Houchins Heads Central PTA
William Houchins was elected president of Central Elementary School PTA at a Monday meeting. Officers named were Robert Bullock as vice president, Mrs. Earl Thornton secretary, and Mrs. T. R. Wilden Jr. treasurer. A special meeting was set for Wednesday October 6 to review the drive against objectionable comic books and to set a carnival date with Bernard Martin as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
PTA
William Houchins
Parent-Teacher Association of Central Elementary School
Robert Bullock
Earl Thornton
T. R. Wilden Jr
Wolenings
Bernard Martin
Principals Meet Beckley Agenda Sets Raleigh County Session
Monday night's Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association session highlighted the state principals meeting set for Beckley on March 31 April 1 and 2. The agenda focuses on statewide education topics and administrative planning.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Secondary Principals’ Association
Eleven Forfeit $188 In Beckley Police Court
Beckley officials report 11 defendants charged with misdemeanors failed to appear on Monday night. Each defendant forfeited $188, contributing to the city's general fund as cases were held in abeyance or warrants issued.
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Beckley
Ida Riffe Dies at 25 in Kenova Home
Mrs Ida Virginia Hampton Riffe 25 of 405 Third Ave died at 4 am at her home from a heart attack. Born Feb 18 1929 in East Lynn she was the daughter of Oscar and Gracie Hampton. She attended First Baptist Church of Kenova. Survived by husband Noel H Riffe Mount View Junior High School coach, brother Gartha Hampton Elkins and sister Joy Ramona Dorsey Kenova. Body to Reger Funeral Home Huntington from Calfee Funeral Home Beckley.
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Ida Virginia Hampton Riffe
Third Ave
East Lynn
Oscar
Gracie Noe Hampton
First Baptist Church of
Kenova
Noel H. Riffe
Mount View
Gartha Hampton
Elkins
Joy Ramona Dorsey
Reger Funeral
Huntington
Calfee Funeral Home
Beckley
Institute PTA Plans Two Projects at First Meeting
The Institute Elementary School PTA approved two projects at its first meeting of the year. A continuation of the film A Day at Institute will be shown, and the rear play area will be paved with a resilient asphalt surface. The main fundraiser is the third annual Halloween carnival on Oct 29 at the Beckley Recreation Building from 6 to 9 pm, cochaired by Isadore Wein and Mrs O A Phillips Jr. President Mrs George Springer led the session at Raleigh County Vocational School. James B Deck spoke on parent and child issues. The schedule includes Nov 8 open house, a Feb 3 joint session at Woodrow Wilson High School with Dr Louis Field, a March 28 talk by Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Sparacino on Juvenile Delinquency, and the April 25 film finale plus officer installation for 1955-56. The film committee includes C D Perkins, George Springer, and Isadore Wein, and the meeting closed with a social hour and teacher reception.
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Institute
PTA
Beckley Recreation
Isadore Wein
O. A. Phillips Jr
George Springer
Raleigh County Vocational School
James B. Deck
Raleigh County Schools
Woodrow Wilson High School
Louis Field
Bluefield
Lincoln
Sylvia
Central
Anthony J. Sparacino
C.D. Perkins
New Flasher Signals To Replace Old C&O Crossing
Beckley workers refurbish two flasher cantilever signals at West Prince Street crossing on the Chesapeake and Ohio line. Aluminum coats and rewiring under way. Assistant supervisor B C Hout says the elevated lights replace eye level units. Signals to be installed Friday and active by Tuesday. Mayor Elmer Davis supports safety improvements at the crossing.
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West Prince St
Chesapeake and Ohio
Beckey
B. C. Hout
C&o
Hinton
Christmas Seal Plans to be Made
Directors of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association will hold their regular quarterly meeting Tuesday October 5. Roy J. Smith a board member said the meeting will focus on plans for the annual Christmas Seal campaign which will begin soon. The session is in Room 2 Memorial Building at 7 30 p.m.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Roy J. Smith
Memorial Building
Legion ends color line at Mountaineer Boys' State
The American Legion in West Virginia removes the race segregation rule at Mountaineer Boys State, creating a single program open to white and Negro youths. Mountaineer Boys' State, begun in 1936, draws about 300 high school juniors each summer, with a separate Negro program in place since 1941.
