Water and Gas Lines Extend To Church Lands In Raleigh District
Water and gas lines costing about 15000 dollars are being installed on 100 acre Crab Orchard Church lands in Raleigh County. The project, a joint effort of A G Wilcox John Howard McCulloch and the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, includes a four inch water line and two inch gas line from Beckley Water Co plants to church and nearby properties. Plans include a caretaker home and potential orphanage and old folks home. Lighting telephones and a playground with tennis court and lighted baseball field are already in place amid cherry trees chestnut orchard and a fish pond. The district has seen utilities reach this rural area with electricity and telephone already extended and a new all weather road planned.
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Davis City
Richmond
Church Lands
A. G. Wilcox
John Howard McCulloch
Crab Orchard
Water Company
Wilcox
Hinton
Beckley Water Co
Glade Creek
Shirley Donnelly
Donnelly
Virgil Gunter
Soil Conservation Service
Youth Council Members Chosen For West Virginia Churches Of God
The West Virginia Churches of God selected Youth Council members on Friday to serve with Rev. Kenneth Dupree, State Youth Director. The two day meeting at MacArthur Church of God was hosted by Rev. Otis T. Clyburn, with Rev. Eugene Garner Beckley Rev. William P. Colter East Bank and Rev. David L. Meadows Switzer among those chosen.
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West Virginia
Churches of God
Kenneth Dupree
Eugene Garner
Beckley
William P. Colter
East Bank
David L. Meadows
Switzer
MacArthur Church of God
Otis T. Clyburn
Gas stove fire at 114 Clark St harms none
Beckley Fire Department responded to Mrs Daisy Higgins home at 7 20 p m Sunday after a gas stove connection ignited No damages occurred and Amere Gas Co was called to repair the line The incident was resolved without injuries or further incident
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Beckley Fire Department
Daisy Higgins
Clark St
Amere Gas Co
Woman's Activities Unit Plans Election Tonight
Candidates for chairman and co chairman of the Woman's Activities Division of the Beckley Area Labor Council AFL-CIO will be voted on at tonight's meeting. Mrs Pauline Bonham and Mrs Don McCoy were nominated for chairman and co chairman after Miss Elizabeth Bowling resigned to join Charleston as assistant to Dr Donald P Cohen. Other nominations include Mrs Ruth McCall and Mrs Clyde Crawley for telephone committee and Mrs Kermit Harris and Mrs McCoy for advisory board.
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Cochairman
Woman’s Activities Division
Beckley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Pauline Bonham
Don McCoy
Elizabeth Bowling
Miss Bowling
Charleston
Donald P. Cohen
Ruth McCall
Clyde Crawley
Legion Post Auxiliary Install Officers in joint service
In a special joint installation American Legion Post 70 and Auxiliary Unit 70 installed officers for the year. District leaders Mrs. W. W. Lovell and Mrs. Harry Anderson spoke. Thomas Evans presided. officers named for Legion and Auxiliary were listed, followed by a covered dish dinner for about 30 members.
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American Legion Post 70
W. W. Lovell
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Harry Anderson
West Virginia
Thomas Evans
Stratton High School
Americanism
Cleveland Warren
Jane Ellison
the Legion Post 70
Douglas N. Marshall
Alfred Adams
Robert Holland
Edward Eady
Joe Lawson
O. C. Hembrick
Gladys James
F. D. Blaney
Hubert Tatum
Alberta Singley
J. A. Payne
Gladstone Cunningham
Hettie J. Trent
John Cheatwood
Ed Wilson
Legion Post and Auxiliary
Lighting upgrade announced for Curtain Callers show
The Curtain Callers stage Send Me No Flowers will debut summer lighting from Kanawha Players. A maline control board enables flashback scenes. eight nightly shows begin Sept 27 with a Sunday 3 p.m. matinee directed by Mrs Muriel Hodel and a full crew led by Ray Flath and Robert Cody.
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Kanawha Players
Maline Control Board
Ray Flath
Robert Cody
Restaurant Group to Meet Tuesday in Beckley
The Southern Region Association hosts the West Virginia Restaurant Association annual convention in Beckley in March. SRRA members will meet in the Glass house at 8 tonight with Roy J. Rader of the State Health Department as guest speaker. President Natalie Austin plans extensive discussion of the March event.
