Life Underwriters Hear State President At Friday Meet
Walter S. Hopkins Jr. of Morgantown, president of the West Virginia Association of Life Underwriters, Inc., will speak at the Morgantown local group meeting at noon Friday in the Beckley Hotel dining room. Nominations for new officers will be held. elections occur at the May meeting. Hopkins, a 1954 life insurance veteran, has served in multiple posts in Morgantown and the state association, and is a five time National Quality Award winner.
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Walter S. Hopkins Jr
Morgantown
West Vir Association of Life Underwriters, Inc
Beckley
Robert D. Johnson
William Klein
Hopkins
Klein
United States Air Force
State Association of Life Underwriters
National Association of Life Underwriters
NALU
NASA
Rhodell Council Launches Town Clean-Up Drive
Rhodell council announces a new clean-up campaign led by five Aid to Dependent Children workers who started Monday. Five more ADC men will join by April 20 if plans proceed. The drive targets alleys and roadways, urges residents to tidy private property, and ends with penalties for littering in June. Dana Lopez chairs, Ruby Augustine co chairs, Ruth Dunford appointed to replace Beatrice Bolen. Levy for 1962-63 set at $1,258. Guest speaker A David Abrams to address April 17 meeting.
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Rhodell
RNS
Rosa McKinney
Aid
McKinney
ADC
Dana Lopez
Ruby Augustine
Albert
Ruth) Dunford
Francis Section
Beatrice Bo
Astrological Forecast and Booker Taliaferro Washington Note
The column blends a horoscope digest for Aries through Pisces with a brief historical note about Booker Taliaferro Washington born April 5 1856 and founder of Tuskegee Institute. It warns personal care and neighborly advice while noting rural to suburban land shifts may cause future food shortages. This 1962 Field Enterprises piece ends with a brief forecast and a historical highlight.
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Booker Taliaferro Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Radio Active Foods Decontamination Demonstration Puts Fallout in Spotlight
A public demonstration at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center will show decontaminating radio active food. Food from California is contaminated and will be eaten after survey meters measure radiation. Miss Dorothy L. Bovee of the Red Cross will present feeding in disaster conditions with James Hampton directing.
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Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
National Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
American National Red Cross
Dorothy L. Bovee
The
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
George Osman
Vo-Tech Center
Raleigh County Civil Defense
Paul J. Fourney
Beckley
California
James Hampton
State Civil Defense Office
Space Travel Sermon Opens 3-Week Revival at Beckley SDA
The Beckley Seventh-day Adventist Church begins a three week revival at 7 30 p m with a sermon titled Orphan Worlds and Space Travel The topic will be explored by D W Schiffbauer and William Wilson The series features Bible questions on inhabited worlds and space travel with colorful screen images and gospel music This event includes free gifts Bible quizzes and children stories Cooperating churches exceed 800 languages and 400 countries are cited as part of a world wide missionary effort
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Beckley Seventh-day Adventist Church
Jennings St
Beckley
D. W. Schiffbauer
Beckley Church
William Wilson
Princeton Seventh-day Adventist Church
Schiffbauer
Paul
West Virginia
God
Rec Board Seeks Renewal Of Beckley Building Lease
The Beckley Recreation Board moved to renew a 15 year lease on the Beckley Recreation Building from Raleigh County Board of Education. Chairman James B. Kessinger said the board will ask the school board to renew under the same terms at a one dollar yearly rental. The discussion of the lease was the sole agenda item at a shortened Tuesday meeting held ahead of the levy election.
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Beckley Recreation Board
Beckley Recreation
Raleigh County Board of Education
James B. Kessinger
Recreation Group
Shows Improvement by Mrs Gergory at Beckley Hospital
Mrs Albert Hattie Gergory of 110 Tolbert Street shows improvement after a hemorrhage incident Monday near the Raleigh County Court house. She was en route to her office at the Raleigh County Department of Welfare when the event occurred.
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Albert
Hattie) Gergory
Tolbert St
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County
River search for Plumley victim continues on New River
A long ongoing hunt for Mas Plumley, passenger aboard the ferry owned by Chuck Hume of Meadow Creek, remains unrecovered after the March 21 New River capsizing. Hume’s body was recovered days later near the sinking site as authorities and Hinton Rescue Squad intensify efforts, extending the search from Quinnimont to Thayer with observers along riverbanks.
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Mason Plumley
Chuck Hume
Meadow Creek
New New River
Hume
Plumley
Hinton
Quinnimont
Rhea Plumley
Ira Miller
Lester Plumley
Otis Plumley
Melvin Plumley
Gareland Plumley
Brady Plumley
New River
Brooklyn
Thursond
Thayer
Tax Discount Offered In April 1961 Taxes
Raleigh County Sheriff's office announces a two and a half percent discount for real and personal property taxes for the second half of 1961 if paid in April. Delinquency begins after May 31 and delinquents will have their names published. No decision yet on early office closures during collection, though deputies work late to keep records current.
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Raleigh County
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