Beckley League to Sponsor Daylong Constitution Conference
The Beckley League of Women Voters joins with the West Virginia League to sponsor an all day Charleston conference October 9 at the Daniel Boone Hotel on the state constitution. Experts in political science and law will discuss executive, judicial, and legislative branches with a luncheon on the model constitution. Governor Cecil Underwood will be honorary chairman and welcome opening session. Homer A. Holt will report on the Constitutional Revision Commission.
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Beckley League of Women Voters
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
League of Women Voters of
West Virginia
Cecil Underwood
Honotary
R. W. Bond Charleston
Bond
Beckley
Constitutional Revision Commission
Homer A. Holt
R. W. Bond
Constitution revision urged by West Virginia League of Women Voters
Public spirited citizens statewide invited to a conference led by Mrs. John Gorsica as the League promotes political responsibility. The pamphlet notes West Virginia's 1872 constitution with 30 amendments and 15 000 words, contrasting it with the federal charter which has needed only 22 amendments in 175 years. It cites many states conducting revision efforts over 160 years.
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League
John Gorsica
Beckey
League of Women Voters
West Virginia
Free X rays for Beckley plant workers at Skelton
Five hundred employes of Beckley Manufacturing Corp received free X rays at the plant site in Skelton. The mobile unit, located in front of the Raleigh County Memorial Building, operated 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm today with extended hours 7 pm to 9 pm Thursday. Sponsors include Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Program, Prosperity, and representatives Mrs. Lacy Neal and Mrs. Harry Wallace, plus the West Virginia Department of Health, Raleigh County Health Department, and the Health Association.
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Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Skelton
Charlie Akers
Glen Morgan
Mary Meadows
Crab Orchard
Ernest Crutchfield
Sophia
Lacy Neal
Prosperity
Harry Wallace
Dry Hill
Prosperity Country Life Program
Raleigh County Memorial Building
West Virginia Department of Health
Raleigh County Health Department
The
Health Association
Bowyer Rites To Be Thursday
Funeral services for Charles A Bowyer 49 of Maple Fork will be held Thursday at Freewill Baptist Church Maple Fork with Rev Ernest Barley Rev Roy Tyree and Rev F C Calhoun officiating. Burial in Davis Cemetery. He died Tuesday morning from a heart ailment at his home. He owned a store and was a church member. Born January 20 1910 in Kanawha County. Survivors include wife Fannie four brothers four sisters four sons and eight grandchildren. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to church an hour before services.
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Ernest Barley
Roy Tyree
F. C. Calhoun
Midway
Charles A Bowyer
Maple Fork
Freewill Baptist Church
Davis Cemetery
Bowyer
Kanawha County
Athey Funeral Set Thursday for Charlie A. Athey
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday for Charlie A. Athey, 83, Beckley. The Rev. S. D. Smith will conduct services at Matsville Methodist Church. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Sandlick. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will transport to the church.
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Charlie A. Athey
Beckley
S. D. Smith
Matsville Methodist Church
Sandlick
Rose and Quesenberry
Ex-Railroader Dies In Beckley
Cyril J. Conrad aged 67 of Altoona Pennsylvania died in a Beckley hospital at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday after a year and a half illness. Former machinist for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Cyril J. Conrad
Altoona
Beckley Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Keyser- Bryant
Rescue squad aids 66 year old at Frank Albanese store
The Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad was called at 1 30 pm Tuesday to Frank Albanese's store on Heber Street to administer first aid to Etta Turner 66 of Mabscott. She was not hospitalized.
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Beckley Fire Department
Frank Albanese
Heber Street
Etta Turner
Mabscott
Council Accepts Acme Bid For Paving Earheart Street
Beckley City Council awarded the Earhart Street paving contract to Acme Construction Co for ten thousand thirty two dollars and seventy nine cents after initial bid rejections and a back and forth discussion. Betina Construction offered ten thousand two hundred forty one dollars and nineteen cents. The street will be asphalt paved. The council also discussed housing needs for the county Civil Defense truck and fire truck and unanimously authorized bidding for a new building at Fire Station No 2. Reece Mitcham was reappointed overseer of the city dump after reversing a prior recommendation.
