VOA group visits Beckley on hospital outreach
Voice of America representatives visit Beckley to tape material on Beckley Memorial Hospital and UMWA hospital network. The American group, led by Julian Garrett, arrives to interview staff and patients for distribution to English speaking countries and translation later.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Voice of America
Steve Soltis
Theodore S. Wilder
VOA
Beckley
United Mine Workers of America
Lish
Julian Garrett
Feff
Harry Hochberg
Heinz Inbach
Garrett
Frederic Bach
Parker Elected President of W Va Club Managers Chapter
Robert B Parker manager of the Black Knight Country Club was elected president of the West Virginia Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America at a Daniels Hotel Charleston meeting. P P White manager of White Oak Country Club Oak Hill was elected secretary treasurer. Retiring officers were Sumner L Kerry and Malcolm Butterfield. Other members attending included Duane C Arnold Berry John Kirk Peter J La Place Paul Bauer and Calvin Sizer. The chapter will hold two meetings this summer and fall with plans to be announced.
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Robert B. Parker
Black Knight
West Virginia
Club Managers Association of America
Charleston
Ee P. White
White Oak
Oak Hill
Sumner L. Kerry
Kanawha
Malcolm ‘Butterfield
Edgewood
Edgewood Country Club
Duane C. Arnold
Death of Mrs Ollie Baker Riles Reported in Beckley
Mrs Ollie Baker Riles, about 62, of 146 Plum ley Ave, was found dead Tuesday afternoon at her residence. Raleigh County coroner Dr A Ford said heart condition caused death, occurring around 7 am. Neighbors reported long illness, police forced entry after door was found locked. Body at Wrights Funeral Home.
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Ole ‘Baker
Test Exercise Stated Sunday in Air Defense Drill
A test exercise using aircraft from the 58th Air Division at Wright Patterson AFB Dayton will be given Sunday to Ground Observer Corps in the area. The Charleston Air Defense Filter Center will participate as will about 5,000 volunteers manning 160 posts across West Virginia Virginia Ohio and Kentucky. Officials estimate over 30,000 volunteers will be on duty across eight states including Indiana Tennessee Georgia and Illinois. The exercise marks the first with jet planes participating as penetrating strike aircraft and involves about five jets against undisclosed target cities to test the Ground Observer Corps against fast moving jets. Previously only propeller driven planes were used.
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58Th Air’ Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ground Observer Corps
Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Illlinois
Army streamlines career choices with unified recruiting
The Army announces an April 1 change that centralizes information for draft eligible individuals. A single regular Army recruiter will explain 15 enlistment options 14 branch choices and 63 special service schools across regular Army Reserve and National Guard programs. Enlistment timing ranges from 11 weeks to six years with on the spot processing for most regular and reserve options.
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Army
Department of the Army
Regular Army
United States Army Reserve
National Guard
Reserves
US Army Reserve
Reserve
PTA Lunch Program To Purchase Freezer At Rhodella School
The Rhodella School PTA met to approve buying a deep freezer with 100 dollars from the lunch program and the PTA covering the rest. Samuel Meadows, the principal, was tasked to make the purchase and also requested two bats and six soft parts for use.
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Rhodem
RNS
Rhodella
Bill Almond
Orlie’ McKinney
Clyde Murphy
Helen Hugbert
Almond
PDA
Samuel Meadows
Meadows
PTA
George Mooney
Salvation Army Board Schedules Friday Meeting in Raleigh County
Salvation Army Board calls a special meeting at the Citadel in Beckley to discuss suits filed last week against James Pack. Ellen Hamilton infant and R A Hamilton sue Pack for 25000 and 1500 respectively while final plans for the 1957 SA Fund Drive are to be announced next month.
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Raleigh
James Pack
Pack
Ellen Hamilton
R. A. Hamilton
Salvation’ Army
Beckley Motor Co
Andj
Citadel
S. Fayette St
Walton Funeral Se On Thursday
Funeral services for Mozell Rejecca Walton, 31, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in C. D. Trent Funeral Homes Chapel Beckley by Rev P W Curtis. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died early Monday at her Whipple home. Survivors include daughter Irene Walton, Whipple. brother Eugene Walton, Whipple. sister Mrs Roga Reels, Patterson, N D. The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Mozell
Beckley VA Office Handles 6974 Cases in First Quarter
Beckley Field Office of West Virginia's Department of Veterans Affairs reported 6974 cases and contacts in the first quarter, with 63123 received for veterans and beneficiaries. Services listed include 2617 personal interviews 1641 calls and 1744 correspondence, plus 57 death claims and 101 disability compensation and training claims. The office serves Raleigh and Fayette counties.
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Beckley Field
W. Va
Department of Veterans Affairs
Roy I. Smith
Smith
Raleigh J
Fayette
Crab Orchard 4-H Club Plans Sale and Skating Party
Crab Orchard Mountaineers 4-H Club plans a popcorn sale at Crab Orchard Elementary School and a skating party on April 15 at MacArthur. Receipts will fund milk for the school lunch program. Miss Betty Wilkes leads the club while Mary James and Helen Williams are named outstanding members.
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Crab Orchard Mountaineers
Mary
James
Helen Williams
Crab Orchard
MacArthur
Betty Wilkes
Beckleyans Launch RAF Drive for Episcopal Church Growth
West Virginia Episcopal Church aims to raise 250000 in a Venture in Faith campaign with rallies in all seven diocese convocations starting April 22. Col Walter Phillips heads RAF fund drive to rebuild flood fire damaged churches establish parish houses and boost diocesan HQs and evangelism.
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Episcopal Church
West Virginia
Walter €. Phillips
St. Albans
Episcopal Advance Fund
Episcopal Churchmen's Association of
Diocese of
RAF
Col. Phillips
Peterkin
West
Viraa
Omis
Beckley
Eugene H. Brown
Charleston
J. Rogers, Ewing
Wheeling
John Anderson
Princeton
Robert * K. Park
Ravenswood
Harry “A. Zinmer- Moy
Young Republicans to Host Southern Conference in Charleston
The Appalachian Council of Young Republicans will host the Southern Conference in Charleston on April 12 and 13 with registration at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Gov. and Mrs. Underwood will attend a reception at the Governor's Mansion. U.S. Rep Arch Moore Jr. will keynote Saturday morning, introduced by Janet Stout. The luncheon will feature Sen. Chapman Bevercomb. reports from member states will follow in the afternoon. A 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. banquet will conclude the events at the same hotel. The program also names John D. Hoblitzell Jr. as master of ceremonies and Fred C. Blue introducing Gov. Underwood. Delegates from across coasts and several states will participate.
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Appalachian Council
Charleston
L. Howard Kerns
Washington, D. C
Daniel Boone Hotel
Cecil H. Underwood
At & P.m
Arch A. Moore Jr
First Congressional District
Janet Stout
The
Chapman Bevercomb
Dixie
John D. Hoblitzell Jr
West Virginia State Republcan Executive Committee
Fred C. Blue
Young Republican League of West Virginia
Underwood
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Ohio
Staten Island
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Ollie Baker Riles
Beckley Foods & Refrigeration Corp. F
Beckley, W. VA
Salvation Army Board
Walton
Crab Orchard Club
CIA Vodka
U.S.A
Clear Spring Distilling CO
James B. Beam Distilling CO
Clermont
Beckleyan
Namies
Agriculture
USDA
John J. Flanagan
North Carolina
C. T. Shackelford
Beckley Area
Young Republicans
NCW
Lok
Alo Neville
Big Savings
Ak Simmons
Simmons
U. S. Steel
Bill
Bassett
DuPont
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