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Raleigh County
Mountaineer
American Legion
West Virginia
Charleston
Boy’s State, Inc
State Department of the American Legion
Mountaineer Boys State
Mountaineer Boys’ State
Virginia Senator and Former UVA Coach to Address AA Meeting
A Virginia state senator and leading attorney who once served on the University of Virginia football staff will speak at the Beckley AA chapter open meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Building Room 10. The speaker’s name remains undisclosed per AA anonymity rules. he will discuss his career in law, politics, and AA’s role in his life.
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Virginia
University of Virginia
Beckley Chapter
Alcoholics Anonymous
Memorial Building
Senator V
Sistant
Earle
Greasy) Neale
Neale
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Two Raleigh County Men Accused in Slot Machine Theft
Roy Carter and Millard Bowman Jr facing grand jury charges for stealing seven slot machines from Twin Oaks Country Club near Glen White. Machines valued at about 1800 dollars were recovered. both waived preliminary hearing and posted 500 dollar bonds.
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Raleigh County
Twin Oaks Country Club
Glen White
Roy Carter
Mabscott
Millard Bowman Jr
Crab Orchard
J. E. Mays
Bill Carter
Bowman
Twin Oaks
Set
Webb
Ross P. Daniel Jr
Hull St
Carter
Miners Injured In Two Mishaps At Beckley Hospitals
Several people, including miners James Holiday and Harrison Milam, along with local youths and a adult, were treated Monday at Beckley and Raleigh General Hospitals for injuries from falls, door entrapment, and a ladder fall. The incidents occurred between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. At New River and Slab Fork Coal Co. sites, Holiday and Milam sustained injuries from a mine fall and a timber wall pinch respectively. Lottie D. Gass and Ronald J. Swatzyna also sought care after ladder and car door incidents. Other youths, Paris W. Shrewsberry Jr., David Lee Haley, Francis Dale Fox, and James Bernard Moran, were treated for wrist, knee, arm, and collarbone injuries from falls or accidents.
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Beckley Hospital
James Holiday
Bradley
New River Coal Co
Slab Fork Coal Co
Harrison Milam
Raleigh
Lottie D. Gass
Whitby
Ronald J. Swatzyna
Ronald L. Swatzyna
Beckley
Ralph Ray Massey Jr
Ralph R. Massey
Glen Rogers
Francis Dale Fox
A. Fox
Sophia
James Bernard Moran
Herman Moran
Stotesbury
Raleigh General Hospital
Paris W. Shrewsberry Jr
Paris W. Shrewsberry
Daniels
David Lee Haley
Clifton Haley Eccles
Luther Wright Dies at Home of Son in Beckley
Luther B. Wright died at about 9 30 p m Monday in the home of his son Leonard Wright East Beckley. Funeral arrangements are in complete and the body lies at the Jackson Funeral Home.
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Luther B. Wright
Leonard Wright
East Beckley
Jackson Funeral Home
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Baby
Council On Foods and Nutrition of
The
American Medical Association
William L. Noren
William W. Cumbey
Army
Robert T. Stevens
St. Noren
Korea
Legion
John J. Fox
State Supreme Court
Luther Wright
Meers
Cred Orchard
W. Ye
Jai Ay
DuMont Television
DuMont
du Mont Engineering
du Mont
du Mont Laboratories
Vision
TNO
Sear
Federal
Alderson, W. VA
Quillen Lumber 4& Supply
Athens, W. VA
Parker Brothers
Peterstown, W. VA
Carden Maytag Co
Beckley, W. VA
Beckley Furniture Co
Beckley Maytag Co
Clark Stores
Just-Rite Furniture Co
Mount Hope, W. VA
Kessler
Mullens
W. VA
Guyandotte Electric Co
Dealer
Rupert, W. VA
Rupert Variety Stores
Shady Spring
General Store
Baxter and Co
Territory
Bluefield Supply CO
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