Honey Plans Outlined At Washington Meet
Promotion activities and casting for the Honey in the Rock arc are outlined in Washington where Zane Knauss spoke before 200 members of the Conference of State Societies. Tickets for a Tyler County Farm Women's Club group were sold. Hal Jan Laughlin and Mary R. Scott announced new contracts and cast changes for the FERC project. The Laughlins, based in Beckley, bring experience from Jamestown and William and Mary, with Jan teaching in Montgomery and Mary performing in local choirs and churches.
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Grandview State Park
Zane Knauss
Conference of State Societies
Washington, D. C
Knauss
Senate
Tyler County Farm Women’s Club
Charles E. Hamilton
West Union
Mary R. Scott
Hal
Jan Laughlin
Laughlin
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Julia Pierpont
Fairmont
Francis H. Pierpont
Jamestown Corporation
Ashley
William and Mary College
New Hampshire
College of William and Mary
Sophia High School
Carlton Davis
Beckley
Beckley Protest Planned Over Dog Death
A petition, signed by about 240 residents, will be presented to Beckley City Council tonight to protest the death of a pet collie named King. The incident reportedly involved Ballengee shooting the dog in the presence of city dog warden W Samuel Mitchell after a report by Dorothy Young.
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Beckley
King
Alleg
Dorothy Young
Maplewood Lane
Ballengee
W. Samuel Mitchell
Glen White PTA votes to erect school sign
The Glen White Elementary School PTA decided at its last meeting to erect a sign bearing the school name. Glen White Scout Troop 128 attended the meeting with scoutmaster Ed Shawer and assistant scout master Earl Wood presenting ribbons and sega won by Paul Craighead, the principal.
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Glen White
RNS
Glen White Elementary School
Glen White Scout Troop
PTA
Ed Shawer
Earl Wood
Paul Craighead
Service member Homer Persinger burned starting charcoal fire
A report from Crab Orchard says Sp. 4 Homer D. Persinger was burned when attempting to start a charcoal fire with gasoline. His mother reports expected recovery. Persinger entered service in 1953, served 18 months in Korea, then moved to Thailand early this year. His wife Lor ris Tingle and three children live in Mabscott. Mailing address: Sp. 4 Homer D. Persinger RA 13506059 Seventh-day Advent Hospital Bangkok CO Jusmag APO 146 San Francisco Calif.
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Homer D. Persinger
Persinger
Korea
Thailand
Lorris Tingle
Mabscott
Seventh-day Advent Hospital
Bangkok
CO Jusmag
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Polio Clinic Set At School Thursday Morning
A polio clinic will be held at the school on Thursday from 10 a m until noon. Mrs Reba Mayes third grade class won the attendance banner for having the most parents present.
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Reba Maye
Women Complete First Aid Course in Dry Hill Club
Members of the Dry Hill Prosperity Home Demonstration Clubs finish standard first aid and will begin advanced Red Cross courses. The group will receive their standard cards at 7 30 p m Monday at the Community Center. Names include Mrs Shirley Dent Mrs Lois Woolwine Mrs Don Houchins Mrs Hattie Thurman Zettie Stewart Mrs Juanita Smith Mrs Betty Daniel Phyllis R Ditson Mrs C Lake Allen and Mrs Howard Earehart. Instructor Lewis C Jones notes advanced classes will feature demonstrations by Beckley Fire Department and Raleigh County Civil Defense unit.
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Dry Hill
Beckley Fire Department
Raleigh County Civil Defense Unit
NKIC To Elect Wednesday Night
New Kanawha Industrial Corp. schedules a 7 p.m. Wednesday meeting at its Oak Hill plant to elect officers and vote on other business. About 400 stockholders can vote. Harrison O. Ash of Cincinnati plans to attend. Refreshments will be served. The Oak Hill plant lies on U S 21 between Oak Hill and Fayetteville.
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Kanawha Industrial Corp
Oak Hill
J. A. Blackburn
Blackburn
Fayetteville
U. S. 21
Property tax to rise as reappraisal takes effect
Richard Shelton and State Tax Commissioner Hardesty warn Raleigh County residents that the reappraisal program will increase property taxes for many properties, in some cases more than doubling. A 7:30 p.m. meeting in Raleigh County Court will explain the changes and how to check new evaluations, with local leaders outlining the program’s goals and potential errors.
