Raleigh candidates speak on Raleigh County schools issues
Fewer than 50 people attended a Raleigh County Board of Education candidacy forum in the circuit courtroom. Incumbents H. E. Melton Jr. and Haskell Riffe voiced ethics standards and district goals while challengers J. Blackburn A. J. Walker and others urged efficiency, consolidation, and better teaching, with debates over taxes, UNESCO NEA influence, and district priorities.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Board of Education
E. B. Wray Jr
Woodrow Harris
Arnett
John D. McDorman
Coal City
H. E. Melton Jr
Melton
Star Chamber
Haskell Riffe
Greenhorns
Bradley
A. P
Tony”’ Leeber
Slab Fork Coal Co
A. J
al’’ Walker
Walker
National Education Association
H. W. Slack
Cleveland
Ohio
Pigeon That Hates Pigeons Becomes Family Pet in Warren
L A Marcus nursed a wounded pigeon back to health after finding it with a broken foot and injured beak. Now the bird follows the family like a dog, enjoys television, stays up for the late show, opens doors by flying into them, rides in a car, and even barks at dogs, a trick learned from the family dog. Kansas leads the nation in flour milling.
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Warren
Ohio
L. A
Marcus
35000 Hours Of Volunteer Service Recognized At Awards Night
Over 35000 hours of volunteer service to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital patients were recognized at an awards night Monday. 103 volunteers earned 5,009 hour pins, 56 certificates for under 100 hours, and 21 certificates for over 100 hours. Major Mary McVicker gave the invocation and Dr. R. C. Jones distributed awards praising the volunteers for personalizing patient care.
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Opal Ripley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Mary McVicker
Beckley
Salvation Army Citadel
James Tanner
R. C. Jones
Veterans Administration Voluntary Service
Edward McGinn
VAVS
Jones
J. R. Williams
Dorothy Gagnon
Edna Gardner
C. W
M. L. Humphries
E. Howell
J. T. Jarrell
Athylene King
C. C. Lewis
Nelda Rae Lilly
So Lewel Loma
Fray Lilly
Annie Mooney
Phyllis Presley
Clarence Payne
Lawrence Pruett
Carolyn Robertson
Elba _ Richards
Mary
B. H. Ellison
Roscoe Williams
Beverly Harvey
Bessie Carroll
E. R. Fletcher Jr
W. R. Maddy
O. M. Jones
Edwin Davidson
B. F. Burleigh
Telephone workers honored at Beckley luncheon awards
Eighteen attendees heard of long service awards for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co employees. G.R. Bartley W.W. McClure each received 25 year emblems and June Taylor a 20 year necklace. Other honors included 300 500 and 1000 hour citations and 2500 hour citations for a few individuals. Hospital patients served on the advisory council were listed.
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Chesapeake and Potomac TelePhone Co
Beckley Hotel
June Taylor
G. R. Bartley
W. W. McClure
D. C
1914 US automobile numbers cited in brief point
A historical note states that in 1914 there were about three million automobiles in the United States, contrasting with a later figure of about 59 million. The line marks early car adoption growth and market scale.
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U.S
Cluster Meet Slated Tonight
The American Red Cross will hold a cluster meeting at 6 30 p m today at the Elks Club with seven southern West Virginia chapters expected. E R Phelps of National Coil Corp Bluefield will be temporary chairman. Dinner will be served. Officers for the cluster will be chosen to aid local chapters and extend Red Cross service in communities.
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American Red Cross
Elks Club
West Virginia
E. R. Phelps
National Coil Corporation
Bluefield
Red Cross
Four-Year-Old Shine Charge Ends In Court
A four-year-old moonshine possession charge cost Beckley woman Minnie Logan a $50 bond after she failed to appear in Beckley Police Court. On return, she posted, but skipped the court date, forfeiting the bond. Also: Robert Deihl Rhodes forfeited $150 on six traffic counts. an 18-year-old was captured after a high speed city chase onVirginia Street and faces multiple charges. 17-year-old Earl Whitlock forfeited $31.50 on expired registration and license charges. Dorsie C. Garten Jr forfeited $15 on expired Texas registration. three others forfeited bonds totaling $2.50.
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Beckley
M. E. Tyree
Minnie Logan
Robert Deihl Rhodes
MacArthur
Rhodes
Raleigh
Fitzpatrick
Virginia Street
Earl Whitlock
Ohio
Dorsie C. Garten Jr
Cool Ridge
Texas
Courthouse sale fears spark Red Cross drive note
Cortez police urge lock up policy for merchants after night lapses at unlocked firms. Local group to elect a delegate for the National Red Cross Convention in Kansas City May 16 18. Red Cross summer activities planned in Beckley area under Mrs H H Harvey and Archie Riner with support from veterans hospital programs. Fund drive results in Raleigh County threaten to halt operations on July 1.
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Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Beckley Area
H. H. Harvey
Archie Riner
Veterans Hospital
Raleigh County
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
NEA
Ileigh County
Slack
Woodrow Wilson High School
Unesco
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Dewey Meadows
Shady Spring
Board of Education
Fred Stacy
Beckley Post-Herald
Robert C. Byrd
Stacy
Byrd
Carl Jarrell
Marsh Fork
Jarrell
Ezra M. Ashworth
Ashworth
J. $. Butts
Butts
Harold Blake
Clyde Meador
Meador
B. G. Cadle
Parent-Teacher Association Council
PTA
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Kansas
United States
America
Seagram
Seagram-Distillers CO
N.Y.C
Garet Hewlett
Ada Johnson
R. M. MacKins
Earl Riner
L. W. Smith
Jean Swarzyna
George Sweeney
C. Blaine Wright
E W. Williams
A. G. Wilcox Jr
Marie Cascio
Kathryn A. Abbott
Dean F. Brooke
Leeta Clemens
Charles C.crawford
Vivian Cox
Diana Hontgas
Charles Hon
A. D. Cooke
Snow-Thornton Florists
Nora French
Jack Lilly
Benjamin Ayers
Herbert Barr
Buster Bailey
John Hash
Azel Price
Bell
Rambler
Rambler American
American Motors
Earehart Rambler Company
Kenosha, Wis
Valley Drive
Cortez
Colo
George Elliott
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