Turtle Derby Plans Set Amid Rescheduled Date
The Beckley Jaycees re scheduled the second annual Turtle Derby for September 27 after an earlier postponement from September 8 due to polio. Over 130 entries have been received and heats will run over multiple sessions if health authorities permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior’ Chamber
Jaycee State Board
Martinsburg
Beck-ley Grou
Carl Rextode
Twere
Laren. Norris
Ross Daniels, Jr
Traffic Safety Committee
C. T. Kessinger
American Legion
League of Women Voters
Wiliam
Barret
Benson
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Radio “and Television Broadcasts
WU. S.education Association
James Kessinger
Barrett
George Richmond
Sean Neal
Woodrow Wilson High School
Blood Mobile to Visit Mabscott School on Sept 24
The Raleigh County blood mobile will stop at Mabscott School on Wednesday September 24 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. A pledge quota of 250 is sought to reach the 150 pint goal. Prospective donors should call Mrs. George Hyatt at 4295 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mabscott School
George Hyatt
Hyatt
Deeds Recorded In Raleigh County Realty Transfers
Several property transfers listed including Mrs. Cora Gardner taking part of Lot 83 in Lily Highland Mab Scoa Tow District for about 500 dollars. Alonzo Mullins and Mrs. Mullins to Mrs. Cluster Dye and Orville Bryant for Lots 130 and part of 49 in Prosperity Town District for around 2 500 dollars. Blackburn-Patteson Realty and Pearl Montgomery transfer Lot 34 near Mt Hope Town District for about 2 500 dollars. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sells nine 6 foot wide tracts between Lester Raleigh County and Maben Wyoming County totaling 141 acres for 57 50. Homeseekers Land and Building Company to Alice Reed Lots 55 and 56 Block 6 Ridgelawn Sunset Memorial Park for 150 dollars. Park Heights Inc to J G Parsons Lot 6 8 Park Heights Beckley for about 1 590 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Mullins
Cora M. Gardner
Lily Highland Addition
Scoa
Cluster O. Dye
Orville H. Bryant
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Company
Pearl F. Montgomery
Ridgelawn
Sunset
Memorial Park
Park Heights, Inc
J. G. Parsons
Park Heights
Beckley
Permits Issued for Three Raleigh Buildings
City Recorder Thomas E Bazarre Jr issued three building permits on Monday. Randall Woodell and wife 210 Beaver Avenue received permission to build a car port costing 300 dollars. J Powers of Ear Street approved for a five room frame house at the same address with no basement and about 3000 dollars. G C Hedrick also received a permit to erect a four room frame house on Railroad Avenue costing about 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Bazzarre Jr
Randall Woodell
Beaver Avenue
J. Powers
Ear] Street
G. C. Hedrick
Railroad Avenue
Six Men Enlist for Army Air Force Duty in West Virginia
Six men from Southern West Virginians enlist at the local recruiting station for three year tours in the U S Army and Air Force. Stanley Belcher of East Beckley and Morris Taylor of Beckley lead the group, with prior service noted. additional names include Floyd Cain of Beckley and others from Corinne Whitman Omar and Justice, facing arraignment on separate charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Em Southern
U. S. Army
Air Force
Army
Ft. George G. Meade
Stanley Matthew Belcher
Morris Street
East Beckley
Thomas H. Belcher
Morris Blake Taylor
Affinity
Wade Taylor
Beckley
Floyd ¢ Cain
Eckley
Awas
J.E. Mays
Sampson’ Air Base
N. Y
Defraud Ang
William Robert Burgess
Maystof Corinne
Lucille
Kin
Cain
Sley
Jerry Ray Bunch
Whit- White Star Cab Company
Hospital Handles 336 August Cases at Beckley VA Hospital
August report shows 385 applications for hospital or domiciliary care. 336 disposed of, 49 pending. 21 awaiting admission, all 71 for non service connected disorders. Total patients remaining end of month 137 at hospital or home. Also notes veteran status and regional work by United Christian Mission Society. Delaware Park race track mentioned as county mile oval with 100 foot wide front and back stretches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
United Christian Mission
Sutton
The
United Society
Phillips University
Delaware Park
Disciples of Christ Rally to Hear National Speaker
Jack A. Sutton Jr. national field director of lay man's work for the Disciples of Christ is guest speaker at the Southern District Rally in Beckley on Sept 24. J J Lamb of Beckley president of West Virginia Christian Men's Fellowship reports preparations for 225 lay men to attend a 6:30 dinner at First Christian Church with representatives from Montgomery Mt. Hope Mullens Princeton Hinton Bluefield Beckley and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disciples’ of Christ
Jack A. Sutton Jr
Beckley
J. J. Lamb
West Virginia
Hinton
Bluefield
Saucers seen over East Gulf by youths and couple
Franklin Smedley 16 and two companions sighted two orange saucerlike objects at 1 p.m. Saturday in East Gulf, later two more appeared. Nearby couple Mr and Mrs Shelby Deaner also saw two objects flying faster than a plane. Smedley’s father and Deaner described similar sightings, noting speed and timing as VD reports spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Gulf
Franklin Smedley
Killarney
Smedley
Shelby Deaner
Deaner
Volunteers Open Precinct Canvass in Beckley
Republican workers launch a house-to-house canvass in Beckley's largest precinct to uncover illegal or incorrect registrations. Results will influence checks in other county precincts and may lead to a GOP poll worker challenge list on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Beckley
GOP
Republican
Main
Heber Streets
Mavis Mann
Eugene L. Scott
Lois Amick
Raleigh
Fred Clark
Six Men and Two Women Enlist in Armed Forces
Six men and two women enlisted in the Armed Forces Monday at the Ideal U S Army and Air Force Recruiting station. Elmer Costley Moran of Bud and John Richard Inscore of Princeton begin three year enlistments and head to Fort Meade Maryland and Lackland Air Force Base Texas respectively. Johnetta Tolliver and Catherine Lena Serreno of Kimball join for four years and report to Sampson Air Base New York. The four airmen are James William Pratt Jr John Lee Shafer Gary Keith King and Charles Edward Jarrett all from Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
U. 8
Army
Air Force
Ft. George G. Meade
Elmer Costley Moran
Bud
Dewey Moran
McComas High School
John Richard Inscore
Princeton
Rufus Inscore
Walls Chevrolet Company
Wats
Lackland Air, Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Johnetta Tolliver
Kimball
Catherine Lena Serreno
Sampson Air Base
James William Pratt, Jr
Green~back, Tenn
John Lee Shafer
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Fayette County
Camp
Beckwith
American Forest Products Industries
Jaycees
Beckley College
Ken Shroyer
Mabscott
Disciples of Christ
Ancient Age Distilling CO
Frankfort, KY
Central Street Baptist Church
Brook Street
Beckley, W. VA
Mildred Helms
Linda Mar Shall
Beckley Maytag Co
Neville St
Neville Maytag and Farn. Co
Neville St. Beckley, W. VA
Cannon
Owels
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