Death toll rises in Naoma motorcycle crash and related injuries
James Harry Jarrell 17 of Glen Daniel died after his cycle hit a pole on a curve near Naoma. Orvel D. Smiley 19 of Bolt was treated at VA Hospital for minor injuries, while another rider survived with a fractured collarbone. Funeral arrangements set for Jarrell at Mt Tabor Baptist Church with pallbearers from Trap Hill High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harry Jarrell
Glen Daniel
Orvel D
Smiley
Bolt
Trap Hill High School
Surveyor
Naomi
Dawson James Harry Jarrell
Lucas
James R
Jarrell
Beckley
George B. Chambers
Mt. Tabor
Baptist Church
B. C. Jennings
Charleston
Carl Mann
Heckley Veterans Hospital
Orgel D. Smiley
Henry Lloyd, Smith
Area Students Act As Guides During Freshman Week
Eighteen area students at West Virginia University will serve as freshman guides during the annual Freshman Week program, Sept. 10-16. Named by Joseph C. Cluck and Miss Edna Arnold, the group includes Nick Rahal, Lawrence Hunt, Robert Daniels, Beckley. James R. Dietz, Winona. Fred Burton, Sallie Fredeking, Princeton. George Garcia, Minden. Charles Kinder, Madison. Mary Ann Gee, Ronceverte. Betty Fox, Margaret A. Graff, Mr. Howe. Richard Ford, Julia Young, Lewisburg. Gordon Thorne, Betty Holroyd, Mullens. Mike Addoney, Logan. Jack Nicholson, Bluefield. Charlotte A. Fulks Alderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Joseph C. Cluck
Edna Arnold
Nick Rahal
Lawrence Hunt
Robert Daniels
Beckley
James R. Dietz
Winona
Fred Burton
Sallie Fredeking
Princeton
George Garcia
Minden
Charles Kinder
Madison
Mary Ann Gee
Ronceverte
Betty Fox
Margaret A. Graff
Mr. Howe
Richard ‘Ford
Julia Young
Lewisburg
Gordon Thorne
Betty Holroyd
Mullens
Mike Abdoney
Logan
Jack Nicholson
Bluefield
Charlotte A. Fulks
Alderson
Mt Tabor High School Sets Student Registration
Mt Tabor Christian High School announces student registration for Thursday September 11 to determine courses offered. Rev B C Jennings says the school may open September 15 if polio outbreak does not worsen. A third teacher added. Mrs Betty Mann of Maple Fork to teach music principals. she will also study at the school. Twenty pupils have enrolled so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Tabor Christian High School
B. C. Jennings
Betty. Mann
Maple Fork
Mann
Jennings
Magistrate Fines Woman in Raleigh Case
In Raleigh, Frances Abram of Plumley Ave was fined 1 and costs on a profanity charge. John Hobart Hatcher of 101 Smith Street East Beckley was ordered to pay 25 monthly toward his wife Dorothy and 20 toward a child. Non support charged by the wife. Two car collision on Prince St caused about 85 in damages. Samuel Brockman 35 East Beckley saw 35 damage to his vehicle, Ray Mitchem 31 Eccles suffered 50 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T N. Thurman
Frances Abram
Plumley Ave
John Hobart Hatcher
Smith Street
East Beckley
Dorothy Hatcher
Beckley
Prince St
Samuel Brockman
Ray Mitchem
Eccles
Piedmont Official Stresses Improved Beckley Airport Service
R D Hager vice president of Piedmont Airlines spoke to Beckley Rotary about boosting service from Raleigh County Airport. He said schedules reflect economic necessity and track passengers from Norfolk Cincinnati and Louisville with connections to other airlines. He praised Beckley airport service, noting average daily flights have risen to about 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Hager
Piedmont Airlines
Beckley
Hager
Raleigh ‘County
Piedmont
Norfolk
Cincinnati
Ohio
Louisville
Editor Minister To Head Forum
The Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly meets Tuesday night at 8 1D.M. in St Stephen's Episcopal Church to discuss the most urgent community problems this year. Thomas Stafford editor of the Raleigh Register and the Rev J W Witherspoon pastor Beckley Presbyterian Church lead the discussion. Members are urged to submit suggestions by mail phone or in person. a Board of Directors meeting precedes the forum at TAS pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Thomas Stafford
Raleigh Register
J. W. Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Anne S. Hitze
Assembly
TAS
Recruiters Sign 10 Men for Duty
The local U S Army and Air Force recruiting station enlisted ten men Friday. The new airmen served four years and were sent to Sampson Air Force Base New York. Names include Edward Oscar Stewart Jack Thomas McKenzie Murphy Cook Charlie Lee Edwards Charles Harrison Richards Jr and William Barnes Goodman. Others going into the Army at Fort Meade Maryland include Richard Lee Clay Glenn Worthington Schill Richard Gilbert and James R Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army and Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Edward Oscar Stewart
