Local Unit Maneuvered At 4-H Camp
Beckley National Guardsmen were alerted in the early hours for an official practice drill. Capt Frank Rodriguez led 74 troops through a rapid mobilization to Raleigh County 4-H Camp, with 70 percent assembled within three hours and 85 percent ready by 10 a.m. The test, deemed successful by state headquarters, aimed to measure reaction time and establish a state communications network and guard operations. The Home and Sports Show opens at 6 p.m. Thursday chaired by Mayor John Wesley Smith.
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Beckley National Guardsmen
Frank Rodriguez
150Th Armored Cavalry
West Virginia Army National Guard
Beckley
Rodriguez
Raleigh County
Lake Road
National Guard
Charleston
John Wesley Smith
Raleigh County Armory
Sheriff To Speak Club Sponsoring Overdraft Meeting
The Junior Department of the Women's Club of Beckley plans public meetings to explain Raleigh County's 136 817 80 overdraft. Sheriff Okey A Mills will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday at the women's clubhouse on Park Avenue. The club studied county finances for two months and says antiquated laws hinder operations. The program will feature speakers who hold constitutional offices to explain local government functions.
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Women’s Club of
Beckley
Raleigh County
Toney Pallares
Park Avenue
Okey A. Mills
Woman’s Club
Pallares
W. Va
Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Lilly
Civil Service Clerical Exams To Be Given
The U S Civil Service Commission offers a nationwide clerical exam for Federal agency positions in the Washington area with salaries of 3680 and 4005 dollars. Applicants must pass a written test and show qualifying experience or training. High school graduates may qualify at 3680 if 16 or older. Applications due May 3, 1965. Written test in June. lists ready by August. Contact Kincaid in Room 101 Beckley Post Office Building or the Washington office for Announcement No 354 and Form 5000-AB.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
U.S. Civil Service Commission
G.I. Kincaid
Beckley Post Office
Civil Service Commission
E St
N.W
Washington
D.C
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kansas
ROTC Scholarship Program Expands for 1965
The Army expands ROTC scholarships to 1,000 students for 1965 starting in 247 colleges. Four-year awards total 400 slots and two-year 600 slots. Recipients receive $50 monthly plus tuition, textbooks, and lab fees, with a six week summer camp and transportation paid. Applications due by May 1, selections in July.
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Reserve Officers Training Corps
Department of the Army
Army
Saunders Speaks at Sophia PTA on League Plans
Dennis Saunders, president of the Sophia Little League program, spoke at the Sophia PTA meeting about daily items for 9 to 12 year olds this summer and announced April 3 and 10 registration at City Hall. The PTA raised 15.20 for the Sophia Scholarship Foundation and outlined spring school events and playground repairs.
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Sophia
RNS
Dennis Saunders
Sophia Parent - Teacher Association
Saunders
City Hall
Paul Craighead
Slab Fork
PTA
Millard Powers
The
School And You Cheating Tricks Exposed By Mrs Light
Honest Abes answers a reader who lists ten cheating methods used by juniors and suggests remedies. The column notes scandals at the Air Force Academy, cites that cheating spans generations, and argues for home training, focus on reasoning, fewer tests, and better test design to curb cheating.
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Susan Light
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Abes
Air Force Academy
Diogenes
Athens
Park's Future Uncertain for Raleigh County 4-H Dam
Little Beaver Park faces an unsure future on its silver anniversary as budget cuts and depleted funds threaten continued recreation. WPA built the native stone dam in 1939 40 shaping 370 acres around Little Beaver Lake with boating fishing sand beaches and a pavilion. officials consider leasing the lake and parks to sustain operations.
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Gypsie McQuade
Beaver Park
Raleigh County Court
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Little Beaver Creek
Shady Spring
Raleigh County Park Board
Raleigh County
Works Progress As
Piedmont Posts Record 1964 Earnings and Growth
Piedmont Aviation reports 1964 as its most successful year with consolidated net earnings of 1,243,450 and 72 cents per share. Earnings rise 92.69 percent from 1963, boosting stockholder equity to 6,850,324 and increasing working capital to 2,742,187. The Winston-Salem based airline serves 69 cities across nine states and the District of Columbia.
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Piedmont Aviation
Beckley
T. H. Davis
Piedmont
Davis
Piedmont Airlines
District of Columbia
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Maryland
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
Navy declares Tarawa secured after fierce battle
On November 22, 1943 Tarawa was declared secured marking the end of one of the fiercest Marine Corps battles. Casualties totaled 2,037 wounded and 913 killed or missing among U S forces.
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Tarawa
Marine Corps
March Beckley Leads WV Business Index Gains
The March report by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce shows Beckley posting a 1.3 percent rise in bank debits to 28.802 million, with building permits surging to 142,500 and post office receipts at 26,725. Statewide, bank debits rose 1.9 percent. St Albans led increases 21.4 percent while Rom ney fell 13.4 percent.
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Beckley
West Virginia Business Index
West Virginia
Post-Herald
Boone County
Hinton
Lewisburg
Logan
Montgomery
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Princeton
Richwood
Welch
St. Albans
Romney
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State Guard
Weslor
Ruonus Uruy
ROTC
D. Saunders
City OF
County of
Raleigh
To-Wit
W. L. Humphrey
City of Beckley
Board of Ballot Commissioners
the Board of Ballot Commissioners
Department of Natural Resources
Park Board
J. W. Foster
Foster
W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
Little Beaver
Fitzpatrick
MGM
Sam Karwan
Raleigh Co
Cincinnati
Charlotte, Columbus
Richmond
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