Woodrow Wilson High Minstrel to Feature Local Singers
Singers Janie Thompson Sandy Lilly and Dianna Stover headline Woodrow Wilson High School Minstrel at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school auditorium. The show directed by Glenn Sallack carries a spring theme with seasonal music and additional vocalists including Susie Vass Betty Clower Char lene Hughes Jane Witt Janet Brewster Joan Wirtz and Patricia Pennington Proceeds aid band equipment purchases and instrument needs for the school band ensemble.
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Janie Thompson
Sandy Lilly
Dianna Stover
Woodrow Wilson High School
Glenn Sallack
Susie Vass
Betty Clower
Charlene Hughes
Jane Witt
Janet Brewster
Joan Wirtz
Patricia Pennington
Sharon Trail
120 Reinstated For Compensation
M. L. McSpadden of the local Employment Security office said 120 people have had unemployment compensation reinstated under the new federal law. About 60 were asked to return on their normal check day after exhausting benefits last July, and roughly 800 more are eligible. Friday is the last day to qualify, with 378 applicants reported to date from metal workers responding to questionnaires.
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M. L. McSpadden
Office of Employment Security
McSpadden
Beckley
Rhodell Club Publishes Patrick Fund Update
Rhodell Women's Recreation Club voted to donate 10 to the Allen Clay Patrick fund bringing the total to 108.43. A Bluefield sanitarium bill stands at 132 and only 23.57 remains to cover it. The campaign relies on house to house donations as the family has no income.
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Rhodell
RNS
Rhodell Women’s Recreation Club
Allen Clay Patrick
Clay Patrick
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wyoming General Hospital
Allen
Dona Lopez
Pat Bolen
Edward Wyce
Treasury
Cancer Detection Movies To Be Shown Saturday
Movies teaching how to detect cancer symptoms will be shown at the Beckley Theater at 10 a.m. Saturday under the American Cancer Society sponsorship. Admission is free and women only. Films titled Breast Self Examination and Time and Two Women show how to assess conditions and timing of treatment. Four Raleigh County Medical Society doctors will answer questions after the show. Dr. Cooper, Dr. Lilly, Dr. White, and Dr. Elliott volunteered their services. Over 5,000,000 women have seen these films nationwide.
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Beckley Theater
American Cancer Society
Raleigh County Medical Society
Harry F. Cooper
W. B
Pete’ Lilly
Byrd White
Warren Elliott
Cancer Society
United States
James G. Windle Jr
Lutheran Council Will Meet Tonight at St Luke Church
The St Luke Lutheran Church Council will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at Ralph Koiners home 913 Woodlawn Ave. A covered dish Congregational Fellowship dinner is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The new church choir will hold practice at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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St. Luke Lutheran Church Council
Ralph Koiner
Woodlawn Ave
Congregational Fellowship
Presbyterian Youth Rally Planned at Westminster Church
The Bluestone Presbytery senior high fellowship holds a Spring Rally at Westminster Church in Bluefield on Friday and Saturday. Cars depart Beckley Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Friday. Reservations are due with Miss Nancy Smith today.
Maples Hospitalized After Rescue Call in Beckley
Mack Maples of 217 Reservoir Road is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital where he is held for observation. He was treated and released around 5:45 p.m. Monday after Beckley Fire Department rescue squad responded to his home. He was readmitted at 8:30 p.m. The first aid call suspected an acute indigestion attack.
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Mack Maples
Reservoir Road
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Talent Contest Nears 7 30 PM at Stoco High School
Three competitors prepare for the 7 30 p.m. talent show at Stoco High School featuring Brenda Black who will sing.
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Stoco High School
Brenda Black
Linda Dieh
Raymond Lewis
Commercial Displays Set For National Library Week
Mrs. Roy E. Lawson of the Raleigh County Home Demonstration Club chairs a committee to arrange commercial library displays in Main Street windows for National Library Week April 16 22. The displays highlight books and reading in daily life with themes on West Virginia Civil War children gardening drugs cosmetics and the bookmobile.