Pine Knob
Beatrice Stewart
Japan
Jack Thomas McKenzie
Athens
Agnes McKenzie
Oceana High School
Murphy Cook
Bessie Cook
Foreign Service
Charlie Lee Edwards
Burkes Garden
Charles Harrison Richards, Jr
Bluefield
William Barnes Goodman
George G. Meade
Richard Lee Clay
Pettus
M. A. Clay
Marsh Fork High School
Princess Dorothy Coal Company
Glenn Worthington Schill
Martinsburg
Richard Gilbert
Parkersburg
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
James R. Howell
Elizabethton, Tenn
Negro Activities Dying Man and Temple Meeting Announced
Sam Harbin about 80 of Moal street East Beckler died at 6 am Sunday in a local hospital. The body was moved to Trent Funeral Home. The Heavenly Sunticht Temple will hold its second annual council at the First Baptist Church of Glen this week under the direction of state moth ler. Mrs Sarah Braxton of Beck, Rev Bishop W G Hawthorne overseer Mrs Anise Cuff and district elder Mrs Beatrice Russell noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Harbin
Moalst
East Beckler
Trent
Heavenly Sunticht Temple
First Baptist Church
Manfree fines and bonds in city traffic cases
Charles Solomon of Epst Beckley paid a $5 fine plus costs for running a red light in City Police Court Friday night. Several defendants forfeited bonds for failing to appear on speeding charges. A. C. Price of Sullivan and others forfeited bonds on drunk driving and reckless driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Solomon
Epst
Beckley
Pratt
Robert Rinhart
Rt. 1
Ralph Staunton
Harper
A. C. Price
Sullivan
Cecil
Prince
Pemberton
Dallas
Sweeney
Beaver
Police Raid Club Cites Eight Men on Gaming Charges
Police raided the Becking Club on St Fayette at 3 30 am Sunday charging eight men with playing cards for money They are Robin Cloud Layland John Butler Whittice Wallace Campbell Hager Jay Beckley Newell Brown Beckley Eddie Windham Beckley Lee Walker East Beckley and James Burton Beckley Eli Killian of Mt Hope faced gambling establishment charges Leroy Gregory Mabscott was jailed on breaking and entering and three Mabscott youths 18 Bobby Ellison and Ed Jones and 13 Bobby Rogers of Beckley were also held on similar charges
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becking Clu
St. Fayette
Robin Cloud
Layland
John Butler
Whittice
Wallace Campbell
Hager Jay Beckley
Newell Brown
Beckley
Eddie Windham
Lee Walker
East Beckley
James Burton
Eli Killian
Mt. Hope
Leroy Gregory
Mabscott
Partj
Bobby Ellison
Ed Jones
Bobby Rogers
iBeckley
B L Corey Dies Services Tuesday
Funeral services for B. L. Corey age 16 of 6085 Kanawha Sr will be held at 10 in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev W E Thomas. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park Charleston. Corey a former Indiana News Corp employee. Survivors include two sons Guy and Milton of Charleston. Cause of death unclear after examination by Dr Lee Hedson Coal City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Corey
Kanawha Sr
Melton Mortuary
W. E. Thomas
Park
Charleston
Beckley
Corey
Capt
E. L. Kitchen
Moore
Gerald Lamb
Indiana
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Guy
Milton
Lee Hedson
Coal City
Burdiss Funeral Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel M. Burdiss 68 of 406 McGinnis Street will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Beckley Presbyterian Church. The service will be officiated by Rev. James W. Ellison with Dr. Mabscott and Bobby Rogers Lineweaver assisting. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Police say three youths admitted taking part in six Beckley robberies including Quality Lumber, Southern States, and ATI’s Linoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Beckley ‘Presbyterian Church
Ethel M. Burdiss
Sunset Memorial
Quality Lumber Company
Beckley
Southern States Feed Company
ATI
Neville Maytag Company
Swim Construction Company
Mabscott
Miller's High’ Lite Distributing Company
Mrs Burdiss is Laid to Rest in Beckley
Mrs Burdiss born June 1884 in Sewell Fayette County was daughter of Charles William and Anna Jane Miller. She was Presbyterian and Chaplain of the Navy Mothers Club. Funeral at Keyser Funeral Home with active pallbearers named. Beckley City Council will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to consider routine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdiss