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Beckley City
Earhart Street
Dennis Leary Jr
Leary
John Smith
Hyden Smith
A. A. Ross
G. C. Porter
Ross
Porter
J. S. Larrick
Noel Christian
Acme Construction Co
Bettina Construction Co
Cecil P. Conner
Cecil Miller
Reece Mitchem
Miller
John Thompson
Police drop probe in K Lemons armed robbery case
State Police say they have withdrawn the investigation charge against Kenneth Lemons of Cool Ridge in the gunpoint robbery of an 83 year old woman Monday night. The suspect remains jailed for a separate drunkenness fine nonpayment as police continue other aspects of the case.
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Kenneth Lemons
Cool Ridge
Raleigh
Alcey Neaves
Lemons
Blair Bennington
Bennington
Princeton
Beckley Memorial Hospital Staff Includes 97 Doctors
The Beckley Memorial Hospital lists 97 doctors on its staff in the United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund report for the year ended June 30.
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the Beckley Memorial Hospital
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Beckley Mayor to Seek Bids for Park Grass Planting
Beckley Mayor Cecil L. Miller asked the city council to authorize bidding for grass planting on the level area of New River Park. The move follows winter leveling, drainage, and topsoil addition, aiming for growth before cold weather. The council approved the bid request along with zoning waivers for three residents seeking garages or car ports.
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Beckley City
Cecil L. Miller
New River Park
Miller
Council
Beckley
Department of Public Assistance
G. C. Porter
Revival Underway at Coal Marsh Missionary Church
GLEN DANIEL RNS A revival is in progress at Coal Marsh Missionary Baptist Church with Rev Doff Harvey as speaker. Services begin nightly at 7 p.m. The public is invited, says Pastor M H Dinsmore.
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Coal Marsh Missionary Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
M. H. Dinsmore
Zsa Zsa to Headline Folies Bergeres Next Spring
Paris AP reports Zsa Zsa Gabor will be the top star at Folies Bergeres starting next spring, with the director noting details will be disclosed later. Separately, Nantes Cathedral in Brittany unveils Europe’s largest stained glass window, spanning nearly 2,000 square feet and built from 30,000 glass pieces.
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Paris
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Folies Bergeres
Folies
Europe
Cathedral of
Nantes
Brittany
France
PSC Auditors Review Beckley Water Co Books
Public Service Commission auditors examine Beckley Water Co books as it seeks an average 11 percent rate rise and removal of the prompt payment discount. Consultants B K Luoni and D T Carden expect about two weeks for the audit, with a subsequent PSC hearing and date for new rates to be set if approved.
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Beckley Water l Co
Public Service Commission
Commission
B. K. Luoni
D. T. Carden
PSC
Final divorce decrees signed in circuit court
Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed final divorce decrees in three cases Tuesday. Herbert Wyly from Frankie Wyly, Regina Davis from Woodrow Wilson Davis Jr., custody of one child awarded to the mother, and Sosalie Bailey Britton from Jeff Carrell Britton with Rosalie Bailey maiden name restored.
