Pickshin and Affinity Mines to Reopen by Windlebrook Co
Windlebrook Co Inc will reopen Pickshin No 1 and No 2 mines at Pickshin and Affinity to employ 20 to 30 men each. James G Windle Jr says anticipated daily tonnage is 150 to 200 at each site. Affinity was previously closed in 1958 and Pickshin in 1960 by Lillybrook. Windle notes Affinity originally opened in Beckley seam by Pemberton Coal and Coke Co. and Beckley seam later shifted to Pocahontas No 4 seam. Windle also heads G and J Coal Co Inc which operates seven mines at Whitby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickshin
Affinity
Windlebrook Co. Inc
Windlebrook Co
Lillybrook Coal Co
Lillybrook
James G. Windle Jr
Beckley
Pemberton Coal and Coke Co
Pemberton
Pocahontas, No. 4
Windle
G. and J. Coal Co. Inc
Whitby
United Fund Drive 62 Item For Raleigh Board Meeting
The United Fund Board of Directors meets at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Raleigh County courtroom to decide if an initial 1962 drive will proceed and to elect officers organize committees and appoint chairmen. Guy Amato acts as temporary chair as voting matters and naming the fund are discussed in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund Board of Directors
Raleigh
Gene Morehouse
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
United
United Fund
Raleigh County
Beckley
Future Ham Classes at Veterans Hospital Radio Club
Gary Dent, secretary of the Beckley VA Amateur Radio Club, says courses for future hams begin Tuesday at 6 45 p m in the Veterans Hospital Radio Club Room on the fifth floor. The program trains in code and license may come within 12 weeks. More than 50 hams and families attended Sunday’s Grandview State Park picnic, with attendees from Ohio Wheeling and Charleston. Dent noted a home trailer was parked at Grandview broadcasting through the event and thanked Grand View Superintendent Hunter Boggs for his help. A larger picnic is planned for next year.
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Veterans Hospital
Gary Dent
Beckley Veterans Administration Amateur Radio Club
Grandview State Park
Dent
Ohio
Wheeling
Charleston
Grandview
Hunter Boggs
Plucking Eyebrows at Fourteen: Seek Balance and Guidance
Dear reader question on plucking eyebrows at age fourteen. Advice emphasizes not removing too much, preserving eye frame, starting with stray hairs above the nose, and keeping outer edge long. Check with mother, aim for a natural full look rather than a thin line, and avoid altering nature's shape further too soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
C. D
Governor seeks state aid for Honey in the Rock
Governor W. W. Barron announced plans to ask the 1963 State Legislature for funding to extend Honey in the Rock the centennial year at Grandview State Park. The Civil War drama has drawn tourists from 49 states and 22 countries and closes its third season in June 1963 with a new push for sustained production through West Virginia’s Centennial. Barron attended Sunday's finale with Mrs. Barron and did not specify the requested amount. The cast includes college students and teachers, all paid weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview State Park
W. W. Barron
Barron
Driver Charged After Crab Orchard Wreck
Lester C. Searls of Cabell Heights was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after a 1:45 p.m. wreck in Crab Orchard involving four cars. His car struck three parked vehicles owned by Buford A. Wood, Franklin D. Bolen, and Samuel Fara while a car owned by Peter J. Periolo was involved. State Police estimated damages at $2,000. no injuries were reported.
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Lester C. Searls
Cabell Heights
Crab Orchard
Searls
Peter J. Periolo
Buford A. Wood
Rhodell
Franklin D. Bolen
Coal City
Samuel Fara
Bradley
Ag Agencies To Meet Tuesday In Raleigh County
Local agricultural agencies will assemble Tuesday at the US Soil Conservation Service in the Tabor Building to discuss the Raleigh County natural resources booklet and potential crop damage from continued drought. The meeting follows a earlier drought discussion noting hay crop losses of one third to one half from last week’s rain shortage, with warnings to parents to caution children about snakes along paths and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Soil Conservation Service
Tabor
Albert Beaty
Raleigh
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Beaty
Franklin Lilly
ASCS
Frank Patton
Farmers Home Administration
Nebegates Selected To Attend NAACP Convention
Raleigh County delegates John Flynn and Miss Charlene Anderson will attend the state conference of the NAACP. The gathering will have representation from all counties and is scheduled in Clarksburg from September 14 to 16.
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Raleigh
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John Flynn
Charlene Anderson
Clarksburg
Eunice Driver Pays Fine For Drunkenness
Vernon Lambert of Eunice paid a 71 dollar fine and costs before Magistrate Louis Gall Jr. for his release from jail on a drunk driving charge after being jailed at 8 50 p m Sunday by a constable. The item also lists multiple juvenile and adult arrests and bonds in Raleigh County, including a 14 year old in a lunacy hearing and other drunkenness, assault, theft, and speeding cases.