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West Virginia Restaurant Association
Southern Region Association
Beckley
Glasshouse
Roy J. Rader
State Health Department
SRRA
Natalie Austin
PTA To Purchase Playground Equipment At East Beckley
The East Beckley Elementary PTA plans to buy playground equipment for the physical fitness class. Twenty-five parents and teachers attended the Thursday meeting led by Principal Mrs. Josephine Hawkins. President Mrs. Andrew Durgan announced a membership committee and the group voted to continue aiding the hot lunch program.
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Parent-Teacher Association
East Beckley Elementary School
Josephine Hawkins
Andrew Durgan
Crook Jr. Receives Permit for Block Addition
Matt Crook Jr of 1604 South Kanawha Street obtained a city hall permit Friday to add a 60 by 32 foot block structure to the building at a cost of 7000 dollars the permit priced at 15 dollars.
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Matt Crook Jr
South
Kanawha St
City Hall
Will Probated Ten Years After Eye Death In West Virginia
Marcus Eye of Shady Spring appointed executor of C. L. Eye estate who died September 15, 1942. Will dated March 28, 1940 probated September 11 left $100 to each of four children and left Marcus Eye all real and residuary personal estate. Bond posted. Other Raleigh County fiduciaries listed with estates of Caldwell Brezack Slater Abram and Lilly in medley of probates and bonds.
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Marcus Eye
Shady Spring
C. L. Eye
Eye
John W. Eye
Roy Eye
Lola Calhoun
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s
Lois Robertson
Beckley
Floyd L. Caldwell
Loretta Hancock
Frances Keith
John Brezack
Liddie May Brezack
Brezack
M. W. Powers
Ross Slater
Virginia Mae Adkins
Roy Lewis Adkins
Jack Hollandsworth
John Lauden Meador
Meador
Rachel Meador
Luda Ginestra
Opal Shotwell
Mary Ann Hollandsworth
Virginia Tuggle
Norville Tuggle
Anna Collins
Beaver
Zula Maddy
Genieva Lilly
PTA considers disaster ID tags for Morton-Reaves students
The Morton-Reaves School Parent-Teacher Association discussed disaster identification tags for pupils. Samples were ordered at the Monday meeting and the group will decide at the next session on Oct. 2. Plans were laid for the Nov. 9 carnival and new officers were introduced, including President Mrs. Douglas N. Marshall and Principal D. D. Crawford announcing a meeting date change to the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
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Morton-Reaves
Douglas N. Marshall
Lester Boyden
Cecil Poindexter
F. D. Blaney
Mable Dillard
Nathaniel Braxton
D. D. Crawford
Sophia Band Mothers Meet at Sophia High School
Sophia High School Band Mothers held their first meeting of the year led by president Mrs. Charles Poe. The group planned to run the concession stand at all home football games and listed attending members including Mrs. N. K. Chamberlain, Lenora McPherson, Orville Barr, Clyde Stone, O. L. Thompson, and Ackley Harmon. The next meeting is set for Oct. 9 at 7 30 p.m. at the high school.
Rector Rickards to Attend Provincial Episcopal Synod
The Rev. Joseph A. Rickards of St. Stephen's Beckley is among four clergy delegates elected by the West Virginia diocese to attend the Episcopal Church Provincial Synod at Pocono Manor Pennsylvania on October 23 and 24. The U S herd of cows bred artificially rose from 1,070 in 1939 to 7.3 million by 1961.
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Joseph A. Rickards
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Beckley
Episcopal Church
Pocono Manor
West Virginia
U. S
Take It From Kathy Kathy
Dear Sue, after caring for you 15 years parents may still worry about a new friend and his family. The invitation should come from his mother and a phone call helps. If your mother still objects, have her invite the boy to a movie to meet you and your family. Plan to introduce him to your mother for future meetings.
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Kathy
Sue
Beclley lung disease symposium to hear West Virginia and guest doctors
Two WVU Medical Center faculty members join a Clarksburg specialist and three Beckley Memorial Hospital staff for a two day Beckley program on lung diseases October 9 10. Drs Andrews Zimmermann Kistin Laqueur Davis Lynch and Dr. Richard V. Lynch Jr lead sessions on tuberculosis silicosis bronchitis pneumoconiosis cancer pleural and other conditions with guest educators from Kansas Marquette and Penn.
