Retired Miners Receive Welfare Checks Details
The United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund reports 65,491 retired miners receive a $100 monthly pension, supplementary earnings, and extensive hospital and medical benefits. Total fund revenues for the year were $132.85 million with $130.98 million from coal royalties. The five year payments totaled $655.92 million, while an unexpended balance stood at $134.53 million. Trust fund operations include 1,369 hospitals in 49 states and 7,000 physicians, with over $180 million paid to doctors and $270 million to hospitals over the fund’s 11 year span. Trustees were John L. Lewis, Henry G. Schmidt, and Josephine Roche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retiring Fund
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Certified Public Accountants
Miners Memorial Hospital Association
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Trust Fund
District of Columbia
John L. Lewis
Henry G. Schmidt
North American Coal Corporation
Cleveland
Ohio
Josephine Roche
Mrs. Pauline Rose McCormick Dies in Toledo
Pauline Rose McCormick 40 of Toledo Ohio formerly of Beckley died in Toledo after a brief illness. Born July 21 1919 at Beaver she was daughter of Mrs Lora Richmond Johnson Mabscott and the late Wilbur Alton Johnson. Survived by husband James Kermit McCormick two sisters Louise Johnson Mabscott and Anna Mae Fergueson Beckley two brothers Billy Johnson Huntington and Gene Johnson Cleveland. Funeral coach from Melton Mortuary will return body to Beckley Wednesday and remain pending arrangements.
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Pauline Rose McCormick
Toledo
Ohio
Beckley
Beaver
Lora Richmond Johnson
Mabscott
Wilbur Alton Johnson
Raleigh County
James Kermit McCormick
Mabscott Methodist Church
Louise Johnson
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk office records
Deeds on file record real estate transactions in Beckley and surrounding districts. Perlean and James Hilton transfer property in Trap Hill District to Roxie Snuffer and others for 250 dollars. Numerous transfers among individuals and firms including Vanney Coast Co to Martha Crider for 950 dollars and Edward E. and Garnett C. Fink to Maude L. Nida for 5 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perlean
James Hilton
Roxie Snuffer
Trap Hill
Vanney Coast. Co
Martha Crider
Raleigh Court
Beckley
Dorothy Marie
Roland Tolliver
Mary T. Pack
Shady Spring
Berkey
Billie Allen
May Williams
Julia Tench Painter
Nellie T. Wood
S. J. and
J. W. Ward Jr
Marietta Sanders
Powers
ST. Troitino Brothers Inc
William and
Bessie Zaferatos
Prosperity Homes
Edward E. and
Garnett C. Fink
Maude L. Nida
McCreery
Nellie
S. C. Berry
Ben F
Kathryn Ennis
Piney View
Loretta G
Donald F. Hodgen
Russell L
Phyllis Jean Walker
Hall
Wilbert Ronald
Donna Wood
Mackl Wood Waddell
Robert C
Edna Gravely
Robert
Josephine Harris
Raleigh
Lee R
Okey J. Maynor
Hibert Burges
Clear Fork
James M
Francis Thomas
Frank
Dorothy M. Greene
W .M. Terry
Nellie Berry
Lacy
Velva Cantley
H. A. Stansbury
Memorial Hospital Doctors Publish Papers on Medical Subjects
Five Beckley Memorial Hospital staff authors produced eleven papers for medical journals between 1956 and 1959. Topics include pulmonary tuberculosis, heart disease and angiocardiography, ven tricular premature beats, great vessels, simultaneous esophageal and standard electrocardiographic leads, lung inflation, plasma cortisol levels, diabetic acidosis, and maternal newborn nutrition studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Ebstein
Albert D. Kistin
M.D
American Heart Journal
M. D
American Journal of Cardiology
Archives of Internal Medicine
Robert E. Hyatt
Journal of Applied Physiology
V. Keith Vance
Journal Clinic Endocrinol and Metab
Annals of Internal Medicine
Philadelphia
Winslow T. Tompkins
Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly
Quesenberry Rites Today
Rites will be conducted at 2 a.m. today for Mrs. Maggie Jane Quesenberry 71 of Beckley. Services in the Peace Chapel of Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with Rev. Oscar Lilly officiating. Burial in Stanford Cemetery. Mrs. Quesenberry died at 1 12 p.m. Sunday at her son's home in Ryan. Body at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Jane Quesenberry
Beckley
Peace Chapel
Rose and
Rose Funeral Set Wednesday
The funeral for Mrs. Zelphia Elizabeth Rose 93 of 117 Bere Ave will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Memorial Baptist Church led by Rev Charles E Walker. Burial will be Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs Rose died Monday night after a month long illness. She was born September 4 1886 in Herald Virginia a daughter of Samuel and Caroline McCory Rose. Her husband John Rose died in 1919. She was a Memorial Baptist Church member and lived in Beckley for 30 years. Survivors include three sons Staines Beckley Chester Bluefield and S L Tampa Florida. three daughters Nellie Rose Dora Brainard Beckley and Grace McReynolds Coburn Virginia. three brothers John Pat Bise Herald and Bill Bise Johnson City Tennessee. one sister Lena Hillman Herald. 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. The body will be taken from funeral home to the church one hour before services. France has 18 United States battle memorials within its borders maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelphia Elizabeth Rose
Bere Ave
Memorial Baptist Church
Charles E. Walker
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose
Herald
Samuel
Caroline McCory Rose
John Rose
Beckley
Staines
Chester
Bluefield
S. L
Tampa
Fla
Nellie Rose
Dora Brainard
Grace McReynolds
Coburn
John
Pat
Over 100 Churches Plan Evangelistic Meet at First Methodist
The Beckley District evangelism planning meeting will be held at First Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Wednesday to coordinate activities for 46 charges in the district. Rev J B Dryfield will preside with Dr Truman Potter and Rev Claude Collins as resource leaders. Delegates from about 100 churches are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Dryfield
Beckley
First Methodist Church
Truman Potter
Claude R. Collins
R. D. Crislip
Oak Hill
A. E. Perry
Madison
L. B. Shrewsbury
George Armstrong
John D. Branham
Sophia
C. G. Peregoy
United Evangelistics Mission
Hargrove Rites Incomplete In Beckley Funeral
Relatives of Henry Hargrove, 49, New York City, will arrive in Beckley Wednesday to complete funeral arrangements. Hargrove died at his home in New York City on Monday, his body being returned to the Trent Funeral Home. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence to Philadelphians on July 8, 1776.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hargrove
New York City
Beckley
Hargrove
Second St
Trent Funeral Home
John Nixon
Evening Hours Set At Library
The Raleigh County Library will be open from 6 until 8 30 pm on Tuesday evenings during the first semester. The hours are provided through the Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association with Herbert Jacobs as president noting a retired teacher is needed. Librarian Mrs. C H Graham said the Tuesday hours supplement the regular schedule of 10 am to 5 pm daily and 10 am to 1 pm Saturdays.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Herbert Jacobs
Association
C. H. Graham
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McCormick
Memorial Hospital
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Preston C. Davis
West Virginia Medical Journal
France
United States
The
American Battle Monuments Commission
Philco
Credistea
Beckley Music & Electric CO
Prince St
Brand NE Electric Portable
Dams
Singer Sewing Center
Singer Sewing Machine
South Kanawha Street
MFG. CO
Edward Thrush
WSCS
Montgomery
Carol Brent
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