Display Of Historical Currency In Beckley Bank Lobby
A Beckley National Bank exhibit from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond shows colonial and revolutionary currency including shin plasters and broken bank notes. The six panels feature Continental and colonial issues, silver certificates, Educational Series, California National gold notes, and wartime emergencies with Hawaii and Pearl Harbor seals. Schools may arrange viewing through Assistant Cashier Eugene R. Foster. advance booking required.
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National Bank
Beckley National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Eugene R. Foster
U.S
Yesteryear
Foster
National Gold Bank
California
Treasury
Europe
North Africa
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Richmond
Best Book Pre Read Contest Ends Tonight
The Woman's Club of Beckley and The Raleigh Register sponsor the Best Book Ive Read This Year contest during National Library Week. 72 county junior high and high school students have entered. winners will receive 5 cash prizes.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
The
Raleigh Register
George Bright
Woman's Club Library
Mittee
Hans Huebner
Germany
Woodrow Wilson High School
John A. Campbell
Sullivan
Shady Spring High School
George W. Bright
Hill Park Drive
Jake Silverberg Admitted for Observation in Raleigh General
Jake Silverberg of Annette Fashion Shop is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after Tuesday admission for observation.
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Jake Silverberg
Annette Fashion Shop
Raleigh General Hospital
Maney Thabet Admitted for Observation at Raleigh General
Maney Thabet of 104 Wilson Street is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being admitted last Monday for observation.
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Maney Thabet
Wilson St
Raleigh General Hospital
Brooks Adair School Dedicated in Sprague Rename
About 200 people attended the dedication ceremony Sunday at Sprague Elementary School which was renamed the Brooks Adair School. Adair will retire this year after many years as principal. principal speaker was Beckley attorney David D. Ashworth.
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Sprague
Brooks Adair
Adair
David D. Ashworth
Beckley
Miner Hurt In Lillybrook Mine Incident
Richard Holland aged 50 of Lillybrook is hospitalized at Beckley Memorial Hospital with injuries to his left chest sustained early Friday in an incident at the L and B Coal Co mine in Lillybrook.
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Richard Holland
Lillybrook
Beckley Memorial Hospital
L and B Coal Co
Roads Ironed Out in Beckley Area by Bryant Crews
Reedie Bryant, Raleigh County SRC supervisor, reports rapid road repair in Beckley area. 550 tons of patching material used on routes 19-21 16 and 3 with prioritization of primary roads. Middle May for full patching, April for more material, crews from SRC and Governor Barron’s crash program working, no politics involved.
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Beckley
Reedie Bryant
Raleigh
State Road Commission
Bryant
SRC
Barron
Mining Institute To Hear Report By Tams Speaker
Walter Crickmer assistant to the VP of Winding Gulf Coals will present a report on Wilcox Continuous Miner Operating at The Winding Gulf Coal during the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute two day meeting at Mont Chateau Lodge near Morgantown April 21-22 Crickmer speaks Friday at 10 a m The Wilcox Miner was invented by W A Wilcox Shady Spring and made at the Wilcox plant in Raleigh Col William N Boaz Jr USAF Industrial College Of The Armed Forces Washington DC will be the evening guest speaker for the Friday session There will be a special program for ladies including tours luncheon at the country club bridge and reception
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Walter Crickmer
Winding Gulf Coals
Tams
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Mont Chateau Lodge
Morgantown
Crickmer
Wilcox
Winding Gulf Coal
W. A. Wilcox
Shady Spring
Raleigh
William N. Boaz Jr
USAF
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington, D. C
Country Club
Pinecrest Sanitarium Shed Fire Destroys Equipment
The Pinecrest Sanitarium lost a shed and two pieces of equipment, a tractor and manure spreader, in a Sunday night fire. Fire crews from Beckley worked 7:40 to 9:30 p m to control the blaze. Insurance coverage is uncertain for the shed, while the equipment may be covered under a blanket policy. Fire officials continue to investigate the cause and assess the loss.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Okey Mills
Mills
Beckley Fire Department
Sound And Flurry Of Cub O Rama At Beckley Show
Cub Scouts from across the county gather in Beckley Recreation Building for the annual Cub O Rama show. Akela portrayed by Wallace Noble, county scout executive, prepares his warriors as he performs magic tricks for assembled parents. Noble's son Gary appears in the rear. Unidentified individuals also present.
