Fire Destroys 2 Cars and Damaged Garage in Beckley
Two 1958 Chevrolet cars were burned when a fire destroyed a garage at 209 Northwestern Avenue about 1 a.m. Sunday. Sidney Fox owned the vehicles. the blaze cause is undetermined though a barbecue pit near the garage may have started it. Estimated damage is $5,000. Firefighters also extinguished a mattress fire at Hampton Grill on Kanawha Street with about $30 in damage.
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Northwestern Avenue
Beckley
Sidney Fox
Hampton Grill
S. Kanawha Street
Spreading Goodwill In Area Tour Opens In Wyoming County
The Spreading Goodwill In Area tour left around 9 a.m. for Wyoming County with Andy Acord Charles ton Kroger field sales manager I W Stover Beckley Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Co and Mrs O A Light among day one attendees. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the caravan which will follow a different route daily.
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Wyoming County
Andy Acord
Charleston
Kroger Co
I. W. Stover
Beckley Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Co
O. A
The
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
PTA To Meet Tuesday At St Francis de Sales
The St Francis de Sales PTA meeting planned for Tuesday is canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday September 22, announced by publicity chair Mrs John Rahall. Sophia Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting at 6 30 p m today in Campbell House Sophia with a dinner beforehand and a discussion on the site for a new post office led by president Jack Branham.
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St. Francis de Sales Parent Teacher Association
John Rahall
Jack Branham
Khrushchev Visit Prompts Church Prayer Across Dioceses
Catholic and Episcopal communities in Beckley and Port Gamble discuss a prayer campaign during Khrushchev visit. Archdiocese urges litany after Mass Sept 15 to 27 for Russia’s conversion and peace, while St. Paul’s Port Gamble shares a letter advocating Christian prayer for reconciliation, refugees, and possible healing for Khrushchev.
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St. Frances de Sates
Beckley
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
John J. Swint
D. D
Wheeling
Alter
Cincinnati
Khrushchev
Virgin Mary
Carroll
Russia
Premier Kruscchev
J. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
O. Worth May
St.Paul’s Episcopal Church
Port Gamble
Wash
May
Premier Krushchev
Eisenhower
America
Dog wardens cover theft loss with communal fund
Raleigh County dog wardens A C Allen and H C Harmon donate 5 each to replace 16 stolen from 83 year old Mrs Aicey Neaves of Cool Ridge. The pair later delivered the 19 total with help from local residents in a heart fund effort. A Rhode LL dispatch notes a flying squirrel alarm at Dellord Kell Elementary and mentions bankers visiting Beckley for a regional look at Beckley National Bank.
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Raleigh County
A. C. Allen
Register
H. C. Harmon
Aicey Neaves
Cool Ridge
T. E. Chaffin
Esther Allen
Jean Chaffin
Cora Bessie Allen
Lydia Fink
Grover Allen
Rt. 1
Beckley
C. J. Marshall
M. T. Gauge
East Beckley
Heart Fund
Bank to Open New Home at 500 Neville Street
A bank moves into a new building at 500 Neville Street with a Thursday visiting bankers night. Formal opening for patrons and the public is planned all next week starting Monday, with elaborate plans under way.
Holdren Hurt In Car Wreck Near Sand Branch
Russell Earl Holdren, 39, of Sand Branch, remains hospitalized at Oak Hill Hospital after a Saturday night automobile crash on Sand Branch road four miles from Route 21. State Police said he was the car’s sole occupant. the 1953 model was a total loss and the accident occurred about 7:30 p.m. A Turnpike trooper on patrol reported the wreck to Beckley State Police.
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Russell Earl Holdren
Oak Hill
Holdren
Beckley
Jordan Funeral This Evening
Funeral services for Harry Blaine Jordan, 73, Piney View, will be conducted at 7 p m today in the Peace Chapel of the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wood lawn Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio, at 1 p m Tuesday. The body will lie at the Home until 8 a m Tuesday. Jordan died at his home Sunday. He was born in Ironton, Ohio, son of Henry and Lydia Jordan, member of the Congregational Church, longtime landscap ing business in Ohio. Surviving is his wife Virginia Harah Jordan of Piney View.
