Beckley Traffic Woes Push Council to Address Street Blockages
Beckley officials wrestle with Snorkel device traffic disruption on Main and Fayette streets. Council considers prohibiting use of a Bank parking corner and removing meters to ease congestion, while debating rights of private property and public access.
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Beckley
Scott Ave
Wight
Ithe
Main
Basis National Bank
Andion
Cil
Fat al Times
Clarence L. Bibbint
Council
Beckley National Bank
H. P. Meadows
Crawford St
Raleigh NAACP meeting to hear state conference report
The Raleigh County NAACP branch sets a 7 30 p m meeting at Central Street Baptist Church East Beckley with Mrs Gertrude Adams reporting on the White Sulphur Springs state conference and noting her Sept 16 delegation. George White urges full attendance.
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Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central St. Baptist Church
East Beckley
Gertrude Adams
White Sulphur Springs
Adams
George White
Two-Vehicle Crash at First Ave and Prince St
Damage estimated at 60 dollars from a two-vehicle collision at First Ave and Prince St about 1 p.m. Tuesday, City Police report. Drivers were Denny J. Basham of Surveyor and Harry J. Rubin of St. Albans. Rubin drove a West Virginia Motor Delivery Co. truck from Charleston. No injuries were reported.
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First Ave
Prince St
Denny J. Basham
Surveyor
Harry J. Rubin
St. Albans
Rubin
West Virginia Motor Delivery Company
Charleston
Beckley Woman Nina Tolliver Dies After Illness
Mrs. Nina A Tolliver 52 of Beckley died early today at the University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Va after several months illness She was born January 3 190 a Beckley native and a member of the First Christian Church Anchor Class Degree of Honor Lodge and Pythian Sisters Survivors include her mother two daughters and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at Keyser Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Frank Donaldson officiating Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Body to remain at the funeral home until services
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Nina A. Tolliver
Heber St
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Elkhart
A.C. Lafon
Saloma’ Boss Lafon
Beckley
Sunset Memorial Park
Ohio motorist injured in accident delays visit of Harold Buchanan
An automobile crash yesterday near milepost 22 on the West Virginia Turnpike injured Harold Buchanan of Logan Ohio. The car was a total loss and about 30 damage was sustained to a guard rail. He had planned to visit his father in North Carolina who was also injured in a prior crash.
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Harold Buchanan
Logan
North Carolina
Buchanan
West Virginia Turnpike
Dr Polgar to Show Beckley Audience Why Bridey Story Is Hoax
Dr Frany Polgar the Hungarian mentalist will present a two hour program at 8 p m in Beckley Memorial Building titled Fun With the Mind The Jaycees sponsor the event with proceeds to audience education He plans a December tour of South America and will demonstrate hypnosis and memory feats to debunk the Bridey Murphy reincarnation tale.
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Dr. Polgar
Beckley
Bridey
Seares
Bridey Murphy
Frany Polgar
University of Budapest
Memorial Building
Beckley Jaycees
Jaycees
der Murphy
United States
John Rye
New York
Unified Prices for Games Discussed by Principals
Members of the Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association discussed unified prices for basketball games among county high schools at a meeting Monday. The next meeting is set for Oct. 23 at 6 30 p.m. at Mount View Junior High School. Attendance was normal, with six students absent at R I Elementary due to health and sanitary concerns, now corrected and back in class.
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Raleigh County
Secondary Principals’ Association
Wibe
Mount View Junior High
Virgil Sarret
Rites Incomplete For W. I Bailey
Thomas Bailey, 40, of Winding Gulf, died at his residence at 7 am after an extended illness. The body lies at Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home while arrangements are completed.
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Witmer Thomas Bailey
Winding Gulf
Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Beckley College Sophomores elect officers led by Mary Williams
The Beckley College sophomore class met to elect officers with Mary Williams named president. Ronald Cautley is vice president, Regina Williams secretary, and Gene Rice treasurer. Hell Week initiation is set for Oct 1, with committee members from WWHS Pineville and Fayetteville high schools. Plans to be announced later.
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Beckley College
Mary Williams
Ronald Cautley
Regina Williams
Gene Rice
Whhich
Woodrow Wilson High School
Rosemary Lafferty
WWHS
Virginia Tanner
Jack Jackson
Pineville High School
Fayette
Ville High School
Trudge Windle
Rezina Williams
Sophia High School
Rhodell District Ministers Plan Work for Next Year
The Rhodell District ministers met to map activities for the coming year led by Rev Louis P Beard district overseer. Rev Paul Kade was elected district youth director for one year. Youth Rallies set for the third Monday monthly and District Fellowship Meetings on the first Monday. first Fellowship Meeting Oct 1 in Rhodell and Youth Rally Oct 22 in Coal City. Participants included Be ard Mullens White Foley Kade.
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Louis P. Beard
Rhodell Church
Paul Kade
Jonben
Rhodell
RNS
Youth Mission
of God
Rho
Guamdell
Church of God
Coal City Church
Mr. Beard
Oram White
Mullens
Sam Foley
Josephine
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Minter
Buckley
Acme Co
Bibb
NAACP
Tyree
Counsexe Wy Vation Uu
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Beckley Water Co
Bernard Martin
No. 2
A. K. Minter
Fayre Ot
Harold Miler
Executive Committee
G. C. Porter
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Noel Christian
John Smith
Charles Jones
Bibb, Porter and Miller
Ohio
Bailey
Stsaay
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard Road
Beckley Music & Electric
Lower End
Valley Drive
Ford
Tomor
Grady
Whitlock Ford
W. Neville Street
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