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Richard “di
Dick” Shelton
West Virginia Association of County Officials
Shelton
C. Howard Hardesty
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Cotton White
White
Lodge Attends Church Easter Service in Uniform
Mount Hope Commandery No. 22 Knights Templar members attended the 11 am Easter Service at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in full Templar Uniform. Officers listed include Ross E. Core commander C. L. Honaker generalissimo Jay Godbey captain general D. P. Lively treasurer and others.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope Commandery No
Knights Templar
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Templar
Ross E. Core
C. L. Honaker
Jay Godbey
D. P. Lively
Frank Garrett
R. Angove
W. T. Price
R. S. Weitzel
P. V. Cottrell
R. L. Allen
T. T. Prince
D. K. Chaffin
Norville L. Ellison
E. C. Massie
T. T. Twaddle
Sentinel
Revival Services Set With Rev. James Poe Speaker
Rev. James Poe of Littleton Colorado will headline revival services at Wesley Church starting 7 30 p m daily from Wednesday through May 6 Pastor Rev Robert Thompson invites all to attend and notes special musical programs at each service.
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James Poe
Littleton
Colo
Wesley
Robert Thompson
Health Officers Urge Abolishing Present Dump
Health officials call for closing the present dump and propose a long term rodent eradication program run by a licensed pest control firm. Dr. Ross P. Daniel notes the dump attracts rats and pests. plans for a county municipal disposal site or both incineration and sanitary landfills are studied with a committee.
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Beckley
Edwin C DeBarr
DeBarr
Raleigh
Ross P. Daniel
Fred LaBastille
W. B. Hume
Daniel
County Court
Hume
Champions' Dinner honors Beckley teams and cheerleaders
At Beckley, 37 students and parents gathered to celebrate the Town District 6B and 8B basketball champions from Max will Hill Elementary. Principal Ira S. Richmond and coach Lawrence Wiseman urged continued effort. Cheerleaders received praise for support as a film of the State Triple A final was shown.
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Ross Martin
Tony Gonzalez
Ira S. Richmond
Richmond
Lawrence Wiseman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Junior High School
Drema Pettry
Beckley
Weirton
Maxwill Hill
Lorell Ball
Linda Ormandy
Pamela Wood
Linda Lafon
Diana Keatley
Patricia Lilly
Regina Hatcher
Beverly Darby
Susan Maynard
Norma Hatcher
Patricia Hatfield
Sylvia Comer
Maxwell Hill
Ira Richmond
John Lilly
Stephen Wood
Danny Snuffer
Gerald Hager
Gary Humphrey
Beckley Appointed Chairman at Randolph-Macon Woman's
Ann Ratcliffe daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Ratcliffe of 334 Westwood Dr is named co chairwoman of Odd Day at Randolph Macon Woman's College A freshman she leads the Freshman YWCA Cabinet and was elected class representative to the Student Government Association for the coming year
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Ann Ratcliffe
W. E. Ratcliffe
Westwood Dr
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Young Women's Christian Association
Beckley Drivers Forfeit City Bonds in Court
Willie D Murphy of Beckley forfeited a $300 bond in Beckley Police Court for possession and transportation of moonshine driving left of center and driving with no city operator license Elijah Kincaid of Beaver forfeited a $150 bond on reckless driving Sam Bankston of Sprague forfeited $106.50 on a drunk driving conviction Horace Taylor of Beckley forfeited $106.50 on a reckless driving charge Cecil Stewart Jr of 306 N Oakwood Ave forfeited $20 for speeding Wallace Pendelton of 350 Mankin Ave forfeited $15 on expired Virginia registration David Farris of Williams Street forfeited $15 for dumping trash Eddie Withrow of Mason Street forfeited $5 on a dog violation.
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Willie D. Murphy
Beckley
Elijah Kincaid
Beaver
Sam Bankston
Sprague
Horace Taylor
Cecil Stewart Jr
N. Oakwood Ave
Wallace Pendelton
Mankin Ave
Virginia
David Farris
Williams Street
Eddie Withrow
Mason Street
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