City studies mine complex for Beckley recreation center
Beckley Council examines a proposed 398900 Le Siskot Recreation Complex at the Exhibition Mine in New River Park. The plan includes an auditorium, crafts areas, a snack bar, dining room, ticket offices, and an amphitheater funded mainly by federal bonds with no city cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recreation Board
Beckley Council
New River Park
Frank Rodriguez
Council
Rodriguez
Grady Whitlock
Ford, Inc
Duncan-Catron Motors
Melvin Garten
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Youths enroll in Retailing and Merchandising course
Youth See the Beckley Youth Opportunity Center and Montgomery Ward jointly sponsor a Retailing and Merchandising course for youths ages 16 to 21 not in school or employed. George Piper of Montgomery Ward teaches it. space is at YOC on McCreery Street. Participants should contact Harry Brown at 105 McCreery Street or 253-2746.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Teubert
Beaver Avenue
West Virginia Street
Teubert
Smith
South
Kanawha Street
Beckley Youth Opportunity Center
YOC
Montgomery Ward
Phillip Dodson
George Piper
McCreery St
Harry Brown
Dodson
John D. Foster
Bradley Hajash
Stanaford
Helen Smith
Prosperity
Piper
Anthony Moncada
Beckley
Stephen Hajash
Cranberry
Radio heater fix in Pomona follows signal interference
Maintenance workers were sent to service a wall heater in Pomona California after officials found the unit was picking up radio broadcasts. The issue traced to broadcast signals interfering with the heater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Heater
Pomona
Calif
UPI
Seeing a Joke Stirs Quiet Classroom Conversation
In a light moment during class, students remark on a joke that lands oddly with those who rely on sharp vision. The exchange reveals how perception colors humor and how teachers steer discussion toward inclusive understanding.
Local VA to be Represented at National Committee Meet
Two members of the Veterans Administration Volunteer Service at Beckley VA Hospital and the VAVS director will attend the 20th anniversary meeting of the National Advisory Committee in Washington DC from April 18 to 20. The event includes representatives, volunteers, and VA staff from 164 hospitals and domiciliaries nationwide. A highlight is Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s address on April 19 and tours of local points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Beckley VA Hospital
VAVS
National Advisory Committee
Washington, D. C
Blanton E. Russell
Mary Finney
Bertha Clemons
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Jack Lilly
WAVS
Park Sheraton Hotel
United States
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
William Driver
Veterans Affairs
U. S. Army Field Band
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lilly
Children Complete Junior First Aid Course
Richard Norman Paul Norman David Bostick Penny Parrish and Mark Midkiff received certificates after completing the 38 session Junior First Aid Course sponsored by the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Grace Harrell taught at the Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSchool. Eligible students were 11 to 13 years old or in grades six through eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Norman
Paul Norman
David Bostick
Penny Parrish
Mark Midkiff
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Grace Harrell
Seventh - Day Adventist Church School
Scouts Round Table Moves to Assembly of God Church
The Seneca District Boy Scout monthly Roundtable moves to Assembly of God Church on Valley Drive replacing the Methodist Temple. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts
Assembly of God
Seneca District
Thirty six seek employment in period at local office
Thirty six persons registered for work during March 30 to April 7 per Mrs. Sallye Bragg, manager of the local Employment Security Office. The list includes job titles such as bottle machine operator, stenographer, typist, maintenance, mechanic, electrician apprentice, waitress, key punch operator, department manager, utilities foreman, sales clerk, truck driver, sign painter, department roles in roads, meat processing, and various clerical and service posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallye Bragg
Delper
ARC Lians Contract For Airport Location Study
The Appalachian Regional Commission signed a $24,713 contract with Management & Economics Research Inc. to study airport location needs in the tri state area around Huntington and Charleston West Virginia Ashland Kentucky and Ironton Ohio. The study should be finished by August 1966 and will focus on airport needs in the ARC region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Appalachian Regional Commission
Management & Economics Research Inc
Palo Alto
Calif
Tri-State
Huntington
Charleston
W. Va
Ashland
Ironton
Ohio
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Pontiac
Charles Cassity
Cassity
John W. Smith
West Virginia
Proglem
D. E. Warden
Raleigh
Sherman C. Trail
Charles Merritt
The
Volun
Teer Service
Mary E. Finney
Center
North
Just
Montmorency
Richmond
Orient
Keiffer
Elberta
Golden Jubilee
Hale Haven
Mammoth
Shropshire
Concord
Niagra
Brighton
Murphy CO
Surgitator Agitator
RCA
Neville
Oak Hill
ARC
Aie Ena
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