Ira Richmond To Head Education Association
Ira Richmond principal of Maxwell Hill Elementary School becomes president of the Raleigh County Education Association after a Monday election. New officers include Duval Fuqua as vice president Peggy Elkins as secretary Frances Flippen as treasurer and D W Bryson and Joann Wilkes to WVEA roles. Sherman Trail outlined a county reading program and Mary Abbot described the Operation Head Start program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Richmond
Maxwell Hill
Raleigh County Education Association
Aubrey Jackson
Shady Spring
Duval Fuqua
Mark Twain High School
Peggy Elkins
Lincoln
Frances Flippen
Stratton High School
D. W. Bryson
Stoco High School
West Virginia Education Association
Joann Wilkes
Brooks-Adair
WVEA
Raleigh County
Miss Mary Abbot
Glen White Baptist To Hear Rev Jackson
Rev Waldo Jackson, field representative of the West Virginia Baptist Convention, speaks at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church for the annual Fellowship Meeting. He covers Southern West Virginia’s twelve counties and presents Burma mission films, reporting on missionaries, churches, schools, colleges, and hospitals linked to Baptists since 1813. Service begins at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Jackson
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Jackson
West Virginia
Burma
Baptist Conference
Midway Church Sponsors Sing for Cancer Crusade
The First Church of God at Midway hosted a Gospel Sing on Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society. About 200 attended and roughly $45 was raised for the county goal of $10,000, with Roy Richardson and Earl Hatcher in charge and refreshments provided by church ladies. Reverend Minnie Pendry pastors, Natalie Austin reports progress toward the county total as the Tell Your Neighbor Crusade continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of God At
Midway
Roy Richardson
Earl Hatcher
Sophia
Minnie Pendry
Natalie Austin
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Godbey Cited For Noise In Police Court Appearance
James T. Godbey aged 20 of Beckley was cited Monday for driving a car with defective equipment and making unnecessary noise. He will appear in Police Court May 3 after a 3:35 p.m. arrest by City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Godbey
Beckley
Godbey
Raleigh County Faces Immunization Shortfalls Across Ages
State Health Director N H Dyer warns Raleigh County residents lack protection against smallpox polio diphtheria pertussis and tetanus citing survey data. Only 33.3 percent of under-5s vaccinated for smallpox and 63 percent for DPT. booster rates fall with age. Beckley shows slightly higher but low boosters. Health officials urge parental immunization starting early life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Health
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
State Health Department
Dr. Dyer
Ous
Beckley
Sanitarian
W. B. Hume
Hume
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Community Council To Meet Wednesday
The Raleigh County Community Council will convene at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Woman's Clubhouse on Park Avenue. The board of directors of the newly organized group will meet at 7 p.m. Representatives from clubs or civic groups may join by sending a delegate. LARIAT LIFESAVER Santa Monica police credited Officer Robert Garifo with saving a man about to jump from a Palisades Park ledge by lassoing him as he stood on the edge above the Pacific Coast Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Community Council
Park Avenue
Robert Frilen
Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Robert Garifo
Palisades Park
Garifo
Appalachian Hospital Observes College Day Program
Beckley ARH hosted College Day with 17 Medical Technology students from Concord and Morehead colleges. Morehead eight and Concord seven attended lectures and demonstrations as part of a yearlong BARH training program preparing students for ASCP registration and hospital lab work.
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Appalachian Hospital
Beckley School of Medical Technology
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Concord
Morehead
Morehead State College
Concord College
Athens
Beckley School
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
A.S.C.P
Barh School of Meds
Morehead and Concord Colleges
Beckley
Cal Technology
American Medical Association
Council On Medical Education
Board of Te Schools of Medical Technology
BARH
Bluefield
Huntington
Clarksburg
Philippi
Morgantown
Wheeling
Barh School of Medical Technology
Morehead and
Concord Colleges
Department of State
West Virginia University
Werner A. Laqueur
Jamil Ahmed
H. A. Wells
Thelma Wilson
Virginia McCormick
Frank Bosia
Anatomical Pathology Department
Barh Medical Technology
Appalachian Regional Hospital Association
School of Medical Technology
Philippines
Edward Karnes
Beckley Appalachian Hospital
Army enlists six at Recruiting Main Station
Six men enlisted or re enlisted in the Army at the Recruiting Main Station here last week. Dennis Eugene Mason Elk view Lloyd Palmer McConnell Charlestown Roger Lee McCallister Weir ton Darrell Eugene Smith Charleston will go to Fort Jackson S C for basic training McConnell goes to Fort Leonard Wood Mo for OCS Elbert Jordan Jr Gallagher Ashland Butcher Chapmanville re enlistments will report to Fort Jackson for reassignment.