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Harry Blaine Jordan
Piney View
Peace Chapel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Carl Johnson
Woodlawn
Ironton
Ohio
Jordan
Henry
Lydia Jordan
Congregational Church
Virginia Harah Jordan
Asst Superintendents Assume Elliott's Charges
Schools in Raleigh County under the late John B. Elliott will be managed temporarily by the other assistant superintendents. Dewey Bone and Mason Anderson will handle elementary schools, Virgil A. Sarrett will supervise Stratton and Byrd Prillerman High Schools.
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Elliott
Sion
John B. Elliott
Dewey Bone
Mason Anderson
Virgil A. Sarrett
Stratton
Byrd-Prillerman
Pistol Victim in Poor Condition After Self-Inflicted Shot
Charles Hicks, 47, of Lego, is listed in poor condition at Beckley Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. Hicks told State Police he was twirling a .22 caliber pistol through the trigger guard when it fired at his Lego home around 5:30 p.m. The incident is described as an accident.
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Rhodell
RNS
Lourie Wood
Rickey Meadows
Sam
Sam Meadows
Freddy Nicely
Silas Manning
Freddy
Charles Hornbuckle
Nellie Mills
Charles Hicks
Lego
Beckley Hospital
Hicks
City Grants Permit To Raze Buildings
Roy A. Jones received demolition permits from the City Recorder for three structures on South Oakwood Avenue to clear space for the Valley Drive extension. A two story brick house, the Armour and Co. building at 304 S Oakwood, and a service station at Oakwood and Neville will be torn down after $15 permits.
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Roy A. Jones
City Recorder's Office
Oakwood Avenue
Valley Drive
Armour and Co
S. Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Jones
Thomas Jeffries
Grove Avenue
Roland Witt
Ford St
Grace Hajash
Bero Ave
Orthodox Lectures At St Nicholas Parish Hall Start Tuesday
Public lectures on the Holy Eastern Orthodox Faith led by Rev Father John at St Nicholas Parish Hall South Heber Street begin Tuesday from 8 to 9 p.m. The pastor invites all to attend.
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St. Nicholas
South Heber St
Father John
Juveniles Released By Raleigh County Court
Three youths appeared before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery on Saturday and were released into parental custody. A Skelton girl who ran away and two Ghent boys charged with property destruction must report back on the next juvenile day.
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Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Skelton
iGhent
4-H Leaders Meet With Barbecue at Camp Tonight
Raleigh County 4-H leaders hold their regular monthly meeting today at 6 p.m. at the County 4-H Camp. The agenda includes a chicken barbecue as part of the gathering.
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Raleigh County
Permit Issued For $1,000 Garage At Klaus Street
Brady Della Persinger of 212 Klaus Street obtained a permit to build a $1,000 garage with a $10 permit fee recorded.
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Ing
Brady Della Persinger
Klaus St
Handicapped Aid Is Conference Theme
The second West Virginia Conference on handicapped education and training will run Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the West Virginia University Medical Center. President Elvis J. Stahr Jr. will speak at a Sept. 30 banquet, with Dr. Penrod welcoming attendees. About 300 people are expected.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University Medical Center
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Kenneth E. Penirod
Medical Center
Stahr
Hotel Morgan
Penrod
Ae Shands
Willington
Del
E. L. DuPont Institute of the Nemours Foundation
James F. Garrett
Washington, D. C
U. S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
John J. Lee
Detroit, Mich
Wayne State University
T. E. Newland
Urbana
University of Illiinois
G. Orville Johnson
Syracuse University
Dorothy S. Wilson
Leaksville
N. C
The
Nemours Foundation
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Beckley Goodwill
Peoples Credit
Neville St
Philco
Beckley Music & Electric CO
Prince St
PTA
COFC
Episcopalians
Budapest
Iron Curtain
the Prayer Group
St. Paul’s Church
Ft. Gamble, Washington
Beckley National
Canterbury Window Way
JASCO
Canterbury Window CO
Kanawha
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