Mining Short Course Offered at West Virginia University Extension
The West Virginia University Extension Service offers a seven week coal mining short course for men aiming at mine foreman and fire boss roles. Instructor Herman Sparks says sessions run May 1 with both morning and evening classes four days weekly at the New River Company Store in Cranberry.
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West Virginia University Extension Service
Herman Sparks
New River Company
Cranberry
Sparks
Min Bible class to start at Raleigh County Senior Center
The Rev. Thomas Pryor of Welcome Baptist Church will lead an 11 a.m. Bible class during a Friday meeting of the Raleigh County Community Action Senior Citizen's Organization at the former Beckley Teen Town. All members are urged to attend.
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Thomas Pryor
Welcome Baptist Church
Eighth St
Raleigh County Community Action Senior Citizen’s
Beckley
Retiring Woodrow Wilson English Teacher Annie Bland Ends 1930–
Annie Bland, longtime educator with roles from dean of girls to coach, retires at term end after starting teaching in 1930. A West Virginia State College graduate, she taught at Gary High School and Wells Elementary before joining Woodrow Wilson High School eight years ago. She and husband Vance Bland reside in Beckley.
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Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Annie Bland
WWHS
West Virginia State College
McDowell County
Gary High School
Literary Association
Wells Elementary School
M McAlpin
Lillybrook School
East Killivan School
Killarney
Beckley Junior
The
Delta
March 320 Non-Meter Parking Violations in Beckley
Beckley Police reported 320 tickets for non moving offenses in March to Council. Meter maids issued 4 193 tickets, with 3 197 paid and statements for 996. No parking zone violations reached 185 tickets, 113 paid and 70 statements. Truck zone tickets were 82, with 32 paid and 53 statements. Other notable counts include 27 traffic lane violations, 14 sidewalk violations and 3 intersections blocked with 2 paid and 1 statement.
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Beckley
Council
Thomas C. Durrett
Beckley Doctor Guest Speaker For Pathologists
West Virginia Association of Pathologists selects Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease as the program theme for its Morgan town meeting at WVU Medical Center on April 29 and 30. Dr. Charles Carrington of Yale and Dr. Werner Laqueur of Beckley ARH will speak. Dr. Laqueur is clinical assistant professor at WVU. Dean Dr. Frank W. McKee will address the banquet at the Holiday Inn. About thirty West Virginia pathologists are expected.
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Morgantown
West Virginia ‘Association of Pathologists
West Virginia University Medical Center
Basic Sciences
Charles Carrington
Yale University School of Medicine
Werner A. Laqueur
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Laqueur
WVU School of Medicine
Frank W. McKee
Association
Holiday Inn
West Virginia
Pay Board Must Be Notified Of Retroactive Raises
Firms seeking to pay retroactive wage hikes during the freeze must prenotify the Pay Board. If the Board does not act within 14 days, increases may be paid. Category I adjustments require prenotification. Category II and III above seven percent also require notice.
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Hugh D. Jones
Internal Revenue Service
Jones
Pay Board
M Street
N. W
Washinton
Collins Heads to New Orleans for International Science Fair
Woodrow Wilson High School student Scott Collins travels Monday to New Orleans La for the International Science Fair. Raleigh County supervisor Al Harper accompanies Collins and Thomas Plass of Princeton High School. The Virginia Coal Association funds Collins expenses after his Raleigh County first place and Bluefield State College regional win. He also earned second in the state contest.
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Scott Collins
Woodrow Wilson High School
New Orleans
al Harper
Raleigh County
Collins
Thomas Plass
Princeton High School
Southern Virginia Coal Association
Bluefield State College
Bethany College honors two winners for Pendleton Award
Bonnie Bowman of 421 Hull St Beckley shared the Cammie Pendleton Award for outstanding sophomore English with Terri Jo Adams of West Mifflin Pennsylvania during Bethany College Honors Day convocation.
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Cammie Pendleton
Bethany College
Bonnie Bowman
Hull St
Beckley
Miss Bowman
Terri Jo Adams
West Mifflin
Bethany
The Eagle in Cultural Heroes Across Cultures
A concise note on how the eagle looms in various cultures for its size and fame for bravery, with attention to whether the braver image is fully earned or not.
Beer making in America dates back to 1584
The Britannica notes British settlers brewed beer from corn during their first Virginia colony attempt in 1584, marking an early American brewing practice tied to colonial expansion.
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America
Virginia
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Martin Martin and Leo Leo Obituaries Notice
Oscar Martin age 80 Beckley funeral Friday 3 p m Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel Rev C O Mitchell officiating burial at Greenwood Memorial Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Inc Leo Cecil Charles age 49 Glen White funeral Friday 11 a m Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel 1901 South Kanawha Street Rev Dr Ross Evans officiating burial Forest Lawn Cemetery Detroit Michigan Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
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Martin Martin
Oscar
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson
Rev. C. O. Mitchell
Will Ory
Greenwood Memorial
Leo Leo
Charles Cecil
Glen White
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
South
Kanawha Street
Ross Evans
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Detroit
Michigan
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
In Memoriam Tribute Notice For Beckley Readers
Paying tribute to departed loved ones keeps memory alive. Place an In Memoriam notice in The Beckley Newspapers to honor their legacy with a tasteful public commemorative notice.
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Beckley
Wanted to Buy Used Swing Set and Pianos
WANTED to buy used children's swing set in good condition and reasonably priced. Dial 252 3927. WANT to buy used safe. Call Carolina Supermarket 252 6314. HIGHEST prices paid for used spinet and studio pianos. Jad Campbell Music Co. Dial 252 6391. Personal.
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Dial
Carolina Supermarket
Jad
Campbell Music Co
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Coal City
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Naoma
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