherry Creek
Cool Ridge Free Will Baptist Church
J. L. Pitzer
Indianapolis couple tours Beckley coal museums
Mr and Mrs Thomas Maxwell and her father David McCarthy visitors from Indianapolis Indiana toured the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and the Coal Town Museum at Stotesbury. They were touring southern West Virginia while visiting relatives in Huntington. McCarthy holds an instrument called The Devil while the Maxwells view the mine entrance display. Both are teachers in Indianapolis and aimed to broaden their knowledge of the coal mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Maxwell
David McCarthy
Indianapolis
Ind
Beckley Exhibition
Coal Town Museum
Stotesbury
West Virginia
Huntington
McCarthy
the Devil
Maxwell
Maxwells
Dog breeder’s ad draws women buyers in England
In Dewsbury England Shirley Sands offered a litter of bloodhounds with a cheeky newspaper ad asking if menfolk are hard to track down. The ad drew a flood of inquiries from women buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewsbury
England
UPI
Shirley Sands
Annual Farley Reunion Scheduled For Sunday
The Farley family reunion will be held Sunday at Little Beaver Lake starting around 11 a.m. A booklet titled A History Of The Farley Family compiled by Leighton C. Farley Sr. will be available, drawing on A A Hopkins Sr.’s history. An excerpt notes Thomas and Jane Farley in a 1623 Jamestown roll call after the 1622 massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Little Beaver Lake
Leighton C. Farley
Sophia
A. A. Hopkins, Sr
Bluefield
Thomas Farley
Jane Farley
Jamestown, Va
Steel Company Tells Of Rice's Promotion
Kendal W. Rice of Baltimore Maryland son of Mr and Mrs Lucas Rice of Beaver has been appointed pit turn foreman in the open hearth department at Bethlehem Steel Corporations Sparrows Point plant The promotion announced by Wilbur G Smith general manager of the Sparrows Point plant Born in Beaver in 1925 Rice is a Concord College graduate with a bachelor of science degree from that institution in 1949 He has been employed at Sparrows Point since 1959
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendal W. Rice
Baltimore
Lucas Rice
Beaver
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Sparrows Point
Wilbur G. Smith
United States
Rice
Concord College
Conservation violations cited and traffic incidents noted
A Beckley police report lists 14 persons cited for conservation violations. The document covers a two car accident at Second and Heber Streets with about $500 damage and no injuries, plus multiple arrests, fines, and releases at Raleigh County Jail and various magistrates for offenses including fishing without a license, littering, possession of raccoon, hunting without a license, and life preserver deficiencies in boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Heber Sts
Beckley
Edna R. Bolton
Russell Sr
Welton B. Crook
White Oak
Raleigh County
Beckley Municipal
Teddy L. Hambric
Glen Jean
U. S. Navy
Gerbert C. Hamilton
Woodstock
N. Y
David Lusk
Shady Spring
Dale Edward Mitchem
Beaver
Raleigh
Lovell Evans Jr
W. A
Gene) Burke
Paul Epperly
Clyde L. Cook
Dan Snyder
Granville Ave
Department of Natural Resources
Linda England
Summersville
Robert Mack
Warsaw
Ind
Charlie Bess
Boomer
New River
Gauley Bridge
James Kaiser
New Richmond
Pineville
Wesley Glenn Bailey
Princeton
Herbert Guerin
Union
Francis J. Holt
Sullivan
Basil Lafferty
Ravencliff
Jack Pizzino
Glen Fork
Bill Privett
Mallen
Pizzino
Jimmy W. Graham
Mullens
Terry M. Lester
Allen Junction
George Uhl
Squire
J. B. Wingfield
Hinton
Paul E. Roberts
O. B. Legg
Fayetteville
Beckwith
Marilyn Gail Hidalgo
Westover
Joe Rodriguez
Terry Fred Adkins
Fireco
Bluestone Dam
James E. Kessler
Decota
Lawrence Atha
Montgomery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stu
Dents
Miss Adams
Athens
BNC
Neville
Neville St
Italy
Farruggia
Nellie Farruggia
Rhodesl
Matt Crook
Appalachian Art and Craft Festival
Robert C. Byrd
Mt. Vesuvius
Farrauggia
America
James Knorr
Whitey Hawkins
Iggy
Knorr
Buckhannon-Upshur High School
San Francisco
Wbz-Tv
Boston
West Virginia Wesleyan
Wesleyan
Judith Ann Munchmeyer
Parkersburg
Upshur County
Jim
Pittsfield
Mass
Antonio Farruggia
Aragona
Sicilia
Coal Museum
Kentucky
Diana. McCarthy
Jantzen
Steel Company
Oa Hk
G. C. Murphy CO
Mello
Family Weekly
Baltimore Orioles
Baseeball Park
Fess Parker
Dan‘l Boone
Vateigh Y Register
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!