80 Play In 7th Annual Bridge Tourney In Beckley West Virginia
About 80 players from across the state participated in the Seventh annual Southern West Virginia Bridge Tournament held last weekend in the Beckley Hotel Ballroom. Winners included women’s pairs Elsa Werthammer and Margaret Bickers of Huntington. men’s pairs Marvin Cohen and Henry Herring. mixed pairs Alvin Lindenburg and Eloise Neil. open pairs Ian Hochman and William Klein of Beckley with runner up Ben Sennett and Henry Herring. team-of-four champions Hochman Klein Reich Midelburg. A smorgasbord dinner followed the Sunday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Alvin Lindenburg
Eloise Neil
Columbus
Ohio
Eli Reich
Ian Hochman
William Klein
Beckley
Ben Sennett
Wythville
Henry Herring
Princeton
Hockman
Klein
Charles Midelburg
Werthhammer
Bickers
Earle J. Collins
Huntington
D. FE. Shorter
Athens
Beckley Duplicate Club
Beckley Hotel
Charge Against Driver Dismissed
An assault and battery charge against Ra leigh County school bus driver R. E. Walker was dismissed after Magistrate J. E. Mays found him not guilty. Patricia Vines 17 testified that Walker refused to let her off the bus at Odd Post Office after a dispute over a fight with another student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Walker
Odd
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Mays
Walker
Patricia Vines
Athlene Vines
Patrica Vines
Stoco High School
Collision on By-Pass causes $200 damage
State Police report a two car crash at 2 05 p m Sunday on the 1921 By Pass near Jolly's Market. Johanie Newton Jewell age 45 of Mount Hope and Elizabeth Wallace Harris age 4 of Madison were involved. Jewell attempted a passing maneuver and cut left leading to the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanie Newton Jewell
Mount Hope
Elizabeth Wallace Harris
Madison
Jolly’s Market
Jewell
Harris
Northwestern study finds wives favor newspapers with ads
Northwestern University researchers report that 92 percent of housewives surveyed prefer newspapers containing advertising when given a choice between ad supported and ad free editions. The study highlights consumer attitudes toward ad presence in print media and may influence publishers' pricing and layout decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Lillybrook Man Faces Grand Jury In Shooting
James Bernard Williams of Lillybrook waived to action of the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a felonious assault charge and was remanded on a 2000 dollar bond after being booked at 5 p.m. Sunday. He is accused of shooting Alphonso Larkin, 25, in the left arm and abdomen with a shotgun during a birthday party dispute. Larkin remains in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital. State Police and a deputy sheriff handled the booking after the early Sunday incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bernard Williams
Lillybrook
Rayleigh County
J. E. Mays
Lea
Williams
Alphonso Larkin
Larkin
Raleigh General Hospital
Jonben
School of Missions Workshop at Crab Orchard
The Christian Education Department of the West Virginia Baptist Convention promotes a School of Missions Workshop at Crab Orchard Baptist Church October 31 from 4 45 p m to 9 30 p m to train the committee on Missionary and Stewardship Education and potential teachers. Two more workshops follow at Clarksburg Baptist Church November 1 and Parkersburg First Baptist Church November 2. Attendees for Clarksburg and Crab Orchard should notify hosts by October 25 for meal provisions. Leaders include Rev William Keech Miss Grace Turley and Dr Asa B Harris Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Missions
Christian Education Department
The
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Committee On Missionary and Stewardship Education
Clarks-burg
Wiliam Keech
American Baptist Convention
Grace Tureley
Asa B. Harris Jr
Beckley Kids Day Troop 67 Wins Prize At Beckley Event
Beckley Kid's Day sponsored by the Beckley Kiwanis Club featured a parade from Beckley Junior High to Woodrow Wilson High School stadium and a football game between Beckley Junior High teams Blue and Orange, ending in a 20 20 tie. Troop 67 earned a 25 prize for best drill team. events included Iula hoop egg throws hot dogs sack and foot races and multiple contests with local winners named for each activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Boy Scout Troop
Beckley
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Beckley Junior High School
Woodrow, Wilson High School
J. R. van Meter
Parade On Wheels
Failure To Post Bond Sends Man To Jail
Kenneth Ray Meadows of White Oak waived to the U S Southern District before U S Commissioner W A Riffe and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a 50 dollar bond. He was arrested by Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division agents on charges of possessing a moonshine still and 100 gallons of mash. The 95 gallon still and mash were destroyed. the site was near Meadows home. He remains jailed awaiting arraignment before U S Commissioner Riffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ray Meadows
White Oak
U. S. Southern District
U. 5
W. A. Riffe
Raleigh
Meadows
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Divisions
U. S. Treasury Department
U. S
Youths Find Body Of Orval Preston Ayers
Two 12 year old boys hunting walnuts found the body of Orval Preston Ayers 40 missing for two months near a cliff near Garden Grounds Raleigh County. Deputies believe he fell from the cliff and may have lived briefly after the fall. Ayers a native of Stanaford worked for Crews Coal Co and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife Katherine Redden two sons a daughter and several siblings. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm Tuesday at Melon Mortuary with burial in Stanaford Cemetery.