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Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Herbert Wyly
Frankie Wyly
Regina Davis
Woodrow Wilson Davis, Jr
Sosalie Bailey Britton
Jeff Carrell Britton
Rosalie Bailey i
McCormick Services At Mabscott For Pauline Rose McCormick
Funeral services for Pauline Rose McCormick 40 of Toledo Ohio and formerly of Beckley will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Mabscott Methodist Church The Rev Fred Cook and the Rev Lester Tenney will officiate Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery Pallbearers are William Parker Austin Neubert Harold McRoberts William Widensall Ernest Cooper and Mack Cowden The body will lie at Milton Mortuary until one hour before services
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Pauline Rose McCormick
Toledo
Ohio
Beckley
Fred Cook
Lester Tenney
Mabscott Methodist Church
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
William Parker
Austin Neubert
Harold McRoberts
William Widensall
Ernest Cooper
Mack Cowden
Melton Mortuary
Miss West Virginia Party Celebrates Janet Hill’s 22nd
Girls in the Miss America Contest attended a party in Atlantic City to celebrate Janet Marie Hill of Nitro West Virginia Miss West Virginia turning 22 yesterday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Janet Marie Hill
Nitro
W. Va
West Virginia
But It Will Be A Struggle Speaker Says Dems Can Win
West Virginia Democratic rally in Raleigh County Courthouse featured A. James Manchion, a 20 year old Marion County House of Delegates member, urging Democrats to develop a program and stop relying on old names. He warned Republicans have outpaced them and stressed party unity, enthused by the need to help depressed areas. County Democratic chair Okey A Mills criticized Washington lawmakers for accepting Eisenhower vetoes while portraying Ike as president. The Young Democratic Club of Raleigh County hosted the event.
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A. James Manchion
House of Delegates
Marion County
Raleigh County
Manchion
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Jefferson
Jackson
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Okey A. Mills
Democratic Executive Committee
Washington
Eisenhower
Express Mail Service Expands To 21 Beckley Star Boxes
Beckley post office launches night collections from 21 residential boxes marked with white stars, enabling 8 to 9 p.m. dispatch and same-evening air mail via Raleigh County Memorial Airport. Main business district still handles later picks. Starred boxes include Woodlawn at Park, South Fayette at G, East Beckley Station, and others citywide.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Dispatch
Raleigh County Memorial
City
Woodlawn Avenue
Park Avenue
South Fayette Street
G Street
Brooks Street
East Beckley Post Office
South Kanawha Street
Azzara Ave
Eisenhower Drive
Meyers Avenue
Johnstown Road
Park Drug
Vance Drive
Beaver Avenue
Mt State Miscellany and regional college notes
Dr Lance Webb and Dr Albert Marriott will speak at the 19th Laymen Institute of the West Virginia Methodist Conference September 18 20 at Jacksons Mill. Rogers Hall a new 850000 dormitory at West Liberty State College honors Mrs George J Rogers. West Liberty reports 11183 for National Defense student loans prioritizing science languages and education. Dr Thomas Arthur Thomson Wheeling native and WLSC graduate joins University of Pittsburgh as research associate. W More Thompson Clarkesburg lawyer now Harrison County WVU Alumni president elect Dr L Dale Simmons named president elect. Marshall County commissioners reject dairy pasteurizing equipment plan preferring milk wholesale. 1960 Parkersburg population estimated at 60000 in area survey. Wood County population 684100. Sister Mary Celeste named director of St Marys Hospital School of Nursing Huntington succeeding Sister M Agnestine. Migration of workers since steel strike lowers August job applications 32 percent from July.
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Associated Press
Mountain State
Lance Webb
North Broadway Broadway Methodist Church
Columbus
Albert Marriott
Meadville
West Virginia Methodist Conference
Jackson's Mill
Thomas Arthur Thomson
Wheeling
West Liberty State College
University of Pittsburgh
Sprague Warehouse to distribute commodities Friday
Commodities for Sprague will be distributed from the Sprague warehouse between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday.
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Sprague
Japan Rail Stations Display Bilingual City Names
Railway stations across Japan now feature large signs printed in English and Japanese that show the name of the town or city. The bilingual signs aim to help travelers navigate stations more easily and support international visitors.
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Japan
Young Chippewa Indian elected to Court Oreilles council
John Anderson, 23, becomes the youngest member in the history of the Court Oreilles Reservation tribal council. As chairman, he leads council work directing Indian affairs on the 25,000 acre reservation while studying at Superior Wisconsin State College.
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New Post
Wis
John Anderson
Court Oreilles Reservation
Anderson
Superior Wis. State College
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Marshall County
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Parkersburg
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