State YIC Officers Elected at West Virginia Rally
West Virginia Youth Temperance Council seated at the First Christian Church with Tom Mason Grafton as second vice president Diane Harper Marlinton recording secretary Jimmy Bowyer Beckley local YT president and Becky McClain Clarksburg corresponding secretary Plans for a summer Youth Temperance Council discussed Jimmy Bowyer Beckley YTC president gave the welcoming address Earl Whitener guest speaker at a banquet The Women’s Christian Temperance Union served dinner A campaign for boosting the State Temperance newspaper was started with a goal of 150 Summer encampment set for July 31 to Aug 5 and an extra camp day added Approximately 20 youths attended from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Youth Temperance Council
First Christian Church
Tom Mason
Grafton
Diane Harper
Marlinton
Jimmy Bowyer
Beckley
Becky McClain
Clarksburg
Beckley Ytc
Earl Whitener
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Absentee Voting Rules Outlined by County Clerk
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks announced two absentee vote regulations. Qualified voters may cast ballots in the clerk's office from Saturday through Thursday May 5. The second rule restricts absentee voting to sick attestable by a physician or to nonresident, armed forces, or college student voters away from the county.
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Raleigh
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
Motorist, 18, Executes Bonds On Six Charges
An 18 year old MacArthur motorist, Robert Deihl Rhodes, was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting $150 in cash appearance bonds. He will appear in Beckley Police Court Friday night to answer six highway violations following a high speed chase that began on Virginia Street after he ran a red light. Charges include two counts of reckless driving, running the red light, driving at night without lights, failing to stop when signaled, and failing to yield the right of way.
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MacArthur
Raleigh
Beckley
Robert Deihl Rhodes
Fitzpatrick
Virginia Street
Rhodes
Turnpike
Essex
W. A. Burke
Joseph Lynn Jackson
Sophia
Mitri A. Munn
Troy J. Bradley
Henry Richards
Lane’s Parting Shot Lands In St. Petersburg
AP reports Cleveland Indians GM Frank Lane, based in St. Petersburg, mocks Yankees and Pedro Ramos trade rumors. Lane, set to depart for Tucson, says Washington pitcher Ramos, 24, won 13 games for a last place club last season and will be exchanged for six players headed to Chattanooga.
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Lane
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Frank Lane
Cleveland Indians
Arizona
Yankees
Tucson
Pedro Ramos
Washington
Chattanooga
Ramos
A Tennis Bargain at The Masters in St Petersburg
The Masters Invitational at the St Petersburg Tennis Club drew Neale Fraser, world number one, as a bargain entry. He played for $100 plus $199 transportation share on the Florida Caribbean circuit, turning down pro offers likely worth $2,000 for a one-night stand to remain an amateur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg, Fla
St. Petersburg
Neale Fraser
Adult Girl Scouts Attend Charleston Meeting
Twelve Raleigh County Council Girl Scouts travel to Charleston for a development committee meeting to plan a possible new council or maintain current councils in Kanawha Fayette Raleigh Boone and Putnam counties. Attendees include local leaders and regional volunteers coordinating the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha
Fayette
Raleigh
Boone
Putnam Counties
Boone County
E. V. Bowman
John L. Phillips Jr
Clarifying Social Security Number collection from employees
The accounting office cannot add a social security number from a name alone. Submit your report on time and ask the employee for their SSN. The accounting division will issue requests for the number within a few months for each period.