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Army
Dennis Eugene Mason
Elkview
Donald
Nora Mason
Europe
Lloyd Palmer McConnell
Charlestown
Russell
Beatrice MccConnnell
Roger Lee McCallister
Weirton
Hearsy
Virginia McCallister
Airborne
Darrell Eugene Smith
Charleston
Denver
Alice Saunders
Mason
McAllister
Smith
Fort Jackson
S. C
McConnell
Fort Leonard Wood
Elbert Jordan Jr
Gallagher
Elbert
Eva Jordan
Ashland Butcher
Chapmanville
Mae Butcher
Pacific
Saturn Density Compared with Earth
Saturn is only one eighth as dense as Earth, highlighting a major difference in planetary composition. The fact underscores Saturn’s gas giant nature with a low overall density despite its massive size.
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Earth
Saturn
Raleigh County Auto Dealers Dinner Meeting Planned
County President W M Duncan announced a Wednesday 6 p m dinner meeting of the Raleigh County Automobile Dealers at Beckley Hotel dining room. State officials expected include W M Simpson Clarksburg president W M Turnbull Huntington vice president Ralph L Ballard Charleston executive secretary and I Wilbur Bays state district 9 director. All new car dealers in the district are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
W. M. Duncan
Beckley Hotel
W. M. Simpson
Clarksburg
W. M. Turnbull
Huntington
Ralph L. Ballard
Charleston
I. Wilbur Bays
Raleigh
Wyoming
Duncan
Concord Band Appears At Shady High Tonight
The 70 member Concord College of Athens concert band performs at Shady Spring High School at 8 p.m. today, sponsored by the school Band Boosters Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Shady High
Concord College of Athens
Shady Spring High School
Civil Service Exams Slated for Trade Jobs in DC Area
A re announced civil service exam by the Board of Civil Service Examiners in Washington lists positions for carpenter painter plumber operating engineers electricians and elevator repairmen. Journeyman pay ranges from 2 39 to 3 36 per hour and junior from 2 16 to 2 92, with most jobs in Washington DC and some in Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. requires written test and evaluation of experience.
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Board of Civil Service Examiners
General Services Administration
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
G. I. Kincaid
Beckley Post Office
Board of
U. S. Civil ‘Service
Region 3
7Th
D Streets
Johnson VISTA seeks 1800 volunteers for summer service drive
The Johnson administration launches a nationwide recruitment push to fill 1800 VISTA placements this summer. 800 urban openings, 600 with migrant farm families, 300 for Indian families, and 200 in rural Appalachia. Six week training in June and July precedes assignments starting after completion. Campus visits begin at City College of New York and continue across institutions in five weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson Administration
Domestic Peace Corps
Volunteers In Service To America
VISTA
Appalachia
City College of New York
Horses and Mules Population Drop Since 1920
In 1920 the United States housed about 25 million horses and mules, Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia notes. Today that number stands near 3 million, reflecting a dramatic decline in work animals across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia
Mark Twain Graduates Gather for Raleigh County Reunion
The Raleigh County Armory hosts an August reunion of all Mark Twain graduates. The event features notable alumni across fields including education, journalism, medicine, and public service, highlighting long careers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute to Concord College and other institutions.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Crucible Steel
James D. Hamm
Esso
Fred X. Williams
Bess Lewis Brewer
Crownsville
State Hospital
Bedford Morris
Beckley Post Herald
George Williams Jr
YMCA
St. Louis
Lola Maynor Prideaux
University of Wichita
Pauline Davis Haga
June Davis
Raleigh Register
Jane Poore_ Keith
Mark Twain
Fred Hill
Concord College
Shady Spring High School
Tracy Hilton
Darlene Morris Hooker
Irene Pomputius
Raleigh County Armory
Two Mines to Open in Nicholas County Create 20 Jobs
Two Nicholas County mines are to open and provide 20 new jobs, announced by the Beckley WV Department of Mines. Applications for permits list Clearfield Eagle Coal Co. No. 11 with 10 employees and owner C A Paller of Belva, and Clearfield Eagle Coal Co. No. 12 with 10 employees and owner C A Paller of Belva.
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Nicholas County
Beckley
West Virginia Department of Mines
Clearfield Eagle Coal Co
C. A. Paller
Belva
Ic. A. Paller
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Sherman Trail
Trail
Glen White
Rev
Midway Church
Progressive Blind Club
Williams
Lee Barnett
Raymond Griffith
Kenneth Magnus
Beckley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Community Council
Kentucky
Frankfort, AY
Pat Webb
Karen Reno
Mary Sharrard
County Auto Dealers Meeting
Gollamagoofer
C&p Telephone Co
Nationside
Ball Gysone
Leroy
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