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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
5
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover received the 1966 Herbert Hoover Award of the Boys Clubs of America for great service to youth. The gold medallion, first won by President Johnson, was presented by Peter Arroyo of Bridgeport, the Boys Clubs’ new boy of the year.
A concise note on defiance and nonconformity suggesting vigilance against adopting conformity in dissent. The remark frames nonconformism as a habit that must be resisted even when resisting. A curious aside notes the typewriter’s origin as 1714, anchoring the quote in a historical aside.
The Appalachian District of West Virginia Garden Club, Inc. reported a strong showing at the state meeting at The Greenbrier with 46 clubs, while Raleigh County clubs Rosebud and Briarcliff won $10 cash awards for full member subscriptions to National Gardener Magazine. The Honey Debs High School Garden Club in Beckley received a special award for promising gardening efforts. Mrs. R. E. Kelly of Oak Hill earned the Hazel Mullen Trophy for meritorious gardening-related service. Other district honorees included the Fayette Garden Council for Best Council flower show, Oak Hill’s Hubert B. Owens Landscape Design Silver Trophy, Webster Springs for a $100 nature tour prize, Richwood Rhododendron for Century II participation, and Oak Hill’s Rose Dale landscaping award. The state club plans to expand the Wildflower Pilgrimage at Blackwater Falls and publish a wildflower book, with continued emphasis on rural and urban beautification. National Council president Mrs. Fred Mauutel urged broad member support for community improvement.
A large milling company unveils a new method that shortens bread preparation to under an hour. The dough is mixed and shaped, then chilled in the refrigerator. When ready, loaves are baked immediately for fresh homemade bread.
Mrs. Ann Schiffer of 107 Gate St. is improving at Beckley Hospital after two weeks of pneumonia treatment. Greenbrier Dairy employee. Mrs Hester McKee has returned to Huntington after two weeks with her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Richard Lewis. Mrs John J Brandt and son Joseph Courtney of Falls Church Va arrived to spend Easter with Dr and Mrs Sheri J Winter. Brandt will join wife and son for the Easter weekend.
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