Thornhill Chosen President Of Beckley YMCA
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA elects W A Thornhill III as president replacing Robert B Sayre as building committee chair. Eugene R Foster becomes vice president E M Payne III secretary John W Straton treasurer. Robert F Cunningham becomes membership chairman amid Memorial Building renovations. Board tours building and reviews costs for interior painting of auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Thornhill
YMCA
W. A. Thornhill III
Beckley-Raleigh County
Robert B. Sayre
Eugene R. Foster
John M. Gates
E. M Payne III
John McKay
John W. Straton
Alan Susman
Robert F. Cunningham
Robert Frilen
Fred Hays
Settlement Reached In $50,000 Damage Suit In Raleigh County
Peggy Lee Brewer sued Kenneth Eugene Adkins for $50,000 over a September 27 1963 crash in a 1962 model car. Brewer claimed she was a guest passenger and suffered physical and mental pain, lost earnings, and medical expenses. The case settled before jurors began deliberating in Raleigh County Court Tuesday. plaintiff counsel Ned H. Ragland and defense attorneys William H. File Jr and E M Payne III represented their clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Lee Brewer
Kenneth Eugene Adkins
MacArthur
Raleigh
Miss Brewer
Adkins
Ned H. Ragland
William H. File Jr
E. M
Ned) Payne III
Nurses Graduate From Vo-Tech School
Perry Futterman M.D. spoke at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center graduation for 13 practical nursing students. Diplomas were presented by Dr. E B Wray Jr with a list of graduates. Music by Woodrow Wilson High School Chorus. invocation by Rev. Ray Walls. announcements by James L Pennington. Vocational Education Director James D Robinson presented the class. Faculty included Ida Carper and Imogene Hartson RNs. Four months classroom instruction followed by eight months at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Futterman
Regina Vera Hall
Alma Lee Hughes
Wilma Irene Martin
Gwen W. Barbour
Woodrow Wilson High School Chorus
Cary McClure
Ray Walls
James L. Pennington
James D. Robinson
Raleigh County
School of Nursing
Ida Carper
R. N
Imogene Hartson
R.N
Nella Bailey
Alice O'Neal
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckleyan Heads Nominating Group Attends Mental Health Meet
Rev. Mitchell, chair of the West Virginia Association for Mental Health nominating committee, will attend the annual two day meeting in Charleston. Delegates from Raleigh and Wyoming counties and about 15 counties will participate in board member elections. Events include tours, a reception, films, panels on legislation, and remarks by state and federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey O. Mitchell
S. Fayette Sr
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Charleston
Mitchell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Sportsman Motor Lodge
Shepherd State College
Shepherdstown
Huntington State Hospital
Julius W. Singleton
House of Delegates
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
State Department of Mental Health
Harley O. Staggers
U. S. House of Representatives
Stephen Meyer
West Virginia
Governors Advisory Committee
John W. Hash
Church seeks abolishment of alley for new educational building
Representatives of Memorial Baptist Church asked the City Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night to abolish an alley between Laurel Terrace and South Kanawha Street to connect the old church with the new one. The city attorney will study the proposal, which includes offering part of the church land as a detour. The panel also rejected a canopy over a patio while approving a garage enlargement at 112 Sprague Ave. for Tom Prince, with final action to City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Baptist Church
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Laurel Terrace
Kanawha Street
E. M
Ned) Payne
Carlos Crews
Adam Kosnoski
Lloyd Carper
Okeh
F. Street
Payne
Russell Shumate
Shumate
Walter L. Humphrey
Commission
Sprague Ave
Tom Prince
Real estate deeds filed in Beckley area transfers
deeds recorded in the county clerk's office show multiple property transfers in Beckley and surrounding districts. Transactions include Bland to Bland, Bennington and others to John Fix for 2000 dollars, and Meade acquiring Amigo property for 950 dollars. Other transfers list purchasers such as Stansbury, Erco Lumber, Sinozich, Coop er, Johnson, and more, with prices ranging from 125 to 1250.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F
Nancy Sue Phillips
James L
Ina G. Bland
Park Heights
Beckley
Vester
Ruby Bennington
Asa
Mabel Lee Bolen
Bobby
Eula Sanders
Dewey
Carline Wyatt
John R
Sarah Fix
J. H
Harold O. Kendall
Elsie M. Kendall
Pleateau Realty Co
Margaret B. Johnson
Maxwell Hill
John E
Gunther Toney
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Bradley
Andrew B
Loretta L. Crews
Mutual Development Co
Princewick
Slab Fork
Lacy
Gladys G. Adkins
James O. Hendrickson
Beckley- Prince Road
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Melba Prine
Ridgelawn
Sunset Memorial Park
Revival under way at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
Rev Skip Britton of Chattanooga Tennessee evangelist leads a revival at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church MacArthur nightly at 730 p m. The homecoming service on Sunday September 27 closes the event. Britton also performs vocal and instrumental numbers and has conducted crusades and rallies in over 30 states. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
MacArthur
Skip Britton
Chattanooga
Tenn
S. D. Smith
Britton
Tennessee Temple Schools of
Skyline Bible Conference
Youth Ranch of
Dayton, Tenn
Beckley Mason R D Watts to receive 50 year service button
Beckley master Mason R D Watts will be presented with a 50 year service button at Beckley Lodge No. 95 AF AM Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple on Howe Street. Deputy Grand Master Robert D Williams will make the presentation for the Grand Lodge of West Virginia. Watts, a former worshipful master, chairs the lodge trustees and leads R D Watts Insurance Agency founded in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Watts
Beckley
Beckley Lodge No
Watts
Robert D. Williams
Prosperty
Eighth Masonic District
Grand Lodge
West Virginia
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Samuel R. Friend
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Vo-Tech School
Beckleyan
Jefferson County Association For Mental Health
Star Light Terrace
Shenandoah Downs
Charles FE. Goshen
W. Va. University School of Medicine
John W. Garlow
W. Va. Mental Health
Corey
Wardsa
MNO
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Tite
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Prince
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