Sewell
Fayette County
Charles William
Anna Jane Miller
Presbyterian Church
Navy Mothers ‘Club
Keyser
Fannie Burdiss
East Beckley
Ida Flannigan
Winona
William H. Miller
Beckley
Sesson
Thomas
Bazzarre, Jr
Polio Delays iRally Day Observance in Raleigh County
The Beckley Ministerial Association suspends the annual iRally Day observance to the fourth Sunday after schools open. Schools planned to start Sept 2 but were delayed by the Board of Education on advice of the county health officer due to polio concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Beckley Ministerial Association
Board of Education
Jury Panels Selected for Oct Term at Raleigh County Court
A panel of 100 jurors for the petit and 16 for the grand jury were selected by Raleigh County Jury Commissioners. The grand jury will convene October 6 to return indictments, while the petit jury is set for October 14. Commissioners A O Smith and L H Davis announced the lists, naming dozens of Beckley and surrounding area residents and candidates from Crab Orchard Mabscott Sophia and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petit
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Raleigh County Jury
A. O. Smith
L. H. Davis
Earl Kingsley
Pluto
Paul Q. Warden
Whitey
Everett Pittman
Daniels
John Worley
Surveyor
Eli Stover
Ameagle
Donnie Webb
Naoma
Henry Emmons
Slab Fork
W. J. Lovell
Sophia
Varney
Harman
MacAlpin
J. CL. Sqade
Crab Orchard
J. W. All- Stock
Beckley
KR. Callaway
Paul W. Feigley
James Sheppard
Mabscott
Lloyd Hopkins
H. T. Gibson
Petit Jury
B. Acord
Colcord
W. H. Acord
Burk Adkins
Claude F. Akers
A. C. Allen
W. B. Amick
Richard Armenfront
Mt. Hope
William Barney
Rt. 1
Beck
Pat C. Crouch
Cranberry
Joe E. Cameron
James H. Davis
Mr Tabor
W.C. Davis
Glen White
Web
Davis
Dean D. Dale
Junior Davis
Coal City
Henry H. Davis
Mr. Hope
C. c. Drewry Jr
Clayton Duncan
Roy Ellison
Beckle
Deeds Recorded In Mabscott And Beckley Transfers
Mr and Mrs Lowery B Jennings transfer part of Lot 104 Lilly Highland Addition Mabscott to West Virginia Turnpike Commission for 3700 dollars. Mr and Mrs Ernest L Lilly transfer Lot 144 Mamie Hancock Addition Beckley to Mr and Mrs Earl E Burgess for about 7300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowery B. Jennings
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Lilly-Highland
Mabscott
Ernest L. Lilly
Earl E. Burgess
Mamie Hancock
Beckley
Meetings for Appalachian Council Scouts and Scouters Scheduled
Council scouts and scouters in the Appalachian Council have a week of meetings. The Protestant Committee on Scouting meets at 1 p.m. for luncheon at the Beckley Hotel with Rev Worth May as chairman. Slab Fork District Roundtable is at 7 p.m. at the Scout Cabin with Sophia J W Richardson district chairman and W W Lawson district commissioner presiding. Mingling district finance meeting at 6 39 p.m. Wednesday near Pineville will be led by D K Shields campaign chairman. The Appalachian Council annual meeting committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Beckley Filks Club Blue Room to finish plans for the October 23 gathering at First Methodist Beckley with Robert L Billington from Cincinnati as speaker. G Berk Lynch will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Council
Scouting
Theckly Hotel
Worth May
Slab Fork
Srouter
Sophia
J. W. Richardson
W. W. Lawson
Wyoming
Pineville
D.K. Shields
Appalachiah Council
Beckley Filks Club
First Methodist Church
Beckley
Robert L. Billington
Cincinnati
G. Berk Lynch
Four Men Enlist In Air Force Here
Four men enlisted in the Air Force Saturday at the local recruiting station. Enlisting for four years and to be sent to Sampson AFB, N Y, were Richard E. Burford 17 Charleston son of Mr and Mrs Thadeus Burford. Houston Motley 18 Charleston son of Mr and Mrs Alvis Motley. Thomas Cecil McLaughlin 18 Charleston listing Carl William McLaughlin as guardian brother. Keith Russell Vaughan 17 Point Pleasant son of Mrs Helen A Vaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Sampson Air Force ‘Base
Richard E. Burford
Charleston
Thadeus Burford
Falington Houston Motley
Alvis Motley
Thomas Cecil McLaughlin
Carl William McLaughlin
Keith Russell Vaughan
Point Pleasant
Helen A. Vaughan
Johnstown Road Crash Sends Three to Hospital
Three people were treated Friday for minor injuries after a car crashed into a utility pole on Johnstown Road. Eugene Mounts of Lillybrook, Donald Celia of Sophia, and Emmett Hungate of Lillybrook were treated and released from Beckley Hospital. Police estimate vehicle damages at $2700. Mounts, the driver, was arrested on reckless driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Beckley Hospital
