Becket Gray Ladies cap eight at hospital training ceremony
Eight women were capped Friday as Gray Ladies at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital and Pine Lodge Nursing Home. Raleigh County Red Cross chair Robert Thomas presided as Mrs. James Roberts received a cap, with seven others named. Twelve more trainees will be capped later. Mrs. Paul Barwood led pledges while James Roberts outlined volunteer value to the Red Cross.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Pine Lodge Nursing Home
Robert Thomas
Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
James Roberts
Harper Rd
Wayne Prince
Howard Slack
Wright Rd
Polly Tankersley
Daniels
W. J. Barbour
Foote St
D. D. Holliday
Dry Hill Rd
Mona Tolliver
Mercer St
R. E. Presley
Vine St
Paul Barwood
Red Cross
Deane Brooke
Volunteer Service
Tass denies Soviet bid for Somali naval bases
Tass, the Soviet news agency, officially denies on Wednesday that the Soviet Union seeks bases in Somalia for ships and submarines. The denial follows a London Daily Express report dated April 1 alleging Moscow pursuit of such bases.
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Moscow
Exemptions on Federal returns not probated for birth or death
Nathaniel Looker of the West Virginia Internal Revenue District explains that federal income tax exemptions apply fully if a dependent is born alive at any time during the year or dies during the year, provided all tests are met. Stillbirths do not qualify for an exemption.
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Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Health for All Prescription Misuse Reveals Patient Habits
At an out patient clinic a health survey shows patients diverting medications and misusing prescriptions. Doctors could lose hair imagining how patients actually use what they are given.
Social Security report and medicine guidance note
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association urges Social Security recipients to file annual earnings reports by April 15, noting how earnings affect benefits and suggesting estimates for work in the current year. Separate guidance warns on proper prescription use, dosage, avoiding leftovers, and following doctor instructions for effective treatment.
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Social Security Office
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Veterans gain extended vocational training deadline
Stanley Bender of the Beckley VA Office announced that the previous cutoff date for vocational rehabilitation training for disabled Korean War veterans is eliminated. Eligible veterans may pursue up to four years of training at government expense, with subsistence and disability compensation, after discharge, and must be interviewed by VA counselors before starting.
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Stanley Bender
Beckley Veterans Administration Office
Bender
VA Department of Medicine and Surgery research presence
The Veterans Administration confirms active medical research across 133 VA hospitals five regional offices and three outpatient clinics during fiscal year 192. More than 5 000 professional and scientific staff participated in programs advancing medical knowledge and patient care.
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Veterans Administration Department of Medicine and Surgery
Weather Bureau Station Dedication Set For May 11
Dedication ceremonies are set May 11 for the United States Weather Bureau Station at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. Sen. Robert Byrd will attend. The station sits in airport land leased to the Weather Bureau for 1046 dollars yearly by the Raleigh County Court. Meteorologist Louis Hayes, a native of Beaverdam Virginia, will arrive to supervise the Beckley station and related publications and presentations from medical research.
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United States Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wva
Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Court
Louis Hayes
Bumpasss
Beckley
Byrd
Hayes
Burial Space at National Cemeteries Not Reserved in Advance
Question asks if a veteran should apply to the VA to secure space. Answer: No. Applications need to be made at the time of the veteran's death. Gravesites are not reserved before immediate need.
War Orphans WA Aid Age Limit for Education
The ineligibility age generally begins between ages 18 and 23 as war orphans start receiving assistance. In some cases the 23 year limit may be overlooked, but schooling cannot continue beyond the beneficiary's 31st birthday.
Beckleyan to Address State Vocational Conference
Beckley educator Mrs Natalie Austin of Interstate Hosts will be among speakers at the West Virginia Vocational Conference at Cedar Lakes near Ripley in April 1920 Two day session will draw Raleigh County teachers and supervisors A featured address by John A Beaumont U S Office of Education will cover Portrait of a Program James Deck will discuss the Job Preparation Program Observations will follow from sectional meetings of five affiliates including distributive education and vocational agriculture Exhibits on distributive education and commercial displays are planned The program will close with a sunrise service Sunday morning.
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Natalie Austin
Interstate
Beckley
West Virginia
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
Raleigh County
John A. Beaumont
Distributive Education
U.S. Office of Education
James Deck
Mercer County
Legislature weighs repeal of old liquor ban against Indians
In Tallahassee Florida lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill to revoke a relic statute that prohibits selling liquor to Indians. The measure aims to remove a state prohibition once tied to tribal status and presence in the state.
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Tallahassee, Fla
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