Soil Conservation Service anniversary events delayed to May 4
The Soil Conservation Service marks its actual anniversary on Wednesday the 25th but NASCD plans a May 4 dinner at the National Press Club in Washington. Chief reason is SCS staff busy in late April, delaying formal observance and aligning with NASCD and Southern District milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
SCS
National Press Club
Washington
William E
Bill) Richards
NASCD
Southern Soil Conservation District
Financial Rally Set At Elizabeth Church
A financial rally will be held at Elizabeth Baptist Church in Mc Alpin from April 26 to 29 with daily services at 7 p.m. Guest ministers include Rev. H. P. Strickland on Tuesday and Rev. G. C. Gilbert on Wednesday. Thursday features Rev. Archie Johnson and Friday features Rev. Elmer Day with choirs from Raleigh and Tams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
H. P. Strickland
G. C. Gilbert
Archie Johnson
Elmer Day
Raleigh
Tams
Formal Ritual Launches Wick Lanes Recreation Center
Thomas H. Wickham led groundbreaking Sunday afternoon for Wick Lanes Recreation Center in Johnstown. Mullens High School Band played as the first earth was moved, with plans for a $750,000 bowling alley facility and future indoor ice skating rink and swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Thomas H. Wickham
Johnstown Recreation Center
Wick Lanes
Mullens High School
Wick Lanes Recreation Center
John J. Gorsica
Stanziale Elected CPA Member in Beckley
Alfred S. Stanziale of 130 West Wood Drive has been elected to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is an accountant with the Beckley office of the Internal Revenue Service.
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CPA
Alfred S. Stanziale
Westwood Drive
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Stanziale
Beckley Office
United States Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia Personal Income Up Across 46 Counties
The 1959 West Virginia per capita personal income rose to 1599 dollars, with Raleigh County at 1408 dollars. State total personal income reached 3142 million, up 5.7 percent from 1958, as 46 counties posted gains while nine counties, mostly coal regions, did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
United States
Raleigh
State Chamber
Hancock
Marshall
Jackson
Jefferson
Grant
Ohio
Wetzel
Berkeley
Kanawha
Wood
Mason
Cabell
Marion
Harrison
Morgan
Monongalia
Putnam
Logan
Mercer
Fayette
Pendleton
Gilmer and Pocahontas
Hampshire
Hardy
Know Your Candidates Dinner Draws GOP Lineup
Raleigh County Republican Women's Club hosts a Know Your Candidates dinner at the Elks Club Tuesday with all invited GOP hopefuls expected. Governors candidates Harold E. Neely and Chapman Revercomb will attend, along with Sixth District candidate George W. King. John Hoblitzell Jr. and Mrs. E. K. Stevens, Charleston, seek other posts. Mrs. Hedrick said no refusals were offered. Mrs. Ted Kessinger will preside at 6:30 p.m. reservations closed. King will speak briefly between introductions of the gubernatorial contenders.
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Raleigh County
Republican Women’s Club
Elks Club
Harold Hedrick
Harold E. Neely
Chapman Revercomb
George W. King
United States
John Hoblitzell Jr
Bluefield
E. K. Stevens
Charleston
Pepe
Hedrick
Ted Kessinger
King
C&O Schedules Shift For Daylight Saving Time
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announces timetable adjustments as Daylight Saving Time begins. Eastbound The Sportsman from Detroit moves up 30 minutes to 5 30 p m E S T with earlier arrivals at White Sulphur Springs Washington Richmond and Newport News and Norfolk Va Westbound The Sportsman departs Washington Norfolk Newport News and Richmond an hour earlier with earlier West Virginia arrivals. Pere Marquette from Grand Rapids leaves 7 30 a m and arrives Chicago 11 40 a m CDT with return at 5 15 p m CTS, while the Grand Rapids Detroit Pere Marquette afternoon departures are delayed 10 to 15 minutes. Minor changes planned across other C O lines.
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Man
Detroit
E.S.T
White ‘Sulphur Springs
Washington
Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
Sportsman
West Virginia
Chicago
Pere Marquette” Streamliner
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
X Ray Technicians Install Clark Warren as Officer in Beckley
Clark Warren of Detroit seated as installing officer at the ninth annual American Registry of X Ray Technicians convention in the Beckley Hotel Beckley. Officers seated include Wilbur Duxbury chairing the convention H D Castlew secretary treasurer Emma Hugbert vice president and John A Lindsay II president. A banquet followed with Miss Mary Beauchamp presiding and Wilbur Duxbury toastmaster. A Rahall's Dress Shop style show was held and eighty nine persons attended the convention.
