Fireco Man Jailed For Rape Attempt
Billy Joe Adkins, 25, of Fireco, was charged with attempted rape and jailed in Raleigh County Jail after arrest by State Police. The report also notes multiple other arrests and detentions including breach of the peace sentences, absent without leave from the Army, drunk driving, bastardy, and a Federal court fraud case, with various officials involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Joe Adkins
Fireco
Raleigh
Sotes
Bobby Tudor
Coal River
L. G. Daniel
Marsh Fork
Bobby C. Robertson
Sprague
U. S. Army
George Buffa
Klaus Street
Norman Quinton Evans
Maynor
Sylvester Clemons
Bluefield
Judge Field
Federal Court
U. S
Emerson Whiting
Tams
W. A. Burke
Hurt Reunion Draws Broad Family Lineages at Prosperity
The fifth annual Hurt reunion gathered 75 descendants of William Jordan Hurts at the Prosperity reunion grounds. Elder attendees included Mrs. Cora Hurt of Stanford and William Gale Hatfield Jr. of Chicago with music by the Silvertones of Prosperity and G. C. Hurt Jr. Traveling Troubadors. The event featured a diverse turnout from Beckley, Rupert, Point Pleasant, Huntington and other towns, with several families arriving from across Ohio and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hurt
Stanaford
William Gale Hatfield Jr
William G. Hatfield
Chicago
William Jordan Hurts
Silvertones of Prosperity
G. C. Hurt Jr
W. O. Bowyer
Garnet Young
Clyde Bowman
Bill Williams
J. H. Foster
Prosperity
Fred Hurt
G. C. Hurt
Walton Hurt
Ralph Ellison
Bessie Gunnee
Linda
Carlos Collier
Beckley
Carrie Owens
Baltimore
Valley Toney
Billy
Point Pleasant
Chesapeake
Ohio
Thomas Hurt
Tommy
James Loudermilk
Jeanie
Rupert
William Mingee
Elyria
W. M. Mitche
Dry Hill
W. H. Webb
Brenda
Mabscott
Coast Guard Recruiter Seeks Enlistees Here
Coast Guard recruiter Bobby R. Martin will be at the U S Navy Recruiting Office in the Post Office Building today through Friday to accept Coast Guard enlistment applications. Eligibility includes ages 17 to 26 for new applicants, up to 35 for some prior-service applicants, U S citizens in good health, and passing the Armed Forces qualification test. Enlistees in September may train at Alameda California or Cape May New Jersey. Contact Beckley officials or write the Charleston recruiting station at 607 1 2 Virginia St E. for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby R. Martin
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
U. S
Armed Forces
Coast Guard
Alameda
Calif
Cape May
N.J
West Virginia
Beckley
Virginia St
Charleston
Fall Rally Set For Church Men
The First Presbyterian Church in Welch hosts the Bluestone Presbytery fall rally for men at 6 pm on Sept 20. About 200 men from 14 churches are expected, with Ivan B Stafford of Morris Harvey College delivering the main address, themed Meet Your Brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Welch
Presbyterian Church of the
Bluestone Presbytery
Jim Sanger
Beckley
Sanger
Mount Hope
Bluefield
South Williamson
Brother
Ivan B. Stafford
Morris Harvey College
Stafford
Beckley Church
Songer
GOP Headquarters Set to Open in Raleigh County
Executive Committee Chairman Truman L. Sayre announced a Republican Party headquarters opening on Wednesday in the General Store building at South Oakwood Avenue and Neville Street Raleigh County. Sayre named Mrs Reginald Meyers publicity chairman for the county campaign, noting her roles as vice chair of the county committee committeewoman from the First Ward and state committeewoman from the Ninth Senatorial District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Raleigh County
South Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Truman L. Sayre
Sayre
Reginald Meyers
GOP
Farm Home Advisory Committees Meeting in Beckley
Miss Mattie Kessler director of women's activities for Southern States Cooperative will visit Beckley on September 23 to run a regional Farm Home Advisory Committees meeting at El Chico from 10 a m to 3 p m. About 36 women from Beckley Hinton Lookout Meadow Bridge Mount Nebo Oak Hill and Princeton are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Kessler
Southern States Cooperative
Beckley
el Chico
Hinton
Lookout
Meadow Bridge
Mount Nebo