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Vernon Lambert
Eunice
Louis Gall Jr
Glen Daniel
Three Miners Hurt In Beckley Area Mining Accidents
Three area men were listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after mining accidents Thursday. Oley Mills, 35, of Coal Ridge, was admitted for an injury to his left ankle when slate fell at Smith and Stover Coal Co., Beckley. Clifford Martin, 31, of Sophia, sustained injuries to his left leg in a fall at Oglebay Norton Coal Co. Lee Schwartz, 53, of Victor, was admitted for back injuries from a cutting machine at Old Gauley Mountain Coal Co., Ansted, after a bar slipped and threw him against a mine wall.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Oley Mills
Coal Ridge
Smith and Stover Coal Co
Beckley
Clifford Martin
Sophia
Oglebay Norton Coal Co
Lee Schwartz
Victor
Old
Gauley Mountain Coal Co
Ansted
Scouts Break Camp at Fitzpatrick Park Campout
Troop 615 Scouts from New Hope Baptist Church finish a summer camp at Fitzpatrick Park. Seniors Berthelia Durgan Irene Ward Delia Mae Bisson Vivian Dow Mildred Brooks lead camp activities while Mrs Aldora Cowans guides the troop with assistant Viv ian Pemberton Gladys Parnell and Charlene Poindexter.
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Fitzpatrick Park
Berthelia
Durgan
Irene Ward
Mullens
Delia Mae Bosson
Vivian Dow
Mildred Brooks
New Hope
Vivian Pemberton
Gladys Parnell
Charlene Poindexter
New Hope Baptist Church
Girl Scouts
Juanita Brooks
Pamela Hughes
Judith Poindexter
Sandra Lawrence
Mary Carter
Aldora Cowans
East Beckley
Willia Carter
Alice Parnell
Orabelle Rutledge
City Police Cite Three Motorists for Traffic Violations
Three area motorists report to City Police Court Thursday night on traffic violations. Free V. Lilly of Beckley faces licenses and registration charges after a 2 20 a m Saturday stop. El Motley of Beckley arrested for speeding red light violation and defective equipment at 12 45 a m Saturday. David O Neal of Itmann charged with speeding at 11 05 p m Friday. Jake Woods of Besoco jailed on a petit larceny warrant by county sheriff at 10 a m Saturday. Jackie Adkins of Fireco released after serving sentence on petit larceny charge. Julia Bailey of MacArthur released and posted $500 bond to appear for prelim hearing on second offense of sale of tax paid whisky after arrest by State Police at 9 30 p m Friday.
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Edward E. Christian
G. St
Beckley
Christian
F Street
Westmoreland St
William F. Jackson
S. Fayette St
Jackson
South Fayette Street
Beryl Wagner
Glen Avenue
Valley Drive North
Jackson R. Shanks
Lanark
Robert Deshach
Grove Ave
Howard Thompson
W. A. Burke
Burke
Jake Woods
Besoco
Joe Rodriguez
Louise Williams
Free V. Lilly
Elmotley
David O'Neal
Itmann
Jackie Adkins
Fireco
Julia Bailey
MacArthur
Istrate Joe Rodriguez
Legion Post 70 Schedules Sept 16 Installation
American Legion Post 70 plans the installation of officers for the 1962 63 term on September 16. At the Sunday afternoon meeting the group discussed activities for the coming months and several members attended.
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American Legion Post 70
Miner Louis Hunt Admitted After Summersville Accident
Louis Hunt, 54, of 307 Third Ave, listed in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a Thursday evening admission for possible foot fractures. He was injured earlier in a mining accident at Summersville.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Louis Hunt
Third Ave
Summersville
Permits Issued For Beckley Residents At City Hall
Building permits were issued to two Beckley residents on Monday. Homer Martin of North Vance Drive received permission to construct a six room brick veneer house with full basement at a cost noted as $14,000 with permit fee $32.50. J P Monroe of 511 Johnstown Road will raise his house at a cost of about $1,700 with permit fee $10.
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Beckley
City Hall
Homer Martin
North Vance Drive
J. P. Monroe
Johnstown Rd
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Progressive Baptist Convention of America Inc
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Oathlan
Beckley Hospital
Business Street
Beckley, W. VA
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Hams
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Gaye Underwood
Madison Lowery
Elizabeth Bolton
William F. Ashbury
Owing’s Mills
Clyde Weddell Sophia
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Thelma Tunstalle
Carrie Harris
Anne Robinson
Gladys Harsh
Rosa Marie Terry
Deborah
Fullen
Cynthia Fullen
William Nathaniel Brooks
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