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Clark Warren
Detroit
Mich
The
American Registry of X-Ray Technicians
Beckley Hotel
Wilbur Duxbury
Beckley
H. D. Castlew
New Martinsville
Emma Hugbert
John A. Lindsay II
Morgantown
Mary Beauchamp
Clarksburg
Ner
Rahall
288 X-Rayed In 3 Months 1960 Raleigh County report
A January to March 1960 quarterly report by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association shows 288 persons X-rayed with 238 negatives. Ten admissions to Pinecrest Sanitarium, 11 discharges including one transfer to the Veterans Hospital, and two deaths occurred. Among X-rayed, 46 had TB and 18 were ex-patients. The office distributed numerous educational materials and conducted extensive outreach to clinics, physicians, schools, and the public, with multiple visits and committee assignments named for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Veterans Hospital
C. C. Lewis
County Association
Health Department
Raleigh Register and Post-Herald
Post Office
County Health Department
Department of Public Assistance
Tuberculosis Office
Board of Education
Health Dept
DPA
State Office
West Virginia Tuberculosis Bureau of Control
William Nace
Roy Millican
J. S. Butts
Phill A. McDaniel
Deane F. Brooke
Walter James
D. C. Means
A. D. Kistin
Roy S. Smith
H. S. Edwards
Larkin Philpott
Kermit Locke
Lawrence Pruett
Monroe County Added to District 12
The West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole will add Monroe County to District 12 on Thursday. Parole Officer Robert L. Doan reports the district now supervises Raleigh and Summers counties and will handle parole applications and releases at Sweet Springs in Monroe County. Summers County was added to the district recently.
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West Virginia
Seventh Graders Form Library Club at Shady Spring
The Grade 7 A Library Club at Shady Spring Elementary formed on Thursday by principal approval and held a second meeting at 2 p m today Roxannan Bennett was elected president Curtiss Staton vice president Brenda Burgess secretary and librarian Mary Cooper assistant librarian and Meryl Kiser treasurer were named officers.
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Shady Spring
Guy Rumberg
Roxannan Bennett
Curtiss Staton
Brenda Burgess
Mary Cooper
Meryl Kiser
Panama Canal Completion Took 32 Years
The Panama Canal, spanning 51 miles, required 32 years to complete, reflecting a monumental engineering effort and enduring international impact on global trade and maritime routes.
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Panama Canal
Baptismal Service Planned At Bradley
A baptismal service will be held at 3 p m Sunday at Blackburn Pond Bradley conducted by Rev Buck Tyree Maben in charge The Rev Carl Rosenblock pastor of the Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church announced the service will follow the revival now ongoing at the church
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Blackburn Pond
Bradley
Buck Tyree
Maben
Carl Rosenblock
Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church
Ichurch
Final Phase Of Census To Begin Thursday
The final phase of the census will begin Thursday with a trained group of interviewers conducting mopping up operations to complete the 10 year inventory. They will visit households that did not return blue census forms and call or visit others with incomplete or incorrect data. Arch A. Wilson II emphasizes a complete count since federal funds and per capita allocations depend on accurate figures. Local crew leaders include Mrs. Jack Mann bop Martin and C. C. Tuck.
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Census Bureau
Arch A. Wilson II
Jack Mann
Bop Martin
C. C. Tuck
Bonaventure Island Hosts May 1 Canvass for Gan Net Birds
On Bonaventure Island in Quebec the world’s largest sanctuary for the gan net, a rare sea fowl, will hold an all-member canvass on May 1 to survey the colony and engage local volunteers in conservation efforts.
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Bonaventure Island
Quebec Province
Canada
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YIC
I. E. Otto
Harold W. Scott
Montreal
J. E. Brantly
Sally Sue Witten
Raleigh Mountains
G. L. Anderson
Edwin K. Davidson
Charles T. Ross Jr
James T. Farris
R. Francis Parker
W. Mark Skaggs
Blaine Tanner
James K. Edmundson
J. Raymond DePaulo
S. Clyde Woods
Jack Bazzarre
Elizabeth Church
C&o
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Monroe
Sophia High School
Ymca Youth and Government
Peter Hornbeck
Ruth Ann Horton
Melissa Carvin
Shelby
Wayne McVey
Peter and
Melissa
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Central Baptist Church
Brooks Street
M. K. Austin
A. W. Callaway
Peonies
Webb Florist and Greenhouse
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