Oak Hill
Princeton
Beckleyan to Teach Social Studies in Albuquerque
Clark Kesler of Rural Acres Drive will teach social studies at Taft Junior High School in Albuquerque during the current school year. A Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College graduate, he earned a master's degree from Highlands University in August. Kesler is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kesler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Kesler
Rural Acres Drive
Taft Junior High School
Albuquerque
N. M
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Highlands University
New Mexico
Kesler
Mua
C. E. Kesler
Drivers Forfeit Bonds In Court
A list of defendants forfeiting bonds in court for traffic and related charges. Cassity 18 Mabscott forfeited 56 for reckless driving after failing to appear. Neidiffer 22 Chicago forfeited 192.50 for leaving scene and possessing a concealed weapon. Smith 41 Daniels forfeited 20 for speeding. Simonson 18 Michigan forfeited 41.50 for speeding and expired license. Fitts 64 Hunter Street forfeited 106.50 for drunk driving. Lowery 46 Eccles forfeited 26.50 for drunk and blocking traffic. Forren 48 Woodlawn Avenue forfeited 25 for reckless driving. Allen Pineville pled no contest, fined 25 for leaving scene. Bowman 17 Beckley forfeited 20 for speeding. West Chevy Chase Maryland granted continuance on drunk driving. Nine persons forfeited 52.50 on drunk charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Cassity
Mabscott
Beckley
Beaver
William Neidiffer
Chicago
Ben Smith
Daniels
Harvey Simonson
Michigan
W. C. Fitts
Hunter Street
Ivan Lowery
Eccles
Harvey B. Forren
Woodlawn Avenue
Joseph Allen
Pineville
Nancy Jean Bowman
Dale L. West
Chevy Chase
Local Residents Named in Obituary or Notice Summary
Mr and Mrs Willis Coster and daughter Sharon Logan Mr and Mrs R F Ganoe Coal City Mrs Cora Hurt Stamford Mrs Edwin Ensley and sons Lyndell and Mark Mr and Mrs William Hatfield and son William Gale Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burg
Willis Coster
Sharon
Logan
R. F. Gunnoe
Coal City
Cora Hurt
Stamford
Edwin Ensley
Lyndell and
Mark
William Hatfield
William Gale
Chicago
Dixie Show Boat Revue Heads to Beckley for Odd Fellows
The Dixie Show Boat Revue featuring Magician Buster Doss, Happy the clown, Freckles the talking doll and singer Kay Arnold comes to Beckley on October 27 under Odd Fellows Lodge 74 sponsorship. One evening performance will be at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium with advance ticket sales by committee members Blake and Davis aided by telephone contacts. The act carries a $4500 fee for a six minute segment and is supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Raleigh County Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Order of Odd Fellows Lodge
Harold W. Blake
Delmer D. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
Blake
Buster Doss
Happy
Freckles
Talking Doll
Kay Arnold
Woodrow Wilson High School
Doss
Ed Sullivan
Bicycle license buyer in Baltimore backs consent rule
Rear wheel drive report notes Charles Edward Trail, 50, as the first early purchaser of a 1960 city bicycle license without his parents consent. The item implies the rule aligns with expected norms for guardianship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles Edward Trail
Trail
Ostrex Tonic Tablets advertised as a vitality booster
An old advertisement promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets as a restorative for weak and worn-out feelings. It claims the product delivers iron equivalent to 16 oysters or 4 lbs liver daily plus a high potency vitamin B dose to boost vim, strength, energy, and nerves, offering a 3-day trial for 69 cents or an economy size with savings.
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Hurt
Beckleyan
Penney's
Raleigh Register
Odd Fellowsticipating
Lodge
ODD Fellows
Old Crow
Laan
Sbourton
OLD Crow Dist. CO
Frankfort
Kentucky
Murphy ’'S
Dolly
Peter Pan
Pa-Chit-si
Doc Holiday
Wild West
Jack and the Beanstalk
Knee Sox
Penney
MAIN
Kerga Wrens
East
Rainelle
Temple Street
Howard Avenue
Mullens
OAK
Main Street
Richwood
Murphy
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