Beckley Jaycees push levy extension plan
Beckley city council shows no objection to extending the 1943 three year municipal levy set to expire July. Jaycee committee to study holding a special levy election likely by May with an estimated 20000 dollars to be raised.
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Beckley
Lre
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Jaycees
James Kessinger
Hulett C. Smith
Leslie Gates
S. Roger Brown
Benjamin L. McManus
William P. Laren
Jaycee
Rotarians Name Fazio President
Joseph Fazio was elected president of the Beckley Rotary Club by the board of directors. G A Mohler Jr was named vice president, and Thomas F Stafford was appointed secretary for the coming year. All three officers will assume duties in July. The Friday night board included John Beard Joseph Fazio G A Mohler Jr E B Bibb Jr J W Walters and E G Larrick. Dr John Calloway is retiring president.
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Joseph Fazio
Beckley Rotary Club
G. A Mohler, Jr
Thomas F. Stafford
John Beard
G. A. Mohler, Jr
E. EB. Bibb, Jr
J. W. Walters
E. G. Larrick
John Calloway
Bentley to Speak At Rail Meeting In St Louis
G A Bentley Beckley Chamber of Commerce managing director will speak at the American Railway Industrial Association annual meeting in St Louis. He was asked by Charles H Slayman to attend and present the Beckley story to executives seeking new factory sites along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines. Bentley departs Beckley today and returns Friday. The Beckley Chamber board meeting is rescheduled to 7 30 p m Monday April 23 in Memorial Building Room 10.
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G.A. Bentley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
American Railway Industrial’ Association
St. Louis
Moa
Bentley
Charles H. Slayman
Chesapeake and Ohio System
United States
Slayman
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Memorial Building
Gideons Plan to Distribute Testaments in Alderson
Beckley Gideon camp held a dinner meeting at First Methodist Church naming Alderson High School as a target for Testaments within two weeks. About 28 Gideons and auxiliary members and four Beckley members reviewed field day results in Greenbrier County and reports from Ronceverte Lewisburg and Alderson. Chaplain Lyle O. Snider of the Beckley VA Hospital spoke at the session.
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Alderson
Beckley Gideon Camp
First Methodist Church
Greenbrier County
Gideons
Beckley
D. O. Totten
A. C. Cline
A. L. Rohrer
C. D. Buckland
Gideon
Ronceverte
Lewisburg
Lyle O. Snider
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Marine Corps Recruiting Station Extends Hours in April
The Marine Corps Recruiting Station at 171 2 S Heber Street will be open seven days a week in April. It will stay open until 5 p.m. each day. The Corps is offering a new duration of the war enlistment.
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Marine Corps
S. Heber Street
Corps
Postal Employes To Attend Meet In Clarksburg
Seven Beckley post office employees will attend the joint annual convention of state mail carriers and post office clerks in Clarksburg April 21 and 22. About 300 persons are expected. Auxiliaries of both groups will also hold sessions. John H. Sullivan of the national letter carriers will address the group with Leo George of the national federation. Election and installation of officers will occur Sunday afternoon. Attendees from Beckley include Theman Horrer James F Bennett Don D Lilly William G Elkins Harry L Ballou Robert H Biggs and B T Denalson.
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Beckley Post Office
Clarksburg
West Virginia
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
John H. Sullivan
National Letter Carriers’ Group
Leo &. George
National Federation
Beckley
Theman Horrer
James F. Bennett
Don D. Lilly
William G. Elkins
Harry L. Ballou
Robert H. Biggs
B. T. Denalson
Forward Step Banquet to Launch Beck ley Temple Campaign
The Methodist Temple of Beck ley holds a 6 30 pm banquet to start a $25 000 drive to settle debts from building the Youth Department and Scout HQ. Rev L D Roe announced. 125 campaign members met for a Coaching Conference as G W Bright presided.
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Methodist Temple of
Beckley
the Temple
L.,d. Roe
George W. Bright
Air Force Recruiters Receive Berlin Airlift Medal
Capt. Wyatte J. Gay and Capt. BR. G. Wilson, CO and XO of the local recruiting station, were awarded the Medal for Humane Action for serving at least nine days on the Berlin airlift. Gay spent eight months in the Frankfurt area flying into Berlin while Wilson served with a Munich area support unit.
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Wyatte J. Gay
BR. G. Wilson
U.S. Army
Air Force
Berlin
Gay
Frankfort
Wilsch
Munich
Locked Wheel Destroys Trailer In Creekbed At Naoma
A tractor-trailer left the road after a locked wheel and plunged into a creekbed near Naoma causing heavy damage. The truck carried caterpillar tractor parts with some lost in the water. the unidentified driver suffered no injuries. The Day and Night Garage of Beckley returned the tractor to Winston-Salem, and the trailer rests on Harper Road.
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Naoma
Beckley
Winston-Salem, Inc
Harper Road
Trends in U.S. home room counts show more four room homes
The data indicate that 4 room and roomless homes form the largest group in the United States, accounting for about four percent of homes, while only about 30 percent have six or more rooms.
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United States
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