Local service news notes several commissioned officers
Roger D. Graham of Athens is commissioned as a Air Force second lieutenant and assigned to pilot training at Laredo AFB Texas. James E. Hill of Bluefield is commissioned at VPI. Richard H. Terry serves aboard Arcadia in the Sixth Fleet. Amy Pvt Arthur S. Pennington completes a communications center course at Fort Gordon. Calvin E. Roland Jr. on leave from USS Proteus after Holyrook maneuvers.
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AIR Force Academy
Roger D. Graham
Athens
Air Force
Graham
A H. Montgomery
East Concord St
Laredo Afb
Texas
Air Force School
VPI
Blacksburg
James E. Hill
Roy E. Hill
Bellyte
Bluefield
Col
T. M. Larner
ROTC
Tech
USS
Arcadld
Richard H. Terry
Yeoman
USN
Sherman H. Terry
Freeman
Arcadia
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Newport
R. I
Fort Gordon
Amy
Arthur S. Pennington
Roy E. Pennington
Rt. 2
Princeton
Southeastern Signal School
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Athens High School
Calvin E. Roland Jr
Calvin E. Roland Sr
Springfield
Holyrock
Scotland
Roland
Princeton High School
Navy
Darrell McKinley Carter
Edith Sigman
Betty and
Marie Carter
Fort Knox
8. C
Two Shangri-La Crew Trained at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
Ronald E. Thornton and George W. Allstock, both aboard the attack carrier USS Shangri La, completed six weeks of training at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The program re acquaints ship personnel with underway procedures and boosts efficiency. They visited Kingston Jamaica during the training.
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USS
Shangri-La
Bluefield
Guantamamo Bay
Cuba
Ronald E. Thornton
USN
Z. C. Thornton
Route 1
Matoaka
George W. Allstock
Harry C. Smoot
Princeton
Marine Private Barrett Completes Recruit Training
Parris Island S C Marine Private James N Barrett son of Mrs Julia S Barrett Route 3 Bluefield completed the 11 week indoctrination to Marine life at the Recruit Depot The program covers basic military law discipline physical fitness and drill.
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Parris Island
S. C
James N. Barrett
Julia S. Barrett
Route 3
Bluefield
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Civil War Exhibit Heads for Bluefield July 3 to 5
A three day Civil War exhibit will tour Bluefield at Appalachian Power Co July 3 4 5 as part of West Virginia centennial observances. The show features an eight phase diorama with narration and an electrically animated three dimensional display of major war events. Army information specialists assist visitors with historical context.
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Bluefield
Appalachian Power Co
South Charleston
Beckley
Logan
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Fairmon
Clarksburg
Chester and
Elkins
America
U. S. Army
Chief of
Fort Sumter
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
Gettysburg
Army
Kroger Receives West Virginia Top Highway Safety Award
Kroger of Charleston won the West Virginia Motor Truck Association top highway safety award for the most effective overall safety program. Thirty six trucking firms earned safety honors. Eldon Pernell of Salem was named Truck Driver of the Year for 28 years and 1.5 million miles without a chargeable accident.
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Charleston
Kroger Company
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Eldon Pernell
Salem
West Virginia
Maryland beans show better germination when seed is firmed in
Experimental work in Maryland indicates beans germinate best when the bean seed is firmed into the soil rather than firming the soil over the seed. Researchers report that loose soil over the seed yields uniform germination and soil crusting is rarely serious.
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Maryland
Court Of Veterans Appeals Could Offer VA Relief
A congressional subcommittee chair argues for a federal Court of Veterans Appeals to review VA decisions. He notes the Board of Veterans' Appeals handles over 40,000 cases yearly and that many veterans lack independent judicial recourse. An independent tribunal would provide objective adjudication and preserve due process for millions affected.
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Board of Veterans’ Appeals
House Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
Mittee
Congress
Veterans’ Affairs
Special
Veterans’ Organizations
Veterans’ Court
Demonstration Agent Announces Schedule for Week
Mrs Ida E Holcombe of Mc Dowell County Home Demonstration Agents released a weekly schedule. The Creative Club of Maybeury meets Monday at 6 30 p m at Mrs Walter Hollands home for open face sandwich demonstration. The Elbert Home and Garden Club gathers Tuesday at 6 30 p m at Mrs Cone Reeves residence. Thrifty Homemakers Club Wilcoe meets Tuesday at the home of Mrs Leonard Gallahans in Gary. The 4 Leaf Clover Club Northfolk meets Thursday at 11 a m with Mrs Henry Roberts. The Tri Community Homemakers Anawalt meets Thursday at 1 p m with Mrs J R Browns residence.
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Ida E. Holcombe
McDowell County
Creative Club of
Maybeury
Walter Holland
Elbert Home and Garden Club
Cone Reeves
Thrifty Homemakers Club
Wilcoe
Leonard
Northfolk
Henry Robinson
Tri-Community Homemakers Club
Anawalt
J. R. Brown
Lining Draperies Improves Light, Hang, and Look
Lining draperies protects fabric from sun damage keeps folds neat and helps them hang properly enhancing the exterior appearance of the room.
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Kroger
Golden Isle
Golden Isles
Blue Atlantic
Jekyll Island
Georgi
Court of Veterans’ Appeals
Veterans Administration
North Carolina
House Veterans Affairs
REP
Horace R. Kornegay
Washington
Allahan
Gary
Robert Brown
Philco
Romatics
Philc Super WY
Philco TV
Bland Street
P.M
Bluefield, West Virginia
Firestone
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