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Beckley
Regalia
Akela
Wallace Noble
Noble
Gary
Woodrow Wilson High School Minstrel Set Wednesday
Woodrow Wilson High School presents An Evening in April at 8 p m in the school auditorium. Features include music and dancing with skits and comedy by end men and a “Pocket Minstrel” cue act. The School Jazz Band and soloists back the show. proceeds fund land equipment. A morning matinee for Wilson students is planned.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Glenn Sallack
Jeanette Meadows
Diane Stover
Susie Vass
Betty Clower
Charlene Hughes
Jane Witt
Janet Brewster
Joan Wirtz
Patricia Pennington
John Milam
William Roebuck
Ernest Caffee
Billy Smith
Three County Elementary Schools Rated First Class
Three county elementary schools were recommended for first class ratings after a three-year scoring program by the Board of Education. Lower White Oak at Artie, Workman’s Creek, and Pine Knob were evaluated by Assistant Superintendent Dewey Bone and Supervisor Miss Mary Abbott. Lower White Oak and Workman’s Creek buildings need extensive remodeling or replacement, while Pine Knob has a good building. Principals and teachers are named for each school.
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Dewey Bone
Lower
White Oak
Artie
Workman's Creek
Pine Knob
Bone
Mary Abbott
Oard of Education
Alderson Man Guilty in Break-In Case at White Oak Grocery
Matthew Junior McCutcheon, 33, of Alderson in Raleigh County Criminal Court, was found guilty on charges tied to the February 15 break in at White Oak Grocery and Post Office. He faced allegations with Robert Louis Collins of Alderson, claiming he lent his car and was at his parents-in-law’s home during the theft. Judge McCreery will hear motions to set aside the verdict later in court.
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Matthew Junior McCutcheon
Alderson
Raleigh County
McCutcheon
Robert Louis Collins
White Oak
Collins
McCreery
George Ballard
Piney Oaks PTA Plans Festival
The Piney Oaks PTA hosts a spring festival and style show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the school. Stratton High School and Piney Oaks students perform between the scenes with a social period after. A Baby Contest features entrants including Mrs. Gloria Patterson and others. A 6:30 p.m. rehearsal today includes all models and participants.
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Piney Oaks
Parent-Teacher Association
Stratton High School
Piney Oaks School
Gloria Patterson
Evelyn Richardson
Ruth Abram
Thelma Galloway
Imogene Miller
Vertina Starks
Amanda Johnson
Marie Gwynn
Betty Deberry
Ernestine James
Della Fincannon
Eight Apply for Work at Beckley Employment Office
Eight persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Friday. The applicants included a clerk typist, two sales clerks, a day worker, a construction laborer, a jig press operator, and two coal loaders.
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Beckley
New County Teachers To Form County Panel
West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association president Ella Bergdoll Moorefield will headline a Thursday meeting at Bank of Raleigh. The panel discussion Teaching As I See It features new county teachers as speakers with Bob W. Parker of Stoco Junior High as program chair. Commodities distribution at Coal City Freewill Baptist Church runs 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and recipients are asked to bring containers.
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West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association
Ella Bergdoll
Moorefield
Bank of Raleigh
Bob W. Parker
Stoco Junior High
Coal City Freewill Baptist Church
Joe Cuthbert
Teachers Career Month event plans and visits announced
In observance of Teacher Career Month the association invites Future Teachers of America clubs and Supervisor Sherman C Trail and aides as guests. Officers will be elected and plans set for the May 12 banquet at the business meeting. Miss Bergdoll will tour Central Elementary Beckley Junior High Crescent Elementary and Sophia Elementary in the afternoon before the meeting.
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Association
Future Teachers of America Clubs
Sherman C. Trail
Doctor Re-Elected At Ophthalmology Society Meeting
Dr W W McKinney of Beckley was re elected secretary and treasurer of the West Virginia Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the 15th annual session held last weekend at The Greenbrier.
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W. W. McKinney
Beckley
West Virginia Academy of Ophthalmology
LANACANE Promises Relief for Itches and Skin Irritation
Mrs. D Ward of Los Angeles promotes LANACANE a new medicated creme claiming relief from vaginal and rectal itch, chafing, rash and eczema after 74 years of discomfort. The ad asserts bacteria killing action and faster healing, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Your Phone Lets Local Calls Go Free in W Virginia
All day long your telephone is a full time help and ready for any task. In West Virginia you can make unlimited local calls without extra charge, lowering the cost per call as you dial and connect.
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West Virginia
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