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Orval Preston Ayers
Glenn Burdett
Darrell Crookshanks
Ayers
Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Freddy Thorne
Stanaford
Oliver Ayers
Crews Coal Co
United Mine Workers
Katherine Redden
Billy Ray
Orval Lawrence
Anna Louise
Clarence Ayers
Daniels
Curtis Ayers
Calloway Heights
Gertrude Altice
Bendersville
Rebecca Gill
Violet Phillips
Terry
Eula May Shanklin
Wolf Creek
Melon Mortuary
Stanaford Cemetery
Floral Piece Carries Name Of Eisenhowers
A funeral floral tribute for Mrs. W. N. Bryant of Beckley received from President and Mrs. Eisenhower featured 75 to 100 white mums arranged in a cross by a local florist. The Lisermewers sent the flowers because Bryant’s son Traphes Bryant worked on the White House staff in charge of entertainment equipment.
Optimist Club Skunk Prank Targets Absent Member
Decatur Til is amused as Joe Taft, president of the Optimist Club, presents a skunk to an absent member to keep for a week. The plan aims to force the member to attend the next meeting to reclaim the pungent burden. Names of absent members are drawn for the stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Til
Joe Taft
Optimist Club
Woman seeks divorce over shared home with 20 dogs
In San Diego California, Mrs Anna Diaz sought to amend her Valentine's Day marriage alleging she could not endure living with her husband Miguel Diaz and his 20 dogs. She left the couple’s home two weeks after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Anna Diaz
Miguel Diaz
Mother of 10 Enrolls in Beckley College
Mrs. Margaret Minor of Oak Grove, mother of ten, enrolls in Beckley College with support from one daughter who finances part of her education. She pursues an 18 hour course toward an elementary teaching certificate and plans to teach in West Virginia schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Minor
Oak Grove
Beckley College
Baltimore
Charles
United States Air Force
England
Anna Birchfield
Minor
Wicksburg
Bays Represents County At Meet
Tae Raleigh County Chapter of the National Foundation will be represented by I Wilbur Bays Beckley at the National Foundation meeting Thursday and Friday in Washington D C The program will discuss the expanded program with emphasis on patient care in arthritis and birth defects Plans to raise funds through the March of Dimes will be presented Friday The article also notes community activities involving Mrs Minor and other local groups and mentions a display of coins at Beckley National Bank
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae
Raleigh County
The
National Foundation
I. Wilbur Bays
Beckley
Sheraton Park Hotel
Washington, D. C
Permits Issued for Tiny Homes and Porch Closures
Hubert Wood of 316 E Prince Street and Tee Hawks of 336 Ewart Ave each obtained construction permits. Wood’s five room frame house on Garfield Street carries a $10 fee with damages estimated at $130 and a total project cost near $3,000. Smoot Street resident Mrs. Marcelle Holland secured a permit to enclose a front porch at 102 Nawha Street for $10. An April 8 accident involved a parked car on South Ka—Haw Street, with damages around $500 and the vehicle owner identified as Thomas G Allen of 301 Vance Drive. A Del Mar hotel guest rented an adjoining room for her poodle at $35 daily. A Langley bank lobby display features seventy-six coins from 1722 to Civil War tokens, with exhibits from 7–9 pm today and Tuesday and 10 am–2 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Lily Recorders Gicee
Garfield Street
Wood
Emma
Tee Hawks
Ewart Ave
Marcelle Holland
Ka- Smoot St
Thomas
G. Allen
Vance Drive
Methodist Church Sets World Wide Communion
West Virginia Conference's 1600 Methodist churches observe World Wide Communion Sunday on Oct 5. The offering supports the Methodist Fellowship of Suffering and Service and relief via the Overseas Relief Committee. Bishop Wicke urges conference participation after a trip to Africa missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
West Virginia
Methodist Fellowship of Suffering and Service
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
Commission On Chaplains
Commission At
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
Africa
West Virginia Conference Methodists
Immunization Clinics Planned Across Raleigh County
Three immunization clinics are scheduled this week by the Raleigh County Health Department. Two clinics will be held Tuesday at 10 am, one at Terry School and the other at the Methodist Church in Sophia. On Tuesday, a third clinic will take place at Marsh Fork High School in Montcon at 10 am.
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Raleigh ‘County
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Sam Hochman
Charles Midleburg
Grand Jury
Kyle Cleaners
CASH
S. Kanawha ST
Cra Orchard
Boy Scout Troop
Donell Pannell
East Beckley
Frankie James
Prosperity
Joey Luchini
Barbara Lester
Martha Daniels
Ellery Stonwaite
Cordiff Winn
Stanford Spinks
Eddie
Michael Donald
Dennis Cobb
Charles Prince
Walter. Dozier
Patsy Sessler
Pam Hughes
Dennis Floyd
Fred Baker
Wyus Williams
Man
Stanback
Eisenhowers
Wm. F. Watts
TOW !Furst
Ewan
Woodrow Carter
R. BD. Watts Coal Mine
Pettety
Triass
Enata
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair Building
Beckley Dial
A. Boucher Boyd
Bays
Cabell Heights Farm
Baxter Minor
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company
Eccles
Beckley National Bank
Margaret Min
Becker Said
Hubert Wood
Prince Street
Man Shanan
del Mar
Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
United States
Bell-Ans
Bell-Aws
Orangeburg
Richmond - Cincinnati
Louisville
Washington, D.C
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Huntington-Ashland
Parkersburg-Marietta
Clifford
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