Eugene Mounts
Lillybrook
Donald ‘Celia
Sophia
Emmett Hungate
Mounts
Cochran Services Set Today At Lester Church
Funeral services for Charney Cochran of Lester, 47, who died Saturday after a lengthy illness, were set for 2 p.m. today at the Lester Church of God. He is survived by his wife Cova Acord Cochran, four daughters Ruby Cochran of Beckley Barbara Davenport Dollie Cochran and Patty Cochran all of Lester, three sons Gilbert H Charles and Max of Lester, three sisters Lottie Terry of Affinity Pearl Davis and Lora Acord of Lester, and four brothers John Edward Ira and Lawrence Cochran all of Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charney Cochran
Lester
Lester Church of’ God
Cochran
Cova Acord Cochran
Ruby Cochran
Beckley
Barbara Davenport
Dollie
Patty Coch
Gilbert H
Charles
Max
Lottie
Terry
Affinity
Pearl Davis
Lora Acord
John
Edward
Ira
Lawrence Cochfran
Legion Joins Jaycees In Get Out Vote Drive
Raleigh County Post No. 32 of the American Legion will join Beckley Jaycees in a Get Out the Vote campaign through the general election. R. A. Barcel said plans will be discussed at the post meeting at 8 p.m. in Memorial Building Room 10. J. A. Thompson will report on the New York convention and Charles Barefoot will outline the membership drive plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Legion
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Bar
Cell
Memorial Building
J. A. Thompson
New York
Charles Barefoot
WVU Offers Mining Courses in Five Towns
The Mining Extension Department of the West Virginia School of Mines will conduct fundamentals of coal mining classes in Beckley and four other towns. In Itmann the first session began at 8 a.m. today, with Mullens High School hosting a 1 p.m. class, Kopperston Grade School at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for second-year study, Wyoming Community Center at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mark Twain High School in Stotesbury at 6 p.m. Thursday for second-year topics, and Central Junior High School in Beckley at 6 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jarea
Tthe Mining Extension Department
West Virginia School of Mines
H. D. Sydenstricker
Lnstructor
P.m
Mullens High School
Mullens
Itmann
Sydenstricker
Kopperston
Wyoming
Wyoming Community Center
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
At & P.m
Central Junior High School
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Charlestor
Caffee
Mt. Tabor High School
Luke
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Pat
Adrian
Bernard
Sabine
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Bill Burdiss
John Earl Miller
Ralph Flannigan
Harry Burdiss
Paul Burdiss
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Fet Mae
Jamie
Arck
Hack
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RL Beliof
Phil
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Las Anatte
Cohen’s Drug Store
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Mead
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Joe Faley
James. C. Ferrell
Edward R. Fink
Harper’ Ra
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Otto
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Hotchkiss
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Glen
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Cirtsville
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Clear Creek
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Arnett
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Sandlick
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Edwight
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Killarney
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Leonard Sluss
Oscar Sims
Edward Smith
Harper Heights
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East Gulf
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Willard Smith
W. L. Stafford
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Hareper
Bergin Segle
James Colbert
Jessie
Toney
R. V. Trump
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A. J. Walker
Wade Webb
William A. Wilbur
C. H. Williams
Ghent
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Johnstown Road
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Beckley Insulation Co
Lexington
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