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West Virginia University Medical Center
Clarksburg
Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Charles E. Andrews
Bernard Zimmermann
Andrews
State
Tb and Health Association
Zimmermann
Albert Kistin
Werner A. Laqueur
Preston C. Davis
Richard V. Lynch Jr
The
Thoracic Society
William E. Ruth
University of Kansas
William W. Stead
Marquette University
William S. Blakemore
University of Pennsylvania
Scouts Camporee Held At Camp Wilderness Amid Rain
About 100 Boy Scouts attended the Appalachian Council Roundup Camporee at Camp Wilderness near Daniels. Rain began around 2 a m Sunday but the scouts remained in good spirits. The event, led by Doyle Minter, aimed to recruit new scouts through demonstrations, and featured a Saturday fish derby. Protestant services were led by Rev Reece Burns and Catholic services were held in Beckley. The program ran from Friday afternoon to Sunday.
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Appalachian Council
Camp Wilderness
Daniels
Dale Mosslander
Senaca
Mosslander
Reece Burns
Methodist Temple
Beckley
Doyle Minter
Doctor Mailbag Sun exposure and eye surgery questions
The Raleigh Register column advises that excessive sunlight ages skin and may raise cancer risk, noting Baylor University experts dispute procaine injections for rejuvenation. It explains eye muscle surgery balances muscles for depth perception, not strengthening, and mentions a back leaflet offer.
Tot Falls From Car In Oak Grove Incident
Kathy Elaine Hopkins four daughter of Mr and Mrs B R Hopkins Oak Grove was treated at Beckley Hospital after falling from a car on the old Eccles Road. She suffered cuts to her face head legs and arms and a slight brain concussion when she pulled the door handle and the car door opened. She was released Sunday.
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Kathy Elaine Hopkins
B. R. Hopkins
Oak Grove
Beckley Hospital
Eccles Road
Astrological guidance urges prosperity and romance today
Present-For-You astrology notes strong vibrations for promotion and wealth through wise investment. People are easy to get along with. An aside mentions Elizabeth Foster, born in Boston in 1693, mother goose figure, who married Isaac Goose and inspired nursery rhymes.
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Mother Goose
Boston
Elizabeth Foster
Isaac Goose
Air Defense alarm system hints at CONELRAD radio directions
The message describes a future home alarm box connected to electrical outlets. It would trigger from an Air Defense Command signal and instruct residents to tune radios to CONELRAD for guidance. The plan emphasizes civilian readiness and broadcast alerts in emergencies.
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Air Defense Command
Conelrad
Zodiac Horoscope for March to 1962
Aries warns against entanglements and urges a positive stand while Taurus and Gemini face sympathy and self reliance. Cancer cautions against changes, Leo protects assets, Virgo notes familial harmony, Libra advises aloofness, Scorpio urges correction of mistakes, Sagittarius cites friction from attitude, Capricorn warns against haste, Aquarius fears temper troubles, Pisces urges discretion. 1962 Field Enterprises Inc.
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LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Judge Directs Verdict For Defendant In Local Suit
Andrew H Tweedy sued Jack McGuigan for 25000 claiming injuries from a fall in Beckley near Whitby on January 13 1961 A directed verdict for the defendant found Tweedy contributory negligent He was treated at Raleigh General Hospital for a broken ankle with arthritic degeneration noted in May 1961 by Dr I B Anderson Age 63 at the time of the accident.
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Andrew H. Tweedy
Jack McGuigan
Litigants
Tweedy
Fletcher Mann
McGuigan
I. B. Anderson
Raleigh General Hospital
Anderson
C. Berkley Lilly
A. J. Sparacino
Underground Mines Employment and Gas Wells Output Totals
The 1961 West Virginia mining report shows 3151 workers in Raleigh County underground mines and a state total of 1,654,598 tons mined. Fayette and Wyoming production and gas well counts are given with daily initial gas flows and wells completed or dry.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Wyoming
Extension class registration opens at WVU Beckley
West Virginia University extension classes in Education 270 Methods and Materials in Elementary School Science are open for registration. Classes begin 6 30 p m Wednesday at Beckley Junior High School with WVU instructor William Katz in charge. The seven week course offers three hours credit.
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West Virginia University
Beckley Junior High School
William Katz
WVU
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Pluto Road
Robert Jolly
Billy Wilcox
Charles Meador
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Reek
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King Kong
T.V
Beckley Open-Air
Woman’s Activities Unit
Legion Post
Cary Grant
Doris Day
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Audrey Meadows
Twincrah
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Dr. In
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Capucine
Jane Fonda
Anne Baxter
Adult Entertainment
Debbie Reynolds
Tab Hunter
By Kathy Peterson
Harold Thomas Hyman
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Baylor University
Houston
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Europe
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
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VIRGO
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