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Roy E. Lawson
Raleigh County Home Demonstration Club
National Library Week
W C. Barnard
Bernard
Lawson
Mount Tabor
Mt. Ta
Bor Home Demonstration Club
Raleigh County Home
Raleigh-Fayette County
Mt. Tabor
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Fred Hays
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Fred Roschi
Richard Starr
John E. McKenzie
Hubert Perdue
Tim Thompson
Walter Cooper
Main Street
National Library
Thirteen Forfeit Bonds In Beckley Police Court
Thirteen defendants forfeited bonds totaling $274.50 in Beckley Police Court Monday night. Sam Gavin of Beckley led with a $118 forfeiture on drunkenness and moonshine charges. Other defendants from Beckley and Norfolk, Va., forfeited smaller sums for red-light violations, gambling, and drunkenness.
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Beckley
Sam Gavin
Kenneth E. Queen
Norfolk
Norman Meadows
Hattie Mae Dickerson
Clifford Taggart
Jerry Johnson
Charles E. Pasley
Guest Speaker and Singers Scheduled at Rhodell Church
The Rev Stellie Parsons Brenton will be guest speaker at Wednesday night services at 7 p.m. at the Rhodell Church of God. She expects to bring a group of special singers. The Rev H E Lambert pastor invites the public to attend.
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Rhodell
RNS
Stellie Parsons
Brenton
Rhodell Church of God
H. E. Lambert
Passo
Doctor Replies To Mother's Criticism Of Hoxsey Clinics
A doctor responds to a grieving mother who denounces the closing of Hoxsey Cancer Clinics. He cites misdiagnosis and leukemia’s varying courses, noting some may live many years with the disease or recover from unrelated causes. He defends physician actions as in the public interest and offers a cancer leaflet for 10 cents.
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Hoxsey
Hoxsey Clinic
Clear Creek Driver Held For Drunkenness
A Clear Creek man, Clifford Buell Williams, was booked at Raleigh County Jail for driving while intoxicated. Four of six men from Clear Creek and Sand Lick face grand jury action on burglary charges. Awards in a conservation poster contest will be given at Beckley Junior High School from 2 to 4 pm Saturday, with prizes including a National Geographic subscription.
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Michael George
Crescent School
Edith Gorsia
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Michael
Clear Creek
Clifford Bue! Williams
Raleigh
Sand Lick
Joe Rodriguez
Mike Stover
Lowell Atha
Quincy Atha
Roy L. Harper
Eccles
Charles Daniels
Bob Daniels
National Geographic
West Virginia Conservation Magazine
Robert Thomson Jr
Woman’s Club
Two Beckley Dietitians to Attend WV Convention
Two Beckley dietitians will attend the West Virginia Dietetic Association meeting at West Virginia University Medical Center Morgantown Friday and Saturday. Ann Louise File and Lulu Rogers represent Beckley VA Hospital and Beckley Memorial Hospital. Headquarters are Hotel Morgan with registration at 9 am Friday. Main topics include alcoholism magnesium and metabolic conditions.
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Beckley
West Virginia Dietetic Association
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Ann Louise File
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Lulu Rogers
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Hotel Morgan
Injures Foot of Raleigh County Educator at Work
Ella O. Kiser of Prosperity was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for a right foot injury sustained while working for the Raleigh County Board of Education.
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Ella O. Kiser
Prosperity
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County Board of Education
Gals Embrace Slavery Not Bad If Shared With Husband
Ruth Millett argues women are household slaves but notes husbands are family slaves too. He must earn the paycheck and support the family, often sacrificing leisure and personal spending. She urges a balanced view of roles and promotes her booklet How to Have a Happy Husband available for 25 cents.
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Ruth Millett
Ruth Miller
Raleigh Register
P. O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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